A/V iMacs had notoriously crappy displays. I remember seeing one that "shifted" the screen up and to the left, so that the bottom right corner was in the middle of the display. Shaking the machine would cause the screen to move around, before it would settle back into some other decidedly non-standard placement. It was funny, but mostly because it wasn't mine.
Also, those things were a b-i-t-c-h to take apart. You couldn't get at anything without taking off 5 different covers, losing ten screws, custting two fingers, and breaking off three attach-point tabs.
I disagree. I think the very thing that makes human bengs unique from all other life on earth is their ability to meta-program themselves. So, not only do I have to ability to learn how to make money, I also have to ability to change how I learn how to make money.
Sure we have genetic compulsions, but that's not to say that any compulsion can't be overcome. They're all beatable, just ask any ex-smoker. When it's clear those compulsions are having a negative impact on society, the economy, and the environment, I think it's high time the human race start thinking about kicking the habit. There's nothing noble about calf implants, bleach-blonds, and range rovers.
As sad as it is to say, this is not a problem with the tech industry. This is a problem with American society in general. No one actually values innovation, intelligence, or creativity. They value the money those things can get them. So, when it comes time to cut corners at the expense of quality, there are no tears shed. The execs line their pockets with a few extra dollars and everyone else gets the shaft when things start to fall apart.
I blame this on a fairly stupid and extremely greedy general population. Greed drives them to forgo their intelligence in place of an easy dollar. Greed drives them to believe the lies of shady execs, who themselves are just smart enough to capitalize on others' ignorance. Greed leads them down the path to bankrupcy, all the while banking on some manipulative joker's get-rich-quick version of the American dream. By the time they get to the end, they're holding onto ten grand in credit card debt, a house, and a car payment, wondering why everything went wrong.
If you're one of those people, here's something to chew on: Sillicon valley went wrong because you never thought about what the hell you and your company were doing. You didn't really care if what you were doing was useful or could stick it out in the long-term. You had your dumb eyes on the IPO and it made you blind to the fact that you were living a lie. Do I feel bad for you now because you can't get a job? Hell no. You had no skills and and you had no good itentions, you just got lucky.
Instead of trying to get lucky again, why don't you actually get off your ass and do some real work?
When all these high--paying jobs have left the country, who's going to be left over to actually BUY the high-ticket items being made by these companies? I can say with some certainty it's not going to be a $10k a year engineer in India. There's absolutely no chance it's going to be an American ex-engineer who's been reduced flipping burgers or stocking shelves at Wallmart.
Of COURSE I'd rather quit playing my library of sweet games to move files around in linux. Who needs Buffy, Halo, Timesplitters, UC, Mechassault, or any of those other games when I can feel smug typing "uptime" and "./config" into a hobbled PC.
Microsoft is fucking shaking in it's boots, I tell you!
Wow, if you knew what you were talking about, you'd be a scary guy.
But MS is not banning MAC addresses, it's banning serial numbers. Even if it were banning MAC addresses, can you guess how long it would take to iterate over the entire set? Even a marginally dangerous sub-set would take forever. By the time you got an hour into your plan, I'm sure they'd have tracked your IP and notified the local authorities. Then it's only a matter of writing a very small script to undo the "damage" you think you've done. All this also applies to serial numbers, which is probably a larger set.
Note: For the dude who wrote this, I graduated with honors from a University, I know bullshit when I see it.
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Christ, would someone mod one of these up already? There's enough of a buzz about this topic that it's worthy of asking.
If there's ANYTHING worth paying for on the intarweb, it's the shack.
Damn right. There was even a sequel, if I remember correctly...
A/V iMacs had notoriously crappy displays. I remember seeing one that "shifted" the screen up and to the left, so that the bottom right corner was in the middle of the display. Shaking the machine would cause the screen to move around, before it would settle back into some other decidedly non-standard placement. It was funny, but mostly because it wasn't mine. Also, those things were a b-i-t-c-h to take apart. You couldn't get at anything without taking off 5 different covers, losing ten screws, custting two fingers, and breaking off three attach-point tabs.
I disagree. I think the very thing that makes human bengs unique from all other life on earth is their ability to meta-program themselves. So, not only do I have to ability to learn how to make money, I also have to ability to change how I learn how to make money.
Sure we have genetic compulsions, but that's not to say that any compulsion can't be overcome. They're all beatable, just ask any ex-smoker. When it's clear those compulsions are having a negative impact on society, the economy, and the environment, I think it's high time the human race start thinking about kicking the habit. There's nothing noble about calf implants, bleach-blonds, and range rovers.
As sad as it is to say, this is not a problem with the tech industry. This is a problem with American society in general. No one actually values innovation, intelligence, or creativity. They value the money those things can get them. So, when it comes time to cut corners at the expense of quality, there are no tears shed. The execs line their pockets with a few extra dollars and everyone else gets the shaft when things start to fall apart.
I blame this on a fairly stupid and extremely greedy general population. Greed drives them to forgo their intelligence in place of an easy dollar. Greed drives them to believe the lies of shady execs, who themselves are just smart enough to capitalize on others' ignorance. Greed leads them down the path to bankrupcy, all the while banking on some manipulative joker's get-rich-quick version of the American dream. By the time they get to the end, they're holding onto ten grand in credit card debt, a house, and a car payment, wondering why everything went wrong.
If you're one of those people, here's something to chew on: Sillicon valley went wrong because you never thought about what the hell you and your company were doing. You didn't really care if what you were doing was useful or could stick it out in the long-term. You had your dumb eyes on the IPO and it made you blind to the fact that you were living a lie. Do I feel bad for you now because you can't get a job? Hell no. You had no skills and and you had no good itentions, you just got lucky.
Instead of trying to get lucky again, why don't you actually get off your ass and do some real work?
When all these high--paying jobs have left the country, who's going to be left over to actually BUY the high-ticket items being made by these companies? I can say with some certainty it's not going to be a $10k a year engineer in India. There's absolutely no chance it's going to be an American ex-engineer who's been reduced flipping burgers or stocking shelves at Wallmart.
Maybe it's time to start learning hindi...
Of COURSE I'd rather quit playing my library of sweet games to move files around in linux. Who needs Buffy, Halo, Timesplitters, UC, Mechassault, or any of those other games when I can feel smug typing "uptime" and "./config" into a hobbled PC.
Microsoft is fucking shaking in it's boots, I tell you!
By the way, you are a huge tard.
Wow, if you knew what you were talking about, you'd be a scary guy.
But MS is not banning MAC addresses, it's banning serial numbers. Even if it were banning MAC addresses, can you guess how long it would take to iterate over the entire set? Even a marginally dangerous sub-set would take forever. By the time you got an hour into your plan, I'm sure they'd have tracked your IP and notified the local authorities. Then it's only a matter of writing a very small script to undo the "damage" you think you've done. All this also applies to serial numbers, which is probably a larger set.
Note: For the dude who wrote this, I graduated with honors from a University, I know bullshit when I see it.