Technologically speaking, we are not far off from a point where price tags could also include a QR code that has a geotagged history of all the places the item has been.
EXCELSIOR ENGINEER: Checking all systems, Captain. SULU: Don't tell me that was any meteor shower. VALTANE: Negative, sir. The subspace shockwave originated at bearing three two three, mark seven five. Location. It's Praxis, sir. It's a Klingon moon. SULU: Praxis is their key energy production facility....Send to Klingon High Command. 'This is Excelsior, a Federation starship. We have monitored a large explosion in your sector. Do you require assistance?' RAND: Aye sir. SULU: Mister Valtane, any more data? VALTANE: Yes sir. I have confirmed the location of Praxis, sir, but... SULU: What is it? VALTANE: I cannot confirm the existence of Praxis. SULU: On screen!...Magnify! COMPUTER VOICE: Computer enhancement. SULU: Praxis? VALTANE: What's left of it, sir. RAND: Captain, I'm getting a message from Praxis. SULU: Let's have it. KERLA (on viewscreen): This is Brigadier Kerla, speaking for the High Command. There has been an incident on Praxis. However everything is under control. We have no need for assistance. Obey treaty stipulations and remain outside the Neutral Zone. This transmission ends now. SULU: An incident? RAND: Do we report this, sir? SULU: Are you kidding?
Why are we at this point? Why let ads be HTML+CSS+Javascript in the first place?
Forcing ads to go back to being simple PNG or JPEG images with an HREF link would solve a lot of problems. Non-annoying, static images would probably lower the number of people installing ad blockers too.
Cue the gaming fanboys saying that a Celeron and GT630 are too weak to play games. But that combo still runs most of my games at around 30 to 60 FPS with the proper video settings.
Celeron G1850 Zotac GT630 Zone Edition 4GB DDR3 Can't remember the exact motherboard but it's a micro-ATX. Windows XP because I have a lot of genuine licenses in the form of legit stickers from old brand-name PC cases.
All parts were on sale at around 50-60$ each.
Okay so I cheated a little bit and re-used an old beige mid-tower with a 350W power supply and a 250GB HDD I had lying around, along with a keyboard and wired mouse. But we're nerds right? We all have spart computer parts lying around.
Safari is only on OS X and iOS. And since the day Opera switched to Blink I've stopped counting them as a different choice anymore.
So it's really Chrome or Firefox now.
But Firefox keeps destroying their own browser for stupid reasons, remove or change things that people like and add things that nobody wants or even asked for.
That means there's only Chrome, unless you're a Windows users which means you can choose between Chrome and Edge.
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Do we really want that on sex toys?
I read that as "Facebook, Fluttershy face lawsuits..."
I'm glad she's not being sued. <whisper>Yay!</whisper>
EXCELSIOR ENGINEER: Checking all systems, Captain. ...Send to Klingon High Command. 'This is Excelsior, a Federation starship. We have monitored a large explosion in your sector. Do you require assistance?' ...Magnify!
SULU: Don't tell me that was any meteor shower.
VALTANE: Negative, sir. The subspace shockwave originated at bearing three two three, mark seven five. Location. It's Praxis, sir. It's a Klingon moon.
SULU: Praxis is their key energy production facility.
RAND: Aye sir.
SULU: Mister Valtane, any more data?
VALTANE: Yes sir. I have confirmed the location of Praxis, sir, but...
SULU: What is it?
VALTANE: I cannot confirm the existence of Praxis.
SULU: On screen!
COMPUTER VOICE: Computer enhancement.
SULU: Praxis?
VALTANE: What's left of it, sir.
RAND: Captain, I'm getting a message from Praxis.
SULU: Let's have it.
KERLA (on viewscreen): This is Brigadier Kerla, speaking for the High Command. There has been an incident on Praxis. However everything is under control. We have no need for assistance. Obey treaty stipulations and remain outside the Neutral Zone. This transmission ends now.
SULU: An incident?
RAND: Do we report this, sir?
SULU: Are you kidding?
Maybe buying x11.org would be cheaper.
He did some research about it but he didn't have enough Data.
But that still doesn't explain why Geordi wasn't able to make the TARDIS land on Miranda.
Oh yeah sure, lots of churches have gymnasiums.
But the fix would be equally easy, just block things set a both 0% and 1% opacity!
Oh wait...
Why are we at this point? Why let ads be HTML+CSS+Javascript in the first place?
Forcing ads to go back to being simple PNG or JPEG images with an HREF link would solve a lot of problems. Non-annoying, static images would probably lower the number of people installing ad blockers too.
Why are we getting videos at all? This isn't TV. I come here to read things, not watch them.
No, good citizens will buy a Chevrolet Volt.
Depends on your definition of "modern games". Most of the games coming out right now are either completely buggy or not worth playing.
I play World of Warcraft and Starcraft II regularly. Not exactly the latest games, but not something from two or three decades ago either.
Netflix is available in a lot of countries.
Hulu and Amazon are only available in a handful of countries and their list doesn't even include Canada.
Cue the gaming fanboys saying that a Celeron and GT630 are too weak to play games. But that combo still runs most of my games at around 30 to 60 FPS with the proper video settings.
Celeron G1850
Zotac GT630 Zone Edition
4GB DDR3
Can't remember the exact motherboard but it's a micro-ATX.
Windows XP because I have a lot of genuine licenses in the form of legit stickers from old brand-name PC cases.
All parts were on sale at around 50-60$ each.
Okay so I cheated a little bit and re-used an old beige mid-tower with a 350W power supply and a 250GB HDD I had lying around, along with a keyboard and wired mouse. But we're nerds right? We all have spart computer parts lying around.
They're going to buy SEGA?
I've built my entry-level gaming PC for 250 Canadian dollars.
It's amazing how little power you really need when you don't have a 1080p monitor. :p
Safari is only on OS X and iOS. And since the day Opera switched to Blink I've stopped counting them as a different choice anymore.
So it's really Chrome or Firefox now.
But Firefox keeps destroying their own browser for stupid reasons, remove or change things that people like and add things that nobody wants or even asked for.
That means there's only Chrome, unless you're a Windows users which means you can choose between Chrome and Edge.
So, their unemployment website requires a costly OS to be accessed? Is that supposed to be a joke?
So long, older Internet Explorer versions. Don't let the door kick you on the ass on your way out.
There's still IE11 to deal with, but it doesn't suck as much as the older versions.
No, the indian call centre is for the shipping company. I won't name it but it probably contains the letters SPU.
Dot matrix printers? You mean to tell me you don't even know that some computers can run in text modes?
Aliens?
Signed,
fuzzy hairs guy.
We'll finally be able to go our local planning department to see if there's any planning charts or demolition orders for our solar system.
Or at least, see if there's any small furry creatures living there.
Irresponsible Retarded Scumbags?
What? Don't ask me, I don't live in the U.S.A.