Didn't you see "Star Trek: Nemesis"? Weren't you paying attention when Shinzon's cells were breaking down because the Romulans attempted to do EXACTLY what you are suggesting? One mistake and Shinzon was a dead man intent on taking the planet earth with him out of spite. Do you want that on your conscience?
Geez, don't people learn from Science Fiction anymore? Why do they even bother if we're not going to listen? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF PLAYING GOD!
I'd throw some mod points on you but unfortunatly there's no "+1 Sad, but probably true". I wonder how much pressure will be put on South Korea where this is concerned because Jeebus doesn't like stem cells?
This is exactly what I think when I hear one of them (Gates/Ballmer) talk about other companies and their products. They don't sound confident or aggressive anymore. They sound kind of frightened and more than a little whiny.
They sound like that kid who didn't get what he wanted while everyone else did. We all knew that kid when we were growing up. He was just as excited about the new _______ (insert "must-have" toy or item here) as everyone else but once he got left behind and didn't get one he decided that it sucked.
Trust me, you want to go to "The Postman Special Edition DVD Release Party and All-Nite Marathon" AND volunteer to be in the test audience for the sequel (Postman 2, Electric Boogoloo) before you sit through Gigli.
The unwashed Windows using masses are too stupid to recognize snobbery, much less understand the experience that makes up the Apple experience. Their simple little conformist minds cannot grasp the complexity that is the Macintosh. They can't see the quality, style, and substance in front of their faces. Fools! You're a fool if you think otherwise.
I have no more time to attempt to enlighten you. I'm going to Starbucks.
This I would buy. An Apple phone with the integrated iPod and say a 2gp camera all in a really thin package with a completely Mac-ified interface would own. Throw in some Bluetooth and charge a bunch of money for it. Sounds like an Apple kind of device to me.
I don't mind paying for an expensive phone if I can see the point in what I'm paying for. I own an iPod and I own a Sony Ericsson T610 and I'd gladly combine the two so long as I didn't lose any functionality in either one.
I'm reasonably certain that an unmelded lightsabre could indeed cut metal and deflect blaster bolts.
The "tool" is capable of what it's capable of, period. Now does the user have the ability to block blaster bolts? If it's Luke then apparently yes, he does.
If it's Han then obviously cutting open a Tantaun is about the extent of his skills. Had the Tauntan been covered in an inch of metal then Han would still have been able to slice it open with a lightsabre.
She needs to return the iPod and go get something else. I'm sure Sony, Creative, or some other company will be happy to put a portable music player in her hands that will give her more options for buying music.
I'm confused here but I'm not running. Of course I'm not an apologist either.
Whether you're talking about IE or Safari the same thing holds true. Saying "yes" when you're prompted despite not knowing what you're installing means you're a fucking moron and you deserve whatever you get.
You don't want a scene where Anakin kills Jar-Jar. If you get one it won't be worth it and here's why.
It's bound to be followed by a re-edit of the final scene in Return of the Jedi and I for one don't want to see a Jar-Jar ghost standing next to the rest of them smiling at Luke.
I know he's not a Jedi but do you really think that would stop George? Is it worth the risk?
No it doesn't, that's just a silly thing to say. Go ahead and skip SW:ROTS if you want, that's probably not a bad idea actually, just don't make like the trailer for it wasn't every bit as badass looking as this. That's what trailers do. Star Wars trailers are particularly good at it too.
The only real difference here is that you know, without a doubt that the SW:ROTS trailer has a pretty good chance of being ten times cooler than the entire film (it's probably a huge lie) while the Serenity trailer could actually reflect how cool the rest of the movie is going to be.
"...and there's no pressing need to run a new OS 7 or 8 days before everyone else starts installing it."
I can't believe you just said that. The geek police are probably on their way to your house to collect you official ID. Installing a new OS even hours earlier than your friends qualifies clearly as "pressing need".
You complete fucking moron, please read your own words below.
"it's funny how Microsoft's pile of shit is still better in Alpha than is Apple's latest-and-greatest."
In short that's exactly what you said and since you can't recall your previous post on this thread I fail to see how you could be doing either Microsoft or Apple any good beta testing for them.
Personally I think you're lying about it but I admit there's no way I can be sure. You might not even be sure, you don't even know what you just said.
You're not only a liar, you're a stupid liar on top of it. What kind of fucktard claims Microsoft software in Alpha is better than anything Apple ever made?
The fucking Pippin was a better product that the shit that will be Longhorn.
Who really cares when it's coming out? If Longhorn had appeared on store shelves this morning thanks to the overnight efforts of magic software gnomes who worked all night it would still be one more stinking Microsoft pile of shit and there's not one person in the world with a clue who doesn't know this.
I don't do PC's anymore outside of work where we have everyone clamped down pretty tight so I had kind of lost touch with how bad it really was out there. Last week I had one of my users bring in his PC that was locking up on him and doing the usual "strange stuff" that users talk about. I really never did get around to trying to fix anything though.
I sat in awe as the thing, with no programs open and nobody touching it spent most of the day fighting it's own little virus/spyware battle. Between Symantec and the (easily) half a dozen anti-spyware programs he had installed the computer sent a constant stream of pop-up windows coming at me warning me about assorted files and registry keys it thought suspicious and busily scanning it's ass off.
I wondered how he got any work done on the thing with it spending so much in the way of resources on "self defense". This is the answer in Windows world, they're going to eventually sell you a PC that's really two in one with the first one dedicated to just running the OS and all this crap you have to buy to keep from being bent over by the virus writers and the other virus writers who create spyware/adware.
Perhaps they do indeed suffer from a distinct lack of taste. If that is the case then the true question here isn't "Why are the Enterprise fans still trying to keep their show on the air?" but rather "Why does anyone think there's any difference between an Enterprise fan and the rest of the television watching public?"
After all, can Enterprise really be more of an absolute pile of fetid donkey kidney stones than every single reality television series in production today? Of course it can't be so then the next logical question is why isn't someone trying to pay for the next season of Joe Millionaire and what can we all do to help.
I did the same thing. My wife and I travel a lot and the iPod with a transmitter is an excellent way to go. We do books on CD on these long drives which is fine and all but you've got to keep track of 20-25 CD's sometimes, changing discs gets old.
I take the audio books, rip them to mp3, and then get their file names all squared away and stuff them in the iPod. Works like a charm.
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Didn't you see "Star Trek: Nemesis"? Weren't you paying attention when Shinzon's cells were breaking down because the Romulans attempted to do EXACTLY what you are suggesting? One mistake and Shinzon was a dead man intent on taking the planet earth with him out of spite. Do you want that on your conscience?
Geez, don't people learn from Science Fiction anymore? Why do they even bother if we're not going to listen? WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LEARN ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES OF PLAYING GOD!
I'd throw some mod points on you but unfortunatly there's no "+1 Sad, but probably true". I wonder how much pressure will be put on South Korea where this is concerned because Jeebus doesn't like stem cells?
This is exactly what I think when I hear one of them (Gates/Ballmer) talk about other companies and their products. They don't sound confident or aggressive anymore. They sound kind of frightened and more than a little whiny.
They sound like that kid who didn't get what he wanted while everyone else did. We all knew that kid when we were growing up. He was just as excited about the new _______ (insert "must-have" toy or item here) as everyone else but once he got left behind and didn't get one he decided that it sucked.
Have you SEEN Gigli?
Trust me, you want to go to "The Postman Special Edition DVD Release Party and All-Nite Marathon" AND volunteer to be in the test audience for the sequel (Postman 2, Electric Boogoloo) before you sit through Gigli.
The unwashed Windows using masses are too stupid to recognize snobbery, much less understand the experience that makes up the Apple experience. Their simple little conformist minds cannot grasp the complexity that is the Macintosh. They can't see the quality, style, and substance in front of their faces. Fools! You're a fool if you think otherwise.
I have no more time to attempt to enlighten you. I'm going to Starbucks.
It had less than 90% long ago, in the before time...
This I would buy. An Apple phone with the integrated iPod and say a 2gp camera all in a really thin package with a completely Mac-ified interface would own. Throw in some Bluetooth and charge a bunch of money for it. Sounds like an Apple kind of device to me.
I don't mind paying for an expensive phone if I can see the point in what I'm paying for. I own an iPod and I own a Sony Ericsson T610 and I'd gladly combine the two so long as I didn't lose any functionality in either one.
I'm reasonably certain that an unmelded lightsabre could indeed cut metal and deflect blaster bolts.
The "tool" is capable of what it's capable of, period. Now does the user have the ability to block blaster bolts? If it's Luke then apparently yes, he does.
If it's Han then obviously cutting open a Tantaun is about the extent of his skills. Had the Tauntan been covered in an inch of metal then Han would still have been able to slice it open with a lightsabre.
That's how far I see it at least.
I can't believe I went down to "Starship Troopers" to try and argue the point for hand held weapons. I'm sorry.
Cheetos?
WTF do you do when you're watching porn?
C'mon, start talking. The rest of us want to know whether or not to be afraid.
She needs to return the iPod and go get something else. I'm sure Sony, Creative, or some other company will be happy to put a portable music player in her hands that will give her more options for buying music.
Clearly the iPod isn't for her.
I hate asparagus, and yet, in a sense I am asparagus.
Or was that Broccoli?
Is it "exactly" or is it "similar"?
Or is it "worse"?
I'm confused here but I'm not running. Of course I'm not an apologist either.
Whether you're talking about IE or Safari the same thing holds true. Saying "yes" when you're prompted despite not knowing what you're installing means you're a fucking moron and you deserve whatever you get.
You don't want a scene where Anakin kills Jar-Jar. If you get one it won't be worth it and here's why.
It's bound to be followed by a re-edit of the final scene in Return of the Jedi and I for one don't want to see a Jar-Jar ghost standing next to the rest of them smiling at Luke.
I know he's not a Jedi but do you really think that would stop George? Is it worth the risk?
Then Michael Moore will make a movie about GWB featuring him calling it "Discovererer" and it will of course be made on a Mac.
No it doesn't, that's just a silly thing to say. Go ahead and skip SW:ROTS if you want, that's probably not a bad idea actually, just don't make like the trailer for it wasn't every bit as badass looking as this. That's what trailers do. Star Wars trailers are particularly good at it too.
The only real difference here is that you know, without a doubt that the SW:ROTS trailer has a pretty good chance of being ten times cooler than the entire film (it's probably a huge lie) while the Serenity trailer could actually reflect how cool the rest of the movie is going to be.
"...and there's no pressing need to run a new OS 7 or 8 days before everyone else starts installing it."
I can't believe you just said that. The geek police are probably on their way to your house to collect you official ID. Installing a new OS even hours earlier than your friends qualifies clearly as "pressing need".
You complete fucking moron, please read your own words below.
"it's funny how Microsoft's pile of shit is still better in Alpha than is Apple's latest-and-greatest."
In short that's exactly what you said and since you can't recall your previous post on this thread I fail to see how you could be doing either Microsoft or Apple any good beta testing for them.
Personally I think you're lying about it but I admit there's no way I can be sure. You might not even be sure, you don't even know what you just said.
You're not only a liar, you're a stupid liar on top of it. What kind of fucktard claims Microsoft software in Alpha is better than anything Apple ever made?
The fucking Pippin was a better product that the shit that will be Longhorn.
Um, ok so you got me there. One.
Who really cares when it's coming out? If Longhorn had appeared on store shelves this morning thanks to the overnight efforts of magic software gnomes who worked all night it would still be one more stinking Microsoft pile of shit and there's not one person in the world with a clue who doesn't know this.
I don't do PC's anymore outside of work where we have everyone clamped down pretty tight so I had kind of lost touch with how bad it really was out there. Last week I had one of my users bring in his PC that was locking up on him and doing the usual "strange stuff" that users talk about. I really never did get around to trying to fix anything though.
I sat in awe as the thing, with no programs open and nobody touching it spent most of the day fighting it's own little virus/spyware battle. Between Symantec and the (easily) half a dozen anti-spyware programs he had installed the computer sent a constant stream of pop-up windows coming at me warning me about assorted files and registry keys it thought suspicious and busily scanning it's ass off.
I wondered how he got any work done on the thing with it spending so much in the way of resources on "self defense". This is the answer in Windows world, they're going to eventually sell you a PC that's really two in one with the first one dedicated to just running the OS and all this crap you have to buy to keep from being bent over by the virus writers and the other virus writers who create spyware/adware.
Yeah! We could fix things and change the world and stuff. We could be like heroes or something!
Naaaaaaaah, lets go to White Castle, I'm hungry.
Perhaps they do indeed suffer from a distinct lack of taste. If that is the case then the true question here isn't "Why are the Enterprise fans still trying to keep their show on the air?" but rather "Why does anyone think there's any difference between an Enterprise fan and the rest of the television watching public?"
After all, can Enterprise really be more of an absolute pile of fetid donkey kidney stones than every single reality television series in production today? Of course it can't be so then the next logical question is why isn't someone trying to pay for the next season of Joe Millionaire and what can we all do to help.
I did the same thing. My wife and I travel a lot and the iPod with a transmitter is an excellent way to go. We do books on CD on these long drives which is fine and all but you've got to keep track of 20-25 CD's sometimes, changing discs gets old.
I take the audio books, rip them to mp3, and then get their file names all squared away and stuff them in the iPod. Works like a charm.