Made Linux versions of their software I would never have to use Windows or OS-X again, and would be a much nerdier and happier person (happier cause I wouldn't have to keep upgrading both my expensive OS's).....
Of course there is a 99% chance that will NEVER happen, and even if I use Wine or (insert YOUR favorite Crossover app) I still have to have windows on a partition - hence I still am supposed to buy/pay for a copy of windows - so why not just have Windows....
In 2000 dude the worlds gonna have some serious issues because of the Y2K bug. Everything from your computer to your TV may blow up and then we'll all go back to the dark ages
BAH
In 2050 Robots will start taking over
MORONS
Look at how little has improved in AI's such as ALICE over the past 10 years - given 50 years it may be just as smart as my dog. To think that driods will replace people in the workforce anytime soon is ridiculous at best. However - jobs that require only repetitive movements - like paper filing or automated responce systems could have people removed (some places have the people removed already) But Fast food? You think a machine could make a burger the way you want it? No it couldn't - you need human hands or at least a LOT of human serveilance on such a complex process. Yes there are things out there more complex that robots handle but they do the same thing - where as a burger joint everyone orders something different AND custimizes that. It's too much - maybe in 2200 we will have al those things - but everyone reading this post will be long since DEAD and never see the fruits of your labor.
Ok I see a lot of posts about "eating right" "lose the beer" "join a gym" "join this activity" - BAH on all of them.
From the post i'm guessing your NOT trying to become an Arnold Terminator type of geek. You just don't want to be pudgy and I can totally relate. I currently have 2 job - one is a mon-fri 8-5pm job then I work my second from 5:30pm-9pm. This leave very little time for doing things like "joining a gym" unless your willing to pay to only go twice a week - not likely.
What I do is something simple that takes only a few minutes everyday. Before I go to sleep I do the following:
30 Crunches 30 Leg lifts 30 Pushups
Thats it. I am normally skinny and drink a lot of alcohol and have a fast metabolism so the amount of exercise you may have to do is dependant on your body type, but for me this works. It may seem like a rediculously small amount, but I am ONLY trying to stay normal - I am NOT trying to be a model or a hulking mass of muscle - I just want to be thin and look alright when I am at the beach.
"Hi, this is Metallica. Over the past several years we've made 300 Million dollars. Recently due to Music Piracy by Napster, Kazza, Morpheous, Windows Networking, Computers, and the Internet, we've only been able to make a measly 100 Million this year.
With your help we can again start making our usual 300 Million and continue to ROCK ON FOR YOU! So please. Don't steal digital music it's morally, ethically, and legally wrong."
(star shoots across the screen) do dooo doo - The more you know
It annoys me that we even linked an MSN article - they are so blatantly geared towards making sure all the ignorant people in the world believe their opinions.
For example they complained in the article about when you search for "flowers" it brings up flower stores, when you search for "apple" it brings up aple computer links.
Who cares - when you look for something you don't use 1 word links - EVERY SEARCH ENGINE WILL TELL YOU TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT - it's common sense, that if I want to look up info about a flower I would do a search for "Daisy Lion Information" (or soemthing similar) I would not type in just "Daisy" same goes for if I wanted information on a hardware item. I would type in "Part # review" not just the "part #"
I hate how MSN articles play on the fact that most people will ASSUME that this "Google" search engine is terrible because they can't do accurate searches on non-specific-and-vague request - OOOH shame on Google for not bringing up information about "Hell and Satan" when I type in "Diablo"
It's true - I keep buying Thinkpads because I have this really cool IBM sling bag that can transform into a back pack or briefcase - its super comfy too in any position and holds all my accessories perfectly.
Of course my mammoth Thinkpad may not be as sleak as others Sony or Toshiba, but it works for what I want and was cheeper.
The Times article suggests that this is part of a larger strategy to compete with Google and Yahoo by making Amazon an authoritative source of information on everything book-related."
Like i'd really go to Google's or Yahoo's website to buy a book/dvd/something online
The blood samples are taken so they can CLONE them - they are secretly replacing our American Soldiers with Clones that will one day rule the world!!!!!
With over zealous crackdowns on P2P, Smart Cards, and Various other Geek toys/software - How much longer before I have to leave the good ol USA before getting arrested for something job related?
If the Gentoo Founders had not open sourced Gentoo they might have made Millions!!!! Oh wait - no then Linus never would have fixed their shitty ass kernal and called it Linux.....
Maybe if he had sold his kernal to them and then they charged for it they could be worth BILLIONS...
Yes I am speaking utter nonsense - because thats what this story is...
It would have been nice if my hosting provider had explained that to me rather than just shrugging it off. I'm sure a lot more people would not be "ignorant" if those who we relied on for support would actually explain/show/teach/tell/something rather than just shrugging and saying "deal with it, your dumb" when we asked for help.
How on earth is Yahoo!'s gonna compete with that? Seriously, I'd like to know
I'll tell you. When someone wants to search for something go ahead and use Google (it is the best search engine IMO).
However, when someone wants to get a free email account, have someone host a free webpage for thier hobby, talk to people with similar interests in groups, or IM eachother they will use Yahoo Email, Yahoo Groups, Yahoo-Geocities, or Yahoo Messenger.
Yahoo is more of a community based services provider, where as google is a great search engine. They cater to very different markets. I don't think Yahoo would really care if they were only the number 2 or even 5 best search engine as long as thier community stayed strong.
oh and just in case cause I know someone will say this otherwise, all the hosting plans I went with WERE the Linux hosting because when I first did the site I was using PHP and MySQL and apparently MS Hosting plans don't always include that.
One of the sites I created a while back was a mod site for NwN, I had it hosted by a company Called XO Communications since I didn't have a fast connection at my house. After getting a little notice from the NwN community I of course started getting spam - however I also started getting these weird emails from people saying they would sue me for sending them spam. I didn't know what was going on until I got 15 bounced emails from yahoo saying my messages were undeliverable. I hadn't sent the message and I had no idea who the recipients were. I contacted XO and they told me "Yeah this happens occasionally there really isn't anything you can do, but we have proof that it's not from you so don't worry about getting sued."
Well I didn't appreciate that responce so I changed hosts I tried icestorm and I tried globalhost it would be fine for awhile then it would start again - the more traffic I got the more of a pain in the ass it became to explain to people that I was sorry for something I wasn't doing.
In the end I just stopped caring, unless I ever get a fast enough connection at home to host the site myself it looks like this is somethign that will just happen. And as an end-user I have no control over the security of the website since it is my hosting companies responsibility to lock there shit down. And everyone I've tried seems to have the same responce "well its easy to fake where email comes from, sorry your shit out of luck in having people confuse you with ass holes"
That disappeared from stores because they found that if you were bouncing a ball, shopping, had 1 or more children near you, and were from the planet earth there could be a chance you could lose control of the ball and nock something over or worse yet hit someones kid in the face....
Why is it that everytime any OSDN site is mentioned in a slashdot blurb - the blurb gets "Somesite and Slashdot are both part of the OSDN network" added to it?
As for the Phantom Machine - I don't think it matters how proprietary this box is (considering all Consoles ARE very proprietary anyway) it's gonna come down to WHO has licensing rights to make games for it and WHAT games will be available on it.
It could be the best hardware ever designed in a console, but if it only plays Super Mighty Duck 3D - its gonna be a hard sell.
running around in Diablo 2 with my buddies from clan and my Zon who was hardcore level 99 got killed by a cow on hell so I was like shit man I am so pissed, let me get my dads gun and kill some kids at school that I don't like.
When I was working at Kinkos we weren't allowed to make copies of pictures from books because the photographs in them were copyrighted. (now whether or not YOU went into a Kinkos and did this I don't care i'm just telling you a FACT as a ex-employee this is the LAW)
However, there are exceptions to this. 1 if it is for Educational use and 2 anyone can make a copy of the image as long as it was at least 90% smaller or 110% larger than the original (somewhere around there it had to be smaller or larger basically.)
Therefore it would make sense TO ME that if you are creating thumbnails of a copyrighted work AND linking to the original page or image then that should be allowed, since I would put them in the same category. (images and pictures that is.)
After playing with Google and Altavista's Babel Fish, I'm not going to be too impressed until I can type in "Hay I posted the updates to database" and it translates it into the CORRECT Kanji characters on the other end.:)
"EFF's Let the Music Play campaign provides alternatives to the RIAA's litigation barrage, details EFF's efforts to defend peer-to-peer file sharing, and makes it easy for individuals to write members of Congress."
- yet only 10% of the slashdot community write to thier congressmen and of that half of the emails sent are filled with the words F* U attached....
Honestly more people need to not just post some flame or even well thought out idea on shasldot - they need to start emailing there congressmen, writing to them, or calling them. Without the VERBAL and WRITTEN protests to the CORRECT PEOPLE - laws you feel are not right - will NOT get changed on there own.
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The cost savings comes from the $300 for new WIndows versions and the $200 for new Apple OS verions - not the apps.
Spending $1,500/yr. still beats spending $2,000/yr.
Made Linux versions of their software I would never have to use Windows or OS-X again, and would be a much nerdier and happier person (happier cause I wouldn't have to keep upgrading both my expensive OS's).....
Of course there is a 99% chance that will NEVER happen, and even if I use Wine or (insert YOUR favorite Crossover app) I still have to have windows on a partition - hence I still am supposed to buy/pay for a copy of windows - so why not just have Windows....
In 2000 dude the worlds gonna have some serious issues because of the Y2K bug. Everything from your computer to your TV may blow up and then we'll all go back to the dark ages
BAH
In 2050 Robots will start taking over
MORONS
Look at how little has improved in AI's such as ALICE over the past 10 years - given 50 years it may be just as smart as my dog. To think that driods will replace people in the workforce anytime soon is ridiculous at best. However - jobs that require only repetitive movements - like paper filing or automated responce systems could have people removed (some places have the people removed already) But Fast food? You think a machine could make a burger the way you want it? No it couldn't - you need human hands or at least a LOT of human serveilance on such a complex process. Yes there are things out there more complex that robots handle but they do the same thing - where as a burger joint everyone orders something different AND custimizes that. It's too much - maybe in 2200 we will have al those things - but everyone reading this post will be long since DEAD and never see the fruits of your labor.
Ok I see a lot of posts about "eating right" "lose the beer" "join a gym" "join this activity" - BAH on all of them.
From the post i'm guessing your NOT trying to become an Arnold Terminator type of geek. You just don't want to be pudgy and I can totally relate. I currently have 2 job - one is a mon-fri 8-5pm job then I work my second from 5:30pm-9pm. This leave very little time for doing things like "joining a gym" unless your willing to pay to only go twice a week - not likely.
What I do is something simple that takes only a few minutes everyday. Before I go to sleep I do the following:
30 Crunches
30 Leg lifts
30 Pushups
Thats it. I am normally skinny and drink a lot of alcohol and have a fast metabolism so the amount of exercise you may have to do is dependant on your body type, but for me this works. It may seem like a rediculously small amount, but I am ONLY trying to stay normal - I am NOT trying to be a model or a hulking mass of muscle - I just want to be thin and look alright when I am at the beach.
Good luck.
"Hi, this is Metallica. Over the past several years we've made 300 Million dollars. Recently due to Music Piracy by Napster, Kazza, Morpheous, Windows Networking, Computers, and the Internet, we've only been able to make a measly 100 Million this year.
With your help we can again start making our usual 300 Million and continue to ROCK ON FOR YOU! So please. Don't steal digital music it's morally, ethically, and legally wrong."
(star shoots across the screen) do dooo doo - The more you know
It annoys me that we even linked an MSN article - they are so blatantly geared towards making sure all the ignorant people in the world believe their opinions.
For example they complained in the article about when you search for "flowers" it brings up flower stores, when you search for "apple" it brings up aple computer links.
Who cares - when you look for something you don't use 1 word links - EVERY SEARCH ENGINE WILL TELL YOU TO BE MORE SPECIFIC THAN THAT - it's common sense, that if I want to look up info about a flower I would do a search for "Daisy Lion Information" (or soemthing similar) I would not type in just "Daisy" same goes for if I wanted information on a hardware item. I would type in "Part # review" not just the "part #"
I hate how MSN articles play on the fact that most people will ASSUME that this "Google" search engine is terrible because they can't do accurate searches on non-specific-and-vague request - OOOH shame on Google for not bringing up information about "Hell and Satan" when I type in "Diablo"
I hate you MSN
It's true - I keep buying Thinkpads because I have this really cool IBM sling bag that can transform into a back pack or briefcase - its super comfy too in any position and holds all my accessories perfectly.
Of course my mammoth Thinkpad may not be as sleak as others Sony or Toshiba, but it works for what I want and was cheeper.
The Times article suggests that this is part of a larger strategy to compete with Google and Yahoo by making Amazon an authoritative source of information on everything book-related."
Like i'd really go to Google's or Yahoo's website to buy a book/dvd/something online
The blood samples are taken so they can CLONE them - they are secretly replacing our American Soldiers with Clones that will one day rule the world!!!!!
If I can create a map of my companies network using lego's and string can I get my site posted on slashdot?
With over zealous crackdowns on P2P, Smart Cards, and Various other Geek toys/software - How much longer before I have to leave the good ol USA before getting arrested for something job related?
If the Gentoo Founders had not open sourced Gentoo they might have made Millions!!!! Oh wait - no then Linus never would have fixed their shitty ass kernal and called it Linux.....
Maybe if he had sold his kernal to them and then they charged for it they could be worth BILLIONS...
Yes I am speaking utter nonsense - because thats what this story is...
It would have been nice if my hosting provider had explained that to me rather than just shrugging it off. I'm sure a lot more people would not be "ignorant" if those who we relied on for support would actually explain/show/teach/tell/something rather than just shrugging and saying "deal with it, your dumb" when we asked for help.
when I click on the kazaa link all i see is a page filled with
ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ
what is that?
How on earth is Yahoo!'s gonna compete with that? Seriously, I'd like to know
I'll tell you. When someone wants to search for something go ahead and use Google (it is the best search engine IMO).
However, when someone wants to get a free email account, have someone host a free webpage for thier hobby, talk to people with similar interests in groups, or IM eachother they will use Yahoo Email, Yahoo Groups, Yahoo-Geocities, or Yahoo Messenger.
Yahoo is more of a community based services provider, where as google is a great search engine. They cater to very different markets. I don't think Yahoo would really care if they were only the number 2 or even 5 best search engine as long as thier community stayed strong.
oh and just in case cause I know someone will say this otherwise, all the hosting plans I went with WERE the Linux hosting because when I first did the site I was using PHP and MySQL and apparently MS Hosting plans don't always include that.
One of the sites I created a while back was a mod site for NwN, I had it hosted by a company Called XO Communications since I didn't have a fast connection at my house. After getting a little notice from the NwN community I of course started getting spam - however I also started getting these weird emails from people saying they would sue me for sending them spam. I didn't know what was going on until I got 15 bounced emails from yahoo saying my messages were undeliverable. I hadn't sent the message and I had no idea who the recipients were. I contacted XO and they told me "Yeah this happens occasionally there really isn't anything you can do, but we have proof that it's not from you so don't worry about getting sued."
Well I didn't appreciate that responce so I changed hosts I tried icestorm and I tried globalhost it would be fine for awhile then it would start again - the more traffic I got the more of a pain in the ass it became to explain to people that I was sorry for something I wasn't doing.
In the end I just stopped caring, unless I ever get a fast enough connection at home to host the site myself it looks like this is somethign that will just happen. And as an end-user I have no control over the security of the website since it is my hosting companies responsibility to lock there shit down. And everyone I've tried seems to have the same responce "well its easy to fake where email comes from, sorry your shit out of luck in having people confuse you with ass holes"
That disappeared from stores because they found that if you were bouncing a ball, shopping, had 1 or more children near you, and were from the planet earth there could be a chance you could lose control of the ball and nock something over or worse yet hit someones kid in the face....
Why is it that everytime any OSDN site is mentioned in a slashdot blurb - the blurb gets "Somesite and Slashdot are both part of the OSDN network" added to it?
As for the Phantom Machine - I don't think it matters how proprietary this box is (considering all Consoles ARE very proprietary anyway) it's gonna come down to WHO has licensing rights to make games for it and WHAT games will be available on it.
It could be the best hardware ever designed in a console, but if it only plays Super Mighty Duck 3D - its gonna be a hard sell.
running around in Diablo 2 with my buddies from clan and my Zon who was hardcore level 99 got killed by a cow on hell so I was like shit man I am so pissed, let me get my dads gun and kill some kids at school that I don't like.
NO NO NO
LOL - my goof
ok heres my 2 and a half cents...
When I was working at Kinkos we weren't allowed to make copies of pictures from books because the photographs in them were copyrighted. (now whether or not YOU went into a Kinkos and did this I don't care i'm just telling you a FACT as a ex-employee this is the LAW)
However, there are exceptions to this. 1 if it is for Educational use and 2 anyone can make a copy of the image as long as it was at least 90% smaller or 110% larger than the original (somewhere around there it had to be smaller or larger basically.)
Therefore it would make sense TO ME that if you are creating thumbnails of a copyrighted work AND linking to the original page or image then that should be allowed, since I would put them in the same category. (images and pictures that is.)
After playing with Google and Altavista's Babel Fish, I'm not going to be too impressed until I can type in "Hay I posted the updates to database" and it translates it into the CORRECT Kanji characters on the other end. :)
"EFF's Let the Music Play campaign provides alternatives to the RIAA's litigation barrage, details EFF's efforts to defend peer-to-peer file sharing, and makes it easy for individuals to write members of Congress."
- yet only 10% of the slashdot community write to thier congressmen and of that half of the emails sent are filled with the words F* U attached....
Honestly more people need to not just post some flame or even well thought out idea on shasldot - they need to start emailing there congressmen, writing to them, or calling them. Without the VERBAL and WRITTEN protests to the CORRECT PEOPLE - laws you feel are not right - will NOT get changed on there own.
I've sent my emails to my congressmen - have you?
"Shop lifters of the world, unit and take over...." - The Smiths
well maybe not, but it sounded funny at the time