The unprotected data stream must come out of the DVD player, otherwise the TV can't get it. And if the TV can get it, a frame grabber card can.
Which is exactly why the copyright cartels are pushing for the broadcast flag. They want to make it illegal to make a playback device which creates a data stream which doesn't have the broadcast flag set, and make it illegal to make an input device which doesn't honor the broadcast flag.
You can be imprisoned for months, or even years, without a trial. Under the USA-PATRIOT act, you can be imprisoned indefinately without ever being CHARGED with a crime.
Not all residents of Baltimore are "Hons". Hons are folks with a distinctive accent, who generally reside in east Bawlmer neighborhoods like Dundawk and Hollinton, and watch the Owes and go bohlin.
The true moniker applicable to any resident of Baltimore is, of course, Baltimoron.
A MSFT-SUNW merger would be shot down by the FTC, and would be a bad move for MSFT, for the exact same reasons given against a MSFT-RHAT merger.
MSFT has spent billions on marketing the idea that Windows is better in the server room than Unix and Linux. For them to turn around and buy a tier-1 Unix vendor would completely undermine that position. Likewise, Solaris is one of the few commercial OSes that can beat windows in the server room on technical merit, name recognition, and PHB appeal; for that reason it would be VERY unlikely that any merger would be approved.
We have pretty good hair replacement technology today -- rogaine works for a lot of guys, and modern hair transplants are almost undetectable (unlike the doll's head hair plugs of yesteryear). A good toupee can pass unnoticed, and hair weaves are even better.
But still, even with all these options, a lot of guys who have male pattern baldness chose to go the natural route. Some do it because they can't afford any of the treatment options, some do it because they don't care about appearances, and some do it because they have enough self-confidence that they don't need to hide their baldness.
But this is a casual discussion forum, not a college term paper
Someone once said, "Never write anything that you wouldn't want to see attributed to you on the front page of the New York Times".
A casual email sent to a friend can wind up being forwarded around the world. A quick set of notes you type up for a coworker can wind up on the CEO's desk. The point is that an electronic document can live forever and reach an audience far beyond what you intended.
I've heard both versions of the story. Which is true and which is rumour? Who knows?
However, the re-release of her Playboy spread and the announcement of her departure from TNG were so close together that it seems unlikely that the timing was mere cooincidence.
Personally, I think Jolene Blalock looks like a house dancer at a mid-grade strip club -- reasonably attractive and boinkable, in a slightly white-trash kind of way.
Kudos for your encyclopedic knowledge of pornography:-)
Thank you, sir. Thank you.
I'm positve that Claudia Christian and Andrea Thompson did not, because they are cleary very wholesome.
As for Claudia Christian, you're probably right (although it's often the quiet ones who'll really shock you in private). But Andrea Thompson? Not only did she show quite a bit of skin on NYPD Blue on more than one occasion, she also did a very steamy nude scene on the HBO series Arli$$. MMM yum. Plus on B5, there was that whole implied (unconsummated?) lesbian relationship between Talia and Ivanova...
I think Terry Farrell is cuter too, but calling Jeri a "prude" because she didn't want to screw her husband in a club where there were "cages, whips and other apparatus hanging from the ceiling," is a little unfair.
Whips and cages hanging from the ceiling? Sounds like my kind of place [NSFW]. Compared to my wife and our circle of friends, she does seem a bit... boring and unadventurous, if you prefer that phrasing. It all depends on your frame of reference, I guess; but I'd say someone who claims to have gotten physically ill at the sight of other people having sex is a bit on the prudish side.
What the hell's the point of being a sex symbol if you aren't actually willing to have freaky sex? It's like having a world-class sports car and never getting it out of first gear.
According to the court documents, Ms. Ryan claimed that her husband attempted to pressure her into having public sex with him in front of an audience.
He said, she said. You should take anything said in a messy divorce with a grain of salt, particularly if there are large sums of money at stake. Since she wound up getting $20 million out of the deal, and was angling for more, I think it's safe to say she had motive to... exaggerate the facts a bit.
Now, I don't doubt they went to the clubs in question. However, having been in that situation, I find it highly unlikely that anyone who did any even a modicum of research (as she claims he did) wouldn't have learned the basic etiquette[NSFW] that is expected in such venues.
Likewise, I have a hard time believing that a highly successful stockbroker -- someone who makes his living by being persuasive and a good negotiator -- could have been as tactless and inept as she describes. Hell, I'm a socially-challenged computer geek, and even I can do a better job of convincing a woman to go to a swing club than that.
Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar) posed nude for Playboy; IIRC, that pictorial resurfacing was the reason she was asked to leave the show. Marina Sirtis had a brief topless scene in some forgetable Charles Bronson B movie.
AFIK, the only Star Trek actress who actually did full-on porn was Angelique Pettyjohn, who played Shahna in the TOS episode The Gamesters of Triskelion. She did several adult films under the names Angel St. John and Heaven St. John.
IIRC, Sisko was captian of the Defiant, but I don't know if she qualified as a true starship. I always thought of Defiant as being Star Fleet's version of a PT boat -- small, heavily armed, and not really suitable for extended deployment.
Guns are great for ranged combat, but suck when someone's within an arm's length of you. You also want to limit your firepower when a missed shot would cause a hull breach. Breathing vaccuum can really ruin your day.
In tight quarters (like on a spaceship), someone armed with a knife actually stands a pretty good chance against someone with a gun. Police officers are trained not to let someone with a knife get within 21 feet of them, because within that radius it's pretty likely that the guy with the knife will cut them before they can draw their sidearm and get off an aimed shot.
In the Star Wars universe, the only reason the Jedi can get away with using lightsabers is because the Force gives them the ability to see a little bit into the future. This lets them block a shot before it's actually fired.
You're assuming they want you to read the article. They could care less. They care about ad impressions, and flipping from one page to the next automatically cranks them out faster.
I don't want to lose my hunting license, so I usually decline
I'm assuming you're refering to this rule under the general hunting regulations:
[It is unlawful to] Hunt or shoot at wildlife within 150 yards of an occupied structure or camp without permission of the owner or occupant.
Shouldn't be too hard to get the neighbors to sign off. Hell, most of the folks I know are so fed up with having their shrubbery eaten that they'd be enthusiastic.
A square 1 acre lot is about 70 yards on a side. Assuming a regular grid layout with the houses centered in the lots, that gives you 8 houses (other than your own) within 150 yards. Even with fairly narrow rectangular lots (say 50x98) you'd only have to go down 3 houses on either side -- call it 20 houses in the worst case.
In most states there are far fewer doe permits issued than buck permits
It's just the opposite here in Maryland (at least where I live. No bag limit, but you have to take 2 does before you can take an additional buck:
Special Unlimited Antlerless Archery Deer Season Bag Limit Established in Some Counties
To provide additional opportunities for archery deer hunters to kill antlerless deer during the bow season, DNR has established a Suburban Deer Archery Zone in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Howard, Montgomery, and Prince George's counties. During the bow season, archery hunters in these counties can kill unlimited numbers of antlerless deer using archery equipment, but must still kill 2 antlerless deer before they can attempt to take a second antlered deer.
I live in suburban Baltimore and know exactly what you mean. My parents and my aunt both have 1 acre lots that are mostly wooded. I've hunted both back yards successfully and safely. I doubt if the neighbors have ever noticed.
If you're bowhunting from an elevated position (treestand or rooftop), the chances of a missed shot hitting anything except the dirt next to your target are virtually nil. Personally, I hunt with a (replica) medieval crossbow. [Had a doctor's note for years before MD started allowing crossbows in regular bow season] While I think the crossbow is a little safer for a backyard hunt given it's flatter trajectory, I wouldn't have any safety qualms about using a regular bow under the same conditions. Know your target, and what's behind your target; if you're not 100% sure you can take the shot safely, don't take it. At backyard ranges (10-15 yards max) it's pretty hard to miss.
I wouldn't class fighting against a herbivore at all as fair, but go figure.
Herbivores can be very dangerous.
The Cape Buffalo is considered by many to be the most dangerous game species in the world, and it's an herbivore. Hippos are very aggressive and territorial; rhinos are notoriously foul-tempered. Both are herbivores. Even a whitetail deer will attack you if it's cornered.
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You can be imprisoned for months, or even years, without a trial. Under the USA-PATRIOT act, you can be imprisoned indefinately without ever being CHARGED with a crime.
The cases of Kevin Mitnick and Jose Padilla are a sobering reminder that our Constitutional right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury has become a hollow sham.
The true moniker applicable to any resident of Baltimore is, of course, Baltimoron.
MSFT has spent billions on marketing the idea that Windows is better in the server room than Unix and Linux. For them to turn around and buy a tier-1 Unix vendor would completely undermine that position. Likewise, Solaris is one of the few commercial OSes that can beat windows in the server room on technical merit, name recognition, and PHB appeal; for that reason it would be VERY unlikely that any merger would be approved.
But still, even with all these options, a lot of guys who have male pattern baldness chose to go the natural route. Some do it because they can't afford any of the treatment options, some do it because they don't care about appearances, and some do it because they have enough self-confidence that they don't need to hide their baldness.
A casual email sent to a friend can wind up being forwarded around the world. A quick set of notes you type up for a coworker can wind up on the CEO's desk. The point is that an electronic document can live forever and reach an audience far beyond what you intended.
However, the re-release of her Playboy spread and the announcement of her departure from TNG were so close together that it seems unlikely that the timing was mere cooincidence.
Personally, I think Jolene Blalock looks like a house dancer at a mid-grade strip club -- reasonably attractive and boinkable, in a slightly white-trash kind of way.
Thank you, sir. Thank you.
As for Claudia Christian, you're probably right (although it's often the quiet ones who'll really shock you in private). But Andrea Thompson? Not only did she show quite a bit of skin on NYPD Blue on more than one occasion, she also did a very steamy nude scene on the HBO series Arli$$. MMM yum. Plus on B5, there was that whole implied (unconsummated?) lesbian relationship between Talia and Ivanova...
What the hell's the point of being a sex symbol if you aren't actually willing to have freaky sex? It's like having a world-class sports car and never getting it out of first gear.
He said, she said. You should take anything said in a messy divorce with a grain of salt, particularly if there are large sums of money at stake. Since she wound up getting $20 million out of the deal, and was angling for more, I think it's safe to say she had motive to... exaggerate the facts a bit.Now, I don't doubt they went to the clubs in question. However, having been in that situation, I find it highly unlikely that anyone who did any even a modicum of research (as she claims he did) wouldn't have learned the basic etiquette[NSFW] that is expected in such venues.
Likewise, I have a hard time believing that a highly successful stockbroker -- someone who makes his living by being persuasive and a good negotiator -- could have been as tactless and inept as she describes. Hell, I'm a socially-challenged computer geek, and even I can do a better job of convincing a woman to go to a swing club than that.
AFIK, the only Star Trek actress who actually did full-on porn was Angelique Pettyjohn, who played Shahna in the TOS episode The Gamesters of Triskelion. She did several adult films under the names Angel St. John and Heaven St. John.
IMHO Terry Ferrel is way hotter than Jeri Ryan. But then, I prefer exotic natural beauties over silicone-enhanced bleach-blonde barbie dolls.
Besides, Jeri Ryan is a prude.
IIRC, Sisko was captian of the Defiant, but I don't know if she qualified as a true starship. I always thought of Defiant as being Star Fleet's version of a PT boat -- small, heavily armed, and not really suitable for extended deployment.
I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
In tight quarters (like on a spaceship), someone armed with a knife actually stands a pretty good chance against someone with a gun. Police officers are trained not to let someone with a knife get within 21 feet of them, because within that radius it's pretty likely that the guy with the knife will cut them before they can draw their sidearm and get off an aimed shot.
In the Star Wars universe, the only reason the Jedi can get away with using lightsabers is because the Force gives them the ability to see a little bit into the future. This lets them block a shot before it's actually fired.
You're assuming they want you to read the article. They could care less. They care about ad impressions, and flipping from one page to the next automatically cranks them out faster.
A square 1 acre lot is about 70 yards on a side. Assuming a regular grid layout with the houses centered in the lots, that gives you 8 houses (other than your own) within 150 yards. Even with fairly narrow rectangular lots (say 50x98) you'd only have to go down 3 houses on either side -- call it 20 houses in the worst case.
It may have no effect on the situation, but it makes you feel better to bitch about it.
Unless the thing you're writing is a check with 4 or more zeros on the end, it's going to wind up in the circular file.If you're bowhunting from an elevated position (treestand or rooftop), the chances of a missed shot hitting anything except the dirt next to your target are virtually nil. Personally, I hunt with a (replica) medieval crossbow. [Had a doctor's note for years before MD started allowing crossbows in regular bow season] While I think the crossbow is a little safer for a backyard hunt given it's flatter trajectory, I wouldn't have any safety qualms about using a regular bow under the same conditions. Know your target, and what's behind your target; if you're not 100% sure you can take the shot safely, don't take it. At backyard ranges (10-15 yards max) it's pretty hard to miss.
If God created fundies, I don't think his handiwork qualifies as "intelligent" design.
The Cape Buffalo is considered by many to be the most dangerous game species in the world, and it's an herbivore. Hippos are very aggressive and territorial; rhinos are notoriously foul-tempered. Both are herbivores. Even a whitetail deer will attack you if it's cornered.