Thanks for reminding us! And we're the arrogant ones.
Also, please note that Hulu is not a national project that every American is involved in. I'm sure it'd be cool for you to watch Friends reruns but as a random American I'm not really in control of that, sorry.
You know why? Because its the mother fuckin' US OF A baby, and if you don't like it you can leave it, and if you've left it, never come back. And if you never were here, don't bother coming because you won't want to leave and then I'm going to have to drop a 2000lb (not gay ass kilowatts or whatever you use, POUNDS, get used to it) 2000lb MoaB and send you back to whatever commie socialist state you might come from. Its not "us" as "you and me" its "us" as in US as in United States as in the best country ever to have existed because mother fuckin Jesus and George Washington said so. If its the "World Series" its because we're hosting the best team in the world. If its freedom and justice for ALL its for all the people that matter, as in the people that live sea to shining sea and not in Mexico or Northern Mexico. AMMMMMERRICA, FUCK YEAH!
Or was that not the response you were trying to provoke? You're trolling, but half the people in this thread weren't. This isn't new, it's not changing, deal. I'm pretty sure if I posted on a British site that said "BBC online out of beta and available for all" I'd glue two neurons together and get that they weren't talking about people from the US or Mongolia or wherever. Yes the internet is global, but content still resides inside borders, and that means its generally directed at a specific culture or group.
Yeah, I miss the old days when you used to buy the NES ROM with the optional "sentience chip" that put forth a compelling AI. Generally it meant that the turtles went back and forth, back and forth, but that's because they were going for realism and if you've ever seen a turtle, that's what they do. Geeeez....
Seriously. Try Medal of Honor on the hard levels (or the "tier 1 mode" if you want that awesome "die and start over" retro experience) and you won't be pushing through it in a few hours. Video games were harder because they had like two levels (aka SpyHunter) that repeated over and over again. Look at the mario or zelda runthroughs sometime if you want to see how much content there actually is.
That's not to say Medal of Honor has a whole lot of content, but I'd say that compared to the "good ol' days" we have things now like Fallout, GTA, and Dragon Age which have huge amounts of content and missions that can be played for many many hours without having to repeat a mission because you die. The "length" and "difficulty" of arcade/early console games came from making you repeat a bunk of crap over and over again. No thanks, I'd rather get some feeling of completion and see the story on "easy" mode than get completely frustrated on "hard".
Why would you assume he's talking about pipe I/O. If you're talking portability and dependencies, then yes, I'd say something that uses a bunch of smaller tools might have more brittleness than something that is entirely contained in code controlled by the maintainer. Its really not that far a stretch to say that you upgrade a machine and a newer version of some utility changes some output your script depends on, and boom, your process now comes to a halt. That's what brittle means in this situation.
Its nicer than telling you you're an idiot to your face. But I guess I can dispense with the niceties.
1. No, everything has not been invented already. 2. As scientific knowledge expands, we'll always have need for more CPU power. 3. More CPU means programs and computing in general get friendlier. 4. The article mentioned lower power consumption for higher rates of computing. That benefits everything from the server room to the mobile platform, so why isn't this a good thing? 5./. anti-tech zealots are as old as/. itself, and have been annoying for that long as well, and sometimes I get annoyed enough to provide a snarky response. Its like winning a prize, congrats!
Its a wonder people try to do anything any more - its already been done! How many of these will we need to get the flow rate they're talking about here?
Alright pointdexters! You heard the man, we're done with your science and inventing shit. Now that we have good looking FPSs the computer revolution has done its job. Collect your pink slips on the way out. No, you can't keep your slide rule. Why I oughta.....
"A trade group representing the cable industry also praised the FCC's action and pledged to work with TiVo and other retail cable box providers to create a new video device capable of seamlessly integrating content from multiple sources.
“We commend the Commission for its constructive approach in adopting sensible, targeted fixes to the current CableCARD rules that provide cable operators the necessary flexibility to continue improving the CableCARD experience for all of our customers," said the National Cable and Telecommunications Association in a statement. "
Yes, they probably don't mean it, blah blah blah...
I think right now Osama is the right man to fix America. Libtening to everything he bayb, you know he'b right, and I agree with everything he'b done. Go Osama Go!
Why? Photoshop is a drop in the bucket compared to Office, and there's still a Mac version for that. There's no long term strategy in shutting off a good portion of your user base...what, do you think they don't like money? Believe what you will, but Microsoft is not "evil" in the classic sense of the word. What we declare "evil" is really banal decision making to maximize profits for shareholders.
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If you want a link to the story, just ask. You don't need to post this kind of stuff to get the link:
Dick Cheney doesn't need to make excuses, nor does Dick Cheney make mistakes. If Dick Cheney shot you in the face, you deserved it, and he'll do it again, and he wont' say sorry!
Given the charges, its an easy tradeoff considering he could face years if they had pics of him committing the crimes he's accused of. Of course, who's to say that if you were innocent they couldn't accuse you of having some hidden partition they can't see?
Dang, my password was someone's backyard where they had spelled out "GOD" "SEX" and "LOVE" with their hedges. If I ask them to grow a "1" after it will we be all good?
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Thanks for reminding us! And we're the arrogant ones.
Also, please note that Hulu is not a national project that every American is involved in. I'm sure it'd be cool for you to watch Friends reruns but as a random American I'm not really in control of that, sorry.
You know why? Because its the mother fuckin' US OF A baby, and if you don't like it you can leave it, and if you've left it, never come back. And if you never were here, don't bother coming because you won't want to leave and then I'm going to have to drop a 2000lb (not gay ass kilowatts or whatever you use, POUNDS, get used to it) 2000lb MoaB and send you back to whatever commie socialist state you might come from. Its not "us" as "you and me" its "us" as in US as in United States as in the best country ever to have existed because mother fuckin Jesus and George Washington said so. If its the "World Series" its because we're hosting the best team in the world. If its freedom and justice for ALL its for all the people that matter, as in the people that live sea to shining sea and not in Mexico or Northern Mexico. AMMMMMERRICA, FUCK YEAH!
Or was that not the response you were trying to provoke? You're trolling, but half the people in this thread weren't. This isn't new, it's not changing, deal. I'm pretty sure if I posted on a British site that said "BBC online out of beta and available for all" I'd glue two neurons together and get that they weren't talking about people from the US or Mongolia or wherever. Yes the internet is global, but content still resides inside borders, and that means its generally directed at a specific culture or group.
"has made" does implies that the AI was previously "not boring". Or was SMB not boring but if you apply awesome graphics it now is?
Yeah, I miss the old days when you used to buy the NES ROM with the optional "sentience chip" that put forth a compelling AI. Generally it meant that the turtles went back and forth, back and forth, but that's because they were going for realism and if you've ever seen a turtle, that's what they do. Geeeez....
Seriously. Try Medal of Honor on the hard levels (or the "tier 1 mode" if you want that awesome "die and start over" retro experience) and you won't be pushing through it in a few hours. Video games were harder because they had like two levels (aka SpyHunter) that repeated over and over again. Look at the mario or zelda runthroughs sometime if you want to see how much content there actually is.
That's not to say Medal of Honor has a whole lot of content, but I'd say that compared to the "good ol' days" we have things now like Fallout, GTA, and Dragon Age which have huge amounts of content and missions that can be played for many many hours without having to repeat a mission because you die. The "length" and "difficulty" of arcade/early console games came from making you repeat a bunk of crap over and over again. No thanks, I'd rather get some feeling of completion and see the story on "easy" mode than get completely frustrated on "hard".
Why would you assume he's talking about pipe I/O. If you're talking portability and dependencies, then yes, I'd say something that uses a bunch of smaller tools might have more brittleness than something that is entirely contained in code controlled by the maintainer. Its really not that far a stretch to say that you upgrade a machine and a newer version of some utility changes some output your script depends on, and boom, your process now comes to a halt. That's what brittle means in this situation.
Its nicer than telling you you're an idiot to your face. But I guess I can dispense with the niceties.
1. No, everything has not been invented already. /. anti-tech zealots are as old as /. itself, and have been annoying for that long as well, and sometimes I get annoyed enough to provide a snarky response. Its like winning a prize, congrats!
2. As scientific knowledge expands, we'll always have need for more CPU power.
3. More CPU means programs and computing in general get friendlier.
4. The article mentioned lower power consumption for higher rates of computing. That benefits everything from the server room to the mobile platform, so why isn't this a good thing?
5.
Its a wonder people try to do anything any more - its already been done! How many of these will we need to get the flow rate they're talking about here?
Alright pointdexters! You heard the man, we're done with your science and inventing shit. Now that we have good looking FPSs the computer revolution has done its job. Collect your pink slips on the way out. No, you can't keep your slide rule. Why I oughta.....
Hmm, but the source would still be closed after the mass suicide? Not good enough I'm afraid.
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I think I read about that Shopko incident in the news!
http://www.theonion.com/articles/five-or-six-dudes-jump-out-of-nowhere-and-just-sta,338/
From the article:
"A trade group representing the cable industry also praised the FCC's action and pledged to work with TiVo and other retail cable box providers to create a new video device capable of seamlessly integrating content from multiple sources.
“We commend the Commission for its constructive approach in adopting sensible, targeted fixes to the current CableCARD rules that provide cable operators the necessary flexibility to continue improving the CableCARD experience for all of our customers," said the National Cable and Telecommunications Association in a statement. "
Yes, they probably don't mean it, blah blah blah...
My keysoard ib fucked up bo pleabe excube me.
I think right now Osama is the right man to fix America. Libtening to everything he bayb, you know he'b right, and I agree with everything he'b done. Go Osama Go!
Man, gotta fix get my b and s keyb fixed!
Nah, I just employ illegals. Cheaper.
Of course not, why would he need a roomba then?
Why? Photoshop is a drop in the bucket compared to Office, and there's still a Mac version for that. There's no long term strategy in shutting off a good portion of your user base...what, do you think they don't like money? Believe what you will, but Microsoft is not "evil" in the classic sense of the word. What we declare "evil" is really banal decision making to maximize profits for shareholders.
If you want a link to the story, just ask. You don't need to post this kind of stuff to get the link:
http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-constantly-mentioning-he-doesnt-own-a-tel,429/
Let me guess, the server dispenses midol and chocolate.
I'll be here all week!
Dick Cheney doesn't need to make excuses, nor does Dick Cheney make mistakes. If Dick Cheney shot you in the face, you deserved it, and he'll do it again, and he wont' say sorry!
Given the charges, its an easy tradeoff considering he could face years if they had pics of him committing the crimes he's accused of. Of course, who's to say that if you were innocent they couldn't accuse you of having some hidden partition they can't see?
Unless you have the game name in your handle :)
Perhaps his local Lollipop Guild Annual Charity Chili Cookoff?
Dang, my password was someone's backyard where they had spelled out "GOD" "SEX" and "LOVE" with their hedges. If I ask them to grow a "1" after it will we be all good?
I'm not sure its possible to read your post in a non-nasally voice/non Comic Book Guy voice. I've tried three times with no success, congrats!