the only morally and intellectually defensible position on the usa is neutral: not caring for it, not caring against it. only with that as your starting thought can you make a reasonable and intelligent comment
I have to call bullshit here. Example: A family can love 'Uncle Fred', while acknowledging that he's an insomniac bulemic alcoholic sheep-humper. I can love the USA, while also recognizing that we're quickly ending up more screwed than a football bat.
My suggestion: The more one moves around this mudball, the more one realizes that people are the same with minor cultural variants. When we start working together on our similarities instead of fighting over our differences, we'll be OK. As long as we're still fighting over imaginary lines in the sand, we're not getting anywhere....
Extradition shall be granted, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in respect of the following offenses:
1. Murder; attempted murder, comprehending the crime designated under law in the United States as
assault with intent to commit murder.
2. Manslaughter.
3. Aggravated wounding, injuring or assault; wounding or injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
4. Unlawful throwing or application of any corrosive or injurious substances.
5. Rape; indecent assault; sodomy.
6. Abortion.
7. Unlawful sexual acts with or upon children under the age specified by the laws of both the requesting
and requested parties.
8. Procuring sexual intercourse.
9. Willful abandonment of a minor under the age of six years when the life of that minor is or is likely to
be injured or endangered.
10. Bigamy.
11. Kidnapping; child stealing; abduction.
12. Robbery; assault with intent to rob.
13. Burglary; housebreaking or shopbreaking.
14. Larceny.
15. Embezzlement.
16. Obtaining property, money or valuable securities by false pretenses or by conspiracy to defraud the
public or any person by deceit or falsehood or other fraudulent [*3] means, whether such deceit or false-
hood or any fraudulent means would or would not amount to a false pretense.
17. Bribery, including soliciting, offering and accepting.
18. Extortion.
19. Receiving and transporting any money, valuable securities or other property knowing the same to
have been unlawfully obtained.
20. Fraud by promoter, director, manager or officer of any company, existing or not.
21. Forgery, comprehending the crimes designated under law in the United States as the forgery or false
making of private or public obligations and official documents or public records of the government or
public authority or the uttering or fraudulent use of the same; uttering what is forged.
22. The making or the utterance, circulation or fraudulent use of of counterfeit money or counterfeit seals
and stamps of the government or public authority.
23. Knowingly and without lawful authority, making or having in possession any instrument, tool, or
machine adopted and intended for the counterfeiting of money, whether coin or paper.
24. Perjury; subornation of perjury.
25. False swearing.
26. Arson and damage to property, utilities, or means of transportation or communication by fire or ex-
plosive.
27. Any malicious act done with intent to cause danger to property or endanger the safety of any
person in connection with any means of transportation.
28. Piracy, by statute or by law of nations; mutiny or revolt on board an aircraft or vessel against the au-
thority of the captain or commander of such aircraft or vessel; any seizure or exercise of control, by force
or violence or threat of force or violence, of an aircraft or vessel.
29. Malicious injury to property, comprehending willful damage to property under New Zealand law.
30. Offenses against the bankruptcy laws which are punishable by more than three months' imprisonment.
31. Offenses against the laws relating to the importation, exportation, supply, or possession of narcotics
including dangerous drugs; abetting offense against corresponding law in another country.
32. Unlawful obstruction of justice through bribery of judicial officers; corruption and bribery of heads
of government departments or members of the Congress in the United States, or Ministers of the Crown
or members of Parliament in New Zealand; corruption and bribery of law enforcement officers or government officials; fabrication of evidence; conspiracy to bring false accusation; corrupting juries
and witnesses by threats, bribes, or other corrupt means.
Unless they REALLY try to stretch number 32 here, my guess would be "no", although IANAL.
Never-the-less interacting with digital representations of physical objects is a lot more intuitive than 'click this' or 'click that' blah blah blah that you get on current websites.
...what makes "digital representation of physical objects" so different from a "Buy it now!" button? The button is just that; a digital representation of a "real" button.
Remember that night you and your wife got drunk and took all those nasty photos? $500 to sugarinyourgastankwhilstanallyrapingyourmom@quicky lube.com or your neighborhood gets to critique them, too...
...and have a nice day.
Kudos,
Howie Feltersnatch"
I'd bet 10-to-1 odds some unscrupulous f**k will try/has tried it, too...
That really is the whole point of why Linux has trouble on the Desktop. The average user doesn't understand how to modify the Windows Registry. Why would they understand the 'nice' command?
...and for the scenario I outlined in my original post, why would they NEED to? A good percentage of cube-dwellers need email, web browsing, and word processing software, and that's IT. Does my boss need to know how our Samba server works? Nope. He just "clicks the drive" and has access to "his files." He doesn't CARE that he's using OpenOffice; he just needs it to WORK...
...and work it does, for free. Compare that to the new Dell PCs; You get a trial version of Office 2003 to try for 60 days. Can't live without MSO2003? Feel free to pay for it after those 60 days, otherwise Dell says you can do without.
Actually, knucklehead, I was the exec editor of an open source enterprise magazine. I also know how average users go about things
"Enterprise" users != "average user". IMHO, most PHBs should be given Etch-a-Sketches.
That's part of the reason why it won't truly catch on in the desktop market for "normal" people.
Funny, people go ape when we tell 'em that they can get their OS for free, so they can word-process, email Granny, and surf the web. Lots of PCs here go out the door with Ubuntu. Few come back.
You can draw many parallels between the gun control issue and malware. You don't blame the gun manufacturers for every gun related death do you?
No, but firearms have a lawful purpose: to defend your homestead. Malware, other than a learning exercise, has no lawful purpose.
you think if I offered the FCC $50 they'd sell me the blue?
They would at first, but would quickly recant and reverse course after protest from the Hooloovoo Ambassador...
Won't MS Windows offer to install the necessary codecs so you can watch them?
In my experience, without using additional codecs/codec packs the usual error message reports something like "Video not available, cannot find '{insert codec here}' decompressor." or the like...
See? You're not the only one who can make up big words.
As per my EggInTheFace-detector, I'm obligated to point out that "gazillion" apparently IS a word...
I'd be pissed if some little douchebag created malware that deleted my data.
Translation: I'd be upset at other people if, by my own actions, I installed apparently pirated software of dubious origin.
Some care to elaborate on the difference between this and a parachute?
When I first saw the "hypercone" I just figured they played a lot of badminton. Squash a shuttlecock, show it to marketing, and Presto, you have a "hypercone"...
I'd rather stick with a reliable US corporation which cares about their customers, like Microsoft.
Gee, thanks; do you have ANY idea how much Dr. Pepper hurts when it shoots out of your nose? "Cares" about their customers, indeed.
Why assume it was his decision to begin with? Myself, I'm just curious how MS is going to keep from double-licensing MS-Office for everyone else; you know clients will start asking for the "New Zealand Special" on a lot of volume sales...
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I have to call bullshit here. Example: A family can love 'Uncle Fred', while acknowledging that he's an insomniac bulemic alcoholic sheep-humper. I can love the USA, while also recognizing that we're quickly ending up more screwed than a football bat.
My suggestion: The more one moves around this mudball, the more one realizes that people are the same with minor cultural variants. When we start working together on our similarities instead of fighting over our differences, we'll be OK. As long as we're still fighting over imaginary lines in the sand, we're not getting anywhere....
Extradition shall be granted, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in respect of the following offenses:
1. Murder; attempted murder, comprehending the crime designated under law in the United States as assault with intent to commit murder.
2. Manslaughter.
3. Aggravated wounding, injuring or assault; wounding or injuring with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
4. Unlawful throwing or application of any corrosive or injurious substances.
5. Rape; indecent assault; sodomy.
6. Abortion.
7. Unlawful sexual acts with or upon children under the age specified by the laws of both the requesting
and requested parties.
8. Procuring sexual intercourse.
9. Willful abandonment of a minor under the age of six years when the life of that minor is or is likely to be injured or endangered.
10. Bigamy.
11. Kidnapping; child stealing; abduction.
12. Robbery; assault with intent to rob.
13. Burglary; housebreaking or shopbreaking.
14. Larceny.
15. Embezzlement.
16. Obtaining property, money or valuable securities by false pretenses or by conspiracy to defraud the
public or any person by deceit or falsehood or other fraudulent [*3] means, whether such deceit or false-
hood or any fraudulent means would or would not amount to a false pretense.
17. Bribery, including soliciting, offering and accepting.
18. Extortion.
19. Receiving and transporting any money, valuable securities or other property knowing the same to
have been unlawfully obtained.
20. Fraud by promoter, director, manager or officer of any company, existing or not.
21. Forgery, comprehending the crimes designated under law in the United States as the forgery or false
making of private or public obligations and official documents or public records of the government or
public authority or the uttering or fraudulent use of the same; uttering what is forged.
22. The making or the utterance, circulation or fraudulent use of of counterfeit money or counterfeit seals
and stamps of the government or public authority.
23. Knowingly and without lawful authority, making or having in possession any instrument, tool, or
machine adopted and intended for the counterfeiting of money, whether coin or paper.
24. Perjury; subornation of perjury.
25. False swearing.
26. Arson and damage to property, utilities, or means of transportation or communication by fire or ex-
plosive.
27. Any malicious act done with intent to cause danger to property or endanger the safety of any
person in connection with any means of transportation.
28. Piracy, by statute or by law of nations; mutiny or revolt on board an aircraft or vessel against the au-
thority of the captain or commander of such aircraft or vessel; any seizure or exercise of control, by force
or violence or threat of force or violence, of an aircraft or vessel.
29. Malicious injury to property, comprehending willful damage to property under New Zealand law.
30. Offenses against the bankruptcy laws which are punishable by more than three months' imprisonment.
31. Offenses against the laws relating to the importation, exportation, supply, or possession of narcotics
including dangerous drugs; abetting offense against corresponding law in another country.
32. Unlawful obstruction of justice through bribery of judicial officers; corruption and bribery of heads
of government departments or members of the Congress in the United States, or Ministers of the Crown
or members of Parliament in New Zealand; corruption and bribery of law enforcement officers or government
officials; fabrication of evidence; conspiracy to bring false accusation; corrupting juries
and witnesses by threats, bribes, or other corrupt means.
Unless they REALLY try to stretch number 32 here, my guess would be "no", although IANAL.
You've been listening to Alberto Gonzales talk about the Constitution again, haven't you?
Ever have to take a urine/blood test for work?
...what makes "digital representation of physical objects" so different from a "Buy it now!" button? The button is just that; a digital representation of a "real" button.
Remember that night you and your wife got drunk and took all those nasty photos? $500 to sugarinyourgastankwhilstanallyrapingyourmom@quicky lube.com or your neighborhood gets to critique them, too...
...and have a nice day.
Kudos,
Howie Feltersnatch"
I'd bet 10-to-1 odds some unscrupulous f**k will try/has tried it, too...
If you ask your child to follow a rule, and they don't, does punishing them mean you don't love them?
Yes, and currently it makes some really fine popcorn!
...and for the scenario I outlined in my original post, why would they NEED to? A good percentage of cube-dwellers need email, web browsing, and word processing software, and that's IT. Does my boss need to know how our Samba server works? Nope. He just "clicks the drive" and has access to "his files." He doesn't CARE that he's using OpenOffice; he just needs it to WORK...
"Enterprise" users != "average user". IMHO, most PHBs should be given Etch-a-Sketches.
That's part of the reason why it won't truly catch on in the desktop market for "normal" people.
Funny, people go ape when we tell 'em that they can get their OS for free, so they can word-process, email Granny, and surf the web. Lots of PCs here go out the door with Ubuntu. Few come back.
No, but firearms have a lawful purpose: to defend your homestead. Malware, other than a learning exercise, has no lawful purpose.
Pardon my asking, but isn't admitting to that rather like stuffing bloody meat down your shorts and swimming with sharks?
They would at first, but would quickly recant and reverse course after protest from the Hooloovoo Ambassador...
VCL... Didn't "Nowhereman" set that up?
In my experience, without using additional codecs/codec packs the usual error message reports something like "Video not available, cannot find '{insert codec here}' decompressor." or the like...
As per my EggInTheFace-detector, I'm obligated to point out that "gazillion" apparently IS a word...
Translation: I'd be upset at other people if, by my own actions, I installed apparently pirated software of dubious origin.
When I first saw the "hypercone" I just figured they played a lot of badminton. Squash a shuttlecock, show it to marketing, and Presto, you have a "hypercone"...
Which materials/processes dampen the "avalanche" best? Which hard drive manufacturers use those materials/processes?
Gee, thanks; do you have ANY idea how much Dr. Pepper hurts when it shoots out of your nose? "Cares" about their customers, indeed.
...the porn hidden in Star Castle...?
Why assume it was his decision to begin with? Myself, I'm just curious how MS is going to keep from double-licensing MS-Office for everyone else; you know clients will start asking for the "New Zealand Special" on a lot of volume sales...
some miss BeOs
multitasking sans a peer
post a requiem
Even weirder, can Microsoft be sued for providing a device that can be used to circumvent DRM?