However, the explosion would produce a shock
wave of kinetic energy which would rattle any matter it came in contact with.
No, it would not. At least, not as you have worded it. Any debris hitting the hull (or camera microphone) would make noise, but there is no such thing as a shock wave of kinetic energy, especially in a vacuum.
Heh, most B5 fans I know would say that the B5 movies were stinkers, except one great (In the Beginning). Just goes to show what different people are looking for in them. What was your stinker?
So when you said "It is NOT your choice what laws you are going to follow and which you are going to ignore.", you meant "It is NOT your choice to decide which laws of the same importance as game piracy you are going to follow and which you are going to ignore, but you can make that choice for the really important laws, like slavery."?
What prevents legit users from modifying the software on the disc so it doesn't check for the keys anymore?
Like NiceGeek said, it doesn't stop, it annoys.
I have a floppy with an old program that contained some kind of copy protection. Even when installed on the harddisk, the program could not run
without the floppy in the drive. But when the floppydrive stopped working I had to do something. Actually I didn't modify the program, instead I just
modified the floppydriver to return the values expected by the program.
However if they "planned for it" like you said, and football ended "early", then they would have to fill that dead air with a post-game show or some crap that no one would watch.
"Planning for it" means scheduling a "Simpsons" rerun after the game rather than a new episode of Futurama, and giving Futurama a timeslot that isn't trampled. Like, for example, that same timeslot outside of football season.
What? You can go get free bags as often as you want. Of course, some stores may charge a nominal fee for new bags. You can also buy a heavy duty reusable bag if you wish.
How does "Severability" work. If there is a severability clause in the contract, and the contract is deemed illegal, then wouldn't the severability clause be broken before it can take effect? It seems that the severability clause would have to be a separate contract. I guess allowing severability clauses is currently accepted shorthand for having contracts and severability contracts.
True, but Frodo is 33, which translates to about 18 in human terms. The actor is in his twenties, so all is well.
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Terry Goodkind started off the Sword of Truth series with some really good stuff. Pillars of Creation sucked ass. The one before it was pathetically
meaningless, meandering, and left me cold and lost. The latest one is barely 100 pages, and it was released as a hardcover! WTF??? Explain that one,
beyond total greed.
Actually, I think that one is a reprint of a "short" story that was in a previous anthology series. It's a hardcover for shelf space and greed. Otherwise, I pretty much agree with your assessment of the series.
Actually, it would be akin to giving everyone a free car of their choice unless they used it for profit (If the law was changed, it wouldn't be stealing). Also, to make the analogy more accurate, assume that cars have negligable fabrication cost and that an inexperienced driver isn't a menace to themselves or others.
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However, the explosion would produce a shock wave of kinetic energy which would rattle any matter it came in contact with.
No, it would not. At least, not as you have worded it. Any debris hitting the hull (or camera microphone) would make noise, but there is no such thing as a shock wave of kinetic energy, especially in a vacuum.
Of course with my luck, it'll be pre-empted by some sporting event.
You're a lucky fellow, then?
Because the guy with five nines is probably armed.
"Jeremiah" is pretty good, too. And it's done by the guy who made Babylon 5, to boot.
Indeed. I'd put that one (River of Souls) at the bottom. And "stinkers" may have been hyperbole for the others.
I wonder if he has to have his clothes hand made on B5 or if he has them delivered from Mantisworld.
He's nekkid.
The B5 movies were great, except one stinker,
Heh, most B5 fans I know would say that the B5 movies were stinkers, except one great (In the Beginning). Just goes to show what different people are looking for in them. What was your stinker?
How on earth did a six foot fly come to be living in a twelve foot cube in the down below?
Fly? That was a praying manis, man. No doubt related to Zorak.
That's a story line I'd like to see.
I'd like to see how he ended up not living in his cube Down Below.
Every original program on basic cable with no connection to psychics is to be cancelled.
I'm fine with it if they only mine in the shape of a huge CHA. But it will probably end up being a Coca-Cola logo instead.
Just playing the devil's advocate here, but the difference seems to be that they used the image for business purposes.
Not in the US in general, but in MD and VA, which have passed UCITA. Otherwise, it hasn't been tested in court.
Pushing "I agree" to install a piece of software no more means that you agree than pushing "yes" means you're a wuss when exiting the game "DOOM".
Any software/hardware that handles unexpected input gracefully is not defective.
So when you said "It is NOT your choice what laws you are going to follow and which you are going to ignore.", you meant "It is NOT your choice to decide which laws of the same importance as game piracy you are going to follow and which you are going to ignore, but you can make that choice for the really important laws, like slavery."?
What prevents legit users from modifying the software on the disc so it doesn't check for the keys anymore?
Like NiceGeek said, it doesn't stop, it annoys.
I have a floppy with an old program that contained some kind of copy protection. Even when installed on the harddisk, the program could not run without the floppy in the drive. But when the floppydrive stopped working I had to do something. Actually I didn't modify the program, instead I just modified the floppydriver to return the values expected by the program.
And didn't it annoy you that that was necessary?
That's a bit of a virus magnet.
I'll bet that Plato was merely echoing the wisdom of the stone-age cheiftan selection procedures. Lucky for him he lived in an age with writing.
However if they "planned for it" like you said, and football ended "early", then they would have to fill that dead air with a post-game show or some crap that no one would watch.
"Planning for it" means scheduling a "Simpsons" rerun after the game rather than a new episode of Futurama, and giving Futurama a timeslot that isn't trampled. Like, for example, that same timeslot outside of football season.
What? You can go get free bags as often as you want. Of course, some stores may charge a nominal fee for new bags. You can also buy a heavy duty reusable bag if you wish.
How does "Severability" work. If there is a severability clause in the contract, and the contract is deemed illegal, then wouldn't the severability clause be broken before it can take effect? It seems that the severability clause would have to be a separate contract. I guess allowing severability clauses is currently accepted shorthand for having contracts and severability contracts.
True, but Frodo is 33, which translates to about 18 in human terms. The actor is in his twenties, so all is well.
Terry Goodkind started off the Sword of Truth series with some really good stuff. Pillars of Creation sucked ass. The one before it was pathetically meaningless, meandering, and left me cold and lost. The latest one is barely 100 pages, and it was released as a hardcover! WTF??? Explain that one, beyond total greed.
Actually, I think that one is a reprint of a "short" story that was in a previous anthology series. It's a hardcover for shelf space and greed. Otherwise, I pretty much agree with your assessment of the series.
Parents would ruin a subtle tomato basil sauce.
Actually, it would be akin to giving everyone a free car of their choice unless they used it for profit (If the law was changed, it wouldn't be stealing). Also, to make the analogy more accurate, assume that cars have negligable fabrication cost and that an inexperienced driver isn't a menace to themselves or others.
Maybe the analogy doesn't work.