By reviewing the games for as long as possible, this lengthens the time it takes for new games to make it to market. Therefore, everyone gets so bored with video games, we just give up and join the Republican party, and a church group -- instead. Or at least that's the plan.
Yeah but without knowing for certain, 70% was a number clearly pulled from their nether-region. In fact 70% of all statistics are pulled from that same source of inspiration!
Because it was my birthday and I wanted to own a piece of Slashdot history. It was a beta account.
Just because you have a low UID does NOT make you more intresting or insightful.
You are absolutely right! Being interesting and insightful is a side effect of my glowing personality and the fact that I get to read interesting and insightful articles posted by Slashdotters, makes it that much easier to impress people.
The 2 digit UID is a novelty that I wanted, and if you don't like that, then maybe you should GET a UID instead of posting as Anonymous Coward?
Buying a low UID is the equivalent of owning a Hummer, simply a penis size announcement.
No. If I owned a Hummer, I would not be posting to Slashdot because I would be busy getting ready to fire some, promote someone, or launch a new marketing campaign. I'm just a normal guy who wanted something cool for his birthday. If you don't like it, and you want to join the ranks of those who hate me for wanting a piece of history -- then you are not interesting or insightful BY DESIGN.
You are absolutely right to remind someone of this transaction, because I never tried to hide that transaction, but you are wrong on the detail about me not being around here since the 600k UID range.
From the link that you submitted:
I've always been a huge fan of Slasdot, and I started coming here when UIDs were about in the 4 digit range
Please read stuff before you link it, or if you would care to challenge the fact that I was around back when Slashdot was in the 4 digit time, issue the challenge correctly and I will answer your challenge with an adequate response.
The problem I have is that this is a whole other spin on 1984. If the local school board, for example, gets free computers, but in exchange for their free computers, students are forced to look at advertising, or lose the computers, then a conflict of interest triangle exists between the schools, Microsoft and the student body.
Teachers are supposed to be teaching a fair and objective view of history. Microsoft is supposed to be making money any way possible, like any good organization. Students are supposed to be thwarting any possible system to the bitter end.
So the students whip out the same magic marker they used to thwart the CD DRMs of yonder age, and they mark the cams so that MS thinks they are using them.
I hate Microsoft, and now it's official. I was actually on the fence prior to this Slashdot article. Now my mind is made up!;-)
Visual Studio is a brand that is dependent on Windows culture to make it work. Clearly we would all be better off if Microsoft made product that were better, like Apple does. But that is not the strength of what makes Microsoft a powerhouse brand. They need to do what they are good at -- branding.
Despite all of their attempts, Microsoft can not make better products, only better brands. Hotmail has powerful brand awareness that would be foolish to disregard. However, the problem now lies, is that in an attempt to revitalize the service's brand, they have attached their own equivalent of the word NEW to the service: Windows Live Hotmail. Usually a company does that when they have lost market share, which Hotmail must have now that Google's Gmail is open. Microsoft is in a pretty dull period right now, and it can't get better for them, only worse. They need to come up with something that truly maximizes human potential, instead of merely changing the stickers all the time.
If someone adds your IP to a swarm by sending you a mysterious link using a URL shrinking site, how could you possibly have intent to break a law? IANAL, but copyright infringement must require intent, no?
It's a really weak legal angle for them to take, and if it's all they have going for them, most people have very little to worry about (except really long and boring lawsuits that cost way too much money and only enrich the lives of lawyers).
They could lose their wonderful reputation if people started trying to stick it on unknown boxes.
You are completely correct! This is the first valid response I have heard to the dilemma facing Apple. To solve the problem, Apple should still offer a beta version that works on PC as a way to undermine Microsoft. It wouldn't be perfectly stable, but it would work good enough that most people would want it.
Large companies advertise that they are doing good things (like offering Family discounts) and then they turn around and something prevents it from happening. It's false advertising and I'm sorry but a refund is not good enough. I can understand if it was an honest mistake on their part, but they need to give either a time-line on a fix, or do something for the customers, to make amends.
'There is no expected time period for a fix at this time.'
This is an unacceptable response. As someone who sells PCs, I am looking at Apple wondering when they will get off their asses and start selling MacOS for PC machines, so I can simply stop selling Windows crap.
The reason Google is successful, is that they understand the needs of their audience and they cater to them. Yahoo has never allowed anyone to correct their business model, which is why Google exists today.
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I think this guy should build a new America in Second Life and sell it to the Chinese government for enough money to fix the war problem.
By reviewing the games for as long as possible, this lengthens the time it takes for new games to make it to market. Therefore, everyone gets so bored with video games, we just give up and join the Republican party, and a church group -- instead. Or at least that's the plan.
I dare not.
Yeah but without knowing for certain, 70% was a number clearly pulled from their nether-region. In fact 70% of all statistics are pulled from that same source of inspiration!
Great, as all the trolls attempt to hack into Slashdot and change this comment to something funnier.
Because it was my birthday and I wanted to own a piece of Slashdot history. It was a beta account.
You are absolutely right! Being interesting and insightful is a side effect of my glowing personality and the fact that I get to read interesting and insightful articles posted by Slashdotters, makes it that much easier to impress people.
The 2 digit UID is a novelty that I wanted, and if you don't like that, then maybe you should GET a UID instead of posting as Anonymous Coward?
No. If I owned a Hummer, I would not be posting to Slashdot because I would be busy getting ready to fire some, promote someone, or launch a new marketing campaign. I'm just a normal guy who wanted something cool for his birthday. If you don't like it, and you want to join the ranks of those who hate me for wanting a piece of history -- then you are not interesting or insightful BY DESIGN.
From the link that you submitted:
Please read stuff before you link it, or if you would care to challenge the fact that I was around back when Slashdot was in the 4 digit time, issue the challenge correctly and I will answer your challenge with an adequate response.
The problem I have is that this is a whole other spin on 1984. If the local school board, for example, gets free computers, but in exchange for their free computers, students are forced to look at advertising, or lose the computers, then a conflict of interest triangle exists between the schools, Microsoft and the student body.
;-)
Teachers are supposed to be teaching a fair and objective view of history. Microsoft is supposed to be making money any way possible, like any good organization. Students are supposed to be thwarting any possible system to the bitter end.
So the students whip out the same magic marker they used to thwart the CD DRMs of yonder age, and they mark the cams so that MS thinks they are using them.
I hate Microsoft, and now it's official. I was actually on the fence prior to this Slashdot article. Now my mind is made up!
Thanks Slashdot!
Visual Studio is a brand that is dependent on Windows culture to make it work. Clearly we would all be better off if Microsoft made product that were better, like Apple does. But that is not the strength of what makes Microsoft a powerhouse brand. They need to do what they are good at -- branding.
Despite all of their attempts, Microsoft can not make better products, only better brands. Hotmail has powerful brand awareness that would be foolish to disregard. However, the problem now lies, is that in an attempt to revitalize the service's brand, they have attached their own equivalent of the word NEW to the service: Windows Live Hotmail. Usually a company does that when they have lost market share, which Hotmail must have now that Google's Gmail is open. Microsoft is in a pretty dull period right now, and it can't get better for them, only worse. They need to come up with something that truly maximizes human potential, instead of merely changing the stickers all the time.
If someone adds your IP to a swarm by sending you a mysterious link using a URL shrinking site, how could you possibly have intent to break a law? IANAL, but copyright infringement must require intent, no?
It's a really weak legal angle for them to take, and if it's all they have going for them, most people have very little to worry about (except really long and boring lawsuits that cost way too much money and only enrich the lives of lawyers).
Meh.
Where do you go? Remind me never to hire any of those uninformed tech grads!
But Vista has no bugs or security flaws!
I'm sorry to inform you, sir, that your horse had to be sent to the glue factory. Please sign here.
... and now Slashdotting.
Don't blame Canada. Blame The Tory Government, of Canada.
That's the same as house arrest.
Stop writing malicious scripts.
Large companies advertise that they are doing good things (like offering Family discounts) and then they turn around and something prevents it from happening. It's false advertising and I'm sorry but a refund is not good enough. I can understand if it was an honest mistake on their part, but they need to give either a time-line on a fix, or do something for the customers, to make amends.
I had to look at the date and make sure this wasn't April 1. Then the snow outside had me worried about global warming.
The reason Google is successful, is that they understand the needs of their audience and they cater to them. Yahoo has never allowed anyone to correct their business model, which is why Google exists today.