Yes, I think it sounds pretty bad too. I hope that the decline in wanting to be smart is not real, and that science and technology are still advancing, but with a lot of 'popular' noise.
But then again, my obvious troll post was modded funny - on a board for nerds! So I'm not sure how much hope I can really hold!
The original breech was at least one year ago, but Hell chose to ignore it. Whoever made their website allowed SQL code to be run from the url.
Here's a blog by the owner of the geekzone forum that initially discovered the problem (because someone received spam from a disposable email address they used with the company.
"serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value".
Is this why someone is arrested for looking a a poorly drawn "get out bart im piss", but a convicted paedophile rapist gets defended by half of Hollywood, and the country of Switzerland?
I'm sick of weirdo artists getting away with whatever crime they like.
Blizzard saying: "We just know from WoW that most people can connect online and play..."
is like Microsoft saying: "We know from Hotmail that most people can connect to the internet, so now you must be online to run Microsoft Word."
Or a car analogy: "We know from Hummer drivers that gas prices are not an obstacle, so we have increased the fuel consumption of the Prius."
What an insult to all of us. They won't be getting my money. (Of course they'll blame piracy.)
And many other gems. Thoughts on personality type?
Arrogant prick.
He reminds me of New Zealand's own Clayton Weatherston. This arsehole murdered his ex-girlfriend and spent the whole trial bragging about how good he was at school.
Harry Potter!!
That's a kids' book. And the writing and the plot shows it! Whenever they're in a tough spot they just make up some new magic spell - which for whatever reason wasn't used previously.
The number one offence in HP was that fundamentally flawed game (Quiddich or something) where the game is over and won by the team that catches the flying ball. How ridiculous.
Speed 1 (but definitely not Speed 2) was much more realistic and believable that HP, with more realistic characters. Anyway, why are you stuck in the 90s with that example?
But the amount of time people waste on page breaking where they want, font selection, "just so" footnote standards, etc. is a sign of people who don't have anything to actually say.
While you're probably correct, I spent ages choosing the correct font, making sure pair-kerning was on, making sure headings were standard in size and form (i.e. setting up new Styles), getting rid of widows/orphans, and basically all sorts of procrastinating shit to delay actually typing the essay.
I always did much better than the people with non-professional looking assignments, even though most of what I write is crap.
Never underestimate the power of first-impressions and of looking good.
...generally close to being sociopathic; the proverbial 4chan or WoW-addicted, 15 year old asshole who exploits online anonymity to be savage and devoid of empathy towards as many people as possible...
And again, you're thinking fundamentalist Christians.
Futurama isn't funny. That's why it was cancelled. It's like watching an animated sitcom - everyone gets their line. That actress who does the voice of the one-eyed girl is so incredibly annoying - other than Married with Children, everything she's in is crap.
I know no-one on Slashdot agrees with me. I'm sure it's because you're sucked in by the old "haha, that's a nerdy reference I understand, this is funny" trick. (see xkcd , although xkcd is sometimes funny).
"Population of New Zealand" gives a nice little graph of population.
Other demographics, e.g. "Maori population in New Zealand". "Aspirin risk/benefit" "Heart disease risk age 50" don't seem to work.
Am I the only one on this nerdy site that thinks Futurama is simply not funny?
It tries too hard, every episode is the same, and the characters are boring. I realise it has stupid statements designed to make nerds fell good about themselves (e.g "sum of two cubes"), but that's not funny. It's just gay. It's try-hard.
It's like watching some of the new episodes of The Simpsons - lots of celebrities, but too formulaic. That's why no-one watched it, that's why it was taken off the air.
Yeah, and the fact iTunes does the same thing is shit too. I constantly have to remove crap like QuickTime Player from people's computers because everyone bought an iPod.
Actually, you're not saving any lives. Fewer lives than if you collected all the unused sperm from Slashdotters.
You see, each collection of cells in these embryos is just that. A bunch of cells - albeit stem cells.
They are not alive and are not a person. They have no feelings.
I'm not a dentist, but I have seen a child's skull with the mandible dissected at a museum. You can see a whole lot of adult teeth lined up under the baby ones.
I was looking for a picture of this on the net, but couldn't find one quickly on google images.
But take a look at this picture
Baby teeth and the x-ray on this dental site.
So I'd guess the wisdoms are just waiting under the baby teeth to pop up. Just a little longer than the others.
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Yes, I think it sounds pretty bad too. I hope that the decline in wanting to be smart is not real, and that science and technology are still advancing, but with a lot of 'popular' noise.
But then again, my obvious troll post was modded funny - on a board for nerds! So I'm not sure how much hope I can really hold!
The original breech was at least one year ago, but Hell chose to ignore it. Whoever made their website allowed SQL code to be run from the url.
Here's a blog by the owner of the geekzone forum that initially discovered the problem (because someone received spam from a disposable email address they used with the company.
I can't imagine why. It's a perfectly cromulent word that embiggens us all.
I really have to refudiate that statement.
You obviously need an iPhone. With a degree in physics, you need something to balance your vast uncoolness.
My iPhone drops a *lot* of calls - at least a few every day
You're holding it wrong!!
"serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value".
Is this why someone is arrested for looking a a poorly drawn "get out bart im piss", but a convicted paedophile rapist gets defended by half of Hollywood, and the country of Switzerland?
I'm sick of weirdo artists getting away with whatever crime they like.
Blizzard saying: "We just know from WoW that most people can connect online and play..."
is like Microsoft saying: "We know from Hotmail that most people can connect to the internet, so now you must be online to run Microsoft Word."
Or a car analogy: "We know from Hummer drivers that gas prices are not an obstacle, so we have increased the fuel consumption of the Prius."
What an insult to all of us. They won't be getting my money. (Of course they'll blame piracy.)
And many other gems. Thoughts on personality type?
Arrogant prick.
He reminds me of New Zealand's own Clayton Weatherston. This arsehole murdered his ex-girlfriend and spent the whole trial bragging about how good he was at school.
Yeah, but no-one watches Numbers.
Harry Potter!! That's a kids' book. And the writing and the plot shows it! Whenever they're in a tough spot they just make up some new magic spell - which for whatever reason wasn't used previously. The number one offence in HP was that fundamentally flawed game (Quiddich or something) where the game is over and won by the team that catches the flying ball. How ridiculous. Speed 1 (but definitely not Speed 2) was much more realistic and believable that HP, with more realistic characters. Anyway, why are you stuck in the 90s with that example?
But the amount of time people waste on page breaking where they want, font selection, "just so" footnote standards, etc. is a sign of people who don't have anything to actually say.
While you're probably correct, I spent ages choosing the correct font, making sure pair-kerning was on, making sure headings were standard in size and form (i.e. setting up new Styles), getting rid of widows/orphans, and basically all sorts of procrastinating shit to delay actually typing the essay.
I always did much better than the people with non-professional looking assignments, even though most of what I write is crap.
Never underestimate the power of first-impressions and of looking good.
...generally close to being sociopathic; the proverbial 4chan or WoW-addicted, 15 year old asshole who exploits online anonymity to be savage and devoid of empathy towards as many people as possible...
And again, you're thinking fundamentalist Christians.
Perhaps it's because I'm quite bright, but apart from the metal switch, I never had any of those questions when I first picked up a tape deck.
Yes, you're very smart. Pat yourself on the back.
I guess so. Did your parents lock you in a cave as a kid or something? Or do you have no friends?
Or are you just bullshitting? Your Asperger's must be pretty severe to not have heard of Michael Jackson.
I know no-one on Slashdot agrees with me. I'm sure it's because you're sucked in by the old "haha, that's a nerdy reference I understand, this is funny" trick. (see xkcd , although xkcd is sometimes funny).
Also: "Magnum PI" gives the nice answer "3.142 magnums".
"Population of New Zealand" gives a nice little graph of population. Other demographics, e.g. "Maori population in New Zealand". "Aspirin risk/benefit" "Heart disease risk age 50" don't seem to work.
Score: -1 Aspergers. No shit ink is different from toner! You're missing the point you retard!
There's a bunch of Mac fanboys who are stating how great Chalkboard is. That's part of the point. Fanboi 1 Fanboi 2 Fanboi 3
Am I the only one on this nerdy site that thinks Futurama is simply not funny?
It tries too hard, every episode is the same, and the characters are boring. I realise it has stupid statements designed to make nerds fell good about themselves (e.g "sum of two cubes"), but that's not funny. It's just gay. It's try-hard.
It's like watching some of the new episodes of The Simpsons - lots of celebrities, but too formulaic. That's why no-one watched it, that's why it was taken off the air.
I nearly thought about taking it seriously, until I saw Larry Sanger's name there. What a joke.
Yeah, and the fact iTunes does the same thing is shit too. I constantly have to remove crap like QuickTime Player from people's computers because everyone bought an iPod.
You can be a live donor of a liver. They only need to take part of a donor liver to transplant it.
You see, each collection of cells in these embryos is just that. A bunch of cells - albeit stem cells. They are not alive and are not a person. They have no feelings.
I'm not a dentist, but I have seen a child's skull with the mandible dissected at a museum. You can see a whole lot of adult teeth lined up under the baby ones.
I was looking for a picture of this on the net, but couldn't find one quickly on google images. But take a look at this picture Baby teeth and the x-ray on this dental site.
So I'd guess the wisdoms are just waiting under the baby teeth to pop up. Just a little longer than the others.