WTF? How can you compare internet radio (listening to somebody else's playlist or a professional DJ with commercials) to downloads (listening to specific tracks you want to hear)? That would be like comparing radio to an mp3 player. Sure, both can play Barry Manilow, but you can bet I'll never download anything even remotely similar.
That's even worse than folks comparing satellite radio (hundreds of channels for content/variety junkies/cross-country drivers) to HD radio (one or two really high-def channels for quality junkies/audiophiles) yesterday. Totally different services for totally different markets.
Here's what I don't understand about this idea: Why the fsck would I want to use a P2P service when I'm paying (in advertising or money)? If I'm paying, I just want to download from a web site; I don't want to forward a port on my router, poke a hole in my firewall, let people into my computer, and saturate my upstream bandwidth. Not to mention waiting to search others' computers, slow/failed downloads, etc...
Good point. I've always been confused about it, because it seems that (at least locally), it is not pronounced the way it's spelled. I couldn't remember if it's pronounced "espresso" and spelled "expresso", or if it's pronounced "expresso" and spelled "espresso". To further complicate matters, I'm pretty lazy, and I was tired.
Maybe if I had an espresso, I would have had the energy to google it first...but then I'd have needed a bunch of cream cheese.
I can't imagine what an espresso and a bunch of cream cheese would do to me just before bedtime -- if I managed to fall asleep, would I have dreamed that The Gunfight At The OK Corral was happening in my stomach?
Perhaps they will investigate the phenomena whereby cream cheese is the exact opposite of expresso. I once tried an expresso, about ten years ago, at Barnes & Noble. Immediately, I set out on a mission to locate some cream cheese. Tragically, I went cream-cheese-less...but I really could have eaten a whole package of it, and it would have made my mouth feel much better.
If you didn't RTFA, well, this is Slashdot...but you also didn't Read The Fscking First Post! RTFFP!
I, too, didn't RTFA, but I'm quite aware that Adobe isn't threatening with a suit at all -- Microsoft is spreading FUD that they speculate that Adobe will.
Sec.A9.42. DEADLY FORCE TO PROTECT PROPERTY. A person is justified in using deadly force against another to protect land or tangible, movable property:... (B)to prevent the other who is fleeing immediately after committing burglary, robbery, aggravated robbery, or theft during the nighttime from escaping with the property
False. In engineering there is no difference between the plans and the changes: they are both the plan. There are very well defined processes called "Engineering Changes" that must be adhered to, which include reviews of calculations...blah blah blah yakkety schmakkety
False. In large-project construction reality, there is too much bullshit involved in going through the proper channels for seemingly minor changes. Making matters worse, architects and engineers often have an attitude or respect problem when working with contractors, causing apathy in contractors and workers. The result: Architects/engineers make even more unreasonable specifications in an attempt to tighten control, and contractors say "Fuck it" more and more often to bigger and bigger things.
must...resist...can't...urge...too...strong...user 's...name...is...Vladimir...and...subject...is..." In my country"...
In Soviet Russia, users patch YOU!
Ahhh...now I feel better.
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Huh?
Why would he commit suicide?
Have you looked at the pictures on the blog? I saw some that I found icky -- but nothing severely embarassing. I mean, the gay pic is gross (although possibly taken out of context -- one occasionally winds up with that sort of stuff when, for example, using an automated usenet binary leeching program on a straight newsfroup, or as part of a supposedly straight series), and the foot thing is yucky, but if he doesn't find those to be a turnoff, then what's the problem? The pictures that appear to be leg shots on public transporation could possibly get him in trouble if perpetrator, location, intent, and unwillingness of participants can be proven; and all of it is sure to get him some teasing from his friends either way.
Anyway, this is what happens when jerk A meets jerk B. From sources linked in this discussion, I gather that the following happened:
1. Jerk A advertises item with 2gb RAM and a DVD-RW drive, but ships with 512mb and no DVD-RW. The Register's article did not say anything about him denying that. Perhaps it was working when he shipped it, but considering that he failed to erase his potentially embarassing pictures, I'd guess that it wasn't (and that he's not saavy enough to remove the hard drive and wipe it on another machine).
2. Jerk B is angry, and does not respect existing dispute processes enough to really make an effort to follow through. Maybe he sent some "polite messages" and was told that the seller moved far away, maybe not, but this sort of revenge deserves all other avenues to be completely explored first.
Don't forget another possibility -- maybe Jerk B fabricated most of it...but he'd have to be a Major Super Mega Jerk to do all that if Jerk A is completely innocent too.
Theoretically, the solution to THAT problem is to run for office. Realistically, nobody in their right mind would put themselves through that abuse, and for an apathetic (at best) public.
So, you wind up voting for the douche, hoping that it's clean and unused, or the turd sandwich, since you're already aware of what stinks about it.
I've always been good at slapping CRT computer monitors back into functionality, but not TVs. Besides requiring the right amount of inertia in your swing, you must hit it in the center of the forward portion, the most flexible plastic near the glass; sometimes on the side, sometimes on the top. Importantly, your hand must be relaxed, and your palm should land a picosecond before your fingers...
Your description makes me understand that it is definitely, horribly, the 100% ATC's fault -- that is, the ATC guy who spoke the command to descend, and the ATC admins who allowed him to work under those conditions. Knowing what's at stake, and the accuracy required, any ATC should know better than to give ANY commands or advice, regardless of not knowing that a TCAS system was already activating. Controlling air traffic is not like building a tool shed, where it's okay to make do / jury rig / just Git'R'Done; it's absolutely necessary to make sure everything is just right.
Instead, in spite of the 2 minute radar refresh rate, the downed phone system, and the understaffedness, the ATC took it upon himself to order descent while knowing that his information is bad and his inbound communication was down -- or maybe he didn't know, because his superiors didn't notify him, in which case it's their fault. Even if he did know, they share fault because they should have disallowed him.
Note: This is all based on the accuracy of the information in the parent post, so, having not checked facts or stories, I am effectively talking out of my ass.
Go karts aren't that great. I had one when I was maybe 12 years old. I saved up for a couple years and paid most of the cost myself. Luckily, we had a big yard (1 acre), and a couple times my dad took me and the go kart somewhere else to ride.
Once, the centrifugal clutch got full of mud and jammed in the engaged position. My dad chased the riderless kart around the yard and tackled it, hurting his thumb in the process.
If you're a licensed driver, you could conceivably find a place to ride whenever you want, but at that point, it becomes more fun to just drive somewhere and do something else, possibly with other people. Plus, you'd need more horsepower to get an exciting ride, due to additional weight; and if it's a modern kart with a roll cage, you'll need it tall enough for your height.
Hell, for the cost of a go kart, you could do a lot of riding at a commercial go kart track on one that you don't have to fix, fuel, or pull the start cord...and get to race against other people too.
I suppose if you live near a forest with lots of trails that allow motorized vehicles...but then you'd want something with more ground clearance, designed for rough terrain.
(Note to plumbers out there: My favorite uncle is a plumber, well-educated, and very intelligent. The preceding joke was, in fact, merely a joke, based on stereotypes...)
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This is what we've been reduced to...New slogan:
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WTF? How can you compare internet radio (listening to somebody else's playlist or a professional DJ with commercials) to downloads (listening to specific tracks you want to hear)? That would be like comparing radio to an mp3 player. Sure, both can play Barry Manilow, but you can bet I'll never download anything even remotely similar.
That's even worse than folks comparing satellite radio (hundreds of channels for content/variety junkies/cross-country drivers) to HD radio (one or two really high-def channels for quality junkies/audiophiles) yesterday. Totally different services for totally different markets.
Here's what I don't understand about this idea: Why the fsck would I want to use a P2P service when I'm paying (in advertising or money)? If I'm paying, I just want to download from a web site; I don't want to forward a port on my router, poke a hole in my firewall, let people into my computer, and saturate my upstream bandwidth. Not to mention waiting to search others' computers, slow/failed downloads, etc...
I can't identify an appropriate expansion of "FPA" on acronymfinder...but I agree -- I read it as "wombat" too.
I guess I should have just made the FP myself. My karma would have been damaged less...
Fifteen minutes, I sat there reloading to see what kind of smartass first post would show, and that's all you have for me?
Lame...
Good point. I've always been confused about it, because it seems that (at least locally), it is not pronounced the way it's spelled. I couldn't remember if it's pronounced "espresso" and spelled "expresso", or if it's pronounced "expresso" and spelled "espresso". To further complicate matters, I'm pretty lazy, and I was tired.
Maybe if I had an espresso, I would have had the energy to google it first...but then I'd have needed a bunch of cream cheese.
I can't imagine what an espresso and a bunch of cream cheese would do to me just before bedtime -- if I managed to fall asleep, would I have dreamed that The Gunfight At The OK Corral was happening in my stomach?
Perhaps they will investigate the phenomena whereby cream cheese is the exact opposite of expresso. I once tried an expresso, about ten years ago, at Barnes & Noble. Immediately, I set out on a mission to locate some cream cheese. Tragically, I went cream-cheese-less...but I really could have eaten a whole package of it, and it would have made my mouth feel much better.
Er, that was quite the malformed sentence. Yee-haw!
If you didn't RTFA, well, this is Slashdot...but you also didn't Read The Fscking First Post! RTFFP!
I, too, didn't RTFA, but I'm quite aware that Adobe isn't threatening with a suit at all -- Microsoft is spreading FUD that they speculate that Adobe will.
I could keep going, but I'm getting really tired of it.
Since the invention of Windows and subsequent use in upper levels, people have died as a result.
Sorry, I'm too lame to provide a link for every word in my post, as some users have been known to do.
must...resist...can't...urge...too...strong...user 's...name...is...Vladimir...and...subject...is..." In my country"...
In Soviet Russia, users patch YOU!
Ahhh...now I feel better.
Huh?
Why would he commit suicide?
Have you looked at the pictures on the blog? I saw some that I found icky -- but nothing severely embarassing. I mean, the gay pic is gross (although possibly taken out of context -- one occasionally winds up with that sort of stuff when, for example, using an automated usenet binary leeching program on a straight newsfroup, or as part of a supposedly straight series), and the foot thing is yucky, but if he doesn't find those to be a turnoff, then what's the problem? The pictures that appear to be leg shots on public transporation could possibly get him in trouble if perpetrator, location, intent, and unwillingness of participants can be proven; and all of it is sure to get him some teasing from his friends either way.
Anyway, this is what happens when jerk A meets jerk B. From sources linked in this discussion, I gather that the following happened:
1. Jerk A advertises item with 2gb RAM and a DVD-RW drive, but ships with 512mb and no DVD-RW. The Register's article did not say anything about him denying that. Perhaps it was working when he shipped it, but considering that he failed to erase his potentially embarassing pictures, I'd guess that it wasn't (and that he's not saavy enough to remove the hard drive and wipe it on another machine).
2. Jerk B is angry, and does not respect existing dispute processes enough to really make an effort to follow through. Maybe he sent some "polite messages" and was told that the seller moved far away, maybe not, but this sort of revenge deserves all other avenues to be completely explored first.
Don't forget another possibility -- maybe Jerk B fabricated most of it...but he'd have to be a Major Super Mega Jerk to do all that if Jerk A is completely innocent too.
In principle, I concur. When you apply reality, unfortunately, you wind up with a choice between a turd sandwich and a giant douche.
Theoretically, the solution to THAT problem is to run for office. Realistically, nobody in their right mind would put themselves through that abuse, and for an apathetic (at best) public.
So, you wind up voting for the douche, hoping that it's clean and unused, or the turd sandwich, since you're already aware of what stinks about it.
"governor pornography"? Couldn't you just have given me a goatse or a tubgirl or a lemonparty or some such? Cripes, man, have some decency...
Google! Wikipedia! Dude, really...
He's obiously throwing enough of them off his balcony to make a heap.
I've always been good at slapping CRT computer monitors back into functionality, but not TVs. Besides requiring the right amount of inertia in your swing, you must hit it in the center of the forward portion, the most flexible plastic near the glass; sometimes on the side, sometimes on the top. Importantly, your hand must be relaxed, and your palm should land a picosecond before your fingers...
Your description makes me understand that it is definitely, horribly, the 100% ATC's fault -- that is, the ATC guy who spoke the command to descend, and the ATC admins who allowed him to work under those conditions. Knowing what's at stake, and the accuracy required, any ATC should know better than to give ANY commands or advice, regardless of not knowing that a TCAS system was already activating. Controlling air traffic is not like building a tool shed, where it's okay to make do / jury rig / just Git'R'Done; it's absolutely necessary to make sure everything is just right.
Instead, in spite of the 2 minute radar refresh rate, the downed phone system, and the understaffedness, the ATC took it upon himself to order descent while knowing that his information is bad and his inbound communication was down -- or maybe he didn't know, because his superiors didn't notify him, in which case it's their fault. Even if he did know, they share fault because they should have disallowed him.
Note: This is all based on the accuracy of the information in the parent post, so, having not checked facts or stories, I am effectively talking out of my ass.
Go karts aren't that great. I had one when I was maybe 12 years old. I saved up for a couple years and paid most of the cost myself. Luckily, we had a big yard (1 acre), and a couple times my dad took me and the go kart somewhere else to ride.
Once, the centrifugal clutch got full of mud and jammed in the engaged position. My dad chased the riderless kart around the yard and tackled it, hurting his thumb in the process.
If you're a licensed driver, you could conceivably find a place to ride whenever you want, but at that point, it becomes more fun to just drive somewhere and do something else, possibly with other people. Plus, you'd need more horsepower to get an exciting ride, due to additional weight; and if it's a modern kart with a roll cage, you'll need it tall enough for your height.
Hell, for the cost of a go kart, you could do a lot of riding at a commercial go kart track on one that you don't have to fix, fuel, or pull the start cord...and get to race against other people too.
I suppose if you live near a forest with lots of trails that allow motorized vehicles...but then you'd want something with more ground clearance, designed for rough terrain.
Of course he doesn't. He's a plumber!
(Note to plumbers out there: My favorite uncle is a plumber, well-educated, and very intelligent. The preceding joke was, in fact, merely a joke, based on stereotypes...)