I have a VMWare installation that works perfectly. Every time I start VMWare it bugs me that there is a newer version. I went ahead and said okay to that message. It went ahead and upgraded me to the new version. That I don't have a license for. So I get to uninstall the new version and reinstall (and re-license) the old version. It immediately starts bugging me to upgrade.
A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G.
Annoy the customer into spending good money on new versions they don't need. If that's not the Microsoft way I don't know what is.
In "Snow," you advanced from a marijuana smuggler to drug kingpin.
Based on the screen shot and the above caption (and the name), I'd say they canceled it because they were afraid of being sued by George Jung and/or New Line.
Excuse me, but the term "Super-hero" is jointly trademarked by Marvel and DC.
I only wish I were kidding. According to Wikipedia they are U.S. Trademark Serial Nos. 72243225 and 73222079. (And believe me when I tell you I scoured the site for any use of the term. No dice. They may be dead-ass wrong, but I admire their consistency.)
I bought my PS2 and GTAIII as a single purchase. Might as well have super-glued the DVD in the drive. (Until I got Vice City some years later. Might get San Andreas some day . ..)
You might be able to hand-pick three people out of the entire world who, collectively, could do everything but act in a marketable movie. Maybe.
For a more realistic view look at the credits of Clerks, which has been described as "barely a movie".
Oh, and here are some of the people who worked behind the camera on Blair Witch. (From IMDB)
Neal Fredericks - Cinematography Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez - Writing, Directing, Editing Ben Rock - Production Design Ricardo Moreno - Art Direction Laura Stuart - Production Management Patricia DeCou - art technician Brigan Docking - scenic artist Andrew White - scenic artist Harry Cohen - final sound mixer Gerry Lentz - final sound mixer Dana Meeks - sound mixer Jack Sherdel - sound Rich Weingart - final sound mixer Eddie Bydalek - sound recordist (uncredited) Paul Curtis - dialogue editor (uncredited) Elisabeth Flaum - sound effects editor (uncredited) Shawn Kennelly - foley mixer (uncredited)
Thank you for exercising the mental discipline to change your opinion when new facts come to light!
If it were up to me I'd abolish the income tax altogether. We didn't need an income tax until we started having "World Wars". (And, in fact, we didn't start having World Wars until we instituted an income tax.)
If the Union government restrained itself to Constitutional activities it could get by on the meager income it could raise from the States.
But, hey, I'm a nutty libertarian. What do I know?
According to the Census Bureau the population is a little under 300M. The math shows $1127.74 per person in the US. If we reckon that 1/3 of people in the US don't pay taxes (I think this is a conservative guess given that children, homemakers, prisoners, and persons who are paid "off the books" don't pay tax) puts the per-taxpayer bill at about $1700.
I make a decent living, but I certainly don't live a lavish lifestyle that allows me to shrug off an expenditure of that magnitude with ZERO RETURN.
Anyway, I'm not sure what point you were driving at, but I think that adequately answers your question.
Also, I don't really want a refund. I want responsible government. There's no reasonable way to finance such a refund. I'd like to cause people to think in terms of return for their tax money.
Okay, I have no idea what you're talking about. Is there an upgrade or what?
Also, why do you blame the Radeon? Did someone make apple put it in there?
Also also, I thought I had some Intel graphics.
Also also also, the problem is mainly app performance, not the GUI so much. Firefox and, to a lesser degree, finder just go out-the-fuck-to-lunch sometimes.
I use Windows a work. I use Fedora at home. I bought a Mac Mini a couple of months ago. I love the machine, but "Mac guys" shouldn't throw stones when it comes to performance/hardware. OS X is slick, but it is a dog in terms of UI responsiveness even on superior hardware.
Sounds to me like the best case is that some salesman has convinced your management that Java is a cure-all. The worst case is that your management has decided that this is the first step in off-shoring your job.
In either case my advice to you is the same: Polish up your resume.
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Wait, I don't want all my bookmarks from home in my work browser!
-Peter
Wow, my comment is way funnier when I read it with his voice! Thanks for that!
-Peter
Thank God! I thought the Steel Age was never going to end!
-Peter
They've even got the style down.
I have a VMWare installation that works perfectly. Every time I start VMWare it bugs me that there is a newer version. I went ahead and said okay to that message. It went ahead and upgraded me to the new version. That I don't have a license for. So I get to uninstall the new version and reinstall (and re-license) the old version. It immediately starts bugging me to upgrade.
A-N-N-O-Y-I-N-G.
Annoy the customer into spending good money on new versions they don't need. If that's not the Microsoft way I don't know what is.
-Peter
"MicroSoft Talks Daily With Your Computer"
Yeah? Well my computer is better at the slient treatment than my ex-wife.
# uname -o
GNU/Linux
-Peter
Also, giraffes aren't pink.
What are you driving at?
-Peter
I punched a co-worker in the mouth for saying "NIC card" yesterday. He thanked me today.
-Peter
Based on the screen shot and the above caption (and the name), I'd say they canceled it because they were afraid of being sued by George Jung and/or New Line.
-Peter
I think he meant that he dismisses the claim of neutrality. I haven't heard RMS claim to be neutral lately ;-)
-Peter
This seems misleading, since both links go to some unofficial site. Not that "unofficial" is necessarily bad, but I have no idea who these dudes are.
-Peter
Excuse me, but the term "Super-hero" is jointly trademarked by Marvel and DC.
I only wish I were kidding. According to Wikipedia they are U.S. Trademark Serial Nos. 72243225 and 73222079. (And believe me when I tell you I scoured the site for any use of the term. No dice. They may be dead-ass wrong, but I admire their consistency.)
-Peter
It's municipal. So it is just like a cooperative . . . except you are forced to cooperate by law.
-Peter
Have you tried dialing zero and asking for one of these technicians?
-Peter
I bought my PS2 and GTAIII as a single purchase. Might as well have super-glued the DVD in the drive. (Until I got Vice City some years later. Might get San Andreas some day . . .)
-Peter
You might be able to hand-pick three people out of the entire world who, collectively, could do everything but act in a marketable movie. Maybe.
For a more realistic view look at the credits of Clerks, which has been described as "barely a movie".
Oh, and here are some of the people who worked behind the camera on Blair Witch. (From IMDB)
Neal Fredericks - Cinematography
Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sánchez - Writing, Directing, Editing
Ben Rock - Production Design
Ricardo Moreno - Art Direction
Laura Stuart - Production Management
Patricia DeCou - art technician
Brigan Docking - scenic artist
Andrew White - scenic artist
Harry Cohen - final sound mixer
Gerry Lentz - final sound mixer
Dana Meeks - sound mixer
Jack Sherdel - sound
Rich Weingart - final sound mixer
Eddie Bydalek - sound recordist (uncredited)
Paul Curtis - dialogue editor (uncredited)
Elisabeth Flaum - sound effects editor (uncredited)
Shawn Kennelly - foley mixer (uncredited)
-Peter
Right, but five hundred years after that we'll be due for a renaissance.
The world keeps turning.
-Peter
Thank you for exercising the mental discipline to change your opinion when new facts come to light!
If it were up to me I'd abolish the income tax altogether. We didn't need an income tax until we started having "World Wars". (And, in fact, we didn't start having World Wars until we instituted an income tax.)
If the Union government restrained itself to Constitutional activities it could get by on the meager income it could raise from the States.
But, hey, I'm a nutty libertarian. What do I know?
-Peter
Not much. Put every penny of it was ours.
According to the Census Bureau the population is a little under 300M. The math shows $1127.74 per person in the US. If we reckon that 1/3 of people in the US don't pay taxes (I think this is a conservative guess given that children, homemakers, prisoners, and persons who are paid "off the books" don't pay tax) puts the per-taxpayer bill at about $1700.
I make a decent living, but I certainly don't live a lavish lifestyle that allows me to shrug off an expenditure of that magnitude with ZERO RETURN.
Anyway, I'm not sure what point you were driving at, but I think that adequately answers your question.
Also, I don't really want a refund. I want responsible government. There's no reasonable way to finance such a refund. I'd like to cause people to think in terms of return for their tax money.
-Peter
Patient: Doctor, it hurts when I use Netware like this!
Doctor: Don't use Netware like that.
-Peter
The day you bring it home. But it's all down hill from there.
Maybe my info is out of date. What's the half-life on the brightness of a plasma screen these days?
-Peter
Okay, I have no idea what you're talking about. Is there an upgrade or what?
Also, why do you blame the Radeon? Did someone make apple put it in there?
Also also, I thought I had some Intel graphics.
Also also also, the problem is mainly app performance, not the GUI so much. Firefox and, to a lesser degree, finder just go out-the-fuck-to-lunch sometimes.
-Peter
I use Windows a work. I use Fedora at home. I bought a Mac Mini a couple of months ago. I love the machine, but "Mac guys" shouldn't throw stones when it comes to performance/hardware. OS X is slick, but it is a dog in terms of UI responsiveness even on superior hardware.
How do you intend to refund a person's life, limbs, or family members?
-Peter
Sounds to me like the best case is that some salesman has convinced your management that Java is a cure-all. The worst case is that your management has decided that this is the first step in off-shoring your job.
In either case my advice to you is the same: Polish up your resume.
-Peter