Please don't speak to me of the moral highground. 99.9% of these self-proclaimed slashdot freedom fighters who love to speak of the evils of the DMCA are so misguided it's sad. They, possibly you, love to ramble on about something boils down to something as pathetic and trivial as the inability or lack of desire to purchase their software and music. People, like me, who can afford to buy pretty much an cd or software package we desire(which isn't a lot, I maybe buy 1 game/software app and 1 cd a week) really don't care about the DMCA. I look at all these warez groups with their extremely clever and impressive tactics and then I see them get out-done by the DMCA they start bitching about unfairness. It's like watching 5 year olds throw dirt clods and then whining about sand in the eye.
My comment was just centered around the notion that they couldn't just make their compliment and leave well enough alone. They had every right to sue, and didn't, which was pretty nifty in my book.
I cannot express in words the great feeling I get knowing that I have the maturity, perspective, and humility to know that should the day come that the DMCA gets everything it wants, and my warez collection goes bye-bye and I can no longer burn cd's for any purpose, I'll shrug, think about some people in the world that are starving or getting shot at or watching their parents hauled off to some death camp and think "Well, if I bitch about this and call unfairness, I'll really be nothing but a whiny bitch that thinks his problems mean shit in this world". It's a really awesome feeling, you should try it.
No shit, man. I read the line "Microsoft deserves kudos for this" and I think "oh, thank jebus, they're finally growing up" and then I read the last line and my relief was ripped away.
6 months from now they'll post a story like "Bill Gates sacrifices self to save boat full of children and puppies" and the editors will find a way to make us hate him for it. Like his shoes weren't environmentally sound or some shit.
Oh, and the reason they don't care is because no ones purchased an Xbox in 4 months.
I believe the best way I've ever heard cryogenics summed up is "The same people that strive to be immortal are the same people that whine about being bored on a rainy Sunday afternoon."
Yeah, that bothered me as well when I first saw it. Here slashdot is, leading the Microsoft-bashing bandwagon, and yet they can and have been bought(rented) my Microsoft for ad space. I'm not trying to troll here, it's just that this seems really hypocritical. Does this mean anyone can advertise on slashdot for the right price? If so, Microsoft certainly occupies a higher rung on the ladder of business ethics.
Their's a Real-Life Comics comic out there that's pretty funny, wish I could find it. One of the guys goes "I need a big gulp" and his friend replies "No, you need a DAMN, it's 900oz of your favorite beverage, and the cut even fits in your cars drink holder" and it shows massive, 55 gallon drum sized drink with this little nipple in the bottom that goes in your cup holder. It was pretty damn funny, I'll try and find it.
Let's get serious people, no Linux advocate has EVER been described as warm and friendly.
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No, he's talking about that guy on the Brawny ad's. Jebus or something.
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Oh yeah, HBO is so great. I know so many people who swear by that puke fest of a show, Sex in the City. Here's a sample scene for those of you that haven't had the pleasure of watching it:
Girl 1: I love cock! Girl 2: Really!? What a coincidence, I love cock! Girl 1: I had cock on the way here..twice! Girl 3: Quit talking about cock, you're making me want cock. Girl 4: We're such strong, powerful women! All: Agreed!
You're fucking insane. 1942 and 1943 are awesome games, Burger Time had some pretty damn fun moments in it. Back to the Future rocked(I remember trying to hit the punks with milkshakes from behind the counter). Duck hunt owned you.
This isn't even some list where you went through and picked out games you remembered not liking, you just found a list somewhere and copied-and-pasted it.
Friday the 13th was a great game, Kung-fu Master was pretty cool. Section Z was awesome. Top Gun is still insanely difficult, but still pretty fun. Bad Dudes? Not quite as good as River City Ransom but still a pretty good side-scrolling fighter. You're fucking nuts through and through.
It's not about the fact that the PS3 can push 1 TFLOP, it's about the fact that the PS3 can push 1 TFLOP while being small and relatively affordable that makes it bleeding edge technology.
I for one am getting kind of tired of all these technology pushes in gaming consoles while the games continue to go down hill in terms of enjoyability. Now, it may just be my age at the time, but when I remember back to being a kid and playing Nintendo, I remember more than half the games I ever played were REALLY, REALLY fun to play. I'm 23 years old and I can talk forever about old school Nintendo with friends that can remember the days. Too often these days we judge games based on their technological feats, giving a game credit for crap like "volumetric fog" and "real time shadows", etc. but we hardly ever just say "That game is just plain fun".
I think it may be time to pick up a Gamecube, especially with 3 old school classics getting a revamp(Metroid, Zelda, Starfox). Maybe then I can relive that joy from childhood.
I have no problems with their GPL tactics, I have problems with their spyware and adware, which has recently become the bane of my existence. This has to do with someone making a really awesome program and then having someone else come along and add some stupid spyware/adware, repackage it and call it "their version". If I had a tracking device and surveillance camera to your car that doesn't make me a fucking car manufacturer does it?
Actually the joke was in reference to the lack of quality games for both linux and the Xbox. So combined, it uber-sucks, which is where the joke came from. You obviously don't have an Xbox or you would've gotten the reference.
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Damn, I would've NEVER expected you.
Please don't speak to me of the moral highground. 99.9% of these self-proclaimed slashdot freedom fighters who love to speak of the evils of the DMCA are so misguided it's sad. They, possibly you, love to ramble on about something boils down to something as pathetic and trivial as the inability or lack of desire to purchase their software and music. People, like me, who can afford to buy pretty much an cd or software package we desire(which isn't a lot, I maybe buy 1 game/software app and 1 cd a week) really don't care about the DMCA. I look at all these warez groups with their extremely clever and impressive tactics and then I see them get out-done by the DMCA they start bitching about unfairness. It's like watching 5 year olds throw dirt clods and then whining about sand in the eye.
My comment was just centered around the notion that they couldn't just make their compliment and leave well enough alone. They had every right to sue, and didn't, which was pretty nifty in my book.
I cannot express in words the great feeling I get knowing that I have the maturity, perspective, and humility to know that should the day come that the DMCA gets everything it wants, and my warez collection goes bye-bye and I can no longer burn cd's for any purpose, I'll shrug, think about some people in the world that are starving or getting shot at or watching their parents hauled off to some death camp and think "Well, if I bitch about this and call unfairness, I'll really be nothing but a whiny bitch that thinks his problems mean shit in this world". It's a really awesome feeling, you should try it.
No shit, man. I read the line "Microsoft deserves kudos for this" and I think "oh, thank jebus, they're finally growing up" and then I read the last line and my relief was ripped away.
6 months from now they'll post a story like "Bill Gates sacrifices self to save boat full of children and puppies" and the editors will find a way to make us hate him for it. Like his shoes weren't environmentally sound or some shit.
Oh, and the reason they don't care is because no ones purchased an Xbox in 4 months.
I believe the best way I've ever heard cryogenics summed up is "The same people that strive to be immortal are the same people that whine about being bored on a rainy Sunday afternoon."
And the term "Nazi" will be replaced with the term "People with political differences".
Yeah, that bothered me as well when I first saw it. Here slashdot is, leading the Microsoft-bashing bandwagon, and yet they can and have been bought(rented) my Microsoft for ad space. I'm not trying to troll here, it's just that this seems really hypocritical. Does this mean anyone can advertise on slashdot for the right price? If so, Microsoft certainly occupies a higher rung on the ladder of business ethics.
Is that story true? Kind of. Their was a period during the 40's in which I wore a dress.
You turn and say "Bitch, hold this" like any normal person. Sheesh.
Their's a Real-Life Comics comic out there that's pretty funny, wish I could find it. One of the guys goes "I need a big gulp" and his friend replies "No, you need a DAMN, it's 900oz of your favorite beverage, and the cut even fits in your cars drink holder" and it shows massive, 55 gallon drum sized drink with this little nipple in the bottom that goes in your cup holder. It was pretty damn funny, I'll try and find it.
Because you haven't experienced danger until your run 100+ user production databases on legacy hardware. Suppose I'll go make it safe for another day:
TAPE OPER RES MKC500
INIT MKC500 TAP007
TAPE OPER AVAIL MKC500
*sob*....
Any of you guys seen any balls around here?
Yeah, about the biggest pair you've ever seen, dingleberry.
Let's get serious people, no Linux advocate has EVER been described as warm and friendly.
No, he's talking about that guy on the Brawny ad's. Jebus or something.
Oh yeah, HBO is so great. I know so many people who swear by that puke fest of a show, Sex in the City. Here's a sample scene for those of you that haven't had the pleasure of watching it:
Girl 1: I love cock!
Girl 2: Really!? What a coincidence, I love cock!
Girl 1: I had cock on the way here..twice!
Girl 3: Quit talking about cock, you're making me want cock.
Girl 4: We're such strong, powerful women!
All: Agreed!
You're fucking insane. 1942 and 1943 are awesome games, Burger Time had some pretty damn fun moments in it. Back to the Future rocked(I remember trying to hit the punks with milkshakes from behind the counter). Duck hunt owned you.
This isn't even some list where you went through and picked out games you remembered not liking, you just found a list somewhere and copied-and-pasted it.
Friday the 13th was a great game, Kung-fu Master was pretty cool. Section Z was awesome. Top Gun is still insanely difficult, but still pretty fun. Bad Dudes? Not quite as good as River City Ransom but still a pretty good side-scrolling fighter. You're fucking nuts through and through.
No doubt. To this day I will still only play NES sports games. Tecmo Bowl and RBI are the shiznit.
It's not about the fact that the PS3 can push 1 TFLOP, it's about the fact that the PS3 can push 1 TFLOP while being small and relatively affordable that makes it bleeding edge technology.
I for one am getting kind of tired of all these technology pushes in gaming consoles while the games continue to go down hill in terms of enjoyability. Now, it may just be my age at the time, but when I remember back to being a kid and playing Nintendo, I remember more than half the games I ever played were REALLY, REALLY fun to play. I'm 23 years old and I can talk forever about old school Nintendo with friends that can remember the days. Too often these days we judge games based on their technological feats, giving a game credit for crap like "volumetric fog" and "real time shadows", etc. but we hardly ever just say "That game is just plain fun".
I think it may be time to pick up a Gamecube, especially with 3 old school classics getting a revamp(Metroid, Zelda, Starfox). Maybe then I can relive that joy from childhood.
It's a Simpson's quote, how is it negative? My god, if you mention Homer in a reply more than twice you're on the /. payroll.
Well if you had Gogo you could fly with everyone.
Would you like some water? And tell that Alex Trebek looking motherfucker to get his feet of my table.
I'd rather have Setzer behind the wheel, but that's just me.
I have no problems with their GPL tactics, I have problems with their spyware and adware, which has recently become the bane of my existence. This has to do with someone making a really awesome program and then having someone else come along and add some stupid spyware/adware, repackage it and call it "their version". If I had a tracking device and surveillance camera to your car that doesn't make me a fucking car manufacturer does it?
I downloaded NeoAdAware from them and it keeps attempting to clean itself, creating this wicked endless loop that's murdering my system resources.
Actually the joke was in reference to the lack of quality games for both linux and the Xbox. So combined, it uber-sucks, which is where the joke came from. You obviously don't have an Xbox or you would've gotten the reference.