>...I would force MS to make Office for Linux, WMP for Linux, IE for Linux.
Great. Given their great penchant for allowing every line of their code to operate with full administrator privileges we'll shortly thereafter be able to "enjoy" the wonderful Windows experience on Linux (i.e. spyware, adware, viruses etc.)
So thanks but no thanks. Open Office, Abi Word, Koffice, Rhythmbox, Xine, Totem, Konqueror and Firefox (to name but a few) work just fine already.
Why not buy a pager ? and keep the number totally private. That way she can page you to call her back at whatever number she's using. And you can use whichever phone you like too.
Another bonus is you get to look like a drug dealer so now have an excuse to wear large hats;)
The best technological response will be to buy a shotgun, saw off the end (nice bit of geek modification) then track down the owners of the companies and shoot them in the face until they are dead (hey guns are technology too:)
Keep doing this to all higher ups from any company who behave in this fashion. Repeat ad infinitum (spanning continents and oceans as required) until they realise the error of their ways. Sadly I'm only half joking about this (which is why it's a good thing that I don't actually own a shot gun;)
But on a lighter note;) then personally I now have my phone set so that after 8 (very low volume) rings it goes to the answering machine. I also have caller ID and if I don't recognise the number, or if it's number withheld, then I simply don't bother to pick it up - unless of course I'm in a piss taking mood in which case I like to taunt the idiot salesperson a bit. It's quite satisfying letting the wankers think they've got a punter before pissing them off at the last minute.
But if it ever got to the point that it's a nuisance to have a phone I'd just do without (actually I'd get an outgoing calls only line)
If the terms & conditions for something are onerous the solution is really, really simple. Just don't use it.
So if you're an AIM user you should stop using it a.s.a.p. and make sure the last thing you do is explain to your AIM buddies why they shouldn't use it either. Then cancel your AOL account and explain why.
If even about 10% of the user base did this then pretty soon afterwards the onerous terms and conditions would dissapear - along with the assclown who decided to add them to the service.
Oh but I forget. People really are sheep and will do exactly what they're told by "bigger boys". And let's face it the average AOL user isn't the brightest spark anyway (otherwise they'd be using a decent ISP !)
So I guess it's business as usual... Small guy gets shafted by "Mega Corp" (tm) but still carries on using "Mega Crack" (tm) 'cause "it's just so good".
I represent Wikkid Indolence Patenting Industries Ltd and, thanks to your crazy^H^H^H^H^H wonderful American legal system, we have already patented the idea that A New Power Source will one day replace Gasoline.
You are therefore in breach of our patent and/or Intellectual Property (we're not sure which as we only have a cheap lawyer) and we demand 10p (UK).
It doesn't matter how many times it's tried I for one am not going to put up with a subscription only model (which is what this idea represents)
If I buy something I want to receive a physical object in return for my cash. Furthermore if this physical object is a container for digitised media I want to be able to transcode the content (so I can play it on new devices) and to back it up how I see fit (as a computer user I know the value of backups)
So no, broadband delivery is not going to attract my money - nor I suspect the vast majority of users.
On this note I have never bought an MP3 and do not intend to due to them being DRM crippled. I have however, and will continue to, buy CDs that conform to Phillips Red/Orange etc. book specifications (And all my purchases in the recent past have been by non *AA artists)
But what about books ? People could read books and work out how to kill themselves, everyday household books at that. Even a cookers instruction manual may tell them how to kill themselves if it warns about the potentially harmful effects of gas. They must ban books too.
Ohmygod... An what about language itself ? They may speak to someone and gain the knowledge required to kill themselves. They must ban speech. In fact to be on the safe side ban all languages and alphabets too.
Come on Aussie parliament, you've only scratched the surface of what needs banning... you must think of the children. For gruds sake think of the children...
Begorrah ! The ones who knew enough to find the "swag" on a relevant website are the ones who should be first in the queue to be admiited. After all they're the ones with the acumen.
Ho hum... Just goes to show that if you play by the rules you'll get by by the rules (and if you play them well enough you'll "shine") But you'll never discover anything truly new:)
Mind you having said that... if you do discover something truly new, once you try to tell somebody, the rest of society will think you're mad and burn you at the stake. "This heretic says the Earth revolves around the sun... burn the witch..."
Well my personal most productive O/S was GEM on my old Atari 1040STFM.
It used to boot C-Labs Creator (music sequencer) from a floppy which then was the single app running on the machine. I then used to create hours upon hours of tunes (MIDI sequences) with absolutely no distraction from the O/S because "It just worked" (tm) and there wasn;t enough memory to run anything else. Sheer productivity heaven.
In comparison with the other O/Ses I've used.
Windows: Too flaky. By the time I've kept all my antivirus & anti spyware apps up to date I've forgotten why I switched the damned computer on. Not to mention that the ealier Windows used to BSOD ALL the time and that the drivers for my Audiowerk-8 now don't work properly under Win2k.
Linux: Too configurable. By the time I've tried out a small portion of the gazillion apps for the task in mind I've ended up getting distracted and realise I've just spent all my time trying out some new config settings/services etc.
Mac: Too expensive.
So whilst this is somewhat tongue in cheeck the Atari really did win hands down for productivity. And at the time it was also far better than any of the hardware sequencers available. So hats off to Atari !
If such a live CD were made it could prove to be a killer Linux app.
Imagine the interest generated when you boot off the live CD and then manage to remove all the malware infesting a users machine, even the stubborn stuff, whilst simultaneously showing off some Linux goodness at the same time.
Even better automate the whole cleanup process and end it with a nice "If you were running Linux full time you wouldn't have got all this crap in the first place" message.
This would very soon get a new meme into the user population "Linux removes viruses & spyware, Linux good, Linux is my friend, me want". Especially if a few media outlets pick up on it.
Well I'd be very happy if Google allowed me to filter merchants results out of my search results (or indeed let me blacklist certain sites from appearing in my results altogether)
e.g. I search for "subatomic matter" and I get thousands of useless results for "Buy subatomic matter now"... "compare prices for subatomic matter"... etc. etc. Even worse are when I click on a link only to find myself on a page inviting me to search their site for subatmic matter.
The huge amounts of crap results like this, currently returned by Google, have currently made searching rather tedious !
Once again this proves to me how utterly useless Flash is. Despite the creative uses it could be put to it seems that 99% of the time it's simply used for spamvertising.
So whilst this means I may well miss out on the odd "cool" home made stuff I just don't install it.
My trivially simple solution is not to use those sites again. Ever.
And just to be on the safe side I add an entry in my hosts file to redirect the offending URLs to a page on my local webserver which reminds me that these people are scum.
Yes I am intolerant of crap and yes that makes me happy:)
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> Scientists discover what you are thinking.
Yup. Titties and beer. Alternatively beer and titties. It all depends on how long it's been since my last beer.
Speaking of which it's fridge time ! No wait my g/f just went past. No she's going out, so it's definitely fridge time.
>...I would force MS to make Office for Linux, WMP for Linux, IE for Linux.
Great. Given their great penchant for allowing every line of their code to operate with full administrator privileges we'll shortly thereafter be able to "enjoy" the wonderful Windows experience on Linux (i.e. spyware, adware, viruses etc.)
So thanks but no thanks. Open Office, Abi Word, Koffice, Rhythmbox, Xine, Totem, Konqueror and Firefox (to name but a few) work just fine already.
Well I heard it was going to be called "Windows Petri Dish".
After all that's another place you knowingly cultivate nasty stuff...
Nonsense.
:)
The perfect CEO for Microsoft is... RMS.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall for that first board meeting
Damn those eggheads...
:)
First they're sending spam out into the galaxy and now they've "possibly" created a black hole on Earth.
Don't they ever watch horror films ? or can they not see the inevitable ending ?
Oh well, time to go back to my home world then
Why not buy a pager ? and keep the number totally private. That way she can page you to call her back at whatever number she's using. And you can use whichever phone you like too.
;)
Another bonus is you get to look like a drug dealer so now have an excuse to wear large hats
The best technological response will be to buy a shotgun, saw off the end (nice bit of geek modification) then track down the owners of the companies and shoot them in the face until they are dead (hey guns are technology too :)
;)
;) then personally I now have my phone set so that after 8 (very low volume) rings it goes to the answering machine. I also have caller ID and if I don't recognise the number, or if it's number withheld, then I simply don't bother to pick it up - unless of course I'm in a piss taking mood in which case I like to taunt the idiot salesperson a bit. It's quite satisfying letting the wankers think they've got a punter before pissing them off at the last minute.
Keep doing this to all higher ups from any company who behave in this fashion. Repeat ad infinitum (spanning continents and oceans as required) until they realise the error of their ways. Sadly I'm only half joking about this (which is why it's a good thing that I don't actually own a shot gun
But on a lighter note
But if it ever got to the point that it's a nuisance to have a phone I'd just do without (actually I'd get an outgoing calls only line)
No no no...
Mod parent up for being informative ! (the post clearly stated it was a Troll after all)
If the terms & conditions for something are onerous the solution is really, really simple. Just don't use it.
So if you're an AIM user you should stop using it a.s.a.p. and make sure the last thing you do is explain to your AIM buddies why they shouldn't use it either. Then cancel your AOL account and explain why.
If even about 10% of the user base did this then pretty soon afterwards the onerous terms and conditions would dissapear - along with the assclown who decided to add them to the service.
Oh but I forget. People really are sheep and will do exactly what they're told by "bigger boys". And let's face it the average AOL user isn't the brightest spark anyway (otherwise they'd be using a decent ISP !)
So I guess it's business as usual... Small guy gets shafted by "Mega Corp" (tm) but still carries on using "Mega Crack" (tm) 'cause "it's just so good".
Idiots one and all.
Sir,
I represent Wikkid Indolence Patenting Industries Ltd and, thanks to your crazy^H^H^H^H^H wonderful American legal system, we have already patented the idea that A New Power Source will one day replace Gasoline.
You are therefore in breach of our patent and/or Intellectual Property (we're not sure which as we only have a cheap lawyer) and we demand 10p (UK).
Thankyou.
It doesn't matter how many times it's tried I for one am not going to put up with a subscription only model (which is what this idea represents)
If I buy something I want to receive a physical object in return for my cash. Furthermore if this physical object is a container for digitised media I want to be able to transcode the content (so I can play it on new devices) and to back it up how I see fit (as a computer user I know the value of backups)
So no, broadband delivery is not going to attract my money - nor I suspect the vast majority of users.
On this note I have never bought an MP3 and do not intend to due to them being DRM crippled. I have however, and will continue to, buy CDs that conform to Phillips Red/Orange etc. book specifications (And all my purchases in the recent past have been by non *AA artists)
But what about books ? People could read books and work out how to kill themselves, everyday household books at that. Even a cookers instruction manual may tell them how to kill themselves if it warns about the potentially harmful effects of gas. They must ban books too.
Ohmygod... An what about language itself ? They may speak to someone and gain the knowledge required to kill themselves. They must ban speech. In fact to be on the safe side ban all languages and alphabets too.
Come on Aussie parliament, you've only scratched the surface of what needs banning... you must think of the children. For gruds sake think of the children...
Now that looks just up my street.
I shall be trying this a.s.a.p. !
A: No.
It's the delusion that the world is remotely interested in what you had for breakfast this morning.
Begorrah ! The ones who knew enough to find the "swag" on a relevant website are the ones who should be first in the queue to be admiited. After all they're the ones with the acumen.
:)
Ho hum... Just goes to show that if you play by the rules you'll get by by the rules (and if you play them well enough you'll "shine") But you'll never discover anything truly new
Mind you having said that... if you do discover something truly new, once you try to tell somebody, the rest of society will think you're mad and burn you at the stake. "This heretic says the Earth revolves around the sun... burn the witch..."
You'll probably be interested in one of these then:
;)
LG "Internet Ready" Microwave Oven
Mind the extra Slashdot spaces there kids ! or, if the link above doesn't work, go to www.ebuyer.co.uk and type "85801" in the search box to find it !
Don't know if you can get it to run Linux though
Well my personal most productive O/S was GEM on my old Atari 1040STFM.
It used to boot C-Labs Creator (music sequencer) from a floppy which then was the single app running on the machine. I then used to create hours upon hours of tunes (MIDI sequences) with absolutely no distraction from the O/S because "It just worked" (tm) and there wasn;t enough memory to run anything else. Sheer productivity heaven.
In comparison with the other O/Ses I've used.
Windows: Too flaky. By the time I've kept all my antivirus & anti spyware apps up to date I've forgotten why I switched the damned computer on. Not to mention that the ealier Windows used to BSOD ALL the time and that the drivers for my Audiowerk-8 now don't work properly under Win2k.
Linux: Too configurable. By the time I've tried out a small portion of the gazillion apps for the task in mind I've ended up getting distracted and realise I've just spent all my time trying out some new config settings/services etc.
Mac: Too expensive.
So whilst this is somewhat tongue in cheeck the Atari really did win hands down for productivity. And at the time it was also far better than any of the hardware sequencers available. So hats off to Atari !
Great. Now they're spamming the galaxy.
I hope this attracts a Vorlon planet killer in response.
If such a live CD were made it could prove to be a killer Linux app.
Imagine the interest generated when you boot off the live CD and then manage to remove all the malware infesting a users machine, even the stubborn stuff, whilst simultaneously showing off some Linux goodness at the same time.
Even better automate the whole cleanup process and end it with a nice "If you were running Linux full time you wouldn't have got all this crap in the first place" message.
This would very soon get a new meme into the user population "Linux removes viruses & spyware, Linux good, Linux is my friend, me want". Especially if a few media outlets pick up on it.
Hear hear.
Try Slackware. You'll love it. And by default you'll have to type "startx" to get any sort of GUI action going on.
The Blue Shield Of Death
With viruses and worms rampant Sirrah !
Well I for one will be protesting to the Queen.
It is simply not done to make a criminal (a convicted monopolist) a knight of the realm.
Oh wait... That seems to be the minimum qualification these days.
Well I'd be very happy if Google allowed me to filter merchants results out of my search results (or indeed let me blacklist certain sites from appearing in my results altogether)
e.g. I search for "subatomic matter" and I get thousands of useless results for "Buy subatomic matter now"... "compare prices for subatomic matter"... etc. etc. Even worse are when I click on a link only to find myself on a page inviting me to search their site for subatmic matter.
The huge amounts of crap results like this, currently returned by Google, have currently made searching rather tedious !
Once again this proves to me how utterly useless Flash is. Despite the creative uses it could be put to it seems that 99% of the time it's simply used for spamvertising.
So whilst this means I may well miss out on the odd "cool" home made stuff I just don't install it.
Fuck flash.
My trivially simple solution is not to use those sites again. Ever.
:)
And just to be on the safe side I add an entry in my hosts file to redirect the offending URLs to a page on my local webserver which reminds me that these people are scum.
Yes I am intolerant of crap and yes that makes me happy