Yea, and thank whatever mythological being you worship for that. This may come as a shock for... hell, probably most people here, but the vast majority of people that use computers are not computer geeks. Nor do they particularly want to be one. You see, they don't do this stuff for a living. They are doctors, lawyers, accountants. Burger joint paddy flippers, whatever the hell you want to insert. They spend most of their time doing their other job, they don't want to come home and start a second one learning all the ins and outs of the OS. Becoming a PC security mini-expert. They want to just locate and view their porn, play their games, do their budgets, etc. And I am more than happy for that to be the case. I get paid to fix their computers and show them how to do simple stuff. And remove the spyware from their computers.
The man speaks the truth and gets modded a troll? I think that speaks volumes. You may not like what he said, but can you honestly deny it is basically the truth?
What I find the most hilarious is you have no idea how silly it is to call me a bush worshipper. Haha, you missed the target by a mile with your assumption (you know what they say about assuming right?) buddy.
How is this particularly insightful? In THIS case Transmeta actually shipped products using the technology right? While I hate the sue sue sue economy as much as anyone, Transmeta made some product with some good ideas, it didnt quite work out, but at least they tried. If Intel used their ideas they should pay. Its not like Transmeta just patented a bunch of ideas and sat on them like a lot of people do, or worse buy up a bunch and sit on them.
Ehh, I am going to have to disagree with you there. I wouldn't have a couple of years ago probably, but now I have to. I agree that going into Iraq was the right thing, though I have always had reservations on the validity of their reasoning. I just think Sodamn Insane had to go. Regardless, we should have already been done with this thing and pulled out.
On the domestic front, Bush and company have committed sins. The patriot act was a travesty. The administration has trampled all over our rights in an effort to find the "terrists". While I agree it is important to find them, I would rather not give up the rights I enjoy as an American in that effort. Find them through normal means. The sin Bush is most guilty of is making me ALMOST embarassed to be American in some cases. That thing I can never forgive him for. I am not a liberal, but then I am also not a conservative. People at both ends of that spectrum are batshit crazy.
Frankly I couldn't care less who wins the next election, they are likely to be just as wacked. Its just the question of what they will damage when in office.
Like most rich dads, Bush's father pulled strings to get him a safe posting.
You know, I see this kind of post often when discussion turns to the war. The thing is, I read that as you sounding all hurt that he would dare do such a thing. I believe ANY dad would do the same given the opportunity and ability. I know I sure would if my son was going into harms way. And, if you think any different you aren't much of a dad. Call me a liar.
Having seen several replies along this vein, I am surprised that people can actually believe this. Necessity is the mother of invention. War brings a special kind of necessity. War focuses the research more on application and less on theory. It results in real tangible, usable technologies. Peacetime research can also do this but it often focuses more on the theoretical and lets the market create the products and people often hesitate to do this, a product has to be proven to be profitable before it is made. During wartime profit is of no consequence, the product can be useful thus it is made, then that serves as proof to the marketplace and it moves into civilian hands. Do you really believe that peacetime research brings practical product to the market than wartime reseach?
The thing about your response that stood out the most is that you were actually SUPRISED that this was posted on Slashdot! Surprised this was posted on Slashdot? Thats like being suprised when you fall off a 2 story building and break a bone.
Please, sure some idiot politicians made some real stupid mistakes back in the what, 80s? What good would a politician be if they didn't do stupid shit? But, regardless of having any proof, I doubt we made a signifigant contribution to their stockpile of nasty shit. In fact, those damn French and Russians probably gave them most of their shit. Hey, its trendy to hate on the USA these days. I can heap on the hate too, you know. Doesn't help that we have a barely trained monkey running the place over here. Either way, I firmly believe Saddam Hussain was in bed with terrorist elements and he had to go. No, I do not have proof. So dont ask.
Where did you see me comment on the prosecution? Thats right, nowhere. My comment only addressed the comment that he didn't have any weapons. Which is false.
Come on now man, really. Think about what you just said. A political organization without a hidden agenda? Is that even possible? I highly doubt it. By the same token, I dont think its possible to have a political organization that is neutral.
While we are drawing inaccurate conclusions from one statement: Spoken like a moronic whiney liberal tool that thinks we should all just get along. When will you whackjobs realize we... uh... CANT get along?
What are you a frigging idiot? Just because they werent found at this time, doesnt mean they didn't make them. In fact we know that they did. Hell the man used them against his own people. We KNOW they made them and we KNOW they had them. However, theres no telling where they ended up. My guess is more than a little ended up directly in the hands of the "turrists". Some are probably buried out in the desert that is most of Iraq.
Ah yea, have a rechargable battery in there hooked up to the rings. Have a deadman switch hooked up to the side case and a secret cutoff switch elsewhere that lets you bypass it. If you open the case without hitting the cutoff, the deadman switch triggers the degauss rings from the battery. By George, it might just work!
Say what? haha. I guess you think the UN is a neutral organization too, right? Please. The UN is about useless for anything, and I certainly wouldn't trust it any more than ICANN.
No, its not. A lot of geeks I know like wrestling as well as sci-fi. I want to see Raw in Philly once; the crowd is certainly not what you expect.
You actually admit in public that you watch wrasslin? About the only thing worse is watching those stupid ass reality shows (which, are anything BUT of course) where they swap wives or something. Only wife swap I want to see is a porn. That would be fun. ish.
You know, oddball acronyms that you made up, and are difficult to infer from the context, are a bad, bad idea. That is, if you want people to actually read what you are saying and not spend all their time trying to figure out what the fuck you mean by BIL. Of course by the end I realized you meant brother in law, but damn. Just... damn.
As for Who wants to be a superhero.... I had no intention of watching that crap, but then I did anyway out of curiosity. I enjoy it, but not for the reasons they intended I am sure. Its cheezy and corny and I swear either some of those folks are damn good actors or they really take that crap seriously, either way it is actually pretty hilarious.
Eureka is a good show so far, it has potential. I am enjoying it.
Last and most definitely least. Wrasslin' on SCI-FI. Who the hell would have THUNK it? I mean, really, how many sci-fi channel regulars want to watch it? I could see them putting it on the boot wearing shit kicking fishin channel, but sci-fi? Isn't only the backwoods redneck hillbillies that watch that garbage? I was stunned when I first saw that they were putting that trash on sci-fi. Horrible, ridiculous, AWFUL made for TV originals I can forgive, but WRASSLIN? My god, the person responsible really and truly needs to be hung.
Ugh! When will they give us the ability to edit our posts, even for a short time? Anyway, I meant to say that maybe they DONT own the patents to do it to Tivo.
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Yea, and thank whatever mythological being you worship for that. This may come as a shock for... hell, probably most people here, but the vast majority of people that use computers are not computer geeks. Nor do they particularly want to be one. You see, they don't do this stuff for a living. They are doctors, lawyers, accountants. Burger joint paddy flippers, whatever the hell you want to insert. They spend most of their time doing their other job, they don't want to come home and start a second one learning all the ins and outs of the OS. Becoming a PC security mini-expert. They want to just locate and view their porn, play their games, do their budgets, etc. And I am more than happy for that to be the case. I get paid to fix their computers and show them how to do simple stuff. And remove the spyware from their computers.
The man speaks the truth and gets modded a troll? I think that speaks volumes. You may not like what he said, but can you honestly deny it is basically the truth?
What I find the most hilarious is you have no idea how silly it is to call me a bush worshipper. Haha, you missed the target by a mile with your assumption (you know what they say about assuming right?) buddy.
How is this particularly insightful? In THIS case Transmeta actually shipped products using the technology right? While I hate the sue sue sue economy as much as anyone, Transmeta made some product with some good ideas, it didnt quite work out, but at least they tried. If Intel used their ideas they should pay. Its not like Transmeta just patented a bunch of ideas and sat on them like a lot of people do, or worse buy up a bunch and sit on them.
Good, good. Now, if I can just get Walmart to say some bad stuff about me on the internet...
Can you say wild overreaction? Can you say schizophrenia? Can you say lift the tin foil full face helmet so you can breathe?
Ehh, I am going to have to disagree with you there. I wouldn't have a couple of years ago probably, but now I have to. I agree that going into Iraq was the right thing, though I have always had reservations on the validity of their reasoning. I just think Sodamn Insane had to go. Regardless, we should have already been done with this thing and pulled out.
On the domestic front, Bush and company have committed sins. The patriot act was a travesty. The administration has trampled all over our rights in an effort to find the "terrists". While I agree it is important to find them, I would rather not give up the rights I enjoy as an American in that effort. Find them through normal means. The sin Bush is most guilty of is making me ALMOST embarassed to be American in some cases. That thing I can never forgive him for. I am not a liberal, but then I am also not a conservative. People at both ends of that spectrum are batshit crazy.
Frankly I couldn't care less who wins the next election, they are likely to be just as wacked. Its just the question of what they will damage when in office.
You know, I see this kind of post often when discussion turns to the war. The thing is, I read that as you sounding all hurt that he would dare do such a thing. I believe ANY dad would do the same given the opportunity and ability. I know I sure would if my son was going into harms way. And, if you think any different you aren't much of a dad. Call me a liar.
Having seen several replies along this vein, I am surprised that people can actually believe this. Necessity is the mother of invention. War brings a special kind of necessity. War focuses the research more on application and less on theory. It results in real tangible, usable technologies. Peacetime research can also do this but it often focuses more on the theoretical and lets the market create the products and people often hesitate to do this, a product has to be proven to be profitable before it is made. During wartime profit is of no consequence, the product can be useful thus it is made, then that serves as proof to the marketplace and it moves into civilian hands. Do you really believe that peacetime research brings practical product to the market than wartime reseach?
The thing about your response that stood out the most is that you were actually SUPRISED that this was posted on Slashdot! Surprised this was posted on Slashdot? Thats like being suprised when you fall off a 2 story building and break a bone.
Yea but my weewee is bigger than both of yours!
Please, if you are a coder you have never experienced any of those, stop fronting you geek.
I bet you believe in Santa Claus to dont you?
Please, sure some idiot politicians made some real stupid mistakes back in the what, 80s? What good would a politician be if they didn't do stupid shit? But, regardless of having any proof, I doubt we made a signifigant contribution to their stockpile of nasty shit. In fact, those damn French and Russians probably gave them most of their shit. Hey, its trendy to hate on the USA these days. I can heap on the hate too, you know. Doesn't help that we have a barely trained monkey running the place over here. Either way, I firmly believe Saddam Hussain was in bed with terrorist elements and he had to go. No, I do not have proof. So dont ask.
Where did you see me comment on the prosecution? Thats right, nowhere. My comment only addressed the comment that he didn't have any weapons. Which is false.
Come on now man, really. Think about what you just said. A political organization without a hidden agenda? Is that even possible? I highly doubt it. By the same token, I dont think its possible to have a political organization that is neutral.
While we are drawing inaccurate conclusions from one statement: Spoken like a moronic whiney liberal tool that thinks we should all just get along. When will you whackjobs realize we... uh... CANT get along?
What are you a frigging idiot? Just because they werent found at this time, doesnt mean they didn't make them. In fact we know that they did. Hell the man used them against his own people. We KNOW they made them and we KNOW they had them. However, theres no telling where they ended up. My guess is more than a little ended up directly in the hands of the "turrists". Some are probably buried out in the desert that is most of Iraq.
Ah yea, have a rechargable battery in there hooked up to the rings. Have a deadman switch hooked up to the side case and a secret cutoff switch elsewhere that lets you bypass it. If you open the case without hitting the cutoff, the deadman switch triggers the degauss rings from the battery. By George, it might just work!
Say what? haha. I guess you think the UN is a neutral organization too, right? Please. The UN is about useless for anything, and I certainly wouldn't trust it any more than ICANN.
You actually admit in public that you watch wrasslin? About the only thing worse is watching those stupid ass reality shows (which, are anything BUT of course) where they swap wives or something. Only wife swap I want to see is a porn. That would be fun. ish.
You know, oddball acronyms that you made up, and are difficult to infer from the context, are a bad, bad idea. That is, if you want people to actually read what you are saying and not spend all their time trying to figure out what the fuck you mean by BIL. Of course by the end I realized you meant brother in law, but damn. Just... damn.
Uh, what is G vs E?
As for Who wants to be a superhero.... I had no intention of watching that crap, but then I did anyway out of curiosity. I enjoy it, but not for the reasons they intended I am sure. Its cheezy and corny and I swear either some of those folks are damn good actors or they really take that crap seriously, either way it is actually pretty hilarious.
Eureka is a good show so far, it has potential. I am enjoying it.
Last and most definitely least. Wrasslin' on SCI-FI. Who the hell would have THUNK it? I mean, really, how many sci-fi channel regulars want to watch it? I could see them putting it on the boot wearing shit kicking fishin channel, but sci-fi? Isn't only the backwoods redneck hillbillies that watch that garbage? I was stunned when I first saw that they were putting that trash on sci-fi. Horrible, ridiculous, AWFUL made for TV originals I can forgive, but WRASSLIN? My god, the person responsible really and truly needs to be hung.
Could you possibly be more useless?
Ugh! When will they give us the ability to edit our posts, even for a short time? Anyway, I meant to say that maybe they DONT own the patents to do it to Tivo.