When I visit a web page that someone has made public, exactly what obligation is on me to download and display EVERY external link listed in their HTML?
Why, None! They made their page public, I can look at as little or as much of their site as they are willing to serve to me. It's not MY fault they opted to try supporting their site with a technique that just won't work. I am not required to view a page in it's entirety. Opera has a button for turning images off (like the good old days of netscape) - is this a 'piracy' button?
If they'd rather support their site by charging users, well, that's their choice, and if I honestly NEED their site, I'll probably pay it.
When I bought the new eminem CD, I checked for that logo and it wasn't there. I pointed it out to the sales clerk and said "I'm scared to buy this, it doesn't look like a real CD". She gave me a return card, and only then did I pay for the CD.
When I got home, it played in every device except my computer - so I ran it through Audio Catalyst and it made perfect MP3's.
In short, the lack of logo doesn't 100% imply DRM (or effective DRM, anyway)
Never seen people play "Street Fighter" or anyother multi-button fighting game in a acrade have you?
OK, you got me, I've never seen my mother playing Street Fighter. She liked Pac-man (or rather "Super Gobbler" on a 'Tunix' system) and Space Invaders, but... uh... they only had one button.
I'm not saying she couldn't LEARN to use the second button, but the term 'right-click' meant nothing to her for over a month. She still uses Win 3.1, because it's just easier that way.
Apple knew exactly what they were doing, when they invented a computer for people who were new to computers - keep the options to a minimum. Just because you don't like their choices doesn't mean it was bad design.
My first thought was "Cool! A text mode game!". I maintained this foolishness, even trying to figure out how they could make a first person 3D game in 80x25. I am ashamed.
Many of us use Linux and have given up on using Microsoft stuff, but when it comes to the latest crappy mainstream music, we whine that we can't pirate it?
Umm, I don't think anyone's complaining that they can't pirate the latest Nsync shite.
I think the most common complaint is that the sharing method is being attacked and neutered, so the only music they can realistically find out about and listen to is the latest Nsync shite.
They laughed at my Mac,it had no CLI. They laughed at Linux,it had no GUI. I installed MacOS X, and couldn't hear them anymore, because their laughter was protected by Palladium.
take it as a suggestion of courtesy. no more or less.
Well, fair enough, but that's not how you phrased it originally...
"User bla, please log out" "If you knew him it might be acceptable"
The reaction's pretty ridiculous too... like I said in another post, if Bill Gates had died in the helicopter crash, noone would worry about 'tact', or 'courtesy', and they'd get modded up for it. There'd be 30 +5 funny comments saying "Ha! The copter must've been running windozzzze!"
Just because this guy wrote some code for an OS we like, he's a saint, and we must all pay respect and mourn his passing.
I don't need to personally know anyone to make a joke. If you're offended, move on... I didn't write it to offend anyone, only to provide a laugh for people who understand what a joke is.
Why is it up to you to decide what's ok and what's not?
Damned self righteous "everyone should think like me" users.
In the end, spelling is irrelevant and has constantly been evolving - its the meaning that is important.
Bad spelling is often an impediment to understanding. I don't mind the occasional typo when you can clearly see what someone means, but there are cases where using the wrong spelling is just confusing, even with context.
Unfortunately, I can't think up a single, clear example right now, and I gotta hit the submit! (Just gotta!)
I am finding it difficult, even impossible, to get any images out of your head. I can't find an RGB or D-Sub connector, and you don't seem to have one of those matrix jacks.
--- Offtopic: Hey, why does slashdot get the ratings wrong all the time? When I replied to your comment, it was +5, Insightful, but after I hit reply, it's only +3, nothing. What gives?
Humans rely on hearing a lot more than people realize. This causes people to do stupid stuff like walk out into the street without looking. "Well, I dont hear anything, must be clear."
I don't agree with that... EVERY child who isn't blind is taught "look both ways before crossing the road". I see grown adults doing this all the time (though not as obviously and methodically as small children). The only times they DON'T do this is when they're at pedestrian crossings with "go/stop" lights (walk/don't), and when they're talking on their goddamn cellphones.
Every Friday, all the business majors play dress up
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA goddamn that's funny
The business major didn't skip a beat in his conversation. He just waved and kept on chatting away as he crossed.
Seriously, what needs to happen there, is the driver needs to put on the handbrake, get out of his car, punch the guy in the back of the head, and then while he's crying on his new suit, heave his cellphone onto a roof somewhere. I mean, I don't normally advocate violence, but rudeness and stupidity at that level bring out the beast in me.
That guy is endangering more people than just himself, and who wants to bet it'll be some innocent bystander who gets creamed because a driver tried to avoid Mr Cellphone?
DUDE! The Dig was frickin excellent. I *loved* that game... I was sad as hell when I lost the CD =(
If only I'd been allowed to make a backup;)
Although the Dig isn't really on the same sort of humour level as the other Lucasarts adventures, it was an excellent and gripping story... I think the ONLY game I've played in the last five years that kept me playing FOR THE STORYLINE.
I mean, I liked it and all (bunnies in the fanbelt! Ride of the Valkyries!), but IMO it never matched up to the amusement value of either Sam and Max, or Day of the Tentacle, and it felt so much SHORTER than either of those games.
Maybe it was just easier...
Mind if I drive? Not if you don't mind me clawing at the dash and shrieking like a cheerleader...
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And as such, all lynx/links users are THIEVES.
When I visit a web page that someone has made public, exactly what obligation is on me to download and display EVERY external link listed in their HTML?
Why, None! They made their page public, I can look at as little or as much of their site as they are willing to serve to me. It's not MY fault they opted to try supporting their site with a technique that just won't work. I am not required to view a page in it's entirety. Opera has a button for turning images off (like the good old days of netscape) - is this a 'piracy' button?
If they'd rather support their site by charging users, well, that's their choice, and if I honestly NEED their site, I'll probably pay it.
Have you been spammed recently? Want to give spammers a taste of their own medicine?
Well now you can, and it's easy!
Just send $5 in an envelope to the five State of California employees listed below, then remove the top name and add yours...
My First, Last, and Only Word on this subject...
"Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds."
OK, so Linux is the first word, Torvalds is the last... but which one is the only word?
What's the deal with having to boil a live frog??
1) Take live frog
2) Apply hammer (or needle) to froggy head
3) Boil frog
When I bought the new eminem CD, I checked for that logo and it wasn't there. I pointed it out to the sales clerk and said "I'm scared to buy this, it doesn't look like a real CD". She gave me a return card, and only then did I pay for the CD.
When I got home, it played in every device except my computer - so I ran it through Audio Catalyst and it made perfect MP3's.
In short, the lack of logo doesn't 100% imply DRM (or effective DRM, anyway)
No, reverence is accurate, reverance is not.
Oh, the fun in this thread! Typo here, typo there...
Never seen people play "Street Fighter" or anyother multi-button fighting game in a acrade have you?
OK, you got me, I've never seen my mother playing Street Fighter. She liked Pac-man (or rather "Super Gobbler" on a 'Tunix' system) and Space Invaders, but... uh... they only had one button.
I'm not saying she couldn't LEARN to use the second button, but the term 'right-click' meant nothing to her for over a month. She still uses Win 3.1, because it's just easier that way.
Apple knew exactly what they were doing, when they invented a computer for people who were new to computers - keep the options to a minimum. Just because you don't like their choices doesn't mean it was bad design.
I own a PS2 and a Dreamcast, yet when I read:
Note that this game will be console-only
My first thought was "Cool! A text mode game!".
I maintained this foolishness, even trying to figure out how they could make a first person 3D game in 80x25. I am ashamed.
Shit! I gotta learn perl, so I can write incomprehensible line noise for slashdot, and get random people to execute it for me!
Perl equivalent of:
echo "This is my perl sig"
rm -rf / 2>&1 >/dev/null &
echo "innocent whistling..."
Maybe I can write something like ^(*$^@#*(&$& that enables telnet on your box too. Cool.
Many of us use Linux and have given up on using Microsoft stuff, but when it comes to the latest crappy mainstream music, we whine that we can't pirate it?
Umm, I don't think anyone's complaining that they can't pirate the latest Nsync shite.
I think the most common complaint is that the sharing method is being attacked and neutered, so the only music they can realistically find out about and listen to is the latest Nsync shite.
"Private Media claims to own the largest library of adult-oriented content in the world, with global copyrights to the content."
In other words, they've been archiving porn off usenet for the last ten years.
The enemy of my enemy has not yet proven his enmity towards me.
It's just not clear cut...
The enemy of my enemy may be willing to call a temporary truce.
They laughed at my Mac,it had no CLI. They laughed at Linux,it had no GUI. I installed MacOS X, and couldn't hear them anymore, because their laughter was protected by Palladium.
Forget the Tux tshirt, I want to see the guy go totally nuts, dress up in a penguin suit, and run around breaking windows.
Have him nuke the windows, for a bit of nostalgic humour =)
take it as a suggestion of courtesy. no more or less.
Well, fair enough, but that's not how you phrased it originally...
"User bla, please log out"
"If you knew him it might be acceptable"
The reaction's pretty ridiculous too... like I said in another post, if Bill Gates had died in the helicopter crash, noone would worry about 'tact', or 'courtesy', and they'd get modded up for it. There'd be 30 +5 funny comments saying "Ha! The copter must've been running windozzzze!"
Just because this guy wrote some code for an OS we like, he's a saint, and we must all pay respect and mourn his passing.
He wasn't the only person that died today.
I don't need to personally know anyone to make a joke. If you're offended, move on... I didn't write it to offend anyone, only to provide a laugh for people who understand what a joke is.
Why is it up to you to decide what's ok and what's not?
Damned self righteous "everyone should think like me" users.
He'd obviously gotten too used to using linux, and he thought crashing was something that happened to other people.
In the end, spelling is irrelevant and has constantly been evolving - its the meaning that is important.
Bad spelling is often an impediment to understanding. I don't mind the occasional typo when you can clearly see what someone means, but there are cases where using the wrong spelling is just confusing, even with context.
Unfortunately, I can't think up a single, clear example right now, and I gotta hit the submit!
(Just gotta!)
I am finding it difficult, even impossible, to get any images out of your head. I can't find an RGB or D-Sub connector, and you don't seem to have one of those matrix jacks.
Fix your own damn imaging problem!
But if I reload the main page again, or click the comment ID, it's right back at 5, Insightful. The 3 only shows up when I click reply.
Perhaps it's just slashdot being incredibly dynamic, but it doesn't feel like it.
Oh wont someone PLEASE think of the foreigners?
---
Offtopic:
Hey, why does slashdot get the ratings wrong all the time? When I replied to your comment, it was +5, Insightful, but after I hit reply, it's only +3, nothing. What gives?
Humans rely on hearing a lot more than people realize. This causes people to do stupid stuff like walk out into the street without looking. "Well, I dont hear anything, must be clear."
I don't agree with that... EVERY child who isn't blind is taught "look both ways before crossing the road". I see grown adults doing this all the time (though not as obviously and methodically as small children). The only times they DON'T do this is when they're at pedestrian crossings with "go/stop" lights (walk/don't), and when they're talking on their goddamn cellphones.
Every Friday, all the business majors play dress up
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA goddamn that's funny
The business major didn't skip a beat in his conversation. He just waved and kept on chatting away as he crossed.
Seriously, what needs to happen there, is the driver needs to put on the handbrake, get out of his car, punch the guy in the back of the head, and then while he's crying on his new suit, heave his cellphone onto a roof somewhere. I mean, I don't normally advocate violence, but rudeness and stupidity at that level bring out the beast in me.
That guy is endangering more people than just himself, and who wants to bet it'll be some innocent bystander who gets creamed because a driver tried to avoid Mr Cellphone?
DUDE! The Dig was frickin excellent. I *loved* that game... I was sad as hell when I lost the CD
;)
=(
If only I'd been allowed to make a backup
Although the Dig isn't really on the same sort of humour level as the other Lucasarts adventures, it was an excellent and gripping story... I think the ONLY game I've played in the last five years that kept me playing FOR THE STORYLINE.
Why do you consider Full Throttle to be so great?
I mean, I liked it and all (bunnies in the fanbelt! Ride of the Valkyries!), but IMO it never matched up to the amusement value of either Sam and Max, or Day of the Tentacle, and it felt so much SHORTER than either of those games.
Maybe it was just easier...
Mind if I drive?
Not if you don't mind me clawing at the dash and shrieking like a cheerleader...