As most people will, I agree with you, but come on.. whats 497.2M euros to M$?
It's going to take a lot more than that to make Microsoft realise its got to change its ways. Especially if it could take up to take 3 years for this to happen, how much does Microsoft make in 3 years?
...It's not threatening in the least to them, just a few thousand less "ivory backscratchers" for Mr. Gay *cough* I mean Mr. Gates.
Firstly, no, I didn't RTFA. The first few lines were enough to bore me. I'm gonna assume I know what the whole thing says, and here's my response.. (if I assumed incorrectly, boo bloody hoo).
We've seen it all before!
No doubt it's all true, or they think it's true. But seriously, how many times have we heard humans will be wiped out in the near future because of insert reason here>.
Carbon realses from the amazon, global warming, asteroids, low oil supplies, nanotechnology, nuclear weapons, etc. etc. etc. Please! We have survived for thousands of years already, people highly overestimate the malvolent potential of whatever. Even if we are going to die because of whatever; no doubt we will come up with some sort of device which will stop it from happening, and no doubt, scientists will start telling us all that that solution is now going to kill us all.
alas, my memory fails me yet again (please, no lame 'upgrade' jokes), i know my explanation will suck due to lack of facts, but here ya are anyway;
there was *some guy* who placed some code into a compiler once, so that even if there was no malicious code in the actual souce, once compiled, the executable had a block of code enabling the original author to do things (i.e. a backdoor). if i remember correctly, even if you were to recompile the compiler, the code would once again be placed into the compiler (and therefore future copies of the executable), i know its extremely unlikely that it will happen in this case, but im just pointing out that it can happen.
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Geeks will have the advantage of knowing how to create things like Stun guns out of disposable cameras, as well as countless other geeky gadgets which will come in very handy.
Actually, he was forced to resign from Microsoft after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease.
However, he is the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Seattle Seahawks, Rose Garden Arena, TechTV, some Portland radio stations. He runs Vulcan Ventures, created the Experience Music Project. Updated the Cinerama movie theater. Hes one of the principal founders of the SETI project. Founded Asymetrix. Hes the sponsor behind SpaceShipOne, founded the Allen Institute of Brain Science, Project Halo... but yea:-p
You wouldnt believe my face when i saw this story.. I've been mouseless for some time now (I'm sure a/.er can help me - details below), this was a god send.. then the site gets slashdotted - im not so happy
then i see some mirrors - im happy again
then i find it wont work with my phone - im pissed.
Anyway, I have two mice (1 USB and 1 PS2), yet neither work (the cursor will not move and clicking has no effect). Windows says the drivers are fine, it's not a virus.. i've been told it might be the motherboard, can anyone verify this?
The mouse was jumping a little a few days before breaking, then the day before it broke it was stopping and starting. The day it broke.. well, it broke. Right in the middle of making the GUI for a program.
I guess school wasnt exactly the right term, I've taken my GSCEs (got an A in maths btw - among other subjects) and was staying on for 6th form (like college, yet we stay at the high school).
I'm not trying to brag or anything, but throughout school I've been in the top class for all subjects (if not all the time, at least at some point), the only reason I didn't stay in the top classes was because I got bored of the same thing being taught over and over and so didn't bother putting much effort in a lot of the time.
I'm not blaming teachers specifically, since I know they only teach what they have been told to teach, I don't know where to place the blame.. possibly the Government. I just think people should have the choice whether they want to attend school or not, take whatever exams they want, whenever they want (with all the students not attending school it's safe to assume exam costs can be covered by the Government) since for a lot of people school doesn't help - people who want to be a builders for example, dont need to know how to cook a cake, or what the name of the green chemicals in leaves are, they only need to know how to build, maybe some maths.
I see school as more of a prison, people are FORCED to go there day after day, year after year. If people had the choice I think a lot more people would be able to get to the level of experteice they want in a much shorter time.
I guess I'm being kind of hypocritical, since I also think people should be forced to a certain degree, to stop people from not attending at all (I know the vast majority of people would never to go school given the choice), then again they will HAVE to learn something at some point to survive.
Argh, I dunno, my argument is kinda falling to peices, it's a complex matter. I just don't agree with how it works at the minute.
Personally I doubt this will help.
I left school about 2 months ago, I seriously doubt using games will help learning much. I'm sure most of us have used those lame maths games at some point. Personally, I didnt learn jack from them, not only were they uneducational, they sucked really bad. Crap graphics, crap sound, no storyline, etc.
For games to actually be used for education, I think they would have to be like games and not some transparent method of trying to get people to pay attention. Which I highly doubt will happen.
If people do make games which are interesting for pupils, they will end up wanting to play the games constantly, and not communicate verbally with other students/teachers, alienating them and making it harder for them once they leave school and enter the real world.
I dont even think the problem is how they try to teach you, its what they teach you. During my whole time at school, they teach you exactly the same stuff year after year. TBH, it's boring crap.
To quote The Hackers Manifesto: "we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert." And it's true..
I fucked school off about 2 months ago, it was shit. The vast majority of what i know has come from TV and the internet, school is complete crap. From what I did learn at school, I'm gonna use about 5% of it in real life - what a waste of my time and government money. Ditch the whole education system. All smart people know it just stops people from learning.. Take this quote from Mr. Einstein himself, "The only thing that inteferes with my learning is my education"
Although you've been modded funny, I think that's a damn good idea.
If they can do this for TV and DVD, surely it can be done for games.. so why not? It would surely make games hellish more fun and intresting. Might put your aim off a little though..
Im no ubergenious and even though im pretty young, people often ask me for help (or shout at me because they think ive somehow broke their computer, without me even having so much as their full name - i fucking hate that, don't you?), anyway, when the blaster was in its prime, i managed to fix it without the patch (control panel -> servies -> change the RCP to do nothing when it crashes), so my mum took me to her office at work and had me give instructions on how to do it for her workmates home computers (which i was willing to do, in the hope of some kind of reward) but no, i get nothing but funny looks from people who think they know everything about computers and yet they cant fix jack for themselves.
I also did this for my local pub, since they had the virus too. They said theyd give me a free pint sometime, which im still waiting for (although i'm being paid to make them a site, so i guess i can forget about 1 pint).
In short, ive never got a damn thing for helping people (a countless number of times, i may add), now compared to the great rush and new found information you get from actually causing descruction, imo, its enough to turn anyone to the dark side..
Maybe its not the distance factor people purchase wireless technology for..
Recently I purchased a wireless keyboard and wireless optical mouse (via USB, namely because they were cheap - wireless wasn't hugely appealing on the whole), and I stay at exactly the same distance as I always have done from my PC. I find it nice that the corner of my room (which is where I keep my PC) is now a lot more wire-free and things never get tangled up anymore. It's much easier to take it out and swap it to another PC. It's also fun to watch my wireless receiver flash everytime I press a key or move the mouse..
Slashdot Mirror
I don't think slashdot can help you with this.. but maybe a shrink can.
As most people will, I agree with you, but come on.. whats 497.2M euros to M$?
...It's not threatening in the least to them, just a few thousand less "ivory backscratchers" for Mr. Gay *cough* I mean Mr. Gates.
It's going to take a lot more than that to make Microsoft realise its got to change its ways.
Especially if it could take up to take 3 years for this to happen, how much does Microsoft make in 3 years?
Wierd, when I squint at it, I can see 6 black rings?! Oh.. never mind
Firstly, no, I didn't RTFA. The first few lines were enough to bore me. I'm gonna assume I know what the whole thing says, and here's my response.. (if I assumed incorrectly, boo bloody hoo).
.
We've seen it all before!
No doubt it's all true, or they think it's true. But seriously, how many times have we heard humans will be wiped out in the near future because of insert reason here>
Carbon realses from the amazon, global warming, asteroids, low oil supplies, nanotechnology, nuclear weapons, etc. etc. etc.
Please! We have survived for thousands of years already, people highly overestimate the malvolent potential of whatever. Even if we are going to die because of whatever; no doubt we will come up with some sort of device which will stop it from happening, and no doubt, scientists will start telling us all that that solution is now going to kill us all.
*Yawns*
alas, my memory fails me yet again (please, no lame 'upgrade' jokes), i know my explanation will suck due to lack of facts, but here ya are anyway;
there was *some guy* who placed some code into a compiler once, so that even if there was no malicious code in the actual souce, once compiled, the executable had a block of code enabling the original author to do things (i.e. a backdoor). if i remember correctly, even if you were to recompile the compiler, the code would once again be placed into the compiler (and therefore future copies of the executable), i know its extremely unlikely that it will happen in this case, but im just pointing out that it can happen.
tell me about it, i dont want us to get /.ed!
Simple.
Geeks will have the advantage of knowing how to create things like Stun guns out of disposable cameras, as well as countless other geeky gadgets which will come in very handy.
damn it, clicked submit by mistake.. ignore that comment... completely.
What about god?
Tankers
funny enough, all zeros work too..
Actually, he was forced to resign from Microsoft after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease.
:-p
However, he is the owner of the Portland Trail Blazers, the Seattle Seahawks, Rose Garden Arena, TechTV, some Portland radio stations. He runs Vulcan Ventures, created the Experience Music Project. Updated the Cinerama movie theater. Hes one of the principal founders of the SETI project. Founded Asymetrix. Hes the sponsor behind SpaceShipOne, founded the Allen Institute of Brain Science, Project Halo... but yea
Source: Wikipedia.
do you have any idea of how long it takes me to tab through all the links (or use mousekeys) on pr0n sites before i can get to what i want?
Nobody can understand the pain im going through.
You wouldnt believe my face when i saw this story.. I've been mouseless for some time now (I'm sure a /.er can help me - details below), this was a god send.. then the site gets slashdotted - im not so happy
then i see some mirrors - im happy again
then i find it wont work with my phone - im pissed.
Anyway, I have two mice (1 USB and 1 PS2), yet neither work (the cursor will not move and clicking has no effect). Windows says the drivers are fine, it's not a virus.. i've been told it might be the motherboard, can anyone verify this?
The mouse was jumping a little a few days before breaking, then the day before it broke it was stopping and starting. The day it broke.. well, it broke. Right in the middle of making the GUI for a program.
WHY ARE MOUSEKEYS SO DAMN SLOW?!?
I see where youre coming from, and I agree.
I guess school wasnt exactly the right term, I've taken my GSCEs (got an A in maths btw - among other subjects) and was staying on for 6th form (like college, yet we stay at the high school).
I'm not trying to brag or anything, but throughout school I've been in the top class for all subjects (if not all the time, at least at some point), the only reason I didn't stay in the top classes was because I got bored of the same thing being taught over and over and so didn't bother putting much effort in a lot of the time.
I'm not blaming teachers specifically, since I know they only teach what they have been told to teach, I don't know where to place the blame.. possibly the Government. I just think people should have the choice whether they want to attend school or not, take whatever exams they want, whenever they want (with all the students not attending school it's safe to assume exam costs can be covered by the Government) since for a lot of people school doesn't help - people who want to be a builders for example, dont need to know how to cook a cake, or what the name of the green chemicals in leaves are, they only need to know how to build, maybe some maths.
I see school as more of a prison, people are FORCED to go there day after day, year after year. If people had the choice I think a lot more people would be able to get to the level of experteice they want in a much shorter time.
I guess I'm being kind of hypocritical, since I also think people should be forced to a certain degree, to stop people from not attending at all (I know the vast majority of people would never to go school given the choice), then again they will HAVE to learn something at some point to survive.
Argh, I dunno, my argument is kinda falling to peices, it's a complex matter. I just don't agree with how it works at the minute.
Personally I doubt this will help.
I left school about 2 months ago, I seriously doubt using games will help learning much. I'm sure most of us have used those lame maths games at some point. Personally, I didnt learn jack from them, not only were they uneducational, they sucked really bad. Crap graphics, crap sound, no storyline, etc.
For games to actually be used for education, I think they would have to be like games and not some transparent method of trying to get people to pay attention. Which I highly doubt will happen.
If people do make games which are interesting for pupils, they will end up wanting to play the games constantly, and not communicate verbally with other students/teachers, alienating them and making it harder for them once they leave school and enter the real world.
I dont even think the problem is how they try to teach you, its what they teach you. During my whole time at school, they teach you exactly the same stuff year after year. TBH, it's boring crap.
To quote The Hackers Manifesto:
"we've been spoon-fed baby food at school when we hungered for steak... the bits of meat that you did let slip through were pre-chewed and tasteless. We've been dominated by sadists, or ignored by the apathetic. The few that had something to teach found us willing pupils, but those few are like drops of water in the desert."
And it's true..
I fucked school off about 2 months ago, it was shit. The vast majority of what i know has come from TV and the internet, school is complete crap. From what I did learn at school, I'm gonna use about 5% of it in real life - what a waste of my time and government money. Ditch the whole education system. All smart people know it just stops people from learning..
Take this quote from Mr. Einstein himself,
"The only thing that inteferes with my learning is my education"
Although you've been modded funny, I think that's a damn good idea.
If they can do this for TV and DVD, surely it can be done for games.. so why not? It would surely make games hellish more fun and intresting.
Might put your aim off a little though..
Im no ubergenious and even though im pretty young, people often ask me for help (or shout at me because they think ive somehow broke their computer, without me even having so much as their full name - i fucking hate that, don't you?), anyway, when the blaster was in its prime, i managed to fix it without the patch (control panel -> servies -> change the RCP to do nothing when it crashes), so my mum took me to her office at work and had me give instructions on how to do it for her workmates home computers (which i was willing to do, in the hope of some kind of reward) but no, i get nothing but funny looks from people who think they know everything about computers and yet they cant fix jack for themselves.
I also did this for my local pub, since they had the virus too. They said theyd give me a free pint sometime, which im still waiting for (although i'm being paid to make them a site, so i guess i can forget about 1 pint).
In short, ive never got a damn thing for helping people (a countless number of times, i may add), now compared to the great rush and new found information you get from actually causing descruction, imo, its enough to turn anyone to the dark side..
FYI, (according to google);
75 / cup = 317006.461m-3
99 / cup = 418448.529m-3
but then again, thats US cups..
These guys are a little late with the THC slowdown project, us stoners had one years ago (Download Here), yet they all call us the slow ones, pffft!
:-p
And remember, 420 is ten times better than the meaning of life
..and here's an even cheaper, more reliable fix.
- Notepad
- FireFox
- Photoshop
- PHPDev
- VB
- MSN
- Windows Media Player
- An ISP I won't mention for fear of my post being deleted and me being exiled from
/. and thrown into a firey flame pit for all eternity
Of course I will use other apps a lot too, just nowhere near as commonly as the above...but then again i'm a
Maybe its not the distance factor people purchase wireless technology for..
Recently I purchased a wireless keyboard and wireless optical mouse (via USB, namely because they were cheap - wireless wasn't hugely appealing on the whole), and I stay at exactly the same distance as I always have done from my PC. I find it nice that the corner of my room (which is where I keep my PC) is now a lot more wire-free and things never get tangled up anymore. It's much easier to take it out and swap it to another PC. It's also fun to watch my wireless receiver flash everytime I press a key or move the mouse..
Teehee! Look at it go!!
But what if when you burn the CD, you burn the CD?!
Strange, I find people insist on talking so much meaningless junk on mobile phones that you end up knowing every intimate detail of their lives..