Well here in ausrtalia, the contracts telstra makes you sign basically say "you pay every month, and if you're lucky we'll give you a net connection, so long as you don't violate our terms of service"
And the TOS doc of course forbids warezing, or "overuse" of the alleged "unlimited" account.
No, MSG is simply a "flavour enhancer" that got a bad rap in the 80s because it was over-used and some people are allergic to it. It's like salt. There are certain receptors on your tongue that pick up MSG, just like there are some that detect sweet, sour, bitter, and savoury.
"Why do I have to be force-fed even more ads during my favorite form of escapism?"
Because it won't annoy you enough to quit. They'll dish out as much advertising as they can, and when they find the sweet spot where they're annoying most people _almost_ enough to quit their game, then they'll stop increasing it.
Of course there's no "proof of the non-existence of god". Fer the love of jebus, no-one here really thought the producers were stupid enough to do that in an American(tm) movie did they? In the current "we band together and love jesus coz those mean old moslems hate our freedom" political climate the masses have got going over there? I wouldn't be suprised if that turns up in English (and hopefully) Australian prints though, or in some super-limited-edition-turbo-hyperfighting version of the dvd.
Hell even the hub on my (once) top of the line 19" sony trinitron, which is plugged into the damned wall, doesn't put out enough power to run 4 high-demand devices... I have to put one of the heavy drawing gadgets on the pc, and leave the light ones like mouse/tablet/thumb drive on the monitor
Please someone tell me that they cant do this retroactively, that its impossible under the current GPLv2 terms
Of course they can't. Even if the GPL contained a "we can take away your right to use this software any time we choose for any reason" clause, I'm quite sure that wouldn't stand either, since nearly all GPL software has code contributed from all over the place.
What is it with americans and "oh-bee-gee-why-en"? Why cant you just say gynacologist like the rest of the world? Is it a dirty word in the states or something? It took me years to figure out wtf that word meant.
"We're off, to outer space, we're leaving mother earth, to save the human race"
Ah, a live action star blazers... Now that could rock.. Could, but probably wouldn't. And they'd need to keep the flares and badass moustaches and shit too.
If it's CG, why's it so crap? It looks stupid, and shuffles so slow it's rediculous. I've seen tiny $20 plastic toys that do a better imitation of walking.
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'You always say that man, you always say "I've got a bad feeling about this drop"'
'Yeah, well when we get back without you; I'll call your folks.'
If I'm going to hallucinate, I'd rather sit around arguing with Ed Harris than having jesus tell me to cut the voices out of my head.
Yeah, but Shane Webcke's acting is no good, and nobody else can play duke :)
Why would any europeans drink budweiser? I was under the impression that seppos only drank it coz it was often the only choice.
Well here in ausrtalia, the contracts telstra makes you sign basically say "you pay every month, and if you're lucky we'll give you a net connection, so long as you don't violate our terms of service"
And the TOS doc of course forbids warezing, or "overuse" of the alleged "unlimited" account.
Yeah, either that, or... you could, you know... Just not buy their software. Or buy it second-hand.
If one of my open source apps doesn't work, I can't call up the company and complain until they fix it.
And if windows / office doesn't work?
No, MSG is simply a "flavour enhancer" that got a bad rap in the 80s because it was over-used and some people are allergic to it. It's like salt. There are certain receptors on your tongue that pick up MSG, just like there are some that detect sweet, sour, bitter, and savoury.
"Why do I have to be force-fed even more ads during my favorite form of escapism?"
Because it won't annoy you enough to quit. They'll dish out as much advertising as they can, and when they find the sweet spot where they're annoying most people _almost_ enough to quit their game, then they'll stop increasing it.
Obligatory: Man constantly mentioning he doesn't own a television.
Hmm, that's a bug in slashcode fer sure.
Of course there's no "proof of the non-existence of god". Fer the love of jebus, no-one here really thought the producers were stupid enough to do that in an American(tm) movie did they? In the current "we band together and love jesus coz those mean old moslems hate our freedom" political climate the masses have got going over there? I wouldn't be suprised if that turns up in English (and hopefully) Australian prints though, or in some super-limited-edition-turbo-hyperfighting version of the dvd.
Only on slashdot, can a nerd make a post about Lord of the Rings, in a thread about The Guide, and not get marked off-topic for an anti-lucas rant.
Hell even the hub on my (once) top of the line 19" sony trinitron, which is plugged into the damned wall, doesn't put out enough power to run 4 high-demand devices... I have to put one of the heavy drawing gadgets on the pc, and leave the light ones like mouse/tablet/thumb drive on the monitor
I love that fat guy, he rocks :)
In a horrible, car-wreck-eqsque "glad it's not me" kinda way... Like the starwars kid.
That's the best post I've read in months.
I have to ask, what in the bloody hell is a "pocket" peanut butter and jam sandiwch?
Please someone tell me that they cant do this retroactively, that its impossible under the current GPLv2 terms
Of course they can't. Even if the GPL contained a "we can take away your right to use this software any time we choose for any reason" clause, I'm quite sure that wouldn't stand either, since nearly all GPL software has code contributed from all over the place.
Futurama was great until they introduced those two little kids. They upset my little futurama world oo much. Man I hate those kids.
Damn, thats gotta be the most helpful damn slashdot comment i've ever seen. I'm impressed.
What is it with americans and "oh-bee-gee-why-en"? Why cant you just say gynacologist like the rest of the world? Is it a dirty word in the states or something? It took me years to figure out wtf that word meant.
"We're off, to outer space, we're leaving mother earth, to save the human race"
Ah, a live action star blazers... Now that could rock.. Could, but probably wouldn't. And they'd need to keep the flares and badass moustaches and shit too.
It's bite my shiny metal ass.
If it's CG, why's it so crap? It looks stupid, and shuffles so slow it's rediculous. I've seen tiny $20 plastic toys that do a better imitation of walking.
Anybody who keeps open source software at home on his peecee to stop other people from using it, really shouldn't be in the open source arena.