not necessarily, I didn't think a retainer implied exclusive use, just a payment up front to guarantee availability of services
Retainer
n. Advance payment issued to an attorney for future services, which is intended to insure that the lawyer will present the client and that the attorney will be paid at least that amount. A retainer agreement that is signed by the attorney and client will usually exist in matters that involve extensive work. As the time spent on the legal matter increases, additional payments for services can be expected. Most attorneys want to paid in advance or promptly as the work is performed rather than being owed money. Retainers exist because the lawyer does not want to abandon a client, but also does not want to be stuck with extensive fees that have not been paid.
but in this case, they could well have had strings attached to prevent them from working for the competition.
Another technique is to embed a shock site link in a comment that otherwise appears relevant to the discussion, in the hope that unwitting moderators will mod up the post. The Holy Grail of any link troll is to slip a story submission containing a "shock site" link past the Slashdot editors. This situation occurred in July 2003 and June 2004 when disgruntled webmasters configured their servers to redirect to a shock site when the HTTP referrer was Slashdot.
One particular "shock site" which is overwhelmingly preferred to others is Goatse.cx.
I think they ended up with more than their original compliment of fighters when the original fleet carriers were all destroyed and the fighters out in space had nowhere to go but Galactica, IIRC.
But yeah, they seem to lose a lot of them.
Reminds me of Star Wars when what, 3 or 4 fighters survived Yavin? Where does the alliance go to buy more in a galaxy controlled by the empire?
There is a sequence in the (original series) pilot where Adama takes the Galactica out of the battle and returns to, what is it, Caprica?
He is sifting through the rubble of his home looking for his wife. Apollo is there and they confront an angry mob of survivors demanding to know "where they were when the Cylons attacked".
It is then that Adama pulls it together and gives the "let the word go forth..." speech telling everyone to get into ships to follow him into space.
SCI-FI rebroadcast the original series a couple months ago. I set up a season pass on the TiVo, but then cancelled it after watching the pilot again. It is amazing how much crappier the characters, dialog, story and effects seem after a couple decades roll by.
As a kid of 12 or so, I loved that show. I got a few chuckles watching it again after all this time, but that barely lasted through the first hour.
yep - most of what I know about history did not come from history classes. I agree that the US education system, as I experienced it, fails to impart any useful history.
those that are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it
I'll make sure to remember that next time I become president of the US or a 4-star general;)
I could argue that it is not just the leaders at the top who benefit from a useful knowledge of history's failures.
those that are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it (?)
The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history. Never before or since has there been such a lengthy battle, involving so many men, situated on such a tiny piece of land. The battle, which lasted from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916 caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The battlefield was not even a square ten kilometres. From a strategic point of view there can be no justification for these atrocious losses. The battle degenerated into a matter of prestige of two nations literally for the sake of fighting
Yoda reveals that Qui-Gon has mastered a new force power and has passed it on to him. Obi-Wan's instructions are to study this.
>But thousands of spirits existed in the force, why couldn't they have taught new padawan.
Because none of them trained in this particular force power. Qui-Gon, Yoda and Obi-Wan will be the only ones.
But then the problem with that is Anakin/Vader. At the end of RotJ we see Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin. When/how did Anakin attain this exclusive force power? After death? If that were possible, lots of dead Jedi would be floating around giving people advice and haunting the Emperor.
The whole thing defies logical explanation. That's the problem with taking a movie like Star Wars and trying to explain the inconsistencies.
>Of course, he used slave labor and it was built for the Nazis. Probably not what you had in mind.
Think I saw a documentary on this or something where the prisoners forced to work in the factory managed to sabotage a number of these rockets they produced
The prisoners sabotaged rockets by urinating on wiring, removing vital parts, and loosening screws. "It was common practice," says Beon, who sabotaged the rockets he worked on as a welder by making his welding appear sound when, in fact, the rocket parts were not welded at all. Beon believes their sabotage saved Americans' lives - U.S. troops landing at Normandy would have been killed if the rockets had functioned. "It would have been terrible for the Allies and for the American Army," says Beon.
an 8+ inch blade for cutting fruit? Isn't that what paring knives are for?
They consulted 10 top chefs from around the UK, and found such knives have little practical value in the kitchen.
None of the chefs felt such knives were essential, since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed.
The researchers said a short pointed knife may cause a substantial superficial wound if used in an assault - but is unlikely to penetrate to inner organs.
The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all.
<devil's advocate> I use kitchen knives all the time. I have yet found the need to stab my roast to death. Mostly I'm slicing or carving. Why indeed does it need to have a sharpened point? Would it not be just as effective for food preparation if the end were blunt? </devil's advocate>
With the cable, you are trespassing on his property, modifying his cable hookup, possibly getting him in trouble with the cable co if discovered. He pays a fixed price for service and you are not denying him any of what he paid for unless you degrade his signal.
With the power, again you are trespassing but now you actually "stealing" because the service is metered. He pays by the kilowatt and you are making the meter spin.
Cordless phone has a problem too. He can't use his phone while you are tying up his line. You might be making local calls that don't cause him any charges beyond his monthly package, but more likely you are making calls that will result in a higher bill.
With the wap "theft" you aren't trespassing, altering his setup, denying him service or costing him any extra. There really isn't a good analogy in the other examples of services you could potentially piggyback invisibly.
Personally, I'm ambivalent about whether it is right or wrong. It doesn't really hurt the other party (unless you bring down his connection or use it to commit fraud or something), but you are using something someone else paid for.
What I don't get is why these wireless access points come ready to turn on with no security. Seems like the default would be to have WPA or something enabled so you have to go out of your way to disable it?
Australia does have increased risk factors including neing near to the ozone hole over the Antarctic.
Australians suffer the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Each year, around 1,200 Australians die from what is an almost totally preventable disease. Everyone can develop skin cancer; however, some people may be at higher risk than others, due to a range of factors.
Australia exposed to more UV Ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels in Australia are higher than in Europe, even during summer. Being located close to the ozone hole over the Antarctic means much higher, more severe levels of UV radiation get through to ground level.
During summer, the earth's orbit brings Australia closer to the sun than Europe during its summer, resulting in an additional seven per cent solar UV intensity. This, coupled with our clearer atmospheric conditions, means Australians are exposed to up to 15 per cent more UV than Europeans.
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I didn't take it as meant to point out a problem,
more like... wow
not necessarily, I didn't think a retainer implied exclusive use, just a payment up front to guarantee availability of services
Retainer
n. Advance payment issued to an attorney for future services, which is intended to insure that the lawyer will present the client and that the attorney will be paid at least that amount. A retainer agreement that is signed by the attorney and client will usually exist in matters that involve extensive work. As the time spent on the legal matter increases, additional payments for services can be expected. Most attorneys want to paid in advance or promptly as the work is performed rather than being owed money. Retainers exist because the lawyer does not want to abandon a client, but also does not want to be stuck with extensive fees that have not been paid.
but in this case, they could well have had strings attached to prevent them from working for the competition.
IIRC, the submission itself did not have a direct link to goatse, but /. referrers were redirected:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_whore
Another technique is to embed a shock site link in a comment that otherwise appears relevant to the discussion, in the hope that unwitting moderators will mod up the post. The Holy Grail of any link troll is to slip a story submission containing a "shock site" link past the Slashdot editors. This situation occurred in July 2003 and June 2004 when disgruntled webmasters configured their servers to redirect to a shock site when the HTTP referrer was Slashdot.
One particular "shock site" which is overwhelmingly preferred to others is Goatse.cx.
Pilots are apparently the more pressing shortage.
I think they ended up with more than their original compliment of fighters when the original fleet carriers were all destroyed and the fighters out in space had nowhere to go but Galactica, IIRC.
But yeah, they seem to lose a lot of them.
Reminds me of Star Wars when what, 3 or 4 fighters survived Yavin? Where does the alliance go to buy more in a galaxy controlled by the empire?
Yes, it was Lynda Carter who first made me curious about the female body. I cam remember staring at her outfit wondering what was in there.
Think I was 12. That was a whole lot o woman. I had no clue.
Yeah, it was.
There is a sequence in the (original series) pilot where Adama takes the Galactica out of the battle and returns to, what is it, Caprica?
He is sifting through the rubble of his home looking for his wife. Apollo is there and they confront an angry mob of survivors demanding to know "where they were when the Cylons attacked".
It is then that Adama pulls it together and gives the "let the word go forth..." speech telling everyone to get into ships to follow him into space.
SCI-FI rebroadcast the original series a couple months ago. I set up a season pass on the TiVo, but then cancelled it after watching the pilot again. It is amazing how much crappier the characters, dialog, story and effects seem after a couple decades roll by.
As a kid of 12 or so, I loved that show. I got a few chuckles watching it again after all this time, but that barely lasted through the first hour.
yep - most of what I know about history did not come from history classes. I agree that the US education system, as I experienced it, fails to impart any useful history.
;)
those that are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it
I'll make sure to remember that next time I become president of the US or a 4-star general
I could argue that it is not just the leaders at the top who benefit from a useful knowledge of history's failures.
he's talking about WWI -- how does the saying go?
those that are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it (?)
The Battle of Verdun is considered the greatest and lengthiest in world history. Never before or since has there been such a lengthy battle, involving so many men, situated on such a tiny piece of land. The battle, which lasted from 21 February 1916 until 19 December 1916 caused over an estimated 700,000 casualties (dead, wounded and missing). The battlefield was not even a square ten kilometres. From a strategic point of view there can be no justification for these atrocious losses. The battle degenerated into a matter of prestige of two nations literally for the sake of fighting
Yoda reveals that Qui-Gon has mastered a new force power and has passed it on to him. Obi-Wan's instructions are to study this.
>But thousands of spirits existed in the force, why couldn't they have taught new padawan.
Because none of them trained in this particular force power. Qui-Gon, Yoda and Obi-Wan will be the only ones.
But then the problem with that is Anakin/Vader. At the end of RotJ we see Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin. When/how did Anakin attain this exclusive force power? After death? If that were possible, lots of dead Jedi would be floating around giving people advice and haunting the Emperor.
The whole thing defies logical explanation. That's the problem with taking a movie like Star Wars and trying to explain the inconsistencies.
You can't.
>Linux UI sucks. And the main reason is because it is kinda based around windows
didn't know there was a "Linux UI". Are you referring to KDE? There are alternative window systems, Linux is not tied to one specific user interface.
yah - I liked her back in the day
I was thinking who would play her now
Angelina Jolie is the only one that comes to mind that could pull off an Amazon with big jugs.
Wow. I never even considered a Wonder Woman movie!
Who the hell would get to play her? Angelina Jolie?
"I'm having trouble with my sound card"
"ok, you want to make sure you have the latest drivers installed first."
"ok, how do I do that?"
"you have a soundblaster. go to creative's site and look for the latest version"
"huh?"
"ok, here's what you want to do: open your browser, and in the address bar type in H Tee Tee Pee, Colon, Slash Slash..."*
"wait, what? Oh, you mean go to the internet?"
*fercrissakes*
"maybe you should just call Dell"
*ok, I actually said "creative.com", but that sounded funnier
>Of course, he used slave labor and it was built for the Nazis. Probably not what you had in mind.
Think I saw a documentary on this or something where the prisoners forced to work in the factory managed to sabotage a number of these rockets they produced
googled this: NASA and Nazis - Origins of the US Space Program
The prisoners sabotaged rockets by urinating on wiring, removing vital parts, and loosening screws. "It was common practice," says Beon, who sabotaged the rockets he worked on as a welder by making his welding appear sound when, in fact, the rocket parts were not welded at all. Beon believes their sabotage saved Americans' lives - U.S. troops landing at Normandy would have been killed if the rockets had functioned. "It would have been terrible for the Allies and for the American Army," says Beon.
your plan is flawed -- you neglected to reverse the polarity on something or employ tachyon particles somehow
Your Honor, I OBJECT!!!
...that it's DEVASTATING to my CASE!!!
On what grounds?
>collaborating evidence
I think you mean Corroborating evidence
Those textures already in the game, or supplied from outside?
This GTA modification, does it add something not already in the game, or does it "unlock" something already there?
an 8+ inch blade for cutting fruit? Isn't that what paring knives are for?
They consulted 10 top chefs from around the UK, and found such knives have little practical value in the kitchen.
None of the chefs felt such knives were essential, since the point of a short blade was just as useful when a sharp end was needed.
The researchers said a short pointed knife may cause a substantial superficial wound if used in an assault - but is unlikely to penetrate to inner organs.
The researchers said there was no reason for long pointed knives to be publicly available at all.
<devil's advocate>
I use kitchen knives all the time. I have yet found the need to stab my roast to death. Mostly I'm slicing or carving. Why indeed does it need to have a sharpened point? Would it not be just as effective for food preparation if the end were blunt?
</devil's advocate>
With the cable, you are trespassing on his property, modifying his cable hookup, possibly getting him in trouble with the cable co if discovered. He pays a fixed price for service and you are not denying him any of what he paid for unless you degrade his signal.
With the power, again you are trespassing but now you actually "stealing" because the service is metered. He pays by the kilowatt and you are making the meter spin.
Cordless phone has a problem too. He can't use his phone while you are tying up his line. You might be making local calls that don't cause him any charges beyond his monthly package, but more likely you are making calls that will result in a higher bill.
With the wap "theft" you aren't trespassing, altering his setup, denying him service or costing him any extra. There really isn't a good analogy in the other examples of services you could potentially piggyback invisibly.
Personally, I'm ambivalent about whether it is right or wrong. It doesn't really hurt the other party (unless you bring down his connection or use it to commit fraud or something), but you are using something someone else paid for.
What I don't get is why these wireless access points come ready to turn on with no security. Seems like the default would be to have WPA or something enabled so you have to go out of your way to disable it?
oops, screwed up the tags around the quoted text from the site.
> in Brisbane (Australia)
Australia does have increased risk factors including neing near to the ozone hole over the Antarctic.
Australians suffer the highest rates of skin cancer in the world. Each year, around 1,200 Australians die from what is an almost totally preventable disease. Everyone can develop skin cancer; however, some people may be at higher risk than others, due to a range of factors.
Australia exposed to more UV
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels in Australia are higher than in Europe, even during summer. Being located close to the ozone hole over the Antarctic means much higher, more severe levels of UV radiation get through to ground level.
During summer, the earth's orbit brings Australia closer to the sun than Europe during its summer, resulting in an additional seven per cent solar UV intensity. This, coupled with our clearer atmospheric conditions, means Australians are exposed to up to 15 per cent more UV than Europeans.
this
http://www.islamabad.net/offsites.htm
shows urls for "Pakistani Official Websites"
I clicked on a couple and was surprised a couple were still accessible. Particularly, the Ministry of Finace page.
>Sun's java application server (called "Platform Edition 9")
I thought their app server was Sun ONE, which was originally iPlanet? Or is this something new that replaces that?
If this is the one you are talking about, it isn't new or immature (it does suck ass, though).