Kids, always remember, "voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil"!
It's all right, I've just solved the problem!
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NCR Patents the Internet
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I've just patented the idea of patents!
All these greedy bottom feeders trying to strong-arm Mom & Pop, inc. into paying up to license some ridicously broad and already common knowledge idea will have to pay me!
Probably didn't like "A Clockwork Orange" too much either -- pure gibberish!
And don't get him started on H.P. Lovecraft! PURE DREK!
In my experience, it seems that the women I know have a particularly hard time with works like that. My theory is that it's all the detailed descriptions of things to the last minutae. The same people usually don't like Doc Smith because of his purple prose. Most of the men seem to fare better, possibly because they are more visually oriented. You have a lot of interminal words describing something, but it's directly translatable into concrete imagery.
A real hacker has no concern about any purported "intended use" of a technology.
He just wants to find out what nifty stuff he can do with it.
sheeeesh!
Seeing how the media companies solutions are always half-baked, it'll be quite interesting to see how this bites them in the ass. And who they point the finger at while trying to deny their own crapulocity.
"If Microsoft or Symantec doesn't keep up their end by letting you return it then the EULA should be null and void and you should be able to install it on all your computers or whatever you wish."
Eeeeeewwwwww! Then she'd have a bunch of computers with Windows on it!
I found the following quote at http://www.dalriada.co.uk/Taighindex/Gaelic_Learne rs/wales/wales.htm:
In 1847 a Commission of Enquiry into the state of education in Wales was set up - by three monoglot Englishmen! They concluded that: "The Welsh language is a vast drawback to Wales and a manifold barrier to the moral progress and commercial prosperity of the people. It is not easy to over-estimate its evil effects.' In 1866 The Times newspaper concluded that the Welsh language was 'the curse of Wales'.
Top 7 reasons the Welsh language has incredbile trolling potential :
It's spoken by foreigners (by definition, non-Americans)
Most 'Merkins would be clueless about the issue
The Welsh are such a tiny minority that they will be quite rabid on the subject. (Unfortunatly, you won't have outsiders adopting Welsh, so we benefit from the adage "there's no fanatic like a convert".)
Other than the Czechs and Finnish, (who are a much larger group, hence harder to bait) Welsh has the most glaring deficit of vowels and proper spelling.
We can foment English - Wales flamewars and then sit back and watch the fun.
The Welsh have an actual, legitmate historical grievence with the English. Unlike many of the other targets of opportunity on slashdot.
and let's not forget that annoying little bastard Mr. Mxyzptlk !
And I'm sure we all remember the stories about Senators kiting checks at the Congressional bank.
I say if the people in charge feel such measures are neccessary, they should be the first in line!
Credit checks for all CEOs and drug tests for all of Congress!
"Let's be honest and call a spade a spade. People who mismanage their credit are irresponsible!
BULLSHIT!
It's quite easy to get screwed over by circumstances. I was in the following position when the first Bush recession hit ~1992:
I was just out of school and had a decent job that payed most of my expenses. But it didn't have health benefits. I had a bout with kidney stones and racked of some medical bills, no problem I should be able to pay these off no sweat.
Then I was laid off.
Sorry, but things like rent and food took up what little I was able to make making pizzas -- while trying to find a real job.
Hey, look, a nice big black mark on my credit!
Good thing I didn't have a wife, or kids, or a new car or a mortgage! Then I would have really been screwed!
Face it, the employer - employee relationship in this country is very slanted in the employer's favor. The tech bubble of the late 90's was a temporary aberration, and it looks like most people didn't come out of that any better off than when they went in.
Slashdot Mirror
"You said Blue Oyster Cult would be the soundtrack of the revolution!"
They didn't even know about viruses, so how could they freakin' have a word for them?!!! Let alone a proper plural form!
Stop trying to appear all erudite and shit and speak teh proper modern Engl ^H^H^H^H American as it is spoken on the internet!
Thanks, you just put my kids through college!
Positively BRILLIANT satire!
I heard her evil twin did it!
I don't know about "..you are a nazi,antisemitic, jew hater..", but you are definately a LOONEY !
"Very informative, I highly recommend this book to all bloodthirsty dictators on the block!" -- Kim Jong Il, dear leader of the PRNK
I think your employer would press charges if you "gave out information" on the combination to the finance office's safe!
"Wow, a wireless access point, just what I wanted!"
BWAH HAHAHAHAHAHA!
Kids, always remember, "voting for the lesser of two evils is still voting for evil "!
All these greedy bottom feeders trying to strong-arm Mom & Pop, inc. into paying up to license some ridicously broad and already common knowledge idea will have to pay me!
BWAHAHAHA AHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAH HAHAHA!
Because apparently there isn't a good opensource, errrr... Unix speelchecker!
That wasn't a prediction it is wishful thinking. Obviously Cayce tapped into the collective unconcious of society in the far future year of 2003!
And don't get him started on H.P. Lovecraft! PURE DREK!
In my experience, it seems that the women I know have a particularly hard time with works like that. My theory is that it's all the detailed descriptions of things to the last minutae. The same people usually don't like Doc Smith because of his purple prose. Most of the men seem to fare better, possibly because they are more visually oriented. You have a lot of interminal words describing something, but it's directly translatable into concrete imagery.
It's format agnostic -- 105 seconds of DTMF tones mixed in the song.
He just wants to find out what nifty stuff he can do with it.
sheeeesh!
Seeing how the media companies solutions are always half-baked, it'll be quite interesting to see how this bites them in the ass. And who they point the finger at while trying to deny their own crapulocity.
Eeeeeewwwwww! Then she'd have a bunch of computers with Windows on it!
But then OJ Simpson, Elliot Gould and James Brolin slip free from their government captors and show up at the memorial ceremony!
Just like in Steven Speilberg's documentary "Close Encounters of the Third Kind "!
Actually, the message is "HR doesn't have a clue about technical matters".
In 1847 a Commission of Enquiry into the state of education in Wales was set up - by three monoglot Englishmen! They concluded that: "The Welsh language is a vast drawback to Wales and a manifold barrier to the moral progress and commercial prosperity of the people. It is not easy to over-estimate its evil effects.' In 1866 The Times newspaper concluded that the Welsh language was 'the curse of Wales'.
Top 7 reasons the Welsh language has incredbile trolling potential :
(Unfortunatly, you won't have outsiders adopting Welsh, so we benefit from the adage "there's no fanatic like a convert".)
Ouch, I'm gonna get spanked for that!
That's why the wings fell off!
And I'm sure we all remember the stories about Senators kiting checks at the Congressional bank.
I say if the people in charge feel such measures are neccessary, they should be the first in line!
Credit checks for all CEOs and drug tests for all of Congress!
BULLSHIT!
It's quite easy to get screwed over by circumstances. I was in the following position when the first Bush recession hit ~1992:
I was just out of school and had a decent job that payed most of my expenses. But it didn't have health benefits. I had a bout with kidney stones and racked of some medical bills, no problem I should be able to pay these off no sweat.
Then I was laid off.
Sorry, but things like rent and food took up what little I was able to make making pizzas -- while trying to find a real job.
Hey, look, a nice big black mark on my credit!
Good thing I didn't have a wife, or kids, or a new car or a mortgage! Then I would have really been screwed!
Face it, the employer - employee relationship in this country is very slanted in the employer's favor. The tech bubble of the late 90's was a temporary aberration, and it looks like most people didn't come out of that any better off than when they went in.
It's like watching the Jerry Springer show in 3D with smello-vision! Just imagine what you'd have to pay to get that experience in the SIMS Online!