(2)Install a real operating system (like, say, Ubuntu [ubuntulinux.org]).
Yeah, 'cause I'm sure his daughter's Math 101 class will be using software written for use with Ubuntu. Face it... as much as Linux may be the solution for you, for mainstream college freshman, it's still not the right solution.
So it seems they've captured the market for rechargable cradles with an FM transmitter... yet their product only works with iPODs. WTF are the rest of the MP3 players to do? Wait for them to design a cradle?
"Umm $10.00 per minute?..hmm but wifi is usually charged by the hour so that's $600.00/hour. No thanks!"
From the article: Lufthansa, which offers Wi-Fi on many of its international flights, charges a flat fee of $29.95 for an entire flight or $9.95 for a half-hour.
Why let facts get in the way of a good Slashdot post?
Yeah... because God forbid you look past entry #1 on the results list. Entry #2:
"Podcasting is a way of publishing sound files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new audio files automatically. Podcasting is distinct from other types of audio content delivery because it uses the RSS 2.0 protocol. This technique has enabled many producers to create self-published, syndicated radio shows.
Users subscribe to podcasts using "podcatching" software (also called "aggregator" software) which periodically checks for and downloads new content. It can then sync the content to the user's portable music player, hence the portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting". Podcasting does not require an iPod; any digital audio player or computer with the appropriate software can play podcasts."
You just know that someone, somewhere, had just installed some new software on their PC... then went to search for something on Google and BAM! No Google, no GMail, no Google Maps... nothing. I bet that software is on its way back to CompUSA right now.
"What's stopping you from using another web-based e-mail account, or using your ISP's e-mail service?
You mean, other than that not solving any problem? If the email service you use goes down, and you don't retain a local copy of that email, you immediately lose access to a wealth of information. Doesn't matter if it's GMail, Yahoo!, Hotmail, or whatever. I don't see how your suggestion solves the problem.
To put it in perspective, VA Software, the company that owns Slashdot, is trading at 1.37/share... down from their 52-week high of 3.17. Those that live in glass houses...
"Google will abandon rules that require advertisements to be directly relevant to the pages on which they appear; it will now place a motor oil ad on a wine site if the refiner outbids the cheesemonger."
Who, exactly, does this "upgrade" benefit... aside from Google? Don't get me wrong... I think they're great... but why go in this direction? It's not like the company is hurting financially.
Brian Regan has a great sketch about PB&J. One of the funniest comics I've ever heard. Check out his stuff sometime. It's funny to read, but his delivery makes the jokes.
I like the fact that there's a big Citibank add embedded in the page with this story suggesting that I open up a Citibank account. This is their campaign:
"There's magic in the air... Open a Citibank Rupee Checking Account... and maintain a No Minimum Balance Account for the next 20 years".
I better hope it's a no minimum balance account if they've got their worker-bees syphoning my money out of it faster that I can put it in.
"microsoft continues to ass-fuck the computing community without lube, and congress is looking at iTunes? at *ITUNES*?!! WHAT THE FUCK?"
Their discussion wasn't solely focused on Apple. It would have the largest impact on Apple since they're the biggest player in DRM'd music today... but they're addressing this and its impact on ALL music stores... Napster, iTMS, etc.
If they're at the wrong theatre... when will they know it's time to go home? What? At the stroke of midnight they're going to make a mad dash to a theatre that IS showing the film? I'd love to see the line rapidly fall apart as the geeks in line realize they're missing the film they've wasted months waiting for and fronting that it didn't bother them.
"Advisors were asked to keep the password in strict confidence, and not to disclose them to anyone, under any circumstances."
"For some of my volunteer work, I am the clerk for one of these advisors. One of the things the advisor asked me to do was to enter in endorsements into the computer."
Yeah, looks like the security system is functioning flawlessly.
They don't, by chance, ask advisors to sign the same affirmation to abide by all the rules, do they?
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(2)Install a real operating system (like, say, Ubuntu [ubuntulinux.org]).
... as much as Linux may be the solution for you, for mainstream college freshman, it's still not the right solution.
Yeah, 'cause I'm sure his daughter's Math 101 class will be using software written for use with Ubuntu. Face it
So it seems they've captured the market for rechargable cradles with an FM transmitter ... yet their product only works with iPODs. WTF are the rest of the MP3 players to do? Wait for them to design a cradle?
1) CraigsList
2) EBay
First takedown, courtesy of Google...
Second takedown, courtesy of Slashdot...
Anybody got a copy of the note?
I suggest you take a quick look at two products: beer and condoms.
Dude, the guy just got excited over school district boundaries and ATM locations. Please don't encourage him to reproduce.
Junis!
(I still contend that's the funniest Slashdot story ever)
Yeah ... because God forbid you look past entry #1 on the results list. Entry #2:
"Podcasting is a way of publishing sound files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new audio files automatically. Podcasting is distinct from other types of audio content delivery because it uses the RSS 2.0 protocol. This technique has enabled many producers to create self-published, syndicated radio shows.
Users subscribe to podcasts using "podcatching" software (also called "aggregator" software) which periodically checks for and downloads new content. It can then sync the content to the user's portable music player, hence the portmanteau of Apple's "iPod" and "broadcasting". Podcasting does not require an iPod; any digital audio player or computer with the appropriate software can play podcasts."
Information wants to be free!
You think that's bad ... wait until it gets reposted.
Shhhh! We're trying to eek a few mill. out of those PHB's that were asleep at the wheel during the dot-com boom.
You just know that someone, somewhere, had just installed some new software on their PC ... then went to search for something on Google and BAM! No Google, no GMail, no Google Maps ... nothing. I bet that software is on its way back to CompUSA right now.
"What's stopping you from using another web-based e-mail account, or using your ISP's e-mail service?
You mean, other than that not solving any problem? If the email service you use goes down, and you don't retain a local copy of that email, you immediately lose access to a wealth of information. Doesn't matter if it's GMail, Yahoo!, Hotmail, or whatever. I don't see how your suggestion solves the problem.
To put it in perspective, VA Software, the company that owns Slashdot, is trading at 1.37/share ... down from their 52-week high of 3.17. Those that live in glass houses...
Brian Regan has a great sketch about PB&J. One of the funniest comics I've ever heard. Check out his stuff sometime. It's funny to read, but his delivery makes the jokes.
Can we lose the hour in the middle of a work-day, and gain the hour in the middle of the night? That'd get my vote.
If they're at the wrong theatre ... when will they know it's time to go home? What? At the stroke of midnight they're going to make a mad dash to a theatre that IS showing the film? I'd love to see the line rapidly fall apart as the geeks in line realize they're missing the film they've wasted months waiting for and fronting that it didn't bother them.
"For some of my volunteer work, I am the clerk for one of these advisors. One of the things the advisor asked me to do was to enter in endorsements into the computer."
They don't, by chance, ask advisors to sign the same affirmation to abide by all the rules, do they?