If the fucktard to whom I was responding can get away with equating being forced to work in a sweatshop for lack of other options (else starve or get beaten to death) and being forced to buy into DRM for lack of other options (else miss out on the ability to watch Planet of the Apes on demand), then certainly I can conflate two situations where death is the ultimate end. Nice implicit defense of said fucktard, though, fucktard.
Oh for fuck's sake, m4a (MPEG-4 audio) is NOT A PROPRIETARY FORMAT. Get that, you troglodyte? Why are all you Apple-hating malcontents so fucking stupid?
Hi there! Believe it or not, consuming media is not a prerequisite for survival. Not in the same way food and clean water are essential for survival.
Moreover, fear not that your friends (who presumably, by your own argument, will all willingly shackle themselves to DRM) will leave you in the dust, culturally speaking. This being the 21st century, you can even stay in touch with entertainment news, should you so desire, for FREE. It's true! Unless you want to believe DRM threatens free weeklies and no-cover shows, too.
Travel. Gain some perspective. I suggest visiting the exurbs of Kabul for starters. See if you still think your "right" to listen to the latest tracks on MTV in any way compares to the right of children to play in the grass without getting their legs blown off by landmines.
What's the worst that could happen if you did gain some perspective? Well, I guess you could get your legs blown off by a landmine. This would certainly be a boon for the rest of us here on Slashdot.
"In case you haven't notice, GPL licensed code is way more widely used than BSD licensed code."
Prove it. From where I stand, it seems that in terms of sheer volume, BSD-licensed code is much more prominent in daily life than GPL-licensed code. You've got the Windows networking stack and the userland tools in OS X for starters, and OS X alone is much more widely used than Linux.
NOBODY CARES, ANAL PRINCE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF "IMAGERY"?
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Why bother editing the wiki, when it's infested by petty twelve-year-olds with nothing better to do with their time than revert your edits to their own, maddeningly autistic, interpretation? Perhaps you're even one of them.
English isn't Lojban. If you really find interaction with normal human beings to be so offputting that you demand every metaphor make perfect logical sense, I suggest you move to Lojbanland. You autistics do have a country of your own, right? Right?
Homophobic yokel who spells Mac "MAC." Fabulous. Just fabulous. I'd bet dollars to cockrings you're from Alberta, or at least another hick hideout that would be better off nuked and paved. Please drink Drano and die.
"First, because he means the curve is shallow, not steep. A steep learning curve means something is easy to learn. If you doubt me, feel free to plot a 'material learned/time' graph on the back of an envelope. [...] ill-advised Macintosh idea of making the computer "Smarter than the User", and the result is offensive [...] I've never liked Apple either"
Please kill yourself, you worthlessly autistic mechanoid. Most of us have no problem interpreting language or appreciating good design. It's freaks like you that have to find a fucking mathematical basis for every bit of artistry who ruin the party for everyone else.
Um, no. I don't care what the FAQ says; "!itsatrap" is hard to distinguish from "itsatrap." Maybe it works in monospaced code, but not so well in proportional font.
People who insist on sticking to the fucking rules are the number one problem facing today's society, methinks.
When I said "foreigners the world over," I didn't mean Iraqis alone. Thanks to this administration's staggering misprosecution of the war, and in particular Bush's refusal to shitcan Rumsfeld until well after he'd guaranteed Baghdad would remain fucked up beyond the ability of any occupying force to control, the U.S.'s actions in Iraq are exhibit A for anyone who wants to recruit people to their pet anti-American cause. It doesn't help us that the rhetoric coming from this administration also tends to lump all the brown people together (Iraqis are terrorists! Hizballah is al-Qaeda!); this makes recruitment easier for those who would take up arms against America.
Briefly, from what I've read and seen, civil war was nowhere near inevitable after the Baathist regime collapsed. The current sectarian violence is a direct result of Rumsfeld's failure to anticipate a hail of anything other than flowers and candy.
Yeah, I said "except for the Palestine thing." I do blame this president and SoS for making no effort whatsoever, hardly any lip service even, towards a Palestinian state.
I suppose you'd watch Fox News, too, simply on account of its having the strongest Nielsens. Hint: Some of us aren't willing to put up with the regurgitated cornmeal that apparently satisfies you.
...a lot of people have a much more negative image of Iraq than what is reality over there due to, among other things, hostile elements in the media who just don't like Bush.
I'm sorry. Is it possible to be "objective" (scare quotes are scary!) to any reasonable-sounding standard and not dislike this administration? By which I mean, how honestly would the media be doing its job by portraying this administration as anything but a complete failure—actively, if unwittingly, working against the interests of Americans both at home and fighting its wars abroad? Not to mention Americans not yet born?
Because then they'll just come blow our shit up over here. You have our administration to thank for this state of affairs, where foreigners the world over who otherwise couldn't care less about us—I mean, except for the Palestine thing—now consider us their mortal enemies. Thanks, George!
The only accounting firms where Macs would fit in culturally are the ones practicing creative, avant-garde methods of accounting, and after the Andersen implosion there are precious few of those left around. My advice to you is to stay true to yourself: stay beige. Don't pretend you're anything else.
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If the fucktard to whom I was responding can get away with equating being forced to work in a sweatshop for lack of other options (else starve or get beaten to death) and being forced to buy into DRM for lack of other options (else miss out on the ability to watch Planet of the Apes on demand), then certainly I can conflate two situations where death is the ultimate end. Nice implicit defense of said fucktard, though, fucktard.
He could be British. Such constructions aren't altogether unheard in the Queen's English.
Oh for fuck's sake, m4a (MPEG-4 audio) is NOT A PROPRIETARY FORMAT. Get that, you troglodyte? Why are all you Apple-hating malcontents so fucking stupid?
Hi there! Believe it or not, consuming media is not a prerequisite for survival. Not in the same way food and clean water are essential for survival.
Moreover, fear not that your friends (who presumably, by your own argument, will all willingly shackle themselves to DRM) will leave you in the dust, culturally speaking. This being the 21st century, you can even stay in touch with entertainment news, should you so desire, for FREE. It's true! Unless you want to believe DRM threatens free weeklies and no-cover shows, too.
My God, you really mean that, don't you?
Travel. Gain some perspective. I suggest visiting the exurbs of Kabul for starters. See if you still think your "right" to listen to the latest tracks on MTV in any way compares to the right of children to play in the grass without getting their legs blown off by landmines.
What's the worst that could happen if you did gain some perspective? Well, I guess you could get your legs blown off by a landmine. This would certainly be a boon for the rest of us here on Slashdot.
People like you who condescend to users, acting like you know better than they what's best for them, are the reason people hate IT. Please stop.
It's true, we Mac users are a special bunch. And yes, some even say it's genetic.
Speaking for myself, I've never owned a PC in my life, Windows or otherwise.
On the contrary, there is significant overlap between PC users and Slashdot's core audience of unimaginative squares and dweebs.
"In case you haven't notice, GPL licensed code is way more widely used than BSD licensed code."
Prove it. From where I stand, it seems that in terms of sheer volume, BSD-licensed code is much more prominent in daily life than GPL-licensed code. You've got the Windows networking stack and the userland tools in OS X for starters, and OS X alone is much more widely used than Linux.
NOBODY CARES, ANAL PRINCE. HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF "IMAGERY"?
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.
Why bother editing the wiki, when it's infested by petty twelve-year-olds with nothing better to do with their time than revert your edits to their own, maddeningly autistic, interpretation? Perhaps you're even one of them.
English isn't Lojban. If you really find interaction with normal human beings to be so offputting that you demand every metaphor make perfect logical sense, I suggest you move to Lojbanland. You autistics do have a country of your own, right? Right?
Homophobic yokel who spells Mac "MAC." Fabulous. Just fabulous. I'd bet dollars to cockrings you're from Alberta, or at least another hick hideout that would be better off nuked and paved. Please drink Drano and die.
"First, because he means the curve is shallow, not steep. A steep learning curve means something is easy to learn. If you doubt me, feel free to plot a 'material learned/time' graph on the back of an envelope. [...] ill-advised Macintosh idea of making the computer "Smarter than the User", and the result is offensive [...] I've never liked Apple either"
Please kill yourself, you worthlessly autistic mechanoid. Most of us have no problem interpreting language or appreciating good design. It's freaks like you that have to find a fucking mathematical basis for every bit of artistry who ruin the party for everyone else.
Um, no. I don't care what the FAQ says; "!itsatrap" is hard to distinguish from "itsatrap." Maybe it works in monospaced code, but not so well in proportional font.
People who insist on sticking to the fucking rules are the number one problem facing today's society, methinks.
When I said "foreigners the world over," I didn't mean Iraqis alone. Thanks to this administration's staggering misprosecution of the war, and in particular Bush's refusal to shitcan Rumsfeld until well after he'd guaranteed Baghdad would remain fucked up beyond the ability of any occupying force to control, the U.S.'s actions in Iraq are exhibit A for anyone who wants to recruit people to their pet anti-American cause. It doesn't help us that the rhetoric coming from this administration also tends to lump all the brown people together (Iraqis are terrorists! Hizballah is al-Qaeda!); this makes recruitment easier for those who would take up arms against America.
Briefly, from what I've read and seen, civil war was nowhere near inevitable after the Baathist regime collapsed. The current sectarian violence is a direct result of Rumsfeld's failure to anticipate a hail of anything other than flowers and candy.
Yeah, I said "except for the Palestine thing." I do blame this president and SoS for making no effort whatsoever, hardly any lip service even, towards a Palestinian state.
I suppose you'd watch Fox News, too, simply on account of its having the strongest Nielsens. Hint: Some of us aren't willing to put up with the regurgitated cornmeal that apparently satisfies you.
The hell? I suggest you read the rest of my comment. It's only, like, three lines long.
Iraq and "terrorism" had nothing to do with each other until this administration sent us on its merry little escapade.
Because then they'll just come blow our shit up over here. You have our administration to thank for this state of affairs, where foreigners the world over who otherwise couldn't care less about us—I mean, except for the Palestine thing—now consider us their mortal enemies. Thanks, George!
Hahahah, a PC apologist! Well, I suppose someone has to make the teeming squares feel better about themselves, at the end of the day.
Macsbug? The fuck? Nobody's used Macsbug since 2001. And Jasik? That old cunt is still doddering around with his overpriced debugger?
I think all your knowledge is about six years out of date. Drown in beige and die, PC user.
The only accounting firms where Macs would fit in culturally are the ones practicing creative, avant-garde methods of accounting, and after the Andersen implosion there are precious few of those left around. My advice to you is to stay true to yourself: stay beige. Don't pretend you're anything else.