...he asks a woman to take her hand of his "heine", and she pulls out a "heineken", then it cuts away again...
That wasn't cut in after the movie was released, it was part of the original movie. Having seen Wayne's World, it was very likely put in there as a tounge-in-cheek joke about that very thing. Doesn't mean that Heinekin didn't give them some cash for it though:)
UNIX desktop environments are a mess. The proliferation of incompatible and inconsistent user interface toolkits is now the primary factor in the failure of enterprises to adopt UNIX as a desktop solution.
So what do we do to solve this mess of user interfaces? Let's create yet another one! I love the way that geeks think:-)
Now that being geeky is seen a cool trait, marketers are now buslily redefining the label to describe people that spend lots of money on high-fashion electronics.
This is a good thing. If the marketers make it look sexy, more people will buy high tech stuff which pours more money into the tech sector which leads to lower prices of current items and the introduction of newer tech.
The FCC voted 5-0 Thursday to add its authority to the do-not-call list and to plug holes in its protections. The registry will now also block telemarketers from industries whose calls the FCC regulates, including airlines, banks and telephone companies.
I have read almost the entire catalog of Raymond Feist's books. His Riftwar saga and all the associated trilogies are really fantastic. Well written, characters you care about, and great plot twists. You can find a complete list here:
Wouldn't the best protest be to just simply not play? If enough people leave the game and tell Maxis the reason they are not playing, perhaps they will drop the deal.
When I used to play Everquest, the Rangers were very unhappy with thier class, so one day a ton of Rangers (and people from other classes) got together in game in the same zone and basically told Verant they were leaving if changes weren't made. After a few days of this it got too big and Verant couldn't ignore it anymore, and the changes were worked out with some of the high level players and then implemented in-game.
They do. Maybe not where you live on your cable system, but where I am there is the PIN (Product Information Network). Infomercials all day, every day baby. Not that I watch it:)
Not only that, but the ads will run during relevant portions of the programming (see a guy shaving in the mirror, get a pop-up ad from a razor company).
GREAT! Most of what I watch is Sci-Fi, so I can't wait to start getting pop-up ads for teleportation devices, Phase III blasters, and vacations to galaxies far, far away!
So now the record companies are upset cause they are getting screwed by the radio stations? How does that feel baby? Who's your daddy? Pardon me while I go cry them a fucking river.
So it's Yahoo's fault that people didn't read the mail? Try that with your boss sometime, tell him you didn't get a mail with him asking you to do something. I'm sure it will work well.
Something that I've never seen suggested before: Part of the reason that MS is so powerful is that most consumers don't know any different. (Linux? what's that?) So maybe instead of the states spending millions suing the pants off of MS, why not pour all that cash into Linux/UNIX/BSD/Whatever development, and most importantly, good MARKETING. Obviously, AOL didn't get millions of members by word of mouth. They advertised like crazy on TV, and carpet bombed the shit out of the country with free CDs. Perhaps we should do the same with Linux distros.
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...he asks a woman to take her hand of his "heine", and she pulls out a "heineken", then it cuts away again...
:)
That wasn't cut in after the movie was released, it was part of the original movie. Having seen Wayne's World, it was very likely put in there as a tounge-in-cheek joke about that very thing. Doesn't mean that Heinekin didn't give them some cash for it though
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Absolutely there are. They are called the mafia. They smuggle cigarettes & booze so it can be sold tax free.
When given the opportunity, states loves to grab power. New Jersey won't let you pump your own gas.
Are you pulling my leg? Could someone please explain this?
UNIX desktop environments are a mess. The proliferation of incompatible and inconsistent user interface toolkits is now the primary factor in the failure of enterprises to adopt UNIX as a desktop solution.
:-)
So what do we do to solve this mess of user interfaces? Let's create yet another one! I love the way that geeks think
Now that being geeky is seen a cool trait, marketers are now buslily redefining the label to describe people that spend lots of money on high-fashion electronics.
This is a good thing. If the marketers make it look sexy, more people will buy high tech stuff which pours more money into the tech sector which leads to lower prices of current items and the introduction of newer tech.
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See, I kind of disagree.... I don't think that it's the argument that's changed, simply a different group of people who are bitching now :)
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From a CNN article:
The FCC voted 5-0 Thursday to add its authority to the do-not-call list and to plug holes in its protections. The registry will now also block telemarketers from industries whose calls the FCC regulates, including airlines, banks and telephone companies.
Nice!
Then your life can continue as normal, despite verisign's fuckup.
Verisign doesn't control
From the article:
PIR took over the domain on New Year's Day this year after VeriSign was forced to hand over the not-for-profit registry to encourage competition.
I wonder what an icon would look like if you wanted it to say "Oh shit, I've been
Phase 1:All telemarketers stop for n months.
Phase 2: No fines = no funds to enforce law.
Phase 3: Resume telemarketing
Phase 4: Profit!
If there's no telemarketing calls then there's no violations of the law to enforce and therefore no need of funds, right?
Just an observation,
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I have read almost the entire catalog of Raymond Feist's books. His Riftwar saga and all the associated trilogies are really fantastic. Well written, characters you care about, and great plot twists. You can find a complete list here:
The Raymond E Feist Reference Pages
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Instead of Spam Assissin, maybe what we need is Spammer Assissin
Wouldn't the best protest be to just simply not play? If enough people leave the game and tell Maxis the reason they are not playing, perhaps they will drop the deal.
When I used to play Everquest, the Rangers were very unhappy with thier class, so one day a ton of Rangers (and people from other classes) got together in game in the same zone and basically told Verant they were leaving if changes weren't made. After a few days of this it got too big and Verant couldn't ignore it anymore, and the changes were worked out with some of the high level players and then implemented in-game.
Vote with your wallets people!
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Trojan Found in libpcap and tcpdump
I swear, some of these source trees are worse than the canals of Venice.
Update: 08/30 23:11 GMT by C:Grammatical errors in title, corrected. Sorry about that.
Hey, are those the four horsemen of the apocolypse I see on the horizon?
Hotmail: Not Safe For Work?
Cancer: Not Good For You?
Thanks Captain Obvious!
Oh no! I've been the victim of a drive by hacking! :-)
They do. Maybe not where you live on your cable system, but where I am there is the PIN (Product Information Network). Infomercials all day, every day baby. Not that I watch it
Not only that, but the ads will run during relevant portions of the programming (see a guy shaving in the mirror, get a pop-up ad from a razor company).
GREAT! Most of what I watch is Sci-Fi, so I can't wait to start getting pop-up ads for teleportation devices, Phase III blasters, and vacations to galaxies far, far away!
So now the record companies are upset cause they are getting screwed by the radio stations? How does that feel baby? Who's your daddy? Pardon me while I go cry them a fucking river.
So it's Yahoo's fault that people didn't read the mail? Try that with your boss sometime, tell him you didn't get a mail with him asking you to do something. I'm sure it will work well.
So.. um, how do you say "slashdotted" in Hindu?
Something that I've never seen suggested before: Part of the reason that MS is so powerful is that most consumers don't know any different. (Linux? what's that?) So maybe instead of the states spending millions suing the pants off of MS, why not pour all that cash into Linux/UNIX/BSD/Whatever development, and most importantly, good MARKETING. Obviously, AOL didn't get millions of members by word of mouth. They advertised like crazy on TV, and carpet bombed the shit out of the country with free CDs. Perhaps we should do the same with Linux distros.
Just my 2 cents.
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