Remember when Gateway wasn't just Gateway? It was "Gateway 2000". I don't know what the 2000 meant.
It sure used to sound cool though. I remember in about 1994, someone else in one of my high school classes had just bought a computer. We asked him what kind it was. Without saying any of the specs, he replied "it's a Gateway 2000" and we were all like "Woaaahhh!".
When did they drop the "2000" part of the name? Anyone remember?
Other than the fact that this is an obvious April Fools joke - who really gives a damn about the homeless to the degree that they should be tracked in real time?
Don't get me wrong - I don't mind the homeless and have nothing against them, but of all people, why would you want to know where they are in real-time?
Absolutely they do. If gun ownership were outlawed, period, do you think that violent criminals are going to respect this law? of course not!
Outlawing guns would be the worst thing that could possibly happen. All the criminals who wanted a gun to commit a crime would still have one, and all the law abiding citizens would be easy, unarmed targets.
they contend that American schools don't teach enough math and science anymore.
Why else do you think the US is ranked like number 24, yes, TWENTY-FOUR in the world for math skills. It's because in other nations, completing calculus in high school is required. Here we can barely get high-school graduates who can speak proper english much less balance a checkbook.
Be wary of describing people as just "IT Professionals" or "Hairdressers". They're not 2D stereotypes, they're full-blown people with all the complexity that implies.
Not me. I'm the stereotypical BOFH in every aspect of my life. Yeah, I'm one grumpy bastard.
Tragedy? This is Microsoft's only true achievement! Everything else they either acquired through a corporate buy-out, or they blatently ripped-off from someone else.
Bob is Microsoft innovation, in it's finest and most pure state.
Microsoft offers a *FREE* ASP.Net development IDE called ASP.NET Matrix available at www.ASP.Net. It's geared towards code writing, so you don't get a great WYSIWYG HTML tool, but you can do some pretty cool stuff with it.
Riiiight. I could spend months learning this and be able to develop software for exactly ONE platform. great.
Or I could learn C/C++/Java and be able to develop software for a whole slew of platforms.
You sir are very ill-informed. You do know that GTK stands for Gimp Tool Kit. Because The GIMP was the only program to use it, and it was written by the author of GIMP expressly for the purpose of creating The GIMP.
So seeing that The Gimp was the very first application to use GTK, I must conclude that you are smoking crack when you assert that the Gimp is behind in using it's own tool kit.
Historically, Gimp has had a very long release cycle, not unlike that of the Linux kernel, but that is a seperate topic.
I'm glad that this release improves the accessability to normal enthusiasts. A person pointed me to the Gimp once about half a year ago, and I couldn't stand to use it because of the god-awful interface that I encountered. I'll definitely give it a try.
I think the interface is teriffic! It's so intuitive and easier for every-day use than have some omnipotent menu bar at the top of the screen.
100 years is just silly. That's like a company in 1904 signing a 100 year maintenance contract on their coal heating furnaces or their horse-drawn delivery carriges. Technology changes too quickly to buy _anything_ in increments of 100 years.
I don't really know what this comment is supposed to mean, but I saw "scientologists" in there. FYI- Scientology is a made up phony religon. It was started in the 1950's by a sci-fi author. It costs tens of thousands of dollars to "advance" through the levels of scientology, only to find out at the end that it is about extra-terestrial worship. what kind of wackos worship aliens??
Expect to see a lot of this... Because of current exchange rates, the United States is one big half-price field day for folks in the UK and EU.
Book your vacations early this summer... Loads of europeans will be comming to the us for vacations this year since it's so cheap. Also, many american folks who normally vacation in europe may choose a domestic location this summer, again due to the unfavorable (to those of us in the US) exchange rates.
Surely that depends on a number of factors, including the poster's sex, age, measurements,... of which we know nothing? Remember that at least 0.1% of/. readers are attractive girls.
Don't hold your breath. I think the odds of winning the powerball lottery jackbot are better than the odds of gripping the ass cheek of an attractive female slashdot reader.... If such a creature even exists.
the excrement only touches a small portion in the center of the ass, whereas the toilet seat contacts the washed cheek.
While generally true, this may not apply to some of my coworkers. I've seen large tracts of fecal matter smeared across the toilet seats at work. Either someone here has an anatomically incorrect anus, or their shitting technique needs improvement. Either way, there are some most unpristine asses around here.
Add to that the fact that commercial toilets are generally disinfected once a day. When's the last time you saw a doorknob being disinfected?
Makes sense... but I'd still rather shake your hand than grip your ass cheek.;-)
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Remember when Gateway wasn't just Gateway? It was "Gateway 2000". I don't know what the 2000 meant.
It sure used to sound cool though. I remember in about 1994, someone else in one of my high school classes had just bought a computer. We asked him what kind it was. Without saying any of the specs, he replied "it's a Gateway 2000" and we were all like "Woaaahhh!".
When did they drop the "2000" part of the name? Anyone remember?
Is there anyone here who has purchased a computer from a Gateway retail store?? I've seen them but never even been inside one.
Apple stores OTOH are dead sexy. I always take a detour through the apple store when I get a chance... and I don't even own a Mac!
A Gateway store though just sounds.....blah.
Other than the fact that this is an obvious April Fools joke - who really gives a damn about the homeless to the degree that they should be tracked in real time?
Don't get me wrong - I don't mind the homeless and have nothing against them, but of all people, why would you want to know where they are in real-time?
About ten grams of caffeine in a short period of time will kill you.
You're damn right it is. 2000 mg of caffeine in a single dose is lethal to humans, so 10000 mg will kill you five times over.
Guns make society safer? I don't think so.
Absolutely they do. If gun ownership were outlawed, period, do you think that violent criminals are going to respect this law? of course not!
Outlawing guns would be the worst thing that could possibly happen. All the criminals who wanted a gun to commit a crime would still have one, and all the law abiding citizens would be easy, unarmed targets.
Gun ownership discourages violent crime.
once heralded as a revolutionary force in politics--has turned out to be surprisingly nonthreatening
I assume this is the part that reminds you of Howard Dean?
Now whay would Dell of all people make this claim? Dell doesn't even offer a 64 bit PC??
they contend that American schools don't teach enough math and science anymore.
Why else do you think the US is ranked like number 24, yes, TWENTY-FOUR in the world for math skills. It's because in other nations, completing calculus in high school is required. Here we can barely get high-school graduates who can speak proper english much less balance a checkbook.
Be wary of describing people as just "IT Professionals" or "Hairdressers". They're not 2D stereotypes, they're full-blown people with all the complexity that implies.
Not me. I'm the stereotypical BOFH in every aspect of my life. Yeah, I'm one grumpy bastard.
Over here in the UK, plumbers make an absolute fortune (well above your average code monkey) because their skills are so in demand.
What the hell do you EAT over there? Perhaps you don't chew your food properly or something.
But then again, no IT guys have to work in feces in a sweaty, humid, tiny room.
Speak for yourself you lucky lucky bastard.
text interface counts as graphic interface? as opposed to what... tactile interface?
Hey, at least it's better than a rectal interface.
Includes the tragedy that is Microsoft BOB!
Tragedy? This is Microsoft's only true achievement! Everything else they either acquired through a corporate buy-out, or they blatently ripped-off from someone else.
Bob is Microsoft innovation, in it's finest and most pure state.
Microsoft offers a *FREE* ASP.Net development IDE called ASP.NET Matrix available at www.ASP.Net. It's geared towards code writing, so you don't get a great WYSIWYG HTML tool, but you can do some pretty cool stuff with it.
Riiiight. I could spend months learning this and be able to develop software for exactly ONE platform. great.
Or I could learn C/C++/Java and be able to develop software for a whole slew of platforms.
Hmmm. I wonder which one I would choose.
Freeware for Windows -- Where Did It Go?
Oh, it's still there. It just costs money now.
The gimp was way behind on adopting GTK2
You sir are very ill-informed. You do know that GTK stands for Gimp Tool Kit. Because The GIMP was the only program to use it, and it was written by the author of GIMP expressly for the purpose of creating The GIMP.
So seeing that The Gimp was the very first application to use GTK, I must conclude that you are smoking crack when you assert that the Gimp is behind in using it's own tool kit.
Historically, Gimp has had a very long release cycle, not unlike that of the Linux kernel, but that is a seperate topic.
I'm glad that this release improves the accessability to normal enthusiasts. A person pointed me to the Gimp once about half a year ago, and I couldn't stand to use it because of the god-awful interface that I encountered. I'll definitely give it a try.
I think the interface is teriffic! It's so intuitive and easier for every-day use than have some omnipotent menu bar at the top of the screen.
100 years is just silly. That's like a company in 1904 signing a 100 year maintenance contract on their coal heating furnaces or their horse-drawn delivery carriges. Technology changes too quickly to buy _anything_ in increments of 100 years.
Silly.
Novell:Mormons::TheEnquirer:Scientologists:FreeMas ons:Illuminati
I don't really know what this comment is supposed to mean, but I saw "scientologists" in there. FYI- Scientology is a made up phony religon. It was started in the 1950's by a sci-fi author. It costs tens of thousands of dollars to "advance" through the levels of scientology, only to find out at the end that it is about extra-terestrial worship. what kind of wackos worship aliens??
Expect to see a lot of this... Because of current exchange rates, the United States is one big half-price field day for folks in the UK and EU.
Book your vacations early this summer... Loads of europeans will be comming to the us for vacations this year since it's so cheap. Also, many american folks who normally vacation in europe may choose a domestic location this summer, again due to the unfavorable (to those of us in the US) exchange rates.
Wow... the pr0n industry would just *love* this.
Consumers Reports, on the other hand, goes to the store and buys a random unit, same as you or I might.
Except that consumer reports is biased and gives crap reviews. They seem to favor a certain set of same manufacturers.
Could they be any more stupid?
I think we all know the answer to this one...
Surely that depends on a number of factors, including the poster's sex, age, measurements,... of which we know nothing? Remember that at least 0.1% of /. readers are attractive girls.
Don't hold your breath. I think the odds of winning the powerball lottery jackbot are better than the odds of gripping the ass cheek of an attractive female slashdot reader.... If such a creature even exists.
The excrement is expelled (around) once a day.
;-)
You are not eating enough fiber!
the excrement only touches a small portion in the center of the ass, whereas the toilet seat contacts the washed cheek.
While generally true, this may not apply to some of my coworkers. I've seen large tracts of fecal matter smeared across the toilet seats at work. Either someone here has an anatomically incorrect anus, or their shitting technique needs improvement. Either way, there are some most unpristine asses around here.
Add to that the fact that commercial toilets are generally disinfected once a day. When's the last time you saw a doorknob being disinfected?
Makes sense... but I'd still rather shake your hand than grip your ass cheek.