X-Cop Fly Company » cola http://xcopfly.com Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:30:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ “A boat’s a boat…” http://xcopfly.com/2010/10/29/a-boats-a-boat/ http://xcopfly.com/2010/10/29/a-boats-a-boat/#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:26:35 +0000 xcopfly http://xcopfly.com/?p=2267 via Failblog:

epic fail photos - Mystery Choice WIN
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]]> http://xcopfly.com/2010/10/29/a-boats-a-boat/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ People are starting to wake up. http://xcopfly.com/2010/07/20/people-are-starting-to-wake-up/ http://xcopfly.com/2010/07/20/people-are-starting-to-wake-up/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:03:30 +0000 xcopfly http://xcopfly.com/?p=2014 For at least 2-3 years, including on this blog, I have been pointing out the hypocrisy resulting from the commercialization of open-source software, including the FSF selling out to special interests, TPM in the Linux kernel, the NSA winning a “no-bid contract” of sort into the Linux kernel’s remote attestation features, remote attestation in Linux at all, fine print in later versions of Creative Commons Share-Alike which allows them to relicense work under licenses the organization approves, open advocacy by the Linux kernel team of TPM-based hardware DRM for the Hollywood Mafia, etc.

Pointing out the emperor has given a lap dance to special interests has resulted in things ranging from angry personal attacks to invented hacking reports to my ISP! But now, from talking to the same people, I think more and more people are starting to accept this as truth. It still doesn’t have mainstream acceptance, but I have a feeling it will be. I believe that Slackware Linux and the similar operating system OpenBSD are currently the least tainted with espionage and corporate interests. But Slackware Linux is still Linux, and OpenBSD isn’t very supported, though I don’t condone any corporate or government funding of any kind to OpenBSD, to maintain its purity and reputation.

I’m hoping that more people finally wake up and realize they have been ripped off and sold out by nonprofits which are no different than the corporate counterparts they supposedly oppose.

]]> http://xcopfly.com/2010/07/20/people-are-starting-to-wake-up/feed/ 2 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Something I discovered a long time ago but don’t think I posted until today http://xcopfly.com/2010/02/15/something-i-discovered-a-long-time-ago-but-dont-think-i-posted-until-today/ http://xcopfly.com/2010/02/15/something-i-discovered-a-long-time-ago-but-dont-think-i-posted-until-today/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 02:21:59 +0000 xcopfly http://xcopfly.com/?p=1180 I most likely didn’t post this here before, as it doesn’t turn up in a search. But I discovered this goofy act of plagiarism a long time ago:

Rick Springfield, 1981:

Rick Springfield’s “Jessie’s Girl”

The Coca-Cola Company, 1993:

Always Coca Cola

]]> http://xcopfly.com/2010/02/15/something-i-discovered-a-long-time-ago-but-dont-think-i-posted-until-today/feed/ 0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ BBSpot Quizzes http://xcopfly.com/2010/02/02/bbspot-quizzes/ http://xcopfly.com/2010/02/02/bbspot-quizzes/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:27:00 +0000 xcopfly http://xcopfly.com/?p=1147 These quizzes have been around for ages, but I haven’t been to BBSpot since way before xcopfly.com came into existence. So I took a bunch of these quizzes again.

 
 

You are Amiga OS. Ahead of your time. You keep a lot of balls in the air. If only your parents had given you more opportunities to succeed.
Which OS are You?

 
 
 
 
 
 

You are Jolt Cola. You are syrupy sweet. You used to be cool, but times have passed you by.
Which Caffeinated Beverage are You?

 
 

You are Musa Ibrahim. YOU ARE AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP. YOU WISH TO REMIT $21 MILLION TO MY COMPANY FOR SAFEKEEPING. YOU ENJOY BICYCLING AND TYPING IN ALL-CAPS.
Which Nigerian spammer are You?

 
 

You are Prolog. You enjoy looking for different ways to solve a problem. You take longer to solve them, but usually come up with more than one solution.
Which Programming Language are You?

 
 

You are msn.com. You are many things to many people. You try to find what people are looking for, but you're not very good at it. You suck.
Which Website are You?

 
]]> http://xcopfly.com/2010/02/02/bbspot-quizzes/feed/ 3 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ Look How Burger King Is Discouraging Free Refills http://xcopfly.com/2009/11/04/look-how-burger-king-is-discouraging-free-refills/ http://xcopfly.com/2009/11/04/look-how-burger-king-is-discouraging-free-refills/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:52:25 +0000 xcopfly http://xcopfly.com/?p=916 I ordered a Whopper with large fries, and like all fast food restaurants, large fries come with the ridiculously large soda you keep in the fridge and finish within two days. The Burger King I went to had a public soda dispenser (i.e., not behind the cashiers). The following appeared on my plastic soda cup:

HAVE IT YOUR WAY (R)
Est. 1954

A King cup tells others you enjoy the better
things in life. A refill may be all well and good,
but no thank you, you’ll just take this single,
cup of champions, fill it once and sit down
and enjoy your meal. And if somehow you
still finish and need to refill, well, then
you’re that rare breed who needs two giant
vessels of refreshment. And that means only
one thing. You’re having it your way.

And as always, I filled the cup on the way out. It’s in the fridge right now.

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