May Mackenzie:Charlie, hand me the paper. Charlie Mackenzie:Mom, I find it interesting that you call The Weekly World News "the paper." A paper contains facts. Stuart Mackenzie:Hey! The Weekly World News has the most readers of ANY newspaper on the planet! You're going to say that's coincidence?
"People watch/read it, so it's right" has got to be one of the worst arguments I've ever read. I'm actually embarassed for you.
people like me had better get used to being accused of drawing a paycheck from Karl Rove every time we express the opinion that Bush was right to go into Iraq
You said it. God bless the Holy Georgian Empire and God bless his Crusade!
Sony also released a slightly updated HD walkman due to pressure from the iPod, but because of hardware limitations the device still does not support MP3 playback.
That's bullcrap. If it can play AC3, (which it can), then it has powerful enough processing to play MP3s. My bet is they don't want to pay the MP3 licensing fees. They're retards if they think they can get anything non-mp3 to sell across the pond.
Telling someone that "Slashdot is the way it is, stop whining" is no longer content?
Um, that's correct. Not only is it correct, it's obvious to everyone here but you. Saying "people are different" conveys nothing of substance. Saying "X is the way it is" conveys nothing of substance. People read your post, and lose time, but learn nothing new. Therefore, there is no substance to your post. Got it now?
But now that you've given me no choice but to bitch-slap you, here's a question for you. You say one shouldn't complain when something "is the way it is." Are you prepared to defend that, and define a time when it *is* acceptable to constructively complain? Or are you saying that you're the kind of person that just sits there and takes it, and never gets involved in any constructive change? Or finally, are you the kind of person whom the system has convinced has no power to change anything?
I think you're just a troll with no content. But go ahead, prove me wrong, and reveal to all of us on this "VERY PUBLIC forum" (caps are for noobs, BTW) the brilliance behind such an awesome quote as "Slashdot is the way it is, stop whining."
Bob Park of has a column, titled What's New, in the APS' newsletter. He's a great source of exposees on the missile defense farce, among other gov't foolishness. Click here for some of his columns. I'm sure there are others.
Did you know that even when there is a homing beacon in the target missile (a luxury our enemy will probably not afford us), our "defense" system still misses it the vast majority of the time? Money that could be spent to improve the system was instead allotted by the Bush regime to deploying a faulty system for political gain.
I submit articles about the chips in "missile defense" systems being faulty, and they're shelved. Someone incorrectly configures their cheap monitor and it makes front page? WTF?
Here's the amazing answer: If it sucks, take it back.
These are the sort of people who if society were to crumble they'd starve and die. Get a grip people!
It's not a negative aspect. It's a benefit. Humans are 'pack animals' meaning we instinctively group together and pool our resources. We, for the most part, protect each other, help each other, teach each other, and when we're cut off, we miss each other.
I hope you're not really completely satisfied without any human interaction, and are just trying to put up a front. Where would the world be if it was populated by people who didn't care if they never spoke to another person their whole life?
The reason for the rapid collapse of their universe is - say the researchers - because 'Internet users feel confident, secure and empowered.'
Shenanigans. It's simply because they're disconnected from their friends, information, and entertainment. The same thing would happen if, before the prevalence of the Internet, you told people they couldn't use the phone, watch TV, or read a newspaper for 2 weeks.
I hope they didn't pay these "researchers" any of my money.
That's funny, I entered my zip and found a theater in Gainesville showing it. Oh well...
You apparently didn't read 99% of my post. I was remarking about how entering your state returned no results. Try it.
There's no reason why the engine can't determine if the submitted value is 2 characters, determine it's a state, and return all values in that state. It's just pathetic, lazy programming with no pride invested.
Apparently not a single showing in the entire state of FL. Either that, or their show locator thinks it's too difficult to search the theater locations for STATE="FL". I do not consider no shows in one of the most populous states in the country "reasonably wide".
In all seriousness, though, I can't imagine a single scenario where that post would elicit "predictable responses or flames", which is what trolling is. It seems the only troll, as so often happens, was the moderator.
Oh well. Even with all the troll-mods on/., my karma still roxors:)
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Fox News is more popular than CNN and MSNBC combined.
You should watch So I Married An Axe Murderer some day, when you aren't so deluded.
May Mackenzie: Charlie, hand me the paper.
Charlie Mackenzie: Mom, I find it interesting that you call The Weekly World News "the paper." A paper contains facts.
Stuart Mackenzie: Hey! The Weekly World News has the most readers of ANY newspaper on the planet! You're going to say that's coincidence?
"People watch/read it, so it's right" has got to be one of the worst arguments I've ever read. I'm actually embarassed for you.
Tapes wear out, they require playback in realtime[...]
It's pretty difficult not to do most things in 'realtime'. The phrase you seek, my child, is 'linear access'...
It's perfectly obvious that only liars and thieves eat grumblecakes, and those people go to prison.
people like me had better get used to being accused of drawing a paycheck from Karl Rove every time we express the opinion that Bush was right to go into Iraq
You said it. God bless the Holy Georgian Empire and God bless his Crusade!
Sony also released a slightly updated HD walkman due to pressure from the iPod, but because of hardware limitations the device still does not support MP3 playback.
That's bullcrap. If it can play AC3, (which it can), then it has powerful enough processing to play MP3s. My bet is they don't want to pay the MP3 licensing fees. They're retards if they think they can get anything non-mp3 to sell across the pond.
Telling someone that "Slashdot is the way it is, stop whining" is no longer content?
Um, that's correct. Not only is it correct, it's obvious to everyone here but you. Saying "people are different" conveys nothing of substance. Saying "X is the way it is" conveys nothing of substance. People read your post, and lose time, but learn nothing new. Therefore, there is no substance to your post. Got it now?
But now that you've given me no choice but to bitch-slap you, here's a question for you. You say one shouldn't complain when something "is the way it is." Are you prepared to defend that, and define a time when it *is* acceptable to constructively complain? Or are you saying that you're the kind of person that just sits there and takes it, and never gets involved in any constructive change? Or finally, are you the kind of person whom the system has convinced has no power to change anything?
I think you're just a troll with no content. But go ahead, prove me wrong, and reveal to all of us on this "VERY PUBLIC forum" (caps are for noobs, BTW) the brilliance behind such an awesome quote as "Slashdot is the way it is, stop whining."
I can hardly wait.
Bob Park of has a column, titled What's New, in the APS' newsletter. He's a great source of exposees on the missile defense farce, among other gov't foolishness. Click here for some of his columns. I'm sure there are others.
Did you know that even when there is a homing beacon in the target missile (a luxury our enemy will probably not afford us), our "defense" system still misses it the vast majority of the time? Money that could be spent to improve the system was instead allotted by the Bush regime to deploying a faulty system for political gain.
I hear what you're saying and completely agree. However, since all people ARE different, others will put importance in different things than you.
That post has no content. Please try to include "content" when submitting a post.
I submit articles about the chips in "missile defense" systems being faulty, and they're shelved. Someone incorrectly configures their cheap monitor and it makes front page? WTF?
Here's the amazing answer: If it sucks, take it back.
Shit.
Mr. President, do you think the word 'whom' has all but died completely? Should it die? Would you pardon it?
These are the sort of people who if society were to crumble they'd starve and die. Get a grip people!
It's not a negative aspect. It's a benefit. Humans are 'pack animals' meaning we instinctively group together and pool our resources. We, for the most part, protect each other, help each other, teach each other, and when we're cut off, we miss each other.
I hope you're not really completely satisfied without any human interaction, and are just trying to put up a front. Where would the world be if it was populated by people who didn't care if they never spoke to another person their whole life?
The reason for the rapid collapse of their universe is - say the researchers - because 'Internet users feel confident, secure and empowered.'
Shenanigans. It's simply because they're disconnected from their friends, information, and entertainment. The same thing would happen if, before the prevalence of the Internet, you told people they couldn't use the phone, watch TV, or read a newspaper for 2 weeks.
I hope they didn't pay these "researchers" any of my money.
What's funny is that noone knows how it ended up there.
/no-one
I went to school with Chuck Noone. He was always getting in these kinds of situations... I'll have to track that ol' devil down...
That's funny, I entered my zip and found a theater in Gainesville showing it. Oh well...
You apparently didn't read 99% of my post. I was remarking about how entering your state returned no results. Try it.
There's no reason why the engine can't determine if the submitted value is 2 characters, determine it's a state, and return all values in that state. It's just pathetic, lazy programming with no pride invested.
Apparently not a single showing in the entire state of FL. Either that, or their show locator thinks it's too difficult to search the theater locations for STATE="FL". I do not consider no shows in one of the most populous states in the country "reasonably wide".
How's this for ROT-13?
Bu abrf! Yrkne = shknerq!
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/., my karma still roxors :)
50% Funny
50% Troll
Hehe! Perfect!
In all seriousness, though, I can't imagine a single scenario where that post would elicit "predictable responses or flames", which is what trolling is. It seems the only troll, as so often happens, was the moderator.
Oh well. Even with all the troll-mods on
entering a hacked serial number causes the software deleted the user's Home directory.
This and is be problem could was?
Crap!
They mean I hate IE! CUZ it'S got HOALS AND LEEKS! AND VIRUSES! /my turn for a +5 post
Guffaw guffaw!! It's an anti-IE post!! LOLZ)RS!!!11one
/yawn
System's??
That's it. Get out of my English.
a 100 pound laptop!
You're not putting that thing on MY lap.
100lb laptops? Is it 1980 again?
Tess of the Durbivills (SP?)
Man. Just think, if you had an internet connection, you could just look the spelling up.
Is this an example of laziness, inability to use research materials, or both?