The man below says, "You must be in management." "I am", replies the balloonist, "but how did you know?" "Well", says the man, "you don't know where you are, or where you're going, but you expect me to be able to help. You're in the same position you were before we met, but now it's my fault."
You forgot one of the best parts: "You are in an elevated position. You did not work to ascend to that position; you are merely that high due to being full of a large quantity of hot air."
The glitzy application isn't what keeps us coming back. It's the solid foundation underneath that's important.
Uhhhhhh... are you absolutely sure that that's Windows you're talking about? Somehow, even with my vivid imagination, I fail to see how "solid foundation" could have any relation to Windows (or any Micro$ux product, for that matter)...
Naaaaahhh... There's a very simple way this idea can be made to work: both groups would be given non-standard, big black phones (like the old-fashioned phones), perhaps with a wire connecting them to a base. One group would actually have cellular technology inside the handset (with the wire being just for appearences, of course), while the other would have regular old fashioned phone technology inside the handset, whereby the wire would actually be used. Alternatively, the wire could be omitted from both groups, with the second group using old-fashioned 900MHz cordless technology instead.
Like this, both groups can have real phone conversations with other people without actually knowing whether or not they were using a cell phone or a landline (although the line quality - or lack thereof - may give away the secret). Of course, I hope whoever organizes this experiment has good liability insurance to pay off group #1...;-)
Errrrrrr... believe it or ont, my original post was actually supposed to be funny. It was a joke ridiculing Microsoft (as the custom seems to be here on/.) by pointing out that no matter how bad Firefox may do in the future, it can never be as evil as IE, which seems like it has been forged by the Devil himself.
Whoops... sorry, Devil. I just insulted you by insinuating that Microsoft's shit had something in common with your work. I apologize; please don't come haunt me for that...;)
Microsoft has been getting away with bloody murder for years, shipping buggy products. So who's to make a fuss if Firefox has a couple of measly problems for a while? They'll definitely get fixed before IE, that's for sure...
that's the business plan I've been looking for! step 1 patent things others invented step 2 sue the people who invented it for not paying me step 3 business is booming!
Dude, this is/. You gotta know how to post these things:
1) Patent other peoples' inventions
2) Sue the inventor for not paying you.
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
Napoleon Dynamite is worth its weight in gold, for example.
Dunno where you come from, fella, but in my part of the universe, DVDs don't even weigh a quarter of an ounce. So it can't be worth that much if it's worth "its weight in gold"...
"One question, if you were the soldier that died in Iraq and your heart-broken parents ask you if she can have access to your email box to remember you by, would you say 'no' to protect your piracy? Technology is one thing, but when it comes to family, I am afraid it is only technology."
Eh? Protect your what??!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm... methinks that unless your parents are RIAA/MPAA sympathizers, there ain't much to protect. And if they ARE sympathizers... then maybe it was worth dying in the first place.;-)
Don't forget our "buddies" at the RIAA/MPAA: if someone with a wireless-enabled notebook uses Kazaa to download music/movies through your broadband connection, you are the one who's gonna get whacked with the lawsuit.
Imagine how ironic it would be if someone used your connection to illegally download the song "Bad Boys". The lyrics are too apropriate: "Bad boys, bad boys. Watcha gonna do when they come for you?";-) 'Cause you sure are gonna have one heck of a time proving you didn't do it, especially if you HAVE a large collection of music on your computer (doubly so if not all of it is legal).
A thief breaking his collar bone because the front wheel came off is going to be more obvious than one rolling along a bike with no seat.
True, but you're forgetting something: this is the U.S. we're talking about - the land where people can sue you because they spilled coffee on their laps or because they were injured while breaking into your house.
A thief breaking his collarbone may be more obvious, but he may very well be more expensive in the long run, too.
BTW, what's up with them being alphabetical in/on the page as well?... didn't they tell us when we donated that the names would be totally random?!!
The way I see it, they probably meant "random" as in "we're not committing ourselves to any particular system of ordering. We may decide to do it alphabetically, or perhaps by donation amounts, or perhaps by your sign on the Zodiac, or how many popups your copy of FireFox blocks per day, or whether or not you use Thunderbird as a companion to FireFox, or perhaps using the formula x=12y-ab^3+23r..." Whatever. You get the point: they didn't necassarily mean it would be pure random, they could have just meant that there would be no specific reason and/or they would not be held responsible for the way they order the names.
Actually, there IS a way... Try the program called "Buzof", from Basta Computing (http://www.basta.com/ProdBuzof.htm). It's an extremely useful utility - it gives you a crosshairs icon which you drag onto the "OK"/"Cancel"/"Whatever the hell" button in any annoying dialog, and the next tme that particular dialog pops up, POOF! Buzof will press that button for you instantly.
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I agree. Just goes to show how much that seven-year, overfunded, unnecessary government study really accomplished - "DNS is good", my ass.
Really? Cool! I didn't know that 127.0.0.1 automatically brings up your "My Pictures" folder! ;-)
You must be new here...
You forgot one of the best parts: "You are in an elevated position. You did not work to ascend to that position; you are merely that high due to being full of a large quantity of hot air."
Uhhhhhh... are you absolutely sure that that's Windows you're talking about? Somehow, even with my vivid imagination, I fail to see how "solid foundation" could have any relation to Windows (or any Micro$ux product, for that matter)...
The prior nme for the OS
Who would've thought a Slashdot article could have such an obvious spelling -- oh wait, nevermind... ;-)
Or how about that guy in the drugstore who misunderstood what "baby powder" was - he thought you just add water to it, and presto! Instant baby! ;-)
Oh boy! And I thought the food at MY cafeteria was bad!
Still, how do you fit the whole thing in the toilet bowl once you finish throwing up? ;-)
Like this, both groups can have real phone conversations with other people without actually knowing whether or not they were using a cell phone or a landline (although the line quality - or lack thereof - may give away the secret). Of course, I hope whoever organizes this experiment has good liability insurance to pay off group #1... ;-)
Whoops... sorry, Devil. I just insulted you by insinuating that Microsoft's shit had something in common with your work. I apologize; please don't come haunt me for that... ;)
Microsoft has been getting away with bloody murder for years, shipping buggy products. So who's to make a fuss if Firefox has a couple of measly problems for a while? They'll definitely get fixed before IE, that's for sure...
Dude, this is /. You gotta know how to post these things:
1) Patent other peoples' inventions
2) Sue the inventor for not paying you.
3) ???
4) Profit!!!
This one made me chuckle.
Dunno where you come from, fella, but in my part of the universe, DVDs don't even weigh a quarter of an ounce. So it can't be worth that much if it's worth "its weight in gold"...
"Your proposal is acceptable."
"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" *MUNCH MUNCH MUNCH* (Quote from "Men in Black")
Uhhh... you eat flies at a picnic? Eeeeeeeeek!!!! *Runs and hides*
Eh? Protect your what??!!
Hmmmmmmmmmmmm... methinks that unless your parents are RIAA/MPAA sympathizers, there ain't much to protect. And if they ARE sympathizers... then maybe it was worth dying in the first place. ;-)
Don't forget our "buddies" at the RIAA/MPAA: if someone with a wireless-enabled notebook uses Kazaa to download music/movies through your broadband connection, you are the one who's gonna get whacked with the lawsuit.
;-) 'Cause you sure are gonna have one heck of a time proving you didn't do it, especially if you HAVE a large collection of music on your computer (doubly so if not all of it is legal).
Imagine how ironic it would be if someone used your connection to illegally download the song "Bad Boys". The lyrics are too apropriate: "Bad boys, bad boys. Watcha gonna do when they come for you?"
A thief breaking his collar bone because the front wheel came off is going to be more obvious than one rolling along a bike with no seat. True, but you're forgetting something: this is the U.S. we're talking about - the land where people can sue you because they spilled coffee on their laps or because they were injured while breaking into your house. A thief breaking his collarbone may be more obvious, but he may very well be more expensive in the long run, too.
BTW, what's up with them being alphabetical in/on the page as well? ... didn't they tell us when we donated that the names would be totally random?!!
The way I see it, they probably meant "random" as in "we're not committing ourselves to any particular system of ordering. We may decide to do it alphabetically, or perhaps by donation amounts, or perhaps by your sign on the Zodiac, or how many popups your copy of FireFox blocks per day, or whether or not you use Thunderbird as a companion to FireFox, or perhaps using the formula x=12y-ab^3+23r..." Whatever. You get the point: they didn't necassarily mean it would be pure random, they could have just meant that there would be no specific reason and/or they would not be held responsible for the way they order the names.
Actually, there IS a way... Try the program called "Buzof", from Basta Computing (http://www.basta.com/ProdBuzof.htm). It's an extremely useful utility - it gives you a crosshairs icon which you drag onto the "OK"/"Cancel"/"Whatever the hell" button in any annoying dialog, and the next tme that particular dialog pops up, POOF! Buzof will press that button for you instantly.