Everyone keeps talking like neanderthals are an extinct sub-human species. Please stop that right now, they are still here. They have just assimilated into our society. Go onto any construction site, and you can see them plain as day. Many have even gotten jobs in civil service. The US Congress is full of them.
They've stated that they were aiming for cheaper and cheaper hardware, with the cost of computers focusing more on software and support.
M$ has refined the art of blowing butterflies, rainbows & unicorns up everybody's ass, and have years of experience doing just that. Today in order to run their crapware you need a high dollar, high end, turbocharged PC. So much for the validity of anything they say.
I have been quite happy running tux on every machine I own, year after year, and it runs just fine & dandy even on hardware designed specifically for that butterflyrainbowunicorn OS. So.. who need it?
Let's take this one step further Everyone you know and everyone you will ever meet, are neurotic, to one degree or another
Once you understand this, then daily life interacting with others in the sand box becomes much easier Geeks are no different. We're just smarter than most others, or at least we like to think so.. d:/
It doesn't rely on easy to figure out (Mother's maiden name, hospital you were born at, etc.) information and is easy enough that most lusers can figure it out quickly.
The trick to using the "Mother's maiden name, hospital you were born at, etc" approach is to feed bullshit answers to these Q's. Then record your answers to an encrypted text file you can access whenever you wish to perform your online banking tasks.
Main rule #1, never follow email links to your bank. Either type by hand or click your own bookmark links to get there. Duh!
I would bet if you could see the win7 code, there would be some very interesting comments left there.
/*This in an ugly hack (which I'm not proud of at all) just to make the thumb drive mount, but what the hell, they only gave me 4 hours to rewrite some shit code from Vista, I'll rewrite it again for SP2; Job security*/
/*Goddamn Balmer, what a fucking douchbag! Fuck it, this is my last day here at this shit job. Fuck all of you. This last line of code is a tribute to my best friend, buddy the dog. Good boy Buddy, Good boy! Now for another back door to let the bots in*/
[US Patent & Trademark Office, Patent Full Text and Image Database] Filed: May 8, 2006 A hybrid vehicle comprises an internal combustion engine, a traction motor, a starter motor, and a battery bank, all controlled by a microprocessor in accordance with the vehicle's instantaneous torque demands so that the engine is run only under conditions of high efficiency, typically only when the load is at least equal to 30% of the engine's maximum torque output. In some embodiments, a turbocharger may be provided, activated only when the load exceeds the engine's maximum torque output for an extended period; a two-speed transmission may further be provided, to further broaden the vehicle's load range. A hybrid brake system provides regenerative braking, with mechanical braking available in the event the battery bank is fully charged, in emergencies, or at rest; a control mechanism is provided to control the brake system to provide linear brake feel under varying circumstances.
The Prius has been around for many years. From wikipedia:
The Toyota Prius (pronounced/pris/) is a full hybrid electric mid-size car developed and manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation. It first went on sale in Japan in 1997, making it the first mass-produced hybrid vehicle
Looks to me like this patent troll has stolen Toyota's IP and somehow patented it out from under Toyota. Toyota will prevail in court considering their deeper pockets to protect their IP. This patent troll should be sacked and publicly humiliated for the thieving scum they are.
Very off topic Al Gore brought the facts to light regarding industrialization and climate change. Who prepared the power point presentation for him is irrelevant and something only an asshat would make issue with.
OrangeMonkey might be on to something here We should all post something fun for Jack Thompson. For example: "Jack, may the fleas of 1000 camels infest your bunched undies"
We all feel better, he doesn't know, everyone's happy... except jack. He can't possibly sue all of us... well, maybe he can try... goodluckwiththat
"making copies for personal use and then playing them while your friends come over is illegal"
Not everyone listens to the radio One means of promotion of a great tune is when it's heard at a friend's home on their stereo If the CD is good, your friends will rush out and buy it. Sales soar, and the album goes platinum
In order to protect and preserve the newly purchased CD, the wise consumer rips the thing to digital and then listens to music on their digital player of choice. You then store the CD to protect it from damage and loss. This is how it's done in the real world
For the MAFIAA to declare this illegal is retarded. They are actually criminalizing the act of listening to the music, they (the artists and production companies) want to promote. These people running the RIAA are stupid! Only from the mind of a fucking lawyer Like this business model is going to work
I'm sorry, but I can't see throwing any party themed around some shit product. Throwing a party to get together with friends is fine but to host a party to market M$ windoz? Get a life!
Damn, I love being an American represented by highly revered public figures such as these!
Santorum once again:
1: A foul-smelling, frothy mixture of fecal matter and semen that dribbles from a male partner's raw, tumescent anus after sodomy and dribbles down his testicles like so much chocolate syrup and mayonnaise.
2: Biting, pejorative term used to describe a plutocratic, homophobic theocrat; a component of the radical right who embraces tax cuts for the rich, social spending cuts for the poor, anti-gay legislation in every conceivable form and adherence to the strictest tenets of the Christian right.
3. Last name of U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania who former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerry likened to the innermost part of the posterior and who President shit-for-brains referred to as "inclusive."
Upon entering the darkened room, I noticed Reverend Falwell's eyes rolling wildly in his head, his gentle whimpers undulating in response to the savage pounding his prostate was undergoing. Then, all at once, he let out a long, melodic sigh and began to gently cry. It was all he could do after taking it in the ass by Rick Santorum.
People have been driving drunk for decades too. Only after the death toll of innocents and children has the problem been resolved with loss of the driving privilege and jail time penalties imposed on those that do.
Driving is not a right, it is a privilege. Those that talk on cell phones while driving are distracted and are not paying attention to what they are doing. If you think you can do this with any degree of safely, you are deluded. To text while driving is the same as leaving the drivers seat, hopping in the back seat and typing email on your laptop. You are just not there to perform the task at hand, which is controlling a 2000+ pound object barreling down the road. If assholes like you feel you have a right to text while driving, then people like me should have a right to shoot your dumb ass as we choose just to thin the excessive population of morons.
Just because you have been doing this for years and not been killed yet, only means you have been lucky. Your time will come, this is a given. Much like Russian roulette.
Please do as your name "Lemming" implies and throw yourself off a cliff. Problem solved I realize this post sounds harsh, but sometimes tough love is warranted.
It was meant to be humor. Beats the hell out of me how it was seen as Insightful. I do have a very dry sense of humor that was apparently missed there. Wooosh
Agreed I think google earth is a very cool app that improves with each successive release. On the other hand, I absolutely loathe everything M$ have done. Sure, they brought personal computing to the masses. Then they proceeded to ass rape all those new customers with shit products like windoz95 while dominating the market. I will never again use any of their products period. Just die already!
It takes balls to admit in this or any other forum that you text while driving. And in doing so you have been flamed numerous times for admitting to this. Do yourself and all others still living a big favor, and pull to the side of the road and stop driving to text. It is pure stupidity to drive and text at the same time regardless of how talented you think you are. You're playing Russian Roulette with all chambers loaded if you think you can text and drive with any degree of safety.
On topic: I think all states need to implement these same laws, as Utah, for anyone causing an accident due to texting while driving. Additionally I believe new laws need to be implemented in all states that place heavy fines on anyone that uses any cell phone while driving for any usage. Reason being that 99% of all motorists cannot manage any cell phone conversation while trying to navigate traffic or even keep the automobile between the ditches. I see this every day, and honestly it pisses me off to no end when some imbecile is talking away on their cell phone while driving 20 mph under the speed limit and hogging the only lane. I always end up growling "Shut the fuck up and drive asshole!" It's not good for me, and it's not good for them.. road rage wise
People that talk on their cell phones while driving, are obviously distracted and drive like they're retarded. Crashing into stationary objects isn't the only hazard these morons face. Pissing off other motorists and getting your dumb ass shot is also a possibility. I for one have felt this impulse on more that one occasion while following some imbecile, talking on their cell phone while trying to stay between the ditches.
Personally, I am all for imposing very large fines for people using cell phones while driving. This is already the case on all military bases. I think it's time to place new laws to include all other roads as well.
In your case, texting while driving: Your eyes are not on the road; Both hands are doing something else instead of piloting your large conglomeration of steel barreling down the road. I'm having some difficulty putting a suitable punishment for you, my friend. Any first thoughts I'm having are not good for you.
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Damn dude
I almost sprayed my dinner across the screen when that one came up
someone out there has way too much time on their hands
Everyone keeps talking like neanderthals are an extinct sub-human species.
Please stop that right now, they are still here. They have just assimilated into our society.
Go onto any construction site, and you can see them plain as day.
Many have even gotten jobs in civil service. The US Congress is full of them.
May I suggest applying for a job @ SNL
You're a natural
Q: What is the penalty for singing or thinking a product jungle?
ex: "My bologna has a first name, it' s OSCAR, etc, etc"
Marty, is that you?
Did you just arrive in Dr. Brown's time machine?
This is the year 2009, not 1991, much has changed
Just because someone states they use a custom compiled kernel
doesn't mean they know what they're doing, or even what they're talking about.
M$ has refined the art of blowing butterflies, rainbows & unicorns up everybody's ass, and have years of experience doing just that.
Today in order to run their crapware you need a high dollar, high end, turbocharged PC.
So much for the validity of anything they say.
I have been quite happy running tux on every machine I own, year after year, and it runs just fine & dandy even on hardware designed specifically for that butterflyrainbowunicorn OS. .. who need it?
So
Let's take this one step further
Everyone you know and everyone you will ever meet, are neurotic, to one degree or another
Once you understand this, then daily life interacting with others in the sand box becomes much easier .. d:/
Geeks are no different. We're just smarter than most others, or at least we like to think so
The trick to using the "Mother's maiden name, hospital you were born at, etc" approach is to feed bullshit answers to these Q's.
Then record your answers to an encrypted text file you can access whenever you wish to perform your online banking tasks.
Main rule #1, never follow email links to your bank. Either type by hand or click your own bookmark links to get there. Duh!
I would bet if you could see the win7 code, there would be some very interesting comments left there.
/*This in an ugly hack (which I'm not proud of at all) just to make the thumb drive mount, but what the hell, they only gave me 4 hours to rewrite some shit code from Vista, I'll rewrite it again for SP2; Job security*/
/*Goddamn Balmer, what a fucking douchbag! Fuck it, this is my last day here at this shit job. Fuck all of you. This last line of code is a tribute to my best friend, buddy the dog. Good boy Buddy, Good boy! Now for another back door to let the bots in*/
The Prius has been around for many years.
From wikipedia:
Looks to me like this patent troll has stolen Toyota's IP and somehow patented it out from under Toyota.
Toyota will prevail in court considering their deeper pockets to protect their IP.
This patent troll should be sacked and publicly humiliated for the thieving scum they are.
Very off topic
Al Gore brought the facts to light regarding industrialization and climate change.
Who prepared the power point presentation for him is irrelevant and something only an asshat would make issue with.
Here's how it works
Win 6.1 == Win 7
Win 6.2 == Win 7 SP2
Win 6.3 == Win 7 SP3
Win 6.4 == Win 7 SP4
So Win 8 XF would really be Win 6.5 (w/ Extra Fanfare)
OrangeMonkey might be on to something here
We should all post something fun for Jack Thompson. For example:
"Jack, may the fleas of 1000 camels infest your bunched undies"
We all feel better, he doesn't know, everyone's happy ... except jack. ... well, maybe he can try ... goodluckwiththat
He can't possibly sue all of us
Shooting one self in the foot 101
Not everyone listens to the radio
One means of promotion of a great tune is when it's heard at a friend's home on their stereo
If the CD is good, your friends will rush out and buy it.
Sales soar, and the album goes platinum
In order to protect and preserve the newly purchased CD, the wise consumer rips the thing to digital and then listens to music on their digital player of choice. You then store the CD to protect it from damage and loss. This is how it's done in the real world
For the MAFIAA to declare this illegal is retarded.
They are actually criminalizing the act of listening to the music, they (the artists and production companies) want to promote.
These people running the RIAA are stupid! Only from the mind of a fucking lawyer
Like this business model is going to work
I'm sorry, but I can't see throwing any party themed around some shit product.
Throwing a party to get together with friends is fine
but to host a party to market M$ windoz? Get a life!
Damn, I love being an American represented by highly revered public figures such as these!
Santorum once again:
1: A foul-smelling, frothy mixture of fecal matter and semen that dribbles from a male partner's raw, tumescent anus after sodomy and dribbles down his testicles like so much chocolate syrup and mayonnaise.
2: Biting, pejorative term used to describe a plutocratic, homophobic theocrat; a component of the radical right who embraces tax cuts for the rich, social spending cuts for the poor, anti-gay legislation in every conceivable form and adherence to the strictest tenets of the Christian right.
3. Last name of U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania who former Nebraska Senator Bob Kerry likened to the innermost part of the posterior and who President shit-for-brains referred to as "inclusive."
Upon entering the darkened room, I noticed Reverend Falwell's eyes rolling wildly in his head, his gentle whimpers undulating in response to the savage pounding his prostate was undergoing. Then, all at once, he let out a long, melodic sigh and began to gently cry. It was all he could do after taking it in the ass by Rick Santorum.
Great site! Thanks for the laugh
Definition of Santorum: "The frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex."
People have been driving drunk for decades too.
Only after the death toll of innocents and children has the problem been resolved with loss of the driving privilege and jail time penalties imposed on those that do.
Driving is not a right, it is a privilege. Those that talk on cell phones while driving are distracted and are not paying attention to what they are doing. If you think you can do this with any degree of safely, you are deluded. To text while driving is the same as leaving the drivers seat, hopping in the back seat and typing email on your laptop. You are just not there to perform the task at hand, which is controlling a 2000+ pound object barreling down the road. If assholes like you feel you have a right to text while driving, then people like me should have a right to shoot your dumb ass as we choose just to thin the excessive population of morons.
Just because you have been doing this for years and not been killed yet, only means you have been lucky. Your time will come, this is a given. Much like Russian roulette.
Please do as your name "Lemming" implies and throw yourself off a cliff. Problem solved
I realize this post sounds harsh, but sometimes tough love is warranted.
It was meant to be humor.
Beats the hell out of me how it was seen as Insightful.
I do have a very dry sense of humor that was apparently missed there.
Wooosh
Agreed
I think google earth is a very cool app that improves with each successive release.
On the other hand, I absolutely loathe everything M$ have done. Sure, they brought personal computing to the masses. Then they proceeded to ass rape all those new customers with shit products like windoz95 while dominating the market.
I will never again use any of their products period.
Just die already!
It takes balls to admit in this or any other forum that you text while driving. And in doing so you have been flamed numerous times for admitting to this.
Do yourself and all others still living a big favor, and pull to the side of the road and stop driving to text. It is pure stupidity to drive and text at the same time regardless of how talented you think you are. You're playing Russian Roulette with all chambers loaded if you think you can text and drive with any degree of safety.
On topic: I think all states need to implement these same laws, as Utah, for anyone causing an accident due to texting while driving. Additionally I believe new laws need to be implemented in all states that place heavy fines on anyone that uses any cell phone while driving for any usage. Reason being that 99% of all motorists cannot manage any cell phone conversation while trying to navigate traffic or even keep the automobile between the ditches. I see this every day, and honestly it pisses me off to no end when some imbecile is talking away on their cell phone while driving 20 mph under the speed limit and hogging the only lane. I always end up growling "Shut the fuck up and drive asshole!" It's not good for me, and it's not good for them .. road rage wise
"And it's working! SCOXQ is up from .09 to .26 ! "
Damn! I should have bought SCO stock yesterday.
People that talk on their cell phones while driving, are obviously distracted and drive like they're retarded. Crashing into stationary objects isn't the only hazard these morons face. Pissing off other motorists and getting your dumb ass shot is also a possibility. I for one have felt this impulse on more that one occasion while following some imbecile, talking on their cell phone while trying to stay between the ditches.
Personally, I am all for imposing very large fines for people using cell phones while driving. This is already the case on all military bases. I think it's time to place new laws to include all other roads as well.
In your case, texting while driving: Your eyes are not on the road; Both hands are doing something else instead of piloting your large conglomeration of steel barreling down the road.
I'm having some difficulty putting a suitable punishment for you, my friend. Any first thoughts I'm having are not good for you.