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Or snipe the commander while he's unbuttoned.
I'm surprised somebody hasn't invented a little thingy that's just a laser on a tripod; design it so it can find the periscopes on tanks, then zorch them with a laser; it's a soft kill on the crew.
"This person is a future criminal" would be libel.
"This person is statistically more likely to perform criminal acts based on the fact that statistically, criminals share these criteria, and this person shares several of them:....." is a statement.
For example, arsonists were often bedwetters as children. Therefore, bedwetters are more likely than non-bedwetters to become arsonists.
And what exactly makes them "suspected drug dealers"?
Well, according to your American concept of 'innocent until proven guilty,' the fact that they haven't a) confessed or b) gone to trial and been convicted by a jury of their peers, I suppose.
Remember, by your laws, if five police officers witness a man pull out a knife and stab somebody to death, that man is 'suspected,' 'accused' and 'the defendant' until he either signs a confession, or is convicted by a jury. He is NOT guilty. He has a 'clean slate' up until either one of those two things occuring.
Exchange is like any other piece of server software; if you implement it properly, it's going to work fine for you. If you just shovel it onto a computer, you're going to get exactly what you deserve.
Lets say a freshly struck, properly done 35 mm film print has a visual quality index of 10. Out of 10. Absolutely stunning.
Lets say that digital film has a VQI of 7. Not bad.
When you go to a theatre, that digital film is always going to be VQI 7, barring equipment damage.
The film? Depends on how many times it's been run, film damage, splicing errors, colour fading, blah blah blah. Ranges anywhere from 1 to 9, probably. Averaging, probably, 5 or 6.
And having the Federation tangle with a strange looking ship, and communicating with them through audio only links shouldn't reveal anything about the genetic heritage of the Romulans.
That having been said, this IS Brannon and Braga, or however the hell they're spelled.
You know something is wrong when the Soundtrack CD for 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' and the DVD, including commentary tracks, deleted scenes, and all the other DVD goodies, are the EXACT SAME PRICE.
Oooh! Oooh! Like the time where Picard went through the life-altering experience of experiencing an entire lifetime as a guy on a planet, and he discovered it was doomed, and he raised an entire family, and the only lingering aftereffects was a prediliction to play 'Frere Jaques' on a little flute like thing.
OT: Then you've got some serious issues, my friend, as my P4-1700/512/GF3 handles it at 1024x768x32 with nary a stutter.
Bridge Commander, on the other hand, sometime just kind of stops for a second or two, and the audio starts looping (Sweeping through phaser arcs..through phaser arcs...through phaser arcs...we're draining their top sheild) but that's either the fact that my poor beloved Aureal2 card has drivers that are several years old, or the fact that ST:BC just isn't well made.:-)
All that Balance of Terror said was that all communications between Romulans and Terrans were handled over audio-only channels. They did fight a pretty big war, eventually resulting in the Romulan Neutral Zone. Think the DMZ between North and South Korea.
The argument here would be that the RIAA has publicially announced their intentions to attack the network. Therefore, they're taking active measures to protect the integrety of said networks.
Switzerland is a 'neutral' country, but if you're silly enough to send in armed troops to close down a bookstore selling photocopies, well, you'll quickly learn that pretty much every citizen is an army member.
As an aside, because of the way that MPEG files work (take a frame, record the entirety, then record only the changes for a few frames, then record another full 'new' frame, to explain it very very VERY basically) it's easy as hell to go forwards, but actually surprisingly processor intensive to try to 'rewind.'
In other words, the Apex player might not implement that because it would bump the price up by twenty bucks for a faster processor.
People have been going to public functions without having instantaneous communications to friends and family for 2000 years. Suddenly, it's impossible to have an emergency resolved without said communications technology?
If you can't trust things to proceed smoothly in your absence for three hours, don't go away for three hours. If your job requires you to be on call, you're ON CALL and shouldn't be going to theatres or the like anyway.
That having been said, making it law that a) cellphones have a vibrate function and b) cellphones OBEY an 'inhibit ring' signal, and c) cellphones OBEY an 'accept but cannot talk' signal, which means you hit 'talk,' stand up, go to the lobby, then start talking, is probably an acceptable compromise. This in no way, however, means that you have any rights on private property to operate random bits of electrical equipment. If it does, then why not demand that hospitals get around to RF-shielding their equipment, so that I can accept 'emergency calls' while I'm visiting my sick grandmother? Not a flame, not a troll, just putting things in perspective.
Yes, actually. The rule of thumb with a resume is that a lie of omission is NEVER a lie. You're a PhD and you're being told you're overqualified? Only list everything up to your Masters. Still overqualified? Only list up to your bachelorate.
You worked for your own company for five years? Pick ONE of the 'hats' you wore during your time, that's appropriate for the job your hiring for, and build your entry around that.
Or, slightly less harsh, just put the PlayStation in front of the treadmill/exercise bike, and start a game that encourages you to sit there for hours at a time. Say, any of the Final Fantasy games, or anything by Square, really, Legend of Dragoon, RPGs of that type.
Go read Neil Stephenson's The Diamond Age. Then go read Snow Crash. But for this, The Diamond Age.
Actors get nanotechology thingies called nanosites implanted into their faces and bodies, which act like vertexes, turning them into giant wireframes. The appropriate appearence is then mapped to the 'sites, and the actors then appear, to people watching through their mediatrons, to be whoever they're supposed to look like. The concentration of 'sites in an area allows for more fine tuned mapping; tons around the eyes and lips, a few around the arms and legs.
They're not infringing on any rights. They're merely stating that if he takes action A, they'll take action B in response. They're not RESTRAINING him in any way. He's perfectly free to do whatever the hell he wants.
Besides, freedom of speech doesn't apply to criminal acts, even if the act should not, by any stretch of the imagination, SHOULD be criminal.
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Or snipe the commander while he's unbuttoned.
I'm surprised somebody hasn't invented a little thingy that's just a laser on a tripod; design it so it can find the periscopes on tanks, then zorch them with a laser; it's a soft kill on the crew.
"This person is a future criminal" would be libel.
"This person is statistically more likely to perform criminal acts based on the fact that statistically, criminals share these criteria, and this person shares several of them:....." is a statement.
For example, arsonists were often bedwetters as children. Therefore, bedwetters are more likely than non-bedwetters to become arsonists.
Well, according to your American concept of 'innocent until proven guilty,' the fact that they haven't a) confessed or b) gone to trial and been convicted by a jury of their peers, I suppose.
Remember, by your laws, if five police officers witness a man pull out a knife and stab somebody to death, that man is 'suspected,' 'accused' and 'the defendant' until he either signs a confession, or is convicted by a jury. He is NOT guilty. He has a 'clean slate' up until either one of those two things occuring.
Jedi Knight II would be the 'last' FPS game with a decent storyline that I played.
Exchange is like any other piece of server software; if you implement it properly, it's going to work fine for you. If you just shovel it onto a computer, you're going to get exactly what you deserve.
Gives them headroom to increase the mastering capabilities, if nothing else.
This is how I usually explain it.
Lets say a freshly struck, properly done 35 mm film print has a visual quality index of 10. Out of 10. Absolutely stunning.
Lets say that digital film has a VQI of 7. Not bad.
When you go to a theatre, that digital film is always going to be VQI 7, barring equipment damage.
The film? Depends on how many times it's been run, film damage, splicing errors, colour fading, blah blah blah. Ranges anywhere from 1 to 9, probably. Averaging, probably, 5 or 6.
StarShip Troopers.
The BUGS were the finest damn meshing of CGI and live action to date. They reacted realistically, didn't 'slide' along things, blah blah blah.
Of course, it helps that insects are SUPPOSED to have smooth yet jerky movements....
And having the Federation tangle with a strange looking ship, and communicating with them through audio only links shouldn't reveal anything about the genetic heritage of the Romulans.
That having been said, this IS Brannon and Braga, or however the hell they're spelled.
Absolutely correct.
You will note that the market would not seem to be bearing the price of CDs, yet is bearing the price of DVDs.
You know something is wrong when the Soundtrack CD for 'Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery' and the DVD, including commentary tracks, deleted scenes, and all the other DVD goodies, are the EXACT SAME PRICE.
Oooh! Oooh! Like the time where Picard went through the life-altering experience of experiencing an entire lifetime as a guy on a planet, and he discovered it was doomed, and he raised an entire family, and the only lingering aftereffects was a prediliction to play 'Frere Jaques' on a little flute like thing.
Great episode, crap followup.
OT: Then you've got some serious issues, my friend, as my P4-1700/512/GF3 handles it at 1024x768x32 with nary a stutter.
Bridge Commander, on the other hand, sometime just kind of stops for a second or two, and the audio starts looping (Sweeping through phaser arcs..through phaser arcs...through phaser arcs...we're draining their top sheild) but that's either the fact that my poor beloved Aureal2 card has drivers that are several years old, or the fact that ST:BC just isn't well made. :-)
All that Balance of Terror said was that all communications between Romulans and Terrans were handled over audio-only channels. They did fight a pretty big war, eventually resulting in the Romulan Neutral Zone. Think the DMZ between North and South Korea.
The argument here would be that the RIAA has publicially announced their intentions to attack the network. Therefore, they're taking active measures to protect the integrety of said networks.
Switzerland is a 'neutral' country, but if you're silly enough to send in armed troops to close down a bookstore selling photocopies, well, you'll quickly learn that pretty much every citizen is an army member.
As an aside, because of the way that MPEG files work (take a frame, record the entirety, then record only the changes for a few frames, then record another full 'new' frame, to explain it very very VERY basically) it's easy as hell to go forwards, but actually surprisingly processor intensive to try to 'rewind.'
In other words, the Apex player might not implement that because it would bump the price up by twenty bucks for a faster processor.
People have been going to public functions without having instantaneous communications to friends and family for 2000 years. Suddenly, it's impossible to have an emergency resolved without said communications technology?
If you can't trust things to proceed smoothly in your absence for three hours, don't go away for three hours. If your job requires you to be on call, you're ON CALL and shouldn't be going to theatres or the like anyway.
That having been said, making it law that a) cellphones have a vibrate function and b) cellphones OBEY an 'inhibit ring' signal, and c) cellphones OBEY an 'accept but cannot talk' signal, which means you hit 'talk,' stand up, go to the lobby, then start talking, is probably an acceptable compromise. This in no way, however, means that you have any rights on private property to operate random bits of electrical equipment. If it does, then why not demand that hospitals get around to RF-shielding their equipment, so that I can accept 'emergency calls' while I'm visiting my sick grandmother? Not a flame, not a troll, just putting things in perspective.Yes, actually. The rule of thumb with a resume is that a lie of omission is NEVER a lie. You're a PhD and you're being told you're overqualified? Only list everything up to your Masters. Still overqualified? Only list up to your bachelorate.
You worked for your own company for five years? Pick ONE of the 'hats' you wore during your time, that's appropriate for the job your hiring for, and build your entry around that.
Or, slightly less harsh, just put the PlayStation in front of the treadmill/exercise bike, and start a game that encourages you to sit there for hours at a time. Say, any of the Final Fantasy games, or anything by Square, really, Legend of Dragoon, RPGs of that type.
Go read Neil Stephenson's The Diamond Age. Then go read Snow Crash. But for this, The Diamond Age.
Actors get nanotechology thingies called nanosites implanted into their faces and bodies, which act like vertexes, turning them into giant wireframes. The appropriate appearence is then mapped to the 'sites, and the actors then appear, to people watching through their mediatrons, to be whoever they're supposed to look like. The concentration of 'sites in an area allows for more fine tuned mapping; tons around the eyes and lips, a few around the arms and legs.
Incorrect.
Microsoft probably could not WIN using the DMCA, on the merits of the case, were the entire thing to play out in court.
What Microsoft COULD do would be to launch the lawsuit anyway, and bankrupt the poor fellow in legal fees and the like.
Put another way, your 486 could have rendered a shot from Final Fantasy: TSW. The question is, how long would it take?
They're not infringing on any rights. They're merely stating that if he takes action A, they'll take action B in response. They're not RESTRAINING him in any way. He's perfectly free to do whatever the hell he wants.
Besides, freedom of speech doesn't apply to criminal acts, even if the act should not, by any stretch of the imagination, SHOULD be criminal.
Bull. They're perfectly free to say 'if you have a history of breaking the law in our field, we will terminate your employment.'
"Team Leader" who goes and locks himself in his office and bangs out code isn't being a good team leader.
In other words, just as they're not up to speed on their tasks, you're not up to speed on yours. Looks like there's learning to be done all around. :-)