It's been quite obvious in the last few years especially, that transactions on a credit card don't reflect "real" monetary transactions. How many people spend way more than they can afford, and pay back little for long periods of time.
Also, it seems bad policy for a gov't to know how and where you spend money. There is no reason they should have record of that. Imagine the legal power of having records of the spending of a Senator for example. Imagine the blackmail power that would give the IRS.
They keep referring to the homeless guy like a random individual. He was a college student at Columbia that downloaded a Metallica song. RIAA got him 2 years ago. How do they think he became homeless in the first place?
I really hope we're the evil ones, because if we're the nice ones.....whew! We're in trouble.
Of course there's a chance that Kodos and Kang have enslaved all of them.
I am a converted PC gamer ever since I put XBMC on my XBox. The biggest reason for me here is cheating. I don't want anyone flaming me about how cheating takes away from the game structure. I don't want to spend a week trying to beat a game. There really aren't any PC games you can't cheat in, especially with trainers. And now I can run trainers in XBMC and I am happy as hell. It has opened up a lot of games I got frustrated with and quit. Now, I get to see the end without spending my rare free by being frustrated and annoyed. I still love gaming on my PC, but I can play new games without upgrading my machine every couple of weeks.
Mac desktop keyboards and their little green "have to view from a hovering position" caps lock lights really piss me off. I don't use it, but I do hit it by mistake quite often because I'm a horrible typist. It really sucks in graphic design, when there's a chance you could mistakenly modify a customer's file because of that damn key. My Logitech keyboard lets you know when Caps Lock is on "flashes the big green text on the monitor." The Mac guys could take a cue from Logitech. They may not get viruses, but I'll be damned if that is not a bad keyboard design.
I agree. My AS-Rock Dual mobo has the AM2 expansion slot. The kind of scalability I can use with AMD is impressive. Also, these prices are extremely impressive. I don't know how many new machines I'm gonna build with my girlfriend's financial aid money next month, but it's gonna be a lot. Daddy needs a new media center because he keeps using the one he's got for daily stuff and for playing with Ubuntu!
I do wonder though, does anyone know what would be the best processor in the new AMD/Intel lineup to run OSX?
I started using Windiz Update through Firefox. No IE, no Genuine Advantage. I may not get some updates or 0day security updates, but I can't say I've ever been attacked by 0day stuff anyway. It's always some crappy old forgotten virus that I get from dl'd warez. I keep my router locked down, I generate my important passwords through Gibson's site, and I don't do stupid shit (except dl warez from p2p.) I used to actually admire MS for not intruding on my machine. Then Genuine Advantage comes along, and I say "Game over man, game over!"
Well we should get to killing some leaders. If you have friends or relatives in the military, please ask them to find the nearest leader and just cap 'em. For the love of humanity, just ask.
I have to point out, that the list here is a list of manufacturers mostly, not providers. Most manufacturers will try to back both horses. Whether or not they will be able to is another matter, but I guarantee they want to. They win either way. And, in the end, if one format wins they will just go to producing machines for that format.
As far as the guys on the list, a lot of them were making both. Some Beta manufacturers died in the process, but in the new war, even if they go the wrong way, safe bet they are building the other as well, just waiting to release in case of format death.
Games hell, I'm just hoping that people use this power for good, instead of evil. All it takes is one mad scientist with Dual SLI to take over the world.
I bought the ASRock Dual 939 with the AMD2 upgrade slot about 7 months ago. I feel very satisfied with my purchase. I haven't found out how much the upgrade card is, but the mobo itself was only $60+. It's nice to have the feature to easily and cheaply upgrade. Go ASRock.
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It's been quite obvious in the last few years especially, that transactions on a credit card don't reflect "real" monetary transactions. How many people spend way more than they can afford, and pay back little for long periods of time. Also, it seems bad policy for a gov't to know how and where you spend money. There is no reason they should have record of that. Imagine the legal power of having records of the spending of a Senator for example. Imagine the blackmail power that would give the IRS.
But at least you could easily corner them in a dark alley afterward.
They keep referring to the homeless guy like a random individual. He was a college student at Columbia that downloaded a Metallica song. RIAA got him 2 years ago. How do they think he became homeless in the first place?
China added a military unit comprised primarily of Smurfs. We wish them well.
I really hope we're the evil ones, because if we're the nice ones.....whew! We're in trouble. Of course there's a chance that Kodos and Kang have enslaved all of them.
or does "worse than originally thought" define the daily dose of reality we Americans keep receiving?
Someone driving one of these and talking on a cell phone.
Could Slashdot ask anyone who uses #FFFF00 to remove it, because that's Anonymous Coward Yellow?
I don't know about robot overlords, but I do see a sharp decline in the cost of Tiki idols.
PC Load Letter=Please Correctly Load Letter sized paper. They're being a nice pain in the ass about it.
"Oh Stewardess...I speak jive"
I am a converted PC gamer ever since I put XBMC on my XBox. The biggest reason for me here is cheating. I don't want anyone flaming me about how cheating takes away from the game structure. I don't want to spend a week trying to beat a game. There really aren't any PC games you can't cheat in, especially with trainers. And now I can run trainers in XBMC and I am happy as hell. It has opened up a lot of games I got frustrated with and quit. Now, I get to see the end without spending my rare free by being frustrated and annoyed. I still love gaming on my PC, but I can play new games without upgrading my machine every couple of weeks.
1. Give away free software 2. 3. Profit! Why do gnomes get it when no one else does? The world needs fewer IQ's under 60 and more gnomes.
I have actually done that very thing, but co-workers got confused, so I switched it back for those Caps Locked souls. Good suggestion though.
Mac desktop keyboards and their little green "have to view from a hovering position" caps lock lights really piss me off. I don't use it, but I do hit it by mistake quite often because I'm a horrible typist. It really sucks in graphic design, when there's a chance you could mistakenly modify a customer's file because of that damn key. My Logitech keyboard lets you know when Caps Lock is on "flashes the big green text on the monitor." The Mac guys could take a cue from Logitech. They may not get viruses, but I'll be damned if that is not a bad keyboard design.
I agree. My AS-Rock Dual mobo has the AM2 expansion slot. The kind of scalability I can use with AMD is impressive. Also, these prices are extremely impressive. I don't know how many new machines I'm gonna build with my girlfriend's financial aid money next month, but it's gonna be a lot. Daddy needs a new media center because he keeps using the one he's got for daily stuff and for playing with Ubuntu! I do wonder though, does anyone know what would be the best processor in the new AMD/Intel lineup to run OSX?
That's funny, I never saw the "Fuck G.W." significance until just now. Maybe Microsoft has a time machine. Ooooh weee oooh mind taker!
I started using Windiz Update through Firefox. No IE, no Genuine Advantage. I may not get some updates or 0day security updates, but I can't say I've ever been attacked by 0day stuff anyway. It's always some crappy old forgotten virus that I get from dl'd warez. I keep my router locked down, I generate my important passwords through Gibson's site, and I don't do stupid shit (except dl warez from p2p.) I used to actually admire MS for not intruding on my machine. Then Genuine Advantage comes along, and I say "Game over man, game over!"
Well we should get to killing some leaders. If you have friends or relatives in the military, please ask them to find the nearest leader and just cap 'em. For the love of humanity, just ask.
I have to point out, that the list here is a list of manufacturers mostly, not providers. Most manufacturers will try to back both horses. Whether or not they will be able to is another matter, but I guarantee they want to. They win either way. And, in the end, if one format wins they will just go to producing machines for that format. As far as the guys on the list, a lot of them were making both. Some Beta manufacturers died in the process, but in the new war, even if they go the wrong way, safe bet they are building the other as well, just waiting to release in case of format death.
Games hell, I'm just hoping that people use this power for good, instead of evil. All it takes is one mad scientist with Dual SLI to take over the world.
"Master Blaster." Louder... "MASTER BLASTER!"
I bought the ASRock Dual 939 with the AMD2 upgrade slot about 7 months ago. I feel very satisfied with my purchase. I haven't found out how much the upgrade card is, but the mobo itself was only $60+. It's nice to have the feature to easily and cheaply upgrade. Go ASRock.