> The use of actual sticky tape is just goofing around I'm certain.
Don't scoff at the wonkyness of the medium too quickly. It certainly has merit, where else can you find 10 Gigs of mass storage that cheap? Just the right size for storing those deeveedee pir8 copies. And its alternative use as an adhesive prevents the MPAA from taxing it heavily. Or will we see "denaturated" scotch tape, just as we have "denaturated" alcool (for non-drinking usage) now?
On which planet is front page considered a geek tool?
And before you bash geeks, keep in mind that it was the creativity of programmers that allowed you to show your ass to so many people today. Just like it was the creativity of plumbers that allowed you to empty your ass so cleanly this morning. And don't forget to pull the cord, it's not just a plumber's tool.
... that logs the decoded data stream to disk in addition to displaying it. Such drivers ("DVD rippers") have been available for Windows for a long time, for this express purpose, and nobody seems to have bothered.
So far for "no decrypted signal to digital output": from the point of view of the player software, the video board *is* a digital output...
> So in effect we have an eclipse on either side of our New Year. A totally arbitrary distiction, but a bit ominous to those who believe in omens.
Speaking of Omens: does anybody chance a guess what this eclipse will do the stock markets, and to Linux stocks in particular? The solar eclipse was a boon (RHAT IPO), the "extrabright" full moon of December 22nd was a catastrophe (CORL 4th quarter losses preannouncement), now what kind of news will the lunar eclipse bring?
... however, due to timezone difference, the eclipse happens late evening 20th January in North America, but in the wee morning 21st January in Europe. Hence American calendars show the full moon on 20th, whereas European ones show it on 21st.
Btw, this incident reminds me of that story of Bill Gates' grocery coupon: At the checkout line, Bill Gates started nervously searching his wallets, his pockets, for a rebate coupon of 50 cents that he though he had with him. But alas, he couldn't find it. In the meantime, a huge queue built up behind him. But he continued searching, until somebody waiting in the queue behind him just tossed him two quarters...
One way to partake would be to short it just after its issue. Chances are it will open at more than 5 times its issue price, but then depreciate rather rapidly. If you short it, you can cash in big. However, unfortunately some brokerages might not allow to short stocks right after the IPO.
Nobody said that the headlights were causing the traffic jams. Actually the traffic jams were probably caused by the many bozos looking at the sun. And the headlights by a darker-than-usual sun. Anyways, there must be great astrologers working for Red Hat (... or, for Goldman Sachs...)
Strange that you mention this. During the solar eclipse last summer, there was that bizarre cult built around a strange piece of computer software. The members of this cult did exactly that: many signed away most of their life savings to an obscure startup in North Carolina. Some even got upset when said startup wouldn't accept their pagan gifts.
>A few folks said they heard it was going to be possible to drive without their headlights since the moon was going to be oh-so-bright... Let's watch for an increase in accidents;)
Reminds of the Red Hat IPO last summer. On that day, people around here drove with their headlights on at noon, in order to celebrate this earthshaking event. No accidents though, but quite a few traffic jams.
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Don't scoff at the wonkyness of the medium too quickly. It certainly has merit, where else can you find 10 Gigs of mass storage that cheap? Just the right size for storing those deeveedee pir8 copies. And its alternative use as an adhesive prevents the MPAA from taxing it heavily. Or will we see "denaturated" scotch tape, just as we have "denaturated" alcool (for non-drinking usage) now?
Furrfu!
And before you bash geeks, keep in mind that it was the creativity of programmers that allowed you to show your ass to so many people today. Just like it was the creativity of plumbers that allowed you to empty your ass so cleanly this morning. And don't forget to pull the cord, it's not just a plumber's tool.
*whine* *whine* *whine*
I hate to be nitpicky, but the fish (tm) was at least right about one word: precipitation
209.137.141.68
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cacheflow1.direcpc.com
cacheflow.tcg.sgi.net
206.49.216.243
ch2smc.bellglobal.com
ch1blm.bellglobal.com
... saying "sorry pals, I squandered your money"
At least, have the decency to wait a little bit longer between your messages, to keep it plausible.
So far for "no decrypted signal to digital output": from the point of view of the player software, the video board *is* a digital output...
I'm pretty sure, it isn't the IP of a Kentucky Fried Chicken...
... in the early morning hours (sometimes between 4 to 5 am, AFAIK) of January 21st.
...for nerds that very day. A very eery coincidence, unless they picked that day on purpose (just wondering...)
Speaking of Omens: does anybody chance a guess what this eclipse will do the stock markets, and to Linux stocks in particular? The solar eclipse was a boon (RHAT IPO), the "extrabright" full moon of December 22nd was a catastrophe (CORL 4th quarter losses preannouncement), now what kind of news will the lunar eclipse bring?
... however, due to timezone difference, the eclipse happens late evening 20th January in North America, but in the wee morning 21st January in Europe. Hence American calendars show the full moon on 20th, whereas European ones show it on 21st.
VA Linux' S-1 is significantly different from Red Hat's, whereas Linux One's is almost a word for word copy.
Btw, this incident reminds me of that story of Bill Gates' grocery coupon:
At the checkout line, Bill Gates started nervously searching his wallets, his pockets, for a rebate coupon of 50 cents that he though he had with him. But alas, he couldn't find it. In the meantime, a huge queue built up behind him. But he continued searching, until somebody waiting in the queue behind him just tossed him two quarters...
Does anybody know the date when it'll go to IPO? January 20th by any chance?
One way to partake would be to short it just after its issue. Chances are it will open at more than 5 times its issue price, but then depreciate rather rapidly. If you short it, you can cash in big. However, unfortunately some brokerages might not allow to short stocks right after the IPO.
Nobody said that the headlights were causing the traffic jams. Actually the traffic jams were probably caused by the many bozos looking at the sun. And the headlights by a darker-than-usual sun. Anyways, there must be great astrologers working for Red Hat (... or, for Goldman Sachs...)
You mean, in the tenth century, when the Vikings arrived? (who incidentally "discovered" America long before Chris Columbus did).
Strange that you mention this. During the solar eclipse last summer, there was that bizarre cult built around a strange piece of computer software. The members of this cult did exactly that: many signed away most of their life savings to an obscure startup in North Carolina. Some even got upset when said startup wouldn't accept their pagan gifts.
Reminds of the Red Hat IPO last summer. On that day, people around here drove with their headlights on at noon, in order to celebrate this earthshaking event. No accidents though, but quite a few traffic jams.
Even in the (unlikely) event that it opened at, say, $1072 ? Would you really be able to resist the temptation of all that cash?
> An opportunity like RHAT doesn't come along very often.
Nobody stops you from buying back the shares once they've come down to a more reasonable price