I live less than ten miles from Offutt Air Force Base here in Nebraska. None of us were surprised when it was announced that Mr. Bush was brought here after releasing his taped announcement at Barksdale AFB; the headquarters for US Strategic Command is here. Data from satellites, human intelligence assets, and news media could be easily collated and presented to the President by the staff in the "rabbit hole," the STRATCOM underground command post.
I can just see President Bush, typing away on the computer, accessing all this valuable information to make his decisions. Surely this is what his military advisors will do, and he will choose a particular strategy to follow, from a bunch of scenarios, not be planning them himself! Im sure this is not what you meant, but funny to consider never the less.
I dont have a TV, and i am thankful for the editors on puting updates on the slashdot page. There are plenty of other stories more akin to the usual slashdot type that you can read, and i dont see how a small blurb on the page, rarely more than a paragraph can upset you that much. If you dont want to read a story, then check out the headline and continue reading down the page. Dont click on the link, and then whine about it.
I have found slashdots coverage invaluable over the last few days, and thank the editors once again. They have collected a number of interesting stories, and personal accounts that i probably wouldnt have found without them. I am also glad that they have some more technical articles on the front page.
The idea about guards is good. Instead of haveing those cute little stewardesses, have huge burly men, with tattoos, serving your meal. And if you don't like, and eat all your veges, they kick you off the plane.
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This is ridiculous. Some guy says "something will happen tomorrow"
Then, when nothing happens, he say, something will happen within a week, and i will be going away.
If you want to read something into this, then go right ahead, but check your horoscopes first.
This is a waste of everybodies time.
Some people will never be happy that we go back to talking about tech. Others think that slashdot took too long, or should never have gone there in the first place. This is the bane of a public forum.
Slashdot was a very useful site in the crisis, and kept going when other sites did not. For myself, it was the second source i heard about the tragedy, the first being an ICQ message that didnt make much sense at the time.
you are an idiot. There is no excuse for these acts of terrorism, but dont you think that this is the last straw for these people. The ones who did this are probable sick of being ignored while you drink you coffee, play on your computer. They are no longer trying to get your attention. They are blaming you for ignoring their plight.
Your lack of ability to understand the real situation is perhaps understandable given the attrocities done today, but many more people have died, but they are not americans, so i guess they dont count as much!
wow... Bill Gates is the lead personal trainer at your gym. What sort of gym do you go too?? I mean, you think it would cost a lot to billg at your gym, but he would make a pretty weedy personal trainer.
you talk about slashdot as if it is some borg like manifestation.. It doesnt have a collective opinion, nor does its editors... it consists of 1000's of peoples opinions!
I was thinking the same thing, but i really dont know how it would go on TV these days. Part of the attraction for the show was that the sets were so crap, they had to make up for it with a good story. These days, i fear, it would be the reverse!
If i went to buy a car, i would take someone who new about cars with me. Its not the salesmen, everybody but a complete loon knows that salesman are stupid, and so they take someone with them. The problem is your buddy, who knows nothing about computers, but likes to think that they do, because theve seen so many Intel commercials, and read the hype in some trash magazine, and once successfully installed a game on their machine. These guys are the ones to be sought out and removed!
but both consoles still have strong communities of independent developers.
that is how i would describe the Amiga as well. Just because you dont know about the big community behind it, doesnt mean it isnt out there... oh, and it is out there!
i agree with most of what you say, but really loved the mixed mataphors:...and most will never bite the hand that feeds them, no matter what it smells like.
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I live less than ten miles from Offutt Air Force Base here in Nebraska. None of us were surprised when it was announced that Mr. Bush was brought here after releasing his taped announcement at Barksdale AFB; the headquarters for US Strategic Command is here. Data from satellites, human intelligence assets, and news media could be easily collated and presented to the President by the staff in the "rabbit hole," the STRATCOM underground command post.
I can just see President Bush, typing away on the computer, accessing all this valuable information to make his decisions. Surely this is what his military advisors will do, and he will choose a particular strategy to follow, from a bunch of scenarios, not be planning them himself! Im sure this is not what you meant, but funny to consider never the less.
I dont have a TV, and i am thankful for the editors on puting updates on the slashdot page. There are plenty of other stories more akin to the usual slashdot type that you can read, and i dont see how a small blurb on the page, rarely more than a paragraph can upset you that much. If you dont want to read a story, then check out the headline and continue reading down the page. Dont click on the link, and then whine about it.
I have found slashdots coverage invaluable over the last few days, and thank the editors once again. They have collected a number of interesting stories, and personal accounts that i probably wouldnt have found without them. I am also glad that they have some more technical articles on the front page.
The idea about guards is good. Instead of haveing those cute little stewardesses, have huge burly men, with tattoos, serving your meal. And if you don't like, and eat all your veges, they kick you off the plane.
This is ridiculous. Some guy says "something will happen tomorrow"
Then, when nothing happens, he say, something will happen within a week, and i will be going away.
If you want to read something into this, then go right ahead, but check your horoscopes first.
This is a waste of everybodies time.
Some people will never be happy that we go back to talking about tech. Others think that slashdot took too long, or should never have gone there in the first place. This is the bane of a public forum.
Slashdot was a very useful site in the crisis, and kept going when other sites did not. For myself, it was the second source i heard about the tragedy, the first being an ICQ message that didnt make much sense at the time.
time to live on..
3. Americans have died!
Dropping two nukes (it would have only been one if their leader hadn't been so stubborn)
it would have only been one plane, if your leader hadnt been so stubborn.
two really idiotic statements...
you are an idiot. There is no excuse for these acts of terrorism, but dont you think that this is the last straw for these people. The ones who did this are probable sick of being ignored while you drink you coffee, play on your computer. They are no longer trying to get your attention. They are blaming you for ignoring their plight.
Your lack of ability to understand the real situation is perhaps understandable given the attrocities done today, but many more people have died, but they are not americans, so i guess they dont count as much!
yeah, the hardware people should start supporting another OS, like say linu..... oh wait, they are!
wow... Bill Gates is the lead personal trainer at your gym. What sort of gym do you go too?? I mean, you think it would cost a lot to billg at your gym, but he would make a pretty weedy personal trainer.
No! this would not be good, i would not know who to go for...
"Your slashdot server has experienced a metaphysical dichotomy. We apologise or any inconvenience"
you talk about slashdot as if it is some borg like manifestation.. It doesnt have a collective opinion, nor does its editors... it consists of 1000's of peoples opinions!
yeah, i hate formula one too.
I was thinking the same thing, but i really dont know how it would go on TV these days. Part of the attraction for the show was that the sets were so crap, they had to make up for it with a good story. These days, i fear, it would be the reverse!
Yes I agree, i dont know if many people here will get the connection tho (and they all should)!
Blakes 7 people... comeon.
Say what you want about startrek, but Blakes 7 had the best weapons.
...oh yeah, that box thing looks cool too.
You bring up a very important point. It is hard to imagine $10 Billion losses, what they should do was try to estimate the hours lost playing CS.
That something that i could visualise.
...does this same licensing agreement affect European computer makers. I doubt it!
...wasnt that in Superman. Sure it was funny, but lets not confuse it with reality now, ok.
If i went to buy a car, i would take someone who new about cars with me. Its not the salesmen, everybody but a complete loon knows that salesman are stupid, and so they take someone with them. The problem is your buddy, who knows nothing about computers, but likes to think that they do, because theve seen so many Intel commercials, and read the hype in some trash magazine, and once successfully installed a game on their machine. These guys are the ones to be sought out and removed!
...and in other news, AMD release their new chips 1600, 2000, 3000, and 5000...
but both consoles still have strong communities of independent developers.
that is how i would describe the Amiga as well. Just because you dont know about the big community behind it, doesnt mean it isnt out there... oh, and it is out there!
i agree with most of what you say, but really loved the mixed mataphors: ...and most will never bite the hand that feeds them, no matter what it smells like.
Who would bite a smelly hand??
yeah, and thats how i decide on which console to buy, the size of it.
I know that Japan is a crowded place, but thats just getting ridiculous.
yeah, because Japan is the game mecca...
...and Sony cant compete against the big two Sega and Nintendo!
...and Atari was a Japanese company wasnt it?
...and things never change!
so, according to your logic, the NES, SNES, and every other machine that is non-existent in the year 2001 is a flop.
Thats some serious defn of flop your are trying to force on us there.