Unless your wife installed a cracked version of XP she got off of Pirate Bay, Microsoft didn't lose a customer. I'm betting the license for the copy of XP she's running was paid for and did, in fact, generate a sale for MS. She probably also installed a paid for copy of Office as well.
Some PC manufacturer lost a sale but MS didn't. In fact, they probably made more money than they would have if they'd sold the OEM license.
A feature as basic as monitoring a folder and adding the latest music files to the library is unavailable in iTunes.
According to Songbird's site, it doesn't support folder monitoring either. It also doesn't support iPhones, the iPod Touch, Airtunes, CD ripping (?), or video. I forget, why would I choose it over iTunes?
It wouldn't surprise me if this ploy by the RIAA was simply an attempt to distract Mr. Beckerman, who has become a bit of a thorn in their side. If he's busy defending himself he won't have time to defend other RIAA victims.
Here is a rehash of the classic Beethoven's 9th story. According to legend, the president of Sony was presented with a prototype 11.5cm CD with a 60 minute limit. He demanded that the CD be capable of storing his favorite symphony, Beethoven's 9th, and it required a capacity of 74 minutes with a corresponding size of 12cm.
Recumbents would get slaughtered on the climbs. Their advantage is on the flats and downhills, but they wouldn't be able to make up the time lost on the uphill portion of the stage.
Does he control the small ball of plasma with four mechanical appendages connected to his back and wired directly to his brain? Because if he does, I for one will not be attending the demo.
From the Wiki article:
For several years ocean researcher Charles Moore has been investigating a concentration of floating plastic debris in the North Pacific Gyre. He has reported concentrations of plastics on the order of 3,340,000 pieces/sq km with a mean mass of 5.1kg/sq km collected using a manta trawl with a rectangular opening of 0.9m x 0.15m at the surface.
5.1kg/km is not much. You'd have to scoop a hell of a big area just to get as much mass as the boat you're scooping with. I think you're overestimating the amount of debris and the size of the pieces.
Finally, someone states the obvious: it's a hell of a lot easier to physically attack the grid than it is to break into the network, figure out how to operate the custom SCADA system (and they're just about all custom), then figure out how to operate the grid in a way that will bypass all safeguards and cause a cascade event.
If I were a terrorist, I'd just lob a grenade over the chain link fence into a big substation.
I was waiting for 16GB so I can have a few movies, photos, and my entire song library on the thing at the same time. Now all it needs is voice dialing and I'm in!
The projection system is front-projection (you can see the projector between the front row seats in one of the photos), yet in the picture with the curtain half raised the picture is only visible on the exposed part of the screen--there's no hint of it on the curtain itself. I would think that would only be possible with a rear projector?
King Arthur: What does it say, Brother Maynard? Brother Maynard: It reads, "Here may be found the last words of Alexx K of Aramathia. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the holy grail in the Castle of Aaauuuggghhh..." King Arthur: What? Brother Maynard: "The Castle of Aaaauuuggghhhh" Sir Bedevere: What is that? Brother Maynard: He must have died while carving it. King Arthur: Oh come on! Brother Maynard: Well, that's what it says. King Arthur: Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't have bothered to carve 'Aaaauuuggghhhh'. He'd just say it. Sir Galahad: Maybe he was dictating it. King Arthur: Oh shut up!
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Another vote for the Laptinator. My wife got me one for my birthday last year and I love the thing. It uses 3M Thinsulate to isolate your lap from the heat generated by your laptop and it's thin enough to fit in my laptop bag so it goes with me everywhere (it's very lightweight). It also comes with rubber bumpers to prop up the back side of your laptop to allow airflow between your laptop and the Lapinator. I keep the Mousitizer (I'm not making that up) in one of the pockets for those coding sessions where the track pad becomes tiresome.
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Unless your wife installed a cracked version of XP she got off of Pirate Bay, Microsoft didn't lose a customer. I'm betting the license for the copy of XP she's running was paid for and did, in fact, generate a sale for MS. She probably also installed a paid for copy of Office as well.
Some PC manufacturer lost a sale but MS didn't. In fact, they probably made more money than they would have if they'd sold the OEM license.
With props to Will Ferrell, the funniest man alive:
A woman's brain is one-third the size of ours. It's science.
A feature as basic as monitoring a folder and adding the latest music files to the library is unavailable in iTunes.
According to Songbird's site, it doesn't support folder monitoring either. It also doesn't support iPhones, the iPod Touch, Airtunes, CD ripping (?), or video. I forget, why would I choose it over iTunes?
Does that make it "Talk Like an Anti-Pirate Day?"
I am unaware of a EULA being challenged in court, let alone being upheld.
It wouldn't surprise me if this ploy by the RIAA was simply an attempt to distract Mr. Beckerman, who has become a bit of a thorn in their side. If he's busy defending himself he won't have time to defend other RIAA victims.
Here is a rehash of the classic Beethoven's 9th story. According to legend, the president of Sony was presented with a prototype 11.5cm CD with a 60 minute limit. He demanded that the CD be capable of storing his favorite symphony, Beethoven's 9th, and it required a capacity of 74 minutes with a corresponding size of 12cm.
Recumbents would get slaughtered on the climbs. Their advantage is on the flats and downhills, but they wouldn't be able to make up the time lost on the uphill portion of the stage.
If that's true all I have to say is:
Midori's sour.
Thanks, I'm here all week!
Authentic vikings still walk the earth today.
This is the only creature Chuck Norris is afraid of.
Does he control the small ball of plasma with four mechanical appendages connected to his back and wired directly to his brain? Because if he does, I for one will not be attending the demo.
For several years ocean researcher Charles Moore has been investigating a concentration of floating plastic debris in the North Pacific Gyre. He has reported concentrations of plastics on the order of 3,340,000 pieces/sq km with a mean mass of 5.1kg/sq km collected using a manta trawl with a rectangular opening of 0.9m x 0.15m at the surface.
5.1kg/km is not much. You'd have to scoop a hell of a big area just to get as much mass as the boat you're scooping with. I think you're overestimating the amount of debris and the size of the pieces.
The data recovered was from an experiment. I'm pretty sure they didn't have much time to perform experiments on Challenger's last flight.
WH to MS: Tell you what. We'll call of the Dept of Justice dogs, but you're going to owe us a big favor.
MS: Ok.
A few years later...
WH to MS: Remember that favor you owe us?
MS: Yeah...
WH: We're cashing in. We need you to take a fall for us on this e-mail thing.
MS: You got it!
Wow, somebody needs a hug!
If I were a terrorist, I'd just lob a grenade over the chain link fence into a big substation.
He's rolling.
I was waiting for 16GB so I can have a few movies, photos, and my entire song library on the thing at the same time. Now all it needs is voice dialing and I'm in!
http://www.mobygames.com/game/rescue-raiders
I kid, I kid!
Have you tried Command-Delete? Also known as the Apple key, Apple tends to use this key as a modifier for many Finder shortcuts.
The projection system is front-projection (you can see the projector between the front row seats in one of the photos), yet in the picture with the curtain half raised the picture is only visible on the exposed part of the screen--there's no hint of it on the curtain itself. I would think that would only be possible with a rear projector?
King Arthur: What does it say, Brother Maynard?
Brother Maynard: It reads, "Here may be found the last words of Alexx K of Aramathia. He who is valiant and pure of spirit may find the holy grail in the Castle of Aaauuuggghhh..."
King Arthur: What?
Brother Maynard: "The Castle of Aaaauuuggghhhh"
Sir Bedevere: What is that?
Brother Maynard: He must have died while carving it.
King Arthur: Oh come on!
Brother Maynard: Well, that's what it says.
King Arthur: Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't have bothered to carve 'Aaaauuuggghhhh'. He'd just say it.
Sir Galahad: Maybe he was dictating it.
King Arthur: Oh shut up!
Another vote for the Laptinator. My wife got me one for my birthday last year and I love the thing. It uses 3M Thinsulate to isolate your lap from the heat generated by your laptop and it's thin enough to fit in my laptop bag so it goes with me everywhere (it's very lightweight). It also comes with rubber bumpers to prop up the back side of your laptop to allow airflow between your laptop and the Lapinator. I keep the Mousitizer (I'm not making that up) in one of the pockets for those coding sessions where the track pad becomes tiresome.
No, they were comparing 256kb AAC to 256kb MP3 in which case the Apple AAC is DRM free.