What? Life didn't even get interesting until I was at least 52. The best years of life are in your 50s when you have outlived your overweight enemies and your friends are all people you can give an eyewitness accounts of them burying bodies (and they, you). I pity you, children.
But frankly, life is pretty shitty all over and the only defense:
1) Lie to yourself saying things will get better until you believe it contrary to the evidence. (See first paragraph example.)
2) Be really really freaking thankful Its Not Worse. For example, Thanksgiving is the day I meditate on the amazing powers of my white maleness. (Cue Louis CK clip...)
Those who can't lie to themselves and are too pissed off to be grateful find various ways to induce states of not-thinking-about-it. But even that will fail eventually.
The only reason I'm alive today is, in effect, due to my terrible marksmanship and bad choice of weapons.
"The key thing to remember, always, is what the federal government does: it is basically an insurance company for old people that also has an army." - Krugman
In 1989 I was hired to do tech support for a tiny Mac software firm. My boss would upload the latest versions of our software to a variety of pirate boards.
At that time it was incredibly hard to get shelf space at brick-and-mortar stores if you were small fry. The buzz generated by those lusty pirates helped our sales in a big way.
Niether pad nor smartphone have I. Touchpad seemed like a once in a decade opportunity so I bought two. At the very least I'll have an rooted Android e-book reader.
Dammit. Somebody find the engineers that built Opportunity AND HAVE THEM MAKE AMERICAN CARS.
"I don't care if it looks funny with the solar panels extended. I get a 20 year warranty, 250 miles to the gallon, and it does 100kph going up the ol' Tharsis trail."
Who fucking cares? Some slut with a bunch of emo myspace pictures(check wiki) is offended that Google cancelled her account on their private service.
First then they came for sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a slut with a bunch of emo myspace pictures.
Then then they came for slashdot posters who didn't like sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a slashdot poster who didn't like sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures.
Then then they came for slashdot posters who comment on comments posted by other slashdot posters who didn't like sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures, and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Some of us urban dwellers live in a world with a multi-cultural context. Some of us even embrace it. So it strikes me as funny that only English words are deemed worth of being inappropriate.
Thanks. And you all should know that it has been the readers that kept Rob and I going for as long as we did.
Dupe. Overrated. Flamebait.
Now that I have your attention: love you guys.
Slashdot is one of the very few sites that has a robust discussion system. It kills me that otherwise decent technology news sites have primitive plain jane comment threads that retard the hell out of meaningful discussions.
While no system is perfect, I've been very satisfied with the way/. handles comments, weighting for friends and enemies, thresholds, and meta-moding. You guys did it right.
Also I must say/. has some kind of magic spell over it. Despite being bought and sold the powers that be seem to have left/. alone which is pretty damn unheard of in this age.
I'll never forget the time that CT handed me a ball-gag and said, "your submission powers slashdot!":P
They called us geeks and nerds in school but we had the last laugh,,, after the bankers.
Now, anyone going to submit a "Most Embarrassing Taco Moments" article? I want to make more fun of the bastard before he gets out the door.
"You havin' fun in the big world outside?" the construct asked when Case jacked back in. "Figured that was Wintermute requestin' the pleasure...." "Yeah. You bet. Kuang okay?" "Bang on. Killer virus." "Okay. Got some snags, but we're working on it." "You wanna tell me, maybe?" "Don't have time." "Well, boy, never mind me, I'm just dead anyway." "Fuck off," Case said, and flipped, cutting off the torn-fingernail edge of the Flatline's laughter.
Google's leaving the door open for indigenous lawyers to sue over certain concerns:
Indigenous Lawyer: Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba, what happened to you after the Google boat photographed you?
Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba: Well, I was in the middle of a particularly difficult fertility spell when the boat came by and stole my soul. The spell failed and the sacrifice was rejected by our gods.
Indigenous Lawyer: Can you identify your soul in this courtroom?
Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba: Yes, it's in the third camera from the right.
Jury of peers: Google guilty!
Judge: Google shall render forth Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba's soul, 12 chickens, 2 pigs, and a cow to the plaintiff. Further punitive damage of 4 wives will also be awarded.
Overly-nagged Google Techie in back of courtroom: Take my wife... PLEASE!
Slashdot Mirror
I was going to put every word on the list in a poem, but words #1072 to 1074 are impossible to rhyme.
I stand corrected! Thank you.
Tim Cook is an interesting person, and having him step up made sense.
Levinson??? Now that's strange.
Iger? Jobs respected him. The guy understands content and polish. But he doesn't understand cultivating the cult.
Cultivating...
That describes Apple in one word!
LOL
I can't believe (most of us) are arguing about this like it is physical property,
There is no scarcity here. The Twitter account could be magically duplicated and I bet Twitter would be willing to do it if both parties agreed to it.
If were gonna throw this in the courtroom then won't it be proper for 17,000 followers to have a say in this?
Let's not open that can of worms. Not today at least. I'm tired. ;(
When it comes to sex, friction is your FRIEND.
What? Life didn't even get interesting until I was at least 52. The best years of life are in your 50s when you have outlived your overweight enemies and your friends are all people you can give an eyewitness accounts of them burying bodies (and they, you). I pity you, children.
But frankly, life is pretty shitty all over and the only defense:
1) Lie to yourself saying things will get better until you believe it contrary to the evidence. (See first paragraph example.)
2) Be really really freaking thankful Its Not Worse. For example, Thanksgiving is the day I meditate on the amazing powers of my white maleness. (Cue Louis CK clip...)
Those who can't lie to themselves and are too pissed off to be grateful find various ways to induce states of not-thinking-about-it. But even that will fail eventually.
The only reason I'm alive today is, in effect, due to my terrible marksmanship and bad choice of weapons.
Check out these pix... incredibly impressive (or not?)
Acoustic Location and Sound Mirrors: http://www.aqpl43.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/COMMS/ear/ear.htm
bwahahaha
today we can do it with iPads!
excellent post
"The key thing to remember, always, is what the federal government does: it is basically an insurance company for old people that also has an army." - Krugman
Well, I was a Start Menu Organization Nazi, and it was a pain to keep trimmed down. Screw it. :(
I just watched my garbage being picked up by a giant robotic arm. It was neat!
But that's maybe two low paying jobs per garbage truck my city doesn't have anymore.
Not sure if this is progress after all.
In 1989 I was hired to do tech support for a tiny Mac software firm. My boss would upload the latest versions of our software to a variety of pirate boards.
At that time it was incredibly hard to get shelf space at brick-and-mortar stores if you were small fry. The buzz generated by those lusty pirates helped our sales in a big way.
Thanks, you rascals with 14.4 modems!
Ditto.
Niether pad nor smartphone have I. Touchpad seemed like a once in a decade opportunity so I bought two. At the very least I'll have an rooted Android e-book reader.
Thanks.
So what if iframes were limited to loading content only from the same domain as the parent page?
Would that be a burdensome limitation?
Can someone explain to me some GOOD things you can do with iframes?
I guess it is a silly question... ?
They just seem like a bad idea to me.
Dude! I saw you on Salon. Sure, it's normal for me to sink that low, BUT YOU???
Serial comment systems suck donkeys!
Dammit. Somebody find the engineers that built Opportunity AND HAVE THEM MAKE AMERICAN CARS.
"I don't care if it looks funny with the solar panels extended. I get a 20 year warranty, 250 miles to the gallon, and it does 100kph going up the ol' Tharsis trail."
I'd like to know what Guido thinks of this.
If I do a new PSA budget, will I have to add a line item for M$?
Wow, 20 years of making sure my indents aren't screwed up.
http://www.python.org/doc/humor/#psa-budget
First then they came for sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a slut with a bunch of emo myspace pictures.
Then then they came for slashdot posters who didn't like sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures, and I didn't speak out because I wasn't a slashdot poster who didn't like sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures.
Then then they came for slashdot posters who comment on comments posted by other slashdot posters who didn't like sluts with a bunch of emo myspace pictures, and there was no one left to speak out for me.
Some of us urban dwellers live in a world with a multi-cultural context. Some of us even embrace it. So it strikes me as funny that only English words are deemed worth of being inappropriate.
I should have taught my son to curse in Spanish.
I wish it was only 21 miles from DC.
Dupe. Overrated. Flamebait.
Now that I have your attention: love you guys.
Slashdot is one of the very few sites that has a robust discussion system. It kills me that otherwise decent technology news sites have primitive plain jane comment threads that retard the hell out of meaningful discussions.
While no system is perfect, I've been very satisfied with the way /. handles comments, weighting for friends and enemies, thresholds, and meta-moding. You guys did it right.
Also I must say /. has some kind of magic spell over it. Despite being bought and sold the powers that be seem to have left /. alone which is pretty damn unheard of in this age.
I'll never forget the time that CT handed me a ball-gag and said, "your submission powers slashdot!" :P
They called us geeks and nerds in school but we had the last laugh,,, after the bankers.
Now, anyone going to submit a "Most Embarrassing Taco Moments" article? I want to make more fun of the bastard before he gets out the door.
Yeah! We won this battle but not the war. Sure. I'm still PLEASED AS PUNCH!
Oh yeah, that was the quote I started to look for but I gots sidetracked.
"You havin' fun in the big world outside?" the construct asked when Case jacked back in. "Figured that was Wintermute requestin' the pleasure...."
"Yeah. You bet. Kuang okay?"
"Bang on. Killer virus."
"Okay. Got some snags, but we're working on it."
"You wanna tell me, maybe?"
"Don't have time."
"Well, boy, never mind me, I'm just dead anyway."
"Fuck off," Case said, and flipped, cutting off the torn-fingernail edge of the Flatline's laughter.
Google's leaving the door open for indigenous lawyers to sue over certain concerns:
Indigenous Lawyer: Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba, what happened to you after the Google boat photographed you?
Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba: Well, I was in the middle of a particularly difficult fertility spell when the boat came by and stole my soul. The spell failed and the sacrifice was rejected by our gods.
Indigenous Lawyer: Can you identify your soul in this courtroom?
Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba: Yes, it's in the third camera from the right.
Jury of peers: Google guilty!
Judge: Google shall render forth Witchdoctor N'(click)'toba's soul, 12 chickens, 2 pigs, and a cow to the plaintiff. Further punitive damage of 4 wives will also be awarded.
Overly-nagged Google Techie in back of courtroom: Take my wife... PLEASE!