I have a friend who will die if she eats HFCS, or any corn whatsoever. That means she can't eat the vast majority of foods available in the US. She can't even eat most breads because they put HFCS in them. Why do we need to artificially sweeten bread?
Okay, hotshot. Prove that it IS a problem. Until then, I'm perfectly willing to have a clean renewable source of energy instead of the smog-producing nightmares I'm currently using.
Your suggestion that we reduce energy usage is nice, but where do you draw the line? Do we go back to the hunter-gatherer days of yore when we consumed little energy but died around age 20? How far should we go to compromise our comfortable lifestyle so that you can feel good about using one less kilowatt hour per person?
I know, why don't we make a virtual machine complete with its own language? Lets call it "bytecode." Then, we write an API and compiler to this "bytecode." We'll call it something reminescent of coffee. How about "Java?" We'll need a launcher and some other things, but for now I think doing that will suffice.
This way we can write programs that will function consistently across all platforms. The only thing left is defining a method of synchronous storage.
I am writing to inform you that you have infringed on my Patent #1120395830A, How to Be A Complete Asshat Over The Internet. I hereby request that you cease and desist at once or face legal action. Please note that part of the methodology outlined in my patent covers laughing at people, as well as not bothering to pass links to information so that they can educate themselves.
Cease and Desist infringing my patents, immediately.
Which is great until a future employer searches for his Myspace profile and comes up with a number of ones detailing his drug habits and penchant for women's clothing.
It's one thing to prank someone for something that can be removed, but it's quite another to ruin someone's employability. Would you think it's funny if you went job hunting only to find out that someone you knew was calling all your prospective employers behind your back and telling them all about your drinking binges in college and how much pot you used to smoke?
What if they had done it to another student? Would you feel the same way? What if the students posted a fake Myspace profile for your child mentioning that he is homosexual and wants to become transgendered, enjoys copious amounts of Heroin and Steroids and frequently has sex with strangers. Is that such a minor act?
Google is not a monopoly because you can decide to use MSN Search or Yahoo or Altavista, or whatever search engine you want. You can also decide to go with one of Google's competitors in the advertising market.
Microsoft was a monopoly because you couldn't get a computer without Windows on it, and in fact they used their enormous market share to dictate to vendors that there would be no alternatives.
Attacking someone from hate is one of the most powerful methods of argument, so long as you present factual reasons why you hate them. We don't hate Google because they have a history of respecting us as customers. Microsoft doesn't seem to respect their customers except as blind wallets with hands attached. WGA criminalizes their customers and Vista is a huge upgrade but doesn't offer any monumental leaps in functionality, yet we're still expected to buy it.
The only division of Microsoft that's even remotely in-touch with their target audience is the games division.
...let me get this straight; you want everyone who isn't as nitpicky as you are to die? You're putting a lot of words in our mouths with your first statement.
Also I'm having trouble understanding you what with all the ranting.
And yet I still think of the typical mac user as a guy in a black turtleneck and black beret with a goatee and Emo glasses sitting in a coffee shop moping. Hmm...
Some of the wording in the article bordered on fellatio of Apple and how powerful and victorious they are. Then he goes on to say they have a 4% market share. What measure of victory is he using, the touchy feely kind?
This is a flame or a troll. Not insightful. Insightful would be saying that Microsoft is dying because they've completely lost touch with the world of computing. Insightful would be saying that Microsoft never was in touch with the world of computing, only with their own little microcosm.
You and me both. I would seriously pay $150 for a DirectX 10 implementation for Linux that worked seamlessly. I'm sick of having to boot into Windows when I want to play a game. Most of my games are broken under wine, and I'm not interested in Cedega because of the subscription model that they have.
Actually, you missed the bigger mistake I made, because the definitions I provided had electricity, which is commonly billed for(in my neck of the woods), as an example of a public service.
And I was referring to the idea that the database exists as a public service. Clearly it's not essential to our survival in a modern society. Therefore, it's not a public service. The idea put forth by the GP that we should accept it because the people who provide it do so as a public service to the schools that use it doesn't fly with me because of that reason along with the others I mentioned.
Whether or not you, or Turnitin, or Joe Schmoe, or any one of the 6+ billion people on the planet think my work is valuable is irrelevant. My decision that my work is valuable is the only relevant issue in copyright and piracy. Turnitin's paper piracy violates my right to decide how and when I use my work. The fact that they ignore written requests that a work not be posted is alone enough to tag them for piracy.
Also, it's typically not a public service if you charge money for something. See: Public Service for further reference.
Anyway, the very fact that Turnitin charges for access to this database would imply that there is some inherent value in a paper written for a course, which breaks your argument to the contrary.
I'm wondering how much disk my Zen Sleek Photo can use. If I can get a 1.8" 64GB flash drive and replace the solid state drive with it then it'll have better uptime than my cellphone. All I need is a better battery and I'm golden. The question is whether or not it puts out more or less heat than the hard disk. BTW, there's probably a howto for disassembling your MP3 player somewhere that you could use. The remaining question is whether or not the firmware will support it.
And then we can coin a new word for the security journal of this era! We'll call them "Webutationlog" or Weblog for short. It'll be brilliant and not at all stupid-sounding!
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Just to continue on in the stereotypical "not ready for primetime exchange" my mother uses Ubuntu.
Netcraft confirms it.
I have a friend who will die if she eats HFCS, or any corn whatsoever. That means she can't eat the vast majority of foods available in the US. She can't even eat most breads because they put HFCS in them. Why do we need to artificially sweeten bread?
Okay, hotshot. Prove that it IS a problem. Until then, I'm perfectly willing to have a clean renewable source of energy instead of the smog-producing nightmares I'm currently using.
Your suggestion that we reduce energy usage is nice, but where do you draw the line? Do we go back to the hunter-gatherer days of yore when we consumed little energy but died around age 20? How far should we go to compromise our comfortable lifestyle so that you can feel good about using one less kilowatt hour per person?
Someone should tell him that there's a difference between free as in beer and free as in free. As in, that software as beer free but not free free.
I know, why don't we make a virtual machine complete with its own language? Lets call it "bytecode." Then, we write an API and compiler to this "bytecode." We'll call it something reminescent of coffee. How about "Java?" We'll need a launcher and some other things, but for now I think doing that will suffice.
This way we can write programs that will function consistently across all platforms. The only thing left is defining a method of synchronous storage.
Dear sir, or madam,
I am writing to inform you that you have infringed on my Patent #1120395830A, How to Be A Complete Asshat Over The Internet. I hereby request that you cease and desist at once or face legal action. Please note that part of the methodology outlined in my patent covers laughing at people, as well as not bothering to pass links to information so that they can educate themselves.
Cease and Desist infringing my patents, immediately.
Thank You,
Chobi
Which is great until a future employer searches for his Myspace profile and comes up with a number of ones detailing his drug habits and penchant for women's clothing.
It's one thing to prank someone for something that can be removed, but it's quite another to ruin someone's employability. Would you think it's funny if you went job hunting only to find out that someone you knew was calling all your prospective employers behind your back and telling them all about your drinking binges in college and how much pot you used to smoke?
What if they had done it to another student? Would you feel the same way? What if the students posted a fake Myspace profile for your child mentioning that he is homosexual and wants to become transgendered, enjoys copious amounts of Heroin and Steroids and frequently has sex with strangers. Is that such a minor act?
If it was a joke, then it belongs with the birds, in the upper atmosphere far far above my head.
I, for one, welcome our newness overlords!
Google is not a monopoly because you can decide to use MSN Search or Yahoo or Altavista, or whatever search engine you want. You can also decide to go with one of Google's competitors in the advertising market.
Microsoft was a monopoly because you couldn't get a computer without Windows on it, and in fact they used their enormous market share to dictate to vendors that there would be no alternatives.
Attacking someone from hate is one of the most powerful methods of argument, so long as you present factual reasons why you hate them. We don't hate Google because they have a history of respecting us as customers. Microsoft doesn't seem to respect their customers except as blind wallets with hands attached. WGA criminalizes their customers and Vista is a huge upgrade but doesn't offer any monumental leaps in functionality, yet we're still expected to buy it.
The only division of Microsoft that's even remotely in-touch with their target audience is the games division.
...let me get this straight; you want everyone who isn't as nitpicky as you are to die? You're putting a lot of words in our mouths with your first statement.
Also I'm having trouble understanding you what with all the ranting.
And yet I still think of the typical mac user as a guy in a black turtleneck and black beret with a goatee and Emo glasses sitting in a coffee shop moping. Hmm...
Some of the wording in the article bordered on fellatio of Apple and how powerful and victorious they are. Then he goes on to say they have a 4% market share. What measure of victory is he using, the touchy feely kind?
This is a flame or a troll. Not insightful. Insightful would be saying that Microsoft is dying because they've completely lost touch with the world of computing. Insightful would be saying that Microsoft never was in touch with the world of computing, only with their own little microcosm.
Meanwhile my LiteOn is still going strong after almost 5 years of use, both as a CD burner and as a regular drive.
You and me both. I would seriously pay $150 for a DirectX 10 implementation for Linux that worked seamlessly. I'm sick of having to boot into Windows when I want to play a game. Most of my games are broken under wine, and I'm not interested in Cedega because of the subscription model that they have.
Speak for yourself. I, for one, welcome our new cell phone motor overlords!
I believe this guy already thought of it.
What was hilarious about the slim PS2 was that you still needed to load the Ethernet drivers onto the memory card to use the port.
Actually, you missed the bigger mistake I made, because the definitions I provided had electricity, which is commonly billed for(in my neck of the woods), as an example of a public service.
And I was referring to the idea that the database exists as a public service. Clearly it's not essential to our survival in a modern society. Therefore, it's not a public service. The idea put forth by the GP that we should accept it because the people who provide it do so as a public service to the schools that use it doesn't fly with me because of that reason along with the others I mentioned.
Whether or not you, or Turnitin, or Joe Schmoe, or any one of the 6+ billion people on the planet think my work is valuable is irrelevant. My decision that my work is valuable is the only relevant issue in copyright and piracy. Turnitin's paper piracy violates my right to decide how and when I use my work. The fact that they ignore written requests that a work not be posted is alone enough to tag them for piracy.
Also, it's typically not a public service if you charge money for something. See: Public Service for further reference.
Anyway, the very fact that Turnitin charges for access to this database would imply that there is some inherent value in a paper written for a course, which breaks your argument to the contrary.
My question is: How do the french do it? We should ape their system considering that they've never had anything even resembling an emergency.
I'm wondering how much disk my Zen Sleek Photo can use. If I can get a 1.8" 64GB flash drive and replace the solid state drive with it then it'll have better uptime than my cellphone. All I need is a better battery and I'm golden. The question is whether or not it puts out more or less heat than the hard disk. BTW, there's probably a howto for disassembling your MP3 player somewhere that you could use. The remaining question is whether or not the firmware will support it.
And then we can coin a new word for the security journal of this era! We'll call them "Webutationlog" or Weblog for short. It'll be brilliant and not at all stupid-sounding!