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I forgot a link for duress. www.answers.com duress

I also thought I put a p tag in that paragraph where the footnote starts. Oh well. Sucks to be me. :-)

Having worked for a baboon, I can tell you this is so true. Nothing is ever good enough for Mr. Jubjub!
And, if he thinks I am going to work for bananas and kiss his red ass for another 2 years, he has another thing coming!

There are quite a few wikipedia mirrors on the net that usually update from the main site with delays

For instance http://www.answers.com/topic/npa-personality-theor y

Who says it will be amateur journalism? Journalism is "the style of writing characteristic of material in newspapers and magazines, consisting of direct presentation of facts or occurrences with little attempt at analysis or interpretation." http://www.answers.com/journalism&r=67

Anyone who reads /. knows that the direct presentation of facts is rarely the goal. I'd expect it more like bringing slanderous lies to a wider audience and there's no First Amendment right to that. Until recently, lack of journalistic integrity was a risk to one's career. This will only succeed in flushing what little integrity there is left in the process.

So Bush is speaking at meetings of the North American Man Boy Love Association now?

No, the other NAMBLA.

InvestorWords
Answers.com
The Free Dictionary
Asians who speak Engrish

None of these limit the scope of the definition as you do.

Can you provide any references for your alleged AppleSpeak? It seems you stand along clinging to your definition, unless there's some secret AMA handshake to get someone to agree with you.

Seriously, you're fighting the wrong fight. Why are you on a troll for a stupid definition instead of standing up for your original point, or do you even remember what that was?

I can't think of any other nice looking but not especially usable products they've made.

I can: the original iMac hockey puck mouse.

JP

I see the definition of Democracy has been stretched to fit the US. What you describe is actually a Republic.

In a democracy, the people ARE the government, and so they would both be correct. In a republic, the government is doing the law making, and the decisions for it. You may have elected them, but that's not the same as making the decisions.

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=democ racy

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=repub lic

I see the definition of Democracy has been stretched to fit the US. What you describe is actually a Republic.

In a democracy, the people ARE the government, and so they would both be correct. In a republic, the government is doing the law making, and the decisions for it. You may have elected them, but that's not the same as making the decisions.

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=democ racy

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=repub lic

You claim that "music piracy" does not exist. On whose definitions do you base this? The American Heritage dictionary defines "piracy" to include what the statutes call infringement of a copyright or patent. Therefore, "music piracy" means infringement of the copyright in a musical work or a sound recording embodying the musical work.

http://www.answers.com/topic/international-respons e-to-hurricane-katrina

http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/PAO/releases/15SeptC orpsMarksHalfwayPoint.pdf

http://www.luxner.com/cgi-bin/view_article.cgi?art icleID=1405

So now do your reading and shut up till you've apologised.

Actually, check the dictionary. Piracy is not limited to Blackbeard and friends robbing Spanish ships at sea, and stealing is not limited to taking physical property.

Fine. In that case, you should also check the dictionary, because "cartel" accurately describes the RIAA, MPAA, and BSA, "propaganda" accurately describes things like "Don't Copy that Floppy," and "disinformation" accurately describes RIAA-funded studies with dubious methods and misleading conclusions. If you object to the use of those words (and you did, in your previous post), than I have the equal right to object to your use of "piracy" and "stealing!"

As to who owns it, no, it belongs to the copyright holder.

Provide evidence to back up your assertion. I cited the US Constitution; what have you got?

The fact that the goal of copyright is to benefit society is irrelevant to its ownership

Not when that goal is the reason behind the only law that allows copyright to exist, it isn't!

especially when you consider that such a justification was used for most property laws (read Adam Smith)

And the physical fact that if I'm holding something, you'd have to take it away from me in order to hold it yourself doesn't factor into it at all, right?

And the government can be justified in taking physical property (or do you run and hide under a rock every April), so that point is not valid either.

Taxes are fees for services rendered. The only reason they are compulsory is that you can't physically opt out of receiving their benefit, since they involve preserving the commons. For example, you have no choice but to benefit from the services the EPA provides, since you can't choose to stop breathing (and the EPA is providing the service of making sure the air you're breathing is clean, etc.)

Please come up with something less childish than "well they are booger faces" next time.

Funny, I don't recall writing anything childish at all, let alone that in particular. Could you point it out to me? Or are you putting words in my mouth, and attempting to use them to insult me? Surely not, because that really would be childish!

Actually, check the dictionary. Piracy is not limited to Blackbeard and friends robbing Spanish ships at sea, and stealing is not limited to taking physical property.

Fine. In that case, you should also check the dictionary, because "cartel" accurately describes the RIAA, MPAA, and BSA, "propaganda" accurately describes things like "Don't Copy that Floppy," and "disinformation" accurately describes RIAA-funded studies with dubious methods and misleading conclusions. If you object to the use of those words (and you did, in your previous post), than I have the equal right to object to your use of "piracy" and "stealing!"

As to who owns it, no, it belongs to the copyright holder.

Provide evidence to back up your assertion. I cited the US Constitution; what have you got?

The fact that the goal of copyright is to benefit society is irrelevant to its ownership

Not when that goal is the reason behind the only law that allows copyright to exist, it isn't!

especially when you consider that such a justification was used for most property laws (read Adam Smith)

And the physical fact that if I'm holding something, you'd have to take it away from me in order to hold it yourself doesn't factor into it at all, right?

And the government can be justified in taking physical property (or do you run and hide under a rock every April), so that point is not valid either.

Taxes are fees for services rendered. The only reason they are compulsory is that you can't physically opt out of receiving their benefit, since they involve preserving the commons. For example, you have no choice but to benefit from the services the EPA provides, since you can't choose to stop breathing (and the EPA is providing the service of making sure the air you're breathing is clean, etc.)

Please come up with something less childish than "well they are booger faces" next time.

Funny, I don't recall writing anything childish at all, let alone that in particular. Could you point it out to me? Or are you putting words in my mouth, and attempting to use them to insult me? Surely not, because that really would be childish!

Actually, check the dictionary. Piracy is not limited to Blackbeard and friends robbing Spanish ships at sea, and stealing is not limited to taking physical property.

Fine. In that case, you should also check the dictionary, because "cartel" accurately describes the RIAA, MPAA, and BSA, "propaganda" accurately describes things like "Don't Copy that Floppy," and "disinformation" accurately describes RIAA-funded studies with dubious methods and misleading conclusions. If you object to the use of those words (and you did, in your previous post), than I have the equal right to object to your use of "piracy" and "stealing!"

As to who owns it, no, it belongs to the copyright holder.

Provide evidence to back up your assertion. I cited the US Constitution; what have you got?

The fact that the goal of copyright is to benefit society is irrelevant to its ownership

Not when that goal is the reason behind the only law that allows copyright to exist, it isn't!

especially when you consider that such a justification was used for most property laws (read Adam Smith)

And the physical fact that if I'm holding something, you'd have to take it away from me in order to hold it yourself doesn't factor into it at all, right?

And the government can be justified in taking physical property (or do you run and hide under a rock every April), so that point is not valid either.

Taxes are fees for services rendered. The only reason they are compulsory is that you can't physically opt out of receiving their benefit, since they involve preserving the commons. For example, you have no choice but to benefit from the services the EPA provides, since you can't choose to stop breathing (and the EPA is providing the service of making sure the air you're breathing is clean, etc.)

Please come up with something less childish than "well they are booger faces" next time.

Funny, I don't recall writing anything childish at all, let alone that in particular. Could you point it out to me? Or are you putting words in my mouth, and attempting to use them to insult me? Surely not, because that really would be childish!

You should go into politics yourself. You seem to be able to skew the facts and turn competitive race(s) where no one really knows how people are going to vote, into "There are almost no serious analysts who disagree on this point." So, in one sentence you are saying you know all and anyone who disagrees with you is not serious.

Some notes:

You said: "with a veto-proof majority"
- Last time I checked, a veto-proof majority was not the same as a simple majority. The Democrats will not have a 2/3 majority in both houses of Congress, which is required to overturn a veto.

You said: "Republicans are looking to pick up the Washington state seat, which they won't, and the Maryland seat, which they also will not ..." "The only possibility for a Republican pickup is really New Jersey"
- You used words like won't, not, and only in your statement. Sounds like you know what you are talking about.

You could probably get a job at the Literary Digest. Or better yet, get on as a PR person for the Dewey campain.

Speaking of past and future predictions, how about we all step back in time a bit down digital memory lane...

Tokyo train station gets facial scan payment systems

http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/27/tokyo-train-sta tion-gets-facial-scan-payment-systems/

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RFID subway pass? Sure, New York says
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1035_22-6033364.html

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Radio-Frequenci ID: Asian Impediments
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/oct 2006/tc20061009_971601.htm

(page was ALL jacked up in my Konqueror browser....)

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Suica

http://www.answers.com/topic/suica

Suica stands for "Super Urban Intelligent CArd"

"a rechargeable contactless smart card used as a fare card on train lines in Japan. Launched in November 2001,..."

"Technology
The card incorporates contactless radio frequency identification RFID technology developed by Sony, called FeliCa. The same technology is also deployed in the Edy electronic cash cards used in Japan, the Octopus card in Hong Kong, and the ezlink Card in Singapore."

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RFID in Japan

http://ubiks.net/local/blog/jmt/archives3/2005/02/ index.php?page=all

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RFID Cards Big in Tokyo

http://www.smartmobs.com/archive/2003/03/15/rfid_c ards_big_....html

"Pockets in Japan, however, are getting lighter with the growing use of integrated-circuit smart cards. The size of a credit card, they are packed with thin antennas and an encrypted integrated chip that can be used thousands of times to pay for train fares, meals at restaurants and snacks at convenience stores. In less than two years, nearly seven million people in Japan have started using one of two types of cards, both based on technology developed by Sony.

So far, the main client for the cards is JR East, the largest railway company in Japan. Nearly six million train and bus commuters have started using the first of the two types, known as Suica cards, since they were introduced 18 months ago."

For those interested in similar devices (well, actually key fob) in the US, read 5-Peter Davidson's post about "Speedpass"

BUT, be sure to read # 7- "SUICA IS NOT RFID"

http://www.eurotechnology.com/store/suica/

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heheh, slash image word: "rescuing"...

If I want some sort of traditional reference material, the first best stop for me is http://answers.com/.

If I'm looking for almost anything else, I go directly to http://google.com/.

I know people who do crack all the time who lead productive lives.

Outside of Hollywood?

What the fuck is "apposable"? opposable

With respect to personal property, the general view is that an owner may not commit an assault or battery upon the wrongdoer in order to recover property. A majority of jurisdictions recognize the right of an owner in hot pursuit of stolen property to use a reasonable amount of force to retrieve it. In some states, stolen property may be taken back peaceably wherever it is found, even if it is necessary to enter another's premises. In all cases, the infliction of an unreasonable amount of harm will vitiate the defense.

Just FYI, European soft drinks aren't usually made with HFCS. It's mostly used in the US thanks to our own sugar tariffs and corn subsidies. US sweetener consumption by year.

Here is the defition of teaming. Here is the defition of teeming. Your opinions are plenty reasonable, but your lack of understanding of homophones in English is ridiculous. Mistakes like these make your good post worse than that of a misinformed poster who has mastered writing in English.

Here is the defition of teaming. Here is the defition of teeming. Your opinions are plenty reasonable, but your lack of understanding of homophones in English is ridiculous. Mistakes like these make your good post worse than that of a misinformed poster who has mastered writing in English.

3. "retarded" is not a medical condition.

It's not?

Look at definition 3 of the word fox!

gimp2 (gmp) pronunciation Slang.
n.

      1. A limp or a limping gait.
      2. A person who limps.

intr.v., gimped, gimping, gimps.

To walk with a limp.

I never mentioned TVs and neither did you. I also never said difference, I said TOTAL.

You said "Receiver".

The book with my NTSC television lists it as a Television Reciever. HD monitors in the store are listed as HD Television Monitor. I said Reciever and I meant Reciever. If I wanted just a tuner, I would have specified a component Television Tuner which connects to a Monitor.

I said Reciever and I meant Reciever.

Maybe this is just a language thing between the US and the UK. I say Flashlight and you say Torch. I use a Torch for welding, soldering and brazing.

I was using the definition as found here.

http://www.answers.com/topic/television-receiver

From the page..
The noun television receiver has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a receiver that displays television images
    Synonyms: television, television set, tv, tv set, idiot box, boob tube, telly, goggle box

Anyway using this definition above, check the prices of US analog Television Recievers and Digital Television Recievers. To make it work I expect to connect power and an antenna with no aditional set top boxes or external tuners.

I never understood people of any age who work 40 hours a week, then go home and watch TV.

http://www.answers.com/introvert

Not according to the link you provided.

Quotation marks used in this way are informally called scare quotes. Scare quotes are quotation marks placed around a word or phrase from which you, the writer, wish to distance yourself because you consider that word or phrase to be odd or inappropriate for some reason.

The use of quotation marks can be extended to cases which are not exactly direct quotations. Here is an example:

Linguists sometimes employ a technique they call "inverted reconstruction".

The phrase in quote marks is not a quotation from anyone in particular, but merely a term which is used by some people -- in this case, linguists.

Here ya go.

http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?gwp=13&s=sarca sm

There have already been monkeys in space.

It looks like it was a sub-kiloton detonation.

FTA: "The U.S. Geological survey reported a 4.2 magnitude quake".

According to Answers.com (half way down page), a 4.2 quake would correspond with a .GT. 1 and .LT. 5 kiloton device.

Is is just me, or are most of these ideas pretty anemic? Pathogen detection sounds pretty far out, but much of the rest is questionable. They either want an incremental software upgrade or a monumental leap in the energy field.

Of course you want a li-ion battery with 5 times the power, we all do. R&D labs have been working on it for years, remember li-poly? And your investment? 2M, that's 66k / person for 2 years! And I need PhDs for this kind of work! 2M won't even cover salary and ops expenses for 1 year, let alone startup fees. A new battery is worth billions, not millions, this money is a fraction of what's needed and the 15 underpaid geniuses have to find a way to succeed where other R&D research labs have failed. This looks pretty bad.

FTA: One idea offered $5 million for a deeply qualified 20-person team...commercial version to automakers within three years. That's 86k per person per year, clearly not enough.

As to software, you want a working version of the next MMO, web-based Excel, cell phone search? If I'm that far along, why do I need your money? If I have established a user base in one city or an established user community, what's the difference between your $5M and a $5M loan? Venture Capital is defined as high risk, but if I have working tech and a defined user base, you're basically an investor.

BTW, what's this about the 20 smartest companies to start now? It seems to me that most of these would be bad companies to start now. If you had a working version and really needed the VC, well then here's your hookup. But starting some of these ideas now could be really fatal (i.e. spreadsheet blown away by Google's, NetSuite upgrading their software).

The only way I can see any of these working is for an existing company to gather a team and apply for this VC with hopes of a quick turnaround. Even then, the company will definitely be dumping a chunk of their own money on the project, so I don't see how the VC will get a reasonable cut.

These are not the 20 smartest ideas, just 20 reasonably good ones.

A great example of a game cover being lost in translation is Ico. First lets all go look at the japanese cover of the game.
Not bad eh? Okay are you ready for the american cover? I cringe every time I see it.

Particularly devastating was their carriage return invention three years later. In between, the IBM Selectric introduced the "golf ball" electric type. The writer was taken out of the process by making things too easy!

So in just four short years that shook the literary world, the unfortunate Class of '61 saw the demise of pushing down manual keys, that pushed manual bars up, with a manual level you pushed to advanced lines.

HA HA.

Decimating was killing every 10th man (or person). So I think that 17.4 is more then a decimation.

I think you got your stats around the wrong way.

See also http://www.answers.com/decimation&r=67 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_Arm y)

Perhaps "pwned" could be just a delicious mix of "pawned" and "owned" instead of a simple typo. Hackers like to play with language and words, see Jargon file for lots of examples about that.

http://www.answers.com/topic/pawn

Just in case some of us don't check the link, it says this near the bottom of the page: '"Pawn" is often taken to mean "one who is easily manipulated" or "one who is sacrificed for a larger purpose." The word pawn actually is derived from the Old French word "paon" which comes from the Medieval Latin term for foot soldier, and is etymologically cognate to peon.'

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BR, not-even-very-cunning-linguist AC.

Also, steamships: http://www.answers.com/topic/steamship

Wikipedia itself has several language versions. They're not translations; they're separate systems, run by different people. The German version already runs under somewhat stricter rules than the English version. Often, articles are translated from one language fork to another, but that's for new article creation. An update to one won't be translated and propagated to the others. So they're forks.

Then there's Wikinfo, a true Wikipedia fork branched off in 2003. It's not very popular.

And, of course, there are all the copies of Wikipedia that add advertising, like answers.com. But they aren't really forks.

Actually, the IUA 2k6 redefinition of a planet it set to apply only within this solar system, and therefore has no provision for extrasolar planets. (see http://www.answers.com/topic/2006-redefinition-of- planet-1)

Personally, I think they could find more important things on which to waste their time ... but, c'est la vie.

Sar-casm n.

It is inconceivable to me that HP's outside counsel actually said that it wasn't unlawful. Yet that is exactly what they did.

You are absolutely right, this is a case of fraud clear and simple.

The Private Investigators should be charged criminally, The HP lawyers that okay'd this should be go before the state bar and explain why they didn't consider fraud to be unlawful and Dunn should be barred by the SEC of ever serving on the board of or in an executive position at any public company ever again.

A corporation no matter how big cannot just assume powers the police don't even have without a warrant.

http://www.rvats.com/Lawdetails-publish.asp

"Legal Definition of - publish

Legal Definition of publish : v. to make public to at least one other person by any means.

This means wearing a new dress design such that it can be seen by at least one other person is considered "publish"ing.

As this applies to a patent - if you show it to anyone then you have published it. You have to get them to agree to non-disclosure first.

In the case of the jokers who posted their pics - they clearly did publish it under law and as such the guy who posted this published information is allowed to do so under fair use interpretations which allow critisism of published works.

While people might not like it - I think a law suit against the guy goes nowhere.

They can't sue him for defamation because he just made known what they published. A solid defence in a defamation suit is that he spoke the truth.

Law only requires disclosure to one other person.

Also see here: http://www.answers.com/publish&r=67

"wa-la, it's gone"

Corporations aren't citizens. Corporations have no rights. Corporations are constructs of the government that exist at the whims of the government.

Within just a few decades, appointed judges had redefined the "common good" to mean the corporate use of humans and the Earth for maximum production and profit -- no matter what was manufactured, who was hurt or what was destroyed. Corporations had obtained control over resources, production, commerce, jobs, politicians, judges and the law. Workers, citizens, cities, towns, states and nature were left with fewer and fewer rights that corporations were forced to respect.

Erm. RTFA?

irony, n.:
1. An expression or utterance marked by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning.
2. A literary style employing such contrasts for humorous or rhetorical effect.

Slashdot readers would call it "a-not-so-hard-to-crack-password".

...and the more security informed slashdot readers would call it a Joe account. http://www.answers.com/topic/joe-account

Only by spelling, not by general meaning.

The are indeed interchangeable. See the usage note here.

Yes, it is an English word: here's a definition, or you can see it with your eyes.