Michael must have forgotten to take his I-hate-corporations pill today. That, or he used up all his bitterness moaning about how much he loathes the world Cup earlier today.
And the distasteful way michael commented on world-cup in general? VERY U.S.American.
You must be new here. Michael is one of those nerds who thinks he's above everyone else, and that nearly all news is uninteresting. Check out his write-up on the announcement of the Segway -- you might think that he was forced to write it at gunpoint.
Unless michael is spooging himself about anti-censorship advocates triumphing (before being bitchslapped on appeal) over adversity, don't expect any information out of him. Reminds me of that "commentator" on the Late Late Show last week who said that everything "sucks."
Speaking of stealing, have I told you how Michael Sims, the "author" of this story, stole the Censorware Project out of my very hands? I am personally shocked and appalled that he is still allowed to work without owning up to his complete irresponsibility.
And oh yeah, his stupid attempts at humor are terrible. Adbusters terrible. "Wah wah I hate corporations!" says the corporate whore Michael.
I will remove my windows programs and stick with only a unix OS. When it comes to games, there is Gamecube, ps2 etc which now are being so cheap that it's no point buying a graphic card more expensive than the console itself.
So you can tolerate shitty TV-resolution graphics? I run Jedi Knight II in 1280x1024, and I can see every damn pixel. Also, I can easily pirate computer games, whereas Gamecube games use this shitty-ass tiny DVD (WTF?) that I can't copy. PS2 and Xbox games are still a pain in the ass to copy unless you get these stupid mod-chips that cost money to install. I'm boycotting that.
I've also, for the first time in my life, seriously considered buying a Mac. The only reason I don't have a new pc at home is that I think they consume to much power and are far to noisy. New PCs sound and consumes almost as much power as a good vacuum cleaner.
Hahahahahahaha hahaa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! HA! If you want to piss away your money on an overpriced piece-of-shit computer with a case covered in excess plastic, then I will have to boycott you. Give me a good old-fashioned Lian Li aluminum case any day, not a stupid plastic-covered Macintrash case.
Staroffice/etc are good enough.
No, they're not. I have a pirated copy of Office XP Corporate Edition, and it is much better than StarOffice. Why settle for "good enough" when you can have the best for free?
Mozilla is too.
Nope. It keeps playing my porn using the wrong plugin.
The Linux kernal is stable.
Who cares, if you're still using that crash-prone X Windowing System?
There are games for linux
What, like xbill? Real impressive. I have over 30 gigabytes on my Windows computer just for games. Not just any games -- the world's greatest games. Of those, maybe a few are available in beta on Linux (roffel!).
and there exists cheap consoles.
$150 is not cheap. $200 is not cheap. My game system gets 20 times more performance, and I can upgrade every single part in it. Stick that in your console. And smoke it!
Not that many programs work in w2k/XP anyway.
All of my games, without exception, work in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Shame on you. DVDs deprive Americans of their inherent right to illegally duplicate copyrighted material so that their friends don't have to pay for it. I am now boycotting you, you Michael Simsian monkey.
This comment is authentic. I, Seth Finklestein, hereby guarantee that this comment was posted to me. Don't be fooled by imitators who post anonymously. I put my karma on the line every day for the good of the Slash dot.
I, Academy Award-winning cinematographer Seth Finklestein, have decided to boycott this product or service. The title "Two Towers" is extremely insensitive and should be changed to avoid further terrorism. As an alternative title, I would suggest "Ameritowers dot com."
Oh, and by the way, I hereby attest to the fact that my comment here is authentic. Any replies to this comment are not authentic, and are assumed to be trolls. If I, Seth Finklestein (note that some trolls may accuse me of a misspelling), did not personally attest to it while logged in, a comment is hereby deemed fake.
I, Seth Finklestein, hereby certify and attest that the above post by a Mr. Anonymous Coward is not genuine. I, Seth Finklestein, am a humble man who rose from the St. Louis ghetto to become America's greatest civil rights leader. Every day, my efforts against evil censorware companies and bad men like Michael Sims earn me more and more awards.
I'm very sorry to see people like the aforementioned Anonymous Coward who try to piggyback on my decades of experience. Shame on them. They are no better than Michael Sims, in my unbiased opinion.
No, it isn't. The real Seth Finklestein (me) knows that sentences end in a period.
The real Seth Finkelstein has slashdot uid #90154
Perhaps, but the real Seth Finklestein, which is me, has the correct user ID. I'm not fooled by troll imitators such as the alleged Seth "Finkelstein" (incorrect).
The name is also a subtle misspelling
No, it isn't. By the way, sentences end with a period, troll.
My name is Seth Finkelstein, the troll is using the name Seth Finklestein
Wrong. Your name is Anonymous Coward.
I did not post the above message in this thread. I have enough troubles without troll imposters.
Listen, Anonymous Coward. I know that your wife left you, but you are lying. A lying coward! Boo!
Though this message is posted anonymously, I will attest to it and verify it if needed. Other message posted by similar-looking accounts, or not attested, are frauds. - Seth Finkelstein, uid#90154
I am now going to electro-mail you. Please reply and place your electro-mail address into the Intermessage body. Then, download.
As an American, it is my God-given right to dictate world policy. Did you know that America, despite the fact that it has only 2% of the world's population, controls 70% of the world's wealth? (O'Leary 238) This power comes not from extortion or dishonesty, but rather because America is the richest, most technologically advanced, and most economically stable country in the world.
It gives me great pains to see primitive third-world countries still struggling through this 21st century world. After all, Russians live in a country overrun with corruption and poverty, whereas America is bursting with well-being.
Now, I'd like to diverge from my prepared remarks to tell you about the Censorware Project. I, Seth Finklestein, am the world's most celebrated author on the subject of anti-censorware efforts. When America's subordinate countries, such as the Russia, are in turmoil, leaders of the world turn to me. They do not, however, turn to Michael Sims. You suck, Michael Sims!
Michael Sims, I am once again disgusted by your unwillingness to talk about real technology issues relevant to our world today, such as when you usurped control of the Censorware Project. I know that there's a lot of trouble in Africa, and I'm making a difference by sponsoring a child for just 35 cents a month. If you cared, you'd stop your whining about compu-fucking-ters and buy them some goddamned food already.
Michael Sims, you are a fraud and a very bad man. Please terminate your relationship with the Slashdot at once.
Actually, I am smart. So smart, in fact, that I taught myself how to make a web site. I've also been working in computers since the 1980s (that's right, I said *80s*!). I bet you thought that I took a lot of computer courses to get where I am, but I didn't, bitch! I didn't take any computer courses. No mis-education for me.
Honestly, Michael Sims posting anonymously, this antagonism has simply gone too far. If you want trouble, then get an account and take it to Trolltalk. Otherwise, stop harassing me.
God, you suck, Michael Sims posting anonymously. If you really are Seth Finklestein (instead of an impostor using the last name "Finkelstein") then log your trolling ass in and say so, bitch.
I don't need to deal with this harassment. If Seth Finkelstein (a subtle misspelling of my name, Seth Finklestein) wants to question my identity, he can do so while logged in. Otherwise, Michael Sims posting anonymously, stop bothering me.
Spam is not harassment, because of schemes like Guaranteed Opt-In. When you sign up to one of my Guaranteed Opt-In mailing list, you're getting offers tailored to your needs. If you don't want to receive them, simply use the Auto Unsubscribe button located in the Flash movie which accompanies all of our Guaranteed Opt-In offers.
Listen, troll, just because I have controversial opinions doesn't mean I have to be ignored. I'd sooner use Windows than listen to the wild accusations of one Anonymous Coward.
If "Seth Finklestein" (a subtle misspelling of my name, Seth Finkelstein) really wants to make accusations, he should burn his own karma and post logged-in.
Shut the fuck up, you fucking cocksucking queer. You are not Anonymous Coward -- you are Michael Sims, America's number one enemy in the fight against anti-anti-censorware. For shame, Michael. I am now planning a class-action lawsuit against you, Michael Sims, along with all of the other human beings that you have damaged.
I am especially fond of your "...but let's review the facts." proposition followed by a slew of heavily laden opinions.
My "opinions" are actually facts. If you were smart, like me, you would know that.
The reference to "America's favorite web site, the Censorware Project [goatse.cx] " made me laugh so hard that iced soy chai latte shot out of my nostrils.
YOU HAVE HIJACKED MY LINK. PLEASE EDIT YOUR POST AND CORRECT IT AT ONCE. Furthermore, iced soy chai latte? WTF? Why don't you drink some real drinks, fag?
Jeff K called. He said "YUO=FAGGOT". u r teh sux. plz die tks.
THAT IS AN UNCONSCIONABLE INSULT. To call someone a "faggot" or "fag" in this age of tolerance is simply unacceptable. Please retract your comment at once.
I'm in favor of free speech, unlike Michael Sims, who took away my pride and joy, the Censorware Project. I won more awards from that project than Michael won in his whole damned life.
Now we're reading about people impeding commercial entities' right to advertise. Heaven forfend companies actually be able to upload. Heaven forfend a company might be able to push its business with less wasted natural resources than direct mail. HEAVEN FORFEND WE LIVE IN AMERICA GODDAMMIT!
Thank you for your time. I would rather receive positive moderation than your piddling replies.
That, good sir, is slander. I think I know a little thing or two about slander, Mr. Michael Sims (posting anonymously, of course). You have slandered me out of a web site and have made numerous assaults on my dignity.
Frankly, I'm shocked that I am not revered by all of Slashdot. My contributions to the world of anti-censorware research are comparable to the contributions of Jesus Christ to the field of religion. Do not underestimate me. I will be heard.
It gives me great pain to announce that one of your editors, Michael Sims, is a member of the Communist party. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Sims has engaged in a number of practices which aid and abet known Communist organizations, jeopardizing the security of the United States of America and other miscellaneous nations.
I am calling for a boycott of Michael Sims, until he gives me an apology for his rampant goatse'ing of the Censorware Project, my pride and joy.
As the world's leading expert in the field of anti-censorware research, I have to deal with people (such as Michael Sims) who do not agree with my award-winning work.
The above post was not made by me, Seth Finklestein. It was made by my fiendish arch-enemy, Michael Sims. Please disregard it at once.
I am planning a class-action lawsuit against Michael Sims a/k/a "Anonymous Coward." If you have been damaged by the callous and cowardly acts of Mr. Sims, please tell me.
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Michael must have forgotten to take his I-hate-corporations pill today. That, or he used up all his bitterness moaning about how much he loathes the world Cup earlier today.
And the distasteful way michael commented on world-cup in general? VERY U.S.American.
You must be new here. Michael is one of those nerds who thinks he's above everyone else, and that nearly all news is uninteresting. Check out his write-up on the announcement of the Segway -- you might think that he was forced to write it at gunpoint.
Unless michael is spooging himself about anti-censorship advocates triumphing (before being bitchslapped on appeal) over adversity, don't expect any information out of him. Reminds me of that "commentator" on the Late Late Show last week who said that everything "sucks."
Shut the fuck up. I attest to all of my comments while logged in. Either get yourself an account to do your trolling, or shut the fuck up.
Speaking of stealing, have I told you how Michael Sims, the "author" of this story, stole the Censorware Project out of my very hands? I am personally shocked and appalled that he is still allowed to work without owning up to his complete irresponsibility.
And oh yeah, his stupid attempts at humor are terrible. Adbusters terrible. "Wah wah I hate corporations!" says the corporate whore Michael.
I will remove my windows programs and stick with only a unix OS. When it comes to games, there is Gamecube, ps2 etc which now are being so cheap that it's no point buying a graphic card more expensive than the console itself.
So you can tolerate shitty TV-resolution graphics? I run Jedi Knight II in 1280x1024, and I can see every damn pixel. Also, I can easily pirate computer games, whereas Gamecube games use this shitty-ass tiny DVD (WTF?) that I can't copy. PS2 and Xbox games are still a pain in the ass to copy unless you get these stupid mod-chips that cost money to install. I'm boycotting that.
I've also, for the first time in my life, seriously considered buying a Mac. The only reason I don't have a new pc at home is that I think they consume to much power and are far to noisy. New PCs sound and consumes almost as much power as a good vacuum cleaner.
Hahahahahahaha hahaa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! HA! If you want to piss away your money on an overpriced piece-of-shit computer with a case covered in excess plastic, then I will have to boycott you. Give me a good old-fashioned Lian Li aluminum case any day, not a stupid plastic-covered Macintrash case.
Staroffice/etc are good enough.
No, they're not. I have a pirated copy of Office XP Corporate Edition, and it is much better than StarOffice. Why settle for "good enough" when you can have the best for free?
Mozilla is too.
Nope. It keeps playing my porn using the wrong plugin.
The Linux kernal is stable.
Who cares, if you're still using that crash-prone X Windowing System?
There are games for linux
What, like xbill? Real impressive. I have over 30 gigabytes on my Windows computer just for games. Not just any games -- the world's greatest games. Of those, maybe a few are available in beta on Linux (roffel!).
and there exists cheap consoles.
$150 is not cheap. $200 is not cheap. My game system gets 20 times more performance, and I can upgrade every single part in it. Stick that in your console. And smoke it!
Not that many programs work in w2k/XP anyway.
All of my games, without exception, work in Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
Shame on you. DVDs deprive Americans of their inherent right to illegally duplicate copyrighted material so that their friends don't have to pay for it. I am now boycotting you, you Michael Simsian monkey.
This comment is authentic. I, Seth Finklestein, hereby guarantee that this comment was posted to me. Don't be fooled by imitators who post anonymously. I put my karma on the line every day for the good of the Slash dot.
I, Academy Award-winning cinematographer Seth Finklestein, have decided to boycott this product or service. The title "Two Towers" is extremely insensitive and should be changed to avoid further terrorism. As an alternative title, I would suggest "Ameritowers dot com."
Oh, and by the way, I hereby attest to the fact that my comment here is authentic. Any replies to this comment are not authentic, and are assumed to be trolls. If I, Seth Finklestein (note that some trolls may accuse me of a misspelling), did not personally attest to it while logged in, a comment is hereby deemed fake.
I, Seth Finklestein, hereby certify and attest that the above post by a Mr. Anonymous Coward is not genuine. I, Seth Finklestein, am a humble man who rose from the St. Louis ghetto to become America's greatest civil rights leader. Every day, my efforts against evil censorware companies and bad men like Michael Sims earn me more and more awards.
I'm very sorry to see people like the aforementioned Anonymous Coward who try to piggyback on my decades of experience. Shame on them. They are no better than Michael Sims, in my unbiased opinion.
The above account is a fraud
No, it isn't. The real Seth Finklestein (me) knows that sentences end in a period.
The real Seth Finkelstein has slashdot uid #90154
Perhaps, but the real Seth Finklestein, which is me, has the correct user ID. I'm not fooled by troll imitators such as the alleged Seth "Finkelstein" (incorrect).
The name is also a subtle misspelling
No, it isn't. By the way, sentences end with a period, troll.
My name is Seth Finkelstein, the troll is using the name Seth Finklestein
Wrong. Your name is Anonymous Coward.
I did not post the above message in this thread. I have enough troubles without troll imposters.
Listen, Anonymous Coward. I know that your wife left you, but you are lying. A lying coward! Boo!
Though this message is posted anonymously, I will attest to it and verify it if needed. Other message posted by similar-looking accounts, or not attested, are frauds. - Seth Finkelstein, uid#90154
I am now going to electro-mail you. Please reply and place your electro-mail address into the Intermessage body. Then, download.
As an American, it is my God-given right to dictate world policy. Did you know that America, despite the fact that it has only 2% of the world's population, controls 70% of the world's wealth? (O'Leary 238) This power comes not from extortion or dishonesty, but rather because America is the richest, most technologically advanced, and most economically stable country in the world.
It gives me great pains to see primitive third-world countries still struggling through this 21st century world. After all, Russians live in a country overrun with corruption and poverty, whereas America is bursting with well-being.
Now, I'd like to diverge from my prepared remarks to tell you about the Censorware Project. I, Seth Finklestein, am the world's most celebrated author on the subject of anti-censorware efforts. When America's subordinate countries, such as the Russia, are in turmoil, leaders of the world turn to me. They do not, however, turn to Michael Sims. You suck, Michael Sims!
Shut up, cocklicker. Michael Sims must have broken my account so that it doesn't post HTML properly. I hate you, Michael Sims.
Michael Sims, I am once again disgusted by your unwillingness to talk about real technology issues relevant to our world today, such as when you usurped control of the Censorware Project. I know that there's a lot of trouble in Africa, and I'm making a difference by sponsoring a child for just 35 cents a month. If you cared, you'd stop your whining about compu-fucking-ters and buy them some goddamned food already.
Michael Sims, you are a fraud and a very bad man. Please terminate your relationship with the Slashdot at once.
No, you're not so very smart. Just obnoxious.
Actually, I am smart. So smart, in fact, that I taught myself how to make a web site. I've also been working in computers since the 1980s (that's right, I said *80s*!). I bet you thought that I took a lot of computer courses to get where I am, but I didn't, bitch! I didn't take any computer courses. No mis-education for me.
Honestly, Michael Sims posting anonymously, this antagonism has simply gone too far. If you want trouble, then get an account and take it to Trolltalk. Otherwise, stop harassing me.
God, you suck, Michael Sims posting anonymously. If you really are Seth Finklestein (instead of an impostor using the last name "Finkelstein") then log your trolling ass in and say so, bitch.
I don't need to deal with this harassment. If Seth Finkelstein (a subtle misspelling of my name, Seth Finklestein) wants to question my identity, he can do so while logged in. Otherwise, Michael Sims posting anonymously, stop bothering me.
Spam is not harassment, because of schemes like Guaranteed Opt-In. When you sign up to one of my Guaranteed Opt-In mailing list, you're getting offers tailored to your needs. If you don't want to receive them, simply use the Auto Unsubscribe button located in the Flash movie which accompanies all of our Guaranteed Opt-In offers.
Listen, troll, just because I have controversial opinions doesn't mean I have to be ignored. I'd sooner use Windows than listen to the wild accusations of one Anonymous Coward.
If "Seth Finklestein" (a subtle misspelling of my name, Seth Finkelstein) really wants to make accusations, he should burn his own karma and post logged-in.
Shut the fuck up, you fucking cocksucking queer. You are not Anonymous Coward -- you are Michael Sims, America's number one enemy in the fight against anti-anti-censorware. For shame, Michael. I am now planning a class-action lawsuit against you, Michael Sims, along with all of the other human beings that you have damaged.
I am especially fond of your "...but let's review the facts." proposition followed by a slew of heavily laden opinions.
My "opinions" are actually facts. If you were smart, like me, you would know that.
The reference to "America's favorite web site, the Censorware Project [goatse.cx] " made me laugh so hard that iced soy chai latte shot out of my nostrils.
YOU HAVE HIJACKED MY LINK. PLEASE EDIT YOUR POST AND CORRECT IT AT ONCE. Furthermore, iced soy chai latte? WTF? Why don't you drink some real drinks, fag?
Jeff K called. He said "YUO=FAGGOT". u r teh sux. plz die tks.
THAT IS AN UNCONSCIONABLE INSULT. To call someone a "faggot" or "fag" in this age of tolerance is simply unacceptable. Please retract your comment at once.
I'm in favor of free speech, unlike Michael Sims, who took away my pride and joy, the Censorware Project. I won more awards from that project than Michael won in his whole damned life.
Now we're reading about people impeding commercial entities' right to advertise. Heaven forfend companies actually be able to upload. Heaven forfend a company might be able to push its business with less wasted natural resources than direct mail. HEAVEN FORFEND WE LIVE IN AMERICA GODDAMMIT!
Thank you for your time. I would rather receive positive moderation than your piddling replies.
Cost of PC without Windows: $900
Cost of PC with Windows: $1000
Cost of Windows: $100
Cost of iMac with Mac OS X: $1900
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Oh my GOD, I am so very smart. Give me some karma, you bitches! I own you!
Jesus fucking christ, do you know how to use Google? I am sick and tired of babysitting people like you.
You fucking clueless newbie. I bet you use Windows too, you loser.
That, good sir, is slander. I think I know a little thing or two about slander, Mr. Michael Sims (posting anonymously, of course). You have slandered me out of a web site and have made numerous assaults on my dignity.
Frankly, I'm shocked that I am not revered by all of Slashdot. My contributions to the world of anti-censorware research are comparable to the contributions of Jesus Christ to the field of religion. Do not underestimate me. I will be heard.
Dear esteemed members of the Slash-dot community:
It gives me great pain to announce that one of your editors, Michael Sims, is a member of the Communist party. Over the past 15 years, Mr. Sims has engaged in a number of practices which aid and abet known Communist organizations, jeopardizing the security of the United States of America and other miscellaneous nations.
I am calling for a boycott of Michael Sims, until he gives me an apology for his rampant goatse'ing of the Censorware Project, my pride and joy.
Thank you.
As the world's leading expert in the field of anti-censorware research, I have to deal with people (such as Michael Sims) who do not agree with my award-winning work.
The above post was not made by me, Seth Finklestein. It was made by my fiendish arch-enemy, Michael Sims. Please disregard it at once.
I am planning a class-action lawsuit against Michael Sims a/k/a "Anonymous Coward." If you have been damaged by the callous and cowardly acts of Mr. Sims, please tell me.