Wow. You seem to the correct speller, and he is the anti-correct speller. So by his logic, you two should also be kept far apart.
There maybe some possibility that the fact that you both post on slashdot is enough to trigger a cascade overflow... or something, so one of you should leave.
It is because they added in the windows key - nobody really wants a windows key, and here we are seeing the backlash against lenovo. (good a reason as any)
Personally, i would only but an IBM laptop, no other machine approaches the quality (maybe apple). I hope they aren't going down the tubes, or I will need to get a T43 - the best of the pre-lenovo crop.
What about my freedom - just glossed over that didn't you. It is funny when you have an answer to one problem, but not the other. Where is my freedom not to shop there, to shop somewhere else. This is the power I had before walmart moved in, and there were a couple of shops that sold everything - not anymore.
And democracy is not simply about doing what most people want to happen. There are many different kinds of democracy. But people like spewing the word democracy into the world because it has positive connotations, without knowing what it means. But don't let that stop you.
My mom was going to buy a PC because of a single Windows app she needed to run. She was considering getting a Mac and running VirtualPC
Really? This is during her spare time for writing Linux drivers in x86 assembly, no doubt. Come on, who the hell is your mom, some superwoman? As if she had even heard of Virtual PC. Unless you are like 4 years old and she is a nerd.
Did it really deserve to be modded down so low.... no.
Just because it is cheap doesn't mean you should buy any old crap - your time is worth money as well, and if I could get the time I wasted watching the first xmen I would be a happy man (not much happier... but still)
It depends really - do you see walmart getting bigger or smaller. If you look at the effect on a single town, who has hade all other shops driven out by walmart, then there is no option to buy elsewhere. The walmart effect has a huge effect on what these town people can buy. Now if you see walmart as getting bigger, then there is less stores to purchase your good in, unless walmart has your product. Walmart don't come in an complement the other stores, they replace them.
Before you rant, remember that the only reasonable metric of a product's worth is whether people will fork over cash in exchange for it.
You are obviously a seller - a buyer does not think like that. A product has other reasonable metrics - like taste and lifespan.
I didn't want them to have a monolpoly. I never shopped there. Where is my democracy and freedom? Please explain that to me. I still don't want to shop there, but it is all we have.
You are a genius. (sure mark me as flamebait, show your ignorance of freedom and democracy)
OK, this may not be popular, but realistically don't even bother. Nobody really wants to see all those photos. Maybe you do, and your brother and sisters - but I can guarantee none of your kids will. Not 1000s. Maybe keep a couple of good ones around, give one each to the kids - that is all you need. You think these things will be cherished for generations to come - that is just kidding yourself.
Don't mean to be cruel, but this is realistic. Before you take on such a task, ask yourself is it really worth it. The most cherished these photos will ever be is by your mum, and then less so for each generation after that.
I said "No, I'm perfectly willing to buy OS X. Put it in the stores and I'll pay for it. Keep it locked to hardware and you won't see a dime from me. APPLE is stealing from your livelihood by not selling me what I want."
I know exactly how you feel. I said the same thing to a mate of mine who had just bought back a new games machine from Japan. I said, "No, I'm perfectly willing to buy this from you. Put it up for sale and I will pay for it. Keep it locked in your house, and you won't see a dime from me, I will steal it.
Rusty analogy sure, but your making the point that they (ie your mate) should suffer if they don't do something you want them to. That is your justification for what you want to do, knowing that your mate will in someway be affected.
My mom was going to buy a PC because of a single Windows app she needed to run. She was considering getting a Mac and running VirtualPC
Really? This is during her spare time for writing Linux drivers in x86 assembly, no doubt. Come on, who the hell is your mom, some superwoman? As if she had even heard of Virtual PC. Unless you are like 4 years old and she is a nerd.
I am actually surprised by how many laptops there are on ebay without power adapters. Maybe this is just in the UK, but I can't quite understand why not? Since I mainly look at old computers, they probably are not stolen, but what do people do with these adapters if they are legit?
He was born in Israeli. You can tell he is a real Australian becauase he looks cool (for a computer geek - compare with Gates, Jobs, etc...) and he can't imagine living outside of Australia for very long. QED
Buy Sony, break it up, keep the playstation bit, and sell the rest. You think this is really hard stuff?? Come on, this gets done all the time. And it would be a huge boost for Microsoft - not only the playstation, but the PSP. Brilliant idea.
Maybe google should but Sony, before microsoft get there!
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Drivers are different, but most people these days want everything to be easier, including their cars.
Did anyone else get the washington post crashing Opera - this is the first time Opera has crashed for me in months. Ironic... well almost.
Wow. You seem to the correct speller, and he is the anti-correct speller. So by his logic, you two should also be kept far apart.
There maybe some possibility that the fact that you both post on slashdot is enough to trigger a cascade overflow... or something, so one of you should leave.
It is because they added in the windows key - nobody really wants a windows key, and here we are seeing the backlash against lenovo. (good a reason as any)
Personally, i would only but an IBM laptop, no other machine approaches the quality (maybe apple). I hope they aren't going down the tubes, or I will need to get a T43 - the best of the pre-lenovo crop.
We all voted, and decided that it was your smell that was most offensive... sorry.
Wow, a relatively unbiased story from FOX - they didn't mention terrorists once!
What about my freedom - just glossed over that didn't you. It is funny when you have an answer to one problem, but not the other. Where is my freedom not to shop there, to shop somewhere else. This is the power I had before walmart moved in, and there were a couple of shops that sold everything - not anymore.
And democracy is not simply about doing what most people want to happen. There are many different kinds of democracy. But people like spewing the word democracy into the world because it has positive connotations, without knowing what it means. But don't let that stop you.
My mom was going to buy a PC because of a single Windows app she needed to run. She was considering getting a Mac and running VirtualPC
Really? This is during her spare time for writing Linux drivers in x86 assembly, no doubt. Come on, who the hell is your mom, some superwoman? As if she had even heard of Virtual PC. Unless you are like 4 years old and she is a nerd.
Did it really deserve to be modded down so low.... no.
Just because it is cheap doesn't mean you should buy any old crap - your time is worth money as well, and if I could get the time I wasted watching the first xmen I would be a happy man (not much happier... but still)
It depends really - do you see walmart getting bigger or smaller. If you look at the effect on a single town, who has hade all other shops driven out by walmart, then there is no option to buy elsewhere. The walmart effect has a huge effect on what these town people can buy. Now if you see walmart as getting bigger, then there is less stores to purchase your good in, unless walmart has your product. Walmart don't come in an complement the other stores, they replace them.
Before you rant, remember that the only reasonable metric of a product's worth is whether people will fork over cash in exchange for it.
You are obviously a seller - a buyer does not think like that. A product has other reasonable metrics - like taste and lifespan.
I didn't want them to have a monolpoly. I never shopped there. Where is my democracy and freedom? Please explain that to me. I still don't want to shop there, but it is all we have.
You are a genius. (sure mark me as flamebait, show your ignorance of freedom and democracy)
OK, this may not be popular, but realistically don't even bother. Nobody really wants to see all those photos. Maybe you do, and your brother and sisters - but I can guarantee none of your kids will. Not 1000s. Maybe keep a couple of good ones around, give one each to the kids - that is all you need. You think these things will be cherished for generations to come - that is just kidding yourself.
Don't mean to be cruel, but this is realistic. Before you take on such a task, ask yourself is it really worth it. The most cherished these photos will ever be is by your mum, and then less so for each generation after that.
True, but you lose the computer, and are unlikely to see the money again - not a great incentive, not matter how "good" people really are.
How about this line from the article
Nicknamed "Xena," 2003 UB313 was discovered last year.
So 2003 UB313 was discovered last year, in 2005 - doesn't that strike someone as a little odd.
I said "No, I'm perfectly willing to buy OS X. Put it in the stores and I'll pay for it. Keep it locked to hardware and you won't see a dime from me. APPLE is stealing from your livelihood by not selling me what I want."
I know exactly how you feel. I said the same thing to a mate of mine who had just bought back a new games machine from Japan. I said, "No, I'm perfectly willing to buy this from you. Put it up for sale and I will pay for it. Keep it locked in your house, and you won't see a dime from me, I will steal it.
Rusty analogy sure, but your making the point that they (ie your mate) should suffer if they don't do something you want them to. That is your justification for what you want to do, knowing that your mate will in someway be affected.
the world is run by good looking stupid people
If only this were true, I would be a lot more forgiving than I am.
My mom was going to buy a PC because of a single Windows app she needed to run. She was considering getting a Mac and running VirtualPC
Really? This is during her spare time for writing Linux drivers in x86 assembly, no doubt. Come on, who the hell is your mom, some superwoman? As if she had even heard of Virtual PC. Unless you are like 4 years old and she is a nerd.
Checked out Jerrytime - i hope the karate date episode was one of the worst, because it was not good - is it meant to be funny?
And that chick in Sophie Chase wasn't very hot.
sheesh. If this is the level, maybe I should be producing something - and nobody wants to see that.
I guess people can fake the serial number. When you get the goods, what are you going to do - it is hard enough trying to deal with paypal.
I am actually surprised by how many laptops there are on ebay without power adapters. Maybe this is just in the UK, but I can't quite understand why not? Since I mainly look at old computers, they probably are not stolen, but what do people do with these adapters if they are legit?
He doesn't list Steve Jobs as one of his friends. Maybe he will myseteriously stop getting those fancy invites to the VIP section??
He was born in Israeli. You can tell he is a real Australian becauase he looks cool (for a computer geek - compare with Gates, Jobs, etc...) and he can't imagine living outside of Australia for very long. QED
Buy Sony, break it up, keep the playstation bit, and sell the rest. You think this is really hard stuff?? Come on, this gets done all the time. And it would be a huge boost for Microsoft - not only the playstation, but the PSP. Brilliant idea.
Maybe google should but Sony, before microsoft get there!
That is why they call him Ballsy.
The woman with 86 cats in a one room apartment who yells at you out her window would be a "crackpot".
You call her crackpot, I call her mum.