ROFL all you want but what the MS spin doctor knows that you don't is that no one can effectively counter his claim in the media. Efforts to do so sound like complaining and whining, like they can't come up with any initiatives of their own. (Interestingly you can draw a parallel to the US democratic party.) Also the PHBs who put servers in data centers that read this crap and lets their opinion be formed by it cannot be told that the spin doctor is wrong no matter valid or correct your reasons are. Why? Because you're now telling the PHB that he's wrong for believing the spin doctor. People don't like being told they're wrong, they resist it. They also don't like their beliefs challenged even if it is in their best interests. The spin doctor leaves enough open for challenge knowing the opposing voices will come across like obstructionists.
The MS spin doctor is using time tested mass opinion manipulation effectively. This social engineering method has been used to colonize Iraq and will soon be used to bilk Social Security of billions of dollars. Those that disagree with me are part of the problem. Moderate me as flamebait and you're par for the course.
I abhor vigilantism but lad vampire itself is an interesting, if not informative, concept. I wonder if the stock images used by the faux banks on their sites were legally paid for? If not, that kind of copyright infringement could be a potential legal argument brought against them, exposing their falsehood.
I giggled when I read one of the fake banks was named fichnet.net. At least some of the scammers have a sense of humor.
As the de facto sysadmin of my family it's a one browser world (regardless of platform). There are only so many spyware/adware/malware removal sessions on Windows that I can do in my life.
Does anyone have time for commercials anymore? I don't. Tivo TV, burn radio streams to my iPod, and skip thru the commercials. Number of commercials I have to listen to nowadays: zero. Good friggin riddance.
Citizen 819735 please report immediately to Consumer Re-education Camp Bravo for an adjustment to your consumption motivation index.
The grandstand would appear to save space but then serves to make the rear ports awkward if not impossible to access.
The minitower looks like it would have questionable heat distribution functionality. I don't buy into the space saving benefit. If you don't have any room for something 6.5"x6.5" then you aren't going to have room for something 3"x6.5" either. Plus, how can the minitower make the Mac Mini more stable on its side if the base width is only an inch wider at best? Without perpendicular feet the minitower is going to come crashing down just as easily as if a plain Mac Mini were put on its side.
What is the point of the miniskirt?? Seriously, for US$20 what do you get? Both the tower and the miniskirt appear to serve no purpose at all other than to make your Mac Mini bigger. Spend your money on something else more worthwhile, like
Gee, what about the Newton? Was that such a big flop that people don't even remember it to make the list?
I agree the Newton was missing from the list (flopped because of high price and too large). Today it would be silly if they couldn't overcome those issues. Aside from the original price and size, the unit was functional and fun. Truthfully, I would rather have a modern Newton PDA rather than a Microsoft or Palm one. These days they are all bunch of crap. If Apple could produce the iPod of PDAs they'd probably sell well. I know I'd buy one. Hopefully they're cooking something up in the labs.
I mean, that worked so well for Clinton- letting Al Qaeda attack the WTC and then not capturing them, not going to war, not increasing security.
Clinton was the worst president we ever had 4 years ago. Bush let al Qaeda attack the WTC and then didn't go out and capture them. Where's Osama? Bush did go to war but in the wrong country. Bush has done nothing to increase security... read the 9/11 Commission report if you disagree. The White House's own reports say terrorism has increased since 9/11.
Then again it's hard to change people's minds no matter how many "facts" you have. Right?
I was at a client site and they had an old XP box with a ton of issues. I cleaned up the viruses and spyware when I noticed that it didn't have XP SP2. I tried to run the XP SP2 installer (full version) copied from a USB drive but it prevented the install saying the copy of XP was a pirated copy and could not have the SP2 installed on it. Anyone else have a similar experience?
How can he be motivated to work on a universal open sound card driver instead? All my video cards have worked fine under linux... sound cards have not fared as well.:|
Sincerely, please help an ignoramus out. Could you linky to where a GW theory states maxima of both hot and cold will increase? Thanks in advance.
I did poke around the wikipedia Global Warming entry but didn't see anything of the like. However it did have a link to an interesting entry about Global Cooling.
Warming? Warming?! We've had record cold temps (currently 14F) plus I just shovelled over a foot of snow Saturday and we're warming? We need a better phrase please. It maybe warmer somewhere else but not here.
Why was Nebraska left out... could that be the place of refuge from Microsoft products? I am envisioning wise statesmen banning Microsoft products back in the 80's because they new the danger. They've kept a Microsoft-free land for nearly two decades. Pack up the kids honey, we're moving West!
I doubt I would have the job I have today if I hadn't worked on (and played) MUDs back in college. Those of us that managed to not flunk out went on to modestly successful computer science related careers. My parents and teachers used to chide me for spending so much time working on the game. This has taught me to never think I know better than what someone else is doing with their time or how they go about learning. Having more gold pieces than my would-be detractors corroborates this.:P
All those people who decry the inhuman working conditions at EA, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Stop rewarding their deplorable labor practices with your dollars.
The Sims have sex.
The Sims have sex.
Out pops a baby.
The Sims, ignoring their baby, have sex
You sir, in my opinion, should receive the most insightful post of the year award. You summed up every family I have ever known in what should be song lyrics.
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This is talking about the HOSTILE take over of techTV by the evil assholes at...
Painful, isn't it? Grandpa knows but grandpa doesn't care.
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If you no longer like something that used to appeal to you.. chances are you are either south of market or have left the target demographic. Get used to it my 20somethings for it will happen again in ways you can't even begin to imagine.
In the 1990s, before modems and ethernet network adapters were integrated inside of laptops, corporate users purchased PC cards in droves for those applications. This time around, non-business applications, like add-on memory cards and TV tuners, are expected to lead the way.
I bought (and saw get bought) a lot of modem and ethernet PC cards in the 90s. Some more were purchased in early 00s to support wireless networks. Modems and NICs were a definite killer app.
However I, like others, already have an investment in already available quick, high volume, portable USB and firewire memory devices (e.g. iPod, flashdrive). The TV tuner baffles me. Is this for home? What if you already have a nice large TV, why would I want to hook up my laptop when my TV is going to be so much better? I suppose there are those that might but enough to be a killer app? I think not. Faith that already covered markets will be the future killer app of ExpressCards is folly. Try again folks.
I have a wireless network with WEP and blah blah blah. When a hacker (classical) inlaw came to visit over the holidays he asked if I had a wireless network. I started to describe it to allow him to connect and he said no, that he'd rather do it on his own.
A couple minutes latter I heard chuckling from the living room. He finally managed to find my "wardrivingislame" SSID.
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ROFL all you want but what the MS spin doctor knows that you don't is that no one can effectively counter his claim in the media. Efforts to do so sound like complaining and whining, like they can't come up with any initiatives of their own. (Interestingly you can draw a parallel to the US democratic party.) Also the PHBs who put servers in data centers that read this crap and lets their opinion be formed by it cannot be told that the spin doctor is wrong no matter valid or correct your reasons are. Why? Because you're now telling the PHB that he's wrong for believing the spin doctor. People don't like being told they're wrong, they resist it. They also don't like their beliefs challenged even if it is in their best interests. The spin doctor leaves enough open for challenge knowing the opposing voices will come across like obstructionists.
The MS spin doctor is using time tested mass opinion manipulation effectively. This social engineering method has been used to colonize Iraq and will soon be used to bilk Social Security of billions of dollars. Those that disagree with me are part of the problem. Moderate me as flamebait and you're par for the course.
I giggled when I read one of the fake banks was named fichnet.net. At least some of the scammers have a sense of humor.
As the de facto sysadmin of my family it's a one browser world (regardless of platform). There are only so many spyware/adware/malware removal sessions on Windows that I can do in my life.
Does anyone have time for commercials anymore? I don't. Tivo TV, burn radio streams to my iPod, and skip thru the commercials. Number of commercials I have to listen to nowadays: zero. Good friggin riddance.
Citizen 819735 please report immediately to Consumer Re-education Camp Bravo for an adjustment to your consumption motivation index.
The grandstand would appear to save space but then serves to make the rear ports awkward if not impossible to access.
The minitower looks like it would have questionable heat distribution functionality. I don't buy into the space saving benefit. If you don't have any room for something 6.5"x6.5" then you aren't going to have room for something 3"x6.5" either. Plus, how can the minitower make the Mac Mini more stable on its side if the base width is only an inch wider at best? Without perpendicular feet the minitower is going to come crashing down just as easily as if a plain Mac Mini were put on its side.
What is the point of the miniskirt?? Seriously, for US$20 what do you get? Both the tower and the miniskirt appear to serve no purpose at all other than to make your Mac Mini bigger. Spend your money on something else more worthwhile, like
Gee, what about the Newton? Was that such a big flop that people don't even remember it to make the list?
I agree the Newton was missing from the list (flopped because of high price and too large). Today it would be silly if they couldn't overcome those issues. Aside from the original price and size, the unit was functional and fun. Truthfully, I would rather have a modern Newton PDA rather than a Microsoft or Palm one. These days they are all bunch of crap. If Apple could produce the iPod of PDAs they'd probably sell well. I know I'd buy one. Hopefully they're cooking something up in the labs.
Here's a linky to the toys and office products from the movie. Marvin looks too cute and I want one of those mugs!
I mean, that worked so well for Clinton- letting Al Qaeda attack the WTC and then not capturing them, not going to war, not increasing security.
Clinton was the worst president we ever had 4 years ago. Bush let al Qaeda attack the WTC and then didn't go out and capture them. Where's Osama? Bush did go to war but in the wrong country. Bush has done nothing to increase security... read the 9/11 Commission report if you disagree. The White House's own reports say terrorism has increased since 9/11.
Then again it's hard to change people's minds no matter how many "facts" you have. Right?
Reminds me of the trippy zoom quilt thingy (warning: Flash).
I was at a client site and they had an old XP box with a ton of issues. I cleaned up the viruses and spyware when I noticed that it didn't have XP SP2. I tried to run the XP SP2 installer (full version) copied from a USB drive but it prevented the install saying the copy of XP was a pirated copy and could not have the SP2 installed on it. Anyone else have a similar experience?
How can he be motivated to work on a universal open sound card driver instead? All my video cards have worked fine under linux... sound cards have not fared as well. :|
Have you tried looking for it?
The netblock owner for Iranian Sutdents' News Agency (ISNA) appears to be Hostway, at least acording to Netcraft but it looks old.
too ignorant
Sincerely, please help an ignoramus out. Could you linky to where a GW theory states maxima of both hot and cold will increase? Thanks in advance.
I did poke around the wikipedia Global Warming entry but didn't see anything of the like. However it did have a link to an interesting entry about Global Cooling.
Warming? Warming?! We've had record cold temps (currently 14F) plus I just shovelled over a foot of snow Saturday and we're warming? We need a better phrase please. It maybe warmer somewhere else but not here.
Why was Nebraska left out... could that be the place of refuge from Microsoft products? I am envisioning wise statesmen banning Microsoft products back in the 80's because they new the danger. They've kept a Microsoft-free land for nearly two decades. Pack up the kids honey, we're moving West!
I doubt I would have the job I have today if I hadn't worked on (and played) MUDs back in college. Those of us that managed to not flunk out went on to modestly successful computer science related careers. My parents and teachers used to chide me for spending so much time working on the game. This has taught me to never think I know better than what someone else is doing with their time or how they go about learning. Having more gold pieces than my would-be detractors corroborates this. :P
What about the co-creator, Steve Ditko? Where's his payday?
All those people who decry the inhuman working conditions at EA, it's time to put your money where your mouth is. Stop rewarding their deplorable labor practices with your dollars.
It isn't as if EA employees have no other choice than work there. EA isn't anything like where the 8 year olds in South East Bumfuckistan that made the clothes you wear. If EA so bad of a place to work then the employees might want to think about working somewhere else. A boycott of some won't quite cut it.
The Sims have sex.
The Sims have sex.
Out pops a baby.
The Sims, ignoring their baby, have sex
You sir, in my opinion, should receive the most insightful post of the year award. You summed up every family I have ever known in what should be song lyrics.
Numbers don't lie. Interpretations do.
This is talking about the HOSTILE take over of techTV by the evil assholes at...
Painful, isn't it? Grandpa knows but grandpa doesn't care.
If you no longer like something that used to appeal to you.. chances are you are either south of market or have left the target demographic. Get used to it my 20somethings for it will happen again in ways you can't even begin to imagine.
In the 1990s, before modems and ethernet network adapters were integrated inside of laptops, corporate users purchased PC cards in droves for those applications. This time around, non-business applications, like add-on memory cards and TV tuners, are expected to lead the way.
I bought (and saw get bought) a lot of modem and ethernet PC cards in the 90s. Some more were purchased in early 00s to support wireless networks. Modems and NICs were a definite killer app.
However I, like others, already have an investment in already available quick, high volume, portable USB and firewire memory devices (e.g. iPod, flashdrive). The TV tuner baffles me. Is this for home? What if you already have a nice large TV, why would I want to hook up my laptop when my TV is going to be so much better? I suppose there are those that might but enough to be a killer app? I think not. Faith that already covered markets will be the future killer app of ExpressCards is folly. Try again folks.
A couple minutes latter I heard chuckling from the living room. He finally managed to find my "wardrivingislame" SSID.