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Google Creators Interviewed by Playboy
Cristiano wrote in to say that an interview with the creators of Google is appearing in the latest Playboy Magazine. That in and of itself is of little note, until one realizes that the issue of Playboy in question is already en route to subscribers and hits newsstands tomorrow, the same day that their IPO auction begins. News.com.com speculates that the SEC may be interested, since this could be a breach of the "quiet period" companies must endure before going public. It may also be nothing but a mistake in scheduling, but it has cast doubts on Google's IPO for some.
I'm not a westerner, but please don't tell me there's something entrenched in law about buying a playboy before 9am.
Sorry to disappoint, but in sixteen states it is illegal to buy pornography on all of sunday, or between 2am and 9am unless it's a saturday.
Playboy is not pornography (vulgarly called porn, p0rn, pr0n and/or derivatives), it's erotica.
Softcore implies there is some kind of sexual act, usually simulated and not graphic (eg, no signs of any actual sexual intercourse going on, just bodies writhing back and forth and so on).
Playboy has zero content of sexual acts, only a bunch of women in various levels of nudity. There's also no shots of genitalia.
So, please, stop calling Playboy softcore.
Here is a link to part of the interview: ...Oh wait, I answered my own question...
http://www.playboy.com/magazine/interview.html
FYI: 2 time Olympian High Jumper, Amy Acuff is on the cover.
Obligatory Dumb Question: How the flying F**K does a Playboy cover girl do the high jump?
...But I digress. TREMBLE PUNY HUMANS!ONE DAY MY SPECIES WILL DESTROY YOU ALL!
yes it does make it easier, because the quiet period doesn't begin when you know when you're going to file. it explicitly begins *when* you file your s1 of sb2 and extends 25 days after the stock starts trading.
Seriously. What the hell is that? It's an honestly damn funny first post. (for a change) And it gets off-topic.
DAMN YOU MODS
Also, the timing of the articles release is only important if it occurs before the the SEC has approved the IPO. Once the IPO is approved (the prospectus is kosher and all) the companies are allowed to advertise.
Also, since Google should be a 12(g) company -- they have to report to the SEC becuase they have over 500 shareholders in a class of stock and a super-bung-load of revenue more than necessary to meet the requirement -- i'm pretty sure that as long as this interview is typical of other interviews they give it would be all good as long as they don't specifically plug the IPO. A reporting company is allowed to keep thier normal amount of advertising and such before an impending IPO, they just are not supposed to inflate thier publicity efforts before they get SEC approval for the offering.
You know it is sad, i'm procrastinating studing for my Securities Regulation final by blabering about Securities Regulation on Slashdot. And if you learn anything from the above post it should be that I am NOT qualified to give legal advice.
Matt Damon was last month's interview....someone just forgot to update the alt text..
SEC Rule 12(g)(1) provides the criteria for Section 12(g) -- note the difference, 12(g)(1) is an administrative rule but 12(g) is legislative from the Securities Act of 1934 -- which is that a company with over 500 shareholders in a single class of stock and over $10 million in assets has to report (even if they are not traded on a national exchange).
In my parent post i couldn't remember the exact amount off hand -- very bad the day before the final -- so i estimated that google had tonnes of assets. Which should be a safe assumption because they have a few bucks in the bank and more computers than the NSA.
In general the best way to find an updated driver is to contact the hardware vendor. If the hardware is old and no longer supported by the vendor, you may be out of luck. If not, and you were looking for a third party driver, be aware that such a driver might not exist.
However, I think what is happening here is that you are trying to use the product in an environment - like Linux - where the device might or might not be supported. You probably bought an item and are trying to use it in an unsupported manner; now you're getting mad because Google won't help you find a non-existent driver.
Besides, you should learn not to exaggerate. A Google search for 'siemens usb 1022 driver' did return some retail sites. Here's a hint, Sparky: shopping sites/pages generally include the word 'price'. Exclude that from the Google search and you get ~260 pages of what appear to be primarily hints, guides, and how-tos.
In conclusion: Google is fine; you don't know how to use it.
I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor.