I kind of wish they would delist the whole 'blogosphere too, or at least allow us to set an option to not show 'blogs in our searches.
Likewise, my big wish is that they would delist any search results that point to eBay listings (which are usually way past their expiration date and no longer in eBay's database). If I want to look for something on eBay, I'll go to ebay.com and use their search feature.
Do a Google search for "search engine" (no quotes).
Google isn't even on the first page.
Yahoo is, and Search Engine watch is link #1.
Actually, Google is search result #8, right on the first page under Yahoo.
As for what would happen if Google delisted Google? My advice is to not go there. Contemplating such deep matters could very well cause spontaneous cerebral detonation.
well, it is certainly more portable and better looking than your average tower. I think that there could well be a market for these things, in all different types of bottles or shaped glass cases... If you wanted to go all out you could put a plasma screan on the side... set it to show the original label as a screan saver if you want to go all out
He should probably patent or trademark the design, or whatever. Otherwise, I could see someone at Apple snapping it up for the next iMac.
And 17 more minutes for Verizon to strip out the notice.
And that sounds like something that would most likely result in a huge lawsuit by Google against Verizon, most likely with Verizon getting its ass handed to it when all is said and done.
Oh, whatever. You probably use computers today specifically because of Microsoft Windows at some point in the past. It was likely your first operating system.
Not me, no. My initial love affair with computers started with the humble 4K RAM TRS-80 in junior high, followed by the TI-99/4a my folks bought for me a year later (thankfully, I was able to steer them away from the Timex Sinclair 1000 back when they began shopping around for a computer for me.)
And my first operating system was DOS 3.3 on the Apple ][+, followed by ProDOS, then ProDOS 16 and GS/OS on the Apple IIGS. Come to think of it, I didn't get my first DOS-based machine until 1994 or 1995 when I bought a Tandy 1000HX at a yard sale for $10 (it was bundled with a Commodore 64 and a Tandy Color Computer-2). And I didn't have any experience with Windows until about a year later when I finally spent too much for a 486/SX-25 with 8MB RAM, 120MB hard drive, and Windows 3.1.
So as you can see, Windows had no influence whatsoever on my computer usage (other than finally ditching Windows a couple years ago and switching to Debian for any of my serious work.)
Ah, I just decided to make that my sig after watching that Fear of Girls movie, since I thought it was such a funny line. I just didn't realize that it would get tacked onto the end of all my previous posts. And personally, I find the goth subculture rather pathetic, summed up by this great quote a friend of mine here came up with.
Unlike with a wiki, though, society doesn't have a button to rollback to a previous version.
Of course we do. It's called the BRB (Big Red Button). Just let the world's leaders push it and we are rolled back all the way to one of the earliest versions (the Stone Age).;)
If that happens, then it will mean that George Lucas is a modern day prophet.
At least Bush doesn't have the ability to shoot lightning bolts from his fingers. (Actually, he would gain a couple approval points from me if he could do that, just for the coolness factor.);)
I'll be taking a closer look at both the Green and Libertarian parties next general election myself, what with being disillusioned with both of the dominant parties. However, I would not be surprised at all if at the beginning of the election year, Bush is going to announce that he has reorganized the Republic of the United States into the First North American Empire (to the sound of thunderous applause.)
So then, those of us who support Nader simply needed to convince those who voted for Bush that since a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush, they might as well vote for Nader. (I think I lifted and modified this from a Jay Leno joke, if I remember correctly.)
In "When the Sleeper Wakes," a guy is in a coma for a thousand years, wakes up and his money has taken over the world. Highly recommend it, but that's because I like Wells a lot.
Thanks for the reading tip. I just found that story at Project Gutenberg and added it to my collection of stuff to read when I go to Afghanistan next month.
Hilf said the technical capability to modify Linux, to strip it down to run with a minimal set of services and software so that it could run on all sorts of hardware devices,
A better way than stripping down a Linux install is to start with a very basic bare-bones installation, and then build it up to the configuration that you want. Just ssh into the system and copy and paste from a text file, the 'apt-get install' command with a big string of packages to install.
A good benefit for this technique is that you can archive a number of configurations throughout the process on your way to getting the system you want (thanks to tools like Mondo Archive, which backs up your entire file system to bootable CDs or DVDs.) And these can then be used to build additional Linux systems from bare bones (the initial base system), to ultra light (console-only), to lightweight (X-based with a WM like IceWM, Fluxbox, or whatever), to an ultra-deluxe KDE and/or GNOME desktop with all the bloat your hardware can handle. This, to me, seems much more efficient than trying to strip down your system to tailor it to whatever old hardware you plan to run it on.
So obviously they will be profiling Martians, and looking for Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulators!
And failing that, they should turn their attention to the moon and try to locate that giant laser designed by Alan Parson, which is maintained by Dr. Evil's two teams: Moon Unit Alpha, and Moon Unit Zappa.
Do I have to register with your office to be protected?
No. In general, registration is voluntary. Copyright exists from the moment the work is created. You will have to register, however, if you wish to bring a lawsuit for infringement of a U.S. work. See Circular 1, Copyright Basics, section "Copyright Registration."
Registering a work with the Copyright Office just gives you a little more legal ammunition should you need to defend your copyright.
This is for works protected in the U.S., of course. The regulations in other countries may be different.
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Likewise, my big wish is that they would delist any search results that point to eBay listings (which are usually way past their expiration date and no longer in eBay's database). If I want to look for something on eBay, I'll go to ebay.com and use their search feature.
Actually, Google is search result #8, right on the first page under Yahoo.
As for what would happen if Google delisted Google? My advice is to not go there. Contemplating such deep matters could very well cause spontaneous cerebral detonation.
He should probably patent or trademark the design, or whatever. Otherwise, I could see someone at Apple snapping it up for the next iMac.
Wouldn't that be a serious case of alcohol abuse to use the whiskey for something other than its intended purpose?
And taking it even further...
If you were a secure cow in Amsterdam, would that then be a roast beef or a corned beef hashish?
And that sounds like something that would most likely result in a huge lawsuit by Google against Verizon, most likely with Verizon getting its ass handed to it when all is said and done.
Not me, no. My initial love affair with computers started with the humble 4K RAM TRS-80 in junior high, followed by the TI-99/4a my folks bought for me a year later (thankfully, I was able to steer them away from the Timex Sinclair 1000 back when they began shopping around for a computer for me.)
And my first operating system was DOS 3.3 on the Apple ][+, followed by ProDOS, then ProDOS 16 and GS/OS on the Apple IIGS. Come to think of it, I didn't get my first DOS-based machine until 1994 or 1995 when I bought a Tandy 1000HX at a yard sale for $10 (it was bundled with a Commodore 64 and a Tandy Color Computer-2). And I didn't have any experience with Windows until about a year later when I finally spent too much for a 486/SX-25 with 8MB RAM, 120MB hard drive, and Windows 3.1.
So as you can see, Windows had no influence whatsoever on my computer usage (other than finally ditching Windows a couple years ago and switching to Debian for any of my serious work.)
Ah, I just decided to make that my sig after watching that Fear of Girls movie, since I thought it was such a funny line. I just didn't realize that it would get tacked onto the end of all my previous posts. And personally, I find the goth subculture rather pathetic, summed up by this great quote a friend of mine here came up with.
"I wear black to show the anguish in my soul."
Translated: "Daddy wouldn't buy me a car."
Okay. I think I finally have an idea for my sig here...
Of course we do. It's called the BRB (Big Red Button). Just let the world's leaders push it and we are rolled back all the way to one of the earliest versions (the Stone Age).
If that happens, then it will mean that George Lucas is a modern day prophet.
;)
At least Bush doesn't have the ability to shoot lightning bolts from his fingers. (Actually, he would gain a couple approval points from me if he could do that, just for the coolness factor.)
I'll be taking a closer look at both the Green and Libertarian parties next general election myself, what with being disillusioned with both of the dominant parties. However, I would not be surprised at all if at the beginning of the election year, Bush is going to announce that he has reorganized the Republic of the United States into the First North American Empire (to the sound of thunderous applause.)
So then, those of us who support Nader simply needed to convince those who voted for Bush that since a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush, they might as well vote for Nader. (I think I lifted and modified this from a Jay Leno joke, if I remember correctly.)
I would have to say neither. My selections would be:
Ada Byron and Grace Hopper
A thousand apologies, but I just couldn't resist fixing and editing your post here. It was just too juicy a target.
Okay, everyone! Sing along with these guys...
I lYg
http://www.youtube.com/w/WOW-meets-Porn?v=lr_HR-i
o/~ The Internet is for porn.
The Internet is for porn.
Grab your dick and double click
for porn porn porn! o/~
If you are just wanting to grab that one story, just fire up a Gnutella client and search for HG-Welles-When-the-Sleeper-Wakes.txt
Thanks for the reading tip. I just found that story at Project Gutenberg and added it to my collection of stuff to read when I go to Afghanistan next month.
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/775
Nah. It just means that Zeus was a rather kinky fellow.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leda_and_the_Swan
That joke works a little better if it is worded, "How come no one posted about probing Uranus?"
And bring on the Futurama quotes now...
And don't forget Microsoft Works or Microsoft Excel.
A better way than stripping down a Linux install is to start with a very basic bare-bones installation, and then build it up to the configuration that you want. Just ssh into the system and copy and paste from a text file, the 'apt-get install' command with a big string of packages to install.
A good benefit for this technique is that you can archive a number of configurations throughout the process on your way to getting the system you want (thanks to tools like Mondo Archive, which backs up your entire file system to bootable CDs or DVDs.) And these can then be used to build additional Linux systems from bare bones (the initial base system), to ultra light (console-only), to lightweight (X-based with a WM like IceWM, Fluxbox, or whatever), to an ultra-deluxe KDE and/or GNOME desktop with all the bloat your hardware can handle. This, to me, seems much more efficient than trying to strip down your system to tailor it to whatever old hardware you plan to run it on.
"The bumps you feel are asteroids smashing into the hull of the ship. We're also without a navigation system and the navigator and co-pilot are dead."
"Miss, are you telling us everything?"
"Not exactly. We're also out of coffee."
And failing that, they should turn their attention to the moon and try to locate that giant laser designed by Alan Parson, which is maintained by Dr. Evil's two teams: Moon Unit Alpha, and Moon Unit Zappa.
From the Copyright FAQ on the U.S. Copyright Office's web site: http://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-general.htm
Registering a work with the Copyright Office just gives you a little more legal ammunition should you need to defend your copyright.
This is for works protected in the U.S., of course. The regulations in other countries may be different.