Actually we regularly get cricket broadcast at Georgia Tech through GTCN. Most of the watchers being expats, nobody will care because only 'terrorist babies' are affected. This lack of involvement is welcomed by me.
Who is responsible for accidental broadcasting of expletives. the example that comes immediately to mind is the stump microphone used in cricket that picks up on field chatter and sounds that add to viewer experience (would be like a mic placed on the bases in baseball). If a player accidentally curses, it is heard world over and in most instances, the commentators entirely ignore it or express that a certain player is extremely angry. Would the player be fined?(fair IMHO) or would the network be punished?(unfair IMHO). Here's an example of it in cricket: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36SLpqAymTE
Who would be liable for this? Who SHOULD be liable?
Another issue is that even if it is bleeped out through human monitoring (with a 10 second delay or something), can mouthing of the word be considered as 'broadcasting' it? Communication is not only about sound, but given the weird laws regarding recording cops' audio/video output, it might be a similarly absurd law.
Again, I am not saying one spelling is 'better'. I am just expressing my preferences. We had a MatSci course where our prof considered the spelling of one-word answers for marking. She did not know what 'polyethene' (which I prefer - because it is sensible) was. Later in the course, I was asking her a questions and she had no clue as to what ethyne was either. This is something that I can't digest in that when there are alternate spellings (that are popular), you can prefer one, but not ignore the existence of the other since it interferes with communication. And if you prefer polyethylene, I don't see a problem with that as long as you know that polyethene/polythene are alternate names.
I am sure it does not make a difference at all, but at Georgia Tech, we used to have our students make a website as a 1% assignment in the course. Up until around 2006, we used to have them ensure W3C compliance. Afterwards, we just said it must work with any web browser that their TA may choose to use and that W3C was a good way to ensure that. I've met many a web designer who would be stumped for a few seconds if I ever asked them "Is... W3C compliant?" as if they were evaluating then and there if it was and then would say "I'm not sure". And these guys make wonderful pages which work on most browsers!
Hehe... in retrospect, I guess this wasn't mild, but I don't quite see the racism:) I watched a bunch of south park last night and I am not worried about turning into a racist asshole anymore:))
But that's what Davy wanted to call it. "Refrigerator-freezer" seems "too long," too, but I don't call it a refrigideezer (although George Carlin does). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Spelling 'refrigideezer' is not a word while 'Aluminium' is the IUPAC spelling and is widely used in scientific literature outside America. There is a huge difference between the two situations. Moreover, I am not against the use of 'Aluminum'. I have accepted that a lot of people call it that and do not object to its use in any way. I personally prefer the use of 'Aluminium' since I like it better.
Actually, there are standard that are helping to improve the situation. The concern is to actually find out what kinds of markings mean anything. For starters, google for EPEAT. Dell/Hp and other manufacturers have some eco-friendly products listed there. Most are Bronze/Silver, but some have epeat gold ratings. This'd be a good guideline for buying 'eco-friendly' PC. Of course, the standards aren't perfect, but it's better than the marketing dept. saying 'eco-friendly'
Just replying to state that I am not trying to be racist and that this was just a feeble attempt at humor. I don't see why this ought to be offensive, but since it is modded flamebait, I thought I'd clear the air.
While I am technically a non-native speaker being an Indian (Disclaimer: I did not derkejeeerrbs), english was the first language I learnt. I have noticed that people who speak british english tend to accept anomalies in english more than american english speakers. To be honest, I never thought of how strange the pronunciation of 'lose' was until I tried to find more examples and all I could think of was words like rose,hose,dose,chose etc... It is indeed an odd pronunciation, but it never seemed strange. Maybe it is because we are used to spelling words weirdly since there has not been a comparable effort to have pronunciations and spellings correspond in BE like there has been in AE. In fact, one of my biggest pet peeves in english is that I squirm every time I see 'floatation'. I know it is a valid spelling of the word and that it makes logical sense, but 'flotation' just seems more natural to me (this spelling is correct as well). 'Aluminum' bothers me too (both the pronunciation and the spelling). The spelling makes me uncomfortable because it seems 'too short'.
As an aside, A friend of mine who has a real problem with spelling once asked me how to spell 'pose' and I convinced him it was 'poas' although he doubted me at first. Luckily for me, I told him that 'pose' was pronounced 'poose' and meant something entirely different from 'poas' and that the latter usage was British which is why spell-check complained about it.
Amen Brother - I would never do that;-) Yeah... Once the Church of Apple declares you an SP, there is no escape for you since it is alright for them to "keep you down" and eliminate you. Of course, in the CoA, SP stands for 'Sensible Person':)
P.S. Oh! my god! The zipper on my flamesuit is STUCK! I'm so getting burnt.
There WERE in fact Mac viruses written... but Jobs had death threats sent to the authors and they backed off on deploying them... Well, better MO than anti-viruses and firewalls:)) Good to know you have a mafia behind you if you have a Mac... but question is if they ever require you to do 'favors' for them?
You don't communicate rhetorically all the time, do you? I am no networking guru and I used to manage our house's network to create favors and subsequently avoid doing housework:). "I'll set up Azureus for you if you take the trash out when it's my turn"
I'll keep this in mind the next time I configure a network though. I'm guessing BIND will have something to do with it? I think I've done this once in the distant past when the Comcast servers died for a few hours. But I'll justfuckinggoogleit.com
Yeah, I mentioned this in a reply above. The tech support and the damn technicians that've showed up to my place have generally been totally clueless about these things. I've had exactly 1 technician who came by who was mildly techie (probably got laid off from GeekSquad for stealing customers' p0rn). And I hate those turds who keep asking you to check if the modem is plugged in and don't believe you when you say it is (I don't really check, but they should believe me). They think they're so clever when they ask "Do you see any lights on the front panel?" but don't ask you which ones are lit/blinking.
I think he configured the modem over the phone IIRC. And the modem config tool should open up fine in FF (I am not using Comcast right now). Of course, the guy who came to install my stuff wasn't one of those grumpy idiots who won't let you do his job 10x faster for him and knew a little bit about what he needed ("What's the MAC address?" vs. "Duh... Where's the 'run' button on your computer's start menu?")
reggae-esque song "Invisible Sun" Is this the Police song? If so, they're performing it on their tour... I'm not an X-phile, but "Invisible Sun" is a great song! I saw them in Tampa and they still rock! Next stop, ATL-8th row floor! w00t!
The guys who come to wire your house need to be able to configure your computer. Just ask the guy for the DNS servers if it doesn't just work when you hook it up. After this you should be on your way (atleast that is all that I remember I needed from him). You don't actually need to run the software - It's just that the well intentioned installer guys (who 'forget' to lock the TV signal for a nominal fee) can't really be expected to be networking gurus. or even novices.
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Actually we regularly get cricket broadcast at Georgia Tech through GTCN. Most of the watchers being expats, nobody will care because only 'terrorist babies' are affected. This lack of involvement is welcomed by me.
Cheers!
Who is responsible for accidental broadcasting of expletives. the example that comes immediately to mind is the stump microphone used in cricket that picks up on field chatter and sounds that add to viewer experience (would be like a mic placed on the bases in baseball). If a player accidentally curses, it is heard world over and in most instances, the commentators entirely ignore it or express that a certain player is extremely angry. Would the player be fined?(fair IMHO) or would the network be punished?(unfair IMHO). Here's an example of it in cricket:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36SLpqAymTE
Who would be liable for this? Who SHOULD be liable?
Another issue is that even if it is bleeped out through human monitoring (with a 10 second delay or something), can mouthing of the word be considered as 'broadcasting' it? Communication is not only about sound, but given the weird laws regarding recording cops' audio/video output, it might be a similarly absurd law.
Or maybe I just don't understand TFA.
Cheers!
Again, I am not saying one spelling is 'better'. I am just expressing my preferences. We had a MatSci course where our prof considered the spelling of one-word answers for marking. She did not know what 'polyethene' (which I prefer - because it is sensible) was. Later in the course, I was asking her a questions and she had no clue as to what ethyne was either. This is something that I can't digest in that when there are alternate spellings (that are popular), you can prefer one, but not ignore the existence of the other since it interferes with communication. And if you prefer polyethylene, I don't see a problem with that as long as you know that polyethene/polythene are alternate names.
I am sure it does not make a difference at all, but at Georgia Tech, we used to have our students make a website as a 1% assignment in the course. Up until around 2006, we used to have them ensure W3C compliance. Afterwards, we just said it must work with any web browser that their TA may choose to use and that W3C was a good way to ensure that. I've met many a web designer who would be stumped for a few seconds if I ever asked them "Is ... W3C compliant?" as if they were evaluating then and there if it was and then would say "I'm not sure". And these guys make wonderful pages which work on most browsers!
Cheers!
Hehe... in retrospect, I guess this wasn't mild, but I don't quite see the racism:) I watched a bunch of south park last night and I am not worried about turning into a racist asshole anymore :))
Cheers!
"Refrigerator-freezer" seems "too long," too, but I don't call it a refrigideezer (although George Carlin does).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium#Spelling 'refrigideezer' is not a word while 'Aluminium' is the IUPAC spelling and is widely used in scientific literature outside America. There is a huge difference between the two situations. Moreover, I am not against the use of 'Aluminum'. I have accepted that a lot of people call it that and do not object to its use in any way. I personally prefer the use of 'Aluminium' since I like it better.
Cheers!
Actually, there are standard that are helping to improve the situation. The concern is to actually find out what kinds of markings mean anything. For starters, google for EPEAT. Dell/Hp and other manufacturers have some eco-friendly products listed there. Most are Bronze/Silver, but some have epeat gold ratings. This'd be a good guideline for buying 'eco-friendly' PC. Of course, the standards aren't perfect, but it's better than the marketing dept. saying 'eco-friendly'
Cheers!
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Actually, I had in mind the south park episode with Randy using the 'N-word' when I said this :)
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Just replying to state that I am not trying to be racist and that this was just a feeble attempt at humor. I don't see why this ought to be offensive, but since it is modded flamebait, I thought I'd clear the air.
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I know this is offtopic, but the following lyrics played in my head when I read this:
Does it bother me at all
My rival is neanderthal, it makes me think
Perhaps I need a drink
Iq is no problem here
We wont be playing scrabble for her hand I fear
I need that beer
-Sting, Seven Days
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we all brothas n sistas and I could call y'all 'nigger'? Stop hatin' on Michael Richards yo!!
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While I am technically a non-native speaker being an Indian (Disclaimer: I did not derkejeeerrbs), english was the first language I learnt. I have noticed that people who speak british english tend to accept anomalies in english more than american english speakers. To be honest, I never thought of how strange the pronunciation of 'lose' was until I tried to find more examples and all I could think of was words like rose,hose,dose,chose etc... It is indeed an odd pronunciation, but it never seemed strange. Maybe it is because we are used to spelling words weirdly since there has not been a comparable effort to have pronunciations and spellings correspond in BE like there has been in AE. In fact, one of my biggest pet peeves in english is that I squirm every time I see 'floatation'. I know it is a valid spelling of the word and that it makes logical sense, but 'flotation' just seems more natural to me (this spelling is correct as well). 'Aluminum' bothers me too (both the pronunciation and the spelling). The spelling makes me uncomfortable because it seems 'too short'.
As an aside, A friend of mine who has a real problem with spelling once asked me how to spell 'pose' and I convinced him it was 'poas' although he doubted me at first. Luckily for me, I told him that 'pose' was pronounced 'poose' and meant something entirely different from 'poas' and that the latter usage was British which is why spell-check complained about it.
P.S. Oh! my god! The zipper on my flamesuit is STUCK! I'm so getting burnt.
Cheers!
There WERE in fact Mac viruses written... but Jobs had death threats sent to the authors and they backed off on deploying them... Well, better MO than anti-viruses and firewalls :)) Good to know you have a mafia behind you if you have a Mac... but question is if they ever require you to do 'favors' for them?
Cheers!
Worse yet is that the feller's name was Gandhi. So was Indira's last name... Although she fits the war-o-phile portrayal of 'Ghandi' on Civ.
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It is if you don't know the format...
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You don't communicate rhetorically all the time, do you? I am no networking guru and I used to manage our house's network to create favors and subsequently avoid doing housework :). "I'll set up Azureus for you if you take the trash out when it's my turn"
I'll keep this in mind the next time I configure a network though. I'm guessing BIND will have something to do with it? I think I've done this once in the distant past when the Comcast servers died for a few hours. But I'll justfuckinggoogleit.com
Cheers!
"Even Floooohhhoooo... Mozzarella udder-hides..."
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Yeah, I mentioned this in a reply above. The tech support and the damn technicians that've showed up to my place have generally been totally clueless about these things. I've had exactly 1 technician who came by who was mildly techie (probably got laid off from GeekSquad for stealing customers' p0rn). And I hate those turds who keep asking you to check if the modem is plugged in and don't believe you when you say it is (I don't really check, but they should believe me). They think they're so clever when they ask "Do you see any lights on the front panel?" but don't ask you which ones are lit/blinking.
Cheers!
I think he configured the modem over the phone IIRC. And the modem config tool should open up fine in FF (I am not using Comcast right now). Of course, the guy who came to install my stuff wasn't one of those grumpy idiots who won't let you do his job 10x faster for him and knew a little bit about what he needed ("What's the MAC address?" vs. "Duh... Where's the 'run' button on your computer's start menu?")
Cheers!
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Vig
I'm pretty sure campusfood.com works with Linux/FF. Just make sure you live in the delivery area of some University, and you're set.
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The guys who come to wire your house need to be able to configure your computer. Just ask the guy for the DNS servers if it doesn't just work when you hook it up. After this you should be on your way (atleast that is all that I remember I needed from him). You don't actually need to run the software - It's just that the well intentioned installer guys (who 'forget' to lock the TV signal for a nominal fee) can't really be expected to be networking gurus. or even novices.
Cheers!
How about a robot that parts water? Then we can have "BattleBots: Judeo-Christian Wars".
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God's password is his birthday - that's why he encrypted the origin of the Universe.
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