DeBeers claims that a "natural" diamond is worth much, much more than a visually indistinguishable and chemically identical diamond made in the lab last Tuesday.
And the RIAA claims that it's worth paying for the shite that they call music. Bullshit is bullshit even when it's called marketing.
Announcing the new logo certification program: "Boned by Microsoft/RIAA" to go with the new locked in BIOS.
Seriously, is this DRM BIOS really going to achieve anything other than more RIAA lawsuits against minors? Everyone other than 14yr old girls is going to figure out how to get around this in 10 seconds flat (do you really think asia gives a shit about the DMCA?). What's the point?
Store all of the components on the floor, desk, and any other available horizontal surface
I too use the gravity+flat surface method. Cleaning tip: flat surface=mess, eliminate flat surfaces.
Something that no-one's mentioned yet: I need to see things to know that I have them/to remember them. Out of sight, out of mind. It's chaos, but if I put it somewhere I can't see it I might as well throw it away.
I wouldn't have a problem with that either. Problem is, somebody will point out "Ah, but what if people can't figure out how to use it or they mark it incorrectly?"
If you can't figure out how to put a X in a box then what the fuck are you doing voting? Did you wander into the polling booth by accident?
If it's such a good idea, I expect that management will be joining us.
Where I work, they did. Trust me, if they stay in their offices it's better for everyone. When they're out on the floor you just can't get away from them. And believe me, changing the office was just one of the good ideas they have, get ready to be subjected to the rest.
Time is the only truly finite resource from a human perspective. As technology has progressed, distances have been conquered, vast energies harnessed, but old Father Time is still inescapable.
With advances in quantum physics, who knows how long this will be the case?
To make matters worse, we're probably pissing off God (or whatever runs this universe as root).
If you read the Old Testament it becomes apparent that God: a)Is really easily pissed off, and b)Really knows how to hold a grudge.
My point being: after He got pissed off about the whole "eden/original sin" thing nothing we seem to do makes please Him. Kind of like a woman really. Give up now.
However, for it to be a viable desktop for the masses there seems to me that there has to be some common features that a large number of Linux desktop users would appreciate.
Much cheaper than a UAV, these things could hover over rooftops to see areas held by insurgents to avoid further bloodshed.
... Or increase the accuracy of it.
So perhaps before you jump on the soldiers-are-babykillers bandwagon, you should consider how the military can (and does) leverage cutting edge technology to save lives.
Of course the military is in the business of saving lives - just not those of the enemy. Don't get confused by modern language (ie. "peacekeeping") and media sanitization, armies are intended for one purpose - to kill or threaten to kill. Bloodless conflict is a propaganda fantasy.
... this won't end in society's backwaters like Australia.
Speaking from said backwater: We all know which backwater these litigation crazed reptiles (aka music industry executives) were bred in. Kill them now, before they get a chance to breed.
Damn those Brazillians! They're positively Un-American.
Microsoft knows that propaganda works, and works well. That's why they do it, and why they will continue to do it. It doesn't matter that it's blatantly untrue, it's still good propaganda.
If a significant percentage of the population swallows your bullshit then you've won the battle. That's the goal.
But I actually like the idea, if you goto a bar and are looking for a 1 night stand the device can automatically hook you up with another person, or if you're walking down the street and have your device set to lonely it can alert other people to your presence and make some new friends.
I already have a device which does this, it's called a face. I haven't figured out how to set it to anything other than 'fuck off' for the past 5 years though.
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And the RIAA claims that it's worth paying for the shite that they call music. Bullshit is bullshit even when it's called marketing.
Or cheese.
I concur. I would much rather hear what else is a feature in this release (other than 'newness' and possibly 'redundancy').
Announcing the new logo certification program: "Boned by Microsoft/RIAA" to go with the new locked in BIOS.
Seriously, is this DRM BIOS really going to achieve anything other than more RIAA lawsuits against minors? Everyone other than 14yr old girls is going to figure out how to get around this in 10 seconds flat (do you really think asia gives a shit about the DMCA?). What's the point?
Yeah but they keep getting lighter and smaller, so how am I supposed to fit all the crap on my desk into it? It doesn't even have legs!
I too use the gravity+flat surface method. Cleaning tip: flat surface=mess, eliminate flat surfaces.
Something that no-one's mentioned yet: I need to see things to know that I have them/to remember them. Out of sight, out of mind. It's chaos, but if I put it somewhere I can't see it I might as well throw it away.
Tried to boot WinXP lately?
1) Make an ad with an impossibly good looking family with 2.5 children and a golden retriever who never argue and always seem to be laughing/bonding.
2) Recycle this ad to sell anything from breakfast cereals to Pentium-4 chips
3) Incite the entire middle east to attack your flagrant display of globalisation.
4) ?????
If you can't figure out how to put a X in a box then what the fuck are you doing voting? Did you wander into the polling booth by accident?
Where I work, they did. Trust me, if they stay in their offices it's better for everyone. When they're out on the floor you just can't get away from them. And believe me, changing the office was just one of the good ideas they have, get ready to be subjected to the rest.
Relax, you're on our list for an upgrade. We're going to put the specially placed magnets around the transmitter. That should fix it.
Our grey alien friends should be around tonight to pick you up (if they anal-probe you, that wasn't our idea).
They are - they're called consumers. You give them a piece of crap and they give you money.
For x=1 to 1000
Print "Blah"
Next x
With advances in quantum physics, who knows how long this will be the case?
In practice, I try to avoid forming emotional attachments to software (or hardware for that matter).
If you read the Old Testament it becomes apparent that God: a)Is really easily pissed off, and b)Really knows how to hold a grudge.
My point being: after He got pissed off about the whole "eden/original sin" thing nothing we seem to do makes please Him. Kind of like a woman really. Give up now.
But they're my 3 favorite things to do!
Solitaire, Minesweeper and Hearts.
Yes actually. It's the same as ours, minus the democracy and activism sites.
I, for one, will not be satisfied until the T800 endoskeleton beats Kasparov in a game of go.
... Or increase the accuracy of it.
So perhaps before you jump on the soldiers-are-babykillers bandwagon, you should consider how the military can (and does) leverage cutting edge technology to save lives.
Of course the military is in the business of saving lives - just not those of the enemy. Don't get confused by modern language (ie. "peacekeeping") and media sanitization, armies are intended for one purpose - to kill or threaten to kill. Bloodless conflict is a propaganda fantasy.
Speaking from said backwater: We all know which backwater these litigation crazed reptiles (aka music industry executives) were bred in. Kill them now, before they get a chance to breed.
Damn those Brazillians! They're positively Un-American.
Microsoft knows that propaganda works, and works well. That's why they do it, and why they will continue to do it. It doesn't matter that it's blatantly untrue, it's still good propaganda.
If a significant percentage of the population swallows your bullshit then you've won the battle. That's the goal.
Does Kasparov play human beings anymore? or is he too good for us?
I already have a device which does this, it's called a face. I haven't figured out how to set it to anything other than 'fuck off' for the past 5 years though.