Seriously, I can't believe this is being given any attention whatsoever. Anyone discussing this with a critical eye is wasting their time, and is probably mentally retarded.
I think Slashdot's tagline is in need of a change. This isn't news, it's an Opinion piece based on current news. Unprofessionalism for nerds, stuff that kinda matters. If you're a zealot.
How do you watch DVDs without a TV you hipster fuck?
(Yes, I realize standalone DVD players and Computers would fill this gap, but your entire post is still completely retarded. Keep raging against that TV machine.)
This is completely retarded. Why not put that money into creating cheap HD Antennas that output shitty analog to Pronged/Coax/Component so people can continue on as usual with a new antenna?
I would like to use this opportunity to humbly request a new Article filter - a John Dvorak Filter. There's no reason to give this hack a moment of my time.
I started my personal boycott 5 years ago. I have not purchased an Audio CD since I bought an older (used) Cranberries CD for my girlfriend. What has it done? Nothing. And it'll continue to do nothing until Johnny Football Hero and Mary Jane Rottencrotch join me. Once again those of us that know what's happening behind the scenes are ahead of the curve. Nothing new there either.
...I don't think DICE/EA QA'd this at all. At least with the 1.02 patch out it's a bit more playable.
This post could go on forever and I don't want that - so here's a list of the embarassing problems this game has. Not all of these are directly DICE/EA's fault, but they're all things DICE/EA could fix:
The Server Browser in the game has no "Favorites" functionality Copy-Paste doesn't work, so if you want to play on a friend's server get your notepad out Broken Tabstops all over the User Interface Teamkill tracking issues too abundant to list Ranked Servers not uploading their numbers to EAs master servers Ranked Server Providers cramming so many hosts on single systems that VOIP functionality for in-game voice is non-functional No anti-Bunnyhopping in the game Jump-To-Prone is an exploit and should be removed from the game
What kind of moron would actually mod this up as funny? There is nothing humorous about this at all. Yet another example of why Slashdot is a pale shadow of what it used to be.
In a country where almost all my fellow citizens show more interest in watching The Simple Life or WHO'S YOUR DADDY than most other television programs I can't say I'm completely shocked at this statistic.
It makes perfect sense. They only carry the items that are pushed by radio/tv/etc that they know are going to sell. Why the hell would they carry 15 copies of Album X by Unknown Band Y if they're just trying to make money?
I love these wacky ideas they come up with, they're so unbelieveable implausible. It's nice to know that they're wasting a fuckton of money on R&D for thie type of crap though.
Personally, I think all this stuff they do it just fantastic. It allows the technically inclined to have something to do with their time, and something to hone their skills on, along with proving the point that there is NOTHING they can do to stop people who don't want to pay for music/movies/software/whatever.
...are RUINING the internet. Remember when this used to be such a fun place to be? You could find unlimited pages with unlimited information, chat with friends, share images, code, files, whatever. Do research for projects, POST research that you've done yourself, anything you liked, and all without corporate interference. Now you can't Google without getting a metric fuckton of bad results placed by advertisers.
I guess a big Thank You should go out to all the greedy bastards that decided to Cash In on this wonderful piece of technology.
Keep in mind that laptop has probably been ON in the display at Best Buy since it was put up for sale, and if it's running the typical BUY THIS AWESOME COMPUTER~! promo package software it could be working at a pretty high load for days and days on end.
You can play stupid word games all night, it doesn't change the fact that something like this makes ANYONE who is anti-SCO look bad, because it can arouse suspicion in the minds of people who don't see things as technically as some of us do.
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Seriously, I can't believe this is being given any attention whatsoever. Anyone discussing this with a critical eye is wasting their time, and is probably mentally retarded.
I think Slashdot's tagline is in need of a change. This isn't news, it's an Opinion piece based on current news. Unprofessionalism for nerds, stuff that kinda matters. If you're a zealot.
How do you watch DVDs without a TV you hipster fuck?
(Yes, I realize standalone DVD players and Computers would fill this gap, but your entire post is still completely retarded. Keep raging against that TV machine.)
This is completely retarded. Why not put that money into creating cheap HD Antennas that output shitty analog to Pronged/Coax/Component so people can continue on as usual with a new antenna?
Here's how you can actually DO it, by the way:
; en-us;815273
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb
Seems pretty useful, especially for when a system goes completely tits-up.
I would like to use this opportunity to humbly request a new Article filter - a John Dvorak Filter. There's no reason to give this hack a moment of my time.
I started my personal boycott 5 years ago. I have not purchased an Audio CD since I bought an older (used) Cranberries CD for my girlfriend. What has it done? Nothing. And it'll continue to do nothing until Johnny Football Hero and Mary Jane Rottencrotch join me. Once again those of us that know what's happening behind the scenes are ahead of the curve. Nothing new there either.
If you drop your car keys in a fishtank?
Your brain immediately stops functioning, and you die, because you are too fucking stupid to live.
...I don't think DICE/EA QA'd this at all. At least with the 1.02 patch out it's a bit more playable.
This post could go on forever and I don't want that - so here's a list of the embarassing problems this game has. Not all of these are directly DICE/EA's fault, but they're all things DICE/EA could fix:
The Server Browser in the game has no "Favorites" functionality
Copy-Paste doesn't work, so if you want to play on a friend's server get your notepad out
Broken Tabstops all over the User Interface
Teamkill tracking issues too abundant to list
Ranked Servers not uploading their numbers to EAs master servers
Ranked Server Providers cramming so many hosts on single systems that VOIP functionality for in-game voice is non-functional
No anti-Bunnyhopping in the game
Jump-To-Prone is an exploit and should be removed from the game
What kind of moron would actually mod this up as funny? There is nothing humorous about this at all. Yet another example of why Slashdot is a pale shadow of what it used to be.
In a country where almost all my fellow citizens show more interest in watching The Simple Life or WHO'S YOUR DADDY than most other television programs I can't say I'm completely shocked at this statistic.
By the definition above, the US was created through a reprehensible act of terrorism.
It was. The colonists who revolted were Terrorists. If not for the fact that we're buddies with England they would likely consider us an Axis of Evil.
isn't one too many?
Truly hilarious.
Slashdot. Came for the Nerd News, stayed for the really awesome cutting edge humor.
We did at the office and have seen a serious decline in Spyware related calls. We used to get 10 or more a day for Windows 2000.
It makes perfect sense. They only carry the items that are pushed by radio/tv/etc that they know are going to sell. Why the hell would they carry 15 copies of Album X by Unknown Band Y if they're just trying to make money?
Does anyone on Slashdot ever want to pay for anything, ever? I like my free music and movies as much as the next guy, but jeez.
but I won't hold my breath just yet
Boooooooooo, get off the stage!
This will go over like a lead balloon.
I love these wacky ideas they come up with, they're so unbelieveable implausible. It's nice to know that they're wasting a fuckton of money on R&D for thie type of crap though.
Personally, I think all this stuff they do it just fantastic. It allows the technically inclined to have something to do with their time, and something to hone their skills on, along with proving the point that there is NOTHING they can do to stop people who don't want to pay for music/movies/software/whatever.
...are RUINING the internet. Remember when this used to be such a fun place to be? You could find unlimited pages with unlimited information, chat with friends, share images, code, files, whatever. Do research for projects, POST research that you've done yourself, anything you liked, and all without corporate interference. Now you can't Google without getting a metric fuckton of bad results placed by advertisers.
I guess a big Thank You should go out to all the greedy bastards that decided to Cash In on this wonderful piece of technology.
$30 for a DVD? Maybe the double or triple DVD sets that come out now and then, but by and large I pay $10 to $15 for my DVDs. Shop better.
Does this mean we have to use it? All my old MP3s will work just fine.
It's barely Goatse, it's missing the RING for Pete's sake.
Keep in mind that laptop has probably been ON in the display at Best Buy since it was put up for sale, and if it's running the typical BUY THIS AWESOME COMPUTER~! promo package software it could be working at a pretty high load for days and days on end.
You can play stupid word games all night, it doesn't change the fact that something like this makes ANYONE who is anti-SCO look bad, because it can arouse suspicion in the minds of people who don't see things as technically as some of us do.