The 200 million number is probably the number of accounts, not real people.
I'd venture a guess that there are simply some enthusiasts who just have more than one account;-)
Totally offtopic, but why would a user with a four-digit id want the user id from a five-digit user?
The request for the Slashdot User ID is analogous to the request for a person's soul in the GameStation 'terms of service' agreement. I'd use a car analogy but cars don't have souls.
Maybe, just maybe, someone in there will realize just how crazy it is to kill each other over a word.
I'm not sure that will make any real difference. There will always be too many people who won't realize it, or will refuse to. Those are the ones that people have to worry about.
Well, if he created you and your soul... and you have a choice to give your soul to one of two guys... that would basically make your soul a ticket to get into one of two places... which would make it worthless after its been taken at the door. So I guess that would give it some value if you valued the place you used your ticket to enter.
Now another internally consistent argument would say that since Jehovah created you including your soul, he has no use for souls, since he can apparently make them. Giving your soul to him would be like giving the shoemaker a pair of shoes for christmas.
FWIW, you can never have enough shoes, shoemaker or not.
The Judge that let this go to trial should be out of a job. Why waste the time of a jury and tax-dollars on such ridiculous claims?
Why? So I can get a transcript of this trial, that's why:-) I can't wait to read her "Tourette infested" testimony while being questioned. This is comedy gold.
Look, can you explain it in the form of an analogy featuring drunken cheerleaders? Also, expand on the sucking.
OK, I'll try...
Two drunk cheerleaders are fixing their car...
Suzy: Gee, Tiffany, the vacuum leak in your fuel injectors really sucks!
Tiffany: Not enough or we wouldn't be stranded, Suz!
[giggles]
Suzy: Why don't you trade in this Activision car for one from EA, Tiff?
Tiffany: I would, but the EA version is just gonna be the same thing, only different.
Suzy:: You mean like a clone?
Tiffany: Worse, Suzy, like a sequel.
Suzy: Ew, that sucks.
Tiffany: Exactly.
Suzy:: So what are you gonna do?
Tiffany: I'm gonna keep using this one until something original comes out.
Suzy: That could take forever, Tiff!
Tiffany: I know, Suz, and that really sucks.
Suzy:: Not as much as your vacuum leak!
Tiffany: If only, Suzy. If only.
[giggles]
I'm not referring to/. as the "collective brain trust". There are countless sites & blogs that spout this "the sky is falling" shit./. is just an opinionated aggregator.
Parent shouldn't be considered a "troll". They bring up a valid point: Every week it's something new we're up in arms about.
I'm not saying that there aren't valid concerns regarding these (and many, many other) issues, but the story of "Chicken Little" comes to mind. Who's going to listen to the "collective brain trust" when it's always squawking about something. There's always going to be something. I worry about how desensitized people will be when something major comes along.
... but is this part of the price we pay for free websites?
AFA harvesting data from social networking sites, well, if you're willing to post every detail of your life you can't be surprised if someone, or some company, is willing to suck up that data. It doesn't make it right, but I find it hard to feel sorry for people who want their lives to be a "web based reality show" for their friends but don't want anyone to actually use that information (either for marketing or for passing judgement on their character when it comes to employment, etc).
I honestly don't understand why Geeks put up with this and fall for the marketing propaganda.
It's not really the 'geeks' Apple is after, they're after the mobile developers, and the developers are after profits. The App store is the easiest way for these mobile developers to sell their wares so they will put up with Apple's rules until there is a more viable consumer market for their products.
If all the world were Apple we'd not be able to hack a thing.
Fortunately there are plenty of other hardware platforms to 'hack'. Keep in mind that not everyone (consumers or manufacturers) wants their products "repurposed". There's just a tiny percentage of users who want to tinker with things.
oh, and maybe someone can let me know, can Apple remotely delete apps off iPhones? If not, they should get on that. Customers *love* that.
That's a great idea! You can use this link. But please remember remember Mr. Job's sarcasm detector isn't working (I think it will be fixed in iPhone OS 4.0) so please be careful how you word it or he just might take it seriously;-)
Slashdot Mirror
I'm wondering if this IBM system will be able to accurately predict troublesome, trolling, or even poor quality posts on Slashdot ... like this one.
If you don't upgrade you are a terrorist (or a pedophile)!!
What if he's just someone who terrorizes pedophiles?
charges of providing classified information to a newspaper reporter in hundreds of e-mail messages in 2006 and 2007
How is it that a guy dumb enough to use e-mail for this was a senior NSA official?
The 200 million number is probably the number of accounts, not real people. I'd venture a guess that there are simply some enthusiasts who just have more than one account ;-)
Sounds like iTunes....
iTunes says "you're about to download a song from one of the artists we profit from and for $10 we'll remember everything about you"
Totally offtopic, but why would a user with a four-digit id want the user id from a five-digit user?
The request for the Slashdot User ID is analogous to the request for a person's soul in the GameStation 'terms of service' agreement. I'd use a car analogy but cars don't have souls.
Maybe, just maybe, someone in there will realize just how crazy it is to kill each other over a word.
I'm not sure that will make any real difference. There will always be too many people who won't realize it, or will refuse to. Those are the ones that people have to worry about.
Debunk me. :-)
Well, if he created you and your soul ... and you have a choice to give your soul to one of two guys ... that would basically make your soul a ticket to get into one of two places ... which would make it worthless after its been taken at the door. So I guess that would give it some value if you valued the place you used your ticket to enter.
Now another internally consistent argument would say that since Jehovah created you including your soul, he has no use for souls, since he can apparently make them. Giving your soul to him would be like giving the shoemaker a pair of shoes for christmas.
FWIW, you can never have enough shoes, shoemaker or not.
The Judge that let this go to trial should be out of a job. Why waste the time of a jury and tax-dollars on such ridiculous claims?
Why? So I can get a transcript of this trial, that's why :-) I can't wait to read her "Tourette infested" testimony while being questioned. This is comedy gold.
"Please place the item in the bag"..."Please remove the item from the bag"
You're not the boss of me!
"Thank you. Have a nice day"
Stop tellin' me what to do!
What could go wrong?*
* please limit your response to 1,000 words max and no more than 3 exclamation points per declaration, prediction and/or warning of dire consequences.
Where do I even begin with that one?!?
Turn off your spell checker and turn on your "Yoda Translator Module"
My question is: Is this going to be the Shuttle's last mission because they are sending a robot into space who can use tools?
and Microsoft will dub their ill-begotten progeny the " MyPad "
If it's Zune compatible you'd be able to ask someone to "squirt on over to mypad" ... and then we could all throw up together.
Boo hoo, Adobe. Apple doesn't have to support Adobe products on their platform. Apple's market share is small enough that they're not a monopoly.
If this is Adobe's attempt to get on to the iPlatform they'll be shooting themselves in the foot.
You do understand that this is Opera Mini, and not the real Opera browser? There's a massive difference between the two.
There sure is. Regular Opera goes up to 11 but Opera Mini only goes up to 10.
Look, can you explain it in the form of an analogy featuring drunken cheerleaders? Also, expand on the sucking.
OK, I'll try ...
...
Two drunk cheerleaders are fixing their car
Suzy: Gee, Tiffany, the vacuum leak in your fuel injectors really sucks!
Tiffany: Not enough or we wouldn't be stranded, Suz!
[giggles]
Suzy: Why don't you trade in this Activision car for one from EA, Tiff?
Tiffany: I would, but the EA version is just gonna be the same thing, only different.
Suzy:: You mean like a clone?
Tiffany: Worse, Suzy, like a sequel.
Suzy: Ew, that sucks.
Tiffany: Exactly.
Suzy:: So what are you gonna do?
Tiffany: I'm gonna keep using this one until something original comes out.
Suzy: That could take forever, Tiff!
Tiffany: I know, Suz, and that really sucks.
Suzy:: Not as much as your vacuum leak!
Tiffany: If only, Suzy. If only.
[giggles]
iPhone Personal Methane Detector: We've got an app for that.
I'm not referring to /. as the "collective brain trust". There are countless sites & blogs that spout this "the sky is falling" shit. /. is just an opinionated aggregator.
Parent shouldn't be considered a "troll". They bring up a valid point: Every week it's something new we're up in arms about.
I'm not saying that there aren't valid concerns regarding these (and many, many other) issues, but the story of "Chicken Little" comes to mind. Who's going to listen to the "collective brain trust" when it's always squawking about something. There's always going to be something. I worry about how desensitized people will be when something major comes along.
... but is this part of the price we pay for free websites?
AFA harvesting data from social networking sites, well, if you're willing to post every detail of your life you can't be surprised if someone, or some company, is willing to suck up that data. It doesn't make it right, but I find it hard to feel sorry for people who want their lives to be a "web based reality show" for their friends but don't want anyone to actually use that information (either for marketing or for passing judgement on their character when it comes to employment, etc).
Face, is that you?
Don't play in that game, and . . .
. . . find a different ball and game that has rules that you like.
Exactly.
I honestly don't understand why Geeks put up with this and fall for the marketing propaganda.
It's not really the 'geeks' Apple is after, they're after the mobile developers, and the developers are after profits. The App store is the easiest way for these mobile developers to sell their wares so they will put up with Apple's rules until there is a more viable consumer market for their products.
If all the world were Apple we'd not be able to hack a thing.
Fortunately there are plenty of other hardware platforms to 'hack'. Keep in mind that not everyone (consumers or manufacturers) wants their products "repurposed". There's just a tiny percentage of users who want to tinker with things.
oh, and maybe someone can let me know, can Apple remotely delete apps off iPhones? If not, they should get on that. Customers *love* that.
That's a great idea! You can use this link. But please remember remember Mr. Job's sarcasm detector isn't working (I think it will be fixed in iPhone OS 4.0) so please be careful how you word it or he just might take it seriously ;-)