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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-19-06 02:18 PM, in Discrimination relating to your computer. Formerly just, "Macs suck ass". Link
Originally posted by Tarale
Originally posted by ||bass
After about 5 minutes of effort, essentially identical for anyone with an IQ over 12.
Now that was completely uncalled for! Insulting the intelligence of Macintosh users isn't helpful.
Uhhhhh.... I wasn't? Though you're definately tempting me to start. I'm reading that sentence over and over and the only thing I can say is that you have a very interesting system of logic because nowhere there is anything said to insult Mac users. Now that you've accused me of this though, I think I'm owed an explination as to how, under your system of logic, the idea that any moron could change his Windows setup to work just like all those Mac shortcuts you described as being insulting to Mac users.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-19-06 02:47 PM, in Perpetual Motion Link
There is no "if it did work". They CANNOT work, end of story. It's as simple as that. Perpetual motion violates the conservation of mass/energy as well as the laws of thermodynamics. Perpetual motion is absoloutely positively 150% NOT POSSIBLE.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-19-06 03:31 PM, in Discrimination relating to your computer. Formerly just, "Macs suck ass". Link
Why don't I just do this similar to something a mad libs game since that's what it seems like.

I like lemonade. ___________________. Feel free to fill in the blank with anything you might like to take offence at. Because that seems like how you've been taking every one of my posts. General point of advice: If I didn't actually type it out explicitly, it's not there. I don't make implicaitons, if I'm going to say "Y is a moron." or "I like Z." Then I'll actually type "Y is a moron." and "I like Z."

On to the matter of user intelligence. Considering how you mentioned having worked in technical support before, you of all people should realize that the average user that calls tech support is just barely sentient enough to be able to wipe his or her own ass without outside assistance. It's a simple fact of life: Your regular average Joe is very VERY stupid.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-20-06 02:22 AM, in Discrimination relating to your computer. Formerly just, "Macs suck ass". Link
Unwillingness to learn is the same thing as stupidity. Smart people will put their best effort into learning as much as humanly possible about every subject they can possibly think of. I'm not even studying to work in computers. I may be majoring in computer science but only because I think it's an easy major. The only reason I'm doing it is because you have to have a college degree to even be considered for acceptance into law school. I could just as well be majoring in physics or history. I'm actually studying to become a lawyer, computers are just a hobby and always will be. Furthermore, to be honest, if I had an extra $150,000 laying around, I would get as many majors as I could in as many subjects as I could think of. Truely SMART people should be happy and willing to learn everything they can about every topic they can. Computers may come easily to be, but I'm no less interested in history, music, philosophy, and chemistry. Just because I major in what I'm good at doesn't mean that I don't spend most of my free time studying other subjects, I do. I actually spend about 60% of my freetime reading wikipedia articles, for no other reason than to learn as much as I can about everything.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-21-06 01:16 AM, in Discrimination relating to your computer. Formerly just, "Macs suck ass". Link
Well... OK. Everything Trax said is correct. I have no counterpoints to offer.

Now for my 2 cents on the same topic: Neither OS has a big advantage in terms of ease-of programming IMO. Java is good for anything that doesn't require lightening speed. There are plenty of good C/C++ libraries for every platform. Most of the available unix libraries (including MONO) are either easily ported to, or are already available for, OSX. Vonsidering how OSX is essentially a very pretty looking and user friendly version of FreeBSD (which, I have to admit, actually is quite an achivement considering how BSD is generally a pain in the ass) this comes as no surprise.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-21-06 01:21 AM, in It's a glorious day for P2P; 'closing letter' delivered to RIAA, MIAA, etc. Link
Here's a bit of irony that's somewhat on-topic: Many P2P clients have ads in them that you can remove if you buy the "premium version". Guess where you can download the premium version for free?
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-21-06 01:25 AM, in Perpetual Motion Link
Originally posted by Guy Perfect
Technically speaking, true perpetual motion is not possible. Entropy and equalization both play a role in proving that to be true.

However, when's the last time you had a car that could run forever? Most of the time, they break down and you buy new ones. The only real deal with "perpetual motion" is to create a machine that can run for a reasonable amount of time without fuel.

Just as a clock can be powered by a pendulum swinging by gravity and magnetics, a car could concievably be powered by some sort of "prolonged motion" setup. While Earth will eventually stop spinning, your car won't need to be running at that time.
You can already get a minor effect similar to that on most mountain roads just from momentum. Whenever I go to Vermont, on the way to Lenina's house in Smuggler's Notch, there's this mountain pass where, at the top of the mountain you can just put your car in neutral. You can actually gain so much momentum coming off the mountain that you can travel for over 10 miles, breaking the speed limit the entire way.

On a more technical note, ideally it may be possible to recapture 99% of the momentum lost during breaking and somehow store it for use later. This is actually the general principle of the Toyota Prius. Only on a much MUCH less efficient scale.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-21-06 02:48 AM, in It's a glorious day for P2P; 'closing letter' delivered to RIAA, MIAA, etc. Link
Originally posted by HyperHacker
Just like non-free debuggers and hex editors that allow their own executables to be opened.
I never understood that logic with the hex editors and debuggers. You could always just use one set to crack the other and then switch.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-21-06 11:00 PM, in Perpetual Motion Link
Originally posted by Cadohacan
wow according to slashdot an irish company claims to have made a perpetual motion machine that has something to do with 'circular motion'.
http://slashdot.org/articles/06/08/21/173253.shtml

this would be a very interesting except for the fact i had a vist from dublin, ireland and according to the whois the company claiming this is infact in dublin.

You know what's sad? The fact even one person on slashdot even gave this garbage the time of day in the first place. It's really, REALLY, sorry. I swear, people will belive anything, it's incredible.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-22-06 11:09 AM, in Perpetual Motion Link
Originally posted by Rom Manic
I see alot of disbelief in this topic here about the idea of perpetual motion. You cannot tell me that the magnet device linked to in the original post couldn't work. There is no way in hell that you can prove me wrong with physical evidence. And now 2 different people have proven you wrong, one with concrete evidence, and one without.

So where do these conclusions lead us to? That perpetual motion is a myth? Open your eyes and see that you are blinded by your newtons law. There are new laws which much be written to accompany this.

The magnet device I described earlier in this thread (The wheel one) will eventually begin to spin out of control, so you must compensate with friction or the motion will not stop. Kinetic energy must restrict the uncontrollable acceleration to keep the motion perpetual, at the same pace all the time. Air and space resistance are not enough for this. Thats what I theorize, and both these people proved me RIGHT.
You theorize like a 6th grader. Newton's law has nothing to do with it.

Facts:
Perpetual motion is forbidden by the basic laws of thermodynamics.
Magnetism is not a free energy source because force only applies only perpindicular against the motion with respect to the flux lines.

Anyone who has "proof" that these 2 fasts are wrong is either lying or stupid. There is no discussion or debate. It's like debating that the sky is blue or checkered green and orange. It's a debate with an idiot or a madman.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-25-06 12:27 AM, in Discrimination relating to your computer. Formerly just, "Macs suck ass". Link
Originally posted by drjayphd
As far as the last point (before the IQ bit), why would you do that unless you absolutely had to have Windows set up that way? I'll bet the vast majority of end users wouldn't do that.
To be honest, I have no idea. I don't use the default windows shell to begin with. I was just offering a counterpoint.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-25-06 12:31 AM, in Racial Profiling Link
One solution to profiling is simple: Search everyone. Do a full and complete search of absoloutly everyone. If EVERYONE is suspected, noone will feel singled out.

Note: For those of you unaquainted with my style of making outlandish suggestions, don't take this post too seriously. I'm well aware that the costs of fully searching everyone would be astronomical and would put the whole airline industry out of buisness.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-25-06 12:40 AM, in Perpetual Motion Link
This thread has exceeded the maximum stupidity threshold that I'm willing to tolerate. Perpetual motion is a crock theory pursued by crackpots and teenagers who think they're smarter than thousands of years of truly brilliant people before them. Even claiming to have such knowledge is arrogance of the highest degree. Perpetual motion spits in the face of hundreds of years of known physical laws such as thermodynamics. Anyone claiming otherwise is an idiot and a crank, end of story.

PS: I don't want to see any stupid thread revival going on either. This thread has turned into clash of the morons and it's getting old fast.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-25-06 02:05 PM, in Post your schedules! Link
Tuesday:
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM -- Differential Equations
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM -- Statistical Methods
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM -- Computer Architecture
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM -- Computational Theory
6:00 PM - 8:50 PM -- Physical Geography

Wednesday:
11:00 AM - 11:50 AM -- Computer Architecture (Lab)

Thursday:
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM -- Differential Equations
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM -- Statistical Methods
12:30 PM - 1:45 PM -- Computer Architecture
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM -- Computational Theory

It seems kinda blah, espically on Tuesday, but when you consider how it's a 16 credit semester for only a 3 day week, it really does kick ass.

(edited by ||bass on 08-25-06 01:06 PM)
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-27-06 12:01 AM, in Thunder Storms with Rain Link
Only wusses unplug their systems in a storm. Real men just chain multiple UPSs together.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-27-06 12:02 AM, in There are now 8 planets in the solar system (we blew up Pluto) Link
All you need to do is just put a bunch of stickers that read "dwarf" into the science textbooks and you'd be set.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-27-06 12:05 AM, in What is the big freaking deal with Emril anyway? Link
Originally posted by Tommathy
If you're going to attack leisure, pick something more monstrously ubiquitous, like pro-sports.
I'll leave that to someone who actually knows anything about sports. I mean, I understand only 2 sports: Soccer & Boxing. Soccer because I have a USSF class F referee's licence (expired). Boxing because it's the simplest of all sports.

Ultimately, I think all sports are just advanced forms of boxing. Sure you can have contests with all sorts of rules, but the ultimate and simplest way to settle these things are just to put two guys into a ring and let them beat the shit out of each other. Basic and straightforeword.

With that being said, soccer is never actually on TV except for the spanish channels and boxing is often PPV and costs way way way too much.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-28-06 04:43 PM, in The "broken" board.... Link
Learn to pay the hell attention for threads that already cover the topic.
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Since: 11-17-05
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Posted on 08-28-06 05:42 PM, in AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAH Link
CLICK HERE
Amazon.com now sells groceries, ergo, you can now review them under the amazon system. This is better then HBO comedy hour.

(edited by ||bass on 08-28-06 04:42 PM)
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