Comments on: Look, if You Don’t Want to Get Ripped Off, Stop Buying Things http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/ The CRACKED.com take on the world, in America's oldest weblog, since 1958. Sun, 27 Jul 2008 00:34:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: het Stratumseind in Eindhoven http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-14169 het Stratumseind in Eindhoven Mon, 24 Mar 2008 20:36:17 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-14169 <strong>het Stratumseind in Eindhoven...</strong> Life is movement and movement is life- how we move can bring balance or imbalance to our muscle tone. The practice of connecting to your breath stimulates the bodyâ s natural intelligence to move into alignment when performing yoga poses. Therefore, t... het Stratumseind in Eindhoven…

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]]> By: question http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-10339 question Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:51:49 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-10339 Don’t believe one optimistic word from any public figure about the economy or humanity in general. They are all part of the problem. Its like a game of Monopoly. In America, the richest 1% now hold 1/2 OF ALL UNITED STATES WEALTH. Unlike ‘lesser’ estimates, this includes all stocks, bonds, cash, and material assets held by America’s richest 1%. Even that filthy pig Oprah acknowledged that it was at about 50% in 2006. Naturally, she put her own ‘humanitarian’ spin on it. Calling attention to her own ‘good will’. WHAT A DISGUSTING HYPOCRITE SLOB. THE RICHEST 1% HAVE LITERALLY MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. Don’t fall for all of their ‘humanitarian’ CRAP. ITS A SHAM. THESE PEOPLE ARE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY PRETEND TO CARE ABOUT. Ask any professor of economics. Money does not grow on trees. The government can’t just print up more on a whim. At any given time, there is a relative limit to the wealth within ANY economy of ANY size. So when too much wealth accumulates at the top, the middle class slip further into debt and the lower class further into poverty. A similar rule applies worldwide. The world’s richest 1% now own over 40% of ALL WORLD WEALTH. This is EVEN AFTER you account for all of this ‘good will’ ‘humanitarian’ BS from celebrities and executives. ITS A SHAM. As they get richer and richer, less wealth is left circulating beneath them. This is the single greatest underlying cause for the current US recession. The middle class can no longer afford to sustain their share of the economy. Their wealth has been gradually transfered to the richest 1%. One way or another, we suffer because of their incredible greed. We are talking about TRILLIONS of dollars. Transfered FROM US TO THEM. Over a period of about 27 years. Thats Reaganomics for you. The wealth does not ‘trickle down’ as we were told it would. It just accumulates at the top. Shrinking the middle class and expanding the lower class. Causing a domino effect of socio-economic problems. But the rich will never stop. They will never settle for a reasonable share of ANYTHING. They will do whatever it takes to get even richer. Leaving even less of the pie for the other 99% of us to share. At the same time, they throw back a few tax deductable crumbs and call themselves ‘humanitarians’. IT CAN’T WORK THIS WAY. This is going to end just like a game of Monopoly. The current US recession will drag on for years and lead into the worst US depression of all time. The richest 1% will live like royalty while the rest of us fight over jobs, food, and gasoline. Crime, poverty, and suicide will skyrocket. So don’t fall for all of this PR CRAP from Hollywood, Pro Sports, and Wall Street PIGS. ITS A SHAM. Remember: They are filthy rich EVEN AFTER their tax deductable contributions. Greedy pigs. Now, we are headed for the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time. SEND A “THANK YOU” NOTE TO YOUR FAVORITE MILLIONAIRE. ITS THEIR FAULT. I’m not discounting other factors like China, sub-prime, or gas prices. But all of those factors combined still pale in comparison to that HUGE transfer of wealth to the rich. Anyway, those other factors are all related and further aggrivated because of GREED. If it weren’t for the OBSCENE distribution of wealth within our country, there never would have been such a market for sub-prime to begin with. Which by the way, was another trick whipped up by greedy bankers and executives. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. The credit industry has been ENDORSED by people like Oprah, Ellen, Dr Phil, and many other celebrities. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. So don’t fall for their ‘humanitarian’ BS. ITS A SHAM. NOTHING BUT TAX DEDUCTABLE PR CRAP. Bottom line: The richest 1% will soon tank the largest economy in the world. It will be like nothing we’ve ever seen before. and thats just the beginning. Greed will eventually tank every major economy in the world. Causing millions to suffer and die. Oprah, Angelina, Brad, Bono, and Bill are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. EXTREME WEALTH HAS MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. WITHOUT WORLD PROSPERITY, THERE WILL NEVER BE WORLD PEACE OR ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE. GREED KILLS. IT WILL BE OUR DOWNFALL. Of course, the rich will throw a fit and call me a madman. Of course, their ignorant fans will do the same. You have to expect that. But I speak the truth. If you don’t believe me, then copy this entry and run it by any professor of economics or socio-economics. Then tell a friend. Call the local radio station. Re-post this entry or put it in your own words. Be one of the first to predict the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time and explain its cause. WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE. Don’t believe one optimistic word from any public figure about the economy or humanity in general. They are all part of the problem. Its like a game of Monopoly. In America, the richest 1% now hold 1/2 OF ALL UNITED STATES WEALTH. Unlike ‘lesser’ estimates, this includes all stocks, bonds, cash, and material assets held by America’s richest 1%. Even that filthy pig Oprah acknowledged that it was at about 50% in 2006. Naturally, she put her own ‘humanitarian’ spin on it. Calling attention to her own ‘good will’. WHAT A DISGUSTING HYPOCRITE SLOB. THE RICHEST 1% HAVE LITERALLY MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. Don’t fall for all of their ‘humanitarian’ CRAP. ITS A SHAM. THESE PEOPLE ARE CAUSING THE SAME PROBLEMS THEY PRETEND TO CARE ABOUT. Ask any professor of economics. Money does not grow on trees. The government can’t just print up more on a whim. At any given time, there is a relative limit to the wealth within ANY economy of ANY size. So when too much wealth accumulates at the top, the middle class slip further into debt and the lower class further into poverty. A similar rule applies worldwide. The world’s richest 1% now own over 40% of ALL WORLD WEALTH. This is EVEN AFTER you account for all of this ‘good will’ ‘humanitarian’ BS from celebrities and executives. ITS A SHAM. As they get richer and richer, less wealth is left circulating beneath them. This is the single greatest underlying cause for the current US recession. The middle class can no longer afford to sustain their share of the economy. Their wealth has been gradually transfered to the richest 1%. One way or another, we suffer because of their incredible greed. We are talking about TRILLIONS of dollars. Transfered FROM US TO THEM. Over a period of about 27 years. Thats Reaganomics for you. The wealth does not ‘trickle down’ as we were told it would. It just accumulates at the top. Shrinking the middle class and expanding the lower class. Causing a domino effect of socio-economic problems. But the rich will never stop. They will never settle for a reasonable share of ANYTHING. They will do whatever it takes to get even richer. Leaving even less of the pie for the other 99% of us to share. At the same time, they throw back a few tax deductable crumbs and call themselves ‘humanitarians’. IT CAN’T WORK THIS WAY. This is going to end just like a game of Monopoly. The current US recession will drag on for years and lead into the worst US depression of all time. The richest 1% will live like royalty while the rest of us fight over jobs, food, and gasoline. Crime, poverty, and suicide will skyrocket. So don’t fall for all of this PR CRAP from Hollywood, Pro Sports, and Wall Street PIGS. ITS A SHAM. Remember: They are filthy rich EVEN AFTER their tax deductable contributions. Greedy pigs. Now, we are headed for the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time. SEND A “THANK YOU” NOTE TO YOUR FAVORITE MILLIONAIRE. ITS THEIR FAULT. I’m not discounting other factors like China, sub-prime, or gas prices. But all of those factors combined still pale in comparison to that HUGE transfer of wealth to the rich. Anyway, those other factors are all related and further aggrivated because of GREED. If it weren’t for the OBSCENE distribution of wealth within our country, there never would have been such a market for sub-prime to begin with. Which by the way, was another trick whipped up by greedy bankers and executives. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. The credit industry has been ENDORSED by people like Oprah, Ellen, Dr Phil, and many other celebrities. IT MAKES THEM RICHER. So don’t fall for their ‘humanitarian’ BS. ITS A SHAM. NOTHING BUT TAX DEDUCTABLE PR CRAP. Bottom line: The richest 1% will soon tank the largest economy in the world. It will be like nothing we’ve ever seen before. and thats just the beginning. Greed will eventually tank every major economy in the world. Causing millions to suffer and die. Oprah, Angelina, Brad, Bono, and Bill are not part of the solution. They are part of the problem. EXTREME WEALTH HAS MADE WORLD PROSPERITY ABSOLUTELY IMPOSSIBLE. WITHOUT WORLD PROSPERITY, THERE WILL NEVER BE WORLD PEACE OR ANYTHING EVEN CLOSE. GREED KILLS. IT WILL BE OUR DOWNFALL. Of course, the rich will throw a fit and call me a madman. Of course, their ignorant fans will do the same. You have to expect that. But I speak the truth. If you don’t believe me, then copy this entry and run it by any professor of economics or socio-economics. Then tell a friend. Call the local radio station. Re-post this entry or put it in your own words. Be one of the first to predict the worst economic and cultural crisis of all time and explain its cause. WE ARE IN BIG TROUBLE.

]]> By: Computer Nerd http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-9222 Computer Nerd Wed, 20 Feb 2008 14:52:29 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-9222 This is for you kingmonkey: *Summery for the non-technical savvy* The benchmarks are skewed because the computers used were weak. Make sure your computer is strong enough to run the new OS. People said the same things about XP when it came out and now it's the "bee's knees." *For those that care about the technical junk* Vista SP1 should be coming out in 4-8 weeks, unless you have access to the MS developers network or a few other very limited places. XP SP3 WILL run faster than Vista SP1, but.... You have to look at the benchmarks in perspective. They're running on a horrible system with only 1GB of RAM. With that little RAM, Vista has to start switching to virtual memory sooner than XP because it is a new OS that requires more RAM. They also don't say what services are running. Vista runs a lot of extra 'services' that can be turned off to increase performance (there were plenty in XP too), but some of the Vista eat up a good amount of memory (the UAC I mentioned in my last post for example). Basically, if you're going to run Vista Basic, you'll probably be okay with 2 gigs, but if you're going to run Ultimate for all the extra stuff like Aero, Dreamscapes, and all the pretty stuff you need to have the 3-4 gigs. You also need the other things to back it up: decent video card, duel core processor, etc. They said the same things about XP when it came out. That it was slower than 98 or 2000, it had security holes (and still does), blah blah blah. It's because XP needed at least 512 MB to run well, and most people were still running 128 or 256. You want a better OS, you need a better system. If you ran the same benchmark with Windows 3.1x that would run even faster than XP. XP SP3 will still run faster than Vista SP1 even on a good machine, but the results will be closer. Personally, I love my Vista machine. I ran my own benchmark: I opened 4 instances of World of Warcraft, borrowed accounts info from 3 friends, and ran 4 characters at the same time in 4 unmaximized windows, Bioshock, 5 instances of Firefox set to pages that streamed sound/video like radio stations, Trillian and Yahoo messanger, AND a few games that aren't even supposed to run on Vista like Final Fantasy VII and VIII and I was able to switch between them with Aero *almost* seamlessly (I got a few stutters). If the OS can make it through all that without crashing, it's okay in my book. This is for you kingmonkey:

*Summery for the non-technical savvy*
The benchmarks are skewed because the computers used were weak. Make sure your computer is strong enough to run the new OS. People said the same things about XP when it came out and now it’s the “bee’s knees.”

*For those that care about the technical junk*
Vista SP1 should be coming out in 4-8 weeks, unless you have access to the MS developers network or a few other very limited places. XP SP3 WILL run faster than Vista SP1, but….

You have to look at the benchmarks in perspective. They’re running on a horrible system with only 1GB of RAM. With that little RAM, Vista has to start switching to virtual memory sooner than XP because it is a new OS that requires more RAM. They also don’t say what services are running. Vista runs a lot of extra ’services’ that can be turned off to increase performance (there were plenty in XP too), but some of the Vista eat up a good amount of memory (the UAC I mentioned in my last post for example).

Basically, if you’re going to run Vista Basic, you’ll probably be okay with 2 gigs, but if you’re going to run Ultimate for all the extra stuff like Aero, Dreamscapes, and all the pretty stuff you need to have the 3-4 gigs. You also need the other things to back it up: decent video card, duel core processor, etc.

They said the same things about XP when it came out. That it was slower than 98 or 2000, it had security holes (and still does), blah blah blah. It’s because XP needed at least 512 MB to run well, and most people were still running 128 or 256. You want a better OS, you need a better system. If you ran the same benchmark with Windows 3.1x that would run even faster than XP. XP SP3 will still run faster than Vista SP1 even on a good machine, but the results will be closer.

Personally, I love my Vista machine. I ran my own benchmark: I opened 4 instances of World of Warcraft, borrowed accounts info from 3 friends, and ran 4 characters at the same time in 4 unmaximized windows, Bioshock, 5 instances of Firefox set to pages that streamed sound/video like radio stations, Trillian and Yahoo messanger, AND a few games that aren’t even supposed to run on Vista like Final Fantasy VII and VIII and I was able to switch between them with Aero *almost* seamlessly (I got a few stutters). If the OS can make it through all that without crashing, it’s okay in my book.

]]> By: auntie http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-9131 auntie Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:30:44 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-9131 I saw this recently on "linux questions.org": "A computer running without Windows is like a dog running without bricks tied to its head." We don't have health care in the U.S. We have Sick Care. People buy accessories and treatments for their sicknesses and the insurance companies sell them doctors to sell them more Bling, while employers assist them with financing the Bling. If you don't have the cash, you don't get the stash. You just live like a peasant as long as you can hold out. And Hillary wants to REQUIRE that you buy your Bling through insurance companies....think about it...what a freakin' scam. Where can I get some o'dat? I saw this recently on “linux questions.org”:
“A computer running without Windows is like a dog running without bricks tied to its head.”

We don’t have health care in the U.S. We have Sick Care. People buy accessories and treatments for their sicknesses and the insurance companies sell them doctors to sell them more Bling, while employers assist them with financing the Bling.
If you don’t have the cash, you don’t get the stash. You just live like a peasant as long as you can hold out.

And Hillary wants to REQUIRE that you buy your Bling through insurance companies….think about it…what a freakin’ scam. Where can I get some o’dat?

]]> By: kingmonkey http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-9121 kingmonkey Tue, 19 Feb 2008 20:44:59 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-9121 Has the Vista service pack been released yet? I know that Microsoft was a bit concerned that XP SP3 was going to make XP faster than Vista SP1, so I figured they'd delay the release until Vista was up to snuff. Either that, or cripple the XP service pack. Has the Vista service pack been released yet? I know that Microsoft was a bit concerned that XP SP3 was going to make XP faster than Vista SP1, so I figured they’d delay the release until Vista was up to snuff. Either that, or cripple the XP service pack.

]]> By: Computer Nerd http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8954 Computer Nerd Mon, 18 Feb 2008 13:36:14 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8954 Alirio, you can turn off that function. It's called UAC (user account control). It acts as a security measure for your computer against the internet and yourself. It keeps any program from running including 3rd party programs you can pick up from the internet and it will also keep the non-tech nerds from changing settings they shouldn't. A simple google search for "Vista turn off asking to run a program" will give you several pages about how to turn it off. Alirio, you can turn off that function. It’s called UAC (user account control). It acts as a security measure for your computer against the internet and yourself. It keeps any program from running including 3rd party programs you can pick up from the internet and it will also keep the non-tech nerds from changing settings they shouldn’t. A simple google search for “Vista turn off asking to run a program” will give you several pages about how to turn it off.

]]> By: alirio http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8923 alirio Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:39:44 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8923 My cousins have vista and it works well though it gets annoying when it asks you whether or not you want to run a program every time you click. My cousins have vista and it works well though it gets annoying when it asks you whether or not you want to run a program every time you click.

]]> By: JcDent http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8910 JcDent Sun, 17 Feb 2008 23:03:15 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8910 Even if Vista is crappy now, I think it's going through the same thing that XP had when it was launched. Even if Vista is crappy now, I think it’s going through the same thing that XP had when it was launched.

]]> By: C.C. Comet http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8833 C.C. Comet Sat, 16 Feb 2008 21:53:08 +0000 http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/02/15/look-if-you-don%e2%80%99t-want-to-get-ripped-off-stop-buying-things/#comment-8833 My Vista has Iron Maiden. Powerslave, Virtual XI, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, you name it. My Vista has Iron Maiden. Powerslave, Virtual XI, Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son, you name it.

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