It's a pretty sad life when you can't even take a shit without seeing what's happening in your favourite chatroom, or checking the latest stock quotes.
I'll bet you never leave the house.
...and tell me which aspects of society in this day and age do NOT rely on computers.
That's right. Not many.
I'd say we're further along than we realize.
What, did you think the takeover of mankind by robots was going to be like the movie Terminator? Hell no. These "robots" are the computers in which we rely on everyday. And we're already enslaved to them.
Wouldn't you prefer your kid pursue these very interests for science in the name if discovery rather than the pursuit of science in the name of destroying things?
Who knows..One day, your kid just might be the guy who designs a more effecient way for the military to murder people. Heh.
"Fragments from the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer could scatter along a trail extending up to 625 miles (1,000 km), NASA said, but no one yet knows where.
Will my insurance company consider this an "act of God" and try to weasel me out of a big fat check?
Hell, I don't even think insurance covers this sort of thing.;p
To me, the difference between the computer and television is that the computer is interactive. You at least have to think. With television, you're simply watching. It's a very passive experience.
Can you learn anything from television? Sure. But personally, I retain information a lot better when I have to search for it myself. When it's spoon fed to me, there's no sense of reward or satisfaction, so it goes in one ear and out the other.
Tough shit camel-rammer.
First you're going to get modded down for redundancy. Then your second post is going to get modded down as off-topic. Better bend over and take it like a man. It won't hurt as much.
Of course, now that I've said this, they're going to mod you up as either insightful or funny.
Isn't Slashdot moderation an amazing thing? *sarcasm*
"So, to all you who never put your money where your mouth is, thanks a whole fucking lot, hypocritical fuckers."
And how is this hypocritical?
The Open Source community stands for free software. Both making it for free and giving it away freely(source and all). They have never been shy about that.
It's not their fault that Loki tried to cash in on a community that prides itself on ideals before dollars.
Hrmm.. Interesting point.
I'll have to give it a try sometime.
Lobbing midgets at passing carriages with a trebuchet was a favourite past time in a past life.
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Goooooooo jumper pin configurations! Yaaay!
Some friends of mine once did this to the inside of some guy's car. Roll down the window enough to get the hose in and let 'er rip!
It's a pretty sad life when you can't even take a shit without seeing what's happening in your favourite chatroom, or checking the latest stock quotes.
I'll bet you never leave the house.
Yes. Thank you for going out of your way to state the blatantly obvious.
Don't give them any ideas. Next thing you know, we'll look up in the sky and see a bigass Coke logo on the moon.
...and tell me which aspects of society in this day and age do NOT rely on computers.
That's right. Not many.
I'd say we're further along than we realize.
What, did you think the takeover of mankind by robots was going to be like the movie Terminator? Hell no. These "robots" are the computers in which we rely on everyday. And we're already enslaved to them.
Please tell me you're kidding.
Around here, that is known as the gay pride parade.
Wouldn't you prefer your kid pursue these very interests for science in the name if discovery rather than the pursuit of science in the name of destroying things?
Who knows..One day, your kid just might be the guy who designs a more effecient way for the military to murder people. Heh.
Okay, so your kid gets to go outside and sit on his ass. Same difference. ;)
...that I will be able to grow my own crop of Big Macs in a few years?
Lucky bastard. ;p
Mine wasn't even THAT forgiving.
Just go out and buy one, you cheap bastard. ;p
Will my insurance company consider this an "act of God" and try to weasel me out of a big fat check? ;p
Hell, I don't even think insurance covers this sort of thing.
...media darling, code god and everyday sex symbol John Romero cut his hair!
"Finally a truly frivelous use of distributed computing!
You're right. You MUST be a University student. ;p
To me, the difference between the computer and television is that the computer is interactive. You at least have to think. With television, you're simply watching. It's a very passive experience.
Can you learn anything from television? Sure. But personally, I retain information a lot better when I have to search for it myself. When it's spoon fed to me, there's no sense of reward or satisfaction, so it goes in one ear and out the other.
Trademark, maybe. Patent? No. His ass is not a process by any stretch of the imagination.
First you're going to get modded down for redundancy. Then your second post is going to get modded down as off-topic.
Better bend over and take it like a man. It won't hurt as much.
Of course, now that I've said this, they're going to mod you up as either insightful or funny.
Isn't Slashdot moderation an amazing thing? *sarcasm*
I'll believe it when I see it. And even then, I'll always keep an eye out just incase.
So, it's a lot like Slashdot moderation then. ;p
...wants to kill yo mama!
And how is this hypocritical?
The Open Source community stands for free software. Both making it for free and giving it away freely(source and all). They have never been shy about that.
It's not their fault that Loki tried to cash in on a community that prides itself on ideals before dollars.
Hrmm.. Interesting point.
I'll have to give it a try sometime.
Lobbing midgets at passing carriages with a trebuchet was a favourite past time in a past life.