Wrong assumption on saving money. This could be looked at as a method to drive sales of Windows. Rather than wait for a recovery disk to be shipped, how many people will just drop the system off at BigBoxTechSupport and pay for a clean install -- and how about we upgrade your Microsoft to Windows 7 also? Microsoft sells another license, the retail support department has more sales, and the system owner does not have to know anything about how the system works.
Just like taking the car to the dealer for service. What could be more natural?
Vocational schools would only produce people with skills industry cannot use. Until the US has an effective industrial base again, those vocational schools will only be creating trained, debt laden students -- just like the university students.
If it was Schrödinger's apostrophe, he would have put it in it[']s box. You would not know if it was a contraction or possessive until you opened the box. Why does that statement sound like a blind date?
Why is a virtual machine being run with a heap size limit by default anyway?
Because the developers are too lazy to read the documentation. I don't know how many Java developers I have had complain about slow performance. Show them how to launch a jvm not using default values, point out the information in the docs, and suddenly I am a genius. Had a whole project group ask for 16 J2EE servers because they used the default heap size; and the web apps were abysmally slow.
I'd publish a FAQ; but developers would never read it.
TFA states the picture was taken by a "professional" photographer -- whom I would not call professional if the person can't properly set the date on the camera. If a professional photographer submitted photos to my business with incorrect EXIF data, I would not pay them. I would not be able to determine if the photographer actually did the work; or was cheating me.
Or, deity forbid, a local newspaper could use some of that communication medium to educate their audience on how to filter trolls. Could you imagine a liberal newspaper investing in effective education of the individual? The universe could implode on the implications!
Even if Slashdot wanted $0.99 to post, one could snail mail a dollar with no return address and requesting access for your handle. Completely anonymous. First I would check all my dollars to ensure the last know location was somewhere far away -- or use quarters.
Where is the +1 Really Scary Idea moderation?
Actually, I would change the operational scheme slightly. Rather than bet the whole operation on a single song, buy the rights for pennies to hundreds of crappy songs from lots of mediocre bands. Host those "leaked" torrents, apply process, collect pirating tax on hundreds of crappy songs. The volume counts, not the quality of the music.
If you are going to collect and allocate taxes for pr0n, and create a ministry to administrate this pr0n, then you must create an approved curriculum for the public schools. This curriculum must be taught as part of government studies; and instruction must conform to ensure the students pass the pr0n section of government studies. Field trips, guest speakers from industry, and homework supplies will need to be identified, inspected and approved for the pr0n class. Our children cannot be ignorant of the purposes for which the government collects taxes.
Uh, no. Since the music industry is too big to fail, the RIAA is too big to fail by extension. Laws will be thrashed out, ludicrous justifications pontificated, and the RIAA will receive bailout money.
Just stand there, point your digital finger, and laugh. Eventually enough people will ask what is so funny. Nothing more effective than subtle denigration.
Your imagination hasn't had to drive long distances with women in the car. You have to stop at least once every 2 hours for them to go pee -- usually more frequently.
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Geeks have been know to be rather noxious from time to time. Especially after spending time building a project.
I also suggest subscribing to Norman Spinrad's RSS feed.
Do I have to believe? Or can I just pay a few bucks, follow the text with my finger, and act like I am playing along piously?
Wrong assumption on saving money. This could be looked at as a method to drive sales of Windows. Rather than wait for a recovery disk to be shipped, how many people will just drop the system off at BigBoxTechSupport and pay for a clean install -- and how about we upgrade your Microsoft to Windows 7 also? Microsoft sells another license, the retail support department has more sales, and the system owner does not have to know anything about how the system works.
Just like taking the car to the dealer for service. What could be more natural?
Vocational schools would only produce people with skills industry cannot use. Until the US has an effective industrial base again, those vocational schools will only be creating trained, debt laden students -- just like the university students.
I bet you could suck all the joy out of a bottle of dishwashing soap also.
If it was Schrödinger's apostrophe, he would have put it in it[']s box. You would not know if it was a contraction or possessive until you opened the box. Why does that statement sound like a blind date?
Sure. The same method as used to clean up the largest portion of the oil spill in the Gulf....don't allow anyone to take pictures.
It's hopeless.....
Yes, Microsoft should license Veritas technology and add another layer of abstraction into the whole operating system function.
I don't know whether to call you sadist, masochist, psychotic, or just truly adventurous.
A Vista-ready application? Couldn't you just delay marketing for a while and aim for Windows 7?
Why is a virtual machine being run with a heap size limit by default anyway?
Because the developers are too lazy to read the documentation. I don't know how many Java developers I have had complain about slow performance. Show them how to launch a jvm not using default values, point out the information in the docs, and suddenly I am a genius. Had a whole project group ask for 16 J2EE servers because they used the default heap size; and the web apps were abysmally slow.
I'd publish a FAQ; but developers would never read it.
TFA states the picture was taken by a "professional" photographer -- whom I would not call professional if the person can't properly set the date on the camera. If a professional photographer submitted photos to my business with incorrect EXIF data, I would not pay them. I would not be able to determine if the photographer actually did the work; or was cheating me.
I hear people taste good basted in cocoa butter, aloe, or other flavors of SPF. The oceans around Florida are full of enticing human sized morsels.
Or, deity forbid, a local newspaper could use some of that communication medium to educate their audience on how to filter trolls. Could you imagine a liberal newspaper investing in effective education of the individual? The universe could implode on the implications!
Even if Slashdot wanted $0.99 to post, one could snail mail a dollar with no return address and requesting access for your handle. Completely anonymous.
First I would check all my dollars to ensure the last know location was somewhere far away -- or use quarters.
Where is the +1 Really Scary Idea moderation?
Actually, I would change the operational scheme slightly. Rather than bet the whole operation on a single song, buy the rights for pennies to hundreds of crappy songs from lots of mediocre bands. Host those "leaked" torrents, apply process, collect pirating tax on hundreds of crappy songs. The volume counts, not the quality of the music.
If you are going to collect and allocate taxes for pr0n, and create a ministry to administrate this pr0n, then you must create an approved curriculum for the public schools. This curriculum must be taught as part of government studies; and instruction must conform to ensure the students pass the pr0n section of government studies. Field trips, guest speakers from industry, and homework supplies will need to be identified, inspected and approved for the pr0n class. Our children cannot be ignorant of the purposes for which the government collects taxes.
Uh, no. Since the music industry is too big to fail, the RIAA is too big to fail by extension. Laws will be thrashed out, ludicrous justifications pontificated, and the RIAA will receive bailout money.
Just stand there, point your digital finger, and laugh. Eventually enough people will ask what is so funny. Nothing more effective than subtle denigration.
Bait may be used to lure more than animals...
Looks to me like he is trapping for Microsofties. I am really curious what type of bait he uses.
Your imagination hasn't had to drive long distances with women in the car. You have to stop at least once every 2 hours for them to go pee -- usually more frequently.
You forget, when items of the same functional type interact, they multiply. 50% x 50% = 2500%.
Because after a few beers no one has the capacity or the patience to use a telnet interface with an 8 point font.
I don't think the human body can process enough beer to make that robot appear to morph into a sexually attractive mate.