Peter Schröder, a computer simulation expert at the California Institute of Technology, believes graphics processors have great potential for scientific research. "There is a real market driving this hardware that we can use for scientific computation," he told New Scientist.
Actually, Peter and his buds just got sick of getting scragged in DeathMatch because the video cards in their lab computers are teh SUXX0R. Now, they have a blank check to get whatever video cards they want.
Here's another quote from the same article, just to clear things up for you:
The Aug. 14 letter from Walden O'Dell, chief executive of Diebold Inc. - who has become active in the re-election effort of President Bush - prompted Democrats this week to question the propriety of allowing O'Dell's company to calculate votes in the 2004 presidential election.
This is what this thread is about. Your attempt to derail the argument by hair-splitting is amusing, but unproductive.
That post was made to point up the fact that Slashdot reported on the Monad thing only 36 hours before, and was now forced to report otherwise...a situation a few other posters besides myself had found humorous. As I pointed out in my subsequent post, the question was adequately answered in the article referenced by the summary.
OK...here's a quote from the BetaNews article referenced in the summary:
Monad was slated to replace the command line in Windows with an object-oriented technology that rivals shells found on Unix systems. Beta versions of the software have been available to testers since early Longhorn alpha releases, but now Microsoft is looking further down the road with Monad.
You know, if you would just RTFA, things would be a lot clearer...
Hmmm. So the rumor that mac zealots cannot laugh at a joke at their expense is true.
First and foremost, I'm not a Mac zealot...in fact, I don't even own an IPod...nice try, though.
This guy is using hyperbole to make a point
He's a lawyer. Don't you think he could have used facts to make his point?
His article made me, and many others LOL.
If he was writing to amuse, than I concede that he succeded handily (I laughed as well). If, however, he was writing to prove a point, all the rmpant vitriol he spewed only weakened his case.
Funny to think, that if the FA was bashing MS in the same terms, people complaining about it would get - mods, but quite rightly told to get a life.
Funny to think that you would hold out a hypothetical situation to attempt to support your point.
The FA makes good points. Your whining about the hyperbole has apparently made you unable, or unwilling, to address them.
I'm not disputing the points he mde...I never did. Unfortunately, it's the hyperbole itself, rather than my 'whining', that has rendered me unwilling to address them.
If you disagree with the parent, be a man and argue the point with him. Don't mod him as 'flamebait' merely because what he says makes you feel uncomfortable.
Here's a quote from TFA (the very first sentence, as matter of fact...):
I wonder if the Atlantic ocean has as vast a collection of spineless jellyfish as seemingly comprises significant portions of the Macintosh user base and its ass-kissing punditry.
Nice going, Sarcastro. Nothing opens up the floor for rational discussion like howling ad hominem attacks. I thought that the rest of the article would prove to be more substantive, but no, it's pretty much all like that.
Perfect article for Slashdotters, though. Let the flame war begin.
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From TFA:
Actually, Peter and his buds just got sick of getting scragged in DeathMatch because the video cards in their lab computers are teh SUXX0R.
Now, they have a blank check to get whatever video cards they want.
^_^
From TFA:
I guess they can.
^_^
with this one being themed around a text adventure.
>kill grue
-You can't kill the lurking grue!
>talk grue
-Talking to yourself is said to be a sign of impending mental collapse.
>go cave
You venure into the cave. It is very dark. The grue eats you. You are dead.
Play again? (Y/N)
^_^
Thank you....I have a new wallpaper now.
Awesome song...I have the T-shirt.
That must be your breath blowing back in your face.
^_^
A masterful troll...
I haven't laughed that hard since I was a little girl...thank you.
^_^
Here's another quote from the same article, just to clear things up for you:
This is what this thread is about. Your attempt to derail the argument by hair-splitting is amusing, but unproductive.
Argue the subject, or start your own thread.
Now you're just splitting hairs? If M$ didn't initially intend to include Monad in the release, why exactly was it in the alpha?
That post was made to point up the fact that Slashdot reported on the Monad thing only 36 hours before, and was now forced to report otherwise...a situation a few other posters besides myself had found humorous. As I pointed out in my subsequent post, the question was adequately answered in the article referenced by the summary.
Sorry that was lost on you.
I know...that's been happening to me all day...go for 'funny', get modded 'insightful'...go for 'insightful', get modded 'funny'...
Mabye it's because my wit is so sharp that I'm blurring the line between 'insightful' and 'funny'...
Or mabye the moderators really are on crack...
^_^
OK...here's a quote from the BetaNews article referenced in the summary:
You know, if you would just RTFA, things would be a lot clearer...
Where was it ever stated that monad would be IN longhorn?
Microsoft just doesn't have the Monads...
^_^
Please reference this post for your answer, as I can't be bothered to type it all over again.
If you want people to take you seriously, find a better source!
OK...I expected that response, which is why I included three separate sources.
If you still want more, just google 'Bush Diebold campaign contributor', and pick a few dozen for yourself.
Hmmm. So the rumor that mac zealots cannot laugh at a joke at their expense is true.
First and foremost, I'm not a Mac zealot...in fact, I don't even own an IPod...nice try, though.
This guy is using hyperbole to make a point
He's a lawyer. Don't you think he could have used facts to make his point?
His article made me, and many others LOL.
If he was writing to amuse, than I concede that he succeded handily (I laughed as well). If, however, he was writing to prove a point, all the rmpant vitriol he spewed only weakened his case.
Funny to think, that if the FA was bashing MS in the same terms, people complaining about it would get - mods, but quite rightly told to get a life.
Funny to think that you would hold out a hypothetical situation to attempt to support your point.
The FA makes good points. Your whining about the hyperbole has apparently made you unable, or unwilling, to address them.
I'm not disputing the points he mde...I never did. Unfortunately, it's the hyperbole itself, rather than my 'whining', that has rendered me unwilling to address them.
Hope that clears things up for you.
Sure it's funny...it's a scream...but I have to say I expected a little more substance and a little less vitriol.
If I want to read a funny rant, I'll go visit my good friend Maddox.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner.
(It was also what one of the Russian sailors would say in the bar.)
Wasn't it Diebolds CEO that said he would do anything to make sure George W. Bush would win Ohio.
Yes, and here's the link.
Here's three links that support the parent:
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0828-08.h
http://www.veteransforpeace.org/Diebolds_politica
http://www.boalt.org/biplog/archive/000546.html
If you disagree with the parent, be a man and argue the point with him. Don't mod him as 'flamebait' merely because what he says makes you feel uncomfortable.
The link to H.R. 550 is broken in the summary, but it can be seen here.
<RussianAccent>
I spill my drink!!!
</RussianAccent>
One hundred points to the person who can identify the source of that quote.
I know...I can totally relate...I try to run apps on my old Win 3.11 box, and it's all like "this is not a valid executable" and junk...
^_^
Here's a quote from TFA (the very first sentence, as matter of fact...):
Nice going, Sarcastro. Nothing opens up the floor for rational discussion like howling ad hominem attacks.
I thought that the rest of the article would prove to be more substantive, but no, it's pretty much all like that.
Perfect article for Slashdotters, though. Let the flame war begin.