To be honest, living in the belly of the beast itself, Seattle, I see these weirdo's on an almost daily basis. I actually have spent many a drunken night courting these folks at bars in town and lemme tell ya, they are all cultishly 1000500% behind the company and everything they stand for.
In fact, last week, I was telling some finance woman the reason why the worms and virus are so dominant, how it was base level crap that allowed the vulnerabilities, and all she could say to me, with a golden hued gleam in her eyes was:
"Thats why we put security features in both IE and Outlook."
I said to her:
"Well, so thats great, but did it stop these worms and virus attacks?"
She got uncomfortable, and began to talk about what a great company Microsoft was...
I've also heard a rumor that a new version of MSN messenger yet unnannounced will include the ability to work in a similar manner of Trillian which allows you to consolidate all popular IM Programs into one program. I have no way to verify this "Rumor" but it's really hard to say MS wouldnt do it.
Yeah, and I bet that they will be parsing the frak out of ever IM that passes through their gateway.
Reading the article, there is a glaring typo in./'s pull blurb.
I cut and paste from the article itself:
"According to Infoworld, Microsoft has announced that as of October 15 some third-party software and older versions of MSN Messenger will no longer be able to log in to their Instant Messaging service. Microsoft cited 'monopoly issues', but declined to offer specifics. The company sent an email alert to Messenger users, but users reported thinking the message was a hoax or virus after receiving over a dozen copies of the email."
I think this will make it clearer to the reader.;)
Turn off the non stop 'reality' television and get to know your world. Its a BIG, interesting place full of wonder, as well as unkknown countries with their own linux distributions.
In fact, the world of Linux truly is a *world* of linux. Much of which exists outside "America's Top Model" and "Who wants to have a four way with a trillionaire".
'Running like a dream' and 'sure its a little slow' are completely contradictory statements on the planet which I dwell opon....but it's 266 frickin' megahertz, what do they expect?
I remember ads. They had turtles with Pentiums on their backs. Other ads had words like 'Supercomputer' and 'Megaflop' in them. I thought slow, way behind the times PPC chips were many times faster than their x86 cousins? Now is that not true?
I cant stand whats happening. I mean, I am glad for India, wow, its nice of us to provide them with jobs, but its getting crazy.
Where I work uses NTT/Verioshit for its webhost. We are changing that, but they have double charged us for a 1/4 (to the tune of 300 smackers). Imagine talking to a call rep in India somewhere, who despite having a good command of English, seem to fall short in understanding customer support issues. Its taken me 4 calls, and the issue is not resolved.
A couple days later my business gets a call from a credit card company, where the seller is trying to pre approve us for a card. Guess where she is?
I had to hang up, I am starting to resent it. I have a hard time talking to these people knowing that our jobs are going over there. I dont feel bad against the Indians, I am sure they are happy for work, I am pissed at the greedmasters and the system that breathes only the "bottom line".
What are we gonna do when we run out of people to exploit? Will Capitalism be over?
What is the alternative? Brain-dead people with no imagination...which is pretty much how I'd imagine Bhutan to be before TV...
I really hope you are kidding. If your not, you have got to be one of those "brain dead people" you are speaking of.
The products of Bhutanese culture show a richness of imagination and use of the old noggin in new and inventive ways. While this may be a value judgement I am making. I will bet my life that 1000 years from now, when people are trying to understand where we as humans were at this point, the cultural relics (art, metaphysics, music, prayer, etc) that the Bhutanese came up with, long before they had contact with the television, will be recognized as something of value. At the same time, no one will give a flying fuck about Melrose Place, or Friends reruns.
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Oh fuck off retard.
I have been to japan, its nice. Some of the problems you state exist, but America, despite the obvious need for you to wank off incessently to all the patriot propaganda you are being spoon fed, is a pile of shit, and currently going to hell in a handbasket.
But whatever, you would have no clue since your too busy being "wild and crazy". More like being a cesspool brained fucktard.
Who gives a flying fuck if you can drive 100mph?
Next time instead of responding to me, you might wanna Google the word: Xenophobia.
IDIOT.
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Microsoft using its monopoly powers to screw over school districts some more.
Japan gets fun toys every day of the week, like keypads (yay for pr0n right on the shelf @ 7-11!!!), while the greed of the power elite in this country destroys the domestic situation, stifles innovation, and in the school case, retards the possibility for children to get a non-vendor locked, broadbased view of information technology.
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To be honest, living in the belly of the beast itself, Seattle, I see these weirdo's on an almost daily basis. I actually have spent many a drunken night courting these folks at bars in town and lemme tell ya, they are all cultishly 1000500% behind the company and everything they stand for.
In fact, last week, I was telling some finance woman the reason why the worms and virus are so dominant, how it was base level crap that allowed the vulnerabilities, and all she could say to me, with a golden hued gleam in her eyes was:
"Thats why we put security features in both IE and Outlook."
I said to her:
"Well, so thats great, but did it stop these worms and virus attacks?"
She got uncomfortable, and began to talk about what a great company Microsoft was...
nice xenophobic racist claptrap! w00 hoo!
Werd.. Preach on brother!
I've also heard a rumor that a new version of MSN messenger yet unnannounced will include the ability to work in a similar manner of Trillian which allows you to consolidate all popular IM Programs into one program. I have no way to verify this "Rumor" but it's really hard to say MS wouldnt do it.
Yeah, and I bet that they will be parsing the frak out of ever IM that passes through their gateway.
no thanks.
gaim-e for me please!
Reading the article, there is a glaring typo in ./'s pull blurb.
;)
I cut and paste from the article itself:
"According to Infoworld, Microsoft has announced that as of October 15 some third-party software and older versions of MSN Messenger will no longer be able to log in to their Instant Messaging service. Microsoft cited 'monopoly issues', but declined to offer specifics. The company sent an email alert to Messenger users, but users reported thinking the message was a hoax or virus after receiving over a dozen copies of the email."
I think this will make it clearer to the reader.
Turn off the non stop 'reality' television and get to know your world. Its a BIG, interesting place full of wonder, as well as unkknown countries with their own linux distributions.
In fact, the world of Linux truly is a *world* of linux. Much of which exists outside "America's Top Model" and "Who wants to have a four way with a trillionaire".
Serious.
And every time an article comes up, someone says they are cheaper, they aren't cheaper.
Apple computers are a better buy, only in the collective LSD flashback universe that Jobs and all of his minions live in.
Macs and OS X *NOW* are cool, neat, fun, etc.. But the price point will never ever ever beat the Wintel world. Apple simply cannot afford it.
It has an 800 Mhz G4, which is pretty respectable for a mac.
Yeah, its pretty resepectable for a PC too. Three years ago. Go Apple!
...But thats just iStupid.
'Running like a dream' and 'sure its a little slow' are completely contradictory statements on the planet which I dwell opon. ...but it's 266 frickin' megahertz, what do they expect?
I remember ads. They had turtles with Pentiums on their backs. Other ads had words like 'Supercomputer' and 'Megaflop' in them. I thought slow, way behind the times PPC chips were many times faster than their x86 cousins? Now is that not true?
I dont get it? Which is it?
Believe me, SeattleWirless is cool, and not a corporate entity, so drop the Big Mac and stop being a hippycrite.
Thanks!!
Link?
I cant stand whats happening. I mean, I am glad for India, wow, its nice of us to provide them with jobs, but its getting crazy.
Where I work uses NTT/Verioshit for its webhost. We are changing that, but they have double charged us for a 1/4 (to the tune of 300 smackers). Imagine talking to a call rep in India somewhere, who despite having a good command of English, seem to fall short in understanding customer support issues. Its taken me 4 calls, and the issue is not resolved.
A couple days later my business gets a call from a credit card company, where the seller is trying to pre approve us for a card. Guess where she is?
I had to hang up, I am starting to resent it. I have a hard time talking to these people knowing that our jobs are going over there. I dont feel bad against the Indians, I am sure they are happy for work, I am pissed at the greedmasters and the system that breathes only the "bottom line".
What are we gonna do when we run out of people to exploit? Will Capitalism be over?
i am pure DOJ
Just use Linux, close your eyes and pretend its
I suggest one simple change: ANYONE LIVING OUTSIDE the United States is a terrorist.
Remember, this is an us against everyone else scenario.
Why do they hate us?
They hate us for our FREEDOM!
Whats living under a rock like?
http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firebird/why/
How are those Dark Ages working out for ya?
LOL!
Anyway, I was leaving work after a day of hell.
Spell check? No thanks.
See Fargo for an example.
Yeah and tell me how television will help that life expectancy.
What is the alternative? Brain-dead people with no imagination...which is pretty much how I'd imagine Bhutan to be before TV...
I really hope you are kidding. If your not, you have got to be one of those "brain dead people" you are speaking of.
The products of Bhutanese culture show a richness of imagination and use of the old noggin in new and inventive ways. While this may be a value judgement I am making. I will bet my life that 1000 years from now, when people are trying to understand where we as humans were at this point, the cultural relics (art, metaphysics, music, prayer, etc) that the Bhutanese came up with, long before they had contact with the television, will be recognized as something of value. At the same time, no one will give a flying fuck about Melrose Place, or Friends reruns.
Before you judge Mr Know-it-all, you could at least get yer fuckin countries straight.
Nepal has the Maoists, Bhutan? Sans Maoists. Bhutan barely has contact with the outside world until very recently.
... end for good old Steve "dance dance monkey boy" Ballmer.
Imagine Stevey plowing Bill from behind and saying:
"Bill, tell me linux is a cancer!!! I.....LOVE.....THIS....COMPANY!!!!!!!!"
I.....LOVE....THIS.....COMPANY!!!!!!!
Oh fuck off retard.
I have been to japan, its nice. Some of the problems you state exist, but America, despite the obvious need for you to wank off incessently to all the patriot propaganda you are being spoon fed, is a pile of shit, and currently going to hell in a handbasket.
But whatever, you would have no clue since your too busy being "wild and crazy". More like being a cesspool brained fucktard.
Who gives a flying fuck if you can drive 100mph?
Next time instead of responding to me, you might wanna Google the word: Xenophobia.
IDIOT.
Microsoft using its monopoly powers to screw over school districts some more.
Japan gets fun toys every day of the week, like keypads (yay for pr0n right on the shelf @ 7-11!!!), while the greed of the power elite in this country destroys the domestic situation, stifles innovation, and in the school case, retards the possibility for children to get a non-vendor locked, broadbased view of information technology.
America the great.? America the gutter..
Microsoft to fuck over schools some more