Has anyone else tried fixing this problem? Ummm... No. But don't worry, i'll make a note about it and put it in my "Things to do" folder.
(Note to self: either recycle the paper notes on that folder more often, or get a bigger folder) Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Sorry. I guess you'd have to be a Mexican to appreciate that kind of humor. It's not too funny, come to think about it, but maybe it was just the mood I was in.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
would be, uhm, _so_ politically incorrect:
"I'm gonna go Columbine on your ass!"
(Of course, lawsuits would fly around like mutated policemen after being hit by a rocket, if they ever used that line but hey, that's half of the fun anyway)
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
A country in which the public display of nipples is strictly forbidden.
Not just any nipples: only female nipples. Is this sexist or what?
In any case, some laws aren't made out of sense, but out of cultural taboos. Like forbidding married couples to perform oral sex in their own homes, with the windows closed.
Common sense is the least common of all the senses.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
I remember one time, back in 1996 or 97, when I managed to get his e-mail adddress, so I decided to send him a mail, asking him if he was actually *the* Douglas Adams.
He actually wrote back to me, telling me that it would be unfair for him to think so, considering there were several other Douglas Adams'es in the UK. but that if I meant Douglas Adams the writer, then yeah, he was.
I think we sent a couple of mails back and forth, but then I changed colleges and lost my email account, so I could never continue my conversations with him.
He was nice. He was fun. He will be missed.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Whenever a plantiff brings a suit so laughable it's dismissed, they SHOULD have to pay out the ass.Wow, that would actually be a shitload of money, right?
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
I've been using a couple of Internet search portals these past few years (mainly Yahoo, Hotbot, Altavista, and now my favorite, Google), and if there's one thing I've learned is that it's all in how you write your query.
The use of simple operators like AND, OR, NOT and parenthesis (sp?) can turn a fruitless search into a simple one.
So what is useless for one user can be quite helpful for another one. It's all in how you put your mind to work.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Well there is a Mexican "FAA" to worry about, but I don't think that's much the issue here. Neither is there any law (as far as I can remember) against space flight. But there are legal permits to be obtained regarding the use of explosives, even for fireworks, maybe those would have to be cleared beforehand.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Like it or not, whenever something like this happens (DVD encription, DMCA, stuff like that) in the USA, it always leaks down to the rest of the world.
So far, when transnational companies *cough*Sony*cough* begin implementing this kind of changes, almost all of the time they begin in the US. So what can non-US citizens do to defend themselves? I mean, american culture influences most of the world already. And whatever is decided there, we're stuck with, here in the developing countries.
So come on, fix it up! We're standing behind you, all the way! Hip hip hooray for DeCSS! Down ith the RIAA, the DMCA and all of the other FLAs.
Oh, and send us more p0rn, while you're at it. Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
The US is arguably the most religious and culturally conservative among the developed countries.Ok, let's leave the argument about the USA being the most this and that, and stick to the last part.
But yet, nobody tops the US when it comes to exotic techniques of altering life. It all comes down to money. Research costs a lot of it. The underdeveloped countries can't afford to reach the level of research that other countries can. It has nothing to do with religion or culture, at least not in the US, where you can find churches dedicated to almost anything under the Sun, behind the Sun, or even of the Sun. At least that's my explanation for your contradiction.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
)There are also limits based upon predator populations, living space, and possibly some self-regulating behavior (lemmings jump off of cliffs, for example - it could be that destructive violence is a population-limiting behavior).
Just a couple of points...
- We don't have enough predators, other than the random shark or tiger attack every now and then.
- Living space is a factor only when it's combined with economic growth (or rather a lack of). We could house several times the number of people in the same space, building the city upwards (like in "The 5th Element"). However, it then becomes a problem of feeding them. That, I think, is the most important issue.
- Lemmings, if I recall correctly, do not jump off cliffs. Everyone thinks they do, but that's just one of the world's biggest Urban Legends. Or would that be a World Legend? Here's a link to the Lemming's Zoo, a site with information about, well, lemmings.
Other than that, I agree with the rest of your post.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
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D'uh! (Slapping his forehead)
That's right. And to think it's my favorite movie, and I even have the DVD right here in front of me. I guess I need to see it another 10 times, now.
Thanks!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
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"buckle your seatbelt, dorothy - kansas is going bye-bye."
Where's this quote from? I know I've heard it before but I can't place it! Argh!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Well I for one hope that scientist don't make the same mistakes as those portrayed in Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park". With dinosaurs running loose in the park, and eating a lawyer. That's too horrible to even imagine.
I mean, poor dinosaur! If I had just eaten a lawyer and had such an indigestion, I'd too be running around roaring all night long. Somebody call the PETA!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Please, upon your having completed the reading of this post, return said soul to the possession of its rightful owner, screwballicus@hotmail.com with all speed. Thank you.
Congratulations! You know are the happy owner of 34,000 troll souls! Great for decorating your living room, available in several decorator colors. Of course, every moan they make has been copyrighted by the RIAA previously, so if you'll please pay $0.05 for each of them, we wont send our friendly squad of lawyers to your humble abode.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
System engineer pecked to death, server room burried in pigeon droppings
JonKatz writing an essay about the way Pigeon Technology will completely transform the way people look at geeks, and proclaims he knew this was coming ever since he played "Duck Hunt" in the 80's...
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
...downloading the MP3 is wrong. ...downloading the lyrics is wrong. ...downloading the Tabs is wrong.
What's next? Buying the CDs online from any store other than their website? Downloading wallpapers and WinAmp skins of your favorite artists? Someone send them a clue, please.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
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Has anyone else tried fixing this problem? Ummm...
No. But don't worry, i'll make a note about it and put it in my "Things to do" folder.
(Note to self: either recycle the paper notes on that folder more often, or get a bigger folder)
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Sorry. I guess you'd have to be a Mexican to appreciate that kind of humor. It's not too funny, come to think about it, but maybe it was just the mood I was in.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
This result is very cool to anyone following the the science of neutrino oscillations.
Yeah, all 6 of you must be having a party right now.
("the the science?")
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Pinche Fungi...
I read all the jokes posted to this story, and _this_ is the one that had me laughing out loud?? I need to get out more.
Latin American Wisdom at its best...
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
would be, uhm, _so_ politically incorrect:
"I'm gonna go Columbine on your ass!"
(Of course, lawsuits would fly around like mutated policemen after being hit by a rocket, if they ever used that line but hey, that's half of the fun anyway)
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
A country in which the public display of nipples is strictly forbidden.
Not just any nipples: only female nipples. Is this sexist or what?
In any case, some laws aren't made out of sense, but out of cultural taboos. Like forbidding married couples to perform oral sex in their own homes, with the windows closed.
Common sense is the least common of all the senses.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
( ) CowboyNeal.com.au!!!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Death rays... bah.
Small cubicles of torture... bah.
Radioactive (or radioemissive, whatever) tubes... bah.
But not giving you coffee, now THAT'S cruel and unusual punishment!
Give me coffee, or give me death! Two lumps of sugar in either case, please.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
I guess you'd need either a long assembly line, a slow assembly line, a combination of both, or just doing it really, really fast.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
I remember one time, back in 1996 or 97, when I managed to get his e-mail adddress, so I decided to send him a mail, asking him if he was actually *the* Douglas Adams.
He actually wrote back to me, telling me that it would be unfair for him to think so, considering there were several other Douglas Adams'es in the UK. but that if I meant Douglas Adams the writer, then yeah, he was.
I think we sent a couple of mails back and forth, but then I changed colleges and lost my email account, so I could never continue my conversations with him.
He was nice. He was fun. He will be missed.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Getting them back? Now that's quite another story.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Whenever a plantiff brings a suit so laughable it's dismissed, they SHOULD have to pay out the ass.Wow, that would actually be a shitload of money, right?
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
I've been using a couple of Internet search portals these past few years (mainly Yahoo, Hotbot, Altavista, and now my favorite, Google), and if there's one thing I've learned is that it's all in how you write your query.
The use of simple operators like AND, OR, NOT and parenthesis (sp?) can turn a fruitless search into a simple one.
So what is useless for one user can be quite helpful for another one. It's all in how you put your mind to work.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
If you can't laugh at pain, especially stupid, self-inflicted pain, then what can you laugh at?
George W. Bush!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
(If you're kidding, so am I; if you're trolling, so am I; if you're serious, so am I.)
He's not funny. Therefore...
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Well there is a Mexican "FAA" to worry about, but I don't think that's much the issue here. Neither is there any law (as far as I can remember) against space flight. But there are legal permits to be obtained regarding the use of explosives, even for fireworks, maybe those would have to be cleared beforehand.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Like it or not, whenever something like this happens (DVD encription, DMCA, stuff like that) in the USA, it always leaks down to the rest of the world.
So far, when transnational companies *cough*Sony*cough* begin implementing this kind of changes, almost all of the time they begin in the US. So what can non-US citizens do to defend themselves? I mean, american culture influences most of the world already. And whatever is decided there, we're stuck with, here in the developing countries.
So come on, fix it up! We're standing behind you, all the way! Hip hip hooray for DeCSS! Down ith the RIAA, the DMCA and all of the other FLAs.
Oh, and send us more p0rn, while you're at it.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
The US is arguably the most religious and culturally conservative among the developed countries.Ok, let's leave the argument about the USA being the most this and that, and stick to the last part.
But yet, nobody tops the US when it comes to exotic techniques of altering life. It all comes down to money. Research costs a lot of it. The underdeveloped countries can't afford to reach the level of research that other countries can. It has nothing to do with religion or culture, at least not in the US, where you can find churches dedicated to almost anything under the Sun, behind the Sun, or even of the Sun. At least that's my explanation for your contradiction.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
)There are also limits based upon predator populations, living space, and possibly some self-regulating behavior (lemmings jump off of cliffs, for example - it could be that destructive violence is a population-limiting behavior).
Just a couple of points...
- We don't have enough predators, other than the random shark or tiger attack every now and then.
- Living space is a factor only when it's combined with economic growth (or rather a lack of). We could house several times the number of people in the same space, building the city upwards (like in "The 5th Element"). However, it then becomes a problem of feeding them. That, I think, is the most important issue.
- Lemmings, if I recall correctly, do not jump off cliffs. Everyone thinks they do, but that's just one of the world's biggest Urban Legends. Or would that be a World Legend? Here's a link to the Lemming's Zoo, a site with information about, well, lemmings.
Other than that, I agree with the rest of your post.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
D'uh! (Slapping his forehead)
That's right. And to think it's my favorite movie, and I even have the DVD right here in front of me. I guess I need to see it another 10 times, now.
Thanks!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
"buckle your seatbelt, dorothy - kansas is going bye-bye."
Where's this quote from? I know I've heard it before but I can't place it! Argh!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Well I for one hope that scientist don't make the same mistakes as those portrayed in Michael Crichton's "Jurassic Park". With dinosaurs running loose in the park, and eating a lawyer. That's too horrible to even imagine.
I mean, poor dinosaur! If I had just eaten a lawyer and had such an indigestion, I'd too be running around roaring all night long. Somebody call the PETA!
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
Please, upon your having completed the reading of this post, return said soul to the possession of its rightful owner, screwballicus@hotmail.com with all speed. Thank you.
Congratulations! You know are the happy owner of 34,000 troll souls! Great for decorating your living room, available in several decorator colors. Of course, every moan they make has been copyrighted by the RIAA previously, so if you'll please pay $0.05 for each of them, we wont send our friendly squad of lawyers to your humble abode.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
System engineer pecked to death, server room burried in pigeon droppings
JonKatz writing an essay about the way Pigeon Technology will completely transform the way people look at geeks, and proclaims he knew this was coming ever since he played "Duck Hunt" in the 80's...
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I
...downloading the MP3 is wrong.
...downloading the lyrics is wrong.
...downloading the Tabs is wrong.
What's next? Buying the CDs online from any store other than their website? Downloading wallpapers and WinAmp skins of your favorite artists? Someone send them a clue, please.
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I