I live in north Alabama (stop laughing). and yes, Wal-mart is big in my neck of the woods. But if you think Microsoft is evil, you should look at Wal-mart a bit more closely. A town near me at one time had 3 grocery stores. now, they have A wal-mart. 3, count em...3 locally owned buisnesses have been shoulderd out of the picture by a large multi-national company. 3 economy helping buisnesses have closed thier doors. so, now.. you have to shop at wal-mart, or drive 20+ mins to the closest grocery store. I figure that each store had at least 40 employees. that's 120 people now out of a job, and wally world hasn't got that many employees. so... we've increased the unemployment, decreased the number of locally owned buisnesses, and made one hell of a traffic jam. now they want to take out the movie rental places. Somehow i don't think Sam Walton would appreciate this
Every time Microsoft does something new, or blatently uses an open source idea, every one assumes that they are trying to stop linux from propagating? I seriously doubt that microsoft considers linux anything more than an annoyance, because in a buisness sense, they aren't competitors. They know that in the end, if someone wants to use new programs, then they are going to have to buy a computer that will do it. This is probably just a pacification attempt so grandma and grandpa can at least get an idea of what to expect from thier operating system once they get a new dell. Not to mention that they make more money if you buy a piece of software straight from them as opposed to how much they make per copy from OEM's. They are making money, and to some extent keeping the customer reasonably satisfied.
i think this is more of a desperation move on thier behalf, you can't stop P2P, you can't scare ISP's into rolling over on thier payroll, people in general don't give a shit, and nobody in the RIAA/MPAA thinks the gov't will do anything without massive bribes. So they do this, a feeble effort to stop something that dosen't matter. but the thing is, if it all stopped, who would they blame for the falling profits? Obviously they don't want to admit they make a shotty overpriced product, and they can't pay the artist's any less for thier efforts, so they are desperately trying to stop a valuable resource from being properly developed because they refuse to stand up for thier short commings.
just my two cents
Thank god, someone that isn't american did something incredibly stupid, and blamed it on a video game. I'm so tired of hearing about little johnny shot a cop and ran over a hooker because he thought it was fun in GTA. What would you like to bet that no one over there will even HEAR the argument that the violence was caused by a game rather than shitty judgement
i think cloning a t-rex is a great idea, even if its killed at birth or sometime during its adolescense, this would prove an invaluable opportunity to answer all the questions people have had about dinosaurs. But i wonder how all the "bible thumpers" who are so against cloning of normal animals, will react to the prospect of reviving a 65 million year old creature. i say, clone it... watch it... kill it... and look at what you've got. its too good of an opportunity to pass on.
not to mention the revenue a zoo can generate with this thing on display
hardly... the attacks are becomming more asthetic, people are just using logos and trademarks for a false sense of security. i think its more that the average computer user is becomming less sophisticated, at least in a computer sense.
its all relative
i have to say it... im so sick and tired of hearing people whine about microsoft and all the evils there in. microsoft may be a monopoly, but it got that way because of the fact that more people like using windows rather than anything else, its easier for them and they are more comfortable with it. now for the current topic of browsers....if you don't like IE, don't use it...i don't, with the exception of getting windows updates with it....yes, i update my OS. people DO have the choice to not use anything microsoft, they just choose not to use the alternative, if they don't know about the other options, go give them some of your free software, and tell them to have a nice day. microsoft isn't going anywhere anytime soon, you can't complain them into defeat, nor can you bankrupt them at this poing, bill has more money than god, and he wants more....ok, not my way, but it works for him. but for the love of god....stop bitching about something you can do nothing about, either educate the public on your views and thier options, or shut the f*ck up.
troll modding insues
I'd rather have a program to play my xbox games on my pc with the controller. seems that even though my system specs are way higher than the box, i still can't make halo play as well.
what are your plans...if any to ensure that social security is still there by the time my generation needs it, and i don't mean what would you like to do, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
people actually listen to warnings issued by IT professionals. i personally tell prople about this all the time, but they don't listen either. I've said it in a post before and here it is again.. pay attention to what you put into your computer and this will stop. a little thought on behalf of the consumer can go a long way. ireland just decided that they had to stop the bitching somehow, so they removed the problem... way to go
and im thinking that the guy working on this pc isn't a "tech", though HE may not be aware of that fact. this could have (probably) been resolved in around 2.5 hours. he thinks we (the industry) need to tell poeple the dangers... well we do, if they don't listen...tough. if you make it worse trying to fix it yourself, i hate it for ya, you shoulda come and seen me first. i'll admit that the problem with the symantec products should be put on the cd sleeve, but then again... most techs already know about this. and when i say tech, i don't mean phone tech
for people to not be held accountable. all the dialers i've ever ran across were for porn. and not the good ol american fuckin pron, its usually for something that isn't normally allowed outside of certian countries. But, I am of the mind that if you dont read the eula, you want to see that porn, and you don't realize that there's a shitload of extra numbers in your modem's dial-out, then you should enjoy the $1200 phone bill to rowanda..
me too, its been washed twice and not only does it still work, but the data on it before the wash was still there and intact afterwards. not so much a special feature as it is a side effect, but kick ass none the less
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I live in north Alabama (stop laughing). and yes, Wal-mart is big in my neck of the woods. But if you think Microsoft is evil, you should look at Wal-mart a bit more closely. A town near me at one time had 3 grocery stores. now, they have A wal-mart. 3, count em...3 locally owned buisnesses have been shoulderd out of the picture by a large multi-national company. 3 economy helping buisnesses have closed thier doors. so, now.. you have to shop at wal-mart, or drive 20+ mins to the closest grocery store. I figure that each store had at least 40 employees. that's 120 people now out of a job, and wally world hasn't got that many employees. so... we've increased the unemployment, decreased the number of locally owned buisnesses, and made one hell of a traffic jam. now they want to take out the movie rental places. Somehow i don't think Sam Walton would appreciate this
Every time Microsoft does something new, or blatently uses an open source idea, every one assumes that they are trying to stop linux from propagating? I seriously doubt that microsoft considers linux anything more than an annoyance, because in a buisness sense, they aren't competitors. They know that in the end, if someone wants to use new programs, then they are going to have to buy a computer that will do it. This is probably just a pacification attempt so grandma and grandpa can at least get an idea of what to expect from thier operating system once they get a new dell. Not to mention that they make more money if you buy a piece of software straight from them as opposed to how much they make per copy from OEM's. They are making money, and to some extent keeping the customer reasonably satisfied.
I'm not real sure that i want a nuclear battery in my lap.. i like my balls just the way they are... they've been good to me
I refuse to take educational advice from an anonymous coward
but could someone put that through a babelfish and tell me what this guy said?
i think this is more of a desperation move on thier behalf, you can't stop P2P, you can't scare ISP's into rolling over on thier payroll, people in general don't give a shit, and nobody in the RIAA/MPAA thinks the gov't will do anything without massive bribes. So they do this, a feeble effort to stop something that dosen't matter. but the thing is, if it all stopped, who would they blame for the falling profits? Obviously they don't want to admit they make a shotty overpriced product, and they can't pay the artist's any less for thier efforts, so they are desperately trying to stop a valuable resource from being properly developed because they refuse to stand up for thier short commings. just my two cents
Thank god, someone that isn't american did something incredibly stupid, and blamed it on a video game. I'm so tired of hearing about little johnny shot a cop and ran over a hooker because he thought it was fun in GTA. What would you like to bet that no one over there will even HEAR the argument that the violence was caused by a game rather than shitty judgement
about Rock Music.
i think cloning a t-rex is a great idea, even if its killed at birth or sometime during its adolescense, this would prove an invaluable opportunity to answer all the questions people have had about dinosaurs. But i wonder how all the "bible thumpers" who are so against cloning of normal animals, will react to the prospect of reviving a 65 million year old creature. i say, clone it... watch it... kill it... and look at what you've got. its too good of an opportunity to pass on. not to mention the revenue a zoo can generate with this thing on display
get up with thier lawyer, he'd love my lawsuit against hustler for giving me carpel tunnel syndrome
hardly... the attacks are becomming more asthetic, people are just using logos and trademarks for a false sense of security. i think its more that the average computer user is becomming less sophisticated, at least in a computer sense. its all relative
don't they already have a nic. inhaler? called nicotrol, if im not mistaken
but the date stated by the article, says this happened way over a year ago. why wait till now to bring it up?
what kind of framerates will it make doom 3 hit
because someone was stoned on the job
i have to say it... im so sick and tired of hearing people whine about microsoft and all the evils there in. microsoft may be a monopoly, but it got that way because of the fact that more people like using windows rather than anything else, its easier for them and they are more comfortable with it. now for the current topic of browsers....if you don't like IE, don't use it...i don't, with the exception of getting windows updates with it....yes, i update my OS. people DO have the choice to not use anything microsoft, they just choose not to use the alternative, if they don't know about the other options, go give them some of your free software, and tell them to have a nice day. microsoft isn't going anywhere anytime soon, you can't complain them into defeat, nor can you bankrupt them at this poing, bill has more money than god, and he wants more....ok, not my way, but it works for him. but for the love of god....stop bitching about something you can do nothing about, either educate the public on your views and thier options, or shut the f*ck up. troll modding insues
how long before i get all the spam for a 60gig ipod??
I'd rather have a program to play my xbox games on my pc with the controller. seems that even though my system specs are way higher than the box, i still can't make halo play as well.
my plan to jettison the yuppies of earth into space is finally comming together
what are your plans...if any to ensure that social security is still there by the time my generation needs it, and i don't mean what would you like to do, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
people actually listen to warnings issued by IT professionals. i personally tell prople about this all the time, but they don't listen either. I've said it in a post before and here it is again.. pay attention to what you put into your computer and this will stop. a little thought on behalf of the consumer can go a long way. ireland just decided that they had to stop the bitching somehow, so they removed the problem... way to go
and im thinking that the guy working on this pc isn't a "tech", though HE may not be aware of that fact. this could have (probably) been resolved in around 2.5 hours. he thinks we (the industry) need to tell poeple the dangers... well we do, if they don't listen...tough. if you make it worse trying to fix it yourself, i hate it for ya, you shoulda come and seen me first. i'll admit that the problem with the symantec products should be put on the cd sleeve, but then again... most techs already know about this. and when i say tech, i don't mean phone tech
the call center is conviently located in the back of your local liquor/lottery/ciggarette store
for people to not be held accountable. all the dialers i've ever ran across were for porn. and not the good ol american fuckin pron, its usually for something that isn't normally allowed outside of certian countries. But, I am of the mind that if you dont read the eula, you want to see that porn, and you don't realize that there's a shitload of extra numbers in your modem's dial-out, then you should enjoy the $1200 phone bill to rowanda..
me too, its been washed twice and not only does it still work, but the data on it before the wash was still there and intact afterwards. not so much a special feature as it is a side effect, but kick ass none the less