Yes. Is this Mr. Jabber? Hello sir. We're just calling to tell you that we really appreciate your business. Also, we've observed that if you transfer your current American Express Purple SecureCard balance to VISA today, you can save up to $37 this year.
Also, your car is 14 miles overdue for an oil change and the service can be performed at the station across the street from your place of business. Since you usually arrive at work 15 minutes late, we have taken the liberty of setting your alarm clocks a little early. We'll also be billing the oil chance service to your Visa.
Thank you for using Visa.
Oh, and by the way, your grandma has fallen, and she can't get up. We'll gladly send medical assistance, for the customary fee of $39.99.
This isn't about the music industry and copyright enforcement at all. Overseer will license their "patented technology" to Perrier, and Evian and other bottled water suppliers. These water suppliers will then, using this "patented technology", and the DMCA on their side, go around poisoning out resevoirs, and lakes, and rivers! Filtering and chemically treating "pirated" water will be considered a circumvention attempt, and will result in immediate charges of environmental terrorism being brought against the perpetrators.
In fact, this has already happened! Illegal dumping??? Hah! That's not "dumping". It's a nefarious attempt at cornering the world's water supply.
(Hey, I figure that since tin foil is back in fashion, why not wear it with gusto!)
Did these guys just find out that people who write redundant and unreachable code also write generally crappy code, which is likely to comtain logic bugs?
Isn't this just plain obvious? Isn't it like saying that people who don't brush their hair, probably don't brush their teeth either, and don't wash their hands after using the bathroom?
Where do I sign up for some of this research grant money?
I had a PocketPC (Nino) before switching to Palm. The relatively restrictive "graffiti" and the piss-poor application integration were my only complaints against the otherwise superior Palm (Vx). Oh, wait, it was those things, and the fact that the Palm has a permanent writing area, instead of the much more clever virtual one.
Point being, hacking up Jot to do Graffiti would be a step backwards in my opinion.
If the next 11 episodes pull the right numbers sounds an awful lot like Jimmy Swaggart's If my ministry doesn't collect 8 Million dollars... of a few years back.
Are TV execs so soul-less as to decide a show's viability by the number of eyeballs they deliver to advertizers, without so much as a moment's consideration for the inherent quality of the show itself? Oh whom am I kidding? Of course. The bastards!
How many avid fans of Shakespeare are there? Of opera and theater in general? Of reading classic books? Even of reading pulp instead of watching soap operas?
It's clear that "Good Taste" is the trait of the minority. Yet, it is utterly shameful that we live in an age where economies of scale and advertizing dollars are the sole drivers of the success of entertainment.
Why must good entertainment be relegated to the relatively well off, and sustained by charitable contributions of the wealthy, while the tripe is sold by the bucket, paid for by people looking to take as much money as possible from anyone gullible enough to not change the channel or walk away every 8 minutes?
So if, say, the recording company makes a copy of a 50 year old vinyl record and pays the royalty to be legit, their copy can not be legally copied for 50 years?
The story of being cast out of the Garden of Eden, in my opinion, undoes the rest of the Bible, and Religion in general. The Bible is a paradox, and everyone sees in it what they want.
Let's just for a moment assume the existence of God, and the creation of all things, including Man, by this God. If God gave us free will, it would not be to see that gift wasted. So, even according to the Bible itself, blind obedience like the one that Religion demands, is a Sin.
You, my friend, have just explained away all religion. I hope you're proud of yourself!
Seriously, consider what you've said in the context of the casting out from the Garden of Eden of Adam and Eve. They tasted of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, they desired to be like God in the one manner which God had forbidden them. They learned the truth and fell from grace. Ignorance was bliss, as living in ignorance is as living in Paradise. As we grow in knowledge, we desire to return to the innocence of our ignorant youth. Hence, by tempting Eve with the fruit of the tree, Satan became both Man's damnation and teacher. And, in consideration of what you say about choosing truth, Lucifer is The Messiah, who freed us from ignorance.
Cell phones and stealth aircraft
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Not so long ago, we all found out that the multi-billion dollar stealth aircraft that is the pride and joy of the US Air Force can be detected with cell phones.
Now WiFi jams military RADAR? What's next? Toasters cause bullets to malfunction? The beige of PC cases gets banned because soldiers in OD greens can't blend in in a server room?
Until the military says they want to ban cell phones, I'm going to be skeptical of any ban of WiFi technology at large.
You mean those there dang new-fangled gadgets ain't cup holders?? Well sheet! Here I just thought that 40x meant it could hold like, a 40 ounce Slurpee! Dang nabbit! I just loves mah AOL-Internet! Thank yew Al Gore!
Manufacturing costs of making "disposable" stuff decrease faster then prices. This is where profit comes from.
"Disposable" makes great sense for sustainable business models. If you could go out and buy the last $WIDGET you'll ever own (cheaply), the $WIDGET manufacturer would soon run out of customers, no? This way, you need a new $WIDGET every few months.
I've been looking for something like this ever since the first time I threatened to open a can of "Whoop-Ass" on someone. This is great! Will they come in six-packs? Or can I just get these by the case?
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Yes. Is this Mr. Jabber? Hello sir. We're just calling to tell you that we really appreciate your business. Also, we've observed that if you transfer your current American Express Purple SecureCard balance to VISA today, you can save up to $37 this year.
Also, your car is 14 miles overdue for an oil change and the service can be performed at the station across the street from your place of business. Since you usually arrive at work 15 minutes late, we have taken the liberty of setting your alarm clocks a little early. We'll also be billing the oil chance service to your Visa.
Thank you for using Visa.
Oh, and by the way, your grandma has fallen, and she can't get up. We'll gladly send medical assistance, for the customary fee of $39.99.
I'll be damned if I live in that world.
Wow! Imagine a beowulf cluster, powered by these.
This isn't about the music industry and copyright enforcement at all. Overseer will license their "patented technology" to Perrier, and Evian and other bottled water suppliers. These water suppliers will then, using this "patented technology", and the DMCA on their side, go around poisoning out resevoirs, and lakes, and rivers! Filtering and chemically treating "pirated" water will be considered a circumvention attempt, and will result in immediate charges of environmental terrorism being brought against the perpetrators.
In fact, this has already happened! Illegal dumping??? Hah! That's not "dumping". It's a nefarious attempt at cornering the world's water supply.
(Hey, I figure that since tin foil is back in fashion, why not wear it with gusto!)
Am I missing something?
Did these guys just find out that people who write redundant and unreachable code also write generally crappy code, which is likely to comtain logic bugs?
Isn't this just plain obvious? Isn't it like saying that people who don't brush their hair, probably don't brush their teeth either, and don't wash their hands after using the bathroom?
Where do I sign up for some of this research grant money?
I had a PocketPC (Nino) before switching to Palm. The relatively restrictive "graffiti" and the piss-poor application integration were my only complaints against the otherwise superior Palm (Vx). Oh, wait, it was those things, and the fact that the Palm has a permanent writing area, instead of the much more clever virtual one.
Point being, hacking up Jot to do Graffiti would be a step backwards in my opinion.
Or do you work for a hard-drive manufacturer?
;)
All those logs would have to be stored someplace, after all.
If the next 11 episodes pull the right numbers sounds an awful lot like Jimmy Swaggart's If my ministry doesn't collect 8 Million dollars... of a few years back.
Are TV execs so soul-less as to decide a show's viability by the number of eyeballs they deliver to advertizers, without so much as a moment's consideration for the inherent quality of the show itself? Oh whom am I kidding? Of course. The bastards!
How many avid fans of Shakespeare are there? Of opera and theater in general? Of reading classic books? Even of reading pulp instead of watching soap operas?
It's clear that "Good Taste" is the trait of the minority. Yet, it is utterly shameful that we live in an age where economies of scale and advertizing dollars are the sole drivers of the success of entertainment.
Why must good entertainment be relegated to the relatively well off, and sustained by charitable contributions of the wealthy, while the tripe is sold by the bucket, paid for by people looking to take as much money as possible from anyone gullible enough to not change the channel or walk away every 8 minutes?
Bah! Ok, I'm done. Who's next on the soap-box?
Errm... Why stop there?
while (e_coyote) {
super.genius();
}
Sorry, I've been speaking Javanese for a while
In fact many high tech companies (employing Americans) seem to be built on technology developed by immigrants.
America itself is built by immigrants, both through the technology they developed, and the physical work they did. In all aspects.
In fact, it continues to be so.
The Copyright on the copy has a 50 year life?
So if, say, the recording company makes a copy of a 50 year old vinyl record and pays the royalty to be legit, their copy can not be legally copied for 50 years?
Got reference?
As if grammar nazis weren't enough, now we have the semantics gastapo! Lovely! ;)
Nuff said
Seeing as I'm already on Santa's "naughty" list, what's it matter if I also risk pissing off God?
The story of being cast out of the Garden of Eden, in my opinion, undoes the rest of the Bible, and Religion in general. The Bible is a paradox, and everyone sees in it what they want.
Let's just for a moment assume the existence of God, and the creation of all things, including Man, by this God. If God gave us free will, it would not be to see that gift wasted. So, even according to the Bible itself, blind obedience like the one that Religion demands, is a Sin.
You, my friend, have just explained away all religion. I hope you're proud of yourself!
Seriously, consider what you've said in the context of the casting out from the Garden of Eden of Adam and Eve. They tasted of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, they desired to be like God in the one manner which God had forbidden them. They learned the truth and fell from grace. Ignorance was bliss, as living in ignorance is as living in Paradise. As we grow in knowledge, we desire to return to the innocence of our ignorant youth. Hence, by tempting Eve with the fruit of the tree, Satan became both Man's damnation and teacher. And, in consideration of what you say about choosing truth, Lucifer is The Messiah, who freed us from ignorance.
Do one-liners really need to require a body? Feh!
John Dvorak... Jon Katz...
Coincidence? I think not!
Not so long ago, we all found out that the multi-billion dollar stealth aircraft that is the pride and joy of the US Air Force can be detected with cell phones.
Now WiFi jams military RADAR? What's next? Toasters cause bullets to malfunction? The beige of PC cases gets banned because soldiers in OD greens can't blend in in a server room?
Until the military says they want to ban cell phones, I'm going to be skeptical of any ban of WiFi technology at large.
If you like Avril Lavigne, God help you in ANYONE knows.
But I need to be distracted with a blowjob. You make that happen, and I'll do the rest!
Why, Douglas Adams of course! Who else?
I got nothing. Nothing at all.
You, you lucky bastard, got all that, and an insult! Is your company hiring?
You mean those there dang new-fangled gadgets ain't cup holders?? Well sheet! Here I just thought that 40x meant it could hold like, a 40 ounce Slurpee! Dang nabbit! I just loves mah AOL-Internet! Thank yew Al Gore!
See, this is that missing step...
1. Have idea
2. ???
3. PROFIT
Manufacturing costs of making "disposable" stuff decrease faster then prices. This is where profit comes from.
"Disposable" makes great sense for sustainable business models. If you could go out and buy the last $WIDGET you'll ever own (cheaply), the $WIDGET manufacturer would soon run out of customers, no? This way, you need a new $WIDGET every few months.
1. Whatever, it doesn't really matter
2. Planned Obsolescence
3. Profit
I've been looking for something like this ever since the first time I threatened to open a can of "Whoop-Ass" on someone. This is great! Will they come in six-packs? Or can I just get these by the case?