:) now that was funny... it took a lame joke and placed it in a humorous context. and no one even took credit for it. if you're going to karmawhore by being funny, you could at least, well, be funny.
you know, people complain about dupe articles, but I never see people complain about dupe comments, no matter how old the joke is... good content works both ways.
yes, sometimes slashdot reports the same item twice. it happens. it's been happening for years. also, in case anyone didn't notice, most of the times the editors make grammatical errors. there's also times when the article has nothing to do with "news for nerds."
after some poking around, I believe the unidentified trader was scotttrade. if you use the ticket on their website, it's the only one I've found that reports the incorrect highs (such as maxco being traded for $951.47). you can find other ones if you look hard enough...
I believe the offender was scotttrade. they're the only broker/ticker I've found that lists the high for maxco as $951.47, as the article reported. I guess he really does like giving people more than they paid for:)
part of what made the originals great was Lucas' admiration/consulting with Joseph Campbell. after reading Joseph Campbell's work, he made a reedit of the scripts and applied Campbell's theory to them. and that's what made the difference.
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how kafkaesque.
isn't this, in itself, a meme? :)
this is the same company that used a song that says "it's enough to make a grown man cry" as the theme song for windows 95 for a while, after all...
those bases were consolidated into nearby bases... completely different than flat-out closing the base.
rather, if you're going to be an attention whore by trying to be funny, you should, well, be funny.
:) now that was funny... it took a lame joke and placed it in a humorous context. and no one even took credit for it.
if you're going to karmawhore by being funny, you could at least, well, be funny.
you know, people complain about dupe articles, but I never see people complain about dupe comments, no matter how old the joke is... good content works both ways.
I always knew slashdot was a little left-leaning, but using Fidel Castro as an article source is going a bit too far I think...
yes, sometimes slashdot reports the same item twice. it happens. it's been happening for years.
also, in case anyone didn't notice, most of the times the editors make grammatical errors.
there's also times when the article has nothing to do with "news for nerds."
here's an easier way to say all of that, in one word: clearchannel.
your google id WILL be your social security number. google's going to acquire the social security administration next.
ignore that. I replied to the wrong article (the downside of tabbed browsing...)
after some poking around, I believe the unidentified trader was scotttrade. if you use the ticket on their website, it's the only one I've found that reports the incorrect highs (such as maxco being traded for $951.47). you can find other ones if you look hard enough...
I believe the offender was scotttrade. :)
they're the only broker/ticker I've found that lists the high for maxco as $951.47, as the article reported.
I guess he really does like giving people more than they paid for
wouldn't it being part of the os be another anti-trust issue? :)
does this mean he'll finally get lower car insurance rates?
part of what made the originals great was Lucas' admiration/consulting with Joseph Campbell. after reading Joseph Campbell's work, he made a reedit of the scripts and applied Campbell's theory to them. and that's what made the difference.
What is the airspeed velocity of a PigeonRank pigeon?
That is why you install a screendoor on a submarine.
not just bending over and spreading your cheeks for the brainless suits at the ad companies.
Isn't that the goatse.cx guy's job?
I would pay for slashdot if only to see CowboyNeal act out the suggestions from polls.
Wouldn't faster than light travel be required for time travel?
Yes, it is his son.
These backdoors, trojans, etc. are rendered useless by the backdoors, trojans, etc. the NSA placed in XP.
who won the nobel prize for "attempted chemistry"?