Perhaps the OP had semantic, human-readable URLs in mind, but I actually think he's referring to an issue that I haven't seen touched on in comments here.. what happens if the TinyURL service changes their business model, or even goes out of business? At that point, the nature of every link that is filtered through them is changed.. or just simply broken.
If every link went through a smallified-URL-redirection service, and then that service was shut off.. bam, no more intarweb (until everyone could recode their links, of course).
The guild you join doesn't have to advertise themselves as "gay friendly" to actually be gay-friendly.
And besides.. you should join a guild such that when you want to play the game, you can do so with a bunch of people who don't suck. Sexual orientation doesn't help me kill monsters any faster (unless I'm beating them over the head with my staff of infinite sodomy, I suppose)
You totally can, as long as you negate one of the phrases or lay the irony on super-thick. For example:
Our linux/apache web server, you know - the one that isn't running a Microsoft OS - it's running smoothly.
or
This Microsoft XP workstation is not running smoothly. (very common)
or
Yeah, SURE.. Microsoft Office 2004 is running SO smoothly on my Mac. It's SO smooth, you know - the way Entourage crashes EVERY time I do a search? That's DELIGHTFUL! Don't even get me started on how MUCH I LOVE that it polls the network without my permission to see if other people are running other copies. It's SO GREAT!
Here you modded me -1 but my post actually appeared first. Also, down below, someone posted the EXACT same thing as me, about 3 minutes later than I did, yet he gets modded +2 and I get no love.
...they'd probably have to have some sort of localized setup on the plane itself, which requires cooperation from the carriers (they are already arguing about how many carriers should be allowed to compete), which means cellphones on planes might happen when I'm too old to fly anyway
I don't know, with the recent CingulATT aquisition and now the Sprinxtel merger, I'm sure a VerizTMobile merger is just around the corner. And then, when those 3 consolidate into CinsprinxtelulizATTMobile sometime later this year, competition will be moot!
You don't think this is going to cause one of the most useful sites on the internet to implode due to the weight of super-hyped publicity leading to a high initial stock price, subsequent drop (crash), and crazed profit-driven shareholders who don't mind huge banner ads and annoying tie-ins as long as it holds some promise of regaining them their lost money?
It's probably possible to create a wheel that could traverse the earth's equator, but it would just be really big, and not really cost effective to buy a pair for your bike.
- CB
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OMG another GlaDoS reference, +1000 Funny
Perhaps the OP had semantic, human-readable URLs in mind, but I actually think he's referring to an issue that I haven't seen touched on in comments here.. what happens if the TinyURL service changes their business model, or even goes out of business? At that point, the nature of every link that is filtered through them is changed.. or just simply broken.
If every link went through a smallified-URL-redirection service, and then that service was shut off.. bam, no more intarweb (until everyone could recode their links, of course).
- CB
The guild you join doesn't have to advertise themselves as "gay friendly" to actually be gay-friendly.
And besides.. you should join a guild such that when you want to play the game, you can do so with a bunch of people who don't suck. Sexual orientation doesn't help me kill monsters any faster (unless I'm beating them over the head with my staff of infinite sodomy, I suppose)
You totally can, as long as you negate one of the phrases or lay the irony on super-thick. For example:
Our linux/apache web server, you know - the one that isn't running a Microsoft OS - it's running smoothly.
or
This Microsoft XP workstation is not running smoothly. (very common)
or
Yeah, SURE.. Microsoft Office 2004 is running SO smoothly on my Mac. It's SO smooth, you know - the way Entourage crashes EVERY time I do a search? That's DELIGHTFUL! Don't even get me started on how MUCH I LOVE that it polls the network without my permission to see if other people are running other copies. It's SO GREAT!
I don't know about calling this kid a "hacker" .. maybe "script kiddie wannabe" .. shame on you!
Actually, soon-to-be-released (April 29)
-CB
HEY MODS
Here you modded me -1 but my post actually appeared first. Also, down below, someone posted the EXACT same thing as me, about 3 minutes later than I did, yet he gets modded +2 and I get no love.
What's up with that? Be fair, guys!
- Cowboy
you forgot..
blow.jobs
hand.jobs
Hmmn.. how much do I stand to make if I register steve.jobs?
Macs are only cool now, since OSX was released. Before that, there was OS 9, OS 8, etc. Not exactly cool operating systems.
...they'd probably have to have some sort of localized setup on the plane itself, which requires cooperation from the carriers (they are already arguing about how many carriers should be allowed to compete), which means cellphones on planes might happen when I'm too old to fly anyway
I don't know, with the recent CingulATT aquisition and now the Sprinxtel merger, I'm sure a VerizTMobile merger is just around the corner. And then, when those 3 consolidate into CinsprinxtelulizATTMobile sometime later this year, competition will be moot!
"IMAX Smart Projector" - turn 85% of any room into a palace!
... that it's not Panther.
- Cowboy
The best "Time Travel + Butterfly = Horrible Consequences" type story is "Meddler" by PK Dick, It's in Vol 1 of his Collected Short Stories.
That's how this kind of story should be done!
But, of course, Dick was the -master- of the Time Travel short story.
- Cowboy
-1?
You don't think this is going to cause one of the most useful sites on the internet to implode due to the weight of super-hyped publicity leading to a high initial stock price, subsequent drop (crash), and crazed profit-driven shareholders who don't mind huge banner ads and annoying tie-ins as long as it holds some promise of regaining them their lost money?
Bah, I'm getting "black hole" insurance tomorrow.
if not the beginning of the end, it's definitely the middle /me cowers and waits for the implosion
.. and I just bought a G4 PowerBook too!
That's it, I'm selling this, maybe I'll get one of those Sparc laptops instead..
- Cowboy
It's probably possible to create a wheel that could traverse the earth's equator, but it would just be really big, and not really cost effective to buy a pair for your bike. - CB