shoot, hate to respond to my own post, but I didn't RTFA first and now I see this:
The first Matrix movie was released in Egypt but was criticised by Islamic newspapers for promoting Zionism.
... One Egyptian critic, Wael Abdel Fatah, said: "The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas, and promotes Jewish and Zionist beliefs."
So, the whole " the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in" is really just a pretense -- the real reason is because it can be too easily interpreted as "Zionist propaganda"?
Just wondering aloud, since almost all the inhabitants of the Zion (in the movie) are black, and since they are probably going to dub the movie in Arabic anyway, can't they just change "Zion" to "Amsterdam" or something and sidestep the whole issue? *kidding*
ZiÂon ÂÂ ÂPÂÂÂPronunciation KeyÂÂ(zn) also SiÂon (sn) n.
The historic land of Israel as a symbol of the Jewish people.
The Jewish people; Israel.
A place or religious community regarded as sacredly devoted to God.
An idealized, harmonious community; utopia.
I kept hearing the Iraqi information minister keep calling the coalition 'the Zionist horde' or something, but it didn't click in my mind until now how Muslims might interpret the Matrix based on the name 'Zion'.
Slimy bastards. They called me up (well, my wife took the call) and offered a discount on a 'new' package with showtime, cinemax and a few others. She went ahead and took it, figuring we could cancel later if it wasn't a good deal.
Then a bunch of channels dissapeared (well, tivo tought they were still there, recorded a few shows with "you don't get this channel" message for an hour or so.
Called up -- what gives? We signed up for these other channels and a bunch went away -- did you screw up?
No. They're not in the 'new' package.
Wait, I still get the HBO and ENC in the other package you're still charging me for, what happend to Starz, Action and TechTv?
Oh, we're phasing those out -- they would go away eventually anyway.
Ok, so cancel this new package and give me back those channels.
Nope, can't do that -- it doesn't work that way.
Turns out they were going to chop some channels, decided to try to get people to sign up for additional channels hoping they wouldn't notice the others were gone.
Now, if you're going to drop channels, fine. Send out a notice, I can survive without Starz and TechTv. I thought this was pretty crappy way to try to put one over on the subs.
> let this go to court and let IBM's lawyers prove that SCO is full of it to begin with...and *then* they can buy them on the cheap, B-F the board and GPL SCO's source
Kentucky Fried Chicken has become KFC. Does anybody know why? We thought the real reason was because of the "FRIED" food issue. It's not. The reason why they call it KFC is because they cannot use the word chicken anymore. Why? KFC does not use real chickens. They actually use genetically manipulated organisms.
C'mon... I saw it on my innernet, so it must be true!
Subscribers get to see stories before they are posted for the general public and I'm told they appear in red during this period where subscribers-only can preview.
I just think that is funny. They invited everyone to come look at the "evidence", but they made the conditions such that nobody will play.
"Well, we provided an opportunity for the community to come and see -- they chose to stand us up."
Wasn't there some "11 o'clock" meeting that they held up where they invited Novell to come and talk this over and nobody showed up? Seems pretty transparent to me.
Is anybody buying this? Apparently not, given the drop in their stock, eh?
Banky: Alright, now see this? This is a four-way road, OK? And dead in the center is a crisp, new, hundred dollar bill. Now, at the end of each of these streets are four people, OK? Are you following?
Holden: Yeah.
Banky: Good. Over here, we have a male-affectionate, easy to get along with, non-political agenda lesbian. Down here, we have a man-hating, angry as fuck, agenda of rage, bitter dyke. Over here, we got Santa Claus, and up here the Easter Bunny. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first?
Holden: What is this supposed to prove?
Banky: No, I'm serious. This is a serious exercise. It's like an SAT question. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first? The male-friendly lesbian, the man-hating dyke, Santa Claus, or the Easter bunny?
Holden: The man-hating dyke.
Banky: Good. Why?
Holden: I don't know.
Banky: Because the other three are figments of your fucking imagination!
>McBride claimed it was SCO's intellectual property
I'm listening to the call right now, the words "our intellectual property" just came out of his mouth again.
But their press release says they don't own copyrights or patents, just contract rights to license code to others.
SCO owns the contract rights to the UNIX® operating system. SCO has the contractual right to prevent improper donations of UNIX code, methods or concepts into Linux by any UNIX vendor.
So, what "intellecual property" is he referring to?
This is nice also:
Copyrights and patents are protection against strangers. Contracts are what you use against parties you have relationships with.
Biy, I'd be in a big hurry to enter into a contract with any company that views a contract as something you "use against" another party!
I used to drive my wife crazy - sitting on the couch, clicking the remote all the way up and down the channels a couple times, declaring "there's nothing on" after about an hour. I can't beleive I used to do that.
TiVo changed all that. It now takes about 4-5 seconds to change the channel by just hitting channel-up/down (TiVo sends the full channel # to the cable box via IR emitter -- my moto box is the one causing the big delay in switching channels). It has made the practice of surfing by this method impractical.
Instead, I just use the marvelous guide feature. In under 90 seconds I can scan through the on-now and upcoming-soon programming, coming to my "there's nothing on" conclusion in mere minutes.
Danbury, CT - An admitted second story burglar is suing a homeowner. Michael Malone attempted to enter a three-story residence by climbing a tree to gain admittance through an open third floor window. Unfortunately for Malone, the tree limb broke and the 275 pound burglar crashed to the ground. When the homeowner heard the commotion, he went outside to investigate. In the dark, he spied a figure moving toward the rear of his five acre lot and fired one round from a.22 caliber revolver. When the homeowner attempted to locate the intruder, Malone hid in the brush then collapsed from a bullet wound to his buttocks. Malone's lawsuit alleges that he almost bled to death due to the homeowner's negligence in not notifying the police in a timely manner. The homeowner did not notify the police until one hour after the attempted break-in. Two hours after the incident, the police found Malone in a pool of blood.
I thought I had seen a story more along the lines you suggest, but I think I'm remembering the scene from Liar Liar. I googled for a bit and didn't find any "real" stories (snopes didn't have anything either).
Can a Burglar Sue a Homeowner for Injuries Sustained During a Break-in? Anyone who trespasses on land to commit a criminal act is deemed to have willingly accepted all risks of injury while on the land. For example, if a burglar slips and falls down a dimly lit staircase while breaking and entering into your home, there is no liability imposed on the homeowner. Even a criminal trespasser, however, has some rights. A homeowner will be liable for creating "a danger with intent to do harm" or for acting "with reckless disregard for the safety" of a trespasser. If you have seen the movie "Home Alone" then I am sure that you can think of several examples which would fall into this category. A trip wire attached to the trigger of a shotgun clearly creates danger intended to harm the trespasser. In British Columbia, the Occupiers Liability Act tries to differentiate between accidental injuries to trespassers and deliberate attempts to cause harm or injury to trespassers. Generally speaking, there will be no liability for the accidental injury to a trespasser but there will be liability for the deliberately caused injury.
I think it's an urban legend. I don't think you can be sued unless you do something like set up a booby-trap or shoot him or something.
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>the notion that we exterminated them in a turf war.
More than just that, possibly.
I think it was a show on Discovery Channel where they talked about this a bit. One source said that Neanderthals might have been hunted for food.
I can't help myself...
http://www.42.dropbear.id.au/ms_nt_1.html
shoot, hate to respond to my own post, but I didn't RTFA first and now I see this:
...
The first Matrix movie was released in Egypt but was criticised by Islamic newspapers for promoting Zionism.
One Egyptian critic, Wael Abdel Fatah, said: "The press launched a campaign to stop showing the movie, saying that it reflects Zionist ideas, and promotes Jewish and Zionist beliefs."
So, the whole " the issue of existence and creation, which are related to the three divine religions, which we all respect and believe in" is really just a pretense -- the real reason is because it can be too easily interpreted as "Zionist propaganda"?
Just wondering aloud, since almost all the inhabitants of the Zion (in the movie) are black, and since they are probably going to dub the movie in Arabic anyway, can't they just change "Zion" to "Amsterdam" or something and sidestep the whole issue? *kidding*
I hadn't thought of that.
ZiÂon ÂÂ ÂPÂÂÂPronunciation KeyÂÂ(zn) also SiÂon (sn)
n.
I kept hearing the Iraqi information minister keep calling the coalition 'the Zionist horde' or something, but it didn't click in my mind until now how Muslims might interpret the Matrix based on the name 'Zion'.
mod . it . up ! ! !
(willing to donate my own karma for the benefit of this sparkling example of a post that is funny, insightful and informative all at the same time)
> Alas, this comment was posted by an Anonymous Coward
even more sad is that the post is now at +5
*shakes head*
wow, that's what -- $12.5 million per line, right? (1,000,000,000 / 80)
Must be some damn nice code/comments!!!
OT Comcast:
Slimy bastards. They called me up (well, my wife took the call) and offered a discount on a 'new' package with showtime, cinemax and a few others. She went ahead and took it, figuring we could cancel later if it wasn't a good deal.
Then a bunch of channels dissapeared (well, tivo tought they were still there, recorded a few shows with "you don't get this channel" message for an hour or so.
Called up -- what gives? We signed up for these other channels and a bunch went away -- did you screw up?
No. They're not in the 'new' package.
Wait, I still get the HBO and ENC in the other package you're still charging me for, what happend to Starz, Action and TechTv?
Oh, we're phasing those out -- they would go away eventually anyway.
Ok, so cancel this new package and give me back those channels.
Nope, can't do that -- it doesn't work that way.
Turns out they were going to chop some channels, decided to try to get people to sign up for additional channels hoping they wouldn't notice the others were gone.
Now, if you're going to drop channels, fine. Send out a notice, I can survive without Starz and TechTv. I thought this was pretty crappy way to try to put one over on the subs.
> let this go to court and let IBM's lawyers prove that SCO is full of it to begin with ...and *then* they can buy them on the cheap, B-F the board and GPL SCO's source
Hey, I can dream can't I?
Holy Cow!
right you are!
Apple!
Oooh! My favorite!
But I don't *want* to be a pie! ...
I don't like gravy!
KFC? Chicken? Everyone knows the reason they changed their name from "Kentucky Fried Chicken" to "KFC" is because they no longer use chickens in their meals.
Kentucky Fried Chicken has become KFC. Does
anybody know why? We thought the real reason
was because of the "FRIED" food issue. It's
not. The reason why they call it KFC is
because they cannot use the word chicken
anymore. Why? KFC does not use real chickens.
They actually use genetically manipulated
organisms.
C'mon... I saw it on my innernet, so it must be true!
hmm, it was modded +5 funny for a good reason
maybe you could check it out?
free subscription day, I guess.
Subscribers get to see stories before they are posted for the general public and I'm told they appear in red during this period where subscribers-only can preview.
must be a glitch in the matrix
>The pirate culture is totally different
Arrr, right you be, land-lubber! Avast! Shiver me timbers! Arrr!
Sorry, now I have an image of Long John Silver sitting at a computer downloading Office XP stuck in my head. Please mod me down now.
most of the press and analysts who have been invited to take part in SCO's "public review of the infringing code" have declined
reminded me of the title of that movie with Tony Curtis and Brian Keith suppose they gave a war and nobody came?
I just think that is funny. They invited everyone to come look at the "evidence", but they made the conditions such that nobody will play.
"Well, we provided an opportunity for the community to come and see -- they chose to stand us up."
Wasn't there some "11 o'clock" meeting that they held up where they invited Novell to come and talk this over and nobody showed up? Seems pretty transparent to me.
Is anybody buying this? Apparently not, given the drop in their stock, eh?
Banky: Alright, now see this? This is a four-way road, OK? And dead in the center is a crisp, new, hundred dollar bill. Now, at the end of each of these streets are four people, OK? Are you following?
Holden: Yeah.
Banky: Good. Over here, we have a male-affectionate, easy to get along with, non-political agenda lesbian. Down here, we have a man-hating, angry as fuck, agenda of rage, bitter dyke. Over here, we got Santa Claus, and up here the Easter Bunny. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first?
Holden: What is this supposed to prove?
Banky: No, I'm serious. This is a serious exercise. It's like an SAT question. Which one is going to get to the hundred dollar bill first? The male-friendly lesbian, the man-hating dyke, Santa Claus, or the Easter bunny?
Holden: The man-hating dyke.
Banky: Good. Why?
Holden: I don't know.
Banky: Because the other three are figments of your fucking imagination!
>McBride claimed it was SCO's intellectual property
I'm listening to the call right now, the words "our intellectual property" just came out of his mouth again.
But their press release says they don't own copyrights or patents, just contract rights to license code to others.
SCO owns the contract rights to the UNIX® operating system. SCO has the contractual right to prevent improper donations of UNIX code, methods or concepts into Linux by any UNIX vendor.
So, what "intellecual property" is he referring to?
This is nice also:
Copyrights and patents are protection against strangers. Contracts are what you use against parties you have relationships with.
Biy, I'd be in a big hurry to enter into a contract with any company that views a contract as something you "use against" another party!
TiVo has made channel-surfing obsolete for me.
I used to drive my wife crazy - sitting on the couch, clicking the remote all the way up and down the channels a couple times, declaring "there's nothing on" after about an hour. I can't beleive I used to do that.
TiVo changed all that. It now takes about 4-5 seconds to change the channel by just hitting channel-up/down (TiVo sends the full channel # to the cable box via IR emitter -- my moto box is the one causing the big delay in switching channels). It has made the practice of surfing by this method impractical.
Instead, I just use the marvelous guide feature. In under 90 seconds I can scan through the on-now and upcoming-soon programming, coming to my "there's nothing on" conclusion in mere minutes.
The earth? Oh, the earth will be gone in just a few seconds
>eliudium pew 36
I remembered hearing it as "Eludium Q-36" explosive space modulator.
but it appears you are correct
The earth will be gone in just a few minutes. It obstructs my view of venus.
Now, where the $@#& is the Illudium Q-38 Explosive Space Modulator?
You might be thinking of this...
.22 caliber revolver. When the homeowner attempted to locate the intruder, Malone hid in the brush then collapsed from a bullet wound to his buttocks. Malone's lawsuit alleges that he almost bled to death due to the homeowner's negligence in not notifying the police in a timely manner. The homeowner did not notify the police until one hour after the attempted break-in. Two hours after the incident, the police found Malone in a pool of blood.
Second Story Burglar Sues Homeowner
Danbury, CT - An admitted second story burglar is suing a homeowner. Michael Malone attempted to enter a three-story residence by climbing a tree to gain admittance through an open third floor window. Unfortunately for Malone, the tree limb broke and the 275 pound burglar crashed to the ground. When the homeowner heard the commotion, he went outside to investigate. In the dark, he spied a figure moving toward the rear of his five acre lot and fired one round from a
I thought I had seen a story more along the lines you suggest, but I think I'm remembering the scene from Liar Liar. I googled for a bit and didn't find any "real" stories (snopes didn't have anything either).
I did find this -- Check this out:
New Twists on Occupiers Liability
Can a Burglar Sue a Homeowner for Injuries Sustained During a Break-in?
Anyone who trespasses on land to commit a criminal act is deemed to have willingly accepted all risks of injury while on the land. For example, if a burglar slips and falls down a dimly lit staircase while breaking and entering into your home, there is no liability imposed on the homeowner.
Even a criminal trespasser, however, has some rights. A homeowner will be liable for creating "a danger with intent to do harm" or for acting "with reckless disregard for the safety" of a trespasser. If you have seen the movie "Home Alone" then I am sure that you can think of several examples which would fall into this category. A trip wire attached to the trigger of a shotgun clearly creates danger intended to harm the trespasser. In British Columbia, the Occupiers Liability Act tries to differentiate between accidental injuries to trespassers and deliberate attempts to cause harm or injury to trespassers. Generally speaking, there will be no liability for the accidental injury to a trespasser but there will be liability for the deliberately caused injury.
I think it's an urban legend. I don't think you can be sued unless you do something like set up a booby-trap or shoot him or something.
>The usb cord seems to hide inside the wristband.
Non totally. Look at the bottom/side picture at thinkgeek.
Looks like it does fit into the wristband, but is still exposed/visible.