And Orange juice contains significantly more vitamin C than apple juice, a comparison which has just as much to do with dual-core processors as your comment about the single core Athlon 64 3000+.
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This is Slashdot. You should also see:
OpenBSD
NetBSD
FreeBSD
OpneBSD
NetBDS
OpeBSD
FreeBSD
FreeBSD
Oh, and don't forget OpenBSD, NetBSD and FreeBSD.
As I recall the last time they did something like this they called it "Windows NT 3.5". It didn't do so well because the customers complained about how they wanted performance more than reliability so it was sent back to the spawning pits to be beaten into "Windows NT 4.0".
The rest, as they say, is history. Or marketing. Whichever.
As opposed to being used against the single largest competitor to Sony's MMORPGs, World of Warcraft? I think it's even more fun this way.
"Whoops, sorry we broke your game guys. Have you tried Everquest? Our elves now have handlebars just like yours!"
The problem with reading press releases for so long is that I have lost the ability to tell when someone is being serious or just trying to be sarcastic.
It used to be a simple thing. If something is presented in a fairly straightforward, just the facts manner it was probably serious. If it makes ridiculous claims about how it will make all of its competitors obsolete, cure seventeen fatal diseases and then get you a beer while walking your dog then you could be pretty certain that it was meant to be a joke.
I used to even be able to laugh at the joke press releases, knowing that they were nothing more than way-over-the-top satire of the dumbest PR pieces in the world. Now... I have to look carefully to make sure that I'm not actually reading the object of that satire instead.
Thank you, PR flacks of the Internet, for lowering the bar so far that we need a shovel just to see the dent that it left.
Tomorrow in Tom's Hardware there will be an amazing article detailing how _anybody_ can build a top of the line gaming rig _from scratch_, for absolutely nothing!
Of course, _everybody_ already has one of those lying around, so "from scratch" just means that you push a few things around on the desk, but hey, it got you to read the article and load the ads.
There are four million people playing the game, each with anywhere up to fifty characters.
At any given time there are about seven active GMs who spend most of their time dealing with "HE'S TOUCHING ME!" and "OMGWTF! I just gave all my money to someone who promised he'd give it back! I forget his name! Give me my money back!" complaints. Blizzard has so far refused to answer my queries regarding the suicide rate among their GM staff but I can point out that they are always hiring.
The last thing these people need to do is go out looking for more work to do. If an infringing name is brought to their attention then they will apply the rules to it. If nobody reports it, nothing is going to happen. If it is so emotionally costly to have a character name changed, then perhaps it is worth spending two minutes becoming familiar with the rules before breaking them.
"I'm told that since the game has an internal honor system with titles, my name is not allowed. Never mind the fact that 'Cmdr' is not one of their titles."
As it happens "Commander" is one of their titles, and a pretty high one at that. "Cmdr" is not only a string of consonants which makes native speakers of Slovenian give up all hope of pronouncing it, it is very similar to an in-game rank.
You agreed to these rules before you ever created the character "Cmdrtaco" and broke all of them. What exactly is the lesson that needs to be learned here?
"Ineptly run companies where the right hand not only doesn't know what the left hand is doing, but hasn't even met any other parts of the body, are switching to OpenBSD."
There's something to go on the home page. "Only broken once, and poorly run companies can switch to it when they're screwed!"
That's because they're still hung up on the whole "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." thing.
If you read the first amendment fast enough you can make it mean anything you want, as years of Slashdot posts have clearly shown.
"The Seal of the President, Senate, Vice-President,etc are NOT the property of the people of the USA they are the property of the government of the USA and there is a major difference between thoses two."
Let's see what another President had to say on this matter:
"[...] this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
"You want to replace the fishing boat with a replica of an ancient Roman quadrireme, then you'll also have to replace those modern mirrors with handcrafted duplicates of what the Greeks might've built."
You will also want to replace a handful of college students making mirrors as a lark in their free time with a small army of Greek craftsmen whose lives depend on the outcome.
That's when you budget for an extra "management server" which will be installed in a highly servicable location, like right beside that Windows desktop.
The old saying was said in 1969 by then Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in a speech to the Washington Press Club.
"Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt."
Did you know that seventy percent of Canadian grade 7 students couldn't locate their state on a map or name their congressman? Do you feel this indicates a crisis in Canada's education system?
It's good to see that Canada is moving to a 24-hour clock. Now if they could just get their hours to have more than 22 minutes they'd be ready to join North America.
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And Orange juice contains significantly more vitamin C than apple juice, a comparison which has just as much to do with dual-core processors as your comment about the single core Athlon 64 3000+.
This is Slashdot. You should also see: OpenBSD NetBSD FreeBSD OpneBSD NetBDS OpeBSD FreeBSD FreeBSD Oh, and don't forget OpenBSD, NetBSD and FreeBSD.
The rest, as they say, is history. Or marketing. Whichever.
As opposed to being used against the single largest competitor to Sony's MMORPGs, World of Warcraft? I think it's even more fun this way. "Whoops, sorry we broke your game guys. Have you tried Everquest? Our elves now have handlebars just like yours!"
Judging by some of the stories that do get posted here, promises of sex can help too.
It used to be a simple thing. If something is presented in a fairly straightforward, just the facts manner it was probably serious. If it makes ridiculous claims about how it will make all of its competitors obsolete, cure seventeen fatal diseases and then get you a beer while walking your dog then you could be pretty certain that it was meant to be a joke.
I used to even be able to laugh at the joke press releases, knowing that they were nothing more than way-over-the-top satire of the dumbest PR pieces in the world. Now... I have to look carefully to make sure that I'm not actually reading the object of that satire instead.
Thank you, PR flacks of the Internet, for lowering the bar so far that we need a shovel just to see the dent that it left.
You have my sympathies.
Ever run a network server on DOS?
So why not just quickly download and install it? Nobody is forcing you to buy the official CDs.
Wow. Just think of how many times Kevin Bacon would get hit by that.
You mean Blizzcon looked great, but came out eighteen months after it was originally scheduled?
Of course, _everybody_ already has one of those lying around, so "from scratch" just means that you push a few things around on the desk, but hey, it got you to read the article and load the ads.
At any given time there are about seven active GMs who spend most of their time dealing with "HE'S TOUCHING ME!" and "OMGWTF! I just gave all my money to someone who promised he'd give it back! I forget his name! Give me my money back!" complaints. Blizzard has so far refused to answer my queries regarding the suicide rate among their GM staff but I can point out that they are always hiring.
The last thing these people need to do is go out looking for more work to do. If an infringing name is brought to their attention then they will apply the rules to it. If nobody reports it, nothing is going to happen. If it is so emotionally costly to have a character name changed, then perhaps it is worth spending two minutes becoming familiar with the rules before breaking them.
As it happens "Commander" is one of their titles, and a pretty high one at that. "Cmdr" is not only a string of consonants which makes native speakers of Slovenian give up all hope of pronouncing it, it is very similar to an in-game rank.
You violated the naming policy. It is unpronounceable, contains a masked title, and is even a clear reference to a well known person, character, place or icon.
You agreed to these rules before you ever created the character "Cmdrtaco" and broke all of them. What exactly is the lesson that needs to be learned here?
There's something to go on the home page. "Only broken once, and poorly run companies can switch to it when they're screwed!"
If you read the first amendment fast enough you can make it mean anything you want, as years of Slashdot posts have clearly shown.
Let's see what another President had to say on this matter:
"[...] this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom--and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
You will also want to replace a handful of college students making mirrors as a lark in their free time with a small army of Greek craftsmen whose lives depend on the outcome.
Motivation can make a difference too.
That's when you budget for an extra "management server" which will be installed in a highly servicable location, like right beside that Windows desktop.
"Living next to you is in some ways like sleeping with an elephant. No matter how friendly and even-tempered the beast, one is affected by every twitch and grunt."
It's good to see that Canada is moving to a 24-hour clock. Now if they could just get their hours to have more than 22 minutes they'd be ready to join North America.
I guess if it helps him to make the sale...
What are you talking about? Captain Jack takes his shirt off in the first episode.
I would call it an educational experience, but I wouldn't want to devalue the word "Education" by associating it with that.
In fact, that's their target market.