Seriously people, could you actually say what you mean rather than being ultra-sarcastic and expecting people to realise? There will come a point where they don't. There's a limit to how much sarcasm should be used in a post. Every sentence in the parent post is sarcastic, and the poster means the *exact* opposits of what he/she actually posted. At least, I think that's the case.
Funny. On my browser (IE6), directly below the orange 'download' button is a blue link which says 'Free RealOne Player', directing you to the page from which to download the truly free RealOne Player.
I have an old real player for linux (no ads I can see so far) because my prefered radio station (practically the only one) only delivers 44 kbit real (which sounds quite good) or 32 kbit mp3, which sounds like crap, especially when someone does speak.
Well the good news is that, with the Internet Broadcasting bill soon to come into full effect, you won't be needing to worry about that dilemma for much longer!
I suspect they look at your IP range. If you're using a local ISP or even a national ISP with regional IP blocks, your location can be roughly identified.
You seriously sound like Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer at a computer.
There may be no 'market' for GPLed software, but who are you to complain? Why does ANYONE, least of all Microsoft, have the right to take someone else's source code for free and profit from it?
I'm not too sure about American law, but is this true? It really sucks if it is. You can just imagine the meeting around the table before the sudden U-turn in BSA policy.
"This DRM bill should help our strategy a lot then." "Sir, we just realised that we could get even more control WITHOUT the bill!" "Everyone to lobby stations! Release the $2 billion emergency bribe money!"
Teens over here tend to be familiar with that stuff, collect it, and know it well. This applies to classic rock as well, for example, Led Zeppelin, Iron butterfly, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, etc.
I have to rain on your parade, but I have to wave the bullshit flag here. Teens are NOT acquainted with the likes of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. They're much more busy listening to dance, pop, and electric music. People more likely to know of these old artists are people aged over 60.
the mac.com server appears to be holding up quite well against our Slashdot attacks - I'm getting over 300K/s.
But I bet these guys will be getting a nasty e-mail from mac.com soon informing them that last week's bandwidth consumption of 100 terabytes was slightly over the fair use limit for a personal website!
Unreal is a rather popular first-person shooter game released by Epic Megagames a few years ago, and has been succeeded by Unreal Tournament and (recently) Unreal Tournament 2003.:-)
but bad American grammar rules allows me to say "I sat there peeing".
So it's an 'official' American grammar rule now that the word 'sat' can be translated as 'stood at a urinal'? Things really are going down hill education wise.
Taxing the miles someone does on the road because you can't upkeep them is about the worst way to deal with it, IMHO. If most of the damage is caused by morons with studded snow tires (tyres), why not outlaw those tyres on the public roads? And other types of tyre which damage the road a lot? And vehicles over a certain weight for anyone but businesses? The police could then make a packet for the state by prosecuting all the people who didn't obey the law.
I couldn't agree more. Although BT have cleaned up their act (slightly) now and offer the first hour of offpeak UK calls for free, the mobile phone companies show no sign of offering unmetered calls. I'm just complaining:-)
Now, as I think about it, I've not used a payphone since I got a cell phone.
I have, for this reason: the battery ran out on my mobile phone. I usually use it for stuff now rather than payphones, but they really need to sort the battery issue out. On the Nokia ones especially, it can be on 1 bar for ages and you never know when the damn thing's gonna run out or needs recharging. Payphones are needed still for emergencies when the mobile breaks.
Slashdot Mirror
Looks a lot of like what Counterpane [counterpane.com] does.
;-)
Haha! I love it. Especially the Javascript counter for 'Network Events Processed' that increments at a rate of about 1,000 per second
Erm... WTF is that site about? It appears merely to display a mirror/redirector hostname and IP address. /me doesn't understand.
Porn is a passive hobby for most people and it's quite healthy.
LOL! Did you really mean what you said there?
The video is in Real format.
Then convert it, or something. Many people here loathe RealPlayer.
*SARCASM OVERLOAD..... BOOM!!!!!*
Seriously people, could you actually say what you mean rather than being ultra-sarcastic and expecting people to realise? There will come a point where they don't. There's a limit to how much sarcasm should be used in a post. Every sentence in the parent post is sarcastic, and the poster means the *exact* opposits of what he/she actually posted. At least, I think that's the case.
Funny. On my browser (IE6), directly below the orange 'download' button is a blue link which says 'Free RealOne Player', directing you to the page from which to download the truly free RealOne Player.
I have an old real player for linux (no ads I can see so far) because my prefered radio station (practically the only one) only delivers 44 kbit real (which sounds quite good) or 32 kbit mp3, which sounds like crap, especially when someone does speak.
Well the good news is that, with the Internet Broadcasting bill soon to come into full effect, you won't be needing to worry about that dilemma for much longer!
I suspect they look at your IP range. If you're using a local ISP or even a national ISP with regional IP blocks, your location can be roughly identified.
You seriously sound like Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer at a computer.
There may be no 'market' for GPLed software, but who are you to complain? Why does ANYONE, least of all Microsoft, have the right to take someone else's source code for free and profit from it?
Someone hass modded this post down as a troll, probably a Microsoft employee, because it's a FUCKING good point. Best post I've seen all day in fact.
So rejoice while you can but know this: you no longer have a say in the making of your own country's laws.
Actually, this doesn't apply to me because I live in Britain, so I do... oh, right.
I'm not too sure about American law, but is this true? It really sucks if it is. You can just imagine the meeting around the table before the sudden U-turn in BSA policy.
"This DRM bill should help our strategy a lot then."
"Sir, we just realised that we could get even more control WITHOUT the bill!"
"Everyone to lobby stations! Release the $2 billion emergency bribe money!"
Look here: http://www.bsa.org/usa/about/members/
Hrm. That thing rated me as:
:-)
Economic Left/Right: -1.12
Authoritarian/Libertarian: -3.23
Almost bang in line with Charles Kennedy! Ha! I think he's a moron. It's wrong, and I am not a left-winger
Teens over here tend to be familiar with that stuff, collect it, and know it well. This applies to classic rock as well, for example, Led Zeppelin, Iron butterfly, The Band, Jimi Hendrix, etc.
I have to rain on your parade, but I have to wave the bullshit flag here. Teens are NOT acquainted with the likes of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. They're much more busy listening to dance, pop, and electric music. People more likely to know of these old artists are people aged over 60.
the mac.com server appears to be holding up quite well against our Slashdot attacks - I'm getting over 300K/s.
But I bet these guys will be getting a nasty e-mail from mac.com soon informing them that last week's bandwidth consumption of 100 terabytes was slightly over the fair use limit for a personal website!
Unreal is a rather popular first-person shooter game released by Epic Megagames a few years ago, and has been succeeded by Unreal Tournament and (recently) Unreal Tournament 2003. :-)
but bad American grammar rules allows me to say "I sat there peeing".
So it's an 'official' American grammar rule now that the word 'sat' can be translated as 'stood at a urinal'? Things really are going down hill education wise.
Taxing the miles someone does on the road because you can't upkeep them is about the worst way to deal with it, IMHO. If most of the damage is caused by morons with studded snow tires (tyres), why not outlaw those tyres on the public roads? And other types of tyre which damage the road a lot? And vehicles over a certain weight for anyone but businesses? The police could then make a packet for the state by prosecuting all the people who didn't obey the law.
I couldn't agree more. Although BT have cleaned up their act (slightly) now and offer the first hour of offpeak UK calls for free, the mobile phone companies show no sign of offering unmetered calls. I'm just complaining :-)
That's why MY civilization never 'advances' beyond a monarchy :-)
because slashdot would eat &euro
WTF are you using &euro for? There's a Euro key '' on my keyboard (ctrl-alt-4), and even if not, it's in most font sets now so just use character map!
Yeah, but I doubt he/she puts any of those close to his/her mouth.
That's HELLA generous for this country (UK) :-) Double those figures and you've got the costs of our PAYG services!
Now, as I think about it, I've not used a payphone since I got a cell phone.
I have, for this reason: the battery ran out on my mobile phone. I usually use it for stuff now rather than payphones, but they really need to sort the battery issue out. On the Nokia ones especially, it can be on 1 bar for ages and you never know when the damn thing's gonna run out or needs recharging. Payphones are needed still for emergencies when the mobile breaks.