AOL used to be like the average geek. Strong sex drive, but no sex appeal... (Unless you get your average user pitty drunk).
I'm a guy... You're a girl... Simple logic shows us that it is time to start making babies.
After examining your message I think I've pinpointed the problem behind your lack of sex appeal...
Can someone tell me how my post could have been scored 5, then down to 4, without a -1 showing up in the moderation totals?
As of when I wrote this:
Moderation Totals: Insightful=2, Total=2 for a current score of 4. But:
Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5"
sent by Slashdot Message System on 08:23 PM December 18th, 2002
A user has given a Insightful (+1) moderation to your comment, Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5, attached to Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. Your comment is currently scored (5).
And:
* Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" 08:21 PM December 18th, 2002
* Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" 08:21 PM December 18th, 2002
* Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" 08:23 PM December 18th, 2002
I just watched the trailer and am quite disappointed!
I was under the impression that T3 was going to tell the story of Skynet coming on-line and the war - taking place entirely in the future.
Instead we get the same concept as T2: an new, advanced Terminator is sent back in time to kill people (presumably Connor once again), and it appears a new Terminator is sent back to protect them, again (Arnold).
The only difference is newer special effects and the evil terminator is a buxom blonde, with big breasts, and wearing a tight red leather outfit.
All these years and all they could come up with is the Baywatch Effect?
Mr. Cameron, I thought you could do better then that.
Put down your web search...
Throw out your WIRED Mag...
Put away your CAT5...
There's no need to go wiring...
Don't you know that we control the ping...
We control the pong, too...
We gonna make a WIFI user out of you...
That's what we gonna do now...
Don't change the location bar...
Don't touch that bookmark...
We got it all on UHF.COM...
Kick off your sneakers...
Stick around for a/.ing...
We got it all on UHF.COM...
Don't worry 'bout your pingtimes...
Forget about your upstream provider...
Just crank up the shoutcastin' volume...
And yank off the coax cable...
We got it all, we got it all, we got it all on UHF.COM...
Disconnect the phone and leave the modem in the sink...
You better put away your homework...
Frag time ain't no time to think...
All you do is make yourself a cantenna...
Press your face right up against the screen...
We gonna show you thangs you ain't ever seen...
If you know what I mean, now...
My school [alaska.edu] has had campus wide wireless for almost three years. They also allow students to check out wireless cards and dell laptops freely for varying periods of time.
You're in Alaska! Slap a single 802.11b Linksys Router on the network and the entire town is set!
Does anyone else worry about all these signals in the airwaves? Cell phones, Wi-Fi, Sattelite communications. Soon I'll have to put aluminum foil all around my body, and not just my head.
Funny you mention that. Recently I found out about this device called a "radio". This "radio" thing can "tune in" these neat things called "stations" - and I can actually listen to music on these so called "stations".
(Unfortunately most of them want to blast me with Britney Spears or other such nonsese and seem to be controlled by some secret organization code named "Clear Channel", but that's another story.)
Not only are there these "stations" but they also seem to be divided into "bands", something called AM and FM. They are futher split into "frequencies". It seems the air is full of these "radio waves" which I can use my "radio" to pickup pretty well anywhere. I'm told these waves belong to a big soup of 'em called a "spectrum". I'm not sure what that means, but it sounds like there is a whole lot of different types of these things and they are all over the place! Imagine that! I've even heard about an even newer technology called "Broadcast Television"...
Joking aside, it's also interesting to note that anyone using an electric hair dryer is exposed to far more ELF radiation in a few minutes then they are sitting in front of a monitor all day.
Ionizing radiation is what you need to be afraid of... unless you are really close the the transmission source.
Politically Correct??
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Immobile Robots
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· Score: 1, Flamebait
Hrmmm, I would have applied this definition:
Immobile Robot: (politically correct term) used to describe a robot which has suffered a Blue Screen of Death.
And that's good. No son of mine will listen to a bunch of melodies written by men who wore powdered wigs and frilly lace panties.
Besides disco, classical music was the worst and most embarassing music in history. Thank God for black people or we'd still be listening to that Nazi shit.
I don't know... maybe it's a personal bias, but somehow I have a hard time taking a critique of classical music - or dress fashion - seriously from someone who appears to be a pro wrestler. I think the pink button picture at the bottom speaks volumes.
it's worth pointing out that one could probably make a similar argument against junk mail that comes in your regular (snail) mail box. It costs you your time in the amount of time it takes you to stick it in your trash (and depending on how deceptive it is it might even make you open it), wastes "precious" mailbox/trash can space (I bet your computer's hard drive can handle more trash than the trash can I have to throw my junk mail in), etc.
I have found that my local mail carrier is much more respecting of my "No Unsolicited Mail Please" sign on my mailbox than spammers are of similar notices in regards to my E-Mail box.
While someone has every right to get upset at the sheer volume of political mail received around election time (electronic or otherwise), EFF and the Courts are correct. Political discussion is at the heart of the Constitution and it will be a cold day in hell before there is a successful law to stop it. As for Elizabeth Dole's decision to use email for communication to her (future) constituents, when there is so much anger over SPAM (eventhough it technically isn't SPAM), is another matter. If I were her political consultant I would have advised against it.
//rant
So what if it's free speech? It's not free as in beer - and that is exactly the problem here.
You can say whatever the you want, political or otherwise, but I'll be damned if I'll roll over and happily pay for it! It's my bandwidth, my system resources, MY MONEY.
Be my guest and snail mail me your propaganda - at your own cost. But don't you dare try to hide behind the free/political speech shield when all you want to do is spread your propaganda on my dime. (I do realize that it wasn't "you" who sent said messages)
By your reasoning I should be able to say to NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, etc, that I want 10minutes of airtime to express my political views. Do you really think they'd give it to me for free? Didn't think so. Someone has to pay. Why should *I* pay for someone else's message?
As for your assertion that is isn't really spam:
From MAPS: ( http://mail-abuse.org/standard.html )
An electronic message is "spam" IF:
(1) the recipient's personal identity and context are irrelevant because the message is equally applicable to many other potential recipients; AND
(2) the recipient has not verifiably granted deliberate, explicit, and still-revocable permission for it to be sent; AND
(3) the transmission and reception of the message appears to the recipient to give a disproportionate benefit to the sender.
Political E-Mail meets #1 no problem. #2 is no problem either - unless I asked for it, don't send it! Finally, #3, getting someone I don't support elected is absolutely in their interest more than mine.
The law is an easy one. It need not strangle free speech, political discussion or otherwise. Simply make bulk E-Mailing to address, who have not specifically (and verifiably) opted into such mailing, prohibited - regardless of content.
Ideas like "Apple Navy", "AOL/Time-Warner Air Force" and "Dell Army" are becoming less outlandish.
DUUUUDE, somebody set us up the bomb!
You know, you maybe onto something... I've often thought AOL confused the concept of subscription with conscription when giving out those damned CDs. Perhaps there is more to it...
Having recently been considering this problem for home use I came up with this idea:
Create a VPN with a series of trusted friends. Each person 'donates' a few hundred megs to the project.
Critical data can then be PGP encrypted and stored on the virtual network drives manually or by backup software. This way no one can tamper with the archives.
This works for me as I'm mostly concerned with backing up source code. It's useless for backing up digital video, but I usually don't worry about those assets too much after a given project has been completed.
Won't work for everyone, but I think it's handy. Oh, and backup your PGP keys and keep them in a safety deposite box or something... otherwise you'll really be screwed.
Priceless art, texts, etc, aren't the sort of thing you'd unload onto Ebay, but there is still a market for them. I'm sure several rich private collectors would have loved to get their hands on it. Nobody would dare flaunt it in public.
Really? Maybe you should explain that to these
morons!:)
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Nope, Ground BASF.
You know, because they don't make the things we eat, they make the things we eat better!
Exactly... look at my address above. :)
Oh, sorry, that was The Root of All Evil...
Hey, wait a sec! That's me!
(duck) :)
I'm a guy... You're a girl... Simple logic shows us that it is time to start making babies.
After examining your message I think I've pinpointed the problem behind your lack of sex appeal...
your sig.
:)
Oh, nevermind.. the system just sent me an "Undo Moderation" message. I'd never heard of that one before... sorry!
As of when I wrote this:
Moderation Totals: Insightful=2, Total=2 for a current score of 4. But:
Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" sent by Slashdot Message System on 08:23 PM December 18th, 2002
A user has given a Insightful (+1) moderation to your comment, Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5, attached to Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines. Your comment is currently scored (5).
And:
* Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" 08:21 PM December 18th, 2002
* Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" 08:21 PM December 18th, 2002
* Moderation of "Err, Maybe It Should Be Terminator 2.5" 08:23 PM December 18th, 2002
Now that's some funky Slashdot math...
I was under the impression that T3 was going to tell the story of Skynet coming on-line and the war - taking place entirely in the future.
Instead we get the same concept as T2: an new, advanced Terminator is sent back in time to kill people (presumably Connor once again), and it appears a new Terminator is sent back to protect them, again (Arnold).
The only difference is newer special effects and the evil terminator is a buxom blonde, with big breasts, and wearing a tight red leather outfit.
All these years and all they could come up with is the Baywatch Effect?
Mr. Cameron, I thought you could do better then that.
Step eight is proft? Eight?!? Sorry dude, this is Slashdot... until you can break that down to a four step program it'll never fly!
I thought it was called Florida?
Put down your web search...
Throw out your WIRED Mag...
Put away your CAT5...
There's no need to go wiring...
Don't you know that we control the ping...
We control the pong, too...
We gonna make a WIFI user out of you...
That's what we gonna do now...
Don't change the location bar... /.ing...
Don't touch that bookmark...
We got it all on UHF.COM...
Kick off your sneakers...
Stick around for a
We got it all on UHF.COM...
Don't worry 'bout your pingtimes...
Forget about your upstream provider...
Just crank up the shoutcastin' volume...
And yank off the coax cable...
We got it all, we got it all, we got it all on UHF.COM...
Disconnect the phone and leave the modem in the sink...
You better put away your homework...
Frag time ain't no time to think...
All you do is make yourself a cantenna...
Press your face right up against the screen...
We gonna show you thangs you ain't ever seen...
If you know what I mean, now...
We got it all on UHF.COM...
(shudder) Man, I do not want to know what you use the Chevy for!!
You're in Alaska! Slap a single 802.11b Linksys Router on the network and the entire town is set!
I don't think that's a fair comparison...
:)
Funny you mention that. Recently I found out about this device called a "radio". This "radio" thing can "tune in" these neat things called "stations" - and I can actually listen to music on these so called "stations".
(Unfortunately most of them want to blast me with Britney Spears or other such nonsese and seem to be controlled by some secret organization code named "Clear Channel", but that's another story.)
Not only are there these "stations" but they also seem to be divided into "bands", something called AM and FM. They are futher split into "frequencies". It seems the air is full of these "radio waves" which I can use my "radio" to pickup pretty well anywhere. I'm told these waves belong to a big soup of 'em called a "spectrum". I'm not sure what that means, but it sounds like there is a whole lot of different types of these things and they are all over the place! Imagine that! I've even heard about an even newer technology called "Broadcast Television"...
Joking aside, it's also interesting to note that anyone using an electric hair dryer is exposed to far more ELF radiation in a few minutes then they are sitting in front of a monitor all day.
Ionizing radiation is what you need to be afraid of... unless you are really close the the transmission source.
Immobile Robot: (politically correct term) used to describe a robot which has suffered a Blue Screen of Death.
Similar, but more polite form of: "Who borked the bot?", "The bot's FUBARed", or This bot is hosed!"
One possible cause for an immobile robot is a users irresponsible experimentation with magic.
Besides disco, classical music was the worst and most embarassing music in history. Thank God for black people or we'd still be listening to that Nazi shit.
I don't know... maybe it's a personal bias, but somehow I have a hard time taking a critique of classical music - or dress fashion - seriously from someone who appears to be a pro wrestler. I think the pink button picture at the bottom speaks volumes.
Isn't the Real Player precisely what you are trying to avoid? :)
Neat! How'd you do that? Every time I attempt to divide by zero I get a Blue Screen of Death! :)
I have found that my local mail carrier is much more respecting of my "No Unsolicited Mail Please" sign on my mailbox than spammers are of similar notices in regards to my E-Mail box.
//rant
So what if it's free speech? It's not free as in beer - and that is exactly the problem here.
You can say whatever the you want, political or otherwise, but I'll be damned if I'll roll over and happily pay for it! It's my bandwidth, my system resources, MY MONEY.
Be my guest and snail mail me your propaganda - at your own cost. But don't you dare try to hide behind the free/political speech shield when all you want to do is spread your propaganda on my dime. (I do realize that it wasn't "you" who sent said messages)
By your reasoning I should be able to say to NBC, ABC, CNN, FOX, etc, that I want 10minutes of airtime to express my political views. Do you really think they'd give it to me for free? Didn't think so. Someone has to pay. Why should *I* pay for someone else's message?
As for your assertion that is isn't really spam:
From MAPS: ( http://mail-abuse.org/standard.html )
An electronic message is "spam" IF:
(1) the recipient's personal identity and context are irrelevant because the message is equally applicable to many other potential recipients; AND
(2) the recipient has not verifiably granted deliberate, explicit, and still-revocable permission for it to be sent; AND
(3) the transmission and reception of the message appears to the recipient to give a disproportionate benefit to the sender.
Political E-Mail meets #1 no problem. #2 is no problem either - unless I asked for it, don't send it! Finally, #3, getting someone I don't support elected is absolutely in their interest more than mine.
The law is an easy one. It need not strangle free speech, political discussion or otherwise. Simply make bulk E-Mailing to address, who have not specifically (and verifiably) opted into such mailing, prohibited - regardless of content.
//end rant
Aaaaagh EGA pr0n! Mine eyes!
CGA was even worse though... nothing living - that anyone would want to get near - should ever take on that particular shade of magenta... or cyan.
DUUUUDE, somebody set us up the bomb!
You know, you maybe onto something... I've often thought AOL confused the concept of subscription with conscription when giving out those damned CDs. Perhaps there is more to it...
Create a VPN with a series of trusted friends. Each person 'donates' a few hundred megs to the project.
Critical data can then be PGP encrypted and stored on the virtual network drives manually or by backup software. This way no one can tamper with the archives.
This works for me as I'm mostly concerned with backing up source code. It's useless for backing up digital video, but I usually don't worry about those assets too much after a given project has been completed.
Won't work for everyone, but I think it's handy. Oh, and backup your PGP keys and keep them in a safety deposite box or something... otherwise you'll really be screwed.
Really? Maybe you should explain that to these morons! :)