After a couple of months of using Digg, I've noticed I use Slashdot less and less... until, I'm through.
This is it. This article was the proverbial last straw. At least on Digg (if you click the link on the
bottom of the "Instructions" post, that says "digg me!".. you'll see the article in question),
you'll see how the article stayed where it should. With 3 diggs, and buried for all eternity...
never to see the likes of a front page. And I got to report it as "lame", and if enough people do,
it'll be deleted... oh joy.
You have no idea how much that bug bugs me. I mean, it's one of those insignificant things: easy to get around, doesn't really cause *that* much of a problem, but it's just there. Mocking you. A little itch under the skin that no matter how much you scratch, it doesn't stop.
If I was him, I'd have seriously cashed in on it. Honestly, people were laughing at him in good humour, not with disdain. He just feels fat, ugly, and underachieving; therefore has really shitty self-esteem, so he doesn't have the sense to realize it's actually working for him. In any case, he did make other people some money, http://www.jedimaster.net/ anyone?
Re:Not until the moon dust problem is solved.
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particles smaller than 10 m (for comparison, a human hair is 50+ m wide)
Surely you must mean nanometer, or something to that effect. Because if not, that's one massive hair.
"Is this the start of the next space race?"
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Question: Wasn't the whole point of the U.S. sticking a flag into the moon, aside from epic showmanship, to point out that it's pretty much U.S. soil now? So wouldn't it be stupid for other countries to race to build a space-station just to be charged with tresspassing or get a bill for their respective taxes? Sorry folks, just saying. This project doesn't have -as of yet at least, that motivational, patriotic, inspirational drive the last one did. But meh, that's just my opinion.
Creativity people. As long as you can dream up a "Next Big Thing", what's stopping you from making an attempt to create it? You know what would be cool? Get a bunch of scientists to watch some "futuristic" animes, and try to actually make some of the gadgets in those.
Does that mean that good customer service can only come from the United States? That seems fairly sensationalist and egotistical. A well-run call-center gives good customer service. No more, no less. Bad call-centers exist all around the world. Yes, including the U.S.
Who the fuck mentioned Wal-Mart here but you? I think you just like ranting at other people to feel more important. This thread is dead, no more replies here.
Who says to save a few cents, asshole? Are you gonna call Ghandi cheap for walking miles to grab his own salt instead of buying it? Civil Dissobedience: I don't want record labels to take my hard-earned money when they don't deserve it.
I live a twenty-minute drive away from the border; I can very easily just go for a quick run and pick up some Marlboro's / Blank-CDs. Although, knowing how complacent and unmotivated Canadians are, they'll just pay the extra money to avoid troubling themselves any more and come up with some excuse to validate doing so. I'm not bashing here, just stating a hypothesis based on previous observations.
I wouldn't say you're nuts so much as crazy... if you were nuts then I'd probably be eating you accompanied by a nice can of beer (as opposed to an angry one); then again, maybe I'm just hungry.
"We recently re-evaluated the term 'Allah,' and users can now register for IDs with this word because it is no longer a significant target for abuse."
So in other words, "Oops... angry customer with moral agendas creating tons of bad PR because of a stupid decision we made to show we're a patriotic American company? That's ungood. Quick! Let's say we did it to protect our Muslim counterparts! Look! We're all one big, multi-cultural, family! See how accepting we are!"
Not a rant about U.S.A. in general; simply a rant about people that take P.C.-ness too far, to the -ironically- point beyond the level of being "Politically Correct".
P.S: I Just finished watching Kenneth Brahnag's(sp?) version of Hamlet, and the little security image at the bottom of the page says "Hamlet", how weird is that!?
... how they say "Nearly 1 in eight..."? That means they're saying, "not even %12.5 of people," which is just as well. More people are distracted doing other things than looking at a map or fiddling with the GPS.
I especially like the example of the use of the word "skeet":
Excuse me, I didn't catch your name, but would you mind if I skeeted on you? Seeing as how we just met and all, I am not fully convinced that you would make a good mother, so I am electing not to ejaculate inside of you. Let me go get you a towel.
But Love. Deep seeded, infallable, uncorruptable, everlastinglove.
Infatuation, maybe.
I'm only using the following example for lack of an equally recognizable one, and religion aside, but the same type of love Jesus would have felt had he existed? To love someone(s) enough to completely fuck yourself over for them in order to prove a point? To love someone enough to never forget them (and the tender emotions held with their memory), throughout your entire life, without regard to what had caused the fallout (be it cheating, offense, abuse, etc)?
Love isn't simply a chemical reaction. It's a philosophical conundrum and, perhaps even, an imaginative creation. For all we know, we could have simply invented the concept of "Love" and are now desperately trying to explain something who's meaning has been lost and contorted with time. If you ever stop loving something (even for a moment), then you never loved it to begin with. Even hate is nothing more than resentful love; you can't hate something without having loved it first.
That's why the only person who's ever heard me say "I Love You" has been my mother. Not even girlfriends get that special treatment. They'll get a "I'm infatuated with you", but nothing more (of course that is, until I find someone I find deserves it).
What about just pure ethics? I suppose if one is a relativist, they might ask, "Ethics? By whose standards?"
You mean "morals"? That's a great pet-peeve of mine. The two words do not mean the same thing.
And from what I gather, this is just one big rant about how "Stealing is wrong" (for all intents and purposes), no matter how elequently you phrase it.
In short: People don't care.
Is it "wrong"? Maybe.
Doesn't matter though, because it's convenient, arguably fun, and interesting to do. Just the whole novelty factor of saying "I can run OS X on my non-Mac PC" is enough motivation required for some people to look for it on TorrentSpy. Which reminds me to ask, anyone got a link to the ".torrent"?
He was making fun of Mr. "connah0047 (850585)" for missing the exact same joke at the end of the story submitter's entry, and thus, making himself look ADD. I found it quite witty. Captain Obvious should pay you a visit, methinks.
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After a couple of months of using Digg, I've noticed I use Slashdot less and less... until, I'm through.
This is it. This article was the proverbial last straw. At least on Digg (if you click the link on the
bottom of the "Instructions" post, that says "digg me!".. you'll see the article in question),
you'll see how the article stayed where it should. With 3 diggs, and buried for all eternity...
never to see the likes of a front page. And I got to report it as "lame", and if enough people do,
it'll be deleted... oh joy.
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Join the fun.
You have no idea how much that bug bugs me. I mean, it's one of those insignificant things: easy to get around, doesn't really cause *that* much of a problem, but it's just there. Mocking you. A little itch under the skin that no matter how much you scratch, it doesn't stop.
If I was him, I'd have seriously cashed in on it. Honestly, people were laughing at him in good humour, not with disdain. He just feels fat, ugly, and underachieving; therefore has really shitty self-esteem, so he doesn't have the sense to realize it's actually working for him. In any case, he did make other people some money, http://www.jedimaster.net/ anyone?
Question: Wasn't the whole point of the U.S. sticking a flag into the moon, aside from epic showmanship, to point out that it's pretty much U.S. soil now? So wouldn't it be stupid for other countries to race to build a space-station just to be charged with tresspassing or get a bill for their respective taxes? Sorry folks, just saying. This project doesn't have -as of yet at least, that motivational, patriotic, inspirational drive the last one did. But meh, that's just my opinion.
I must say, your website is something I'm really looking forward to. :-)
First impressions are good, hope it's just like what it seems.
RUN FAT BOY!
Gotta love 'sig advertising.
Mods: Go ahead, kill my karma; it's of no use to me. Fye. FYE!
That seems a little excessive; don'tcha think?
Although I must say, the interface looks mint.
Creativity people. As long as you can dream up a "Next Big Thing", what's stopping you from making an attempt to create it? You know what would be cool? Get a bunch of scientists to watch some "futuristic" animes, and try to actually make some of the gadgets in those.
Does that mean that good customer service can only come from the United States? That seems fairly sensationalist and egotistical.
A well-run call-center gives good customer service. No more, no less. Bad call-centers exist all around the world. Yes, including the U.S.
Who the fuck mentioned Wal-Mart here but you? I think you just like ranting at other people to feel more important. This thread is dead, no more replies here.
Who says to save a few cents, asshole? Are you gonna call Ghandi cheap for walking miles to grab his own salt instead of buying it? Civil Dissobedience: I don't want record labels to take my hard-earned money when they don't deserve it.
I live a twenty-minute drive away from the border; I can very easily just go for a quick run and pick up some Marlboro's / Blank-CDs. Although, knowing how complacent and unmotivated Canadians are, they'll just pay the extra money to avoid troubling themselves any more and come up with some excuse to validate doing so. I'm not bashing here, just stating a hypothesis based on previous observations.
Not a rant about U.S.A. in general; simply a rant about people that take P.C.-ness too far, to the -ironically- point beyond the level of being "Politically Correct".
P.S: I Just finished watching Kenneth Brahnag's(sp?) version of Hamlet, and the little security image at the bottom of the page says "Hamlet", how weird is that!?
... how they say "Nearly 1 in eight..."? That means they're saying, "not even %12.5 of people," which is just as well. More people are distracted doing other things than looking at a map or fiddling with the GPS.
Aye stihl r3c411 teh dayz wen id uze "1337' tawk online. Butt now I noh betre, becuz eventuahlie joo mahture and lern 2 stawp duing it.
Eventually, you'll see old people tossing pieces of meat at bears in the parks rather than pop-corn at pigeons.
Do you think inspiration just "comes" like that to someone?
Well, it does if you think about it.
Essentially you mean, there is one type of love. The other's called "Infatuation"
Oh my f'ing God. If I only hadn't replied to this topic, almost everyone in this thread would be getting +5 Funnys up the ass. Including you :-)
But Love. Deep seeded, infallable, uncorruptable, everlasting love .
Infatuation, maybe.
I'm only using the following example for lack of an equally recognizable one, and religion aside, but the same type of love Jesus would have felt had he existed? To love someone(s) enough to completely fuck yourself over for them in order to prove a point? To love someone enough to never forget them (and the tender emotions held with their memory), throughout your entire life, without regard to what had caused the fallout (be it cheating, offense, abuse, etc)?
Love isn't simply a chemical reaction. It's a philosophical conundrum and, perhaps even, an imaginative creation. For all we know, we could have simply invented the concept of "Love" and are now desperately trying to explain something who's meaning has been lost and contorted with time. If you ever stop loving something (even for a moment), then you never loved it to begin with. Even hate is nothing more than resentful love; you can't hate something without having loved it first.
That's why the only person who's ever heard me say "I Love You" has been my mother. Not even girlfriends get that special treatment. They'll get a "I'm infatuated with you", but nothing more (of course that is, until I find someone I find deserves it).
Happy Heart's Day, btw.
And from what I gather, this is just one big rant about how "Stealing is wrong" (for all intents and purposes), no matter how elequently you phrase it.
In short: People don't care.
Is it "wrong"? Maybe.
Doesn't matter though, because it's convenient, arguably fun, and interesting to do. Just the whole novelty factor of saying "I can run OS X on my non-Mac PC" is enough motivation required for some people to look for it on TorrentSpy. Which reminds me to ask, anyone got a link to the ".torrent"?
You just single-handedly brought down kde-look.org
Why DoS attack a server when you can just post a link on Slashdot?
He was making fun of Mr. "connah0047 (850585)" for missing the exact same joke at the end of the story submitter's entry, and thus, making himself look ADD. I found it quite witty. Captain Obvious should pay you a visit, methinks.