>Nothing can compare to the feeling of power you get from commanding
>5000 Roman troops going up against the barbarian horde.
Why do I get the feeling this is Bush's favourite game too?
DEC had some cool stuff. I was lucky enough to go to their UK R&D labs once and they had some stuff which isn't so impressive now but back in 1989 when I went, it was seriously impressive stuff. A lot of it was various multimedia type stuff but the one that impressed me was a database engine that let you store video in tables - great for e.g. estate agents (real-estate). They also had a video digitizer that worked a frame at a time using fractal compression.
>chairs will probably be thrown
Steve had better hope there's no RIAA dude nearby, they'll hear the rythmic clatter of the chair along the floor, decide it sounds like some industrial band and fine him for illegal reproduction in a public area.
Ordinarily I'm a big opponent of the culture in the US that says sue for everything. However, in this instance, I'd love to see a class action back in Doug Morris' face from all the iPod owners whose reputations have been tarnished by this persons remarks.
I know someone who only used music CD-R because he thought the fact that they existed meant you couldn't put music on normal CD-R. Once I wised him up he was an extremely happy bunny.
It sounds great in theory but in practice, the artists do not own the music they created, the labels do. Launching a web site that sold music then gave the money to the artist is on a one way trip to legal hell.
>Actually morality is different throughout different cultures and different religions.
And the sooner everyone realises that, the happier we'll all be.
If you have a 25 year old bit of kit still going strong, the chances are you just had a good sample. What about the other 999 made that day that are now in landfill because they failed in one way or another?
>And tomorrow, this "obvious humor" will be the obvious truth.
Worringly, you may be right:-( Maybe this is where they get their ideas from?
Scene: RIAA HQ, weekly meeting Overpaid legal person: Hey, anyone seen The Onion this week? It says the RIAA are going to insist cars are sold with the windows welded shut in case any music leaks out and gets heard by passers by. RIAA manager: Hmm... (twitches slightly, corners of mouth slowly pull themselves in to an evil grin) that sounds like a good idea but that will make the cars use less fuel, what with better aerodynamics and such. The Man won't let that happen, he wants to sell all the oil he can. Any ideas? RIAA consultant: We could ask that all new vehicles have to be SUVs, none of that commie Euro crap. RIAA manager: Go on.. RIAA Consultant: And all existing cars have to be 'upgraded' within 12 months or the owner pays a $10k fine? RIAA manager: I like it! We'll get full support for that one. Make it so..
In the UK there is supposed to be more mobiles (cell phones) than people so that makes 60m+ just here. Many people have multiple phones, hence the numbers.
Let me guess, you're single, right? No wife ever puts up with this. And to anyone that reckons their wofe does, they don't. They just say it's fine then do something horrible to your lunch.
I can't believe anyone didn't realise this was humour within the first couple of seconds. How many clues do you people need? I've been to a few sites like this lampooning Bush, Christians, whatever and the amount of posts from people who take the stories literally is quite honestly frightening.
>elsewhere is rather silly
Well pardon me for not visiting lounges in every country in the world for research purposes. Just going by what I've been told. I'm very happy you have a big one though.
Indeed. American houses and rooms tend to be much bigger than the norm elsewhere. That was part of the reason behind the initially slow takeup of home cinema in general in the UK. An average lounge (12x18 feet or less) looks pretty full when you stuff in a big AV amp, 5 speakers, sub, DVD/laserdisk player and a 40inch TV. My old lounge was I think 10x12 and the home cinema gear took the entire width and 4 feet of that space leaving just 10x8 to stuff in a sofa, my PC, bookshelves and a gas fire.
>At the risk of being one of those grammer fascists--
>Oh dear...
Some people call their grandmother 'grammer'. The poster could just be a grandmother fascist. Nasty stuff, I tell you.
If I can get some gene therepy to customise my already fairly unique, I'll have created something new and can thus patent myself? Cool! That will stop those pesky cloners.
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>Nothing can compare to the feeling of power you get from commanding
>5000 Roman troops going up against the barbarian horde.
Why do I get the feeling this is Bush's favourite game too?
>every man, woman, infant, convicted felon, and sheep herder on Earth
As a sheep herder, I take exception to the implication I am not a man.
DEC had some cool stuff. I was lucky enough to go to their UK R&D labs once and they had some stuff which isn't so impressive now but back in 1989 when I went, it was seriously impressive stuff. A lot of it was various multimedia type stuff but the one that impressed me was a database engine that let you store video in tables - great for e.g. estate agents (real-estate). They also had a video digitizer that worked a frame at a time using fractal compression.
>chairs will probably be thrown
Steve had better hope there's no RIAA dude nearby, they'll hear the rythmic clatter of the chair along the floor, decide it sounds like some industrial band and fine him for illegal reproduction in a public area.
Ordinarily I'm a big opponent of the culture in the US that says sue for everything. However, in this instance, I'd love to see a class action back in Doug Morris' face from all the iPod owners whose reputations have been tarnished by this persons remarks.
I know someone who only used music CD-R because he thought the fact that they existed meant you couldn't put music on normal CD-R. Once I wised him up he was an extremely happy bunny.
It sounds great in theory but in practice, the artists do not own the music they created, the labels do. Launching a web site that sold music then gave the money to the artist is on a one way trip to legal hell.
>Actually morality is different throughout different cultures and different religions.
And the sooner everyone realises that, the happier we'll all be.
If you have a 25 year old bit of kit still going strong, the chances are you just had a good sample. What about the other 999 made that day that are now in landfill because they failed in one way or another?
>I've already had problems with my dog eating my cell. Why make him want to?
You haven't fed him for a week?
>And tomorrow, this "obvious humor" will be the obvious truth. :-( Maybe this is where they get their ideas from?
Worringly, you may be right
Scene: RIAA HQ, weekly meeting
Overpaid legal person: Hey, anyone seen The Onion this week? It says the RIAA are going to insist cars are sold with the windows welded shut in case any music leaks out and gets heard by passers by.
RIAA manager: Hmm... (twitches slightly, corners of mouth slowly pull themselves in to an evil grin) that sounds like a good idea but that will make the cars use less fuel, what with better aerodynamics and such. The Man won't let that happen, he wants to sell all the oil he can. Any ideas?
RIAA consultant: We could ask that all new vehicles have to be SUVs, none of that commie Euro crap.
RIAA manager: Go on..
RIAA Consultant: And all existing cars have to be 'upgraded' within 12 months or the owner pays a $10k fine?
RIAA manager: I like it! We'll get full support for that one. Make it so..
In the UK there is supposed to be more mobiles (cell phones) than people so that makes 60m+ just here. Many people have multiple phones, hence the numbers.
>we can load them up with old electronics
I think they're already full of old electronics..
Let me guess, you're single, right? No wife ever puts up with this. And to anyone that reckons their wofe does, they don't. They just say it's fine then do something horrible to your lunch.
I can't believe anyone didn't realise this was humour within the first couple of seconds. How many clues do you people need? I've been to a few sites like this lampooning Bush, Christians, whatever and the amount of posts from people who take the stories literally is quite honestly frightening.
>only 40 hours a week
Must be some new definition of 'only'. That's a bad week for me.
>That is until I was "downsized",
Over here (UK) you're employer would end up in court pretty darned quick for a stunt like that.
like it's a bad thing.
>Conveniently digg.com listed it a day ago, as did fark...
Oh man, if only I'd realised it was a race. Thanks for the heads up.
>elsewhere is rather silly
Well pardon me for not visiting lounges in every country in the world for research purposes. Just going by what I've been told. I'm very happy you have a big one though.
Indeed. American houses and rooms tend to be much bigger than the norm elsewhere. That was part of the reason behind the initially slow takeup of home cinema in general in the UK. An average lounge (12x18 feet or less) looks pretty full when you stuff in a big AV amp, 5 speakers, sub, DVD/laserdisk player and a 40inch TV. My old lounge was I think 10x12 and the home cinema gear took the entire width and 4 feet of that space leaving just 10x8 to stuff in a sofa, my PC, bookshelves and a gas fire.
>5) Organising fag breaks
You've just worried a lot of Americans.
Flamebait? Looks like a fairly valid point to me.
>At the risk of being one of those grammer fascists--
>Oh dear...
Some people call their grandmother 'grammer'. The poster could just be a grandmother fascist. Nasty stuff, I tell you.
If I can get some gene therepy to customise my already fairly unique, I'll have created something new and can thus patent myself? Cool! That will stop those pesky cloners.