Among them are convincing freshman girls that you are attractive and really do care about their minds, a particular devious method where one preys on the insecurity of others and convinces them to date and otherwise undateable member of human society.
I wanna know what his face does when he finds out we can now do it in under 5 seconds:D
Grin. HD video on demand in the home. More money going to the MPAA since they can cut out the chunk the theatres take; and hence be able to offer the service for less than the price of your typical movie ticket.
As more elaborate home theatre systems become a more common place, how long will it be before high quality video on demand to the home will be sought by the general public.
I'm stunned by then mentality met with every product review or cool gadget headsup that is given to slashdot readers now. A descriptive article on what I see as a slim and compact peice of well made hardware is hardly an infomercial trying to persuade every slashdotter to go out an buy one.
Some of us _enjoy_ being told what's new in the world of consumer electronics. If the slashdot article summary can give us some clear facts on the item as far as features and appeal, then I personally clump it into the "Stuff that matters." category.
Mod me flaimbait; but just because a reader isn't interested in the product; doesn't give them the right to brush it aside and accuse the mod's for letting ads corrupt slashdot. It's a stylish looking computer from Japan for cripes sakes, how closer to "News for Nerds" can it get.
Why not? If google teamed up on a little joint venture with a well devleoped Linux distrobution, I could see deeper desktop penetration of Linux just because of the Google brandname.
It's wishful thinking, I know. But when it comes to penetration, I'd rather it be done with a partener I know and trust, than some entity which is already working the corners and has been known to spread the odd 'virus';)
Yeah but they were two minutes late with delivery so they decided to go with someone more relyable to ensure your pizza didn't arrive late when battling mousers.
Naive would be assuming that the average consumer would realize that even though a plus sign usually denotes more, and a minus sign denote less, when dealing with something as simple as a DVD the meanings suddenly take on whole new meanings. Such slightly odd labeling schemes can cause more then the occational headache for consumers. and common sense can only take a person so far.
More generally understandable packaging is what is needed for this increasingly common medium used in creating home movies, video cards for holidays and so forth. As nerds the meanings on such things are understandable as just another part of our geeky knowledge base. As average joes, the sometimes cryptic symbols on a number of basic packaging causes confusion and nervousness. Sure they could ask the store clerk for help, but many number of people feel stupid or useless for having to do so.
Compatible? I stuck one of those USB sticks into my DVD player and still can't figure out whether it was a horrid rip of The Last Samurai I was watching or the best dam version of Gigli I've ever seen!
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Or atleast those of use who forgot to get their mothers to sign a nice full EULA.
I was under the impression most slashdotter's beds were at the computer.
But I have 52 million shares! What's 52 million times zero? AND DON'T TELL ME IT'S ZERO!
teh p0w3r 0f ch15t c0mp3l5 j00!
I'm stunned by then mentality met with every product review or cool gadget headsup that is given to slashdot readers now. A descriptive article on what I see as a slim and compact peice of well made hardware is hardly an infomercial trying to persuade every slashdotter to go out an buy one.
Some of us _enjoy_ being told what's new in the world of consumer electronics. If the slashdot article summary can give us some clear facts on the item as far as features and appeal, then I personally clump it into the "Stuff that matters." category.
Mod me flaimbait; but just because a reader isn't interested in the product; doesn't give them the right to brush it aside and accuse the mod's for letting ads corrupt slashdot. It's a stylish looking computer from Japan for cripes sakes, how closer to "News for Nerds" can it get.
It was his mother ;)
Why not? If google teamed up on a little joint venture with a well devleoped Linux distrobution, I could see deeper desktop penetration of Linux just because of the Google brandname.
It's wishful thinking, I know. But when it comes to penetration, I'd rather it be done with a partener I know and trust, than some entity which is already working the corners and has been known to spread the odd 'virus' ;)
Your posting on Slashdot, how do you know what a vagina looks like?
Replace the word "owls" in your comment with "computer" and you've created the modern slashdotter.
Don't forget to add a 6 foot aluminum spoiler, and blue neon lights under the chasis though; it makes the civics go faster ;)
Kinda like having two desktop environments that basically do the same thing...
Sadly, it will take the death of one's own mind for Bill and Ted's Exelent Adventure to be appreciated.
It's going to take a hell of alot more then that to secure Windows ;).
Quagmire: How old are you? Girl: 16 Quagmire: 18? Good, you'll be first. Girl: Mooooom! Quagmire: I like where this is going.
I don't know what your friends have been telling you, but Preperation-H is _not_ meant to be taken orally ;)
Yeah but they were two minutes late with delivery so they decided to go with someone more relyable to ensure your pizza didn't arrive late when battling mousers.
Naive would be assuming that the average consumer would realize that even though a plus sign usually denotes more, and a minus sign denote less, when dealing with something as simple as a DVD the meanings suddenly take on whole new meanings. Such slightly odd labeling schemes can cause more then the occational headache for consumers. and common sense can only take a person so far.
More generally understandable packaging is what is needed for this increasingly common medium used in creating home movies, video cards for holidays and so forth. As nerds the meanings on such things are understandable as just another part of our geeky knowledge base. As average joes, the sometimes cryptic symbols on a number of basic packaging causes confusion and nervousness. Sure they could ask the store clerk for help, but many number of people feel stupid or useless for having to do so.
Compatible? I stuck one of those USB sticks into my DVD player and still can't figure out whether it was a horrid rip of The Last Samurai I was watching or the best dam version of Gigli I've ever seen!