Insightful, maybe--I can't stand those pads, especially if they have any extra annoyances^Wfeatures like scroll or navigation zones*--but the parent seems quite serious to me.
Even if I was on a train I'd take an optical, and maybe move it on the keyboard if said train is crowded. Touchpads are not teh awesome for me--unless, perhaps, they had a built-in cover to stop those typing accidents...
*Yes, I can turn them off on most, I know. They just feel odd in either case.
I actually told my 20-something sister (who could hardly print on Windows at the time, much less know what the hell Linux was) about the stock price's surge. She asked "what do they make?" I actually didn't know what they made either, so she said something like "whatever..."
How things have changed since, both for me and VA.
I'm not surprised by the semi-disappointing prediction MS made. If anything, their doubled profit seems like more-than-great news for them (I'm no investor though).
I told NASA to call MTV so they could Pimp Their Rover. These bureaus just don't listen. It's gonna be tough to drive the beater to West Coast Customs now.
Though I do wonder how fine it would have went with spinning rims...
So now they're replacing phone-sex whores with...burly FBI agents?
*sighs* What must a [horny single|unhappy spouse] do to privately get off these days...
Well if I hear one of those guys wiretapping me I'll...uh...wiretap them and...uh...find their cellphones in the trash...while I...get trapped in...a...sting...D'OH!
I think Lucas really did aim it at said 13-year-olds. The Episodes were childish and mediocre, yes, but now that those 13-year-olds have seen Ep. I (at 10) and Ep. II (at, of course, 13) they are now about 16 and are a bit ready to see what finally happens to the little blond kid just before he went all James Earl Jones on us.
I think Ep. III will profit from a nice convergence of the older fans (of the originals) with the younger guys who haven't seen Eps. IV-VI.
That is why (IMO) Lucas put in Jar Jar and started from Anakin's little-boy days. Not to appease the adults who wanted to know about Vader's past, but to attract new, much younger fans. Now that he's attracted an extra demographic and they have grown, he can tell all of us about the Anakin->Vader metamorphosis. He didn't aim Episode I or even II at you or anyone remotely similar. He wanted an extra fanbase/profit source. This time, I think, us older fans shall be pleased, since we have lower expectations from I and II. He'd better; it's his last decent chance to. That's what I see.
If one of my "most unabashedly positive supporters" said my OS had "the makings of a train wreck" I'd go postal on people like that too. They and their zealous IP lawyers probably consider the GUI features part of the distribution and thus (like Longhorn) copyrighted material that should not have been so publicly released in the first place.
Indeed, I too had to RTFS* just to realize that Go Daddy had taken over NS's top spot as opposed to the company itself. With the Bowl ads I thought that they suddenly became a GoLiath (as it were) against Network Solutions.
...it runs Virtual PC, or some other similar emulator or virtualizer. Don't know how they'd run on 64-bit Windows, but if they work nice on the x86 I bet the Windows guys want it to run here--people do complain when their devices don't work after an upgrade, last I checked. I doubt Microsoft wants more articles written about that (remember a little OS called Windows 2000?).
Especially combined with the semi-hidden calculator and that Google Maps Satellite option. It's just *sobs as eyes widen and tear* beautiful *wipes face*.
Google's definitely not the first to do those things, but it seems easier to do said things, and then put most if not all of them at the grasp of a "command-line" as opposed to a cluttered portal (just look at that other site right now)...right?
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Insightful, maybe--I can't stand those pads, especially if they have any extra annoyances^Wfeatures like scroll or navigation zones*--but the parent seems quite serious to me.
Even if I was on a train I'd take an optical, and maybe move it on the keyboard if said train is crowded. Touchpads are not teh awesome for me--unless, perhaps, they had a built-in cover to stop those typing accidents...
*Yes, I can turn them off on most, I know. They just feel odd in either case.
If and when IE7 comes out, I'll still use both that and FF (and sometimes Opera) interchangeably as usual.
When a page needs a specific browser I'll use that one. Otherwise, I'll just use whatever's closest to my mind and mouse.
I haven't had big problems with IE these days. If I'm really scared I'll just turn off teh ActiveX and such nonsense. Or use Firefox.
After all you probably know that the first digits are three, one, and f--whoa whoa whoa, you tryin' to get a test answer o' sumthin?
When the prosecutor reminded him that sv_cheats was a Half-Life feature not in GTA, the defendant sat silent.
The prosecutor then added, "I rest my case," as she went to continue from where she left off at Route Kanal.
...welcome our squid-freezing, bounty-hunting, fine-dodging overlords.
...of the VA Linux IPO.
I actually told my 20-something sister (who could hardly print on Windows at the time, much less know what the hell Linux was) about the stock price's surge. She asked "what do they make?" I actually didn't know what they made either, so she said something like "whatever..."
How things have changed since, both for me and VA.
I'm not surprised by the semi-disappointing prediction MS made. If anything, their doubled profit seems like more-than-great news for them (I'm no investor though).
...the "A Fair and Balanced Search for Your Site" subtitle.
Well as long as they don't take orders from a giant bluish face, or combine one day into a Megadupe, that's all right with me.
Now to figure out how to equate trolls with Bulk and Skull and flamers with Rita and Zedd...
I told NASA to call MTV so they could Pimp Their Rover. These bureaus just don't listen. It's gonna be tough to drive the beater to West Coast Customs now.
Though I do wonder how fine it would have went with spinning rims...
...thank the girls' DNA for their incredible boot--uh, beauty. *gets Haymakered in face by female Slashdotters*
So now they're replacing phone-sex whores with...burly FBI agents?
*sighs* What must a [horny single|unhappy spouse] do to privately get off these days...
Well if I hear one of those guys wiretapping me I'll...uh...wiretap them and...uh...find their cellphones in the trash...while I...get trapped in...a...sting...D'OH!
I think Lucas really did aim it at said 13-year-olds. The Episodes were childish and mediocre, yes, but now that those 13-year-olds have seen Ep. I (at 10) and Ep. II (at, of course, 13) they are now about 16 and are a bit ready to see what finally happens to the little blond kid just before he went all James Earl Jones on us.
I think Ep. III will profit from a nice convergence of the older fans (of the originals) with the younger guys who haven't seen Eps. IV-VI.
That is why (IMO) Lucas put in Jar Jar and started from Anakin's little-boy days. Not to appease the adults who wanted to know about Vader's past, but to attract new, much younger fans. Now that he's attracted an extra demographic and they have grown, he can tell all of us about the Anakin->Vader metamorphosis. He didn't aim Episode I or even II at you or anyone remotely similar. He wanted an extra fanbase/profit source. This time, I think, us older fans shall be pleased, since we have lower expectations from I and II. He'd better; it's his last decent chance to. That's what I see.
...I guess I'm not the only one who read this news item for the submitter's surname. It's like a good XML file: somewhat long, but well-formed.
It came with dark matter, but it kept getting pulled over.
If one of my "most unabashedly positive supporters" said my OS had "the makings of a train wreck" I'd go postal on people like that too. They and their zealous IP lawyers probably consider the GUI features part of the distribution and thus (like Longhorn) copyrighted material that should not have been so publicly released in the first place.
Longhorn screenshot takers across the Internet, I think, should be cautious. I do wonder what it means for other Windows screenshots: does Microsoft have rights to the widgets and the like, and should users prepare to be sued for taking their pictures? Just wondering...
Indeed, I too had to RTFS* just to realize that Go Daddy had taken over NS's top spot as opposed to the company itself. With the Bowl ads I thought that they suddenly became a GoLiath (as it were) against Network Solutions.
These headlines make my head a splode sometimes.
*" " " summary
they took the name of our adult film study!
Apple: You can bring an snail home, take it out of the box, and be cruising the internet in less than ten minutes.
(or is it an iSnail?)
...it runs Virtual PC, or some other similar emulator or virtualizer. Don't know how they'd run on 64-bit Windows, but if they work nice on the x86 I bet the Windows guys want it to run here--people do complain when their devices don't work after an upgrade, last I checked. I doubt Microsoft wants more articles written about that (remember a little OS called Windows 2000?).
Besides, isn't there similar technology for Dad himself?
Makes me doubt that'll happen. I think.
Please upgrade your Internet service.
That your ten-byte* First Post(TM) attempt is buffering and delayed is quite a scary thing. DSL and cable are your friends.
*or 20 depending on encoding
Prosecutor: "Did you, at any moment, raise your RAM prices?"
Defendant: "I do not recall, sir."
Prosecutor: "So you're a memory company and you don't remem--"
Attorney: "Objection!"
Judge: "What grounds?"
Attorney: "Argumentative."
Judge: "Overruled. You run a memory company, at least buy some of your product, dammit."
Defendant: "Understood, Your Hon--"
Judge: "You, just shut up."
Especially combined with the semi-hidden calculator and that Google Maps Satellite option. It's just *sobs as eyes widen and tear* beautiful *wipes face*.
...right?
Google's definitely not the first to do those things, but it seems easier to do said things, and then put most if not all of them at the grasp of a "command-line" as opposed to a cluttered portal (just look at that other site right now)
2 birtheny spears
2 buttney spears
Now that makes for an interesting search history.
It's "Nothing to see here. Please wait until the story is officially released. If you would like to see a pre-production version please subscribe. Slashdot and OSTG do not accept responsibility for any financial/mental damages that mispelled/mistyped beta stories may cause. Otherwise, move along."
Alas, few people get to see that part.