language to program small appliances such as remote controls, microwaves, televisions, VCRs and other household electronics. In all that time I've never seen Java actually used in such small devices until now.
Jeez, it doesn't take much to impress you guys does it? I went to therse pictures expecting loads of hot models and I get a few average chicks in jeans. Great.
You need to get yer ass down to a motor show - the babes there are AMAZING!
Under your system tho, I'm sure these 'ohhh we should be allowed all the bandwidth we want' people would be alot quieter when their mate down the hall was hogging their shared connection.
Who needs the plans when they can get the whole damn plane?
Don't be a dick, this would entirely negate the original point about having the source of linux being a good feature - who needs the source of windows when you have the whole OS?
What is happening here is (to keep the metaphor a rolling) is Boeing is making the claim that Lockheed is making inferior products, and giving all the secrets to unfriendly nations. That to even consider doing business with Lockheed is equivalent to being an unAmerican communist. You're not for communism are you?
If Lockheed published all the plans to their aircraft, and they were available to unfriendly nations, do you think the American government would purchase said aircraft?
Kind of like a Microsoft OS, you never see security...
Yawn. Can't we just get some stuff implemented in the slashcode that posts the standard MS joke for each kind of story, so we lusers don't have to waste time with the SAME JOKES TROTTED OUT EVERY FUCKING TIME?
We already have a tool for online gaming - the computer. Consoles are elegant in their simplicity; put in a disc (or cartridge, for you old-skoolers) and play away. No hassles, no logging on, just gaming, pure and simple.
So what is the basis of your argument against making online gaming this simple, by getting it working on consoles?
Just in case The Register [register.co.uk] gets slashdotted, there's an american version of the site called The USA Register [theregus.com] with the story here [slashdot.org]
The potential ability for this company to collect a lot of data on "typical" viewing habits is a bit scary.
Bloody hell, almost managed to make it through a wholse news artcile without some paranoid 'the world is watching me, geekboy, scratch my balls and see how much star trek I'm watching' comment. Better luck next time!
> > >--- Original Message --- > > >From: no@alternate.com > > >To: "Microsoft.NET Passport Support" > > > > >Sent: Tue Feb 19 18:51:42 PST 2002 > > >Subject: delete my account > > > > > >CustomerName : don't need don't need > > >UpdateCountry : false, false > > >CUBirthdate : don't need > > >BrowserVersion : don't need > > >OperatingSystem : don't need > > >ErrorMessage : n/a > > >Submit : Send > > >ContactEmailAddress : mephistopheles51@hotmail.com > > >Country : US > > >FirstName : don't need > > >LastName : don't need > > >Region : 19283 > > >PostalCode : don't need > > >Comments : you don't need any of this information to delete my account > > >RIGHT NOW. > > > >Don't Believe the Hype!* > >*and it's all hype...
You rude fucker. Have you thought of perhaps speaking to people politely? Like 'Hi, I'd like to close my hotmail account, can you send me information how please'.
No matter how big you are you just cannot indefinately lose hundreds of dollars on consoles. Anyone with any idea of market forces will be able to confirm this.
And anyone with any idea of the console market would realise you only make the loss on consoles you sell (- stock) and that the whole basis of the market is to lose money on the console to claw it back on the games. But don't let that get in the way of your ms-bashing!
Instead of trying to filter out all potential porn sites, you could install this software to detect the changes in little Johnny's facial expression when he reaches his vinegar strokes and redirect him to something that cools his ardour (slashdot.com anyone?);-)
Yeah man, I took the sig as being part of your message;-).
I personally don't think MS are legally liable for things like the nimda virus - that isn't *their* software fucking you up is it? For example, if your car gets stolen even though you have an alarm, you can't sue the alarm maker can you? But if the alarm screws up and ends up burning your car out, well, you could then eh?
BTW, before anyone gets a big rant on, I don't think MS having massive security holes is great, I just don't think they're legally liable for it.
Newsflash man, you don't get much karma on here for being anti-open source! I don't reckon it'll stay at + anything for long before some blinkered fool marks it troll.
Huh, amazing. I couldn't imagine any software company publishing a computer operating system, trademarked under a very generic term, putting in a clause that disclaims all liablity for any type of loss, financial or otherwise, for problems occurring in using or the inability to use the software.
My point kinda was that if Windows (for example) screws up your entire companies PC's, you'd have someone to take to court over it, someone with a lot of money. If this VoIP software blows up, you don't really have that option.
Also, take a pill man - if you wanna play mr. angry about a point of view you disagree with on some net site, just go ahead, but I certainly ain't impressed.
The problem with open source??
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VoIP at $15 a Pop
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· Score: 1, Interesting
A quote from the open source driver site...
Also please be advised that this software is probably worth exactly what you paid for it (nothing!), so if it destroys you computer I can't be held responsible. It is mainly a learning exercise for me, so use it at your own risk.
Kids won't be lugging around text books for much longer
Blimey - are you sure? Most schools can't afford textbooks, are they gonna supply every schoolkid with an ebook reader? Or are poor kids just gonna miss out?
Plus, will kids be able to draw penises on all the illustrations of ebooks for future kids to enjoy?
* Books are readable in bright light with very little eye-strain. LCDs aren't.
I'd be more worried about reading in 'normal' light. Staring at backlit things just doesn't cut it - someone needs to come up with a computer screen that isn't 'lit' - any ideas?
* Books are cheap: dropping a book into the bathtub is annoying, but its not going to put you out a few hundred dollars.
Also, the upfront cost of this is high, to little benefit - who is gonna think 'i want to spend x dollars on this' when they could spend $5 on a book. Also, if you lose / get a book stolen, it ain't then end of the world.
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language to program small appliances such as remote controls, microwaves, televisions, VCRs and other household electronics. In all that time I've never seen Java actually used in such small devices until now.
Not used a mobile phone or pda recently then?
Jeez, it doesn't take much to impress you guys does it? I went to therse pictures expecting loads of hot models and I get a few average chicks in jeans. Great.
You need to get yer ass down to a motor show - the babes there are AMAZING!
Under your system tho, I'm sure these 'ohhh we should be allowed all the bandwidth we want' people would be alot quieter when their mate down the hall was hogging their shared connection.
Who needs the plans when they can get the whole damn plane?
Don't be a dick, this would entirely negate the original point about having the source of linux being a good feature - who needs the source of windows when you have the whole OS?
What is happening here is (to keep the metaphor a rolling) is Boeing is making the claim that Lockheed is making inferior products, and giving all the secrets to unfriendly nations. That to even consider doing business with Lockheed is equivalent to being an unAmerican communist. You're not for communism are you?
If Lockheed published all the plans to their aircraft, and they were available to unfriendly nations, do you think the American government would purchase said aircraft?
One nil, I think.
Kind of like a Microsoft OS, you never see security...
Yawn. Can't we just get some stuff implemented in the slashcode that posts the standard MS joke for each kind of story, so we lusers don't have to waste time with the SAME JOKES TROTTED OUT EVERY FUCKING TIME?
Jesus, get some imagination.
We already have a tool for online gaming - the computer. Consoles are elegant in their simplicity; put in a disc (or cartridge, for you old-skoolers) and play away. No hassles, no logging on, just gaming, pure and simple.
So what is the basis of your argument against making online gaming this simple, by getting it working on consoles?
Just in case The Register [register.co.uk] gets slashdotted, there's an american version of the site called The USA Register [theregus.com] with the story here [slashdot.org]
Or maybe you meant here
The potential ability for this company to collect a lot of data on "typical" viewing habits is a bit scary.
Bloody hell, almost managed to make it through a wholse news artcile without some paranoid 'the world is watching me, geekboy, scratch my balls and see how much star trek I'm watching' comment. Better luck next time!
> > >--- Original Message --- .NET Passport Support"
> > >From: no@alternate.com
> > >To: "Microsoft
> >
> > >Sent: Tue Feb 19 18:51:42 PST 2002
> > >Subject: delete my account
> > >
> > >CustomerName : don't need don't need
> > >UpdateCountry : false, false
> > >CUBirthdate : don't need
> > >BrowserVersion : don't need
> > >OperatingSystem : don't need
> > >ErrorMessage : n/a
> > >Submit : Send
> > >ContactEmailAddress : mephistopheles51@hotmail.com
> > >Country : US
> > >FirstName : don't need
> > >LastName : don't need
> > >Region : 19283
> > >PostalCode : don't need
> > >Comments : you don't need any of this information to delete my account
> > >RIGHT NOW.
> >
> >Don't Believe the Hype!*
> >*and it's all hype...
You rude fucker. Have you thought of perhaps speaking to people politely? Like 'Hi, I'd like to close my hotmail account, can you send me information how please'.
encourage experimentation and innovation in the game industry.
I recommend more 1st person shooters, maybe with LAN team play.
I personally have come across a 13year child when i was 20y
;-)!
I'd be more careful what you say
No matter how big you are you just cannot indefinately lose hundreds of dollars on consoles.
Anyone with any idea of market forces will be able to confirm this.
And anyone with any idea of the console market would realise you only make the loss on consoles you sell (- stock) and that the whole basis of the market is to lose money on the console to claw it back on the games. But don't let that get in the way of your ms-bashing!
Instead of trying to filter out all potential porn sites, you could install this software to detect the changes in little Johnny's facial expression when he reaches his vinegar strokes and redirect him to something that cools his ardour (slashdot.com anyone?) ;-)
Well done, you posted the first anti-MS joke on this story, which had NOTHING TO DO with MS.
until I see that old toaster screensaver running on a toaster running linux...
as does my inability to close italics properly :)
;-)
as is your ability to form a grammatically correct sentence
Er, didn't the terminator look like a human? Does Arnie have a sister?
I mean, I know its a robot underneath, but it ain't a man underneath is it.
Luv,
Pedantic Man
Yeah! The other time I was 'karma-whoring', I was saying open-source software was bad - does that sound like a good idea on here?
Newsflash - karma points are worthless, but obviously not to you, since you value them so much you post as AC so as not to lose a couple.
And good work checking out my other posts, you must be a real busy gay.
Why don't they write a book on Human-Human interaction for Computer Science students ;-)?
Yeah man, I took the sig as being part of your message ;-).
I personally don't think MS are legally liable for things like the nimda virus - that isn't *their* software fucking you up is it? For example, if your car gets stolen even though you have an alarm, you can't sue the alarm maker can you? But if the alarm screws up and ends up burning your car out, well, you could then eh?
BTW, before anyone gets a big rant on, I don't think MS having massive security holes is great, I just don't think they're legally liable for it.
Thank you, Mr. karma whore.
Newsflash man, you don't get much karma on here for being anti-open source! I don't reckon it'll stay at + anything for long before some blinkered fool marks it troll.
Huh, amazing. I couldn't imagine any software company publishing a computer operating system, trademarked under a very generic term, putting in a clause that disclaims all liablity for any type of loss, financial or otherwise, for problems occurring in using or the inability to use the software.
My point kinda was that if Windows (for example) screws up your entire companies PC's, you'd have someone to take to court over it, someone with a lot of money. If this VoIP software blows up, you don't really have that option.
Also, take a pill man - if you wanna play mr. angry about a point of view you disagree with on some net site, just go ahead, but I certainly ain't impressed.
A quote from the open source driver site...
Also please be advised that this software is probably worth exactly what you paid for it (nothing!), so if it destroys you computer I can't be held responsible. It is mainly a learning exercise for me, so use it at your own risk.
Nice huh?
Kids won't be lugging around text books for much longer
Blimey - are you sure? Most schools can't afford textbooks, are they gonna supply every schoolkid with an ebook reader? Or are poor kids just gonna miss out?
Plus, will kids be able to draw penises on all the illustrations of ebooks for future kids to enjoy?
* Books are readable in bright light with very little eye-strain. LCDs aren't.
I'd be more worried about reading in 'normal' light. Staring at backlit things just doesn't cut it - someone needs to come up with a computer screen that isn't 'lit' - any ideas?
* Books are cheap: dropping a book into the bathtub is annoying, but its not going to put you out a few hundred dollars.
Also, the upfront cost of this is high, to little benefit - who is gonna think 'i want to spend x dollars on this' when they could spend $5 on a book. Also, if you lose / get a book stolen, it ain't then end of the world.