Really. Next time they won't just whoop our asses and burn the White House, they'll teach Al Gore how to become a comedian and George W. Bush what it means to serve in real combat.
Canadians - the true, the proud, the really nice guys to invite to your next party...
Will in Seattle ok, so I'm a dual citizen and a spy\\\former member of the Canadian Armed Forces
I'd love to help with the research, but I'm kind of distracted at the time that I could help with observing such reactions. Maybe if I got a WebCam... NOT!
Well, we'd certainly find out who was sneaking into R movies while underage, wouldn't we?
Of course, techie boyfriends would be a plus, since they'd learn how to disconnect the device, while dumb jocks would be the ones getting arrested. Provided the techies could get beyond exactly _what_ they were working on.
Face it, if you haven't already watched a pirate copy of the movie, followed all the trailers, and bought the books from Amazon.com, you are really living in the boonies.
Don't you just love this new digital age? We elect Presidents early (including Shrub, the war wimp), work on version 2.0 before you even get version 1.0, and generally are bored with something (last century's fad) by the time you get excited by it.
So, just steal\\\\\make a million dollars and move to the US.
Or stop complaining when you go to a US-based web site that talks about something that's been out for two months.
Will in Seattle who turned down the press screening cause I like the big screen at the Cinerama...
As we were explaining last night at a French gathering in Seattle to someone who "moved to Seattle" but lives in Bellevue (on the other side of the lake where Microsoft has its HQ in Redmond (and offices all over that side)), Redmond and Bellevue are NOT Seattle. Adobe (in Seattle/Fremont) is 40 miles away from Microsoft (in Redmond).
All the best firms are in Seattle - all the worst are on the other side of the lake.
90% of it goes out the back of the screen. Just aim the back at your boss' cube. Nothing you can do about the cell phone, except buy Nokia, where they actually test for radiation (Finland/Sweden/etc).
Seriously, are you saying that, if I have a 1440 DSL line that can crank out T1 speeds, that my two Linux servers (dual-CPU Pentium boxes, one is 350MHz chips with 128MB RAM and dual 9GB HD, the other is 400MHz chips with 128MB RAM and dual 9GB HD) can't possibly be stressed out due to bandwidth maximums?
Cool!
Will in Seattle who doesn't need NT/IIS I guess...
Seriously, patents are granted "to promote knowledge and invention for the public good" (or words to that effect, in the US Constitution).
So, just revoke all patents as they apply to any document formats and force Microsoft to publish the full and complete specs on the Net.
And, while we're at it, force them to publish all details of all contracts with software companies in terms of price, placement, and competition restrictions. In full.
Slashdot Mirror
Right?
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Don't worry, if she has your jeans, she'll hack it so that you think she doesn't control it.
There are times like this that I don't envy my brother, who has twin girls
Will in Seattle
If we spent one percent of what we, as a nation, spend on pornography, we could cure all forms of cancer and terraform Mars.
Will in Seattle
Really. Next time they won't just whoop our asses and burn the White House, they'll teach Al Gore how to become a comedian and George W. Bush what it means to serve in real combat.
...
Canadians - the true, the proud, the really nice guys to invite to your next party
Will in Seattle
ok, so I'm a dual citizen and a spy\\\former member of the Canadian Armed Forces
I'd love to help with the research, but I'm kind of distracted at the time that I could help with observing such reactions. Maybe if I got a WebCam ... NOT!
it must be good.
...
After all, Nicole Kidman thinks she's not that attractive, according to a number of interviews.
sigh
Well, we'd certainly find out who was sneaking into R movies while underage, wouldn't we?
Of course, techie boyfriends would be a plus, since they'd learn how to disconnect the device, while dumb jocks would be the ones getting arrested. Provided the techies could get beyond exactly _what_ they were working on.
Really, that kind of excitement is quite a bit of a lower heart rate.
Besides, you'd have to last at least half an hour for that to occur, and that might be a miracle in and of itself.
;-)
That is very www.boondocks.com if you think about it.
Why not have Jar-Jar learn makeup skills from Queen Amidala and start a TV show? We can call it:
"Amidala and Andy"
no, I'm not laughing.
Will in Seattle
wish I had a light saber that really worked too...
Face it, if you haven't already watched a pirate copy of the movie, followed all the trailers, and bought the books from Amazon.com, you are really living in the boonies.
...
Don't you just love this new digital age? We elect Presidents early (including Shrub, the war wimp), work on version 2.0 before you even get version 1.0, and generally are bored with something (last century's fad) by the time you get excited by it.
So, just steal\\\\\make a million dollars and move to the US.
Or stop complaining when you go to a US-based web site that talks about something that's been out for two months.
Will in Seattle
who turned down the press screening cause I like the big screen at the Cinerama
As we were explaining last night at a French gathering in Seattle to someone who "moved to Seattle" but lives in Bellevue (on the other side of the lake where Microsoft has its HQ in Redmond (and offices all over that side)), Redmond and Bellevue are NOT Seattle. Adobe (in Seattle/Fremont) is 40 miles away from Microsoft (in Redmond).
All the best firms are in Seattle - all the worst are on the other side of the lake.
Will in Seattle (the real thing)
Yes, there's at least one company doing that. Does anyone know if they're any good?
... so ...
Given what's happened in the IT field, I've found Oracle, MSFT (yes, stop snickering), and Novell certifications are quite useful. Also Cisco.
We know it's not that much, but the pointy-headed bosses seem to throw money your way when you get it
Will in Seattle
My guess is they didn't get any allotment and just want to drive the price down, so they can pick it up later at a bargain.
Will in Seattle
who's up for $150K in RHAT, so I'm biased
No, they're either newbies or MSFT plants come to pick our brains and spread FUD.
Will in Seattle
I saw a study which disagreed with that study.
;-)
90% of it goes out the back of the screen. Just aim the back at your boss' cube. Nothing you can do about the cell phone, except buy Nokia, where they actually test for radiation (Finland/Sweden/etc).
Will in Seattle
radiation is for distant squares
Seriously,
if they pull China's trade status, what are we in the Pacific Northwest going to do when MSFT loses to Linux?
Figures you're anti-money.
Will in Seattle
He won't be able to pull the lever without shaking the machine apart.
Guess we're safe for now.
Will in Seattle
Have you checked?
Will in Seattle
Aha! Now we know why Scully ran across that - it was version 0.89 of a nano machine in a test subject.
Will in Seattle
Of course, then not only will the conspiracy theorists be right(wing), but the nanos will die of severe boredom ...
Will in Seattle
Then they'll really get things done!
Will in Seattle
Seriously, are you saying that, if I have a 1440 DSL line that can crank out T1 speeds, that my two Linux servers (dual-CPU Pentium boxes, one is 350MHz chips with 128MB RAM and dual 9GB HD, the other is 400MHz chips with 128MB RAM and dual 9GB HD) can't possibly be stressed out due to bandwidth maximums?
...
Cool!
Will in Seattle
who doesn't need NT/IIS I guess
Seriously, we all knew that. I guess if you're one of the MSFT trolls wandering through /. in search of FUD targets, it might be interesting.
And they might learn something, too.
Will in Seattle
Seriously, patents are granted "to promote knowledge and invention for the public good" (or words to that effect, in the US Constitution).
So, just revoke all patents as they apply to any document formats and force Microsoft to publish the full and complete specs on the Net.
And, while we're at it, force them to publish all details of all contracts with software companies in terms of price, placement, and competition restrictions. In full.
Will in Seattle
it's economics, baby!
So? When I got on the Net 300 baud was fast and most people had 110 baud. Then those University hotshots got 1200 baud.
...
... while using a 56K on the voice band at the same time ...
How old am I? Well, I was a teen then, so you do the math. Just one word, ARPAnet
Nowadays I upload at 272Mbps and download at 720Mbps
Will in Seattle