And maybe some perl as well; from hearing about how it can help you do the same thing to many files, maybe I can shave time off of tweaking all 11 TGA files of my Q3 font. Or other trivial things, for that matter.
Just blindly click on the window, wait for the Address field to change to something legible, and then close the window. Plus, there's always the millions of moronic people browsing websites who don't know how to do this, so for now, the problems of lost revenue are moot.
Also, are those people with broadband still so sure that they can kill the pop-ups before they can load? Lycos has engaged in the draconian practice of launching pop-up windows off-screen; by the time you notice its entry on the taskbar, it has already loaded itself.
It's cross-platform, too. Just add this to your/etc/hosts file (in Win9X, C:\WINDOWS\hosts, in WinNT, \WINNT\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts):
127.0.0.1 (Insert the URL of the nefarious adserver; i.e., ad.doubleclick.net, mojofarm.mediaplex.com, et cetera).
This results in a 404 error where the banner ad should've been. The link will still work, but you won't have to see (or download) the 468x60 banner ad (or the treeloot Javascript monkey).
DEATH TO MODERN-DAY ADVERTISING!!! Today's ads don't just inform us of a product's existence; they also prey on our minds with flashing text, glitzy graphics, buzzwords by the dozen, and little white lies. Fortunately, we have the right to censor those ads; unfortunately, not all of us have the knowledge to do so. I'm striving to change that.
Hopefully, in the future I'll program a plugin for IE/Netscape that will put "Add to Hosts as 127.0.0.1" to the right-click menu. Sure, you'll have to restart the browser to have that take effect, but when you do, it'll look a lot less cluttered and execute a lot faster.
The 2.4 kernel has barely been released, and there's already development on a 2.4.1? Pardon me as I go into hysterics!
Okay, okay, this is good and bad. At least Linus and the others are still ironing out the kinks in the kernel, but come on, wasn't it supposed to work right the first time?
Now THAT's what WE need to do...
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...declare spam illegal and ban it like the filth that it is.
Sure, mod me down as redundant, but I said it my way.
Massachusetts. They make refrigerator-sized RAID cages that can even keep your drinks cool. Of course, the prices for this stuff start at about eight figures,:CHA-CHING!!!!:
Damn right, and in fact the status of the MS Walkman is now -N66 (dropped by CompUSA due to insufficient sales; selling off remaining stock). In contrast, Daikatana was RTVed (Returned To Vendor), and its status on the inventory computer is -N65 (returned to vendor because it sucked).
"He who controls the (media) controls the (people)!"
Let's face it, without entertainment or leisure of some sort, we go insane. Companies buy into this because they feel that they can get ultra-rich. Just look at Sony; the nefarious team of Norio Ohaga and Akio Morita has almost completely Japanized the entirety of American culture. Fortunately, the people have learned; just one week ago, the Memory Stick Walkman was dropped by CompUSA, and dropped in price from $399.99 to $299.88. However, don't you buy that thing! I want to stand and laugh when its price plummets to $39.88.
That's a laugh. I wonder if the respective representatives have to be seated at opposite corners of the room. Intel hates AMD because AMD tainted the PC world, and AMD hates Intel because, even though the Athlon has great sales, they STILL can't establish a positive reputation.
The laggy API in question is Java. And yes, it was inherently badly designed; why else is the average cumulative (per day) waiting time for a webpage to load still at 9 minutes?
As for the incompatibility part, why do programmers avoid AMD like the plague? Because compiling end-result code on them almost guarantees problems. What's John Carmack's reference system? Right, an Intel-driven system with a GeForce in it and Windows 2000. He doesn't listen to the AMD gestalt, and he sure as hell wants his projects to compile correctly! There's the only "story" (actually, it's a set of confirmed facts) that I need right now to prove my point.
...and that's why AMD can never beat them. While AMD tries to make a 1.5GHz Thunderbird, Intel's already working on their next generation CPU that's 6.66666666666666666666667 times faster (yes, I could've just said 6-2/3, but didn't that get your attention?)
IMHO, once Intel drops Rambus like the hot turd that they are, many people will see the light and become loyal again. Between the AMD|OC obsession, VIA's spotty chipset drivers that create new bugs while fixing old ones, and 54% L337 H4X0R contingent of the entire AMD customer base, AMD's crusin' for a bruisin' from Chipzilla.
laggy API that only performs decently on $75,000 Sparc servers + 92.815% x86 compatible CPU = disaster!!!
Mark my words, I will disconnect from a website/FTP server/game server if I find out that it's an AMD-driven Cobalt. Furthermore, Cobalt is Intel's color. They should've called this series "Jade". Either way, when this server series gets recalled because of the potential of spontaneously crashing due to the CPU's inherent incompatibilities, I'll be the only one who's laughing.
Good point, but this claim was for a hardware acceleration of the encoding process. Unfortunately, it was proprietary, much like Creative's other stuff.
Remember that? The first-gen PDA from Apple, so ridiculed for its inaccuracy in handwriting recognition that there was even a Newton spoof on "The Simpsons" (Nelson takes out his Newton and writes down, "Beat up Martin", and the Newton translates it into, "Bring up Martha").
In "The Dilbert Principle", Scott Adams talks about how "Dilbert" is supposed to be a farce. However, Adams constantly gets comments from happy readers on how their office is just like Dilbert's office in the comic strip. Truth is even more stupid than fiction.
On every Live! card, Creative claims "up to 320Kbps" encoding, as well as "9X mp3 encoding". Unfortunately, that's integrated into their "PlayCenter 2" software, which only runs on Windows, and even then it won't run properly on Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4. Should this be considered false advertising? Should Creative release the source code for this so all Live! owners with the card can encode on all operating systems? Should Creative be cited for false advertising? I believe so.
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And maybe some perl as well; from hearing about how it can help you do the same thing to many files, maybe I can shave time off of tweaking all 11 TGA files of my Q3 font. Or other trivial things, for that matter.
Also, are those people with broadband still so sure that they can kill the pop-ups before they can load? Lycos has engaged in the draconian practice of launching pop-up windows off-screen; by the time you notice its entry on the taskbar, it has already loaded itself.
127.0.0.1 (Insert the URL of the nefarious adserver; i.e., ad.doubleclick.net, mojofarm.mediaplex.com, et cetera).
This results in a 404 error where the banner ad should've been. The link will still work, but you won't have to see (or download) the 468x60 banner ad (or the treeloot Javascript monkey).
DEATH TO MODERN-DAY ADVERTISING!!! Today's ads don't just inform us of a product's existence; they also prey on our minds with flashing text, glitzy graphics, buzzwords by the dozen, and little white lies. Fortunately, we have the right to censor those ads; unfortunately, not all of us have the knowledge to do so. I'm striving to change that.
Hopefully, in the future I'll program a plugin for IE/Netscape that will put "Add to Hosts as 127.0.0.1" to the right-click menu. Sure, you'll have to restart the browser to have that take effect, but when you do, it'll look a lot less cluttered and execute a lot faster.
Okay, okay, this is good and bad. At least Linus and the others are still ironing out the kinks in the kernel, but come on, wasn't it supposed to work right the first time?
Sure, mod me down as redundant, but I said it my way.
Now: "C't Heise!"
Massachusetts. They make refrigerator-sized RAID cages that can even keep your drinks cool. Of course, the prices for this stuff start at about eight figures, :CHA-CHING!!!!:
"Stupid idea? No way! Six tape drives backing up the exact same thing at the same time are better than one, d00d!"
...there is a Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson.
Damn right, and in fact the status of the MS Walkman is now -N66 (dropped by CompUSA due to insufficient sales; selling off remaining stock). In contrast, Daikatana was RTVed (Returned To Vendor), and its status on the inventory computer is -N65 (returned to vendor because it sucked).
My sister has had her cell phone for over a year, and already she's wearing glasses. We're doomed.
Let's face it, without entertainment or leisure of some sort, we go insane. Companies buy into this because they feel that they can get ultra-rich. Just look at Sony; the nefarious team of Norio Ohaga and Akio Morita has almost completely Japanized the entirety of American culture. Fortunately, the people have learned; just one week ago, the Memory Stick Walkman was dropped by CompUSA, and dropped in price from $399.99 to $299.88. However, don't you buy that thing! I want to stand and laugh when its price plummets to $39.88.
That's a laugh. I wonder if the respective representatives have to be seated at opposite corners of the room. Intel hates AMD because AMD tainted the PC world, and AMD hates Intel because, even though the Athlon has great sales, they STILL can't establish a positive reputation.
As for the incompatibility part, why do programmers avoid AMD like the plague? Because compiling end-result code on them almost guarantees problems. What's John Carmack's reference system? Right, an Intel-driven system with a GeForce in it and Windows 2000. He doesn't listen to the AMD gestalt, and he sure as hell wants his projects to compile correctly! There's the only "story" (actually, it's a set of confirmed facts) that I need right now to prove my point.
IMHO, once Intel drops Rambus like the hot turd that they are, many people will see the light and become loyal again. Between the AMD|OC obsession, VIA's spotty chipset drivers that create new bugs while fixing old ones, and 54% L337 H4X0R contingent of the entire AMD customer base, AMD's crusin' for a bruisin' from Chipzilla.
It's a mad, mad, mad, mad e-marketplace!
Mark my words, I will disconnect from a website/FTP server/game server if I find out that it's an AMD-driven Cobalt. Furthermore, Cobalt is Intel's color. They should've called this series "Jade". Either way, when this server series gets recalled because of the potential of spontaneously crashing due to the CPU's inherent incompatibilities, I'll be the only one who's laughing.
I blame the 14-inch black-and-white Magnetbox with the incessant ghosting for that error.
Do you promise?
Cross your heart and hope to die?
Stick a needle in your eye?
Stab a dagger in your thigh?
Eat a botulism pie?
Well???
Good point, but this claim was for a hardware acceleration of the encoding process. Unfortunately, it was proprietary, much like Creative's other stuff.
Remember that? The first-gen PDA from Apple, so ridiculed for its inaccuracy in handwriting recognition that there was even a Newton spoof on "The Simpsons" (Nelson takes out his Newton and writes down, "Beat up Martin", and the Newton translates it into, "Bring up Martha").
...now all that they have to do is merge with Microsoft and Adobe.
In "The Dilbert Principle", Scott Adams talks about how "Dilbert" is supposed to be a farce. However, Adams constantly gets comments from happy readers on how their office is just like Dilbert's office in the comic strip. Truth is even more stupid than fiction.
On every Live! card, Creative claims "up to 320Kbps" encoding, as well as "9X mp3 encoding". Unfortunately, that's integrated into their "PlayCenter 2" software, which only runs on Windows, and even then it won't run properly on Windows 2000 or Windows NT 4. Should this be considered false advertising? Should Creative release the source code for this so all Live! owners with the card can encode on all operating systems? Should Creative be cited for false advertising? I believe so.
WARNING: When looking into the back orifice, DO NOT ignite a flame. Spontaneous combustion may result.