I'm just really surprised at all this because the song used by jibjab isn't really all that different from how the version used on the Simpsons poked fun at massive corporations and such.
And that one was written about a giant log with Lisa's head on top (or the front by the time it headed "out to sea").
So where were the concerns about the corruption of the message and the song back then? Why is it only now, when it involves politics (which the original does as well), that the copyright holders decide to sue?
Actually, that does have me curious. Why, exactly, did the actress get changed for this particular role? A few of us here at work have wondered, but we haven't come up with any good answers yet.
That was the Kentucky Fried Panda that was "Finger Ling-Ling good!"
Maybe it wouldn't be on the map since it got crushed by the log that used to be Springfield's oldest living tree?
Or maybe even finding the Angel Hills Mall. The one that was built after the scam of finding what looked to be angel fossils...
Hmm... what was that other mall built by the billionaire that bragged about climbing up Niagara Falls and knocking out a boxer? Where would it be located?
Don't forget that in the episode where Homer, Bart, Ned and Todd get pulled out to sea and find their way to an oil rig that has a Krusty's in business. Based on the map they showed in that episode, the Springfield they were using there could have been placed in Virginia.
I don't remember the episodes, but there have been a couple others that have alluded to Springfield being in the South East as well.
"because playing the same game every waking hour for 4 years gets old fast."
But not all games have maintained sufficient popularity over 4 years. Yes, there have been some blockbusters, but what happens if a game is on a hot streak for a while and then fades from public interest? Do these players move on to other games?
Or are they already playing/practicing multiple games to prepare for a game's eventual fading interest?
(btw: Both stocks have the same property where an A3 paper cut in half would yield two sheets of A4. The main difference would be in the dimensions between the two similarly named stocks.)
With all the controversy over changing the name to Lin---s or some such, why didn't they look at following their own comment about the "W" being all the problem and change it to something like LindOS and say that now it was a completely different name and wouldn't impinge on Microsoft's trademark?
Wouldn't that have given them a name that was remarkably similar to their previous name to have recognition yet distinct enough to avoid... well... I guess there might not be any avoiding a lawsuit from a company wanting to take out the competition.
If that's how you would cast it, I would think either the one who plays Victoria (one who has won fitness competitions in California, IIRC) or maybe Trish Stratus for the dyed-blonde look would be your best bets.
Do you have links for all this? I know someone who recently picked up a Dreamcast and is looking to do more with it... Maybe I can convince her to let me have a go at it.
While your posting does have a bit of insight to it in that something closer to software development may be what the OP was unknowingly seeking, it's not quite accurate to say that "any good testing job" would be closer to that programming aspect. There are quite a few where there is no programming done at all since it is more of a black box product level testing instead of component or integration testing (white or black box).
I will grant you that, yes, there are some situations where you can slake that thirst for programming in a tester's position, but you won't be able to quench that thirst with just any testing position.
Take yesterday for example. The server room that services the complex of building here had a fire and the network went down. My manager comes up to me (I don't work in the server room nor do I have any affiliation with it, btw) and says "You'll do anything to get out of writing up that bug report, won't you?".
What you say is very true. However, unless Disney has offered new stock since news of the bid attempt, someone has to be selling those stocks that others are trying to snatch up in that drive for a stock looking to go up.
I'm not trying to contradict you. I'm merely looking more at the next to last paragraph, specifically the "unless you believe the buyer won't complete the purchase and the intrinsic value of the company is less than the offer" part of it.
I'm wondering who believes that Disney is worth less than the value Comcast had bid.
But that's the catch. You paid for that car. You own it. UHaul still owns the rented truck. If you lend someone else your car, do you charge them for insurance?
I never noticed that before. But then again, that would go a long way toward explaining why some pages I'd viewed at home looked like so much shite when I tried to view them at work.
Well, If the RIAA/MPAA/whoever are really adamant about proving the file sharing is causing them to lose money and people are upset with the sky-rocketing costs being charged for those products, why not pick a single day/week/some-other-unit-of-time where as many people as possible stage a protest of some sort by not purchasing any of those products in question AND not downloading/uploading any of those files.
Then, when the associations say they are losing money due to sharing, it can be shown that at the moment of the protest, those associations did not generate any income and sharing was not the cause. Maybe by showing a significant change in demand for any product, people will realize that while statistics can be distorted, solid facts can show otherwise.
Of course, this all depends upon being able to prove how much money/income was not given to the RIAA/MPAA during the time period in question.
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I'm just really surprised at all this because the song used by jibjab isn't really all that different from how the version used on the Simpsons poked fun at massive corporations and such.
And that one was written about a giant log with Lisa's head on top (or the front by the time it headed "out to sea").
So where were the concerns about the corruption of the message and the song back then? Why is it only now, when it involves politics (which the original does as well), that the copyright holders decide to sue?
Actually, that does have me curious. Why, exactly, did the actress get changed for this particular role? A few of us here at work have wondered, but we haven't come up with any good answers yet.
But how does that hold true if, as someone else already pointed out, the Yahoo! interface on the Linux side does not show those same ads?
Granted, there's a lot of other things that particular client does not do...
Since you found that, have you found the KFP?
That was the Kentucky Fried Panda that was "Finger Ling-Ling good!"
Maybe it wouldn't be on the map since it got crushed by the log that used to be Springfield's oldest living tree?
Or maybe even finding the Angel Hills Mall. The one that was built after the scam of finding what looked to be angel fossils...
Hmm... what was that other mall built by the billionaire that bragged about climbing up Niagara Falls and knocking out a boxer? Where would it be located?
Don't forget that in the episode where Homer, Bart, Ned and Todd get pulled out to sea and find their way to an oil rig that has a Krusty's in business. Based on the map they showed in that episode, the Springfield they were using there could have been placed in Virginia.
I don't remember the episodes, but there have been a couple others that have alluded to Springfield being in the South East as well.
"because playing the same game every waking hour for 4 years gets old fast."
But not all games have maintained sufficient popularity over 4 years. Yes, there have been some blockbusters, but what happens if a game is on a hot streak for a while and then fades from public interest? Do these players move on to other games?
Or are they already playing/practicing multiple games to prepare for a game's eventual fading interest?
Would that be JIS or ISO papers?
(btw: Both stocks have the same property where an A3 paper cut in half would yield two sheets of A4. The main difference would be in the dimensions between the two similarly named stocks.)
What about the King's Quest series? Didn't that set even have a plot that linked all the games together with recurring characters or some such?
With all the controversy over changing the name to Lin---s or some such, why didn't they look at following their own comment about the "W" being all the problem and change it to something like LindOS and say that now it was a completely different name and wouldn't impinge on Microsoft's trademark?
... well... I guess there might not be any avoiding a lawsuit from a company wanting to take out the competition.
Wouldn't that have given them a name that was remarkably similar to their previous name to have recognition yet distinct enough to avoid
If that's how you would cast it, I would think either the one who plays Victoria (one who has won fitness competitions in California, IIRC) or maybe Trish Stratus for the dyed-blonde look would be your best bets.
Maybe so, but I thought this was going to be a movie the kids could watch too. If so, then how can they show Samus sucks?
Thank you for the link to RUSC. I had never thought of checking online for such radio shows.
Do you have links for all this? I know someone who recently picked up a Dreamcast and is looking to do more with it... Maybe I can convince her to let me have a go at it.
While your posting does have a bit of insight to it in that something closer to software development may be what the OP was unknowingly seeking, it's not quite accurate to say that "any good testing job" would be closer to that programming aspect. There are quite a few where there is no programming done at all since it is more of a black box product level testing instead of component or integration testing (white or black box).
I will grant you that, yes, there are some situations where you can slake that thirst for programming in a tester's position, but you won't be able to quench that thirst with just any testing position.
Actually, I can agree with this one.
Take yesterday for example. The server room that services the complex of building here had a fire and the network went down. My manager comes up to me (I don't work in the server room nor do I have any affiliation with it, btw) and says "You'll do anything to get out of writing up that bug report, won't you?".
Yeah... Technology and stress... Gotta love it.
What you say is very true. However, unless Disney has offered new stock since news of the bid attempt, someone has to be selling those stocks that others are trying to snatch up in that drive for a stock looking to go up.
I'm not trying to contradict you. I'm merely looking more at the next to last paragraph, specifically the "unless you believe the buyer won't complete the purchase and the intrinsic value of the company is less than the offer" part of it.
I'm wondering who believes that Disney is worth less than the value Comcast had bid.
But that's the catch. You paid for that car. You own it. UHaul still owns the rented truck. If you lend someone else your car, do you charge them for insurance?
Yeah, but all those rooms without windows will prepare them for the harsh realities of life in a cube farm once they enter the "business" world.
Holy Crap!
I never noticed that before. But then again, that would go a long way toward explaining why some pages I'd viewed at home looked like so much shite when I tried to view them at work.
Thanks for the illumination.
But what happens when you meet someone who's not willing to swap, let alone hot swap?
Well, If the RIAA/MPAA/whoever are really adamant about proving the file sharing is causing them to lose money and people are upset with the sky-rocketing costs being charged for those products, why not pick a single day/week/some-other-unit-of-time where as many people as possible stage a protest of some sort by not purchasing any of those products in question AND not downloading/uploading any of those files.
Then, when the associations say they are losing money due to sharing, it can be shown that at the moment of the protest, those associations did not generate any income and sharing was not the cause. Maybe by showing a significant change in demand for any product, people will realize that while statistics can be distorted, solid facts can show otherwise.
Of course, this all depends upon being able to prove how much money/income was not given to the RIAA/MPAA during the time period in question.