I too have the problem of owning far too much crap, most of which is indeed something that I was keeping because "I might need it someday".
But even now, having decided to throw lots of things away, I still can't. Why? Because some of the things might fetch a small amount on ebay, and it all adds up, you know.
Trouble is, then you have to keep the stuff until you can be bothered listing in on ebay (and weighing it, and finding a box it will fit in, blah blah).
It's even the same problem with deciding to give it to charity. You have to keep it hanging around until you can be bothered to take it to a charity place, or call them to collect it, or wait until you get one of those bags delivered. (And then you have to remember to fill it and have it outside for collection on the right day).
They keep saying "Oh, these flashy notebooks are now good enough to be a desktop replacement! You don't need a desktop any more! You're FREEEEEE!"
And then nobody replaces their desktop with them, they just swan round office meetings and expensive cafes with them to show off.
In 6 months, desktops are even more powerful and laptops have fallen behind again.
Yawn
graspee
Re:Two Hours? I dont think so.
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I don't think Concorde ever flew Paris to Tokyo- it doesn't have enough fuel.
Then again, the speed it went would suggest that the 2 hours is wrong for "twice as fast". However, if you'd looked a few posts up you'd have seen mention of flying over the North Pole.
That cuts a shit load of mileage off.
graspee
Re:Space not speed, and price issues
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DABS is expensive for optical media. Try http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/FOR_DVD_R_ RW_CLICK_HERE.html
" So... what video game do you play if you have a fear of video games?"
Well you start nice and slow, by watching other people playing Pong and Spacewar through a window, then in the same room. You then watch them playing Frogger, Pacman, DigDug and Missile Command, then gradually move on up to 3d, then texture-mapping etc. Finally you can be persuaded to take the controls yourself.
On the subject of people appreciating the intellectial hero, one must not forget the IMMENSE popularity of Sherlock Holmes, who was persuaded to not die spectacularly in a waterfall thanks to the love for him by the public.
Sherlock was very much a Dr. Who figure, with his "Master" being Moriaty.
And if you think I have that the wrong way round, consider time travel.
I know people seem to be sick of reading SCO stories all the time, but I think it's exciting to be witnessing the unfolding of such an epic unix war.
It's just like the old days that I missed except now it involves linux and it's therefore even more exciting.
Maybe we should go back to the tactics of the old unix wars: We should catapult a plague-ridden cow into SCO's castle. Hmm. I think that's how it went.
I read the article. Hmm. Looks nice enough, but it's not front page of/. stuff. Frankly I'm unimpressed. What is jaw-dropping about it? Nothing. And before you mod me flamebait, try asking yourself what is so great, exciting or thought-provoking about the article.
He's talking about making your ebay nickname contain your email address. E.g. instead of setting your nick on ebay to be JohnSmith78 and putting your email address in ebay's system, you set your nickname to be "johnsmith78@aol.com".
Ebay specifically discourages this because lots of people have had their passwords to ebay stolen by people sending them fake email pretending to be from ebay and asking for their password for "security purposes".
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It's not an "interesting twist" on political correctness, it's just another example of it.
graspee
Another thing- why is it that when you finally get up the courage to throw something away, you find you need it less than 6 months later?
This has happened to me far too often.
graspee
NOOOOOOOO! This is so dangerous!
I too have the problem of owning far too much crap, most of which is indeed something that I was keeping because "I might need it someday".
But even now, having decided to throw lots of things away, I still can't. Why? Because some of the things might fetch a small amount on ebay, and it all adds up, you know.
Trouble is, then you have to keep the stuff until you can be bothered listing in on ebay (and weighing it, and finding a box it will fit in, blah blah).
It's even the same problem with deciding to give it to charity. You have to keep it hanging around until you can be bothered to take it to a charity place, or call them to collect it, or wait until you get one of those bags delivered. (And then you have to remember to fill it and have it outside for collection on the right day).
Oh, life is so complicated.
graspee
They keep saying "Oh, these flashy notebooks are now good enough to be a desktop replacement! You don't need a desktop any more! You're FREEEEEE!"
And then nobody replaces their desktop with them, they just swan round office meetings and expensive cafes with them to show off.
In 6 months, desktops are even more powerful and laptops have fallen behind again.
Yawn
graspee
I don't think Concorde ever flew Paris to Tokyo- it doesn't have enough fuel.
Then again, the speed it went would suggest that the 2 hours is wrong for "twice as fast". However, if you'd looked a few posts up you'd have seen mention of flying over the North Pole.
That cuts a shit load of mileage off.
graspee
DABS is expensive for optical media. Try http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/FOR_DVD_R_ RW_CLICK_HERE.html
13.69 for 25 bulkpaq 4x
that's including vat but not delivery.
graspee
Time is an abstract concept. It cannot be taken back.
Also, time is linear.
Also, time is not the 4th dimension, unless you're watching Dr. Who.
graspee
"Still makes my palms sweat."
Thanks for that handy lubrication tip!
graspee
" So... what video game do you play if you have a fear of video games?"
Well you start nice and slow, by watching other people playing Pong and Spacewar through a window, then in the same room. You then watch them playing Frogger, Pacman, DigDug and Missile Command, then gradually move on up to 3d, then texture-mapping etc. Finally you can be persuaded to take the controls yourself.
graspee
OK, problem is common, ok, realized.
now for the crack!
"Not every guy can go out to the mall and approach 10 girls to build his confidence."
Ya missed out "year-old" between "10" and "girls".
graspee
Your post is dull and worthy. Please install a sense of fun.
graspee
"Can someone please tell me, what is a MUD?"
Wow! That's an excellent question! I suggest you submit it as a story for "Ask Slashdot"!
graspee
In MIST, which was kind of an update to the original MUD you had to "eat mushroom" to get to the location "Cloud Nine".
graspee
On the subject of people appreciating the intellectial hero, one must not forget the IMMENSE popularity of Sherlock Holmes, who was persuaded to not die spectacularly in a waterfall thanks to the love for him by the public.
Sherlock was very much a Dr. Who figure, with his "Master" being Moriaty.
And if you think I have that the wrong way round, consider time travel.
graspee
Sean Connery played such a completely different character that he became George Lazenby.
graspee
"Talons of Weng-Chiang" had a classic line in it. I can't quite remember it accurately anymore but the evil one said something like:
"Bring me two young girls. And make sure they're fresh"
or something.
graspee
If someone denies something- they did it.
If they didn't do it they're more likely to say "WTF are you talking about, you madman?!"
graspee
I know people seem to be sick of reading SCO stories all the time, but I think it's exciting to be witnessing the unfolding of such an epic unix war.
It's just like the old days that I missed except now it involves linux and it's therefore even more exciting.
Maybe we should go back to the tactics of the old unix wars: We should catapult a plague-ridden cow into SCO's castle. Hmm. I think that's how it went.
graspe
I read the article. Hmm. Looks nice enough, but it's not front page of /. stuff. Frankly I'm unimpressed. What is jaw-dropping about it? Nothing. And before you mod me flamebait, try asking yourself what is so great, exciting or thought-provoking about the article.
graspee
Would you take a chocobo's advice on patent law?
You: So, Mr. Random Chocobo, what are your recommendations for changing the law as it currently stands with regard to patents?
Chocobo: Kweh?
You: Or do you think that no change is necessary?
Chocobo: Wark!
You: What's that? You want me to give you some greens? I seeeeeeeeee...
graspee
He's talking about making your ebay nickname contain your email address. E.g. instead of setting your nick on ebay to be JohnSmith78 and putting your email address in ebay's system, you set your nickname to be "johnsmith78@aol.com".
Ebay specifically discourages this because lots of people have had their passwords to ebay stolen by people sending them fake email pretending to be from ebay and asking for their password for "security purposes".
graspee
" I need that much juice. My Windows machine typically handles mIRC, Yahoo Messenger, 3D Studio Max, 3 or 4 IE instances, etc."
3 or (gasp!) 4!!!! instances of IE?!?!?!?
Dude, you are XTREEEEEEEEEEME!
graspee
I won't be going to the extended editions in the cinema.
graspee
"And guess what - when you get a bunch of people together you have to be able to satisfy as many of them at the same time as you can."
You are so the sort of person I'm inviting to my next orgy...
graspee
"Funny, insightful, yeah what the diff. "
The diff is that you don't get karma for being funny.
graspee