In Hollywood's defense, I'd imagine this is simply the IP version of the 555-XXX convention for phone numbers: so fools won't simply type whatever IP address they see on screen, thinking they've just Hacked the Gibson.
That's the sound of John McCain's campaign staff high-fiving each other.
In other news, Lyndon LaRouche launched a lawsuit against Ralph Nader in federal court today, claiming that a 2008 Nader presidential campaign infringes on his trademark to "crackpot candidate."
"I'M the nutjob who always runs for President, no that tree-hugger!" rages LaRouche in a strong-worded press released issued earlier today. "The American public looks to ME as their butt of wisecracks and snide remarks come election time, and I'll be damned if some Ralphie-come-lately takes that away. I ruined Ross Perot; I'll ruin him, too!"
A Nader spokesperson refused to comment on the lawsuit except to say that the 'Unsafe at any Speed' plans to summon George Wallace from the grave as an expert witness should LaRouche's petition go to trial.
By taking the Fourier-transform of the song, and then the Inverse Fourier-Transform, you're making a cover. A remix by most - but not a plagiate. Dude, this is Guitar Hero; speak English for Christ's sake!
Neither investors nor stock brokers/analysts understand technology or the law.No, but they do know financials, and the numbers ain't good: a negative EBITDA, negative returns on investment and equity, negative cash flow and very little free cash - how are they going to pay for one trial, let alone two? - means a hell of a lot of bad writing on the wall for SCO.
I honestly don't see what SCO can do to turn things around even if it didn't have these trials over their heads. Short of another infusion of quick cash - which ain't happening now that Microsoft has moved to different fronts (Novell) - SCO is pwned.
It's just as strange for someone in the UK to hear that you might be asked to pay in advance for emergency hospital treatment as for an American to hear that you need to pay a tax on televisions. Oh, we pay a television tax in America, too: we just call it "basic cable" over here.
How do you tell the FAKE clones apart from the REAL clones? Dont they all look alike???
No, silly.
Everyone knows REAL clones are always evil; they invariably wear glue-on beards or extra short miniskirts to distinguish themselves from all those fake, exact genetic copy goody-two-shoes clones out there.
Why isn't Illinois - or any other state that's trying to enact such laws - pass a law mandating game consoles include technology for the V-chip? Wasn't this sort of the thing the exact reason the V-chip was mandated?
Forget about the logistics involved with such a mandate - after all, Illinois forgot the 1st Amendment when they passed their "no sales to minors" law - it's just that technology for this sort of thing already exists, so why don't the Microsofts and Sonys of the world just implement it in future consoles, if only to shut up the cries of "won't someone think of the children?!"
They won't come down in price, cause pretty much there is no reason for them too. While I download the occassional anime series, I still buy some of my stuff from Brick N' Mortar, or other various online sources. Hell, I am going to buy Grenadier, even though I have the fansubs to it on my computer.
Congratulations: that's what you're supposed to do.
People seem to be missing the fact that domestic companies like ADV don't own the titles that they release; they license them. The Japanese companies demand their royalties. Add on to that the cost of dubbing the thing into English - recording studio time, actor's pay, etc. - paying somebody like Captions, Inc. to make the subtitles, the translator to translate it from Japanese in the first place, the cost of video production and DVD mastering... none of that stuff is cheap.
The typical anime DVD in Japan will run anywhere from $40 to $50 US for 3 episodes of programming. In other words, twice as much. And there's no MSRP in Japan, so no shopping around for online discounts; the price on the label is what you pay. Period.
And we're complaining $29.95 MSRP - typically $19.95 online - is too much?
If it is, then wait for a year or so when the ADVs and Geneons recoup their investment. Quite often they'll do a reissue of the same title, in a boxed set, for roughly half the original price. You don't see the record or film companies over here doing that.
The possibility that our weapons might prove a threat to a culture capable of mere interstellar travel (let alone "intergalactic") is about the same as an ant colony against the U.S. Army.
Shhh! Do you want them to hear us?! They could be flying above us at this very minute!!
Shut up about the Army and its moon base!!!
Sincerely,
Dick Cheney
P.S. - George says "Don't mess with Texas," you liberal pinko computer geek.
I *like* Foxglove. Somebody should start a Foxglove Linux project. I can immediately picture the logo, the website, and a half dozen decent marketing campaigns. You could talk about it being "foxy", make a pun on the Dr. Seuss classic "Fox in Socks", make "fox guarding the henhouse" references, say it "fits like a glove", run a "Poison your PC" campaign, or (my personal favorite) call it "digital digitalis". It's a *damn* fine name for a Linux distro.
Better yet, put the distro in a pastel black box with none-more-black CDs, so everyone can "Smell the Glove"...
By extension of your argument, Linus is responsible for every compromised linux box. Because when you get down to it, the kernel is the absolute control of every Linux PC. The kernel in theory could stop every attack (though such a kernel would not likely be very usable). The fact it doesn't means it's Linus' fault -- not the end user's (using your arguments).
No, that's wrong. He's blaming the _company_ who's selling the product, not those who made it (i.e. the kernel hackers). In Microsoft's case, it's one in the same, but that can't be said for Linux: there is no "Torvalds" distro. Linus is no more responsible for the Open Port Party that RedHat used to be any more than a Windows kernel hacker (if there is such a thing) could be blamed for the Active X Happy Hour that Bill and Steve foisted on a suffering public.
The pity is that such a strategy allows for no differentiation between people who are working at their full capacity and goof-offs who sleep though class.
BUT: bypassing the networks sponsors is not QUITE a victimless crime, as the networks are losing money by it. I mean, it's fine to point out that the revenue model is outdated and will no longer work, or say that the advertisements should be moved to placements in the shows, but calling it victimless and comparing it to smoking pot is, well...
I take it you never hit the can or go the fridge during the station breaks. And of course you wouldn't _ever_ think of (gasp!) changing the channel.
This law is bullshit not for the P2P crap (which is crap, too), but it's for dictating a person's viewing habits within their own homes, and that's not right.
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It should also be noted that the chick in the middle of is kinda cute.
She is. I know the first thing I look for in a girl is a 5-'O-clock shadow.
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In Hollywood's defense, I'd imagine this is simply the IP version of the 555-XXX convention for phone numbers: so fools won't simply type whatever IP address they see on screen, thinking they've just Hacked the Gibson.
498,438,559,990KG? What does that convert to in tubes?
You plonks just sparkle. We shine.
Oh, and to E.T.: I've got your ouch right here.
That's the sound of John McCain's campaign staff high-fiving each other.
In other news, Lyndon LaRouche launched a lawsuit against Ralph Nader in federal court today, claiming that a 2008 Nader presidential campaign infringes on his trademark to "crackpot candidate."
"I'M the nutjob who always runs for President, no that tree-hugger!" rages LaRouche in a strong-worded press released issued earlier today. "The American public looks to ME as their butt of wisecracks and snide remarks come election time, and I'll be damned if some Ralphie-come-lately takes that away. I ruined Ross Perot; I'll ruin him, too!"
A Nader spokesperson refused to comment on the lawsuit except to say that the 'Unsafe at any Speed' plans to summon George Wallace from the grave as an expert witness should LaRouche's petition go to trial.
I think it's actually Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch. Nobody liked him, either...
Neither investors nor stock brokers/analysts understand technology or the law.No, but they do know financials, and the numbers ain't good: a negative EBITDA, negative returns on investment and equity, negative cash flow and very little free cash - how are they going to pay for one trial, let alone two? - means a hell of a lot of bad writing on the wall for SCO.
I honestly don't see what SCO can do to turn things around even if it didn't have these trials over their heads. Short of another infusion of quick cash - which ain't happening now that Microsoft has moved to different fronts (Novell) - SCO is pwned.
Hard.
And the Downward Spiral begins; SCO stock down 10%; rated 'HOLD - Dangerous Risk/Reward Rating.'
Your goose is downright cooked, SCO.
Dupe!
It's just as strange for someone in the UK to hear that you might be asked to pay in advance for emergency hospital treatment as for an American to hear that you need to pay a tax on televisions.
Oh, we pay a television tax in America, too: we just call it "basic cable" over here.
Everyone knows REAL clones are always evil; they invariably wear glue-on beards or extra short miniskirts to distinguish themselves from all those fake, exact genetic copy goody-two-shoes clones out there.
Haven't you learned anything from watching TV?
Who cares? One less reason to use the PC!
Now if you can only enable monospaced text editing in GMail, Google, I'll be your friend for life.
Why isn't Illinois - or any other state that's trying to enact such laws - pass a law mandating game consoles include technology for the V-chip? Wasn't this sort of the thing the exact reason the V-chip was mandated?
Forget about the logistics involved with such a mandate - after all, Illinois forgot the 1st Amendment when they passed their "no sales to minors" law - it's just that technology for this sort of thing already exists, so why don't the Microsofts and Sonys of the world just implement it in future consoles, if only to shut up the cries of "won't someone think of the children?!"
People seem to be missing the fact that domestic companies like ADV don't own the titles that they release; they license them. The Japanese companies demand their royalties. Add on to that the cost of dubbing the thing into English - recording studio time, actor's pay, etc. - paying somebody like Captions, Inc. to make the subtitles, the translator to translate it from Japanese in the first place, the cost of video production and DVD mastering... none of that stuff is cheap.
The typical anime DVD in Japan will run anywhere from $40 to $50 US for 3 episodes of programming. In other words, twice as much. And there's no MSRP in Japan, so no shopping around for online discounts; the price on the label is what you pay. Period.
And we're complaining $29.95 MSRP - typically $19.95 online - is too much?
If it is, then wait for a year or so when the ADVs and Geneons recoup their investment. Quite often they'll do a reissue of the same title, in a boxed set, for roughly half the original price. You don't see the record or film companies over here doing that.
The possibility that our weapons might prove a threat to a culture capable of mere interstellar travel (let alone "intergalactic") is about the same as an ant colony against the U.S. Army.
Shhh! Do you want them to hear us?! They could be flying above us at this very minute!!
Shut up about the Army and its moon base!!!
Sincerely,
Dick Cheney
P.S. - George says "Don't mess with Texas," you liberal pinko computer geek.
At first I thought it said cisterners .
Puts a whole new spin on the term "crappy music".
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I *like* Foxglove. Somebody should start a Foxglove Linux project. I can immediately picture the logo, the website, and a half dozen decent marketing campaigns. You could talk about it being "foxy", make a pun on the Dr. Seuss classic "Fox in Socks", make "fox guarding the henhouse" references, say it "fits like a glove", run a "Poison your PC" campaign, or (my personal favorite) call it "digital digitalis". It's a *damn* fine name for a Linux distro.
Better yet, put the distro in a pastel black box with none-more-black CDs, so everyone can "Smell the Glove"...
On second thought, eww.
No, that's wrong. He's blaming the _company_ who's selling the product, not those who made it (i.e. the kernel hackers). In Microsoft's case, it's one in the same, but that can't be said for Linux: there is no "Torvalds" distro. Linus is no more responsible for the Open Port Party that RedHat used to be any more than a Windows kernel hacker (if there is such a thing) could be blamed for the Active X Happy Hour that Bill and Steve foisted on a suffering public.
Sorry, but Yahoo has been around since January 1994.
Time will tell if Rambus has learned from the mistakes it made with RDRAM a few years ago.
Well, Rambus has expanded their latest lawsuit blitz to include DDR2 patent claims, so do you think they've learned?
Do I get Billy Bob Thornton to bite his nails while Liv Tyler "comforts" me in my last moments or not?
Come on, Bruce Willis' life and hot elfin love are on the line here!
The pity is that such a strategy allows for no differentiation between people who are working at their full capacity and goof-offs who sleep though class.
Professor included.
BUT: bypassing the networks sponsors is not QUITE a victimless crime, as the networks are losing money by it. I mean, it's fine to point out that the revenue model is outdated and will no longer work, or say that the advertisements should be moved to placements in the shows, but calling it victimless and comparing it to smoking pot is, well...
I take it you never hit the can or go the fridge during the station breaks. And of course you wouldn't _ever_ think of (gasp!) changing the channel.
This law is bullshit not for the P2P crap (which is crap, too), but it's for dictating a person's viewing habits within their own homes, and that's not right.
It should also be noted that the chick in the middle of is kinda cute.
She is. I know the first thing I look for in a girl is a 5-'O-clock shadow.
That's a dude, dude.