...they even found a nice little planet for us, Irata. We'll use androids roughly in the shape of a mule to do the labor. Too bad we start out with $400 less because we are too smart.
"My floppy died a couple years ago after an unfortunate incident involving my 2 year old son and his recent discovery of coins. The next week my VCR also suffered the same fate."
Umm...I guess its a good thing he aparenly hasn't discovered power outlets
...But then again, maybe he would have learned something.
Not having at least gcc is annoying as hell, but I think the assumption is that if the user is clueful enough to want it then they can get it themselves.
Actually it has 2 web browsers. Konqueror is set up to handle the file browsing and Mozilla is set up to handle the internet activity. I have also checked the rpms compiled for other linux flavors have not run into one yet that barfs under Lycoris. So, getting a different app is just a matter of downloading the appropriate rpms.
My complaints with it: 1. The software to compile source is on a completely different iso image. 2. Driver install support is iffy at best for the person comming over from windows. 3. RPMs bitch and complain over lib versions to no end. 4. Installing winmodems (~99% of the new modems today in PC's today) is a royal pain in the ass. 5. Sometimes the sound drivers mysteriously do not work on some systems. 6. Lizard(the Lycoris ISO installer) likes to hang when it does not like a piece of hardware (Especially on AMD systems).
And to the people screeming "Oh, God no! Not a Windows XP clone!" Fuckin a, its just KDE with a background and some icons. If you don't like it its easy enough to change'em. And if you don't like KDE you can always put in another X window manager.
The government and corporations excel at it. Its in their best interest. People are the peons. We are a mass of consumers that need to be controlled for maximum cash/power extraction to these entities. Pull the wool over our eyes and talk soothingly and we won't realize we're being raped until our assholes start to tear.
I'm just waiting for the unique id GPS transivers to get emplanted in our skulls. Give it a few years at this rate. If I can find a place to go, I'm gone.
...they said if I ever left without having their permission, letting them know where I was going, and when I'd be back, they would report the car stolen to the police.
Ramen Spagetti: Get a cheap pack of ramen (AKA Oodles-o-Noodles). Toss out MSG packet. Place in bowl with water. Nuke until soft (about 2 minutes). Drain water out and mix with spagetti sauce.
Cheese and egg ramen: Get a cheap pack of ramen (AKA Oodles-o-Noodles). Toss out MSG packet. Place in bowl with water and the contents of 1 egg. Nuke until ramen is soft and the egg's liquid has solidified (about 2-3 minutes). Drain water out and mix with small pieces of american cheese, continue until cheese has melted. If cheese doesn't melt, nuke some more until it does.
Sorta Stromboli: (this is what the elementary school I went to passed off as Stromboli, except they used pizza crust and baked) place american cheese and baloney on a piece of white-bread. Nuke until cheese is soft. Fold in half.
and for those unrealistic coding deadlines...
Redbull Vodka (not mine;P): 1 can of Redbull energy drink however much vodka you feel like
Bequotith the MS support site:
"Retail Microsoft desktop systems, desktop applications, interactive media, game titles and hardware receive 90 days no-charge assistance starting from the first day the customer contacts a support professional. Customers whose Microsoft consumer products came preinstalled on their new PC (OEM licenses) or have trial versions may utilize fee-based Personal Support.
Fee-based Assisted Support -Fee-based assisted Personal Support is available to consumers either not eligible for no-charge or whose no-charge eligibility has expired. Fee-based assisted Personal Support is not available after-hours. Consumers are charged 5-incidents pack of S$200, 3-incidents pack of S$135 and a pay per single incidentrate of S$45 for each incident of support on any of the eligible products."
No wonder so many people come to me to fix thier windows boxes. I only charge $20-$35 per incident....and I actually fix it, not just chat on the phone with them.;P
You have to have the permission of whoever owns the property. Any gold artifacts found apparently belong to the US government. If they find out you have some and haven't told them, the feddies show up.
I do not buy DVD's, CD's, Games, etc without watching/trying it first. When I try to do it blind, I almost always end up disappointed. I'm not donating $20 to the new-jet-fund of some old corporate fat-boy with me ending up with what might as well be an ordinary chunk of plastic.
Yeah, I leech. I also have over 100 original DVDs(mostly anime), CDs, and tapes. Compare that to less than 10 CDs and a couple of tapes before I started leeching warez, moviez, and mp3z off the internet.
Its not like just because people can and do get it for free, that they will not pay for it.
As for purchasing bootlegs, I do not knowingly buy bootlegs. The one time I did end up with one, I got pissed because I purchased it thinking it was an original. (go ebay...)
P.S. Beware of anime DVD's sold on the net with both Chinesse and English subs.
"Sorry, we were unable to service your request. As an option, you may visit any of the pages below for information about Microsoft services and products."
The most recent service pack for Windows 2000 [microsoft.com] is dated May 2, 2001. There's a Security Rollup Package [microsoft.com] dated January 30, 2002. Nothing since then, despite the "month of effort" Microsoft supposedly put into fixes earlier this year. Whatever happened to that, anyway?
Corporate America mostly runs Windows 2000. That's the system that needs security and reliability most. And where's Microsoft?
Killing off Win2k, trying to force businesses and users to buy WinXP Pro/Server to replace all the 2k licences they just got.
...plus the "we own your machine, business, you, and your immortal soul" EULA update could come in handy, too.
I bet it comes with lots of extra cool features like "Magic Lantern" and a nice little utility that searches and catalogs all potentially illegal files on your hard drive. Even a phone home program that reports suspicious activity! Wow, I'm just dying to have this on my computer! Especially with the government's concern over its citizen's civil rights, freedoms, and privacy despite the war on terror.
In other news today: Multiple flying pig sightings reported... IRS desolved... Congress votes itself a paycut... Blizzard conditions reported in Hell... God kisses Satan; onlookers applaud...
Shall I go on? Think about it; who's security is really thier top priority?
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Packet kiddies like to have their zombies join an irc channel so they can tell the bots to ddos by just typeing something like "!flood 127.0.0.1."
I dunno if thats what this one does though.
...they even found a nice little planet for us, Irata. We'll use androids roughly in the shape of a mule to do the labor. Too bad we start out with $400 less because we are too smart.
You mean like someone with a knife helping the tires along after they find out about the shitty tires?
Umm...I guess its a good thing he aparenly hasn't discovered power outlets
The term "civil disobedience" is obsolete and is now encorporated into the definition of "terrorism" as the trend to new-speak continues.
The ministry that makes'em breaks them.
The ministry that enforces them turns a blind eye.
The ministry of justice has a lack thereof.
Not having at least gcc is annoying as hell, but I think the assumption is that if the user is clueful enough to want it then they can get it themselves.
Actually it has 2 web browsers. Konqueror is set up to handle the file browsing and Mozilla is set up to handle the internet activity. I have also checked the rpms compiled for other linux flavors have not run into one yet that barfs under Lycoris. So, getting a different app is just a matter of downloading the appropriate rpms.
My complaints with it:
1. The software to compile source is on a completely different iso image.
2. Driver install support is iffy at best for the person comming over from windows.
3. RPMs bitch and complain over lib versions to no end.
4. Installing winmodems (~99% of the new modems today in PC's today) is a royal pain in the ass.
5. Sometimes the sound drivers mysteriously do not work on some systems.
6. Lizard(the Lycoris ISO installer) likes to hang when it does not like a piece of hardware (Especially on AMD systems).
And to the people screeming "Oh, God no! Not a Windows XP clone!" Fuckin a, its just KDE with a background and some icons. If you don't like it its easy enough to change'em. And if you don't like KDE you can always put in another X window manager.
It's called bullshit...
The government and corporations excel at it. Its in their best interest. People are the peons. We are a mass of consumers that need to be controlled for maximum cash/power extraction to these entities. Pull the wool over our eyes and talk soothingly and we won't realize we're being raped until our assholes start to tear.
I'm just waiting for the unique id GPS transivers to get emplanted in our skulls. Give it a few years at this rate. If I can find a place to go, I'm gone.
...they said if I ever left without having their permission, letting them know where I was going, and when I'd be back, they would report the car stolen to the police.
Ramen Spagetti:
;P):
Get a cheap pack of ramen (AKA Oodles-o-Noodles).
Toss out MSG packet.
Place in bowl with water.
Nuke until soft (about 2 minutes).
Drain water out and mix with spagetti sauce.
Cheese and egg ramen:
Get a cheap pack of ramen (AKA Oodles-o-Noodles).
Toss out MSG packet.
Place in bowl with water and the contents of 1 egg.
Nuke until ramen is soft and the egg's liquid has solidified (about 2-3 minutes).
Drain water out and mix with small pieces of american cheese, continue until cheese has melted.
If cheese doesn't melt, nuke some more until it does.
Sorta Stromboli: (this is what the elementary school I went to passed off as Stromboli, except they used pizza crust and baked)
place american cheese and baloney on a piece of white-bread.
Nuke until cheese is soft.
Fold in half.
and for those unrealistic coding deadlines...
Redbull Vodka (not mine
1 can of Redbull energy drink
however much vodka you feel like
Actually most windows "incidents" involve removing 1-3 different virii, 2-5 spyware apps, and fiddling around with the hardware and network drivers.
Fee-based Assisted Support -Fee-based assisted Personal Support is available to consumers either not eligible for no-charge or whose no-charge eligibility has expired. Fee-based assisted Personal Support is not available after-hours. Consumers are charged 5-incidents pack of S$200, 3-incidents pack of S$135 and a pay per single incidentrate of S$45 for each incident of support on any of the eligible products."
No wonder so many people come to me to fix thier windows boxes. I only charge $20-$35 per incident. ...and I actually fix it, not just chat on the phone with them. ;P
You have to have the permission of whoever owns the property. Any gold artifacts found apparently belong to the US government. If they find out you have some and haven't told them, the feddies show up.
Idea!
Google has usenet posts from wayback when-the-fsck. There may be prior art there even though any binary encodes will probably be blown out.
Anyone know if the series will follow the movie or the manga?
My 2 cents...
I do not buy DVD's, CD's, Games, etc without watching/trying it first. When I try to do it blind, I almost always end up disappointed. I'm not donating $20 to the new-jet-fund of some old corporate fat-boy with me ending up with what might as well be an ordinary chunk of plastic.
Yeah, I leech. I also have over 100 original DVDs(mostly anime), CDs, and tapes. Compare that to less than 10 CDs and a couple of tapes before I started leeching warez, moviez, and mp3z off the internet.
Its not like just because people can and do get it for free, that they will not pay for it.
As for purchasing bootlegs, I do not knowingly buy bootlegs. The one time I did end up with one, I got pissed because I purchased it thinking it was an original. (go ebay...)
P.S. Beware of anime DVD's sold on the net with both Chinesse and English subs.
*cough*
...I asked around (notably a MS beta tester) and windows XP server is actually win2k server with all the patches. :/
So...WE'RE BOTH WRONG, HAH!
I seem to recall an XP update that hosed a bunch of systems that had auto-update on. I can't find any of the old articles though.
Yes, the solutions are called honesty and integrity. Too bad this seems to be an alien idea these days in corporate America...
Corporate America mostly runs Windows 2000. That's the system that needs security and reliability most. And where's Microsoft?
Killing off Win2k, trying to force businesses and users to buy WinXP Pro/Server to replace all the 2k licences they just got.
...especially considering microsoft patches can hose a system quicker than the viruses will?
Maybe we should report goatse.cx as a patent violation...to everyone in the company. Image tags in html email anyone?
I bet it comes with lots of extra cool features like "Magic Lantern" and a nice little utility that searches and catalogs all potentially illegal files on your hard drive. Even a phone home program that reports suspicious activity! Wow, I'm just dying to have this on my computer! Especially with the government's concern over its citizen's civil rights, freedoms, and privacy despite the war on terror.
In other news today:
Multiple flying pig sightings reported...
IRS desolved...
Congress votes itself a paycut...
Blizzard conditions reported in Hell...
God kisses Satan; onlookers applaud...
Shall I go on? Think about it; who's security is really thier top priority?