"I'd like that because I'd be able to rip off all your work and sell it with my
name on it. I know you wouldn't mind because you aren't like that..."
Get a clue..
What's going on here has absolutely nothing to do with "..ripping off all somebodies work and sell it with your name on it.."
What's going on here is a loser corporation with too many loser lawyers with nothing really important to do, trying to intimidate a website that specializes in skins that **kinda** look their OS..
It *was* VR-style: definitely looked manipulated, but that replay of the 4th quarter Ravens touchdown was pretty awesome.
It's something to think about what must be going on there.
I think I heard they have several hundred cameras around the stadium, so what they've got to do is meld all the different views together to create the sensation that you're flying around the stadium, all the while dealing with different focal lengths, etc etc..
Or maybe all the cameras are syncronized so that one joystick just focuses on one target with crosshairs..
(Hey! that's all the Super Bowl's good, for anyway..)
The "Tomb Raider" movie trailer (opening in June) looked intriguing, as did "The Mummy Returns"...
[Princess] Fergie and the bedtime story was pretty funny..
The first E*Trade ad was great: a tie-in to last year's pets.com with the sock-dog, and the chimp with the tear rolling down his cheek *was* cool..
My personal fave: the EDS "Running of the Squirrels" (a take-off on the running of the bulls at Pamplona, Spain) was a great reprise of last year's best, the "Herding Cats" ad..
The second Budweiser ad was great: a preppie take-off on the "Wassup" series with yuppie white guys going "What are you doing" that ends with two black guys watching their tv with uncomprehending looks on their faces..
The Visa ad was cool: chick vaccuming an apartment while her slacker boyfriend watches a cartoon - I saw this as a take-off on the "Waddaya think this is, a Holiday Inn?" guy.. (maybe it *was* that guy..)
Bob Dole and the Pepsi satire of a Viagra ad was good..
Novell's ad sucked and was *not* new - can you say "going down in flames"?
The I-Mac-colored George Forman fat-free grillers were -- ah -- what?
The Budweiser "Wassup" series, with the dog unmasked as an alien aboard the mothership was great..
The cingular ad with the disabled guy, an artist who couldn't really speak and who painted with a brush in a contraption on the top of his head, was best "inclusionary" ad and best "serious" ad..
(What the hell's a cingular?;-)
monster.com with the corpse in the coffin that wouldn't stop smiling was OK..
All the anti-smoking ads were pretty good; best was the computer-generated voice that turned out to be a guy in a hospital bed with one of those larynx artificial voice-boxes..
The Target ad, ending up all in red, at the end was OK..
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UPDATED January 24, 2001 6:05 PM PT
Microsoft blamed its own technicians for a crucial error that crippled the software giant's connection to the Internet, almost completely blocking access to its major Web sites for nearly 24 hours.
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"This was an operational error and not the result of any issue with Microsoft or third-party products, nor with the security of our networks," he said.
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It doesn't have a damn thing to do with environmentalists; it has to do with whore-politicians who sold out to private interests pushing the idea of de-regulation.
Any politician who voted for the idea ought to be shot^H^H^H^H turned out of office.
And California's ability to conserve electricity is one thing that's saving their butts right now.
/. has turned into yet another mass-market mouthpiece.
Several years ago you would have never seen an article here about how bad tech support from one of the telcos-trying-to-be-an-ISP is: it would have been a given and not needed discussing.
Why? Principally because it would have been understood that/. readers all RTFM, understood TFM, and got collaborative help from newsgroups and maillists, not from calling the 1-800 number on the box of shrinkwrapped [whatever] that they'd just purchased at CompUSA.
Several years ago you would have never seen an article here about how bad consumer-level PC's were built because it would have been a given and not worth discussing.
Why? Principally because it would have been understood that/. readers probably did build their own boxes, or customized a stock box if they bought one, or could certainly fix/upgrade it as necessary (SEE: point above re: tech support..)
But not anymore.
In the last year/. has degenerated into one more consumerist, mass-market hangout, where (once again, IMNSHO..) the only thing that counts is the volume of posts, since this is the core commodity that the owners can show to the advertisers.
I'm a single parent and I work flex: four 9's one week and four 9's and an 8 the next; I alternate two-day and three day weekends; she lives with me four days out of every two weeks when I have the three day weekend..
So the time that she lives with me I have three days off, one of which is a school day, and the fourth is also a school day and I work a branch office 10 mins from home, so it's like I'm at home anyway.
We've been doing this for twelve years and it's worked out pretty well.
One other deal: a flex schedule gives you an earlier start and/or a later stop time, which can *really* make a difference in the traffic volumes for at least part of your commute.
I work 7:00am to 4:30pm; my morning drives are a breeze because I'm an hour earlier than most people.
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Get a clue..
What's going on here has absolutely nothing to do with "..ripping off all somebodies work and sell it with your name on it.."
What's going on here is a loser corporation with too many loser lawyers with nothing really important to do, trying to intimidate a website that specializes in skins that **kinda** look their OS..
Nothing more.
t_t_b
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Shoot 'em all, sez -- uh -- well, certainly *somebody* sez that...
Under the advice of my lawyer, I'd never say that, myself ;-)
t_t_b
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That one was good!
I was out taking a -- er.. -- I missed most of it but caught the end and liked the dog and the dog-door.
t_t_b
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Well!
Thank you for saving me from myself!
Fortunately, and despite what you seem to think, I *do* have a mind of my own...
t_t_b
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It *was* VR-style: definitely looked manipulated, but that replay of the 4th quarter Ravens touchdown was pretty awesome.
It's something to think about what must be going on there.
I think I heard they have several hundred cameras around the stadium, so what they've got to do is meld all the different views together to create the sensation that you're flying around the stadium, all the while dealing with different focal lengths, etc etc..
Or maybe all the cameras are syncronized so that one joystick just focuses on one target with crosshairs..
I dunno. It's got possibilities..
t_t_b
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The "Tomb Raider" movie trailer (opening in June) looked intriguing, as did "The Mummy Returns"...
[Princess] Fergie and the bedtime story was pretty funny..
The first E*Trade ad was great: a tie-in to last year's pets.com with the sock-dog, and the chimp with the tear rolling down his cheek *was* cool..
My personal fave: the EDS "Running of the Squirrels" (a take-off on the running of the bulls at Pamplona, Spain) was a great reprise of last year's best, the "Herding Cats" ad..
The second Budweiser ad was great: a preppie take-off on the "Wassup" series with yuppie white guys going "What are you doing" that ends with two black guys watching their tv with uncomprehending looks on their faces..
The Visa ad was cool: chick vaccuming an apartment while her slacker boyfriend watches a cartoon - I saw this as a take-off on the "Waddaya think this is, a Holiday Inn?" guy.. (maybe it *was* that guy..)
Bob Dole and the Pepsi satire of a Viagra ad was good..
Novell's ad sucked and was *not* new - can you say "going down in flames"?
The I-Mac-colored George Forman fat-free grillers were -- ah -- what?
The Budweiser "Wassup" series, with the dog unmasked as an alien aboard the mothership was great..
The cingular ad with the disabled guy, an artist who couldn't really speak and who painted with a brush in a contraption on the top of his head, was best "inclusionary" ad and best "serious" ad..
(What the hell's a cingular? ;-)
monster.com with the corpse in the coffin that wouldn't stop smiling was OK..
All the anti-smoking ads were pretty good; best was the computer-generated voice that turned out to be a guy in a hospital bed with one of those larynx artificial voice-boxes..
The Target ad, ending up all in red, at the end was OK..
And so it goes..
t_t_b
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Sorry to take the fun out of all this...
t_t_b
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That's funny. I get:
Guess it just depends on your tools..
t_t_b
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About the only motivation for posting a "story" with such inflamatory wording is to get you sheep to post to /. in the thousands...
Get a clue, folks.
The only thing that matters around here is the volume of posts -- which seems to be dropping off in the last month or so...
The more posts, the more justification for keeping the advertising rates up.
And you sheep just keep playing right into their hands...
I'm browsing at +2, and the vast majority of posts at *that* level are pure drivel.
But you folks are giving 'em what they want: volume.
t_t_b
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Any politician who voted for the idea ought to be shot^H^H^H^H turned out of office.
And California's ability to conserve electricity is one thing that's saving their butts right now.
t_t_b
--
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Oh no, I won't...
t_t_b
--
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"I think therefor I'm not."
Where's my lawyers?
t_t_b
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I mean:
"Linux..., the free computer operating system..."
Free? Open-source, maybe, but without cost?
"Data collected in Shell exploration surveys will be fed into the computer, which will then analyze it."
And this is remarkable how? (I hope noone gets bitten when the computer gets fed...)
"Linux, developed by the Fin Linus Torvalds and a group of volunteers on the Web..."
Of course, there is *only* "the Web". The Internet is "the Web" -- I keep forgetting.
(hmm.. I thought most of the work on Linux was done through maillists, but I could be wrong..)
Anyway..
"...as a flexible alternative to licensed software systems such as Microsoft's Windows or the Unix platforms..."
uh.. Well. If you say so. It's on "the Web" so it must be true.
"...indicate that Linux usage is becoming more versatile, with the operating system moving into many different applications..."
An operating system "moving into applications" -- isn't this what got Micro$oft into trouble?
Or was that moving applications into the operating system? I forget..
Anyway, good job Yahoo!
t_t_b
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Several years ago you would have never seen an article here about how bad tech support from one of the telcos-trying-to-be-an-ISP is: it would have been a given and not needed discussing.
Why? Principally because it would have been understood that /. readers all RTFM, understood TFM, and got collaborative help from newsgroups and maillists, not from calling the 1-800 number on the box of shrinkwrapped [whatever] that they'd just purchased at CompUSA.
Several years ago you would have never seen an article here about how bad consumer-level PC's were built because it would have been a given and not worth discussing.
Why? Principally because it would have been understood that /. readers probably did build their own boxes, or customized a stock box if they bought one, or could certainly fix/upgrade it as necessary (SEE: point above re: tech support..)
But not anymore.
In the last year /. has degenerated into one more consumerist, mass-market hangout, where (once again, IMNSHO..) the only thing that counts is the volume of posts, since this is the core commodity that the owners can show to the advertisers.
And so it goes...
t_t_b
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Let's try this again.
"Troll" -- hell!
on 13:49 Wednesday 06 December 2000 PDT
(Score:2)
by talks_to_birds
talks_to_birds@finschhaffen.com)
Crikeys, kids!
Is there no one else here who builds and maintains their own boxes?
"Troll"
Yeah..
Hey! this'll show up in the post statistics to show the advertisers at the next marketing meeting.
Don't knock me! I'm doing my part for /.
t_t_b
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When source code is outlawed, only outlaws will have source code.
There! That's better!
t_t_b
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Is there no one else here who builds and maintains their own boxes?
"Troll"
Yeah..
Hey! this'll show up in the post statistics to show the advertisers at the next marketing meeting.
Don't knock me! I'm doing my part for /.
t_t_b
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When was the last time I called tech support?
I can't really even remember.
When/what was the last computer I bought?
A 1991 GW2K 80386 that's running RHL 5.2 at home right this very moment as I type this. (I'm not *typing* on the 386 - I'm at work..)
Every computer I've had since that one, I've built from parts.
C'mon guys: is this "News for Nerds" or pap for cyber-consumers?
Make up your minds...
t_t_b
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Nah..
They need to get a job working for government: then they can kick back until they retire..
t_t_b
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t_t_b
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That was satire.
Get a clue.
t_t_b
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Re:radia is cool
(Score:0, Offtopic)
by Xenix on 9:28 Thursday 16 November 2000 PDT (User #232152 Info)
Yeah and she is a hottie...great rack and an apple ass.
"Offtopic"
Christ! what a bunch of woosies!
(and they're wussies too...)
This is the comment-of-the-week!
t_t_b
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A *whole* lot of young, eager "rich" people have yet to learn the true meaning of the words margin call.
But they'll get their chance ;-)
t_t_b
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t_t_b
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I think not; therefore I ain't®
t_t_b
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I'm a single parent and I work flex: four 9's one week and four 9's and an 8 the next; I alternate two-day and three day weekends; she lives with me four days out of every two weeks when I have the three day weekend..
So the time that she lives with me I have three days off, one of which is a school day, and the fourth is also a school day and I work a branch office 10 mins from home, so it's like I'm at home anyway.
We've been doing this for twelve years and it's worked out pretty well.
One other deal: a flex schedule gives you an earlier start and/or a later stop time, which can *really* make a difference in the traffic volumes for at least part of your commute.
I work 7:00am to 4:30pm; my morning drives are a breeze because I'm an hour earlier than most people.
t_t_b
--
I think not; therefore I ain't®