Thatis not fair as CDs cost more than vinyl & tapes.
If that were true how could (in the words of the immortal Alice & Bill, of computershopper's hard edge) "vapid CD distributor and sometimes online service AOL" afford to give away (approx) 5 billion CDs a year? CDs are WAY cheaper than tapes. clear plastic, stamped, covered with a thin metallic film, covered with more clear plastic. The ink on top costs more.
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I guess the "Georgia Crackers" all moved North.
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I'm really sorry I forgot the Crackers that live in Georgia. BTW, you are perhaps the first Cracker I've heard of in Key West. Not native to there, I assume?
In the US, it varies. Some states, loser pays; some states, each pays his own. Federally, each pays his own.
However, in the states where each pays his own (like mine, FL), the plaintiff usually sues for `damages and legal fees', and the defendant countersues for much the same. I know other countries laugh at our legal system, because I do too.
I will never forget the McDonald's coffee case. An old lady in the passenger seat of her son's car sets her coffee in her lap while he's driving. It spills and burns her. She sues McDonald's and f*cking wins! <grr>. In fact, the jury awarded her USD 2e6, which the judge later reduced to 6e5. As a result, McDonald's coffee cups now say "Caution: Hot" on them.
and B) the distincitons between the TLDs (.com,.net, and.org) was actually enforced. (Ie, if you're a for-profit business, you cannot register a.org...if you're not for profit, you cannot register a.com, etc.)
It reminds me of the evil empire of the healthcare industry, Columbia. They are columbia.net (!), because columbia.com was already taken by the sportswear company. Who the hell gave Columbia a.net?!
Truth is an absolute defense against accusations of libel and slander (i.e. defamation) under Canadian civil law, and I'm 95% sure we get that from British common law.
Same here. People tend to forget that most US laws are based on British common law. The biggest single difference is the lack of a British constitution (unless you count the Magna Carta).
The problem is that in the US, even if there are not criminal legal grounds, there are always civil grounds. Of course, that goes both ways: Theo and UF could sue this `evil empire' for emotional pain and duress.
Some Canadian said: (hey we'll even let Quebec vote to LEAVE our country and let them go if they vote yes..can't get much more democratic an free than that...I doubt Alaska or any other state could do the same).
Remember what happened the last time some states tried that? It started with South Carolina and just got worse. One question though: How would Quebec support itself as an independent nation?
Washington DC beats that by itself and it has what, 5 million people at the most.
Actually, DC's 1990 population was about 606,000 according to the Census Bureau. Our next Census comes by next year, and DC will be nowhere near 5e6 people. But most cities are nowhere near as dangerous as Washington.
It makes me kinda nostalgic too. I look up at this double CD case with three CDs in it: Slackware 2.2 (that's kernel 1.2)and snapshots of sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux and ts x-11 from the relevant time period. This was my first Linux.
Then I got too busy to learn stuff, so I left it alone for a long time, until I downloaded RH 5.2 and installed it on my old 486 in the corner with my cable modem acting as my firewall for the other three boxen. If not for Linux (or *BSD), that computer would be utterly useless, because Windows is painful.
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You think THAT's bad???
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Let me guess: PaxNET? That bit of evil is run by a guy who lives around these parts. Here, it's broadcast (and cable) channel 17.
All it shows are these reruns from CBS and the Family Channel, as well as prayer and the 700 club. ick.
I feel your pain. But I don't suffer from it. I live in Pinellas Park, which is exactly between St. Pete and Clearwater, so it's more or less straight down I-4 from you. We have TimeWarner, and I personally have RoadRunner. 2-way cable: 10Mbps down and 6 Mbps up.
TimeWarner's cable TV service is awful. It costs too much, the installers are mean, and the customer service people don't serve customers well at all. However, their cable net service is absolutely perfect. Always up, always fast.
BillG would never use PDF. He would use Office97.doc format, or *maybe* RTF. PDF is Adobe, and despite MS's repeated attempts at destroying Adobe, it still survives.
this is not a joke. it is a multipack. it has slashdot in it because Rob has an agreement with Amazon. He gets "consideration" for clicks from his site.
Someone oughta tell him that `crackers' do not live "down South". Crackers live in Florida. They are a whole special breed, and they do not live in trailers. Our dearly departed Governor Chiles was a cracker.
Someone should also tell him that crackers and hackers are emphatically not the same.
I'm with you. My MessagePad 110 will never leave my hands. I don't care if we switch to roll-up sheet computers (they're discussed @ mit and stanford), the MP stays.
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If that were true how could (in the words of the immortal Alice & Bill, of computershopper's hard edge) "vapid CD distributor and sometimes online service AOL" afford to give away (approx) 5 billion CDs a year? CDs are WAY cheaper than tapes. clear plastic, stamped, covered with a thin metallic film, covered with more clear plastic. The ink on top costs more.
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"How useful of you. Anyway, I like the new dropdowns at the top of the page. Excellent work."
The first sentence was directed at the first poster. The second was to Rob.
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SMACK!
sorry. flashback.
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and rs0.internic.net seems to have gone missing. Part of NSI's dirty scheme?
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However, in the states where each pays his own (like mine, FL), the plaintiff usually sues for `damages and legal fees', and the defendant countersues for much the same. I know other countries laugh at our legal system, because I do too.
I will never forget the McDonald's coffee case. An old lady in the passenger seat of her son's car sets her coffee in her lap while he's driving. It spills and burns her. She sues McDonald's and f*cking wins! <grr>. In fact, the jury awarded her USD 2e6, which the judge later reduced to 6e5. As a result, McDonald's coffee cups now say "Caution: Hot" on them.
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It reminds me of the evil empire of the healthcare industry, Columbia. They are columbia.net (!), because columbia.com was already taken by the sportswear company. Who the hell gave Columbia a .net?!
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Pinging theos-software.com [207.21.75.2] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 207.21.75.2:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
(look, I know it's windows ping, so shoot me)
Apparently, their software is fault-intolerant. ;)
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Same here. People tend to forget that most US laws are based on British common law. The biggest single difference is the lack of a British constitution (unless you count the Magna Carta).
The problem is that in the US, even if there are not criminal legal grounds, there are always civil grounds. Of course, that goes both ways: Theo and UF could sue this `evil empire' for emotional pain and duress.
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Remember what happened the last time some states tried that? It started with South Carolina and just got worse. One question though: How would Quebec support itself as an independent nation?
Washington DC beats that by itself and it has what, 5 million people at the most.
Actually, DC's 1990 population was about 606,000 according to the Census Bureau. Our next Census comes by next year, and DC will be nowhere near 5e6 people. But most cities are nowhere near as dangerous as Washington.
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Then I got too busy to learn stuff, so I left it alone for a long time, until I downloaded RH 5.2 and installed it on my old 486 in the corner with my cable modem acting as my firewall for the other three boxen. If not for Linux (or *BSD), that computer would be utterly useless, because Windows is painful.
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All it shows are these reruns from CBS and the Family Channel, as well as prayer and the 700 club. ick.
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TimeWarner's cable TV service is awful. It costs too much, the installers are mean, and the customer service people don't serve customers well at all. However, their cable net service is absolutely perfect. Always up, always fast.
Maybe you should move.
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Someone should also tell him that crackers and hackers are emphatically not the same.
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