1) Upload a.torrent of the source code to a tracker and provide a link (Cost: ~$0, upload it once from work, host at home) 2) Put a copy on your server (Cost: Variable and potentially expensive) 3) Provide an offer w/the GPL to provide the source code on CD for the cost it would take you to have a secretary burn a CD and mail it via FedEx/UPS, plus a small handling fee. (Charge $25 - Profit!)
I think they are alleging that there is a statute which says that the state must "pick the best" product, and that the government failed to do "due diligence" in selecting the product.
I consider myself to be an enlightened music listener, and it has been my experience that I only enjoy two to three songs on a CD. This is the primary reason why I didn't buy CDs for a long time. Now, it is possible to download individual songs that are good.
This is not to say that the other songs on the CD aren't good. Analogy: When you go to an art museum to see the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, you don't dwell on his lesser known works, you head right to the Mona Lisa. Most people don't care about his sketches, just like most people don't care about crappy artists songs on CDs.
Minimal equipment to survive anywhere: Internal Frame Backpack & water proof pack cover Trash bags Tent & Tarp (Or a Bivy Sack) Mummy Style Sleeping Bag Foam or Air Matress Shirt Shorts & bathing suit Pants thermal underwear wool socks and athletic socks and liner socks baseball cap and wool hat watch fleece jacket rain jacket sun glasses Pot and fry pan Eating Utensils & Bottle Opener heavy duty aluminum foil small multi-fuel backpacking stove and accessories water proof matches Water filter water bottles/bags/platypus/etc towel bug repellent sun screen toothbrush toothpaste ID, ATM card, health card, money knife guidebook + maps + GPS/compass toilet paper trowel headlamp/flashlight Advil or other painkillers and medication bandages superglue hiking boots, sneakers, sandals Beef Jerky and other trail food Toilet Paper! Cell Phone/PDA/Blackberry Device
Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006 Jul 19;3:17.
Exercising more than 30 minutes a day and adding physical activity to daily life were significantly higher among successful versus unsuccessful weight losers.
Individuals who were successful at weight loss and maintenance were less likely to use over-the-counter diet products than those who were unsuccessful at weight loss.
Significantly more successful versus unsuccessful weight losers reported that on most days of the week they planned meals (35.9% vs. 24.9%), tracked calories (17.7% vs. 8.8%), tracked fat (16.4% vs. 6.6%), and measured food on plate (15.9% vs. 6.7%).
Successful losers were also more likely to weigh themselves daily.
There were a significantly higher proportion of successful losers who reported lifting weights
The odds of being a successful weight loser were 48%-76% lower for those reporting exercise weight control barriers were influencing factors (e.g., no time, too tired to exercise, no one to exercise with, too hard to maintain exercise routine)
Conclusion: Self-monitoring strategies such as weighing oneself, planning meals, tracking fat and calories, exercising 30 or more minutes daily, and/or adding physical activity to daily routine may be important in successful weight loss maintenance. Leisure-time activities such as lifting weights or cooking/baking for fun are common strategies reported by those who were successful weight losers.
Play HD DVD and Blu-ray movies on your PC with PureVideo HD technology.
Available on HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs, high-definition movies are bringing an exciting new video experience to PC users. NVIDIA® PureVideo(TM) HD technology lets you enjoy cinematic-quality HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with low CPU utilization and power consumption, allowing higher quality movie playback and picture clarity.
But hrmmm...it seems that the 8800GTS has regular purevideo, so I can watch Blu-Ray, but not in HD, if the Image Constraint Token Advanced Access Copy System copy protection scheme is enabled on the HDCP graphics card through the DVI out. nvidia's faq
IMHO, this is total bullshit. Did I get this right? Hopefully, there will be some sort of software hack, or small pci card that I can plug into my motherboard or usb port to actually watch hdtv and blu-ray, without buying a new video card...grrr.
If your a law student, and you are having a serious problem with another student that is documented and you have witnesses, most States have character & fitness committees that you can complain too:
Taking this action would prevent them from becoming licensed to practice law.
In case you don't already know, Attorneys don't have full free speech rights. Attorney's have a Code of Professional Conduct which limits the things they can say, since they are Officer's of the Court. Any sort of behavior or speech which would tend to cause the entire legal profession to be seen in a bad light, would probably be grounds for punishment by the disciplinary board.
A 'schlub' is usually a person regarded as clumsy, stupid, or unattractive. It is an old yiddish or polish word meaning a blockhead, a yokel, or a boor. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=zhlob
You don't have to be a lawyer to understand the US Constitution, anymore than you need a PhD to understand biology or chemistry. However, it takes specialized training to build a safe nuclear reactor or to competently represent a client in front of a court.
For the most part, lawyers can explain how the constitution works in real life and controversies and can make effective arguments about why current understandings should be changed.
Most anyone can understand a simple javascript applet or a simple will. Not everyone can understand an entire 100,000 line program written in C, nor can anyone understand the Constitution without understanding the document in its entirety within the context of American common law. Everyone knows how the program/constitution works, and how to interact with it on a daily basis, but to break it down requires an expert.
This area of law is usually described as the "negative right to free speech"; namely, the right not to be forced to speak.
For example, in Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U.S. 705 (1977), the Supreme Court overturned New Hampshire's motor vehicle regulation that required motorists to display license plates declaring "Live Free or Die". The court held that a person can not be forced by the government to display an ideological message on his private property. In West Virginia State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624 (1943), the Supreme Court held that students did not have to recite the pledge of allegiance, since the government could not force a student to declare a belief.
Lastly, a private individual is not subject to the requirements of the 1st Amendment. A private individual is not the government. While the government can't force me to say anything, I might take on contractual obligations to make statements. However, if I fail to make those statements, a court would not force me to make those statements. It would hold me liable for money damages, unless it could find a very compelling reason to make me speak.
First of all, there is nothing unethical about animal research, unless you are a part of the PETA animal rights brigade. Second, to compare this to what the nazi experimentation on Jews in WWII concentration camps dehumanizes the victims by comparing them to animals.
The practical applications of this scientific breakthroughs, frankly, are huge. Imagine someone who can't walk because part of their brain is damaged, can now possibly be healed, by application of these electrodes. Dogs whose rabid behavior which can't be controlled, can now be effectively managed without putting them down, etc.
Go take your medieval view of science and shove it.
First of all, Sony is a Japanese Corporation. And if you for a second don't think that the people who work for Sony aren't Japanese nationalists, I think you'd be mistaken.
As to how do you constrain a corporation, its fairly easy. If your the government, you revoke its authority to *be* a corporation, seize all of its assets in your borders, and prevent it from doing business without your permission. (A la Hugo Chavez nationalizing utilities)
I think the most important development is that the GPL and the LGPL are now official Creative Commons Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/license/cc-gpl?lang=en and http://creativecommons.org/license/cc-lgpl?lang=en .
I also like the "human readable" version of the licenses which list out the four essential software freedoms in a "deed" format: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/GPL/2.0/
I think that there are more people who are familiar with the CC licensing system, than with the GPL, so this should really be helpful.
Of course, there is an issue as to whether the other CC licenses are compatible with the GPL/CC-GPL or with debian, etc. Thats where the debate is too.
My impression was that some of the studios who belong to the RIAA have unofficially condoned the practice of producing unauthorized infringing mix tapes. Thus, you see these unlawful mixtapes in BestBuy and being reviewed in the New York Times as some of the best albums of the year. Apparently, there are a lot of artists who are mad that they are not making any money off of there music.
That being said, I think that there is a clear conflict between the 1st Amendment and the statutory prohibition/judicial case law against making mix tapes. I like to think of this in an artistic context, where I make an almost perfect copy of a modern painting still covered by copyright, and then paint "THIS IS CRAP" in big red letters over it, and sell it as my own work. This sort of artistic creativity should be protected by the 1st Amendment, and is exactly what the rappers are doing here with music.
The RIAA can go fuck itself. Mod me up if you agree.
...or Powerpuff Girls, or GI Joe, or Pokemon. I mean there is cartoon violence in there! And forget about Harry Potter. And we certainly can't let our junior high school kids read the Odyssey. Too much violence.
From qdirect: Express Upgrade Program for Microsoft® Windows® Vista
Terms and Conditions:...
5. The terms of this upgrade offer may be changed at any time without notice, including, without limitation, the expiration date.
6. The product will ship within approximately 4- 6 weeks from the later of either the date of order or from the date the applicable language version has been released in the US. This offer is subject to product availability and product supplies.
What the flying fuck is this bullshit?!?! You get your free upgrade unless we change our mind? Screw that. I relied on the OEM manufacturer's promise that I would get an upgrade to Vista, and no matter how much it sucks, I want to get my money's worth. Who wants to sue?
Social sciences use of a rich variety of scientific processes, mathematical proofs, and other methods in professional literature and studies. For example, game theory (Nash Equilibrium) and analysis of voting systems and electoral behavior (Arrows Theorem).
Doubtful that the Supremes would force a State to recognize gay marriage. The Supreme Court of the United States has recognized a "public policy exception" which have been applied in cases of marriage. Most notably, there have been cases involving polygamy and incest. For example, some states allow first cousins to marry or allow a widow to marry the deceased brother for religious reasons (Judaism requires Levirate marriage). These marriages have not been recognized by other States, in some cases.
Slashdot Mirror
1) Upload a .torrent of the source code to a tracker and provide a link (Cost: ~$0, upload it once from work, host at home)
2) Put a copy on your server (Cost: Variable and potentially expensive)
3) Provide an offer w/the GPL to provide the source code on CD for the cost it would take you to have a secretary burn a CD and mail it via FedEx/UPS, plus a small handling fee. (Charge $25 - Profit!)
I didn't know about this bug in Vista, and it will keep me from switching over from XP until this and other problems are fixed.
The "fact" that Opera loads faster than Firefox is irrelevant. This story is Slashdot-worthy.
I think they are alleging that there is a statute which says that the state must "pick the best" product, and that the government failed to do "due diligence" in selecting the product.
Which, of course, is totally ridiculous.
...it is a giant Clit.
I consider myself to be an enlightened music listener, and it has been my experience that I only enjoy two to three songs on a CD. This is the primary reason why I didn't buy CDs for a long time. Now, it is possible to download individual songs that are good.
This is not to say that the other songs on the CD aren't good. Analogy: When you go to an art museum to see the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit, you don't dwell on his lesser known works, you head right to the Mona Lisa. Most people don't care about his sketches, just like most people don't care about crappy artists songs on CDs.
Minimal equipment to survive anywhere:
Internal Frame Backpack & water proof pack cover
Trash bags
Tent & Tarp (Or a Bivy Sack)
Mummy Style Sleeping Bag
Foam or Air Matress
Shirt
Shorts & bathing suit
Pants
thermal underwear
wool socks and athletic socks and liner socks
baseball cap and wool hat
watch
fleece jacket
rain jacket
sun glasses
Pot and fry pan
Eating Utensils & Bottle Opener
heavy duty aluminum foil
small multi-fuel backpacking stove and accessories
water proof matches
Water filter
water bottles/bags/platypus/etc
towel
bug repellent
sun screen
toothbrush
toothpaste
ID, ATM card, health card, money
knife
guidebook + maps + GPS/compass
toilet paper
trowel
headlamp/flashlight
Advil or other painkillers and medication
bandages
superglue
hiking boots, sneakers, sandals
Beef Jerky and other trail food
Toilet Paper!
Cell Phone/PDA/Blackberry Device
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=p ubmed&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=AbstractPlus&list_uids=168 54220&query_hl=12&itool=pubmed_docsum
Dietary and physical activity behaviors among adults successful at weight loss maintenance.
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2006 Jul 19;3:17.
Exercising more than 30 minutes a day and adding physical activity to daily life were significantly higher among successful versus unsuccessful weight losers.
Individuals who were successful at weight loss and maintenance were less likely to use over-the-counter diet products than those who were unsuccessful at weight loss.
Significantly more successful versus unsuccessful weight losers reported that on most days of the week they planned meals (35.9% vs. 24.9%), tracked calories (17.7% vs. 8.8%), tracked fat (16.4% vs. 6.6%), and measured food on plate (15.9% vs. 6.7%).
Successful losers were also more likely to weigh themselves daily.
There were a significantly higher proportion of successful losers who reported lifting weights
The odds of being a successful weight loser were 48%-76% lower for those reporting exercise weight control barriers were influencing factors (e.g., no time, too tired to exercise, no one to exercise with, too hard to maintain exercise routine)
Conclusion: Self-monitoring strategies such as weighing oneself, planning meals, tracking fat and calories, exercising 30 or more minutes daily, and/or adding physical activity to daily routine may be important in successful weight loss maintenance. Leisure-time activities such as lifting weights or cooking/baking for fun are common strategies reported by those who were successful weight losers.
http://www.illinois.gov/teledirectory/listagency.c fm?agencycd=416
Play HD DVD and Blu-ray movies on your PC with PureVideo HD technology.
Available on HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs, high-definition movies are bringing an exciting new video experience to PC users. NVIDIA® PureVideo(TM) HD technology lets you enjoy cinematic-quality HD DVD and Blu-ray movies with low CPU utilization and power consumption, allowing higher quality movie playback and picture clarity.
But wait, only these cards are supported: nvidia's list of cards
But hrmmm...it seems that the 8800GTS has regular purevideo, so I can watch Blu-Ray, but not in HD, if the Image Constraint Token Advanced Access Copy System copy protection scheme is enabled on the HDCP graphics card through the DVI out. nvidia's faq
IMHO, this is total bullshit. Did I get this right? Hopefully, there will be some sort of software hack, or small pci card that I can plug into my motherboard or usb port to actually watch hdtv and blu-ray, without buying a new video card...grrr.
If your a law student, and you are having a serious problem with another student that is documented and you have witnesses, most States have character & fitness committees that you can complain too:
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http://www.pabarexam.org/FAQ/handbook/Character_F
Taking this action would prevent them from becoming licensed to practice law.
In case you don't already know, Attorneys don't have full free speech rights. Attorney's have a Code of Professional Conduct which limits the things they can say, since they are Officer's of the Court. Any sort of behavior or speech which would tend to cause the entire legal profession to be seen in a bad light, would probably be grounds for punishment by the disciplinary board.
A 'schlub' is usually a person regarded as clumsy, stupid, or unattractive. It is an old yiddish or polish word meaning a blockhead, a yokel, or a boor. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=zhlob
I am curious why Ubuntu is not competing more with Red Hat in the Server Space?
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/02/19/the-300-pc/
I personally refuse to buy any Sony product. They are complete scum.
You don't have to be a lawyer to understand the US Constitution, anymore than you need a PhD to understand biology or chemistry. However, it takes specialized training to build a safe nuclear reactor or to competently represent a client in front of a court.
For the most part, lawyers can explain how the constitution works in real life and controversies and can make effective arguments about why current understandings should be changed.
Most anyone can understand a simple javascript applet or a simple will. Not everyone can understand an entire 100,000 line program written in C, nor can anyone understand the Constitution without understanding the document in its entirety within the context of American common law. Everyone knows how the program/constitution works, and how to interact with it on a daily basis, but to break it down requires an expert.
This area of law is usually described as the "negative right to free speech"; namely, the right not to be forced to speak.
For example, in Wooley v. Maynard, 430 U.S. 705 (1977), the Supreme Court overturned New Hampshire's motor vehicle regulation that required motorists to display license plates declaring "Live Free or Die". The court held that a person can not be forced by the government to display an ideological message on his private property. In West Virginia State Bd. of Educ. v. Barnette, 319 U.S. 624
(1943), the Supreme Court held that students did not have to recite the pledge of allegiance, since the government could not force a student to declare a belief.
Lastly, a private individual is not subject to the requirements of the 1st Amendment. A private individual is not the government. While the government can't force me to say anything, I might take on contractual obligations to make statements. However, if I fail to make those statements, a court would not force me to make those statements. It would hold me liable for money damages, unless it could find a very compelling reason to make me speak.
First of all, there is nothing unethical about animal research, unless you are a part of the PETA animal rights brigade. Second, to compare this to what the nazi experimentation on Jews in WWII concentration camps dehumanizes the victims by comparing them to animals.
The practical applications of this scientific breakthroughs, frankly, are huge. Imagine someone who can't walk because part of their brain is damaged, can now possibly be healed, by application of these electrodes. Dogs whose rabid behavior which can't be controlled, can now be effectively managed without putting them down, etc.
Go take your medieval view of science and shove it.
First of all, Sony is a Japanese Corporation. And if you for a second don't think that the people who work for Sony aren't Japanese nationalists, I think you'd be mistaken.
As to how do you constrain a corporation, its fairly easy. If your the government, you revoke its authority to *be* a corporation, seize all of its assets in your borders, and prevent it from doing business without your permission. (A la Hugo Chavez nationalizing utilities)
I think the most important development is that the GPL and the LGPL are now official Creative Commons Licenses: http://creativecommons.org/license/cc-gpl?lang=en and http://creativecommons.org/license/cc-lgpl?lang=en .
I also like the "human readable" version of the licenses which list out the four essential software freedoms in a "deed" format: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/GPL/2.0/
I think that there are more people who are familiar with the CC licensing system, than with the GPL, so this should really be helpful.
Of course, there is an issue as to whether the other CC licenses are compatible with the GPL/CC-GPL or with debian, etc. Thats where the debate is too.
My impression was that some of the studios who belong to the RIAA have unofficially condoned the practice of producing unauthorized infringing mix tapes. Thus, you see these unlawful mixtapes in BestBuy and being reviewed in the New York Times as some of the best albums of the year. Apparently, there are a lot of artists who are mad that they are not making any money off of there music.
That being said, I think that there is a clear conflict between the 1st Amendment and the statutory prohibition/judicial case law against making mix tapes. I like to think of this in an artistic context, where I make an almost perfect copy of a modern painting still covered by copyright, and then paint "THIS IS CRAP" in big red letters over it, and sell it as my own work. This sort of artistic creativity should be protected by the 1st Amendment, and is exactly what the rappers are doing here with music.
The RIAA can go fuck itself. Mod me up if you agree.
...or Powerpuff Girls, or GI Joe, or Pokemon. I mean there is cartoon violence in there! And forget about Harry Potter. And we certainly can't let our junior high school kids read the Odyssey. Too much violence.
*sarcasm*
From qdirect:
...
Express Upgrade Program for Microsoft® Windows® Vista
Terms and Conditions:
5. The terms of this upgrade offer may be changed at any time without notice, including, without limitation, the expiration date.
6. The product will ship within approximately 4- 6 weeks from the later of either the date of order or from the date the applicable language version has been released in the US. This offer is subject to product availability and product supplies.
What the flying fuck is this bullshit?!?! You get your free upgrade unless we change our mind? Screw that. I relied on the OEM manufacturer's promise that I would get an upgrade to Vista, and no matter how much it sucks, I want to get my money's worth. Who wants to sue?
Social sciences use of a rich variety of scientific processes, mathematical proofs, and other methods in professional literature and studies. For example, game theory (Nash Equilibrium) and analysis of voting systems and electoral behavior (Arrows Theorem).
This is the working paper, so it might not be the final version that was published in the Journal.
Doubtful that the Supremes would force a State to recognize gay marriage. The Supreme Court of the United States has recognized a "public policy exception" which have been applied in cases of marriage. Most notably, there have been cases involving polygamy and incest. For example, some states allow first cousins to marry or allow a widow to marry the deceased brother for religious reasons (Judaism requires Levirate marriage). These marriages have not been recognized by other States, in some cases.