Recently, he installed a Mosquito ultrasonic noise device as an apparent attempt to 'get back at us' for our harassment.... Unfortunately, because the police also can't hear it, we can't get the authorities to do anything about it, leaving us empty-handed in our attempts at getting some peace and quiet back.
Yeah. Well, at least you've figured out that he's really the one who is paranoid. Silly old man who's plotting against you, using devices the police can't hear... Thankfully, he's the only paranoid one here...
>> How do you know that you are using the best tool if you do not know a bit about them all.
Well, duh, all you have to do is read the marketing sheet...
Hmm. A bot mugged another virtual character and took virtual goods in a virtual world. I think just to tick everyone off the judge should order
the bot to 20 hours virtual community service. That should do the trick.
>> Is Microsoft shooting itself in the foot by making traditional 'approved product' licensing mandatory for 3rd-party developers? Or will companies line up by the dozens to tithe to King Bill? Finally, will Sony follow a similar strategy to eke additional revenues out of its PlayStation 3?
For some reason this brought Batman to mind. "Will the Caped Crusader be able to free himself or will he be fried, roasted and "bat"tered? Why has the joker broken in to jail? Who is this new stranger? Can Batman's utility belt run Linux? Tune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel.
>>Last thing I want to do is type into google "How do I make my monitor work pretty please"...
I think in this case your problem isn't a lack of good, easy documentation, but rather a lack of sensability using Google....
Or if you don't like that idea, you could just hope that a fleet of Volgon construction vessels comes to destroy the Earth. Me thinks that might fix the problem...
No! Can't you see! These companies are unpatriotic! They're trying to overthrow the free world by fighting against intellectual property... We need IP! We can't just let companies like this throw that away! I bet they're Russians or Communist or Liberal or Something...
What? There the bad guys? What? Oh.
Those companies are so unpatriotic! They're trying to store up IP...
>> If GPL software ever reaches a critical mass and destroys 'for pay' software, I predict that we will see our software industry completely stagnate. I'll be here to say 'I told you so' at that point, but by then it will be too late.
If anything destroys the software industry, it won't be companies being forced to compete, it will be companies hording what their "IP". That will be the death of the software industry.
No one (well, at least the majority here) isn't asking for developers to give away all code that they develop. We are asking however that companies / individuals quit attacking groups that do want to give away their work.
However, the inverse also holds true. If you give the music industry an inch, they'll take the whole ruler. I believe the attempt to DRM different forms of media are sufficient proof of this.
Personally, I do not download music via any P2P services. A number of different (undiscovered) musicians host all of their music on their websites. It does not short change them or myself. We both enjoy the other.
Digikam does that pretty much for me. I have every picture that contains myself, my parents, my sister and a very good friend of mine labeled. If I want to see all the pictures from a date, I can. If I want to see all the pictures with myself, I can. All of my scenic pictures, I can. My portfolio? I can.
I can see how this would be useful on windows, however.
Many of the computers that I have worked on in the past are turned off when I get there. Many are on standby. Probably half and half. I know my parents turn off the computer when it isn't being used. I leave mine in low power mode.
>> "Microsoft is trying to make it easier for you to find your data on our ever-increasing hard drives"
Personally, I just have a motto that goes something like "Keep your file system organized." That takes away my need to search. I keep music in a organized folder of its own. Same goes for pictures, video and any kind of archive files I might have.
Personally, I really don't see anything new in this. I don't see anything creative.
I can mount a directory on another computer to local directory and act just as if it is on my own computer. I can do the same with devices. I can search files. I can create links and symlinks.
The only real change I see is trying to make drive letters disappear. And even then I have a feeling people and manuals will say things like Home->Games->Duke Nukem Forever instead of C:\Games\Duke Nukem Forever.
Granted I DO NOT know everything. I am willing to be corrected if I am wrong.
>> probably closely related to the Second Law of Termodynamics
For those who don't know, the Second Law of Termodynamics reads as follows: "For every post that contains a correctly used term, another 5 posts on slashdot will contain misused, mithspelled(pun) or misunderstood terms.
This is closely related to the Theory of Repostivity.
Dauh! Shift and enter are way too close together. Didn't mean to post! I just wanted a capital letter!
Anyway.
>"Why so many installs?"
Common Answers:
I was owned.
I reformated my computer
Nobody ever says "because I just bought a copy from some guy on the side of the road." Do they really expect people to say "Because I pirate software?"
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Yeah. Well, at least you've figured out that he's really the one who is paranoid. Silly old man who's plotting against you, using devices the police can't hear... Thankfully, he's the only paranoid one here...
Oh my goodness! How'd you know!? You must be watching me with them evil cookies! AUGH! **Grabs tinfoil hat**
Well, duh, all you have to do is read the marketing sheet...
C) Run Linux. (Oh, don't you even start to pretend you weren't dreaming about it... Yeah right man!)
For some reason this brought Batman to mind. "Will the Caped Crusader be able to free himself or will he be fried, roasted and "bat"tered? Why has the joker broken in to jail? Who is this new stranger? Can Batman's utility belt run Linux?
Tune in next week, same bat-time, same bat-channel.
Either pwnage or I watch too much Batman.
"gain administrative rights"... I thought they just gave average users admin rights. I didn't think you had to do anything to gain them.
>>Last thing I want to do is type into google "How do I make my monitor work pretty please"... I think in this case your problem isn't a lack of good, easy documentation, but rather a lack of sensability using Google....
If time is money, then one or two quick google searches allowing me to install linux properly just saved me almost 100 dollars.
Because we know that before popups, every website charged users to view them... Uh huh.... Right.
Or if you don't like that idea, you could just hope that a fleet of Volgon construction vessels comes to destroy the Earth. Me thinks that might fix the problem...
And they for big grammar too.....
What? There the bad guys? What? Oh.
Those companies are so unpatriotic! They're trying to store up IP...
In all seriousness though, XP isn't nearly as prone to BSODs ( or any other color :P ) , as 9x was. I'd still prefer my Debian or Gentoo though.
Why? How many different people have to worry about your wife waking up grouchy? :P
If anything destroys the software industry, it won't be companies being forced to compete, it will be companies hording what their "IP". That will be the death of the software industry.
No one (well, at least the majority here) isn't asking for developers to give away all code that they develop. We are asking however that companies / individuals quit attacking groups that do want to give away their work.
Now I'll be right back.... I have to run apt-get update on my mind...
Personally, I do not download music via any P2P services. A number of different (undiscovered) musicians host all of their music on their websites. It does not short change them or myself. We both enjoy the other.
Which is precisely why it was the last thing in the writeup... :P
I can see how this would be useful on windows, however.
Personally, I just have a motto that goes something like "Keep your file system organized." That takes away my need to search. I keep music in a organized folder of its own. Same goes for pictures, video and any kind of archive files I might have.
Personally, I really don't see anything new in this. I don't see anything creative.
I can mount a directory on another computer to local directory and act just as if it is on my own computer. I can do the same with devices. I can search files. I can create links and symlinks.
The only real change I see is trying to make drive letters disappear. And even then I have a feeling people and manuals will say things like Home->Games->Duke Nukem Forever instead of C:\Games\Duke Nukem Forever.
Granted I DO NOT know everything. I am willing to be corrected if I am wrong.
For those who don't know, the Second Law of Termodynamics reads as follows: "For every post that contains a correctly used term, another 5 posts on slashdot will contain misused, mithspelled(pun) or misunderstood terms.
This is closely related to the Theory of Repostivity.
Anyway.
>"Why so many installs?"
Common Answers:
I was owned.
I reformated my computer
Nobody ever says "because I just bought a copy from some guy on the side of the road." Do they really expect people to say "Because I pirate software?"