People are a problem. Best quote ever!
One day, I will earn mod points again. Damn this Karma!
Oh, and Douglas Adams is right. People are a problem. As long as people think selfishly and fail to realize that other people are not the cause of all their problems then this world will continue to be a scary place.
*I'm pretty much done with PC gaming, simply because I vowed that I'd never buy another video card again. Like the PvP comic, I'm not going to spend hundreds of dollars to upgrade my system so it can be obsolete in a year. I play COD4, World of Warcraft, World in Conflict and many others on a AMD 2000+ and an Nvidia 6600. This sytem sells for less than $150 on my local classified ads and I've had the processor for over 4 years. That is significantly less than ANY of the gaming platforms out there. Now granted, if you want the latest and greatest and want to play Crysis at over 30+ FPS then you're going to need one helluva computer. But most games run just fine on older hardware.
I miss the good ol' album days. Ever listen to an album so much that when you hear one of the songs on the radio or in an mp3 playlist you expect the next song from the album to come on?
I remember making a mix tape in high school and during a Pearl Jam song the tape would stick for a brief second and keep playing. Every time I hear Alive I hear that damn click in my head still. Part of the magic of albums was how one song would lead into another. The experience of listening to the whole album was never the same as just one or two hit songs from it. The album was greater than the sum of its parts.
Sounds like a geeks dream come true. Let's make a man-made woman. Throw out sex with robots and bring in the sex with manmade fleshbots! Imagine, designing a woman that doesn't vocal cords! OMG!
You know, I completely agree with you. In fact, I bet the good geeks left at Microsoft probably agree with you too, but because they have been sued and locked into anti-trust lawsuits for including a friggin' internet browser with their operating syste. So I doubt they are inclined to include any type of encyption that's worth a damn lest they get sued by a million users because they accidentally encrypted their vacation video and can't remember the password for getting their encrypted file back.
God, if the laptops from Sony and Apple were blowing up and melting because of defective batteries, imagine a "Super Charge" Battery malfunctioning and melting your ass to the chair!
You would think that the German people would look back on their own history and say "Never again!"
If America did that with the Japanese Concentration camps then maybe we wouldn't have Guantanamo. Someone posted above about how it "may" be that the US Government is already doing this (except in greater detail) but they are doing so in secret.
So my question is; what's worse? Being led to fascism secretly or openly?
I only have one thing to say about this article, this guy and this thread. I didn't realize that those pharm companies were selling Hydrocodon online! I thought I could only get V!ag-ra and C!al!s. Why don't they spam with me that shit instead? "OrDeR NoW! Be H!gh bY tOmOrrOw!" I'm young, I don't need drugs for my pen!s yet. And jeez, dude had 17 vehicles confiscated. Apparently it's a damn good business.
1. Lots of incompatable software. Lots of companies use software that isn't compatable with Vista.
2. It's expensive! Why upgrade your machines so you can run Vista that isn't compatable with lots of software?
3. People are wising up. Upgrade fever is really only common with enthusiasts anyways. There's no need to drop endless amounts of cash for upgrades when what you have is really working. I just watched someone finally upgrade to XP because 2000 didn't have a feature that they needed. Ha... they are only now "upgrading" to XP. The great thing about it is that they don't need to update the hardware.
Vista is great for the PC Enthusiasts out there and it may advance home computing by some degree but I don't see it taking off in the commercial work place for several years. Or atleast, until the Microsoft nazis round up every last installation disk of XP and stop supporting XP. God, I can only imagine what would happen if they stopped supporting XP. Anyone know when that might actually happen?
Since I picked up my first science fiction book I have been fascinated with the idea of making a bionic eye. An eye that could see near and far. Eagle eye vision and microscopic vision. With the improvement of liquid crytsal lenses like this it seems possilbe.
Just imagine losing an eye in an accident and then having it replaced by an electronic eye that can focus near or far and it's all controlled by brain waves. Now, if we could just incorporate a digital camera somehow. Hehe. That'd be awesome.
We all watched "The Day After Tomorrow". Great flick and all but even if it does warm up over time, it'd take decades for it to effect the ocean currents. I think it'd be easy for everyone to agree on two things, the earth is changing, and we need to do our best to make sure it doesn't hurt us in the end.
I know several conservative Christians who think that believing in Global Warming somehow negates God's power. They equate it to believing in the theory of Evolution. They usually bash anyone who believes in the theory of evolution and bash anyone who thinks Global Warming is true. Well, Genetics alone nearly proves that evolution occurs and data collected over the last 150 years shows that our earth is warming up. Whether or not God controls all of this has nothing to do with the fact, that if we ignore either, we're doomed to extinction. Put that in your Bible.
You've been watching too much A & E channel.
Dog goes to jail
That only happens if you break laws in that country and then come back to your own. Now, go insult the King of Thailand while you're in Thailand and THEN see what happens. Hopefully you'll get out of their with only a few cane lashings.
And how the hell can one country sue an internet website? If they can sue YouTube then R. Kelly should be able to sue Thailand for getting him hooked on young girls!
Yes. Consumers are that dumb. If people are willing to pay $2.99 for a 30 second ring tone, don't you think they're willing to pay $1.29 for a whole song, that they can burn on a cd, flash to their iPod, upload to their phone, zap to their Xbox360, crochet into a quilt. I mean, not having DRM is like having sex without a condom. It feels so naughty but it feels so good too!
Yes, the US is forcing Sweden to meddle with the Pirate Bay. I think we should have Swedish polish invade China for bulding a Disney themed park w/o good ol' Walt's blessing.
We're here in Falujah and are planning a secret attack on the insurgents tomorrow. They don't know it, but we're going to hit them at 6:30 in the morning while they are praying. Tee hee. I hope they don't see us coming from the south! Well, Lieutenant Dan is coming so I better log off. See you soon.
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I miss the good ol' album days. Ever listen to an album so much that when you hear one of the songs on the radio or in an mp3 playlist you expect the next song from the album to come on? I remember making a mix tape in high school and during a Pearl Jam song the tape would stick for a brief second and keep playing. Every time I hear Alive I hear that damn click in my head still. Part of the magic of albums was how one song would lead into another. The experience of listening to the whole album was never the same as just one or two hit songs from it. The album was greater than the sum of its parts.
Sounds like a geeks dream come true. Let's make a man-made woman. Throw out sex with robots and bring in the sex with manmade fleshbots! Imagine, designing a woman that doesn't vocal cords! OMG!
You know, I completely agree with you. In fact, I bet the good geeks left at Microsoft probably agree with you too, but because they have been sued and locked into anti-trust lawsuits for including a friggin' internet browser with their operating syste. So I doubt they are inclined to include any type of encyption that's worth a damn lest they get sued by a million users because they accidentally encrypted their vacation video and can't remember the password for getting their encrypted file back.
God, if the laptops from Sony and Apple were blowing up and melting because of defective batteries, imagine a "Super Charge" Battery malfunctioning and melting your ass to the chair!
If America did that with the Japanese Concentration camps then maybe we wouldn't have Guantanamo. Someone posted above about how it "may" be that the US Government is already doing this (except in greater detail) but they are doing so in secret.
So my question is; what's worse? Being led to fascism secretly or openly?
*This comment will hurt my karma*
If I EVER got mod points (or for that matter, knew how to use them) I'd mod you up!
than give up my rights.
Seriously, I'm thankful for that explanation.... I needed that visualization.
Not to mention if they come in contact with Chemical X while being irradiated. We might get a real cute and cozy superhero cockroach.
True, but ask the first gas station attendant in Idaho how many Utah license plates they see coming in to buy lottery tickets....
Amen! Amen! Ameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!
No, that'd make 4 versions, don't forget the uber-elite-but-geeky Halo 3 Special Edition Xbox 360.
I only have one thing to say about this article, this guy and this thread. I didn't realize that those pharm companies were selling Hydrocodon online! I thought I could only get V!ag-ra and C!al!s. Why don't they spam with me that shit instead? "OrDeR NoW! Be H!gh bY tOmOrrOw!" I'm young, I don't need drugs for my pen!s yet. And jeez, dude had 17 vehicles confiscated. Apparently it's a damn good business.
2. It's expensive! Why upgrade your machines so you can run Vista that isn't compatable with lots of software?
3. People are wising up. Upgrade fever is really only common with enthusiasts anyways. There's no need to drop endless amounts of cash for upgrades when what you have is really working. I just watched someone finally upgrade to XP because 2000 didn't have a feature that they needed. Ha... they are only now "upgrading" to XP. The great thing about it is that they don't need to update the hardware.
Vista is great for the PC Enthusiasts out there and it may advance home computing by some degree but I don't see it taking off in the commercial work place for several years. Or atleast, until the Microsoft nazis round up every last installation disk of XP and stop supporting XP. God, I can only imagine what would happen if they stopped supporting XP. Anyone know when that might actually happen?
Outstanding link. This guy should be in advertising. I might have him write a jingle for my company. "Glass toasters"
Worth it everytime.
Since I picked up my first science fiction book I have been fascinated with the idea of making a bionic eye. An eye that could see near and far. Eagle eye vision and microscopic vision. With the improvement of liquid crytsal lenses like this it seems possilbe. Just imagine losing an eye in an accident and then having it replaced by an electronic eye that can focus near or far and it's all controlled by brain waves. Now, if we could just incorporate a digital camera somehow. Hehe. That'd be awesome.
We all watched "The Day After Tomorrow". Great flick and all but even if it does warm up over time, it'd take decades for it to effect the ocean currents. I think it'd be easy for everyone to agree on two things, the earth is changing, and we need to do our best to make sure it doesn't hurt us in the end. I know several conservative Christians who think that believing in Global Warming somehow negates God's power. They equate it to believing in the theory of Evolution. They usually bash anyone who believes in the theory of evolution and bash anyone who thinks Global Warming is true. Well, Genetics alone nearly proves that evolution occurs and data collected over the last 150 years shows that our earth is warming up. Whether or not God controls all of this has nothing to do with the fact, that if we ignore either, we're doomed to extinction. Put that in your Bible.
Just imagine if you uncapped that! Wheerrrrrrrrrrrrr!!! You could download a DVD in (quick, someone do the math!)
That only happens if you break laws in that country and then come back to your own. Now, go insult the King of Thailand while you're in Thailand and THEN see what happens. Hopefully you'll get out of their with only a few cane lashings.
And how the hell can one country sue an internet website? If they can sue YouTube then R. Kelly should be able to sue Thailand for getting him hooked on young girls!
Yes. Consumers are that dumb. If people are willing to pay $2.99 for a 30 second ring tone, don't you think they're willing to pay $1.29 for a whole song, that they can burn on a cd, flash to their iPod, upload to their phone, zap to their Xbox360, crochet into a quilt. I mean, not having DRM is like having sex without a condom. It feels so naughty but it feels so good too!
Yes, the US is forcing Sweden to meddle with the Pirate Bay. I think we should have Swedish polish invade China for bulding a Disney themed park w/o good ol' Walt's blessing.
Dear Momma,
We're here in Falujah and are planning a secret attack on the insurgents tomorrow. They don't know it, but we're going to hit them at 6:30 in the morning while they are praying. Tee hee. I hope they don't see us coming from the south! Well, Lieutenant Dan is coming so I better log off. See you soon.
Love, Forest.