Please, rush to the store now and get this video game.
Instead of wasting valuable time and money wasting away aliens one-by-one in the latest FPS flop, you can now use your anti-slip supergrip controller to FIGHT CANCER and save [your] extra lives all at the same time.
This was meant as a flamebait troll. Any other use was not intended and will not be supported by the manufactuer.
Give me a normal phone any day of the week. I'm not CorporateTechMonkey who needs a PDA/Phone/Entertainment Unit/Music Player all in one. Manufacture that crap for those who need all their eggs in one basket.
The iPod is so successful because it does ONE thing, and does it really well, with little technical experience needed for normal operation.
Isn't that why we became so dependant on technology? To make things easier? I seem to be fighting more with tech than using it to simplify my life. Between bugs/malware/features/viruses, I struggle against tech more than the overinflated promises of being able "to do more, more easily".
Why can't they be more like Dell and have a 1 sheet poster with cute pictures telling us how to setup our computer?
Honestly, the majority of computer users -- Joe6Pack&SoccerMom (TM) -- are stupid. They don't read the manual to a machine that is more complex than their automobile.
We're not asking the normal user to be an expert in rebuilding their engine or to understand how a transister works...but seriously. Read a few books and learn where the hell the gas/brake/power button is located and what double clicking/opening programs/start menu/interet means.
Maybe it's M$'s fault for not providing an Operating System where flaws/problems/features don't cripple the non-savvy user.
Too bad no one makes a computer system for the non-savvy...something easy where there aren't 500 holes that need to be patched before you connect it to the internet...what did you say, Apple? Macs? Oh, I take that back then.
I'm just saying that our current 2 evils running for office apparently don't give a rats ass about that minority. In their opinion, it probably would do more harm than good to support this particular minority.
Now about my bigoted views...I'm not gay. I'm against homosexuality completely. But I won't let my bigoted views stop you from sticking your reproductive parts where they don't belong. You want a Consitutional Amendment saying you want to play lightsaber with your twinkies, go right ahead. All I can say is, GOOD LUCK.
Most minorities have no choice. They were born a woman, they were born Latino/Black/Eskimo/whatever. Biologically, if you were meant to be a girl, you wouldn't have that extra chromosome.
You made the choice to be gay. Live with it. Don't expect us to shed a tear with your sad sad stories about persecution and unfair treatment. You pretty much asked for this. Homosexuality might've been around since the greeks, but so have murderers and child molesters.
But back to my original point...current politicians most likely beleive that this hot button issue would cause them more harm than good in supporting gays. Too bad for you.
Perhaps the "gay" population isn't important enough in the voting arena?
I mean...think about it.
They'd certainly fight each other to make sure to get the vote of the gay population if...
1. The Gay Population was worth their effort.
and
2. They wouldn't lose votes by seeking Gay votes.
I forget whatever the latest statistic is, but a majority of the USA is against gay marriage or has no opinion on it. A minority is actually for it. Sorry. Gay people are a minority, a "choice" that goes against the grain of traditional society. They made the decision to be Gay, so live with the consquences -- sorry.
Well, my PurePower-CrapPower PSU decieded to have the fan die just 2 weeks after it's warranty was up. Nasty smoke from burnt innards. Fire alarm. Wonderful experience.
Seriously, why did Valve connect their valuable code carrying computers to the internet so they could be hacked?
Honestly, the CIA/FBI/NSA don't allow their top secret machines to be connected to the net. Nor do car designers with the plans for next year's model.
If it's so valuable, why was it connected to the net instead of an internal corporate network that has NO OUTSIDE connection?
Yeah, really smart Valve. You were just asking for it.
Maybe you disagree with me. But think about security. If I don't want something to be known, I don't even put it on a machine that can be accessed by the internet.
It'll be interesting what the results would be -- was Albert right about all these theories?
More interestingly enough, what can we use this for? No, this isn't sarcasm, but how can we apply these scientific principals to help our daily lives and to understand the universe better?
Seriously, if you absolutely *need* to carry your DVD player, mp3 player and PDA with you *all* the time...then you're life is pretty gosh darn boring then.
Don't waste your time hanging around me, I'll wear you out by my use of non-passive activities.
There is a difference between using technology and being up to your neck with technology for the sake of having technology.
Allow me to explain...
Horse and buggy. Sure, maybe the environment would be better...but I like my car. We have cars. No big deal. But I don't want nor need my car to be the entertainment and living center of my life.
"Simplicity. Simplicity. Simplicity."
The swiss army knife tech toys are overdone. We let our toys with their options and media dictate to us users what we value and what we desire.
Variety is always nice. I have several pairs of scissors, a few different knives, even computers running different OSs! Imagine that. But I don't need a hand-held computer that can slice, dice, and make my bed for me.
Read back about the article on India's use of Email stations to send email that's printed and carried to residents high in the back mountains. Technology has changed their life, it's made it better for they can communicate quicker and more reliably.
However, their culture is unchanged. No power lines have been errected, no massive forests destroyed to build roads to maintain these infrastructures.
Can we improve our lives without destroying our culture? Can we be entertained without always turning to a video screen?
Once again, thinking with your wallet. I for one am sick and tired of being crammed down our gullet and up our asses with "business advertising". Sure, it'd be a nice toy, but if I'm gonna have to see ads on it, it'd be an even better dog toy.
What's the world coming to? Why can't we simply limit ourselves to portable music? Must we *always* have 2.9 billion forms of electronic media at our fingertips in the ever rare chance that our natural surroundings ever become boring?
It's wonderful that we can create chips with so man transistors today. Only a decade or two ago, what we can build is truly amazing.
What are we building it for that is going to need that much speed at that price, and aren't there cheaper and more efficient alternatives at processing power than one uber-chip?
Is this going to be similar to the screening policies that have old grannies being detained for possible terror threats?
What gets me is what's going to happen when someone innocent is labeled as the uber-terrorist by this new system...there better be a nice little compensation package for those folks. Oh wait, we as the rest of the consumers will have to pay for both the system AND the compensation.
Well, fancy that.
Why are we on Mars again? To discover if there is water there? Doesn't Mars have ice caps or something?
Gasp.....does that mean water is already there?
How can we not be "connected"? Its become narly manditory (if not already so) for secondary schools to teach internet skills. It's only a natural thing to have the students ask their parents for an internet connection: "We need to do our projects" is often the case. Granted, teens do use it for many other things, but that's not the point.
How many state websites have money saving online forms for Car Registration, etc? If you do it via hardcopy, you often have to pay X number of dollars to process it. But it's less online more than not.
Want more information about a product or service? Check out the company's website!
Want to play the latest game or get a new pc part? You better have the internet, since the company may not have bothered to send the correct drivers with the product, check their online driver download section! You might be lucky if they have an option for you to buy the update CD and pay for shipping for a 6-8 week later delivery.
It's becoming more and more difficult to use the "I don't have internet" excuse. It's not a merely sending email and for up and coming companies to use the web. It's invaded our everyday lives. For better or worse, we need to conform or perish.
Finally, a good method to keep people from breaking copyright laws. Infect and trojan those who break the law, impact the rest of the economy, and you'll ruffle enough feathers to bring down the whole house of cards.
Now the average business will begin to see that breaking copyright law on computers is more than just a localized problem within the "Media" of movies and music.
Kudos to whoever created this Trojan.
I know that a good handful of/. users will not really need such a search tool. They'd need to know where the nearest website is so they can order a pizza/coffee/artifical heart online.
Slashdot Mirror
Instead of wasting valuable time and money wasting away aliens one-by-one in the latest FPS flop, you can now use your anti-slip supergrip controller to FIGHT CANCER and save [your] extra lives all at the same time.
This was meant as a flamebait troll. Any other use was not intended and will not be supported by the manufactuer.
Give me a normal phone any day of the week. I'm not CorporateTechMonkey who needs a PDA/Phone/Entertainment Unit/Music Player all in one. Manufacture that crap for those who need all their eggs in one basket.
The iPod is so successful because it does ONE thing, and does it really well, with little technical experience needed for normal operation.
Isn't that why we became so dependant on technology? To make things easier? I seem to be fighting more with tech than using it to simplify my life. Between bugs/malware/features/viruses, I struggle against tech more than the overinflated promises of being able "to do more, more easily".
*shudders*
Why can't they be more like Dell and have a 1 sheet poster with cute pictures telling us how to setup our computer?
Honestly, the majority of computer users -- Joe6Pack&SoccerMom (TM) -- are stupid. They don't read the manual to a machine that is more complex than their automobile.
We're not asking the normal user to be an expert in rebuilding their engine or to understand how a transister works...but seriously. Read a few books and learn where the hell the gas/brake/power button is located and what double clicking/opening programs/start menu/interet means.
Maybe it's M$'s fault for not providing an Operating System where flaws/problems/features don't cripple the non-savvy user.
Too bad no one makes a computer system for the non-savvy...something easy where there aren't 500 holes that need to be patched before you connect it to the internet...what did you say, Apple? Macs? Oh, I take that back then.
I'm just saying that our current 2 evils running for office apparently don't give a rats ass about that minority. In their opinion, it probably would do more harm than good to support this particular minority.
Now about my bigoted views...I'm not gay. I'm against homosexuality completely. But I won't let my bigoted views stop you from sticking your reproductive parts where they don't belong. You want a Consitutional Amendment saying you want to play lightsaber with your twinkies, go right ahead. All I can say is, GOOD LUCK.
Most minorities have no choice. They were born a woman, they were born Latino/Black/Eskimo/whatever. Biologically, if you were meant to be a girl, you wouldn't have that extra chromosome.
You made the choice to be gay. Live with it. Don't expect us to shed a tear with your sad sad stories about persecution and unfair treatment. You pretty much asked for this. Homosexuality might've been around since the greeks, but so have murderers and child molesters.
But back to my original point...current politicians most likely beleive that this hot button issue would cause them more harm than good in supporting gays. Too bad for you.
Then what are you doing for "democracy"...you did just bitch on slashdot, didn't you?
I mean...think about it.
They'd certainly fight each other to make sure to get the vote of the gay population if...
1. The Gay Population was worth their effort.
and
2. They wouldn't lose votes by seeking Gay votes.
I forget whatever the latest statistic is, but a majority of the USA is against gay marriage or has no opinion on it. A minority is actually for it. Sorry. Gay people are a minority, a "choice" that goes against the grain of traditional society. They made the decision to be Gay, so live with the consquences -- sorry.
Well, my PurePower-CrapPower PSU decieded to have the fan die just 2 weeks after it's warranty was up. Nasty smoke from burnt innards. Fire alarm. Wonderful experience.
How can this guy be redundant, he's the first poster!
What do you think the long term effects of this such a proposed treatment on humans might be by limiting this natural growth limiter?
I'm not necessarily speaking religiously, but isn't some of this stuff supposed to be here for a reason?
Honestly, the CIA/FBI/NSA don't allow their top secret machines to be connected to the net. Nor do car designers with the plans for next year's model.
If it's so valuable, why was it connected to the net instead of an internal corporate network that has NO OUTSIDE connection?
Yeah, really smart Valve. You were just asking for it.
Maybe you disagree with me. But think about security. If I don't want something to be known, I don't even put it on a machine that can be accessed by the internet.
*Insert bitch about how our rights are being trampled upon here*
*Suggest a solution that has pretty much no chance of working due to a lack of practicality*
*Bitch some more*
*Go back playing video games and watching anime*
More interestingly enough, what can we use this for? No, this isn't sarcasm, but how can we apply these scientific principals to help our daily lives and to understand the universe better?
Comments anyone?
Seriously, if you absolutely *need* to carry your DVD player, mp3 player and PDA with you *all* the time...then you're life is pretty gosh darn boring then.
Don't waste your time hanging around me, I'll wear you out by my use of non-passive activities.
Amen brother.
There is a difference between using technology and being up to your neck with technology for the sake of having technology.
Allow me to explain...
Horse and buggy. Sure, maybe the environment would be better...but I like my car. We have cars. No big deal. But I don't want nor need my car to be the entertainment and living center of my life.
"Simplicity. Simplicity. Simplicity."
The swiss army knife tech toys are overdone. We let our toys with their options and media dictate to us users what we value and what we desire.
Variety is always nice. I have several pairs of scissors, a few different knives, even computers running different OSs! Imagine that. But I don't need a hand-held computer that can slice, dice, and make my bed for me.
Read back about the article on India's use of Email stations to send email that's printed and carried to residents high in the back mountains. Technology has changed their life, it's made it better for they can communicate quicker and more reliably.
However, their culture is unchanged. No power lines have been errected, no massive forests destroyed to build roads to maintain these infrastructures.
Can we improve our lives without destroying our culture? Can we be entertained without always turning to a video screen?
Once again, thinking with your wallet. I for one am sick and tired of being crammed down our gullet and up our asses with "business advertising". Sure, it'd be a nice toy, but if I'm gonna have to see ads on it, it'd be an even better dog toy.
What's the world coming to? Why can't we simply limit ourselves to portable music? Must we *always* have 2.9 billion forms of electronic media at our fingertips in the ever rare chance that our natural surroundings ever become boring?
It's wonderful that we can create chips with so man transistors today. Only a decade or two ago, what we can build is truly amazing.
What are we building it for that is going to need that much speed at that price, and aren't there cheaper and more efficient alternatives at processing power than one uber-chip?
My 2 cents
Is this going to be similar to the screening policies that have old grannies being detained for possible terror threats? What gets me is what's going to happen when someone innocent is labeled as the uber-terrorist by this new system...there better be a nice little compensation package for those folks. Oh wait, we as the rest of the consumers will have to pay for both the system AND the compensation. Well, fancy that.
Why are we on Mars again? To discover if there is water there? Doesn't Mars have ice caps or something? Gasp.....does that mean water is already there?
How can we not be "connected"? Its become narly manditory (if not already so) for secondary schools to teach internet skills. It's only a natural thing to have the students ask their parents for an internet connection: "We need to do our projects" is often the case. Granted, teens do use it for many other things, but that's not the point. How many state websites have money saving online forms for Car Registration, etc? If you do it via hardcopy, you often have to pay X number of dollars to process it. But it's less online more than not. Want more information about a product or service? Check out the company's website! Want to play the latest game or get a new pc part? You better have the internet, since the company may not have bothered to send the correct drivers with the product, check their online driver download section! You might be lucky if they have an option for you to buy the update CD and pay for shipping for a 6-8 week later delivery. It's becoming more and more difficult to use the "I don't have internet" excuse. It's not a merely sending email and for up and coming companies to use the web. It's invaded our everyday lives. For better or worse, we need to conform or perish.
Finally, yet another discraction while driving... SMILE!
Guys, no matter how geeky and nerdy you want to be, NEVER TAKE THIS INVENTION ON A DATE!
Finally, a good method to keep people from breaking copyright laws. Infect and trojan those who break the law, impact the rest of the economy, and you'll ruffle enough feathers to bring down the whole house of cards. Now the average business will begin to see that breaking copyright law on computers is more than just a localized problem within the "Media" of movies and music. Kudos to whoever created this Trojan.
I know that a good handful of /. users will not really need such a search tool. They'd need to know where the nearest website is so they can order a pizza/coffee/artifical heart online.