I feel bad for you and I'm not trying to be condescending. Going to the moon... going to space... is about the journey. It's the same reason people run marathons, or climb mountains. The same reason they cross the oceans. Or explore the darkest spots on this planet. It's not sentimentality. It's the triumph of imagination. If you can't see or fathom the raw power of imagination, then maybe its time you take a vacation and let the world show it to you.
What does cromulent mean? Dictionary.com informs me that word is a "premium" one so now I must know.
On an aside, for all you curious types, check out dictionary search for Mozilla. You simply right click a word, select dictionary lookup, and dictionary.com opens up in a new tab with the info.
Isn't TIVO running Linux?
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I thought they chose linux over *BSD for the exact purpose of not dying.
Some of us don't care about the hood being welded shut. Some of us don't mind paying a mechanic. I'm saving time which in truth, is more valuable than money. Installing programs in windows is easy. Just double click. In linux, welcome to rpm dependancy hell. I'd rather deal with the former until the latter works itself out.
Just think about it. You boot up Linux for the first time, and the way to activate functionality is to make your way through the "game". The first thing it should read when you boot it up:
It is dark. You will mostly likely be eaten by a Stallman.
>inventory
You are carrying:
man light
>man room
The room brightens. You are in a small chamber. A sign on the wall declares this room to be: init.
A door reads, "Daemon Restroom". A light glows from underneath it. You hear a toilet flush
A tall lanky fella steps out of the darkness. He wears a threadbare cloak and carries a large sack. He opens the sack, and grumbles something about "699". A large stilletto knife dangles from his belt.
I know. I killed him. I ran him down in my PHP-mobile while drag racing with those Ruby punks on their friggin crotch rockets. At least C++ had the sense to step out of the way. I guess they were arguing about how their half-witted brother C# knocked up his half witted twin sister, Java, and produced some hideous premature birth thingy who they called Mono. I would have turned around and hit C++ had I not blown a module and had to stop. Those Ruby punks gave me the bird, but you wait and see. I got this new Zend nitrus which knock the socks of those badboys but I don't know how plug it in. Anyone got the number of a good mechanic?
Had I not seen the theatrical production of the Lion King, I might agree with you. That production really set the standard as far as creating imaginitive animals on stage. Granted, it was put together by Julie Taymor who is quite a talented artist. But let me tell you, watching the production - you could see both children and adults captivated by the sheer spectacle in front of them.
But don't get me wrong. I have the same level of interest at viewing this play as any ordinary joe who is morbidly fascinated by observing the twisted metal aftermath of car accidents.
Your friend is offensive. Especially when he preforms his "Flames of Flatuence" routine. He showed it to my grandmother which in turn burned her eyebrows clean off her face. As far as I'm concerned, MSN is doing its job.
I keep hearing this... how IBM is gonna distingrate them, but at the end of the day, I'm still reading about SCO success stories. When will this supposed execution take place? 'Cause right now, whenever I hear these statements, I keep thinking of the Iraqi Information Minister.
I agree that the oscars are nothing to lose sleep about. While they were handing out statues to millionares, I was cleaning my bathroom. A little poetic. Yes.
A note to Peter Jackson: Jesus Christ, man, fix your collar and tighten up your fucking tie.
I just saw the clips at the gym and personally, I love the fact the he looks so dishelved and out of his element. That's us. The everyday joes. Not buying into the pretension of the whole thing.
Hadn't you better be working on XP reloaded instead of posting on slashdot? You don't want us customers to think your screwing us with your licensing scheme, do you? For a lack of a OS update?
So come on. Get on the ball. Enough with slashdot. Back to work
The reason they divided women from men in chess tournies is beacuse the women had an unfair advantage over the men, being the male chess swamis had probably never had a woman be so close to them... stare at them with such intensity... hinge on their every move. These strange new feelings would interupt their game.
God knows, they might wonder why they were playing chess in the first place. And then the whole league could possibly collapse.
Screw that. Just come to me. I'll mail you a diploma in a numerous programs (nuclear physics, heart transplant surgery, political science) for a few bucks. You can do the studying at your leisure. Jeez, don't you people read your email?
It'll probably end up too sweet and more geared towards kids than adult drinkers
Off topic - but how does one become an adult drinker? I've never been able to aquire a taste for wine except those sweet white wines. How does one go about and aquire a taste for it without going to tasting parties? Does anyone know of any online literature or such that can walk me through the vineyard underworld? Wine has always been a tricky beast for me to get a hold of. I love me Guinnnes, tho.
Depends how you define crap. If you base literature on the basis of whether you are entertained by the story alone, then you are probably right, than you can say nintey percent of literature is crap. Then you can also say the same about everyhing (hence your reference to Sturgeon's Law). But the wonderful thing about fiction is the introspective nature of it. You are delving deep into another world (ie not your own) and by the very experience of seeing through another person's perspective, you grow because of it. Crap or not.
I think the Da Vinci Code is great example of a piece of crap which still challenges the way you think. I thought the book was total cheese, but it left me thinking.
Video games are existenstial in nature. Their emphasis is strictly on entertaining the individual. All said and done, you're pretty much the same person after the experience, except with slightly elevated hand eye coordination.
Of course, we are comparing apples and oranges here. Potatoes and presidential candidates.
Absolutely. You're learning the perspectives and philosophies of another person, culture, or society. Active reading means taking these different viewpoints and comparing them to your own. The best books leave you changed. Somewhat a better person. And best yet, you know why and how that person ticks.
Video games are an active enterprise, yes. But the vast majority of them (notice how i am not arguing in absolutes) on their base level are simple task orientated endeavors. Playing them - beating them - experiencing them in most cases is no different than eating at McDonalds. It tastes good at the time, but it in itself is an entirely empty experience.
Yeah, there are games that do transcend the medium and they yes, do make an impact on the particpants, but those games are the exceptions, not the rules. I'd rather spend my time growing via books and risk the odd one that stinks than wade through a plethora of empty video games for the odd one that shines.
Personally, I think it comes down to doing activities which make you grow as a person. At the end of the day, playing video games are a way of 'marking time'. I used to love playing games to all hours of the night, but these days, I only play them with other people. Alone, I'm get bored. So I usually opt to write, shoot photos, run, or read. I've noticed this isn't just limited to video games, but any sort of passive entertainment. Like movies for instance.
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I feel bad for you and I'm not trying to be condescending. Going to the moon ... going to space ... is about the journey. It's the same reason people run marathons, or climb mountains. The same reason they cross the oceans. Or explore the darkest spots on this planet. It's not sentimentality. It's the triumph of imagination. If you can't see or fathom the raw power of imagination, then maybe its time you take a vacation and let the world show it to you.
What does cromulent mean? Dictionary.com informs me that word is a "premium" one so now I must know.
On an aside, for all you curious types, check out dictionary search for Mozilla. You simply right click a word, select dictionary lookup, and dictionary.com opens up in a new tab with the info.
I thought they chose linux over *BSD for the exact purpose of not dying.
Some of us don't care about the hood being welded shut. Some of us don't mind paying a mechanic. I'm saving time which in truth, is more valuable than money. Installing programs in windows is easy. Just double click. In linux, welcome to rpm dependancy hell. I'd rather deal with the former until the latter works itself out.
Ah, I see you also work for Infinium. Wink Wink. Say no more. Say no more.
Just think about it. You boot up Linux for the first time, and the way to activate functionality is to make your way through the "game". The first thing it should read when you boot it up:
It is dark. You will mostly likely be eaten by a Stallman.
>inventory
You are carrying:
man light
>man room
The room brightens. You are in a small chamber. A sign on the wall declares this room to be: init.
A door reads, "Daemon Restroom". A light glows from underneath it. You hear a toilet flush
A tall lanky fella steps out of the darkness. He wears a threadbare cloak and carries a large sack. He opens the sack, and grumbles something about "699". A large stilletto knife dangles from his belt.
I know. I killed him. I ran him down in my PHP-mobile while drag racing with those Ruby punks on their friggin crotch rockets. At least C++ had the sense to step out of the way. I guess they were arguing about how their half-witted brother C# knocked up his half witted twin sister, Java, and produced some hideous premature birth thingy who they called Mono. I would have turned around and hit C++ had I not blown a module and had to stop. Those Ruby punks gave me the bird, but you wait and see. I got this new Zend nitrus which knock the socks of those badboys but I don't know how plug it in. Anyone got the number of a good mechanic?
Had I not seen the theatrical production of the Lion King, I might agree with you. That production really set the standard as far as creating imaginitive animals on stage. Granted, it was put together by Julie Taymor who is quite a talented artist. But let me tell you, watching the production - you could see both children and adults captivated by the sheer spectacle in front of them.
But don't get me wrong. I have the same level of interest at viewing this play as any ordinary joe who is morbidly fascinated by observing the twisted metal aftermath of car accidents.
Just put a blonde sock over your hand.
If somone can develop an open source model of ??? then this question would be moot. We'd all be on Maui, bearing drinks with umbrellas.
Is ??? the slashdot equiv of the meaning of life?
I think I'm losing it. I need to:
1) meet hot chick
2) ???
3) get laid
Your friend is offensive. Especially when he preforms his "Flames of Flatuence" routine. He showed it to my grandmother which in turn burned her eyebrows clean off her face. As far as I'm concerned, MSN is doing its job.
Actually, his sig works perfectly. He's a phantom beta tester for a phantom unit. My real question, does the said person really exist?
I keep hearing this ... how IBM is gonna distingrate them, but at the end of the day, I'm still reading about SCO success stories. When will this supposed execution take place? 'Cause right now, whenever I hear these statements, I keep thinking of the Iraqi Information Minister.
I agree that the oscars are nothing to lose sleep about. While they were handing out statues to millionares, I was cleaning my bathroom. A little poetic. Yes.
A note to Peter Jackson: Jesus Christ, man, fix your collar and tighten up your fucking tie.
I just saw the clips at the gym and personally, I love the fact the he looks so dishelved and out of his element. That's us. The everyday joes. Not buying into the pretension of the whole thing.
Hey Bill,
Hadn't you better be working on XP reloaded instead of posting on slashdot? You don't want us customers to think your screwing us with your licensing scheme, do you? For a lack of a OS update?
So come on. Get on the ball. Enough with slashdot. Back to work
Your's Truly,
WankersRevenge
The reason they divided women from men in chess tournies is beacuse the women had an unfair advantage over the men, being the male chess swamis had probably never had a woman be so close to them ... stare at them with such intensity ... hinge on their every move. These strange new feelings would interupt their game.
God knows, they might wonder why they were playing chess in the first place. And then the whole league could possibly collapse.
Come you tards, lighten up. It's monday morning.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! *boom*
whatever happened to rocket guy? has he blown himself up yet?
Screw that. Just come to me. I'll mail you a diploma in a numerous programs (nuclear physics, heart transplant surgery, political science) for a few bucks. You can do the studying at your leisure. Jeez, don't you people read your email?
It'll probably end up too sweet and more geared towards kids than adult drinkers
Off topic - but how does one become an adult drinker? I've never been able to aquire a taste for wine except those sweet white wines. How does one go about and aquire a taste for it without going to tasting parties? Does anyone know of any online literature or such that can walk me through the vineyard underworld? Wine has always been a tricky beast for me to get a hold of. I love me Guinnnes, tho.
Depends how you define crap. If you base literature on the basis of whether you are entertained by the story alone, then you are probably right, than you can say nintey percent of literature is crap. Then you can also say the same about everyhing (hence your reference to Sturgeon's Law). But the wonderful thing about fiction is the introspective nature of it. You are delving deep into another world (ie not your own) and by the very experience of seeing through another person's perspective, you grow because of it. Crap or not.
I think the Da Vinci Code is great example of a piece of crap which still challenges the way you think. I thought the book was total cheese, but it left me thinking.
Video games are existenstial in nature. Their emphasis is strictly on entertaining the individual. All said and done, you're pretty much the same person after the experience, except with slightly elevated hand eye coordination.
Of course, we are comparing apples and oranges here. Potatoes and presidential candidates.
Absolutely. You're learning the perspectives and philosophies of another person, culture, or society. Active reading means taking these different viewpoints and comparing them to your own. The best books leave you changed. Somewhat a better person. And best yet, you know why and how that person ticks.
Video games are an active enterprise, yes. But the vast majority of them (notice how i am not arguing in absolutes) on their base level are simple task orientated endeavors. Playing them - beating them - experiencing them in most cases is no different than eating at McDonalds. It tastes good at the time, but it in itself is an entirely empty experience.
Yeah, there are games that do transcend the medium and they yes, do make an impact on the particpants, but those games are the exceptions, not the rules. I'd rather spend my time growing via books and risk the odd one that stinks than wade through a plethora of empty video games for the odd one that shines.
Each to their own.
Maybe you should site a source for this viewpoint. And I'll give you a hint - Val Kilmer's "The Saint" doesn't count.
Personally, I think it comes down to doing activities which make you grow as a person. At the end of the day, playing video games are a way of 'marking time'. I used to love playing games to all hours of the night, but these days, I only play them with other people. Alone, I'm get bored. So I usually opt to write, shoot photos, run, or read. I've noticed this isn't just limited to video games, but any sort of passive entertainment. Like movies for instance.
How about a link or two?
just remember, unlike gta3 - you stay in jail after being arrested for running down pedestrians.