It's a British article. They even mention on the third page how the season about to air in the UK is last year's US season. This lag is quite common in international distribution of TV shows.
are they doing a revisit?
One of the behind-the-scenes web videos had Adam and Jamie answering fan-mail about that myth, and saying although it may not have been a 100% accurate replication of the bunker, they were satisfied enough to not do a revisit.
To be fair, don't most professional wrestlers go under a psuedonym or character name? I'd expect the Wikipedia page on Legolas to have a different set of information than Orlando Bloom's page.
...then again, I just looked at Dwayne Johnson's page and saw how more than half of the article consists of info on his "The Rock" personna, just like you said. If you're interested enough, why don't you see if you can make seperate articles for the real-life person behind each in-the-ring character?
Wasn't T-Mobile in the news a while ago because although they don't sell it, they said they'd give tech support to their customers who managed to carrier-unlock an iPhone on their own?
You'd have to pay the unsubsidized price, but you can still be an iPhone user and a T-mobile customer.
Actually, according to the Americans with Disabilites Act, they are "violating your 'rights' should they fail to make accommodations for your demographic," if it's a place of public accomodation, educational facilities included.
I find it pretty ridiculous that minority groups act like they have a right to any convenient piece of technology that comes down the pipes being tailored to their particular needs.
Well, it's your right to think that way, but I'm sure you'd feel differently if you were blind, and your computer's screen-reader program was unable to parse important emails from your professor.
Many places have anti-SLAPP laws in place, to combat lawsuits which are primarily aimed to intimidate critics.
It may not be as applicable against copyright trolls per se, but silencing discussion of an issue by claiming copyright infringment on a quote from a newspaper article seems like an appropriate situation.
That's what I was thinking when I first saw the headline.
Windows Update won't let you get Service Pack 2, and in turn IE7/8, unless you pass the WGA anti-piracy check. Also, going along with your premise, I assume the average person isn't going to bother trying to circumvent the WGA for just a new browser, when it'd be much easier to just install another browser.
So, unless Microsoft releases a version of IE8 compatible with XP SP1, or disables the WGA requirement, Internet Explorer 6 won't die out until the physical decay of every last Windows XP computer occurs.
Wouldn't be that much different from Germany's version of Counter-Strike: Source, where characters decide to lie down and peacefully surrender after being shot, even when it's a head shot.
Was not one of the inherit flaws with the Three Laws, that it brings up the issue of whether robots are treated as thinking tools or mechanical people?
Maybe it's hard to personify a 4-inch rectangle of glass and plastic, but at a certain point could we be asking an intelligent being (of circuits) to sacrifice itself at our whims of hackery? Could bricking a device be considered murder?
Clearly, Motorola is on the forefront of robot rights.
The companies that put that bloatware on your machine pay to get it there. Without these deals, the manufactures and retailers will now be selling each machine for less profit, and who do you think they'll be passing the "cost" on to?
On the other hand, feel free to buy a Linux or OS X machine. I can't remember hearing about "bloatware" for those.
I've had people complain that my usage of proper capitalization and grammar in chats, IMs, and the like makes it seem I'm "showing off" or that I "think I'm better than them."
So, yeah, I guess you have to learn to play to your venue.
Friggin EXTEND THE TAX CUTS, and STOP SPENDING more money.
Time is limited, and they are wasting it.
If federal buildings had good, consistent Wi-Fi coverage, they could switch over to using VoIP services on their smartphones.
This would let federal employees use less "plan minutes" from the government's contract with the wireless carrier, as well as not use their 3G network for data as much.
In the end, this means the government ultimately paying a smaller phone bill.
So, yes, this does result in them "STOP SPENDING more money."
In case you haven't kept up with the news, there was a patch a while ago that allowed you to run D2/LoD with no CD in the drive, as long as you copied the some files from the disc to your hard drive.
That experiment would be more valid if you had different items.
Use a can of food he wouldn't eat, or something that's not even food, and then the cat food in a different container, like a Ziplock bag. Seperate the stimuli artifically, such as wafting cat-food scents at him, or an audio recording of a can opening.
This may be illegal depending on legality (car can check with the GPS?), but helping others is not relevant to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it courteously let people pull out who have been waiting?
Helping others is not relevant to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it flick-off people who drive 30 under? Will it flick-off people who drive 30 over?
It's not a driver's job, nor that of the driver's machine, to enforce the law.
Will it flicker brights to warn of speed traps?
Helping others is not relevant to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination. Also, getting the police to ticket and/or arrest you for doing this is probably a hindrance to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it pull over for emergency vehicles?
It should; most use wireless signals to trigger traffic lights to change in their favor, so there's no reason the machine can't be equipped to detect the emergency vehicle's presence, and react accordingly.
Will it draft large semis?
Being both illegal, and dangerous, it is probably a hindrance to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it bring me hookers and blackjack?
Nothing's stopping you from adding GPS bookmarks of your favorite casinos and brothels.
Also, who receives the citation in the event of a stop?
Courts regularly hold legally responsible companies who sell unsafe products.
Of course, being a computer AI, there's nothing stopping a person from coding their own Chaotic-Evil virtual chauffeur.
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It's a British article. They even mention on the third page how the season about to air in the UK is last year's US season. This lag is quite common in international distribution of TV shows.
are they doing a revisit?
One of the behind-the-scenes web videos had Adam and Jamie answering fan-mail about that myth, and saying although it may not have been a 100% accurate replication of the bunker, they were satisfied enough to not do a revisit.
It's obvious that they're once again just doing the old Megapixel race for no good reason.
Well, I guess that's true, if you consider "big numbers impress people with money to burn" not being that good of a reason.
To be fair, don't most professional wrestlers go under a psuedonym or character name? I'd expect the Wikipedia page on Legolas to have a different set of information than Orlando Bloom's page.
...then again, I just looked at Dwayne Johnson's page and saw how more than half of the article consists of info on his "The Rock" personna, just like you said. If you're interested enough, why don't you see if you can make seperate articles for the real-life person behind each in-the-ring character?
Actually, it looks like the proposed law covers customers downstream from the company that uses pirated software.
In this case, it seems like Soundforge would be able to seek damages from any company that licenses Windows XP.
Wasn't T-Mobile in the news a while ago because although they don't sell it, they said they'd give tech support to their customers who managed to carrier-unlock an iPhone on their own?
You'd have to pay the unsubsidized price, but you can still be an iPhone user and a T-mobile customer.
if it's a place of public accomodation
Huh?
I'm sorry, I guess I made a typo. I meant "accommodation".
What's your point?
I was providing an example for AC so that he may empathize with people dissimilar from him.
Actually, according to the Americans with Disabilites Act, they are "violating your 'rights' should they fail to make accommodations for your demographic," if it's a place of public accomodation, educational facilities included.
I find it pretty ridiculous that minority groups act like they have a right to any convenient piece of technology that comes down the pipes being tailored to their particular needs.
Well, it's your right to think that way, but I'm sure you'd feel differently if you were blind, and your computer's screen-reader program was unable to parse important emails from your professor.
Many places have anti-SLAPP laws in place, to combat lawsuits which are primarily aimed to intimidate critics.
It may not be as applicable against copyright trolls per se, but silencing discussion of an issue by claiming copyright infringment on a quote from a newspaper article seems like an appropriate situation.
That's what I was thinking when I first saw the headline.
Windows Update won't let you get Service Pack 2, and in turn IE7/8, unless you pass the WGA anti-piracy check. Also, going along with your premise, I assume the average person isn't going to bother trying to circumvent the WGA for just a new browser, when it'd be much easier to just install another browser.
So, unless Microsoft releases a version of IE8 compatible with XP SP1, or disables the WGA requirement, Internet Explorer 6 won't die out until the physical decay of every last Windows XP computer occurs.
Wouldn't be that much different from Germany's version of Counter-Strike: Source, where characters decide to lie down and peacefully surrender after being shot, even when it's a head shot.
I gave up long ago and just use caps for emphasis.
Speaking of which, the "em"phasis tag works on Slashdot.
Testing.
Was not one of the inherit flaws with the Three Laws, that it brings up the issue of whether robots are treated as thinking tools or mechanical people?
Maybe it's hard to personify a 4-inch rectangle of glass and plastic, but at a certain point could we be asking an intelligent being (of circuits) to sacrifice itself at our whims of hackery? Could bricking a device be considered murder?
Clearly, Motorola is on the forefront of robot rights.
The companies that put that bloatware on your machine pay to get it there. Without these deals, the manufactures and retailers will now be selling each machine for less profit, and who do you think they'll be passing the "cost" on to?
On the other hand, feel free to buy a Linux or OS X machine. I can't remember hearing about "bloatware" for those.
Reminds me of an old joke about a wrist watch with a built in TV and built in radio and photo-camera and various other tools.
Old indeed. Now it's hard to find a smartphone that doesn't have these features.
I've had people complain that my usage of proper capitalization and grammar in chats, IMs, and the like makes it seem I'm "showing off" or that I "think I'm better than them."
So, yeah, I guess you have to learn to play to your venue.
Friggin EXTEND THE TAX CUTS, and STOP SPENDING more money.
Time is limited, and they are wasting it.
If federal buildings had good, consistent Wi-Fi coverage, they could switch over to using VoIP services on their smartphones.
This would let federal employees use less "plan minutes" from the government's contract with the wireless carrier, as well as not use their 3G network for data as much.
In the end, this means the government ultimately paying a smaller phone bill.
So, yes, this does result in them "STOP SPENDING more money."
Opera Link was introduced 3 years ago, and lets you do exactly that (back up all settings to "the cloud", included in the default install, etc.)
I was pretty impressed, at least.
In case you haven't kept up with the news, there was a patch a while ago that allowed you to run D2/LoD with no CD in the drive, as long as you copied the some files from the disc to your hard drive.
I'm pretty sure the neighborhood kids are more likely to know what to do when Mr. Public's computer gets stuck at "mup.sys" than "Error 17".
Do they have any guarantee that all of their users have a browser that supports HTTPS?
To Facebook, it's better to allow access to as many users as possible, than lock some out in the name of security.
I assume you've already begun doing your part.
By the way, how's your computer running without a hard-drive?
That experiment would be more valid if you had different items.
Use a can of food he wouldn't eat, or something that's not even food, and then the cat food in a different container, like a Ziplock bag. Seperate the stimuli artifically, such as wafting cat-food scents at him, or an audio recording of a can opening.
Try to figure out which stimuli he's reacting to.
Will it pick up hitchhikers?
This may be illegal depending on legality (car can check with the GPS?), but helping others is not relevant to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it courteously let people pull out who have been waiting?
Helping others is not relevant to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it flick-off people who drive 30 under?
Will it flick-off people who drive 30 over?
It's not a driver's job, nor that of the driver's machine, to enforce the law.
Will it flicker brights to warn of speed traps?
Helping others is not relevant to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination. Also, getting the police to ticket and/or arrest you for doing this is probably a hindrance to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it pull over for emergency vehicles?
It should; most use wireless signals to trigger traffic lights to change in their favor, so there's no reason the machine can't be equipped to detect the emergency vehicle's presence, and react accordingly.
Will it draft large semis?
Being both illegal, and dangerous, it is probably a hindrance to the machine's duty of getting you safely to your destination.
Will it bring me hookers and blackjack?
Nothing's stopping you from adding GPS bookmarks of your favorite casinos and brothels.
Also, who receives the citation in the event of a stop?
Courts regularly hold legally responsible companies who sell unsafe products.
Of course, being a computer AI, there's nothing stopping a person from coding their own Chaotic-Evil virtual chauffeur.
Too bad the back of your phone has cosmetic damage. Maybe if you had some type of case on hand, you could cover it up and never worry about it again.
No one drives in Manhatten anymore, there're too many cars.