Yeah, well, considering this is/. I shouldn't have to explain a top 10 bash.org quote. And I'm not explaining it anyway, I just hate stupid moderation.
Second, I've done "mods on crack" comments before and had the desired results, so yes, it does work.
Last but not least, if you think M2 is anyhting more than a bandaid on a bulletwound, you're insane.
Or they're just marking it up because banks are effectively a monopoly? I don't know about you, but I was reliably informed that banks made money by basically being an aggregator: Once you have a few thousand "small" eggnests, you could leverage the whole, usually in the form of large corporate loans which you would charge interest on, enabling you to make a profit, and pass a small fraction of it to the people who's capital you just used. It was a proper symbiotic relationship, mutually advantageous to both parties.
Now they just squeeze you for everything they can. I understand doing things costs money, but I was under the distinct impression I wasn't going to be footing so much of the bill.
Agreed. Some of the criticisms are valid, but the whole article felt like it was written to make big media companies happy. "Nooo, you don't want to block our ads, it's too much hassle!"
I'll admit that something like Noscript takes a little work before it runs just the way you want it, but until FF is 100% secure, I'll keep using it, especially at work.
Hell, they even got his sword wrong. You know, the sword that's actually a part of the goddamn logo. How the Russian soldiers turned into space monkeys and the Kremlin mutated into a Planet of the Apes set with onion domes stuck on top is something I'm not even going to think about out of some lingering sense of mental self-preservation. It's like the publishers shouted a description to the artist while they drove by really fast and he couldn't make out most of it with all the engine noises and the Doppler shift.
"Sword guy! Other guys!... domes... Vroom!..."
"... What?"
And then he just used some art he did 30 years ago for a sci-fi novel that never got published.
It's still not possible. Using your math means that my 2 PCs cost more to run than my fridge, washer, dryer, water heater, lights, TV, Amp, Xbox, charging the laptops, etc. combined. There's just no way.
I had a similar setup for a while but then I found out it was costing me ~$35/mo in electricity just to keep my PC running all the time. That's for a 400Watt system at $.12/KWh.
Man, I'd love to see how you figured that out. I run several PCs 24/7 at home, pay more for electricity than you do, and it's not costing anywhere near $35.
This is an often repeated lie on slashdot. While certain FPS games may experienc lower framerates on Vista, almost all normal end user experiences are faster, in many case significantly faster. Every computer I've upgraded to Vista sees a significant performance boost, although every one of those computers has at least 1 gig of ram. No one will call you because Vista is a huge improvement for the average user. The average user LIKES Vista. And you, unfortunately, are just a loser.
Try harder, troll.
Umm, this is slashdot. There are no MS fanboys. MS doesn't inspire irrational enthusiasm. Vista may not be as revolutionary as MS would like people to believe, but it is a huge step in the right direction and will assuredly be with us for at least the next 5 years.
Due, you really need some practice. For someone with such a low UID, there's no excuse for such a shoddy and transparent troll attempt.
Dude, in the nicest possible way, go fuck yourself. Nice strawman with the martyr thing there, btw. The reason I mentioned it was because the last time I made an MS-critical post, I got downmodded so fast, it wasn't even funny.
There are many great features in Vista, but you have to try it for yourself.
No thanks, I've been on the MS train for ten years now. The food is lousy, the carriages need repair, and the conductor's a dick. If you click on my sig, you'll see I've already done a tuck and roll. Y'all have fun, this 'dotter is done with Microsoft.
I'll tell you exactly what's wrong with Vista. If you, like many averages shmoes around the world, are in the market for a new PC, you're stuck with Vista. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, except that the shmoe will, as usual, get a $500 dell or a $300 Emachines. Why the hell is he going to spend a grand or more on a PC? Of course, these are pitiful little Duron/Celeron boxes with way too little RAM, lots of bloatware for extra sluggishness, and of course lowest-bidder parts.
So he'll take that PC home, fire it up, and be pretty much instantly pissed. Not only is it slow and sluggish as hell, but this time he has to contend with a lot of new features that he has no clue or experience about. Depending on his patience, he'll plug away for a day or a few, but eventually he'll call me, or someone like me.
Now, this is the important part: He's used to XP. He's used to an OS, that while sucky, worked well enough for him, was relatively speedy, so why can't he just have that? Why does he have to have something replaced that worked just to put up with this shit?
So I will perfrom a downgrade, and I'll happily use a pirated copy to do it, too. As far as I'm concerned, he paid for the OS already, I couldn't give a crap about specific licenses for specific machines. This guy just wants to get on with his life, and that is the service I provide.
Did my first downgrade a couple of days ago, and I expect to be doing several more this year.
Now I know you'll all be yelling about getting sufficient RAM for his machine, going in and cutting some of the bloat instead of resorting to piracy for the backwards step, but if you're going to say all that, it's obvious you don't do a lot of house calls.
Oh, and before I get modded into oblivion by the MS fanboys, look into your hearts. You know I'm right.
Well, there are several different cuts of Blad Runner, of varying length and quality, some, like Scott's original director's Cut, a huge improvement, IMO.
I dunno. One thing I've noticed about that show is that it has a fairly devoted non-geek following, possibly due to not over-using "confusing" sci-fi concepts and the fact that it got to end its run pretty much where and when it wanted, something pretty rare in any TV show.
Hadn't thought about it that way, and I have to say you've got my vote on that, and I'm a huge Firefly geek. And when you stop to think about the styles and skills of the involved auteurs, it makes a lot fo sense: George Lucas, able at times to bring out work that is simply stunning, but leave him running too long and he'll fuck it up, whereas Joss Whedon's always plan for the long haul (yes, I know that's par for the course when you work in TV, but his methodology is evident in most everything he does.
One is a visionary, well-versed in the peaks and troughs associated with that status. The other is simply a master storyteller, laying his foundations like a brickie and keeping his eye on the finish line.
Dang, it's 4AM, Hope any of that made sense, as I'm not gonna preview it!
Having a bunch of scientifically-uneducated lawyers
Mod parent up. If there's ever a profession that gets technology wrong like nobody else, it's the lawyers. Mind you, there is a solution. Just mandate that all lawyers must marry a geek to basically bring balance to the universe. Worked for me and my wife.
What exactly is this whole: 'Slashdot's dead' stuff all about? I'm really interested to hear what's so wrong with this place that you still grace it with your presence. As can be guessed by my userid I am new here, and really like this site.
Beats the hell out of me. I like it here too. The people that bitch about/. seem to fall into a few categories. You've got the pro troll, whose sole job is to talk shit everywhere, so he can be easily ignored. You've got the old-timers who got pissed off when this site grew from a chummy little linux hangout into what is is now. These people can safely be ignored as well. While you can easily argue that/. has changed, it's a lot harder to say whether or not the 2007 edition is any better or worse than the '97 version.
Last, but not least, you've got the idiots who seem to think that ever since/. got sold off to VA (or whoever it was), nothing on this site can be trusted, the editors are all paid shills, etc. Some of these criticisms have some actual validity, but bitching about them constantly on main page articles is just wasting everybody's time.
I'll take this opportunity to welcome you here, as well as mention that we're not all crazy, there are a few pools of sanity in the great ocean that is Slashdot.
because you don't like the way the market works does it?
Which would be fine if, y'know, the market worked that way by default. But it doesn't. It works the way it does because (mainly white and always rich) folks like it to work that way. See, it gives them more control than an actual free and unregulated market.
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Yeah, well, considering this is /. I shouldn't have to explain a top 10 bash.org quote. And I'm not explaining it anyway, I just hate stupid moderation.
Second, I've done "mods on crack" comments before and had the desired results, so yes, it does work.
Last but not least, if you think M2 is anyhting more than a bandaid on a bulletwound, you're insane.
Thanks for playing!
Mods on crack alert. The comment is a direct reference to this bash.org quote. Somebody please sort it out.
Or they're just marking it up because banks are effectively a monopoly? I don't know about you, but I was reliably informed that banks made money by basically being an aggregator: Once you have a few thousand "small" eggnests, you could leverage the whole, usually in the form of large corporate loans which you would charge interest on, enabling you to make a profit, and pass a small fraction of it to the people who's capital you just used. It was a proper symbiotic relationship, mutually advantageous to both parties.
Now they just squeeze you for everything they can. I understand doing things costs money, but I was under the distinct impression I wasn't going to be footing so much of the bill.
Agreed. Some of the criticisms are valid, but the whole article felt like it was written to make big media companies happy. "Nooo, you don't want to block our ads, it's too much hassle!"
I'll admit that something like Noscript takes a little work before it runs just the way you want it, but until FF is 100% secure, I'll keep using it, especially at work.
It's still not possible. Using your math means that my 2 PCs cost more to run than my fridge, washer, dryer, water heater, lights, TV, Amp, Xbox, charging the laptops, etc. combined. There's just no way.
I had a similar setup for a while but then I found out it was costing me ~$35/mo in electricity just to keep my PC running all the time. That's for a 400Watt system at $.12/KWh.
Man, I'd love to see how you figured that out. I run several PCs 24/7 at home, pay more for electricity than you do, and it's not costing anywhere near $35.
does NOT come from a new user
Ah, OK, you just have reading comprehension issues. Go back and show me where I called you a new user. I'll wait.
Penises with frickin' lasers on their heads!
This is an often repeated lie on slashdot. While certain FPS games may experienc lower framerates on Vista, almost all normal end user experiences are faster, in many case significantly faster. Every computer I've upgraded to Vista sees a significant performance boost, although every one of those computers has at least 1 gig of ram. No one will call you because Vista is a huge improvement for the average user. The average user LIKES Vista. And you, unfortunately, are just a loser.
Try harder, troll.
Umm, this is slashdot. There are no MS fanboys. MS doesn't inspire irrational enthusiasm. Vista may not be as revolutionary as MS would like people to believe, but it is a huge step in the right direction and will assuredly be with us for at least the next 5 years.
Due, you really need some practice. For someone with such a low UID, there's no excuse for such a shoddy and transparent troll attempt.
Dude, in the nicest possible way, go fuck yourself. Nice strawman with the martyr thing there, btw. The reason I mentioned it was because the last time I made an MS-critical post, I got downmodded so fast, it wasn't even funny.
There are many great features in Vista, but you have to try it for yourself.
No thanks, I've been on the MS train for ten years now. The food is lousy, the carriages need repair, and the conductor's a dick. If you click on my sig, you'll see I've already done a tuck and roll. Y'all have fun, this 'dotter is done with Microsoft.
Nahh, the MS force is pretty strong these days, I've gotten a few downmods for even light (and valid) criticism of Microsoft.
What's wrong with Vista?
I'll tell you exactly what's wrong with Vista. If you, like many averages shmoes around the world, are in the market for a new PC, you're stuck with Vista. Nothing necessarily wrong with that, except that the shmoe will, as usual, get a $500 dell or a $300 Emachines. Why the hell is he going to spend a grand or more on a PC? Of course, these are pitiful little Duron/Celeron boxes with way too little RAM, lots of bloatware for extra sluggishness, and of course lowest-bidder parts.
So he'll take that PC home, fire it up, and be pretty much instantly pissed. Not only is it slow and sluggish as hell, but this time he has to contend with a lot of new features that he has no clue or experience about. Depending on his patience, he'll plug away for a day or a few, but eventually he'll call me, or someone like me.
Now, this is the important part: He's used to XP. He's used to an OS, that while sucky, worked well enough for him, was relatively speedy, so why can't he just have that? Why does he have to have something replaced that worked just to put up with this shit?
So I will perfrom a downgrade, and I'll happily use a pirated copy to do it, too. As far as I'm concerned, he paid for the OS already, I couldn't give a crap about specific licenses for specific machines. This guy just wants to get on with his life, and that is the service I provide.
Did my first downgrade a couple of days ago, and I expect to be doing several more this year.
Now I know you'll all be yelling about getting sufficient RAM for his machine, going in and cutting some of the bloat instead of resorting to piracy for the backwards step, but if you're going to say all that, it's obvious you don't do a lot of house calls.
Oh, and before I get modded into oblivion by the MS fanboys, look into your hearts. You know I'm right.
Well, there are several different cuts of Blad Runner, of varying length and quality, some, like Scott's original director's Cut, a huge improvement, IMO.
(OK, maybe not Quantum Leap ;) )
I dunno. One thing I've noticed about that show is that it has a fairly devoted non-geek following, possibly due to not over-using "confusing" sci-fi concepts and the fact that it got to end its run pretty much where and when it wanted, something pretty rare in any TV show.
Hadn't thought about it that way, and I have to say you've got my vote on that, and I'm a huge Firefly geek. And when you stop to think about the styles and skills of the involved auteurs, it makes a lot fo sense: George Lucas, able at times to bring out work that is simply stunning, but leave him running too long and he'll fuck it up, whereas Joss Whedon's always plan for the long haul (yes, I know that's par for the course when you work in TV, but his methodology is evident in most everything he does.
One is a visionary, well-versed in the peaks and troughs associated with that status. The other is simply a master storyteller, laying his foundations like a brickie and keeping his eye on the finish line.
Dang, it's 4AM, Hope any of that made sense, as I'm not gonna preview it!
but I'd be willing to bet it was simply decided based on quality/resolution of images
I dunno. The after pictures seemed to have as high a resolution as the before pics IMO.
Having a bunch of scientifically-uneducated lawyers
Mod parent up. If there's ever a profession that gets technology wrong like nobody else, it's the lawyers. Mind you, there is a solution. Just mandate that all lawyers must marry a geek to basically bring balance to the universe. Worked for me and my wife.
To conquer the elderly, drive them before you, and hear the lamentations of their pacemakers!
Do you know about trolltalk and the secret SIDs
Heh. I didn't, and now, an hour later, many google searches, chat logs and articles later, I do. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for the diversion
i dunno about the fat part, but beards seem to be rather popular with the women around here for some reason.
Why, is there a bearded lady Training College in the area or something?
since everyone is a big baby and rushes out to get antibiotics at the first sniffle
Not me. I'm tempered in raw sewage!
What exactly is this whole: 'Slashdot's dead' stuff all about? I'm really interested to hear what's so wrong with this place that you still grace it with your presence. As can be guessed by my userid I am new here, and really like this site.
/. seem to fall into a few categories. You've got the pro troll, whose sole job is to talk shit everywhere, so he can be easily ignored. You've got the old-timers who got pissed off when this site grew from a chummy little linux hangout into what is is now. These people can safely be ignored as well. While you can easily argue that /. has changed, it's a lot harder to say whether or not the 2007 edition is any better or worse than the '97 version.
/. got sold off to VA (or whoever it was), nothing on this site can be trusted, the editors are all paid shills, etc. Some of these criticisms have some actual validity, but bitching about them constantly on main page articles is just wasting everybody's time.
Beats the hell out of me. I like it here too. The people that bitch about
Last, but not least, you've got the idiots who seem to think that ever since
I'll take this opportunity to welcome you here, as well as mention that we're not all crazy, there are a few pools of sanity in the great ocean that is Slashdot.
because you don't like the way the market works does it?
Which would be fine if, y'know, the market worked that way by default. But it doesn't. It works the way it does because (mainly white and always rich) folks like it to work that way. See, it gives them more control than an actual free and unregulated market.