Write up a short story that says your company uses Linux because they hate Microsoft. Then, place that story as an HTML page on a a webserver on that T1. Submit the story to Slashdot. (don't worry, it'll get posted.)
If you're not getting enough hits to it from Slashot, put a small Flash animation on the page. This will infuriate the users, they'll bitch about it and cause more people to hit your site.
If your server catches fire, then your T1 is up to speed.
"Can you see WHY you didn't understand my this angle of humor and how you might choke the life out of future jokes my not taking the time to find the irony, or atleast the illusion of irony?"
Ya dun need to get shitty with me. I added the 'Spaceballs told us this day would come!' comment just so you'd know I got the joke. I found a moment to ask an insightful question and I did.
You need to grow up. You accuse me of not taking the time to find something in your post yet you didn't take the time to find something in mine.
I'll be sure to beat you over the head with every little point I make from now on so that you don't miss something like that again, k?
No, that only happens in the movies. Here are some other notable characteristics of fictional computers:
- They always use fonts that are at least an inch high
- Windows does not exist, nor does Mac, or anything else we've ever seen
- Computer displays are extremely animated. (They're also very noisy...) Fortunately, they have plenty of hard drive space (even in the early nineties) to play back pre-rendered animations.
- Despite the benefits of using a mouse, using a movie computer requires bursts of constant typing. The space bar and backspace keys are never used.
- Movie computers are not capable of multitasking. All you get is the exact interface you need to advance the plot.
"Oh please that is the lamest excuse for ripping I have ever heard. Let me get this right you want to use someone elses hard work to make you look good at work."
Do you really believe that, or are you just trolling? If you reply to this, I'll give you a rebuttal. I warn you, though, defeat is imminent.
I can't speak for XP, but I don't think Win2k has any real anti-copying schemes in use. I've made backups before without any challenges. Either that or my CD burner's more robust than I thought heh.
"It is NOT your choice what laws you are going to follow and which you are going to ignore."
Mr. Lincoln said it better:
"...that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom - and that this government
of the people, by the people, for the people..."
The laws (being used against the people) are unfair. I want to rip my Matrix Revisited DVD to my computer so that I can test 'greenscreen compositing' using footage the DVD contains. This is for educational purposes as it directly pertains to my job as an animator. The laws that used to allow me to do this have changed. All this because the *AA is unwilling to change their business plans for fear that they'd only make a fair profit instead of an extortionary profit.
I remember telling my aunt about "Day of the Tentacle". (get yer finger off the 'off-topic' button, it's a LucasArts adventure game like Sam & Max and Monkey Island.) Unfortunately, I mispronounced 'tentacle' and caused everybody at the dinner table to pause their meal and stare at me with buldging eyes.
I really wish my family'd loosen up and watch FOX more often. I really shouldn't be that shocking to anybody.
"I'd send a few villagers over to build a couple of SAM sites."
Not a bad idea! SAM sites only cost $600 and are fully automatic. Villagers work for 50 food. The only problem is that you'll have to keep your supply of wood up so you can build more power generators!
"Then again, who am I to expect anything but biased journalism from you people..."
Don't expect Slashdot to post anything remotely anti-Linux. They think that if they post flaws to Linux, then people won't install Linux. They don't understand that shedding light on these flaws (like the lackluster UI and the horrid learning curve) that developers will race to get them fixed. It's amazing how quick that SSH bug was fixed after it made Slashdot news along with "MS has this problem too". I know what happened:
"Hey! Look! We have an opportunity to make MS look bad! Let's skip Star Trek tonight, get this bug fixed, and smack MS in the eye!"
Slashdot Mirror
Write up a short story that says your company uses Linux because they hate Microsoft. Then, place that story as an HTML page on a a webserver on that T1. Submit the story to Slashdot. (don't worry, it'll get posted.)
If you're not getting enough hits to it from Slashot, put a small Flash animation on the page. This will infuriate the users, they'll bitch about it and cause more people to hit your site.
If your server catches fire, then your T1 is up to speed.
"Can you see WHY you didn't understand my this angle of humor and how you might choke the life out of future jokes my not taking the time to find the irony, or atleast the illusion of irony?"
Ya dun need to get shitty with me. I added the 'Spaceballs told us this day would come!' comment just so you'd know I got the joke. I found a moment to ask an insightful question and I did.
You need to grow up. You accuse me of not taking the time to find something in your post yet you didn't take the time to find something in mine.
I'll be sure to beat you over the head with every little point I make from now on so that you don't miss something like that again, k?
"Well of course, H4X0RZ never make mistakes..."
Th4tz why 7hey d0nt l1ke M1cro$oft. Squiggly lines appear under everything they type!
hee hee
ur list is better than mine
" What's the world coming to when life immitates parodies immitating life?"
Isn't that the point of a parody? To show how absurd things would be if taken to extremes? They're bound to be right once in a while.
Spaceballs warned us of this day!!
"I'm guessing he tried 'god'."
... and so on.
No, that only happens in the movies. Here are some other notable characteristics of fictional computers:
- They always use fonts that are at least an inch high
- Windows does not exist, nor does Mac, or anything else we've ever seen
- Computer displays are extremely animated. (They're also very noisy...) Fortunately, they have plenty of hard drive space (even in the early nineties) to play back pre-rendered animations.
- Despite the benefits of using a mouse, using a movie computer requires bursts of constant typing. The space bar and backspace keys are never used.
- Movie computers are not capable of multitasking. All you get is the exact interface you need to advance the plot.
The password was probably: 'password'.
"Oh please that is the lamest excuse for ripping I have ever heard. Let me get this right you want to use someone elses hard work to make you look good at work."
Do you really believe that, or are you just trolling? If you reply to this, I'll give you a rebuttal. I warn you, though, defeat is imminent.
"Mispronounced it as what?"
Isn't it obvious? The n became an s.
It was just a joke. :P
So far in the last year we've had:
- Mozilla 1.0 released
- A story on Slashdot about how a guy switched from Linux back to Windows, XP no less
- I got a girlfriend. (I'm man enough to admit that's not easy when you play with computers for a living)
- Nintendo launch two game systems plus a highly anticipated title ON TIME
- A girl getting hit by a meteorite
Yeesh. What a year.
"Look for the place where you need a season pass to get into their customer service line."
Obviously the moderator that modded me down has never been to Fry's. Heh.
I can't speak for XP, but I don't think Win2k has any real anti-copying schemes in use. I've made backups before without any challenges. Either that or my CD burner's more robust than I thought heh.
Mr. Lincoln said it better:
The laws (being used against the people) are unfair. I want to rip my Matrix Revisited DVD to my computer so that I can test 'greenscreen compositing' using footage the DVD contains. This is for educational purposes as it directly pertains to my job as an animator. The laws that used to allow me to do this have changed. All this because the *AA is unwilling to change their business plans for fear that they'd only make a fair profit instead of an extortionary profit.
I think it'd take around 60,000 DPI to pull it off. (note: Bad math estimate in my head so don't take that # too seriously)
The best scanner I've ever seen was 4,800 DPI. (note that I've looked around much.)
Does Moore's law apply to scanners?
I remember telling my aunt about "Day of the Tentacle". (get yer finger off the 'off-topic' button, it's a LucasArts adventure game like Sam & Max and Monkey Island.) Unfortunately, I mispronounced 'tentacle' and caused everybody at the dinner table to pause their meal and stare at me with buldging eyes.
I really wish my family'd loosen up and watch FOX more often. I really shouldn't be that shocking to anybody.
"Face it, the only people who are going to buy these phones are no-life geeks like you. Therefore, wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy a mirror?"
"It's hell being an early adopter."
Okay okay, Scott Addams worded it better, but you get the idea.
"Where the hell do I find a Frys? Am I the only person whose never heard of the place?"
Look for the place where you need a season pass to get into their customer service line.
...sniff the IDE channel and dump the data from it somewhere on a hard drive?
... I'm gonna start scanning my CD's. Eventually the DPI will be enough to make it work.
"I'd send a few villagers over to build a couple of SAM sites."
Not a bad idea! SAM sites only cost $600 and are fully automatic. Villagers work for 50 food. The only problem is that you'll have to keep your supply of wood up so you can build more power generators!
... what about my right to make a backup copy of my software? Nobody's ever described a CD as durable.
" where the a young Mr. Broderick finds an unsecured telephone line to a military computer by setting his computer to dial a sequence of numbers."
....
:)
This idea in the movie was probably inspired by the BBS's in those days. Before the internet, you could use the phone to dial up to
Hmm.. I need some feedback here: How obvious is it that I'm sucking up for Karma?
"How fast do you suppose you could explain yourself to an F-16 pilot?"
As opportune as it may seem, in a situation like that I wouldn't recommend cranking up the rock music and flipping him the bird.
"Clicking the Start button will suffice in crashing M$ Windows."
Hey look! A graduate of the Bob Saget School of Comedy finally got some print work!
Good job buddy!
"Then again, who am I to expect anything but biased journalism from you people..."
Don't expect Slashdot to post anything remotely anti-Linux. They think that if they post flaws to Linux, then people won't install Linux. They don't understand that shedding light on these flaws (like the lackluster UI and the horrid learning curve) that developers will race to get them fixed. It's amazing how quick that SSH bug was fixed after it made Slashdot news along with "MS has this problem too". I know what happened:
"Hey! Look! We have an opportunity to make MS look bad! Let's skip Star Trek tonight, get this bug fixed, and smack MS in the eye!"