A loser blogging from "Wahoo's Fish Tacos" who contents "They're Gonna Have to Eventually," and decides put it to a vote: "all those in favor of an open source direction for the iPhone, leave a comment that starts with "+1." All those who think the iPhone should stay buttoned up, leave a comment starting with "-1."
This will be at least as effective as an online petition!
This is what I tell people when they say "They can't possibly be making money off Linux!"
I say it was created to save money. I tell them about how UNIX used to be (mostly) the realm of incredibly expensive workstations made by premier companies like SGI, DEC, HP, etc. You couldn't get UNIX without forking over tens of thousands of dollars, but lots of universities and businesses wanted it.
So then came Linus the broke college student, who adapted a "UNIXalike"-Linux, that could run on cheap Intel boxes. He filled a need in the market-not by making money, but by saving it...
'The sloppy fat geek computer genius semi-buried in a pile of pizza boxes and cola cans is a mythical creature, best buried deep, never to be seen again.'
Uh...guys? I'm right here! Under the pizza boxes! I was trying to nibble some of the last bits of cheese off the boxes, and I slipped. Guys? Where are you going? (Lights click off.) Guys? This isn't funny!
"Addictive personality" is not a valid medical diagnosis. Check the literature-it doesn't exist. Poor impulse control is a symptom of many psychological disorders.
Now I'm not positive about marajuana, but as for Coke, Heroine and Meth; a single use is usually all it takes to become an addict.
That's not true for any drug. You are citing drug war propaganda. Think of what would happen if I unknowingly slipped you some heroin. You'd feel utterly relaxed, a bit loopy, but you wouldn't know what was happening. You might take a nap or seek medical treatment. You wouldn't even know you'd taken it, let alone know that you're "addicted." That's why doctors generally don't tell their patients when they're given opiates for treatment in the hospital. The withdrawal-if there is any-is no worse than a case of the flu. (Some drugs have much worse-even fatal-withdrawal; alcohol and benzos are among the worst).
Many people who are addicted to cocaine or opiates are high-functioning members of society (especially doctors).
Also, police are not a good source for knowledge about drug use. They only see people that have hit rock bottom. Their viewpoint will be biased because of that fact.
An old friend of mine used to work at a newspaper, and he would receive a bunch of email from a crazy woman who was convinced she could influence George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin through her TV. She also wrote about how local leaders were all part of a conspiracy.
In addition to being crazy, she was also rock stupid. Putin took a trip to Georgia (long before the war of this year) and she was wondering what he was doing down South.
Those were pretty good laughs. She also expected him to get her letters about local conspiracies published, which would have been tough to do seeing as he was the web programmer, not the editor in chief.
Hell, you can't even choose your input device for games on a console. You are stuck with whatever they configure the game for! Try using a keyboard for GTA, or for old nintendo games on the wii.
OK, not only are you wrong about consoles not being able to use different controllers, but your argument against console controllers seems to be that GTA or old Nintendo games play better on a keyboard? Do you huff a lot of paint thinner or something? Console game developers actually design around the controller, and play control is far superior to a keyboard/mouse combo (except for FPS and RTS).
Hell, even cars are less locked down than consoles.
I was waiting for a horribly obtuse car analogy, but this one just kinda sputtered out. Did you run out of brain cells? Actually, it sounds like you didn't have many to begin with.
That's how locked down it is. They don't need starforce, in purchasing one you signed up for a physical ball and chain DRM that is stronger and worse than starforce.
Worse than Starforce? When my PS3 gets screwed up by a firmware update (which it doesn't because I'm smart enough to wait before updating), I don't lose access to my financial data, my kid's photos, or my MP3s. Stuff like Starforce, combined with alpha quality game programming, alpha quality OSs, and alpha quality video drivers make PC gaming a ticking time bomb, especially on Windows. And it's only getting worse. Which is why you should either get a dedicated gaming rig or a console...and for me, a console is an easy choice.
I totally agree. Their rationale for dropping the niche stations like Punk/Fungus and Backspin/the Rhyme is that they got low ratings. They are losing their uniqueness. Do we really need 2 hair metal channels?
NOW look at Sirius/XM: they have those SAME costs over dozens and dozens of channels, and they're going to be profitable at $10-20 a month???
I'm pretty sure they only have one fee for all the channels. Explain to me how you think they'll be profitable by playing only the exact same music you find on FM radio (and yes they do have plenty of stations that mimic traditional FM format). They need more than that to widen their appeal. And they have plenty of it.
You're right about the cost of the satellite though.
Rock Band does a better job of only putting in actual notes that are in the song.
Although sometimes they will work in complex "chord changes" on expert that effectively make the song more difficult to play than on real guitar.
Anyway, the point of Rock Band/Guitar Hero isn't to become a musician. The fun is in simulating the life of a Rock Star, with pretend instruments, pretend outfits, etc.
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Just like plenty of other businesses that wax and wane with technologies, the days of the recording industry are over.
You know what else waxed with technology? An automatic shoe-buffer!
That's what I'm getting you for Christmas!
Or 9, if you hate Madden!
A loser blogging from "Wahoo's Fish Tacos" who contents "They're Gonna Have to Eventually," and decides put it to a vote: "all those in favor of an open source direction for the iPhone, leave a comment that starts with "+1." All those who think the iPhone should stay buttoned up, leave a comment starting with "-1."
This will be at least as effective as an online petition!
Without open source, Apple will find itself in the same position as today's Microsoft in seven years.
The largest software producer on the planet? Perish the thought! That would be TERRIBLE!
Anyway, I don't like the iPhone either but let's face it, some people are zebras and others would just as soon kill you as open a pack of gum.
This is what I tell people when they say "They can't possibly be making money off Linux!"
I say it was created to save money. I tell them about how UNIX used to be (mostly) the realm of incredibly expensive workstations made by premier companies like SGI, DEC, HP, etc. You couldn't get UNIX without forking over tens of thousands of dollars, but lots of universities and businesses wanted it.
So then came Linus the broke college student, who adapted a "UNIXalike"-Linux, that could run on cheap Intel boxes. He filled a need in the market-not by making money, but by saving it...
'The sloppy fat geek computer genius semi-buried in a pile of pizza boxes and cola cans is a mythical creature, best buried deep, never to be seen again.'
Uh...guys? I'm right here! Under the pizza boxes! I was trying to nibble some of the last bits of cheese off the boxes, and I slipped. Guys? Where are you going? (Lights click off.) Guys? This isn't funny!
This might be the first instance where I buy the DLC and not the game.
The game is only about 8 hours long...definitely not worth the $60. But the extra stuff might be fun to mess with.
"As someone with an addictive personality..."
"Addictive personality" is not a valid medical diagnosis. Check the literature-it doesn't exist. Poor impulse control is a symptom of many psychological disorders.
Now I'm not positive about marajuana, but as for Coke, Heroine and Meth; a single use is usually all it takes to become an addict.
That's not true for any drug. You are citing drug war propaganda. Think of what would happen if I unknowingly slipped you some heroin. You'd feel utterly relaxed, a bit loopy, but you wouldn't know what was happening. You might take a nap or seek medical treatment. You wouldn't even know you'd taken it, let alone know that you're "addicted." That's why doctors generally don't tell their patients when they're given opiates for treatment in the hospital. The withdrawal-if there is any-is no worse than a case of the flu. (Some drugs have much worse-even fatal-withdrawal; alcohol and benzos are among the worst).
Many people who are addicted to cocaine or opiates are high-functioning members of society (especially doctors).
Also, police are not a good source for knowledge about drug use. They only see people that have hit rock bottom. Their viewpoint will be biased because of that fact.
An old friend of mine used to work at a newspaper, and he would receive a bunch of email from a crazy woman who was convinced she could influence George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin through her TV. She also wrote about how local leaders were all part of a conspiracy.
In addition to being crazy, she was also rock stupid. Putin took a trip to Georgia (long before the war of this year) and she was wondering what he was doing down South.
Those were pretty good laughs. She also expected him to get her letters about local conspiracies published, which would have been tough to do seeing as he was the web programmer, not the editor in chief.
From TFS: "representing a lady targeted by the RIAA"
Are you sure it was a lady? We are talking about the Internet, after all...
Hell, you can't even choose your input device for games on a console. You are stuck with whatever they configure the game for! Try using a keyboard for GTA, or for old nintendo games on the wii.
OK, not only are you wrong about consoles not being able to use different controllers, but your argument against console controllers seems to be that GTA or old Nintendo games play better on a keyboard? Do you huff a lot of paint thinner or something? Console game developers actually design around the controller, and play control is far superior to a keyboard/mouse combo (except for FPS and RTS).
Hell, even cars are less locked down than consoles.
I was waiting for a horribly obtuse car analogy, but this one just kinda sputtered out. Did you run out of brain cells? Actually, it sounds like you didn't have many to begin with.
That's how locked down it is. They don't need starforce, in purchasing one you signed up for a physical ball and chain DRM that is stronger and worse than starforce.
Worse than Starforce? When my PS3 gets screwed up by a firmware update (which it doesn't because I'm smart enough to wait before updating), I don't lose access to my financial data, my kid's photos, or my MP3s. Stuff like Starforce, combined with alpha quality game programming, alpha quality OSs, and alpha quality video drivers make PC gaming a ticking time bomb, especially on Windows. And it's only getting worse. Which is why you should either get a dedicated gaming rig or a console...and for me, a console is an easy choice.
Spanish people are white, maybe you meant Latino?
Also, in my experience, the average Spanish person is a lot more racist than the average American. Same goes for most Europeans.
I totally agree. Their rationale for dropping the niche stations like Punk/Fungus and Backspin/the Rhyme is that they got low ratings. They are losing their uniqueness. Do we really need 2 hair metal channels?
NOW look at Sirius/XM: they have those SAME costs over dozens and dozens of channels, and they're going to be profitable at $10-20 a month???
I'm pretty sure they only have one fee for all the channels. Explain to me how you think they'll be profitable by playing only the exact same music you find on FM radio (and yes they do have plenty of stations that mimic traditional FM format). They need more than that to widen their appeal. And they have plenty of it.
You're right about the cost of the satellite though.
Since the merger, they cut a bunch of stations and audio quality is much better.
Personally, I preferred having more stations, but the quality is better now. Sounds about the same as a strong FM signal now.
Goddamnit, someone stole this line for the FARK submission.
Then, I guess it was pretty obvious, so I'm withdrawing my patent claims.
This is really just the same thing as using a puppet, except more expensive.
Of course, people say the same thing about Keanu Reeves...
Are you troubled by DNS cache poisoning...well don't worry!
I wrote a song about it!
Your domain will be safe,
You'll be well on your way
With DNS-SEC security!
Signing is a breeze,
Bring hackers to their knees
With DNS-SEC security!
I know you're grown attached to old
Ways of doing things
But when you update BIND
Your heart will race to sing!
DNS-SEC implementation
Put the spammers on permanent vacation
DNS-SEC implementation
I hear it's got great documentation!
Bind me, baby!
(GUITAR SOLO)
Rock Band does a better job of only putting in actual notes that are in the song.
Although sometimes they will work in complex "chord changes" on expert that effectively make the song more difficult to play than on real guitar.
Anyway, the point of Rock Band/Guitar Hero isn't to become a musician. The fun is in simulating the life of a Rock Star, with pretend instruments, pretend outfits, etc.
No, you could get a new Macbook with Firewire. Only the cheapest model doesn't have it.
Also, why not keep your old Powerbook? Hell, if you want a 1.25 G4 12 inch, I'm selling one!
I was unimpressed with the new version of iTunes, too. Turning off links to the Music Store no longer works either, unless you use this hack.
Hey, I know you're down in the dumps, but don't worry! I wrote a song for you!
Don't give up your life
Just 'cause assholes have nice clothes
You will find a wife
Who appreciates all your fat rolls!
You never saved and quit/ when you failed that mission in GTA 4!
And love is just like it/ It's the ultimate achievement for you to score!
So put on your silken shirt and hit the bar!
You're gonna get girls...I know you are!
You're gonna get laid...I know you are!
(GUITAR SOLO)
Evil villains, bookmark this article! Your dream of a secret moonbase is about to come true!
Let's see...incorrect information about Mac OS X and POSIX compliance? Check.
Horrible car analogy(complete with Halliburton as an oil company? WTF)? Check.
+1 Interesting? Hell yeah!
Way to go mods. Pass me the crack pipe and I'll make you look like amateurs.