$200 gets you a refurbished G3 that runs several times faster than PearPC on a $5000 setup. The truth is PearPC doesn't really serve any actual use other than proving it can be done, and appealing to people with Aqua-Envy.
The scary part about this is that the number of people with 'aqua envy' is probably greater than the number of people who own/use a real mac.
It's not that Lucas "ruined" anything. It's that Episode 1 and 2 were crap!...
I beg to differ. Because of the miracle of DVD, Mr Lucas can go back and fuck up the originals as well (um, who did fire first again? Greedo or Han).
Lucas learn this little trick from his friend Spielberg (walkie talkies instead of guns). The only thing that Spielberg has been involved in lately that didn't have an emetic effect on me was AI. And that's only because the unholy hand of Kubrick was reaching from beyond the grave to poison Spielberg's attempts to sugar coat a film which is essentially a monument to the vileness of human behaviour. Haley Joel Osment is brutalised by every human in the movie in one way or another, I loved it.
If there was any justice in the world, Spielberg would be struck dead on the spot, and Lucas would develop incurable cancer and repent for inventing Jar Jar Binks on his deathbed.
The problem isn't metaphor, man. It's superstition. Speculation and imagination are fun, human concepts. It's when they become dogma -- the basis for your life decisions -- that a problem is generated.
If you've ever done a lot of traveling abroad, you'd be surprised to find the number of *Americans* who stick Canadian flags on their backpacks, etc.
Standard travel advice is to look as unamerican as possible. That way, fewer people will try to molest/rob/kill you.
What would be interesting to see would be the number of Americans who are suicidal enough to have the American flag displayed. You might as well have a target painted on you.
The general rule is that Canadians are much better respected globally than Americans for whatever reason.
That's because they're not fuckheads like most yank tourists are. Americans go to different countries, act like complete dicks, and then wonder why the locals don't love them. Wise up, you're visitors there, why don't you act like it.
Seems like they should hate our gov't instead of us in particular.
Well, when there is so public an example of the behaviour of the ordinary american to form an opinion on (ie. the recent iraqi torture images), it becomes a little easier to understand why there is a healthy dislike of the american people as a whole.
I wish I was as optimistic as you that a new president will fix this problem. I really don't think people generally understand our problems don't necessarily stem from having the 'wrong' president so many times in a row.
Unfortunately, it's America's culture that is at fault. That isn't going to go away. Ever.
Learn to think, learn to compromise, stop being so greedy, stop being so arrogant and get rid of all those guns (you don't need them, you never did).
Although i would absolutely agree with you that homosexuality is not a psychological problem, i think it's safe to say that spending months extracting cyanide from apple pits with the intension of suicide is an indication of a psychological problem. Wouldn't you agree?
Yes. Any right thinking person would have bought apples in bulk, thereby cutting production time from months to days.
So, in conclusion, it's rather interesting to reflect upon the fact that the foundations of computer science comes from three individuals who suffered clear psychological problems.
Ahem, homosexuality is not a psychological problem. I know it can look that way, but as strange as the 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guys' men are, they aren't insane.
I didn't know that being gay should be considered an "accomplishment."
Well you're obviously not gay...
On a more serious note, when I came out, one of my (straight) friends actually congratulated me. No one who hasn't been in that position can possibly understand how important that remark was to me. That made me feel normal and OK, as opposed to how society made me feel: like a leper.
Realising that I was not a deviant, that was an accomplishment.
Why is that important? Do you list whether or not a person is heterosexual in an article or biography about someone? What about the color of their skin or hair.
Why is this important? I'm glad you asked - it's because we're smarter than you;-). In the same way that a left handed person is more likely to be smarter/more insane than a right handed person, it is behavioral, thus having a direct relationship with brain function - unlike the physical traits you mentioned.
Cripes, if the advancement of the species was left up to you straight guys we'd still probably be banging rocks together.
Why do peace-types protest defense systems like this so much?
I've never understood the logic. Defensive weaponry helps reduce the threat of war.
Please tell me you aren't serious. Peace-types protest weaponry because it can kill people:-)
The only difference between offensive and defensive weaponry is the order in which it's fired.
Resolving your differences helps reduce the threat of war more effectively than any weapon(and is cheaper as well). That being said, war is highly stimulating to the economy and is often a quicker way to get what you want.
Believe it or not, everyone that works for Microsoft isn't an evil person trying to crush the free software movement.
The scene: Bill Gates at the Microsoft annual conference, on stage surrounded by a halo of flames: "We understand that some Microsoft employees have yet to sell their souls to devil (signing booth to your left), but if we all stay focused on doing our part, then the evil of Microsoft as a whole will be upheld."
Seriously, you don't have to be a baby eating demon of Microsoft upper management to be causing damage. Just do your job at Microsoft and ensure the evil spreads, keep those wheels moving.
On a related note: not everyone in the Nazi party during WWII was inherently evil, nor those soldiers and government officials in America today - you aren't evil, you're just doing your job. How can you help it if your government is in league with the devil?
I post this anonymous, but where's the fun in that? Please note, whilst this post includes Microsoft bashing (which is Slashdot friendly) it also America bashing (which is 1/2 Slashdot friendly and always seems to attract 'patriots' (which I get) and 'gun advocates' (which I really don't get, seriously guys: some things don't have anything to do with guns!)) and the word Nazi.
Seriosuly, isn't this the first item on *everyone's* install list?
In a word, no.
Sick to death of "it's free, the UI was designed by a guy with autism, and the help system and documentation are non-existant but it's still the bestest software EVAR!" brand of advocacy.
And remember, if you don't just 'know' how the software works, it's your fault. Documentation is for idiots. Clear examples are unnecessary. Everything must be driven from the command line with 50 case sensitive switches with no relationship to the options they represent.
90% of people care about the way it looks/feels, not the fact that it's 'better'.
The article quotes the FTC guy as saying that if Spyware laws were implemented, then every time one did an install of something such as Office there would be hundreds of "helper" programs that would need permission, or warning, or whatever.
You only need a single checkbox: "Do you like clippy?", if they tick yes then they deserve all the 'helper' programs that will fit on their hard drives.
Granular control of a program's security settings is a feature - not a problem.
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The scary part about this is that the number of people with 'aqua envy' is probably greater than the number of people who own/use a real mac.
An animal that is incontinent is never cute.
I beg to differ. Because of the miracle of DVD, Mr Lucas can go back and fuck up the originals as well (um, who did fire first again? Greedo or Han).
Lucas learn this little trick from his friend Spielberg (walkie talkies instead of guns). The only thing that Spielberg has been involved in lately that didn't have an emetic effect on me was AI. And that's only because the unholy hand of Kubrick was reaching from beyond the grave to poison Spielberg's attempts to sugar coat a film which is essentially a monument to the vileness of human behaviour. Haley Joel Osment is brutalised by every human in the movie in one way or another, I loved it.
If there was any justice in the world, Spielberg would be struck dead on the spot, and Lucas would develop incurable cancer and repent for inventing Jar Jar Binks on his deathbed.
Are you going to tell the Pope, or will I?
This is going to so totally destroy my karma, but I just can't help it, here goes ...
So, how much iraqi blood is that?
No oil, and white english speaking population where I am. I'm not worried.
I don't know about anywhere else (I'm in AU), but we call it the 'imperial' system.
There go my hopes for a Pixar produced anime epic with heaps of tentacle rape.
In an ideal world, I'd be able to download the Xbox as well.
Bring on the nano-assemblers, then I won't have to move my lazy ass at all.
Yay! Everyone wins!
Is it just me, or has Admiral Janeway come back from the future to outfit the boat with ablative hull armour?
Standard travel advice is to look as unamerican as possible. That way, fewer people will try to molest/rob/kill you.
What would be interesting to see would be the number of Americans who are suicidal enough to have the American flag displayed. You might as well have a target painted on you.
The general rule is that Canadians are much better respected globally than Americans for whatever reason.
That's because they're not fuckheads like most yank tourists are. Americans go to different countries, act like complete dicks, and then wonder why the locals don't love them. Wise up, you're visitors there, why don't you act like it.
Although, not quite as dangerous as the substances that the average clubber likes to drink/smoke/snort/inject/shelve.
Well, when there is so public an example of the behaviour of the ordinary american to form an opinion on (ie. the recent iraqi torture images), it becomes a little easier to understand why there is a healthy dislike of the american people as a whole.
I wish I was as optimistic as you that a new president will fix this problem. I really don't think people generally understand our problems don't necessarily stem from having the 'wrong' president so many times in a row.
Unfortunately, it's America's culture that is at fault. That isn't going to go away. Ever.
Learn to think, learn to compromise, stop being so greedy, stop being so arrogant and get rid of all those guns (you don't need them, you never did).
Yank bashing never gets old!
Yes. Any right thinking person would have bought apples in bulk, thereby cutting production time from months to days.
Ahem, homosexuality is not a psychological problem. I know it can look that way, but as strange as the 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guys' men are, they aren't insane.
Well you're obviously not gay ...
On a more serious note, when I came out, one of my (straight) friends actually congratulated me. No one who hasn't been in that position can possibly understand how important that remark was to me. That made me feel normal and OK, as opposed to how society made me feel: like a leper.
Realising that I was not a deviant, that was an accomplishment.
Why is this important? I'm glad you asked - it's because we're smarter than you ;-). In the same way that a left handed person is more likely to be smarter/more insane than a right handed person, it is behavioral, thus having a direct relationship with brain function - unlike the physical traits you mentioned.
Cripes, if the advancement of the species was left up to you straight guys we'd still probably be banging rocks together.
I've never understood the logic. Defensive weaponry helps reduce the threat of war.
Please tell me you aren't serious. Peace-types protest weaponry because it can kill people :-)
The only difference between offensive and defensive weaponry is the order in which it's fired.
Resolving your differences helps reduce the threat of war more effectively than any weapon(and is cheaper as well). That being said, war is highly stimulating to the economy and is often a quicker way to get what you want.
Isn't the current plan to put it into bunker busters and rain it indescriminately on any country with oil?
The scene: Bill Gates at the Microsoft annual conference, on stage surrounded by a halo of flames: "We understand that some Microsoft employees have yet to sell their souls to devil (signing booth to your left), but if we all stay focused on doing our part, then the evil of Microsoft as a whole will be upheld."
Seriously, you don't have to be a baby eating demon of Microsoft upper management to be causing damage. Just do your job at Microsoft and ensure the evil spreads, keep those wheels moving.
On a related note: not everyone in the Nazi party during WWII was inherently evil, nor those soldiers and government officials in America today - you aren't evil, you're just doing your job. How can you help it if your government is in league with the devil?
I post this anonymous, but where's the fun in that? Please note, whilst this post includes Microsoft bashing (which is Slashdot friendly) it also America bashing (which is 1/2 Slashdot friendly and always seems to attract 'patriots' (which I get) and 'gun advocates' (which I really don't get, seriously guys: some things don't have anything to do with guns!)) and the word Nazi.
Will there be any prequels yet?
Does Godzilla fire first?
No, they're actually quite open about it.
In a word, no.
Sick to death of "it's free, the UI was designed by a guy with autism, and the help system and documentation are non-existant but it's still the bestest software EVAR!" brand of advocacy.
And remember, if you don't just 'know' how the software works, it's your fault. Documentation is for idiots. Clear examples are unnecessary. Everything must be driven from the command line with 50 case sensitive switches with no relationship to the options they represent.
90% of people care about the way it looks/feels, not the fact that it's 'better'.
You only need a single checkbox: "Do you like clippy?", if they tick yes then they deserve all the 'helper' programs that will fit on their hard drives.
Granular control of a program's security settings is a feature - not a problem.