Ok, I know this is offtopic, but here goes:
Windows has announced the convergence of three of their product lines: Windows NT, CE, and ME. They're going to call it Windows CEMENT. Guaranteed frozen, all the time.
I'm confused....do I laugh at the idiot paying $20 for a CD, or the moron who still buys Metallicrap for $12.
I wouldn't even download that for free! Bite me Lars!
Why these moronic posts get modded up as funny I'll never understand. And of course, I'll get modded as a troll, or at least offtopic, for posting this.
But then again, isn't the above repetitive joke a form of spam on/.?
I apologize for not being able to please you. Apparently I've not missed my target audience, thus the funny mod. Next time I'll try harder to be more high-handed and pompous, so you'll feel like part of the crowd.
Sorry, but the above AC apparently works for Wally.
Having grown up in small towns, I'll tell you right now: when WalMart comes to town, the mom&pops die a quick death. I can't see how this is _helping_ the community.
As for the money the employees recieve/spend locally, if their pittance of a wage is anywhere near the grandiose allowances exec's usually receive/spend in far flung places, then it wouldn't harm the community.
I mean, why shop where people know you, help you, and generally are part of the 'community' instead of where you get a better price on a lower quality product, from people who don't know you from a turd on the street and treat you the same way?
...and where is your scientific evidence that there are ANY intelligent beings in the universe? You think, therefore you're intelligent? What is thinking, but an evolved mechanism for stimulation/reaction? Just because our version operates on a subliminal level, we are the intelligent ones?
For fun, here's a couple of definitions (from dictionary.com):
intelligence ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-tl-jns)
n.
The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.
The faculty of thought and reason.
Superior powers of mind. See Synonyms at mind. reason ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rzn)
n.
The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction. See Usage Note at because. See Usage Note at why.
A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction: inquired about her reason for leaving.
An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for a premise or occurrence: There is reason to believe that the accused did not commit this crime.
The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence.
Good judgment; sound sense.
A normal mental state; sanity: He has lost his reason.
Given these definitions, it is apparent that the terms intelligence and reason were created with homo sapiens in mind; IOW, it relates to a specific category of being on this planet. If something else were to have this capacity, it could not be classified in any other way than human; therefore, humans are the ONLY form of intelligent life! God help us all.
Yes, and which of us still defecates in his own nest? Evolution is a point of view; it really has nothing to do with how 'advanced' a species is. That term, advanced, is used in reference to our own subjective advancement, and shouldn't be a factor in scientific classification.
If you want to be subjective in your classifications, humans should be seperately classified from chimps, but only because we have more in common (socially) with rats and vermin.
Since the site is already/.'d, i'll just dream a little:
Laz-e-boy recliner installed with:
1. monitor swing-arm
2. keyboard split across arm rests
3. speaker surrounding head, woofer under seat
4. vertical-load cd tray in left armrest
5. mouse pad on right armrest
6. Linux inside...sweeeet....
Ok, so let's get coordinated!
We'll call the past posting a retaliatory action.
Next up- the pre-emptive strike!
1. Get the names of spam-king wannabes (doesn't really matter if their have weapons of mass mailing NOW, does it? We'll just pick some names out of the business listings, specifically the section entitled "Mail Order")
2. Post their info
3.....
4. Anti-spammer joy!
A representative claim of SBC's '574 patent, independent Claim 7, recites a method for navigating a document having multiple sections. The claimed method comprises the steps of:
(a) displaying a document with a browser comprising a user interface;
(b) automatically displaying a plurality of selectors in the user interface of the browser and not in the document, the plurality of selectors automatically configured to correspond to respective sections of the document regardless of what section of the document is being displayed;
(c) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectors; and
(d) displaying a section of the document that corresponds to the selector selected in (c).
So in other words, if I have any kind of navigation on my page, I'll have to pay SBC? This looks more like a patent for webpages, not just frames.
And did anyone else notice the lawyer-troll's name? It's Petty. 'nuff said.
I hunted around the site, but couldn't find this, maybe you could help...
I just want to cruise around the exhibit floor...where is the registration info?? I KNOW it's not free.
If there is a required reading list for Slashdot, Transmet has to be at the top.
Since I'll obviously have to read your works to continue reading/., what would be your pick for best series/book/compilation of your work to read for the first time? (Is it really 'Transmet'?)
Also, do you feel that good artwork is as essential to a comic as a good story?
Thank you, you were the only one to actually give me an intelligent answer. As to the rest of the responders who modded me down: well, I'm sorry for being the first shthd to ask the question.
Oh, so instead of armed thugs, we get pompous lawyers who tell us "You can't detail the flaws of our product, or we'll destroy your life." I think I'd rather take the beating. At least that will heal.
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I've got some knoxious odor from my behind I can send in their general direction.
BITE ME. I wouldn't pay that for the whole machine.
Ok, I know this is offtopic, but here goes: Windows has announced the convergence of three of their product lines: Windows NT, CE, and ME. They're going to call it Windows CEMENT. Guaranteed frozen, all the time.
I'm confused....do I laugh at the idiot paying $20 for a CD, or the moron who still buys Metallicrap for $12.
I wouldn't even download that for free! Bite me Lars!
Why these moronic posts get modded up as funny I'll never understand. And of course, I'll get modded as a troll, or at least offtopic, for posting this. But then again, isn't the above repetitive joke a form of spam on /.?
Having read both, I'll agree with your opinion of Snow Crash, but I found Cryptonomicon quite entertaining. At least give him a second chance.
I apologize for not being able to please you. Apparently I've not missed my target audience, thus the funny mod. Next time I'll try harder to be more high-handed and pompous, so you'll feel like part of the crowd.
As if the universe had something bad to eat the night before, we get a moon named PUCK circling Uranus.
Hotmail is a virus problem.
It's awfully windy in Kansas, Oklahoma must suck too.
Sorry, but the above AC apparently works for Wally.
Having grown up in small towns, I'll tell you right now: when WalMart comes to town, the mom&pops die a quick death. I can't see how this is _helping_ the community.
As for the money the employees recieve/spend locally, if their pittance of a wage is anywhere near the grandiose allowances exec's usually receive/spend in far flung places, then it wouldn't harm the community.
I mean, why shop where people know you, help you, and generally are part of the 'community' instead of where you get a better price on a lower quality product, from people who don't know you from a turd on the street and treat you the same way?
But what if my handicap is not having thumbs?
Are those mouse ears on that image? ACK! The Disney-fication of Mars has already begun! Run little green men, run!
...and where is your scientific evidence that there are ANY intelligent beings in the universe? You think, therefore you're intelligent? What is thinking, but an evolved mechanism for stimulation/reaction? Just because our version operates on a subliminal level, we are the intelligent ones?
For fun, here's a couple of definitions (from dictionary.com):
intelligence ( P ) Pronunciation Key (n-tl-jns)
n.
The capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.
The faculty of thought and reason.
Superior powers of mind. See Synonyms at mind.
reason ( P ) Pronunciation Key (rzn)
n.
The basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction. See Usage Note at because. See Usage Note at why.
A declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction: inquired about her reason for leaving.
An underlying fact or cause that provides logical sense for a premise or occurrence: There is reason to believe that the accused did not commit this crime.
The capacity for logical, rational, and analytic thought; intelligence.
Good judgment; sound sense.
A normal mental state; sanity: He has lost his reason.
Given these definitions, it is apparent that the terms intelligence and reason were created with homo sapiens in mind; IOW, it relates to a specific category of being on this planet. If something else were to have this capacity, it could not be classified in any other way than human; therefore, humans are the ONLY form of intelligent life! God help us all.
...They've had just as much time to evolve.
Yes, and which of us still defecates in his own nest? Evolution is a point of view; it really has nothing to do with how 'advanced' a species is. That term, advanced, is used in reference to our own subjective advancement, and shouldn't be a factor in scientific classification.
If you want to be subjective in your classifications, humans should be seperately classified from chimps, but only because we have more in common (socially) with rats and vermin.
Since the site is already /.'d, i'll just dream a little:
Laz-e-boy recliner installed with:
1. monitor swing-arm
2. keyboard split across arm rests
3. speaker surrounding head, woofer under seat
4. vertical-load cd tray in left armrest
5. mouse pad on right armrest
6. Linux inside ...sweeeet....
Ok, so let's get coordinated! ....
We'll call the past posting a retaliatory action.
Next up- the pre-emptive strike!
1. Get the names of spam-king wannabes (doesn't really matter if their have weapons of mass mailing NOW, does it? We'll just pick some names out of the business listings, specifically the section entitled "Mail Order")
2. Post their info
3.
4. Anti-spammer joy!
A representative claim of SBC's '574 patent, independent Claim 7, recites a method for navigating a document having multiple sections. The claimed method comprises the steps of: (a) displaying a document with a browser comprising a user interface; (b) automatically displaying a plurality of selectors in the user interface of the browser and not in the document, the plurality of selectors automatically configured to correspond to respective sections of the document regardless of what section of the document is being displayed; (c) receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectors; and (d) displaying a section of the document that corresponds to the selector selected in (c). So in other words, if I have any kind of navigation on my page, I'll have to pay SBC? This looks more like a patent for webpages, not just frames. And did anyone else notice the lawyer-troll's name? It's Petty. 'nuff said.
I am not!
Am I the only one who noticed that the wireless glove, and thought COOL! I always wanted that 'cyberspace' feeling.
I hunted around the site, but couldn't find this, maybe you could help... I just want to cruise around the exhibit floor...where is the registration info?? I KNOW it's not free.
If there is a required reading list for Slashdot, Transmet has to be at the top. /., what would be your pick for best series/book/compilation of your work to read for the first time? (Is it really 'Transmet'?)
Since I'll obviously have to read your works to continue reading
Also, do you feel that good artwork is as essential to a comic as a good story?
Thank you, you were the only one to actually give me an intelligent answer. As to the rest of the responders who modded me down: well, I'm sorry for being the first shthd to ask the question.
I mean, ok, very cool...linux on my xbox. But what, exactly, does this do for me, besides letting me put a finger in M$'s eye?
Oh, so instead of armed thugs, we get pompous lawyers who tell us "You can't detail the flaws of our product, or we'll destroy your life." I think I'd rather take the beating. At least that will heal.