I can see it now..
Wow, this guy has a lot of great shi...[check RFID scanner] wait a sec, I can't rob this guy! He has pop tarts in his house! ANYONE that eats pop tarts is too respectable for me to steal from.
Executive A:OK, this computer will not run longer than a day without crashing, has faulty (insert fav. video card) drivers and is not supported by the manufacturer, and could possibly burn a hole through someones desk. Executive B:Well, then we will use it as our "value" line, provide the cheapest (insert fav. 3rd world country) support we can find, and tell customers that comlain they should upgrade to the performance model. Manager A: Well, slap on a rebate and stick a fork in it! Now lets talk next years upgraded model...
CNN just posted an article about how commercial software is filled with bugs and customers are used as an army of unpaid testers. It also goes on about the lack of good technical support
So let me get this straight, crappy software is sold by company A, users get screwed, and tech support ends up getting the blame??
maybe I should read the article, are they talking about a certian multinational company owned by a zillionare that tries to monopolize everything?
ALL you need to do is replace everyphone in the world (uhh, $5-$100 dollars US) with and internet connection (still needs standard phone line), a computer, and one of these new handy dandy VoIP phones (conservative total around $600-$900 dollars US)..
do you have the capital to do that all yourself?
wow that OS kinda looks like a page full of characters.. oh wait
poor little server
{meanwhile, somewhere else in the worl)
wow, we have a link on slashdot!
QUICK, WHO WANTS TO ROAST SOME MARSHMALLOWS!
IBM: well, your stupid!!! and and and your company is stupid.:P
SCO: well, OS\2 was stupid too:P
hey guys, grow up and just sue each other, oops too late.
First, the black thing is no longer about slavery, but because mom and dad were prejudice, and that has rubbed off on the kids (although should be worn down over time or even eradicated). there hasn't been a slave for a long time now...
The fear of cyborgs will be more of a fear of what one does not understand
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/17/music. internet.reut/index.html
In a series of hearings on Capitol Hill last spring, lawmakers condemned online song swapping and expressed concern the networks could spread computer viruses, create government security risks and allow children access to pornography.
Yeah, wipe out p2p, and ALL the porn, spam, virii,and security threats wil all go away!
Slashdot Mirror
I can see it now..
Wow, this guy has a lot of great shi...[check RFID scanner] wait a sec, I can't rob this guy! He has pop tarts in his house! ANYONE that eats pop tarts is too respectable for me to steal from.
A-MEN brother.. Don't forget if you draw the short end othe stick and are lucky enough to work 3 and 1/2 12hr days in a row. NOW THAT was fun.
Executive A:OK, this computer will not run longer than a day without crashing, has faulty (insert fav. video card) drivers and is not supported by the manufacturer, and could possibly burn a hole through someones desk.
Executive B:Well, then we will use it as our "value" line, provide the cheapest (insert fav. 3rd world country) support we can find, and tell customers that comlain they should upgrade to the performance model.
Manager A: Well, slap on a rebate and stick a fork in it! Now lets talk next years upgraded model...
Sorry, did you say AOL?
oh...
CNN just posted an article about how commercial software is filled with bugs and customers are used as an army of unpaid testers. It also goes on about the lack of good technical support
So let me get this straight, crappy software is sold by company A, users get screwed, and tech support ends up getting the blame??
maybe I should read the article, are they talking about a certian multinational company owned by a zillionare that tries to monopolize everything?
If the universe collapses in a big BOOM, and everything is wiped out and no living life is left to hear it, will it make a sound?
I also forgot "shower"
How to be a normal person in a world surrounded by slashdotters:
Page 1:GO OUTSIDE (most important)
page 2:talk to people
thier original market plan:
Sue
Countersue
prOfit
and people wonder why I always carry foil in my back pocket!
HATS, people, HATS!!!
what ever happened to the good old private eye?
TROLL? (Sorry, I had to!)
SCO sues you!
Then you sue them!
Then they counter sue!
Then you counter thier counter suit!
Then you point your finger and say "DORK!"
ALL you need to do is replace everyphone in the world (uhh, $5-$100 dollars US) with and internet connection (still needs standard phone line), a computer, and one of these new handy dandy VoIP phones (conservative total around $600-$900 dollars US)..
do you have the capital to do that all yourself?
wow that OS kinda looks like a page full of characters.. oh wait
poor little server
{meanwhile, somewhere else in the worl)
wow, we have a link on slashdot!
QUICK, WHO WANTS TO ROAST SOME MARSHMALLOWS!
You gotta get bobs head to spin and shoot pea soop!!
IBM: well, your stupid!!! and and and your company is stupid. :P
:P
SCO: well, OS\2 was stupid too
hey guys, grow up and just sue each other, oops too late.
oh, yeahhhhhh baby. Finally a server that morally begs for the slashdot effect. c'mon boys!!
just hope the system doesn't involve karma...
madonna (5 ineresting)
microsoft (-3 troll)
aren't there also words (slang) that have no direct translation? what happens then?
Does it cause any performance problems. and what happens if you lose the key (were sorry mr. anderson, but your data is toast)
kinda sketchy to me
Does this mean that I still have to remember DOS commands?
I know this is going down another road, but..
First, the black thing is no longer about slavery, but because mom and dad were prejudice, and that has rubbed off on the kids (although should be worn down over time or even eradicated). there hasn't been a slave for a long time now...
The fear of cyborgs will be more of a fear of what one does not understand
http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/07/17/music. internet.reut/index.html
In a series of hearings on Capitol Hill last spring, lawmakers condemned online song swapping and expressed concern the networks could spread computer viruses, create government security risks and allow children access to pornography.
Yeah, wipe out p2p, and ALL the porn, spam, virii,and security threats wil all go away!
forget all that, WHEN DO I GET MY NEO PEZ DISPENSER?
They cannot deny me my life giving PEZ!!!
uhh, somebody call James Bond, or even mr. bean for that matter.
Every time I think about anti-spam wars, I think of shadow boxing.. you don't actually hurt anyone but yourself when governments get into the mix...
(no I didn't get your email dad, did you talk about that new "spy camera" you just installed or the new viagra pills you just tried?)
Yeah, but can they see me with my foil hat on?