This is why Help Desk software has an option to hide some remarks from the user; we're not hiding passwords, we're making fun of you and plotting your demise!
But then the ability to upgrade will become a factor. Maybe not as soon as it would have been a couple of years ago, since CPU speeds aren't moving up quite as fast, but in the long run, I'll keep my dual-boot Linux/Windows machine.
Being an old geezer also helps my decision to buy a Wii instead, since I want to play the old Nintendo games, and something tells me that us old geezers may be a big influence in Nintendo's market share...
For what you'll pay for the PS3, a lot of geeks can upgrade their PCs pretty nicely. That, or build new ones altogether. As far as the PS3 console goes, I'll buy a Wii (maybe), and wait for my PC's hardware to run fast enough to have a 'virtual' PS3.
If the PS3 could replace my PC, then I'd look harder at buying.
Someone may have already posted something similar, but I really hate wading through the mindless drivel to find it...
If you're not doing something on the phone that could get you arrested, why care about your phone records? If you ARE doing something that could get you arrested, then the phone company already has records; be concerned about THEM rather than the government... The politicians don't care about your extramarital affairs; they're too busy trying to keep their own quiet.
They can have my phone records, hell, they can listen in as I talk to Mom about that recipe for Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, tomato and Spam. So long as they don't make that recipe a government secret, fine by me.
Let's not forget there's a bridge out there that wouldn't BE out there if not for the Patriot Act. It's in Brooklyn; the FBI had snippets of someone speaking in Arabic and kept hearing "Brooklyn Bridge", so they checked the guy out and stopped us from being attacked again.
Is a computer that big and expensive a feasible alternative to a girlfriend? "I just like to rub up against it because it's warm".
Don't short anything. Pun intended.
Which was mentioned the other day, would be an advantage. We could look out the windows and watch the rest of the world get hit... Or, as I said before, NASA could screw up their calculations and put us directly in the path of the stoopid thing....
You know some idiots are going to take my *legitimate* downloads, like Mandrake 10.1, and create fake hashes bringing you virused software now... But then again, since I'm downloading (and seeding) in Linux most of the time, I'M safe. I pity those with no/outdated antivirus....
We might have a chance in space in the event a comet hit Earth, but given the poor math done on several "near misses" in the past, they'd probably just move the space station directly into the comet's path... Probably by mixing Metric and English in their equations....
Or perhaps Baaaaaahhhhhhh.
In short, try it all. I remember the days when AltaVista was THE search engine to use, now I think about it in rare cases. Admittedly, there's always something "bigger and better" out there, so try out the bigger and better to see if it really is.
After all, this is technology we're talking about. Or did I stumble into the Redneck 4x4 web site again? I need another beer....
Hope this one hasn't already been posted, but here goes... "I found out you could just set 'em down in front of the TV. That's how I was raised and I turned out TV."
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Really, we've all been id10t users at one time or another, whether when we were just starting to learn IT or just having a bad day. So being annoying because you're annoyed by someone who excels in chemistry but can't double-click on an icon is just ridiculous; try asking them how to make some common chemical compounds at home; they can tell you, but would you understand? If you didn't understand, would you be annoyed? Personally, I'm just happy with the relative few who are willing to admit they know nothing; it beats the IT "master" who calls me and inisists his system is fine. Of course, much of the time his system is hosed, but he won't believe me....
The real question in my mind is how badly the open source community wants to attract the average user. Admittedly, it'd be wonderful to have everyone in the world using a more stable O/S, but that would cut down on tech support calls:)
Truth is, I don't want everyone using Linux; it leads to more probelems than it's worth. I believe it was one of Chrysler's engineers who said the Viper isn't an easy car to drive, which is good; not every 12 year old out there could steal one.
Actually, if you have access to any footage of yourself, what would YOU do, in front of a police-monitored camera, to get yourself on one of these "uncensored" shows?
The streets of Boston Uncensored!
You'll get live footage of EVERYTHING going on, straight from the police archives.
That is, once the related trials are over....
Obviously this would be overkill for doom3(altho I'd still like to have it in my apartment as a space heater/server)!
Ok, so it would be more than a space heater; I'd have to run my a/c 24/7/365.25, with all my windows open in the winter. But rendering would be sooooo sweet.
I'll adopt a "wait and see" attitude for that one. I hardly use Gaim in the first place, maybe will check it out to see if the quality is good, but using up those 5 "teaser" minutes won't take long.
Just reminds me of some of the people who were so pleased with internet phone calls; had a client who SHUT OFF HIS PHONE SERVICE(he was on dial-up) and called because his modem was giving "no dial tone" errors....
And they're proud of their products for good reason; If I could install OSX on my PC I'd do it quite willingly. Better price for OSX, lack of viruses, and really easy to set up a web server...
How about you set up the "Computer Lab", and assuming you can get locals to come in and learn, or just to check their email, sell advertising space to local businesses where you show the tourists that businesses' home page, maybe even set it up as the default home page in the browsers?
At least that way, even if no one wants to take a class on "How to double-click 101" or "The Basic Fundamentals of the Any Key", you can pull in advertising dollars...
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This is why Help Desk software has an option to hide some remarks from the user; we're not hiding passwords, we're making fun of you and plotting your demise!
But then the ability to upgrade will become a factor. Maybe not as soon as it would have been a couple of years ago, since CPU speeds aren't moving up quite as fast, but in the long run, I'll keep my dual-boot Linux/Windows machine. Being an old geezer also helps my decision to buy a Wii instead, since I want to play the old Nintendo games, and something tells me that us old geezers may be a big influence in Nintendo's market share...
For what you'll pay for the PS3, a lot of geeks can upgrade their PCs pretty nicely. That, or build new ones altogether. As far as the PS3 console goes, I'll buy a Wii (maybe), and wait for my PC's hardware to run fast enough to have a 'virtual' PS3. If the PS3 could replace my PC, then I'd look harder at buying.
Go cheap! Think: Yabba-Dabba-Doo! It's the easiest solution, getting off your fat ass and walking (or bicycling).
Only time I've ever gotten a positive response from hitting my Windows machine was when I hit it with a .45 hollowpoint....
This sounds MUCH better.
Someone may have already posted something similar, but I really hate wading through the mindless drivel to find it... If you're not doing something on the phone that could get you arrested, why care about your phone records? If you ARE doing something that could get you arrested, then the phone company already has records; be concerned about THEM rather than the government... The politicians don't care about your extramarital affairs; they're too busy trying to keep their own quiet. They can have my phone records, hell, they can listen in as I talk to Mom about that recipe for Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, tomato and Spam. So long as they don't make that recipe a government secret, fine by me. Let's not forget there's a bridge out there that wouldn't BE out there if not for the Patriot Act. It's in Brooklyn; the FBI had snippets of someone speaking in Arabic and kept hearing "Brooklyn Bridge", so they checked the guy out and stopped us from being attacked again.
Is a computer that big and expensive a feasible alternative to a girlfriend? "I just like to rub up against it because it's warm". Don't short anything. Pun intended.
Which was mentioned the other day, would be an advantage. We could look out the windows and watch the rest of the world get hit... Or, as I said before, NASA could screw up their calculations and put us directly in the path of the stoopid thing....
You know some idiots are going to take my *legitimate* downloads, like Mandrake 10.1, and create fake hashes bringing you virused software now... But then again, since I'm downloading (and seeding) in Linux most of the time, I'M safe. I pity those with no/outdated antivirus....
And a without headshots and big explosions, the only real way to attract teenage kids is full frontal nudity....
You mean like the option that says "custom install"?
Hey, no sleep in 2 days, I'm just happy I can still type :)
We might have a chance in space in the event a comet hit Earth, but given the poor math done on several "near misses" in the past, they'd probably just move the space station directly into the comet's path... Probably by mixing Metric and English in their equations....
Or perhaps Baaaaaahhhhhhh. In short, try it all. I remember the days when AltaVista was THE search engine to use, now I think about it in rare cases. Admittedly, there's always something "bigger and better" out there, so try out the bigger and better to see if it really is. After all, this is technology we're talking about. Or did I stumble into the Redneck 4x4 web site again? I need another beer....
I'm still trying to figure that out, so I'm not reading any further.
Hope this one hasn't already been posted, but here goes... "I found out you could just set 'em down in front of the TV. That's how I was raised and I turned out TV."
Really, we've all been id10t users at one time or another, whether when we were just starting to learn IT or just having a bad day.
So being annoying because you're annoyed by someone who excels in chemistry but can't double-click on an icon is just ridiculous; try asking them how to make some common chemical compounds at home; they can tell you, but would you understand? If you didn't understand, would you be annoyed?
Personally, I'm just happy with the relative few who are willing to admit they know nothing; it beats the IT "master" who calls me and inisists his system is fine. Of course, much of the time his system is hosed, but he won't believe me....
The real question in my mind is how badly the open source community wants to attract the average user. Admittedly, it'd be wonderful to have everyone in the world using a more stable O/S, but that would cut down on tech support calls :)
Truth is, I don't want everyone using Linux; it leads to more probelems than it's worth. I believe it was one of Chrysler's engineers who said the Viper isn't an easy car to drive, which is good; not every 12 year old out there could steal one.
'Cause you'd have to be IN the videos. And who really wants naked pictures of themselves? If you do, I don't want to know....
Actually, if you have access to any footage of yourself, what would YOU do, in front of a police-monitored camera, to get yourself on one of these "uncensored" shows?
The streets of Boston Uncensored! You'll get live footage of EVERYTHING going on, straight from the police archives. That is, once the related trials are over....
Obviously this would be overkill for doom3(altho I'd still like to have it in my apartment as a space heater/server)! Ok, so it would be more than a space heater; I'd have to run my a/c 24/7/365.25, with all my windows open in the winter. But rendering would be sooooo sweet.
I'll adopt a "wait and see" attitude for that one. I hardly use Gaim in the first place, maybe will check it out to see if the quality is good, but using up those 5 "teaser" minutes won't take long. Just reminds me of some of the people who were so pleased with internet phone calls; had a client who SHUT OFF HIS PHONE SERVICE(he was on dial-up) and called because his modem was giving "no dial tone" errors....
And they're proud of their products for good reason; If I could install OSX on my PC I'd do it quite willingly.
Better price for OSX, lack of viruses, and really easy to set up a web server...
How about you set up the "Computer Lab", and assuming you can get locals to come in and learn, or just to check their email, sell advertising space to local businesses where you show the tourists that businesses' home page, maybe even set it up as the default home page in the browsers? At least that way, even if no one wants to take a class on "How to double-click 101" or "The Basic Fundamentals of the Any Key", you can pull in advertising dollars...