1. If the EU decides to use unlicensed copies of MS ware, how will they get support/updates for said wares?
2. How can the EU force MS to pay the fines?
3. How many of you really think you know how deep/perverse the relationship between MS and the US government is? Do you really think the US gov. will allow its's largest company to pay out monies to another country's bank account rather than to it's own? Hmmm... Let's think really hard about that. And let's not try to think about the way things should be, but rather the way they really are and will be. Thank you.
What happens when you implant resilin in human legs to make a human jump higher or longer? Said human rips his own legs right off! The rest of the equipment needs to match, people.
You know the guy is smart...really. Do you know how many people get into MIT or Stanford because of who Mommy and Daddy are or how much money they have? And excuse me for stating the obvious, but have ever heard that more than 43% of all students cheat their way through college? Rethink your statement please.
I reload my own ammunition; because its fun to me and it saves me money. Gun powder manufactures have been required for some time now to include a certain compound which can be detected before and after a round has been discharged. This compound can then be traced to the lot number and location of where the tube or box of powder was sold. It is a much more effective way IMO to track the powders use. Such compounds could be added to toner cartridges...right? Let me know.
Why are all of you so interested in M$ code if you think M$ sux? Hmmmmmmmm..... (geeky linux freak replies, in a heavy geeky listhp): "um becusth..like...i want to impove it n stuff." Sure mr potatoe head....suuuuurrrre.
ingredients that should EVER be used when making beer: Water, Barley, Malting, Hops, and Yeast. Anything else....is for the gays!
Now STFU and drink, bitch!
"More than a third of the 493 PC users surveyed by the nonprofit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said they had a greater chance of winning the lottery or being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code."
Really? You want to bet? They've just opened up a whole can of whoop-ass on themselves by presenting what *most* of us perceive as a challenge. Way to go, dumbasses!
everything will be freely traded on the Internet, though by then the Internet will be called something else as it will probably be something else. I could see all of us actually being connected to one another, not the way some people say we are now, but truly connected. There will be no more fear of invasion of privacy, as privacy will be an obsolete term. Do we really believe that with the population growing as it has been, and with technology advancing at the rate that it does, things will stay the same...the way we like it? The answer, people, is no. Things are going to change far beyond what the government and big business have planned for. Soon we will all realize what fools we have been by thinking on such a small and constricting scale. Even the brightest minds of today have it wrong. We have been searching for the irrelevent truth which has preoccupied man for centuries and, without being too cryptic, I will say that one day, we will all see the truth. And when we do we had better remember what it is because I fear that the ancient civilizations saw it, yet were either too egotistical or unevolved to take heed. I do not mean to be taken as an apocalyptic Nostradamus type, rather the opposite. I feel that all it will take is just one single person too see and believe as the "true" truth unfolds for us all to be saved from self destruction. That, and a shitload of tinfoil hats1 Haha!
"How do you think space technology will change as a result of these low cost missions, satellites and space vehicles?" As far as missions are concerned, I think we will see many more astronaut sponsored funerals. At the expense of the astronauts, of course.
Dude you are wasting your money if you still play the most haxed game on Earth. Come over to where the BIG boys play...SOF2, thats right biatch...you've been pwned by simple*
Simon, compare this problem to what is going on in Singapore, a speck of a country. They impose all kninds of crazy tax and "moral-majority" laws/restrictions against US companies that it almost ties the companies hands and keeps them from seeing any substantial growth in . It is a paradox in which foreign companies, not only US ones, have been living with for years. Your suggestion is for companies who do not like the host countries laws to just pack up and leave? Is that even possible considering the implications? Loss of jobs, productivity, money...It sounds to me like economic bullying, something the US has always been accused of, even though we send more _developmental_ funds to third world countries than any other in the world, but that is another topic. {deep breath} Anyway, this is a problem of doing business in a country notorious for human rights abuses and, as usual, there is a much greater problem to contend with than making a few billion dollars over seas.
I am never again posting on/. I guess I dont have what it takes to get above -1! Like forethought and, ah fukit...Anyway, "We've had over 100 years of powered vehicals and they all pretty much follow the same pattern " Ummm, can you say S-A-F-E-T-Y?! 40 years ago, (not even 100!) they were using fuking coke-bottle glass that would cut you into ribbons if you were in a crash. Oh and how bout airbags, roll cages, and crush-proof frames? yeah, think..then speak.
... or even further back, (1960s) Xs' and Os' football. You forgot about that one didn't you? Both had trackball technology, though it was MUCH harder carrying one of those around in your pocket.
that there are so few posts on this topic. I bet most/. readers drink Klingon Martinis, (Gin, Vermouth, and a dash of Bloodwine.) I don't know why I know that....but I am ashamed.
would be if, say, after 8 straight hours of SOF2, (I've done it too) the sniffer would send a desktop message like, "I am your sniffer. Jon, you stink. Put the game down and take a shower. Oh, ok, just one more game." That would be great.
How is my disgust with wasteful comments by loser trekies a troll?! I was just stating how a decent story ends up being a forum for trekies to post their lame comments about anything that can be remotely linked to star trek. I am just sick of it all. Now, HTF is that a troll?! I guess all the moders are gay-ass trekies themselves. Sad, so sad.
Are you high? I don't know where you live, but in California if ANYONE fully enters your apartment without your PERMISSION, (besides law enforcement) you have the right to shoot them on the spot. This is a fact. I know the state in question here is Texas, but I doubt their laws on shooting people are any stricter than California's.
"An essay doesn't begin with a statement, but with a question. In a real essay, you don't take a position and defend it." Read it again... carefully. Of course you defend your point in an essay, not in such an overt way as in a research paper, but you must supply proof or examples of situations to drive your point home. I posted below this with more detail about what I mean, so I want go into it here. BTW, I am not attacking your post, I just wanted to point out that there is a huge difference between essays and blogs. Cool?
A huuuge difference between blogs and essays!
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*Most* blogs are messy, geek-type rants without a complete structure throughout the entire effort. Essays, on the other hand, are a means by which an educated individual, (now, pay attention to this part people) clearly states one's opinion on any given subject, while giving examples/proof to support one's opinion. Most bloggers are unable to do this. Why? Because there are no rules in blogging! As mentioned in the parent, spelling is most often hideously butchered, along with sentence structure and any semblance of source citation. Look up the definition of plagiarism!
Maybe blogging is supposed to be a loose, free-form way of self expression, which is fine. But there must be rules with any type of writing. To quote Robert Frost, "I would as soon play tennis without a net as write free verse." So, if you play tennis without a net, are you even playing tennis anymore? Please keep in mind that this post should be taken as constructive criticism, and not a troll. As far as my examples of poorly written blogs, well, I don't want to single out anyone's blog, but you have all seen evidence of what I am speaking. An excellent exercise: Write a letter to someone! Use a pen and paper, no spell check, but a dictionary and/or thesaurus. You will be forced, at first, to reread what you have written several times to correct spelling, run-on sentences, etc. Eventually, you will want to reread and to rewrite because you will want to convey the perfect tone and voice upon which your words are carried. It is good to get back to basics; it reminds us how much we have been screwing up. Please, don't bother replying to my post if you are just goning to FLAME. Constructive criticism only, thank you. Otherwise, you are just blogging.
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1. If the EU decides to use unlicensed copies of MS ware, how will they get support/updates for said wares? 2. How can the EU force MS to pay the fines? 3. How many of you really think you know how deep/perverse the relationship between MS and the US government is? Do you really think the US gov. will allow its's largest company to pay out monies to another country's bank account rather than to it's own? Hmmm... Let's think really hard about that. And let's not try to think about the way things should be, but rather the way they really are and will be. Thank you.
Howard Stern's balls!
What happens when you implant resilin in human legs to make a human jump higher or longer? Said human rips his own legs right off! The rest of the equipment needs to match, people.
Do not let the device outsmart you. That is just sad.
You know the guy is smart...really. Do you know how many people get into MIT or Stanford because of who Mommy and Daddy are or how much money they have? And excuse me for stating the obvious, but have ever heard that more than 43% of all students cheat their way through college? Rethink your statement please.
I turn tricks at Def Con every year. You can make a great deal of money, but you also have to be cool with being a little man-whore. eh...
I reload my own ammunition; because its fun to me and it saves me money. Gun powder manufactures have been required for some time now to include a certain compound which can be detected before and after a round has been discharged. This compound can then be traced to the lot number and location of where the tube or box of powder was sold. It is a much more effective way IMO to track the powders use. Such compounds could be added to toner cartridges...right? Let me know.
Why are all of you so interested in M$ code if you think M$ sux? Hmmmmmmmm..... (geeky linux freak replies, in a heavy geeky listhp): "um becusth..like...i want to impove it n stuff." Sure mr potatoe head....suuuuurrrre.
ingredients that should EVER be used when making beer: Water, Barley, Malting, Hops, and Yeast. Anything else....is for the gays! Now STFU and drink, bitch!
"More than a third of the 493 PC users surveyed by the nonprofit National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) said they had a greater chance of winning the lottery or being struck by lightning than of being hit by malicious code." Really? You want to bet? They've just opened up a whole can of whoop-ass on themselves by presenting what *most* of us perceive as a challenge. Way to go, dumbasses!
It's friggin hot in here...I cant breathe in this damn thing!
everything will be freely traded on the Internet, though by then the Internet will be called something else as it will probably be something else. I could see all of us actually being connected to one another, not the way some people say we are now, but truly connected. There will be no more fear of invasion of privacy, as privacy will be an obsolete term. Do we really believe that with the population growing as it has been, and with technology advancing at the rate that it does, things will stay the same...the way we like it? The answer, people, is no. Things are going to change far beyond what the government and big business have planned for. Soon we will all realize what fools we have been by thinking on such a small and constricting scale. Even the brightest minds of today have it wrong. We have been searching for the irrelevent truth which has preoccupied man for centuries and, without being too cryptic, I will say that one day, we will all see the truth. And when we do we had better remember what it is because I fear that the ancient civilizations saw it, yet were either too egotistical or unevolved to take heed. I do not mean to be taken as an apocalyptic Nostradamus type, rather the opposite. I feel that all it will take is just one single person too see and believe as the "true" truth unfolds for us all to be saved from self destruction. That, and a shitload of tinfoil hats1 Haha!
"How do you think space technology will change as a result of these low cost missions, satellites and space vehicles?" As far as missions are concerned, I think we will see many more astronaut sponsored funerals. At the expense of the astronauts, of course.
Dude you are wasting your money if you still play the most haxed game on Earth. Come over to where the BIG boys play...SOF2, thats right biatch...you've been pwned by simple*
Simon, compare this problem to what is going on in Singapore, a speck of a country. They impose all kninds of crazy tax and "moral-majority" laws/restrictions against US companies that it almost ties the companies hands and keeps them from seeing any substantial growth in . It is a paradox in which foreign companies, not only US ones, have been living with for years. Your suggestion is for companies who do not like the host countries laws to just pack up and leave? Is that even possible considering the implications? Loss of jobs, productivity, money...It sounds to me like economic bullying, something the US has always been accused of, even though we send more _developmental_ funds to third world countries than any other in the world, but that is another topic. {deep breath} Anyway, this is a problem of doing business in a country notorious for human rights abuses and, as usual, there is a much greater problem to contend with than making a few billion dollars over seas.
I am never again posting on /. I guess I dont have what it takes to get above -1! Like forethought and, ah fukit...Anyway, "We've had over 100 years of powered vehicals and they all pretty much follow the same pattern " Ummm, can you say S-A-F-E-T-Y?! 40 years ago, (not even 100!) they were using fuking coke-bottle glass that would cut you into ribbons if you were in a crash. Oh and how bout airbags, roll cages, and crush-proof frames? yeah, think..then speak.
... or even further back, (1960s) Xs' and Os' football. You forgot about that one didn't you? Both had trackball technology, though it was MUCH harder carrying one of those around in your pocket.
We all know..even the MCs', that Germans always have and always will brew the best bear. So sit down, shut up, and have a Spaten, you troglodyte!
that there are so few posts on this topic. I bet most /. readers drink Klingon Martinis, (Gin, Vermouth, and a dash of Bloodwine.) I don't know why I know that....but I am ashamed.
would be if, say, after 8 straight hours of SOF2, (I've done it too) the sniffer would send a desktop message like, "I am your sniffer. Jon, you stink. Put the game down and take a shower. Oh, ok, just one more game." That would be great.
How is my disgust with wasteful comments by loser trekies a troll?! I was just stating how a decent story ends up being a forum for trekies to post their lame comments about anything that can be remotely linked to star trek. I am just sick of it all. Now, HTF is that a troll?! I guess all the moders are gay-ass trekies themselves. Sad, so sad.
WTF?! Why do all you lame ass Trekies have to ruin an interesting story with boring and played out Trekie banter? Grow the F**k up!
Are you high? I don't know where you live, but in California if ANYONE fully enters your apartment without your PERMISSION, (besides law enforcement) you have the right to shoot them on the spot. This is a fact. I know the state in question here is Texas, but I doubt their laws on shooting people are any stricter than California's.
"An essay doesn't begin with a statement, but with a question. In a real essay, you don't take a position and defend it." Read it again... carefully. Of course you defend your point in an essay, not in such an overt way as in a research paper, but you must supply proof or examples of situations to drive your point home. I posted below this with more detail about what I mean, so I want go into it here. BTW, I am not attacking your post, I just wanted to point out that there is a huge difference between essays and blogs. Cool?
*Most* blogs are messy, geek-type rants without a complete structure throughout the entire effort. Essays, on the other hand, are a means by which an educated individual, (now, pay attention to this part people) clearly states one's opinion on any given subject, while giving examples/proof to support one's opinion. Most bloggers are unable to do this. Why? Because there are no rules in blogging! As mentioned in the parent, spelling is most often hideously butchered, along with sentence structure and any semblance of source citation. Look up the definition of plagiarism! Maybe blogging is supposed to be a loose, free-form way of self expression, which is fine. But there must be rules with any type of writing. To quote Robert Frost, "I would as soon play tennis without a net as write free verse." So, if you play tennis without a net, are you even playing tennis anymore? Please keep in mind that this post should be taken as constructive criticism, and not a troll. As far as my examples of poorly written blogs, well, I don't want to single out anyone's blog, but you have all seen evidence of what I am speaking. An excellent exercise: Write a letter to someone! Use a pen and paper, no spell check, but a dictionary and/or thesaurus. You will be forced, at first, to reread what you have written several times to correct spelling, run-on sentences, etc. Eventually, you will want to reread and to rewrite because you will want to convey the perfect tone and voice upon which your words are carried. It is good to get back to basics; it reminds us how much we have been screwing up. Please, don't bother replying to my post if you are just goning to FLAME. Constructive criticism only, thank you. Otherwise, you are just blogging.