Not knowing all the particulars of the supposed threat he was posing to the religion, it strikes me as odd that this can cause him so much trouble with the law. If he had been criticizing Catholicism as vocally for instance, would the same have happened? So remind me which elements of free speech we're not supposed to exercise anymore? We're not allowed to criticize Scientology, certain liberal agendas, certain conservative agendas, what else?
I don't know, did this strike anyone else as: "Well, we can't squeeze anything else out of this baggy wrinkled udder, sure you guys can have it." [tosses fetid movie corpse at eager lackeys.]
I think that the pursuit of historical documentation and a better understanding of a strange and dangerous period of the near past should justify the project alone. As someone who grew up as an American in that neck of the woods, pre and post Soviet demise, it's going to be really interesting to see what they find.
I agree with Reason58. You need to examine your interests and hobbies. If you're particularly drawn to something for which you've never made time before, maybe you should do it as a hobby first, and then see what can be made of it. Sometimes having good pastimes help you get through your day at work. (Like posting at Slashdot during breaks.)
In my opinion, the chief function of hybrids has always been as a stepping stone. They're not great in and of themselves, and anything that merely reduces gasoline consumption rather than replacing it can be seen as something that prolongs oil dependence and all the problems associated with it. However, adoption of hybrids shows the big guys that the public is willing to invest in new and more efficient kinds of vehicles, and will hopefully fuel research into alternate energy sources.
Utterly stupid. You pay for cable. You pay for DVR service. You pay for in-demand. Then you get penalized for being a consumer and you can't use your DVR on paid-for content. Kinda pisses me off, even though I never order any ala carte content.
> Now, if only Yahoo would pay attention to their users, and fix their badly implemented new version, or at least not force users to switch.
Amen to that. The Yahoo Beta experience operates like Vista on a PIII. It could be the clunkiest web application I've ever been encouraged to use, and it actually made me to go ahead and move to Gmail.
BOB SLYDELL:
So what you do is you take the specifications from the customers and
you bring them down to the software engineers?
TOM:
That, that's right.
BOB PORTER:
Well, then I gotta ask, then why can't the customers just take the
specifications directly to the software people, huh?
TOM:
Well, uh, uh, uh, because, uh, engineers are not good at dealing with
customers.
BOB SLYDELL:
You physically take the specs from the customer?
TOM:
Well, no, my, my secretary does that, or, or the fax.
BOB SLYDELL:
Ah.
BOB PORTER:
Then you must physically bring them to the software people.
TOM:
Well...no. Yeah, I mean, sometimes.
BOB SLYDELL:
Well, what would you say... you do here?
TOM:
Well, look, I already told you. I deal with the goddamn customers so
the engineers don't have to!! I have people skills!! I am good at
dealing with people!!! Can't you understand that?!? WHAT THE HELL IS
WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!!!!!!!
I was just thinking that if we work on their size too, maybe they'll start producing spice and then space exploration will start getting really interesting.
Yes. I guess we're lucky that legal music doesn't start with a "You wouldn't steal a car would you..." message. I think someone once pointed out how those MPAA messages that you're forced to watch at the beginning of DVDs really end up mostly abusing the legitimate buyers of the product. However, some music might be well suited to corporate sponsorship. Some artists seem made for this type of distribution.
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Ah, of course, thanks.
Does this somehow bypass the abominable licensing dilemma that the RIAA has imposed on online radio?
Not knowing all the particulars of the supposed threat he was posing to the religion, it strikes me as odd that this can cause him so much trouble with the law. If he had been criticizing Catholicism as vocally for instance, would the same have happened? So remind me which elements of free speech we're not supposed to exercise anymore? We're not allowed to criticize Scientology, certain liberal agendas, certain conservative agendas, what else?
I don't know, did this strike anyone else as:
"Well, we can't squeeze anything else out of this baggy wrinkled udder, sure you guys can have it." [tosses fetid movie corpse at eager lackeys.]
I think that the pursuit of historical documentation and a better understanding of a strange and dangerous period of the near past should justify the project alone. As someone who grew up as an American in that neck of the woods, pre and post Soviet demise, it's going to be really interesting to see what they find.
...and you'd be a good candidate for the low ceiling crowd ;)
I agree with Reason58. You need to examine your interests and hobbies. If you're particularly drawn to something for which you've never made time before, maybe you should do it as a hobby first, and then see what can be made of it. Sometimes having good pastimes help you get through your day at work. (Like posting at Slashdot during breaks.)
jPhone's cool too!
In my opinion, the chief function of hybrids has always been as a stepping stone. They're not great in and of themselves, and anything that merely reduces gasoline consumption rather than replacing it can be seen as something that prolongs oil dependence and all the problems associated with it. However, adoption of hybrids shows the big guys that the public is willing to invest in new and more efficient kinds of vehicles, and will hopefully fuel research into alternate energy sources.
Utterly stupid. You pay for cable. You pay for DVR service. You pay for in-demand. Then you get penalized for being a consumer and you can't use your DVR on paid-for content. Kinda pisses me off, even though I never order any ala carte content.
> Now, if only Yahoo would pay attention to their users, and fix their badly implemented new version, or at least not force users to switch.
Amen to that. The Yahoo Beta experience operates like Vista on a PIII. It could be the clunkiest web application I've ever been encouraged to use, and it actually made me to go ahead and move to Gmail.
Here's the NASA article about it.
"The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers."
Actually, it's from Office Space.
Go here to protest this bullcrap.
BOB SLYDELL: So what you do is you take the specifications from the customers and you bring them down to the software engineers?
TOM: That, that's right.
BOB PORTER: Well, then I gotta ask, then why can't the customers just take the specifications directly to the software people, huh?
TOM: Well, uh, uh, uh, because, uh, engineers are not good at dealing with customers.
BOB SLYDELL: You physically take the specs from the customer?
TOM: Well, no, my, my secretary does that, or, or the fax.
BOB SLYDELL: Ah.
BOB PORTER: Then you must physically bring them to the software people.
TOM: Well...no. Yeah, I mean, sometimes.
BOB SLYDELL: Well, what would you say... you do here?
TOM: Well, look, I already told you. I deal with the goddamn customers so the engineers don't have to!! I have people skills!! I am good at dealing with people!!! Can't you understand that?!? WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?!!!!!!!
I was just thinking that if we work on their size too, maybe they'll start producing spice and then space exploration will start getting really interesting.
How long do we really want these worms to live? Till they become sentient long-lived invertebrate overlords?
Seems like the potential for error is huge. Really scary either way.
Looks like you're trying to allow Chinese hackers into your operating system. Would you like some help?
Yes. I guess we're lucky that legal music doesn't start with a "You wouldn't steal a car would you..." message. I think someone once pointed out how those MPAA messages that you're forced to watch at the beginning of DVDs really end up mostly abusing the legitimate buyers of the product. However, some music might be well suited to corporate sponsorship. Some artists seem made for this type of distribution.