November 2019 Current Events: Blade Runner happened this month

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EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Number go down

# ¿ Nov 2, 2019 13:44

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# ¿ May 14, 2024 02:01

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

IT'S THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH! AL GORE OFF THE TOP ROPE WITH THE INCONVENIENT TRUTH!

# ¿ Nov 3, 2019 15:23

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

current event: im glad reagan dead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuYpLn9MmTE

# ¿ Nov 3, 2019 22:11

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Really you should distinguish yourself as labor or capital instead. I would be surprised if anybody here could classify themselves as capital.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2019 04:26

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Flying_Crab posted:

https://twitter.com/politics_polls/status/1191166319233777664?s=21

wut

# ¿ Nov 4, 2019 07:43

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Stephen Miller: a man so disagreeable even his hairline receded from him.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2019 15:46

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

just what yellowstone needs, a loving delivery van fleet

# ¿ Nov 4, 2019 19:14

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Fister Roboto posted:

Capitalism is a disease.

# ¿ Nov 4, 2019 20:40

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

i have given up hope for a better america

hail satan, run the country into the ground and start over

# ¿ Nov 5, 2019 22:58

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Dum Cumpster posted:

Is everything worse or are we now just able to see every detail of how the upper class is never held accountable thanks to the dumb old internet? Either way I'm with you all.

The more I learn about history the more I learn that none of this poo poo is new, we're just facing a huge cliff of end-stage capitalism and climate change this time. I really think from an evolutionary perspective we are failing as a species to perpetuate our own survival.

# ¿ Nov 6, 2019 01:51

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

warren be like

fifteen bucks
little man
put that poo poo in my hand
and if that money doesnt flow
then you owe me owe me owe

# ¿ Nov 6, 2019 01:53

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

OWEEEEOWEEEEEOOOOOOO

# ¿ Nov 6, 2019 01:53

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgor5b8db_o

ok boomer

# ¿ Nov 6, 2019 20:36

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Hexyflexy posted:

Someone help me, my brain can't keep up with all this. Exactly who is loving over who at this point. In my head, with every node as a person in the GOP, the gently caress you graph looks something like this:

I'd say we're at about 3.5 Departeds of double crossing here.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2019 02:40

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Bezos is super angry about unions, you should see how angry he is about unions, he gets SO MAD

# ¿ Nov 7, 2019 07:29

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

In the minds of the main mattering men, the slow down before the speed up will add to the art of this artifice.

# ¿ Nov 7, 2019 15:59

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs

# ¿ Nov 7, 2019 18:38

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Nostalgia4Butts posted:

An Open Letter to Hobbyists

To me, the most critical thing in the hobby market right now is the lack of good software courses, books and software itself. Without good software and an owner who understands programming, a hobby computer is wasted. Will quality software be written for the hobby market?

Almost a year ago, Paul Allen and myself, expecting the hobby market to expand, hired Monte Davidoff and developed Altair BASIC. Though the initial work took only two months, the three of us have spent most of the last year documenting, improving and adding features to BASIC. Now we have 4K, 8K, EXTENDED, ROM and DISK BASIC. The value of the computer time we have used exceeds $40,000.

The feedback we have gotten from the hundreds of people who say they are using BASIC has all been positive. Two surprising things are apparent, however, 1) Most of these "users" never bought BASIC (less than 10% of all Altair owners have bought BASIC), and 2) The amount of royalties we have received from sales to hobbyists makes the time spent on Altair BASIC worth less than $2 an hour.

Why is this? As the majority of hobbyists must be aware, most of you steal your software. Hardware must be paid for, but software is something to share. Who cares if the people who worked on it get paid?

Is this fair? One thing you don't do by stealing software is get back at MITS for some problem you may have had. MITS doesn't make money selling software. The royalty paid to us, the manual, the tape and the overhead make it a break-even operation. One thing you do do is prevent good software from being written. Who can afford to do professional work for nothing? What hobbyist can put 3-man years into programming, finding all bugs, documenting his product and distribute for free? The fact is, no one besides us has invested a lot of money in hobby software. We have written 6800 BASIC, and are writing 8080 APL and 6800 APL, but there is very little incentive to make this software available to hobbyists. Most directly, the thing you do is theft.

What about the guys who re-sell Altair BASIC, aren't they making money on hobby software? Yes, but those who have been reported to us may lose in the end. They are the ones who give hobbyists a bad name, and should be kicked out of any club meeting they show up at.

I would appreciate letters from any one who wants to pay up, or has a suggestion or comment. Just write to me at 1180 Alvarado SE, #114, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108. Nothing would please me more than being able to hire ten programmers and deluge the hobby market with good software.

Bill Gates

General Partner, Micro-Soft

ok boomer

# ¿ Nov 8, 2019 05:32

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

yarr me mateys

# ¿ Nov 8, 2019 17:23

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCXsRoyFRQE

# ¿ Nov 9, 2019 01:05

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

# ¿ Nov 9, 2019 02:54

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

CommieGIR posted:

https://twitter.com/ThomasIsOnline/status/1193198692406304769?s=20

Stephen Crowder, renowned idiot, accidentally made greatness.

im the ABORTION sound effect

# ¿ Nov 9, 2019 20:15

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

hell yeah Powerpuff Women

# ¿ Nov 9, 2019 21:32

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

apropos of nothing if the revolution comes i hope k street and the lobbyists go right after the billionaires

they're not rich enough to afford bunkers :cabot:

# ¿ Nov 10, 2019 04:31

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

Mr. Nice! posted:

My 20 year old nephew today is posting memes that say �pearl harbor was 77 years ago and still hurts but 9/11 was 19 years ago and now we�re importing them to write our laws� and I�m just exasperated at this point.

A time where "ok boomer" can be used on a zoomer.

# ¿ Nov 11, 2019 15:05

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

# ¿ Nov 11, 2019 17:07

EBB: Feb 15, 2005

SimonCat posted:

Anyone else go the extra mile to not identify themselves as a Veteran on Veteran's Day? People make such a big deal out it of everyday anymore that asking for special treatment today seems selfish.

Dear Boss,

I'm taking VA day off. If anybody asks, please tell them I am home with violent diarrhea.

XOXO
EBB

# ¿ Nov 11, 2019 23:34