Indeed, but what it _did_ do is expose them to the idea that computers can be tools that do what we tell them to do, and not just magic black boxes for mindless content consumption. Even though 90% of the kids will completely forget about it tomorrow.
Some of the blackboxes are pretty cool, if you have the time to configure them for your needs. I ran BBLean for years at work and it was miles better than default explorer.exe. Of course, I wouldn't recommend it to average user - you had to edit text files in order to configure it. The horror!
Sometimes I think they're producing crap on purpose, and that "cultural sabotage" depicted in Rand's Fountainhead is already happening in America. Even the outcome seems to be the same as in the book - control of the masses brainwashed by "culture".
(Cue replies ridiculing me for being a Randian nut.)
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Another issue is why the mentioned "normality of so many people's lives" are so closely tied to services of two corporations.
That depends on whether you're rounding those 50% up or down. :)
Or vagina.
I know you didn't mean it that way, but why would anyone lift a finger when their _fake_ freedoms are being taken away? :)
I fully agree, and having first learned to write programs on 8-bit computers, I share your sentiment, but this is still better than nothing.
I'd give you a +1 Funny as well,if it wasn't my comment you were replying to. :-)
Indeed, but what it _did_ do is expose them to the idea that computers can be tools that do what we tell them to do, and not just magic black boxes for mindless content consumption. Even though 90% of the kids will completely forget about it tomorrow.
Wizards are easy to get rid of. You just click Next until they go away.
I half-expected this condescending post to end with "Do you even benchpress?".
I believe Red Matrix project, and their Comanche[1] (work in progress) is a step in the right direction.
Where is my "+5 Underrated" mod when I need it?
ESET is actually a somewhat well-known company in malwar protection business, at least in Europe. Still, you might be onto something...
No, he just pronounce "hater" as "hatah".
Even first Settlers game, back in 1993 allowed you to plug in second mouse and play in separate windows on one screen.
Some of his rants are far out there, but lot of his comments hit the (often painful due to its closeness to truth) spot.
Projecting your latent homosexual tendencies? I see nothing more than two random like-minded users on the internet sharing a chuckle.
"They're" spines, but "their" carpal tunnels? Dude! At least be consistent.
Just an off-topic question - how did you manage to misspell one half of "bye bye"? That's quite an accomplishment.
I managed to play every single game I have available for Linux on my Wheezy desktop (around 20-30), all of them with satisfactory performance.
Yeah, just ask any stripper.
Some of the blackboxes are pretty cool, if you have the time to configure them for your needs. I ran BBLean for years at work and it was miles better than default explorer.exe.
Of course, I wouldn't recommend it to average user - you had to edit text files in order to configure it. The horror!
Oh, my apologies. I didn't realize statues have internet access and have discovered /.
Sometimes I think they're producing crap on purpose, and that "cultural sabotage" depicted in Rand's Fountainhead is already happening in America. Even the outcome seems to be the same as in the book - control of the masses brainwashed by "culture".
(Cue replies ridiculing me for being a Randian nut.)
Can't walk for 6 hours in age of 30? That's something quite abnormal, you should be able to pull that off if you're a normal, healthy 30-something.
Message received and decoded. Operation Pastry Badger is go.