Someone has had to have done that somewhere, right?
I don't get it. I mean, sure, I respect the Muslim religion, just as I respect Christianity, Buddhism*, etc.
But fuck man, relax. It's just those heathen bastards (who are gonna go to hell according to you anyway) so let them have their fun. Please, tell me, exactly HOW does this defile Mohammad? Dude's been dead for a long time. Trust me, he don't give a damn.
Bad form replying to my own response, according to some on here (to you I say FEH. FEH I SAY!), but apparently Taylor Momsen is a young (born in July, 1993) American actress.
Dang, that's the year I graduated high school....17 years has passed? Really? Damn.
Get off my...well, it's not old and crusty, but it's still my lawn. So get off it, you damned kids.
Unless you live in New York, where 5GB is the most you can possibly ever pull down in a month due to network issues and speeds. That makes it unlimited! Who needs thottling or limits, when you can just overload your network and overcharge your customers!
WTF uses over 5GB a month on their phone?
Seriously, has this EVER been an issue for anyone here? I'm asking because that's a shit-load of data coming across a phone.
Are you downloading ISOs or something? Via your phone? WTF for?
Look, I get the idea that its false advertising, unlimited damned sure should mean unlimited, but damn. 5GB? I don't know anyone who comes even remotely close to using that much per month on their iphone.
The fact that the Secret Service, who ought to be a bit sharper than Joe Beat Cop, haven't mastered the art of "turning the phone off before it gets wiped" doesn't strike me as a good thing. However, the fact that "wipe" means "wipe" not "Wipe, unless the state says otherwise" does.
Right, because the S.S. never works with local law enforcement,etc, etc.
Frankly, I give a shit if the S.S. can read the information on my phone if they detain me. First, in order for me to be detained by the S.S., I'd have to be in a pretty precarious situation in the first place.
I'm waiting for the "first they came for the _____" responses. The reality is, the S.S. doesn't give a damn about the average person. They're concerned with counterfeiters and threats to dignitaries and the President. If having the information off the phone helps them capture counterfeiters and helps to uncover terroristic plots against US dignitaries, fine by me.
(When the hell did "I disagree with your opinion" become the reason for modding someone flamebait or troll? Get your shit together, stupid moderators.)
It should, actually. The S.S. isn't your average cop, they're for counterfeiting and protecting the President of the US, (and foreign and domestic dignitaries) so if they are unable to gain access to these phones before they're remotely wiped, that's a bad thing.
I don't understand why people think this is a good thing.
Well, I googled "Why I like google" and received 503,000,000 responses, so yeah, I don't know why I like google since I haven't read all of them yet.;-)
Remember: He fully admitted breaching the systems described; He had no malicious intent, he was investigating UFO cover-ups; He has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and professional medical opinion is that he will fulfil his stated intention to commit suicide if extradited to the US for trial
Ripping takes too much time so... I'm lazy. A series is not out on DVD yet in my country. So how about releasing games and vids simultaniously everwhere?! I'm impatient. DRM. You want me to not enjoy my games if I buy them, while you could easily for less money make me not have to activate it and you won't have to run expensive servers for it? Well then... I'll just download it! Too fscking bad...You don't buy the software, you buy the disc. Sometimes I just want to watch a video on demand and only once... And I do not want to get my ass all the way to the mall the next day so I can enjoy the video as early as the next day. I'm lazy and impatient. Sometimes games/vids are too expensive. Seriously... I buy PSP games all the time because they are 20 euro's or less. No problem. Steam showed that halving the game's price results is more than twice the sales. Which in the end means more profit. But instead it must be so goddamn expensive.I'm lazy, impatient, have a sense of entitlement AND a cheap-ass.
(This was an exercise in what a *IAA rep might think when reading your post, not my personal thoughts on pirating content. FTR, I share a lot of your frustrations. I see no reason why movies and games aren't released world-wide at the same time. We have extremely fast communication between most countries in this world, how hard is it to do this? Answer: Not that hard)
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I don't share the view of the extremists, but how does not drawing the Prophet Mohamed hurt anyone?
I don't share the view of the extremists, but how does DRAWING the Prophet Mohammad hurt anyone?
LOLMohammad?
Someone has had to have done that somewhere, right?
I don't get it. I mean, sure, I respect the Muslim religion, just as I respect Christianity, Buddhism*, etc.
But fuck man, relax. It's just those heathen bastards (who are gonna go to hell according to you anyway) so let them have their fun. Please, tell me, exactly HOW does this defile Mohammad? Dude's been dead for a long time. Trust me, he don't give a damn.
*Has this been deemed an official religion?
Bad form replying to my own response, according to some on here (to you I say FEH. FEH I SAY!), but apparently Taylor Momsen is a young (born in July, 1993) American actress.
Dang, that's the year I graduated high school....17 years has passed? Really? Damn.
Get off my...well, it's not old and crusty, but it's still my lawn. So get off it, you damned kids.
I agree. WhoTF is Taylor Momsen?
Should I care?
(Or does this mean I get a slashdot street-cred point for not knowing who this person is? Or do I lose one? I can never keep track these days.)
Acording to my latest WAG, approximately 43.19283746555% (repeating of course) of the earth's oceans are devoid of life.
More, if your mom eats at a seafood buffet the day the calculations are run. ;)
I have always thought that it's incredibly short-sighted of us to assume that the presence of water = life.
For all I know, there are millions of alien species out there that are perfectly content to exist without water being present at all.
So yeah, the article is sort of right, in that water isn't a litmus test for alien life, but IMO, looking for water is a good start.
Unless you live in New York, where 5GB is the most you can possibly ever pull down in a month due to network issues and speeds. That makes it unlimited! Who needs thottling or limits, when you can just overload your network and overcharge your customers!
WTF uses over 5GB a month on their phone?
Seriously, has this EVER been an issue for anyone here? I'm asking because that's a shit-load of data coming across a phone.
Are you downloading ISOs or something? Via your phone? WTF for?
Look, I get the idea that its false advertising, unlimited damned sure should mean unlimited, but damn. 5GB? I don't know anyone who comes even remotely close to using that much per month on their iphone.
Thanks for the feedback.
I would say "way to be a jerk to the guy", but I figure he won't remember you doing it in 10 minutes anyway. ;-P
Secret Service did this?
Interesting.
(FTR, I can keep trolling you guys if you'd like, the responses have been pretty interesting thus far.)
The fact that the Secret Service, who ought to be a bit sharper than Joe Beat Cop, haven't mastered the art of "turning the phone off before it gets wiped" doesn't strike me as a good thing. However, the fact that "wipe" means "wipe" not "Wipe, unless the state says otherwise" does.
Right, because the S.S. never works with local law enforcement,etc, etc.
Frankly, I give a shit if the S.S. can read the information on my phone if they detain me. First, in order for me to be detained by the S.S., I'd have to be in a pretty precarious situation in the first place.
I'm waiting for the "first they came for the _____" responses. The reality is, the S.S. doesn't give a damn about the average person. They're concerned with counterfeiters and threats to dignitaries and the President. If having the information off the phone helps them capture counterfeiters and helps to uncover terroristic plots against US dignitaries, fine by me.
Not flamebait, asshole moderator.
The above is though. Feel free to mod it as such.
(When the hell did "I disagree with your opinion" become the reason for modding someone flamebait or troll? Get your shit together, stupid moderators.)
It should, actually. The S.S. isn't your average cop, they're for counterfeiting and protecting the President of the US, (and foreign and domestic dignitaries) so if they are unable to gain access to these phones before they're remotely wiped, that's a bad thing.
I don't understand why people think this is a good thing.
It's not.
Well, I googled "Why I like google" and received 503,000,000 responses, so yeah, I don't know why I like google since I haven't read all of them yet. ;-)
Would you like me to interconnect every program Microsoft has to offer to your account so that way you can be tied to us forever?
Yes/No
It looks like you've said "No". Are you sure?
Yes/No
I'm sorry, but it appears you keep clicking on "No". I believe you meant to click "Yes."
Is this correct?
Yes/Yes
Ok, great! Downloading files....12567 of 9,324,456,765 Bytes downloaded.
Remember: He fully admitted breaching the systems described; He had no malicious intent, he was investigating UFO cover-ups; He has recently been diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, and professional medical opinion is that he will fulfil his stated intention to commit suicide if extradited to the US for trial
Oh, right then, guess that makes it all ok.
It is...the most em-biggened galaxy in the universe.
I don't always cannibalize other galaxies, but when I do, I prefer Dos Equis.
Stay hungry my friends.
By *MY* calculations, a blackhole with a radius of 100000 light years would require one hell of a barco-lounger.
Rapisca. Rape is Ca? Rape is Canadian? WTF? Is this some weird product from Canada, like the Penis Mightier?
(Well does it work? C'mon man! Tell me!)
I am in agreement.
If I were describing this phenomenon, I'd call it Commonsenseitis.
Because when I see articles like this, it inflames or irritates my common sense.
do twits even know what sarcasm is?
I dunno, lemme ask your mom.
Oops, sorry, I meant, let me roll off your mom, then I'll ask her. (Give me about 3 minutes to stop rolling)
C'mon, there's NEVER a wrong time for a "your mom" joke.
Yeah, like that shit ever works.
People detecting when I'm being more sarcastic than usual? Yeah, and a monkey might fly out of my butt.
Ripping takes too much time so... I'm lazy.
A series is not out on DVD yet in my country. So how about releasing games and vids simultaniously everwhere?! I'm impatient.
DRM. You want me to not enjoy my games if I buy them, while you could easily for less money make me not have to activate it and you won't have to run expensive servers for it? Well then... I'll just download it! Too fscking bad... You don't buy the software, you buy the disc.
Sometimes I just want to watch a video on demand and only once... And I do not want to get my ass all the way to the mall the next day so I can enjoy the video as early as the next day. I'm lazy and impatient.
Sometimes games/vids are too expensive. Seriously... I buy PSP games all the time because they are 20 euro's or less. No problem. Steam showed that halving the game's price results is more than twice the sales. Which in the end means more profit. But instead it must be so goddamn expensive. I'm lazy, impatient, have a sense of entitlement AND a cheap-ass.
(This was an exercise in what a *IAA rep might think when reading your post, not my personal thoughts on pirating content. FTR, I share a lot of your frustrations. I see no reason why movies and games aren't released world-wide at the same time. We have extremely fast communication between most countries in this world, how hard is it to do this? Answer: Not that hard)
Return home safely.
I disagree with the premise of the article.
I believe the lack of video game sales is due to the crappy economy overall, not because of things like the iPhone/iPod/iPad.
I could be wrong, but I feel their view is too shallow.