I think the new interfaces you are looking for are in the exciting (literally) new field of Cyberdildonics. Such wonderful new interfaces as the Robosuck, Vibro Mr. Jack, etc.
Note: do NOT turn a map of your high school filled with your favorite teachers into an Unreal shoot-em-up. You will end up spending your suspension time in mandatory therapy.
Does it include a handy form you can fill out to turn your kids in to the FBI?
And when you turn them in, and the MPAA sues your kids, do they indemnify the parents from the legal fees and penalties? Just send those subversive kids to prison where they belong.
I bet this is a big hit with concerned parents everywhere.
> Why is it when M$ makes a ba-zillion dollars I get an icky feeling in the pit of my stomache, but when Apple has a profit for a quarter I feel happy all day long?
I went for years without running a virus scanner and never got infected because I was protected from direct attacks by a NAT box and I never opened attachments that were of a dangerous type, such as.exe,.scr, etc.
Now I run a virus scanner just to add another layer of protection and so I can open Word and Excel documents that might have macro trojans.
To say that there is no gradation between not opening dangerous file types that can carry a viral payload and unplugging totally from the net is a pretty stupid statement.
WMV files can have trojans embedded in them that activate as soon as you try to watch the video. They abuse a security problem in Microsoft's DRM crap. I have all the security patches, anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc, and a WMV file installed several different trojans on my Windows computer.
> Or, if Chinese couples who want more than one child are allowed by the government to have as many Sim children as they want, this could defuse the issue.
No No No! Having many Sim children would desensitize the user to having multiple children. Multiphiles would engage and expand their fantasies, leading some of them to cross a threshold and act out in real life.
We cannot allow video games to promote multiphilia!
I think it's a lot harder than anyone thinks to make a really good Unix/Linux user environment. I watched various Unix vendors and projects attempt this for over 20 years now, never really succeeding until Apple.
Yeah right... all those people who won't pay for Windows are going to run out and buy an Apple. That makes sense... And I'm sick and tired of my Hyundai dealer gouging me for service... I think I'm going to run out and buy a Mercedes.
It looks like you spent some money on that system. Go get VMWARE and forget about dual booting. With VMWARE you can run both operating systems AT THE SAME TIME in different windows. It's much better than rebooting when you want to switch environments.
Help! I am in a similar situation right now. Standing not 10 feet from me, my soon-to-be-ex girlfriend has both hands gripped around the electrical cord of my classic vertical Qubix arcade cabinet. If she pulls the cord I lose my cherised spot as the high score holding.
To put this in perspective, it took me 4 years to get that score. I've been dating her for 2 years. Nuff said?
Now here's the dilemma: She demands I turn off this computer right now and spend the day with her. I haven't watched the new 'The Corpse Bride' trailer yet, nor have I caught up on Slashdot, Anandtech, or Ars Technica.
> with particulate pollution being brought under control, a global temperature rise of 10 degrees Celsius by 2100 could be on the cards, rendering many parts of the world uninhabitable
So... so... the environmentally concerned scientists are saying... WE NEED MORE POLLUTION?!
> Watch the "random" meme spread to other product categories.
It's already happening. Just today I saw an ad for a new Microwave oven that cooks your food on a random temperature for a random length of time! Surprise! And then there's the clothes washer that picks a random cycle; What will it be today? Color? Whites? Gentle? My favorite is the new service from eTrade that shuffles your stock portfolio. Takes all the effort out of trading!
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Don't worry, Google is also giving out 'Perfect Attendance' awards. Of course they aren't worth millions of dollars, but they look nice.
> I think I shall call my mother and share with her the wonderous news!
Don't shout. Just walk upstairs from the basement and tell her.
Hmmm... or they could feed an entire nation with the corn.
I think the new interfaces you are looking for are in the exciting (literally) new field of Cyberdildonics. Such wonderful new interfaces as the Robosuck, Vibro Mr. Jack, etc.
> using the Unreal engines
Note: do NOT turn a map of your high school filled with your favorite teachers into an Unreal shoot-em-up. You will end up spending your suspension time in mandatory therapy.
Does it include a handy form you can fill out to turn your kids in to the FBI?
And when you turn them in, and the MPAA sues your kids, do they indemnify the parents from the legal fees and penalties? Just send those subversive kids to prison where they belong.
I bet this is a big hit with concerned parents everywhere.
> there are cute girls and middle-aged women using notebooks running Windows
What do the ugly girls use?
> Why is it when M$ makes a ba-zillion dollars I get an icky feeling in the pit of my stomache, but when Apple has a profit for a quarter I feel happy all day long?
Because we told you what to feel.
-Slashdot
Wow, what an angry useless post.
.exe, .scr, etc.
I went for years without running a virus scanner and never got infected because I was protected from direct attacks by a NAT box and I never opened attachments that were of a dangerous type, such as
Now I run a virus scanner just to add another layer of protection and so I can open Word and Excel documents that might have macro trojans.
To say that there is no gradation between not opening dangerous file types that can carry a viral payload and unplugging totally from the net is a pretty stupid statement.
Have fun.
> As was covered is previous /. articles: go to options->privacy and uncheck "Acquire licenses automatically".
Amazingly, I had already done this. It was ignored.
WMV files can have trojans embedded in them that activate as soon as you try to watch the video. They abuse a security problem in Microsoft's DRM crap. I have all the security patches, anti-virus, anti-spyware, etc, and a WMV file installed several different trojans on my Windows computer.
I will not open WMV files any more.
> Or, if Chinese couples who want more than one child are allowed by the government to have as many Sim children as they want, this could defuse the issue.
No No No! Having many Sim children would desensitize the user to having multiple children. Multiphiles would engage and expand their fantasies, leading some of them to cross a threshold and act out in real life.
We cannot allow video games to promote multiphilia!
I think it's a lot harder than anyone thinks to make a really good Unix/Linux user environment. I watched various Unix vendors and projects attempt this for over 20 years now, never really succeeding until Apple.
Yeah right... all those people who won't pay for Windows are going to run out and buy an Apple.
That makes sense...
And I'm sick and tired of my Hyundai dealer gouging me for service... I think I'm going to run out and buy a Mercedes.
It looks like you spent some money on that system. Go get VMWARE and forget about dual booting. With VMWARE you can run both operating systems AT THE SAME TIME in different windows. It's much better than rebooting when you want to switch environments.
Help! I am in a similar situation right now. Standing not 10 feet from me, my soon-to-be-ex girlfriend has both hands gripped around the electrical cord of my classic vertical Qubix arcade cabinet. If she pulls the cord I lose my cherised spot as the high score holding.
To put this in perspective, it took me 4 years to get that score. I've been dating her for 2 years. Nuff said?
Now here's the dilemma: She demands I turn off this computer right now and spend the day with her. I haven't watched the new 'The Corpse Bride' trailer yet, nor have I caught up on Slashdot, Anandtech, or Ars Technica.
What do I do?
> It's a reference to a movie he was in: "The Saint".
Funny. I thought it was a reference to 'Real Genius'.
> Mastadon hunting parties probably stopped to bathe in the brook and wrestle each other under water
I, for one, welcome our new homo-erotic Elephant killing cavemen overlords.
"Oh boy..."
That web site is an abomination! It should be banned! Hydrogen Monoxide has killed over 100,000 people THIS YEAR ALONE.
It should be banned, plain and simple. It is too dangerous in the hands of untrained laypeople.
> with particulate pollution being brought under control, a global temperature rise of 10 degrees Celsius by 2100 could be on the cards, rendering many parts of the world uninhabitable
So... so... the environmentally concerned scientists are saying...
WE NEED MORE POLLUTION?!
My head hurts.
>> a digital beauty pageant featuring the hottest 2D and 3D women on the planet"
> Thats just sad...
Yeah, how stupid just featuring video game women, overlooking such hotties as the Little Mermaid and Jane Jetson.
> Hollywood celebrities.' Demi Moore and Paris Hilton are involved
*sigh* aren't they ALWAYS... ?
> Windows ... folded ... only sluggishness
> Mac OS X
> Server load is a complex thing, of course -- more complicated than what OS is on the servers.
But hey, here on Slashdot we'll take any excuse to bash Microsoft and applaud Apple!
> Watch the "random" meme spread to other product categories.
It's already happening.
Just today I saw an ad for a new Microwave oven that cooks your food on a random temperature for a random length of time! Surprise!
And then there's the clothes washer that picks a random cycle; What will it be today? Color? Whites? Gentle?
My favorite is the new service from eTrade that shuffles your stock portfolio. Takes all the effort out of trading!