Of course it's legal. For the most part, anyone can put any restriction they want on their IP. Whether or not it's actionable in court is a different matter.
Also a different matter is just how effective it is. A better idea would be to ignore 3e completely, OGL 4e, and once again reap the benefits. Dozens of companies came out with products supporting 3e, making the system as a whole much more attractive. As for the analogy in the writeup, it's more like MS saying if you want to make software for Vista, you have to drop XP support. I'll be quite surprised if someone else doesn't step in to take WotC's place as the OGL company-Hero Games and Dream Pod 9, I'm looking at you!
While El Bulli in Spain is seen as starting the Molecular Gastronomy movement, Grant Achatz at Alinea is widely considered by chefs worldwide as being at the forefront. Considering that no less a person than Anthony Bourdain argues that there are about four people in the world who have any business serving this stuff (Achatz, Ferran Adria at EL Bulli, Blumenthal at the Fat Duck, Wylie Dufresne at WD-50) I hardly think that applying the "Americans stole the idea" argument makes any sense.
I think that for ESPN the best content would be something like Sportcenter (Sportscenter?) which fits better with the size of the screen. Considering the fact that the Ipod Video has been around for a while, it might behoove other developers to look into what kind of content people put on their Ipods. I for one can not imagine watching actual movies on one, but video podcasts of news reports would be useful. CNN should look in to offering streaming news updates. Or a content clearinghouse could offer a wide list of subscription services. Overall, though, mobile video seems to be a nonstarter. After all, the display size doesn't allow for any truly meaningful communication except for specialized items. Someone mentioned an AM radio, a bit facetiously perhaps, but I do think that the audio stream is the carrier of significant data. That being the case, there isn't much need for the video.
Generally, the body malfunctions in those ways you mentioned because it has been given bad information in the form of bad diet. Nowadays, you can add BGH and loads of antibiotics for most Americans to the already -existing too-much-protein-and-fat diet. If an obese person were to start restricting themselves to 1200-1600 calories a day and do the recommended 20 minutes of aerobic exercise a day, within a month or so they would be noticeably thinner. Problem is, no one wants to admit this. Ulcers may be caused partially by bacteria, but that goes hand-in-hand with stress.
As for the body chemistry argument, it has a lot more to do with brain chemistry and dopamine levels, which tell you how much you "need." When you've been BSing your brain for so long, though, it winds up returning the favor. So for the first few months or so of a diet, it's hard. But as you start changing your habits, they become just that-habitual. That's when you start needing those two-hour gym sessions every other day.
Fuck getting over feeling gay going to the Gap with another guy. Get over whatever issues you have with gay people. Then, go to a HIGH END clothing shop with a friend and a digital camera. Unlike the Gap, the people at good boutiques (Burberry, Armani, etc) get paid to make you look good and are good at it. If you go to the Gap you will get some sophomore in high school who will either be as enthusiastic as a coke-addicted monkey in Medellin about whatever putrid shit you pick out or will barely look at you and not talk to you at all. So when you get to the boutique (if there are no price tags, it's a good thing) get suggestions on several outfits. Try them on. Have your friend take pictures. Try to get the names of the actual styles. Then, shuffle through the pictures, pick out two combinations you like best, go to a reputable tailor and get fitted. Have one outfit tailored, based on the styles you saw. It will seem like a lot of time and money, but the clothes you get will last forever.
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Is it possible that part of the issue has to do with MS Office using certain aspects of Win XP that OpenOffice does not have access to?
A doctor can get it. But they cannot prescribe it for use. However, as the previous poster mentioned, ritalin/aderol are basically the same as the speed you get on the street (and for that matter, cocaine.) And they give those to 8 year olds.
Uhh, the first 10 amendments were all written at the same time, by men who were by and large far from the Puritans and Calvinists you're referring to. In fact, the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech are both in the same amendment-the first one. As for when the ideas showed up, I would argue speech came way before religion-the Athenians were fine with saying just about anything, but you were in trouble if you didn't worship the same gods.
Well, maybe not. Apple vs PC benchmark tests (especially for graphics/video editing) show that numerically comparable systems perform very differently. If you're a professional, the difference is well worth it, especially when you consider the fact that Macs are much more reliable in terms of crashes.
There's another way to use it to your advantage. Whenever you talk to someone on these support lines, and the call is recorded, it's recorded for your protection as well. True story: I used to work at a call center for GM products. One of the CSR's told a caller (sarcastically) that GM would pay for the cost of repairs to their vehicle. What the CSR didn't realize was that when someone called in, they were in fact legally representing GM, and that any offer made was in fact a form of contract. If the result is disputed, a lawyer can subpoena the record of the call, and use it as evidence.
As for customers recording calls, GM's policy was different than your company's, but I think legally it doesn't matter.
perhaps they are indistinguishable to you, but professional photographers that I've asked have said that 5Mpixels is the absolute minimum for emulating 35mm film (highest print size being 8x10.) For the screen, you're right, it's not the same, but consider who's going to buy this. Not someone who wants to post pictures on a personals site or show friends their vacation pictures. This camera is aimed (like all digital SLRs) at the professional market, as in magazine and fashion photographers. The big benefit is that you can download images as you take them to your laptop, where your assistant can start doing basic processing and the like. So yeah, Kodak is probably stretching the numbers, but it shouldn't matter to someone with a digital darkroom on their laptop anyway.
Return some used condoms, stating that they're defective... tell the clerk that your partner broke them and leaked spooge all in your ass, and you not only want your money back, but some new underwear, too...
Want to get laid? Shop walmart. The girls that work there are DESPERATE and will fuck anything that walks. Hell, put a barcode on THEIR ass.. I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
Nevermind that the folks that work at WalMart can't COUNT, most of them can't SPEAK ENGLISH, so I'm not too worried about them comparing what's sold vs. what's printed on the receipt.
Fuck... these folks are barely qualified to BREATHE, much less participate in COMMERCE.
But hey, someone's got to clean my cum off the floor at the adult movie theater, right?
Why not? Most of the contractors are foriegners, and they all look alike anyway. Maybe with ID they'll stop bombing us and just fucking do their jobs...
Can I just rent the back seat?
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$5 - Blowjob $5 - backseat of Ford Fiesta for 1 hr
Returning the car with cum stains on the back of the seats?
Sure, they won't bulldoze subdivisions, but would you care to explain how they plan to pay for the damned thing? The current suggestion is to make it a toll road, which would run parallell to I-35. Why the hell would anyone pay a toll when 35 is free?
Yeah, food, handicrafts, and the like. You've got a neighbor who's a plumber, he'll fix your sink for you because of the free internet.
As for legal issues, if you name yourself as an ISP, you should be safe. AFAIK, so far the MPAA/RIAA have not gone after ISPs in particular, rather the people who maintain servers and do the actual downloading. As long as you make it clear that you are providing the service and want them to self regulate, you should be fine. You probably also have to have something set up to remove access for people who are abusing the system.
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Of course it's legal. For the most part, anyone can put any restriction they want on their IP. Whether or not it's actionable in court is a different matter.
Also a different matter is just how effective it is. A better idea would be to ignore 3e completely, OGL 4e, and once again reap the benefits. Dozens of companies came out with products supporting 3e, making the system as a whole much more attractive. As for the analogy in the writeup, it's more like MS saying if you want to make software for Vista, you have to drop XP support. I'll be quite surprised if someone else doesn't step in to take WotC's place as the OGL company-Hero Games and Dream Pod 9, I'm looking at you!
While El Bulli in Spain is seen as starting the Molecular Gastronomy movement, Grant Achatz at Alinea is widely considered by chefs worldwide as being at the forefront. Considering that no less a person than Anthony Bourdain argues that there are about four people in the world who have any business serving this stuff (Achatz, Ferran Adria at EL Bulli, Blumenthal at the Fat Duck, Wylie Dufresne at WD-50) I hardly think that applying the "Americans stole the idea" argument makes any sense.
I think that for ESPN the best content would be something like Sportcenter (Sportscenter?) which fits better with the size of the screen. Considering the fact that the Ipod Video has been around for a while, it might behoove other developers to look into what kind of content people put on their Ipods. I for one can not imagine watching actual movies on one, but video podcasts of news reports would be useful. CNN should look in to offering streaming news updates. Or a content clearinghouse could offer a wide list of subscription services. Overall, though, mobile video seems to be a nonstarter. After all, the display size doesn't allow for any truly meaningful communication except for specialized items. Someone mentioned an AM radio, a bit facetiously perhaps, but I do think that the audio stream is the carrier of significant data. That being the case, there isn't much need for the video.
Generally, the body malfunctions in those ways you mentioned because it has been given bad information in the form of bad diet. Nowadays, you can add BGH and loads of antibiotics for most Americans to the already -existing too-much-protein-and-fat diet. If an obese person were to start restricting themselves to 1200-1600 calories a day and do the recommended 20 minutes of aerobic exercise a day, within a month or so they would be noticeably thinner. Problem is, no one wants to admit this. Ulcers may be caused partially by bacteria, but that goes hand-in-hand with stress.
As for the body chemistry argument, it has a lot more to do with brain chemistry and dopamine levels, which tell you how much you "need." When you've been BSing your brain for so long, though, it winds up returning the favor. So for the first few months or so of a diet, it's hard. But as you start changing your habits, they become just that-habitual. That's when you start needing those two-hour gym sessions every other day.
Yeah, the chances are really slim because CJD isn't mad cow. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy is what the mad cow prion causes.
Fuck getting over feeling gay going to the Gap with another guy. Get over whatever issues you have with gay people. Then, go to a HIGH END clothing shop with a friend and a digital camera. Unlike the Gap, the people at good boutiques (Burberry, Armani, etc) get paid to make you look good and are good at it. If you go to the Gap you will get some sophomore in high school who will either be as enthusiastic as a coke-addicted monkey in Medellin about whatever putrid shit you pick out or will barely look at you and not talk to you at all. So when you get to the boutique (if there are no price tags, it's a good thing) get suggestions on several outfits. Try them on. Have your friend take pictures. Try to get the names of the actual styles. Then, shuffle through the pictures, pick out two combinations you like best, go to a reputable tailor and get fitted. Have one outfit tailored, based on the styles you saw. It will seem like a lot of time and money, but the clothes you get will last forever.
Is it possible that part of the issue has to do with MS Office using certain aspects of Win XP that OpenOffice does not have access to?
A doctor can get it. But they cannot prescribe it for use. However, as the previous poster mentioned, ritalin/aderol are basically the same as the speed you get on the street (and for that matter, cocaine.) And they give those to 8 year olds.
Uhh, the first 10 amendments were all written at the same time, by men who were by and large far from the Puritans and Calvinists you're referring to. In fact, the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech are both in the same amendment-the first one. As for when the ideas showed up, I would argue speech came way before religion-the Athenians were fine with saying just about anything, but you were in trouble if you didn't worship the same gods.
Well, maybe not. Apple vs PC benchmark tests (especially for graphics/video editing) show that numerically comparable systems perform very differently. If you're a professional, the difference is well worth it, especially when you consider the fact that Macs are much more reliable in terms of crashes.
Well, sure. But with this book, you can waste more time playing games and less time looking for ways to do so.
There's another way to use it to your advantage. Whenever you talk to someone on these support lines, and the call is recorded, it's recorded for your protection as well. True story: I used to work at a call center for GM products. One of the CSR's told a caller (sarcastically) that GM would pay for the cost of repairs to their vehicle. What the CSR didn't realize was that when someone called in, they were in fact legally representing GM, and that any offer made was in fact a form of contract. If the result is disputed, a lawyer can subpoena the record of the call, and use it as evidence.
As for customers recording calls, GM's policy was different than your company's, but I think legally it doesn't matter.
perhaps they are indistinguishable to you, but professional photographers that I've asked have said that 5Mpixels is the absolute minimum for emulating 35mm film (highest print size being 8x10.) For the screen, you're right, it's not the same, but consider who's going to buy this. Not someone who wants to post pictures on a personals site or show friends their vacation pictures. This camera is aimed (like all digital SLRs) at the professional market, as in magazine and fashion photographers. The big benefit is that you can download images as you take them to your laptop, where your assistant can start doing basic processing and the like. So yeah, Kodak is probably stretching the numbers, but it shouldn't matter to someone with a digital darkroom on their laptop anyway.
Bye bye karma...
Gotta love moderation... can't mod these up, gotta mod 'em down. Being a dumbass pays off inversely, eh?
Return some used condoms, stating that they're defective... tell the clerk that your partner broke them and leaked spooge all in your ass, and you not only want your money back, but some new underwear, too...
W00t! More stories about games! Fucking LOSERS, get a FUCKING LIFE and stop playing GAMES!
Want to get laid? Shop walmart. The girls that work there are DESPERATE and will fuck anything that walks. Hell, put a barcode on THEIR ass.. I'd buy THAT for a dollar!
Fuck... these folks are barely qualified to BREATHE, much less participate in COMMERCE.
But hey, someone's got to clean my cum off the floor at the adult movie theater, right?
Want to help stop crime? Arrest black babies.
we all know it's either the limp wristed europeans, or the camel-fucking arabs...
Your answer? FireWhat?
For the 1% out there that are dickless enough to care, Firefox is great. For the 99% of folks in the real world, who gives a flying rat fuck?
Why not? Most of the contractors are foriegners, and they all look alike anyway. Maybe with ID they'll stop bombing us and just fucking do their jobs...
$5 - Blowjob
$5 - backseat of Ford Fiesta for 1 hr
Returning the car with cum stains on the back of the seats?
Priceless.
Wal-Mart is high-priced shit for niggers. Compared to the dollar store where they usually do their ghetto-shopping, Wal Mart is teh bomb.
Fuck wal mart, and fuck niggers.
Sure, they won't bulldoze subdivisions, but would you care to explain how they plan to pay for the damned thing? The current suggestion is to make it a toll road, which would run parallell to I-35. Why the hell would anyone pay a toll when 35 is free?
Yeah, food, handicrafts, and the like. You've got a neighbor who's a plumber, he'll fix your sink for you because of the free internet.
As for legal issues, if you name yourself as an ISP, you should be safe. AFAIK, so far the MPAA/RIAA have not gone after ISPs in particular, rather the people who maintain servers and do the actual downloading. As long as you make it clear that you are providing the service and want them to self regulate, you should be fine. You probably also have to have something set up to remove access for people who are abusing the system.