No, the way to deal with this is to ignore the ads. Seriously, thinking back through a day, I can't recall a single commercial I've seen, and the ones I do remember I usually recall vividly for being so bad, tasteless, and off-putting, that I have made a concious decision to never, ever, ever purchase that product.
I go to see a movie or two a month, and thinking back, I don't remember any commercials, because I ignored them. The human mind is incredibly adept, and at no point in the film-watching experience did I feel the overwhelming need to wear Old Navy, drink Pepsi, or stop pirating movies. In fact, the Old Navy ads irritate me SO MUCH that I have contemplated firebombing a few of them. Just think of it as advertising my desire to not buy their products.
Sure they will. It's just like that Simpsons episode, where "The Electric Car of Tomorrow" Is brought to you by Exxon.
Stereotypical weak, nerdy voice: "I'm the electric car of the future. I don't go very fast, and I don't go very far, plus all of your friends will laugh at you." Cut to 'flamboyant' men giggling and pointing.
Big Oil will fund hydrogen research, especially if hydrogen research like this keeps saying "Uh... we got nothing. Seriously. Give us ten, uh, no, twenty years, and we'll have something for you." Then anytime people question Big Oil about alternative research, they can collectively point and say "We gave them millions, and they got squat! Now shut up and buy a Lincoln."
I wasn't talking about natural underlying laws, I was talking about the complex and potentially semi-intelligent 'Ultimate Being' that so many groups of confused animals have deemed necessary to worship in exchange for... well, nothing.
"Ivanova is always right.
I will listen to Ivanova.
I will not ignore Ivanova's recomendations.
Ivanova is God.
And, if this ever happens again, I will personally rip your lungs out!"
And
"Commander! Did you threaten to grab hold of this man by the pants and throw him out an airlock? I'd remind you that we are short on pants here. We can't afford to take perfectly good clothing and throw it out into space. Always take the pants off first, I've told you that before. Sorry, she meant to say: 'Stripped naked and thrown out an airlock.' I apologize for any confusion this may have caused."
And finally...
"I could have at least boffed him."
? You say you aren't out to prove you're better than anyone, and then you go on to say that you're better than me for not mentioning anything about yourself, in a conversation that you started?
I never said it was my real name, but I can be contacted and held accountable for my comments. You can't.
My original comment was made in jest, and in an effort to help promote proper Net-iquette. It was not an attack on anyone. If you would like to have a private conversation, like you seem to, in an effort to prove you are better than me, please contact me.
Of course, other people go around and take part in conversations which do not even remotely concern them, and belittle everyone involved. Hooray, anonymity, eh?
Proo freading, you say? Does it pay better than proof reading?
The problem is, although by far my best skills lie in writing and literary crap, I don't have any college courses to my name. I have been accepted to the third year writing courses at my college (they skipped me past first and second based on my submissions) but I have neither the time nor money to go.
Anyways, we're getting off topic. Yeah, sloppy posts irritate me, especially people who either do not use caps or punctuation at all, or conversely, overcapitalize and overpunctuate. I forgive people who clearly do not have much experience with english ( I am have not much experience with forums, but follows under are instructions for the game!: )
I know people who run their own businesses, can set up complex networks, hardware and software in their sleep, who cannot write one single coherent and correct sentence to save their lives. One of my friends is functionally illiterate when it comes to writing, but he is a successful computer engineer. Go figure!
It's "corral", not "coral". Coral is dead sea creatures.... corral is a place for storing animals, and also the act of storing animals.
I really can't believe I'm so anal as to not only notice the error, but point it out to this extent. Thats what I get for being a spelling bee champ marrying into a farming family.
... my side-jobs are all CAD-related, the easiest of which are doing custom house designs for people. It's quick, easy, and usually nets $2000 - $3000 for what works out to two or three weeks part-time labor.
I also take old old old drawings (many of which are done by hand) and turn them into CAD files at $20 an hour (which is such a rip-off, 30$ is the average for such menial work). Lots of real estate companies, especially people with rental buildings and munti-unit developments, need this done and have no idea how to do it.
Since most of my new family is blue-collar (really, the white-collar members of my SO's family still do farmwork in their free time) I also have some blue-collar side-jobs. I wrangle horses, plant and pick veggies, and help build stuff all around Pritchard township. Thats also a good way to meet people who needs stuff designed (see side-job number one!)
When did I say the whole world was conspiring against me, or that I was a poor misunderstood forgotten genius? I am a little annoyed, that hardly warrants immature personal attacks.
I was talking about how people mod up their own questions, and how silly, unintelligent, meaningless posts get more regard, and indeed praise, than posts with some thought to it.
This is also on-topic, since it is in regards to questions to Gabe and Tycho.
And please keep in mind, you started the flaming by responding.
How is that a troll? It happened. A post at the VERY bottom of the page, posted two minutes after mine, had a +5 Interesting mod within three minutes. I really don't think moderators scrolled down, clicked on that one particular thread, read it, and modded it that fast.
No kidding... I remember hearing rumors about that years and years and years and years and years.... ago. Thats 5 years for those of you counting at home.
If you wanna learn how to play this game, which will truly appeal to true Slashdot nerds who value substance over style (and even people who like Half-Life 2 will like it), hit Stars AutoHost, which is a site run by a super-fan of this great game. You can download the game most anywhere, and you can get serial codes from the forum on the above site.
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No, the way to deal with this is to ignore the ads. Seriously, thinking back through a day, I can't recall a single commercial I've seen, and the ones I do remember I usually recall vividly for being so bad, tasteless, and off-putting, that I have made a concious decision to never, ever, ever purchase that product.
I go to see a movie or two a month, and thinking back, I don't remember any commercials, because I ignored them. The human mind is incredibly adept, and at no point in the film-watching experience did I feel the overwhelming need to wear Old Navy, drink Pepsi, or stop pirating movies. In fact, the Old Navy ads irritate me SO MUCH that I have contemplated firebombing a few of them. Just think of it as advertising my desire to not buy their products.
Stereotypical weak, nerdy voice: "I'm the electric car of the future. I don't go very fast, and I don't go very far, plus all of your friends will laugh at you." Cut to 'flamboyant' men giggling and pointing.
Big Oil will fund hydrogen research, especially if hydrogen research like this keeps saying "Uh... we got nothing. Seriously. Give us ten, uh, no, twenty years, and we'll have something for you." Then anytime people question Big Oil about alternative research, they can collectively point and say "We gave them millions, and they got squat! Now shut up and buy a Lincoln."
I wasn't talking about natural underlying laws, I was talking about the complex and potentially semi-intelligent 'Ultimate Being' that so many groups of confused animals have deemed necessary to worship in exchange for... well, nothing.
Is it so hard to believe that there is a God, and he's a rat bastard? Pretty easy for me to believe.
See, nobody cares.
Look, look, look, I'll do the funny walk!
"Well, hello, Charlie... that's an interesting cologne you wear. Smells like... fear. Fear and chocolate.
And finally... "I could have at least boffed him."
Zing!
Sheit.
Grow up.
Please go away.
My original comment was made in jest, and in an effort to help promote proper Net-iquette. It was not an attack on anyone. If you would like to have a private conversation, like you seem to, in an effort to prove you are better than me, please contact me.
Of course, other people go around and take part in conversations which do not even remotely concern them, and belittle everyone involved. Hooray, anonymity, eh?
Uhm.... I just said that.
The problem is, although by far my best skills lie in writing and literary crap, I don't have any college courses to my name. I have been accepted to the third year writing courses at my college (they skipped me past first and second based on my submissions) but I have neither the time nor money to go.
Anyways, we're getting off topic. Yeah, sloppy posts irritate me, especially people who either do not use caps or punctuation at all, or conversely, overcapitalize and overpunctuate. I forgive people who clearly do not have much experience with english ( I am have not much experience with forums, but follows under are instructions for the game!: )
I know people who run their own businesses, can set up complex networks, hardware and software in their sleep, who cannot write one single coherent and correct sentence to save their lives. One of my friends is functionally illiterate when it comes to writing, but he is a successful computer engineer. Go figure!
I really can't believe I'm so anal as to not only notice the error, but point it out to this extent. Thats what I get for being a spelling bee champ marrying into a farming family.
Ok, what the hell is up with Korean old people?! These posts have been in tons of threads, and I know not from whence they originate. FMI.
I also take old old old drawings (many of which are done by hand) and turn them into CAD files at $20 an hour (which is such a rip-off, 30$ is the average for such menial work). Lots of real estate companies, especially people with rental buildings and munti-unit developments, need this done and have no idea how to do it.
Since most of my new family is blue-collar (really, the white-collar members of my SO's family still do farmwork in their free time) I also have some blue-collar side-jobs. I wrangle horses, plant and pick veggies, and help build stuff all around Pritchard township. Thats also a good way to meet people who needs stuff designed (see side-job number one!)
What personal attacks did I make on anyone? Please quote one.
When did I say the whole world was conspiring against me, or that I was a poor misunderstood forgotten genius? I am a little annoyed, that hardly warrants immature personal attacks.
This is also on-topic, since it is in regards to questions to Gabe and Tycho.
And please keep in mind, you started the flaming by responding.
How is that a troll? It happened. A post at the VERY bottom of the page, posted two minutes after mine, had a +5 Interesting mod within three minutes. I really don't think moderators scrolled down, clicked on that one particular thread, read it, and modded it that fast.
... I wish I had 5 Slashdot accounts so I could mod my posts up to +5 within three minutes of posting.
If you wanna learn how to play this game, which will truly appeal to true Slashdot nerds who value substance over style (and even people who like Half-Life 2 will like it), hit Stars AutoHost, which is a site run by a super-fan of this great game. You can download the game most anywhere, and you can get serial codes from the forum on the above site.