it's from OVERSEAS companies who are located OVERSEAS
Yes, it IS redundant. To say that a company is overseas twice in the same sentance is pointless, and therefore redundant. The first use of overseas is sufficient for me to get your point. The second use is overkill.
Your second comment is your opinion, and you're welcome to it. No objections.
This is a fucking TEXT POSTING ON THE INTERNET! Hormel owns the copyright to the SPAM word as it appears on their products. Noone can really copyright a word unless it a particular fashioning or design using said word. If what you are saying is true, then Microsoft could, in theory, sue the fuck out of/. for each and every time it mentions any of their products, their company name, or anything else related to its copyrighted material. What you suggested with that last statement is totally ludicrous.
1: it's from overseas companies who are located overseas. Isn't that a bit redundant?
2: He/She has the money because someone paid them to send out their ad. They don't just do one ad at a time in most cases. Otherwise, SPAM wouldn't be as lucrative a business option.
3: spam, SPAM, what's the difference? I don't even like Hormel's nasty can-o-meat. I won't eat anything I can't positively identfy...
If you do, and regulations go into effect regarding SPAM e-mail, then each and every one of us has a case. Unless the legislation that comes out of this suit has a "non-retroactive" clause (or something along those lines), then we can all take out our SPAM-induced "Net Rage" out on the sorry saps that pull this crap.
After all, isn't that the American dream? Turning a profit on the misery of others? Won't it be nice to turn the tables on these low-lifes and profit from their misery?
And what, praytell, will become of the sneaky bastards like the infamous Crushlink, the ones that lead us on into giving up our addys so they can sell the list to the SPAM crowd? If I were a SPAMer and fax.com loses, I'd be running for the hills...
Since I'm all outta moderation points, I'll have to reply. I do like this suggestion. Finding yourself an experienced Linux administrator or three who are willing to sit and monitor the network would be another option. That way, when someone tries something fishy, he/she can root his way in and stop it. That admin might also find working in a volunteer capacity for a non-profit outfit looks rather good on a resumè, scoring them brownie points with prospective employers.
I also agree with the use of KDE in this situation. Using GNOME, Blackbox or another "geek friendly" DE is asking a little too much of the casual user, who is most likely not familiar with a *NIX environment.
Also, doing this in the Seattle area is pretty bold, seeing as how it's more or less Microsoft's home turf. I have no doubt that they'll try and shower you with funding, presentations on the benefits(?) of Windows, and other junk aimed at preventing your switch to Linux. You're going to have to tell them where to get off the bus, which can be rather tricky when the beast is tempting you with spoils. I wish you all the best of luck ^-^
OK. Gotta sort this out here. If Dell sells to retailers (which will mark up the cost a bit to give them a profit, bumemr), what will Billy Boy and his gang in Redmond do? Will they adapt their license agreement (again) to force Windows onto these machines? Some retailers do sell PCs with vacant HDs, allowing for OS choice. I'm willing to bet MS won't take too kindly to that...
Or could this be a tactic to circumvent MS? If Dell sells directly to retailers, could they install another OS onto the machines (ie Linux, FreeDOS, etc)? Does MS's license cover Direct-To-Consumer PC makers adding in the retail factor? This is going to be an issue to keep an eye on...
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You spammers suck much. Haiku will signal your end, clearing my mailbox.
EMI knows that AOL-TW is in the hurt locker big time. They want to kill the jolly "You've got spam" giant and move themselves into position to take AOL's chunk of the communications pie. This would make EMI a direct rival to companies like Disney. With Enron well on its way to the treatment plant, WorldComm swirling it's way down the bolw with the other terds, and now an AOL-sized "crap-on-deck," what's next?
I'll only be happy when Microsoft bows out or gets its act together...
While at the Central Distric (PA) Fireman's Convention, Laura (a member of my fire company) and I saw one REALLY nice one right overhead. Nice and large, bright tail, and a crystal clear (and cold) night made for one of the best meteors I've seen. Best still belongs to the one that went down near Greenville, PA in 1997. Big, nifty green lights (copper on reentry?), and exploded about a 1000 feet above and in front of us.
I'm not a regular "watcher" of meteor showers, and I was pretty drunk, so this was really nifty to me. Forgive me if I've babbled mindlessly and lowered my geek rating.
You _laughed_ on 9-11? What the hell kind of sick fuck laughs when thousands of innocent people die because some towel headed, Koran-beating Habibs decide that flying planes into stuff and killing thousands gets them a one-way ticket to their version of heaven, where however-many virgins are waiting for them? Show some class. If you can't do that, then get the fuck out of my country.
Besides, America as a whole isn't evil, just our government. Get your facts straight before you go mouthing off. If I were Taco and crew, I'd trace your IP, track you down and castrate you.
And for someone who thinks we're so "evil" you sure do like to abuse our 1st Ammendment Rights. Make up your mind...
Yeah, sure, they're labled as "industrial," but isn't half of industrial electronica? KMFDM (and its temporary stint as MDFMK in 2000) are one of the best heavy industrial acts out there. And you won't hear them on MTV like that pud Moby, so this isn't your family friendly kind of music. Check them out at KMFDM.net and then get on your favorite P2P and get a sample of a song called "Stray Bullet." If you want electronica, that's the song to get ^-^
And if that isn't enough for you, check out Spire, Lucia, Schwein, Pig, Gravity Kills, and stuff like that ^-^
...in the article is from Episode 1, when she was Queen. But the caption touts it as Attack of the Clones, the fifth Star Wars Film. Oh those silly Brittish. What will they do next ^-^
I'll never own an XBox. That much is certain. But I wish the people that try for the XPort of Linux all the luck in the world. Hopefully, once it's done, Microsoft will get some mud in their eye. But then again, they'll probably just sue till they get their way again. Crybabies...
Insufficient perspective? Disdain for History? You're confusing a standard geek with the wanton rednecks who buy PCs at Wal-Mart along with their shotguns for next "hunt'n seez'n?" They not only insulted my intelligence with that little remarm, but insulted everything that every AC that posts here stands for as well: Know-It-All-ism and a general case of holier-than-thou-itis.
Let the AC flame posts begin (you know you can't resist...)
Well well. Nice to see that John K is moving back on the scene. Cartoon Network viewers will remember his takes on the Jetsons and Flintstones, which were insane. Yep, he's still got it. And now that TNN wants to be racy and outlandish (thank the maker, the country theme sucked), it'd be nice to see it back on TV. New episodes, anyone?
Nick's demographic is the kiddies. TNN wants the X-ers and older teens. Ren and Stimpy was kids TV from a very different (Pre-Politically Correct) era. Now it's considered in the "Adult Swim" vein, almost Robert Smeigel-ish in nature. Perfect for TNN, since the audience that grew up laughing at John K's sick humor is now their target demographic.
Now all they need to do is pull GI Joe and Transformers (pre movie) out of mothballs and run those bad boys. I don't care what network, what time slot. Thems was some bad ass cartoons, and they never once made me want to pick up a gun...
You know, that's not a bad idea. Only I'd rather carry a copy of Mandrake and set fire to the Windoze XP displays. While that distracts security, I'll take them for all the Anime DVDs they have. Damn Best Buy for overcharging...
Brockway is a shit town in the middle of nowhere. It's not like I picked DuBois, anyway. The only good thing about DuBois is the girl at Sheetz that is nuts about me. If you only knew the half of that, brother. Heh. I'll be bringing her to the meetup, that's for sure. So, Brockway boy, I challange ya to show. After all, we can vote on the location, and it doesn't have to be Dubois. Didn't you notice that? Oh, that's right, I'm sorry. You were too busy being an Anonymous little wuss and talking all big. Show, boy. Show.
Once again, another "son of Napster" goes down due to an insanely high public profile. Makes you wonder if the RIAA will ever realize where the REAL damage is being done. IMHO, the RIAA won't be able to pinpoint the problem and will ultimately fall as more and more artists realize what power they actually have thanks to MP3/OGG/etc.
Meanwhile, elsewhere on the net, millions upon millions of files are being swapped every day, right under the RIAA's nose. Looks like the "All-Knowing, All-Seeing, Hand-Of-God-Laying-The-Smackdown" is a little blind, deaf and dumb yet. And to think they're being undercut by three little letters...
As a political force, that is. People should be free to believe in whatever they want. But the central core body of Religion is only generally interested in two things. Power and money. Political power is the worst thing Religion can have, after all, look at the messes in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. These people are ready to drop nukes because their respective Gods hold too much power.
Didn't Anime fans riot when Disney tried to "Americanize" Mononoke Hime? They'll do the same thing if you try that with Akira. Akira is a classic and should NOT BE CHANGED. Anime fans - even those of us who actually like Dubbed titles to an extent - want their titles in their original form.
I don't care what good films this guy has directed. If he even tries to adapt Akira, the resulting Box Office take will make him a laughing stock. If he values his career, he'll back off.
Yes, it has more resources and the ability to be terraformed. But terraforming takes a heck of a long time. Even though we can develop these nifty terraforming technologies to try and speed up the process, the course of nature must also be factored in.
How many millions of years did it take to get Earth to where it has been since life appeared? The first organisms couldn't come out of the water or they'd be fried by UV or other radiation. Once they could resist that, they came out. Then they started affecting the world beyond surface tension.
How long did it take for those first landlubbing lifeforms to affect their environment, creating gasses released into the atmosphere, developing ways of converting energy (photosynthesis, anyone?)? While we can do all that relatively quickly and without a terribly insane amount of thought, how long will it take to affect Mars on a global scale? And how long before that global change will support life as we know it?
Or who's to say life as we know it will be around by the time we hit Mars? There are just too many questions that need answers before we can take a stab at it.
With all the press Mars gets, the common man has seemed to forget about the moon and replaced it with images of Batman/Jim Morrison giving Mars the finger, or Lieutenant Dan standing in a nifty CG model of the Solar System. They're all Mars-Crazy. When is there ever talk of the moon unless it's an eclipse?
The common man doesn't read Slashdot, they go to the movies and watch Captain Dan the Newsman on CBS. That's where they get their info. The media shapes their outlook on our policy towards Space, and has since Armstrong and Aldrin landed. Back then, it was all Moon Fever. But now, we've got Mars Syndrome. Since the media never talks much about getting a jump-off point on the Moon, common folk aren't in Moon Mode. The ISS gets more press, but that's just the first leg of the trip...
Amen. Gotta wonder if the Mars Society reads these threads on the Dot. They must not, because they'd find a whole mess of us "Moon First Folks" here.
The chain should go Earth, ISS, Moon, Mars. Since the ISS is operational, it should be used now as a jump-off point to the moon. We didn't have the ISS in '69 and we still made it OK, twice actually.
Here's an idea: let's petition the Mars Society to change its tune and get with the Lunar Plan...
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it's from OVERSEAS companies who are located OVERSEAS
/. for each and every time it mentions any of their products, their company name, or anything else related to its copyrighted material. What you suggested with that last statement is totally ludicrous.
Yes, it IS redundant. To say that a company is overseas twice in the same sentance is pointless, and therefore redundant. The first use of overseas is sufficient for me to get your point. The second use is overkill.
Your second comment is your opinion, and you're welcome to it. No objections.
This is a fucking TEXT POSTING ON THE INTERNET! Hormel owns the copyright to the SPAM word as it appears on their products. Noone can really copyright a word unless it a particular fashioning or design using said word. If what you are saying is true, then Microsoft could, in theory, sue the fuck out of
Somebody revoke this guy's geek license...
1: it's from overseas companies who are located overseas. Isn't that a bit redundant?
2: He/She has the money because someone paid them to send out their ad. They don't just do one ad at a time in most cases. Otherwise, SPAM wouldn't be as lucrative a business option.
3: spam, SPAM, what's the difference? I don't even like Hormel's nasty can-o-meat. I won't eat anything I can't positively identfy...
If you do, and regulations go into effect regarding SPAM e-mail, then each and every one of us has a case. Unless the legislation that comes out of this suit has a "non-retroactive" clause (or something along those lines), then we can all take out our SPAM-induced "Net Rage" out on the sorry saps that pull this crap.
After all, isn't that the American dream? Turning a profit on the misery of others? Won't it be nice to turn the tables on these low-lifes and profit from their misery?
And what, praytell, will become of the sneaky bastards like the infamous Crushlink, the ones that lead us on into giving up our addys so they can sell the list to the SPAM crowd? If I were a SPAMer and fax.com loses, I'd be running for the hills...
Since I'm all outta moderation points, I'll have to reply. I do like this suggestion. Finding yourself an experienced Linux administrator or three who are willing to sit and monitor the network would be another option. That way, when someone tries something fishy, he/she can root his way in and stop it. That admin might also find working in a volunteer capacity for a non-profit outfit looks rather good on a resumè, scoring them brownie points with prospective employers.
I also agree with the use of KDE in this situation. Using GNOME, Blackbox or another "geek friendly" DE is asking a little too much of the casual user, who is most likely not familiar with a *NIX environment.
Also, doing this in the Seattle area is pretty bold, seeing as how it's more or less Microsoft's home turf. I have no doubt that they'll try and shower you with funding, presentations on the benefits(?) of Windows, and other junk aimed at preventing your switch to Linux. You're going to have to tell them where to get off the bus, which can be rather tricky when the beast is tempting you with spoils. I wish you all the best of luck ^-^
OK. Gotta sort this out here. If Dell sells to retailers (which will mark up the cost a bit to give them a profit, bumemr), what will Billy Boy and his gang in Redmond do? Will they adapt their license agreement (again) to force Windows onto these machines? Some retailers do sell PCs with vacant HDs, allowing for OS choice. I'm willing to bet MS won't take too kindly to that...
Or could this be a tactic to circumvent MS? If Dell sells directly to retailers, could they install another OS onto the machines (ie Linux, FreeDOS, etc)? Does MS's license cover Direct-To-Consumer PC makers adding in the retail factor? This is going to be an issue to keep an eye on...
You spammers suck much.
Haiku will signal your end,
clearing my mailbox.
EMI knows that AOL-TW is in the hurt locker big time. They want to kill the jolly "You've got spam" giant and move themselves into position to take AOL's chunk of the communications pie. This would make EMI a direct rival to companies like Disney. With Enron well on its way to the treatment plant, WorldComm swirling it's way down the bolw with the other terds, and now an AOL-sized "crap-on-deck," what's next?
I'll only be happy when Microsoft bows out or gets its act together...
While at the Central Distric (PA) Fireman's Convention, Laura (a member of my fire company) and I saw one REALLY nice one right overhead. Nice and large, bright tail, and a crystal clear (and cold) night made for one of the best meteors I've seen. Best still belongs to the one that went down near Greenville, PA in 1997. Big, nifty green lights (copper on reentry?), and exploded about a 1000 feet above and in front of us.
I'm not a regular "watcher" of meteor showers, and I was pretty drunk, so this was really nifty to me. Forgive me if I've babbled mindlessly and lowered my geek rating.
You _laughed_ on 9-11? What the hell kind of sick fuck laughs when thousands of innocent people die because some towel headed, Koran-beating Habibs decide that flying planes into stuff and killing thousands gets them a one-way ticket to their version of heaven, where however-many virgins are waiting for them? Show some class. If you can't do that, then get the fuck out of my country.
Besides, America as a whole isn't evil, just our government. Get your facts straight before you go mouthing off. If I were Taco and crew, I'd trace your IP, track you down and castrate you.
And for someone who thinks we're so "evil" you sure do like to abuse our 1st Ammendment Rights. Make up your mind...
Yeah, sure, they're labled as "industrial," but isn't half of industrial electronica? KMFDM (and its temporary stint as MDFMK in 2000) are one of the best heavy industrial acts out there. And you won't hear them on MTV like that pud Moby, so this isn't your family friendly kind of music. Check them out at KMFDM.net and then get on your favorite P2P and get a sample of a song called "Stray Bullet." If you want electronica, that's the song to get ^-^
And if that isn't enough for you, check out Spire, Lucia, Schwein, Pig, Gravity Kills, and stuff like that ^-^
...in the article is from Episode 1, when she was Queen. But the caption touts it as Attack of the Clones, the fifth Star Wars Film. Oh those silly Brittish. What will they do next ^-^
I'll never own an XBox. That much is certain. But I wish the people that try for the XPort of Linux all the luck in the world. Hopefully, once it's done, Microsoft will get some mud in their eye. But then again, they'll probably just sue till they get their way again. Crybabies...
Oh. Remarm = remark. Better correct myself before it's made into a public spectacle. Damn my itchy click finger. Oh well, I'm human, what can ya do...
Insufficient perspective? Disdain for History? You're confusing a standard geek with the wanton rednecks who buy PCs at Wal-Mart along with their shotguns for next "hunt'n seez'n?" They not only insulted my intelligence with that little remarm, but insulted everything that every AC that posts here stands for as well: Know-It-All-ism and a general case of holier-than-thou-itis.
Let the AC flame posts begin (you know you can't resist...)
Well well. Nice to see that John K is moving back on the scene. Cartoon Network viewers will remember his takes on the Jetsons and Flintstones, which were insane. Yep, he's still got it. And now that TNN wants to be racy and outlandish (thank the maker, the country theme sucked), it'd be nice to see it back on TV. New episodes, anyone?
Nick's demographic is the kiddies. TNN wants the X-ers and older teens. Ren and Stimpy was kids TV from a very different (Pre-Politically Correct) era. Now it's considered in the "Adult Swim" vein, almost Robert Smeigel-ish in nature. Perfect for TNN, since the audience that grew up laughing at John K's sick humor is now their target demographic.
Now all they need to do is pull GI Joe and Transformers (pre movie) out of mothballs and run those bad boys. I don't care what network, what time slot. Thems was some bad ass cartoons, and they never once made me want to pick up a gun...
Finally! Someone with some sense. Hope you sign up no matter where you are, bro.
You know, that's not a bad idea. Only I'd rather carry a copy of Mandrake and set fire to the Windoze XP displays. While that distracts security, I'll take them for all the Anime DVDs they have. Damn Best Buy for overcharging...
I suppose being anywhere outside of your room WOULD depress you....
Brockway is a shit town in the middle of nowhere. It's not like I picked DuBois, anyway. The only good thing about DuBois is the girl at Sheetz that is nuts about me. If you only knew the half of that, brother. Heh. I'll be bringing her to the meetup, that's for sure. So, Brockway boy, I challange ya to show. After all, we can vote on the location, and it doesn't have to be Dubois. Didn't you notice that? Oh, that's right, I'm sorry. You were too busy being an Anonymous little wuss and talking all big. Show, boy. Show.
Represent, Central PA! I don't wanna be the only Dubois area nerd!
Once again, another "son of Napster" goes down due to an insanely high public profile. Makes you wonder if the RIAA will ever realize where the REAL damage is being done. IMHO, the RIAA won't be able to pinpoint the problem and will ultimately fall as more and more artists realize what power they actually have thanks to MP3/OGG/etc.
Meanwhile, elsewhere on the net, millions upon millions of files are being swapped every day, right under the RIAA's nose. Looks like the "All-Knowing, All-Seeing, Hand-Of-God-Laying-The-Smackdown" is a little blind, deaf and dumb yet. And to think they're being undercut by three little letters...
As a political force, that is. People should be free to believe in whatever they want. But the central core body of Religion is only generally interested in two things. Power and money. Political power is the worst thing Religion can have, after all, look at the messes in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. These people are ready to drop nukes because their respective Gods hold too much power.
Didn't Anime fans riot when Disney tried to "Americanize" Mononoke Hime? They'll do the same thing if you try that with Akira. Akira is a classic and should NOT BE CHANGED. Anime fans - even those of us who actually like Dubbed titles to an extent - want their titles in their original form.
I don't care what good films this guy has directed. If he even tries to adapt Akira, the resulting Box Office take will make him a laughing stock. If he values his career, he'll back off.
Yes, it has more resources and the ability to be terraformed. But terraforming takes a heck of a long time. Even though we can develop these nifty terraforming technologies to try and speed up the process, the course of nature must also be factored in.
How many millions of years did it take to get Earth to where it has been since life appeared? The first organisms couldn't come out of the water or they'd be fried by UV or other radiation. Once they could resist that, they came out. Then they started affecting the world beyond surface tension.
How long did it take for those first landlubbing lifeforms to affect their environment, creating gasses released into the atmosphere, developing ways of converting energy (photosynthesis, anyone?)? While we can do all that relatively quickly and without a terribly insane amount of thought, how long will it take to affect Mars on a global scale? And how long before that global change will support life as we know it?
Or who's to say life as we know it will be around by the time we hit Mars? There are just too many questions that need answers before we can take a stab at it.
With all the press Mars gets, the common man has seemed to forget about the moon and replaced it with images of Batman/Jim Morrison giving Mars the finger, or Lieutenant Dan standing in a nifty CG model of the Solar System. They're all Mars-Crazy. When is there ever talk of the moon unless it's an eclipse?
The common man doesn't read Slashdot, they go to the movies and watch Captain Dan the Newsman on CBS. That's where they get their info. The media shapes their outlook on our policy towards Space, and has since Armstrong and Aldrin landed. Back then, it was all Moon Fever. But now, we've got Mars Syndrome. Since the media never talks much about getting a jump-off point on the Moon, common folk aren't in Moon Mode. The ISS gets more press, but that's just the first leg of the trip...
Amen. Gotta wonder if the Mars Society reads these threads on the Dot. They must not, because they'd find a whole mess of us "Moon First Folks" here.
The chain should go Earth, ISS, Moon, Mars. Since the ISS is operational, it should be used now as a jump-off point to the moon. We didn't have the ISS in '69 and we still made it OK, twice actually.
Here's an idea: let's petition the Mars Society to change its tune and get with the Lunar Plan...