> Largely I can safely say fuck them. They choose to live in the areas, breed excessively, prioritize things wrong, etc.
You really are ignorant, aren't you? You do realize that you have the same mind set that you are saying the Olsen Twins have? "Fuck all the poor/less fortunate people. I EARNED my place in the world with my intelligence and talent. Those who are not like me, its their own fault."
>I mean Canada and the USA are the new comers here, not them. Why were we able to "settle" in so quickly while they were not?
The "we" who built the US and Canada are from these third world places. You really need to use that wonderful world-helping education of yours and read a few high-school history books.
>I don't think being able to play music well is "just lucky". > but he still had to learn how to read the music, how to play efficiently
He was 8 years old and was more famous than some people who had worked 20 adult years. That is not being lucky? Not being "born with the right genes"? Do you really think a 5 year old can work/study harder in 3 years than a 20 year old in 10? Do you know what 5 year olds are like, even serious ones?
>I don't know if you listen to teeny-bopper music [I do once in a while]. It's always the same bullshit.
You could say the same with every opera out there. Or play. Or mystery novel. Or computer program (Design Patterns). Its ALL the same.
>At least Wozniak put long hard ours into... INVENTING THE MODERN COMPUTER AGE...
And the guy working at Bungie is not inventing the "NEXT COMPTUER AGE"? What about all the people who worked with Wozniak and are unknown and poorer?
He worked for his money and fame when he was 6 and you don't think he was just a lucky bastard? Yet the Olsen Twins get money and fame around the same age yet they fall under different rules?
>He spent long hours composing music.
So every one you bashed spent long hours working on looking good or dancing good or being able to speak good.
>but it's still a talent he had to develop himself.
So, he didn't have any teachers or other influences?
>His parents couldn't sit him in front of the king and make him into an artist....
What does this have to do with what they are worth? If a 8 year old refused to do something their parents want, they are gifted? Look at any 8 year old today....
>For every "super star" a studio puts out easily 100s if not 1000s of other equally talented artists are unsigned, unpublished and struggling to make money [usually by abandonning their music].
So its the 1 out of the 100 that are at fault? Exactly what did Linsey Lohan do to force people to give her money and fame? Did her boob jobs give her hypnotic powers?
How many composers didn't get famous/rich or even make a living during Mozarts day? How many computer scientists who worked long hours, developed important systems that did not become famous or rich? How many good programmers can't make a living today?
Why not curse Mozart or Wozniak for this? Becuase in your subjective rules, they have "talent" (lots of people think all classical music is crap)? They deserved it? They "worked hard" for it?
>My point is they're worth jack squat. They were GIVEN breaks in their life that they didn't earn.
Using your logic, no one makes what they are worth. They are all lucky, ungrateful bastards. Tell me one person who is worth what they make?
The guy making $7.00/hr flipping burgers. Nope, just lucky he wasn't born in the middle of Africa.
The guy born in the middle of Africa making $1.00 a day cutting wood? Nope, just lucky that he wasn't the girl born in the middle of India.
The girl born in the middle of India making $0.50 a day? Nope, just luck she wasn't someone born in 1800's in China.
And to the someone born in 1800 China, the guy flipping burgers for $7.00 is like you and the Olsen Twins, except that the Olsen Twins are more famous and so people can critizise them directly.
"Does this mean AOL is trying to become something which it is not?"
1. AOL is a Internet technology compnay. Email is part of it. AOL is a customer service company. Email serves customers. 2. Who cares if AOL does something different. Does it really matter? Or is this where we all bash one company (MS, AOL, Walmart, **AA) for doing something, yet praise another company (Apple, RedHat) for doing the exact same thing. 3. You don't need to have the stupid lead-in questions that can be answered with a Yes or No. People will still not read the article and post comments. Even in duplicate stories.
"Um, I tried to do what they asked, I don't have enough computer for what they are asking for. What is an XP anyways?" "I went through a whole bunch of screens asking for something, or telling me to do this. This is crap. I think something is wrong with your product." "I couldn't get it to work and called the dvd company. They said that there was a problem with the disk and I should ask for a refund."
The same thing happened with DRM and music CDs. Its easier for the manager to accept the return rather than handle a dumb user who is wasting everyone's time on what is complex task for anyone.
Never underestimate the usefullness of a good ventilation system at a LAN party.
No, this is not a troll. I've been to many gaming conventions and LAN parties to notice that this is the difference between a professional and amateur hosting.
How could BitTorrent be used against an oppressive govt more than http or ftp?
If the government detects that you are uploading or downloading part of a forbidden document, you are screwed. BitTorrent does not protect you against this.
David: Look, whether or not Anton is a midget, or a dwarf- Man: No, he's a midget. David: What's the difference? Man: Well, a dwarf is someone who has disproportionately short arms and legs. David: Oh, I know the ones. (He does a dwarf impression) Man: Yeah, it's caused by a hormone deficiency. David: Yeah. Bloody hormones. Man: A midget is still a dwarf, but their arms and legs are in proportion. David: Sure. (Gareth suddenly appears out of no-where) Gareth: So, what's an elf? David: Do you want to answer that? Man: An elf is a supernatural being. Sometimes they're invisible, like fairies. David: They don't actually exist, do they? In real life?
One author was invited to speak to my English class and he talked about how people will read things into his writing that he never considered and about how a reviewer once make a comparison between his story and and King Lear. He had never even read King Lear.
At that point one of the English teachers in the back, who had invited him to speak, yelled "Don't listen to him!"
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>the words and work of giants?
>he is indeed smarter than most of us
>there's a degree of trust we can place in his views.
>time and time again that he knows what's going on.
Suppose you were speaking about a religous leader.
Suppose you were speaking about a political leader.
Suppose you were talking about the most popular guy in high school.
Does this help show how there seems to be this "Cult of Linus"?
The ability to plan your way out of a cardboard box.
> Largely I can safely say fuck them. They choose to live in the areas, breed excessively, prioritize things wrong, etc.
You really are ignorant, aren't you? You do realize that you have the same mind set that you are saying the Olsen Twins have? "Fuck all the poor/less fortunate people. I EARNED my place in the world with my intelligence and talent. Those who are not like me, its their own fault."
>I mean Canada and the USA are the new comers here, not them. Why were we able to "settle" in so quickly while they were not?
The "we" who built the US and Canada are from these third world places. You really need to use that wonderful world-helping education of yours and read a few high-school history books.
>I don't think being able to play music well is "just lucky".
... INVENTING THE MODERN COMPUTER AGE ...
> but he still had to learn how to read the music, how to play efficiently
He was 8 years old and was more famous than some people who had worked 20 adult years. That is not being lucky? Not being "born with the right genes"? Do you really think a 5 year old can work/study harder in 3 years than a 20 year old in 10? Do you know what 5 year olds are like, even serious ones?
>I don't know if you listen to teeny-bopper music [I do once in a while]. It's always the same bullshit.
You could say the same with every opera out there. Or play. Or mystery novel. Or computer program (Design Patterns). Its ALL the same.
>At least Wozniak put long hard ours into
And the guy working at Bungie is not inventing the "NEXT COMPTUER AGE"? What about all the people who worked with Wozniak and are unknown and poorer?
You hate is blinding you.
>Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?
...
He worked for his money and fame when he was 6 and you don't think he was just a lucky bastard? Yet the Olsen Twins get money and fame around the same age yet they fall under different rules?
>He spent long hours composing music.
So every one you bashed spent long hours working on looking good or dancing good or being able to speak good.
>but it's still a talent he had to develop himself.
So, he didn't have any teachers or other influences?
>His parents couldn't sit him in front of the king and make him into an artist.
What does this have to do with what they are worth? If a 8 year old refused to do something their parents want, they are gifted? Look at any 8 year old today....
>For every "super star" a studio puts out easily 100s if not 1000s of other equally talented artists are unsigned, unpublished and struggling to make money [usually by abandonning their music].
So its the 1 out of the 100 that are at fault? Exactly what did Linsey Lohan do to force people to give her money and fame? Did her boob jobs give her hypnotic powers?
How many composers didn't get famous/rich or even make a living during Mozarts day? How many computer scientists who worked long hours, developed important systems that did not become famous or rich? How many good programmers can't make a living today?
Why not curse Mozart or Wozniak for this? Becuase in your subjective rules, they have "talent" (lots of people think all classical music is crap)? They deserved it? They "worked hard" for it?
>My point is they're worth jack squat. They were GIVEN breaks in their life that they didn't earn.
Using your logic, no one makes what they are worth. They are all lucky, ungrateful bastards. Tell me one person who is worth what they make?
The guy making $7.00/hr flipping burgers. Nope, just lucky he wasn't born in the middle of Africa.
The guy born in the middle of Africa making $1.00 a day cutting wood? Nope, just lucky that he wasn't the girl born in the middle of India.
The girl born in the middle of India making $0.50 a day? Nope, just luck she wasn't someone born in 1800's in China.
And to the someone born in 1800 China, the guy flipping burgers for $7.00 is like you and the Olsen Twins, except that the Olsen Twins are more famous and so people can critizise them directly.
And humour is forever.
"Does this mean AOL is trying to become something which it is not?"
1. AOL is a Internet technology compnay. Email is part of it. AOL is a customer service company. Email serves customers.
2. Who cares if AOL does something different. Does it really matter? Or is this where we all bash one company (MS, AOL, Walmart, **AA) for doing something, yet praise another company (Apple, RedHat) for doing the exact same thing.
3. You don't need to have the stupid lead-in questions that can be answered with a Yes or No. People will still not read the article and post comments. Even in duplicate stories.
In Korea, only the elderly needs more than 5MB.
Play the ignorant person.
"Um, I tried to do what they asked, I don't have enough computer for what they are asking for. What is an XP anyways?"
"I went through a whole bunch of screens asking for something, or telling me to do this. This is crap. I think something is wrong with your product."
"I couldn't get it to work and called the dvd company. They said that there was a problem with the disk and I should ask for a refund."
The same thing happened with DRM and music CDs. Its easier for the manager to accept the return rather than handle a dumb user who is wasting everyone's time on what is complex task for anyone.
Somehow "Free Bajaj" doesn't have the same feel to it.
>Why? You some kind of asexual saint?
I'm a leecher, I just want to be consistant and continue my non-sharing ways even after I'm dead.
When I die, I wouldn't want any one to find my pr0n. Someone needs to create encrypted mpeg/divx.
Or maybe I should request that I be buried with it to take to the afterlife. "Please bury me with the harddrive with the folder name 'Stuff'".
>And when that file doesn't match, you can bet they'll scream bloddy murder.
Whoop-de-do. I got close to a million people by the time you start screaming.
And exactly what will screaming get you? Close down my server in China?
Tell that to the Ramen noodle people.
Never underestimate the usefullness of a good ventilation system at a LAN party.
No, this is not a troll. I've been to many gaming conventions and LAN parties to notice that this is the difference between a professional and amateur hosting.
How could BitTorrent be used against an oppressive govt more than http or ftp?
If the government detects that you are uploading or downloading part of a forbidden document, you are screwed. BitTorrent does not protect you against this.
You might be thinking about Freenet.
David: Look, whether or not Anton is a midget, or a dwarf-
Man: No, he's a midget.
David: What's the difference?
Man: Well, a dwarf is someone who has disproportionately short arms and legs.
David: Oh, I know the ones. (He does a dwarf impression)
Man: Yeah, it's caused by a hormone deficiency.
David: Yeah. Bloody hormones.
Man: A midget is still a dwarf, but their arms and legs are in proportion.
David: Sure. (Gareth suddenly appears out of no-where)
Gareth: So, what's an elf?
David: Do you want to answer that?
Man: An elf is a supernatural being. Sometimes they're invisible, like fairies.
David: They don't actually exist, do they? In real life?
I try my hardest to avoid holiday music this time of the year.
I then purposefully listen to and sing Christmas songs on hot summer days.
Puts a whole new perspective into things.
>I guess we all have our differences
Yes we do.
>I for example am for a 2-tier health system
Why don't you have it now? Lower tier, use what we have now. Higher tier, go fly to the US or Europe and get "higher" medical there.
I want the less fortunate people around me to be better off, because one day that will be me or someone I love.
>that I have to pay without getting anything tangible in return.
Some things are worth paying for things that are intangible. How tangible is your piece-of-mind? Happiness?
I had that same thing happen in my high school.
One author was invited to speak to my English class and he talked about how people will read things into his writing that he never considered and about how a reviewer once make a comparison between his story and and King Lear. He had never even read King Lear.
At that point one of the English teachers in the back, who had invited him to speak, yelled "Don't listen to him!"
>Much more effective would be ads on regular web sites, since that is the actual target audience.
They get the web audience by word of mouth. Its for those people who are not Internet-savvy but do still read traditional media.
> so just how exact are they funding their project (and advertisement)
:)
Never under estimate the power of a thousand dirty hippies.
>Eh... no. Generally the two biggest bottlenecks for browsing are network time and HTML parsing.
Start up time and rendering speeds are fast for IE.
re: Support
>What's the difference?
Try supporting 5 different applications vs. one. Over the phone. With a user with no training or previous knowledge.
>If the number has any real meaning behind it corporate and government procurement would be directly affected, even if the end users don't care.
I'm questioning the statistic mentioned is valid or not. Can this number even be trusted?
>Exactly how does making the browser part of the operating system make Windows more usable?
Faster performance.
Better support (you know they at least have a browser no matter what they installed).
Now would you rather have that or some number (that has no meaning to the users) someone can put in a report?