Socks is still spelled Socks, except for the baseball teams. (They're athletes and get a pass.) The unnecessary 'u' seemed too French; doubly so for the 'que.' You know how we feel about that!
Though when I see crap like the following, I just ignore it.
j00 no wut? Its alr33dy h4ppening. j00 n33d juts to log to a CS servar LOLOLOL. Peeps r spalling teh wurdz liek they sound an hav b33n doin it fer a loong tiem. LOLOLOLLOLZORZ!!11!!!
Actually there was story I read once where the sign 'Beware of pickpockets' was put up by pickpockets. The people would see the sign and check the pocket with their wallet in it. Then the pickpockets knew which pocket to pick.
The charges will be dropped at some point, especially considering the the ramifications of trying to persue them precedent-wise.
The police are using laws in 'creative' ways to punish this man for giving them a hard time. He has already suffered the indignity of arrest, had to be bailed out of the holding cell, and will need to take time to deal with the stupidity of following through.
This will make others afraid to complain which is the primary reason the man was arrested. The best hope is that it backfires and they actually have to pay a large sum for wrongful arrest or whatever the plaintiff lawyers come up with. Then people will look forward to complaining for the big payout.
Craig's argument was better presented but, admittedly, I already agreed with him. I'd like to wait and see who tries what and see if it can't be handled when we actually know what it is the owners of the pipes are trying to do, rather than guessing what they might or could do. Laws made don't go generally go away. It's why we have too many laws, most of which are rarely if ever enforced.
Bottom line: much less plutonium lying around, smaller yields, cleaner designs, and reduced risk profile. They are not expanding the arsenal, just cleaning it up. Since the US is going to have nukes regardless, I do not have a problem with this.
This is, of course, perfectly logical reasoning. Yet the cabal in Washington has a distinct lack of credibility in the US and around the world. When they say we need new bombs so we can reduce our stockpile... well, I'll believe it when I see it. In the meantime they should be watched as closely as is possible (as little as that may be).
The overflowing jails are in large part filled with those who can't afford quality lawyers. (Oxymoron? You get my gist.) The college educated crowd loses houses, cars, wives and children when they get sent up so, it would be a deterrent.
Another poster mentioned that the purpose of a corporation was to protect risk takers from liability: this is true but, it only refers to civil liability. Criminal behavior is NOT protected. Admittedly, failure to report prior art seems minor if compared to Ken Lay or a serial killer, I would still try to prosecute.
They deserve the flames. When MS started linking everthing into the OS, they claimed it was to make things easier and that's what people wanted; they actually were trying to hold dominance over all things PC.
No, I am not the least bit surprised or shocked. Yes, I know how things work. I won't have pity for MS or anyone else who sees their position as more important than people.
This will ensure that only criminals, paedophiles, and terrorists have unknown encryption keys since I'm sure they can be convinced to hand over the key used for innocuous files and use another for the damaging ones.
From what I've learned of terrorists over the past years, they don't care about a 5 year sentence when the alternative is far longer.
And the bobby that has a hard on for your girlfriend? He'll be able to go over your history with a fine tooth comb...
If Macroslab is flirting, it's only to lure OS to the room so Ballmer can whack it over the head with a chair and steal its kidneys! Don't go! You'll wake up in a bathtub filled with ice and a note to get to the hospital.
Seeing as how there is no physical packaging, nor physical inventory that might suffer breakage, one wonders how Sony will defend against these charges."
They'll use lawyers of course but, mostly, they will lie and obfuscate the real issue.
90% of these songs were written by the perfoming artist (at least these artists were known to write the vast majority of their music). Eliminate the covers and there are not very many perfomer-only songs on the list.
Please don't get into whether these songs were 'original.' It is beside the point.
Tried googling "AA-type pseudoreligious programs" and got zero results. Were you referring to a specific study. My interest is in the fact that I haven't seen them work except when people replace their addiction with a fervor for the "program."
Actually, I believe they are referring to the bad old days when it was possible for hardware manufacturers to get 'updated' price per unit if they didn't preinstall Windows.
Retail outlets all charge the same price for XP so, can't see how it would matter to them.
Rumors abound that Google will soon offer some type of operating system, which has led to this hilarious parody by The Register that Google supposedly is planning to create a Ubuntu-based distro hilariously named "Goobuntu."
This guy needs to get out more. I would have thought 'amusingly' to be enough overstatement but, 'hilariously?'
I'm actually in the middle of this right now. I saved almost $200.00 by putting the new system I bought together myself. The copy of XP is OEM designated as 'To be sold only with new systems'. Now I can't activate it, as it requires some software Macro$lab provides to the manufacturer that activates pre-installed copies. The seller, who probably has a lot of these, is figuring it out.
Open to advice here, though 'You're fucked now' isn't very helpful.
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Maybe use gold particles to carry it and using helium to power it is also new. I don't know.
Much better than mercury, no?
Ummmm....
Ew.
Sox = Socks
Check = Cheque
Color = Colour
Favorite = Favourite
Honor = Honour
Socks is still spelled Socks, except for the baseball teams. (They're athletes and get a pass.) The unnecessary 'u' seemed too French; doubly so for the 'que.' You know how we feel about that!
Though when I see crap like the following, I just ignore it.
j00 no wut? Its alr33dy h4ppening. j00 n33d juts to log to a CS servar LOLOLOL. Peeps r spalling teh wurdz liek they sound an hav b33n doin it fer a loong tiem. LOLOLOLLOLZORZ!!11!!!
Honey, that bulge ain't my wallet.
Actually there was story I read once where the sign 'Beware of pickpockets' was put up by pickpockets. The people would see the sign and check the pocket with their wallet in it. Then the pickpockets knew which pocket to pick.
Amusing actually.
Why is it people can't recognize a joke when they see it anymore unless they see the idiot on stage with the googly-eyed expression?
People used to be able to recognize the tone and voice of the written word.
Sigh.
Imagine a society in which many people wear a webcam attached to an ipod-like device with a ring buffer storing everything the wearer sees.
Earth by David Brin.
Good read.
The charges will be dropped at some point, especially considering the the ramifications of trying to persue them precedent-wise.
The police are using laws in 'creative' ways to punish this man for giving them a hard time. He has already suffered the indignity of arrest, had to be bailed out of the holding cell, and will need to take time to deal with the stupidity of following through.
This will make others afraid to complain which is the primary reason the man was arrested. The best hope is that it backfires and they actually have to pay a large sum for wrongful arrest or whatever the plaintiff lawyers come up with. Then people will look forward to complaining for the big payout.
The police were too brazen.
Craig's argument was better presented but, admittedly, I already agreed with him. I'd like to wait and see who tries what and see if it can't be handled when we actually know what it is the owners of the pipes are trying to do, rather than guessing what they might or could do. Laws made don't go generally go away. It's why we have too many laws, most of which are rarely if ever enforced.
We can make a law if we need it in the future.
Wiretapping != griefing
True. The NSA doesn't do it for the Schadenfreude. I don't believe they feel much at all.
Bottom line: much less plutonium lying around, smaller yields, cleaner designs, and reduced risk profile. They are not expanding the arsenal, just cleaning it up. Since the US is going to have nukes regardless, I do not have a problem with this.
This is, of course, perfectly logical reasoning. Yet the cabal in Washington has a distinct lack of credibility in the US and around the world. When they say we need new bombs so we can reduce our stockpile... well, I'll believe it when I see it. In the meantime they should be watched as closely as is possible (as little as that may be).
One need not be jealous to recognize a sniveling weasel.
The overflowing jails are in large part filled with those who can't afford quality lawyers. (Oxymoron? You get my gist.) The college educated crowd loses houses, cars, wives and children when they get sent up so, it would be a deterrent.
Another poster mentioned that the purpose of a corporation was to protect risk takers from liability: this is true but, it only refers to civil liability. Criminal behavior is NOT protected. Admittedly, failure to report prior art seems minor if compared to Ken Lay or a serial killer, I would still try to prosecute.
They deserve the flames. When MS started linking everthing into the OS, they claimed it was to make things easier and that's what people wanted; they actually were trying to hold dominance over all things PC.
No, I am not the least bit surprised or shocked. Yes, I know how things work.
I won't have pity for MS or anyone else who sees their position as more important than people.
In fact, my pity meter is running on empty.
This will ensure that only criminals, paedophiles, and terrorists have unknown encryption keys since I'm sure they can be convinced to hand over the key used for innocuous files and use another for the damaging ones.
From what I've learned of terrorists over the past years, they don't care about a 5 year sentence when the alternative is far longer.
And the bobby that has a hard on for your girlfriend? He'll be able to go over your history with a fine tooth comb...
If Macroslab is flirting, it's only to lure OS to the room so Ballmer can whack it over the head with a chair and steal its kidneys! Don't go! You'll wake up in a bathtub filled with ice and a note to get to the hospital.
Or maybe it's a hormonal thing...
Seeing as how there is no physical packaging, nor physical inventory that might suffer breakage, one wonders how Sony will defend against these charges."
They'll use lawyers of course but, mostly, they will lie and obfuscate the real issue.
I took a look at top singles for 1982.
http://80sxchange.com/80s_charts/1982.htm
90% of these songs were written by the perfoming artist (at least these artists were known to write the vast majority of their music). Eliminate the covers and there are not very many perfomer-only songs on the list.
Please don't get into whether these songs were 'original.' It is beside the point.
I'll switch. But I'm not taking a bath yet dammit!
Tried googling "AA-type pseudoreligious programs" and got zero results. Were you referring to a specific study. My interest is in the fact that I haven't seen them work except when people replace their addiction with a fervor for the "program."
Actually, I believe they are referring to the bad old days when it was possible for hardware manufacturers to get 'updated' price per unit if they didn't preinstall Windows.
Retail outlets all charge the same price for XP so, can't see how it would matter to them.
Rumors abound that Google will soon offer some type of operating system, which has led to this hilarious parody by The Register that Google supposedly is planning to create a Ubuntu-based distro hilariously named "Goobuntu."
This guy needs to get out more. I would have thought 'amusingly' to be enough overstatement but, 'hilariously?'
So it's important to make sure your neighbor has a top line service.
It's all shits and giggles, folks.
Good idea. I just may do this.
Sad. Another honest man turns corporate criminal. (meaning me:))
I'm actually in the middle of this right now. I saved almost $200.00 by putting the new system I bought together myself. The copy of XP is OEM designated as 'To be sold only with new systems'. Now I can't activate it, as it requires some software Macro$lab provides to the manufacturer that activates pre-installed copies. The seller, who probably has a lot of these, is figuring it out.
Open to advice here, though 'You're fucked now' isn't very helpful.