Interesting point:"its basically spyware.", as every time my XP Pro box AutoUpdates, I have to "calm down: Avast Home Edition AV, as it tags the WGA as a trojan.
P.S. for those not familiar with Avast- when it finds "malware", it sounds off with a "whooping siren/airraid warning type noise" that WILL get your attention. (yes, that feature can be turned off, but I leave it on!)
I wish I currently had mod points- I would mod this "insightful", as this is the foundation of the problem from EU's POV (IMHO). Not a lot of/.'s are seeing this though.
Are we supposed to chant: "Been there, done that, have the t-shirt?" FTA:
"For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for file sharing."
I can get a t-shirt for next to nothing at any yard/garage sale, flea market for 1$ US or less, WTF?!?!?!
Skip the middlman, print your own t-shirts, and stay off of the server logs.txt, or whatever!
Win!
Yeah, all dogs should come with this already installed (inserted?) along with a WiFi chip, then they wouldn't have to go around sniffing each other's rectums, the "smart pill" could do it for them and transmit to interested parties: hmmmm.... smells like dog's ass here!- maybe not a good idea!;)
While I basically agree with you, I would like to point out that the universities are footing the students educational bill by way of athletic scholarships, thus should have a little say in the student athlete's behavior that could reflect on the university.
How much say they should have is a matter of debate, and IMHO, this is a little too draconian and overreaching.
My perspective on this subject is this: university = place of education, so why not educate instead of repress!
For example: freshman orientation: have a short "class" on internet privacy/private info security as mandatory for ALL incoming students, not just athletic scholarships. Also, instead of making the athlete's remove their profiles, TEACH them to have/use them safely.
"...man I wish they had those around here the food looks good."
I'm a lucky dog! Living here in Stillwater, OK, home of the first ever Sonic (see history here if interested: http://www.sonicdrivein.com/history/index.jsp), I can attest that the food is as good as the commercials portray it to be. Most of the Sonics I have tried in other parts of the USA have also been good. If you ever travel to the mid/southwest, give it a try- they are one of the better fast food joints IMHO. If you imbibe alcohal, then one of Sonic's "Route 44 Cherry Limeaides" with tequila makes for a tasty field expedient margarita substitute!:)
All I can say "Clint E." ("I asked him in my best Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry voice. "), if it would have been me that you grabbed by the shirtfront as you described, you would not have been able to post your comment until after a long hospital stay- if you were lucky ( if not liucky, you could wait in the afterlife for your revenge!).
With your attitude, I can see why your business is dropping off. Good luck to you in the future, asshat.
Instead of lying to your family ("I wanted to tell them the truth - it's because they wear old clothes and have cheap haircuts. I can't afford anything better for them right now.
"It's because they are idiots, kids", I told them. "Don't listen to them."
When the kids went to bed, my wife asked me, "Will we be able to keep the house, David?"
I just shook my head, and tried to hold back the tears. "I don't know, Jenny. I don't know." ") why don't you be a man and tell them the truth- that you are trying to shore up a leaky, sinking business model (just like the *AA's) and don't have the sense to adapt to a dynamic world.
Your post makes me want to visit your store- dressed in a pirate's costume (complete with annoying parrot on shoulder) and see if your actions compare with your post...hope you habve a good health insurance plan!;)
I know it's not the most popular thing to do here, but if you read TFA, you should have seen this: "I should note, by the way, that running a GeForce 7950 GX2 does not require an NVIDIA SLI chipset or even an NVIDIA chipset at all. Intel-based mobos and the like are happily on the GX2's compatibility list."
Info left out of the equation: weekend binging on bad burritos and green beer, carpooling to work........"Now, pull my finger."
Local newscast anchorman: "There was a bizzare accident on the freeway today on the HOV road when a paasenger pulled the driver's finger and the resulting explosion killed all five occupants.
The investigation revealed that it was all caused by a triggered finger. The state's representative in Congress is reported to be drafting a bill outlawing fingers, as obviously they are WMD's and we can't have the terrorists using this on our roadways."
As an observant USAian, all I can say at the moment ( not having mod points)...Well Stated! Changes are creeping up on us at an alarming rate. We (in the USA) seem blind or ambivelent to this nowdays. We do not have the freedoms and privacy we cherish and rant about anymore- it's now just traditional lip service to the past.
WAKE UP AMERICANS! Hopefully (not holding my breath, and renewing my passport) we will wake up and change the trends, but I have serious doubts. Sad, really.
BTW, good insight, and I think that all replies trying to invoke Godwin's Law are missing the point (current reality).
Again, good insightful post.
Being ex military (US Army), I feel like another "Boston Tea Party" type event is desperately needed. I may be old and out of shape now, but the spirit of my oath taken when I enlisted makes me want to defend my Constitution and Country with a revelution.
(pardon the spelling- long day at work, and now with alcohal in my system, spelling/grammar could be/is mangled)
Same here, but wish I could afford a "6-pack" of these instead of just wanting one! Oh well, with second paycheck from new job, one of these WILL be mine!
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Interesting point:"its basically spyware.", as every time my XP Pro box AutoUpdates, I have to "calm down: Avast Home Edition AV, as it tags the WGA as a trojan.
P.S. for those not familiar with Avast- when it finds "malware", it sounds off with a "whooping siren/airraid warning type noise" that WILL get your attention. (yes, that feature can be turned off, but I leave it on!)
I wish I currently had mod points- I would mod this "insightful", as this is the foundation of the problem from EU's POV (IMHO). /.'s are seeing this though.
Not a lot of
"And even Microsoft has innovated: it has developed a talking virtual paperclip."
;)
LOL!!! Sad, but true.
So far the funniest comment here yet!
p.s. don't forget about M$ Bob.
Good post. I also think Firefox had some small part to play in waking up the masses to the fact that there ARE alternatives to a Windoze only box.
:)
If I currently had mod points, I would not have replied, instead I would have gave you +1 insightful.
Sorry I can't do better than this reply for now.
Well said, that is an angle that a lot are missing here.
/. for same
It's not about the artists, it's about the distributor's profits- nothing more.
P.S. google "Courtney does the math", or search
(would provide links to back all of this up, but just installed Fedora Core 5 after HDD failure, and do not have all my backups available yet- sorry)
Good idea, but send a small internet so it does not get clogged up in the pipes/tubes. :)
Seconded since I currently don't have mod points to give +2 insightful/interesting. ( yes, one of each for those curious!)
Since I don't currently have mod points..... MOD THIS ONE INSIGHTFUL!!!
/., you would get some +insightful, and + some interesting with this post.
Okay, got that out of my system, but, really, if I had the MODPOWER of
Someone please think of the mod points ( f*sk the children!)
Are we supposed to chant: "Been there, done that, have the t-shirt?"
FTA:
"For a mere 140 SEK ($19 USD) per year, they will pay all your fines and give you a t-shirt if you get convicted for file sharing."
I can get a t-shirt for next to nothing at any yard/garage sale, flea market for 1$ US or less, WTF?!?!?!
Skip the middlman, print your own t-shirts, and stay off of the server logs.txt, or whatever!
Win!
You must be "older than dirt" to even suggest this.
:0
This I know for a fact because I can remember the tube testers in the stores, and I, sadly, am also older than dirt according to my step-daughter.
I guess it could be worse: we could be from an era that did not comprehend electronics at all!
Well said!
Knee-jerk reactions by our unknowing politicians is the root of the problem in many areas, and increasingly difficult to correct.
Yeah, all dogs should come with this already installed (inserted?) along with a WiFi chip, then they wouldn't have to go around sniffing each other's rectums, the "smart pill" could do it for them and transmit to interested parties: hmmmm.... smells like dog's ass here!- maybe not a good idea! ;)
Yeah, but if ole' "Doc" comes at me with a Beowolf Cluster of these labled as suppositories, I'm running, I don't care if they run Linux or not!
Remember kids:
In Soviet Russia, smart pill computes your orifices!
(sorry- had to cover the usual to get it out of the way)
While I basically agree with you, I would like to point out that the universities are footing the students educational bill by way of athletic scholarships, thus should have a little say in the student athlete's behavior that could reflect on the university.
How much say they should have is a matter of debate, and IMHO, this is a little too draconian and overreaching.
My perspective on this subject is this:
university = place of education, so why not educate instead of repress!
For example:
freshman orientation: have a short "class" on internet privacy/private info security as mandatory for ALL incoming students, not just athletic scholarships.
Also, instead of making the athlete's remove their profiles, TEACH them to have/use them safely.
Education at a university- what a novel concept!
I'm with you here, dude. It's easy to tell the posters that don't have to wear glasses!
;)
To those taht don't have to wear glasses: STFU! You have no clue what we have to live with!
"...man I wish they had those around here the food looks good."
:)
I'm a lucky dog! Living here in Stillwater, OK, home of the first ever Sonic (see history here if interested: http://www.sonicdrivein.com/history/index.jsp), I can attest that the food is as good as the commercials portray it to be. Most of the Sonics I have tried in other parts of the USA have also been good.
If you ever travel to the mid/southwest, give it a try- they are one of the better fast food joints IMHO.
If you imbibe alcohal, then one of Sonic's "Route 44 Cherry Limeaides" with tequila makes for a tasty field expedient margarita substitute!
Anything to do with Raquel Welch I'm game for, but I would much rather be inside of her, than her inside of me!
:)
I think we both may have established our ages somewhat here!
All I can say "Clint E." ("I asked him in my best Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry voice.
;)
"), if it would have been me that you grabbed by the shirtfront as you described, you would not have been able to post your comment until after a long hospital stay- if you were lucky ( if not liucky, you could wait in the afterlife for your revenge!).
With your attitude, I can see why your business is dropping off. Good luck to you in the future, asshat.
Instead of lying to your family ("I wanted to tell them the truth - it's because they wear old clothes and have cheap haircuts. I can't afford anything better for them right now.
"It's because they are idiots, kids", I told them. "Don't listen to them."
When the kids went to bed, my wife asked me, "Will we be able to keep the house, David?"
I just shook my head, and tried to hold back the tears. "I don't know, Jenny. I don't know." ")
why don't you be a man and tell them the truth- that you are trying to shore up a leaky, sinking business model (just like the *AA's) and don't have the sense to adapt to a dynamic world.
Your post makes me want to visit your store- dressed in a pirate's costume (complete with annoying parrot on shoulder) and see if your actions compare with your post...hope you habve a good health insurance plan!
...."But does it run Linux?"
*ducks and runs*
I know it's not the most popular thing to do here, but if you read TFA, you should have seen this:
"I should note, by the way, that running a GeForce 7950 GX2 does not require an NVIDIA SLI chipset or even an NVIDIA chipset at all. Intel-based mobos and the like are happily on the GX2's compatibility list."
*applause* Very good!
Info left out of the equation:
weekend binging on bad burritos and green beer, carpooling to work........"Now, pull my finger."
Local newscast anchorman: "There was a bizzare accident on the freeway today on the HOV road when a paasenger pulled the driver's finger and the resulting explosion killed all five occupants.
The investigation revealed that it was all caused by a triggered finger.
The state's representative in Congress is reported to be drafting a bill outlawing fingers, as obviously they are WMD's and we can't have the terrorists using this on our roadways."
As an observant USAian, all I can say at the moment ( not having mod points)...Well Stated!
Changes are creeping up on us at an alarming rate. We (in the USA) seem blind or ambivelent to this nowdays. We do not have the freedoms and privacy we cherish and rant about anymore- it's now just traditional lip service to the past.
WAKE UP AMERICANS!
Hopefully (not holding my breath, and renewing my passport) we will wake up and change the trends, but I have serious doubts. Sad, really.
BTW, good insight, and I think that all replies trying to invoke Godwin's Law are missing the point (current reality).
Again, good insightful post.
Being ex military (US Army), I feel like another "Boston Tea Party" type event is desperately needed. I may be old and out of shape now, but the spirit of my oath taken when I enlisted makes me want to defend my Constitution and Country with a revelution.
(pardon the spelling- long day at work, and now with alcohal in my system, spelling/grammar could be/is mangled)
One of the best " In Soviet Russia..." /. jokes ever! :)
Congrat's!
Yes, Please Mod this one DAMN FUNNY! as suggested.
Same here, but wish I could afford a "6-pack" of these instead of just wanting one! Oh well, with second paycheck from new job, one of these WILL be mine!
Wow, you must be in PHB training! ;)
Crawl back under your rock, PHB's are not valued much here.