> And if they don't, I feel perfectly justified telling every
> telemarketer who calls me to go f#$& themselves, and to > make sure they pass that along to every entity who
> opposed the DNC. Right now I'm polite but firm with
> them. If I can't opt out, then screw 'em.
Games are fun. I enjoy getting them to talk for as long as they can, build a relationship with the telemarketer, let them feel comfortable with me, talk for as long as I can... then tell them to fuck the hell out of my life and enter into a string of the most abuseful invective I can muster.
Yes, it must make telemarketers feel bad. Had one here on slashdot try to remind me they're only humans with a job to do. Pity they didn't remember I'm a human who likes a nice peaceful time after work doing something USEFUL. Fuck em. If I make their job as intolerable as I can then perhaps they'll go get a better one and telemarketing will collapse as an industry.
Perhaps thats wishful thinking, but being a complete asshole IS fun.
My last machine took me, like I said, a week's worth of looking for parts, and I put them together over a weekend tinkering. Is that worth the $1500+ saving to me? It's more than I would have earned in a week, so yes. It's not a case of the time spent building as being of little or no value, it's whether the saving is worth more than the time taken.
And as for the warranty, it's taken care of by the manufacturer of course. Same as with anything. There just happen to be component parts and several manufacturers.
lall!
modding me as a troll will not change the pure FACT that building a machine yourself is cheaper than buying it from a company
FACT. Don't let them get in the way of your arguments hey?
It's not just Cousin Ned who can built a better machine for half the cost, it's ANYONE who wishes to put a little effort into it. Think about it, a $4,000 computer, or a week's evenings worth of researching parts online to get the same functionality in a PC you've built yourself for under $2500. I know what I and other smart people are going to be doing instead of buying a G5. You can only ignore the basics of economics for so long.
Apple may have shattered the MHz Myth by providing a dual 2GHz machine that does as much as a Dual 3GHz Pentium based system, but they still have to work on "the Money Myth" which is the myth that people don't want to spend more than they have to.
The British are always asking stupid questions like this. Fortunately Sir Edmund Hillary answered his own people's questions about such things: "Because it is there".
Cept Edmund Hilary was a beekeeper from new zealand.
(lall, I found that out on the internet. That's why we need the internet!!)
Look at the claims of SCO. If we didn't have the internet, or as quickly available a framework of information gathering, we couldn't all see for ourselves the veracity (or lack of it) of SCO's claims against linux. They paste some code they claim is infringing? We go find the true source of the code within minutes. Not days or weeks, but minutes. Then we can post articles that say "This is the truth" and anyone reading can verify what we say IS true.
The irony is that the Internet was built on the back of Unix, and the internet is what will be SCOs undoing LALL!!
Personally, I use the operating system every moment I'm using the computer. Saving a file to disk? going through the OS. Watching graphics? going through the OS. Using a GUI? going through the OS. Loading apps? organising files? listening to audio or using USB, Firewire, Paralell, Serial, PS2, PCI, AGP anything?
All going through the OS.
When trying to do something simple like using a firewire device, and it needs more work than just plugging a device into a port, or the OS falls over when I'm trying to do something with those apps, then the OS is an encumberment.
No, it won't halt under its own intentions, but insiders who know what's happening and have info and proof can help.
See http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/insider.htm for information on bounties for insiders reporting on those they work for. Insiders, we know you're reading this. We know YOU know this is FUD and stock pumping on SCOs part. Benefit from it legally guys.
I'm not so much sure I'd call IBM innovators here. These concepts have been around for a long time before IBM
For example, the Atari laptop which looked in the same form factor as current ones. IBM Stole that design and produced its first thinkpad. Soon after, Apple stole the design again and produced the first Powerbook
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> And if they don't, I feel perfectly justified telling every > telemarketer who calls me to go f#$& themselves, and to > make sure they pass that along to every entity who > opposed the DNC. Right now I'm polite but firm with > them. If I can't opt out, then screw 'em. Games are fun. I enjoy getting them to talk for as long as they can, build a relationship with the telemarketer, let them feel comfortable with me, talk for as long as I can... then tell them to fuck the hell out of my life and enter into a string of the most abuseful invective I can muster. Yes, it must make telemarketers feel bad. Had one here on slashdot try to remind me they're only humans with a job to do. Pity they didn't remember I'm a human who likes a nice peaceful time after work doing something USEFUL. Fuck em. If I make their job as intolerable as I can then perhaps they'll go get a better one and telemarketing will collapse as an industry. Perhaps thats wishful thinking, but being a complete asshole IS fun.
> Yes, harassing an officer of the court is well looked upon
> by federal authorities. No thanks.
Didn't you read the article. Unsolicited phone calls are free speech.
The officer of the court you're calling even agrees.
My last machine took me, like I said, a week's worth of looking for parts, and I put them together over a weekend tinkering. Is that worth the $1500+ saving to me? It's more than I would have earned in a week, so yes. It's not a case of the time spent building as being of little or no value, it's whether the saving is worth more than the time taken. And as for the warranty, it's taken care of by the manufacturer of course. Same as with anything. There just happen to be component parts and several manufacturers.
Hint. The dual 3GHz xeons that the G5s came neck and neck with were manufacturers machines. Expensive machines. Just as expensive as the G5.
Hint 2. I'm not talking about those.
Hint 3. I'm talking about machines you build yourself. They're cheaper. Pure fact there.
lall! modding me as a troll will not change the pure FACT that building a machine yourself is cheaper than buying it from a company FACT. Don't let them get in the way of your arguments hey?
It's not just Cousin Ned who can built a better machine for half the cost, it's ANYONE who wishes to put a little effort into it. Think about it, a $4,000 computer, or a week's evenings worth of researching parts online to get the same functionality in a PC you've built yourself for under $2500. I know what I and other smart people are going to be doing instead of buying a G5. You can only ignore the basics of economics for so long.
Apple may have shattered the MHz Myth by providing a dual 2GHz machine that does as much as a Dual 3GHz Pentium based system, but they still have to work on "the Money Myth" which is the myth that people don't want to spend more than they have to.
Hey. that's not really a myth now is it lall!
we don't attribute funny lines to the funny people who said them
Lall! obviously, as it was Fred Allen who originally used the medium/rare/well done quote with regards to television.
The British are always asking stupid questions like this. Fortunately Sir Edmund Hillary answered his own people's questions about such things: "Because it is there". Cept Edmund Hilary was a beekeeper from new zealand. (lall, I found that out on the internet. That's why we need the internet!!)
Look at the claims of SCO. If we didn't have the internet, or as quickly available a framework of information gathering, we couldn't all see for ourselves the veracity (or lack of it) of SCO's claims against linux. They paste some code they claim is infringing? We go find the true source of the code within minutes. Not days or weeks, but minutes. Then we can post articles that say "This is the truth" and anyone reading can verify what we say IS true.
The irony is that the Internet was built on the back of Unix, and the internet is what will be SCOs undoing LALL!!
Personally, I use the operating system every moment I'm using the computer. Saving a file to disk? going through the OS. Watching graphics? going through the OS. Using a GUI? going through the OS. Loading apps? organising files? listening to audio or using USB, Firewire, Paralell, Serial, PS2, PCI, AGP anything? All going through the OS. When trying to do something simple like using a firewire device, and it needs more work than just plugging a device into a port, or the OS falls over when I'm trying to do something with those apps, then the OS is an encumberment.
For a clickable comparison of the two machines in the above post, see http://www.danamania.com/temp/1512.jpg
No, it won't halt under its own intentions, but insiders who know what's happening and have info and proof can help.
See http://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/insider.htm for information on bounties for insiders reporting on those they work for. Insiders, we know you're reading this. We know YOU know this is FUD and stock pumping on SCOs part. Benefit from it legally guys.
I'm not so much sure I'd call IBM innovators here. These concepts have been around for a long time before IBM
For example, the Atari laptop which looked in the same form factor as current ones. IBM Stole that design and produced its first thinkpad. Soon after, Apple stole the design again and produced the first Powerbook
Odd who gets the credit isn't it? It's Apple.