Hey, let's play a game. I'll flip a coin and if it comes up heads you get a dollar. If it's tails I get to smash you in the face with a lead pipe.
Do you think this is a good game to play? How about if I roll a die instead, and if I roll a one I stick you with a knife. But if the roll is anything else, you get _five_ dollars.
Would you encourage all of your friends to play this wonderful game?
either you agree with me, or you are obviously evil. What better argument could you want?
It's good to see that you finally understand how to debate on Slashdot.
Now, here's a pop quiz. If the RIAA and MPAA sued Microsoft and Oracle over breaching the copyright of their DRM, Richard Stallman testified on behalf of the RIAA and Theo de Raadt spoke in favour of Microsoft... Who would you cheer for?
Once people get used that useful (?) web pages are un "untrusty" domains (something like in a isp adsl space, or just ip addresses) they wont mistrust so easily "weird" urls.
Try reading the article.
The 'weird' urls are of the form "unite://computername.username.operaunite.com", and routed through Opera's own servers.
If Twitter switched to alphanumeric designators for records, all the existing apps would not only not handle the tweets, some less well written apps would probably crash altogether.
So what you're saying is that you can't see any possible drawback to that change either. Let's go with it.
Come on.... I saw a lot of applications out there use floats to store ammounts of money, calculate compound interests.
Let's not be that harsh with those app writers.
No, you need to be harsh with those app writers. If you don't swat them with a rolled up newspaper while they're peeing on your rug then they'll never learn.
All night long the computer constantly warns me: "I'm asleep. I'm asleep. I'm asleep."
It's not saying "I'm asleep", it's saying "Fix me!"
If you don't want to disconnect the errant LEDs themselves, then just cover them up with your standard issue, which-side-of-the-force-are-you electrical tape. If you're particularly inventive you can even channel the light out side so that you can still see the LEDs without them lighting up the entire room.
I tried to install it, but it responded to every query with "Bind 4 is buggy. Use my code instead!", "Zone transfers should be done with rsync!" or "Worship me, mortal!".
I tried to read the man page to see how to fix that, but was greeted with nothing more than a lengthy rant about how the man system was outdated and needed to be replaced with something painfully convoluted which violated at least sixteen different Internet standards, five state laws and no less than two commandments.
I went to the author's web site for more information but found only a condescending diatribe about how web browsers were bloated and shouldn't be used for anything important. Eventually my interest in testing that new product faded away only to be replaced by the slightly sickened feeling that comes from sitting up all night watching informercials so I just gave up.
I do hope that future releases can address these rather obvious and simple problems as I suspect that there is some useful code buried in there somewhere.
You look yourself in the mirror and admit without a smirk that that situation could happen to more than any 2 random people in a vigilante mob.
Only when you tell me where I can appeal vigilante "justice". Is there an angry appeals mob? A torch-bearing supreme mob that can overturn convictions made by lower mobs? If my public defender takes a rock to the head before making his closing arguments, will a mis-lynching be declared?
There is a reason why people still want vigilante justice today, because when someone who is obvious guilt of something like child rape, gets one year in jail, it pisses even the most level headed of us off.
Neither do I. That's why I carefully studied all of the evidence available and have identified "the humeister" as the culprit. No, don't ask to see the evidence I used, it's all secret. But you can trust me, as I am held to the highest standards of professional conduct required for "some anonymous person on the Internet". Look, I have a video camera so you know I'm telling the truth. Be sure to round up all of your friends and storm "the humeister"s home tonight at sunset. Remember to bring plenty of torches and pitchforks.
Would you really rather live in a world where everybody listens to people like me?
Everything else is going low-cal, low-carb, lite and dry, how about a simple PDF reader?
Not a problem. Just try applying one of the patches found on this site to substantially upgrade the performance and reliability of Acrobat Reader. To avoid system instability you may need to uninstall your old version of Acrobat before upgrading.
How about if you just stopped burning big bonfires as if they were your only source of light? Surely at least one of the 500,000 residents of your hypothetical community must have had the idea of applying technology from this millennium to the problem of lighting. Instead of throwing a few thousand more logs on the fire, try installing low pressure sodium streetlights designed to throw light _down_ towards the streets where you think you need it.
Yes, it's sad, but even simple ideas like this are often ignored by people who _just can't be bothered_ and who would rather waste electricity, destroy the night sky, and then blather on about how their carelessness is somehow "necessary" to better the human condition.
I am certain that they would never trade such freedom and comfort for those ghastly artificially illuminated roads, constant hum of the civilization and such trivialities as proximity to health-care and formal education.
How about if you traded your ghastly artificially illuminated roads for roads which are properly illuminated with high efficiency lights which aren't pointed directly into the sky? You would also sleep a good deal better if you replaced the transformer on your civilization with one which didn't hum so much, and that health care of yours would run a lot smoother if you weren't constantly screwing with your circadian rhythm.
Perhaps you should ask the people of Flagstaff, Arizona what it feels like to have completely turned their backs on civilization and moved into caves. They have been trying to rein in wasteful outdoor lighting since 1958 and have been international recognized for having dark night skies since the turn of the century.
And if you honestly believe that a formal education requires that you shine a spotlight up into the sky all night long, then you might want to ask for a refund on yours.
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Ah, so that makes you invulnerable.
What if the thief, or his friends, break with tradition and decide to settle things with something other than a polite bench-pressing contest?
A Blackberry with a dead battery cannot place 911 calls either.
Do other manufacturers have some way around this nightmarish security hole?
We would need to channel the power through the main deflector dish.
If they were really worried about criminals, they would have called in Chuck Norris to protect them.
That doesn't make you any tougher either.
Hey, let's play a game. I'll flip a coin and if it comes up heads you get a dollar. If it's tails I get to smash you in the face with a lead pipe.
Do you think this is a good game to play? How about if I roll a die instead, and if I roll a one I stick you with a knife. But if the roll is anything else, you get _five_ dollars.
Would you encourage all of your friends to play this wonderful game?
I'm sure that "Nerd videotapes own knees being broken" would be a big hit on YouTube.
Good luck with that.
It's good to see that you finally understand how to debate on Slashdot.
Now, here's a pop quiz. If the RIAA and MPAA sued Microsoft and Oracle over breaching the copyright of their DRM, Richard Stallman testified on behalf of the RIAA and Theo de Raadt spoke in favour of Microsoft... Who would you cheer for?
So is the stuff that grows in my fridge if I leave it for too long, but that doesn't mean that I want it there.
But how often do you feel like eating a bar of gold while walking to the train station?
Try reading the article.
The 'weird' urls are of the form "unite://computername.username.operaunite.com", and routed through Opera's own servers.
So what you're saying is that you can't see any possible drawback to that change either. Let's go with it.
No, you need to be harsh with those app writers. If you don't swat them with a rolled up newspaper while they're peeing on your rug then they'll never learn.
Maybe it's just me, but I thought the Twitpocalypse happened some time around September 1, 1993.
It's not saying "I'm asleep", it's saying "Fix me!"
If you don't want to disconnect the errant LEDs themselves, then just cover them up with your standard issue, which-side-of-the-force-are-you electrical tape. If you're particularly inventive you can even channel the light out side so that you can still see the LEDs without them lighting up the entire room.
That would be a lot funnier if Canada actually used zip codes. Or "humor". But at least you spelled the first word right.
I tried to install it, but it responded to every query with "Bind 4 is buggy. Use my code instead!", "Zone transfers should be done with rsync!" or "Worship me, mortal!".
I tried to read the man page to see how to fix that, but was greeted with nothing more than a lengthy rant about how the man system was outdated and needed to be replaced with something painfully convoluted which violated at least sixteen different Internet standards, five state laws and no less than two commandments.
I went to the author's web site for more information but found only a condescending diatribe about how web browsers were bloated and shouldn't be used for anything important. Eventually my interest in testing that new product faded away only to be replaced by the slightly sickened feeling that comes from sitting up all night watching informercials so I just gave up.
I do hope that future releases can address these rather obvious and simple problems as I suspect that there is some useful code buried in there somewhere.
"Does Ben Mattes Provide a 'Watered-Down' Game Experience?"
Only when you tell me where I can appeal vigilante "justice". Is there an angry appeals mob? A torch-bearing supreme mob that can overturn convictions made by lower mobs? If my public defender takes a rock to the head before making his closing arguments, will a mis-lynching be declared?
PC LOAD LETTER'? The f--- does that mean?
And then the most level headed among you go looking for revenge on the pediatricians.
Didn't you even wonder why people _don't_ want vigilante justice?
Neither do I. That's why I carefully studied all of the evidence available and have identified "the humeister" as the culprit. No, don't ask to see the evidence I used, it's all secret. But you can trust me, as I am held to the highest standards of professional conduct required for "some anonymous person on the Internet". Look, I have a video camera so you know I'm telling the truth. Be sure to round up all of your friends and storm "the humeister"s home tonight at sunset. Remember to bring plenty of torches and pitchforks.
Would you really rather live in a world where everybody listens to people like me?
Not a problem. Just try applying one of the patches found on this site to substantially upgrade the performance and reliability of Acrobat Reader. To avoid system instability you may need to uninstall your old version of Acrobat before upgrading.
Yes, it's sad, but even simple ideas like this are often ignored by people who _just can't be bothered_ and who would rather waste electricity, destroy the night sky, and then blather on about how their carelessness is somehow "necessary" to better the human condition.
How about if you traded your ghastly artificially illuminated roads for roads which are properly illuminated with high efficiency lights which aren't pointed directly into the sky? You would also sleep a good deal better if you replaced the transformer on your civilization with one which didn't hum so much, and that health care of yours would run a lot smoother if you weren't constantly screwing with your circadian rhythm.
Perhaps you should ask the people of Flagstaff, Arizona what it feels like to have completely turned their backs on civilization and moved into caves. They have been trying to rein in wasteful outdoor lighting since 1958 and have been international recognized for having dark night skies since the turn of the century.
And if you honestly believe that a formal education requires that you shine a spotlight up into the sky all night long, then you might want to ask for a refund on yours.
This is fun.
*poke*
Please rant some more. I get bonus points if the froth from your mouth lands on something.