To a collector, the collection is the fun, and the fond memories are inside those mint-condition original boxes. That row of original Star Wars figurines in their pristine presentation boxes are a point of pride and a symbol of an achievement.
I'm with you on this one, and I smashed the shit out of a lot of what would probably have been very valuable collector's items in my youth, all in the name of fun, but I do understand the collectors' mindset.
I could counter that with my cousin, who's around the same build as me so I'd expect within the 'correct weight for height' ratio as I'm about average weight for mine (6' 3" and around 13st).
He's at the doctors constantly. Every time he gets the sniffles, he's down at the emergency room demanding antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-everything. If he falls over and something still aches in the morning, he's down there insisting they check it to make sure it's not broken.
In short, he's an idiot. I run, play football (soccer) and I box, and if I had his pain/illness threshold I'd never be out of the waiting room. I've met dozens of people like this - fat, thin, tall, short, whatever - all linked by their constant need to be fawned over by doctors. It's not a fat thing, it's an idiot thing. Some people just get 'owies' a lot more often than others, and make a bigger fuss about them when they do.
(Of course, both this post and the parent are both operating with very small sample sizes, so YMMV).
If I create an embedded Linux system, that runs only on hardware I sell, then I am not providing you with binaries, I am selling you an appliance. If I create an audio CD, made up of tracks I did not create, then I am not providing you with MP3s, I am selling you an appliance.
Copyright laws do not go out of the window depending on the medium. Owners still have the right to decide what can and can't be done, regardless of whether it's an 'appliance' or not.
Anyone, easily. Before you mod me troll, it's nothing to do with the OS, it's to do with what people know. People know to click the blue 'e' for the internet, the blue 'W' to type a letter and so on. A whole generation of people have grown up using nothing but Windows, and so when you put them in front of something that doesn't work like Windows, they freak out and don't like it.
The first steps towards breaking this are the sales of PC's with Linux on them, with which children will learn to use Linux, and thus will perceive that as 'the right way'. That is the way forward because, sadly, no matter how good Ubuntu gets, there are a lot of people out there that won't like it because they're too used to Windows.
Did you ever think that, rather than one guy modding down each of your last three comments because they dont like you, that others were modding down your unneccessary and trollish screaming into the wind?
Anything that helps dissuade the completely insane Lithuanian lorry drivers that seem to treat the M1 like an 18-wheeler drag race is surely a good thing. Fuel tax FTW.
I expect it's more customer retention. How many of you with siblings had this sort of conversation as a kid?
Sibling A: But mom, I want more of Item X!
Parent: But you already get the same amount as your brother, that's fair.
Sibling A: But I'm older, I should get more!
Parent: That doesn't matter, it's staying as it is.
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Parent: Right, that's enough, no Item X for either of you!
Hey, this trick worked on my mother when she busted me with (regular) porn on the family computer back in the day. I just showed her some flashy sensationalist article from the newspaper about 'malware' and 'popups' and told her the internet must have done it. Obviously it was that evil internet that had filled her computer with pornography, and not her pure-minded, cherub-like son. Curse that evil internet.
I wonder if she ever noticed that 'the internet' preferred brunettes?
Windows XP in it's current state IS pretty much rock solid. Ubuntu is not. Saying otherwise is just fooling yourself. It depends on what you're running. A default installation of Windows XP SP3 is pretty much rock solid, yes, but so is a default installation of Ubuntu. There are applications for Ubuntu that will lessen it's stability significantly (try about half of SourceForge), but if you're going to start counting them towards the stability of the underlying OS then Windows has to take responsibility for every shittily-coded VB app out there on the internet. Saying otherwise is just fooling yourself.
Did we get a slashdot obituary for the first black PhD chemist who discovered steroids? I don't understand this 'first black this, first black that' idea. We're all the same, so why do we have to constantly act like the black community is playing catch-up? I see it all the time in the UK with Lewis Hamilton being 'the first black Formula One driver' - what has his race got to do with his abilities as a driver? Or anything else that people might choose to do with their lives?
I'll take my -1, Offtopic mod now, but come on, it's got to start grating after a while - think about it: "yeah, we know X number of guys did this before you, but hey, you're the first BLACK guy!". It shows subtle ingrained racism and is just making out that black people are slower than the rest of us and deserve special praise when they achieve something other races can do without fanfare, like parents making a fuss over a slightly slow child managing to tie it's shoelaces. It's insulting, and people need to knock it off.
(On a side note, whats with those extremely long terms in prison? Anyone going in for 25 years will never be able to get back into society - I thought the point of prison was to punish and correct the guilty and get them back into working order. There was a couple who got life in prison for mistreating their child to the point of death (raised her as a vegan) - a British couple got 3 years community service for the same thing)
You think being responsible for the mistreatment and death of your own child should only warrant community service? Sorry, if someone is that cold-hearted, they can rot in jail.
Lots of programs (especially games) do this, WoW for one - the homepage for Glider (a WoW 'automation tool') says the game does this to check for tools like theirs in their FAQ, so it's not surprising that other MMOs do as well.
Leaving race out of the issue, how many republicans do you think would vote for someone named Barack Hussein Obama. A name that rings with the sounds of two recent so called enemies. I don't know what is more worrying, the poster thinking Osama bin Laden needs the caveat 'so-called' to his status as an enemy of the US, or the fact that I agree with the poster that a good portion of the US voting public will base their choice on name alone.
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What would be the fun in that?
To a collector, the collection is the fun, and the fond memories are inside those mint-condition original boxes. That row of original Star Wars figurines in their pristine presentation boxes are a point of pride and a symbol of an achievement.
I'm with you on this one, and I smashed the shit out of a lot of what would probably have been very valuable collector's items in my youth, all in the name of fun, but I do understand the collectors' mindset.
Yeah, but you guys are just weird.
BOOBS!
So the idea of not supporting big government is a fashion and not a valid point of view?
I'm all for universal healthcare, but get a grip.
I could counter that with my cousin, who's around the same build as me so I'd expect within the 'correct weight for height' ratio as I'm about average weight for mine (6' 3" and around 13st). He's at the doctors constantly. Every time he gets the sniffles, he's down at the emergency room demanding antibiotics, antihistamines, anti-everything. If he falls over and something still aches in the morning, he's down there insisting they check it to make sure it's not broken.
In short, he's an idiot. I run, play football (soccer) and I box, and if I had his pain/illness threshold I'd never be out of the waiting room. I've met dozens of people like this - fat, thin, tall, short, whatever - all linked by their constant need to be fawned over by doctors. It's not a fat thing, it's an idiot thing. Some people just get 'owies' a lot more often than others, and make a bigger fuss about them when they do.
(Of course, both this post and the parent are both operating with very small sample sizes, so YMMV).
I'm from Essex. They behave exactly like that.
Copyright laws do not go out of the window depending on the medium. Owners still have the right to decide what can and can't be done, regardless of whether it's an 'appliance' or not.
Troll or not, there something about this perfect example of a jock being foiled by technology that deserves a +5, Funny.
Or will make everyone wonder where everything below AdamDada.neck has gotten to.
Anyone, easily. Before you mod me troll, it's nothing to do with the OS, it's to do with what people know. People know to click the blue 'e' for the internet, the blue 'W' to type a letter and so on. A whole generation of people have grown up using nothing but Windows, and so when you put them in front of something that doesn't work like Windows, they freak out and don't like it. The first steps towards breaking this are the sales of PC's with Linux on them, with which children will learn to use Linux, and thus will perceive that as 'the right way'. That is the way forward because, sadly, no matter how good Ubuntu gets, there are a lot of people out there that won't like it because they're too used to Windows.
Did you ever think that, rather than one guy modding down each of your last three comments because they dont like you, that others were modding down your unneccessary and trollish screaming into the wind?
Seriously, calm down. It's only the internet.
Remind me again when being an internet pornographer became a bad thing?
Anything that helps dissuade the completely insane Lithuanian lorry drivers that seem to treat the M1 like an 18-wheeler drag race is surely a good thing. Fuel tax FTW.
I expect it's more customer retention. How many of you with siblings had this sort of conversation as a kid?
Sibling A: But mom, I want more of Item X!
Parent: But you already get the same amount as your brother, that's fair.
Sibling A: But I'm older, I should get more!
Parent: That doesn't matter, it's staying as it is.
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling A: If he gets more then I want more!
Sibling B: If he gets more then I want more!
Parent: Right, that's enough, no Item X for either of you!
She is - maybe she was just upset that the internet was seeing other girls?
Hey, this trick worked on my mother when she busted me with (regular) porn on the family computer back in the day. I just showed her some flashy sensationalist article from the newspaper about 'malware' and 'popups' and told her the internet must have done it. Obviously it was that evil internet that had filled her computer with pornography, and not her pure-minded, cherub-like son. Curse that evil internet.
I wonder if she ever noticed that 'the internet' preferred brunettes?
'Irregardless' is not a word.
If it's only you there (i.e. it's in private) what's wrong with a little rage? Better than bottling it up, I'd say.
I'll take my -1, Offtopic mod now, but come on, it's got to start grating after a while - think about it: "yeah, we know X number of guys did this before you, but hey, you're the first BLACK guy!". It shows subtle ingrained racism and is just making out that black people are slower than the rest of us and deserve special praise when they achieve something other races can do without fanfare, like parents making a fuss over a slightly slow child managing to tie it's shoelaces. It's insulting, and people need to knock it off.
You think being responsible for the mistreatment and death of your own child should only warrant community service? Sorry, if someone is that cold-hearted, they can rot in jail.
Lots of programs (especially games) do this, WoW for one - the homepage for Glider (a WoW 'automation tool') says the game does this to check for tools like theirs in their FAQ, so it's not surprising that other MMOs do as well.
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