At 12:00 am you will need new clocks! Thats right! Metric Time is here! The day will be 10 hours long, each hour containing 100 minutes, each minute composed of 100 seconds!
Metric Time will herald a new dawn of productivity and quick figuring of time sheets.
Janet from Allentown says, "I've been waiting for metric time for 25.35 Decamonths! TeeHee!"
Let the celebration begin! (At exactly 0.01 days!) Metric Time is here!
Much like the arrow that is shot from a bow, and is 1/2 way from the target, then is half of that (1/4), then half of that.....the arrow never gets to the target! If you apply this to the point on earth where it is midnight, you can toast the new year forever!
I hope you have your Fosters Oil Can and a Funnel!
For the new year, take a hint from our President! If you get pulled over, pass your alcohol poisoned self off as 'recovering from choking on a pretzel!' Watch the chucklefest begin!
(Drink safely, and don't drive wasted! What would I do without -1 Overrated and -1 Troll mods? I'd be unstoppable! So take care, you drunk bitches!)
I hope she remembers that right after she is mugged, brutally beaten and raped in an alley. I'm guessing she'll be glad to see one then. Oops! Where did they all go?
I'm thinking that payphone operators are making it harder to get a call thru, and subsequently lose your 50 cents. I came across a phone that took 1.50 from me on busy signals! No other phone was to be found (this was a half mile from the U of MN)
I was pissed. If I had been driving my big shitty van, I would've GTA'd the fucker in a heartbeat. Enjoy my illgotten buck fifty, phone bastards.
IE has an annoying habit of clearing the text boxes of a page when I get a timed out page and hit the 'back' button, say when posting to/. (slower than ever!?)
Chimera and Phoenix keep that information in the box, saving me from having to copy the text, just in case.
A feature I would like similar to 'back' would be to reopen the last page I was on when I last closed the browser. Often, I close the window and find that I still need some info that was on that last page. I hate browser history ie: I have that turned off, so I can't hunt through the history to quickly find the page.
That feature would be nifty. Or something to make me less of a spaz.
Your mom will be asking when you are going to get a job and move the hell out of the basement.
Virtual Hot Grits will be the to-get gift of the season.
Linux will be ready for the desktop, but all the desktops will have shrunk to fit in a pill that you swallow.
The entire B*ush family will have died from a drug overdose.
Cheney's heart will continue beating in a small bell jar at the McDonalds Intel Smithsonian.
Michael Jackson will have transparent skin, and have Liz Taylors uterus 'installed' to give birth to an endless stream of monkeys.
Music will be beamed directly into your head, and tinfoil hats make a fashion comeback.
Steven Speilbergs 'Taken' will be on its final installment.
The music industry finally disposes with allusion and inference, and two new acts hit the stage: Britney Bigtits and the boy band "Humpin' Yer Daughters"
Slashdot's Karma will actually apply to real life, and trolls are forced to live underground, cracking human bones for the tasty marrow inside.
Reality shows will move into your own home, with prizes for the 'best'(dysfuntional) family.
The first frozen dead guy is revived, and by an incredible twist of fate, is named 'Fry'.
Dick Clark will be suspended in ammniotic fluid. Just for the hell of it.
The U.S., long since disbanded for mismanagement, will relocate to Kamchaka, and attempt to defend all those borders.
Steven King will be found dead in his home. Even if you didn't like his books, you have to admit the affect he had on late 20th century literature.
Cmdr Taco's daughter will run Slashdot, and in hopes of giving her a better life than he had, he will buy her a dictionary chip.
Go Carts will still be fun, but pale in comparison to GyroCarts which will be super strong, cool and powerful.
Soviet Russia will be a new Disney/AOL/TimeWarner/Microsoft/RedHat theme park, where the attractions ride YOU. Ok. It's a whorehouse.
Steve Balmer will live his dream, starring in "Gorillas in the Mist: Lard of the Jungle"
Grand Theft Auto 2050 is released. It's not a game anymore.
Duke Nukem (We Told Ya!) is finally released, and it like totally blows.
I thnk that would be a nightmare for composers - too many are worried that they are subconciously ripping off a song.
I can just see composers checking the database everytime they 'hear' something familiar, and never ignoring the fact that 'I just ripped off a Elvis Costello chorus. Oh, well. It worked for him.' Just write the damn song; if it is good it will stand on it's own merits. Everything old is new again! The public has a ever-shorter memory, and when you got just 12 notes, you like it that way.
Besides, every musican has a friend who will pipe up and say, "That sounds just like that Archies song!"
Don't be afraid to rip off a couple of notes, otherwise Dylan and the Beatles own the world.
Bad artists borrow, good artists steal. (Thanks to whoever this sig belongs to..;)
Slashdot's Radio section! No update since June 29th!
Awhile back I posted (the/. search? Does that box DO anything?) a good use for it - review new music and bands (RIAA free!?) and links to free mp3 downloads.
Perhaps we can teach a old dead dog new tricks...I sure would like to hear what other/.ers are listening to.
There is NO PPC emulator. There have been many projects and hoaxes but nothing that is anything but vapor. The best 68k one I've used is Basilisk, but nothing short of killing Steve Jobs and replacing him with a clone (evil clone, of course) is going to get you OS X on a PC.
I'd like to thank all of you for your feedback on this powerful new tool we have. According to what I've read here, many ads are too large, not targeted to your product preferences, use annoying flash graphics or animated gifs. Many of you said that you recieve a multitude of popups for the same product, and that these ads are intrusive and distracting.
After reading your comments, we will be taking down all of our ads, popups and banners. We apologize for the inconvience, and hope that you will find our *new* ads less distracting.
These ads will override your monitors gain, and burn their image directly into your monitor's phosphor. No other content will be viewable.
We do understand that the world outside of the computer can be distracting as well, so in early 2003 we will be releasing new ads that should work directly on your eyes! These ads will blind you to everything but our message. No more popups!
Thanks for your attention; we wish you a safe and joyful holiday season!
Doesn't the fact that the menus and special features are being copied mean that the DCSS is being broken, and thus the DMCA? Or is it only the movie that is encrypted?
I need to know since I'm going to get a 8x DVD burner, but call it 50,000.00016x burners and open up a Third World Everquest Pirate Cafe!
Moderators: I'm just kidding about the first part. Thanks.
Eh. I've been pegged for a year. Why would someone go to the trouble of modding that down, unless they don't get it? In which case they should go on to something more 'their speed'. It ain't a "Soviet Russia" post fer chisssssakes.
What's karma? I get a +5 every day because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and damnit all, people like my posts. A negative mod is like charging Bill G. an extra dollar for popcorn at the movies. Makes you feel better, but he will still go home and screw lots of inhuman robot beasts while a petrified Natalie Portman is forced to watch.
Trent Rott came out in favor of segragationarist poricies! Anyone who agrees with him is racist!
He may say his words were poorry chosen, or was misunderstood, but I don't berieve it for a second.
Peopre who raud Trent Rott are obviousry and crearry contributing to a regacy of hatred. We shourd expect better behavior from our readers!
Slashdot Mirror
at least about the AAA. Once again, I learn something every day. Though the BWC needs a better server.
Metric Time will herald a new dawn of productivity and quick figuring of time sheets.
Janet from Allentown says, "I've been waiting for metric time for 25.35 Decamonths! TeeHee!"
Let the celebration begin! (At exactly 0.01 days!) Metric Time is here!
Let the vast right-wing conspiracy begin! ;)
I hope you have your Fosters Oil Can and a Funnel!
For the new year, take a hint from our President! If you get pulled over, pass your alcohol poisoned self off as 'recovering from choking on a pretzel!' Watch the chucklefest begin!
(Drink safely, and don't drive wasted! What would I do without -1 Overrated and -1 Troll mods? I'd be unstoppable! So take care, you drunk bitches!)
Let's see the Tai Chi robots take on Slimer!
I'm thinking that payphone operators are making it harder to get a call thru, and subsequently lose your 50 cents. I came across a phone that took 1.50 from me on busy signals! No other phone was to be found (this was a half mile from the U of MN)
I was pissed. If I had been driving my big shitty van, I would've GTA'd the fucker in a heartbeat. Enjoy my illgotten buck fifty, phone bastards.
Chimera and Phoenix keep that information in the box, saving me from having to copy the text, just in case.
A feature I would like similar to 'back' would be to reopen the last page I was on when I last closed the browser. Often, I close the window and find that I still need some info that was on that last page. I hate browser history ie: I have that turned off, so I can't hunt through the history to quickly find the page.
That feature would be nifty. Or something to make me less of a spaz.
Sounds like Apple is patenting women. Women are closed source enough as it is, now they're patented?
Virtual Hot Grits will be the to-get gift of the season.
Linux will be ready for the desktop, but all the desktops will have shrunk to fit in a pill that you swallow.
The entire B*ush family will have died from a drug overdose.
Cheney's heart will continue beating in a small bell jar at the McDonalds Intel Smithsonian.
Michael Jackson will have transparent skin, and have Liz Taylors uterus 'installed' to give birth to an endless stream of monkeys.
Music will be beamed directly into your head, and tinfoil hats make a fashion comeback.
Steven Speilbergs 'Taken' will be on its final installment.
The music industry finally disposes with allusion and inference, and two new acts hit the stage: Britney Bigtits and the boy band "Humpin' Yer Daughters"
Slashdot's Karma will actually apply to real life, and trolls are forced to live underground, cracking human bones for the tasty marrow inside.
Reality shows will move into your own home, with prizes for the 'best'(dysfuntional) family.
The first frozen dead guy is revived, and by an incredible twist of fate, is named 'Fry'.
Dick Clark will be suspended in ammniotic fluid. Just for the hell of it.
The U.S., long since disbanded for mismanagement, will relocate to Kamchaka, and attempt to defend all those borders.
Steven King will be found dead in his home. Even if you didn't like his books, you have to admit the affect he had on late 20th century literature.
Cmdr Taco's daughter will run Slashdot, and in hopes of giving her a better life than he had, he will buy her a dictionary chip.
Go Carts will still be fun, but pale in comparison to GyroCarts which will be super strong, cool and powerful.
Soviet Russia will be a new Disney/AOL/TimeWarner/Microsoft/RedHat theme park, where the attractions ride YOU. Ok. It's a whorehouse.
Steve Balmer will live his dream, starring in "Gorillas in the Mist: Lard of the Jungle"
Grand Theft Auto 2050 is released. It's not a game anymore.
Duke Nukem (We Told Ya!) is finally released, and it like totally blows.
To the leader of the Internet Villian of the Year, H i l l a r y!
Dirty birds...
No one should be taking a class in 'Word', they should be taking a class in how to put ideas together to make a coherent whole.
What they *use* to do that is immaterial.
That's absurd! There aren't even that many kings in Denmark!
I can just see composers checking the database everytime they 'hear' something familiar, and never ignoring the fact that 'I just ripped off a Elvis Costello chorus. Oh, well. It worked for him.' Just write the damn song; if it is good it will stand on it's own merits. Everything old is new again! The public has a ever-shorter memory, and when you got just 12 notes, you like it that way.
Besides, every musican has a friend who will pipe up and say, "That sounds just like that Archies song!" Don't be afraid to rip off a couple of notes, otherwise Dylan and the Beatles own the world.
Bad artists borrow, good artists steal. (Thanks to whoever this sig belongs to..;)
Actually, I want to know if it will run linux.
It's 12.05 on a Saturday and I'm f-ing working.
Please mod this as (-1 Poor Bastard)
PS. I'm using Chimera on OS X to type this, so this is ontopic.
Awhile back I posted (the /. search? Does that box DO anything?) a good use for it - review new music and bands (RIAA free!?) and links to free mp3 downloads.
Perhaps we can teach a old dead dog new tricks...I sure would like to hear what other /.ers are listening to.
I am supposed to be working right now.
Damn you /., Damn you straight to hell!
I know, I'd like that too. :(
Time to buy a mac?
After reading your comments, we will be taking down all of our ads, popups and banners. We apologize for the inconvience, and hope that you will find our *new* ads less distracting.
These ads will override your monitors gain, and burn their image directly into your monitor's phosphor. No other content will be viewable.
We do understand that the world outside of the computer can be distracting as well, so in early 2003 we will be releasing new ads that should work directly on your eyes! These ads will blind you to everything but our message. No more popups!
Thanks for your attention; we wish you a safe and joyful holiday season!
how that guy from "Benson" is going to live long enough to be on DS9...
Could you come to our meeting on Sunday? It is Zantar's turn to bring treats, and he is fond of Krispy Kremes.. ;)
We look forward to your enlightened presence!
Thank you very much,
Tali Mentalla-son
I need to know since I'm going to get a 8x DVD burner, but call it 50,000 .00016x burners and open up a Third World Everquest Pirate Cafe!
Moderators: I'm just kidding about the first part. Thanks.
What's karma? I get a +5 every day because I'm good enough, I'm smart enough and damnit all, people like my posts. A negative mod is like charging Bill G. an extra dollar for popcorn at the movies. Makes you feel better, but he will still go home and screw lots of inhuman robot beasts while a petrified Natalie Portman is forced to watch.
K?
Wow! You're right. Thank you.
Trent Rott came out in favor of segragationarist poricies! Anyone who agrees with him is racist! He may say his words were poorry chosen, or was misunderstood, but I don't berieve it for a second. Peopre who raud Trent Rott are obviousry and crearry contributing to a regacy of hatred. We shourd expect better behavior from our readers!