I know Chinese people who simply refuse, on spec, to ever speak to anyone of Japanese decent. Yes it really is that serious.
I hope most chinese people aren't that racist. I had a next-door neighbour who used to berate us each year for going on holiday in france because they were "collaborators". Luckily most people aren't so idiotic.
Well, yes there will always be theft but the parent post suggested that mail could be opened with just the signature of a middle manager! I find that hard to believe.
Are you sure? My postman told me once that he couldn't give me mail on the street because it was a serious crime to hand over mail before it reached its destination. Given that, it seems unlikely that it would be trivial to open mail.
Don't be like the French, where you can be arrested for working more than 35 hours per week
Link please? As far as I know, this is untrue. I think companies can be fined to making people work more than 35 hours. It looks quite likely this law will be changed anyway: it doesn't seem to have reduced unemployment (its intended effect) and obviously impacts on productivity in that case.
Hang on - I've lived in france as well (I'm british) and whilst I admit that the french sense of national pride is sometimes too close to xenophobia for comfort, and whilst it sounds like you had a shitty time for which I'm sorry, I can't agree with your last paragraph.
Since the republic of france was founded, schools have been secular (one of the points of the revolution was to reduce the power of the catholic church). This is not new. Any overt display of religious symbols is banned, such as big crosses. It is not specifically against particular religions, but a core part of french culture... you do not mix religion and the state. Read more here
Of course I have sympathy for people caught up in this, but it seems to me that france has, and has always had, a clear line on this area, and if it matters so much to people then there are plenty of other countries (such as the UK) which allow the wearing of headscarves and turbans. France is probably the wrong country to live in.
And for your information, other countries' state institutions have got in similar trouble.
Yes, but his brakes should show some serious signs of wear (which they apparently don't). Notice that this was a court-appointed mechanic, not someone from renault who examined the car.
Really? Is it not covered by this: Section 28A: Making of temporary copies.
Copyright in a literary work, other than a computer program or a database, or in a dramatic, musical or artistic work, the typographical arrangement of a published edition, a sound recording or a film, is not infringed by the making of a temporary copy which is transient or incidental, which is an integral and essential part of a technological process and the sole purpose of which is to enable -
(a) a transmission of the work in a network between third parties by an intermediary; or
(b) a lawful use of the work;
and which has no independent economic significance.
Thanks! Unfortunately I can't see my (european) model on there (PCG-F305) and anyway, $135 is a bit on the steep side seeing as they're reconditioned and only have a 90 day warranty.
Oh COME ON! Yes, that was a fantastic achievement... I've been cheering Scaled on from my desk, and grabbing every bit of information I can about this. I find it incredibly exciting. But your comment "Take a look at Scaled Composites' expenditures and then compare then with those of NASA for one damn shuttle launch. Then shut your mouth." is incredibly silly. The space shuttle is doing a far more difficult job, a job that SpaceShipOne cannot conceivably do. Comparing SpaceShipOne to X15 is fairer, but then you *CAN* justifiably say that Scaled has benefitted from NASA's research.
None of this takes away from Rutan et al.s fantastic achievement. But let's keep a little perspective : NASA has problems, but it still has achieved an incredible amount, and it (and the smart people who work there) deserve a bit more respect from the slashdot crowd.
I just got back from CHEP (I gave a talk on my experiment's event data model) and find that we're on slashdot!
It was a hectic week and I'm still recovering... interesting things I learnt: - Interlaken has a Hooters bar (the only one in switzerland, next to the conference centre) - no matter where you plan to go for a drink, you end up in Buddys bar. -.... oh, and some stuff about computing as well.;-)
What *was* amazing though was how the LHC experiments totally dominated the conference. I wasn't expecting this.
How the flying fuck is that insightful? Okay, I'll probably get modded down as flamebait now but frankly I don't give a shit.
The kyoto agreement is NOT about screwing the US, it's about trying to protect the environment for our species. The restrictions will affect the european countries as well, and if it affects the US more, that's only because per capita it is a far worse polluter.
Yes, it is a great shame that China et al. are exempt and no, it is not a perfect treaty. But it's a start, and to suggest that it's intended to screw over the US is ignorant and stupid (not least because the world economy depends on the success of the US economy).
Did you read the bit in article where it says " Lombardi told GameSpot last Friday. "We later had to add breach of contract claims for, among other things, refusing to pay us royalties owed and delaying Condition Zero out of the holiday season.""
So perhaps, just perhaps, it did go gold and it wasn't Gabe Newell's fault that it was six months late? Frankly I don't know, but I strongly suspect you don't either.
I think I'd be pretty surprised if "most of the physics that has been done for the past 150 years s flat out wrong" It may not be perfectly correct (and it probably isn't, given that we know that our theories that govern it all at the most basic level aren't complete... i.e. the Standard Model needs extending), but flat out wrong? Nope - I doubt it. Too well tested by now.
I dunno - I've seen several films on digital projectors, and the quality was excellent. I expected to see pixellation but failed to spot any at all. I was extremely impressed. I'm not sure we have Lucas to thanks for this though - weren't the Pixar films out on DP before Star Wars 2? For insatnce the bbc seems to agree with me.
I'm foregoing mod-point to beg you, TO BEG YOU to read more sci-fi! I read some of those Zahn books ages ago (in a public library - I *definitely* didn't buy them) and they are fit only for burning. And then down-wind.
For the love of god, change you slashdot id to avoid future embarassment, log on to amazon and read something like, like... fuck it... ANYTHING is better than Zahn's star wars!;-)
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I know Chinese people who simply refuse, on spec, to ever speak to anyone of Japanese decent. Yes it really is that serious.
I hope most chinese people aren't that racist. I had a next-door neighbour who used to berate us each year for going on holiday in france because they were "collaborators". Luckily most people aren't so idiotic.
Well, yes there will always be theft but the parent post suggested that mail could be opened with just the signature of a middle manager! I find that hard to believe.
Are you sure? My postman told me once that he couldn't give me mail on the street because it was a serious crime to hand over mail before it reached its destination. Given that, it seems unlikely that it would be trivial to open mail.
Of course if some other ideology ruled the earth you wouldn't have the Internet or Slashdot.
Eh? How do you know? Been travelling in parallel universes much recently?
Don't be like the French, where you can be arrested for working more than 35 hours per week
Link please? As far as I know, this is untrue. I think companies can be fined to making people work more than 35 hours. It looks quite likely this law will be changed anyway: it doesn't seem to have reduced unemployment (its intended effect) and obviously impacts on productivity in that case.
Read this interview. It seems like some lawyers do speak like this!
I think I probably believe it's real.
Did he now? How do we know this? After all he was never charged of a crime!. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?
Hang on - I've lived in france as well (I'm british) and whilst I admit that the french sense of national pride is sometimes too close to xenophobia for comfort, and whilst it sounds like you had a shitty time for which I'm sorry, I can't agree with your last paragraph.
Since the republic of france was founded, schools have been secular (one of the points of the revolution was to reduce the power of the catholic church). This is not new. Any overt display of religious symbols is banned, such as big crosses. It is not specifically against particular religions, but a core part of french culture... you do not mix religion and the state. Read more here
Of course I have sympathy for people caught up in this, but it seems to me that france has, and has always had, a clear line on this area, and if it matters so much to people then there are plenty of other countries (such as the UK) which allow the wearing of headscarves and turbans. France is probably the wrong country to live in.
And for your information, other countries' state institutions have got in similar trouble.
The parent was replying to a post about why the PS2 isn't selling well in ****JAPAN****, not the US.
Please keep modding the parent up ... I think that Andy (despite his fall) is probably right.
Read Snow Crash. That is excellent.
Yes, but his brakes should show some serious signs of wear (which they apparently don't). Notice that this was a court-appointed mechanic, not someone from renault who examined the car.
Really? Is it not covered by this:
Section 28A: Making of temporary copies.
Copyright in a literary work, other than a computer program or a database, or in a dramatic, musical or artistic work, the typographical arrangement of a published edition, a sound recording or a film, is not infringed by the making of a temporary copy which is transient or incidental, which is an integral and essential part of a technological process and the sole purpose of which is to enable -
(a) a transmission of the work in a network between third parties by an intermediary; or
(b) a lawful use of the work;
and which has no independent economic significance.
(taken from here
Thanks - that looks the best bet so far.
Thanks! Unfortunately I can't see my (european) model on there (PCG-F305) and anyway, $135 is a bit on the steep side seeing as they're reconditioned and only have a 90 day warranty.
Thanks very much for the link though.
I have a busted keyboard as well ... where did you get this mini keyboard from?
... does anyone know where to get Sony Vaio keyboards?
Of course ideally I'd like to find a "proper" spare part
Oh COME ON! Yes, that was a fantastic achievement ... I've been cheering Scaled on from my desk, and grabbing every bit of information I can about this. I find it incredibly exciting. But your comment "Take a look at Scaled Composites' expenditures and then compare then with those of NASA for one damn shuttle launch. Then shut your mouth." is incredibly silly. The space shuttle is doing a far more difficult job, a job that SpaceShipOne cannot conceivably do. Comparing SpaceShipOne to X15 is fairer, but then you *CAN* justifiably say that Scaled has benefitted from NASA's research.
None of this takes away from Rutan et al.s fantastic achievement. But let's keep a little perspective : NASA has problems, but it still has achieved an incredible amount, and it (and the smart people who work there) deserve a bit more respect from the slashdot crowd.
"Trolling for publicity"?
They're entering the X-Prize, and yes, they're keeping the public informed. What exactly have they done that could be classed as trolling?
I just got back from CHEP (I gave a talk on my experiment's event data model) and find that we're on slashdot!
... interesting things I learnt: .... oh, and some stuff about computing as well. ;-)
It was a hectic week and I'm still recovering
- Interlaken has a Hooters bar (the only one in switzerland, next to the conference centre)
- no matter where you plan to go for a drink, you end up in Buddys bar.
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What *was* amazing though was how the LHC experiments totally dominated the conference. I wasn't expecting this.
How the flying fuck is that insightful? Okay, I'll probably get modded down as flamebait now but frankly I don't give a shit.
The kyoto agreement is NOT about screwing the US, it's about trying to protect the environment for our species. The restrictions will affect the european countries as well, and if it affects the US more, that's only because per capita it is a far worse polluter.
Yes, it is a great shame that China et al. are exempt and no, it is not a perfect treaty. But it's a start, and to suggest that it's intended to screw over the US is ignorant and stupid (not least because the world economy depends on the success of the US economy).
Did you read the bit in article where it says " Lombardi told GameSpot last Friday. "We later had to add breach of contract claims for, among other things, refusing to pay us royalties owed and delaying Condition Zero out of the holiday season.""
So perhaps, just perhaps, it did go gold and it wasn't Gabe Newell's fault that it was six months late? Frankly I don't know, but I strongly suspect you don't either.
I think I'd be pretty surprised if "most of the physics that has been done for the past 150 years s flat out wrong" It may not be perfectly correct (and it probably isn't, given that we know that our theories that govern it all at the most basic level aren't complete ... i.e. the Standard Model needs extending), but flat out wrong? Nope - I doubt it. Too well tested by now.
I dunno - I've seen several films on digital projectors, and the quality was excellent. I expected to see pixellation but failed to spot any at all. I was extremely impressed. I'm not sure we have Lucas to thanks for this though - weren't the Pixar films out on DP before Star Wars 2? For insatnce the bbc seems to agree with me.
For the love of god, change you slashdot id to avoid future embarassment, log on to amazon and read something like, like ... fuck it ... ANYTHING is better than Zahn's star wars! ;-)
Impressive! You mention "thief" three times and spell it three different way! ;-)