AMD was founded by Jerry Sanders, a high-flying salesman originally from Intel who never quite fitted in. In Andy's Grove's Bio of Intel, he describes Sanders as fast and loose and the AMD corporate culture akin to a Las Vegas Casino: Very extravagant and over the top. Nevertheless, AMD did produce some killer products which at the time made life hard for Intel.
My best friend works at Intel as an engineering manager, and he's been there for 9 years. He has told me many stories about how people at Intel took AMD *VERY* seriously when they burst onto the scene and started taking away their business. He also said that he talked to some people who said they weren't worried about AMD, and gave a list of reasons. One of them was that they were brash and stupid, and blew TONS of money on ridiculous stuff. Another more important reason was simply the fabs. Intel kills AMD in fabs, and that is why Intel is on top again. AMD gave them something to think about, and Intel did just that - they replied with a very measured response. According to my friend, the higher-ups at Intel are thankful to AMD for giving them a run.... because it made them come up with a better answer and it made Intel a better company.
I've got in-laws who used to believe that I was damned to Hell because I was raised Catholic and not a member of the Church of Christ.
Umm, if you were raised Catholic (as I was) then you would KNOW that you are damned to Hell. Guilt is one of the guiding tenents.
As far as I am concerned, if you believe in Hell, then I am for sure going and no, we don't have the time to discuss it. I am not repenting, I am not sorry. I accept the fact that I am going to your Hell. Now fuck off and leave me alone.
Hmm. OK, so what? I suppose this might be a big deal if you want to argue the merits of one OS vs another. You could point out that Symantec makes software for Windows, or that they were bought, or it is just a way for them to get their name in the press, or any of the other 100 rather obvious comments we're sure to see.
I don't care. I like Linux. I like it better than Windows. This doesn't mean it is any less secure than it was before this study came out. I am going to keep using it. I don't really care what studies come out about Windows.
Look, all I am saying is that when there is money involved, LOTS of money, companies will lie. Drug companies lie. Tobacco companies lie. The difference here is that those things only affect some people, the people who use their product. If something like this isn't HIGHLY scrutinized, then it can affect everyone. The real question is, is it worth it to us as a society to use GM crops? I don't think there is one answer to that, because each case is different, you can't really lump all GM foods into one category in that way. However, I think that all need to be highly scrutinized for safety. I know there have been studies done where the product has been blessed as being indistinguishable from natural, but all it is going to take is one such instance, such as the story we are commenting on, to cast a bad light on it. I am actually pro-GM foods, for the most part. But for crying out loud, we can't trust the companies who stand to make the most money off of it to be honest. It just doesn't work like that. It has to be very strictly controlled, and it MUST be clearly labeled so the consumer can decide. (although, I will grant that the average consumer doesn't necessarily make the smartest choices)
And how dare you compare me to a creationist!!! Them's fightin' words.:)
But given the number of people in the world dying every day from starvation and malnutrition, rejecting a technology that WILL save tens of thousands of lives in Africa and the rest of the developing world, because we are unwilling to subject ourselves to small risks is both selfish and morally wrong.
I would agree... but these companies aren't getting into GM foods to save people. They just aren't. They are doing it to make money, and when that is the prime motivation there will always be conflict, lying, and deceit.
Now, having said that, it can certainly be used to save lives in other countries. But that isn't what most people (that I have heard) are complaining about. It is the fact that GM foods will be slipped into our daily lives without us knowing it and without anyone telling us. It is that we will be lied to about the harms, or potential harms, of these foods. But I am taking my assertion past that. I am saying that even if scientists test it all out and say "we see no difference between the GM food and natural food", there is still a very real possibility that in the future we will come to a different conclusion. As we learn more, and become better scientifically, part of the scientific process is refining current knowledge. I just don't know if it will be worth it to allow GM foods to become so prevalent in our lives. I am for the strict control and clear labeling of these foods until long term studies can be done, and until truly independent analysis can be done.
but this is an argument against IRRESPONSIBLE IMPLEMENTATION, not an argument against a scientitic concept
I agree with you in general. BUT... there is a point to that argument. Not that GM food is all bad for us, but there is potential for disaster. If this is a case of irresponsible implementation, who is to say that there wouldn't be a disasterous responsible implementation? I am all for the advancement of science, but I also don't trust these companies in the least. They may say they are bettering mankind, but they are there to make money. So perhaps there is some study that is just missed, or not performed on the next generation of GM crops, and we don't find out they are harmful until it is too late.
Scientifically, we can say "these crops are safe, and we know because we ran test X, Y, and Z". But there is that test W that we didn't perform, or a variation of test Y that wasn't seen as necessary. I believe whole-heartedly in science, and because of that I understand the limits of science. There are limitations to it. If anything, science has proven over the years that it improves incrementally, by disproving earlier 'truths'. When we are talking about our food, I think that there will always be some doubt.
I think it would be fantastic if nobody entered this contest. Lucas is a hack. Everything since the original films has sucked. Mod me down for saying so, but it's the truth. Couple that with the fact that Lucas has said that the original trilogy wasn't what he really wanted, and the Ep I - III were his true vision. So he admits that his true vision is AWFUL. He's a lucky hack, and people should regard him as such. Too bad that he gets all the credit for the good movies, which has made him millions and millions of dollars.
OK, if you have to enter, just submit a film giving Lucas the finger.
The extremely attractive girl in line behind you strikes up a conversation with you. You notice that she is buying a 12 pack of really good micro-brew, has some motorcycle and tattoo magazines, and Computer Shopper. She tells you that she is in for a long night, because her computer has been acting up, and she really needs to make updates to her website where she is a tattoo/motorcycle model. She was planning on sitting at home all alone with some good beer and a computer shopper to try to find a new computer. Just as she asks if you could help her out, the checkout girl says "SIR!" and you realize it is your turn to check out. Where did the time go?
Kiler List of Video Games Here you will find games that you forgot about, or that you remember dearly. But only if you are worthy. You can discuss the 10 most significant games, but obviously people will have their own lists. I honestly don't remember Zork and have always hated those adventure games, but I suppose I can appreciate what it did for gaming.
I'll throw out my list of games that were important to me...
Pong. You could play a game on your tv. WOW
Mario Bros and Donkey Kong - I swear I can still smell the pizza
Asteroids - ahh, vector graphics (dun dun dun dun dun dun tweee twee twee)
Gauntlet - multi-player goodness
Track and Field - WHOA, this one has the roller ball instead of buttons!
Bubble Bobble - significant for me because it is the game that got me into arcade cabinet collecting
Duck Hunt - shooting a gun in the house
Wolfenstein - groundbreaking
Links 386 Pro - college drinking golf game on the PC, many hours and brain cells killed
Quake MegaTF - spent many many hours playing w/coworkers, made my own maps!
The fun part is that I could go on with a list for a long long time.
A customer sees a price online, but wants the item more quickly. So the customer heads to the local Best Buy, where the prices are supposed to be the same as what's online (unless specifically marked as an online-only special). By this time, the customer has demonstrated his or her willingness to buy the product and invested the time and energy required to get to the store. At this point it's likely that they are willing to pay more than the online listed price, and buy the item anyway.
I recently bought a DVD recorder... I did exactly this, and checked prices online. I wanted a specific model (Pye PY90DG) and Circuit City had it. When I got to the store, it was about $9 more. I asked the guy at the returns counter (nobody there) if they matched their online price, and he said they didn't because they were different systems (or something like that). For $9... I was just going to buy it and pay the extra, but he could see it wasn't sitting well with me. It was only $9, but the price was around $90. That is a considerable percentage! He took me over to one of their net-connected PCs, and let me order it online for in-store pickup. Then I went and took one off the shelf, walked it over to his register, and picked it up. He said they do it all the time, because their online prices are lower than the store prices quite often, and they didn't think that was very fair. I was very happy with my purchase, and would go back there for that reason.
The OSS clone that currently seems to have to exist behind (usually about 2-3 versions behind) every successful piece of large scale commercial software -- not innovative. Useful, sure. Worth working on, sure. But innovation is where you do something _new_.
Bittorrent. But not on this list, because this list was more about "10 startup companies someone hopes will succeed". There are truly innovative products out there, but in essence, you are right - most are just incremental improvements on an existing product. You could argue the Ferrari Enzo is just an incremental improvement on the first automobile.
You gotta admit: if that paragraph isn't true, it is definitely libel by its defaming nature. Most people would be angry if this were in their own wikipedia entry. I know the Slashdot title is sensationalist, but in all honesty, I can see why he'd want to sue.
I can't. I can see why he would want that text removed though. Is a lawsuit the ONLY way to do that?
Beause guess what - now his Wikipedia entry will read "In Feb 2007, he sued to have this text removed from his Wikipedia entry: Later Zoeller went public with his alcoholism and prescription drug addiction, explaining that at the time he made those statements, he was "in the process of polishing off a fifth of Jack (Daniels) after popping a handful of vicodin pills". He further detailed the violent nature of his disease, recalling how he'd viciously beat his wife Dianne and their four children while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. He also admitted feigning a ruptured spinal disc in 1985 so as to be prescribed a multitude of prescription medication."
I switched to Apple so that I could run Mac, Windows, and Linux software on the same computer. It's really the killer feature of the Mac platform, so I'd expect that any computer company with sense would be trying to get on board.
I am just curious, what are the 'must have' Mac apps? I am not a Mac person, never have been. I just don't know what their killer apps are that would warrant switching to their platform. Or was is just the platform?
There are indeed. Just don't expect to find them in relationships with your employers.
True. And not true.
I used to work for a small company, where the majority owner of the company had hired several of his buddies. They were essentially untouchable at the company and got perks nobody else did. Several had quit a few times over the years, only to be brought back.
However, there were other people over the years who were friends with the executives of the company. They were unceremoniously fired for no reason and with no explanation. They weren't stellar performers, but didn't really deserve the treatment they received.
Me? I wasn't buddies with the execs there, but I had made a few friends. I was fired as well with no real explanation. They had actually hired someone to replace me, and introduced me to the guy as working in a different area of the company. I was fired a couple of weeks later. The best reason I got for being fired was that I didn't move quickly enough in a direction that the executives had vaguely asked me to move. (I'll avoid any specifics, but it was the wrong move, and I explained to them why I thought it wasn't a good idea. It was never confrontational, and I was never given clear direction to move in that direction) The new guy was going to be able to get them there. 6 months later, he was fired, and they said that it was the wrong direction for the company.
I found out a LOT of things after I was fired, from some long-time employees and ex-employees. There were people fired for comments that were made that rubbed the execs the wrong way. It was THAT simple. They had been sued several times over the years, but I never heard any of the outcomes. Me? I was actually relieved because I got my life back, and ultimately it was a good thing.
Exchange: Goddamn managers and their shared calendars.
Short response: you are an idiot
Long response: How dare people use a useful feature! Not only that, but they must all be managers. Oh no, the techie-dweeb kiss of death!
Here is the bottom line: MS integrates pretty well with itself, and they have features that are USEFUL in business. I've been running Linux at home for 10 years. I have even had jobs were it was my OS at work - but unless it can do some of the things that businesses want it to do, it "ain't ready". My current job uses everything from Linux to Mainframes. It is a very very large Banking/Financial institution. But Windows is the desktop of choice. I am not a huge fan of it, but it is the right tool for the job. I use Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project, Word all the time. I also use Office Communicator. While I don't like the client at all, the integration is nice. You can look up people's IDs easily (everyone has one), it integrates with their calendar and their status changes when they are in a meeting, etc. I use it all day long, because I deal with people all across the country. I really REALLY miss the tabbed client (like Gaim) but the integration is a tradeoff. I really don't like Outlook as a mail client. Never have. But I do like their calendar. Imagine, people wanting the ability to schedule meetings with other people! Lunacy.
I am a huge Linux fan. But you have to open your eyes people, and see that it doesn't work very well in an MS environment for what businesses need it to do. Yes, I am sure these problems could be solved if MS would share the specs. But that isn't going to happen. I am sure if you were in a Linux-only shop, you wouldn't have these problems either. But you have to look at reality. The original story was about trying to integrate Linux into a Windows environment. That is what businesses are going to try to do.
I use the right tool for the job, and in business it is usually Microsoft that fits the need for things like this. And if you think that business is stupid or unnecessary, then you are a fool. To me, there are two real answers to these problems: 1) you need to replace exchange with something that isn't locked down. (but I am not sure there is a good enough replacement that can duplicate all the desired functionality) Evolution is horrid. 2) It's OK to use Exchange/Outlook/Windows/Office if it fits your needs. Just make a well-informed decision about it.
And sometimes, you just don't have a choice. I don't have installation rights on my laptop at work, applications are very locked down. They are really big (and quite good) on security issues, being a financial institution. Thank GOD I was able to install Firefox though.
Given the abundance of USB-Flash keys, I would hope that most modern PCs can be booted off USB devices.
Probably true.. but that doesn't really apply if you NEED the floppy. (in most cases)
I have an older PC, and just the other day I was tinkering around with something on it, AdvanceCD I think. It refused to boot from the CD. I downloaded a floppy boot manager, and then was able to force it to boot from CD. Yay.
I remember the days of obtaining a copy of Windows 3.1, or Borland's Turbo Pascal on floppies. That agonizing feeling of getting to the 20th floppy and hearing that "chinka chinka chinka chinka" and it encountered read errors.
I don't even own a USB thumb drive, but I am amazed at how available they are. Saw a 32MB flash drive at the grocery store in the checkout lane next to the gum and candy. I think it was $3.99. Considering my first computer had a 40 MB hard drive in it, we have made some incredible advances in the last 20 years. Soon the floppy will be relegated as some obscure trivia question. I'll be ready.:)
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As far as spell check goes -- amen! I *love* in-browser spell checking and can't stand life without it on my mobile device. Not that I'm a bad speller, I'm just a poor typer while driving.
Unless this was a joke... you are a f'n jerkoff for typing while driving.
When I first glanced at the summary, what first caught my eye before I read anything was "Uunartoq Qeqertoq" at the bottom. I immediately thought "ok, now they are going a little too far with naming these Linux apps!" I swear, at first glance I thought it was some new derivation of Ubuntu or something.
Well, at least I told a young BMW-driving yuppie from a major label. It was back in the mid 90's. "Adapt or die" I said. "Hah! You don't know what you're talking about," he repied. "We filter out all the crap music you don't want to hear!" Yeah, right. I now repeat: Adapt or Die!
Then perhaps you should adapt your slang. The word 'yuppie' died out by the late 80s.
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My best friend works at Intel as an engineering manager, and he's been there for 9 years. He has told me many stories about how people at Intel took AMD *VERY* seriously when they burst onto the scene and started taking away their business. He also said that he talked to some people who said they weren't worried about AMD, and gave a list of reasons. One of them was that they were brash and stupid, and blew TONS of money on ridiculous stuff. Another more important reason was simply the fabs. Intel kills AMD in fabs, and that is why Intel is on top again. AMD gave them something to think about, and Intel did just that - they replied with a very measured response. According to my friend, the higher-ups at Intel are thankful to AMD for giving them a run.... because it made them come up with a better answer and it made Intel a better company.
Umm, if you were raised Catholic (as I was) then you would KNOW that you are damned to Hell. Guilt is one of the guiding tenents.
As far as I am concerned, if you believe in Hell, then I am for sure going and no, we don't have the time to discuss it. I am not repenting, I am not sorry. I accept the fact that I am going to your Hell. Now fuck off and leave me alone.
And some of us remember when it was about 5 seconds.
Of course, that was a TRS-80. :)
OK, so which word is misspelled?
I don't care. I like Linux. I like it better than Windows. This doesn't mean it is any less secure than it was before this study came out. I am going to keep using it. I don't really care what studies come out about Windows.
And how dare you compare me to a creationist!!! Them's fightin' words.
I would agree... but these companies aren't getting into GM foods to save people. They just aren't. They are doing it to make money, and when that is the prime motivation there will always be conflict, lying, and deceit.
Now, having said that, it can certainly be used to save lives in other countries. But that isn't what most people (that I have heard) are complaining about. It is the fact that GM foods will be slipped into our daily lives without us knowing it and without anyone telling us. It is that we will be lied to about the harms, or potential harms, of these foods. But I am taking my assertion past that. I am saying that even if scientists test it all out and say "we see no difference between the GM food and natural food", there is still a very real possibility that in the future we will come to a different conclusion. As we learn more, and become better scientifically, part of the scientific process is refining current knowledge. I just don't know if it will be worth it to allow GM foods to become so prevalent in our lives. I am for the strict control and clear labeling of these foods until long term studies can be done, and until truly independent analysis can be done.
I agree with you in general. BUT... there is a point to that argument. Not that GM food is all bad for us, but there is potential for disaster. If this is a case of irresponsible implementation, who is to say that there wouldn't be a disasterous responsible implementation? I am all for the advancement of science, but I also don't trust these companies in the least. They may say they are bettering mankind, but they are there to make money. So perhaps there is some study that is just missed, or not performed on the next generation of GM crops, and we don't find out they are harmful until it is too late.
Scientifically, we can say "these crops are safe, and we know because we ran test X, Y, and Z". But there is that test W that we didn't perform, or a variation of test Y that wasn't seen as necessary. I believe whole-heartedly in science, and because of that I understand the limits of science. There are limitations to it. If anything, science has proven over the years that it improves incrementally, by disproving earlier 'truths'. When we are talking about our food, I think that there will always be some doubt.
I think it would be fantastic if nobody entered this contest. Lucas is a hack. Everything since the original films has sucked. Mod me down for saying so, but it's the truth. Couple that with the fact that Lucas has said that the original trilogy wasn't what he really wanted, and the Ep I - III were his true vision. So he admits that his true vision is AWFUL. He's a lucky hack, and people should regard him as such. Too bad that he gets all the credit for the good movies, which has made him millions and millions of dollars.
OK, if you have to enter, just submit a film giving Lucas the finger.
That is the theory of relativity in action.
Here you will find games that you forgot about, or that you remember dearly. But only if you are worthy. You can discuss the 10 most significant games, but obviously people will have their own lists. I honestly don't remember Zork and have always hated those adventure games, but I suppose I can appreciate what it did for gaming.
I'll throw out my list of games that were important to me...
Pong. You could play a game on your tv. WOW
Mario Bros and Donkey Kong - I swear I can still smell the pizza
Asteroids - ahh, vector graphics (dun dun dun dun dun dun tweee twee twee)
Gauntlet - multi-player goodness
Track and Field - WHOA, this one has the roller ball instead of buttons!
Bubble Bobble - significant for me because it is the game that got me into arcade cabinet collecting
Duck Hunt - shooting a gun in the house
Wolfenstein - groundbreaking
Links 386 Pro - college drinking golf game on the PC, many hours and brain cells killed
Quake MegaTF - spent many many hours playing w/coworkers, made my own maps!
The fun part is that I could go on with a list for a long long time.
I recently bought a DVD recorder... I did exactly this, and checked prices online. I wanted a specific model (Pye PY90DG) and Circuit City had it. When I got to the store, it was about $9 more. I asked the guy at the returns counter (nobody there) if they matched their online price, and he said they didn't because they were different systems (or something like that). For $9... I was just going to buy it and pay the extra, but he could see it wasn't sitting well with me. It was only $9, but the price was around $90. That is a considerable percentage! He took me over to one of their net-connected PCs, and let me order it online for in-store pickup. Then I went and took one off the shelf, walked it over to his register, and picked it up. He said they do it all the time, because their online prices are lower than the store prices quite often, and they didn't think that was very fair. I was very happy with my purchase, and would go back there for that reason.
Bittorrent. But not on this list, because this list was more about "10 startup companies someone hopes will succeed". There are truly innovative products out there, but in essence, you are right - most are just incremental improvements on an existing product. You could argue the Ferrari Enzo is just an incremental improvement on the first automobile.
I can't. I can see why he would want that text removed though. Is a lawsuit the ONLY way to do that?
Beause guess what - now his Wikipedia entry will read "In Feb 2007, he sued to have this text removed from his Wikipedia entry: Later Zoeller went public with his alcoholism and prescription drug addiction, explaining that at the time he made those statements, he was "in the process of polishing off a fifth of Jack (Daniels) after popping a handful of vicodin pills". He further detailed the violent nature of his disease, recalling how he'd viciously beat his wife Dianne and their four children while under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol. He also admitted feigning a ruptured spinal disc in 1985 so as to be prescribed a multitude of prescription medication."
I am sure Mr. Obama would have something to say about that...
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Windows just isn't ready for the desktop.
I am just curious, what are the 'must have' Mac apps? I am not a Mac person, never have been. I just don't know what their killer apps are that would warrant switching to their platform. Or was is just the platform?
Michael Dell has handed the CEO reins back to Kevin Rollins.
There are indeed. Just don't expect to find them in relationships with your employers.
True. And not true.
I used to work for a small company, where the majority owner of the company had hired several of his buddies. They were essentially untouchable at the company and got perks nobody else did. Several had quit a few times over the years, only to be brought back.
However, there were other people over the years who were friends with the executives of the company. They were unceremoniously fired for no reason and with no explanation. They weren't stellar performers, but didn't really deserve the treatment they received.
Me? I wasn't buddies with the execs there, but I had made a few friends. I was fired as well with no real explanation. They had actually hired someone to replace me, and introduced me to the guy as working in a different area of the company. I was fired a couple of weeks later. The best reason I got for being fired was that I didn't move quickly enough in a direction that the executives had vaguely asked me to move. (I'll avoid any specifics, but it was the wrong move, and I explained to them why I thought it wasn't a good idea. It was never confrontational, and I was never given clear direction to move in that direction) The new guy was going to be able to get them there. 6 months later, he was fired, and they said that it was the wrong direction for the company.
I found out a LOT of things after I was fired, from some long-time employees and ex-employees. There were people fired for comments that were made that rubbed the execs the wrong way. It was THAT simple. They had been sued several times over the years, but I never heard any of the outcomes. Me? I was actually relieved because I got my life back, and ultimately it was a good thing.
Short response: you are an idiot
Long response: How dare people use a useful feature! Not only that, but they must all be managers. Oh no, the techie-dweeb kiss of death!
Here is the bottom line: MS integrates pretty well with itself, and they have features that are USEFUL in business. I've been running Linux at home for 10 years. I have even had jobs were it was my OS at work - but unless it can do some of the things that businesses want it to do, it "ain't ready". My current job uses everything from Linux to Mainframes. It is a very very large Banking/Financial institution. But Windows is the desktop of choice. I am not a huge fan of it, but it is the right tool for the job. I use Excel, Powerpoint, MS Project, Word all the time. I also use Office Communicator. While I don't like the client at all, the integration is nice. You can look up people's IDs easily (everyone has one), it integrates with their calendar and their status changes when they are in a meeting, etc. I use it all day long, because I deal with people all across the country. I really REALLY miss the tabbed client (like Gaim) but the integration is a tradeoff. I really don't like Outlook as a mail client. Never have. But I do like their calendar. Imagine, people wanting the ability to schedule meetings with other people! Lunacy.
I am a huge Linux fan. But you have to open your eyes people, and see that it doesn't work very well in an MS environment for what businesses need it to do. Yes, I am sure these problems could be solved if MS would share the specs. But that isn't going to happen. I am sure if you were in a Linux-only shop, you wouldn't have these problems either. But you have to look at reality. The original story was about trying to integrate Linux into a Windows environment. That is what businesses are going to try to do.
I use the right tool for the job, and in business it is usually Microsoft that fits the need for things like this. And if you think that business is stupid or unnecessary, then you are a fool. To me, there are two real answers to these problems:
1) you need to replace exchange with something that isn't locked down. (but I am not sure there is a good enough replacement that can duplicate all the desired functionality) Evolution is horrid.
2) It's OK to use Exchange/Outlook/Windows/Office if it fits your needs. Just make a well-informed decision about it.
And sometimes, you just don't have a choice. I don't have installation rights on my laptop at work, applications are very locked down. They are really big (and quite good) on security issues, being a financial institution. Thank GOD I was able to install Firefox though.
Probably true.. but that doesn't really apply if you NEED the floppy. (in most cases)
I have an older PC, and just the other day I was tinkering around with something on it, AdvanceCD I think. It refused to boot from the CD. I downloaded a floppy boot manager, and then was able to force it to boot from CD. Yay.
I remember the days of obtaining a copy of Windows 3.1, or Borland's Turbo Pascal on floppies. That agonizing feeling of getting to the 20th floppy and hearing that "chinka chinka chinka chinka" and it encountered read errors.
I don't even own a USB thumb drive, but I am amazed at how available they are. Saw a 32MB flash drive at the grocery store in the checkout lane next to the gum and candy. I think it was $3.99. Considering my first computer had a 40 MB hard drive in it, we have made some incredible advances in the last 20 years. Soon the floppy will be relegated as some obscure trivia question. I'll be ready.
Unless this was a joke... you are a f'n jerkoff for typing while driving.
I don't need to go into WHY.
When I first glanced at the summary, what first caught my eye before I read anything was "Uunartoq Qeqertoq" at the bottom. I immediately thought "ok, now they are going a little too far with naming these Linux apps!" I swear, at first glance I thought it was some new derivation of Ubuntu or something.
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It will only waste your time, and annoy the pig.
Yeah, right. I now repeat: Adapt or Die!
Then perhaps you should adapt your slang. The word 'yuppie' died out by the late 80s.