I wish I could mod this entire article as offtopic. I mean sheesh, the overview blurb has nothing to do with the actual book he is reviewing. Aren't editors supposed to cut out all the personal venting. I then proceeded to read the full review and discover that yep, the entire article is one big rant. Feel free to explain why you think this is an insightful article if you disagree.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present to you HALtheCompuer's's Law:
This law states laws that govern new laws to govern electronics and transistors will become obsolete every few years and will be replaced by new and improved laws which again will become obsolete as we as humans become smarter and find newer and better ways of creating things.
Sorry, your law is already out of date. The march of progress and all that. Don't feel bad; they replaced me with a new HAL in 2010.
Nothing is black or white. If there is something they can tax, they will.., as long as they don't get their heads handed to them. Many U.S. states have no sales tax whatsoever. That dosen't fit your nice little theory. Certainly not all consumer goods are taxed. Every road you drive on isn't a toll road.
If you haven't fallen asleep yet, you might want to read an article on taxation. Accuracy not guarenteed, but hey, it's free and it's mostly accurate.
What kind of lunatic would by a piece of dirt that from the lunar surface? /me Pauses, and ponders fate.
Oh well at least it's not a total waste, I got a very fancy glass jar.
Allow me to tell the impatient what amazingly INSIGHTFUL comments are coming up:
* 39 people reminding you that viruses is the corrent plural, not virii (of which 9 point to dictionary.com) * 13 people stating that no, virii is correct * 9 people questioning the manhood, charachter and evolutionary level of the people who defened virii. * 14 posts about the "good old days" * 6 comments on how someone should have patented viruses * 14 informational posts so far * and only one good joke (hint, you're reading it;-) )
(BTW: I'm too lazy to actaully count posts, all of the above numbers are 100% statistical, that is to say, 100% fiction.)
It's in my newspaper yesterday, I liked it. If you're really depserate you could buy a subscription to an out-of-town newspaper. Or, you could maybe, you know, right a letter (yes on a dead tree) to your paper and politely suggest they carry it. If you're feeling adventurous hand-deliver yor letter and tell them you'll never buy their lousy tabloid again if they don't include "Opus". Proceed to break down into tears right in front of them. You never know.
P.S. I'm not just being exceptionally cruel, I don't own a scanner.
That won't work for me I'm not a US citizen. Oh well I guess we can follow the U.S.'s fine example *cough* Iraq *cough* (with sincerist apologies to anyone who actually speaks French):
Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons.
Pour preserver democratie
Aux "U-S-A".
To arms citizens
Form your bataillons
March on, March.
To preserve democracy
In the USA.
Yay, the Canadians to the rescue!:-)
(Yes, I'm an Anglaphone, but there shouldn't be too many glaring errors.) ( a note, Yes, I already posted this under another comment but it fits here too and prob more people will read it here so neyah:-P )
That won't work for me I'm not a US citizen. Oh well I guess we can follow the U.S.'s fine example *cough* Iraq *cough* (with sincerist apologies to anyone who actually speaks French):
Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons.
Pour preserver democratie
Aux "U-S-A".
To arms citizens
Form your bataillons
March on, March.
To preserve democracy
In the USA.
Yay, the Canadians to the rescue!:-)
(Yes, I'm an Anglaphone, but there shouldn't be too many glaring errors.)
I'm not surprised you don't know the English name. It is called the "notwithstanding clause" in English. If you're curious about this clause you can read more (in English).
Coming this fall from MGM studios
(long pause) James Bond 007 in..
(another long pause) SCO: The World In Not Enough 2
Maybe Slashdot should have a new category called SCO on their webiste. It would sure be updated more often then some of the current ones.
*cough*books *cough*apache *cough*Interviews
Is it a bad thing if I heard the musical score playing in my head while I read this post?
For those of you who didn't recognize it, this is a parody of Tiny Toons Around the World.
Seriously, this deserves a nomination for "Funniest Post of the Day"!
(HINT, HINT editors new category?)
You horrible terrorist, you just explained the principle behind a Hydrogen Bomb. There are penalties for those who reveal the precious secrets of fusion. :-)
Don't you remember that the gin ration was increased to 0 mL. It was to celebrate our great victory over the evil axis of Eurasian and Eastaisan conspirators.
Remeber HATE, It's in you to give.
Brought to you by your comrades at the Ministry of Truth.
I've found it to be quite useful for even most semi-complex documents that I had in.doc format. If it's not extreamly it complicated should be fine. If this is something which you're REALLY worried about however, ther is no substitute for downloading the program and trying it yourself.
Out of curiosity, is there an easy(preferably free) way to extract the text from a PDF file. Heck, an editor that let you change the text would be even better. Or did poor Mr. Anonymous coward retype all the text?
I know this is a little off topic so, if you had this ideal solution, could you run it remotely in an X session?;-)
I share your opinion that pretty much all movies are not quite as good as the book. (one of the few exceptions is that I liked the movie version of Minority Report better than the short story "Minority Report".) The LOTR movies however come very close to the fullfilling the the reality of the books. Considering the amount of decisons required to reduce a 1000 page work into a mere 12 hours(I think), they were remarkably true to their sorce.
Only IMHO of course, feel free to flame me and mod me down.
Slashdot Mirror
I wish I could mod this entire article as offtopic. I mean sheesh, the overview blurb has nothing to do with the actual book he is reviewing. Aren't editors supposed to cut out all the personal venting. I then proceeded to read the full review and discover that yep, the entire article is one big rant. Feel free to explain why you think this is an insightful article if you disagree.
Instructions on how to update Slackware to the latest and greatest rsync are at:a re-security&y=2003&m=slackware-security.399741
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackw
Of course if you're running a server you should theoretically be subscribing to the security mailing list. Right?
Ladies and Gentlemen, I proudly present to you HALtheCompuer's's Law:
This law states laws that govern new laws to govern electronics and transistors will become obsolete every few years and will be replaced by new and improved laws which again will become obsolete as we as humans become smarter and find newer and better ways of creating things.
Sorry, your law is already out of date. The march of progress and all that. Don't feel bad; they replaced me with a new HAL in 2010.
I knew I was forgetting something. Excuse me If I can't see my own bloody signature.
/*RetroGeek*
echo "* 2001: A Space Odessy" >> comment
rm -rf
# Who, me?
You mean the machines will try to take over from the humans?
* The Matrix (V1.0 - V3.0)
* Terminator (V1.0 - V3.0)
* Several million others that I missed, which courteous slashdotters will point out.
You appear to be trying to write a kernel. Do you want to:
Nothing is black or white. If there is something they can tax, they will.., as long as they don't get their heads handed to them. Many U.S. states have no sales tax whatsoever. That dosen't fit your nice little theory. Certainly not all consumer goods are taxed. Every road you drive on isn't a toll road.
If you haven't fallen asleep yet, you might want to read an article on taxation. Accuracy not guarenteed, but hey, it's free and it's mostly accurate.
We'll tap into the PSTN up in that big white northern coutry known as Canada. Black market canadian VOIP, wahoo!
What kind of lunatic would by a piece of dirt that from the lunar surface?
/me Pauses, and ponders fate.
Oh well at least it's not a total waste, I got a very fancy glass jar.
Allow me to tell the impatient what amazingly INSIGHTFUL comments are coming up:
;-) )
* 39 people reminding you that viruses is the corrent plural, not virii (of which 9 point to dictionary.com)
* 13 people stating that no, virii is correct
* 9 people questioning the manhood, charachter and evolutionary level of the people who defened virii.
* 14 posts about the "good old days"
* 6 comments on how someone should have patented viruses
* 14 informational posts so far
* and only one good joke (hint, you're reading it
(BTW: I'm too lazy to actaully count posts, all of the above numbers are 100% statistical, that is to say, 100% fiction.)
It's in my newspaper yesterday, I liked it. If you're really depserate you could buy a subscription to an out-of-town newspaper.
Or, you could maybe, you know, right a letter (yes on a dead tree) to your paper and politely suggest they carry it.
If you're feeling adventurous hand-deliver yor letter and tell them you'll never buy their lousy tabloid again if they don't include "Opus". Proceed to break down into tears right in front of them. You never know.
P.S. I'm not just being exceptionally cruel, I don't own a scanner.
That won't work for me I'm not a US citizen. Oh well I guess we can follow the U.S.'s fine example *cough* Iraq *cough* (with sincerist apologies to anyone who actually speaks French):
:-) :-P )
Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons.
Pour preserver democratie
Aux "U-S-A".
To arms citizens
Form your bataillons
March on, March.
To preserve democracy
In the USA.
Yay, the Canadians to the rescue!
(Yes, I'm an Anglaphone, but there shouldn't be too many glaring errors.)
( a note, Yes, I already posted this under another comment but it fits here too and prob more people will read it here so neyah
That won't work for me I'm not a US citizen. Oh well I guess we can follow the U.S.'s fine example *cough* Iraq *cough* (with sincerist apologies to anyone who actually speaks French):
:-)
Aux armes citoyens
Formez vos bataillons
Marchons, marchons.
Pour preserver democratie
Aux "U-S-A".
To arms citizens
Form your bataillons
March on, March.
To preserve democracy
In the USA.
Yay, the Canadians to the rescue!
(Yes, I'm an Anglaphone, but there shouldn't be too many glaring errors.)
I'm not surprised you don't know the English name. It is called the "notwithstanding clause" in English. If you're curious about this clause you can read more (in English).
Coming this fall from MGM studios
(long pause)
James Bond 007 in
(another long pause)
SCO: The World In Not Enough 2
Maybe Slashdot should have a new category called SCO on their webiste. It would sure be updated more often then some of the current ones.
*cough*books *cough*apache *cough*Interviews
Is it a bad thing if I heard the musical score playing in my head while I read this post?
For those of you who didn't recognize it, this is a parody of Tiny Toons Around the World.
Seriously, this deserves a nomination for "Funniest Post of the Day"!
(HINT, HINT editors new category?)
You horrible terrorist, you just explained the principle behind a Hydrogen Bomb. There are penalties for those who reveal the precious secrets of fusion.
:-)
A universe to put it in.
(rimshot)
Don't you remember that the gin ration was increased to 0 mL. It was to celebrate our great victory over the evil axis of Eurasian and Eastaisan conspirators. Remeber HATE, It's in you to give. Brought to you by your comrades at the Ministry of Truth.
You mean you have a copy of a book?
Okay lads, send out the firemen.
Of course if its an e-book, that could be problematic. Send out the magnet-men just dosen't sound quite cool enough.
I've found it to be quite useful for even most semi-complex documents that I had in .doc format. If it's not extreamly it complicated should be fine. If this is something which you're REALLY worried about however, ther is no substitute for downloading the program and trying it yourself.
Out of curiosity, is there an easy(preferably free) way to extract the text from a PDF file. Heck, an editor that let you change the text would be even better.
;-)
Or did poor Mr. Anonymous coward retype all the text?
I know this is a little off topic so, if you had this ideal solution, could you run it remotely in an X session?
http://www.knoppix.net/get.php
There look to be quite a few mirrors so you might actually get to download the software.
I of course would never make this mistake in a TRUE programming launguage:
Yay, BASIC rules!
Nice Troll, it was just a joke, you can go back to your cave now, nice troll, nice trolly, nice
*GULP*
*burp*
I share your opinion that pretty much all movies are not quite as good as the book. (one of the few exceptions is that I liked the movie version of Minority Report better than the short story "Minority Report".) The LOTR movies however come very close to the fullfilling the the reality of the books. Considering the amount of decisons required to reduce a 1000 page work into a mere 12 hours(I think), they were remarkably true to their sorce.
Only IMHO of course, feel free to flame me and mod me down.