It would be nice to live in a world where whistleblowers and positive vigilantes were rewarded for their actions. But, in the vast majority of cases, these people end up in more trouble than the scumbags they're exposing and fighting. This guy will probably end up with more legal trouble for fighting spam than the spammers themselves will ever face for their network-clogging, frequently illegal, openly harassing activities.
Ever since those "robot wars" shows in the 90's, people seem to have taken to calling any glorified RC car a "robot." I remember when a robot had to be autonomous (or at least semi-autonomous) to be consider a "robot" as opposed to "remote-controlled mobile servo device." Hell, we had remote-controlled toys like this when I was a kid, and no one considered them robots.
The fast forward button on my DVR was one of the last bits of freedom I had, to skip some guy screaming at me about some car/cereal/appliance that I just *HAVE* to buy. I guess Google TV will forgo "Fast Forward" for a "Pay Us Money Not To Have To Watch These Annoying Commercials" button. Ain't technological progress grand?
Kids are notorious trend-followers. Sadly, this often leads to horrid things--like flip-flops coming back. My niece thinks it's okay to wear those fugly things to job interviews. If they were going to bring something sad from the 80's back, couldn't they have just went with Members Only jackets?
Most "recycling" in the U.S. (probably most of the western world) consists of loading electronics into shipping containers and sending them to some third world shithole where the locals strip them in toxic working/living conditions. Interesting investigative report not long ago from 60 Minutes on the subject (and it's a chance to see the rare bit of actual investigative journalism, before it goes completely extinct).
anyone who controls the one ring controls a great deal of power
Yeah, everyone kept saying that in the movies. But the weasel and Frodo sure didn't seem very powerful to me. Even the bad guy must not have been too powerful if he lost the damn thing in the first place. I kept waiting for one of the humans, fairies, or Oompa-Loompas to ask where all this supposed power WAS anyway. Seems like Mr. Powerful Ring Bearer spent most of the movies running from shit.
I hear they're doing the same thing with the next Harry Potter book. Then they'll probably go to three movies for the next book. That poor kid is going to be 40 by the time they get to the last movie in that series. Guess we'll see if his magic spells can fix thinning hair.
I'm not a troll here, I just felt that someone should say it. At the risk of losing my geek card, I found both the books and movies boring as hell. Randall in Clerks 2 pretty much sums up my feelings--just a lot of walking. The story never even made any sense to me either. Just seemed like everyone chasing after some lame ring whose only powers were to turn people invisible and turn everyone wearing it into an obsessive addict. I think the ring's only real power was the Paris Hilton effect--making everyone THINK it was so fucking important. Why they went to so much trouble to destroy the thing when they could have just let that CGI weasel hide it away as his crack fix is beyond me. For that matter, they could have just let the bad guy have the damn thing. It would probably have turned him into a pathetic weasel too. The whole thing seemed like a quest in search of an actual purpose--with a shitload of walking and boredom.
I'm not familiar with the Hobbit, but I suspect this one will be even lamer than the Lord of the Rings. Now they're bringing in the fucking b-team to walk too.
The internet will still be neutral. Everyone will have an equal right to pay the big ISP's to prioritize their content and downgrade their competitor's content. If you can't afford that, you need to concentrate more on making profits and less on complaining like some poor-ass pussy.
Wanted: Job where I never have to actually produce anything, except for empty promises and cheesy animation. Experience includes 20 years of sitting on my ass in programs that never delivered, playing foosball in the office breakroom, and hanging out at the watercooler. Skills include dazzling the press with hollow hyperbole, covering my ass, waiting out the current administration, milking the naive dreams of baby-boomers, and building mock-ups. Expect union, high pension, and ridiculous benefits package. If interested, don't call me, I'll call you.
Actually, it was powered by the fact that a bunch of college kids didn't want to get drafted and go fight in shithole Vietnam. The hippies were just as selfish and self-interested as any other generation. The difference is that kids today don't have to worry about that. Wars are for volunteers now.
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Nonsense, You are talking with insanity words! Translation is making fine. Translators are expelling good happy work in communicating good speaking.
It would be nice to live in a world where whistleblowers and positive vigilantes were rewarded for their actions. But, in the vast majority of cases, these people end up in more trouble than the scumbags they're exposing and fighting. This guy will probably end up with more legal trouble for fighting spam than the spammers themselves will ever face for their network-clogging, frequently illegal, openly harassing activities.
Ever since those "robot wars" shows in the 90's, people seem to have taken to calling any glorified RC car a "robot." I remember when a robot had to be autonomous (or at least semi-autonomous) to be consider a "robot" as opposed to "remote-controlled mobile servo device." Hell, we had remote-controlled toys like this when I was a kid, and no one considered them robots.
The fast forward button on my DVR was one of the last bits of freedom I had, to skip some guy screaming at me about some car/cereal/appliance that I just *HAVE* to buy. I guess Google TV will forgo "Fast Forward" for a "Pay Us Money Not To Have To Watch These Annoying Commercials" button. Ain't technological progress grand?
Sorry, but I was born a Cello man. And I will die a Cello man.
Because MS is an evil she-demon who is trying to suck our souls into eternal darkness, of course.
You will do what Father Steve says and you will like it!
Kids are notorious trend-followers. Sadly, this often leads to horrid things--like flip-flops coming back. My niece thinks it's okay to wear those fugly things to job interviews. If they were going to bring something sad from the 80's back, couldn't they have just went with Members Only jackets?
The b-job is obsolete, today we introduce you to the future: iJob.
Most "recycling" in the U.S. (probably most of the western world) consists of loading electronics into shipping containers and sending them to some third world shithole where the locals strip them in toxic working/living conditions. Interesting investigative report not long ago from 60 Minutes on the subject (and it's a chance to see the rare bit of actual investigative journalism, before it goes completely extinct).
Yeah, but if you gather enough boar-skins, you'll be able to contribute to the effort to open the Great Door of The Dark Lord Whogiveashitz.
Yeah, everyone kept saying that in the movies. But the weasel and Frodo sure didn't seem very powerful to me. Even the bad guy must not have been too powerful if he lost the damn thing in the first place. I kept waiting for one of the humans, fairies, or Oompa-Loompas to ask where all this supposed power WAS anyway. Seems like Mr. Powerful Ring Bearer spent most of the movies running from shit.
Typical Ring fans. You'd rather mod me down than admit that there are some geeks who don't fawn like giddy schoolgirls over your precious.
I feel asleep long before the end. Did it get less boring as shit?
I hear they're doing the same thing with the next Harry Potter book. Then they'll probably go to three movies for the next book. That poor kid is going to be 40 by the time they get to the last movie in that series. Guess we'll see if his magic spells can fix thinning hair.
And pass up on all that extra money the studios can charge you for the ticket? Are you MAD?!?!?
I'm not a troll here, I just felt that someone should say it. At the risk of losing my geek card, I found both the books and movies boring as hell. Randall in Clerks 2 pretty much sums up my feelings--just a lot of walking. The story never even made any sense to me either. Just seemed like everyone chasing after some lame ring whose only powers were to turn people invisible and turn everyone wearing it into an obsessive addict. I think the ring's only real power was the Paris Hilton effect--making everyone THINK it was so fucking important. Why they went to so much trouble to destroy the thing when they could have just let that CGI weasel hide it away as his crack fix is beyond me. For that matter, they could have just let the bad guy have the damn thing. It would probably have turned him into a pathetic weasel too. The whole thing seemed like a quest in search of an actual purpose--with a shitload of walking and boredom.
I'm not familiar with the Hobbit, but I suspect this one will be even lamer than the Lord of the Rings. Now they're bringing in the fucking b-team to walk too.
I hear Mike Tyson is totally down with the Maori, and thinks they're from Australia or something.
The internet will still be neutral. Everyone will have an equal right to pay the big ISP's to prioritize their content and downgrade their competitor's content. If you can't afford that, you need to concentrate more on making profits and less on complaining like some poor-ass pussy.
And they have mod points too I see.
Wanted: Job where I never have to actually produce anything, except for empty promises and cheesy animation. Experience includes 20 years of sitting on my ass in programs that never delivered, playing foosball in the office breakroom, and hanging out at the watercooler. Skills include dazzling the press with hollow hyperbole, covering my ass, waiting out the current administration, milking the naive dreams of baby-boomers, and building mock-ups. Expect union, high pension, and ridiculous benefits package. If interested, don't call me, I'll call you.
And what happens when you give the corporations too much power?
And I know a lot of iranian protestors who look suspiciously like CIA plants.
Actually, it was powered by the fact that a bunch of college kids didn't want to get drafted and go fight in shithole Vietnam. The hippies were just as selfish and self-interested as any other generation. The difference is that kids today don't have to worry about that. Wars are for volunteers now.
In that case, forget ever doing a video game about Iraq or Afghanistan. Those wars are never really going to end.
Guess it's back to Tom Clancy games and their "Russian separatist movement" non-controversial fictional bad guys.