It annoys me that Linux is inexpensive, because I don't get the satisfaction of bragging to my neighbors about how much I paid for it.
It annoys me that I can upgrade Linux without having to purchase state-of-the-art expensive PC hardware, so my hardware is always outdated.
It annoys me that I don't have to reboot frequently, so I never know how fresh the bytes of code are in memory.
It annoys me that I can easily solve my Linux problems in the Google groups section, instead of getting to speak with a real live tech support person, who might be a really cute blonde chick.
It annoys me that I don't have a mascot like Clippy the paperclip in the vi text editor.
Italy, Spain, and Britian want to bomb Redmond, sightings concerns for world security and the fact Gates may be building WMD's. France and Germany would like negotiations to continue and use UN inspectors to search/inspect Microsoft facilities.
Then Britain should be ashamed of itself for treating Micro$oft like crap, after Micro$oft was kind enough to create the iLoo for them. Ingrates!
The release quotes Darl McBride, SCO's President and CEO, as being "disappointed" with Red Hat CEO Matthew Szulik for not being "forthcoming" about Red Hat's intentions in a previous discussion.
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Has SCO been forthcoming about their ever-changing intentions? Is SCO the only one allowed to operate in stealth-mode?
Darl, there's enough "disappointment" to go around--most of it pointed in your direction.
So does the "rental" store own the rights to your pictures or do you? Can they copyright the pictures of your naked wife and make a calendar out of it?
"This procedural gamesmanship will not ultimately change the underlying fact that when individuals engage in copyright infringement on the Internet, they are not anonymous and service providers must reveal who they are," the RIAA said.
So does this mean if I admit in an Anonymous Coward post on Slashdot that I have made copyrighted files available on P2P networks (which I have seen other Slashdot posters do), then my ISP must give my account info for the IP Address associated with my post to the RIAA upon demand?
And think before you respond with "No, because they have no evidence" because they have no evidence now (just a P2P shared filename, which may or may not be a music file).
I thought the software-tied-to-hardware thing was wrong. Is my drivers license tied to only one car? Not. (How's that for bullshit logic?;)
P.S. Are you the Tom Hudson who used to write game programs for the Atari 800 in A.N.A.L.O.G. magazine back in the 1980s (along with Kyle Peacock sometimes)? I loved those games. If you're not, please let me know where I can contact him. Or better yet, just call him and tell him I said "Hi".
You should have used the (c) symbol, then you could have sued me. I assumed that because the symbol wasn't there the sig was open-source, thus explaining my use of the word "quantities" instead of "packages".
I should have included your original source sig along with the compiled version of my post, however. I admit that was a mistake.
On the other hand, the whole damn thing could have been just a freaky coincidence. Or perhaps we have a psychic link because we were born conjoined twins who were fused together at the buttocks, then secretly separated and later adopted.
Thanks to good records and a Small Claims judge, Steve Oualline got a $199 refund for his unused copy of Microsoft Windows XP.
So where does the unused copy of Windows XP go? Not to XP heaven, right? Can he sell that copy to someone for $199 instead of getting the refund? Does it go back to the manufacturer or Micro$oft? Does it really matter? Does anyone care? Why do hot dog buns come in packages of 8 when hot dogs come in quantities of 10?
This guy did something really amazing right here in the U.S.A. Some say he knew the secret of how the pyramids were built, but he never re-patented the technology.
As a result, the hard disk containing said artwork spends its days not in a museum but as a coffee coaster in some college professor's crowded office.
"It might seem silly now but put yourself 1,000 years in the future," says Booch, chief scientist at IBM's Rational Software subsidiary. "It's not too hard to imagine."
This assumes that (a) humans will still be drinking coffee 1,000 years from now, (b) we will still have college professors and (c) they will still have need of drink coasters.
I believe that 1,000 years from now we will consume our caffeine in pill form only, be schooled by robots and will obtain our liquids from intravenous bags.
I feel a tiny, tiny bit sorry for them because they have to deal with PC's that might have a messed up WMP (like my computer at work that freezes every time you try to use WMP for music or video).
Female unit said: "I pulled out my computer to see just how long it would take the RIAA to sue all 11000110010000111101001110001110001101000110001100 010001001 P2P music file copiers at a rate of 11000110100100101 a day. 11000110010000111101001110001110001101000110001100 010001001 / 11000110100100101 = 111010010101010111001000110010001010100100101 days to subpoena each carbon-based unit or 111010010101010111001000110010001010100100101 days / 11010010010010100010010101 days in a year = 1110010100101.100101 years to subpoena each carbon-based unit".
She said: "I pulled out my calculator to see just how long it would take the RIAA to sue all 60 million P2P music file traders at a rate of 75 a day. 60,000,000/75 = 800,000 days to subpoena each person or 800,000 days/365 days in a year = 2191.78 years to subpoena each person".
Hey babe, let me show you how a man calculates all this: After whipping out my sliderule and factoring in the size of the aforementioned subpoenis', I come up with 2200.25, a much bigger number.
Bainwol said in a statement. "What could be more rewarding than helping to promote two great American traditions: music and property rights?"
What he meant:
Bainwol said in a statement. "What could be more rewarding than helping to promote two great corporate American traditions: music and property rights?"
"Every single day, two or three times a day, I'm erasing multiple messages that I have to spend at least a few seconds glancing at to make sure it's not something I need," said Brian Basham, a commercial and residential real estate broker in downtown Denver.
Multiple messages times a few seconds? Why, that could add up to a couple of minutes per day! How dreadful!
I hate spam as much as the next person (that also hates spam), but let us look at the big picture here: How much productivity is realized by near-instant communication like e-mail? Communication that doesn't entail paying for long-distance phone charges and postage stamps? Did I miss the part in the article that talks about all the benefits of e-mail, in addition to the costs like spam? Or have we all become so spoiled by the convenience of e-mail that we've lost sight of how incredibly useful e-mail still is, even with all the spam?
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It annoys me that I can upgrade Linux without having to purchase state-of-the-art expensive PC hardware, so my hardware is always outdated.
It annoys me that I don't have to reboot frequently, so I never know how fresh the bytes of code are in memory.
It annoys me that I can easily solve my Linux problems in the Google groups section, instead of getting to speak with a real live tech support person, who might be a really cute blonde chick.
It annoys me that I don't have a mascot like Clippy the paperclip in the vi text editor.
Then Britain should be ashamed of itself for treating Micro$oft like crap, after Micro$oft was kind enough to create the iLoo for them. Ingrates!
Mike wouldn't do that, because he would be biting off more than he could chew.
(Boo. Hiss.)
Talk about the pot calling the kettle black! Has SCO been forthcoming about their ever-changing intentions? Is SCO the only one allowed to operate in stealth-mode?
Darl, there's enough "disappointment" to go around--most of it pointed in your direction.
So does the "rental" store own the rights to your pictures or do you? Can they copyright the pictures of your naked wife and make a calendar out of it?
Suddenly I feel naked.
...as if anyone on Slashdot uses Google...sheesh.
So does this mean if I admit in an Anonymous Coward post on Slashdot that I have made copyrighted files available on P2P networks (which I have seen other Slashdot posters do), then my ISP must give my account info for the IP Address associated with my post to the RIAA upon demand?
And think before you respond with "No, because they have no evidence" because they have no evidence now (just a P2P shared filename, which may or may not be a music file).
Why, the iLoo, of course!
Oh, wait...you said Lab. I thought you said Lav.
I thought the software-tied-to-hardware thing was wrong. Is my drivers license tied to only one car? Not. (How's that for bullshit logic? ;)
P.S. Are you the Tom Hudson who used to write game programs for the Atari 800 in A.N.A.L.O.G. magazine back in the 1980s (along with Kyle Peacock sometimes)? I loved those games. If you're not, please let me know where I can contact him. Or better yet, just call him and tell him I said "Hi".
You should have used the (c) symbol, then you could have sued me. I assumed that because the symbol wasn't there the sig was open-source, thus explaining my use of the word "quantities" instead of "packages".
I should have included your original source sig along with the compiled version of my post, however. I admit that was a mistake.
On the other hand, the whole damn thing could have been just a freaky coincidence. Or perhaps we have a psychic link because we were born conjoined twins who were fused together at the buttocks, then secretly separated and later adopted.
Hopefully this is the first of many victims.
So where does the unused copy of Windows XP go? Not to XP heaven, right? Can he sell that copy to someone for $199 instead of getting the refund? Does it go back to the manufacturer or Micro$oft? Does it really matter? Does anyone care? Why do hot dog buns come in packages of 8 when hot dogs come in quantities of 10?
Now everyone gets to know your business if the government does. How egalitarian! Big Brothers are watching you!
This guy did something really amazing right here in the U.S.A. Some say he knew the secret of how the pyramids were built, but he never re-patented the technology.
"It might seem silly now but put yourself 1,000 years in the future," says Booch, chief scientist at IBM's Rational Software subsidiary. "It's not too hard to imagine."
This assumes that (a) humans will still be drinking coffee 1,000 years from now, (b) we will still have college professors and (c) they will still have need of drink coasters.
I believe that 1,000 years from now we will consume our caffeine in pill form only, be schooled by robots and will obtain our liquids from intravenous bags.
Dude, I want your job!
You should try to sue the girls who won't go out with you. They are hurting your sex industry.
This from a group that represents an industry that once called me at home no less than 60 times in a five day period!
Female unit said: "I pulled out my computer to see just how long it would take the RIAA to sue all 11000110010000111101001110001110001101000110001100 010001001 P2P music file copiers at a rate of 11000110100100101 a day. 11000110010000111101001110001110001101000110001100 010001001 / 11000110100100101 = 111010010101010111001000110010001010100100101 days to subpoena each carbon-based unit or 111010010101010111001000110010001010100100101 days / 11010010010010100010010101 days in a year = 1110010100101.100101 years to subpoena each carbon-based unit".
Reminds me of my days in that co-ed dorm.
I was luckier: I scared a few but nailed the rest.
Hey babe, let me show you how a man calculates all this: After whipping out my sliderule and factoring in the size of the aforementioned subpoenis', I come up with 2200.25, a much bigger number.
Bainwol said in a statement. "What could be more rewarding than helping to promote two great American traditions: music and property rights?"
What he meant:
Bainwol said in a statement. "What could be more rewarding than helping to promote two great corporate American traditions: music and property rights?"
So one has but two options: Loosen the damn tie so you don't walk around all pop-eyed, or smoke marijuana to relieve the bulgy eyes.
Multiple messages times a few seconds? Why, that could add up to a couple of minutes per day! How dreadful!
I hate spam as much as the next person (that also hates spam), but let us look at the big picture here: How much productivity is realized by near-instant communication like e-mail? Communication that doesn't entail paying for long-distance phone charges and postage stamps? Did I miss the part in the article that talks about all the benefits of e-mail, in addition to the costs like spam? Or have we all become so spoiled by the convenience of e-mail that we've lost sight of how incredibly useful e-mail still is, even with all the spam?
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