You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
It's especially frustrating because the wording of the XP-7 BSOD was already pretty user-friendly but provided way more information/guidance:
The Windows 8 blue screen is eminently punchable. Doubly so for me, since I do have to develop device drives on occasion, and just giving a :( face and maybe the STOP #define isn't going to be enough. (Then again, I also have WinDbg for situations like that.)
Also, my computer (I guess because it's relatively generic) actually has the AMIBIOS boot screen enabled, as do the two new-ish XPCs I got for the office recently. The Dells have the DELL splash screen, but they're not fooling anyone; it's actually Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS 386 1.10 with their own cumulative changes since, oh, 1988..
I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
I don't like that trend either, and also the trend towards "simplicity" (read: burying previously-immediately accessible menu options under more menus; look at this year's Gmail redesign)
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
One strange thing I've noticed about my laptop: It boots straight into GRUB, with no logo or splash screen, and only shows the Asus logo after I've selected "Windows Boot Manager"
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Anyway, speaking of Phoenixes, I've been playing the old Ace Attorney games while my internet's been down
Except that you could probably replace that last panel with a shot of my messy desk and huge Samsung monitor, complete with an army of empty Diet Mountain Dew and Diet Dr Pepper bottles. :P
Yeah, the Hackers movie it's referencing came out in 1995 and was considered campy even then, when public use of the Internet had only been around for about two years.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Honestly the Windows 8 BSOD seems kinda condescending too
With the big frowny face and the first-person pronouns (seriously, what the hell is that?) I get the impression that they're talking to me like a 6-year-old
Honestly the Windows 8 BSOD seems kinda condescending too
With the big frowny face and the first-person pronouns (seriously, what the hell is that?) I get the impression that they're talking to me like a 6-year-old
it strikes me as an attempt to be "friendly"
also, what about what I said about burying things under extra menus
Honestly the Windows 8 BSOD seems kinda condescending too
With the big frowny face and the first-person pronouns (seriously, what the hell is that?) I get the impression that they're talking to me like a 6-year-old
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
You can't teach someone to know how to use words effectively and beautifully. You can help people who can write to write more effectively and you can probably teach people a lot of little tips for writing a novel, but I don't think somebody who cannot write and does not care for words can ever be made into a writer. It just is not possible.
Nobody could make me into a musician. Somebody might be able to teach me how to play the piano reasonably well after a lot of effort, but they can't make a musician out of me and you cannot make a writer, I do feel that very profoundly.
fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you i'm not listening and i don't care
You can't teach someone to know how to use words effectively and beautifully. You can help people who can write to write more effectively and you can probably teach people a lot of little tips for writing a novel, but I don't think somebody who cannot write and does not care for words can ever be made into a writer. It just is not possible.
Nobody could make me into a musician. Somebody might be able to teach me how to play the piano reasonably well after a lot of effort, but they can't make a musician out of me and you cannot make a writer, I do feel that very profoundly.
fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you i'm not listening and i don't care
You can't teach someone to know how to use words effectively and beautifully. You can help people who can write to write more effectively and you can probably teach people a lot of little tips for writing a novel, but I don't think somebody who cannot write and does not care for words can ever be made into a writer. It just is not possible.
Nobody could make me into a musician. Somebody might be able to teach me how to play the piano reasonably well after a lot of effort, but they can't make a musician out of me and you cannot make a writer, I do feel that very profoundly.
fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you i'm not listening and i don't care
some day people will accept that arts are crafts and can be learned and that talent is largely a myth.
You can't teach someone to know how to use words effectively and beautifully. You can help people who can write to write more effectively and you can probably teach people a lot of little tips for writing a novel, but I don't think somebody who cannot write and does not care for words can ever be made into a writer. It just is not possible.
Nobody could make me into a musician. Somebody might be able to teach me how to play the piano reasonably well after a lot of effort, but they can't make a musician out of me and you cannot make a writer, I do feel that very profoundly.
fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you i'm not listening and i don't care
I think some people may be more incline to certain things (like writing). But, that doesn't mean it can't be learned and someone can't create something worthwhile. I suck at math. But, I believe if I was driven enough, I could possibly really motivate myself and could comprehend it and be able to actually do something with that.
You are the end result of a “would you push the button” prompt where the prompt was “you have unlimited godlike powers but you appear to all and sundry to be an impetuous child” – Zero, 2022
Next question, for $1000:
Which of the following is NOT something Central Avenue doesn't love?
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i find it creepy and paternalistic
i actually thought of that as i was typing that
you could not have come up with a better case in point, really
yeah
that's the only useful information on the page tho
in general there's been a move towards 'look it up online for help' which is no help if you're not connected to the internet for whatever reason
i liked when YouTube and Google Maps were visible on the front page
it's completely unintuitive if you didn't already know the services existed
iTunes 11 is especially annoying, because the menu bar is hidden by default, but there are certain things you can't get to unless you enable it
this is the dumbest thing ever and I love it.
if it weren't, Chief Keef wouldn't be successful.
i never know whether i should feel defiant or curl up and accept that i will never amount to anything