That's just it....enough mindless sheep get mad at a country for doing something, they try and change the name of something to suit their personal dislike. Well, if that is the case, I think its time we made a few changes in other foods! I want to eat Impeachment Cheese, not American Cheese. Everyone says the French are cowards because they 'let' the Germans in during WW2....Yeah, then they all went underground and sabotaged their operations and brought information to the Allies at risk to their own lives, and fought them in the alleys. They are more courageous than most Americans will admit. Now, considering that Bush isn't exactly what we call reliable when it comes to telling us what REALLY happened, who is to say what really happened. After all, everyone has all but forgotten his father's involvement in supporting some folks back when he was with Regan. These folks back then were called the Al-Quida Freedom Fighters. Wonder what happened to them?
Studies show that computer-illiterate people are easily confused by multiple buttons
They're absolutely correct. I know several people on WebTV (aka MSNTV) that look at a multiple button mouse (heck, even a single button mouse for some) with a mixture of fear and terror. They know that their boxes are already obsolete, and that within a couple years, MS will stop supporting them entirely and they will need to move to a computer or loose the internet, and it terrifies them. Some are old folks who think a computer is too much for them. Others are like my ex girlfriend who is just a technophobe and hates learning new things. I have seen some of the pictures which say "keep your damn mouse, I want my WebTV" and know that while us computer users look down on AOL folks for their lack of internet savvy, most of us don't even see the WebTV folks, as they don't make that big of a noise at all. The eerie thing is, there are still a LOT of them, just ask the old Talk City management...their customers were half Webbies.
If you have the money for a Mac, you can probably afford any mouse you want to go with it. Personally, I've been using my trusty IntelliMouse Explorer for something like five years now, and I don't intend to give it up until someone pries it out of my cold, dead hands!
I say the same about my mac, and yes, I do use an IntelliMouse, which is pretty much the only Microsoft product connected to my machine next to IE, which I am slowly phasing out.
Go ahead Universal or whichever french company owns them
Oh yes, it must all be the fault of the evil French. Maybe the evil French actually own Microsoft and that is why they are so bad. Get a grip. A country is only as evil as the people who live in it, NOT those running it. If that were the case, the rest of the world would be right in saying that the US is evil. But enough of that gripe, back to the topic.
They aren't marytrs, they were trying to clone a popular game and one that is inexpensive at that, and try to make it free. Okay, its a nice idea to have free software, but if you spent as much money as Blizzard did in development, testing, and advertising, and then got kicked with a free copy of all the worrk you did, you would have every right to go after them. If the open source and group development people want to really give Blizzard some competition, try creating an ORIGINAL game that is good and free. Most of us have Starcraft and Warcraft. Give me something new, not a clone of something old.
I never started on an Apple ][, I started with the//e, but before that, the Vic 20 and a whopping 3k of RAM. At school, we had//e's to play with, and being the geek I was, I quickly began to learn to program them. Soon enough, I had ripped the intro sound from Castle Smurfenstein and had it playing every time I turned on the computer with one of my disks. The days of fun, and computing and the emergence of software piracy. Ahhhh....the elite days of computing when all you had was some....err....what were those black square things called? Oh yeah...floppies....what ever happened to them? Do computers still USE those?
Sure, you can whip together a good linux box for $500-600, but what is the life expectancy of that system? Will it last 3 years of college abuse? Will it have the power the students need and the ease of use for the new students? Probably not. And if you are looking at $1000 for an iMac, you are paying way too much. I can go onto Apple's website anf get one for $800. And that's retail. Schools will pay less then that. Also take into consideration the cost of the IT staff. Two guys with a little Apple training, one hardware, one software, can help the teachers practically self-administrate the system. What will you need to get a Linux server setup running? Maybe 4 or 5./ folks? Which will cost less in the long run....unless you IT folks here wanna work for free T1 access while at work, I doubt most of you will be as cost effective.;)
Actually, you would be wrong. Remember, in order for every one of their software pieces to sell (except for the Office X exception) you need a copy of Windows. Sure, some of those copies are sold on your computer, but the computer manufacturer buys that liscence and passes along the 'savings' to you. Retail copies of Windows may sell less then Office, but Windows liscences in total far outweigh any individual software package. Not everyone who runs a Windows machine runs Microsoft software on it.
As to why would we start buying both Office and Windows? Simple. If they kill Office X, and no make ANY Mac software, except VPC, we have no choice....if we want to run Office, we have to run Windows on VPC. Yes it will piss off their customers, but in Microsofts opinions, we're only Mac users.
Well, as we all know, besides being in the business of monopolies and competition crushing, Microsoft's main source of income comes from software. Not just any software, but their Operating System. Now, Mac OS is free of such requirements. No MS OS needed there. So, Microsoft is loosing money (in their eyes) for every Mac sold. Now, what if there was a solution that allowed you to run Windows, like you do at work (for those of you stuck with it there), on your Mac at home, with the same kind of speed that you have at work? Well, that means more copies of Windows sold! Look at that, would you like a shiny copy of Windows that runs real fast on that Mac you just bought? Its in MS' best interest to make VPC as fast, efficient and compatible as they can. The better it is, the more copies of it will sell, and the more copies of Windows, and the more copies of MS Office for that Windows, will sell.
However, on the down side, chances are, if they make it good enough, they will kill Office for X altogether...why have Office X, just buy Office for Windows and that nice copy of Virtual PC and Windows. Its more money for them that way. But if we are fortunate, Sun and Apple will pick up that with Appleworks and Sun's office suite (which I recall they said they would put on X once MS was gone from the picture)
There are three thinfs that make a BBS great, and possible to survive even in these days of the internet. First, you need great folks willing to sacrifice time to make things fun. There are lots of those kinda folks around. Second, you need great doors...like TradeWars 2002 (I still play that through telnet) and lastly, the one thing that makes a great BBS....PRON! Gotta have it! Seriously though, there were a lot of BBS that were porn havens. I should know, I ran one!
I agree, Paul was cast better. The spice was portrayed better, the story was followed more closely to the book. However, Patrick Stewart made a better Gurney Halleck, Sting was the perfect Feyd-Ruatha. In all, the Lynch version has mostly better actor choices, but didn't follow well. I absolutely hated the "Weirding Modules" thing. I am anxious to see how good they do with this one.
All right, as someone posted, let's see the proof that you were a victim of Kevin's theft of your credit card number. Next prove that he used your card and charged you ANYTHING on that stolen card. And don't just say that someone charged it, since that could have been the waitress at the restauraunt you ate at who swiped the carbon paper. Its going to be difficult to prove that, isn't it? Now, what he did, while LEGALLY wrong is something that DID a great service, in part thanks to the exageration that happened with the case. People learned that there were so many things that were at fault, not just the security of their computers, but the people that work there. Without intending to, he showed us that there were huge gaping security holes in the software and procedures of the companies that hold our financial future in their records. For one, I would be GLAD that those were exposed. Would you rather that you went through life not knowing that your credit card is sitting in a file somewhere that anyone with just a little knowledge can get? At least once its stolen and then publicized, you can easily prove that those charges on your card are NOT yours. Otheriwse, you get to go through hell to prove it to your company.
We used Legos in my Robotics Programming classes. It sounds strange, but considering the standards and exactness that Lego is manufactured with, you have to have exacting controls of the Robotics to make sure that one piece is going to fit on top of the other. Lego has a lot of educational value. They are also good for building construction, as you can use it to show where a load bearing wall is, as well as being able to re-arrange the way a house is laid out.
What I can't understand is why a ccompany that has had such horrible problems living up to the demands placed on them in the past (The whole Playstation 2's lack of units during its release was partially their fault) and that was so slow to open their standards, and has forced computer users to thinking of their RAM in pairs again (didn't we kill that when EDO died?) is still being USED by computer manufacturers. How much are they being paid to base their systems on this RAM standard? Long live DDR!
Okay, if I set up a system where every time you logged on to a library computer, it asked you to agree to a terms of use that said you would not view pornography, would not engage in illegal activities and not promote hatred of any group, and then, after agreeing and logging in, you went to a couple pron sites, downloaded some warez and posted a bunch of KKK promotional ads, could you get away with saying that your rights are protected by the 1st Ammendment? No way. When you agree to it, you are bound by it. It may "just be instructions" but you didn't write those instructions. If you programmed your own API from the ground up, that's different, but if you use someone elses code, you are bound by the limitations they set for it. If I write a set of code instructions that allow users to collaborate with each other, and say that I don't want them used for sharing illegal files, I have that right. If you want to share illegal files, write your own code, don't steal mine.
If you are spending all your time looking for advanced features in an operating system, I bet your boss cracks down a lot on you at work because you aren't doing your job and just messing around on the computer. This is just plain bad in terms of excuses for why a power user works slow on a Mac. "Oh, I work slower because I'm not doing what I am supposed to be doing" Well, DUH. And yes, if you spent hours every day customizing and configuring your Mac to the point where you could do anything with it from only a few keyboard shortcuts, I am sure you would love it as much. Before comparing Apples and Lemons, try giving equal configuration to each.
Okay, let me see if I understand you correctly. Seems like there might b a little confusion here. Charging $130 for an OS upgrade (which was pretty much a new version of the OS, required an extra CD over the older version, which says a lot since it ran faster then before, not like bloatware) and Windows users paid $300+ for their last upgrade....which was not even 2 years after the previous $300 upgrade. The Taking away of the free.mac, while I despise them for, I can understand. Look how many free email/webspace places have gone out of business or gone banner or pay. You may not know it, but.mac websites, even when they were free, were advertisement free. Has ANY operating system or hardware company offered YOU a free website without banners and a free email to boot? Probably not, since its not financially feasible. Now, lets look at the iApps. We have the first, iTunes. I seriously doubt Apple will ever sell that. Its nice, but its no Audion. Next came iMovie. This is a pretty nice piece of software, a low end, beginner version of Final Cut Pro. Then we have iPhoto, which is a way you can store your photos off a digital camera, then turn them into books, or even have them printed and sent to you via mail. Then iDVD allows you to make your own DVD disc with menus and everything. And now iCal, the scheduling calendar program. Oh yeah, almost forgot iSync, the palm/bluetooth syncing program. Now, of these, I can understand iDVD, iMovie and iPhoto going pay, since they are commercial grade software. Or, what Apple can do is make them a type of shareware, where you don't get all the features till you pay. Or maybe this whole story is missing the fact that all of the mentioned iApps (except iPhoto) have full commercial versions with more features then you can shake a stick at, and perhaps the rumors of "going pay" are just rumors of a possible upgrade path to those expensive versions. And remember, while its nice to say "sources inside", most of the people inside are under Non-Disclosure Agreements, and if they REALLY let something out, their job would be forfeit. This is probably just Windows FUD to try and scare their customer base into being loyal now that they see Apple is luring them all away.
Nah, a button that changes between two colors is simple. All you need is a dual color LED. You can get these pretty easily at most electronic stores and all that they do is change their color from one to the other depending on which way that the current is going. There is a little more to this then two colors. Who knows, maybe we can similate flower power on a snow iMac without the use of paints. The big question remains however....WHY?!
This is a prelude to a new take-over attempt by Baskin-Robbins and KFC. First they are going to buy all the electron neutrino flavours, then they are going to sell them back to us. The all new Electron Neutrino 31 Flavours! Then, KFC will be taking over all the chicken flavoured electron neutrinos. Of course, some years down the road, people will claim that the Neutrinos are being called CFNs instead of Chicken Flavoured Neutrinos because KFC decided to not use real chicken flavouring.
With all the discussion about prior art and how its not right to patent this and that Apple is all wrong and nuts for doing this, here's a few points to consider. Firstly, there is no prior art. We can't point at chameleons, since they respond to only a few stimulus to change their colors. You can't press a horn on one and get it to turn purple. If you have a chameleon with that much control, I think Ripley's would pay you big bucks to see that. Flashing LED's and monitor screens are nothing near what Apple is talking about in the patent (download the thing if you don't believe me) This is a lot more interesting. If you have seen the TiBooks you have seen how the Apple logo glows. Imagine if you could change the color of it. That is a lot more then a flashing LED. Now, why is Apple putting a patent on this? To protect their ass(ets) of course! Last time they had a truly original idea like this, the iMac itself, there were copies and knockoffs that made Apple look bad, especially when they tried to get them legally for it, the copiers cried that there was no patent and no trademark. Its about time Apple made a pre-emptive strike against the followers trying to ride the success of Apple's innovation.
Actually, the correct spelling for metric is tonne, not ton. And a metric tonne is just a simplification of a commonly used weight. Kind of like an acre is 4840 square yards. Just is easier to say and deal with.
In related news, writers have begun work on the writing of the fifth in the series of movies. However, sources say that it becoming increasingly difficult to keep the character angry, as the years have mellowed the angry warrior.
Some say its an urban legend, the stories of robots flushed down the toilets when they were just mini-battle bots, all grown up to huge proportions and laying fiber all over the city. But I know its true! I accidentally flushed by Lego Mindstorms down the toilet one day and now I have high speed internet access when I crap!
Absolutely! Ban AOL CD's! Ban MSN CD's! Ban NetZero CDs! Ban the internet, since apparently any one of us with internet access could easilly bring down the entire network! Hey, let's not forget, we're all intellectuals here, and heaven forbid, we actually use our brains and do something insidious, like post against Bushcroft using our terrorist supporting WiFi. We must all be a bunch of anti-american communists. Next thing you know, we will be against drug testing by the government on us, since if we don't submit to it, we are unpatriotic.... Oh wait, too late, It's already done
Let's see. He sends us advertisements on cheap viagra, 101 ways to make money off soy bean soup, and its just good business and advertising to the customer base who are his target market. We send him catalogs of expensive furniture to fill his $740,000 home, financial advice advertisements so he can save his money wisely, and ways to make even more money off soy bean soup, and we are harassing him? Is it just me or does he not realize that we were trying to do him an enourmous favor. Maybe now we should send him advertisements for legal counsel, since his current one just doesn't get it.
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That's just it....enough mindless sheep get mad at a country for doing something, they try and change the name of something to suit their personal dislike. Well, if that is the case, I think its time we made a few changes in other foods! I want to eat Impeachment Cheese, not American Cheese. Everyone says the French are cowards because they 'let' the Germans in during WW2....Yeah, then they all went underground and sabotaged their operations and brought information to the Allies at risk to their own lives, and fought them in the alleys. They are more courageous than most Americans will admit. Now, considering that Bush isn't exactly what we call reliable when it comes to telling us what REALLY happened, who is to say what really happened. After all, everyone has all but forgotten his father's involvement in supporting some folks back when he was with Regan. These folks back then were called the Al-Quida Freedom Fighters. Wonder what happened to them?
Studies show that computer-illiterate people are easily confused by multiple buttons
They're absolutely correct. I know several people on WebTV (aka MSNTV) that look at a multiple button mouse (heck, even a single button mouse for some) with a mixture of fear and terror. They know that their boxes are already obsolete, and that within a couple years, MS will stop supporting them entirely and they will need to move to a computer or loose the internet, and it terrifies them. Some are old folks who think a computer is too much for them. Others are like my ex girlfriend who is just a technophobe and hates learning new things. I have seen some of the pictures which say "keep your damn mouse, I want my WebTV" and know that while us computer users look down on AOL folks for their lack of internet savvy, most of us don't even see the WebTV folks, as they don't make that big of a noise at all. The eerie thing is, there are still a LOT of them, just ask the old Talk City management...their customers were half Webbies.
If you have the money for a Mac, you can probably afford any mouse you want to go with it. Personally, I've been using my trusty IntelliMouse Explorer for something like five years now, and I don't intend to give it up until someone pries it out of my cold, dead hands!
I say the same about my mac, and yes, I do use an IntelliMouse, which is pretty much the only Microsoft product connected to my machine next to IE, which I am slowly phasing out.
Go ahead Universal or whichever french company owns them
Oh yes, it must all be the fault of the evil French. Maybe the evil French actually own Microsoft and that is why they are so bad. Get a grip. A country is only as evil as the people who live in it, NOT those running it. If that were the case, the rest of the world would be right in saying that the US is evil. But enough of that gripe, back to the topic.
They aren't marytrs, they were trying to clone a popular game and one that is inexpensive at that, and try to make it free. Okay, its a nice idea to have free software, but if you spent as much money as Blizzard did in development, testing, and advertising, and then got kicked with a free copy of all the worrk you did, you would have every right to go after them. If the open source and group development people want to really give Blizzard some competition, try creating an ORIGINAL game that is good and free. Most of us have Starcraft and Warcraft. Give me something new, not a clone of something old.
I never started on an Apple ][, I started with the //e, but before that, the Vic 20 and a whopping 3k of RAM. At school, we had //e's to play with, and being the geek I was, I quickly began to learn to program them. Soon enough, I had ripped the intro sound from Castle Smurfenstein and had it playing every time I turned on the computer with one of my disks. The days of fun, and computing and the emergence of software piracy. Ahhhh....the elite days of computing when all you had was some....err....what were those black square things called? Oh yeah...floppies....what ever happened to them? Do computers still USE those?
Sure, you can whip together a good linux box for $500-600, but what is the life expectancy of that system? Will it last 3 years of college abuse? Will it have the power the students need and the ease of use for the new students? Probably not. And if you are looking at $1000 for an iMac, you are paying way too much. I can go onto Apple's website anf get one for $800. And that's retail. Schools will pay less then that. Also take into consideration the cost of the IT staff. Two guys with a little Apple training, one hardware, one software, can help the teachers practically self-administrate the system. What will you need to get a Linux server setup running? Maybe 4 or 5 ./ folks? Which will cost less in the long run....unless you IT folks here wanna work for free T1 access while at work, I doubt most of you will be as cost effective. ;)
Actually, you would be wrong. Remember, in order for every one of their software pieces to sell (except for the Office X exception) you need a copy of Windows. Sure, some of those copies are sold on your computer, but the computer manufacturer buys that liscence and passes along the 'savings' to you. Retail copies of Windows may sell less then Office, but Windows liscences in total far outweigh any individual software package. Not everyone who runs a Windows machine runs Microsoft software on it.
As to why would we start buying both Office and Windows? Simple. If they kill Office X, and no make ANY Mac software, except VPC, we have no choice....if we want to run Office, we have to run Windows on VPC. Yes it will piss off their customers, but in Microsofts opinions, we're only Mac users.
Well, as we all know, besides being in the business of monopolies and competition crushing, Microsoft's main source of income comes from software. Not just any software, but their Operating System. Now, Mac OS is free of such requirements. No MS OS needed there. So, Microsoft is loosing money (in their eyes) for every Mac sold. Now, what if there was a solution that allowed you to run Windows, like you do at work (for those of you stuck with it there), on your Mac at home, with the same kind of speed that you have at work? Well, that means more copies of Windows sold! Look at that, would you like a shiny copy of Windows that runs real fast on that Mac you just bought? Its in MS' best interest to make VPC as fast, efficient and compatible as they can. The better it is, the more copies of it will sell, and the more copies of Windows, and the more copies of MS Office for that Windows, will sell.
However, on the down side, chances are, if they make it good enough, they will kill Office for X altogether...why have Office X, just buy Office for Windows and that nice copy of Virtual PC and Windows. Its more money for them that way. But if we are fortunate, Sun and Apple will pick up that with Appleworks and Sun's office suite (which I recall they said they would put on X once MS was gone from the picture)
There are three thinfs that make a BBS great, and possible to survive even in these days of the internet. First, you need great folks willing to sacrifice time to make things fun. There are lots of those kinda folks around. Second, you need great doors...like TradeWars 2002 (I still play that through telnet) and lastly, the one thing that makes a great BBS....PRON! Gotta have it! Seriously though, there were a lot of BBS that were porn havens. I should know, I ran one!
I agree, Paul was cast better. The spice was portrayed better, the story was followed more closely to the book. However, Patrick Stewart made a better Gurney Halleck, Sting was the perfect Feyd-Ruatha. In all, the Lynch version has mostly better actor choices, but didn't follow well. I absolutely hated the "Weirding Modules" thing. I am anxious to see how good they do with this one.
My God, Its full of stars!
All right, as someone posted, let's see the proof that you were a victim of Kevin's theft of your credit card number. Next prove that he used your card and charged you ANYTHING on that stolen card. And don't just say that someone charged it, since that could have been the waitress at the restauraunt you ate at who swiped the carbon paper. Its going to be difficult to prove that, isn't it? Now, what he did, while LEGALLY wrong is something that DID a great service, in part thanks to the exageration that happened with the case. People learned that there were so many things that were at fault, not just the security of their computers, but the people that work there. Without intending to, he showed us that there were huge gaping security holes in the software and procedures of the companies that hold our financial future in their records. For one, I would be GLAD that those were exposed. Would you rather that you went through life not knowing that your credit card is sitting in a file somewhere that anyone with just a little knowledge can get? At least once its stolen and then publicized, you can easily prove that those charges on your card are NOT yours. Otheriwse, you get to go through hell to prove it to your company.
We used Legos in my Robotics Programming classes. It sounds strange, but considering the standards and exactness that Lego is manufactured with, you have to have exacting controls of the Robotics to make sure that one piece is going to fit on top of the other. Lego has a lot of educational value. They are also good for building construction, as you can use it to show where a load bearing wall is, as well as being able to re-arrange the way a house is laid out.
What I can't understand is why a ccompany that has had such horrible problems living up to the demands placed on them in the past (The whole Playstation 2's lack of units during its release was partially their fault) and that was so slow to open their standards, and has forced computer users to thinking of their RAM in pairs again (didn't we kill that when EDO died?) is still being USED by computer manufacturers. How much are they being paid to base their systems on this RAM standard? Long live DDR!
Okay, if I set up a system where every time you logged on to a library computer, it asked you to agree to a terms of use that said you would not view pornography, would not engage in illegal activities and not promote hatred of any group, and then, after agreeing and logging in, you went to a couple pron sites, downloaded some warez and posted a bunch of KKK promotional ads, could you get away with saying that your rights are protected by the 1st Ammendment? No way. When you agree to it, you are bound by it. It may "just be instructions" but you didn't write those instructions. If you programmed your own API from the ground up, that's different, but if you use someone elses code, you are bound by the limitations they set for it. If I write a set of code instructions that allow users to collaborate with each other, and say that I don't want them used for sharing illegal files, I have that right. If you want to share illegal files, write your own code, don't steal mine.
If you are spending all your time looking for advanced features in an operating system, I bet your boss cracks down a lot on you at work because you aren't doing your job and just messing around on the computer. This is just plain bad in terms of excuses for why a power user works slow on a Mac. "Oh, I work slower because I'm not doing what I am supposed to be doing" Well, DUH. And yes, if you spent hours every day customizing and configuring your Mac to the point where you could do anything with it from only a few keyboard shortcuts, I am sure you would love it as much. Before comparing Apples and Lemons, try giving equal configuration to each.
Okay, let me see if I understand you correctly. Seems like there might b a little confusion here. Charging $130 for an OS upgrade (which was pretty much a new version of the OS, required an extra CD over the older version, which says a lot since it ran faster then before, not like bloatware) and Windows users paid $300+ for their last upgrade....which was not even 2 years after the previous $300 upgrade. The Taking away of the free .mac, while I despise them for, I can understand. Look how many free email/webspace places have gone out of business or gone banner or pay. You may not know it, but .mac websites, even when they were free, were advertisement free. Has ANY operating system or hardware company offered YOU a free website without banners and a free email to boot? Probably not, since its not financially feasible. Now, lets look at the iApps. We have the first, iTunes. I seriously doubt Apple will ever sell that. Its nice, but its no Audion. Next came iMovie. This is a pretty nice piece of software, a low end, beginner version of Final Cut Pro. Then we have iPhoto, which is a way you can store your photos off a digital camera, then turn them into books, or even have them printed and sent to you via mail. Then iDVD allows you to make your own DVD disc with menus and everything. And now iCal, the scheduling calendar program. Oh yeah, almost forgot iSync, the palm/bluetooth syncing program. Now, of these, I can understand iDVD, iMovie and iPhoto going pay, since they are commercial grade software. Or, what Apple can do is make them a type of shareware, where you don't get all the features till you pay. Or maybe this whole story is missing the fact that all of the mentioned iApps (except iPhoto) have full commercial versions with more features then you can shake a stick at, and perhaps the rumors of "going pay" are just rumors of a possible upgrade path to those expensive versions. And remember, while its nice to say "sources inside", most of the people inside are under Non-Disclosure Agreements, and if they REALLY let something out, their job would be forfeit. This is probably just Windows FUD to try and scare their customer base into being loyal now that they see Apple is luring them all away.
Nah, a button that changes between two colors is simple. All you need is a dual color LED. You can get these pretty easily at most electronic stores and all that they do is change their color from one to the other depending on which way that the current is going. There is a little more to this then two colors. Who knows, maybe we can similate flower power on a snow iMac without the use of paints. The big question remains however....WHY?!
This is a prelude to a new take-over attempt by Baskin-Robbins and KFC. First they are going to buy all the electron neutrino flavours, then they are going to sell them back to us. The all new Electron Neutrino 31 Flavours! Then, KFC will be taking over all the chicken flavoured electron neutrinos. Of course, some years down the road, people will claim that the Neutrinos are being called CFNs instead of Chicken Flavoured Neutrinos because KFC decided to not use real chicken flavouring.
With all the discussion about prior art and how its not right to patent this and that Apple is all wrong and nuts for doing this, here's a few points to consider. Firstly, there is no prior art. We can't point at chameleons, since they respond to only a few stimulus to change their colors. You can't press a horn on one and get it to turn purple. If you have a chameleon with that much control, I think Ripley's would pay you big bucks to see that. Flashing LED's and monitor screens are nothing near what Apple is talking about in the patent (download the thing if you don't believe me) This is a lot more interesting. If you have seen the TiBooks you have seen how the Apple logo glows. Imagine if you could change the color of it. That is a lot more then a flashing LED. Now, why is Apple putting a patent on this? To protect their ass(ets) of course! Last time they had a truly original idea like this, the iMac itself, there were copies and knockoffs that made Apple look bad, especially when they tried to get them legally for it, the copiers cried that there was no patent and no trademark. Its about time Apple made a pre-emptive strike against the followers trying to ride the success of Apple's innovation.
Actually, the correct spelling for metric is tonne, not ton. And a metric tonne is just a simplification of a commonly used weight. Kind of like an acre is 4840 square yards. Just is easier to say and deal with.
In related news, writers have begun work on the writing of the fifth in the series of movies. However, sources say that it becoming increasingly difficult to keep the character angry, as the years have mellowed the angry warrior.
Remember, we made a movie about them called "Abyss" Will they come up and glow for us after trying to wash us off the face of the Earth?
Some say its an urban legend, the stories of robots flushed down the toilets when they were just mini-battle bots, all grown up to huge proportions and laying fiber all over the city. But I know its true! I accidentally flushed by Lego Mindstorms down the toilet one day and now I have high speed internet access when I crap!
Absolutely! Ban AOL CD's! Ban MSN CD's! Ban NetZero CDs! Ban the internet, since apparently any one of us with internet access could easilly bring down the entire network! Hey, let's not forget, we're all intellectuals here, and heaven forbid, we actually use our brains and do something insidious, like post against Bushcroft using our terrorist supporting WiFi. We must all be a bunch of anti-american communists. Next thing you know, we will be against drug testing by the government on us, since if we don't submit to it, we are unpatriotic.... Oh wait, too late, It's already done
Let's see. He sends us advertisements on cheap viagra, 101 ways to make money off soy bean soup, and its just good business and advertising to the customer base who are his target market. We send him catalogs of expensive furniture to fill his $740,000 home, financial advice advertisements so he can save his money wisely, and ways to make even more money off soy bean soup, and we are harassing him? Is it just me or does he not realize that we were trying to do him an enourmous favor. Maybe now we should send him advertisements for legal counsel, since his current one just doesn't get it.