In a less than interesting coincidence, I came onto slashdot to check out if anyone thought my lame joke was funny and "Doctorin' the Tardis" starts playing on my MP3 player:)
But that's missing the point. What's happening here is nothing less than the emergence of the online video game as a form of social comment -- something you dash off in a couple of hours to make a sardonic political point about something. It's a new notepad for communication.
Hey, does anyone know if.NET is going to eventually encompass new versions of DirectX?
That would be sweet - assuming other implementations (Mono, etc) could implement, I wouldn't be "stuck" on a windows box anymore... the sad thing is, Windows 2000/xp is actually decent enough that I don't mind anymore...
Course, I don't plan on gaming on the PC anymore - consoles are more fun now that I actually work in front of a PC all day. When I get home, I'd rather fire up the gamecube these days.
21st Century Teacher applicant addressing the school administration. Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. Not only that, I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, behaviorally modify disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and T-shirt messages. I am to fight the war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their.... my own expense toward advance certification and a master's degree; and after school, I am to attend committee and faculty meetings and participate in staff development training to maintain my newsletter and grade card. I'm to do all of this with just a piece of chalk,a computer, a few books, a bulletin board, a 45 minute more-or-less plan time and a big smile, all on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps in many states.
Let me see if I've got this right. You expect me to use the break tag? Look, I don't have time for that. What I have is worth saying and you'll just have to sift through this morass of words without losing your place. White space? I don't have time for whitespace.
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YOu don't understand - it's slashdot's way of not slashdotting sites without violating copyright (ie/ copying content).
Speaking from experience, the most dehumanizing part of working as a cashier is the customers. And people wonder why cashiers are often snide and defensive - it's because one in four of the customers they serve is either rude or just plain evil.
My girlfriend works as a cashier and yesterday some asshole was giving her shit because she had the audacity to want to verify his credit card signature. Personally, I have been threatened a number of times - usually the worst people were the white, middle-class types. Hell, in my city, I think more cashiers died last year than cops.
She's really nice to all the customers, but she's getting more bitter and resentful and it's starting to show.
People seem to assume that if you work in a store, you must be stupid or useless. My girlfriend has a university degree. She just wasn't lucky like the rest of us when it came time to start her career. Her supervisor has a masters in mathematics (or something, can't remember).
If you hate having to deal with a bitchy cashier, maybe you should adjust *your* attitude and/or spend a day in their shoes.
It's funny how much more respect I get now wearing a suit - I haven't changed one bit, but when I was a cashier I received all kinds of shit.
They mentioned that the guys that trick out their cases are also the guys that buy a $400 video card.
I compare them to audiophiles because both are willing to spend several hundred extra dollars for a minimal increase in performance and both like to invest time making their systems aesthetically appealing.
You should see some of the sweet setups that some audiophiles have done in their cars and homes - pleasing to the ears *and* eyes.
High-end niche markets are full of hot-rodders - computers, cars, audio, video, cyclists, skaters, etc - these guys always push the envelope so it's obvious that these guys push the industry in new directions.
That was my point, but obviously I should have pulled out the crayons for you.
The specs on Kevin Atkison's latest computer could just as easily be for some newfangled street cruiser: Blue neon light tubes, Corsair XMS 3200 DDR memory and a GeForce 3 video card, all wrapped in a shiny aluminum Lian Li case with a clear plastic side window for easy viewing.
1. Train management only. We're quite good about sending management to technology conferences. They attend the conference, don't understand what's being presented and conclude that conferences are of little value.
Management at my place of business doesn't seem to mind - some of them got to go to Florida for VBits (I think it was in Florida, can't remember for sure). *cough cough* junket *cough*
Not that I can complain - I went to Mexico for a software rollout this year... didn't get to hit the beach, but considering it was March in Canada:)
Your dick would have to be 3 feet long or 1 cm in diameter for a condom to not fit - they are (seriously) one size fits all.
As for having a small penis... if it's that small, you probably don't get much action anyway. It would probably be a bad business model to sell small condoms... that's probably why www.smallpeniswrappings.com tanked!
If I was addicted to something, I might be a bit smug if I managed to conquer that addiction. For some people, it is a great achievement.
I personally am proud of the fact I no longer overeat and that I exercise regularly. I've had overweight people interpret this pride as smugness (I'm not saying I brag to their faces, but it has happened).
Not that I am saying that you are a drooling, tv-addicted drone that can't stand those self-righteous, cocky no-tv watchers;)
I don't watch tv myself. But I spend around 15 hours per week playing video games. When I tell people that, I get the wierdest looks. Yet many people easily spend twice that watching tv - some of these people have even said I am addicted.
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In a less than interesting coincidence, I came onto slashdot to check out if anyone thought my lame joke was funny and "Doctorin' the Tardis" starts playing on my MP3 player :)
EX-TERM-INATE! EX-TERM-INATE!
Must be for the lonely female geeks.
Oh, it's a toy robot. Nevermind.
CRUSH KILL DESTROY
:)
right?
Or you could be a phone sex operator - or has that industry disappeared due to online porn?
Many would argue that a lot of games have always been a form of social commentary - not just cheap flash ones. Most "art" is.
:)
Fallout, Civilization, Alpha Centauri, GTA, etc...
(Disclaimer: Haven't read the article yet, this may be completely redundant - if it is, mod me to oblivion
er, they're, not their
:)
Great, now all you're grammer skill are rubbing of on me, thanks a lot guys!
Slashdot needs a spellchecker
But that's missing the point. What's happening here is nothing less than the emergence of the online video game as a form of social comment -- something you dash off in a couple of hours to make a sardonic political point about something. It's a new notepad for communication.
;P
Whoa, settle down Katz, their just games
Hey, does anyone know if .NET is going to eventually encompass new versions of DirectX?
That would be sweet - assuming other implementations (Mono, etc) could implement, I wouldn't be "stuck" on a windows box anymore... the sad thing is, Windows 2000/xp is actually decent enough that I don't mind anymore...
Course, I don't plan on gaming on the PC anymore - consoles are more fun now that I actually work in front of a PC all day. When I get home, I'd rather fire up the gamecube these days.
You forgot about all the websites that feature essays and term papers and whatnot :)
Seriously, there is a lot of good information on the net. The important thing is to be critical of the information you find.
Good sites for the critically minded include James Randi's website and Quackwatch.
BTW, Oregon Trail rox nadz!
21st Century Teacher applicant addressing the school administration. Let me see if I've got this right. You want me to go into that room with all those kids and fill their every waking moment with a love for learning. Not only that, I'm supposed to instill a sense of pride in their ethnicity, behaviorally modify disruptive behavior, observe them for signs of abuse and T-shirt messages. I am to fight the war on drugs and sexually transmitted diseases, check their .... my own expense toward advance certification and a master's degree; and after school, I am to attend committee and faculty meetings and participate in staff development training to maintain my newsletter and grade card. I'm to do all of this with just a piece of chalk,a computer, a few books, a bulletin board, a 45 minute more-or-less plan time and a big smile, all on a starting salary that qualifies my family for food stamps in many states.
Let me see if I've got this right. You expect me to use the break tag? Look, I don't have time for that. What I have is worth saying and you'll just have to sift through this morass of words without losing your place. White space? I don't have time for whitespace.
YOu don't understand - it's slashdot's way of not slashdotting sites without violating copyright (ie/ copying content).
:)
Nobody reads the articles anyway, right?
Right on!
Speaking from experience, the most dehumanizing part of working as a cashier is the customers. And people wonder why cashiers are often snide and defensive - it's because one in four of the customers they serve is either rude or just plain evil.
My girlfriend works as a cashier and yesterday some asshole was giving her shit because she had the audacity to want to verify his credit card signature. Personally, I have been threatened a number of times - usually the worst people were the white, middle-class types. Hell, in my city, I think more cashiers died last year than cops.
She's really nice to all the customers, but she's getting more bitter and resentful and it's starting to show.
People seem to assume that if you work in a store, you must be stupid or useless. My girlfriend has a university degree. She just wasn't lucky like the rest of us when it came time to start her career. Her supervisor has a masters in mathematics (or something, can't remember).
If you hate having to deal with a bitchy cashier, maybe you should adjust *your* attitude and/or spend a day in their shoes.
It's funny how much more respect I get now wearing a suit - I haven't changed one bit, but when I was a cashier I received all kinds of shit.
I'd settle for a sticky note that sticks overnight, let alone one capable of holding 280 pounds.
Nothing like having a busy day at the office, coming in the next day and having to sort a pile of stickies that were on your monitor and shelf...
Nobody told me! I never heard of SatireWire and now it's gone?!?
Damn you! Damn you all to hell!!!
*cough*
Oh well. Is there any other tech humour sites I don't know about?
Let's agree to almost agree
:)
Group hug
Hot rodding is about showing off. It's hard to show off a sweet hardware setup (even with a viewport).
:)
Sure, I can have a sweet car. Or I can have a sweet car with flashing lights around the windshield, hydrolics, a massive stereo, etc.
I personally am like you - spend money on the inside, who cares about the outside.
Some people are into that sort of thing though
Dude, did you read the article?
They mentioned that the guys that trick out their cases are also the guys that buy a $400 video card.
I compare them to audiophiles because both are willing to spend several hundred extra dollars for a minimal increase in performance and both like to invest time making their systems aesthetically appealing.
You should see some of the sweet setups that some audiophiles have done in their cars and homes - pleasing to the ears *and* eyes.
High-end niche markets are full of hot-rodders - computers, cars, audio, video, cyclists, skaters, etc - these guys always push the envelope so it's obvious that these guys push the industry in new directions.
That was my point, but obviously I should have pulled out the crayons for you.
The specs on Kevin Atkison's latest computer could just as easily be for some newfangled street cruiser: Blue neon light tubes, Corsair XMS 3200 DDR memory and a GeForce 3 video card, all wrapped in a shiny aluminum Lian Li case with a clear plastic side window for easy viewing.
I guess my grandma is writing for CNN now...
Like at work...
"Yeah boss, I need a larger monitor to display more code and a faster processor to compile faster!"
DUH!
In other news, audiophiles drive the high-end speaker market too!
Christ, I bought my new ATI card just to get shiny water in Morrowind... that's actually kind of pathetic, now that I think about it.
1. Train management only. We're quite good about sending management to technology conferences. They attend the conference, don't understand what's being presented and conclude that conferences are of little value.
:)
Management at my place of business doesn't seem to mind - some of them got to go to Florida for VBits (I think it was in Florida, can't remember for sure).
*cough cough* junket *cough*
Not that I can complain - I went to Mexico for a software rollout this year... didn't get to hit the beach, but considering it was March in Canada
uh, how many kids do you know with a credit card that isn't monitored by their parents?
I would imagine most kids would go for free porn
Your dick would have to be 3 feet long or 1 cm in diameter for a condom to not fit - they are (seriously) one size fits all.
As for having a small penis... if it's that small, you probably don't get much action anyway. It would probably be a bad business model to sell small condoms... that's probably why www.smallpeniswrappings.com tanked!
shoots a torpedo through the reactor vent, it should work nicely!
If I was addicted to something, I might be a bit smug if I managed to conquer that addiction. For some people, it is a great achievement.
;)
I personally am proud of the fact I no longer overeat and that I exercise regularly. I've had overweight people interpret this pride as smugness (I'm not saying I brag to their faces, but it has happened).
Not that I am saying that you are a drooling, tv-addicted drone that can't stand those self-righteous, cocky no-tv watchers
I don't watch tv myself. But I spend around 15 hours per week playing video games. When I tell people that, I get the wierdest looks. Yet many people easily spend twice that watching tv - some of these people have even said I am addicted.
What do they know, I can quit anytime!