I want one I want one I want one. I really really really want one. Hell, not just for use on the computer, I want one that just reads what I'm saying quietly and re-broadcasts it Wizard of Oz style.
try similar logic at an airport and see how far you get. (You moron) Re-read my post and maybe you'll see what I'm really asking. Hint: If an answer seems too obvious, you're an idiot who couldnt even find the question.
I enjoy spending long periods in total darkness. It's relaxing. Is it good for the eyes? I dont have a fucking clue, but uh.. maybe it rests them? I dont know:)
I have a theory here, and I'd like to see how it stands the test of time: If you are trying to communicate with someone, and you arent using an open standard, you really shouldnt be communicating with anyone.
That wasnt flamebait, damnit. Look at this: 01 vs o1
HOLY FUCK D00D IT'S ONLY 25% SMALLER NOT 50% SMALLER11111
God fucking moderators need a good fucking in the eye. HINT: Use of the word "ass" doesnt make you a flamebait.
This post is also not flamebait, because I am certainly NOT trying to get a reply. Hear that? DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. I wasnt shooting for a flame reply in the parent, either. Therefor: Not a flamebait.
Flamebait == Baiting a Flame. There is no flame being baited here, You are merely a fucktardish shitfucker. Yes, the shit is also retarded.
Everything is replaceable, the trick is it's not very easily replaceable. I've spent years filling my disks with porn, and to lose all that would be devistating.
just an experiment, actually. I'd love to do a controlled experiment sometime.. I theorize that any post, sufficiently padded with bullshit about modding, will hit 5:)
2 is irrelevant, and it's related to 1 being bullshit. Google uses keywords for its targeted advertisement. If it's deciding to link the keyword "spam" to its so-called 'legitimate' bulk mailer ads, well, that's not exactly legitimate, is it? It means that google is dealing with spammers and using words like "opt-in" to throw off the dogs. The ads are triggered by the word "spam", this is NOT an ad for something to run your mailing list off of.
A company which would do this kind of thing is NOT the kind of company slashdot should be doing business with.
or, would be, if it didnt base its entire claim on one questionable claim after another. Sure, it's an interesting read, but not really worth mentioning.
Well, I have had an idea for a while about a system through which "donations" are given, and when enough to acquire a product are had, the product is bought, then destroyed. All people making donations are still doing something illegal, but still there is money given to the creators.
I dont think anyone can fairly answer your question without some specifics about why you would want to switch to Linux. I mean, I'm guessing "I love the command-line!" isnt high on the list. This comment may never be seen, it depends on if it's seen first by the "He hates linux! Get him!" mods or the "He didnt jump to supporting various open-source projects, I have no idea what he's saying but it's probably insightful!" mods..
If this is the kind of tool you are used to using, I dont think Linux is the right solution for your "automated tasks". I guess that's just my opinion, but people who are used to using "Macros" which act like a user instead of "Scripts" which do their best to get the job done and tend not to be friendly to programs which dont know about them, I don't think they're ready for linux. This isnt a "Linux isnt ready for them", thing, it just seems to me that Linux is a different way of thinking, seperate from these "Automating a task means having the computer repeat you" macro programs. (Yes, it's a simplification, but since the guy is talking about "Using these programs" instead of "programming in VBA", I'm guessing he's having the programs do most of the work for him)
Explain what it is that attracts you to linux, and you're likely to get an answer which comes closer to what you really want. That said, check out "Expect" here
I had a similar idea a while back... the difference being that in mine it combined the "I'm not using it at the moment" idea with the "time shifting" idea. That is, you can use it for as long as I haven't used it. It's been a week or two since I've used it, so you should be good for well over two-hundred hours.
A drive which doesnt spin will spin again if you freeze it. Actually, in my experience, it will spin to.. hmm.. is "gyroscopic speeds" a technical term? It spun pretty damn fast, so that you felt resistance while moving it. No actual data recovery, but sure did spin. I'm surprised the innards didnt fly apart in the casing. I still have it. It's fun.
Salon's ads are a good thing. Frankly, I wonder how they stay in business with such small commercial gestures. Complaining about Salon's ads? You're a fuckwit. Die.
Uhm.. might it have something to do with your use of 40 year-old technology? Color was not the final step for the medium. Digital Cable is a nice half-realized idea, too. As a geek, you should be ashamed at not having something with the word "digital" in it.
While admittedly that one was off-topic, any moderator should have at least been considerate enought to mod the other one up a bit while modding this one down. I must conclude that whoever moderated the parent must not have actually read the post before moderating. I hope the meta-moderators will view it in context and do their job!
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I want one I want one I want one.
I really really really want one.
Hell, not just for use on the computer, I want one that just reads what I'm saying quietly and re-broadcasts it Wizard of Oz style.
I want one!
try similar logic at an airport and see how far you get. (You moron)
Re-read my post and maybe you'll see what I'm really asking.
Hint: If an answer seems too obvious, you're an idiot who couldnt even find the question.
-1 redundant, no. But I do think we should seek out the people who make them and slaughter their families.
You have full access to every document, and that makes you less likely to steal something? Can you explain the logic in that?
I enjoy spending long periods in total darkness. It's relaxing. Is it good for the eyes? I dont have a fucking clue, but uh.. maybe it rests them? I dont know :)
I have a theory here, and I'd like to see how it stands the test of time:
If you are trying to communicate with someone, and you arent using an open standard, you really shouldnt be communicating with anyone.
That wasnt flamebait, damnit. Look at this:
01
vs
o1
HOLY FUCK D00D IT'S ONLY 25% SMALLER NOT 50% SMALLER11111
God fucking moderators need a good fucking in the eye.
HINT:
Use of the word "ass" doesnt make you a flamebait.
This post is also not flamebait, because I am certainly NOT trying to get a reply. Hear that? DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE. I wasnt shooting for a flame reply in the parent, either. Therefor: Not a flamebait.
Flamebait == Baiting a Flame. There is no flame being baited here, You are merely a fucktardish shitfucker. Yes, the shit is also retarded.
Bah, find me ONE good pornographic image made in the last five years. I'll stick with my archive, thanks.
Everything is replaceable, the trick is it's not very easily replaceable. I've spent years filling my disks with porn, and to lose all that would be devistating.
That's only 25% smaller, you jackass.
just an experiment, actually. I'd love to do a controlled experiment sometime.. I theorize that any post, sufficiently padded with bullshit about modding, will hit 5 :)
2 is irrelevant, and it's related to 1 being bullshit.
Google uses keywords for its targeted advertisement. If it's deciding to link the keyword "spam" to its so-called 'legitimate' bulk mailer ads, well, that's not exactly legitimate, is it?
It means that google is dealing with spammers and using words like "opt-in" to throw off the dogs. The ads are triggered by the word "spam", this is NOT an ad for something to run your mailing list off of.
A company which would do this kind of thing is NOT the kind of company slashdot should be doing business with.
2 is irrelevant.
you didnt quite get the parent of my message, did you? Or my message, for that matter.
Google is your friend.
I personally don't find that the least bit funny. Slashdot should NOT be doing business with such people. If it's true, it's fucking obscene.
or, would be, if it didnt base its entire claim on one questionable claim after another. Sure, it's an interesting read, but not really worth mentioning.
Well, I have had an idea for a while about a system through which "donations" are given, and when enough to acquire a product are had, the product is bought, then destroyed. All people making donations are still doing something illegal, but still there is money given to the creators.
I dont think anyone can fairly answer your question without some specifics about why you would want to switch to Linux. I mean, I'm guessing "I love the command-line!" isnt high on the list.
This comment may never be seen, it depends on if it's seen first by the "He hates linux! Get him!" mods or the "He didnt jump to supporting various open-source projects, I have no idea what he's saying but it's probably insightful!" mods..
If this is the kind of tool you are used to using, I dont think Linux is the right solution for your "automated tasks". I guess that's just my opinion, but people who are used to using "Macros" which act like a user instead of "Scripts" which do their best to get the job done and tend not to be friendly to programs which dont know about them, I don't think they're ready for linux.
This isnt a "Linux isnt ready for them", thing, it just seems to me that Linux is a different way of thinking, seperate from these "Automating a task means having the computer repeat you" macro programs. (Yes, it's a simplification, but since the guy is talking about "Using these programs" instead of "programming in VBA", I'm guessing he's having the programs do most of the work for him)
Explain what it is that attracts you to linux, and you're likely to get an answer which comes closer to what you really want.
That said, check out "Expect" here
I had a similar idea a while back... the difference being that in mine it combined the "I'm not using it at the moment" idea with the "time shifting" idea. That is, you can use it for as long as I haven't used it. It's been a week or two since I've used it, so you should be good for well over two-hundred hours.
A drive which doesnt spin will spin again if you freeze it. Actually, in my experience, it will spin to.. hmm.. is "gyroscopic speeds" a technical term? It spun pretty damn fast, so that you felt resistance while moving it. No actual data recovery, but sure did spin. I'm surprised the innards didnt fly apart in the casing. I still have it. It's fun.
Didnt I tell you to fucking die?
No?
Well fucking die.
Salon's ads are a good thing. Frankly, I wonder how they stay in business with such small commercial gestures. Complaining about Salon's ads? You're a fuckwit. Die.
I dont remember when cable didnt have commercials.
Uhm.. might it have something to do with your use of 40 year-old technology? Color was not the final step for the medium. Digital Cable is a nice half-realized idea, too. As a geek, you should be ashamed at not having something with the word "digital" in it.
While admittedly that one was off-topic, any moderator should have at least been considerate enought to mod the other one up a bit while modding this one down. I must conclude that whoever moderated the parent must not have actually read the post before moderating. I hope the meta-moderators will view it in context and do their job!