Where can I get a filter that will prevent my kids from browsing political sites?
Where can I find a filter that will allow me to protect my children from Slashdot?!? I don't want then to read this crap. The fact that I'm actually part of this crap has nothing to do with it. Nor has the fact that I don't have any children. Ah, what the heck, let's slip back in geek life.
Yeah, well, whatever. What it comes down to is that it might be a good idea to do a little testing first before buying one of these cards in Europe. They were created in America and also tested to perform in American-type building. I'll stay neutral as th whether that is sturdy or not...
Or better, the lack of them. The comfort of placing one computer downstairs in the living room and one upstairs in the bedroom is quite pleasing. I'm quite experienced with a product from Diamond Multimedia called Homefree. The only real problems of these cards are: A) A bandwidth of about 1 Mbit. The next generation is supposed to have 11, but that's future music and B) The fact that they only work correctly in wooden or at least the cheaper kind of homes. Sturdy concrete kind of structures usually block the signal.
The only really beautiful/useful Mac I've seen so far was when I took a photograph of a BSOD, turned it into a nice picture, and installed it as the desktop for the Mac. Appropriate icons, and there yo go...
I think you're simplifying the matter a bit too much.
Let's simplify the whole thing even further. For that matter, let's turn the whole thing into one sentence.
If you can't beat them, join them.
It's as simple as that. The only way all the "old-school" companies are going to be able to make profit of the Net is if they accept the fact that they can not control the flow of data. Stephen King already proved the fact that people are willing to voluntarily pay for something they might want. There will always be rotten apples that will try to abuse the system, but hey, that happens in the real world as well.
After which he painted the "Nachtwacht" in such a way that the really big payers were falling a bit into the background, while the people Rembrand considered to be important were actally painted to come out a little more. I guess that was Rembrand's way of creating an Easter Egg.
Trust me, the difference between sarcasm, humour and flamebait is beyond the grasp of more people than you can imagine. Who knows, maybe the moderator wants Bush for president? Mushroom clouds, here we come...
{Not funny} To obtain that which we all worship more than anything? You know, money? {/not funny}
Now we can get on with the crappy jokes...
Re:Why just videogames?
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At the risk of burning more karma away, can someone please at least give me a hint as on how this is a Troll? Offtopic, ok. Redundant, maybe? But a Troll is supposed to get replies. How is this post going to get replies? Please.
Everybody playing their own video game, will there be room for the people to acutally talk face to face with eachother...
I didn't think it was actually going to be necessary to say this, but apparently it is. Doing one thing does not mean you can't do another.I spend about four hours of my own time each day playing computer games, mostly to unload massive amounts of stress derived from doing tech support 40 hrs a week:-( The fact that I do this does not stop me from having a social life as well, drinking a beer with friends, renting a good movie together, playing in a band etc. Until the moment you hear yourself saying: "Sorry, I won't be able to go out tonight. I still have to Mug another 180 Steel Pipes from those damn Wendigo's." you might have a problem. The best way to solve this is usually a period of "cold-turkey". Allow one of your friends to borrow your computer, something like that.
I loved those Crysalids, once I got flying suits, that is:-( You could mind control them, give'm a heavy plasma and make them shoot other aliens with a firing accuracy of 0%. Great fun.
Imagine what happens if we start building probes as described in the other story. The same kind of probe, but sentient. In other words bored to hell. I never imagined actually feeling sorry for a hypothetical machine....
Not to mention those freaking Ethereals... Squaddie 1 goes Berserk. Arrgghhh, not that one in the middle of my Avenger carrying the Blaster Launcher!!!! Splut.
Cust: My computer is displaying all sorts of funny green blobs on the monitor. Tech: Oh, that can happen, apparently there is a flue epidemic going around. Cust: Ok, but what should I do about it? Tech: First, please feel the monitor, if it is really hot, your computer might be ill. Cust: Yeah, it's pretty hot, what now? Tech: Ok, first you turn it off. Then, you put your computer in a nice warm bed with a bit of orange juice. Cust: But I need my computer! I've got work to do! Tech: Don't you care? Your computer is a conscient being that needs to be taken care of. Cust: But I've got only one bed. Where am I going to sleep myself? Tech: Don't you think that the health and well-being of your computer is a little more important than your own sleep? Call me back in a week if the condition doesn't change.
IIRC (and please correct me if I'm wrong since I'm just a provincial USAian and not a European) the extreme right in Belgium is championing primarily the separation of Belgium into Waloon and Flemish states. I find it curious that federalization of European countries seems to be in vogue even as the continent takes steps toward unification.
Yes, you're completely right, and it even lead to us Europeans boycotting a democratically voted government. About the same thing happened here in the Netherlands where extreme-right became scaringly famous as well. Fortunately they only got about 3 or 4% of total votes, so nothing like what's happening in Belgium.
As for the Waloon and Flemish states, it's really a language war. I unfortunately do tech support for both languages and nobody's more pissed than someone from Belgium if I happen to pick up the phone in the wrong language...As far as I'm concerned, this calls for a deal between Paris and the Hague. Two large lines of tanks driving north from France and south from the Netherlands and we'll split up the country where we meet. After that we tell all the people to people to go live in the country where "their" language is spoken and put a really big wall inbetween. Oh wait, that's been done and it didn't work.
Slashdot Mirror
Problem description: Random individual is not pleased with a certain story on Slashdot.
Solution: Advised said random individual to either read another thread, go read the site where people refer to Slashdot as "the other site", or to plain right get lost.
Next!!
I can really identify with you, so much.
Where can I get a filter that will prevent my kids from browsing political sites?
Where can I find a filter that will allow me to protect my children from Slashdot?!? I don't want then to read this crap. The fact that I'm actually part of this crap has nothing to do with it. Nor has the fact that I don't have any children. Ah, what the heck, let's slip back in geek life.
I can really identify with you, so much.
Yeah, well, whatever. What it comes down to is that it might be a good idea to do a little testing first before buying one of these cards in Europe. They were created in America and also tested to perform in American-type building. I'll stay neutral as th whether that is sturdy or not...
I can really identify with you, so much.
Or better, the lack of them. The comfort of placing one computer downstairs in the living room and one upstairs in the bedroom is quite pleasing. I'm quite experienced with a product from Diamond Multimedia called Homefree. The only real problems of these cards are:
A) A bandwidth of about 1 Mbit. The next generation is supposed to have 11, but that's future music and
B) The fact that they only work correctly in wooden or at least the cheaper kind of homes. Sturdy concrete kind of structures usually block the signal.
I can really identify with you, so much.
In that case you use the button on the front of your computer called aphrodisiac
I can just picture it: Breed you sons of bitches!!! I've got an essay to finish tonight.
I can really identify with you, so much.
I know. If it made you cry, I'm sure someone can provide you with a handkerchief.
I can really identify with you, so much.
The only really beautiful/useful Mac I've seen so far was when I took a photograph of a BSOD, turned it into a nice picture, and installed it as the desktop for the Mac. Appropriate icons, and there yo go...
I can really identify with you, so much.
I think you're simplifying the matter a bit too much.
Let's simplify the whole thing even further. For that matter, let's turn the whole thing into one sentence.
If you can't beat them, join them.
It's as simple as that. The only way all the "old-school" companies are going to be able to make profit of the Net is if they accept the fact that they can not control the flow of data. Stephen King already proved the fact that people are willing to voluntarily pay for something they might want. There will always be rotten apples that will try to abuse the system, but hey, that happens in the real world as well.
I can really identify with you, so much.
After which he painted the "Nachtwacht" in such a way that the really big payers were falling a bit into the background, while the people Rembrand considered to be important were actally painted to come out a little more. I guess that was Rembrand's way of creating an Easter Egg.
I can really identify with you, so much.
Trust me, the difference between sarcasm, humour and flamebait is beyond the grasp of more people than you can imagine. Who knows, maybe the moderator wants Bush for president? Mushroom clouds, here we come...
I can really identify with you, so much.
{Not funny}
To obtain that which we all worship more than anything? You know, money?
{/not funny}
Now we can get on with the crappy jokes...
At the risk of burning more karma away, can someone please at least give me a hint as on how this is a Troll? Offtopic, ok. Redundant, maybe? But a Troll is supposed to get replies. How is this post going to get replies? Please.
Everybody playing their own video game, will there be room for the people to acutally talk face to face with eachother...
I didn't think it was actually going to be necessary to say this, but apparently it is. Doing one thing does not mean you can't do another.I spend about four hours of my own time each day playing computer games, mostly to unload massive amounts of stress derived from doing tech support 40 hrs a week:-( The fact that I do this does not stop me from having a social life as well, drinking a beer with friends, renting a good movie together, playing in a band etc. Until the moment you hear yourself saying: "Sorry, I won't be able to go out tonight. I still have to Mug another 180 Steel Pipes from those damn Wendigo's." you might have a problem. The best way to solve this is usually a period of "cold-turkey". Allow one of your friends to borrow your computer, something like that.
Tell me, does the concept "burnproof" mean anything to you? Buffer underruns are a thing of the past.
I loved those Crysalids, once I got flying suits, that is :-( You could mind control them, give'm a heavy plasma and make them shoot other aliens with a firing accuracy of 0%. Great fun.
So, my dear troll, because there are a few morons let's treat everybody as a moron?
Other Troll: No, my dear anonymous coward, because the majority of the world's population can be considered morons we treat everybody that way.
Definitely. Why, you've got a problem with that?
Stun Launchers. Best weapon in the game:-)
Imagine what happens if we start building probes as described in the other story. The same kind of probe, but sentient. In other words bored to hell. I never imagined actually feeling sorry for a hypothetical machine....
Not to mention those freaking Ethereals... Squaddie 1 goes Berserk. Arrgghhh, not that one in the middle of my Avenger carrying the Blaster Launcher!!!! Splut.
I hope that this is just a glitch or some temporary condition.
Perhaps we should try sending someone to reboot it?
Shell=c:\windows\progman.exe
I rest my case.
Cust: My computer is displaying all sorts of funny green blobs on the monitor.
Tech: Oh, that can happen, apparently there is a flue epidemic going around.
Cust: Ok, but what should I do about it?
Tech: First, please feel the monitor, if it is really hot, your computer might be ill.
Cust: Yeah, it's pretty hot, what now?
Tech: Ok, first you turn it off. Then, you put your computer in a nice warm bed with a bit of orange juice.
Cust: But I need my computer! I've got work to do!
Tech: Don't you care? Your computer is a conscient being that needs to be taken care of.
Cust: But I've got only one bed. Where am I going to sleep myself?
Tech: Don't you think that the health and well-being of your computer is a little more important than your own sleep? Call me back in a week if the condition doesn't change.
Click
Yep, the good old quantity/quality question again. Why don't we bring judging videocards down to a very simple question.
(Pleasure minus annoyance)/price= judgment. And yes, the fact that you need an external power supply can be counted under annoyance...
IIRC (and please correct me if I'm wrong since I'm just a provincial USAian and not a European) the extreme right in Belgium is championing primarily the separation of Belgium into Waloon and Flemish states. I find it curious that federalization of European countries seems to be in vogue even as the continent takes steps toward unification.
Yes, you're completely right, and it even lead to us Europeans boycotting a democratically voted government. About the same thing happened here in the Netherlands where extreme-right became scaringly famous as well. Fortunately they only got about 3 or 4% of total votes, so nothing like what's happening in Belgium.
As for the Waloon and Flemish states, it's really a language war. I unfortunately do tech support for both languages and nobody's more pissed than someone from Belgium if I happen to pick up the phone in the wrong language...As far as I'm concerned, this calls for a deal between Paris and the Hague. Two large lines of tanks driving north from France and south from the Netherlands and we'll split up the country where we meet. After that we tell all the people to people to go live in the country where "their" language is spoken and put a really big wall inbetween. Oh wait, that's been done and it didn't work.