This is true. I think that in Texas, where I grew up, it was 30mph above the speed limit. However, my friend's speeding ticket was only for 7mph over. Her connection with the felon in question ended up being the following:
The had the same first and last names (different middle names)
The felon had passed several hundred dollars worth of bad checks in the city where my friend currently lives (but 5 years before she moved there)
Other than that, they had different DOB's, SSN's, Drivers License Numbers...
It's good to see that this situation was handled well. There's a tendancy in our community (hey, I'm guilty of it too) to see something like this happen, and automatically start screaming "the evil corporation is out to screw us!" without taking into account the fact that yes, people do make mistakes. Hopefully in the future we'll see more thoughtful polite confrontation and fewer knee-jerk harsh reactions.
It's interesting though, that at the same time Metallica and Dr. Dre are suing Napster, a band like Limp Bizkit is preparing to embark on a series of free concerts, sponsored by Napster.
IIRC, they renamed the Nova to "Caribe" for sale in spanish-speaking countries.
Along the same lines, I had read somewhere that the Pinto (when sold in Brazil), had to be renamed to "Corcel" (Portugese for 'horse'), because 'pinto' was basically slang for 'tiny penis'.
wow, that got me to thinking... my company provides a free fountain drink machine downstairs, and i'm *constantly* hitting the refills. i'd have to estimate that i drink probably 10-15 20oz cups a day...
i think i'll start doing a scientific study of the correlation between my caffeine consumption and the quality of my code:-)
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Her connection with the felon in question ended up being the following:
Other than that, they had different DOB's, SSN's, Drivers License Numbers...
Stupid Lawyer Tricks / Bill is Crying Softly Now / Empire gone, gone, gone...
It's good to see that this situation was handled well. There's a tendancy in our community (hey, I'm guilty of it too) to see something like this happen, and automatically start screaming "the evil corporation is out to screw us!" without taking into account the fact that yes, people do make mistakes. Hopefully in the future we'll see more thoughtful polite confrontation and fewer knee-jerk harsh reactions.
It's interesting though, that at the same time Metallica and Dr. Dre are suing Napster, a band like Limp Bizkit is preparing to embark on a series of free concerts, sponsored by Napster.
IIRC, they renamed the Nova to "Caribe" for sale in spanish-speaking countries.
Along the same lines, I had read somewhere that the Pinto (when sold in Brazil), had to be renamed to "Corcel" (Portugese for 'horse'), because 'pinto' was basically slang for 'tiny penis'.
I'm guessing that it'd be more like Episode 15...after all, this new book takes place 21 years after ROTJ.
Luke's got to be something like 39 or 40 years old in this one.
wow, that got me to thinking... my company provides a free fountain drink machine downstairs, and i'm *constantly* hitting the refills. i'd have to estimate that i drink probably 10-15 20oz cups a day...
i think i'll start doing a scientific study of the correlation between my caffeine consumption and the quality of my code
My first programmable was an HP-32sII, and I loved that calculator. Come to think of it, I still do (and I still use it on a regular basis)
And I do like they keyboards on the HP's better than the TI's. Something about the clickiness.
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I picked up "Small Gods" about a month ago, after having a former roommate tell me on many occasions that Pratchett was god.
:)
As of last week, I have now read 8 of the Discworld books, and the only reason I haven't read any more is that I'm awaiting deliveries.