But wasn't the internet, ecommerce and globalisation supposedly all about getting the best deal anywhere in the freaking world?
Now that the system works for consumers, not just for big business to lure away taxable profits, they pull shit like this.
Just realize it guys. Any business big enough is only after one thing, screwing everyone else. This is capitalism at it's finest, and those who endorse it shouldn't expect anything else.
Windows XP looks like a Fisher-Price toy unless you alter it to something better.
The default WinXP gui freaks me out like few other interfaces. I'll rather have the CDE-gui than the deafult WinXP-gui.
No flamewar intended, but the WinXP gui really, really looks like it was designed for a 2 year old to play with, not for people to work with.
Before the suprnova-collapse there were DivX or XviD-versions in good quality out there.
If you hate Quicktime and Real as much as I do, it may be wise to check your local p2p (or ftp, whatever) for something. The good versions are out there.
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My theory involves a killer squad of ninjas, but noone believes in my theory.
I really can't see why that is. Noone ever sees a ninja, so it's really quite plausible.
Isn't teaching creatism the same as reverse evolution?
Seriously, we're replacing sound science with fuct fiction. In my (somewhat politically incorrect) opinion, anything with religious ties should in general be banned from schools. Religion is a private thing, and should not be taught or spread through public means, resources or institutions.
"This is a super-computer. it can be on 8 networks simultanously!" and programming is drag-droping boxes on top of each other until they form a perfect cube.
Call me teh geek, but I thought that movie was plain stupid.
It's when you use the internet for something people have been doing for as long as we can remember (almost) you are funding terrorists and threaten the existance of multi-million incomes for the **aa-executives. Then it becomes illegal. That's pure logic.
Excuse me for objecting and excuse me in advance for possibly starting another flamewar on physical versus intelctual property.
By what logic is going into a WalMart and taking physical goods which will need to be replaced the same as downloading a tv-show that has been broadcasted on public radiowaves/cable/whatever?
Yes. I do understand the issue of not watching the show with advertisement theoretically reduces the networks income, I do. But ads being as braindead as they are really don't stand a chance in hell increasing sales from any normally intelligent person. Modern advertisement is offendingly stupid. I can't remember last time I bought anything being advertised for. I can remember buying stuff I downloaded first though.
I will be honest and admit that I fully remembver downladoing stuff, sampling it, screaming "freakin' crap", deleting it and never ever wanted to see that movie, that album or whatever it was again.
But you can sample music in the record store. Why not use the net instead for sampling? You cant however sample dvds in the store. I say the net has it's purpose on this one.
And guys, remember, copyright is a priveledge granted on the basis that things be released into the public domain after a limited period of time. Copyright now being perpetual... Well screw copyright.
I really couldn't care less about that han-thingy. I was as a teenager fooled into buying the speciel edition-vhs box w/dinosours included. Yes. It's stupid, rediciolous and probably just crummy CGI for the sake of CGI.
I'll agree that Lucas has lost it, but I still claim the right to call you no-lifes if you think the "han shot first" thing is worth all the fuzz.
That being said, I hate jar-jar. I hate him so badly. And adding him anything like him to Return of the Jedi... Well, not even I would buy anything like that. Not ever.
Damnit I hate Lucas. Can't he just leave Starwars alone and go do something nasty with Indiana Jones instead?
Nevermind that copyright was a priviledge granted on the condition that it should eventually, after a limited time benifit society and culture by release into the public domain. With the new de-facto perputual copyright, the grounds on which the priviledge was granted is gone. So is my respect for copyright.
If you have any difficulty comprehending this simple connection, well I'll bother you again some time later.
Kinda like MSN-messenger. Trying to remove that crap is hell-on-earth(tm) as well.
I more or less did all that stuff you mentioned + thourough registry disection. In addition I replaced all the executables with dummy-files (rundll32.exe), just for the sake of apperance.
Didn't help one bit. A quick visit to www.hotmail.com with MSIE, and wow, magically MSN-messenger is up and running again.
I bet the Windows-core has all these "services", including fronends, embedded, and any attempt to remove the executables will be overridden by with LOCAL-SYSTEM authority, unless Windows is fooled to believe the genuine files are still there.
1,2,3 all solved, just choose the right distro. (Score:1, Informative)
If you have no life and want to tinker all day you get Gentoo, Slackware, Arch etc.
You'd think this would be mod'ed flamebait or troll allready, this being slashdot and all?
And yes, I use Slack and as current state of affairs I have no life:)
The way I learned how Linux works, as in for real, was by using Slackware. I'll admit SuSe and Debian are way ahead in the ease-of-use department, but trying to tweak those distro's is something I find truly painfull. And it hides the inner workings so well, that moving to another distro means learning everything all over.
But to your piont, if you've read the configuration manual for slackware (yes, if you're truly clueless at something, you can resort to manuals), it's right there.
So even if the installer doesn't tell you, it's not like it's a big mysterious secret how to config X. And if you know it's called X and you want to run it... You probably know about XFree86Config?
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But wasn't the internet, ecommerce and globalisation supposedly all about getting the best deal anywhere in the freaking world? Now that the system works for consumers, not just for big business to lure away taxable profits, they pull shit like this.
Just realize it guys. Any business big enough is only after one thing, screwing everyone else. This is capitalism at it's finest, and those who endorse it shouldn't expect anything else.
That would be "What a bunch of lieing cunts!"
Windows XP looks like a Fisher-Price toy unless you alter it to something better.
The default WinXP gui freaks me out like few other interfaces. I'll rather have the CDE-gui than the deafult WinXP-gui. No flamewar intended, but the WinXP gui really, really looks like it was designed for a 2 year old to play with, not for people to work with.
"A new exiting interface" my ass...
/oldschool
Yup. As the biggest loser on the planet.
And I quote: Meesa free!
Oh come on! It is a slow day. And this is an update because the nitpick-list in the old story is updated to nitpick the new extended edition.
And I love to use the <I>-tag.
You mean MMORPGs is classified as games? As entertainment? I always figured they were social death stars, but ok.
Dupe or not, the emphesized part still brings out the giggles in me.
Dozens rejoice? I don't even know if you're being real or just outright mean :)
A opera zealot as myself, find this to be the most intelligent thing said in this discussion.
If I had any income worth mentioning I'd pay too, and no, it's not to get rid of the ad's. It's because it's a great product and I want to support it.
He did go to Afghanistan once, in case you forgot :)
Before the suprnova-collapse there were DivX or XviD-versions in good quality out there.
If you hate Quicktime and Real as much as I do, it may be wise to check your local p2p (or ftp, whatever) for something. The good versions are out there.
My theory involves a killer squad of ninjas, but noone believes in my theory.
I really can't see why that is. Noone ever sees a ninja, so it's really quite plausible.
Isn't teaching creatism the same as reverse evolution?
Seriously, we're replacing sound science with fuct fiction. In my (somewhat politically incorrect) opinion, anything with religious ties should in general be banned from schools. Religion is a private thing, and should not be taught or spread through public means, resources or institutions.
Freaking nutjobs.
The long awaited "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, nanny go away, never ever again no" combo-button?
Rumors are they might add that in Longhorn. At least in a SP.
"This is a super-computer. it can be on 8 networks simultanously!" and programming is drag-droping boxes on top of each other until they form a perfect cube.
Call me teh geek, but I thought that movie was plain stupid.
Try checking regular users. They'll use anything with a shiny microsoft-approved icon. even msn-explorer.
It's when you use the internet for something people have been doing for as long as we can remember (almost) you are funding terrorists and threaten the existance of multi-million incomes for the **aa-executives. Then it becomes illegal. That's pure logic.
Ok. It's posted. Now you can mod me down.
Excuse me for objecting and excuse me in advance for possibly starting another flamewar on physical versus intelctual property.
By what logic is going into a WalMart and taking physical goods which will need to be replaced the same as downloading a tv-show that has been broadcasted on public radiowaves/cable/whatever?
Yes. I do understand the issue of not watching the show with advertisement theoretically reduces the networks income, I do. But ads being as braindead as they are really don't stand a chance in hell increasing sales from any normally intelligent person. Modern advertisement is offendingly stupid. I can't remember last time I bought anything being advertised for. I can remember buying stuff I downloaded first though.
I will be honest and admit that I fully remembver downladoing stuff, sampling it, screaming "freakin' crap", deleting it and never ever wanted to see that movie, that album or whatever it was again.
But you can sample music in the record store. Why not use the net instead for sampling? You cant however sample dvds in the store. I say the net has it's purpose on this one.
And guys, remember, copyright is a priveledge granted on the basis that things be released into the public domain after a limited period of time. Copyright now being perpetual... Well screw copyright.
I really couldn't care less about that han-thingy. I was as a teenager fooled into buying the speciel edition-vhs box w/dinosours included. Yes. It's stupid, rediciolous and probably just crummy CGI for the sake of CGI.
I'll agree that Lucas has lost it, but I still claim the right to call you no-lifes if you think the "han shot first" thing is worth all the fuzz. That being said, I hate jar-jar. I hate him so badly. And adding him anything like him to Return of the Jedi... Well, not even I would buy anything like that. Not ever.
Damnit I hate Lucas. Can't he just leave Starwars alone and go do something nasty with Indiana Jones instead?
Nevermind that copyright was a priviledge granted on the condition that it should eventually, after a limited time benifit society and culture by release into the public domain. With the new de-facto perputual copyright, the grounds on which the priviledge was granted is gone. So is my respect for copyright.
If you have any difficulty comprehending this simple connection, well I'll bother you again some time later.
Kinda like MSN-messenger. Trying to remove that crap is hell-on-earth(tm) as well.
I more or less did all that stuff you mentioned + thourough registry disection. In addition I replaced all the executables with dummy-files (rundll32.exe), just for the sake of apperance.
Didn't help one bit. A quick visit to www.hotmail.com with MSIE, and wow, magically MSN-messenger is up and running again.
I bet the Windows-core has all these "services", including fronends, embedded, and any attempt to remove the executables will be overridden by with LOCAL-SYSTEM authority, unless Windows is fooled to believe the genuine files are still there.
Someone please inform me how this is done...
If you have no life and want to tinker all day you get Gentoo, Slackware, Arch etc.
You'd think this would be mod'ed flamebait or troll allready, this being slashdot and all?
And yes, I use Slack and as current state of affairs I have no life :)
Oh, cmon! Be a little fair will, you?
The way I learned how Linux works, as in for real, was by using Slackware. I'll admit SuSe and Debian are way ahead in the ease-of-use department, but trying to tweak those distro's is something I find truly painfull. And it hides the inner workings so well, that moving to another distro means learning everything all over.
But to your piont, if you've read the configuration manual for slackware (yes, if you're truly clueless at something, you can resort to manuals), it's right there.
So even if the installer doesn't tell you, it's not like it's a big mysterious secret how to config X. And if you know it's called X and you want to run it... You probably know about XFree86Config?
Or you will probably be able to just access the "secret" service-menu and disable the stuff all-together.
*knows the thompson service-codes* :)