That is an incredibly insensitive comment about SJ. Like him or not, he did a hell of a lot for the tech industry. But that's beside the point. My primary purpose for posting was to wish RMS well since he had a sick spell, nevermind Steve and the fact that he's gone.
What RMS said may have been the gospel truth, but it doesn't change the fact that he pretty much pissed on Jobs' grave with his comments. Then again, someone in the comments said RMS is an aspie, and being an aspie myself, I know that we say things at times that aren't necessarily the best thing to say at a given time.
My main point still stands. I hope RMS is ok, and I wish him well, regardless of how I feel about his beliefs, because influential tech people are important figures.
I don't see eye to eye with RMS on a lot of things, and I was appalled by his reaction to the death of Steve Jobs, but I certainly hope nothing is seriously wrong with him. There's no doubt he's contributed a lot to technology and it'd be sad to see something happen to him. I like to think heaven has its place for tech visionaries, though. Get well soon, RMS. (One more thing-- not trying to really be funny or condescending here, but I think maybe he should avoid eating toe jam from now on, or whatever he pulled off his foot that time...)
This reminds me of the whole NEDM fad on YTMND. Basically, if you don't know, it stemmed from a video that was put online of a guy stuffing a cat in a hamster cage, dousing it in gasoline, and burning it alive. The guys were eventually caught and put in jail thanks to the internet.
More info on the fad:
NEDM
He just created a fork of Stallman's dream OS: GNU/TURD.
Sometimes, I just don't know what to think of Stallman. Sometimes, he says things that make some sense. Other times, he says things that are borderline crazy. I guess the best way to put it is that there is a fine line between brilliance and insanity, and he walks this line quite precariously. As far as Firefox goes, what does it matter if it's not 100% GPL compatible? It's free enough.
I've had both an original iPhone and an iPhone 3G, and I will say that for a while, the original iPhone buzzed more through my computer speakers than any other phone I'd seen, then one day it I noticed it didn't buzz anymore. My iPhone 3G has never caused speaker interference that I've been aware of, not even in my car stereo. Makes me wonder if all the speakers I'm using now are shielded...
I, too, found Two-Face to look incredibly like his comic persona.
In other happenings in the movie, the whole thing with Gordon faking his death was a shocker. I really thought he was dead there for a bit and I was all, "No... this isn't right. He has to become the commissioner!" That whole thing was brilliantly executed.
Don't get me started on how awesome the Joker was. I mean, Ledger nailed the role perfectly. Never has the Joker's true nature been so accurately portrayed on film. He was downright scary.
I'm quite partial to Pitfall! and River Raid on the Atari 2600. Other 2600 games I like include Breakout, Centipede, Ms. Pac-Man, Jr. Pac-Man and Asteroids. Even if most of the 2600 arcade ports are vastly inferior to the originals in terms of graphics and sound, the ones I listed still have excellent gameplay and keep me coming back.
Yes, I've heard a lot about this one. It is a result of online bullying of sorts. She also slit her victim's wrists.
But what's crazy is the massive fandom that ensued for her (among Japanese people and American Otaku types as well.) Shortly after the incident there was a rush on sweatshirts like the one she was wearing in a publicly-released picture.
BTW, they call her "Nevada-tan" or just "Nevada" because her real name is not known. The word "NEVADA" was on the sweatshirt she was wearing in the above-mentioned picture.
Anyways, if you really wanna see the craziness that has come out of this, check this out:
It's about time SCO started to crumble. I mean, they may have been crumbling for a long time, but now people are getting wise to their baseless claims and bailing on them.
It's like in Spaceballs, where all the people on board the Mega maid (SCO) are evacuating, and President Skroob (Darl), Dark Helmet (Bill Gates), and Colonel Sandurz (Boies) end up going down with the ship.
Darl reaches for the emergency stock inflation button and it's out of order. Gates says %^&&! Even in corporate america nothing works!!!
And of course, SCO explodes.
*cut to a scene of McBride, Gates, and Boies climbing from the wreckage. Two apes on horses approach*
Ape #1: What is that? Ape #2: Corporate Screwballs!!! Ape #1: Oh shit. There goes the planet...
I prefer my Newton 2100. Now there's some power! And when I need ruggedness, I just pull out the ol' eMate 300.
Case in point: I don't think any current PDA has, or will ever, top the Newton. Unless Apple gets off their butts and makes a new one or a Tablet Mac.
Darl McBride: What do you want, peon? Linus Torvalds: Show me the disputed code! McBride: You must pay me $699 if you want to see the code! Torvalds: Yeah, right. Wait a second....
*He spots Bill Gates off to the side behind a curtain, controlling the giant flaming head of McBride*
Torvalds: Isn't that... I knew it! McBride: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!! Torvalds: The game's up, Billy Boy!
What's next? There's a virus DDOSing sco.com, now are the writers gonna mailbomb their servers with pictures of goatse? They ought to, because not only is Darl the spitting image of goatse, so is the guy that wrote this to make OSS people look bad.
[Strong Bad] Oh, ho ho ho... (devilish laugh) [/Strong Bad]
Oh, and speaking of goatse... if you haven't already heard (who hasn't), the CX domain registry suspended it a couple weeks ago after a complaint was filed. Looks like the trolls will have to find another shock site... personally, goatse really isn't necessary when you could send somebody to a clip of Dancing Monkeyboy Ballmer or a pic of Darl himself.
First, that's not an original Mac, it's a Mac Plus.
Secondly, if you wanna see the real thing in action, check out my (shameless plug) Apple Museum. I have a fully functional Mac 128k up there as well as an Apple/// and a Lisa 2/10, both of which work flawlessly as well.
Actually, I was wrong. The Lisa has a 3:2 aspect ratio, not 4:3. and it's 720x360, not 720x340. Looks like I needed to do some research before posting...
My oldest computers are an Apple ][+, an Apple///, and an original Macintosh. All of them are still fully functional. Of the three of them, I use my original Mac the most, usually to fool around in MacPaint. You can see them (and all my other macs) at My online Apple Museum.
Such people are responsible for the endless flood of Microsoft-sponsored "studies" purporting to show that Windows is more secure, more stable, has a lower total cost of ownership, wipes your ass for you, etc.
Clippy: Hey! It looks like you are taking a dump! Would you like MS Office TP to wipe your ass for you?
*Yes
*No
*What's MS Office TP?
*Completely Irrelevant Option 1
*Completely Irrelevant Option 2
*Fuck off already!
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That is an incredibly insensitive comment about SJ. Like him or not, he did a hell of a lot for the tech industry. But that's beside the point. My primary purpose for posting was to wish RMS well since he had a sick spell, nevermind Steve and the fact that he's gone.
What RMS said may have been the gospel truth, but it doesn't change the fact that he pretty much pissed on Jobs' grave with his comments. Then again, someone in the comments said RMS is an aspie, and being an aspie myself, I know that we say things at times that aren't necessarily the best thing to say at a given time.
My main point still stands. I hope RMS is ok, and I wish him well, regardless of how I feel about his beliefs, because influential tech people are important figures.
I don't see eye to eye with RMS on a lot of things, and I was appalled by his reaction to the death of Steve Jobs, but I certainly hope nothing is seriously wrong with him. There's no doubt he's contributed a lot to technology and it'd be sad to see something happen to him. I like to think heaven has its place for tech visionaries, though. Get well soon, RMS. (One more thing-- not trying to really be funny or condescending here, but I think maybe he should avoid eating toe jam from now on, or whatever he pulled off his foot that time...)
This reminds me of the whole NEDM fad on YTMND. Basically, if you don't know, it stemmed from a video that was put online of a guy stuffing a cat in a hamster cage, dousing it in gasoline, and burning it alive. The guys were eventually caught and put in jail thanks to the internet. More info on the fad: NEDM
He just created a fork of Stallman's dream OS: GNU/TURD.
Sometimes, I just don't know what to think of Stallman. Sometimes, he says things that make some sense. Other times, he says things that are borderline crazy. I guess the best way to put it is that there is a fine line between brilliance and insanity, and he walks this line quite precariously. As far as Firefox goes, what does it matter if it's not 100% GPL compatible? It's free enough.
I've had both an original iPhone and an iPhone 3G, and I will say that for a while, the original iPhone buzzed more through my computer speakers than any other phone I'd seen, then one day it I noticed it didn't buzz anymore. My iPhone 3G has never caused speaker interference that I've been aware of, not even in my car stereo. Makes me wonder if all the speakers I'm using now are shielded...
Someone please tag this article as either !firewire or macbooklacksfirewire, please... Lack of FireWire is unacceptable, in my opinion.
Of course, if I were to replace my laptop now, I'd get a Pro anyways, cause that's what I currently have.
Marshall, TX just lost most of its business. (At least, I hope this is the case.)
I, too, found Two-Face to look incredibly like his comic persona.
In other happenings in the movie, the whole thing with Gordon faking his death was a shocker. I really thought he was dead there for a bit and I was all, "No... this isn't right. He has to become the commissioner!" That whole thing was brilliantly executed.
Don't get me started on how awesome the Joker was. I mean, Ledger nailed the role perfectly. Never has the Joker's true nature been so accurately portrayed on film. He was downright scary.
I'm quite partial to Pitfall! and River Raid on the Atari 2600. Other 2600 games I like include Breakout, Centipede, Ms. Pac-Man, Jr. Pac-Man and Asteroids. Even if most of the 2600 arcade ports are vastly inferior to the originals in terms of graphics and sound, the ones I listed still have excellent gameplay and keep me coming back.
Sounds very much like Druidia's "Air Shield."
Now if someone would just set the combination to 1-2-3-4-5, we'd be all set.
In Soviet Russia, the iPod shuffles YOU.
Ah, the Nevada girl incident.
Yes, I've heard a lot about this one. It is a result of online bullying of sorts. She also slit her victim's wrists.
But what's crazy is the massive fandom that ensued for her (among Japanese people and American Otaku types as well.) Shortly after the incident there was a rush on sweatshirts like the one she was wearing in a publicly-released picture.
BTW, they call her "Nevada-tan" or just "Nevada" because her real name is not known. The word "NEVADA" was on the sweatshirt she was wearing in the above-mentioned picture.
Anyways, if you really wanna see the craziness that has come out of this, check this out:
http://www.shrinemaiden.com/SaseboSlasher/
Warning: there's some questionable material at the above link, You have been warned.
Here's a better one (maybe):
In Soviet Russia, the Pokemon mini hacks you.
Another ob quote:
I don't have a pokemon mini, you insensitive clod!
It's about time SCO started to crumble. I mean, they may have been crumbling for a long time, but now people are getting wise to their baseless claims and bailing on them.
It's like in Spaceballs, where all the people on board the Mega maid (SCO) are evacuating, and President Skroob (Darl), Dark Helmet (Bill Gates), and Colonel Sandurz (Boies) end up going down with the ship.
Darl reaches for the emergency stock inflation button and it's out of order. Gates says %^&&! Even in corporate america nothing works!!!
And of course, SCO explodes.
*cut to a scene of McBride, Gates, and Boies climbing from the wreckage. Two apes on horses approach*
Ape #1: What is that?
Ape #2: Corporate Screwballs!!!
Ape #1: Oh shit. There goes the planet...
10 PRINT "IN SOVIET RUSSIA"
20 PRINT "THE PROGRAM WRITES YOU!"
30 END
Shouldn't it be more like that?
The jack detaches from you, not the iPod, you insensitive clod!!!
I prefer my Newton 2100. Now there's some power! And when I need ruggedness, I just pull out the ol' eMate 300. Case in point: I don't think any current PDA has, or will ever, top the Newton. Unless Apple gets off their butts and makes a new one or a Tablet Mac.
Darl McBride: What do you want, peon?
Linus Torvalds: Show me the disputed code!
McBride: You must pay me $699 if you want to see the code!
Torvalds: Yeah, right. Wait a second....
*He spots Bill Gates off to the side behind a curtain, controlling the giant flaming head of McBride*
Torvalds: Isn't that... I knew it!
McBride: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!!!
Torvalds: The game's up, Billy Boy!
What's next? There's a virus DDOSing sco.com, now are the writers gonna mailbomb their servers with pictures of goatse? They ought to, because not only is Darl the spitting image of goatse, so is the guy that wrote this to make OSS people look bad.
[Strong Bad] Oh, ho ho ho... (devilish laugh) [/Strong Bad]
Oh, and speaking of goatse... if you haven't already heard (who hasn't), the CX domain registry suspended it a couple weeks ago after a complaint was filed. Looks like the trolls will have to find another shock site... personally, goatse really isn't necessary when you could send somebody to a clip of Dancing Monkeyboy Ballmer or a pic of Darl himself.
First, that's not an original Mac, it's a Mac Plus. Secondly, if you wanna see the real thing in action, check out my (shameless plug) Apple Museum. I have a fully functional Mac 128k up there as well as an Apple /// and a Lisa 2/10, both of which work flawlessly as well.
Actually, I was wrong. The Lisa has a 3:2 aspect ratio, not 4:3. and it's 720x360, not 720x340. Looks like I needed to do some research before posting...
I have a working Lisa 2/10. It has a 12" 740x320 monochrome display with a 4:3 pixel aspect ratio. Rectangular Pixels!
My oldest computers are an Apple ][+, an Apple ///, and an original Macintosh. All of them are still fully functional. Of the three of them, I use my original Mac the most, usually to fool around in MacPaint. You can see them (and all my other macs) at My online Apple Museum.
Such people are responsible for the endless flood of Microsoft-sponsored "studies" purporting to show that Windows is more secure, more stable, has a lower total cost of ownership, wipes your ass for you, etc.
Clippy: Hey! It looks like you are taking a dump! Would you like MS Office TP to wipe your ass for you?
*Yes
*No
*What's MS Office TP?
*Completely Irrelevant Option 1
*Completely Irrelevant Option 2
*Fuck off already!