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That's just the thing, though. To people like "us", issues with identity, privacy, security and the like come as a sort of intuition. But when Joe User sees a popup on his monitor that says "Click me! You're a Winner!", they say "Sweet!" and they do click on it. You and I know better, because we know what happens. But I think people need to be a little paranoid, and a lot informed about their surroundings on the internet. Then it makes our jobs easier.
You know, there's a lady who thinks all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven....so my guess is that the US Gov't wants a piece of the action.
Why does everybody on Slashdot trash everything that Microsoft ever did like it's worse than slime, but celebrate the X-box because of Halo and some other mediocre games? It's totally antithetic.
Maybe it's just what I think, being a PS2 purist....
hasn't IBM stood behind Linux for quite some time? They've always pushed hardware that is somewhat Linux specific. Not to mention, no dork I've ever met didn't like IBM. They make solid machines. Pretty good software. So what's the problem?
This is certainly a victory for those of us who believe that the country is better off when alternative political voices aren't suppressed.
This is true. Although I(and many) are certain that Nader dosen't have a snowman's chance in hell of winning, it's good to see that he will at least appear as an option on the ballot. Now if we could really get those "alternative ideas" into office, we might be getting somewhere.
Oh, they're historic campaign commercials... oh, OK, nevermind... no Slashdot Effect to worry about!
That's right. We here at Slashdot only enjoy wholesome movies about people from exotic places installing Linux on refrigerators or car stereos or dead sheep.
1st, lets assume I would like to watch TV on my computer. (Don't tell anybody, that's why they made TVs. 2nd, let's assume that I want to watch any kind of video uncompressed on my computer. It dosen't make any sense to me.
Even though someone told him to do something that he knew was wrong, he allegedly did it anyway. I hate when people cop-out by saying "I was just following orders."
I agree...to a point. Instead of doing something that he knew was wrong(translate=unethical/illegal) Miranda could have chosen to "tell on" his boss. But then he's at risk of losing his job(obviously) or perhaps something worse. The corruption's out there, but one has to follow the system enough to make a living. Would you sacrifice a sweet paycheck for doing something unethical? The answer may not be something we can decide so easily if we're not in a similar situation.
So, check it out. I really like Nader and many of his ideas, but unfortunately, he doesen't have the ability(campaign power|money|back) to really put forth a winning chance. So I read an article like this and all I can say is that I'd really like to care, but unfortunately, one does not go from 6% of the popular vote to 40-50% in less than a year. Sorry, Ralphie. Dark side, or light side. Pick one. Everybody else did.
The results, and the display of the results, do not offer anything truly innovative. That is, innovative enough for people to say "wow!" and switch.
Let's be fair. Not always does a product have to be innovative to be successful. Most of the time, it just takes a flock of sheep and an agressive marketing plan.
"It further tips scales that were already tipped toward Blu-ray," said Ross Rubin, a consumer electronics analyst at the NPD Group.
I don't know about all of you, but I certainly don't favor expensive new technology to proven successes. DVD may skip a frame now and then, and yes, there's still the chance that the disc may scratch, but for the most part, it's more than value-priced technology. That is, the price is fair given the failure rate.
but we're putting our trust in corporations that do not hold honor over profit
I agree. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but my guess is that the chinese gov't found out about Freegate, and the chinese gov't dosen't like people up in it's buisness...so...it's logical they'd try to stop it - any way it takes. Just my $0.02...
the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car
Yeah, but people can get emotionally attached to horses, and buy them for fun. When's the last time you bought a floppy drive for fun - or, for that matter, became emotionally attached to it?
There's probably several reasons for this, but I think a lot of it has to do with people being tone deaf and putting their sight above their hearing in importance.
I'd like to butt in, if I could, and really, you'll probably just end up agreeing with me here, but as a producer who dosen't play games on his computer(please don't kick me out), I care little about video and all about sound. "The Problem" for me is that I can't get high-quality sound equip for my computer without shelling some serious grip. But look at what's happened to the cost of video cards over the last 5 years! We sound dorks need innovation, too!
A friend and I were talking about VOIP the other day(he used to be a telecom network engineer) and I realized that not only will this be "the next big thing" for the internet and broadband, but this will(might) have a significant effect on regular phone service. Prices will probably go down, as will cellphone service prices, as someone with a laptop and a Wi-fi connection could just as easily make a call for half the price. Just my $0.02
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That's just the thing, though. To people like "us", issues with identity, privacy, security and the like come as a sort of intuition. But when Joe User sees a popup on his monitor that says "Click me! You're a Winner!", they say "Sweet!" and they do click on it. You and I know better, because we know what happens. But I think people need to be a little paranoid, and a lot informed about their surroundings on the internet. Then it makes our jobs easier.
After all, isn't the military the largest portion of the voting public abroad? And don't they overwhelmingly vote Republican?
Are you complaining? Lets not tell G Dub and we'll let the chips fall where they may...without cheating.
You know, there's a lady who thinks all that glitters is gold, and she's buying a stairway to heaven....so my guess is that the US Gov't wants a piece of the action.
Why does everybody on Slashdot trash everything that Microsoft ever did like it's worse than slime, but celebrate the X-box because of Halo and some other mediocre games? It's totally antithetic.
Maybe it's just what I think, being a PS2 purist....
Hey now, Ben Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms! Snootchie Bootchies!
I'm sorry, the correct answer was, "In Soviet Russia, Martian Life finds evidence of YOU!!"
Thanks for playing.
hasn't IBM stood behind Linux for quite some time? They've always pushed hardware that is somewhat Linux specific.
Not to mention, no dork I've ever met didn't like IBM. They make solid machines. Pretty good software. So what's the problem?
This is certainly a victory for those of us who believe that the country is better off when alternative political voices aren't suppressed.
This is true. Although I(and many) are certain that Nader dosen't have a snowman's chance in hell of winning, it's good to see that he will at least appear as an option on the ballot. Now if we could really get those "alternative ideas" into office, we might be getting somewhere.
Wasn't this on yesterday? Sometimes I just don't know....
Oh, they're historic campaign commercials ... oh, OK, nevermind ... no Slashdot Effect to worry about!
That's right. We here at Slashdot only enjoy wholesome movies about people from exotic places installing Linux on refrigerators or car stereos or dead sheep.
Sorry, I don't play games like DOOM without cheating at least once. Consider it policy.
1st, lets assume I would like to watch TV on my computer. (Don't tell anybody, that's why they made TVs.
2nd, let's assume that I want to watch any kind of video uncompressed on my computer.
It dosen't make any sense to me.
will the laser fall off the motherboard like the first gen PS2?
Oh yeah, and does it run Longhorn.
Even though someone told him to do something that he knew was wrong, he allegedly did it anyway. I hate when people cop-out by saying "I was just following orders."
I agree...to a point. Instead of doing something that he knew was wrong(translate=unethical/illegal) Miranda could have chosen to "tell on" his boss. But then he's at risk of losing his job(obviously) or perhaps something worse. The corruption's out there, but one has to follow the system enough to make a living. Would you sacrifice a sweet paycheck for doing something unethical? The answer may not be something we can decide so easily if we're not in a similar situation.
So, check it out. I really like Nader and many of his ideas, but unfortunately, he doesen't have the ability(campaign power|money|back) to really put forth a winning chance. So I read an article like this and all I can say is that I'd really like to care, but unfortunately, one does not go from 6% of the popular vote to 40-50% in less than a year. Sorry, Ralphie. Dark side, or light side. Pick one. Everybody else did.
I used to hate final fantasy. But FFX changed my mind about final fantasy...as long as it follows suit in gameplay and style, I'm in.
Do you think that Google will get confused, after the link was put on slashdot? Just think, they're probably up to about 500 hits and climbing by now.
Then they're gonna wonder where all the applications are.
Check it out! Scalable Nibbles! I'm in.
The results, and the display of the results, do not offer anything truly innovative. That is, innovative enough for people to say "wow!" and switch.
Let's be fair. Not always does a product have to be innovative to be successful. Most of the time, it just takes a flock of sheep and an agressive marketing plan.
"It further tips scales that were already tipped toward Blu-ray," said Ross Rubin, a consumer electronics analyst at the NPD Group.
I don't know about all of you, but I certainly don't favor expensive new technology to proven successes. DVD may skip a frame now and then, and yes, there's still the chance that the disc may scratch, but for the most part, it's more than value-priced technology. That is, the price is fair given the failure rate.
but we're putting our trust in corporations that do not hold honor over profit
I agree. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but my guess is that the chinese gov't found out about Freegate, and the chinese gov't dosen't like people up in it's buisness...so...it's logical they'd try to stop it - any way it takes. Just my $0.02...
Where's CowboyNeal's service records?
the floppy disk is going the way of the horse upon the arrival of the car
Yeah, but people can get emotionally attached to horses, and buy them for fun. When's the last time you bought a floppy drive for fun - or, for that matter, became emotionally attached to it?
There's probably several reasons for this, but I think a lot of it has to do with people being tone deaf and putting their sight above their hearing in importance.
I'd like to butt in, if I could, and really, you'll probably just end up agreeing with me here, but as a producer who dosen't play games on his computer(please don't kick me out), I care little about video and all about sound. "The Problem" for me is that I can't get high-quality sound equip for my computer without shelling some serious grip. But look at what's happened to the cost of video cards over the last 5 years! We sound dorks need innovation, too!
A friend and I were talking about VOIP the other day(he used to be a telecom network engineer) and I realized that not only will this be "the next big thing" for the internet and broadband, but this will(might) have a significant effect on regular phone service. Prices will probably go down, as will cellphone service prices, as someone with a laptop and a Wi-fi connection could just as easily make a call for half the price. Just my $0.02