Being a car enthusiast and a "driver", I could not imagine the thrill someone would get from getting behind a Civic Hybrid pumping out a whopping 85hp. Sure I'd have a few extra dollars in my pocket, but I'd dread driving a car with that little oomph.
For the same price as the Civic Hybrid (around $20K, I'd buy an SRT-4 with a 2.4-liter DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder that produces an impressive 215-horsepower and 245 lb. ft. of torque.
I think I saw little Brianna selling CD's out of a briefcase in the East Village this past weekend. I scored a great deal on some Justin Timberlake CD's...
I hope these commercials will address one simple question... Why would I need Linux? Most users (non-techies), probably don't need to learn how to use Linux because Windows provides them with everything they need. Maybe they are targeting large companies, in this campaign, and hopefully they will realize the benefits of using Linux in the business world. For regular users(non-techies), I just don't see the point of using Linux.
Until it becomes easier to use, more compatible with hardware and less nerdy, the majority of computer users will just not use it. Look at MAC's. People are reluctant to use MAC's because in their eyes, its something that they are not used to.
Its great that IBM is marketing Linux, I'd certainly love to see my family and friends use it, but they are totally shut off to the idea. They are comfortable with using Windows because they just dont have the interest in the learning curve Linux presents.
In the late 70's, students were protesting the overthrow of the Shah because he was corrupt, pro-West, etc.
Now, in Iran, the children of the students who were protesting in the 70's, are the same people who are protesting against the corrupt Ayatollah and his cronies. The students as well as the majority middle class is aching for Western reforms. They overthrew the shah because he was corrupt, but only a handful of the government owns the majority of the wealth in the country. Essentially, they have turned into a socialist nation and the people are fed up.
It is only a matter of time they will be a more moderate nation again, sharing with the world the beauty of the nation. The US's persistent feeding of western ideas is only fueling a fire of revolution that the Iranian people (sidenote: being of Persian-Armenian descent, we hate referring to ourselves as Iranians, sounds so 1980...) will take part in.
What does this have to do with the/. post, probably very little... Just wanted to throw in my two cents about Iran.
In New York State, every single car insurance policy is marked up over $200 a year to cover for insurance fraud.
While working at a large auto insurance firm, I had the chance to get revenge on scammers. While working on summer, I ran into a guy from high school, who totally sucked. We conversed for a little, and I mentioned where I was working. He said, "Oh cool, my family has a XXXXXXX policy... my sister, who's 16, got into a real bad accident last year. She had no license as was not even on the policy! We scammed XXXXXX by saying I was driving! Isn't that great???..."
Yeah, real funny.... The next day, with my great powers, I reported this incident to the fraud unit... All I can say is that XXXXXX no longer carries them as customers >=)
From Jakob Nielsen's Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes 2002:
3. Horizontal Scrolling
Users hate scrolling left to right. Vertical scrolling seems to be okay, maybe because it's much more common. Web pages that require horizontal scrolling in standard-sized windows, such as 800x600 pixels, are particularly annoying. For some reason, many websites seem to be optimized for 805-pixel-wide browser windows, even though this resolution is pretty rare and the extra five pixels offer little relative to the annoyance of horizontal scrolling (and the space consumed by the horizontal scrollbar).
So now why do I want this mouse?"
Obviously when looking at pr0n, the pictures are sometimes larger than the browser. This will def come in handy...
Shant's Theory #1
The only reason why broadband exists is to download porn faster.
Well since you are dealing with lawyers, you have to bullshit, because that's the only thing they know.
If you tell them that the flux capacitor on the intranode serial bus is broken, they'll just shake their head and pretend they know more about that subject than you.
Calling balls and strikes have and always will be up to the umpire behind the plate and some other factors such as:
1) The pitcher - A young pitcher or one with ill repute, will not get the same calls as a veteran or a good pitcher. Example, Jae Seo won't get the outside calls that Maddux will get. The umpires will give Maddux the outside corners or call higher pitches a strike...
2) The batter - Barry Bonds crowds the plate. He stands over that thing and leaves the pitcher with half a plate to pitch to him. An inside pitch on Barry will not be a strike. That same pitch on a rookie or someone like Roberto Alomar would be a strike.
3) The catcher - Good catchers have the ability to move their glove into the strike zone to make it appear that a stike has been thrown.
No machine will ever replace the plate umpire because purists will go nuts and it has shown that it is not superior in determining strikes.
In sports such as hockey, football and basketball, I feel replay and computer assisted officiating can be effective, but baseball is a game of inches and without definite markings of having a strike zone, balls and strikes will always be subjective to many factors but mainly the umpire.
I read the first part of the article but stopped after "But first comes the sound: a blast of blues-rock from the four-person band playing in a funky bar-lounge area called "The Animation Pit." "
Now I am thoroughly depressed because the closest thing we have to a blues-rock band is the annoying lady here who plays adult contemporary from her one speaker radio.
I strongly suggest that Microsoft stick to making operat...(um), office pro..., (no thats not it...), web brow...(nope), how about video game...(nah)..., programming platfor...(not it either)...
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If this doenst stop, im going to bash you
This is the reason why new music absolutely sucks.
Troll. Flamebait... i know, i know...
Give me emacs and g++ and I'm good to go.
Being a car enthusiast and a "driver", I could not imagine the thrill someone would get from getting behind a Civic Hybrid pumping out a whopping 85hp. Sure I'd have a few extra dollars in my pocket, but I'd dread driving a car with that little oomph.
For the same price as the Civic Hybrid (around $20K, I'd buy an SRT-4 with a 2.4-liter DOHC 16-valve 4-cylinder that produces an impressive 215-horsepower and 245 lb. ft. of torque.
Awesome!
When I'm in the bath tub, there is no time to read, I'm too busy mastur....
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I think I saw little Brianna selling CD's out of a briefcase in the East Village this past weekend. I scored a great deal on some Justin Timberlake CD's...
Way to go RIAA!
I am very tempted to just pull a switch on my family and install Linux on all the home computers.
I'm sure I can customize it so my parents would have an easier time learning Linux.
Come to think of it, they ask for help with EVERYTHING... so might as well force them to use linux.
I guess you must be perfect.
I hope these commercials will address one simple question... Why would I need Linux? Most users (non-techies), probably don't need to learn how to use Linux because Windows provides them with everything they need. Maybe they are targeting large companies, in this campaign, and hopefully they will realize the benefits of using Linux in the business world. For regular users(non-techies), I just don't see the point of using Linux.
Until it becomes easier to use, more compatible with hardware and less nerdy, the majority of computer users will just not use it. Look at MAC's. People are reluctant to use MAC's because in their eyes, its something that they are not used to.
Its great that IBM is marketing Linux, I'd certainly love to see my family and friends use it, but they are totally shut off to the idea.
They are comfortable with using Windows because they just dont have the interest in the learning curve Linux presents.
read this article in forbes... you might have a very different view...
http://www.forbes.com/global/2003/0721/024.html
in an economic sense, they are socialist.
Some interesting observances about Iran:
/. post, probably very little... Just wanted to throw in my two cents about Iran.
In the late 70's, students were protesting the overthrow of the Shah because he was corrupt, pro-West, etc.
Now, in Iran, the children of the students who were protesting in the 70's, are the same people who are protesting against the corrupt Ayatollah and his cronies. The students as well as the majority middle class is aching for Western reforms. They overthrew the shah because he was corrupt, but only a handful of the government owns the majority of the wealth in the country. Essentially, they have turned into a socialist nation and the people are fed up.
It is only a matter of time they will be a more moderate nation again, sharing with the world the beauty of the nation. The US's persistent feeding of western ideas is only fueling a fire of revolution that the Iranian people (sidenote: being of Persian-Armenian descent, we hate referring to ourselves as Iranians, sounds so 1980...) will take part in.
What does this have to do with the
He'll probably work for the NSA, be placed on probation and make a sh!t load of money...
walking out of the theater yelling "GIGLI SUCED BALLS"???
That would seem to be an effective way of disrupting the carefully planned marketing.
That would be "GIGLI SUCKED BALLS!!!"
walking out of the theater yelling "GIGLI SUCED BALLS"???
That would seem to be an effective way of disrupting the carefully planned marketing.
Im in Long Island...
kicking it modem and laptop style!
for some tomacco
In New York State, every single car insurance policy is marked up over $200 a year to cover for insurance fraud.
... All I can say is that XXXXXX no longer carries them as customers >=)
While working at a large auto insurance firm, I had the chance to get revenge on scammers. While working on summer, I ran into a guy from high school, who totally sucked. We conversed for a little, and I mentioned where I was working. He said, "Oh cool, my family has a XXXXXXX policy... my sister, who's 16, got into a real bad accident last year. She had no license as was not even on the policy! We scammed XXXXXX by saying I was driving! Isn't that great???..."
Yeah, real funny.... The next day, with my great powers, I reported this incident to the fraud unit
From Jakob Nielsen's Top Ten Web-Design Mistakes 2002:
3. Horizontal Scrolling
Users hate scrolling left to right. Vertical scrolling seems to be okay, maybe because it's much more common.
Web pages that require horizontal scrolling in standard-sized windows, such as 800x600 pixels, are particularly annoying. For some reason, many websites seem to be optimized for 805-pixel-wide browser windows, even though this resolution is pretty rare and the extra five pixels offer little relative to the annoyance of horizontal scrolling (and the space consumed by the horizontal scrollbar).
So now why do I want this mouse?"
Obviously when looking at pr0n, the pictures are sometimes larger than the browser. This will def come in handy...
Shant's Theory #1
The only reason why broadband exists is to download porn faster.
Well since you are dealing with lawyers, you have to bullshit, because that's the only thing they know.
If you tell them that the flux capacitor on the intranode serial bus is broken, they'll just shake their head and pretend they know more about that subject than you.
2. Never admit that you don't know something - act like you know everything that has to do with computing.
Interviewers can smell bullshit from a mile away.
I'm happy they are targeting Keith Sweat listeners. He is a menace.
Calling balls and strikes have and always will be up to the umpire behind the plate and some other factors such as:
1) The pitcher - A young pitcher or one with ill repute, will not get the same calls as a veteran or a good pitcher. Example, Jae Seo won't get the outside calls that Maddux will get. The umpires will give Maddux the outside corners or call higher pitches a strike...
2) The batter - Barry Bonds crowds the plate. He stands over that thing and leaves the pitcher with half a plate to pitch to him. An inside pitch on Barry will not be a strike. That same pitch on a rookie or someone like Roberto Alomar would be a strike.
3) The catcher - Good catchers have the ability to move their glove into the strike zone to make it appear that a stike has been thrown.
No machine will ever replace the plate umpire because purists will go nuts and it has shown that it is not superior in determining strikes.
In sports such as hockey, football and basketball, I feel replay and computer assisted officiating can be effective, but baseball is a game of inches and without definite markings of having a strike zone, balls and strikes will always be subjective to many factors but mainly the umpire.
Go Yankees!
I read the first part of the article but stopped after "But first comes the sound: a blast of blues-rock from the four-person band playing in a funky bar-lounge area called "The Animation Pit." "
Now I am thoroughly depressed because the closest thing we have to a blues-rock band is the annoying lady here who plays adult contemporary from her one speaker radio.
I strongly suggest that Microsoft stick to making operat...(um), office pro..., (no thats not it...), web brow...(nope), how about video game...(nah)..., programming platfor...(not it either)...