That's why XBL is so good - you're loved one can be in a different room or a different building - yet you can still shoot them in the face and laugh at them through the voice comms. That, my friend, is love.
Bearing in mind that religions usually prefer their own version of events and therefore debunk all other religions, it doesn't matter if a non-Mormon is baptised in death as the baptism literally has no effect. If it did have an effect, it would mean that Mormonism is the right religion, as was said in South Park - The Movie, and the person who was baptised would be redeemed.
However, as it's all rubbish, it is fair to say that people can do what they like with no effect whatsoever. If someone tells you to "go to hell" do you take it literally? If so, perhaps a reality check is in order.
Slightly off-topic, I always wondered why some religions insist upon sending people around to spread the word of the Lord. If the Lord is omnipotent and people receive a 'calling' why is it that this cannot always be delivered directly? I find myself faced with such ‘postal workers’ who deliver the message of the Lord to me – how do I qualify for direct delivery – a firmware upgrade perhaps? Or is it a bandwidth issue?
I have to agree. As there are varying degrees of porn, it is ridiculous to say that it is not harmful to impressionable adults, never mind children.
A documentary programme, in the UK, examined the use of porn and the advent of studios such as Max Hardcore which uses women as objects in their films and inflicts pain and degrading acts upon those women.
I'm all for youngsters satisfying their curious minds, amongst other things, and will happily allow them to surf for porn but will keep an eye on the sites and downloads in case something sinister turns up. I've been through the same process myself and will turn a blind eye to most things as long as it doesn't become obsessional.
Allowing a 5 year old to wander onto adult oriented sites without supervision (or appropriate blocking measures) would be acting without due care. I dare anybody to challenge that assertion.
You've still got a lot to make up for with Guantánamo Bay and the seemingly sport-like approach to killing allied troops.
It doesn't really matter if porn is blocked if you can opt in but I guess it will cut down on illegal downloads seems to be the government's current raison d'être.
BTW, the constant reference to CCTV which is rolled out time and time again is based upon estimates and usually includes private CCTV which is not accessible by the government unless subject to supoena. As of May this year London had 619 cameras which is more than anywhere else but significantly short of the "fifty bazillion" that you infer. I think that's pretty good bearing in mind how busy London is.
You should also bear in mind that CCTV is used to aid policing (although some say the effect on crime is negligible) but to compare it with countries with armed police forces is a little disingenuous to say the least. Sure, the UK has shootings but it's fairly minimal compared to the US.
Anyhow, your DMCA beats the crap out of any proposed anti-porn Act (which you can opt out of).
Isn't just the case that modern games have the graphical capability to mimic film hence the increased appeal of modern games and their ability to be turned into good films? Not everyone wants to play games that are so far removed from reality and nobody wants to watch a film based on the premise.
Previously popular games were 'cutesy' or simplistic: Pac-Man, Bubble Bobble, Horace Goes Skiing - none of those would have made a good film. Pac-Man literally has no depth of character - whether those hyphens are wafers or crack - he just can't get enough. On a deeper level that could be comment on the effect of greed on the human soul - but only if you were on crack.
Super Mario Brothers was the epitome of 'missing the point'. A successful game does not a good movie make. Street Fighter was better but still dreadful and Mortal Combat was 'acceptable'. Doom could have been good but it is widely accepted that the director has the 'reverse-Midas effect' - everything he touches turns to shit - therefore the chance was missed.
The Modern Warfare series of games would make great films but I suspect that it would be like seeing a film after reading the book i.e. a little disappointing.
Outside of the workplace maybe but also on work's time, presuming they receive paid leave for time off sick.
I've never had a sicky in my working career, or much sick leave for that matter (11 days in 16 years - minus one appendix), so I welcome efforts to eradicate selfish lazy-ass cock-masters who leave their shit for conscientious workers such as myself.
My cousin borrows my laptop (without asking) all the time hence a dead battery every time I use it. I can therefore state that battery state is relative to relative.
Perhaps the next macbook can use e-ink to dispense with battery killing flash and this new-fangled 'colour' that the press is harping on about.
I like your reasoning but I'm not sure it holds up to scrutiny.
Even if people are going to play games on their phones - I personally think the market is limited or at least limited enough that people will not game so much that they get properly 'hooked' - battery life is still a significant issue.
However, if this push towards gaming gives battery technology a shove, then we might be in for an interesting couple of years. I hope that WP7 is not fools gold and will be a proper challenge to the current front runners.
The difficulty with sustained high speed is that you need robust hardware to handle the throughput.
If I had 1Gbps ariving at my plastic-housed Netgear router, it would literally burst with the onslaught of so much data.
I may be able to make it last a little longer my wrapping it in duck tape but it wouldn't be long before it got to the "it canna take any more cap'n" stage
The same argument should work for Office 97 but lot of people still use it as 'it ain't broke'.
As for software becoming unsupported, there are plenty of companies that don't bother with windows updates as they are unrequired for day to day use. I regularly see XP installs which have not connected to MS since installation a few years ago.
Sitting behind an effective firewall and with fully managed local security policies, there is little risk in having an out of date installation.
MS Works (as was) is to OOo what OOo is to Office. As something that is free, MS Works and OOo are good/great but you need to pay for full, intuitive functionality hence I don’t have a problem with paying for Office but I do have a problem with the amount charged.
How many regular users would pay $30 for Office rather than use OOo compared with those who would pay $300 for Office rather than use OOo?
Adjusting the price point would increase the authentic user base and probably reduce piracy in the process. I would purchase a licence for my family rather than persevere with OOo. Not that it would affect me, I use office but I'll be damned if I'm paying for the family to!;-)
Admitting to being wrong or that you have contenders is a large step to take.
Perhaps with some encouragement MS might be able to admit that Windows and Office are overpriced and a lower price plus opt-in paid-for support might be a better business model. Fewer people will bother with cracking and pirating software if is only costs $30 rather than $300. They could remove features and have different packs such as with Win 7 to create different pricing.
It looks like he got 9 months and under UK law will serve half of that if he keeps his nose clean and resists the urge to shank somebody whilst in the big house. More details below.
Most people do not realise the overheads a lawyer has and most clients that I meet believe that the rate a layer charges per hour is the amount they take home. It's an illogical response as they don't even take into account that VAT (sales tax) currently at 17.5% in the UK, rising to 20% on 4th January 2011, forms part of the charge that the lawyer will never see before passing it onto the tax people, then income tax (40% for higher rate tax payers), national insurance payments (around 5%).
So, make uninformed decisions about lawyers if you will but at least consider unleashing wraith on estate agents (realtors) first who make hay whilst the sun shines for 18 years out of every 20 when property pretty much sells itself. Emergency plumbers too - making money when water is pissing out all over the floor. And don't get me started on undertakers/morticians - making (a lot of) money out of the death of loved ones...
Yep, the tapes were smaller and the machines twice the cost and Sony flogged that dead horse for years after VHS had cleared up and retired to the smoking room with a fat cigar and some comfortable slippers.
The Betamax debate continued until DVD-R became available therefore I anticipate that the Blu-Ray / HD-DVD debate will continue until the replacement format is available and optical media becomes the next legacy system like floppy disk.
It's a great way of keeping up with friends who you don't see very often due to being in geographical locations. A friend of mine just tweeted that he is going to LA for a week (he lives in the UK). I will know not to drop by his house whilst he is away. It didn't demand a response but it helps me know what is going on.
Of course, grammar leaves a lot to be desired such as the tweet "At doctor who live at wembley" by the same friend who lives close by. I assumed he was at a doctors surgery and wondered what was wrong. Turns out he was at 'Dr. Who - Live at Wembley'. The vaguaries of the English language...
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That's why XBL is so good - you're loved one can be in a different room or a different building - yet you can still shoot them in the face and laugh at them through the voice comms. That, my friend, is love.
Bearing in mind that religions usually prefer their own version of events and therefore debunk all other religions, it doesn't matter if a non-Mormon is baptised in death as the baptism literally has no effect. If it did have an effect, it would mean that Mormonism is the right religion, as was said in South Park - The Movie, and the person who was baptised would be redeemed.
However, as it's all rubbish, it is fair to say that people can do what they like with no effect whatsoever. If someone tells you to "go to hell" do you take it literally? If so, perhaps a reality check is in order.
Slightly off-topic, I always wondered why some religions insist upon sending people around to spread the word of the Lord. If the Lord is omnipotent and people receive a 'calling' why is it that this cannot always be delivered directly? I find myself faced with such ‘postal workers’ who deliver the message of the Lord to me – how do I qualify for direct delivery – a firmware upgrade perhaps? Or is it a bandwidth issue?
I have to agree. As there are varying degrees of porn, it is ridiculous to say that it is not harmful to impressionable adults, never mind children.
A documentary programme, in the UK, examined the use of porn and the advent of studios such as Max Hardcore which uses women as objects in their films and inflicts pain and degrading acts upon those women.
I'm all for youngsters satisfying their curious minds, amongst other things, and will happily allow them to surf for porn but will keep an eye on the sites and downloads in case something sinister turns up. I've been through the same process myself and will turn a blind eye to most things as long as it doesn't become obsessional.
Allowing a 5 year old to wander onto adult oriented sites without supervision (or appropriate blocking measures) would be acting without due care. I dare anybody to challenge that assertion.
You've still got a lot to make up for with Guantánamo Bay and the seemingly sport-like approach to killing allied troops.
It doesn't really matter if porn is blocked if you can opt in but I guess it will cut down on illegal downloads seems to be the government's current raison d'être.
BTW, the constant reference to CCTV which is rolled out time and time again is based upon estimates and usually includes private CCTV which is not accessible by the government unless subject to supoena. As of May this year London had 619 cameras which is more than anywhere else but significantly short of the "fifty bazillion" that you infer. I think that's pretty good bearing in mind how busy London is.
You should also bear in mind that CCTV is used to aid policing (although some say the effect on crime is negligible) but to compare it with countries with armed police forces is a little disingenuous to say the least. Sure, the UK has shootings but it's fairly minimal compared to the US.
Anyhow, your DMCA beats the crap out of any proposed anti-porn Act (which you can opt out of).
Isn't just the case that modern games have the graphical capability to mimic film hence the increased appeal of modern games and their ability to be turned into good films? Not everyone wants to play games that are so far removed from reality and nobody wants to watch a film based on the premise.
Previously popular games were 'cutesy' or simplistic: Pac-Man, Bubble Bobble, Horace Goes Skiing - none of those would have made a good film. Pac-Man literally has no depth of character - whether those hyphens are wafers or crack - he just can't get enough. On a deeper level that could be comment on the effect of greed on the human soul - but only if you were on crack.
Super Mario Brothers was the epitome of 'missing the point'. A successful game does not a good movie make. Street Fighter was better but still dreadful and Mortal Combat was 'acceptable'. Doom could have been good but it is widely accepted that the director has the 'reverse-Midas effect' - everything he touches turns to shit - therefore the chance was missed.
The Modern Warfare series of games would make great films but I suspect that it would be like seeing a film after reading the book i.e. a little disappointing.
Outside of the workplace maybe but also on work's time, presuming they receive paid leave for time off sick.
I've never had a sicky in my working career, or much sick leave for that matter (11 days in 16 years - minus one appendix), so I welcome efforts to eradicate selfish lazy-ass cock-masters who leave their shit for conscientious workers such as myself.
I believe that the fish were created under a GPL whereas the baker has a claim for prior art.
I wonder if they have a hive mind - could this be the first Beowool cluster?
My cousin borrows my laptop (without asking) all the time hence a dead battery every time I use it. I can therefore state that battery state is relative to relative.
Perhaps the next macbook can use e-ink to dispense with battery killing flash and this new-fangled 'colour' that the press is harping on about.
I'd love to be the person who owns that 403 site - s/he must be the richest person in the world!
I like your reasoning but I'm not sure it holds up to scrutiny.
Even if people are going to play games on their phones - I personally think the market is limited or at least limited enough that people will not game so much that they get properly 'hooked' - battery life is still a significant issue.
However, if this push towards gaming gives battery technology a shove, then we might be in for an interesting couple of years. I hope that WP7 is not fools gold and will be a proper challenge to the current front runners.
The difficulty with sustained high speed is that you need robust hardware to handle the throughput.
If I had 1Gbps ariving at my plastic-housed Netgear router, it would literally burst with the onslaught of so much data.
I may be able to make it last a little longer my wrapping it in duck tape but it wouldn't be long before it got to the "it canna take any more cap'n" stage
The same argument should work for Office 97 but lot of people still use it as 'it ain't broke'.
As for software becoming unsupported, there are plenty of companies that don't bother with windows updates as they are unrequired for day to day use. I regularly see XP installs which have not connected to MS since installation a few years ago.
Sitting behind an effective firewall and with fully managed local security policies, there is little risk in having an out of date installation.
So, there is no prophet?
"So sir, let's discuss the options list on your flying car: Wings – would you like some wings?"
MS Works (as was) is to OOo what OOo is to Office. As something that is free, MS Works and OOo are good/great but you need to pay for full, intuitive functionality hence I don’t have a problem with paying for Office but I do have a problem with the amount charged.
How many regular users would pay $30 for Office rather than use OOo compared with those who would pay $300 for Office rather than use OOo?
Adjusting the price point would increase the authentic user base and probably reduce piracy in the process. I would purchase a licence for my family rather than persevere with OOo. Not that it would affect me, I use office but I'll be damned if I'm paying for the family to! ;-)
Admitting to being wrong or that you have contenders is a large step to take.
Perhaps with some encouragement MS might be able to admit that Windows and Office are overpriced and a lower price plus opt-in paid-for support might be a better business model. Fewer people will bother with cracking and pirating software if is only costs $30 rather than $300. They could remove features and have different packs such as with Win 7 to create different pricing.
It looks like he got 9 months and under UK law will serve half of that if he keeps his nose clean and resists the urge to shank somebody whilst in the big house. More details below.
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Most people do not realise the overheads a lawyer has and most clients that I meet believe that the rate a layer charges per hour is the amount they take home. It's an illogical response as they don't even take into account that VAT (sales tax) currently at 17.5% in the UK, rising to 20% on 4th January 2011, forms part of the charge that the lawyer will never see before passing it onto the tax people, then income tax (40% for higher rate tax payers), national insurance payments (around 5%).
So, make uninformed decisions about lawyers if you will but at least consider unleashing wraith on estate agents (realtors) first who make hay whilst the sun shines for 18 years out of every 20 when property pretty much sells itself. Emergency plumbers too - making money when water is pissing out all over the floor. And don't get me started on undertakers/morticians - making (a lot of) money out of the death of loved ones...
That would be presuming that his posts were public which they are not or that he would be taking his family with him which he is not.
I agree with your sentiment but to assume makes an ass of you and, well, just you really ;-)
Yep, the tapes were smaller and the machines twice the cost and Sony flogged that dead horse for years after VHS had cleared up and retired to the smoking room with a fat cigar and some comfortable slippers.
The Betamax debate continued until DVD-R became available therefore I anticipate that the Blu-Ray / HD-DVD debate will continue until the replacement format is available and optical media becomes the next legacy system like floppy disk.
It's a great way of keeping up with friends who you don't see very often due to being in geographical locations. A friend of mine just tweeted that he is going to LA for a week (he lives in the UK). I will know not to drop by his house whilst he is away. It didn't demand a response but it helps me know what is going on.
Of course, grammar leaves a lot to be desired such as the tweet "At doctor who live at wembley" by the same friend who lives close by. I assumed he was at a doctors surgery and wondered what was wrong. Turns out he was at 'Dr. Who - Live at Wembley'. The vaguaries of the English language...
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Well, I'm not even going to consider moving there until I know what broadband coverage is like there.
What is this "torrenting" of which you speak?
I did a search on IMDB and the top result was 'Tormenting Job' which smacks of irony as I am reading this thread.