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Networks and Studios Against PVRs
HiredMan sent in an LA Times story talking about more suits against PVR makers
like Replay and Tivo. The most bizarre quote to me is that the
suit argues that "it's illegal to let consumers record and store shows based on the genre, actors or other words in the program description." Huh?
I claim this First Reply to Third Post for the Developmentally Challenged.
I just heard some sad news on talk radio - Horror/Sci Fi writer Stephen King was found dead in his Maine home this morning. There weren't any more details. I'm sure everyone in the Slashdot community will miss him - even if you didn't enjoy his work, there's no denying his contributions to popular culture. Truly an American icon.
taco you are a major fucking faggot btw
What the fuck is with that show Farscape? You know the one, with a production budget of approxiately $5.00 and some duct tape?
What kind of butt munch would consider this shite better than Lexx?
Hate to respond to offtopic posts, but this whole blame enron on the corporate world crap needs to end. enron simply did what it was given a green light to by the politicians (on both sides), the regulators (who whined about being overworked, underfunded and unable to do their jobs), and auditors, accountants, attorneys and other paid whores. Crooked as hell, yes. Unethical, yes. Hurting innocent people, absolutely. But also totally permitted while the government looked the other way (with its hand out).
If enron didn't do what it was given the go ahead for, they would be guilty of being stupid. Seeing that firms like global crossing, level3, worldcom and others apparently played the same game and were rewarded for doing so is a good indication the system favors their abuse. obviously, 8 years of clinton one-stop-shopping white house wasn't enough to get peoples attention, so why are they offended now? at least enron hasn't tried to buy a pardon (yet).
So if you don't like it, tell the regulators to get off their asses and work. Tell those public servants to earn their pay. And make damn sure those politicians aren't able to take money for favors anymore. No more quid pro quo must start with the regulators and enforcers, otherwise the system will never eliminate its corruption.
I know is off-topic, but I am guessing that there are a lot of people here that love family guy and do not want to see it go away. I saw this petition for Fox to keep it alive and I thought some people might be interested in it. http://www.petitiononline.com/savefg2/petition.htm l
"1^2=1; (-1)^2=1; 1^2=(-1)^2; 1=-1; 1=0"
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There's a very major arithmetic flaw in there, aside from the fact that you're ignoring half of the roots.
Looking specifically at the line
1=-1
it should be intuitively obvious that
2=0, or
0=-2
*sigh* You've worked at NASA, haven't you?
- Jester
I have a television. I use it to watch videos. Aside from that it sits in my apartment and collects dust. I get out and practice Yoga and Tai-Chi. I spend time with my friends. I ski on a regular basis. I like to read all sorts of things, ranging from fiction to philosophy. I enjoy a wide variety of music, and like to sit on my couch and enjoy a new CD or the radio. There is so much out there to enjoy. There is so much out there that is more enjoyable and stimulating than television. Why should I give two shits about PVRs and how they piss off the networks?
The middle mind speaks!
blah ok its obvious that you can just divide by 2 :P...