Real flames are written by people who value subtlety, excellent grammar and precise logic. Often their subjects don't know they are being roasted, even while everyone else in the group is stifling a laugh.
Let me just say, "Bravo!". You read my mind regarding this description of Flames. I recall being in a couple of BBSs back in the early 90's, in which you could read true gems of wisdom when one of the masters flamed somebody else.
Oh to bring back the good old days, when you could actually meet in person the people you had previously met on the BBS...
I beg to disagree. I may be wrong, but among the Netizens I count as friends, we have quite a distinction betwen someone who is a "new user" (i.e., has just discovered the Web), and someone who is a "newbie" (i.e., treats the Web as his own mental litter box).
I've been a new user several times in several issues, be it a computer game, a new operating system or program, the WWW as it begun... but as far as I remember, I always asked questions in a nice way, not demanding people to treat me as my inferiors or being 3l337 about stuff I knew.
As long as the questions are valid, I don't see a problem with newbies asking questions. I agree... but the problems lies more in HOW they ask those questions, rather than WHAT they ask.
Whenever a new user asks me nicely and/or properly about something I know, Im always glad to give out a hand and help. Whenever a newbie comes along who believes the Net was made for him to be the King of the World, as if he (or rarely a she) were a virtual Leonardo DiCaprio, that's when I take out my mental flamethrower:)
Doing background checks may be declared unlawful in the USA, but laws differ from country to country (heck, even from county to county). The thing is, do you think these and other similaer ethical issues are global or merely local issues?
Around here in this parts of Mexico, it's supposed to be unlawful to question women about their sex life during their interviews... however, several companies do this kind of stuff on a regular basis, yet most people don't find this kind of questioning unethical or offensive.
The point, although maybe a bit offtopic by now, is that sometimes it's a part of the local culture, and therefore it's not seen as something "unethical" by most.
What about Metalli:cue:cat? A MP3 player that they'll give away for free at RadioShack and Sonic, supposedly to play heavy metal MP3s, and when you decide to play any other kind of MP3s on ityou can have fun receiving Cease & Desist letters from their legal department.
...was back in 1991, when we didn't have such things as the WWW and Napster. What we did have was MUDs and IRC. And to be fair, the admins tried to block access by several means. Which we circunvented in a matter of minutes every time, of course.
In the end, we solved everything by reaching some middle ground peacefully. Students and admin can settle on an agreement, and 95% of the time the students will respect whatever they agree on.
Extremely offtopic: the quote at the bottom of this discussion's page, Lisp, Lisp, Lisp Machine, Lisp Machine is Fun. Lisp, Lisp, Lisp Machine, Fun for everyone, is supposed to be sung to the tune of "Row your boat"?
Actuality Systems, Inc., a startup developing true three-dimensional display technology, announced today that it will be ready to demonstrate their prototype 3-D display in Q4 2000. Heh, for a second I thought they were talking about releasing Quake 4 in 2000 using this 3D technology. Alas, we'll have to wait.
And most of the world is dependent on foreign petrol, which is a miserable strategic position to be in (whether "strategic" applies to military needs, or merely to general economic needs). Or, as in the case of Mexico, there are countries dependent on exporting petrol, with the result that whenever the oil prices go down, the national economy goes down with it.
I say it's in the consumer's interest to use other kinds of alternative energy, while it's in the producer's interest to develop an alternative to an oil-based economy. On the long run, we're both gonna get stuck with oil shortages.
Well, let's wait until the mouse can respond to words like "Yeepah, yeepah!", "Andale!", and "Arriba!". Good thing it wasn't a dog, otherwise it would respond to "Taco Bell".
Better yet. Here's something to get better ratigns than "Survivor" did. Heck, we may even call it "Survivor II: Lost in Space" (and even get Billy Mumy to participate somehow!).
Lock all of the contestants inside MIR, and *after* locking them up, explain to them that there's 8 of them and enough space inside the rescue shuttle for 7 people.
Every week you decide who gets to escape MIR, and then the losing one will go down with it. How's that for ratings?
I expect that while it will take great effort and creativity to keep their men suffiently aroused to perform their duties to humanity, that the greatest of our men will rise to the challenge. I'd rather have them rise to the surface, leaving more chicks for the rest of us not-quite-greatest geeks.
Is that fungi internal or external? How would they deal with it? Or is that the main mission the astronauts are training for?
"Comarade Miyagi, are you sure this is really astronaut training?"
"Tat tat! I promise teach spacemanship, you promise obedience. Now, once again. Spray Lysol, wipe off. Spray Lysol, wipe off."
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No mexican salty plum balls either. Pretty poor selection if you ask me!!!
Great! Just the name we were looking for our new mexican porn site! Thanks!
No, that's ok, we're cool. We easily forgive such small mistakes, really!
Say, have you ever seen a spud gun? No? In that case, would you mind stepping just a liiiitle bit to the left? Thanks...
(Covering his ears) 4... 3... 2... 1...
And a one, and a two...
"Let's all protest against the
D... M... C... A...!"
I'd guess not only the Slashdot crew, but a good percentage of Slashdot readers, too.
So, when are we gonna read (again) something about Sony's new Airboard?
You suck.
:)
There ya go
Real flames are written by people who value subtlety, excellent grammar and precise logic. Often their subjects don't know they are being roasted, even while everyone else in the group is stifling a laugh.
Let me just say, "Bravo!". You read my mind regarding this description of Flames. I recall being in a couple of BBSs back in the early 90's, in which you could read true gems of wisdom when one of the masters flamed somebody else.
Oh to bring back the good old days, when you could actually meet in person the people you had previously met on the BBS...
I beg to disagree. I may be wrong, but among the Netizens I count as friends, we have quite a distinction betwen someone who is a "new user" (i.e., has just discovered the Web), and someone who is a "newbie" (i.e., treats the Web as his own mental litter box).
:)
I've been a new user several times in several issues, be it a computer game, a new operating system or program, the WWW as it begun... but as far as I remember, I always asked questions in a nice way, not demanding people to treat me as my inferiors or being 3l337 about stuff I knew.
As long as the questions are valid, I don't see a problem with newbies asking questions. I agree... but the problems lies more in HOW they ask those questions, rather than WHAT they ask.
Whenever a new user asks me nicely and/or properly about something I know, Im always glad to give out a hand and help. Whenever a newbie comes along who believes the Net was made for him to be the King of the World, as if he (or rarely a she) were a virtual Leonardo DiCaprio, that's when I take out my mental flamethrower
Doing background checks may be declared unlawful in the USA, but laws differ from country to country (heck, even from county to county). The thing is, do you think these and other similaer ethical issues are global or merely local issues?
Around here in this parts of Mexico, it's supposed to be unlawful to question women about their sex life during their interviews... however, several companies do this kind of stuff on a regular basis, yet most people don't find this kind of questioning unethical or offensive.
The point, although maybe a bit offtopic by now, is that sometimes it's a part of the local culture, and therefore it's not seen as something "unethical" by most.
Basic? Hmm...
10 DETECT Cat
20 ANNOY Cat
30 GOTO 10
I think it would suck...
What about Metalli:cue:cat? A MP3 player that they'll give away for free at RadioShack and Sonic, supposedly to play heavy metal MP3s, and when you decide to play any other kind of MP3s on ityou can have fun receiving Cease & Desist letters from their legal department.
Hours of fun, I'll say!
I say it's gonna be "Neko".
...was back in 1991, when we didn't have such things as the WWW and Napster. What we did have was MUDs and IRC. And to be fair, the admins tried to block access by several means. Which we circunvented in a matter of minutes every time, of course.
In the end, we solved everything by reaching some middle ground peacefully. Students and admin can settle on an agreement, and 95% of the time the students will respect whatever they agree on.
Extremely offtopic: the quote at the bottom of this discussion's page, Lisp, Lisp, Lisp Machine, Lisp Machine is Fun. Lisp, Lisp, Lisp Machine, Fun for everyone, is supposed to be sung to the tune of "Row your boat"?
No you havent.
Yes they may.
Yes they may and probably will.
No it wont.
Script kiddies "owning" your dinner table!
So Metallica finally wisened up and decided to buy out Napster?
Actuality Systems, Inc., a startup developing true three-dimensional display technology, announced today that it will be ready to demonstrate their prototype 3-D display in Q4 2000. Heh, for a second I thought they were talking about releasing Quake 4 in 2000 using this 3D technology. Alas, we'll have to wait.
And most of the world is dependent on foreign petrol, which is a miserable strategic position to be in (whether "strategic" applies to military needs, or merely to general economic needs). Or, as in the case of Mexico, there are countries dependent on exporting petrol, with the result that whenever the oil prices go down, the national economy goes down with it.
I say it's in the consumer's interest to use other kinds of alternative energy, while it's in the producer's interest to develop an alternative to an oil-based economy. On the long run, we're both gonna get stuck with oil shortages.
Sure. That way we'll have trolls posting "First Patent!" all the time.
Well, let's wait until the mouse can respond to words like "Yeepah, yeepah!", "Andale!", and "Arriba!". Good thing it wasn't a dog, otherwise it would respond to "Taco Bell".
Better yet. Here's something to get better ratigns than "Survivor" did. Heck, we may even call it "Survivor II: Lost in Space" (and even get Billy Mumy to participate somehow!).
Lock all of the contestants inside MIR, and *after* locking them up, explain to them that there's 8 of them and enough space inside the rescue shuttle for 7 people.
Every week you decide who gets to escape MIR, and then the losing one will go down with it. How's that for ratings?
I expect that while it will take great effort and creativity to keep their men suffiently aroused to perform their duties to humanity, that the greatest of our men will rise to the challenge.
I'd rather have them rise to the surface, leaving more chicks for the rest of us not-quite-greatest geeks.
So it's one of those "scan, bam, thank you ma'am" kind of appliances? How conveeeenient.
On the other hand, it could evolve into something looking almost, but not quite as unattractive as, say... Roseanne Barr.
Is that fungi internal or external? How would they deal with it? Or is that the main mission the astronauts are training for?
"Comarade Miyagi, are you sure this is really astronaut training?"
"Tat tat! I promise teach spacemanship, you promise obedience. Now, once again. Spray Lysol, wipe off. Spray Lysol, wipe off."