Holy shit I hope you get modded up. That was the first thing I thought when I read that article. This is insane! In what world is this acceptable?! It's not just computers anymore. It's game consoles and cars now, too.
For those not familiar with BMW's iDrive.
Just today, I started the car and again I coudn't get past the accept "screen". The iDrive crashes at that screen all the time anymore. I've just been doing the reboot sequence that I mentioned above to reset it.
People are rebooting thier fucking CARS?! And this is somehow ACCEPTABLE?!
Yes I can.:P Most of the world uses Microsoft software, and therefore most calamitous attacks are directed at it. The same will occur if/when Linux rises to sizeable popularity, but that's a debate for another day.
I see your tired-old-argument, and raise you three:
Apache is the number one http server.
BIND is the number one DNS server.
Sendmail is the number one mail server.(last I checked, anyway)
It's convenient how when it's presented it's always as if nothing changes between Windows versions. There were pretty big differences between NT and 2000, and even more between 2000 and XP.
The users that would have trouble going from MS Office to OO (or from Windows to X) are the same users that will have trouble going from 2000 to XP ("Where's all my desktop icons??").
A transition is a transition, whethers it's from MS stuff to OSS stuff, or from MS to MS. I'm willing to accept the cost of one being higher than the other, but why is the cost of going to a newer version MS product completely overlooked?
There were those who thought there might have been a connection between the florist licensing thing and him, but I dunno. There was also the home inspector license thing initiated a year or two ago, and now this shit.
They're always whining that they need more money.. There was the "temporary" business tax-thing that got "renewed" because they need more money. And the Stelly tax joke.
How about instead of trying to suck us dry, we try to get all these fuckers to keep their handsout of the pot ? It's no wonder nobody wants to do business in our state.
Not really.. they bought $150 million of non-voting Apple stock, agreed to continue production of some software for the mac (I forget what), and signed an agreement to share technology w/Apple in exchange for Apple dropping the patent infringement suit against Microsoft.
Actually, I watched this documentary once with Arnold Schwarzenegger where they showed where all the water is. It's in giant ice blocks in this huge cave. There's also an alien device designed to release it as vapor, thereby creating an atmosphere on Mars.
If this is the case, then a better solution might be stiffer penalties on people who drive without a license rather than creating new laws with new penalties, and new costs associated with implementing the apparatus, no?
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this story. I knew it'd be full of people ranting about it who didn't actually plan on -doing- anything.
Hell, I can't even stock up on current hardware b/c I'm boycotting AMD/Intel for supporting this shit. I've started buying old (*OLD*) SGI's off of eBay now.
Do I honestly think that it hurts anyone that I'm not buying their products? No, but at least I'm -trying- not to be a hypocrite.
(from the Company Overview -> History portion of their website)
It seems that in 1975 "The Comic of "Little Rogues" was renamed as "Dragon and Tiger Heroes" and became the best sales of fighting comics in Hong Kong. "
Chun?? From Remo Williams? Master of the ancient Korean art of Sinanju?
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helluva point there.. If the first AI was extremely mentally handicapped, what would they do with it? Could they just kill it off? Might there be morality issues with that? Would someone have to take care of it?
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Not quite the same, but the point still holds. One can be held legally liable for the consequences of vigilante actions.
Yes I can. :P Most of the world uses Microsoft software, and therefore most calamitous attacks are directed at it. The same will occur if/when Linux rises to sizeable popularity, but that's a debate for another day.
I see your tired-old-argument, and raise you three:
Apache is the number one http server.
BIND is the number one DNS server.
Sendmail is the number one mail server.(last I checked, anyway)
I found it rather funny that right underneath where they declare that he is a "world famous designer" there is a link explaining who he is..
I don't really put much stock in that argument..
It's convenient how when it's presented it's always as if nothing changes between Windows versions. There were pretty big differences between NT and 2000, and even more between 2000 and XP.
The users that would have trouble going from MS Office to OO (or from Windows to X) are the same users that will have trouble going from 2000 to XP ("Where's all my desktop icons??").
A transition is a transition, whethers it's from MS stuff to OSS stuff, or from MS to MS. I'm willing to accept the cost of one being higher than the other, but why is the cost of going to a newer version MS product completely overlooked?
Not that we're know for corruption down here or anything, but Roger Villere is also the chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party.
There were those who thought there might have been a connection between the florist licensing thing and him, but I dunno. There was also the home inspector license thing initiated a year or two ago, and now this shit. They're always whining that they need more money.. There was the "temporary" business tax-thing that got "renewed" because they need more money. And the Stelly tax joke.
How about instead of trying to suck us dry, we try to get all these fuckers to keep their hands out of the pot ?
It's no wonder nobody wants to do business in our state.
Not really.. they bought $150 million of non-voting Apple stock, agreed to continue production of some software for the mac (I forget what), and signed an agreement to share technology w/Apple in exchange for Apple dropping the patent infringement suit against Microsoft .
It was a payoff, not some benevolent act.
Actually, I watched this documentary once with Arnold Schwarzenegger where they showed where all the water is. It's in giant ice blocks in this huge cave. There's also an alien device designed to release it as vapor, thereby creating an atmosphere on Mars.
I don't see it. What's to keep them from implementing a broken form of this (or sabotaging it in some way) even though they're a part of it?
It's not like they haven't done it before:
MS stalls IPv6 progress
Microsoft missing browser standards (and they are a member of the W3C)
We all know how they are with standards.
I dunno, but if we hurry it looks like 5 digit ID's are still available.
If this is the case, then a better solution might be stiffer penalties on people who drive without a license rather than creating new laws with new penalties, and new costs associated with implementing the apparatus, no?
Couldn't have said it better myself..
That was the first thing I thought when I saw this story. I knew it'd be full of people ranting about it who didn't actually plan on -doing- anything.
Hell, I can't even stock up on current hardware b/c I'm boycotting AMD/Intel for supporting this shit. I've started buying old (*OLD*) SGI's off of eBay now.
Do I honestly think that it hurts anyone that I'm not buying their products? No, but at least I'm -trying- not to be a hypocrite.
(from the Company Overview -> History portion of their website)
It seems that in 1975 "The Comic of "Little Rogues" was renamed as "Dragon and Tiger Heroes" and became the best sales of fighting comics in Hong Kong. "
I never knew.
Chun?? From Remo Williams? Master of the ancient Korean art of Sinanju?
helluva point there.. If the first AI was extremely mentally handicapped, what would they do with it? Could they just kill it off? Might there be morality issues with that? Would someone have to take care of it?
strange.
even this guy?