The article is dated Wednesday 04 February 2004. So this is more like News for Nerds. Stuff that mattered.
Also, I guess they just want to get rid of some old Windows 2000 CDs by putting an "XP light" bumper sticker on them and selling them to less developed countries. It's like selling crap to the poor.
In fact, it is selling crap to the poor, now that I think about it.
Oddly, the writer or somebody out there, seems to think that Google v. Microsoft is analogous to Netscape v. Microsoft. I wasn't aware that you needed to download special software to run this Google search application.
Gee... and I thought I actually needed my OS and browser to use this Google search application. I wonder, though, where Michael crams his network cable in.
Now, the cool thing about this is that 12 can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 6 - giving you the ability to easily measure a third for instance. It's why it's still used in the building trade. Metric only lets you divide by 2 and 5 - and is not as flexible.
I give you the 3, but 4=2*2 and 6=2*3 don't really count. Hence, it's a tie in this category.
But metric units rock, as soon as you want to do more than divide something by 2, 3, 4 or 6. How many sqare feet are 30 sqare miles again?...you get the point.
So, the metric systems wins the bikini contest hands down. In my opinion, at least.
Do you really think Spirit and Beagle II were sent to Mars to gather scientific data?
WRONG!
It's about beeing the interstellar robot fighting champion, you fools! Geeks from NASA and ESA are just sending battle bots to Mars in an absurd attempt to waste European and American taxpayers' money.
I mean, think about it! First, Spirit kicked Beagle II's ass, and the guys from NASA already celebrated their victory. But now, it seems that a domestic contestant gave Spirit a heavy beating on wednesday; ergo its problems since then.
Did anyone else read "Scientists create supersoldier" at first?
Maybe I'm just a bit jumpy, because I've just had my morning coffee... BTW, do you people also hear a clicking sound every time you phone your left-wing journalist friend? Strange...
In other news Steve Ballmer declared that backups were now considered harmful to innovation, a threat to the U.S. economy (i.e. Microsoft), and promoting communism in general due to its anachronistic nature.
In addtion, he announced that Longhorn would incorporate a backup solution that would save Microsoft from such embarassments in the future by a new coding scheme:
- steal => license
- play along => negotiate
- eradicate them => point out their irrelevance
- commies => open source community
- our own shit => windows
At last, I can attend meetings while having another important session on the toilet.
But maybe I'll wait for the enhanced model with rotating razor blades. Then, I can show my colleagues what I really think of their work.
And the best part is: I can blame it on Windows (those damn Internet Explorer vulnerabilities can be VERY dangerous, you know).
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No, the EU only decides how US companies do business within the EU. And, in case you are wondering, they have every right to do so.
Of course, US companies might start to wonder if they are being screwed by MS, seeing how MS is (albeit forcibly) playing nicely in European markets.
The article is dated Wednesday 04 February 2004. So this is more like News for Nerds. Stuff that mattered.
Also, I guess they just want to get rid of some old Windows 2000 CDs by putting an "XP light" bumper sticker on them and selling them to less developed countries. It's like selling crap to the poor.
In fact, it is selling crap to the poor, now that I think about it.
Is this stuff taught in Evil Medical School anyway, or did NASA just enable a whole bunch of aspiring super-villains to launch their own death star?
I give you the 3, but 4=2*2 and 6=2*3 don't really count. Hence, it's a tie in this category.
But metric units rock, as soon as you want to do more than divide something by 2, 3, 4 or 6. How many sqare feet are 30 sqare miles again?
So, the metric systems wins the bikini contest hands down. In my opinion, at least.
Do you really think Spirit and Beagle II were sent to Mars to gather scientific data?
WRONG!
It's about beeing the interstellar robot fighting champion, you fools! Geeks from NASA and ESA are just sending battle bots to Mars in an absurd attempt to waste European and American taxpayers' money.
I mean, think about it! First, Spirit kicked Beagle II's ass, and the guys from NASA already celebrated their victory. But now, it seems that a domestic contestant gave Spirit a heavy beating on wednesday; ergo its problems since then.
Did anyone else read "Scientists create supersoldier" at first?
Maybe I'm just a bit jumpy, because I've just had my morning coffee... BTW, do you people also hear a clicking sound every time you phone your left-wing journalist friend? Strange...
What a beowolf cluster of those could do...
Should I be worried that this thought actually turns me on a bit?!
Hell, yes! AHHHHH *runs out in shock and terror*
HELLO!!! I thought this was slashdot!
In other news Steve Ballmer declared that backups were now considered harmful to innovation, a threat to the U.S. economy (i.e. Microsoft), and promoting communism in general due to its anachronistic nature. In addtion, he announced that Longhorn would incorporate a backup solution that would save Microsoft from such embarassments in the future by a new coding scheme: - steal => license - play along => negotiate - eradicate them => point out their irrelevance - commies => open source community - our own shit => windows
Don't you mean
18% Porn
18% Spam???
Or maybe
24% Porn
12% Spam???
I mean that kind of material can easily ashame a righteous person and is certainly not suitable for children.
At last, I can attend meetings while having another important session on the toilet. But maybe I'll wait for the enhanced model with rotating razor blades. Then, I can show my colleagues what I really think of their work. And the best part is: I can blame it on Windows (those damn Internet Explorer vulnerabilities can be VERY dangerous, you know).