By making laws extremely detailed, many such actions become pointless because the potential loopholes and debating points are removed.
All of the above are good points, but the reverse is also true. Making obsessively detailed laws can also increase the number of loopholes. Some may enter in the same way bugs enter large software projects, and others may be inserted at the insistence of special interests, and simply "lost" in the rest of the detail.
I do concede the point that the words "reasonable person" or "local community standards" really should not appear in any legal document. Hopefully, they would apply instead to the lawmakers.
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...and read literally thousands of pages of laws a day and understand/vote on them?
One question I've always had is, why do there need to be thousands of pages of laws? Personally, I don't think any one law (or, incidentally, contract or other legal document) needs to be more than 5 pages or so. Otherwise it is too complicated, or poorly written. ___
there's windiff, but that doesn't come with windows, it comes with VC++
Well, yeah. I know there are various Windows apps that have the same functionality (or more) than those that come with the various Unices. I was pretty much focusing on what came with the OSes in my (very very) little joke. ___
Well, Linux has diff. With Windows, I guess you can see if the files are the same size, but there is no real good way to do a more detailed compare... ___
I wouldn't use a black hole computer anyway. It would undoubtedly be a Microsoft product. It would eagerly suck in all data, but refuse to release any of it. ___
That said, the 4 volumes may not be such a bad idea. People might be more likely to take a chance on a new author's book if it's normal paperback
size.
Heck, that's what they did with Lord of the Rings. Though I am now happy to see that there are almost as many editions that are either in one volume or six, which are really the more natural divisions than three. ___
Because you have to pay a monthly fee to play everquest when you connect to one of their servers.
But if you use a different server, you are not even receiving service from them, much less stealing it. What it really is is diminisment of services, which isn't a crime - it's competition. Verant just needs to make sure the events on their servers are more interesting than those on free servers - $10/month worth more interesting. ___
i'm not really one for MS, but if they could put out a quality product without trying to take over the world, i'm all for it.
"I really must remember not to take over the world... Let me just release this little MS Mouse... So far so good. Hey, wait! How'd Norway get in my pocket? Darn it. What's this? New England must have fallen into my cuff! Rats. Back to the 12 step." ___
Furthermore, the quotes attributed to Mr. Heckler have been taken out of context
What possible non-sinister context is there for that quote? Other than "What I am about to say does not represent the opinions or strategies of Sony Pictures, Sony Music or any other Sony Company...." ___
By implementing the VSTi system, however, universities contractually agree to require at least three titles per curriculum topic. Therefore, the number of titles used by students increases significantly.
Well, isn't that wonderful. The number, and source, of required texts for our future doctors is no longer determined by need, but by contractual obligation to the publisher... ___
Slashdot Mirror
Actually, it was Sam Lowry, after his second nervous breakdown.
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Any moderators up for some irony?
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However, despite the fact that Alice is decidedly not aimed at the geek crowd, the fact remains that it is pretty darn cool.
And linking to MS is fairly reasonable to get "Service Packs" and DirectX updates.
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All of the above are good points, but the reverse is also true. Making obsessively detailed laws can also increase the number of loopholes. Some may enter in the same way bugs enter large software projects, and others may be inserted at the insistence of special interests, and simply "lost" in the rest of the detail.
I do concede the point that the words "reasonable person" or "local community standards" really should not appear in any legal document. Hopefully, they would apply instead to the lawmakers.
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... is complete without a link to Alice.
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One question I've always had is, why do there need to be thousands of pages of laws? Personally, I don't think any one law (or, incidentally, contract or other legal document) needs to be more than 5 pages or so. Otherwise it is too complicated, or poorly written.
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Well, yeah. I know there are various Windows apps that have the same functionality (or more) than those that come with the various Unices. I was pretty much focusing on what came with the OSes in my (very very) little joke.
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Well, Linux has diff. With Windows, I guess you can see if the files are the same size, but there is no real good way to do a more detailed compare...
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I would rather know which Socket A coolers DO kill. That is potentially much more useful information.
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I wouldn't use a black hole computer anyway. It would undoubtedly be a Microsoft product. It would eagerly suck in all data, but refuse to release any of it.
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Heck, that's what they did with Lord of the Rings. Though I am now happy to see that there are almost as many editions that are either in one volume or six, which are really the more natural divisions than three.
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Sorry.
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/. - slashdot
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I thought
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Because you have to pay a monthly fee to play everquest when you connect to one of their servers.
But if you use a different server, you are not even receiving service from them, much less stealing it. What it really is is diminisment of services, which isn't a crime - it's competition. Verant just needs to make sure the events on their servers are more interesting than those on free servers - $10/month worth more interesting.
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The BattleBots are the RoboSoccer Hooligans.
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Zero volume implies infinite density, not infinite mass...
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"I really must remember not to take over the world... Let me just release this little MS Mouse... So far so good. Hey, wait! How'd Norway get in my pocket? Darn it. What's this? New England must have fallen into my cuff! Rats. Back to the 12 step."
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You are too unkind.
heh
heh heh
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What possible non-sinister context is there for that quote? Other than "What I am about to say does not represent the opinions or strategies of Sony Pictures, Sony Music or any other Sony Company. ..."
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1950 Eggs are good for you.
1970 Eggs are bad for you.
1980 Eggs aren't so bad for you.
Actually, I would say that 1950 eggs are pretty bad for you, whether you are talking about year of origin, or quantity...
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Well, isn't that wonderful. The number, and source, of required texts for our future doctors is no longer determined by need, but by contractual obligation to the publisher...
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China's insular attitude, however, prevented their languages from becoming any sort of "World Language." This is still true today.
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while (!world->perfect) {
whine ();
}
Shouldn't that be while (!world->perfect())? Better encapsulation, you know.
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Now T1000 can fly!
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Wouldn't that be Mac compatible?
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