There's a very well-made (10 mins) fan movie of the Hunger Games that happened 24 years earlier than the one in the book (and the upcoming movie). No spoilers are included for the book and it will give you a great idea of what to expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUjssn86h4
I could have sworn I'd seen an article about this a month or two ago (maybe not here). If my memory is correct, a judge told the prisons they couldn't do this anymore, so they had to stop.
I can see city police departments calling in orders for this right away. Just think of all the tickets and arrests they'll get out of one of these things!
Ok, it's a "design patent" on the same level as all the copyright stuff. I can't edit my post, or I'd change it to read "frivolous/bullshit/patenting blatantly obvious stuff that shouldn't be patentable". In any case, I thought the EU was trending away from this crap.
I thought the EU was moving away from copyright trolls ruining everything through the court system? Seriously, this is a big step in the wrong direction!
I loved KDE3. I have been less than impressed with KDE4. Even though it looks nice, there was always a one or two second pause after I clicked anything on the desktop before the program would open. This got really irritating. Is it fixed? If so, I'd be much more likely to use KDE4.
I'm pretty sure the number of people who fly is down thanks to them not wanting to deal with the TSA, so it is indirectly responsible. Less people flying = less planes in the air = less chance of accidents.
The Dresden Files series is really good. Unfortunately, "Storm Front", which is volume one, is easily the worst book in the series. Every book following it gets better.
I really like "The Deed of Paksennarrion" by Elizabeth Moon. It's about a paladin, and is easily the best fantasy book on a holy warrior.
"The Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erikson is fantastic. And the main series is finished, so there's no worry about it not getting done like certain other major fantasy series.
The Fed has been printing money specifically to buy bonds, therefore propping up Wall Street. You and I will never see a dime of it.
Also, by money, I meant buying power. I thought that would be obvious, but i guess not.
That's the part many forget, especially those who say the economy is recovering. Wall Street is recovering. The average person has much less money to buy things, though, compared to four years ago.
If you think back to 1995, just how many technical things are the same? If you aren't willing to basically be a permanent student, you won't last in the tech field, barring getting a good job with a bank or other glacially paced technology user.
It's for the regulars. I know comic shops always have a TON of sales on Wednesdays, as it's new release day every single week. Many people only go that day, and aren't seen in the shop otherwise. They just know that Wednesday is the day. And many people like routines and it's hard to forget this.
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There's a very well-made (10 mins) fan movie of the Hunger Games that happened 24 years earlier than the one in the book (and the upcoming movie). No spoilers are included for the book and it will give you a great idea of what to expect. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mUjssn86h4
And Battle Royale was a complete rip-off of Stephen King. Yet it's still very different from his story. Same with this.
Crap. I wasn't logged in. My comment. Great book for those interested. Kind of like The Running Man, but in many ways, much crueler.
I could have sworn I'd seen an article about this a month or two ago (maybe not here). If my memory is correct, a judge told the prisons they couldn't do this anymore, so they had to stop.
This makes my day! I hope the patent trolls lose everything over this.
I can see city police departments calling in orders for this right away. Just think of all the tickets and arrests they'll get out of one of these things!
Ok, it's a "design patent" on the same level as all the copyright stuff. I can't edit my post, or I'd change it to read "frivolous/bullshit/patenting blatantly obvious stuff that shouldn't be patentable". In any case, I thought the EU was trending away from this crap.
I thought the EU was moving away from copyright trolls ruining everything through the court system? Seriously, this is a big step in the wrong direction!
I loved KDE3. I have been less than impressed with KDE4. Even though it looks nice, there was always a one or two second pause after I clicked anything on the desktop before the program would open. This got really irritating. Is it fixed? If so, I'd be much more likely to use KDE4.
I'm sure they won't abuse these items by just randomly scanning pedestrians. After all, they uphold the law!
I hope all of them get dis-barred for life. It's the only way other attorneys will get the message.
I'd love to find out where you got this statistic.
I'm pretty sure the number of people who fly is down thanks to them not wanting to deal with the TSA, so it is indirectly responsible. Less people flying = less planes in the air = less chance of accidents.
She usually goes by the name Paks in the book.
"Downbelow Station" is easily my favorite scifi novel.
All free, too. I second this as you will find many good books that the bookstores would charge you for.
The Dresden Files series is really good. Unfortunately, "Storm Front", which is volume one, is easily the worst book in the series. Every book following it gets better.
I really like "The Deed of Paksennarrion" by Elizabeth Moon. It's about a paladin, and is easily the best fantasy book on a holy warrior. "The Malazan Book of the Fallen" series by Steven Erikson is fantastic. And the main series is finished, so there's no worry about it not getting done like certain other major fantasy series.
The Fed has been printing money specifically to buy bonds, therefore propping up Wall Street. You and I will never see a dime of it. Also, by money, I meant buying power. I thought that would be obvious, but i guess not.
That's the part many forget, especially those who say the economy is recovering. Wall Street is recovering. The average person has much less money to buy things, though, compared to four years ago.
Hopefully, by empathy tests, they don't mean torture one rat and see how the others react.
NoScript should just be added in as part of default Firefox. It's very easy to manage, and saves me lots of headaches.
If you think back to 1995, just how many technical things are the same? If you aren't willing to basically be a permanent student, you won't last in the tech field, barring getting a good job with a bank or other glacially paced technology user.
I read her Dragonrider books when I was a kid. She was a really good author. RIP.
It's for the regulars. I know comic shops always have a TON of sales on Wednesdays, as it's new release day every single week. Many people only go that day, and aren't seen in the shop otherwise. They just know that Wednesday is the day. And many people like routines and it's hard to forget this.