Good thing you are trolling. Anyhow, the article doesn't mention any link other than that she happens to have same manual on her computer. Interest in these *manuals* doesn't require a person to be a terrorist. She could be a hobbyist or a paranoid pschizophrenic. She was probably a source for the terrorists - and possibly had no idea what they were planning. Dont jump the gun.
In the meantime, if you are seeding any of those BT's maybe its time to del. =P
YOu guys only get to see this post 'cause you havent payed for the new premium service yet. Until the new "full page / uber-intrusive" advertising scheme is deployed this is how... ???!/.'ed
The good news about the "slashdot format" is that a synopsis of an article is given as well as a link. Indubitably apparent are the occasional inaccuracies of the synopses. OBJECTIVTY anyone? So if it says vista, dont click on the link/article. FFS when did it become okay to complain about everything and not take the steps to solve your problems yourself.
Oh.. BTW.. Another simple (yet unpopular and anti-community) solution would be NOT to browse slashdot everyday. Some people want to know about ms and windows because its where the money is. Hate the game not the players. OSS isn't in the money. No one is going to pay you to write OSS. They will, however, sell it for you, and more than willingly exclude you from the profit. Bills are not paid with the fairy dust left behind after casting a spell in an mmorpg.
OTOH.. I do agree with your analysis on the "it feels hotter" topic. Its inline with a scientist believing in God. Feelings shouldnt be measured/revealed in a report: Its bad magic.
I especially enjoy your mastery of english lexicon, although im not impressed with the whole yellow H2 thing.. In the meantime, I suggest sipping on some xo cognac to relax. Why not enjoy yourself before your imagined armageddon is realised?
Since you seem to be religious, you know people are sheep. So.. how will you be the shephard that leads them to greener pastures? Is it time for an anti-microsoft offshoot of catholisism or christianity? Just something to think about. It would be humourous to end a sermon with: "And remember: Microsoft-av is evil. Buy it, and your soul will never make it to heaven!"
Cause: I want/need money. Effect: Create huge scam. Call it religion.
Elaboration: Exchange promise of afterlife for collection basket donations. Who's gonna come back from the dead and sue? No one. DEATH = END; no accountability = perfect legal scam. Call the people sheep - insult them but let them love you for insulting them. Oh yeah, tell them they are sinners once they are born. Being slaves to their own bodies isn't enough. They will have to make their children join too.
For you code monkeys, here is the linear model code form of religion: Notice how its recursive.
Im not a sheep. I can accept that death is the end of life. That my personailty is a product of being human and the numerable (but not yet measurable) chemical reactions throughout my body. That, by being human, I am manipulated by my own body to ensure survival and procreation. I can even understand why closed-minded people are intrigued by religion - because its designed to manipulate the weak-minded.
Religions will always change their beliefs to match scientific progress - they need followers(sheep) for money. Thats why evangelists dont want science and evolutionary theory taught in school. Humans(general case iq >= 100) have a nack for accepting teachings that are likely to be true and are less likely to join a religion that believes in genesis if a better theory exists. Religion requires sheep for the flock - sheep only bah and follow, they dont speak. Good sheep - let me lead you to the afterlife its just over this cliff...
I could go on.. but this topic upsets me too much.
Classic diplomatic speak. The real issue which was presented by the original post was carefully walked around by BG. By claiming that software sharing is hurting his company (in this case development tools) he precludes giving more concrete examples.
What BG is particularily upset about is that the shared dev. tools are used to create competitive software. Whats more, this is done using software that was never going to make a profit anyway. So BG is upset about a faulty business plan. If he didn't sell dev. tools he would be alright and he could complain about people stealing his OS's (kinda like he did at the start with DOS - he payed much less for it that it was worth, kinda like people that steal windows because they feel that a windows license isnt $500).
Bottom line: Hobbyists will push their software and hardware. Hobbyists create worms and virii for all we know. Hobbyists are bad. Im a hobbyist. A+B != C always.
It seems necessary to include social manerisms and the human condition. In particular the human need for conformity and inclusion - monkey see monkey do. I am more likely to be obese if I am in a group of obese people because my habits will reflect those of the social group. If I eat a triple burger biggie sized and a coke every day with my work buddies we will most likely all have distended abdomens and extra fatty tissue. This arises from the need for inclusion and the desire not to be alone.
Then we need to go one step further: Obesity stems from overeating. A consequence of obesity is a weakened immune system and the tendancy to be sick more often - more cells means more places for viruses and bacteria to hide, as well as more cells for the body to defend. Good luck identifying a virus that is responsible.
It also seems unlikely that obesity is a result of infection. Consider the known solutions for obesity: stomach bypass, staying away from processed foods, exercise, etc. This seems like the beginning a ploy for a pharmaceutical company to make money by selling unnecessary pills to lazy americans.
Stay away from manufactured sugars (sucrose, corn starch) and refined wheat (white and brown) and people should see an increase in energy and a decrease in waist size. Remember you eat to live, not live to eat.
Furthermore, the goverment should ban the sales of these known apetite increasing foods - unnecessary addictive additives that cause obesity. Sure there would be less tax revenue short term, but the longetivity of the population will increase and result in increased tax revenues, health care savings etc.
Mispellings (yes there are multiple: if != is in english) aside, the biggest pain of automated voice is that a person (myself included) finds that they are wasting time because it takes so long to step through the menu.
This is because they try to make a universal system that is designed for the eldery, or as I prefer to call them: T H E S L O W .
Solution: Have an immediate option for quick speak or slow speak.. before any annoying greeting or advertising.
Microsoft is trying to beat out Sony. Sony makes money, MS doesn't make as much - WRT gaming industry. Will Sony stay on top? Doubtful, Sony brand has been on a continuous decline for some time now (feel sorry for people who invested in the Sony Store). BTW, who would trust their rootkit laden digital content?
History shows that Gaming Consoles are a volatile industry to begin with - especially if your staying on the bleeding edge of technology. Push for too much, too fast, and crumble. So a faulty XBOX 360 component could drop sales fast - even though they'll all be sold out on the first night anyway, right?
So failure should be expected - because its a battle for market share. The product may "fail" (lose money) overall, but every gamer turned XBOX is a small victory. Which will eventually pay off in future XBOX console releases. If I only had the money to slowly bleed the competition to death. Now, it seems, Sony is taking the shaft for the Microsoft antitrust rulings failure - Just wait until microsoft wants to get into the cafe business - with so much capital they could bring anybody down because they can afford to lose money for so long.
Bill's Vision:
Someday we will all be living is our MS houses, driving our MS cars, buying grocies at MS FoodStore, and brushing our teeth with MS toothbrushes. I hope the 'win logo tested' stamp of approval isn't too big on these produts - I mean my mouth is only so big.
You think thats bad. Try buying quake4, choosing not to install punkbuster on installation. Finishing the game (after the game kills my Ti500, btw radeon 9800 works nice and its dualhead). Deciding to play online. Find out you cant join without punkbuster. Cant find punkbuster install. Find a line in a the help file that reads like this:
"To install punkbuster you need to uninstall and reinstall quake 4."
Sry pal. Thats 4 cds, I rather not spend another hour re-installing it.
This is why I got into win32 app dev. So that I had some idea of wtf programs im running on my computer are doing (excluding linkages that i cant control). Sry, MMORPG is flawed because people cheat, people will look to cheat, and people enjoy cheating. MMORPG includes people. QED.
I rather run a safe box offline and play a single player title with an excellent story. Because, game developers, story is important not graphics.. makes we want to break out ff6 or chronotrigger and give 'em another go.
The beauty with live mice is that they heal automatially. Plus they dont get any lint-balls caught in their mouse wheels or hair balls caught in their mouse balls.
Nothing is more accurate than a mouse with a laser strapped onto its head!
Its not original, but it seems that Microsoft no longer wants to rely on third parties for protecting windows (entire industry revolves around this) since the spam interferes with microsoft's hidden data collection schemes. If only spammers could be legally prosecuted in microsoft court by microsoft lawyers and thrown into the microsoft minimum windows security jail. And all illegal copies of windows could be identified and those pirates thrown in jail.
But... Im all for the reduction of spam. Thumbs up microsoft?
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To clarify,
You dont ask stupid people why they do stupid things.
The original point was very valid and you are the one that is missing the point. The argument that it should be standardized is very valid because the content you recieve from a website should not depend on your browser type. Hence the goal of a global standard is to ensure compatibility across multiple platforms (in this case a software platform).
Also, by addressing this area of concern, no flawed values would be present due to a difference in browser types - merely by other errors.
OTOH (On the other hand) remember that programmers make mistakes, and someone who has to write web pages using different syntax and markups can make mistakes if they are more comfortable writing for a different browser (i.e. I.E.). They are working for MS after all.
Although cowbotkneel's penmenship is hard to read. CM actually stands for chief monkey. Yes, they had a thousand monkeys but no typewriters, so instead of shakespear they got electrical information transfer.
Only thing missing is Cathy's brilliant accent. (Some of those reponses would have been nice to hear instead of read).
BTW, I hope some of the Troll and Offtopic comments get removed so that future hosts of interesting television can respond to a slashdot inquiry without being assaulted. Im dissapointed with some of the comments. I guess slashdot is becoming younglamerpost.
True dat but he is wondering in a more general case. Also, I want to note that video tapes will hardly be replaced in what i am understanding replaced to mean. Eventually, the product may no longer be marketable, but going by example casettes/record players etc. still work and are utilised.
Thesis: If it aint broke dont fix it. Antithesis: Add functionality to improve quality or ease-of-use even if it works fine. Synthesis: Up to the consumer and their wallets.
Buy computer parts now, while you can still control them....
This isn't like pulling a Jonny 5, this is so much nonsense and some corporation gets to decide whats best for the consumer. I want to know how linux platfors are going cope with this pos hardware that hinders PC use.
BTW,
Los locos kick you ass, Los locos kick your face, Los locos kick you balls into outer space.
I also want to point out that that sales$$ != #units sold. Sure huge monopolistic companies are making more money off them (Ive seen DVD's priced over 30$) but whether or not you get what you pay for is up to you. Same deal as opening-weekend box office $$ scam.
The problem right now is that inflationatory tactics are being used to boost the sale value of DVD's and CD's when more often then not their real value is less. This is because consumers think they want it and are getting a better deal. Some real world info: DVD's and CD's cost less to manufacture, cost less to package, require less resources to make and cost less to ship. So why are you paying more? Is the increase in *quality* worth it? Name 20 great innovative musicians and movies that have come out recently.. not many are there? Unless you enjoy the dismal movies of this summer, who the hell put up the funding for eight legged freaks? Im all for paying the $2.00 that a cd/dvd is worth will a small increase in price for content. I dont like more then half of the price for this stuff going to middle men and not the artists that are responsible for the content.
BTW, I like improvements in quality, but for the average person to even notice audio/visual improvements they would need a $15 000 home entertainment system. I can't wait to rip off all the naive consumers once I create my product.
Other end: Hows it goin... Your end: Fine, lemme turn on my camera. Other end: Alright but to see your picture I need to attach my lcd to my phone. *** 5 minutes later *** Other End: Pictures coming in fine.. May I suggest a Q-tip? BTW, how are you able to hear what I'm saying? Your End: Maybe it isn't poor connectivity... (you get cut off) Other End: Wow look at that eardrum resonate. Your End: Cool. Other End: Cool. *** another minute passes *** Other End: This is boring. Your End: Lemme show you the hole in my pocket. Other End: No wait!! Ahh! *** Disconnect ***
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Good thing you are trolling. Anyhow, the article doesn't mention any link other than that she happens to have same manual on her computer. Interest in these *manuals* doesn't require a person to be a terrorist. She could be a hobbyist or a paranoid pschizophrenic. She was probably a source for the terrorists - and possibly had no idea what they were planning. Dont jump the gun.
In the meantime, if you are seeding any of those BT's maybe its time to del. =P
YOu guys only get to see this post 'cause you havent payed for the new premium service yet. Until the new "full page / uber-intrusive" advertising scheme is deployed this is how ... ???! /.'ed
The good news about the "slashdot format" is that a synopsis of an article is given as well as a link. Indubitably apparent are the occasional inaccuracies of the synopses. OBJECTIVTY anyone? So if it says vista, dont click on the link/article. FFS when did it become okay to complain about everything and not take the steps to solve your problems yourself.
Oh.. BTW.. Another simple (yet unpopular and anti-community) solution would be NOT to browse slashdot everyday. Some people want to know about ms and windows because its where the money is. Hate the game not the players. OSS isn't in the money. No one is going to pay you to write OSS. They will, however, sell it for you, and more than willingly exclude you from the profit. Bills are not paid with the fairy dust left behind after casting a spell in an mmorpg.
OTOH.. I do agree with your analysis on the "it feels hotter" topic. Its inline with a scientist believing in God. Feelings shouldnt be measured/revealed in a report: Its bad magic.
Cheers.
I especially enjoy your mastery of english lexicon, although im not impressed with the whole yellow H2 thing.. In the meantime, I suggest sipping on some xo cognac to relax. Why not enjoy yourself before your imagined armageddon is realised?
Since you seem to be religious, you know people are sheep. So.. how will you be the shephard that leads them to greener pastures? Is it time for an anti-microsoft offshoot of catholisism or christianity? Just something to think about. It would be humourous to end a sermon with: "And remember: Microsoft-av is evil. Buy it, and your soul will never make it to heaven!"
BTW? You got a rant site?
Cause and effect doesn't work?? WTF.
//step 1 //step 2 //step 3 - PROFIT!!! ! ! ! !! ! THE GNOMES WERE RIGHT
Cause: I want/need money.
Effect: Create huge scam. Call it religion.
Elaboration: Exchange promise of afterlife for collection basket donations. Who's gonna come back from the dead and sue? No one. DEATH = END; no accountability = perfect legal scam. Call the people sheep - insult them but let them love you for insulting them. Oh yeah, tell them they are sinners once they are born. Being slaves to their own bodies isn't enough. They will have to make their children join too.
For you code monkeys, here is the linear model code form of religion:
Notice how its recursive.
bool DoReligion()
{
while(death == end)
{
CreateSoulMisconception();
PromiseAfterlifeForSoul();
PassCollectionBasket();
}
if( ModifyBeliefs() ) return DoReligion();
else return AbortAndRun();
}
Im not a sheep. I can accept that death is the end of life. That my personailty is a product of being human and the numerable (but not yet measurable) chemical reactions throughout my body. That, by being human, I am manipulated by my own body to ensure survival and procreation. I can even understand why closed-minded people are intrigued by religion - because its designed to manipulate the weak-minded.
Religions will always change their beliefs to match scientific progress - they need followers(sheep) for money. Thats why evangelists dont want science and evolutionary theory taught in school. Humans(general case iq >= 100) have a nack for accepting teachings that are likely to be true and are less likely to join a religion that believes in genesis if a better theory exists. Religion requires sheep for the flock - sheep only bah and follow, they dont speak. Good sheep - let me lead you to the afterlife its just over this cliff...
I could go on.. but this topic upsets me too much.
Your actually studying less. Your just gaming more. Think about it.
Owned by a leet bilingual/gamer/student.
Classic diplomatic speak. The real issue which was presented by the original post was carefully walked around by BG. By claiming that software sharing is hurting his company (in this case development tools) he precludes giving more concrete examples.
What BG is particularily upset about is that the shared dev. tools are used to create competitive software. Whats more, this is done using software that was never going to make a profit anyway. So BG is upset about a faulty business plan. If he didn't sell dev. tools he would be alright and he could complain about people stealing his OS's (kinda like he did at the start with DOS - he payed much less for it that it was worth, kinda like people that steal windows because they feel that a windows license isnt $500).
Bottom line: Hobbyists will push their software and hardware. Hobbyists create worms and virii for all we know. Hobbyists are bad. Im a hobbyist. A+B != C always.
Why it isn't a virus:
It seems necessary to include social manerisms and the human condition. In particular the human need for conformity and inclusion - monkey see monkey do. I am more likely to be obese if I am in a group of obese people because my habits will reflect those of the social group. If I eat a triple burger biggie sized and a coke every day with my work buddies we will most likely all have distended abdomens and extra fatty tissue. This arises from the need for inclusion and the desire not to be alone.
Then we need to go one step further: Obesity stems from overeating. A consequence of obesity is a weakened immune system and the tendancy to be sick more often - more cells means more places for viruses and bacteria to hide, as well as more cells for the body to defend. Good luck identifying a virus that is responsible.
It also seems unlikely that obesity is a result of infection. Consider the known solutions for obesity: stomach bypass, staying away from processed foods, exercise, etc. This seems like the beginning a ploy for a pharmaceutical company to make money by selling unnecessary pills to lazy americans.
Stay away from manufactured sugars (sucrose, corn starch) and refined wheat (white and brown) and people should see an increase in energy and a decrease in waist size. Remember you eat to live, not live to eat.
Furthermore, the goverment should ban the sales of these known apetite increasing foods - unnecessary addictive additives that cause obesity. Sure there would be less tax revenue short term, but the longetivity of the population will increase and result in increased tax revenues, health care savings etc.
winxp already has a brief BSOD. Swear to ^^^, its so brief you'll miss it if you blink. (Ever wonder why you get an unexpected restart?)
This isn't security through obscurity, its the phenom: stability through obscurity!
Mispellings (yes there are multiple: if != is in english) aside, the biggest pain of automated voice is that a person (myself included) finds that they are wasting time because it takes so long to step through the menu.
This is because they try to make a universal system that is designed for the eldery, or as I prefer to call them: T H E S L O W .
Solution: Have an immediate option for quick speak or slow speak.. before any annoying greeting or advertising.
Microsoft is trying to beat out Sony. Sony makes money, MS doesn't make as much - WRT gaming industry. Will Sony stay on top? Doubtful, Sony brand has been on a continuous decline for some time now (feel sorry for people who invested in the Sony Store). BTW, who would trust their rootkit laden digital content?
History shows that Gaming Consoles are a volatile industry to begin with - especially if your staying on the bleeding edge of technology. Push for too much, too fast, and crumble. So a faulty XBOX 360 component could drop sales fast - even though they'll all be sold out on the first night anyway, right?
So failure should be expected - because its a battle for market share. The product may "fail" (lose money) overall, but every gamer turned XBOX is a small victory. Which will eventually pay off in future XBOX console releases. If I only had the money to slowly bleed the competition to death. Now, it seems, Sony is taking the shaft for the Microsoft antitrust rulings failure - Just wait until microsoft wants to get into the cafe business - with so much capital they could bring anybody down because they can afford to lose money for so long.
Bill's Vision:
Someday we will all be living is our MS houses, driving our MS cars, buying grocies at MS FoodStore, and brushing our teeth with MS toothbrushes. I hope the 'win logo tested' stamp of approval isn't too big on these produts - I mean my mouth is only so big.
You think thats bad. Try buying quake4, choosing not to install punkbuster on installation. Finishing the game (after the game kills my Ti500, btw radeon 9800 works nice and its dualhead). Deciding to play online. Find out you cant join without punkbuster. Cant find punkbuster install. Find a line in a the help file that reads like this:
"To install punkbuster you need to uninstall and reinstall quake 4."
Sry pal. Thats 4 cds, I rather not spend another hour re-installing it.
This is why I got into win32 app dev. So that I had some idea of wtf programs im running on my computer are doing (excluding linkages that i cant control). Sry, MMORPG is flawed because people cheat, people will look to cheat, and people enjoy cheating. MMORPG includes people. QED.
I rather run a safe box offline and play a single player title with an excellent story. Because, game developers, story is important not graphics.. makes we want to break out ff6 or chronotrigger and give 'em another go.
The beauty with live mice is that they heal automatially. Plus they dont get any lint-balls caught in their mouse wheels or hair balls caught in their mouse balls.
Nothing is more accurate than a mouse with a laser strapped onto its head!
Its not original, but it seems that Microsoft no longer wants to rely on third parties for protecting windows (entire industry revolves around this) since the spam interferes with microsoft's hidden data collection schemes. If only spammers could be legally prosecuted in microsoft court by microsoft lawyers and thrown into the microsoft minimum windows security jail. And all illegal copies of windows could be identified and those pirates thrown in jail.
But... Im all for the reduction of spam. Thumbs up microsoft?
To clarify, You dont ask stupid people why they do stupid things.
The original point was very valid and you are the one that is missing the point. The argument that it should be standardized is very valid because the content you recieve from a website should not depend on your browser type. Hence the goal of a global standard is to ensure compatibility across multiple platforms (in this case a software platform).
Also, by addressing this area of concern, no flawed values would be present due to a difference in browser types - merely by other errors.
OTOH (On the other hand) remember that programmers make mistakes, and someone who has to write web pages using different syntax and markups can make mistakes if they are more comfortable writing for a different browser (i.e. I.E.). They are working for MS after all.
Although cowbotkneel's penmenship is hard to read. CM actually stands for chief monkey. Yes, they had a thousand monkeys but no typewriters, so instead of shakespear they got electrical information transfer.
Further symbolism:
Since microsoft products have yet to undergo any metamorphisis (still buggy) we can still assume that microsoft is still in their larval state.
And what does this caterpillar eat you ask? All that green that isn't in your wallet anymore.
A robot on every desk in every room =).
Only thing missing is Cathy's brilliant accent. (Some of those reponses would have been nice to hear instead of read).
BTW, I hope some of the Troll and Offtopic comments get removed so that future hosts of interesting television can respond to a slashdot inquiry without being assaulted. Im dissapointed with some of the comments. I guess slashdot is becoming younglamerpost.
Isn't nice to see the difference in file size. Notice that the trailer using divx is approx 13 megs while that for Mac (quicktime) is nearly 34 megs.
Seems to me that either the folks at quicktime are behind or us pc/linux =) users are getting jipped. Hopefully it isn't the latter.
True dat but he is wondering in a more general case. Also, I want to note that video tapes will hardly be replaced in what i am understanding replaced to mean. Eventually, the product may no longer be marketable, but going by example casettes/record players etc. still work and are utilised.
Thesis: If it aint broke dont fix it.
Antithesis: Add functionality to improve quality or ease-of-use even if it works fine.
Synthesis: Up to the consumer and their wallets.
Buy computer parts now, while you can still control them....
This isn't like pulling a Jonny 5, this is so much nonsense and some corporation gets to decide whats best for the consumer. I want to know how linux platfors are going cope with this pos hardware that hinders PC use.
BTW,
Los locos kick you ass,
Los locos kick your face,
Los locos kick you balls into outer space.
Love that movie.
I also want to point out that that sales$$ != #units sold. Sure huge monopolistic companies are making more money off them (Ive seen DVD's priced over 30$) but whether or not you get what you pay for is up to you. Same deal as opening-weekend box office $$ scam.
The problem right now is that inflationatory tactics are being used to boost the sale value of DVD's and CD's when more often then not their real value is less. This is because consumers think they want it and are getting a better deal. Some real world info: DVD's and CD's cost less to manufacture, cost less to package, require less resources to make and cost less to ship. So why are you paying more? Is the increase in *quality* worth it? Name 20 great innovative musicians and movies that have come out recently.. not many are there? Unless you enjoy the dismal movies of this summer, who the hell put up the funding for eight legged freaks? Im all for paying the $2.00 that a cd/dvd is worth will a small increase in price for content. I dont like more then half of the price for this stuff going to middle men and not the artists that are responsible for the content.
BTW, I like improvements in quality, but for the average person to even notice audio/visual improvements they would need a $15 000 home entertainment system. I can't wait to rip off all the naive consumers once I create my product.
The most common conversation:
Other end: Hows it goin...
Your end: Fine, lemme turn on my camera.
Other end: Alright but to see your picture I need to attach my lcd to my phone.
*** 5 minutes later ***
Other End: Pictures coming in fine.. May I suggest a Q-tip? BTW, how are you able to hear what I'm saying?
Your End: Maybe it isn't poor connectivity...
(you get cut off)
Other End: Wow look at that eardrum resonate.
Your End: Cool.
Other End: Cool.
*** another minute passes ***
Other End: This is boring.
Your End: Lemme show you the hole in my pocket.
Other End: No wait!! Ahh!
*** Disconnect ***