To respond in a language you clearly understand, that of the ad hominem attack: fuck you.
These guys [who I never heard of before this, so this isn't the aggrievement of a fan] have made quite a good record, it turns out. I could give two shits why they're giving it away for free. But they've proven that they have talent and something to say. And however few fans they had before, they'll add some now.
Imagine that. They're doing creative work and maybe making a little money at it and have people cheering them on. And you're just a bitter little nobody making snide posts on Slashdot.
Happy Monday, loser.
The next Justice of the Supreme Court believes that the President has the authority, without any due process, to imprison and torture anyone he declares an "enemy combatant".
I rather suspect that *every* industrialized country - the United State included - spends more on proprietary software than it does on hunger. So the fuck what? Do you honestly believe that if Microsoft gave away Windows and Office that those governments would take the money they saved and use it to open soup kitchens?
Ask anyone who practices law for a living and they'll tell you how it works in the real world:
If your lawyer costs more than the other guy's lawyer, it's legal. If not, no.
... those college girls are Going Wild all the time. They need to work out their frustration at this kind of institutional resistance to their superiority in differential calculus and quantum physics. So they fly down to Cozumel at Spring Break, drink all the free beer that that the Anheuser Busch reps are willing to give them, and then oil-wrestle each other. It's really just transferring their natural competitive instinct to a more socially accepted field of endeavor.
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To respond in a language you clearly understand, that of the ad hominem attack: fuck you. These guys [who I never heard of before this, so this isn't the aggrievement of a fan] have made quite a good record, it turns out. I could give two shits why they're giving it away for free. But they've proven that they have talent and something to say. And however few fans they had before, they'll add some now. Imagine that. They're doing creative work and maybe making a little money at it and have people cheering them on. And you're just a bitter little nobody making snide posts on Slashdot. Happy Monday, loser.
This idea was bruited back in the 70s. John McPhee wrote an essay about it called "The Atlantic Generating Station", collected in "Giving Good Weight". http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0374 516006/qid=1126394017/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-5990 473-3220701?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
Uh... M$ sux! Yeah, that's it! Do I get good karma now?
The next Justice of the Supreme Court believes that the President has the authority, without any due process, to imprison and torture anyone he declares an "enemy combatant".
John Roberts and Enemy Combatants
Don't let the red, white, and blue flags fool you. You are living in a totalitarian state. Get used to it.
Don't be a dumbass. "Star Wars" happened "a long time ago..." - remember? It's an *historical drama*.
I rather suspect that *every* industrialized country - the United State included - spends more on proprietary software than it does on hunger. So the fuck what? Do you honestly believe that if Microsoft gave away Windows and Office that those governments would take the money they saved and use it to open soup kitchens?
Ask anyone who practices law for a living and they'll tell you how it works in the real world: If your lawyer costs more than the other guy's lawyer, it's legal. If not, no.
... those college girls are Going Wild all the time. They need to work out their frustration at this kind of institutional resistance to their superiority in differential calculus and quantum physics. So they fly down to Cozumel at Spring Break, drink all the free beer that that the Anheuser Busch reps are willing to give them, and then oil-wrestle each other. It's really just transferring their natural competitive instinct to a more socially accepted field of endeavor.
World of Warcraft has stolen my wife!