- 100 points for anything involving cold fusion, tabletop fusion, super fusion, or fusing my dog to my cat with superglue to create "anti-matter."
Warning: Do not fuse your dog to anything. If you do decide to fuse a cat, use a strong superglue or firm adhesive to ensure they don't escape and claw your head off. Because it doesn't take Einstein to tell you, Cats = Evil^2.
Tron: The musical. Now, if someone could do that, I think I might pay to see it.
Disney should just start pumping out pornographic cartoons, with the way they cater to the lowest common denominator. Other possible titles: - The Little Spermaid, starring Ariola. Ursula's back, and it's all about tentacle pr0n. - Snow, White Girl, and Seven Dwarves. "Coke will make you do crazy things." - Mulan Rouge. 'Nuff said. - The Jungle Book II: Caged and in Heat. - Beauty and the Beast. Does this title really need to change?
Not to mention that the tech workforce there is subsidized by the Canadian government (which is also why a lot of film companies do their filming there). There has been a large movement of late to specifically move phone technical support workers there; after all, it's cheaper to hire/train/pay and there's no geographical problem with telephone switching, which is virtually instantaneous.
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Driver support. Had virtually no video or sound support, so everything was in grey and mute. I loved the interface, and it booted up as quick as can be, but there's only so much you want to do with no driver support. Why make an application when no one else has a machine it'll run nicely on?
The last people on earth who would have any idea about being social are comic book geeks. In fact, comic book geeks rank above Star Trek geeks on the social scale.
These scientists have way too much time on their hands - when they're not using them to masterbate to Wonder Woman.
Tenths of a penny. Still, not a lot considering the artists' own creative talent in most cases (*cough* N'Sync) goes into it. Artists' creations should be like books, where record companies are given the rights to publish/produce the work, but don't have possession of an artists' soul, like it does today.
>I also have a great fear about AOTC: the >trailers clearly are geared towards the "WB >crowd."
I can see it now:
"From the makers of Smallville comes a tale of longing and obsession. For the teens at Tattooine High, nothing will ever be the same again. For a young Jedi, this will be the beginning...for a young princess, this could spell the end..."
"I hate you, Anakin!"
"Why, God, Why!!!"
[insert Jawa noises]
"Was that you?"
Indiana Jones braves his way to the medicine cabinet to find out it has been booby trapped by his arch enemy, Old Age. His fingers no longer work since he started taking Niproxin for his back, Theomyacin for his stomach and Viagra for his...well, erm...Indiana's Jones is still working.
Still, can he open the medicine cabinet in time before the Mayan poison dart arrows (hemorrhoids)shoot out from the toilet?
This movie needs Danny Glover as a sidekick, saying "I'm getting too old for this shit." about every other minute to remind the audience that if you're going to make another Indiana Jones movie, make it a Young Indiana Jones flick. This and Terminator 3 ("For a robot, you've aged considerably. Is that a bald spot?")are two projects I would prefer to see kept shelved.
I play chess, and I'm good at it, but I'm not a paranoid thrillseeker. I'll grant that chess does give me a feeling of being in a war of wits, and I enjoy seeing my opponent squirm when they fall into one of my traps, but it's not on a par of thrillingness with things like skiing, where you can get yourself hurt.
No, it isn't physically comparable but I can tell you that what the article states about the mental state of a chess player is probably pretty true. I used to play chess a lot, and when you beat a guy in tournament play, sometimes the euphoria you experience and anxiety in a game is comparable to those types of activities. I remember one particular game I had when I was down like half my men and tricked a guy into checkmate. One of the best experiences I've ever had, he was so caught up in his brilliance he failed to see my foil. It was such a thrill to put that last piece down and watch him grimace.
Chess is very simply a war. Think about that for a moment, and you can see why the testosterone levels skyrocket in a game. It's like Patton vs. Rommel (or Patton vs. Monty for that matter).
Paranoia I don't know about, but I can tell you that everyone you play against is all out to get you from the start.:)
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AGP, PCI, IDE, SCSI, ISA, USB1.1, and the all new 2002 USB 2.0, 0 to 480Mb/sec in.0000002 seconds.
You can put flames on the side of your case and pretend your computer is a hot rod.
This is perhaps the dumbest flame war I've yet seen on discussion. This is one of the reasons Windows is leading Linux by FAR in the OS wars - if you even want to call it a war.
The answer is very simple. Of course allow this autoconf. Autoconf's are great, people should be able to run a program that makes life easier.
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If you're building a Distro of Linux for end users like your fictional Aunt, don't include the feature. Just don't include it. There isn't enough of a performance increase that you'll see from a kernel optimization in almost every case. Truly if Linux wants to make it onto the mainstream, they are for all intensive purposes going to have to dumb it down a bit. People who just want a simple environment to write their reports, file their taxes, surf the web, and email friends are not going to give a crap about optimizing their kernel. That is best left to hackers. Why not create a distro that speaks to the masses? So don't put it on your 'enduser' distros. That's why distros exist, isn't it?
Now let's face it, the majority of people who use Linux are using it in server environments. If I'm a sysadmin and I want to setup this new distro of Linux quickly and easily without having to search through lines of what ends up looking like a bunch of code, I'd easily take autoconf. I don't see what the argument is about, really. What it comes down to is, there's a bunch of little Linux brats (no better than 5cr1p7 k1dd13z if you ask me) who are trying to protect their little clique of windows-bashers and Linux advocates (who probably don't use Linux anyway), who would rather dismiss the general public as idiots than work with something innovative and smart that makes life easier. These are Syds of the world who insist that the world was better when people did their programs using punch cards.
I don't think the earth has a perfect orbit with the moon, so I would assume that the distance is not entirely constant. Am I wrong? Can anyone shed some "light" on the subject?
This is just another pathetic attempt for MTV to control everything that people see and hear, so they can jump their advertising sales.
Yes and let's not forget that MTV is owned by that big corporation Viacom, a major content provider.
To me, this whole thing reeks of trying to ween people off onto some digital disc (with moving parts, I might add) so they can continue to control content through some sort of copy protection scheme. It sort of surprises me, though, that this dataplay device plays mp3s; then again, Viacom doesn't yet own any major record labels I know of at this time (although they certainly do business with those companies). Of course it also plays QDX, so maybe this is a way for them to inch a new format onto the market and eventually control obsolesence hat way. Or maybe I'm paranoid;)
He's right, it probably is. Check out this. Half the stuff on this page is very poorly worded or broken english and there's a link to a bogus pdf on the bottom that says 'Catalog.'
My father actually works in the District court in Michigan, and what they are proposing isn't much different than what they currently have. While it's not cybercourt, a good deal of his court cases (particularly criminal cases) already use video sentencing for incarcerated prisoners to keep the cost of having to move prisoners around, etc., and depending on his scheduling he will usually have weekly periods in which he does nothing but video sentencing.
I don't suppose teleconferencing even criminal trials would be too far off, but even if it is I am sure there will be a provision that will allow the defendants (particularly in large, capital cases or jury trials) to appear in court rather than be sentenced by some 1.50/hr sweatshop judge from Taiwan when the government starts outsourcing judges from other countries to further keep costs down. Just remember you heard it here first.;)
As has been said numerous times, Intel got hurt by failing to go with the DDR standard, the benchmark still proves the Duron to be a bit better but considering they are running at the exact same clock speed, you would almost expect the Duron to outperform. Then again, Intel is doing little more than taking PIII cores and calling them Celerons. Smart move to cut manufacturing and R&D costs, but it kind of reminds me of this old cartoon.
Personally, I prefer AMD to Intel. Their K2 and Athlons have helped stave off a monopoly and they drive costs low. Works for me.
Actually, if you read Tolkien's forward to the second edition of his work, he specifically states that he did not intend allegory in the writing.
Quote: "As for the inner meaning or 'message,' it has in the intention of the author none. It is neither allegorical nor topical."
Take this for what it's worth, that he didn't intend it. However, his biographical information reveals a lot about the characters he wrote and how life affected his books. So in a way you are right, but he's not 'preaching to the choir.'
Arguably, though, you can see a lot of ways in which his life influenced the book. World War I was very trying for Tolkien, and indeed, most of Britain. He lost all but I think one friend in the war, and you can see how the relationship between Frodo and Sam is not 'gay' as many have suggested in movie reviews and such, but merely the type of love that exists between men fighting on the same side, ie. his experiences in the war. Again, this is my own interpretation.
As far as Catholic influences go, I think it wasn't wholly his Catholic livelihood that affected the writing, as much of what he writes is based off of pagan tales and such. His influence on Western Civilization can be attributed not only to these influences which still exist today (Easter Bunny, Santa Claus) but also the fact that he was a westerner.
I have to agree, this article really doesn't say much more than that their support is lousy. Now that sounds awful, to believe that 12 people had bad experiences with CS, but before you begin your M$ bashing, just remember that 1) the XBox hasn't been around that long and 2) M$ is just getting started with gaming consoles. Most forays into new territories have their bumps along the way. I'm not a big M$ fan, but bad CS at this stage is normal. When Verizon went through all that consolidation a year or so ago, their support was horrible. I had a two and a half hour wait to kill my phone for a move. But lately, I can usually get someone on the line in about 3 minutes.
It could be the case management software they are using is new or the people are untrained in its use. Hell, support started what, three months ago tops, who knows? Launches are never flawless.
It happens. Any decent company will make big strides to straighten themselves out with the press though, now that CNN has made such a big deal out of it. Frankly though, I think that posting this story carries an air of FUD to it.
Slashdot tries to demonize M$ as much as possible, and most of the time with good reason. But bad customer support? Please. I work in the customer support field, and nothing can be worse than having to tell a person that some AOL lackey is lying to them about them having a modem virus.
What would really be cool to do with a game is allow players to interact with each other, to have two players in the same area be called upon to meet at a designated location to share their information.
Now that would be groundbreaking, but it would be a little scary. Still, you could have the option of receiving your info through emails; this would just make it more immersive.
Is Michael Robertson truly e-mailing bill gates and Ccing Steve Ballmer? It looks like a fricking joke, wouldn't you not e-mail the person suing you and instead deal with the issue in court?
Also, Lindows screenshots look surprisingly good, apparently it runs IE and MS Word, something no Linux GUI has yet been able to do to my knowledge (Lotus Notes runs on linux), this looks like a big-time scam if you ask me. I think either Mr. Robertson has lost his mind or their marketing department is pulling a 'Daikatana.'
The schemes were invented by IFPI, the International Federation of the
Phonographic Industry, the international version of the RIAA.
Its chair, Hilkari Rosenski, was quoted as saying "We ownz j00, Ukraine!"
Which reminds me, where's a good Yo Momma, Osama game for Hillary Rosen when you really need one? You can throw burnt CD-Rs at her while she tries to stamp your forehead with a fiery DCMA brand.
Doesn't seem very wise to post anything beginning with
A) Our upstart company just acquired its first 128K ISDN line with a K6-2 running at 450mhz! My sister knows MySQL and she's our CEO/CIO/graphic artist! Post our story on slashdot! We swear our site can take the load!
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B) Anything posted by someone named (Larry) Flynnhustler (Magazine).
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Warning: Do not fuse your dog to anything. If you do decide to fuse a cat, use a strong superglue or firm adhesive to ensure they don't escape and claw your head off. Because it doesn't take Einstein to tell you, Cats = Evil^2.
Disney should just start pumping out pornographic cartoons, with the way they cater to the lowest common denominator. Other possible titles:
- The Little Spermaid, starring Ariola. Ursula's back, and it's all about tentacle pr0n.
- Snow, White Girl, and Seven Dwarves. "Coke will make you do crazy things."
- Mulan Rouge. 'Nuff said.
- The Jungle Book II: Caged and in Heat.
- Beauty and the Beast. Does this title really need to change?
Not to mention that the tech workforce there is subsidized by the Canadian government (which is also why a lot of film companies do their filming there). There has been a large movement of late to specifically move phone technical support workers there; after all, it's cheaper to hire/train/pay and there's no geographical problem with telephone switching, which is virtually instantaneous.
Driver support. Had virtually no video or sound support, so everything was in grey and mute. I loved the interface, and it booted up as quick as can be, but there's only so much you want to do with no driver support. Why make an application when no one else has a machine it'll run nicely on?
The last people on earth who would have any idea about being social are comic book geeks. In fact, comic book geeks rank above Star Trek geeks on the social scale.
These scientists have way too much time on their hands - when they're not using them to masterbate to Wonder Woman.
But Mono would probably keep one sick for quite a while...
Tenths of a penny. Still, not a lot considering the artists' own creative talent in most cases (*cough* N'Sync) goes into it. Artists' creations should be like books, where record companies are given the rights to publish/produce the work, but don't have possession of an artists' soul, like it does today.
In Sean Penn's case, he wasn't even acting.
>I also have a great fear about AOTC: the >trailers clearly are geared towards the "WB >crowd."
I can see it now:
"From the makers of Smallville comes a tale of longing and obsession. For the teens at Tattooine High, nothing will ever be the same again. For a young Jedi, this will be the beginning...for a young princess, this could spell the end..."
"I hate you, Anakin!"
"Why, God, Why!!!"
[insert Jawa noises]
"Was that you?"
Temple of Pain Killers.
Indiana Jones braves his way to the medicine cabinet to find out it has been booby trapped by his arch enemy, Old Age. His fingers no longer work since he started taking Niproxin for his back, Theomyacin for his stomach and Viagra for his...well, erm...Indiana's Jones is still working.
Still, can he open the medicine cabinet in time before the Mayan poison dart arrows (hemorrhoids)shoot out from the toilet?
This movie needs Danny Glover as a sidekick, saying "I'm getting too old for this shit." about every other minute to remind the audience that if you're going to make another Indiana Jones movie, make it a Young Indiana Jones flick. This and Terminator 3 ("For a robot, you've aged considerably. Is that a bald spot?")are two projects I would prefer to see kept shelved.
No, it isn't physically comparable but I can tell you that what the article states about the mental state of a chess player is probably pretty true. I used to play chess a lot, and when you beat a guy in tournament play, sometimes the euphoria you experience and anxiety in a game is comparable to those types of activities. I remember one particular game I had when I was down like half my men and tricked a guy into checkmate. One of the best experiences I've ever had, he was so caught up in his brilliance he failed to see my foil. It was such a thrill to put that last piece down and watch him grimace.
:)
Chess is very simply a war. Think about that for a moment, and you can see why the testosterone levels skyrocket in a game. It's like Patton vs. Rommel (or Patton vs. Monty for that matter).
Paranoia I don't know about, but I can tell you that everyone you play against is all out to get you from the start.
AGP, PCI, IDE, SCSI, ISA, USB1.1, and the all new 2002 USB 2.0, 0 to 480Mb/sec in .0000002 seconds.
You can put flames on the side of your case and pretend your computer is a hot rod.
This is perhaps the dumbest flame war I've yet seen on discussion. This is one of the reasons Windows is leading Linux by FAR in the OS wars - if you even want to call it a war.
The answer is very simple. Of course allow this autoconf. Autoconf's are great, people should be able to run a program that makes life easier.
BUT
If you're building a Distro of Linux for end users like your fictional Aunt, don't include the feature. Just don't include it. There isn't enough of a performance increase that you'll see from a kernel optimization in almost every case. Truly if Linux wants to make it onto the mainstream, they are for all intensive purposes going to have to dumb it down a bit. People who just want a simple environment to write their reports, file their taxes, surf the web, and email friends are not going to give a crap about optimizing their kernel. That is best left to hackers. Why not create a distro that speaks to the masses? So don't put it on your 'enduser' distros. That's why distros exist, isn't it?
Now let's face it, the majority of people who use Linux are using it in server environments. If I'm a sysadmin and I want to setup this new distro of Linux quickly and easily without having to search through lines of what ends up looking like a bunch of code, I'd easily take autoconf. I don't see what the argument is about, really. What it comes down to is, there's a bunch of little Linux brats (no better than 5cr1p7 k1dd13z if you ask me) who are trying to protect their little clique of windows-bashers and Linux advocates (who probably don't use Linux anyway), who would rather dismiss the general public as idiots than work with something innovative and smart that makes life easier. These are Syds of the world who insist that the world was better when people did their programs using punch cards.
I don't think the earth has a perfect orbit with the moon, so I would assume that the distance is not entirely constant. Am I wrong? Can anyone shed some "light" on the subject?
Yes and let's not forget that MTV is owned by that big corporation Viacom, a major content provider.
To me, this whole thing reeks of trying to ween people off onto some digital disc (with moving parts, I might add) so they can continue to control content through some sort of copy protection scheme. It sort of surprises me, though, that this dataplay device plays mp3s; then again, Viacom doesn't yet own any major record labels I know of at this time (although they certainly do business with those companies). Of course it also plays QDX, so maybe this is a way for them to inch a new format onto the market and eventually control obsolesence hat way. Or maybe I'm paranoid ;)
Creative idea. Just totally bogus.
I don't suppose teleconferencing even criminal trials would be too far off, but even if it is I am sure there will be a provision that will allow the defendants (particularly in large, capital cases or jury trials) to appear in court rather than be sentenced by some 1.50/hr sweatshop judge from Taiwan when the government starts outsourcing judges from other countries to further keep costs down. Just remember you heard it here first. ;)
As has been said numerous times, Intel got hurt by failing to go with the DDR standard, the benchmark still proves the Duron to be a bit better but considering they are running at the exact same clock speed, you would almost expect the Duron to outperform. Then again, Intel is doing little more than taking PIII cores and calling them Celerons. Smart move to cut manufacturing and R&D costs, but it kind of reminds me of this old cartoon.
Personally, I prefer AMD to Intel. Their K2 and Athlons have helped stave off a monopoly and they drive costs low. Works for me.
Quote: "As for the inner meaning or 'message,' it has in the intention of the author none. It is neither allegorical nor topical."
Take this for what it's worth, that he didn't intend it. However, his biographical information reveals a lot about the characters he wrote and how life affected his books. So in a way you are right, but he's not 'preaching to the choir.'
Arguably, though, you can see a lot of ways in which his life influenced the book. World War I was very trying for Tolkien, and indeed, most of Britain. He lost all but I think one friend in the war, and you can see how the relationship between Frodo and Sam is not 'gay' as many have suggested in movie reviews and such, but merely the type of love that exists between men fighting on the same side, ie. his experiences in the war. Again, this is my own interpretation.
As far as Catholic influences go, I think it wasn't wholly his Catholic livelihood that affected the writing, as much of what he writes is based off of pagan tales and such. His influence on Western Civilization can be attributed not only to these influences which still exist today (Easter Bunny, Santa Claus) but also the fact that he was a westerner.
It could be the case management software they are using is new or the people are untrained in its use. Hell, support started what, three months ago tops, who knows? Launches are never flawless.
It happens. Any decent company will make big strides to straighten themselves out with the press though, now that CNN has made such a big deal out of it. Frankly though, I think that posting this story carries an air of FUD to it.
Slashdot tries to demonize M$ as much as possible, and most of the time with good reason. But bad customer support? Please. I work in the customer support field, and nothing can be worse than having to tell a person that some AOL lackey is lying to them about them having a modem virus.
Now that would be groundbreaking, but it would be a little scary. Still, you could have the option of receiving your info through emails; this would just make it more immersive.
Also, Lindows screenshots look surprisingly good, apparently it runs IE and MS Word, something no Linux GUI has yet been able to do to my knowledge (Lotus Notes runs on linux), this looks like a big-time scam if you ask me. I think either Mr. Robertson has lost his mind or their marketing department is pulling a 'Daikatana.'
*Swoon*
Phonographic Industry, the international version of the RIAA.
Its chair, Hilkari Rosenski, was quoted as saying "We ownz j00, Ukraine!"
Which reminds me, where's a good Yo Momma, Osama game for Hillary Rosen when you really need one? You can throw burnt CD-Rs at her while she tries to stamp your forehead with a fiery DCMA brand.
A) Our upstart company just acquired its first 128K ISDN line with a K6-2 running at 450mhz! My sister knows MySQL and she's our CEO/CIO/graphic artist! Post our story on slashdot! We swear our site can take the load!
or
B) Anything posted by someone named (Larry) Flynnhustler (Magazine).
*cough*