Goddamn, isn't each 1 pound coin equivalent to about a buck fifty? How expensive IS laundry in the UK?
Actually one pound is $1.60 and it costs me three pounds to do a load of wash. London is insanely expensive, that's why I put a 'give me money' button on my web page:)
They told me that the wireless gear wouldn't talk to the modem, they told me that my Debian workstation wouldn't be supported, they told me that the BOC wouldn't talk to me, they told me that I needed training, they told me that it wasn't done and it wouldn't work, they told me that I'd void my warranty
Now really, what did you expect? Companies hate tinkerers. They don't like people who use their products in ways they were not intended for. They just want someone to buy their product and use it in the most boring way possible.
Hell, this morning I needed some one-pound coins to do my laundry but I was all out. So, I went to a vending machine and started dumping in my small change until I had one pound of credit and then hit the change return button. Bingo! A nice, shinny, one-pound coin. After about five min of this, the service guy for the machine came over and yelled at me to stop. "That's not what the machine is for." Well excuse me for doing something different.
It's somewhat reassuring to know that only 1/1000th of one percent of the p2p using public aren't stupid enough to completely open themselves up to litigation
I'm sure a lot of the reason so few people signed up is because no one knew about it. I never heard anything about it except for on slashdot.
Over the past two weeks, India's dozens of Internet service providers have been notified by the government to block access to a Yahoo discussion group called "Kynhun - Bri U Hynniewtrep."
The group, which has about two dozen members...
I bet they get more after this amount of news attention.
Don't forget about speakers corner in London! You can talk about whatever you want... except if you want to criticize the royal family, then you go to jail.:(
That's the reason I never went to see the Harry Potter moves. I love the books too much to loose my images of the characters. With LoTR, I experienced the story in so many forms already, there was no reason not to see the film.
Bah, too complicated. I'll just stand on a mountain and wait for my friend on a far away mountain to uncover his lamp at exactly 8:00. I'll measure the time delay, and divide by the distance between the mountains. What could go wrong? : )
It also talks about the low-cost technology being used and the charged xenon (ion) propulsion system. Can TIE-fighters be far off?
Yup, that's how technology goes, straight from moon probe to TIE fighters. No intermediate steps necessary. No life support, no radiation shielding, necessary. I can't wait to buy my A-Wing.
More recently, spammers have figured out how to send unwanted text messages to cellphones
I've never endorsed vigilante action against spammers, but the instant I get a text message on my phone from a Nigerian businessman, I'm changing my mind. With my computer, I can run programs like popfile to stop the spam, but with a cell phone, there is nothing I can do.
Slashdot Mirror
This is to radar what Beowulf clusters are to the mainframe
It's so clear now!
I have arachnophobia you insensitive clod!
SCO Roadshow guy: Hmmmm.... Red Hat... 6.3... That was a good year... yes... I'd say this is worth about -$699.95 to you.
Well that post should have been modded +1 funny not +1 insightful. I must say, that I am a bit insulted : )
The blackouts bare the Achilles Heel of our our "information society"
You better believe it! As soon as the power goes out and I can't post on slashdot or update my blog my social life is over!
Time to start hording lemons, pennies, and dimes!
Goddamn, isn't each 1 pound coin equivalent to about a buck fifty? How expensive IS laundry in the UK?
:)
Actually one pound is $1.60 and it costs me three pounds to do a load of wash. London is insanely expensive, that's why I put a 'give me money' button on my web page
They told me that the wireless gear wouldn't talk to the modem, they told me that my Debian workstation wouldn't be supported, they told me that the BOC wouldn't talk to me, they told me that I needed training, they told me that it wasn't done and it wouldn't work, they told me that I'd void my warranty
Now really, what did you expect? Companies hate tinkerers. They don't like people who use their products in ways they were not intended for. They just want someone to buy their product and use it in the most boring way possible.
Hell, this morning I needed some one-pound coins to do my laundry but I was all out. So, I went to a vending machine and started dumping in my small change until I had one pound of credit and then hit the change return button. Bingo! A nice, shinny, one-pound coin. After about five min of this, the service guy for the machine came over and yelled at me to stop. "That's not what the machine is for." Well excuse me for doing something different.
It's somewhat reassuring to know that only 1/1000th of one percent of the p2p using public aren't stupid enough to completely open themselves up to litigation
I'm sure a lot of the reason so few people signed up is because no one knew about it. I never heard anything about it except for on slashdot.
Over the past two weeks, India's dozens of Internet service providers have been notified by the government to block access to a Yahoo discussion group called "Kynhun - Bri U Hynniewtrep." The group, which has about two dozen members...
I bet they get more after this amount of news attention.
public figures couldn't get reclusive enough to avoid this problem.
Wanna bet?
Don't forget about speakers corner in London! You can talk about whatever you want... except if you want to criticize the royal family, then you go to jail. :(
That's the reason I never went to see the Harry Potter moves. I love the books too much to loose my images of the characters. With LoTR, I experienced the story in so many forms already, there was no reason not to see the film.
Bah, too complicated. I'll just stand on a mountain and wait for my friend on a far away mountain to uncover his lamp at exactly 8:00. I'll measure the time delay, and divide by the distance between the mountains. What could go wrong? : )
It also talks about the low-cost technology being used and the charged xenon (ion) propulsion system. Can TIE-fighters be far off?
Yup, that's how technology goes, straight from moon probe to TIE fighters. No intermediate steps necessary. No life support, no radiation shielding, necessary. I can't wait to buy my A-Wing.
Oblig mention of other option
Why this obsession with rocket science being so hard? Ever tried quantum mechanics? That makes a manual on rocket science look like a coloring book.
redundancy is good.
So does that mean you will be picking up a mistress in addition to your wife?
First thing that came into my mind: Richard Feynman
What a perfect story for those reading slashdot on a Saturday night instead of going out.
Err...
Excluding myself.
With 48 discs I'm sure it would take the combined financial resources of the collective to purchase the set.
More recently, spammers have figured out how to send unwanted text messages to cellphones
I've never endorsed vigilante action against spammers, but the instant I get a text message on my phone from a Nigerian businessman, I'm changing my mind. With my computer, I can run programs like popfile to stop the spam, but with a cell phone, there is nothing I can do.
The and the poor worst boy.
about the size of San Francisco
Bah, that's 2D. How many VW Bugs is it?
Yes Dad.