I was a subscriber for 7 months to DAOC and not ONCE did I EVER feel Norse, Celtic, Druidic, or Athurian mythology. I felt trapped in a computer-spawned land of worthless badger slaying, griefing, and fort tug-of-war.
DAOC was everquest without the interesting locations. Please don't say it "took heavily" from such great legends you know it didn't have jack shit to do with.
A NPC named Lancalot sits in the middle of his castle and gives you quests to steal daggers from trolls. Oh yeah, I'm enthralled now!
If you're so worried about ID theft, then maybe you should keep a close eye on your credit card bills, credit scores, etc.. Buy a paper shredder. Shred all bank statements and whatnot before you throw them out. Internet-shminternet, dumpster diving is the fastest way to someone's finances. Get the carbons at the gas station, or stores where they still use the old carbon-thinger credit card machine.
I knew someone who got screwed big time by a gas station who would keep the carbons, and double bill her every time she filled up, the cash going straight into the owners pocket. She was a dope for letting it go on so long, as she never bothered scrutinizing her Visa bills. Turned out the station was owned by a Russian mobster. This was long before the world wide weeb.
Just don't toss your sensitive data into the dumpster where any bum can get your CC number.
Mine is not fragile. Mine never switches. Mine never dies. Mine never garbles the display. I don't mind spending 5 seconts to change disks. How lazy are you?
And if you have 3.5gb worth of music, too bad. There isn't enough good music in the world to take up that much. And you can always go out and buy 700mb expansions for 0.5c each, if you want.
You have nothing better to do than comment on comments about commenting nerds... commenting on being sad.. about boobs? Or was it guns? Fuck... I forgot. -_-u
Oh, and preloaded junk can be uninstalled or the machine can be reformatted.
Wrong. Many machines now come with Ghost images on a CD rom, not just a vanilla disc of Windows XP. This "ghost" image contains all the pre-loaded software, intermingled with the OS in such foul ways as that it practically breaks the computer to remove it. Remove one program, and all the other ones whine until you reinstall it. The fact is, Dell, AOL, Gateway... they don't want you to uninstall that stuff. So they're going to make it as hard as possible to get rid of it.
I do see your point about building custom computers, and how Joe Sixpack isn't going to do that.
You could build your own $500 computer that would be most likely faster, and not contain all that shitty pre-installed AOL crapware that will slow you down further. And, you wouldn't be signed up for AOL service. (And who the hell wants that.)
Or, for the Maccies, you can get an eMac for $750 (Student Discount) which has a CD Burner, 40gb hard drive, and 1ghz processor. (Also doesn't contain gobs of pre-loaded poo.)
But couldn't you just play a nice free (Gunbound, Enemy Territory) or 1-time-fee game (Warcraft, Tron) and give your $12 away, or at least put it in a savings account so you can buy more games? (Or whatever you want?)
I don't see how you can enjoy paying money per month to kill a bunch of badgers and snakes with strangers. =/
I guess if you're wealthy (I'm not), you can afford it. Whatever. I know people who consist on MMORPG and live in a rat's nest of fitlh, papers, and dog shit.
... not giving the gift of MMORPG to your kids, because not only will you be laden heavy monthly fees, but you'll probably never see them again.
Unless you, like... hate them or something. At least they won't pester you for a car anymore. Excelt way to remove them from your life without giving 'em away. And you can feed them with just cheap chips!
Britney is not hot. Where do people get this crap? She's just a slutty sellout. I mean, come on... the big boobs, the eyes, the blond hair, the curves......
Slashdot Mirror
Probably because it's a proper name, not just a word?
Wine = a word.
Champagne = a proper name. (i.e. "California roll")
What about cell phones and credit card debt?
Those poor souls who are born on that second aren't going to have a birthday. T_T
Yes it is.
GNAA, you fail it. Trollkore for life, niggaaaaaaaaaaaasssssss!!!
*fart*
Bull shit!
I was a subscriber for 7 months to DAOC and not ONCE did I EVER feel Norse, Celtic, Druidic, or Athurian mythology. I felt trapped in a computer-spawned land of worthless badger slaying, griefing, and fort tug-of-war.
DAOC was everquest without the interesting locations. Please don't say it "took heavily" from such great legends you know it didn't have jack shit to do with.
A NPC named Lancalot sits in the middle of his castle and gives you quests to steal daggers from trolls. Oh yeah, I'm enthralled now!
If you're so worried about ID theft, then maybe you should keep a close eye on your credit card bills, credit scores, etc.. Buy a paper shredder. Shred all bank statements and whatnot before you throw them out. Internet-shminternet, dumpster diving is the fastest way to someone's finances. Get the carbons at the gas station, or stores where they still use the old carbon-thinger credit card machine.
I knew someone who got screwed big time by a gas station who would keep the carbons, and double bill her every time she filled up, the cash going straight into the owners pocket. She was a dope for letting it go on so long, as she never bothered scrutinizing her Visa bills. Turned out the station was owned by a Russian mobster. This was long before the world wide weeb.
Just don't toss your sensitive data into the dumpster where any bum can get your CC number.
www.goatse.cx
props to kirk troll
So are you saying Broadway-clone trite like Chicago IS worth an Oscar?
/., I've never seen someone who wasn't enthralled by PJ's LOTR movies.
Face it, you love LOTR, everyone loves LOTR. Can we quit nitpicking? Besides
He deserves it for making the best post-2000 movies.
Nobody worked hard to make Linkin Park.
But then again... nobody in their right mind would download that shit.
SOYLENT SPAM IS FROGS!!!
Mine is not fragile.
Mine never switches.
Mine never dies.
Mine never garbles the display.
I don't mind spending 5 seconts to change disks. How lazy are you?
And if you have 3.5gb worth of music, too bad. There isn't enough good music in the world to take up that much. And you can always go out and buy 700mb expansions for 0.5c each, if you want.
Hey.
I'd be happy if I could at least KNOW a girl by name that isn't Jenna Jameson. =/
I'd rather a mp3CD player for $50, ten CD-Rs, and the extra $349 in cash, please.
Exactly. Did people expect him to have a gallon of sarin up his ass?
You have nothing better to do than comment on comments about commenting nerds... commenting on being sad.. about boobs? Or was it guns? Fuck... I forgot. -_-u
Thank you for your devotion. Please read my journal for more info.
Oh, and preloaded junk can be uninstalled or the machine can be reformatted.
Wrong. Many machines now come with Ghost images on a CD rom, not just a vanilla disc of Windows XP. This "ghost" image contains all the pre-loaded software, intermingled with the OS in such foul ways as that it practically breaks the computer to remove it. Remove one program, and all the other ones whine until you reinstall it. The fact is, Dell, AOL, Gateway... they don't want you to uninstall that stuff. So they're going to make it as hard as possible to get rid of it.
I do see your point about building custom computers, and how Joe Sixpack isn't going to do that.
You could build your own $500 computer that would be most likely faster, and not contain all that shitty pre-installed AOL crapware that will slow you down further. And, you wouldn't be signed up for AOL service. (And who the hell wants that.)
Or, for the Maccies, you can get an eMac for $750 (Student Discount) which has a CD Burner, 40gb hard drive, and 1ghz processor. (Also doesn't contain gobs of pre-loaded poo.)
But couldn't you just play a nice free (Gunbound, Enemy Territory) or 1-time-fee game (Warcraft, Tron) and give your $12 away, or at least put it in a savings account so you can buy more games? (Or whatever you want?)
I don't see how you can enjoy paying money per month to kill a bunch of badgers and snakes with strangers. =/
I guess if you're wealthy (I'm not), you can afford it. Whatever. I know people who consist on MMORPG and live in a rat's nest of fitlh, papers, and dog shit.
... in Christmas 2056.
I hear it comes with bundled Arthritis cream, for we'll all have old-man joints by the time it finally comes out.
... not giving the gift of MMORPG to your kids, because not only will you be laden heavy monthly fees, but you'll probably never see them again.
Unless you, like... hate them or something. At least they won't pester you for a car anymore. Excelt way to remove them from your life without giving 'em away. And you can feed them with just cheap chips!
Yes! Robby the Robot in 2017!
*places bet*
Symphony no. 9 in D Minor.
;)
I guess, to avoid ALL possible snarling from the RIAA, they made it be playing something nobody could ever find on Kazaa.
That's the best idea I've ever heard! Lets rocket Bush to the Moon! ;)
Britney is not hot. Where do people get this crap? She's just a slutty sellout. I mean, come on... the big boobs, the eyes, the blond hair, the curves......
Fuck. Fine, she's hot. -_-u