Nevermind the copyrights, how long before some sleazy company with no real business model waits in the shadows for it to become popular and then sue for various patent infringments against the storing and delivery system?;p
It doesn't help much when *everything* on tv is pure tripe these days. Even the scientific shows are being dumbed down to accomodate the lowest common denominator.
I guess smart people just don't watch a lot of tv.
Write fan mail to the band and tell them why you can't listen to their music anymore. It may not accomplish much beyond pissing off the band, but at least your voice will be heard. It's bands like that who care about every last fan, because they don't have many to begin with.
If your/our complaints reach the right people, we might have an uprising one of these days. You never know. But you'll never know unless you take the time to complain to someone. It's your right. Use it.
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"Yeah, I know, I'm one of those people who puts their hand in front of the camera at the ATM... "
You think you're paranoid? I wear a paper bag over my head when I go to the ATM. People around think I'm holding the place up or something.
Well, you know how it is. Slashdot editors have this keen eye for perfection. They will wade through endless amounts of submissions to find a single article that is insightful, factually correct, and free of grammatical errors.
Ahh, who the fuck am I kidding.. I'm sure they just choose from the first five or six and be done with it.
Think of how many people likely submitted the same article. It's like a lucky draw. They reach in the basket and choose one. If yours didn't get chosen, think of the 100+ other people who are just as pissed off.
I think it can be argued that if you break the law, you lose your "essential liberties".
In this day and age, rights are not in fact rights. They're privileges, and as such, they can be taken away. I think Mr. Ashcroft has done a pretty good job of making that quite clear to us.
So, if I set Michael to 'foe', does this mean I won't have to look at his tripe on the frontpage anymore? Or does this only apply to the comments section?
What is it you're saying? Are you saying that we should help prop up an overhyped company with an inferior product just because one of their lower level code monkeys created an operating system in his spare time?
Let me guess, you were also part of the "Free Mitnick" crowd, weren't you?
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo project, it did some astronaut training near a Navajo Indian reservation. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question which his son translated. "What are these guys in the big suits doing?" A member of the crew said they were practicing for their trip to the moon. The old man got very excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.
Recognizing a promotional opportunity, the NASA folks found a tape recorder. After the old man recorded his message, they asked his son to translate it. He refused. They then took the tape to the reservation, where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed but refused to translate the elder's message to the moon.
Finally, the NASA crew called in an official government translator. He reported that the message said, "Watch out for these guys. They have come to steal your land."
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced the altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted. "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The woman replied, "You are in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be a republican," said the balloonist.
"I am," said the woman. "How did you know?"
"Well", answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help so far."
"You must be a democrat." The woman below responded.
"I am" replied the balloonist, but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "You don't know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."
"No OS is perfectly secure, but I bet a lot of new XP owners won't be too happy about this."
So, I'll just run the patch and move on with my life. No big deal.
It's not like I'm going to lose sleep over what *might* happen.
It's only a computer, for christ sake.
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Oops, I'm sorry. I was using it to prop up my end table. It's the midget's day off.
Nevermind the copyrights, how long before some sleazy company with no real business model waits in the shadows for it to become popular and then sue for various patent infringments against the storing and delivery system? ;p
It doesn't help much when *everything* on tv is pure tripe these days. Even the scientific shows are being dumbed down to accomodate the lowest common denominator.
I guess smart people just don't watch a lot of tv.
Well, after the loss of his precious first post, at least he won't walk away empty handed. ;)
You suck a camel's sand encrusted anus through a Tim Hortons straw, that's what's up.
Awww, man. That was fucking hilarious!
You deserve mod points for that!
That was totally cool.
AHAHAHAHAHA, you're a fucking idiot.
Good lord, if they yanked every story that was a repeat, the front page would look pretty blank.
...but do I know you from somewhere?
You seem oddly familiar.
Write fan mail to the band and tell them why you can't listen to their music anymore. It may not accomplish much beyond pissing off the band, but at least your voice will be heard. It's bands like that who care about every last fan, because they don't have many to begin with.
If your/our complaints reach the right people, we might have an uprising one of these days. You never know. But you'll never know unless you take the time to complain to someone. It's your right. Use it.
You think you're paranoid? I wear a paper bag over my head when I go to the ATM.
People around think I'm holding the place up or something.
Ahh, who the fuck am I kidding.. I'm sure they just choose from the first five or six and be done with it.
Think of how many people likely submitted the same article. It's like a lucky draw. They reach in the basket and choose one. If yours didn't get chosen, think of the 100+ other people who are just as pissed off.
I think it can be argued that if you break the law, you lose your "essential liberties".
In this day and age, rights are not in fact rights. They're privileges, and as such, they can be taken away. I think Mr. Ashcroft has done a pretty good job of making that quite clear to us.
So, if I set Michael to 'foe', does this mean I won't have to look at his tripe on the frontpage anymore?
Or does this only apply to the comments section?
It's all fun and games! =)
Hey, at least you didn't get this card in the mail!
What is it you're saying? Are you saying that we should help prop up an overhyped company with an inferior product just because one of their lower level code monkeys created an operating system in his spare time?
Let me guess, you were also part of the "Free Mitnick" crowd, weren't you?
And I have the second!
Whatever happened to giving just for the sake of giving? Putting a smile on someone's face means more to me than propping up a failing ecomony.
What does it mean to you?
Exactly! Now you're catching on!
When NASA was preparing for the Apollo project, it did some astronaut training near a Navajo Indian reservation. One day, a Navajo elder and his son came across the space crew. The old man, who spoke only Navajo, asked a question which his son translated. "What are these guys in the big suits doing?" A member of the crew said they were practicing for their trip to the moon. The old man got very excited and asked if he could send a message to the moon with the astronauts.
Recognizing a promotional opportunity, the NASA folks found a tape recorder. After the old man recorded his message, they asked his son to translate it. He refused. They then took the tape to the reservation, where the rest of the tribe listened and laughed but refused to translate the elder's message to the moon.
Finally, the NASA crew called in an official government translator. He reported that the message said, "Watch out for these guys. They have come to steal your land."
A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced the altitude and spotted a woman below. He descended a bit more and shouted. "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet him an hour ago, but I don't know where I am."
The woman replied, "You are in a hot air balloon approximately 30 feet above the ground. You are between 40 and 41degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be a republican," said the balloonist.
"I am," said the woman. "How did you know?"
"Well", answered the balloonist, "everything you told me is technically correct, but I have no idea what to make of your information, and the fact is I am still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help so far."
"You must be a democrat." The woman below responded.
"I am" replied the balloonist, but how did you know?"
"Well," said the woman, "You don't know where you are or where you are going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise which you have no idea how to keep, and you expect me to solve your problem. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my fault."
So, I'll just run the patch and move on with my life. No big deal.
It's not like I'm going to lose sleep over what *might* happen.
It's only a computer, for christ sake.