Remember when "multimedia" computers were all the rage? There was this guy at a computer fair selling what he called multimedia computers. No sound card, no cd drive, no speakers. Why multimedia? He said because they had BOTH a 5 1/4 and a 3 1/2 floppy drives!
They contact you to be a Nielsen household. They contacted me. I told them no. Then they kept hounding me (calls, postcards), until I finally had to get rude. Even after I told them no, I kept getting these cards reminding me to write down my TV viewing.
I'm in a class action lawsuit against a TV maker for selling millions of faulty TVs. I paid almost a grand for it. The laywers are getting 6 to 7 million dollars and we are getting a coupon for for 25$ off another crappy TV from this company!
Wow, an articulate person on Slashdot? Where did you come, my friend?
In all seriousness, though, good luck with your lawsuit. Too many buggy pieces of crap are being released these days for $50 plus.
DrX
At least you said "assembly language." I always cringe when a moron at work tries to brag how smart he is because he knows "assembler." Instead of C, does he also know "compiler"?
That's a good question. I was afraid I'd get modded as off-topic. As it was, I'm pleasantly surprised I didn't get modded as a troll for what I did write.
She's around 60 or 70 and Com (or was it Comm?) is her married name. She was on the news awhile back. She, of course, couldn't understand what all the fuss was about with her name.
This is the first line in the Overview of the product on MS' website:
"Before you continue, it is important to understand that the Beta release of any product will not display the stability of a shipped Microsoft product."
I'm not sure how to take that....
I've always loved Linux, but never used anything but RedHat. But the last few releases (since they started mucking with KDE) left me dissatisfied. Is there a site that compares the major distros, kind of a pros and cons of each, their advantages over the others, etc.?
Actually, you use to have to prove you were literate when to went to vote. One of the ways was to bring your high school diploma. Years ago I had a teacher who told the class a story about when he and his wife went to vote. They could not find their high school diplomas, so they brought their Masters degrees with them. They were denied because an MS wasn't on the list of ways to prove they were literate.
Good one. I once got yelled at for writing a design document. I was told to quit wasting time and just write the code. I quit that job soon after. I later heard from a guy that still worked there that they need to update my code, couldn't figure out the design (simple state machine!) and just had someone rewrite it from scratch. The really funny thing is that is was for a shared interface across a serial channel--why wouldn't you want documentation so the guy at the other end can match the protocol??
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Remember when "multimedia" computers were all the rage? There was this guy at a computer fair selling what he called multimedia computers. No sound card, no cd drive, no speakers. Why multimedia? He said because they had BOTH a 5 1/4 and a 3 1/2 floppy drives!
I'm very interested as to the purpose. Were you just bored, or were you doing some kind of study for school? What were your conclusions?
I always play at 1600x1200. No problems.
They contact you to be a Nielsen household. They contacted me. I told them no. Then they kept hounding me (calls, postcards), until I finally had to get rude. Even after I told them no, I kept getting these cards reminding me to write down my TV viewing.
I'm in a class action lawsuit against a TV maker for selling millions of faulty TVs. I paid almost a grand for it. The laywers are getting 6 to 7 million dollars and we are getting a coupon for for 25$ off another crappy TV from this company!
Wow, an articulate person on Slashdot? Where did you come, my friend? In all seriousness, though, good luck with your lawsuit. Too many buggy pieces of crap are being released these days for $50 plus. DrX
Try a dating service, my friend. And good luck to you. Oh, and don't jump!
A girl, guys!! A real girl! Go, go, go!! run! Don't be shy!
If you are hot, then the geek is just so frickin' happy just to have you (and must be thinkin' you high). Buy a teddy. Wear it with pride.
At least you said "assembly language." I always cringe when a moron at work tries to brag how smart he is because he knows "assembler." Instead of C, does he also know "compiler"?
That's a good question. I was afraid I'd get modded as off-topic. As it was, I'm pleasantly surprised I didn't get modded as a troll for what I did write.
Every frickin' question I've ever summitted gets rejected. And THIS is accepted?? At least mine weren't frivolous.
Ding! Dong! The witch is dead! The witch is dead! Ding! Dong! The wicked witch is dead!
Ok, after shear curiosity got the better of me, I ran your sig. How the hell did you come up with that??? Very cool.
That's OK. I bought a new stereo the other day and it came with a free packet of chicklets.
And how do you deal with suspected criminals in your country? Surrender to them or use suicide bombers?
Wasn't a bad murder? What a good murder?
Oh my god, that has to be the funniest thing I've ever read on Slashdot. I'm glad I was done with my coffee. Thanks for the laugh.
She's around 60 or 70 and Com (or was it Comm?) is her married name. She was on the news awhile back. She, of course, couldn't understand what all the fuss was about with her name.
Well there actually IS a woman named "Dot Com"
Sorry that should have been: Ahem, "IMPORTANT MESSAGE *FROM* MS!!"
This is the first line in the Overview of the product on MS' website: "Before you continue, it is important to understand that the Beta release of any product will not display the stability of a shipped Microsoft product." I'm not sure how to take that....
I've always loved Linux, but never used anything but RedHat. But the last few releases (since they started mucking with KDE) left me dissatisfied. Is there a site that compares the major distros, kind of a pros and cons of each, their advantages over the others, etc.?
Actually, you use to have to prove you were literate when to went to vote. One of the ways was to bring your high school diploma. Years ago I had a teacher who told the class a story about when he and his wife went to vote. They could not find their high school diplomas, so they brought their Masters degrees with them. They were denied because an MS wasn't on the list of ways to prove they were literate.
Good one. I once got yelled at for writing a design document. I was told to quit wasting time and just write the code. I quit that job soon after. I later heard from a guy that still worked there that they need to update my code, couldn't figure out the design (simple state machine!) and just had someone rewrite it from scratch. The really funny thing is that is was for a shared interface across a serial channel--why wouldn't you want documentation so the guy at the other end can match the protocol??