While the document does, in fact state that the facts themselves aren`t copywritable (Only their arrangement and selection), all data is derived from members of the MLB organization. Though this information was generated through observation of the players` physical exertion, one could possibly construe a baseball players` performance as an original expression of his physical acuity. It`s a show he puts on for the spectators, and information gathered from that performance could possibly be copywritable.
It`s especially possible if he`s only given MLB permission to disseminate information about his performace, either through ticket sales to bring in observers, publication of statistics in television, radio, or print, or broadcasting in television or radio the performace from which these statistics may be derived.
Bullies are one of those in which ignoring just proves that you're a pushover. The best way to make a bully go away, is to punch him square in the face, once he realizes that you can and will hurt him when he tries to bully you, he'll move on to another target.
It was my understanding that in order to get the police to arrest someone for harrassment he has to file a police report first, i.e. calling the dade county police to file a report, and then THEY contact the seattle police, at which point, the seattle police would visit the location, get their version of the story, add it to the police report, and then probably tell Mr. Thompson that it's a civil matter and that the police are not going to get involved.
This isn't an ISP spying in users who pay for the service, this is a bunch of employees abusing their company resources to organize competition. The difference is, with an ISP, you pay them, they generally stay out of your business. With a company, they pay you and the computer use is there to make your job easier, not to browse the internet or talk to your friends, or in this case, conspire against the company.
Firstly, the NYT is the best newspaper in the US. Period. They employ top-notch journalists, and Markoff and Hafner (whom I've had as a journalism professor) are some of them. Pulling what you allege is grounds for being fired and essentially blacklisted from the profession.
Prestige does not necessitate honesty. For the most part, the NYT is a reputable news paper. That doesn't mean that it's immune to corruption.
Why would he do that?
His word against the hackers. Mitnick would have been hard pressed to have anyone take him seriously in this situation. Later, after his arrest, Mitnick was so isolated from the outside, he could not have made any allegations.
Secondly, I also agree with the other comment that was made about your willing to go along being inversely proportional to your employment at the time. I'm sure you knew then, as you know now, that newspapers do not, under any circumstances, pay their sources.
Perhaps Mitnick didn't understand that, though it's not unreasonable to ask for payment if you're providing information for an article about you. This, of course, does not excuse libel. A reporter is honorbound to doublecheck their sources. Did mitnick refuse to confirm or deny the story, or was he ever asked if the information was, in fact, correct.
Thirdly, if Markoff did in fact libel you, why don't you sue him for defamation? You would have a valid case, that is, if you can prove it.
The statute of limitations for Libel have expired. He couldn't sue for libel now if he wanted to.
The article states specifically that they're thinking of implementing this instead of odometer readings because there's no way to tell what miles were driven in the state as opposed to somewhere else.
It would also seem to me that a mileage tax would reduce the incentive to get a more fuel efficient car. At first glance, it seems fair that a person that drives 300 miles in a Hyundai Accent should pay the same as someone who drives 300 miles in a Ford Explorer. One must, however, consider the fact that the accent does less damage to the roads, emits less exhaust and requires less fuel to operate. If such a tax is implemented, the price per mile should take into account vehicle tonnage, fuel efficiency, safety rating and emmissions rating.
You do realize that this is an optional component right? You don't have to get it with preloaded music, in fact you have to specify that you want it and you pay for it. So, why would you pay for it, then nuke it?
>>Ragefire? Well he is supposed to spawn within 72 hours of a server reboot, so maybe the guy was a cleric waiting for the Ragefire that never came. That would be enough to break anyones health.
Nope, ragefire's triggered now. Coulda been shard camping though, hehe.
I'm not justifying Michael Jackson's physical alterations, but rather, imparting a bit of information of the skin condition. To be honest, once set off, the effects of vitiligo vary, from very rapid to very slow, depending probably on the strength of the autoimmune response, adolesence probably triggered the response in his case. For some, the condition fades by the time their mid twenties, for others, (again using myself as an example) the splotches remain quite prominent. (Well not too prominent for an already pasty white computer nerd, but oh well)
Vitaligo is not "Contracted", it's inherited, and many who have it aren't born with the white splotches. Since it's an autoimmune disease, It can be set off by another infection or by getting immunity shots (rabies shot in my case), both of which trigger an immune response.
Not to mention the complete, utter rats nest six ide cables (even rolled) will form. You can fill a chain of 15 scsi device with 2 (possibly one) cable(s).
Irq's aren't quite the problem they used to be, though, especially on newer single proc motherboards where an apic (24 irqs rather then 16) is included and is likely to be active in the NT series (NT, 2000, XP) and linux operating systems.
SCSI is built to be hotswappable.
I admit that SCSI can be a royal pain in the ass to set up though.
I can't see anyone using IDE in a mission critical situation high capacity server though, although It would perfect for makeing a homebased server.
Unless you know how to start disk administrator from a command prompt to format the drive, you might have problems. Especially since format the format command doesn't work the same way in NT. I just created a quick webpage and go thorugh the last few log and force iexplore.exe to open and point the page, they'll get the idea.
You'll find that older individuals have as diverse opinions and attitudes about computers as everyone else, the worst you can do is to assume that they're unable to grasp technical concepts. If they're there, they're eager to learn. Basically just teach them like you would teach anyone else.
The customers are stupid. If you weren't there, they'd be doing something even worse with their money and time.
Wow, thats a rather elitist view of things. Keep in mind, that as a consultant, you're providing a service to someone who either doesn't have the time, or knowhow to set up their networks and computers. Bilking customers, especially when it's widespread, tends to put the whole industry in a bad light. (Whats your opinion of car mechanics in general, do they all derserve it?)
Your only responsibility as a consultant is to make them just happy enough that they want you to come back, and hopefully keep them from going out of business so they can purchase your services in the future.
Which you can't do by bilking your client. If you recommend something they don't need and they buy it, they end up wasting money. Do it too much and going out of business is exactly whats going to happen to them, (and maybe you) So being honest and ethical can be profitable too.
If they're not smart enough to check up on your work, they really do deserve what they get.
And if they are, you're screwed, unless of course you really do have their interests in mind. (Thats what they're paying you for right?)
Of course that doesn't mean you can't recommend higher quality products, that fit within what they're trying to do, which may incidentially cost more (but fail less, thus costing less on the long run), but keep in mind that you're working for *them*, they've hired you to work for them. People who tend to screw over their employers, often find them selves without a job.
I think this is so memorable because of the fact that pretty much everybody in the country saw it happen. The sick thing is, after the fact, they didn't relent in showing it. You saw it every day, every time you turned on the Television. It alsmost makes me sick to think about it.
Suppose for instance someone decides to take it upon themselves to farm the frenzied ghoul and sell Flowing Black Silk Sashes on ebay. First and foremost, they've taken part of the gaming experience of other players by monopolizing the room, and with real money involved, are not likely to just give it up to a group. Second, it links the ingame economy with the real life one. Suppose someone buys an FBSS over ebay and later heads to howling stones and get a Sash of the Dragonborn. Better haste effect, so they decide to sell the FBSS (rather than put it on a twink) ingame, they sell the sash for say (not sure on price) 5000 platinum. He didn't *pay* 5000 plat for the sash, he paid x amount of real life money for it. So for the ingame economy, the sash was *given* to him for free.
This brings up two points:
First, people will farm the more powerful 'droppable' items keeping them away from someone who wants the item, and/or the experience of gaining the item on their own, or with a group of compatriots.
Second, it saps money from the ingame economy, because the game doesn't know that real life money was paid for the item, the ingame economy responds as if a bunch of people are being given the items for free and selling them later when they outgrow them.
And those are just the gameplay issues with it, don't forget the possibility of fraud in sales, as it bypasses the ingame trade windows (both have to agree to the items to be traded before the trade occurs)
While electronics books sound like a great idea, especially for textbooks, and informational books, I don't think it will replace paper books. Paper books have a certain appeal over a book on some computerized pad. I guess it's more aesthetic than anything else. Durability also plays a part. You can put a paperback in your back pocket, do that with an electronic book and you might break it. The cover art, many books have beautiful bindings and covers. The feel and smell of the book as well. Sure 'E-Books' will probably catch on because they are practical in many terms, but will never fully replace paper books.
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That wan't caffeine, that was a chemical thats toxic to dogs, theobromine, I belive it is, but I could be wrong. It's in chocolate in unusually high quantities, and while not particularily toxic to humans, can kill a dog in much lower quantities per Kilo.
I can think of two reasons for this, sales is one, since unlike intel, they can't afford to lose money on this venture, and it's position in the market place isn't quite as secure as intels.
I think however one of the most important reasons is to prevent the remarking of processors, which seems to have moved to AMD chips recently. It's a dissapointing turn of event, but AMD may not have had a whole lot of choice.
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While the document does, in fact state that the facts themselves aren`t copywritable (Only their arrangement and selection), all data is derived from members of the MLB organization. Though this information was generated through observation of the players` physical exertion, one could possibly construe a baseball players` performance as an original expression of his physical acuity. It`s a show he puts on for the spectators, and information gathered from that performance could possibly be copywritable.
It`s especially possible if he`s only given MLB permission to disseminate information about his performace, either through ticket sales to bring in observers, publication of statistics in television, radio, or print, or broadcasting in television or radio the performace from which these statistics may be derived.
Bullies are one of those in which ignoring just proves that you're a pushover. The best way to make a bully go away, is to punch him square in the face, once he realizes that you can and will hurt him when he tries to bully you, he'll move on to another target.
It was my understanding that in order to get the police to arrest someone for harrassment he has to file a police report first, i.e. calling the dade county police to file a report, and then THEY contact the seattle police, at which point, the seattle police would visit the location, get their version of the story, add it to the police report, and then probably tell Mr. Thompson that it's a civil matter and that the police are not going to get involved.
BTW, I wrote a small rant about the affair on my website at http://www.b-o-g.net/
This isn't an ISP spying in users who pay for the service, this is a bunch of employees abusing their company resources to organize competition. The difference is, with an ISP, you pay them, they generally stay out of your business. With a company, they pay you and the computer use is there to make your job easier, not to browse the internet or talk to your friends, or in this case, conspire against the company.
Prestige does not necessitate honesty. For the most part, the NYT is a reputable news paper. That doesn't mean that it's immune to corruption.
His word against the hackers. Mitnick would have been hard pressed to have anyone take him seriously in this situation. Later, after his arrest, Mitnick was so isolated from the outside, he could not have made any allegations.
Perhaps Mitnick didn't understand that, though it's not unreasonable to ask for payment if you're providing information for an article about you. This, of course, does not excuse libel. A reporter is honorbound to doublecheck their sources. Did mitnick refuse to confirm or deny the story, or was he ever asked if the information was, in fact, correct.
The statute of limitations for Libel have expired. He couldn't sue for libel now if he wanted to.
The article states specifically that they're thinking of implementing this instead of odometer readings because there's no way to tell what miles were driven in the state as opposed to somewhere else.
It would also seem to me that a mileage tax would reduce the incentive to get a more fuel efficient car. At first glance, it seems fair that a person that drives 300 miles in a Hyundai Accent should pay the same as someone who drives 300 miles in a Ford Explorer. One must, however, consider the fact that the accent does less damage to the roads, emits less exhaust and requires less fuel to operate. If such a tax is implemented, the price per mile should take into account vehicle tonnage, fuel efficiency, safety rating and emmissions rating.
You do realize that this is an optional component right? You don't have to get it with preloaded music, in fact you have to specify that you want it and you pay for it. So, why would you pay for it, then nuke it?
Nope, ragefire's triggered now. Coulda been shard camping though, hehe.
I'm not justifying Michael Jackson's physical alterations, but rather, imparting a bit of information of the skin condition. To be honest, once set off, the effects of vitiligo vary, from very rapid to very slow, depending probably on the strength of the autoimmune response, adolesence probably triggered the response in his case. For some, the condition fades by the time their mid twenties, for others, (again using myself as an example) the splotches remain quite prominent. (Well not too prominent for an already pasty white computer nerd, but oh well)
Vitaligo is not "Contracted", it's inherited, and many who have it aren't born with the white splotches. Since it's an autoimmune disease, It can be set off by another infection or by getting immunity shots (rabies shot in my case), both of which trigger an immune response.
Not to mention the complete, utter rats nest six ide cables (even rolled) will form. You can fill a chain of 15 scsi device with 2 (possibly one) cable(s).
Irq's aren't quite the problem they used to be, though, especially on newer single proc motherboards where an apic (24 irqs rather then 16) is included and is likely to be active in the NT series (NT, 2000, XP) and linux operating systems.
SCSI is built to be hotswappable.
I admit that SCSI can be a royal pain in the ass to set up though.
I can't see anyone using IDE in a mission critical situation high capacity server though, although It would perfect for makeing a homebased server.
Anti-2x4's? hehehe, the posting is fine, but the thought of an anti-2x4 just struck me as funny. :)
Thats nothing, at one point I received 500+ spam emails from the same person in the span of an hour. Needless to say, I was *pissed*.
If I remember correctly from the cartoon series, he didn't start saying spoon until he decided to actually have a battle cry.
Unless you know how to start disk administrator from a command prompt to format the drive, you might have problems. Especially since format the format command doesn't work the same way in NT. I just created a quick webpage and go thorugh the last few log and force iexplore.exe to open and point the page, they'll get the idea.
The attachments are downloaded and saved, you just can't open them in outlook.
You'll find that older individuals have as diverse opinions and attitudes about computers as everyone else, the worst you can do is to assume that they're unable to grasp technical concepts. If they're there, they're eager to learn. Basically just teach them like you would teach anyone else.
You mean like This?
Of course that doesn't mean you can't recommend higher quality products, that fit within what they're trying to do, which may incidentially cost more (but fail less, thus costing less on the long run), but keep in mind that you're working for *them*, they've hired you to work for them. People who tend to screw over their employers, often find them selves without a job.
I think this is so memorable because of the fact that pretty much everybody in the country saw it happen. The sick thing is, after the fact, they didn't relent in showing it. You saw it every day, every time you turned on the Television. It alsmost makes me sick to think about it.
Suppose for instance someone decides to take it upon themselves to farm the frenzied ghoul and sell Flowing Black Silk Sashes on ebay. First and foremost, they've taken part of the gaming experience of other players by monopolizing the room, and with real money involved, are not likely to just give it up to a group. Second, it links the ingame economy with the real life one. Suppose someone buys an FBSS over ebay and later heads to howling stones and get a Sash of the Dragonborn. Better haste effect, so they decide to sell the FBSS (rather than put it on a twink) ingame, they sell the sash for say (not sure on price) 5000 platinum. He didn't *pay* 5000 plat for the sash, he paid x amount of real life money for it. So for the ingame economy, the sash was *given* to him for free.
This brings up two points:
And those are just the gameplay issues with it, don't forget the possibility of fraud in sales, as it bypasses the ingame trade windows (both have to agree to the items to be traded before the trade occurs)Quite possible the most lucid thing I've heard *any* career politican say.
While electronics books sound like a great idea, especially for textbooks, and informational books, I don't think it will replace paper books. Paper books have a certain appeal over a book on some computerized pad. I guess it's more aesthetic than anything else. Durability also plays a part. You can put a paperback in your back pocket, do that with an electronic book and you might break it. The cover art, many books have beautiful bindings and covers. The feel and smell of the book as well. Sure 'E-Books' will probably catch on because they are practical in many terms, but will never fully replace paper books.
That wan't caffeine, that was a chemical thats toxic to dogs, theobromine, I belive it is, but I could be wrong. It's in chocolate in unusually high quantities, and while not particularily toxic to humans, can kill a dog in much lower quantities per Kilo.
I can think of two reasons for this, sales is one, since unlike intel, they can't afford to lose money on this venture, and it's position in the market place isn't quite as secure as intels.
I think however one of the most important reasons is to prevent the remarking of processors, which seems to have moved to AMD chips recently. It's a dissapointing turn of event, but AMD may not have had a whole lot of choice.