Having him tell you what he likes provides useful background to those who have read that series.
While I agree that it's useful to have such reference points to compare to, the way the reference was done came across as more of a gratuitous attack than a comparison. He could've achieved the comparison effect with a couple sentences in the middle of the review. Instead, he starts the review with this attack which actually has nothing to do with the book in question.
When I do reviews (of music, but the principle is the same), I always start out with a quick description of the work in question. This way, readers can quickly discern whether they might be interested in the book or not. But this reviewer starts with the attack, making the reader wade through it to even start to understand if they might like this book. It's poor style at least.
Occationally in the US there is a court case where the family of someone who's been murdered tries to sue the gun company. They never win.
Occationally in the US there is a court case where the family of someone who's died of cancer because they smoked cigarettes for 40 years tries to sue a cigarette company. They occasionally win, but AFAIK all of these multi-million dollar awards have been overturned on appeal. Still, that doesn't stop people from "playing the lottery" as it were...
Tell that to your landlord next time you try to pay your rent in bullshit.
we don't need it.. its just nature's way.. we grow up, and strive to be better than your fellow man.. go to college for the primary reason of graduating, getting a good job that pays you lots of money.. and for what??
To pay bills with? WTF... are you still living in mommy and daddy's basement or something? Real people have real bills (rent/mortgage, food, etc.) that have to be paid with real money. That's why we work: to have the money to have things in life. When you grow up, you'll understand that.
Openoffice file conversions from MS Office work better. Yeah, they work pretty well now, good enough for probably 99% of files/users, but that small portion left creates a lot of headaches. Like it or not (I certainly don't) MS Office is the standard...
Which version is the standard? Like it or not, OO is as good at doc file conversions as different versions of Office are.
You have seen the Fluorescent bunny haven't you?
Its fluorescence doesn't come from eating a fluorescent fish, though. It was genetically modified to expressed GFP.
I had a dream about it last night that I would wake up and only have the damn OMNIMEDIA radio crap stations playing Pinkin Lark and crap like that (which encourages violence, mind you).
Encourages violence? Encourages violence? That's a bunch of pinko-liberal hippie bullshit.
Man, IF I EVER MEET YOU, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS!!!1!!!
So they have recorded lifespans of 100-200 years old? Isn't this just like humans?
The oldest documented human lifespan is slightly over 120 years. That's nowhere near 200. Moreover, from the article (emphasis mine):
A new study has concluded that the red sea urchin, a small spiny invertebrate that lives in shallow coastal waters, is among the longest living animals on Earth - they can live to be 100 years old, and some may reach 200 years or more
in good health with few signs of age.
Note the bolded part. You can't find me even one 80-year old human with few signs of age...
I've never been much of a fan of mouse gestures. Whenever you see someone using them, there's a rapid flick of the wrist in some angled direction... that can't be good for you if repeated often...
If there's a mouse-related motion that will give you RSI, it's got to be using the scroll wheel on a mouse. Most people keep their hand stationary while using only their middle finger to roll the wheel back and forth. That always looked painful to me.
As for mouse gestures, at least for me, it's moving the mouse not in an "angled direction", but either left, right, up or down. I also move my whole hand, from the wrist or elbow as necessary. It's really no different from using the mouse on an every-day basis.
Windows Box Gets Hax0red: "Ha ha ha ! Serves 'em right for running Bill Gates' Satanic OS. Let the jokes begin. Moderators, get ready !"
Linux box gets compromised: "Oh, this is so unfortunate. Oh dear. Can I have a moment of silence ?"
So you've got a five-digit user ID, and you're just figuring this out now? Or have you been posting a similar message to every relevant story for the last five+ years?
...And, it returns a pop-under for your trouble. So, I get sponsered links, and then a pop under, and then another click, and I can get the results I was looking for.
Wow, the mind boggles.
Indeed it does... why exactly aren't you using a modern browser that blocks pop-ups, pop-unders and other annoyances?
Oh well, don't worry... in another year when IE finally catch^H^H^H^H^Hinnovates and can block pop-ups, you'll be just fine.
One thing mp3.com has proven is that nobody buys such alternatives consistently.
No, what it proves is that no one buys such alternatives from mp3.com consistently. The problem was their business model, not the fact that people weren't interested...
Wah-fuckin'-wah. Whining about getting modded down for the wrong reason (mind you, not just about getting modded down...) is even more pathetic than whining about how your story didn't get accepted.
Suck it up and stop being such a fucking baby.
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While I agree that it's useful to have such reference points to compare to, the way the reference was done came across as more of a gratuitous attack than a comparison. He could've achieved the comparison effect with a couple sentences in the middle of the review. Instead, he starts the review with this attack which actually has nothing to do with the book in question.
When I do reviews (of music, but the principle is the same), I always start out with a quick description of the work in question. This way, readers can quickly discern whether they might be interested in the book or not. But this reviewer starts with the attack, making the reader wade through it to even start to understand if they might like this book. It's poor style at least.
Well, if you want to get all technical aboot it, the people usually refer to it as the Supreme Court of Canada, eh.
Occationally in the US there is a court case where the family of someone who's died of cancer because they smoked cigarettes for 40 years tries to sue a cigarette company. They occasionally win, but AFAIK all of these multi-million dollar awards have been overturned on appeal. Still, that doesn't stop people from "playing the lottery" as it were...
Tell that to your landlord next time you try to pay your rent in bullshit.
we don't need it.. its just nature's way.. we grow up, and strive to be better than your fellow man.. go to college for the primary reason of graduating, getting a good job that pays you lots of money.. and for what??
To pay bills with? WTF... are you still living in mommy and daddy's basement or something? Real people have real bills (rent/mortgage, food, etc.) that have to be paid with real money. That's why we work: to have the money to have things in life. When you grow up, you'll understand that.
Which version is the standard? Like it or not, OO is as good at doc file conversions as different versions of Office are.
Oh indubitably... but the only violence they encourage is the violence against your radio to shut up and stop playing such lame music.
You have seen the Fluorescent bunny haven't you? Its fluorescence doesn't come from eating a fluorescent fish, though. It was genetically modified to expressed GFP.
Encourages violence? Encourages violence? That's a bunch of pinko-liberal hippie bullshit.
Man, IF I EVER MEET YOU, I WILL KICK YOUR ASS!!!1!!!
Seriously , it is a name.
So Dick Trickle (he's a race-car driver).
C'mon... they're adding pop-up blocking to IE sometime next year. If that's not good ol' MS "innovation", then I don't know what is...
What's sad is that I initially read that as PROM... as in P-ROM, as in Programmable ROM.
Hmmm... well, I read it as "pr0n dress". As in: the dresses/clothes that pornstars wear. They usually come off pretty fast (so I hear).
*sigh* I need a social life....
*sigh* Me too.
Sorry, fiction doesn't count as "documentation".
The oldest documented human lifespan is slightly over 120 years. That's nowhere near 200. Moreover, from the article (emphasis mine):
Note the bolded part. You can't find me even one 80-year old human with few signs of age...
Well, grammar and spelling errors bug me. I know, I know, I should get a life.
If there's a mouse-related motion that will give you RSI, it's got to be using the scroll wheel on a mouse. Most people keep their hand stationary while using only their middle finger to roll the wheel back and forth. That always looked painful to me.
As for mouse gestures, at least for me, it's moving the mouse not in an "angled direction", but either left, right, up or down. I also move my whole hand, from the wrist or elbow as necessary. It's really no different from using the mouse on an every-day basis.
Linux box gets compromised: "Oh, this is so unfortunate. Oh dear. Can I have a moment of silence ?"
So you've got a five-digit user ID, and you're just figuring this out now? Or have you been posting a similar message to every relevant story for the last five+ years?
Wow, the mind boggles.
Indeed it does... why exactly aren't you using a modern browser that blocks pop-ups, pop-unders and other annoyances?
Oh well, don't worry... in another year when IE finally catch^H^H^H^H^Hinnovates and can block pop-ups, you'll be just fine.
Hmmm.... maybe you shouldn't be reading Slashdot at work?
No, what it proves is that no one buys such alternatives from mp3.com consistently. The problem was their business model, not the fact that people weren't interested...
Or maybe an acronym that actually makes sense?
Wah-fuckin'-wah. Whining about getting modded down for the wrong reason (mind you, not just about getting modded down...) is even more pathetic than whining about how your story didn't get accepted. Suck it up and stop being such a fucking baby.
Maybe he's thinking about this guy... ?