Im guessing nobody over at dell read this slashdot post. im sure many people use 15 year old computer crap, hell, i always keep a 5 1/4 drive round for safty!
er, last night i setup office 2k in my suse 7.2, and it works fine. so im not quite sure what the $$$ is going to get me, other than possibly savin me a few min of d/l time. any ideas?
is it just me or dosnt the whole "anti-copying mechanisms built-in to them -- ie can't burn recorded TV shows to DVD, or even copy and play them back on other PCs" thing really take media bit right out of the title?
First of all, im not partisippating in that free reg bullshit, theyll prolly just sell it to microshaft to help passport become the largest DB in all of history. but this means that i can take my PCs someplace locally and get a refund when i recycle them...RIGHT!? or did i misinterpret the soad bottle analogy?
Besides, whos to say what a Security Hole is? Distributing pirated software/music? who wrote the protocals under which these are transmited? Ya, that sure will inspire people to write software.
sorry, im not gonna decript this thing but with my (very small) knowledge of binary, wouldnt the decription of this message by an alien intelagence require them to not only have an understanding of how we use the binary system, along with an understanding of how we translate those results into our language? wouldnt it make more sence to send a message such as this with a "rosetta stone" of sorts, so who/whatever recieves this message might have some clue as to just what the hell it is?
well, thats my 2 cents! hope someone postes a translation!
ya, that could not have been accidental. I dont believe thats possible, and IF for some imazing reason it is accidental the it is still unexcusable! thats is pothetic the only thing thats more pothetic is the fact THEY GET AWAY WITH IT!
well, i have worked in a returns department and my best advice would be:
First, build up some anger. Pump some iron, look at a few pics of bin ladin, use windowsXP.
Then call them up and yell at everybody you talk to and DEMAND to speak with the manager, when you get the manager ask to speak to their manager etc.
and then let tem have it....dont know if it will work, but it always worked with the managers at my stores!
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Im guessing nobody over at dell read this slashdot post. im sure many people use 15 year old computer crap, hell, i always keep a 5 1/4 drive round for safty!
hey, "This weapon is totally harmless to people"... as long as you dont consider cancer or brain damage harmful!
er, last night i setup office 2k in my suse 7.2, and it works fine. so im not quite sure what the $$$ is going to get me, other than possibly savin me a few min of d/l time. any ideas?
Media Center PCs?
is it just me or dosnt the whole "anti-copying mechanisms built-in to them -- ie can't burn recorded TV shows to DVD, or even copy and play them back on other PCs" thing really take media bit right out of the title?
does this remind anybody else of Johnny Pneumonic?
First of all, im not partisippating in that free reg bullshit, theyll prolly just sell it to microshaft to help passport become the largest DB in all of history. but this means that i can take my PCs someplace locally and get a refund when i recycle them...RIGHT!? or did i misinterpret the soad bottle analogy?
Besides, whos to say what a Security Hole is? Distributing pirated software/music? who wrote the protocals under which these are transmited? Ya, that sure will inspire people to write software.
sorry, im not gonna decript this thing but with my (very small) knowledge of binary, wouldnt the decription of this message by an alien intelagence require them to not only have an understanding of how we use the binary system, along with an understanding of how we translate those results into our language? wouldnt it make more sence to send a message such as this with a "rosetta stone" of sorts, so who/whatever recieves this message might have some clue as to just what the hell it is?
well, thats my 2 cents! hope someone postes a translation!
ya, that could not have been accidental. I dont believe thats possible, and IF for some imazing reason it is accidental the it is still unexcusable! thats is pothetic the only thing thats more pothetic is the fact THEY GET AWAY WITH IT!
well, i have worked in a returns department and my best advice would be:
First, build up some anger. Pump some iron, look at a few pics of bin ladin, use windowsXP.
Then call them up and yell at everybody you talk to and DEMAND to speak with the manager, when you get the manager ask to speak to their manager etc.
and then let tem have it....dont know if it will work, but it always worked with the managers at my stores!
hope it helps