We were careful. We took our time. And we still damaged the unit.
Ah, but damaging is part of the fun. It's all about taking an electronic device and turning it into something totally unrecognizable that does something totally different. For example, I modded my Xbox to play Commodore 64 games, my digital clock to be a sundial, my microwave to be an anti-salesman irradiation device, and my toaster to be a sexual aid.
(1) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and approve of it. (2) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and disapprove of it. (3) Those that are oblivious to Microsoft's influence and wouldn't care even if someone told them.
Groups 1 and 2 are not going to have very many people switching from one to the other. Group 3 is going to have even fewer people leaving it. So the whole "people might start to understand" bit is, quite simply, B.S. It reflects the submitter's membership in Group 2 more than anything else.
don't hold your breath about seeing the actual 2.6 for a while; there are still many areas that need work.
Actually, I'd much rather he just quickly loaded it with as many features as possible and released it forthwith under the assumption the security would hold together.
Corporate lawsuits often are--although in this case I would say there's a large, genuine streak of pseudo-evil vindictiveness behind the suit as well, just judging from all the public comments SCO has made thus far. They certainly have a bee in their bonnet about something, and god's death, they may even sincerely believe they're right (even if their claims are based on the wind).
Not sure what the standard FBI procedure is on something like this...
Isn't it obvious? They originate the signal from their secret base on the dark side of the moon, route it through ECHELON, then through the chip in your cerebellum, off the relay in the piece of fried chicken you're eating, through your computer just on general principles, then to your cell phone where it summarily cracks the encryption and displays the letters "BB." Then it kills you.
In true foil-hat fashion, I can't help but think that the GIA will only cover a fraction of what our government really does.
If people start using the GIA as a standard for truth, if they say "It's in the GIA, it must be true," then the government will have an incredibly convenient way to encourage the belief in whatever information or misinformation it feels like. This would certainly have more clout than mass media outlets, which obviously have their own credibility issues.
No government tells its citizens everything, and of what it does tell them, it's never the whole truth. What I do hope for from the GIA is at least apparent accountability that, while not touching upon all the madman's deeds that go on in secret subterranean complexes, will at least raise the public consciousness with regard to elected officials and get them (both the public and the officials) to act a little more responsible.
I absorb all information directly through a USB link from my laptop to my head. Pretty nice, except for the typographical migraines. I always have ibuprofen in hand when visiting Slashdot.
"Does the female Terminator have a body better than perfection and move about sexily in tight-to-semi-tight outfits throwing around evil looks which in other circumstances could be interpreted as 'come-hither'?"
To this day is it not known how the ancient Egyptians managed to build the pyramids without being able to read their cell phones from both sides. One theory suggests rotary technology; more audacious mavericks wonder if they perhaps did not have phones at all.
A special investigation by the BBC has revealed that British Airways was used without its knowledge to host a website advertising Russian mail order brides.
As if the BBC would ever admit its nation's premier airline was desperate for some hot Siberian lovin'.
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Will Munich's Linux Desktops Be Running Windows?
Can't we just pretend VMWare doesn't exist and laugh at the headline? Please?
We were careful. We took our time. And we still damaged the unit.
Ah, but damaging is part of the fun. It's all about taking an electronic device and turning it into something totally unrecognizable that does something totally different. For example, I modded my Xbox to play Commodore 64 games, my digital clock to be a sundial, my microwave to be an anti-salesman irradiation device, and my toaster to be a sexual aid.
There are three types of people:
(1) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and approve of it.
(2) Those that recognize Microsoft's influence and disapprove of it.
(3) Those that are oblivious to Microsoft's influence and wouldn't care even if someone told them.
Groups 1 and 2 are not going to have very many people switching from one to the other. Group 3 is going to have even fewer people leaving it. So the whole "people might start to understand" bit is, quite simply, B.S. It reflects the submitter's membership in Group 2 more than anything else.
Finally, though Microsoft is not mentioned,
Oh, but we'll take care of that.
don't hold your breath about seeing the actual 2.6 for a while; there are still many areas that need work.
Actually, I'd much rather he just quickly loaded it with as many features as possible and released it forthwith under the assumption the security would hold together.
What?
Corporate lawsuits often are--although in this case I would say there's a large, genuine streak of pseudo-evil vindictiveness behind the suit as well, just judging from all the public comments SCO has made thus far. They certainly have a bee in their bonnet about something, and god's death, they may even sincerely believe they're right (even if their claims are based on the wind).
Not sure what the standard FBI procedure is on something like this...
Isn't it obvious? They originate the signal from their secret base on the dark side of the moon, route it through ECHELON, then through the chip in your cerebellum, off the relay in the piece of fried chicken you're eating, through your computer just on general principles, then to your cell phone where it summarily cracks the encryption and displays the letters "BB." Then it kills you.
a grassroots movement of antigravity fans
Damn, man, just say geeks.
Those Amazing Antigravity Machines
Joke completed.
Learn how smarter robots can relieve us of the most tedious -- and dangerous -- tasks.
I tell you, if I had a wireless robot, I would never have to use my hand again. Hands. I meant plural. For typing.
Public Confused By Tech Lingo
In other news, the sky is blue, what goes up must come down, and SCO is full of it.
And confirmed the fact to the wife that I'm a geek
;)
Wife, heh. Next you'll be telling us you've had sex with said wife and have kids.
I know security is the first thing that leaps to my mind when I read that name. ;)
Next thing you know, people will be failing to apply patches.
the fact that it has a lot of cables and a processor in it should appeal to the Slashdot public
What do you think we are, nerds or something?
In true foil-hat fashion, I can't help but think that the GIA will only cover a fraction of what our government really does.
If people start using the GIA as a standard for truth, if they say "It's in the GIA, it must be true," then the government will have an incredibly convenient way to encourage the belief in whatever information or misinformation it feels like. This would certainly have more clout than mass media outlets, which obviously have their own credibility issues.
No government tells its citizens everything, and of what it does tell them, it's never the whole truth. What I do hope for from the GIA is at least apparent accountability that, while not touching upon all the madman's deeds that go on in secret subterranean complexes, will at least raise the public consciousness with regard to elected officials and get them (both the public and the officials) to act a little more responsible.
I absorb all information directly through a USB link from my laptop to my head. Pretty nice, except for the typographical migraines. I always have ibuprofen in hand when visiting Slashdot.
"Does the female Terminator have a body better than perfection and move about sexily in tight-to-semi-tight outfits throwing around evil looks which in other circumstances could be interpreted as 'come-hither'?"
Come on, CNN. You're not telling me anything...
Today: The introduction of the travelator eliminates the need for walking.
10 years: Our legs become strange, archaic appendages that surgeons will handily remove for a small fee.
100 years: Our brains float around in little hovering domes.
I want a cobalt blue dome.
Am I the only one who would be embarrassed to use this simply by virtue of its name?
"How are you getting there?"
"Oh, I'm taking the travelator."
"...."
To this day is it not known how the ancient Egyptians managed to build the pyramids without being able to read their cell phones from both sides. One theory suggests rotary technology; more audacious mavericks wonder if they perhaps did not have phones at all.
I don't see a computerized David Warner voice anywhere.
the US makes the best adult oriented animated shows.
I know a throbbing horde of anime fans that would like to disagree with you.
Neon Genesis Evangelion > Family Guy.
dB drag racing
Boy, did I ever read that wrong:
"Aaaaand they're off!! It's DB2 in the lead with Oracle11i gaining on its heels and SQL Server a few furlongs back..."`
A special investigation by the BBC has revealed that British Airways was used without its knowledge to host a website advertising Russian mail order brides.
As if the BBC would ever admit its nation's premier airline was desperate for some hot Siberian lovin'.