"In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team."
I had one of these people contact me via Yahoo IM. "She" claimed to be stuck in Africa and in need of money to get back to the USA.
I had a lot of fun playing along. It reminded me a little of D&D. I picked a persona and then played it to the hilt, knowing all along that it was a scam.
I was fascinated to learn from the article that these guys have counterparts in the USA who will try to intimidate you into paying up. I guess I didn't take the scenario far enough to get a call from some Nigerian "Guido".
It would seem that the US counterparts would be easy to nab if they are really willing to come and "intimidate" you in person.
Someone should remind these guys that even fat, stupid, greedy Americans still have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms!
Right again. I fall too easily into the trap of generalization.
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow really creeped me out with the use of the young boys, particularly the Bean as a 2 year old wandering the streets.
The only other Card books I read after those was the Shadow of the Hegemon(?) and then a few of those books where he just ripped off the story from the Book of Mormon.
Oh, and I did read the one he wrote about Christopher Columbus, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I still think we would continue to disagree about what an inappropriate adult situation would be, but you've made your point. I will publicly withdraw my suggestion that Card's books make him suspect as a pederast!
oops. Should read ". . . to the extent that Card does." Also, I think it's important to note that Card is writing fiction. If he was writing about the children soldiers of the Congo, it might be acceptable. But, since he is writing fiction, we should realize that he has a choice. He doesn't have to exploit children in his stories. If you argue that the story is primarily about the exploitation of children, then I think he should choose a different medium. My read of Ender's Game is that it is not primarily about the exploitation of children.
Okay. You got me. I think that a coming of age story is fine when you are talking about boys who are at or nearing puberty.
Card's stories, particularly the Ender stories, focus on very, very young boys. He puts them in very, very adult situations. Would the stories have been just as effective with older boys? IMHO, yes. Not even the sybaritic Heinlein exploits children in his stories to the extent that Heilein does. Starship Troopers, to me, is in part a great coming of age story.
Putting a child in an adult situation in writing is just as disgusting as taking or drawing a picture of a child in an adult situation. It certainly says something about the mentality of the person doing the photography, drawing, or writing. Does it automatically make them a pederast? No. Does it make them suspect? Absolutely.
Developing Nation. What does that mean? I was just about to post a response critical of India's bickering with Pakistan and (unofficial) use of the caste system.
But then I remembered, the US has it's own "development" problems. HFS! In the past few years we've "developed" an arrogance and insecurity that make other "developing" nations seem light years ahead of us.
How would we gauge our response to Katrina compared to India's response to the massive tsunami?
I also remember reading an article recently about how India's Air Force kicked our ass in joint training exercises.
My point? Let's not be too hasty to judge others and their ability to do something better or worse than us.
I had everything under control until I came to this one. Now everyone on my conference call is wondering why I have gone to mute. And everyone in my office is wondering why I'm LMAO!
In other words, if enough sheep get stomach aches from eating the fodder in field B and start bleating loudly, the "leaders" may decide it's a good idea to move tham all back to field A (or maybe even to field C).
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is committed to providing access to our web pages for individuals with disabilities, both members of the public and Federal employees.
To meet this commitment, we will comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from us, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us. Section 508 also requires us to ensure that Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.
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"By reaching out to European publishers, Google hopes to substantially increase the volume of non-English books in its database, said Jim Gerber, director of content partnership for Google's print program."
What it should say is:
"By reaching out to European publishers, Google hopes to substantially increase the pressure on big American publishing houses who have balked at their attempts to catalog the mass-marketed books that they make money on and which Google knows will draw shitloads of traffic to their site, pushing up their advertising revenue said Jim Gerber, director of content partnership for Google's print program."
Oh, that's not the issue, you silly man, I can hear some of you say. But as a small, independent publisher who joined Google Print several months ago and who's books are still in "pending" status, I have to wonder why they would be soliciting European publishers when they can't seem to get my few books into their Almighty Index.
Oops. Forgot. I'm a nobody. A small businees. Nodody really gives a rat's ass about my books because they don't come with instant recognition, branding, and millions of marketing dollars already spent.
My few books may be quality, but they probably won't bring in the buh-zillion hits and generate the goog-illion dollars that the Google shareholders need to justify their $285 stocks.
It's okay guys. I understand that you don't really want to be evil, it's just that as a publicly traded company you now have a fiduciary responsibility to be evil.
Slashdot Mirror
My sysadmin rule:
Never make plans for the weekend.
All of their equipment was made by the lowest bidder.
I always thought "podcasting" sounded like a euphemism for masturbation.
Xbox 451?
They can do this in Rochester but they can't revitalize Midtown Plaza? Oh well, at least they have Radio Shack.
"In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, they survive as soldiers of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire the A-Team."
So, God created life on another planet and then had to blast it to Earth on an asteroid or comet????
I'm so confused!
They're not in Santa Cruz anymore (a hippy beach resort in Central California)--instead they're in Utah.
Lindon, Utah! (A hippy beach resort in Central Utah) Aw, forget it. I got nothin'.
Come to think of it, except for SCO, Lindon's got nothin' either.
There's also a good review of this phone here: http://www.mobile-review.com/review/nokia-n90-en.s html
I had one of these people contact me via Yahoo IM. "She" claimed to be stuck in Africa and in need of money to get back to the USA.
I had a lot of fun playing along. It reminded me a little of D&D. I picked a persona and then played it to the hilt, knowing all along that it was a scam.
I was fascinated to learn from the article that these guys have counterparts in the USA who will try to intimidate you into paying up. I guess I didn't take the scenario far enough to get a call from some Nigerian "Guido".
It would seem that the US counterparts would be easy to nab if they are really willing to come and "intimidate" you in person.
Someone should remind these guys that even fat, stupid, greedy Americans still have a constitutional right to keep and bear arms!
(HFS--I sound like a redneck!)
LOL
Right again. I fall too easily into the trap of generalization.
Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow really creeped me out with the use of the young boys, particularly the Bean as a 2 year old wandering the streets.
The only other Card books I read after those was the Shadow of the Hegemon(?) and then a few of those books where he just ripped off the story from the Book of Mormon.
Oh, and I did read the one he wrote about Christopher Columbus, which I thoroughly enjoyed.
I still think we would continue to disagree about what an inappropriate adult situation would be, but you've made your point. I will publicly withdraw my suggestion that Card's books make him suspect as a pederast!
Nice chat.
oops. Should read ". . . to the extent that Card does." Also, I think it's important to note that Card is writing fiction. If he was writing about the children soldiers of the Congo, it might be acceptable. But, since he is writing fiction, we should realize that he has a choice. He doesn't have to exploit children in his stories. If you argue that the story is primarily about the exploitation of children, then I think he should choose a different medium. My read of Ender's Game is that it is not primarily about the exploitation of children.
Okay. You got me. I think that a coming of age story is fine when you are talking about boys who are at or nearing puberty.
Card's stories, particularly the Ender stories, focus on very, very young boys. He puts them in very, very adult situations. Would the stories have been just as effective with older boys? IMHO, yes. Not even the sybaritic Heinlein exploits children in his stories to the extent that Heilein does. Starship Troopers, to me, is in part a great coming of age story.
Putting a child in an adult situation in writing is just as disgusting as taking or drawing a picture of a child in an adult situation. It certainly says something about the mentality of the person doing the photography, drawing, or writing. Does it automatically make them a pederast? No. Does it make them suspect? Absolutely.
Thou sayest.
Genocide? What about his fascination with young boys?
Developing Nation. What does that mean? I was just about to post a response critical of India's bickering with Pakistan and (unofficial) use of the caste system.
But then I remembered, the US has it's own "development" problems. HFS! In the past few years we've "developed" an arrogance and insecurity that make other "developing" nations seem light years ahead of us.
How would we gauge our response to Katrina compared to India's response to the massive tsunami?
I also remember reading an article recently about how India's Air Force kicked our ass in joint training exercises.
My point? Let's not be too hasty to judge others and their ability to do something better or worse than us.
I had everything under control until I came to this one. Now everyone on my conference call is wondering why I have gone to mute. And everyone in my office is wondering why I'm LMAO!
In other words, if enough sheep get stomach aches from eating the fodder in field B and start bleating loudly, the "leaders" may decide it's a good idea to move tham all back to field A (or maybe even to field C).
"Group wisdom" is a misnomer for "herd mentality."
I predict that when you herd sheep from field A to field B, they will eat whatever is in field B rather than return to field A.
From the paper:
"The current attack does not take into account special keys such as Shift, Control, Backspace and Capslock."
Different keyboards and different typing styles probably also play a factor in the ability to extract the text patterns.
"Don't type angry!"
Now I ain't no student,
of ancient culture
Before I talk
I should read a book.
But there's one thing that I do know,
There's a lot of ruins in Mesopotamia.
What I'd be interested to know is how long of an extension cord you could get with 80 lbs.
From the FEMA website:
"The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is committed to providing access to our web pages for individuals with disabilities, both members of the public and Federal employees.
To meet this commitment, we will comply with the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public seeking information or services from us, have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to that provided to the public who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us. Section 508 also requires us to ensure that Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access to and use of information and data by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on us.
If you use assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a screen reader, TTY, etc.) and the format of any material on our web sites interfere with your ability to access the information, please contact FEMAOPA@dhs.gov for assistance. To enable us to respond in a manner most helpful to you, please indicate the nature of your accessibility problem, the preferred format in which to receive the material, the web address of the requested material, and your contact information."
I was just about to say "the government".
You are a legitimate phenomenon!
From the article:
"By reaching out to European publishers, Google hopes to substantially increase the volume of non-English books in its database, said Jim Gerber, director of content partnership for Google's print program."
What it should say is:
"By reaching out to European publishers, Google hopes to substantially increase the pressure on big American publishing houses who have balked at their attempts to catalog the mass-marketed books that they make money on and which Google knows will draw shitloads of traffic to their site, pushing up their advertising revenue said Jim Gerber, director of content partnership for Google's print program."
Oh, that's not the issue, you silly man, I can hear some of you say. But as a small, independent publisher who joined Google Print several months ago and who's books are still in "pending" status, I have to wonder why they would be soliciting European publishers when they can't seem to get my few books into their Almighty Index.
Oops. Forgot. I'm a nobody. A small businees. Nodody really gives a rat's ass about my books because they don't come with instant recognition, branding, and millions of marketing dollars already spent.
My few books may be quality, but they probably won't bring in the buh-zillion hits and generate the goog-illion dollars that the Google shareholders need to justify their $285 stocks.
It's okay guys. I understand that you don't really want to be evil, it's just that as a publicly traded company you now have a fiduciary responsibility to be evil.