I like that. What I don't understand is how that's "legal" and not the jibjab parody.
Both "steal" the original song, right?
God I hate the fucking music industry. People try to enjoy themselves and they just have to sue them. It must be hard being a record exec... they probably can't sleep at night knowing that someone somewhere is enjoying the music. *sigh*
You know, a lot of people like GNOME how it is. I think it's beautiful and very well designed. To me, KDE is a poorly designed eye-candy infested piece of shit. But you don't see me writing articles bitching about that. I just use GNOME, and I try to help out in the usability department.
Basically a lot of LOUD people don't like GNOME. The quiet people do, and they're the ones who control GNOME. Okay?
Who cares anyway? Just put the damn flash file up on Freenet and the problem is solved. The message gets out and there's nobody to sue. Fuck the government's idiotic regulations. This is exactly why we have Freenet.
Sony's music transfer software has "not quite been there" for years. Realize this: sony doesn't care about software. Once you buy the shinny device they have their money, so they don't give a damn whether you like it or not.
Upgrades for Clies? Ahahaha. Same story.
Fuck Sony. If you like killing yourself, buy this player. If you like music, buy an iPod (or MAYBE an iRiver, read the reviews first though).
[offtopic] iPod and iRiver? How did they get away with calling it an iRiver... [/offtopic]
Sony needs to spin off their music division or their electronics division is gone. They haven't had a good anything for years because of all the DRM (think MagicGate Memory Stick and FUCKING SHITTY software).
I mean, look at the PS2, for example. It won't play DVDs on component out!? That is not a feature. That's a reason to buy an xbox (although I'll bet the xbox does the same thing. Until you install Linux:)
Pretty cool, but for $70 there isn't really that much. LED lights cease to be bright after about ten minutes (due to the way those coin-cell batteries discharge). 64M isn't that impressive. And most importantly, those tools aren't that useful.
Cool idea though. But IMO not worth the dough or the space in my pocket (PDA, phone, iPod, wallet, checkbook, keys, pens... man I'm a loser).
You are an idiot. You neglected to mention that y^2 ONLY equals x^2 because you defined them. Therefore x+y = x is NOT TRUE (because you defined that to be false!!!!!)
Allow me to prove the 6 is equal to 2.
6 = 2 subtract four from both sides 2 = -2 square both sides 4 = 4 QED
You mean you can't start with what you want to prove? ohhhhhhh.
I hear you. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't want to replace my computer with a phone. People were suggesting that in 3 years there would be no computers, just phones (in yesterday's article). That, to me, is rediculous.
I personally quite like my PDA and Desktop and Laptop. I want a phone to make phone calls. I want my Desktop to run emacs and make. I want my Laptop to run iCal. Is there a problem with this?
> They have the Google Toolbar which does track usage if "advanced" features are on.
To be fair, they're not doing that so they can track you. They're doing that to display the PageRank. And you can turn it off.
BUT, you do bring up a good point. How do you know that that checkbox turns things off? How do you know that Windows doesn't phone home (maybe that "crash report" also reports what sites you've viewed in IE today... M$ could then use that to rank things in their search engine by popularity).
That is the problem of closed source software; that's why I don't use it. You don't have any clue what the software is doing behind your back. And you never will.
Why would M$ put spyware in their search engine when they can just put it into Windows instead:)
Hell the next great feature of Shithorn or whatever Windows:! is called (yeah i changed the emoticon from XP to:!... it's funny, laugh) is ads on the desktop. You know that HUGE clock that takes up a third of your screen? That's going to be a BFA (big fucking ad) in the real version. And people will still pay $399 to get Windows.
I have to say that gmail's ads are the most hilarious. Today I got a message from PayPal saying that they owed me money. The related links?
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Now they don't even have to chase ambulances. They can just read my email instead. (It does give weird vibes to have such... pertinent ads in your email, but what are you going to do. It's better than the "uber naked pr0n free rate HOT chicks" that hotmail and yahoo give you... now I can at least read my damn email in a computer lab:)
No, the only thing that can compete against M$ is open-ness. If M$ weren't around, Sony would stick us with their proprietary crap again.
So hey, M$ is good for one thing. Getting their competitors to open things up. This is actually good (although sony doesn't seem the to be a likely source of openness... i'll wait and see on this one).
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I like that. What I don't understand is how that's "legal" and not the jibjab parody.
Both "steal" the original song, right?
God I hate the fucking music industry. People try to enjoy themselves and they just have to sue them. It must be hard being a record exec... they probably can't sleep at night knowing that someone somewhere is enjoying the music. *sigh*
> And if it isn't?
Umm, eat shit and die? Or use KDE? Or use XFCE? Or use icewm? Or use gconf? Or make your own dialog? Or use MacOS? Or use XP?
As you can see, there are plenty of options for you. Try to be helpful instead of being an asshole.
You know, a lot of people like GNOME how it is. I think it's beautiful and very well designed. To me, KDE is a poorly designed eye-candy infested piece of shit. But you don't see me writing articles bitching about that. I just use GNOME, and I try to help out in the usability department.
Basically a lot of LOUD people don't like GNOME. The quiet people do, and they're the ones who control GNOME. Okay?
Moral of the story? Use Free music (especially easy to find if you like techno.. good for parties too).
How exactly did they ban all P2P software?
Ever hear of Freenet? Or ssh tunnels?
Yes, because today's computers and today's video cameras will stop working after Trusted Computing is mainstream. Oh wait, no they won't.
:)
Just video tape the new uber-Trusted movie and play it back on your computer that you have right now. Nothing can stop you
We win again!
He just uses the icons from your theme. Move the buttons around on your toolbar; that he can't mimic.
Who cares anyway? Just put the damn flash file up on Freenet and the problem is solved. The message gets out and there's nobody to sue. Fuck the government's idiotic regulations. This is exactly why we have Freenet.
Have you ever heard of CD-RWs?? They're good for this purpose.
:)
But, I'll stick to my iPod for music.
Sony's music transfer software has "not quite been there" for years. Realize this: sony doesn't care about software. Once you buy the shinny device they have their money, so they don't give a damn whether you like it or not.
Upgrades for Clies? Ahahaha. Same story.
Fuck Sony. If you like killing yourself, buy this player. If you like music, buy an iPod (or MAYBE an iRiver, read the reviews first though).
[offtopic]
iPod and iRiver? How did they get away with calling it an iRiver...
[/offtopic]
Sony needs to spin off their music division or their electronics division is gone. They haven't had a good anything for years because of all the DRM (think MagicGate Memory Stick and FUCKING SHITTY software).
:)
I mean, look at the PS2, for example. It won't play DVDs on component out!? That is not a feature. That's a reason to buy an xbox (although I'll bet the xbox does the same thing. Until you install Linux
Slashdot ate my nice spaceship operators :)
:(
So that should be:
[British <=> American]
etc.
Sorry!
It seems after you've been on the Internet for a while that you (erm, we americans) pick up British terminology.
:D
Like:
[British American]
Mains powered AC powered
Sony make bad products Sony makes bad products
Globalisation is amusing Globalization is amuzing
etc.
Very interesting.
Then again, there are boots and car parks and all that stuff... The British are slaughtering the English language (lol)
Pretty cool, but for $70 there isn't really that much. LED lights cease to be bright after about ten minutes (due to the way those coin-cell batteries discharge). 64M isn't that impressive. And most importantly, those tools aren't that useful.
Cool idea though. But IMO not worth the dough or the space in my pocket (PDA, phone, iPod, wallet, checkbook, keys, pens... man I'm a loser).
Even easier: Try
Clicky clicky example: http://example.com/
What about the lab monitors. You know, the people that yell at you for spilling^W pouring soda into the lab computers because "it's not my computer".
Lusers are such a fucking headache. Thank god for security cameras...
You are an idiot. You neglected to mention that y^2 ONLY equals x^2 because you defined them. Therefore x+y = x is NOT TRUE (because you defined that to be false!!!!!)
Allow me to prove the 6 is equal to 2.
6 = 2
subtract four from both sides
2 = -2
square both sides
4 = 4
QED
You mean you can't start with what you want to prove? ohhhhhhh.
> I hate mobile phones so I may be biased
I hear you. I'm glad I'm not the only one who doesn't want to replace my computer with a phone. People were suggesting that in 3 years there would be no computers, just phones (in yesterday's article). That, to me, is rediculous.
I personally quite like my PDA and Desktop and Laptop. I want a phone to make phone calls. I want my Desktop to run emacs and make. I want my Laptop to run iCal. Is there a problem with this?
Do one thing and do it well.
Sounds like a great place for a nice big ad. How much would _you_ pay to have your ad on the desktop of every Windows box on Earth?
> They have the Google Toolbar which does track usage if "advanced" features are on.
To be fair, they're not doing that so they can track you. They're doing that to display the PageRank. And you can turn it off.
BUT, you do bring up a good point. How do you know that that checkbox turns things off? How do you know that Windows doesn't phone home (maybe that "crash report" also reports what sites you've viewed in IE today... M$ could then use that to rank things in their search engine by popularity).
That is the problem of closed source software; that's why I don't use it. You don't have any clue what the software is doing behind your back. And you never will.
Why would M$ put spyware in their search engine when they can just put it into Windows instead :)
:! is called (yeah i changed the emoticon from XP to :! ... it's funny, laugh) is ads on the desktop. You know that HUGE clock that takes up a third of your screen? That's going to be a BFA (big fucking ad) in the real version. And people will still pay $399 to get Windows.
Hell the next great feature of Shithorn or whatever Windows
Fuck Windows. And fuck M$.
I have to say that gmail's ads are the most hilarious. Today I got a message from PayPal saying that they owed me money. The related links?
:)
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Kemp & Kesler, L.L.P.
Empowering consumers to fight companies through class actions.
ClassactionLawsuit.Org
Class Action Complaint Center Hurt, Injury, or Death- Notify Us
Class Action Lawsuits
Free class action information. Easy to find. Easy to understand.
Now they don't even have to chase ambulances. They can just read my email instead. (It does give weird vibes to have such... pertinent ads in your email, but what are you going to do. It's better than the "uber naked pr0n free rate HOT chicks" that hotmail and yahoo give you... now I can at least read my damn email in a computer lab
Don't be stupid? Viewing photo thumbnails by date is not "Organizing and displaying photographs based on time"?
I see.
No, the only thing that can compete against M$ is open-ness. If M$ weren't around, Sony would stick us with their proprietary crap again.
So hey, M$ is good for one thing. Getting their competitors to open things up. This is actually good (although sony doesn't seem the to be a likely source of openness... i'll wait and see on this one).
Reading from IDE disks should not use the CPU. Turn on DMA, for christ's sake!!!
/path/to/drive
hdparm -d 1
In Windows... uh... anyone care to enlighten him?