Do you know what happens with all of that money earned by litigation against piracy? It goes directly back into the pockets of the anti-piracy groups. That's right -- while the industry kicks and screams about those poor starving artists in court, they don't lift a finger to help them out with the money that should go to the artists.
So don't go pointing your fingers at the pirates. Point your fingers at the people who license and manage the content. They're the ones controlling its distribution and taking a good big cut of the profits for themselves. What, you think the writers and actors behind Game of Thrones had any control over whether or not they could make their stuff available on hulu or netflix?
Please, if you actually think that you need to pull your head out of the lala land the MAFIAA have created. It's not that people really aren't willing to pay -- it's that companies like HBO try their darnedest to give potential customers the worst treatment ever. Let's face it, would you go to the DMV and pay a fee, stand in line for hours, and then talk to a lady that's got an attitude OR would you rather click a few buttons and have your new registration appear right in front of you for free?
If your dress code is full on tux, well, there's not much you can do about that. If it's everything from birthday suit to space suit, then have a riot, HOWEVER...
Jeans are nice and durable, not that you really need it, but some people like crawling in something tougher than dress pants. But jeans aren't really easy to match up with a nicer top. While you don't have to wear a button down (except if your dress code states it), wearing a t-shirt with a decal or something that does not look nice is probably a bad idea (management will probably regard it as unprofessional), but monochromatic black shirts can be your friend.
There's also a khaki cargo pants option. I've always enjoyed this personally because of the extra storage space. And they complement an every day dress shirt very well. If you need to spice things up a bit more you can always wear a tie as well.
If you do choose the t-shirt option, I'd bring a dress shirt and tie in the case you have a meeting or something.
Yeah, but the MAFIAA know they can't actually challenge Google and get away unscathed with the same pedantic antics. By the time the word litigation reaches their doorstep an army of layers will already be deployed via autonomous cars.
Sorry, I had to post it before someone else would. Really I don't hate on Nvidia, being second to AMD in the desktop gaming market has caught them a bit of flak, but they still perform great. And they're top when it comes to mobile graphics (not that mobile gaming is all that big a market).
So alright, their marketing may be a bit overzealous, but that's no reason to hack them over. Hackers are probably just mad their nvidia cards melted when they figured out what overclocking is (hey, I wouldn't be surprised!) and then guise it under, "oooOOOOoooo nvidia is an evil company we're the good guys like Anonymous and Lulzsec".
So let's hear what Nvidia has done that's so evil it warrants them being hacked.
Intuitive physics breaks down, so I'll try the best I can to explain this.
In quantum field theory, stuff goes down differently, very differently. The fundamental things (entities, stuffs) are fields. You're perhaps intimately familiar with one of them, the EM field. And I'm sure you know about wave-particle duality, so this next part may make sense. Photons are thought to be oscillations in the EM field. But of course, go into the details and things get loopy.
A proposed ubiquitous Higgs field is one of these such fundamental stuffs, and the Higgs boson is to the Higgs field as a photon is to the EM field (not quite the same, though).
How is this +5? So all I have to say is "MARIJUANA IS PERFECTLY FINE" and get modded up? I am disappointed.
I'm sure your personal anecdotes are all well and interesting, but they don't carry one bit of scientific scrutiny or methodology. Marijuana can be harmful, and I'm not even just referring to inhaling smoke or the psychosis that affects a small percentage of the population. But hey marijuana is safe right, it's impossible to overdose... But oh wait, THC does have an LD50, it's just a high enough number not to worry about.
And actual addiction is plenty common with marijuana use and plenty dangerous as well.
I don't care what anyone does in their spare time, but don't go around spreading falsehoods based on such ridiculous sources (personal anecdote). Next time consult some scientific studies and maybe you'll see that yes, marijuana does have a darker side that your post woefully ignores and it isn't a happy, harmless wonder drug. And I'm pretty sick of it being portrayed worse or better than it actually is.
That or the patent office should stop giving them out so haphazardly. It really would not shameful to tell Apple that no, they can't have a patent for "a box with buttons", but are more than welcome to pat themselves on the back.
And for the record, slide to unlock has been around longer than even computers. They're called crossbar latches.
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Do you know what happens with all of that money earned by litigation against piracy? It goes directly back into the pockets of the anti-piracy groups. That's right -- while the industry kicks and screams about those poor starving artists in court, they don't lift a finger to help them out with the money that should go to the artists.
So don't go pointing your fingers at the pirates. Point your fingers at the people who license and manage the content. They're the ones controlling its distribution and taking a good big cut of the profits for themselves. What, you think the writers and actors behind Game of Thrones had any control over whether or not they could make their stuff available on hulu or netflix?
Please, if you actually think that you need to pull your head out of the lala land the MAFIAA have created. It's not that people really aren't willing to pay -- it's that companies like HBO try their darnedest to give potential customers the worst treatment ever. Let's face it, would you go to the DMV and pay a fee, stand in line for hours, and then talk to a lady that's got an attitude OR would you rather click a few buttons and have your new registration appear right in front of you for free?
If she wasn't watching it with you; sorry mate, you need a new gf.
Patterns! Patterns everywhere! Ahhhhhhh!
Stem cells can be used to regrow teeth.
If your dress code is full on tux, well, there's not much you can do about that. If it's everything from birthday suit to space suit, then have a riot, HOWEVER...
Jeans are nice and durable, not that you really need it, but some people like crawling in something tougher than dress pants. But jeans aren't really easy to match up with a nicer top. While you don't have to wear a button down (except if your dress code states it), wearing a t-shirt with a decal or something that does not look nice is probably a bad idea (management will probably regard it as unprofessional), but monochromatic black shirts can be your friend.
There's also a khaki cargo pants option. I've always enjoyed this personally because of the extra storage space. And they complement an every day dress shirt very well. If you need to spice things up a bit more you can always wear a tie as well.
If you do choose the t-shirt option, I'd bring a dress shirt and tie in the case you have a meeting or something.
Telling the court that you're going to circumvent the law in the case you lose probably isn't going to be so swell.
At my company we use violators of company policy as test subjects.
I'm sure it's a misunderstanding because these agencies are just so concerned about those poor starving artists.
Yeah you know, like eating babies.
Yeah, but the MAFIAA know they can't actually challenge Google and get away unscathed with the same pedantic antics. By the time the word litigation reaches their doorstep an army of layers will already be deployed via autonomous cars.
I doubt a judge would uphold that argument if it's based only on semantics. That whole spirit of the law is pretty big nowadays.
The Hubble telescope wasn't useful?
http://youtu.be/bhyYgnhhKFw
The British government actually makes a substantial amount of money off of the Royal family, not the other way around :p
Only if we're at war.
A recent talk by Neil deGrasse Tyson pointed this out.
Context doesn't lie either. They were second for a long time. Did I say, "catching some flak" or "caught some flak"?
Another reason why grammar is important.
Ha, you said good video cards!
Sorry, I had to post it before someone else would. Really I don't hate on Nvidia, being second to AMD in the desktop gaming market has caught them a bit of flak, but they still perform great. And they're top when it comes to mobile graphics (not that mobile gaming is all that big a market).
So alright, their marketing may be a bit overzealous, but that's no reason to hack them over. Hackers are probably just mad their nvidia cards melted when they figured out what overclocking is (hey, I wouldn't be surprised!) and then guise it under, "oooOOOOoooo nvidia is an evil company we're the good guys like Anonymous and Lulzsec".
So let's hear what Nvidia has done that's so evil it warrants them being hacked.
Intuitive physics breaks down, so I'll try the best I can to explain this.
In quantum field theory, stuff goes down differently, very differently. The fundamental things (entities, stuffs) are fields. You're perhaps intimately familiar with one of them, the EM field. And I'm sure you know about wave-particle duality, so this next part may make sense. Photons are thought to be oscillations in the EM field. But of course, go into the details and things get loopy.
A proposed ubiquitous Higgs field is one of these such fundamental stuffs, and the Higgs boson is to the Higgs field as a photon is to the EM field (not quite the same, though).
Been reading a bit too much Nietzsche have we? Haha.
The Higgs mechanism is what gives particles mass, not to be confused with the Higgs boson ;)
Two different things, named the same because of how related they are.
How is this +5? So all I have to say is "MARIJUANA IS PERFECTLY FINE" and get modded up? I am disappointed.
I'm sure your personal anecdotes are all well and interesting, but they don't carry one bit of scientific scrutiny or methodology. Marijuana can be harmful, and I'm not even just referring to inhaling smoke or the psychosis that affects a small percentage of the population. But hey marijuana is safe right, it's impossible to overdose... But oh wait, THC does have an LD50, it's just a high enough number not to worry about.
And actual addiction is plenty common with marijuana use and plenty dangerous as well.
I don't care what anyone does in their spare time, but don't go around spreading falsehoods based on such ridiculous sources (personal anecdote). Next time consult some scientific studies and maybe you'll see that yes, marijuana does have a darker side that your post woefully ignores and it isn't a happy, harmless wonder drug. And I'm pretty sick of it being portrayed worse or better than it actually is.
You say, "I don't want to be raped by your dildo," and they respond with, "Well, how about this one? It's a different color!"
Guess or toss a coin.
That or the patent office should stop giving them out so haphazardly. It really would not shameful to tell Apple that no, they can't have a patent for "a box with buttons", but are more than welcome to pat themselves on the back.
And for the record, slide to unlock has been around longer than even computers. They're called crossbar latches.
Dunno why someone would consider it flamebait. Maybe someone thought I was making fun of aspies?
And I thought I was the one who had trouble understanding people.