i love windows so much because it is such a POS that i kicked it to the curb and switched to Linux, so if it was not for windows i would have never learned of Linux:^)
then maybe the other search engines should favour Apache & Linux [eg] Alta Vista, Excite, google, Yahoo etc...etc...
if Microsoft wants to burn bridges & make themselfs an island then let them, Microsoft is small when compared to the rest of the world & the WWW...
i quit buying music as soon as the RIAA started sueing music downloaders, i have not spent so much as a penny on any music since then, vote with your wallet...
if it hits earth it wont have to kill us all on impact, it just has to throw enough crap in to the atmosphere to cause a nuclear winter scenero which will finish civilisation off for good...
RE: [An impact would cause an energy release equivalent to about 1 Gigaton of TNT]
RE:[a super-secret, multimillion-dollar weapons program that may be ready to launch bloodless cyberwar against enemy networks -- from electric grids to telephone nets.]
well it is not a secret anymore. i read about it on slashdot & wired.com
i read one Windows troll that spelled it "Lummox Tarballs", i think it got more laughs than anything else, they guy got angry when nobody started fussing about his attempt at trolling.../stupid comment
when i can get LED lightbulbs @ a reasonable price that i can simply install in my existing lamps that currently have incandescent bulbs, i am sure they dont create heat and use much less electricity...
i agree completely, advertising should not annoy people, and when i buy something it is from a need of something, not because of some stupid flashing/spinning graphic...
be it a gamma ray burst, meteor/comet collision or a volcano eruption big enough to destroy the environment, if any of the above happens it is much to big for humans to control and it would doom humanity to extinction...
it was not my intent to be a troll, i used to work on oil drilling rigs in west Texas in the 1980's and seen a few blowouts firsthand, so i know mother nature is not something to take lightly...
i tend to believe that if anything bad happens it could be a global catastrophe, at the very least they pollute the ocean where they are drilling this hole, do these so-called scientists think they can experiment on the earth at such a grand scale without any bad repercussions?
think of the fish, the earth's food supply is overtaxed enough as it is...
people like my stupid brother will just run as root 100% of the time...
i explained to him that if he can install software that makes system wide changes then malware and viruses can too, he is either too lazy or does not want to be bothered with the inconvienence of typeing in a password to install software and just wants a point & click instant gratification desktop environment...
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i love windows so much because it is such a POS that i kicked it to the curb and switched to Linux, so if it was not for windows i would have never learned of Linux :^)
that is just slicker than "snot on a door knob"
then maybe the other search engines should favour Apache & Linux [eg] Alta Vista, Excite, google, Yahoo etc...etc... if Microsoft wants to burn bridges & make themselfs an island then let them, Microsoft is small when compared to the rest of the world & the WWW...
i quit buying music as soon as the RIAA started sueing music downloaders, i have not spent so much as a penny on any music since then, vote with your wallet...
legalize marijuana and outlaw email...
what if i label my multimedia directory "not_shared" and then just make a symlink for it named "Shared"
if it hits earth it wont have to kill us all on impact, it just has to throw enough crap in to the atmosphere to cause a nuclear winter scenero which will finish civilisation off for good...
RE: [An impact would cause an energy release equivalent to about 1 Gigaton of TNT]
thats pretty big
RE:[a super-secret, multimillion-dollar weapons program that may be ready to launch bloodless cyberwar against enemy networks -- from electric grids to telephone nets.]
well it is not a secret anymore. i read about it on slashdot & wired.com
i want peace even if it means war
RE:thumb-driven interfaces also known as hitchhiking
i read one Windows troll that spelled it "Lummox Tarballs", i think it got more laughs than anything else, they guy got angry when nobody started fussing about his attempt at trolling... /stupid comment
when i can get LED lightbulbs @ a reasonable price that i can simply install in my existing lamps that currently have incandescent bulbs, i am sure they dont create heat and use much less electricity...
i agree completely, advertising should not annoy people, and when i buy something it is from a need of something, not because of some stupid flashing/spinning graphic...
Linux wont kill Windows, microsoft will commit corporate suiscide, (from shooting itself in the foot too many times)
is Big Pond the AOL of down under???
be it a gamma ray burst, meteor/comet collision or a volcano eruption big enough to destroy the environment, if any of the above happens it is much to big for humans to control and it would doom humanity to extinction...
atleast with the FOSS method you can roll your own and not have to depend on the whim of corporations & governments...
it was not my intent to be a troll, i used to work on oil drilling rigs in west Texas in the 1980's and seen a few blowouts firsthand, so i know mother nature is not something to take lightly...
i tend to believe that if anything bad happens it could be a global catastrophe, at the very least they pollute the ocean where they are drilling this hole, do these so-called scientists think they can experiment on the earth at such a grand scale without any bad repercussions? think of the fish, the earth's food supply is overtaxed enough as it is...
some people have severe allergys to peanutbutter, severe enough that it can kill them...
people like my stupid brother will just run as root 100% of the time...
i explained to him that if he can install software that makes system wide changes then malware and viruses can too, he is either too lazy or does not want to be bothered with the inconvienence of typeing in a password to install software and just wants a point & click instant gratification desktop environment...
on the other hand what if the EU just outright outlawed Microsoft's products in the EU??? big "what if"...
you can always wear one of these when doing your grocery shopping:
http://www.wholesale-from-me-2u.com/groucho.jpg
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)???
your right, they should move to Amsterdam Holland...