I have an old behind-the-scenes video about the original Star Wars made before Empire Strikes Back. In it, the actors talk about possiblities for their characters in the upcoming sequels and make it clear that at that point Darth Vader wasn't Luke's father, and there was a chance that there might be a romantic involvement between Luke and Leia (Carrie Fisher wasn't sure whether she prefered Luke or Han).
So the way I see it, Lucas would have to edit all of that stuff out if he wants people to keep thinking that he had the whole story planned out from the start.
After following the directions listed on the phone a few times, i was redirected to some telco that I've never heard of, and someone came on the phone, asked for the number I was calling and my calling card number.
Maybe a scammer just put his own sticker on the phone when he had the room before you. I doubt that housekeeping checks for that kind of thing.
If you look at yesterday's post, he says that he knows that it was probably legal for them to fire him because of contracts at his temp agency that he doesn't fully understand.
But what if he is still breaching them by continuing to describe the incident?
Does he want to get fire even from there? Or worse, have legal action taken against him?
If I got fired for something that seemed so trivial to me but realized that I was in over my head, I'd just shut up and let it go.
In the screenshots and videos, the male/female ration looks pretty even, but how many of those girls are really guys?;)
But seriously, it does look pretty cool, if only because of the quality of the world. Visually, it has a very nice style, and the animation and physics stuff looks really good.
Now I've never been into MMORPGs, and I'm really not into paying for any more than an access fee, but if this is really an effective online world that doesn't involve "levelling up" and defending yourself from theives, I'm willing to give it a shot. Hopefully the "free trial" doesn't require my handing over my CC #.
"Why won't Search Inside the Book let me see more pages from a specific book?
Our Search Inside the Book feature is designed to help our customers discover new books and ensure that they'll be satisfied with their purchases. To be fair to the publishers and authors who participate in our program, we only allow Search Inside the Book users to read a portion of the book."
I was always under the impression that Amazon was so successful because most of the business is handled by the computers unning the site and sales, and they only needed people to work in their warehouses, on their website/software, and some to handle customer support (as opposed to maintaining a chain of retail stores around the world).
But now, this seems to be something that would require an army of people to handle. And that's not to mention the hardware/facilities needed to create this database.
You can do that in Mozilla Firebird (you can even put the icons on the same line as the menus) just by dragging them there when you have the customize sheet open).
"Currently the bot runs Windows, but Roboteq expects that one of the first enhancements from the user community will be Linux support."
Considering that Linux support is added for just about everything, espescially when it's not wanted, why not skip this one just because they're expecting it?
Yeah, but just think of all of the Windows users who don't know what OS they are using, even though its name is shown on the screen every time the turn on their computers.
Fine, but if iTunes had a blue interface, and Apple said something like "Windows users will get to see a blue screen whenever they want to play their music" it would also be a poor choice of words, wouldn't it?
But this stuff seems to have a few more uses. In fact, if it's real, I'd think it would really be one of those few world-changing inventions. A few astronauts died in the shuttle, but think of how may people in the world die or suffer from fire or heat related injuries.
And it's cheap!
This stuff will be used in household items, cars, planes, computers, clothing, Hollywood, the military, and probably a lot more.
Could it really be? If so, this would probably be bigger than NASA's own Velcro.
"Yes, but it's still an extra hassle. If a user has to go through all that trouble just to share their music on Kazaa, they're less likely to bother."
Yeah, and if there's the extra hassle of not being able to use the downloaded music the way they want to, they are less likely to bother signing up for the service.
"A wall belongs to whomever owns the property. If it's the government, then only duly appointed officials can determine what is allowed on the wall. A public space does not mean anarchy rules it. If anything, rules are strictly enforced to attempt to give everyone as equal use as possible."
A lot of people who downloaded MP3s of song they did not buy were also doing something illegal, but it's starting to look like they made enough of an impact, and parts of the music industry are starting to show signs of change for the better because of it.
So while many people do deface property they don't own with their art, maybe those "duly appointed officials" should start to take notice and make some compromise.
As someone who has gone through many cans of paint in the past myself, I'll say that I'd have been happy to legally deface abandoned train tunnels and city property that the public does not see, without worrying about being chased out or nabbed and instead going for easier to hit private property.
Oh, yes... umm, so we can distribute all the source code we want, but if we ever compile it to use it, we get hit for a lawsuit equal to the minimum patent licensing fee, plus lawyer fees?
Oh? I always thought that patents apply to distribution only. If I put some glue on a plate to catch mice in my own home, can the guy who patented those glue traps sue me? Or would he only have a case when I try to sell or distribute the plates to others?
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I would if I had a working VCR.
I have an old behind-the-scenes video about the original Star Wars made before Empire Strikes Back. In it, the actors talk about possiblities for their characters in the upcoming sequels and make it clear that at that point Darth Vader wasn't Luke's father, and there was a chance that there might be a romantic involvement between Luke and Leia (Carrie Fisher wasn't sure whether she prefered Luke or Han).
So the way I see it, Lucas would have to edit all of that stuff out if he wants people to keep thinking that he had the whole story planned out from the start.
Or does it have an auto-aim feature?
Ah! So the aimbots for cheating are built-in then?
Looks like I picked the wrong day to quit smoking.
After following the directions listed on the phone a few times, i was redirected to some telco that I've never heard of, and someone came on the phone, asked for the number I was calling and my calling card number.
Maybe a scammer just put his own sticker on the phone when he had the room before you. I doubt that housekeeping checks for that kind of thing.
Apparently the way to get modded as insightful is to reply to a post and say that it was insightful. I find that interesting.
There are 2 Call of Duty demos that you can try for yourself.
If you look at yesterday's post, he says that he knows that it was probably legal for them to fire him because of contracts at his temp agency that he doesn't fully understand.
But what if he is still breaching them by continuing to describe the incident?
Does he want to get fire even from there? Or worse, have legal action taken against him?
If I got fired for something that seemed so trivial to me but realized that I was in over my head, I'd just shut up and let it go.
Well, he wasn't exactly project manager for Microsoft Office or anything. He sat around making copies all day or something.
Yeah, I've got a question.
;)
In the screenshots and videos, the male/female ration looks pretty even, but how many of those girls are really guys?
But seriously, it does look pretty cool, if only because of the quality of the world. Visually, it has a very nice style, and the animation and physics stuff looks really good.
Now I've never been into MMORPGs, and I'm really not into paying for any more than an access fee, but if this is really an effective online world that doesn't involve "levelling up" and defending yourself from theives, I'm willing to give it a shot. Hopefully the "free trial" doesn't require my handing over my CC #.
There is a submission form on their site for publishers to use that says all they require is a physical copy of the book.
"Why won't Search Inside the Book let me see more pages from a specific book?
Our Search Inside the Book feature is designed to help our customers discover new books and ensure that they'll be satisfied with their purchases. To be fair to the publishers and authors who participate in our program, we only allow Search Inside the Book users to read a portion of the book."
I was always under the impression that Amazon was so successful because most of the business is handled by the computers unning the site and sales, and they only needed people to work in their warehouses, on their website/software, and some to handle customer support (as opposed to maintaining a chain of retail stores around the world).
But now, this seems to be something that would require an army of people to handle. And that's not to mention the hardware/facilities needed to create this database.
So how is this actually being managed?
You can do that in Mozilla Firebird (you can even put the icons on the same line as the menus) just by dragging them there when you have the customize sheet open).
"Currently the bot runs Windows, but Roboteq expects that one of the first enhancements from the user community will be Linux support."
Considering that Linux support is added for just about everything, espescially when it's not wanted, why not skip this one just because they're expecting it?
Adobe's Creative Suite consists of more than just Photoshop.
Yeah, but just think of all of the Windows users who don't know what OS they are using, even though its name is shown on the screen every time the turn on their computers.
Thanks.
Fine, but if iTunes had a blue interface, and Apple said something like "Windows users will get to see a blue screen whenever they want to play their music" it would also be a poor choice of words, wouldn't it?
"The fire insurance industry is also interested, Hurtubise said, and has asked him to demonstrate."
If I could coat my house with this stuff, and be sure that it would never go down in flames, why would I still need fire insurance?
So, they're interested? I'll bet.
Use it on the shuttle? Yeah, great...
But this stuff seems to have a few more uses. In fact, if it's real, I'd think it would really be one of those few world-changing inventions. A few astronauts died in the shuttle, but think of how may people in the world die or suffer from fire or heat related injuries.
And it's cheap!
This stuff will be used in household items, cars, planes, computers, clothing, Hollywood, the military, and probably a lot more.
Could it really be? If so, this would probably be bigger than NASA's own Velcro.
Somehow I don't think they would go and replace a major part of the shuttle's design and just expect it to work.
"Yes, but it's still an extra hassle. If a user has to go through all that trouble just to share their music on Kazaa, they're less likely to bother."
Yeah, and if there's the extra hassle of not being able to use the downloaded music the way they want to, they are less likely to bother signing up for the service.
"A wall belongs to whomever owns the property. If it's the government, then only duly appointed officials can determine what is allowed on the wall. A public space does not mean anarchy rules it. If anything, rules are strictly enforced to attempt to give everyone as equal use as possible."
A lot of people who downloaded MP3s of song they did not buy were also doing something illegal, but it's starting to look like they made enough of an impact, and parts of the music industry are starting to show signs of change for the better because of it.
So while many people do deface property they don't own with their art, maybe those "duly appointed officials" should start to take notice and make some compromise.
As someone who has gone through many cans of paint in the past myself, I'll say that I'd have been happy to legally deface abandoned train tunnels and city property that the public does not see, without worrying about being chased out or nabbed and instead going for easier to hit private property.
Oh, yes... umm, so we can distribute all the source code we want, but if we ever compile it to use it, we get hit for a lawsuit equal to the minimum patent licensing fee, plus lawyer fees?
Oh? I always thought that patents apply to distribution only. If I put some glue on a plate to catch mice in my own home, can the guy who patented those glue traps sue me? Or would he only have a case when I try to sell or distribute the plates to others?