Duh. *Because* they're not being used, they get in the way of the legitimate bandwidth, like when the crap from the back of your closet falls into the front and you can't get your golf clubs out.
From a local TV station's site -- often a good secondary source of info when the big boys get overwhelmed.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1069613/det ai l.html
American Airlines Plane Crashes In New York
Four Homes On Fire
POSTED: 9:30 a.m. EST November 12, 2001
UPDATED: 10:13 a.m. EST November 12, 2001
NEW YORK -- An American Airlines Airbus A300 crashed Monday morning in the Queens section of New York, and four homes reportedly were on fire in the neighborhood in the Rockaway section of Queens.
The plane crashed shortly after 9 a.m. ET, and thick, black smoke could be scene in televised reports. It was reportedly headed to JFK, but the origin of the flight was undetermined.
Bill Schumann of the Federal Aviation Administration said there was no immediate indication of what caused the crash. He said the plane could hold up to 275 passengers, and crashed about five miles from Kennedy Airport. There were 246 passengers and 9 crewmembers aboard the flight, according to CNN.
Asked if terrorism is suspected, Schumann said that all options are open at the time and they have very little information. Defense officials said that while combat jets were flying over the sky as is routine, there were not any reports of suspicious activity or distress calls.
Television images show thick black smoke rising from the scene. The smoke was seen turning white, which could indicate that the flames were being put out.
Fox News Channel reports it was an American Airlines flight 587. All three New York City airports were closed to air travel. They include LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has canceled his morning events and is heading to the scene.
FAA said American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashed. It was on its way to Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. CNN reported that the engine came down separate from the rest of the jetliner and that Giuliani confirmed that there are two separate crash sites. A witness said he saw an explosion on the side of the plane.
It was a "level 1" emergency, which means all emergency personnel are advised to go to the crash scene. All the major tunnels heading into New York have been closed.
Reports have varied throughout the morning. The FAA said there seems to be no indication of a terrorist attack.
A witness said he saw debris falling from the sky, at the scene of today's plane crash.
He told the Fox News Channel that four homes are on fire.
Another man told CNN that he was 40 blocks away, and saw "tons and tons of smoke." He said, "Lots of people are standing in the streets.
A woman who lives near the scene of the crash said she heard the engines of a plane -- "loud and low" -- before the crash.
Phyllis Paul told CNN she looked out the window to see a "silvery piece of metal" falling from the sky, several blocks away.
Then, she said, she heard an explosion.
She said she and her son went outside and saw the black smoke rising from the Queens crash site. She said it was "horrifying."
Paul said the sound of the plane gave her a "chill" -- because of what happened on Sept. 11.
The flight was an American Airlines jet, which had taken off from Kennedy Airport -- several miles from the crash site. It was headed to the Dominican Republic.
The crash came two months and a day after the attack on the World Trade Center.
The American Airlines phone number relatives information line is (800) 245-0999.
His past actions have no bearing on the question of whether Guinness's actions are justified.
Well of course they do. He's demonstrated a pattern of buying domains purely to try to steal traffic and annoy companies he doesn't like by confusing their trademarks. That's not protected speech.
The whole 'it's a precedent we can't allow' argument doesn't fly for me, either. When the more influential Internet communities like/. get their panties in a bunch over an obvious fraud like this guy who simply got what he deserved, who will take us seriously when something happens that really matters?
By refusing to give one little inch on any law or behavior that restricts anarchy, you back yourself into a corner where no one will listen to you. Lighten up -- you can say 'Guinness sucks' as many times as you want on your own domain but you can't try to trick people into seeing it by using their trademark.
- Snack
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They already have -- we just can't see, 'cause it's dark.
I'd say one of the best barometers of how well a show has succeeded over the long term is how many of its catch phrases have migrated into the common vocabulary... and the Simpsons are a goldmine of 'em.
The most elegant and widespread, of course is simply, D'oh! I mean... sure it was said B.H. (Before Homer), but almost anyone who says it now, including in other TV shows or movies, is referring to the king himself.
Then there's some others
"Haw-haw," with that only-could-be-Nelson inflection
Eat my shorts
Mmmmm, [fill in currently-being-eaten food item]
I didn't do it, nobody saw me do it, no one can prove a thing
All of this of course is separate from the revolution in prime-time animated television that the Simpsons spawned. Point? Merely this: a hearty huzzah for the Simpsons, and ten more years of success.
Rather than crucify you, I'll agree. You list some good reasons... another is that Jon's Hellmouth series brought a lot of visibility to slashdot as a whole.
I mean, what better way to raise awareness that slashdot is for smart people talk about more than just technology than get coverage in major media for something other than coding details? Jon's series did this.
[flame bait:] Plus, I'm new here and can't remember anything much further back than that. [/flame bait]
If you don't already, start taking snapshots of your site every week or month or whatever it takes to record its evolution. I have a series of screen shots of the lotus.com home page (my previous employer) from early in 94 when they first got on the Web through several major revisions into late this year -- and you can almost sense the changes happening on the rest of the Web as it evolves from text on a gray background, to an overly heavy graphic page, to a news-style page, to its current format. BTW I can't get to the link in this story right now, either... go/.! A.sig free post.
Slashdot Mirror
Duh. *Because* they're not being used, they get in the way of the legitimate bandwidth, like when the crap from the back of your closet falls into the front and you can't get your golf clubs out.
From a local TV station's site -- often a good secondary source of info when the big boys get overwhelmed.
t ai l.html
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/1069613/de
American Airlines Plane Crashes In New York
Four Homes On Fire
POSTED: 9:30 a.m. EST November 12, 2001
UPDATED: 10:13 a.m. EST November 12, 2001
NEW YORK -- An American Airlines Airbus A300 crashed Monday morning in the Queens section of New York, and four homes reportedly were on fire in the neighborhood in the Rockaway section of Queens.
The plane crashed shortly after 9 a.m. ET, and thick, black smoke could be scene in televised reports. It was reportedly headed to JFK, but the origin of the flight was undetermined.
Bill Schumann of the Federal Aviation Administration said there was no immediate indication of what caused the crash. He said the plane could hold up to 275 passengers, and crashed about five miles from Kennedy Airport. There were 246 passengers and 9 crewmembers aboard the flight, according to CNN.
Asked if terrorism is suspected, Schumann said that all options are open at the time and they have very little information. Defense officials said that while combat jets were flying over the sky as is routine, there were not any reports of suspicious activity or distress calls.
Television images show thick black smoke rising from the scene. The smoke was seen turning white, which could indicate that the flames were being put out.
Fox News Channel reports it was an American Airlines flight 587. All three New York City airports were closed to air travel. They include LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports.
Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has canceled his morning events and is heading to the scene.
FAA said American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300, crashed. It was on its way to Santo Domingo Dominican Republic. CNN reported that the engine came down separate from the rest of the jetliner and that Giuliani confirmed that there are two separate crash sites. A witness said he saw an explosion on the side of the plane.
It was a "level 1" emergency, which means all emergency personnel are advised to go to the crash scene. All the major tunnels heading into New York have been closed.
Reports have varied throughout the morning. The FAA said there seems to be no indication of a terrorist attack.
A witness said he saw debris falling from the sky, at the scene of today's plane crash.
He told the Fox News Channel that four homes are on fire.
Another man told CNN that he was 40 blocks away, and saw "tons and tons of smoke." He said, "Lots of people are standing in the streets.
A woman who lives near the scene of the crash said she heard the engines of a plane -- "loud and low" -- before the crash.
Phyllis Paul told CNN she looked out the window to see a "silvery piece of metal" falling from the sky, several blocks away.
Then, she said, she heard an explosion.
She said she and her son went outside and saw the black smoke rising from the Queens crash site. She said it was "horrifying."
Paul said the sound of the plane gave her a "chill" -- because of what happened on Sept. 11.
The flight was an American Airlines jet, which had taken off from Kennedy Airport -- several miles from the crash site. It was headed to the Dominican Republic.
The crash came two months and a day after the attack on the World Trade Center.
The American Airlines phone number relatives information line is (800) 245-0999.
Well of course they do. He's demonstrated a pattern of buying domains purely to try to steal traffic and annoy companies he doesn't like by confusing their trademarks. That's not protected speech.
The whole 'it's a precedent we can't allow' argument doesn't fly for me, either. When the more influential Internet communities like
By refusing to give one little inch on any law or behavior that restricts anarchy, you back yourself into a corner where no one will listen to you. Lighten up -- you can say 'Guinness sucks' as many times as you want on your own domain but you can't try to trick people into seeing it by using their trademark.
- Snack
They already have -- we just can't see, 'cause it's dark.
The most elegant and widespread, of course is simply,
D'oh!
I mean... sure it was said B.H. (Before Homer), but almost anyone who says it now, including in other TV shows or movies, is referring to the king himself.
Then there's some others
All of this of course is separate from the revolution in prime-time animated television that the Simpsons spawned.
Point? Merely this: a hearty huzzah for the Simpsons, and ten more years of success.
I mean, what better way to raise awareness that slashdot is for smart people talk about more than just technology than get coverage in major media for something other than coding details? Jon's series did this.
[flame bait:] Plus, I'm new here and can't remember anything much further back than that. [/flame bait]
Go Jon!
If you don't already, start taking snapshots of your site every week or month or whatever it takes to record its evolution. I have a series of screen shots of the lotus.com home page (my previous employer) from early in 94 when they first got on the Web through several major revisions into late this year -- and you can almost sense the changes happening on the rest of the Web as it evolves from text on a gray background, to an overly heavy graphic page, to a news-style page, to its current format. BTW I can't get to the link in this story right now, either... go /.! A .sig free post.