1. Since when did NT stand for "Network Technology" instead of "New Technology"?
It couldn't have stood for "New Technology" since the Win2K startup screen says "Built on NT Technology". Would Microsoft really be stupid enough to make the startup screen read "Built on New Technology Technology"?
So next time you're going 45 in your thousand-pound hunk of steel, have a heart and give a few feet to the bicyclist you're about to pass. Might as well learn to live peacefully with us.
As long as cyclists remember that the rules of the road apply to them too. Stop signs, traffic lights, do not enter signs, etc. are not just for cars. If I were a cyclist, I would be more careful on my bike than in my car since I'm no longer surrounded by a steel cage. Seems like most cyclists think they're surrounded by a force shield or something.
Still, at least you guys aren't as bad as the assholes on Yamaha motorbikes. If I ever witness one of those idiots wipe out after attempting some lame-ass trick or trying to drive between cars then I'll pull my car over, get out, calmly walk over to their bleeding body and laugh in what's left of their face. Then I'll let someone else call an ambulance.
Personally, I'd like to see at least one fast, tight file browser that mindlessly clones Windows Explorer.
But if they do that then some other person is going to say "Why is {Linux/Gnome/KDE} just cloning what MS and Apple do? Why can't they come up with something different?"
Outkast? How are they Grammy worthy?? Elements of p-funk poorly borrowed and mixed with todays lame 'hip-hop'.
Perhaps you are just old?
1950s: That damn 'rock and roll' isn't even music. It's just noise!
1960s: The Beatles are the worst "musicians" ever. They'll never last.
1970s: Disco? Bleah! People will forget that even happened. And punk? They don't even know how to play their instruments.
1980s: Heavy metal "music" is just noise made by satan-worshipping cross-dressers!
1990s: Rap isn't even music. How can it be music if they don't play instruments?
There are more kinds of nerds than computer nerds and robot-wars nerds. There are engineer nerds, art nerds, etc. This was a fun event which combined engineering, art, and good old-fashioned wackiness. Expand your horizons, man!
Honestly, I don't know what the big deal is with top-posting.
Yeah, it's better than middle-posting.
1. Give me the option to have my quoted text in Mail.app appear at the top of my cursor when replying to an email. Few types of miscreant are worse than top-posters, and Apple doesn't need to be aiding and abetting.
Where in the constitution does it say we have to right to reverse engineer a proprietary network so we can use it to make money?
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
i'm tired of all these folks making up "rights" that don't exist.
And I'm tired of people thinking we don't have rights just because they aren't spelled out in the Constitution. Remember, the Constitution limits the rights of the government, it doesn't grant the people rights. We have them to begin with.
they feel good because they're better- stronger minded, more intelligent, etc.
Perhaps they just feel pissed off that so many people in this day and age still cling to beliefs in invisible boogymen.
How would you feel if you were suddenly dropped into a world where nearly everyone believed in the Great Toad-Robot in the Sky. What if the leader of this nation said that the Great Toad-Robot told him to smite his enemies and then begun to carry out his Toad-Robot gods wishes? What if people tried to replace scientific knowledge in schools with the Holy Truth of the creation of the world by the Toad-Robot's mighty tounge? What if anyone who wasn't a believer was ridiculed or worse? What if to become elected each candidate had to profess belief in the Toad-Robot, even had to out-believe each other? Forget about a non-believer being elected.
Hopefully you'd have the courage to speak out aginst this crap. But I doubt it.
(posted anonymously to avoid Slashdotters you refuse to think about things which don't fit inside their predefined universe)
For some reason, this comment reminded me of the following:
Dr. Raymond Stantz: "Symmetrical book stacking. Just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947."
Dr. Peter Venkman: "You're right, no human being would stack books like this."
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"The issue with Apollo was the fact pesky little organic creatures called *MAN* were brought around who had bacteria in them."
BZZZT! Wrong! Thanks for playing. If you had read the Guardian article you would have found out that:
"In November 1969, Apollo 12 landed just 170 yards from Surveyor 3, a robotic craft that had achieved the first soft lunar landing by an American probe two-and-a-half years before."
Parts of the craft were recovered in sterile conditions and were studied back on Earth. Scientists found "between 50 and 100 living micro-organisms were extracted from the polyurethane foam insulation that covered its interior circuit boards... The astronauts ferried back the contents of a sneeze by a worker assembling Surveyor 3."
These were organisms that had been brought to the moon by the Surveyor 3 probe, not the astronauts. Not only that but they survived for years on the surface of the moon. So no, it is not easy to keep a robotic probe from having bacteria.
Tom Tomorrow strikes again. The creator of "This Modern World" responds to Friedman's rose-colored view of things. Go here Friedman points to a guy who started selling t-shirts after he was outsourced, thereby proving that creative Americans will pull through. Tom points out that "selling novelty t-shirts is not a replacement for a decent paying job with health benefits."
Why was putting out "Ghettopoly" a dumb business decision? What ever happened to humor? Or maybe caving in to some idiot protesters was the bad business decision.
And since when is it sexist to show women playing football? Sure, they were in lingere, but that just shows off the beauty of nature. What do people have against nature? Why are people so damn puritanical in this country?
Actually, it should be H^2G^2 (H squared, G squared) because you have two 'H's and two 'G's ([H]itch[H]ikers [G]uide to the [G]alaxy).
This next bit is not directed at you fuqqer:
What's with all the people complaining that they don't know what it stands for? Were you upset that you couldn't find a spelling error in the submission and just had to nitpick about something? If you don't know what H2G2 stands for then perhaps you shouldn't be on a site that is "news for nerds".
Yeah... that's a great idea! Let's all just focus on one type of crime.
Nowhere in my post did I say that.
Why worry about child abductions...
The topic is about copyright infringement, not child abductions. Or are you equating copyright infringement with child abductions?
Same goes for medical research. Eh, Cancer can wait! We're putting everybody on Spina Biffida.
Huh?
Putting everybody on a single objective isn't the right approach.
Oh I see now. You think my point is that we should concentrate on one type of crime at a time. Actually, my point is that the FBI should not be wasting resources on crap like copyright infringement when there are more important threats. Like child abductions.
if there's no profit in doing something, it won't be done.
Bullshit. Raising children, spending 'quality time' with the family, reading, mountain biking, etc. all have no profit in them. Most of them cost money (a hell of a lot for #1) yet they still get done.
If you make the entertainment industry profitless due to illegal downloads of all their works, nobody will make movies any more.
Double bullshit. People who love making movies will continue to do so. Why is it so hard for capitalists to realise that for thousands of years people have created art without profit? Have you never heard of the term "starving artist"?
Sure, a lot of it is crap...
Because it is money-driven. Designed to offend no one, lest they dare not spend their money on it. Take the bottom line out of it and you get great art (bearing in mind that "great art" is about the subjective phrase in English).
If you take the FBI off these tasks, you're undermining the foundation our society is (maybe wrongly) built on.
Our society is not built on the bottom line of the Entertainment Industry(tm). If these companies want to stop people from making copies of their crap then they should spend the resources to track the people down. Sure, the executives will only be able to buy 4 yahts this year, but it will be money well spent.
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On the Mac, you usually install a piece of software either by double clicking an installer or by moving one file from the CD to your hard drive.
To uninstall software you just drag the application folder to the trash.
Or he could get a Mac.
It couldn't have stood for "New Technology" since the Win2K startup screen says "Built on NT Technology". Would Microsoft really be stupid enough to make the startup screen read "Built on New Technology Technology"?
So it obviously stands for "Not Trustworthy".
As long as cyclists remember that the rules of the road apply to them too. Stop signs, traffic lights, do not enter signs, etc. are not just for cars. If I were a cyclist, I would be more careful on my bike than in my car since I'm no longer surrounded by a steel cage. Seems like most cyclists think they're surrounded by a force shield or something.
Still, at least you guys aren't as bad as the assholes on Yamaha motorbikes. If I ever witness one of those idiots wipe out after attempting some lame-ass trick or trying to drive between cars then I'll pull my car over, get out, calmly walk over to their bleeding body and laugh in what's left of their face. Then I'll let someone else call an ambulance.
But if they do that then some other person is going to say "Why is {Linux/Gnome/KDE} just cloning what MS and Apple do? Why can't they come up with something different?"
Ha ha ha ha! That's funny. Now in the *real* world it would be:
The end story is that if I'm a CEO, I get to buy five jets this year instead of four.
Perhaps you are just old?
1950s: That damn 'rock and roll' isn't even music. It's just noise!
1960s: The Beatles are the worst "musicians" ever. They'll never last.
1970s: Disco? Bleah! People will forget that even happened. And punk? They don't even know how to play their instruments.
1980s: Heavy metal "music" is just noise made by satan-worshipping cross-dressers!
1990s: Rap isn't even music. How can it be music if they don't play instruments?
etc.
There are more kinds of nerds than computer nerds and robot-wars nerds. There are engineer nerds, art nerds, etc. This was a fun event which combined engineering, art, and good old-fashioned wackiness. Expand your horizons, man!
Yeah, it's better than middle-posting.
1. Give me the option to have my quoted text in Mail.app appear at the top of my cursor when replying to an email. Few types of miscreant are worse than top-posters, and Apple doesn't need to be aiding and abetting.
Amendment IX
The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
i'm tired of all these folks making up "rights" that don't exist.
And I'm tired of people thinking we don't have rights just because they aren't spelled out in the Constitution. Remember, the Constitution limits the rights of the government, it doesn't grant the people rights. We have them to begin with.
Yeah, who would think that a website devoted to non-signed music groups would be called Garageband? That's just stoopid!
Now www.digital-aura.co.uk, that just screams music!
"Nobody NEEDS Firewire ports."
"Nobody NEEDS USB."
"640k ought to be enough for anyone."*
"Why would any normal person want a computer?"
*Yes, yes, I know he never said that.
You've guessed wrong.
I've never even heard of Boing Boing so this is no repeat for me.
Perhaps they just feel pissed off that so many people in this day and age still cling to beliefs in invisible boogymen.
How would you feel if you were suddenly dropped into a world where nearly everyone believed in the Great Toad-Robot in the Sky. What if the leader of this nation said that the Great Toad-Robot told him to smite his enemies and then begun to carry out his Toad-Robot gods wishes? What if people tried to replace scientific knowledge in schools with the Holy Truth of the creation of the world by the Toad-Robot's mighty tounge? What if anyone who wasn't a believer was ridiculed or worse? What if to become elected each candidate had to profess belief in the Toad-Robot, even had to out-believe each other? Forget about a non-believer being elected.
Hopefully you'd have the courage to speak out aginst this crap. But I doubt it.
For some reason, this comment reminded me of the following:
Dr. Raymond Stantz: "Symmetrical book stacking. Just like the Philadelphia mass turbulence of 1947."
Dr. Peter Venkman: "You're right, no human being would stack books like this."
Like overthrowing democratically elected governments and planting the seeds of terrorism? That's pretty evil to me.
As opposed to the good, happy CIA project?
BZZZT! Wrong! Thanks for playing. If you had read the Guardian article you would have found out that:
"In November 1969, Apollo 12 landed just 170 yards from Surveyor 3, a robotic craft that had achieved the first soft lunar landing by an American probe two-and-a-half years before."
Parts of the craft were recovered in sterile conditions and were studied back on Earth. Scientists found "between 50 and 100 living micro-organisms were extracted from the polyurethane foam insulation that covered its interior circuit boards... The astronauts ferried back the contents of a sneeze by a worker assembling Surveyor 3."
These were organisms that had been brought to the moon by the Surveyor 3 probe, not the astronauts. Not only that but they survived for years on the surface of the moon. So no, it is not easy to keep a robotic probe from having bacteria.
Tom Tomorrow strikes again. The creator of "This Modern World" responds to Friedman's rose-colored view of things. Go here Friedman points to a guy who started selling t-shirts after he was outsourced, thereby proving that creative Americans will pull through. Tom points out that "selling novelty t-shirts is not a replacement for a decent paying job with health benefits."
Please do not use the phrase "rip-off" and "jerk-off" in the same sentence. Ouch.
And since when is it sexist to show women playing football? Sure, they were in lingere, but that just shows off the beauty of nature. What do people have against nature? Why are people so damn puritanical in this country?
Are we even allowed to have fun anymore?
This next bit is not directed at you fuqqer:
What's with all the people complaining that they don't know what it stands for? Were you upset that you couldn't find a spelling error in the submission and just had to nitpick about something? If you don't know what H2G2 stands for then perhaps you shouldn't be on a site that is "news for nerds".
Nowhere in my post did I say that.
Why worry about child abductions...
The topic is about copyright infringement, not child abductions. Or are you equating copyright infringement with child abductions?
Same goes for medical research. Eh, Cancer can wait! We're putting everybody on Spina Biffida.
Huh?
Putting everybody on a single objective isn't the right approach.
Oh I see now. You think my point is that we should concentrate on one type of crime at a time. Actually, my point is that the FBI should not be wasting resources on crap like copyright infringement when there are more important threats. Like child abductions.
Bullshit. Raising children, spending 'quality time' with the family, reading, mountain biking, etc. all have no profit in them. Most of them cost money (a hell of a lot for #1) yet they still get done.
If you make the entertainment industry profitless due to illegal downloads of all their works, nobody will make movies any more.
Double bullshit. People who love making movies will continue to do so. Why is it so hard for capitalists to realise that for thousands of years people have created art without profit? Have you never heard of the term "starving artist"?
Sure, a lot of it is crap...
Because it is money-driven. Designed to offend no one, lest they dare not spend their money on it. Take the bottom line out of it and you get great art (bearing in mind that "great art" is about the subjective phrase in English).
If you take the FBI off these tasks, you're undermining the foundation our society is (maybe wrongly) built on.
Our society is not built on the bottom line of the Entertainment Industry(tm). If these companies want to stop people from making copies of their crap then they should spend the resources to track the people down. Sure, the executives will only be able to buy 4 yahts this year, but it will be money well spent.
FBI Agent 1: Hey, I've got some evidence here that a massive terrorist attack is going to take place at...
FBI Agent 2: Not now! We've got to stop those damn dirty stinkin' hippie copyright infringers! To the FBImobile!