Be sure to broadcast all the information that was included on the Voyager probes... you know, like our physiology and location... it's hard to plan a menu if you don't know what you will be using as the entree. Hey, we could end up as the secret ingredient on some sort of galactic "Iron Chief" program!
Indeed. Another issue is what putting a link on/. will do to the server hosting the info and files... There are still a lot of places with bandwidth quotas for small sites. I would be setting up on SourceForge and then put the url in everything I can. Personally I don't mind beta testing some items, if it's something I have an interest in.
Well I rather see some fancy things in movies. Movies generally never show exact true life anyway in any area. Why should they in computer.
Life isn't a soap opera.
I've been in relationships that would disprove that point.
Life isn't a love story.
SEE ABOVE
Life isn't about looking like Brad Pitt.
Unless you have looks comparable to Brad Pitt
Life isn't an action movie.
And that's OK. Those people do exist to some degree, but they end up in unmarked graves thanks to either there enemies or their employers... more quickly if the agent leaves a trail of flaming carnage in their wake.
You aren't Vin Diesel.
Proof that God is merciful
But movies are entertainment. I rather see some fancy looking computer interface in a movie than watch gentoo compiling nano for 50 mins and then crashing to an unresolvable state that requires complete reinstall of the system.
I'll go with that one OK. I don't expect movies or TV to be realistic unless the item is advertised as such. Long ago, reading SF taught me to suspend disbelief... and it cracks me up when people have nothing better to do than pick apart some directors interpretation of a screen writers version of a novel or short story. The idea is that the art amplifies a segment of experience to the point that it will resonate with most people and thus maximize the transfer of many small amounts of wealth from a large group to a small group.
The RSS headline said " Researchers Pooh-Pooh Algae-Based Biofuel" and the first thing I thought was "It's bad enough being on a motorcycle behind a normal diesel car at a stop, if they start putting pooh in the fuel I'm going to be making a lot of sudden right turns".
Why not just exploit their browser's security flaws and wipe their hard drive?
That way they learn their lesson about safe browsing the old fashioned way.
Because I like my asshole at it's current diameter, and I fear that blatantly violating the law could soon be followed by someone blatantly violating said asshole...
What I do is go to every machine I am asked to look at and I add this reg key (with owners permission): _______________________________ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\iexplore.exe]
"Debugger"="cmd.exe/c echo %time% %date% >> c:\\ExecBlocked.log" _______________________________ You can delete it manually or just put a minus inside the first square bracket to remove the block...
...but if there is evidence of price fixing then why is the government not asking for the terms of the settlement as proof of conspiracy to defraud and prosecuting?
I remember how much more RAMBUS cost, maybe the price fixing was in the other direction, in order to drive them into the ground. Hey, if that's the case I hope in don't have to send anyone more money for RAM I already bought...
The cake is a lie.
It's OK, I eat it with the spoon that is not... Hoping for net negative calories.
What Cuba has is SUGAR far below the artificial price in the US. With the 1960 embargo, we lost one third of our sugar supply, and someone makes big bucks filling that void. Along with citrus and tropical fruit, this makes a seriously large campaign contribution source for incumbents that are willing to keep this potential new source of products shut down.
If we wanted Castro to fall, all we had to do was allow American money to have effect on Cuban agriculture. It is a hard thing to sit by and watch wealth being created and have no part of it (except for being the stoop labor, of course). The problem with HAVING peons is keeping them from finding out that something better exists... once they know they start doing crazy stuff like going to sea on an inner-tube. If enough of them are aware, then they burn the palace.
It's a moot point because nothing will happen with Cuba until Imperial Sugar, ADM, C&H, Dole, Chiquita, Sunkist, et al have some kind of a market lock in place... after all, that's what they paid for.
Squire!
Yes My Lord?
Call the Wizards of IT, and tell them we want louder keyboards.
At once my liege! The Wizards will want a description the problem with the current keyboards...
Of course. Tell them I can not hear the serfs toiling in their cubicles!
their currency is just as virtual as online virtual currency -- it has no actual intrinsic value.
Neither does real gold, unless you happen to need to make really really thin wires, or build something which is extremely reflective, or actually make use of gold's natural properties in some other way. Don't delude yourself. There is no such thing as "intrinsic value."
While intrinsic value may be illusory, actual value is not. You pointed out a very few of golds finer points (missing my number one which is very good conductivity and number two which is an awesome resistance to corrosion), but the fact that it IS so useful along it's relative scarcity make it worth having even if you personally have no application for it. It can be sold or traded for almost anything, and if things get real bad you could cast it into bullets (for shooting your more upper class werewolves perhaps).
The utility and scarcity of commodities give them inherent, if fluctuating, value.
(Wouldn't Spock be a fun character on Dexter turning into a homicidal vulcan psychopath? )
[Excerpt from police interview]
Spock:
The captain has been bossing me around for years, putting me in harms way, and worst of all, trying to evoke responses from my human side... It was only logical that I put an end to this madness.
But he'd be an idiot NOT to stick in disclaimers and limitations, as the creator of the software it's his right to set the terms. Basically, if you're going to do business you really need legal advice. At least get enough information to write a clause so the purchaser assumes all liability for anything that happens as a result of them repackaging or redistributing your code... then let THEM write a bunch of disclaimers into THEIR EULA (like they aren't already there). You also want a severability clause http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severability_clause. A good example of hedging your bets is found in the MS WinXP (Home) EULA: (Copyright may apply)
15. LIMITED WARRANTY FOR SOFTWARE ACQUIRED IN
THE US AND CANADA.
Microsoft warrants that the Software will perform
substantially in accordance with the accompanying materials
for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt.
If an implied warranty or condition is created by your state/jurisdiction and federal or state/provincial law prohibits
disclaimer of it, you also have an implied warranty or
condition, BUT ONLY AS TO DEFECTS DISCOVERED
DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY
(NINETY DAYS). AS TO ANY DEFECTS DISCOVERED
AFTER THE NINETY-DAY PERIOD, THERE IS NO
WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. Some
states/jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long
an implied warranty or condition lasts, so the above
limitation may not apply to you.
Any supplements or updates to the Software, including without
limitation, any (if any) service packs or hot fixes provided
to you after the expiration of the ninety day Limited
Warranty period are not covered by any warranty or condition,
express, implied or statutory.
LIMITATION ON REMEDIES; NO CONSEQUENTIAL OR
OTHER DAMAGES. Your exclusive remedy for any breach of this
Limited Warranty is as set forth below. Except for any refund
elected by Microsoft, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO
ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, if the Software does
not meet Microsoft's Limited Warranty, and, to the maximum
extent allowed by applicable law, even if any remedy fails of
its essential purpose. The terms of Section 17 ("Exclusion of
Incidental, Consequential and Certain Other Damages") are also
incorporated into this Limited Warranty. Some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation
or exclusion may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty
gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights
which vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction. YOUR
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Microsoft's and its suppliers' entire
liability and your exclusive remedy for any breach of this
Limited Warranty or for any other breach of this EULA or for
any other liability relating to the Software shall be, at
Microsoft's option from time to time exercised subject to
applicable law, (a) return of the amount paid (if any) for the
Software, or (b) repair or replacement of the Software, that
does not meet this Limited Warranty and that is returned to
Microsoft with a copy of your receipt. You will receive the
remedy elected by Microsoft without charge, except that you
are responsible for any expenses you may incur (e.g. cost of
shipping the Software to Microsoft). This Limited Warranty is
void if failure of the Software has resulted from accident,
abuse, misapplication, abnormal use or a virus. Any
replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of
the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is
longer, and Microsoft will use commercially reasonable efforts
to provide your remedy within a commercially reasonable time
of your compliance with Microsoft's warranty remedy
procedures. Outside the United States or Canada, neither these
remedies nor any product support services offered by Microsoft
are available without proof of purchase from an au
Well, time will take care of anyone living below sea level at some point. But I agree about the intolerant people. In fact, I think we have to just take all the intolerant people and string them up from a tree or something... Oh, Hey Guys! Wow, that's a nice rope you got there! What GLACKKkkkk
Don't forget the volume of searching done inside the microsoft.com domain! They have made bing the default search tool for the site itself, including support and the KB. By leaving the old "in-house" search system behind and using bing (an out-house search system?) they instantly gave themselves tons of extra traffic statistics for work they were already doing anyway... Likewise for MSDN. I'd love to know what volume of the bing total comes from pages owned by MS and it brood.
This will make great add-on for the Wii Fitness folks. Now you can work out and then duck (or catch) that money shot coming (pun intended) straight at the camera!
In the US, 179 Members of the House and 57 Senators hold law degrees. Barack Obama is an alumni of Harvard Law School. Of 43 presidents, 25 have been lawyers. No small wonder that it takes a lawyer to get anything done in a society run by lawyers. Funny thing is, I don't know anyone that says they like lawyers... yet we put them in charge of everything... and then we wonder why we get fucked over!
Like I pointed out before (the last time the scanner issue came up), who is really gonna want to look at these images? "Oh yea, look at the cottage cheese thighs on this one!" "OMG! Quadruple Butt Dimples!" "Damn, the back end of that thong is just GONE!"
Looking at people going through an American airport is like looking at people going through a Wal-Mart, not a lot of folks you would want to see naked...
Slashdot Mirror
Technically an Indian, but born and raised in Vancouver.
So, technically a Canadian, of Indian decent. Or does being born in Canada not convey citizenship?
Be sure to broadcast all the information that was included on the Voyager probes... you know, like our physiology and location... it's hard to plan a menu if you don't know what you will be using as the entree. Hey, we could end up as the secret ingredient on some sort of galactic "Iron Chief" program!
So, if you need neurons replaced in your forbrain they will make then from foreskin?
insert dickhead joke here
Indeed. Another issue is what putting a link on /. will do to the server hosting the info and files... There are still a lot of places with bandwidth quotas for small sites. I would be setting up on SourceForge and then put the url in everything I can. Personally I don't mind beta testing some items, if it's something I have an interest in.
You have a Pontiac that makes prognostications? It's not ah, telling you... you know, to do stuff, is it?
Well I rather see some fancy things in movies. Movies generally never show exact true life anyway in any area. Why should they in computer.
Life isn't a soap opera.
I've been in relationships that would disprove that point.
Life isn't a love story.
SEE ABOVE
Life isn't about looking like Brad Pitt.
Unless you have looks comparable to Brad Pitt
Life isn't an action movie.
And that's OK. Those people do exist to some degree, but they end up in unmarked graves thanks to either there enemies or their employers... more quickly if the agent leaves a trail of flaming carnage in their wake.
You aren't Vin Diesel.
Proof that God is merciful
But movies are entertainment. I rather see some fancy looking computer interface in a movie than watch gentoo compiling nano for 50 mins and then crashing to an unresolvable state that requires complete reinstall of the system.
I'll go with that one OK. I don't expect movies or TV to be realistic unless the item is advertised as such. Long ago, reading SF taught me to suspend disbelief... and it cracks me up when people have nothing better to do than pick apart some directors interpretation of a screen writers version of a novel or short story. The idea is that the art amplifies a segment of experience to the point that it will resonate with most people and thus maximize the transfer of many small amounts of wealth from a large group to a small group.
And for the most part it is done pretty well.
The RSS headline said " Researchers Pooh-Pooh Algae-Based Biofuel" and the first thing I thought was "It's bad enough being on a motorcycle behind a normal diesel car at a stop, if they start putting pooh in the fuel I'm going to be making a lot of sudden right turns".
Wait, it gets better! Next iteration of Kindle will have extra circuitry, a microphone and speaker so you can... MAKE PHONE CALLS!!!
Oh to be alive in such an age of wonders..
Get it while you can they open the vault for a limited time .
I always thought that phrase was a, umm, euphemism... ya know?
Why not just exploit their browser's security flaws and wipe their hard drive?
That way they learn their lesson about safe browsing the old fashioned way.
Because I like my asshole at it's current diameter, and I fear that blatantly violating the law could soon be followed by someone blatantly violating said asshole...
/c echo %time% %date% >> c:\\ExecBlocked.log"
What I do is go to every machine I am asked to look at and I add this reg key (with owners permission):
_______________________________
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\iexplore.exe] "Debugger"="cmd.exe
_______________________________
You can delete it manually or just put a minus inside the first square bracket to remove the block...
...but if there is evidence of price fixing then why is the government not asking for the terms of the settlement as proof of conspiracy to defraud and prosecuting?
I remember how much more RAMBUS cost, maybe the price fixing was in the other direction, in order to drive them into the ground.
Hey, if that's the case I hope in don't have to send anyone more money for RAM I already bought...
The cake is a lie.
It's OK, I eat it with the spoon that is not... Hoping for net negative calories.
What Cuba has is SUGAR far below the artificial price in the US. With the 1960 embargo, we lost one third of our sugar supply, and someone makes big bucks filling that void. Along with citrus and tropical fruit, this makes a seriously large campaign contribution source for incumbents that are willing to keep this potential new source of products shut down.
If we wanted Castro to fall, all we had to do was allow American money to have effect on Cuban agriculture. It is a hard thing to sit by and watch wealth being created and have no part of it (except for being the stoop labor, of course). The problem with HAVING peons is keeping them from finding out that something better exists... once they know they start doing crazy stuff like going to sea on an inner-tube. If enough of them are aware, then they burn the palace.
It's a moot point because nothing will happen with Cuba until Imperial Sugar, ADM, C&H, Dole, Chiquita, Sunkist, et al have some kind of a market lock in place... after all, that's what they paid for.
I like the idea of IT as a fiefdom.
Squire!
Yes My Lord?
Call the Wizards of IT, and tell them we want louder keyboards.
At once my liege! The Wizards will want a description the problem with the current keyboards...
Of course. Tell them I can not hear the serfs toiling in their cubicles!
Man, is it too early to start drinking?
their currency is just as virtual as online virtual currency -- it has no actual intrinsic value.
Neither does real gold, unless you happen to need to make really really thin wires, or build something which is extremely reflective, or actually make use of gold's natural properties in some other way. Don't delude yourself. There is no such thing as "intrinsic value."
While intrinsic value may be illusory, actual value is not. You pointed out a very few of golds finer points (missing my number one which is very good conductivity and number two which is an awesome resistance to corrosion), but the fact that it IS so useful along it's relative scarcity make it worth having even if you personally have no application for it. It can be sold or traded for almost anything, and if things get real bad you could cast it into bullets (for shooting your more upper class werewolves perhaps).
The utility and scarcity of commodities give them inherent, if fluctuating, value.
(Wouldn't Spock be a fun character on Dexter turning into a homicidal vulcan psychopath? )
[Excerpt from police interview]
Spock:
The captain has been bossing me around for years, putting me in harms way, and worst of all, trying to evoke responses from my human side... It was only logical that I put an end to this madness.
Oddly, when corporate competitors get into bed, it's usually their customers that get screwed...
But he'd be an idiot NOT to stick in disclaimers and limitations, as the creator of the software it's his right to set the terms. Basically, if you're going to do business you really need legal advice. At least get enough information to write a clause so the purchaser assumes all liability for anything that happens as a result of them repackaging or redistributing your code... then let THEM write a bunch of disclaimers into THEIR EULA (like they aren't already there). You also want a severability clause http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severability_clause. A good example of hedging your bets is found in the
MS WinXP (Home) EULA: (Copyright may apply)
15. LIMITED WARRANTY FOR SOFTWARE ACQUIRED IN THE US AND CANADA. Microsoft warrants that the Software will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying materials for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of receipt. If an implied warranty or condition is created by your state /jurisdiction and federal or state/provincial law prohibits
disclaimer of it, you also have an implied warranty or
condition, BUT ONLY AS TO DEFECTS DISCOVERED
DURING THE PERIOD OF THIS LIMITED WARRANTY
(NINETY DAYS). AS TO ANY DEFECTS DISCOVERED
AFTER THE NINETY-DAY PERIOD, THERE IS NO
WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. Some
states/jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long
an implied warranty or condition lasts, so the above
limitation may not apply to you.
Any supplements or updates to the Software, including without
limitation, any (if any) service packs or hot fixes provided
to you after the expiration of the ninety day Limited
Warranty period are not covered by any warranty or condition,
express, implied or statutory.
LIMITATION ON REMEDIES; NO CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES. Your exclusive remedy for any breach of this Limited Warranty is as set forth below. Except for any refund elected by Microsoft, YOU ARE NOT ENTITLED TO ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, if the Software does not meet Microsoft's Limited Warranty, and, to the maximum extent allowed by applicable law, even if any remedy fails of its essential purpose. The terms of Section 17 ("Exclusion of Incidental, Consequential and Certain Other Damages") are also incorporated into this Limited Warranty. Some states /jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation
or exclusion may not apply to you. This Limited Warranty
gives you specific legal rights. You may have other rights
which vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction. YOUR
EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. Microsoft's and its suppliers' entire
liability and your exclusive remedy for any breach of this
Limited Warranty or for any other breach of this EULA or for
any other liability relating to the Software shall be, at
Microsoft's option from time to time exercised subject to
applicable law, (a) return of the amount paid (if any) for the
Software, or (b) repair or replacement of the Software, that
does not meet this Limited Warranty and that is returned to
Microsoft with a copy of your receipt. You will receive the
remedy elected by Microsoft without charge, except that you
are responsible for any expenses you may incur (e.g. cost of
shipping the Software to Microsoft). This Limited Warranty is
void if failure of the Software has resulted from accident,
abuse, misapplication, abnormal use or a virus. Any
replacement Software will be warranted for the remainder of
the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is
longer, and Microsoft will use commercially reasonable efforts
to provide your remedy within a commercially reasonable time
of your compliance with Microsoft's warranty remedy
procedures. Outside the United States or Canada, neither these
remedies nor any product support services offered by Microsoft
are available without proof of purchase from an au
Well, time will take care of anyone living below sea level at some point. But I agree about the intolerant people. In fact, I think we have to just take all the intolerant people and string them up from a tree or something...
Oh, Hey Guys! Wow, that's a nice rope you got there! What GLACKKkkkk
I didn't know a colonic could cure stupid.
You have to use a LOT of pressure...
Don't forget the volume of searching done inside the microsoft.com domain! They have made bing the default search tool for the site itself, including support and the KB. By leaving the old "in-house" search system behind and using bing (an out-house search system?) they instantly gave themselves tons of extra traffic statistics for work they were already doing anyway... Likewise for MSDN. I'd love to know what volume of the bing total comes from pages owned by MS and it brood.
And you got modded troll for being observant, so that should balance things out, karmically speaking... Oh, wait...
This will make great add-on for the Wii Fitness folks. Now you can work out and then duck (or catch) that money shot coming (pun intended) straight at the camera!
In the US, 179 Members of the House and 57 Senators hold law degrees.
Barack Obama is an alumni of Harvard Law School. Of 43 presidents, 25 have been lawyers.
No small wonder that it takes a lawyer to get anything done in a society run by lawyers.
Funny thing is, I don't know anyone that says they like lawyers...
yet we put them in charge of everything...
and then we wonder why we get fucked over!
Like I pointed out before (the last time the scanner issue came up), who is really gonna want to look at these images?
"Oh yea, look at the cottage cheese thighs on this one!"
"OMG! Quadruple Butt Dimples!"
"Damn, the back end of that thong is just GONE!"
Looking at people going through an American airport is like looking at people going through a Wal-Mart, not a lot of folks you would want to see naked...
My bullshit detector just asplode.
Sounds like you needed to adjust the fractal feedback resonator..