To underscore how beerbellied that curve is, select the boxes for "S&P", "NASDAQ", and "DOW". The market has been dropping a little, SCOX is dropping a LOT. Yay.
If I second the second, would my post be a "third" (trolls are additive) or a "fourth" (trolls are multiplicative)? Also, can lame-itude recurse? In other words, is the act of calling your post lame itself lame? Or am I saved from laminosity by virtue of my posture of superior perception?
Fortunately, there is an answer to these questions: "Yes, but 0nly until some insensitive clod lames me with a reply to this reply to this reply."
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean it isn't possible that MS pays to have their memes -- such as the parent's "Who really sufferes if MSFT is attacked?" -- inserted into otherwise-hostile spheres of influence
But since we've all fed the troll anyway, here's my handful:
Microsoft is a tollbooth on legitimate innovation.
The good news is how much faster traffic moves when the tollbooth is finally removed.
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Was this full-length quote posted with permission of Salon.com? It was certainly done without attribution. Adding injury to insult, this unattributed posting has potentially deprived Salon of income, of which it does *not* enjoy an overabundance. The article is only available to Salon Premium members (I'm one) who pay a modest annual fee to view the usually top-notch content.
If this is how we treat out friends....
The staff at McMurdo have lots of support on this. This article on the EAA website makes clear that The US State Department and international treaties make quite clear how to proceed in such a situation.
Man, I hate how this might reflect on General Aviation to the general public.
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Baloney.
I'm having a music download website developed -- it'll be online soon, I hope -- and one of my absolute requirements is that it *must* be free/open source software. Why? If my website ever gets big enough to threaten The Power (RIAA, BSA, M$FT, etc) then I'd begin to view proprietary software licenses as a distinct liability. The entire existence of the proprietary licensors depends on The Power, after all. They'll find some pretense to revoke my Flash license, say, or keep me tied up in lawsuits until I fold. Nope, it's FOSS for me, I can't afford *not* to do it that way.
Am I paranoid? Or is it possible proprietary licenses could be used against an 'enemy of the state' such as myself?
No, I'm not paranoid. The BSA busted schools in PA and Oregon for not having a piece of paper to go with every HDD contaminated with Windows, for crying out loud.
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To underscore how beerbellied that curve is, select the boxes for "S&P", "NASDAQ", and "DOW". The market has been dropping a little, SCOX is dropping a LOT. Yay.
If I second the second, would my post be a "third" (trolls are additive) or a "fourth" (trolls are multiplicative)?
Also, can lame-itude recurse? In other words, is the act of calling your post lame itself lame? Or am I saved from laminosity by virtue of my posture of superior perception?
Fortunately, there is an answer to these questions: "Yes, but 0nly until some insensitive clod lames me with a reply to this reply to this reply."
eh wot? Anybody still here?
a mink DAQUIRI SAMBAS near a FREEWAY at DAWN!!
Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean it isn't possible that MS pays to have their memes -- such as the parent's "Who really sufferes if MSFT is attacked?" -- inserted into otherwise-hostile spheres of influence
But since we've all fed the troll anyway, here's my handful:
Microsoft is a tollbooth on legitimate innovation.
The good news is how much faster traffic moves when the tollbooth is finally removed.
Was this full-length quote posted with permission of Salon.com? It was certainly done without attribution. Adding injury to insult, this unattributed posting has potentially deprived Salon of income, of which it does *not* enjoy an overabundance. The article is only available to Salon Premium members (I'm one) who pay a modest annual fee to view the usually top-notch content. If this is how we treat out friends....
The staff at McMurdo have lots of support on this. This article on the EAA website makes clear that The US State Department and international treaties make quite clear how to proceed in such a situation. Man, I hate how this might reflect on General Aviation to the general public.
Baloney. I'm having a music download website developed -- it'll be online soon, I hope -- and one of my absolute requirements is that it *must* be free/open source software. Why? If my website ever gets big enough to threaten The Power (RIAA, BSA, M$FT, etc) then I'd begin to view proprietary software licenses as a distinct liability. The entire existence of the proprietary licensors depends on The Power, after all. They'll find some pretense to revoke my Flash license, say, or keep me tied up in lawsuits until I fold. Nope, it's FOSS for me, I can't afford *not* to do it that way. Am I paranoid? Or is it possible proprietary licenses could be used against an 'enemy of the state' such as myself? No, I'm not paranoid. The BSA busted schools in PA and Oregon for not having a piece of paper to go with every HDD contaminated with Windows, for crying out loud.
M$FT wants to get into search techs. good enough reason right there to advocate an open-source alternative.
No, he's right, you click thru an 'ultramercial' and then get a free daypass to Salon Premium. It's a pretty good article