I don't know what rock you've been under, but the party line that Slashdot robotically mouths is Debian. Not Slackware, Debian. This was a quote from someone else.
Wow, and here I was thinking that Slackware and, of course, the BSDs were the true domain of the intellectual elitists and snobs. Didn't realize Debian users were getting in on the act, too.
I'm sure the last thing in the world Microsoft would ever want to do is have their new console associated with that X. Ugh, the thought of a console using X makes me wanna puke shoot.
Maybe it has something to do with DirectX? Ya think?
Why don't you guys all go out and buy copies of Worms, or Worms 2, or Worms Armageddon? We've evolved past tanks; the future is worms. Seriously, the last time I found an old copy of scorch kickin it on one of my disks, i fired it up, and it made me wanna play Worms.
I'm anal-retentive? I'll take that with a grain of salt, considering the source. I didn't miss your point - maybe the kid is enjoying his childhood. I'm sure you enjoyed your childhood of looking down on those around you, too. You also completely misunderstood my last point; I guess I didn't spell it out clearly enough for you.
The fact that you have a girlfriend doesn't make you any better in anyone's eyes, so there's really no point in bringing it up in your little pointless self-advertisment. I have a girlfriend, too. Big deal.
As for the choice between being decent and being bright, the point I was trying to make is that I don't think it'd be worth having another rocket scientist if it means that the kid ends up being a self-important jerkoff like you. Childhood isn't just about physics; it's about learning a sense of civility. I personally think it's pretty difficult to learn a sense of civility when everyone is telling you nonstop how much better you are than everyone else.
Finally, while I may have had a little bitterness over a few of the gas-pumping jerkoffs from high school, it doesn't even approach the level of bitterness I have from the sneering, self-righteous assholes that filled the "gifted" classes into which I was shoehorned. The people in those classes looked down on everyone, including other people in the class, the teachers, and certainly the rest of the school. They did this precisely because they've been told from day one that they're above everyone else, that people can't understand them because they're not on the same level.
I'm, sorry. [grammatical error intentional] I really have trouble believing that someone who was a near child prodigy would make statements such as "Your [sic] full of absolute shit, sorry." As far as your "monumental self-confidence" goes, I would describe it more along the lines of monumental ego, using your paragraph-long self-advertisment as evidence. I also have doubts about your self-proclaimed vocabulary skills, if only because you don't seem to be that keen of a writer, despite your assurances to the contrary.
But anyway, to put this post back on topic, I think the biggest fear of the people who have suggested that this child take the time to enjoy his childhood and interact with others is that, if he doesn't, he'll end up like you. Honestly, the world already seems to have an abundance of extremely bright people, as well as a critical shortage of decent human beings. It's pretty clear to me which of the two we desperately need more of.
By the way, the jerkoffs who made fun of you in school and now survive their daily life by pumping your gas have girlfriends, too. The fact that you have one doesn't say that much about you, buddy.
Nice shootin' Tex. That ought to do it. Well, you better watch your back, dude, because an anonymous coward doesn't want to see you again, and if he or she catches you watching cartoons again, that's IT. It's over. He'll uh, censor you. Like the STUPID AMERICAN CENSORS who don't allow any animation with violence or vulgarity onto the screen. Nope, nothing like, say, South Park or anything. Stupid american censors. Because god knows nothing's censored in Japan.
Unless the DOS attack hits a Microsoft server, then it becomes "evidence" of their inherent inferiority.
Hell, I still remember the slashdot headline "Hotmail Collapsing Under Load." I read the article.. Didn't mention Hotmail collapsing under the load anywhere.. Still, wouldn't it be cool if it *were* man, just think
What the hell? Conspiracy theorists unite. But, riddle me this, Batman... How can you guys in one breath berate Microsoft programs for crashing every five minutes then in the next breath say that they have access to TOP SECRET APIs which make it so that programs don't crash? Of course, your use of quotes leads me to believe you're probably just joking. I hope you are. Please be joking; my faith in humanity has all but slipped.
That's just brilliant. Higher tax on gas. Therefore, those of us who would love to be able to buy newer, fuel-efficient cars are ensured never to be able to, because we spend so damn much on gas. I know it'd probably be great to be like you, Mr. Iconoclast, who can afford a new car and be part of the status quo while adopting a nick that says you vehemently oppose it, but a lot of us are stuck with older cars. Same thing with cigarettes. Hey, you're addicted to nicotine. Well, now you're addicted to nicotine and less able to afford treatment for your medical problem because we're sucking more money out of your pocket in taxes. I was actually going to vote for Ralph Nader until I read about how he wants to tax things he doesn't like. These are taxes that unfairly target portions of the populations (ie smokers, and I know, we have such a reprehensible tax in California) based on their circumstances. I also think taxes such as this hit poor people harder than rich people, though I couldn't back it up by anything other than what I observe about the few rich people I know being able to afford newer cars and treatment for their smoking problems. Pollution is a seperate issue and is a behavior that can be fined and regulated. The activity of businesses and the activity of individuals are seperate issues. The attempt to combine the two, I think, is deliberate social engineering.
Great idea! This way we'll preserve society's most important traits: industriousness and obedience. We'll show people that their worth as a human being is solely based on how much they can contribute to corporate america. How about licenses which only allow people with a certain amount of income to procreate? I've heard people suggest it. How about the government just sterilizing everyone at birth, and requiring a payment that only the upper class can afford in order to reverse the process? Maybe we can just grow babies in tubes, and embryonically condition them to whatever vocation we intend them to go into. It worked in Brave New World. I don't know, how else can we drive home the point that your life is only worth as much as your contribution to the money machine which drives our country? Funny you then proclaim that you want the government off your back - apparently only big business is qualified to control your life and your god-given ability to have children through their ability to hire, fire and pay you.
Of course, because of mentalities such as yours, which are so seemingly prevelant, I really have no intentions of thrusting any helpless children into this world. Therefore, I think I'd support your proposal, and sterelize myself tomorrow, thus ironically aiding your cause by removing my genes from the genepool.
Seriously, the hypochondriac attack in particular just reeks. He doesn't like dogs. So the fuck what?! That reminds me of the commercial where the guy didn't get elected because he didn't like cheese. Are these the things that are really important to running a country? Of course he's pro-lawyer: lawyers perform lawsuits, and lawsuits are our weapon for getting back at corporations who fuck us over. The only thing that really rubs me the wrong way is the union busting, and even then, it's just an accusation. Further, I'm sure any of the candidates would've done the same.
Well sport, the people who are voting for Nader aren't necessarily as interested with getting him into office (since it's not going to happen) as we are with perhaps getting him into the debates next term. If that happened, and his views became public and known, it could really change everything. I know people who are registering to vote for the first time, just to vote for Nader. For once in their lives, they feel represented by a candidate. All he wants is attention? Absolutely. You need attention before you can get your views across. If more people were motivated to vote by exposure to a candidate they feel really represents them, god knows what could happen to the political climate in this country.
Thank you, KDE team, for standing up to the tyranny of RMS in a culture where fewer and fewer people are willing to quesiton anything that comes out of his fucking mouth. It's unfortunate you were forced by political pressure to bend even to the point where you had to use *his* license (my way or the highway), but I'm glad you're willing to stand up for what you believe in. When Stallman demanded you beg for forgiveness, you (respectfully) spat in his face, even though you were far more civil than I probably would have been if something I had worked so hard on for so long had been chastised and attempted to be shoved into the mud over some propagandist's megalomaniacial agenda.. OK, getting carried away. Anyway, good job. Whenever Stallman offers you "forgiveness" for your imagined heresies, I hope you always have the stones to tell him where to stick it. By the way, I'm very excited about KDE2. It makes me want to use linux agaain.
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I think this just goes to show that RMS isn't so much about free software as he is about his own socio-political clout. It's not enough that QT be free, it's gotta use his license or be unilaterally condemned. The most disgusting part of his rant, in my opinion, was where he demanded that they bow, scrape and beg forgiveness from free software authors, most notably from him. Sorry RMS, I personally think QT has done more than enough bowing and scraping to you for my tastes. In fact, to me, the whole debauchle read to me like:
RMS - use our license or die
QT - okay, here's our license, offers the same or more freedom than yours
RMS - use our license or die
QT - ok we're using your license
RMS - to (sic) late!
Well, let's not forget that George Lucas could've been likened to a little kid with a new toy with the originals as well. He's always pushed the special effects envelope, even with the original trilogy. He's said many times over if more special effects were available when he made the originals, he would've used them, and the reworking of the originals reflects that mind-set.
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I don't know what rock you've been under, but the party line that Slashdot robotically mouths is Debian. Not Slackware, Debian. This was a quote from someone else.
Wow, and here I was thinking that Slackware and, of course, the BSDs were the true domain of the intellectual elitists and snobs. Didn't realize Debian users were getting in on the act, too.
And pulldown menus are about as non-obvious as OneClick.
I'm sure the last thing in the world Microsoft would ever want to do is have their new console associated with that X. Ugh, the thought of a console using X makes me wanna puke shoot.
Maybe it has something to do with DirectX? Ya think?
Why don't you guys all go out and buy copies of Worms, or Worms 2, or Worms Armageddon? We've evolved past tanks; the future is worms. Seriously, the last time I found an old copy of scorch kickin it on one of my disks, i fired it up, and it made me wanna play Worms.
I'm anal-retentive? I'll take that with a grain of salt, considering the source. I didn't miss your point - maybe the kid is enjoying his childhood. I'm sure you enjoyed your childhood of looking down on those around you, too. You also completely misunderstood my last point; I guess I didn't spell it out clearly enough for you.
The fact that you have a girlfriend doesn't make you any better in anyone's eyes, so there's really no point in bringing it up in your little pointless self-advertisment. I have a girlfriend, too. Big deal.
As for the choice between being decent and being bright, the point I was trying to make is that I don't think it'd be worth having another rocket scientist if it means that the kid ends up being a self-important jerkoff like you. Childhood isn't just about physics; it's about learning a sense of civility. I personally think it's pretty difficult to learn a sense of civility when everyone is telling you nonstop how much better you are than everyone else.
Finally, while I may have had a little bitterness over a few of the gas-pumping jerkoffs from high school, it doesn't even approach the level of bitterness I have from the sneering, self-righteous assholes that filled the "gifted" classes into which I was shoehorned. The people in those classes looked down on everyone, including other people in the class, the teachers, and certainly the rest of the school. They did this precisely because they've been told from day one that they're above everyone else, that people can't understand them because they're not on the same level.
You're a card-carrying Mensa member, aren't you?
I'm, sorry. [grammatical error intentional] I really have trouble believing that someone who was a near child prodigy would make statements such as "Your [sic] full of absolute shit, sorry." As far as your "monumental self-confidence" goes, I would describe it more along the lines of monumental ego, using your paragraph-long self-advertisment as evidence. I also have doubts about your self-proclaimed vocabulary skills, if only because you don't seem to be that keen of a writer, despite your assurances to the contrary.
But anyway, to put this post back on topic, I think the biggest fear of the people who have suggested that this child take the time to enjoy his childhood and interact with others is that, if he doesn't, he'll end up like you. Honestly, the world already seems to have an abundance of extremely bright people, as well as a critical shortage of decent human beings. It's pretty clear to me which of the two we desperately need more of.
By the way, the jerkoffs who made fun of you in school and now survive their daily life by pumping your gas have girlfriends, too. The fact that you have one doesn't say that much about you, buddy.
Nice shootin' Tex. That ought to do it. Well, you better watch your back, dude, because an anonymous coward doesn't want to see you again, and if he or she catches you watching cartoons again, that's IT. It's over. He'll uh, censor you. Like the STUPID AMERICAN CENSORS who don't allow any animation with violence or vulgarity onto the screen. Nope, nothing like, say, South Park or anything. Stupid american censors. Because god knows nothing's censored in Japan.
Unless the DOS attack hits a Microsoft server, then it becomes "evidence" of their inherent inferiority.
Hell, I still remember the slashdot headline "Hotmail Collapsing Under Load." I read the article.. Didn't mention Hotmail collapsing under the load anywhere.. Still, wouldn't it be cool if it *were* man, just think
Well, sometimes I wonder..
On the other hand, if we elected Ralph Nader (let's just say) and he walked away from the office, I think a lot of people would be justifiably pissed.
What the hell? Conspiracy theorists unite. But, riddle me this, Batman... How can you guys in one breath berate Microsoft programs for crashing every five minutes then in the next breath say that they have access to TOP SECRET APIs which make it so that programs don't crash? Of course, your use of quotes leads me to believe you're probably just joking. I hope you are. Please be joking; my faith in humanity has all but slipped.
That's just brilliant. Higher tax on gas. Therefore, those of us who would love to be able to buy newer, fuel-efficient cars are ensured never to be able to, because we spend so damn much on gas. I know it'd probably be great to be like you, Mr. Iconoclast, who can afford a new car and be part of the status quo while adopting a nick that says you vehemently oppose it, but a lot of us are stuck with older cars. Same thing with cigarettes. Hey, you're addicted to nicotine. Well, now you're addicted to nicotine and less able to afford treatment for your medical problem because we're sucking more money out of your pocket in taxes. I was actually going to vote for Ralph Nader until I read about how he wants to tax things he doesn't like. These are taxes that unfairly target portions of the populations (ie smokers, and I know, we have such a reprehensible tax in California) based on their circumstances. I also think taxes such as this hit poor people harder than rich people, though I couldn't back it up by anything other than what I observe about the few rich people I know being able to afford newer cars and treatment for their smoking problems. Pollution is a seperate issue and is a behavior that can be fined and regulated. The activity of businesses and the activity of individuals are seperate issues. The attempt to combine the two, I think, is deliberate social engineering.
Great idea! This way we'll preserve society's most important traits: industriousness and obedience. We'll show people that their worth as a human being is solely based on how much they can contribute to corporate america. How about licenses which only allow people with a certain amount of income to procreate? I've heard people suggest it. How about the government just sterilizing everyone at birth, and requiring a payment that only the upper class can afford in order to reverse the process? Maybe we can just grow babies in tubes, and embryonically condition them to whatever vocation we intend them to go into. It worked in Brave New World. I don't know, how else can we drive home the point that your life is only worth as much as your contribution to the money machine which drives our country? Funny you then proclaim that you want the government off your back - apparently only big business is qualified to control your life and your god-given ability to have children through their ability to hire, fire and pay you.
Of course, because of mentalities such as yours, which are so seemingly prevelant, I really have no intentions of thrusting any helpless children into this world. Therefore, I think I'd support your proposal, and sterelize myself tomorrow, thus ironically aiding your cause by removing my genes from the genepool.
Seriously, the hypochondriac attack in particular just reeks. He doesn't like dogs. So the fuck what?! That reminds me of the commercial where the guy didn't get elected because he didn't like cheese. Are these the things that are really important to running a country? Of course he's pro-lawyer: lawyers perform lawsuits, and lawsuits are our weapon for getting back at corporations who fuck us over. The only thing that really rubs me the wrong way is the union busting, and even then, it's just an accusation. Further, I'm sure any of the candidates would've done the same.
Source: My Ass
Well sport, the people who are voting for Nader aren't necessarily as interested with getting him into office (since it's not going to happen) as we are with perhaps getting him into the debates next term. If that happened, and his views became public and known, it could really change everything. I know people who are registering to vote for the first time, just to vote for Nader. For once in their lives, they feel represented by a candidate. All he wants is attention? Absolutely. You need attention before you can get your views across. If more people were motivated to vote by exposure to a candidate they feel really represents them, god knows what could happen to the political climate in this country.
Thoreau was also willing to face the legal punishment for his actions. Are any of us posting this code ready to lose our shirts over DeCSS?
FEEL THE MIGHT OF THE FLAME WARRIOR
I'm taking a wild guess here, a shot in the dark. I'd say $0.
Well, that sounds like a pretty objective statement about morality to me, so by its very nature, it disproves itself.
Actually, I think our founding fathers, like yourself, were big fans of hyperbole.
Thank you, KDE team, for standing up to the tyranny of RMS in a culture where fewer and fewer people are willing to quesiton anything that comes out of his fucking mouth. It's unfortunate you were forced by political pressure to bend even to the point where you had to use *his* license (my way or the highway), but I'm glad you're willing to stand up for what you believe in. When Stallman demanded you beg for forgiveness, you (respectfully) spat in his face, even though you were far more civil than I probably would have been if something I had worked so hard on for so long had been chastised and attempted to be shoved into the mud over some propagandist's megalomaniacial agenda.. OK, getting carried away. Anyway, good job. Whenever Stallman offers you "forgiveness" for your imagined heresies, I hope you always have the stones to tell him where to stick it. By the way, I'm very excited about KDE2. It makes me want to use linux agaain.
I think this just goes to show that RMS isn't so much about free software as he is about his own socio-political clout. It's not enough that QT be free, it's gotta use his license or be unilaterally condemned. The most disgusting part of his rant, in my opinion, was where he demanded that they bow, scrape and beg forgiveness from free software authors, most notably from him. Sorry RMS, I personally think QT has done more than enough bowing and scraping to you for my tastes. In fact, to me, the whole debauchle read to me like:
RMS - use our license or die
QT - okay, here's our license, offers the same or more freedom than yours
RMS - use our license or die
QT - ok we're using your license
RMS - to (sic) late!
Well, let's not forget that George Lucas could've been likened to a little kid with a new toy with the originals as well. He's always pushed the special effects envelope, even with the original trilogy. He's said many times over if more special effects were available when he made the originals, he would've used them, and the reworking of the originals reflects that mind-set.