I drifted away from Slashdot site long ago, but I had to come back to comment on this. For a certain period of my life, Slashdot was a major chunk of my day, every day. The stories and community here never failed to make me happy, angry, informed, distracted, thoughtful, content, and LOL many times a day, and some of the friendships I made here have held fast since I left.
All the best of luck to you, Taco. I look forward to whatever you do next, I predict it will be awesome.
Nostalgia counts for a lot. Kids who grew up watching the movies and cartoons and playing with the toys are now adults with game consoles and disposable incomes.
When Sarah Palin's personal email was compromised, she was enjoying the customary United States Secret Service protection extended to major candidates for 120 days before the election. As such, the Secret Service were all over the case as well as the FBI, and the fellow responsible was quickly identified and punished.
What's different about this case? Why is Verizon able to play this whole thing off as some minor internal thing that's no big deal really when Obama is such a high proile target?
I'm really not sure how you got any of that from what I wrote.
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you can enjoy someone's work without condoning their lifestyle... grow up.
I believe an important part of growing up is taking the bigger picture into account, and deciding who and what we support based on more than just our immediate personal result.
Just because he thinks different than you doesn't make his books any less enjoyable.
Personally, for me it does. I never got around to checking out Card's workt though it's often been recommended to me by those who know my tastes, but if one of his books were put in my hand now I'd see the name of a man who has seen fit to loudly classify many of my family and friends as second-class citizens.
The "blog" and "press room" each have an RSS feed. The little wavy icons can be seen on this page, though they are grey rather than the customary orange.
How would making your product open-source versus going the traditional patent route increase your sales? I understand that it helps to improve the product, but wouldn't this also allow other companies to sell the improved product as well?
A) He's not looking to increase sales. As has been noted here and elsewhere, Mitch doesn't do what he does to get rich. He works to support his activism pursuits, of which making people question their dependence on television is one.
2) He's using Creative Commons, which offers distinct licenses for free non-commercial use, hacking, and improvement vs. commercial use. I imagine he'll go that route in order to keep things free yet avoid commercial knockoffs.
Write the following on sticky notes and place them around the ship:
CHEER UP, EMO ASTRONAUTS!
You have the coolest freaking job in the whole damn stupid world.
Untold thousands of nerds would do anything to get where you are, but the closest they'll ever get are sewing together their own Star Trek uniforms.
Get over your damn selves, and get back to being awesome.
Very true. I'd mod you up, but Slashdot hasn't given me any mod points... why haven't Slashdot given me my mod points! I've earned some mod points, dammit!
Unfortunately for them, the Xbox 360 version was leaked onto torrent sites almost three weeks early. Bethesda is "looking into" how the game was distributed.
Well you see, Bethesda, as a downloader downloads parts of the file, they also upload the parts they have to other downloaders, and so on from peer to peer...
You: I was fooled.
Eliza: Why do you tell me you were fooled just now? You: I mistook Eugene for a real human being.
Eliza: Can you elaborate on that? You: In fact, and perhaps this is worse, he was so convincing that I assumed that the human being with whom I was simultaneously conversing was a computer.
Eliza: Why do you mention computers?
That's the key. How many webmail accounts do you think are compromised every day in the world? Now, how many are investigated by the secret service and result in a federal indictment?
How many of those webmail addresses are the property of people granted the customary US Secret Service protection enjoyed by candidates for high office?
Everyone has or can get a CD player nowadays, but I wonder what the market penetration of the players was like back then. Could have marketed these things at cost or even at a loss, knowing that they wouldn't actually sell all that many?
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I drifted away from Slashdot site long ago, but I had to come back to comment on this. For a certain period of my life, Slashdot was a major chunk of my day, every day. The stories and community here never failed to make me happy, angry, informed, distracted, thoughtful, content, and LOL many times a day, and some of the friendships I made here have held fast since I left. All the best of luck to you, Taco. I look forward to whatever you do next, I predict it will be awesome.
Throw in the sound of the TARDIS from Doctor Who and I'll finally have a reason to get a driver's license.
Not to mention his busy schedule of firefighting, babysitting, flying planes, and still making it to the show in time to rock out with his band.
Nostalgia counts for a lot. Kids who grew up watching the movies and cartoons and playing with the toys are now adults with game consoles and disposable incomes.
When Sarah Palin's personal email was compromised, she was enjoying the customary United States Secret Service protection extended to major candidates for 120 days before the election. As such, the Secret Service were all over the case as well as the FBI, and the fellow responsible was quickly identified and punished.
What's different about this case? Why is Verizon able to play this whole thing off as some minor internal thing that's no big deal really when Obama is such a high proile target?
That reminds me, does anyone have a copy of Ubuntu on UNISERVO tape for my UNIVAC?
You know it!
I'm really not sure how you got any of that from what I wrote.
you can enjoy someone's work without condoning their lifestyle... grow up.
I believe an important part of growing up is taking the bigger picture into account, and deciding who and what we support based on more than just our immediate personal result.
Just because he thinks different than you doesn't make his books any less enjoyable.
Personally, for me it does. I never got around to checking out Card's workt though it's often been recommended to me by those who know my tastes, but if one of his books were put in my hand now I'd see the name of a man who has seen fit to loudly classify many of my family and friends as second-class citizens.
My money and time is best spent elsewhere.
The "blog" and "press room" each have an RSS feed. The little wavy icons can be seen on this page, though they are grey rather than the customary orange.
You forgot one of the most obvious:
4) Be a boobie-having female. Cut in front of a single guy, possibly after making eye contact and smiling slightly.
How would making your product open-source versus going the traditional patent route increase your sales? I understand that it helps to improve the product, but wouldn't this also allow other companies to sell the improved product as well?
A) He's not looking to increase sales. As has been noted here and elsewhere, Mitch doesn't do what he does to get rich. He works to support his activism pursuits, of which making people question their dependence on television is one.
2) He's using Creative Commons, which offers distinct licenses for free non-commercial use, hacking, and improvement vs. commercial use. I imagine he'll go that route in order to keep things free yet avoid commercial knockoffs.
Write the following on sticky notes and place them around the ship:
CHEER UP, EMO ASTRONAUTS!
You have the coolest freaking job in the whole damn stupid world.
Untold thousands of nerds would do anything to get where you are, but the closest they'll ever get are sewing together their own Star Trek uniforms.
Get over your damn selves, and get back to being awesome.
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Is that the mice, or the dolphins?
Obvious caption to this photo: "Is Fake Spock gonna have to choke a bitch?"
We don't believe in imaginary property.
Very true. I'd mod you up, but Slashdot hasn't given me any mod points... why haven't Slashdot given me my mod points! I've earned some mod points, dammit!
Unfortunately for them, the Xbox 360 version was leaked onto torrent sites almost three weeks early. Bethesda is "looking into" how the game was distributed.
Well you see, Bethesda, as a downloader downloads parts of the file, they also upload the parts they have to other downloaders, and so on from peer to peer...
You: I was fooled.
Eliza: Why do you tell me you were fooled just now?
You: I mistook Eugene for a real human being.
Eliza: Can you elaborate on that?
You: In fact, and perhaps this is worse, he was so convincing that I assumed that the human being with whom I was simultaneously conversing was a computer.
Eliza: Why do you mention computers?
I vote we just give it to Cowboyneal.
That's the key. How many webmail accounts do you think are compromised every day in the world? Now, how many are investigated by the secret service and result in a federal indictment?
How many of those webmail addresses are the property of people granted the customary US Secret Service protection enjoyed by candidates for high office?
Can I use a series of these tubes to power my big truck?
If the prize money doesn't divide up exactly, how do they work out who keeps the spare krona?
Why Golf Channel? Bedtime stories not putting your kids to sleep quickly enough?
The data returned by the craft seems to consist mostly of photos of a skinny guy with a moustache singing about champions and radios.
Everyone has or can get a CD player nowadays, but I wonder what the market penetration of the players was like back then. Could have marketed these things at cost or even at a loss, knowing that they wouldn't actually sell all that many?