OK Captain Patriot, flamebait me if you want. Just so you know, I'm an American too, and I think I have the right to criticize the ridiculousness of my own country.
"Well minions, as you can see we have a new data destruction mechanism the workings of which are far too complex for your ant-brains to comprehend.
It works like this: There are certain words that will trigger the catastrophic destruction of all data that the one who uttered the offending word has worked on. This is done by means of the flechette pistol you see mounted into the ceiling. In addition, this Japanese robot will then commence to cut someone in the room's finger off at random and give them a good hose down with the fire-extinguisher.
I can tell you for certain the following words will not trigger the destruction: good, morning, time, for, lunch, bye and work.
Seriously, just spend the money on getting more storage instead of using this ridiculous set-up. Any money left over can then be used to buy a GLOCK 17, which is a much more satisfying emergency drive-destruction device.
I also think that stealing from a store is a crime, even if it's just to take some candy.
But downloading is not stealing and never will be. Contributions to society should be public if they take the form of ideas. Literature in a digital format is nothing but ideas. The same is true of software.
Anyone can whine about how the artists need to eat as well. I happily agree with you, but they should not be paid for their ideas, but rather for the service of thinking them up. I'm acquainted with the world of art and I apply the philosophy as much to myself as anyone else.
The thought police will be visiting you shortly, my friend. You are obviously not educated enough to realize that any time you thwart a corporate interest you are being an immoral thief. All corporate interests require our constant undivided attention as well as regular donations. This is the American way.;)
Ad-blocker is pretty damn effective. The more annoying advertising I get, the more countermeasures I take. No exceptions.
If someone is actually dumb enough to make their advertising more annoying as a result of this phenomenon, then game on! I won't be the one going out of business.
I doubt Apple would want to continue using dual-processor systems at least in the low-end when they make the switch to Intel. The best way to stay price-competitive with PCs in this range of the market is to use one slab of silicon. As for the higher-end, it probably depends on whether they feel there's a significant demand for dual-core dual-processor systems. I would say in general it would not be terribly wise for Apple to differentiate their hardware too much from mainstream x86 PCs. Doing this would likely negate some of the positive reasons for the switch to Intel in the first place.
Any popular media site with user-input needs some sort of moderation in order to maintain a high level of relevancy. The more popular a site is, the more moderation. Whether this comes primarily from the users or from paid staff depends on the particular model being used. In any event, being unprepared for the event of popularity requiring close moderation in some form seems to me to be rather disingenous. Any large site can be complex to run, especially when it's just getting started. It only makes sense to be prepared for this.
as clearly shown in the example of the NY times, which was "hurt" or damaged by the words of internet users to the extent that they had to take down a product that they had spent a lot of time developing and now will likely have to scrap
Poor them. Boo hoo. Seriously, get real. If they can't deal well with trolls, then they're pretty incompetent in the first place. Blaming your inability to deal with the real world (or the internet world) on the basic realities of said world is the worst kind of passing-the-buck mentality. Their willingness to give up shows how committed they were to the whole endeavor in the first place.
I've seen the Borealis here on Earth, and they're beautiful. I can't imagine what they must look like in a Martian night.
Well, considering they're estimated to be about 1% as powerful, I'd have to venture a guess that they really don't look like much at all. At least not in visible light.
Either that, or I don't evaluate people by how creative they are at self-expression through outward appearance.
Fine, but generalizing the issue to the extent that, if someone feels a need to look different, then they must be rather dull in other respects seems unfair. In my experience, people who dress differently or have a different appearance may or may not be generally dull in my perception. People can have all sorts of needs and problems and strange desires and still be good and interesting human beings.
"If you need to distinguish yourself from other people by what you look like, there's a big chance you have no other beneficial qualities to dinstinguish yourself with". There are exceptions to this, but not many in my experience.
Then I think it's safe to say that you don't have very much experience.
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And there are more citizens of China than the United States. So, what was your point again?
Emperor Bush, on the other hand, sounds a bit perverse.
it's probably the most heavily quoted/referenced line from episode IV
I'd say "Use the force" beats it handily.
OK Captain Patriot, flamebait me if you want. Just so you know, I'm an American too, and I think I have the right to criticize the ridiculousness of my own country.
Americans are too in love with their SUVs with 27 cup-holders and built-in missile launchers to be swayed by logic and efficiency.
Who would buy 828 feet worth of books, for nearly $8,000, that would take 20 years to read at the rate of one title per week?
Someone who values literature. This may be difficult for some of you to understand, but such people do exist.
So who is dead now?
Well, everybody over 150 for starters...
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"Out of Gas" is the best episode in the series
I disagree, I think either the pilot episode or Ariel are the best.
Sorry, no reference to Goatse can ever be funny. Whoever modded this obviously hasn't seen it.
"Well minions, as you can see we have a new data destruction mechanism the workings of which are far too complex for your ant-brains to comprehend.
It works like this: There are certain words that will trigger the catastrophic destruction of all data that the one who uttered the offending word has worked on. This is done by means of the flechette pistol you see mounted into the ceiling. In addition, this Japanese robot will then commence to cut someone in the room's finger off at random and give them a good hose down with the fire-extinguisher.
I can tell you for certain the following words will not trigger the destruction: good, morning, time, for, lunch, bye and work.
That is all. Any questions?
Seriously, just spend the money on getting more storage instead of using this ridiculous set-up. Any money left over can then be used to buy a GLOCK 17, which is a much more satisfying emergency drive-destruction device.
I don't acknowledge that it's wrong.
I also think that stealing from a store is a crime, even if it's just to take some candy.
But downloading is not stealing and never will be. Contributions to society should be public if they take the form of ideas. Literature in a digital format is nothing but ideas. The same is true of software.
Anyone can whine about how the artists need to eat as well. I happily agree with you, but they should not be paid for their ideas, but rather for the service of thinking them up. I'm acquainted with the world of art and I apply the philosophy as much to myself as anyone else.
The thought police will be visiting you shortly, my friend. You are obviously not educated enough to realize that any time you thwart a corporate interest you are being an immoral thief. All corporate interests require our constant undivided attention as well as regular donations. This is the American way. ;)
Ad-blocker is pretty damn effective. The more annoying advertising I get, the more countermeasures I take. No exceptions.
If someone is actually dumb enough to make their advertising more annoying as a result of this phenomenon, then game on! I won't be the one going out of business.
I doubt Apple would want to continue using dual-processor systems at least in the low-end when they make the switch to Intel. The best way to stay price-competitive with PCs in this range of the market is to use one slab of silicon. As for the higher-end, it probably depends on whether they feel there's a significant demand for dual-core dual-processor systems. I would say in general it would not be terribly wise for Apple to differentiate their hardware too much from mainstream x86 PCs. Doing this would likely negate some of the positive reasons for the switch to Intel in the first place.
Or you could just buy some SRAW-MPVs and be your own army.
"Mispell" is an acceptable alternative spelling.
No, it's not. That link would have a definition beneath the word if it was an accepted alternative spelling. Instead, it has a link to "Misspell."
Any popular media site with user-input needs some sort of moderation in order to maintain a high level of relevancy. The more popular a site is, the more moderation. Whether this comes primarily from the users or from paid staff depends on the particular model being used. In any event, being unprepared for the event of popularity requiring close moderation in some form seems to me to be rather disingenous. Any large site can be complex to run, especially when it's just getting started. It only makes sense to be prepared for this.
as clearly shown in the example of the NY times, which was "hurt" or damaged by the words of internet users to the extent that they had to take down a product that they had spent a lot of time developing and now will likely have to scrap
Poor them. Boo hoo. Seriously, get real. If they can't deal well with trolls, then they're pretty incompetent in the first place. Blaming your inability to deal with the real world (or the internet world) on the basic realities of said world is the worst kind of passing-the-buck mentality. Their willingness to give up shows how committed they were to the whole endeavor in the first place.
I've seen the Borealis here on Earth, and they're beautiful. I can't imagine what they must look like in a Martian night.
Well, considering they're estimated to be about 1% as powerful, I'd have to venture a guess that they really don't look like much at all. At least not in visible light.
bunching up at the event horizon
Those are some pretty powerful engines if they can push the vessel beyond the grasp of an event horizon.
Either that, or I don't evaluate people by how creative they are at self-expression through outward appearance.
Fine, but generalizing the issue to the extent that, if someone feels a need to look different, then they must be rather dull in other respects seems unfair. In my experience, people who dress differently or have a different appearance may or may not be generally dull in my perception. People can have all sorts of needs and problems and strange desires and still be good and interesting human beings.
"If you need to distinguish yourself from other people by what you look like, there's a big chance you have no other beneficial qualities to dinstinguish yourself with". There are exceptions to this, but not many in my experience.
Then I think it's safe to say that you don't have very much experience.
I would guess that my 3 year old nissan quest is no where near as safe as that ship is.
True, but you have to admit if you strapped your Nissan to a booster it would be a pretty fun ride until your inevitably painful terrible death.