Only people doing something wrong are afraid of law enforcement
Keep saying it and maybe one day it will be true. Have you ever thought of what happens when maybe law enforcement is doing something wrong? It does happen.
2) Leave the country until it collapses or someone cleans it up. Depending on how you look at it this could be construed as an abandonment of one's responsibilities as a US citizen but those of you with family and small children, like me, should seriously think about what kind of country they are going to grow up in. If they can't defend themselves then you have to move them elsewhere.
Ya, but where would you go? I need to learn Swedish
You have just made the most uneducated comment I have ever seen on Slashdot.
I'm surprised you didn't post that bullshit AC
I also find it funny you don't mention the country you are from and that you assume everyone in a country as big as the US thinks the exact same thing. Ahhhhahahaha, keep trying troll.
I have no idea what that means. Are you talking about someone in-particular? Most people have posted their views with supporting evidence from past actions from Microsoft. Do you have your own opinions on this, or are you just trolling?
I have not been able to make all those things work with ANY Linux installation out of the box, and I have tried with quite a few including FC4, Ubuntu, Mandriva and SUSE.
I can see why you would post that as an AC. Did you ever stop and think that maybe there is a reason they are fun? Well, this is what that's about. How the hell are they supposed to focus on keeping games fun if they don't discuss what makes games fun in the first place?
A couple seconds here and there, lets say 2 seconds in sixty.
Now cut that to one second in sixty with a faster machine, ignoring multiple cores for now.
Gain a day of work for every sixty.
Six days of work a year.
A week of extra work accomplished each year with a machine twice as fast.
I wish things were cut and dry like that, but they aren't. I believe the person you are talking about will find that they have more time to surf the internet now that they got their work done a few seconds faster. I'm still not sure if you were serious or not, but we are talking about compounding 2 seconds on the minute over a period of 1 year right?
There's more lost productivity in coffee breaks...
Good thing there is more than one ISP. I have atleast 3 known ISPs in my area and the day Comcast raises the price from $45 with no added speed or bandwidth, we'll simply switch to another.
I would, however, definately be willing to pay more if there was an increase in bandwidth and speed.
He's saying no one should be prosecuted. You aren't forced to see anything on the internet, if you don't want you or your kids seeing it: don't go there! It's almost too easy and it's called responsibility.
Besides, if they took down all of the porn sites for being obscene, there would only be one site left on the internet. And it would say: bring back all of the porn.
You're saying the networks aren't catering to your needs as a viewer. You 'get back' at them by not watching their commercials and recording the shows. Obviously, the networks are catering to your needs as a viewer, IF YOU'RE RECORDING THEIR SHOWS AND WATCHING THEM.
Your logic is what's difficult to understand. But those bastards, it should always be kimvette day, and the only thing that's on TV should be what YOU want to watch! AND with no commercials damnit!
That wizzing sound was all of this going over your head.
I've heard similar reasoning from other people. But I'd have to disagree, Microsoft has not brought down the cost of a PC in any way.
You mention PC's under 300 dollars. If it has a windows operating system on it, it accounts for around half the cost of the PC. Yes, computers used to be ALOT more expensive, but I, among others, would attribute this to hardware costs (Microsoft OS hasn't gone down THAT much).
Microsoft software does not subtract from PC cost, it only adds. But Microsoft definately has been a big factor in the adoption of PCs in every home.
I'll agree with you that the networks are just a bunch of bloodsuckers, but let me try to follow your reasoning here...
You record their programs and skip through the commercials. You do this because you feel the networks aren't giving you what you want. And you want to watch their programs.
I'm sorry, but if they aren't giving you what you want, why are you recording their shows? It seems to me they are acknowledging you as a viewer by playing a show you like. What else did you want them to do? What else can they do?
FOX is a big network, and as such they must cater to the tastes of a wide range of people. You should try Adult Swim and Comedy Central, they seem to cater more specifically toward us;)
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Ooo ooo, I want to play too! Two words: Cost Analysis
"[sarcasm]Now I know what that guy felt like at the burning of the Hindenberg back in the 30s [/sarcasm]"
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It's cool, we all miss it sometimes
Oh that's easy, it's probably the 18 carat gold or 63 diamonds on it.
Will they look like this?
It's feeling like City 17 a little bit more each day.
Only people doing something wrong are afraid of law enforcement
Keep saying it and maybe one day it will be true. Have you ever thought of what happens when maybe law enforcement is doing something wrong? It does happen.
2) Leave the country until it collapses or someone cleans it up. Depending on how you look at it this could be construed as an abandonment of one's responsibilities as a US citizen but those of you with family and small children, like me, should seriously think about what kind of country they are going to grow up in. If they can't defend themselves then you have to move them elsewhere.
Ya, but where would you go? I need to learn Swedish
You have just made the most uneducated comment I have ever seen on Slashdot.
I'm surprised you didn't post that bullshit AC
I also find it funny you don't mention the country you are from and that you assume everyone in a country as big as the US thinks the exact same thing. Ahhhhahahaha, keep trying troll.
I have no idea what that means. Are you talking about someone in-particular? Most people have posted their views with supporting evidence from past actions from Microsoft. Do you have your own opinions on this, or are you just trolling?
Do you not look at past history when judging intentions?
niceshot, you gotta laugh outta me
I suppose a Windows power user would know how to disable all the unneeded services there as well. Or is it all secret?
You can do this at Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Services
There are alot of services that start automatically the average windoz user will never use.
I have not been able to make all those things work with ANY Linux installation out of the box, and I have tried with quite a few including FC4, Ubuntu, Mandriva and SUSE.
Is it because you eat n00bcakes?
I can see why you would post that as an AC. Did you ever stop and think that maybe there is a reason they are fun? Well, this is what that's about. How the hell are they supposed to focus on keeping games fun if they don't discuss what makes games fun in the first place?
Silly AC trolls.
A couple seconds here and there, lets say 2 seconds in sixty.
Now cut that to one second in sixty with a faster machine, ignoring multiple cores for now.
Gain a day of work for every sixty.
Six days of work a year.
A week of extra work accomplished each year with a machine twice as fast.
I wish things were cut and dry like that, but they aren't. I believe the person you are talking about will find that they have more time to surf the internet now that they got their work done a few seconds faster. I'm still not sure if you were serious or not, but we are talking about compounding 2 seconds on the minute over a period of 1 year right?
There's more lost productivity in coffee breaks...
The OS you're using is made available to any website you visit by your web browser.
Here have fun with it.
Good thing there is more than one ISP. I have atleast 3 known ISPs in my area and the day Comcast raises the price from $45 with no added speed or bandwidth, we'll simply switch to another.
I would, however, definately be willing to pay more if there was an increase in bandwidth and speed.
Obscenity is and should always be defined by the community -- preferably by the household.
Perhaps you mean they define it for their household, but if that's the case they'd never be in court
That's exactly what he ment. It's incredibly obvious if you read the rest of the paragraph.
He's saying no one should be prosecuted. You aren't forced to see anything on the internet, if you don't want you or your kids seeing it: don't go there! It's almost too easy and it's called responsibility.
Besides, if they took down all of the porn sites for being obscene, there would only be one site left on the internet. And it would say: bring back all of the porn.
No, you have a small brain. And I think you're stupid.
What gave you that idea?
I LOVE the darth vader/death star lounge pants!
No, your code must compile first ;)
You're saying the networks aren't catering to your needs as a viewer. You 'get back' at them by not watching their commercials and recording the shows. Obviously, the networks are catering to your needs as a viewer, IF YOU'RE RECORDING THEIR SHOWS AND WATCHING THEM.
Your logic is what's difficult to understand. But those bastards, it should always be kimvette day, and the only thing that's on TV should be what YOU want to watch! AND with no commercials damnit!
That wizzing sound was all of this going over your head.
I've heard similar reasoning from other people. But I'd have to disagree, Microsoft has not brought down the cost of a PC in any way.
You mention PC's under 300 dollars. If it has a windows operating system on it, it accounts for around half the cost of the PC. Yes, computers used to be ALOT more expensive, but I, among others, would attribute this to hardware costs (Microsoft OS hasn't gone down THAT much).
Microsoft software does not subtract from PC cost, it only adds. But Microsoft definately has been a big factor in the adoption of PCs in every home.
Would it have killed them to spend a little extra development time to deliver gapless playback, a real equalizer, and Ogg Vorbis support?
Oh no no no, what you're looking for is 'ipod killer extreme'
I'll agree with you that the networks are just a bunch of bloodsuckers, but let me try to follow your reasoning here...
;)
You record their programs and skip through the commercials. You do this because you feel the networks aren't giving you what you want. And you want to watch their programs.
I'm sorry, but if they aren't giving you what you want, why are you recording their shows? It seems to me they are acknowledging you as a viewer by playing a show you like. What else did you want them to do? What else can they do?
FOX is a big network, and as such they must cater to the tastes of a wide range of people. You should try Adult Swim and Comedy Central, they seem to cater more specifically toward us