"Look, it costs a couple cents to transmit a 650MB CD across the internet"
A couple of cents, eh?
Let's see... Say 3 cents per 650MB... times 3 million downloads... That's only, like 90 THOUSAND dollars.
When can we expect you host these files, so I can download them free of cost, from your provider, because I don't really want to pay *anything* for YOUR bandwidth.
"Half the fun of Linux is the community built around it."
Half the frustration of Linux is the community built around it, also.
That goes for every operating system. Use what makes YOU more productive. I could care less about free/open source/closed source. I prefer to use an OS that makes me more productive, with the least amount of hassle. Apple gives me that. Microsoft does not. Linux sure doesn't either.
"But for me, the model I want is a broker model. I want to sell my processor time to a broker who will resell it on a day to day basis to whoever is the highest bidder. E-bay of grid computing, ya know. I don't want to pick projects, download clients, etc. I just want to pariticipate (i.e. make money) from whoever is willing to pay the most at any given moment.
And when I feel like it, I'll volunteer x% to non-commericial stuff like SETI@home."
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the 21st century pimp.
"Operating Systems have a limited lifespan - don't tell me you hadn't noticed? RedHat doesn't support every single distribution they've ever compiled, and there's a reason for that: it's not the way the software industry works."
Why is that though? I own a `72 GTO, which I can still purchase parts for, and it's been 32 years since that specific model rolled off the assembly line. Just because there's a problem with my car doesn't mean it's obsolete. It does what I want it to... get me from point A to point B (though it sucks ass on mileage).
I guess my point is, with Microsoft controlling "everything" (and other businesses/corporations aren't excluded in this), other companies can't pick up where Microsoft has left off.
I guess the car analogy doesn't really work in this instance... I'd hate to picture a few/. geeks in 2024 sitting around a garage, looking at an ancient Dell saying "Dude... That's an `02 model, with CD-RW. 512MB on the motherboard. SCSI. Pretty sweet."
"...the main character gets several months' worth of his memories erased by having individual neurons zapped. Is that possible?"
You've never been to college, have you? I can "zap" several million neurons over the course of a single weekend.
Thanks to modern technology, many "mind altering" concoctions are available, over the counter, for public consumption! Pay attention to the various ingredients as "malted hops" or "barley" seem to be the most popular.
Avoid those cheap alternatives like "Mad Dog 20/20" or "Boone's Farm" which can be purchased by broke college students for under $3 US dollars.
"If you'd saved some money and bought a PC your wife might have done the same thing for you in the bedroom."
You're obviously not married. You must be confusing the "wife" and "girlfriend" stage. See, during the girlfriend stage, you can buy her a card or flowers and can possibly expect the aforementioned pleasantries. Once married, expect many titillating activities like "taking out the trash" or "mowing the lawn" or possibly "painting over the graffiti junior just wrote on the wall." It doesn't matter how much you spend; I could buy my wife a Ferrari and she'd complain that the leather interior clashes with our birdhouse.
"You'd have thought from the queues that the shops were giving away free drugs!"
Only us REALLY loyal fans know the big secret.
Do you think we'd really wait an hour in line for an operating system? Pfft, I just smoked the box and it was GOOD. I'm off to stare at the iTunes visuals for a few hours...
"anyone got the stats on how other file sharing services stack up to iTunes? I bet iTunes is no where close."
Anyone got the stats on how large a person's anus is after going to federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison when the RIAA starts really cracking down on people downloading unlicensed music? I bet it's no where close to normal.
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A couple of cents, eh?
Let's see... Say 3 cents per 650MB... times 3 million downloads... That's only, like 90 THOUSAND dollars.
When can we expect you host these files, so I can download them free of cost, from your provider, because I don't really want to pay *anything* for YOUR bandwidth.
Half the frustration of Linux is the community built around it, also.
That goes for every operating system. Use what makes YOU more productive. I could care less about free/open source/closed source. I prefer to use an OS that makes me more productive, with the least amount of hassle. Apple gives me that. Microsoft does not. Linux sure doesn't either.
And when I feel like it, I'll volunteer x% to non-commericial stuff like SETI@home."
Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome the 21st century pimp.
"What do we get for 10 teraflops?"
"Anyting you want!"
"Anything?"
"Anyting!"
Why is that though? I own a `72 GTO, which I can still purchase parts for, and it's been 32 years since that specific model rolled off the assembly line. Just because there's a problem with my car doesn't mean it's obsolete. It does what I want it to... get me from point A to point B (though it sucks ass on mileage).
I guess my point is, with Microsoft controlling "everything" (and other businesses/corporations aren't excluded in this), other companies can't pick up where Microsoft has left off.
I guess the car analogy doesn't really work in this instance... I'd hate to picture a few /. geeks in 2024 sitting around a garage, looking at an ancient Dell saying "Dude... That's an `02 model, with CD-RW. 512MB on the motherboard. SCSI. Pretty sweet."
Ah ha, I've found you! You're that cocky, smug nerd from the Encyclopedia Britannica commercials.
I forgot?
What was I saying?
Umm. Hello.
You've never been to college, have you? I can "zap" several million neurons over the course of a single weekend.
Thanks to modern technology, many "mind altering" concoctions are available, over the counter, for public consumption! Pay attention to the various ingredients as "malted hops" or "barley" seem to be the most popular.
Avoid those cheap alternatives like "Mad Dog 20/20" or "Boone's Farm" which can be purchased by broke college students for under $3 US dollars.
Happy zapping!
It goes both ways.
If your a Christian, you're, like, 15 minutes old.
I live in Massachusetts too.
I'm positive you also think this is the year we'll also beat the Yankees, right?
I have installed it completely and BeOS will hang the moment any keyboard input is necessary. This includes web browsing also.
I think BeOS Max Edition is working on a fix...
perfecting web cookies?
Tpin Dibbaert! G0 Affle!
It only holds 5000 128kbps mp3 songs you insensitive clod! True /. nerds rip everything in 320kbps blade-enc with lib-froffer.0.024-alpha!
Sheesh!
I certainly know what "gesture" I'd like to send Microsoft when it comes to web standards.
You're obviously not married. You must be confusing the "wife" and "girlfriend" stage. See, during the girlfriend stage, you can buy her a card or flowers and can possibly expect the aforementioned pleasantries. Once married, expect many titillating activities like "taking out the trash" or "mowing the lawn" or possibly "painting over the graffiti junior just wrote on the wall." It doesn't matter how much you spend; I could buy my wife a Ferrari and she'd complain that the leather interior clashes with our birdhouse.
I really hate that birdhouse too.
We just do whatever Joe Pa tells us to.
*groan*
Can you imagine Slashdot without bad grammar or spelling? That's unpossible!
Someone really, really needs to tell these kids that nugget of information.
"It looks like you're about to die. Would you like to:"
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Only us REALLY loyal fans know the big secret.
Do you think we'd really wait an hour in line for an operating system? Pfft, I just smoked the box and it was GOOD. I'm off to stare at the iTunes visuals for a few hours...
Is cock-sucking-redneck-asshat-uncircumsized-rectal-a nal-fissure-monkey-sex-macarena-schmucks too long of a word?
Anyone got the stats on how large a person's anus is after going to federal pound-me-in-the-ass prison when the RIAA starts really cracking down on people downloading unlicensed music? I bet it's no where close to normal.
Number 5 is alive!
I am sporting a tremendous woody.