I guess this is kind of a flame. I'm pissed off. If you want to roast me alive for it, go ahead.
I think that after some consideration, I've decided that Europeans have absolutely no place to comment on this matter at all.
My reasoning goes like this: The environment in Europe has become so safe, warm and cuddly that their perspectives have been skewed. European governments will do anything to save you from your own folly, making European life quite emulate grammar school. In some ways this is a credit; the absence of violence and violent media has made Europe a very cozy place, regardless of how Europeans revolt against this trend. However, it also means that Europeans have no understanding of what it means to live in a world where your entire existence is up to you and no one else; where there is no safety net to catch you, should you suddenly and foolishly let go of the trapeze; where if problems occur, you have to solve them yourself. Europeans are resigned to live in a world where the government is this ancient, impenetrable structure that is best left to the politicians, whilst the people go about living their carefree bohemian lifestyles, crying helplessly at the disasters inflicted upon them.
The society inherent in European life tends to make neoliberal coffeehouse invertibrates out of what would normally be a perfectly able and confident adult. When you see the movie/read the book "Fight Club," and you hear the narrator refer to wanting to kill and eat those pandas that refuse to fuck for the preservation of their species, that is honestly sometimes what we think of you. Basically, we're the parents, and you are the kids at college. You've got the time and luxury to sit around having philosophical discussions, but we're working, paying the bills, and doing the chores, and we expect you to be at least slightly grateful.
Americans are hardcore, so are Afghanis. We both know what it's like to have to scrape for a living and avoid getting killed. We may hate each other, but at least we understand one another. What we don't understand is you.
And even when you flame me for saying this, that's exactly how it's going to sound...like some ungrateful 20-something who's a little too wound up in his own world to appreciate the sacrifices his parents make to keep him cozy, lazy, and full of the world's exotic coffees.
In honor of all you shallow motherfuckers, I'm going to call my parents and tell them how much I appreciate their hard work.
Oh please! What a fuckwit. Please think about how the British remember old Chamberlain. Fondly? With reverence? Hardly. And Britain could have easily stood with his ilk through defeat and death.
If I recall correctly, Churchill became PM before there was any such thing as a war over Britain. Only Churchill had the courage to resist Hitler, which of course drove Hitler mad. Was Churchill an economist? No! Was Churchill a perfect man? Of course not, he was a politician! But Churchill's courage in refusing to budge was what made him great, and it was that quality that aligned the nation with him. He was not always popular, but his character and strength in standing up to the Germans was self-evident. And to insult him by calling him a "brandy-soaked old man" shows the extent of your character. How dare you! Especially when he is responsible for the casual freedom that allows you to make such offhand remarks. Your comfortable lifestyle and wealth have turned you into a veritable model of the neoleftist coffeehouse invertibrate. And I'm pretty far to the left myself, friend.
You seem to think we are not at war right now, and somehow we don't need the same quality of character in our highest offices.
In the US we have a way of making one's complaints against the government known...it's called "voting." We already legitimize those with all kinds of views...we do it by allowing them to speak, and to vote, and to run for office. Now, I am not happy about how our current president attained his office. But I will rectify this situation by actively opposing his political career at the ballot box. It makes me angry sometimes, the kind of people who are allowed to vote, but I allow them their chance. So you can't vote in the US, eh? Well, I wonder if your views are particularly well-liked over here then. Nobody seems to be running on the Talk Your Way Out Of Terrorism Party ticket.
However, I refuse to have my course of life determined by outsiders who disparage the very means for our citizens to have a voice...and perhaps you are one of those outsiders. So from the bottom of my heart, please heed my message:
FUCK YOU. Fuck you ENTIRELY.
"'Peace in our time'...Oh, thank you Herr Hitler. Tell that to the Polish. Tell that to the Jews."
-Robyn Hitchcock
I don't remember those being particularly fun either.
Remember, a game is useless unless it's fun. You can be tempted to buy the game but it doesn't get to "second base" unless you actually enjoy the experience. The reason Lemmings and such don't get as much press or fans is because frankly, playing Diablo 2 is a hell of a lot more fun than that, plain and simple. Hmm, solve spacial-relations puzzles, or hit zombies with a stick? I pick the latter, and I don't feel guilty about it at all.
Well, MP3.com dug its own grave here. MP3.com no longer showcases independent music after getting bought by Universal. Now it is basically an online advertisement for Universal artists. However, this didn't happen overnight -- they initiated a "premium artist" program a while before that, in which you could pay a regular fee to gain access to services such as artificial chart placings and advertising. But now, even to those artists, their statistics have been tampered with and they no longer receive any payment for any of their downloads or sales. I can't tell you the number of times that I or someone I know has been phoned up or e-mailed by someone and been told "yeah, I bought your CD online at MP3.com" only to check our statistics and find that we haven't sold anything and not made a dime!
I'm not going to tell you about the hosts out there that are fair and decent, although there are plenty. I don't want to sound like I'm trying to divert anyones business. But if I can get at least one point across to you, it's that MP3.com is all about FRAUD, not about marketing potential musical successes. And if they want to come after me for that, they can feel free.
I am so fucking tired of this guy! I am not even concerned with him, it's/. that I'm pissed off about. Are you just going to sit around while this kid does nothing but troll your boards? I mean, there's a serious legitimacy to the idea that AC's shouldn't be allowed at all, but now what about people who are obviously non-stop trollers, and belligerent ones at that?
Can't/. eliminate this guy's ID and/or block his IP? Or are you all a bunch of fucking milquetoasts?
What the hell is so funny about this? I totally agree with that post. Mod him up Insightful.
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ATI has a long history of releasing insanely stupid drivers. You can always count on certain things from an ATI driver:
1. Features you'll never use
2. Features that don't work
3. Features that you'll never use, but they don't work anyway, so whatever
4. The ATI logo suddenly appearing in inappropriate places on your desktop
5. Drivers that cripple the capabilities of the hardware...you'll download update after update until about a year later when they finally give up, and you'll never see a performance boost
6. Buggy
So I guess what I'm saying is that ATI is completely consistent with a Windows environment.
And a hearty FUCK YOU to all the ACs in the house, yourself included. But I guess that's the way the world works...be a good guy, speak your mind politely, get pissed on by retards.
Yeah, but I didn't mass produce that information for public consumption. Do you not see the difference between my personal shit and music on a CD? If you can't see the difference, how sad our world has become. Don't tell me that the law can't make that kind of distinction. Phaedrus' Knife at work, hombre.
http://www.moq.org
And you're sure one to talk...you can't even make up a stupid name for people to identify you as a Slashdot user. How hard is it to do? At least let me know who is insulting me. Sheesh.
If he stole that from a bank he would quite rightly be in prison. Are we supposed to think it is a lesser crime, simply because he used a computer ?
Why yes, yes we are.
But not because "he used a computer."
It is a lesser crime because money in the bank pays people's rent. Music in the air does no such thing. Music is just another kind of information that wants to be free. I think that when people start making money from making music, the whole system gets turned upside down. Why does it bother you so much that people take the music they want without paying for it, and yet it doesn't bother you that a guy can plug in a guitar, or a turntable, or maybe just some keys and knobs, and make an insanely disproportionate living from it? The act of making music is important, and great, but it doesn't contribute to the economy in any significant way. If someone is going to try to pull a fast one on responsible, grownup people trying to make an honest living, I have no problem doing the same to him.
Hey, I know I've been trolled, but what the hell, eh? I haven't learned my lesson just yet.
1. Ogg Vorbis can encode smaller files with better audio quality.
2. Many online music sites (for instance, ElectronicScene.com) will enable support for the Ogg Vorbis format because it is less storage strain on their servers.
3. I like it better. I use it all the time and I could care less about mp3 now.
I was just about to use the same quote to shore up my argument about how Katz is a pud.
They tend to confuse hostility with communication. When I was fifteen I thought everyone was out to get me, and that I was way smarter than everyone I knew, and responded in kind. That's what kids at fifteen do.
they shoot (or type) before they think. Jesus Christ! A teenager doing something without thinking? What is the world coming to? Once, I nearly ran over a neighbor kid with my mini-bike. I thought I was having a laugh, until the kid's father threatened to kill me. Oh, jeez, maybe I shouldn't have done that!
They can be arrogant and posturing as well as creative and energetic. Who would think such a thing could happen, during the years when education finally steps up to occasionally challenge you?
They are sometimes narcissistic: they fixate on "me" media, blocking and filtering people and ideas they don't like or agree with. God knows when I was a kid, the last thing I wanted were things that catered and marketed to my life and my outlook.
Just exactly what is Katz saying about the "Net-connected 15-year-olds" that couldn't be said about "Offline 15-year-olds" or for that matter, "15-year-olds who like Knight Rider, Scooby Doo, and BMXing?"
In all honesty, I've never found a better example of someone who just likes to see his words appear on a website.
No, actually hemp is for cultivating until the buds of the female plants ooze out all kinds of sticky goo crystals. Then, you hang it to dry until the water has left the plant cellulose. If you take what's left and pick away the seeds, leaves, and stems, you'll probably have a good schwaggy type of pot that will get you reasonably high and relieve those menstrual cramps of yours.
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I guess this is kind of a flame. I'm pissed off. If you want to roast me alive for it, go ahead.
I think that after some consideration, I've decided that Europeans have absolutely no place to comment on this matter at all.
My reasoning goes like this: The environment in Europe has become so safe, warm and cuddly that their perspectives have been skewed. European governments will do anything to save you from your own folly, making European life quite emulate grammar school. In some ways this is a credit; the absence of violence and violent media has made Europe a very cozy place, regardless of how Europeans revolt against this trend. However, it also means that Europeans have no understanding of what it means to live in a world where your entire existence is up to you and no one else; where there is no safety net to catch you, should you suddenly and foolishly let go of the trapeze; where if problems occur, you have to solve them yourself. Europeans are resigned to live in a world where the government is this ancient, impenetrable structure that is best left to the politicians, whilst the people go about living their carefree bohemian lifestyles, crying helplessly at the disasters inflicted upon them.
The society inherent in European life tends to make neoliberal coffeehouse invertibrates out of what would normally be a perfectly able and confident adult. When you see the movie/read the book "Fight Club," and you hear the narrator refer to wanting to kill and eat those pandas that refuse to fuck for the preservation of their species, that is honestly sometimes what we think of you. Basically, we're the parents, and you are the kids at college. You've got the time and luxury to sit around having philosophical discussions, but we're working, paying the bills, and doing the chores, and we expect you to be at least slightly grateful.
Americans are hardcore, so are Afghanis. We both know what it's like to have to scrape for a living and avoid getting killed. We may hate each other, but at least we understand one another. What we don't understand is you.
And even when you flame me for saying this, that's exactly how it's going to sound...like some ungrateful 20-something who's a little too wound up in his own world to appreciate the sacrifices his parents make to keep him cozy, lazy, and full of the world's exotic coffees.
In honor of all you shallow motherfuckers, I'm going to call my parents and tell them how much I appreciate their hard work.
Oh please! What a fuckwit. Please think about how the British remember old Chamberlain. Fondly? With reverence? Hardly. And Britain could have easily stood with his ilk through defeat and death.
If I recall correctly, Churchill became PM before there was any such thing as a war over Britain. Only Churchill had the courage to resist Hitler, which of course drove Hitler mad. Was Churchill an economist? No! Was Churchill a perfect man? Of course not, he was a politician! But Churchill's courage in refusing to budge was what made him great, and it was that quality that aligned the nation with him. He was not always popular, but his character and strength in standing up to the Germans was self-evident. And to insult him by calling him a "brandy-soaked old man" shows the extent of your character. How dare you! Especially when he is responsible for the casual freedom that allows you to make such offhand remarks. Your comfortable lifestyle and wealth have turned you into a veritable model of the neoleftist coffeehouse invertibrate. And I'm pretty far to the left myself, friend.
You seem to think we are not at war right now, and somehow we don't need the same quality of character in our highest offices.
In the US we have a way of making one's complaints against the government known...it's called "voting." We already legitimize those with all kinds of views...we do it by allowing them to speak, and to vote, and to run for office. Now, I am not happy about how our current president attained his office. But I will rectify this situation by actively opposing his political career at the ballot box. It makes me angry sometimes, the kind of people who are allowed to vote, but I allow them their chance. So you can't vote in the US, eh? Well, I wonder if your views are particularly well-liked over here then. Nobody seems to be running on the Talk Your Way Out Of Terrorism Party ticket.
However, I refuse to have my course of life determined by outsiders who disparage the very means for our citizens to have a voice...and perhaps you are one of those outsiders. So from the bottom of my heart, please heed my message:
FUCK YOU. Fuck you ENTIRELY.
"'Peace in our time'...Oh, thank you Herr Hitler. Tell that to the Polish. Tell that to the Jews."
-Robyn Hitchcock
I love Britain and I love British people. However, sir, you eat cock.
I remember seeing some damage in the UK, only it was done by the IRA. Fuck you. Fuck you repeatedly.
You people had no idea what you had in Churchill. Ungrateful limey. Fuck you and all your descendents for your poor memory.
I'm glad Timothy McVeigh's not alive to see it.
Now, that is an insightful comment. MOD UP!
And what happens if the country that harbored such a criminal happens to be the good old US of A? Does your logic still hold? THINK!
I don't remember those being particularly fun either.
Remember, a game is useless unless it's fun. You can be tempted to buy the game but it doesn't get to "second base" unless you actually enjoy the experience. The reason Lemmings and such don't get as much press or fans is because frankly, playing Diablo 2 is a hell of a lot more fun than that, plain and simple. Hmm, solve spacial-relations puzzles, or hit zombies with a stick? I pick the latter, and I don't feel guilty about it at all.
I blame the LinuxWorld Convention.
Now go buy a Marvin Gaye record, dork.
That particular sentiment just happens to produce better software.
And better everything else too.
That was the funniest thing I've ever read. MOD UP!
Well, MP3.com dug its own grave here. MP3.com no longer showcases independent music after getting bought by Universal. Now it is basically an online advertisement for Universal artists. However, this didn't happen overnight -- they initiated a "premium artist" program a while before that, in which you could pay a regular fee to gain access to services such as artificial chart placings and advertising. But now, even to those artists, their statistics have been tampered with and they no longer receive any payment for any of their downloads or sales. I can't tell you the number of times that I or someone I know has been phoned up or e-mailed by someone and been told "yeah, I bought your CD online at MP3.com" only to check our statistics and find that we haven't sold anything and not made a dime!
I'm not going to tell you about the hosts out there that are fair and decent, although there are plenty. I don't want to sound like I'm trying to divert anyones business. But if I can get at least one point across to you, it's that MP3.com is all about FRAUD, not about marketing potential musical successes. And if they want to come after me for that, they can feel free.
BAN HIM NOW.
I am so fucking tired of this guy! I am not even concerned with him, it's /. that I'm pissed off about. Are you just going to sit around while this kid does nothing but troll your boards? I mean, there's a serious legitimacy to the idea that AC's shouldn't be allowed at all, but now what about people who are obviously non-stop trollers, and belligerent ones at that?
/. eliminate this guy's ID and/or block his IP? Or are you all a bunch of fucking milquetoasts?
Can't
I don't know, I kind of like /. looking all italicized like that. I say keep it, it makes this big bunch of dork news look like a wedding invitation.
What the hell is so funny about this? I totally agree with that post. Mod him up Insightful.
ATI has a long history of releasing insanely stupid drivers. You can always count on certain things from an ATI driver:
1. Features you'll never use
2. Features that don't work
3. Features that you'll never use, but they don't work anyway, so whatever
4. The ATI logo suddenly appearing in inappropriate places on your desktop
5. Drivers that cripple the capabilities of the hardware...you'll download update after update until about a year later when they finally give up, and you'll never see a performance boost
6. Buggy
So I guess what I'm saying is that ATI is completely consistent with a Windows environment.
Who called who a hypocrite?
And a hearty FUCK YOU to all the ACs in the house, yourself included. But I guess that's the way the world works...be a good guy, speak your mind politely, get pissed on by retards.
Yeah, but I didn't mass produce that information for public consumption. Do you not see the difference between my personal shit and music on a CD? If you can't see the difference, how sad our world has become. Don't tell me that the law can't make that kind of distinction. Phaedrus' Knife at work, hombre.
http://www.moq.org
And you're sure one to talk...you can't even make up a stupid name for people to identify you as a Slashdot user. How hard is it to do? At least let me know who is insulting me. Sheesh.
If he stole that from a bank he would quite rightly be in prison. Are we supposed to think it is a lesser crime, simply because he used a computer ?
Why yes, yes we are.
But not because "he used a computer."
It is a lesser crime because money in the bank pays people's rent. Music in the air does no such thing. Music is just another kind of information that wants to be free. I think that when people start making money from making music, the whole system gets turned upside down. Why does it bother you so much that people take the music they want without paying for it, and yet it doesn't bother you that a guy can plug in a guitar, or a turntable, or maybe just some keys and knobs, and make an insanely disproportionate living from it? The act of making music is important, and great, but it doesn't contribute to the economy in any significant way. If someone is going to try to pull a fast one on responsible, grownup people trying to make an honest living, I have no problem doing the same to him.
Hey, I know I've been trolled, but what the hell, eh? I haven't learned my lesson just yet.
1. Ogg Vorbis can encode smaller files with better audio quality.
2. Many online music sites (for instance, ElectronicScene.com) will enable support for the Ogg Vorbis format because it is less storage strain on their servers.
3. I like it better. I use it all the time and I could care less about mp3 now.
OK, that's about all I have.
I was just about to use the same quote to shore up my argument about how Katz is a pud.
They tend to confuse hostility with communication. When I was fifteen I thought everyone was out to get me, and that I was way smarter than everyone I knew, and responded in kind. That's what kids at fifteen do.
they shoot (or type) before they think. Jesus Christ! A teenager doing something without thinking? What is the world coming to? Once, I nearly ran over a neighbor kid with my mini-bike. I thought I was having a laugh, until the kid's father threatened to kill me. Oh, jeez, maybe I shouldn't have done that!
They can be arrogant and posturing as well as creative and energetic. Who would think such a thing could happen, during the years when education finally steps up to occasionally challenge you?
They are sometimes narcissistic: they fixate on "me" media, blocking and filtering people and ideas they don't like or agree with. God knows when I was a kid, the last thing I wanted were things that catered and marketed to my life and my outlook.
Just exactly what is Katz saying about the "Net-connected 15-year-olds" that couldn't be said about "Offline 15-year-olds" or for that matter, "15-year-olds who like Knight Rider, Scooby Doo, and BMXing?"
In all honesty, I've never found a better example of someone who just likes to see his words appear on a website.
Right on! Anybody who knows Dante Hicks & Randall Graves is OK with me.
The above post should have been prefaced with:
Dear Penthouse Forum: I never thought something like this would happen to me, but dreams do come true...
You said it, sister.
No, actually hemp is for cultivating until the buds of the female plants ooze out all kinds of sticky goo crystals. Then, you hang it to dry until the water has left the plant cellulose. If you take what's left and pick away the seeds, leaves, and stems, you'll probably have a good schwaggy type of pot that will get you reasonably high and relieve those menstrual cramps of yours.
Cunt.
No matter. You're a fuckin' schmendrick either way.
Just here to put your heart at ease. You're welcome.