1- This is exactly the kind of story that gets everyone weierded out...
2This is why I stopped submitting stories. There are hundreds of geeks submitting the same story so (i believe) the editors toss most submissions except ones from their friends and/or long time/. residents.
Off-hand, I'd say that over 600 people losing their jobs as Philips Semiconductors shuts down their fab in Albuquerque is more on-topic than this story.
Google news (And that's why I'm using my +1 bonus, instead of just letting it sit at a score of 1.)
(And of course, it'll be modded down as troll/off-topic within minutes. Oh Well.)
BTW: I agree with you about editors moderating things down that they don't like, or think don't fit with the "Editorial" policy (Re: Jokes about Natalie, and some editors with jokes about Ellen.)
Of course, this post will be modded to -1: troll, but I am sure you will be looking for replies to your post, so you'll see it anyways.
Sure, you could make a law that says "You can not send SPAM to a U.S. Address".
What do you do about that fool in (pick your favorite "other" country)?
Do we send in the Marines to arrest him/her/it?
Do we start to have all of our ISPs block everything from that country in retaliation?
Unfortunately, I see no real solution other than to have our ISPs use some sort of SPAM-blocking software, and to have the attorney generals of the states aggressively go after the fools who spam on illegal activities (chain letters, pump and dump, preteen photos, etc.)
Let's get Ellen and Natalie to do commercials for it.
NOT using my +1 bonus...THIS TIME;-)
This is so incredibly scary...
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· Score: 5, Funny
Multiverses?
You mean this might mean that somewhere in the multiverse there might be a universe comprised entirely of "people" that look exactly like Lance
and Britney?
Excuse me while I (and the rest of the "me's" in the multiverse) go out and hang ourselves....
I was working on my website I registerd with the other Register... and it was like beeeeep beep beep beep beep beeeep! And then like my domain was gone, and I was like unnnhhh...? It devoured my domain name.
It was a really good domain name. And then I had to re-register it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good.
Or maybe we'll see a Apple Switch Ad that features Crash Tests...
I was testing a car crash on the PC and it was like beeeeep beep beep beep beep beeeep! And then like half of my crash test was gone, and I was like unnnhhh...? It devoured my crash test.
It was a really good test. And then I had to test it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good.
Or maybe we'll see a Apple Switch Ad that features E-Books...
I was reading an E-Book on the PC and it was like beeeeep beep beep beep beep beeeep! And then like half of my book was gone, and I was like unnnhhh...? It devoured my book.
It was a really good book.
And then I had to download it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good.
As a musician, what do you think of the music industry these days, specifically about the slave-labor-like recording contracts, industry ownership of copyrights, Peer-to-peer song sharing (MP3s), and the current fruitless atempts to copy-protect CDs?
Is there anything that you can do in your current position to help change any of that to the betterment of recording artists and consumers everywhere?
... And Australia, as everyone knows, is peopled with criminals and criminals are used to having people not trust them...."
BTW: There really is a print version of "The Princess Bride", in an abridged version by William Goldman, (Because the original by the esteemed S. Morgenstern is much too long and horrible to read.)
Unknown investor to a Mr. H. FordI'm sorry that we can't invest in your factory for this "Model A" of yours, but it just doesn't do enough. It takes too much of this "Gasoline" to go very far, the travel distance is too short to be of practical value, it can only go on roads, and it doesn't even seat a whole family.
Maybe you should come up with some way of improving regular carriages instead of wasting any more time on this "Horseless" carriage of yours.
Come on now, this is the first edition/first draft. It's only aimed at "Early Adapters", not at your mother. It will improve in time, just as the Model A, improved to the Model T, and so on.
What this does do however is give them a "First to Market" advantage in this country.
He received degrees in pure mathematics from the Flinders University of
South Australia and the Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University
in 1981.
This guy is to robot-geeks what RMS is to Open-Source.
I don't have time to do a full rebuttal (I AM at work, after all), but my random sample indicates these are real folks.
So, I would assume that most of the adults are
taking advantage of their 15 minutes of fame. It's not worth Apple's time to fake these ads, since so many folks would do it for free.
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Two comments here....
1- This is exactly the kind of story that gets everyone weierded out...
2This is why I stopped submitting stories. There are hundreds of geeks submitting the same story so (i believe) the editors toss most submissions except ones from their friends and/or long time /. residents.
Off-hand, I'd say that over 600 people losing their jobs as Philips Semiconductors shuts down their fab in Albuquerque is more on-topic than this story. Google news (And that's why I'm using my +1 bonus, instead of just letting it sit at a score of 1.)
(And of course, it'll be modded down as troll/off-topic within minutes. Oh Well.)
WOW! Two lengthy responces to your troll. Congratulations on the quality of your troll ;-)
Why, oh why is it that when I see something funny, I have NO mod points. The comment is funny, and the link is funnier.
Please somebody mod the parent up for me please.
Moderation Totals: Flamebait=1, Overrated=1, Total=2.
OK, OK.... But at least it's as funny as the article. ;-)
I don't make jokes about race....
I really find jokes about peoples countries of origin un-funny.
Jokes about religion turn me off...
And jokes about screwing around with my CLI drive me into a rage worthy of the Lord GOD HIMSELF!
Next time you post an un-funny article like this, I start calling you funny names!
But Hemos is a pretty funny name to begin with, so I don't have a clue where to start. ;-)
Note to moderators: It's FUNNY, not offtopic.
And so Michael begins. (Score:5, Offtopic)
Score 5, offtopic?
You Win!
The only thing better would be a Score 5: Troll.
BTW: I agree with you about editors moderating things down that they don't like, or think don't fit with the "Editorial" policy (Re: Jokes about Natalie, and some editors with jokes about Ellen.)
Of course, this post will be modded to -1: troll, but I am sure you will be looking for replies to your post, so you'll see it anyways.
My government takes 55% of my income EVERY year.
I'd like to make a suggestion here....
Maybe it's time to find a new accountant?
Sure, you could make a law that says "You can not send SPAM to a U.S. Address".
What do you do about that fool in (pick your favorite "other" country)?
Do we send in the Marines to arrest him/her/it?
Do we start to have all of our ISPs block everything from that country in retaliation?
Unfortunately, I see no real solution other than to have our ISPs use some sort of SPAM-blocking software, and to have the attorney generals of the states aggressively go after the fools who spam on illegal activities (chain letters, pump and dump, preteen photos, etc.)
Let's get Ellen and Natalie to do commercials for it.
NOT using my +1 bonus...THIS TIME ;-)
Multiverses?
You mean this might mean that somewhere in the multiverse there might be a universe comprised entirely of "people" that look exactly like Lance and Britney?
Excuse me while I (and the rest of the "me's" in the multiverse) go out and hang ourselves....
Good at getting geeky chicks to talk without having to resort to discussion IO speeds vs seek rates of SCSI vs. IDE.
You mean.... Use this instead of...
Hey Babe! Wanna fly to Taos to go sking in my new Harrier Jump jet?
Oh wait.... I get it...
You KEPT all those silly stocks in the Dot.Bombs, instead of selling them for cash as soon as you could.
I'm sorry to hear that.
Save us Ellen! Save US!
Now THAT'S FUNNY
Of course, when I get my moderator points again, I'll have to go looking for this sort of abuse and use my own points to correct it.
Soooo many moderators like to mod DOWN, instead of up, that somebody has to stand up to them. But watch, it'll be months before I moderate again.
Insert standard rant about how moderation is broken here. ;-)
NOTE: I am NOT using my +1 Bonus This time
yeah, well the story got pulled, and I don't expect this story to go anywhere, and it was modded down to -1 offtopic by the editors anyways.
I was working on my website I registerd with the other Register... and it was like beeeeep beep beep beep beep beeeep! And then like my domain was gone, and I was like unnnhhh...? It devoured my domain name.
It was a really good domain name. And then I had to re-register it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good.
It's kind of...
a bummer.
Note to moderators: It's Funny, not off-topic.
I have to comment on this...
We moved from New Mexico to New York (Job related, why else?)
Thankfully, the company paid for the move, but when we went to the airport (10/01/01: During the height of the post 9/11 panic) we showed up with:
The most common question asked that day was:
Are you moving? (Asked somewhat sarcastically, usually)
And we were forced to answer: Yes.
It took two vans to get us and all our stuff to the airport.
If I NEVER do that again, it'll be too soon.
Or maybe we'll see a Apple Switch Ad that features Crash Tests...
I was testing a car crash on the PC and it was like beeeeep beep beep beep beep beeeep! And then like half of my crash test was gone, and I was like unnnhhh...? It devoured my crash test.
It was a really good test. And then I had to test it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good.
It's kind of...
a bummer.
Note to moderators: It's Funny, not off-topic.
I was reading an E-Book on the PC and it was like beeeeep beep beep beep beep beeeep! And then like half of my book was gone, and I was like unnnhhh...? It devoured my book.
It was a really good book.
And then I had to download it again and I had to do it fast so it wasn't as good.
It's kind of...
a bummer.
Note to moderators: It's Funny, not off-topic.
As a musician, what do you think of the music industry these days, specifically about the slave-labor-like recording contracts, industry ownership of copyrights, Peer-to-peer song sharing (MP3s), and the current fruitless atempts to copy-protect CDs?
Is there anything that you can do in your current position to help change any of that to the betterment of recording artists and consumers everywhere?
Ok, it was two questions. So sue me! ;-)
Shhhhhh, Don't tell anyone, it's a SECRET!
(BTW: I know, but it's like Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. It's more fun to believe than not.
Mandatory Princess Bride quote...
... And Australia, as everyone knows, is peopled with criminals and criminals are used to having people not trust them...."
BTW: There really is a print version of "The Princess Bride", in an abridged version by William Goldman, (Because the original by the esteemed S. Morgenstern is much too long and horrible to read.)
To all /. folks who say "What can't it do ...."
Unknown investor to a Mr. H. Ford I'm sorry that we can't invest in your factory for this "Model A" of yours, but it just doesn't do enough. It takes too much of this "Gasoline" to go very far, the travel distance is too short to be of practical value, it can only go on roads, and it doesn't even seat a whole family.
Maybe you should come up with some way of improving regular carriages instead of wasting any more time on this "Horseless" carriage of yours.
Come on now, this is the first edition/first draft. It's only aimed at "Early Adapters", not at your mother. It will improve in time, just as the Model A, improved to the Model T, and so on.
What this does do however is give them a "First to Market" advantage in this country.
For those robot geeks among us who did NOT know, this is Rodney Brooks' company.
Rodney A. Brooks is Director of the 230 person MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, and is the Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science. He is also Chairman and Chief Technical Officer of iRobot Corp (Roomba)
He received degrees in pure mathematics from the Flinders University of South Australia and the Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University in 1981.
This guy is to robot-geeks what RMS is to Open-Source.
Interestingly enough, Philips got OUT of the music business right as MP3s were taking off...
1998 Seagram buys Polygram from Matsushita rival Philips for US$10.4bn
I realy didn't want to do a rebuttal, but....
Ellen Feiss-- Apple's Ad Yearbook Photos
Tony Hawk-- Apple Ad Tony's Web Site
Dave Haxton-- Apple His Resume
Theresa McPherson-- No Online Presence...
Mark Gibson-- Apple His Customer's owner's comment on him.
I don't have time to do a full rebuttal (I AM at work, after all), but my random sample indicates these are real folks.
So, I would assume that most of the adults are taking advantage of their 15 minutes of fame. It's not worth Apple's time to fake these ads, since so many folks would do it for free.