I'm going to have this in my head all day, and every time I think of it, I'm going to burst out laughing.... I just hope I don't get thrown in the padded cell to quickly: "a grammar nazi circle-jerk"
Bull crap. Take a look at Mozilla! It's MUCH better than IE hands down. The fact that you have COMPLETE control over your browsing experience is just one plus. The fact that the browser does pop-up blocking all on it's own is just one great example.
Not only that, but you can even go further and get some Mozilla based browsers for Linux (and other systems?) like Konqueror or Gnome's browser (damnit, can't remember the freakin name).
I know, I wish I could get a copy of that plot for ROTK. I would die to get my hands on it beforehand. Some idiot suggested I go buy the Lord of the Rings books, but I know it's just a cheap hack's imitation of the REAL art, the Movies!
Absolutely not!.Com and.Net are not "owned" by anyone. Verisign is given the right to run the DNS services for these, and in exchange is making a killing!
This is simply an abuse of power.
If I'm wrong, someone point it out with some proof please.
If this is a myth, why don't you prove it? He also never stated that there was a "study" on it.
Personally, having seen a little bit of information on how recording studios deal, most especially with new artists, if that artist is not PHENOMENALLY successful, they are going to be in debt for some time. One hit wonders are lucky if they manage to break even in the end.
I don't know how much of that is true or not. I would love to see someone provide a link to a reputable study or article or some piece of research that really proves or disproves these myths.
Guys, please go sign this Petition. If we get enough signatures on this, hopefully we can at least send them a message that screwing with OUR Internet (the users), is NOT a good idea. This is one of the most flagrant abuses of power I have seen in a while (well... maybe not counting Microsoft).
1) The client machines are remaining Windows boxen. 2) There is no reason your Linux server cannot file serve windows/office files. 3) Ford is not going to make a change like this and suddenly require all their supplies to conform to their technology decision.
You know, it's always wonderful to see this kind of effort going into preserving some of the history of our technological society.
It was great to browse through some of these pages and see how our community has changed. As a recent convert to Linux (Mandrake), it's very interesting to see how distributions have changed over the years.
Great job!
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I burst out laughing when I saw "Carasoul of Progress". I just had this picture of the Devil in his red outfit laughing while all the little children rode his "Carasoul" into Hell.
However, it seems unlikely that someone smart enough to write code of this nature would be dumb enough to not realize the implications once it was released.
Then again, if they were in a real hurry, and were just slapping bits of code together, they may not have realized until too late.
I have been reading about DirecTV's legal actions against purchasers of smart card programming devices.
I am not a current DirecTV subscriber, and now that I am aware of the despicable tactics that this company is willing to take against people for no other reason than because they purchased a device which might be used to perform an illegal act.
This is the same as suing someone for wrongful death after purchasing a gun and having never even fired it!
The fact that a person wrongfully accused has the ability to refute your lawsuit and get it dismissed does not make up for the fact that they still have many thousands of dollars in legal fees they are left to pay, while having NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
I sincerely hope that one of the plaintiffs in these suits, or many of them, manage to get a judgement against DirecTV awarding them millions in damages. Maybe then you will get the picture.
Your company may have gotten my business at one time, as your service is highly rated, and I have heard good things about it. However, I cannot morally support a company like this.
The more people hear about this, the more will cancel their subscriptions, and the more likely DirecTV will get the message that this is a BAD idea. They will end up losing WAY more money by pursuing this kind of tactic than by taking the time and effort to investigate who they are after and determining whether they really are pirates.
To all you DirecTV subscribers, this is the kind of action that will really get the message through. No matter how good their service is, is it worth the price we will be paying as a society if this kind of corporate bullying isn't stopped?
Personally, I am grateful to authors such as yourself who take the time and effort to put thought and creativity into your book projects. I have not read Learning Java, but when the time comes, it will certainly be on my list of "Must Haves".
Thanks for the great comment, mod this up please, it makes a great point. The math and the physics don't work. This looks a lot like NASA doesn't really know what happened for certain, has found a plausible idea, and to appease the public with an "answer", has concocted this experiment. I think we'll start to see some real answers about what really happened with better proof in time.
This line: "While big corporations may have perverted the patent system into being its bitch," just killed me!
I'm wiping tears from my eyes... the picture of this big woman wearing leather pants, leather jacket with a whip standing over a cowering little man with a dog collar on...
And in case you're wondering, yes I am twisted and weird.
You have a good point. If you don't like the system, find a way to change it. That takes active participation. Bitching about the political system in an online forum does NOTHING to change it. Getting off your lazy ass and getting down to the voting booth, or working for a political party takes guts, but it gets YOUR agenda taken into account.
Regardless of what I think of the people running for office, I STILL VOTE, even if it's for NONE OF THE ABOVE.
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I'm going to have this in my head all day, and every time I think of it, I'm going to burst out laughing. ... I just hope I don't get thrown in the padded cell to quickly:
"a grammar nazi circle-jerk"
This just killed me. Esp. the XSLT memory paging over HTTP. WOOHOO now that's what I call distributed computing. Someone mod parent as funny.
So what should we assume about the "PBS X" channel, considering all the other pr0n related channels carried.....
Skynet confirmed it's own death? That's pretty cool. I wonder if it had anything to do with T3 tanking.
Thanks Chris.
I have it at home, but damnit, I have to use W2K at work. *grunt of dismay*
Bull crap. Take a look at Mozilla! It's MUCH better than IE hands down. The fact that you have COMPLETE control over your browsing experience is just one plus. The fact that the browser does pop-up blocking all on it's own is just one great example.
Not only that, but you can even go further and get some Mozilla based browsers for Linux (and other systems?) like Konqueror or Gnome's browser (damnit, can't remember the freakin name).
Wasn't that Greedo in EP I? Or am I smokin crack?
I know, I wish I could get a copy of that plot for ROTK. I would die to get my hands on it beforehand. Some idiot suggested I go buy the Lord of the Rings books, but I know it's just a cheap hack's imitation of the REAL art, the Movies!
Absolutely not! .Com and .Net are not "owned" by anyone. Verisign is given the right to run the DNS services for these, and in exchange is making a killing!
This is simply an abuse of power.
If I'm wrong, someone point it out with some proof please.
Oh man, you're showing your age there.
I bet you can whistle a 1200 baud modulated signal in your sleep too.
If this is a myth, why don't you prove it? He also never stated that there was a "study" on it.
Personally, having seen a little bit of information on how recording studios deal, most especially with new artists, if that artist is not PHENOMENALLY successful, they are going to be in debt for some time. One hit wonders are lucky if they manage to break even in the end.
I don't know how much of that is true or not. I would love to see someone provide a link to a reputable study or article or some piece of research that really proves or disproves these myths.
Anyone?
Guys, please go sign this Petition. If we get enough signatures on this, hopefully we can at least send them a message that screwing with OUR Internet (the users), is NOT a good idea. This is one of the most flagrant abuses of power I have seen in a while (well... maybe not counting Microsoft).
Regrettably, this argument doesn't work.
1) The client machines are remaining Windows boxen.
2) There is no reason your Linux server cannot file serve windows/office files.
3) Ford is not going to make a change like this and suddenly require all their supplies to conform to their technology decision.
You know, it's always wonderful to see this kind of effort going into preserving some of the history of our technological society.
It was great to browse through some of these pages and see how our community has changed. As a recent convert to Linux (Mandrake), it's very interesting to see how distributions have changed over the years.
Great job!
I burst out laughing when I saw "Carasoul of Progress". I just had this picture of the Devil in his red outfit laughing while all the little children rode his "Carasoul" into Hell.
Ok... so I'm weird.
Love your sig!
I think you have an excellent point here.
However, it seems unlikely that someone smart enough to write code of this nature would be dumb enough to not realize the implications once it was released.
Then again, if they were in a real hurry, and were just slapping bits of code together, they may not have realized until too late.
Something to think about. Also rather scary.
Here is my feedback submitted to their page:
I have been reading about DirecTV's legal actions against purchasers of smart card programming devices.
I am not a current DirecTV subscriber, and now that I am aware of the despicable tactics that this company is willing to take against people for no other reason than because they purchased a device which might be used to perform an illegal act.
This is the same as suing someone for wrongful death after purchasing a gun and having never even fired it!
The fact that a person wrongfully accused has the ability to refute your lawsuit and get it dismissed does not make up for the fact that they still have many thousands of dollars in legal fees they are left to pay, while having NEVER DONE ANYTHING WRONG.
I sincerely hope that one of the plaintiffs in these suits, or many of them, manage to get a judgement against DirecTV awarding them millions in damages. Maybe then you will get the picture.
Your company may have gotten my business at one time, as your service is highly rated, and I have heard good things about it. However, I cannot morally support a company like this.
Sincerely,
CrackHappy (real name actually submitted)
Scummer, thank god for people like you!
The more people hear about this, the more will cancel their subscriptions, and the more likely DirecTV will get the message that this is a BAD idea. They will end up losing WAY more money by pursuing this kind of tactic than by taking the time and effort to investigate who they are after and determining whether they really are pirates.
To all you DirecTV subscribers, this is the kind of action that will really get the message through. No matter how good their service is, is it worth the price we will be paying as a society if this kind of corporate bullying isn't stopped?
Together, we can make a difference.
COBOL - easily readable code?
I'm laughing. I'm pissing my pants. I'm dancing up and down like a monkey on crack with a "I LOVE COBOL" hat on.
Thanks heli0, that was so damned funny. I spit my coke out all over the floor.
Everyone, you have got to follow that link, the cartoon is hilarious.
Pat,
Personally, I am grateful to authors such as yourself who take the time and effort to put thought and creativity into your book projects. I have not read Learning Java, but when the time comes, it will certainly be on my list of "Must Haves".
Keep it up!
Thanks for the great comment, mod this up please, it makes a great point. The math and the physics don't work. This looks a lot like NASA doesn't really know what happened for certain, has found a plausible idea, and to appease the public with an "answer", has concocted this experiment. I think we'll start to see some real answers about what really happened with better proof in time.
This line:
"While big corporations may have perverted the patent system into being its bitch," just killed me!
I'm wiping tears from my eyes... the picture of this big woman wearing leather pants, leather jacket with a whip standing over a cowering little man with a dog collar on...
And in case you're wondering, yes I am twisted and weird.
You have a good point. If you don't like the system, find a way to change it. That takes active participation. Bitching about the political system in an online forum does NOTHING to change it. Getting off your lazy ass and getting down to the voting booth, or working for a political party takes guts, but it gets YOUR agenda taken into account.
Regardless of what I think of the people running for office, I STILL VOTE, even if it's for NONE OF THE ABOVE.