Oh God, that is so accurate it's not even funny... wait, yes it is!
All user-error problems would get blamed on the OS itself. Anyone who points out where she's wrong will get modded down into oblivion and receive an e-mail telling them not to be so "abusive."
Because, as we all know, when you tell someone they're wrong (and explain why), you're being abusive. Haw Haw!
Since Windows 3.1, there has never been a full retail version of Windows for $99. EVER. Windows 95 and 98 retailed for $189 - $50 more than the newest Mac OS. Windows XP Home Edition is $10 more than that. Now WXP Home Upgrade, THAT'S $99, however you still need a valid copy of Windows 98 or ME. (95 won't do.)
Given the existence of products such as MacOS, Linux, various flavors of unix, OS/2, etc., why should MS be called a monopoly?
Now you're just trolling. It's not illegal to have a monopoly; it's illegal to abuse a monopoly to squeeze out competition. Try looking up what Microsoft did to IBM with Windows OEM pricing in an effort to get them to stop developing OS/2.
Get your facts straight before spouting off bogus arguments.
What do you do that's causing things to be so slow?
My box is a PIII 500, the same machine I've been using since I built it in 1999. The only things that have changed are the video card (now a GeForce 2) and the RAM. (currently at 512MB) Works perfectly for me.
Just make sure when you are downloading a recipe you don't get tricked into hitting the recipe link that is the equivilant of a goatse redirect *shudder*.
Actually, that might make a good weight-loss plan. Would YOU want to eat after having seen that?
piling on more and more complicated systems to try and correct for other problems just means there is ultimately more things that can go wrong.
That's absurd, and a complete opposing force to scientific progress. In your rationale, we shouldn't be using airplanes to travel instead of slower land/water-based transportation, because holy shit, if the plane crashes that'd be a catastrophe. And stop using that GPS right now, because it's far more complex than a sextant, map and compass.
Systems designed to replace older systems don't necessarily need to be complicated. And let me tell you something... an electric heater is NOT a complicated device. If a replacement system is efficient and functions better, it deserves to act as a replacement.
This, is of course, all irrespective of the fact that the tank is not the item being heated here. Liquid Oxygen boils at -183.0C, so they're not interested in heating it. The heaters are for the surrounding areas to prevent the buildup of ice.
Now granted, Michael *is* a fucking moron, but the comment was in italics; it was the submitter's comment, not Michael's.
The only problem may be if MS has a patent on something fundamental in the NTLM system...
True, but the law says reverse engineering is legal for interoperability. And it seems to me this is a big fat interoperability issue.
(f) Reverse Engineering. - (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a)(1)(A), a person who has lawfully obtained the right to use a copy of a computer program may circumvent a technological measure that effectively controls access to a particular portion of that program for the sole purpose of identifying and analyzing those elements of the program that are necessary to achieve interoperability of an independently created computer program with other programs, and that have not previously been readily available to the person engaging in the circumvention, to the extent any such acts of identification and analysis do not constitute infringement under this title.
(Seems to essentially overrule what lots of companies pull out the DMCA for, doesn't it?)
In any case, also check out Sega Enterprises LTD. v. Accolade INC. 977 F.2D 1510 (9TH CIR. 1992) and Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, 975 F.2d 832 (Fed. Cir. 1992)
I've been pretty happy with my Sanyo SCP-4700. It's a little smaller than I'd prefer, but it's decent.
I'm not a fan of the gadgety bullshit phones, so I specifically looked for one that was very basic. No "flip out" action, no color screen, no cameras. It's a good phone. Just a tad small. Although I freely admit to being a fan of large, heavy phones; I still want one of the classic Motorola "Brick" phones.
Could this mean that Microsoft are, at long long last, taking security seriously?
Hahahaha! Tell me another one! That was GREAT.
Come on. "Trustworthy Computing" was supposed to be Microsoft's stab at taking security seriously - an initiative that, in two months, will be two years old. Notmuchhaschanged.
Trustworthy Computing was the launch of some kind of supposed effort by Microsoft to tighten down security in their products. That obviously failed. So now, rather than stomp out the bugs in their products, they figure they might have better success by simply eliminating those who exploit the bugs.
Very wrong! The saucer section of the Enterprise was designed for rentry and planetside landing.
No. Sort-of.
According to the TNG technical manual, the saucer section is only meant for atmospheric entry and landing as an absolute last resort in an unrecoverable emergency, and even states that there is no hope for salvaging it once it has landed.
If I lose the music downloaded on my computer (which my fiancee did at one point) I don't have the right to download it again.
Then it's your own boneheaded fault for not making a backup. If you buy a music CD at Target and lose it, are you going to go back to the store and demand another copy?
But no, they proceed from the assumption that I'm a criminal, and make my life difficult in doing so.
Oh YEAH, because it's *so* difficult to insert a blank CD into your computer, select your tracks and click "Burn Disc."
It's like being frisked at the Target every time I buy a song.
No, it's not. It's more like them embedding theft-protection inside the product and checking it at the door. Oh wait, they already do that! You know those things at the doors that go BEEP BEEP BEEP when you walk through them with merchandise that hasn't been authorized to leave the store? There's your frisking.
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Oh God, that is so accurate it's not even funny... wait, yes it is!
All user-error problems would get blamed on the OS itself. Anyone who points out where she's wrong will get modded down into oblivion and receive an e-mail telling them not to be so "abusive."
Because, as we all know, when you tell someone they're wrong (and explain why), you're being abusive. Haw Haw!
Microsoft Windows costs $99
Uh, no. Where the hell did you get THAT idea?
Since Windows 3.1, there has never been a full retail version of Windows for $99. EVER. Windows 95 and 98 retailed for $189 - $50 more than the newest Mac OS. Windows XP Home Edition is $10 more than that. Now WXP Home Upgrade, THAT'S $99, however you still need a valid copy of Windows 98 or ME. (95 won't do.)
Given the existence of products such as MacOS, Linux, various flavors of unix, OS/2, etc., why should MS be called a monopoly?
Now you're just trolling. It's not illegal to have a monopoly; it's illegal to abuse a monopoly to squeeze out competition. Try looking up what Microsoft did to IBM with Windows OEM pricing in an effort to get them to stop developing OS/2.
Get your facts straight before spouting off bogus arguments.
Credit where credit is due. She didn't come up with that idea all by herself. It was swiped from IRIX.
Except IRIX was smart to include the directory structure in a textbox, and leave the buttons blank.
I'm pretty sure the MPAA doesn't care in the least about iTunes getting cracked.
The RIAA on the other hand...
What do you do that's causing things to be so slow?
My box is a PIII 500, the same machine I've been using since I built it in 1999. The only things that have changed are the video card (now a GeForce 2) and the RAM. (currently at 512MB) Works perfectly for me.
Just make sure when you are downloading a recipe you don't get tricked into hitting the recipe link that is the equivilant of a goatse redirect *shudder*.
Actually, that might make a good weight-loss plan. Would YOU want to eat after having seen that?
Simmons, Atkins, and goatse. Oh MY.
piling on more and more complicated systems to try and correct for other problems just means there is ultimately more things that can go wrong.
That's absurd, and a complete opposing force to scientific progress. In your rationale, we shouldn't be using airplanes to travel instead of slower land/water-based transportation, because holy shit, if the plane crashes that'd be a catastrophe. And stop using that GPS right now, because it's far more complex than a sextant, map and compass.
Systems designed to replace older systems don't necessarily need to be complicated. And let me tell you something... an electric heater is NOT a complicated device. If a replacement system is efficient and functions better, it deserves to act as a replacement.
This, is of course, all irrespective of the fact that the tank is not the item being heated here. Liquid Oxygen boils at -183.0C, so they're not interested in heating it. The heaters are for the surrounding areas to prevent the buildup of ice.
Now granted, Michael *is* a fucking moron, but the comment was in italics; it was the submitter's comment, not Michael's.
True, but the law says reverse engineering is legal for interoperability. And it seems to me this is a big fat interoperability issue.
(Seems to essentially overrule what lots of companies pull out the DMCA for, doesn't it?)
In any case, also check out Sega Enterprises LTD. v. Accolade INC. 977 F.2D 1510 (9TH CIR. 1992) and Atari Games Corp. v. Nintendo of America, 975 F.2d 832 (Fed. Cir. 1992)
Back when I was your age, a 9800 baud was one thrilling piece of hardware.
It must have been! I've never heard of such a beast until you just mentioned it.
And to think... mine was a paltry 9600 baud.
where is that 'donate via paypal' button on your site?
Front Page, left side, vertically between the links and the login form.
Bad writing? How's that?
Did you see the episode where they play on the My Fair Lady storyline? Stewie attempts to teach the new 3 year-old girl next door proper English.
"The life of the wife is ended by the knife!"
Same episode, when Stewie is complaining of the pain of teething and Peter gives him some Whiskey to dull it out.
Peter: "There, how's that feel?"
Stewie: "Well it's it's... it's DELIGHTFUL."
Pretty much in the same period of time Google became popular, the hits on his site ground to a halt.
It's called survival of the fittest.
I've been pretty happy with my Sanyo SCP-4700. It's a little smaller than I'd prefer, but it's decent.
I'm not a fan of the gadgety bullshit phones, so I specifically looked for one that was very basic. No "flip out" action, no color screen, no cameras. It's a good phone. Just a tad small. Although I freely admit to being a fan of large, heavy phones; I still want one of the classic Motorola "Brick" phones.
No.
It's the Taurid meteor shower.
Could this mean that Microsoft are, at long long last, taking security seriously?
Hahahaha! Tell me another one! That was GREAT.
Come on. "Trustworthy Computing" was supposed to be Microsoft's stab at taking security seriously - an initiative that, in two months, will be two years old. Not much has changed.
Trustworthy Computing was the launch of some kind of supposed effort by Microsoft to tighten down security in their products. That obviously failed. So now, rather than stomp out the bugs in their products, they figure they might have better success by simply eliminating those who exploit the bugs.
Remember the McDonalds Menu Song? I have that on my iPod right now, and (from elementary school) I still know it by heart. Sad, really.
I'd link to the mp3 on my server, but I'm not in the mood to set it on fire. I'm sure if someone really wants it, they can find it themselves.
Very wrong! The saucer section of the Enterprise was designed for rentry and planetside landing.
No. Sort-of.
According to the TNG technical manual, the saucer section is only meant for atmospheric entry and landing as an absolute last resort in an unrecoverable emergency, and even states that there is no hope for salvaging it once it has landed.
The link works, but because of Slashdot's bullshit lameness filter, spaces are inserted in the URL and it fucks shit up.
Try this.
Pentium 6? You're talking up the specs more than even the Phantom's representatives themselves.
Your username is quite appropriate.
If I lose the music downloaded on my computer (which my fiancee did at one point) I don't have the right to download it again.
Then it's your own boneheaded fault for not making a backup. If you buy a music CD at Target and lose it, are you going to go back to the store and demand another copy?
But no, they proceed from the assumption that I'm a criminal, and make my life difficult in doing so.
Oh YEAH, because it's *so* difficult to insert a blank CD into your computer, select your tracks and click "Burn Disc."
It's like being frisked at the Target every time I buy a song.
No, it's not. It's more like them embedding theft-protection inside the product and checking it at the door. Oh wait, they already do that! You know those things at the doors that go BEEP BEEP BEEP when you walk through them with merchandise that hasn't been authorized to leave the store? There's your frisking.
And most of us have used this , and still do. Patented in 1977, too.
No we're not. The statement was "Think about the technology from 1983, would you use that over the current technology?"
Software is technology, but not all technology is software.
No mirrors have any 9.1 ISOs as of yet.