If it's all marketing then why does Apple have the highest consumer satisfaction rates in the entire industry?
Because they're the only industry player who doesn't have significant competition in their sector, and therefore is the only player who isn't faced with razor-thin margins that force them to cut things like customer support?
Maybe open source game developers can't come up with competition for World of Warcraft, but a clunky, laggy game with horrible graphics? Those are open source game developers' specialties! Second Life, you are in trouble.
As a fan of the Mike Mignola comics and the first movie, this movie just seemed like a pale imitation of the Hellboy I envision. It had its good moments, but there are far more interesting stories in the comics to adapt to film.
Were the comics actually good? I always assumed it was the typical early 90s let-the-artist-do-the-writing-too which basically killed the industry.
As a comparison, loved Wall-E, thought Ironman was just OK.
I thought Wall-E was the best movie I've seen in literally years. I can't believe how good it was, and generally I'm a Pixar skeptic (thought Cars was bad, for example, and the Incredibles was overrated).
The funny thing is... it's not even a new technology. It's been done... my 42" LG 42LB5D has a feature that's eerily similar to what's described in the summary... It can be hooked up to a USB hard drive, and display pictures, play mp3s, and other media content. *shrugs*
My Philips has the same thing. Plus it runs embedded Linux. Philips complied with the GPL by including a flyer with the TV telling me how to get the source code.
well, a flurry of letters politely explaining why the 9 judges are breathtakingly incompetent, dangerous morons, not fit to breath the same air as the rest of us has a 1% chance of getting something changed, and a 100% of making the person who sent them feel like they've got something changed.
I don't want a judiciary that would knuckle under to those kinds of letters. They made a legal decision, and I think a wrong one, but reading the opinion they weren't so wrong as to constitute "morons."
Are there any American citizens (who understand what FISA is) that actually support it? I would think that even the right should be against it. If conservatives want to restore traditional American values, then surely preventing the government from using new technology to conduct widespread domestic spying is conducive to that goal.
The right has this weird shifting thing going on. When they're in power the government is always right, and law enforcement should be able to do anything it needs to do. When they're not in power the government is eeeeevil, and law enforcement is made up of "jackbooted thugs."
The medium is publicly owned? Who did they buy it from?
The broadcast radio spectrum? Of course it is, you think a private individual or company can own a channel just because they have the strongest transmitter? Radio stations get to use the public spectrum only if they're licensed, and they've had to have licenses since 1927.
He sent the letter to the lawyer's wife indirectly because he'd been barred from contacting the lawyer's client. Crazy stalker loony, he is.
His vendetta against Tew Cardenas is even more disgusting than his other actions; it's a well-respected firm down here. I went against them in a case once and they were consummate professionals who deal fairly and cordially with me, and I can't imagine going through what those lawyers had to put up with from Thompson.
I'm reading the magistrate's report, and even though I thought I was used to his craziness I'm shocked by what he's done. Take Two can easily weather the bad publicity, and even benefit slightly if they handle it right. The kind of garbage he pulls with the lawyers who "cross" him (i.e. file any sort of court pleading that he doesn't like) is beyond absurd. Sending letters to lawyers' wives accusing them of selling pornography to children, for example.
It's not the US government, it's the state of Florida.
Speaking as someone living in Florida, the idea that the state of Florida did something right is even more astounding than the idea that the US government did right.
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If it's all marketing then why does Apple have the highest consumer satisfaction rates in the entire industry?
Because they're the only industry player who doesn't have significant competition in their sector, and therefore is the only player who isn't faced with razor-thin margins that force them to cut things like customer support?
Computer Cart: Various PCs are plagued with cryptic error messages like "Fatal Error" and error "692".
Because an anthropomorphic bomb is so much more informative.
Choose a Vista: PC is confused about which of the 6 versions of Vista he should pick and has to use a wheel.
Yes, "Home" and "Business" are such enigmatic choices.
Surgery: PC explains he might need some surgery (upgrades) in order to run Vista and is worried about it.
You are actually asserting that nobody ever had to upgrade a mac in order to use the latest operating system?
He wants to make cool stuff.
Wow, what's it like to be completely suckered by a large company's PR department?
Get your own.
Maybe open source game developers can't come up with competition for World of Warcraft, but a clunky, laggy game with horrible graphics? Those are open source game developers' specialties! Second Life, you are in trouble.
As a fan of the Mike Mignola comics and the first movie, this movie just seemed like a pale imitation of the Hellboy I envision. It had its good moments, but there are far more interesting stories in the comics to adapt to film.
Were the comics actually good? I always assumed it was the typical early 90s let-the-artist-do-the-writing-too which basically killed the industry.
As a comparison, loved Wall-E, thought Ironman was just OK.
I thought Wall-E was the best movie I've seen in literally years. I can't believe how good it was, and generally I'm a Pixar skeptic (thought Cars was bad, for example, and the Incredibles was overrated).
And then they could rename Gnome to reflect the change, how about "KDE"?
And even if it reached the Supreme Court, it would be held up. Look at the make up of the current court.
I wouldn't jump to conclusions, Scalia and even Thomas have surprised me on more than one occasion; look at Kyllo, for example.
The funny thing is... it's not even a new technology. It's been done... my 42" LG 42LB5D has a feature that's eerily similar to what's described in the summary... It can be hooked up to a USB hard drive, and display pictures, play mp3s, and other media content. *shrugs*
My Philips has the same thing. Plus it runs embedded Linux. Philips complied with the GPL by including a flyer with the TV telling me how to get the source code.
well, a flurry of letters politely explaining why the 9 judges are breathtakingly incompetent, dangerous morons, not fit to breath the same air as the rest of us has a 1% chance of getting something changed, and a 100% of making the person who sent them feel like they've got something changed.
I don't want a judiciary that would knuckle under to those kinds of letters. They made a legal decision, and I think a wrong one, but reading the opinion they weren't so wrong as to constitute "morons."
What would contacting the court do?
Before everyone expends all that energy being outraged, the relevant statute is here.:
While some of its aspects are kind of on the border of due process, it is not a generic "no warrant needed" law.
The 9th Circuit could have decided the facts presented in this case (the close opinion is proof enough of that)
Doubtful, since the opinion was produced by the 6th Circuit.
Did you say "suit"? What's that? Those things that go with "ties", like at a Bar Mitzvah or a funeral?
They don't make you wear suits up there? That is so unfair.
Me, I'm just a country lawyer.
I'm sure the seersucker suit and straw hat look sharp down on Pearl Street...
Are there any American citizens (who understand what FISA is) that actually support it? I would think that even the right should be against it. If conservatives want to restore traditional American values, then surely preventing the government from using new technology to conduct widespread domestic spying is conducive to that goal.
The right has this weird shifting thing going on. When they're in power the government is always right, and law enforcement should be able to do anything it needs to do. When they're not in power the government is eeeeevil, and law enforcement is made up of "jackbooted thugs."
The medium is publicly owned? Who did they buy it from?
The broadcast radio spectrum? Of course it is, you think a private individual or company can own a channel just because they have the strongest transmitter? Radio stations get to use the public spectrum only if they're licensed, and they've had to have licenses since 1927.
Will his "victims" get their money back and their cases reopened, if this is supported by the court's evidence?
What cases? The man is a lousy lawyer, he never actually won any of these cases.
Is there anything to stop him from making the exact same amount of noise, but just hiring other lawyers to do the legal mumbo jumbo?
I can't see any competent lawyer touching him with a 10' pole.
He sent the letter to the lawyer's wife indirectly because he'd been barred from contacting the lawyer's client. Crazy stalker loony, he is.
His vendetta against Tew Cardenas is even more disgusting than his other actions; it's a well-respected firm down here. I went against them in a case once and they were consummate professionals who deal fairly and cordially with me, and I can't imagine going through what those lawyers had to put up with from Thompson.
I'm reading the magistrate's report, and even though I thought I was used to his craziness I'm shocked by what he's done. Take Two can easily weather the bad publicity, and even benefit slightly if they handle it right. The kind of garbage he pulls with the lawyers who "cross" him (i.e. file any sort of court pleading that he doesn't like) is beyond absurd. Sending letters to lawyers' wives accusing them of selling pornography to children, for example.
Some crazies might, but with that kind of mark on his record, I can't imagine any mainstream press would touch him.
Well there's always Fox News.
It's not the US government, it's the state of Florida.
Speaking as someone living in Florida, the idea that the state of Florida did something right is even more astounding than the idea that the US government did right.
If the FCC can police broadcasts, can they police online blogs or print newspapers for obscenity?
Are online blogs or print newspapers using a medium that is both publicly owned as well as finite like the radio spectrum?