(On the other hand, given my very brief experience as an ROTC midshipman, I'm surprised that they're not still relying on punch cards for everything but Aegis.)
Obviously you have never seem some of the HW that sits on Aegis ships. Barely a few steps up from punchcards. Though the newer ones are quite a step up.
Take a look at the major investors in Tivo. This option will never be available from Tivo. However, it does make them on heck of a less likely target for lawsuits.
Such victimization..... Its all the American Capitalists fault...
You know, its not like we are forcing this stuff to you at gunpoint. You want to blame someone for the spread of American influence, look at the people around you. They are the ones buying our stuff. Its not like we are giving it away(thats very much against our morals). We offered it, and your people sucked it right up.
Take some responsibility for yourself(and the people of your country)! As opposed to sitting around blaming Americans.
Ah look, the informational warfare continues.
I, and many Americans, will not allow one of the more vibrant democratic societies in Asia be crushed by the ChiComs.
The one FBI tech office that I know of, actually does expect that. They are the only federal law enforcement for in the immediate area, so in the back of their office there is quite a nice little armory. If the call came in for federal backup, these guys are expected to drop everything, grab weapons and respond.
Then for you, the correct statement is "HBO HAD one good show"..... The bastards killed Millers' show.:(
Though I am pleased to see that someone else has the same logic for for buying those channels as I do (your reasons for Showtime match mine).
Yep. No arguement there. I am a science geek.
Its just the way that you couched your statement it seemed that you were another one of those environmental wackos that would want to keep us from going into space because we would polute it. Those people drive me NUTS... There was an article a couple of months ago about moon development, and there are actually groups that feel that the moon should not be commercially used.
From your very use of that word it seems to imply that we shouldn't go there. For once we are heading in the direction where there is no life that we could in any way exploit, but even that is not enough for you, we have to keep these untouched barren environment untouched?
The only concern about Earth life ending up on mars is that it would make it hard to determine if there ever was or is life there (and even if there was actual life there, I don't care except from a detached scientific viewpoint.).
My favorite wackos are those that question our attempts to utilize the moon, argueing that it should remain untouched. I have an idea, you guys stay down here, those of us with adventure and courage will go up there. Just dont tell us what to do.
doesn't this depend on who's 'accurate' definition you use? The generally accepted definition would be the equivalent of the Geneva conventions. American revolutionaries abided by the rules of war, striking combatants and legitimate targets, limiting (not eliminating, thats impossible) civilian casualties.
I wish you guys would be consistant. Seems like half the times you people are complaining that we do not do enough, but then you turn around and say that we are doing too much. We are pretty much in a damned if we do, damned if we dont situation. A good example is the Israel situation. We get slammed for a while for not doing anything, but then you turn around and then say that our handling of the situation is biased (excuse us for not supporting terrorists like Arafat). If you thought we were so biased, why did practically beg for us to get involved?
Small wonder many Americans react by ignoring you.
Yes, I'm not "American" (well I am, I'm south american, but in the states people take that name to mean them. In Chile, "America" means the continent).
Its not like we are exclusive in our use of American. Other than the people in South and Central America (and Mexico) (who seem to have a complex about the term American being applied to USA citizens) the term American is used for citizens of my great country. (Side note, but do any of the other countries in the Americas have America in the actual name of their country? Remember our name is "The United States of America".... and people do like to use names that slide off the tounge. USAian, United Statesian, just don't really slide off, so they grab the last part.)
Of course we have culture here in the US. You might not like our definition/interpretation of it, but it is a culture. Just because it hasn't been around as long as doesnt make it of lesser value. Sheesh. Get over yourselves.
And if everyone thinks that what our country produces is such a bad thing, then why are they buying it? Because while we do sell it overseas at a discount (they made the bulk of the profits here) its not like what we are selling is free. If you have such a problem with it, maybe you should look within first, because we are not forcing you to choose it. Members of your own countries are making that decision.
Lets see if they can survive losing their advertising dollars before you go off and praise them.
If no one else follows them they may have signed their own death warrant.
No suprise there. They always seem late releasing shows here in the US. Remember here the syndication/cable rights are worth a lot, often more than any resale on DVD. It does get here eventually though... I remember being so frustrated a year ago when I saw Buffy TV on dvd in europe, but now it finally came out here. The economics are different, so we just have to be more patient.
Technically there is a danger of loss. When that product is released here in the states it runs the risk of having the people who own the fansubs not purchasing the product. I am not saying that you would, but that is how some people operate, and it does run the risk of hurting sales of shows that eventually end up here. Just because you are impatient to see the show does not give you the right to break the copyright. They spend a lot of money developing these shows, and just because there is no immediate damage does not mean there is no long term damage.
Even though I was a big user of this scene. so this seems sanctimonious, going with fansubs is illegal under international copyright laws (Berne Convention, as I recall). With the wide selection available here, I havent gone near this source in years. The whole sitatution has gotten worse lately, with the advent of the digi-subs that are out there, so even the Japanese can download american fansubs(those people more than most are in the most dangerous place legally, as they have high visibility and they generally have no access filtering, so anyone in the world can hit them).
The big flaw in your arguement is that there are legitimate uses for firearms. Self Defense is a legitimate use. Hunting and sports shooting are legitimate uses. So it has the same issues as a DVR, it has legitimate uses, but can be used for illegal purposes. A gun is a tool, it can be used for bad and good, which solely depends on the operater.
I found the best way to avoid any of this stuff was to keep watching whatever I have on the Tivo, stick the disk in the DVD player, and not switch to DVD feed until a minute has passed (though this did cause me to miss a very amusing joke one time). As an anime fan, I love the extras that are the disks. The alternate language and subtitle tracks. By far the best use of this was on a very recent disk that came out, "Excel Saga Vol 1" (This starts off with a very amusing take on the FBI warning, and goes downhill from there:) They used an alternate audio track to include a noise when the the alternate subtitle track was being used, such that there was a "Pop Up Video" thing going on. If you ever need a laugh, this is a disk to pick up (very few shows I know of kill their main character in the first 3 minutes).
On the topic, I dont care if you rip a show, but you should at least own a licensed copy of the media(then at least the property owner has gottten something for the show you have ripped). If you are going to Blockbuster, renting a DVD and ripping it, well.... you suck.
they have an amazing ability of selling out whenever they get them in (at least as far as Tivo goes). Tivo at Circuit City would be unusual nowadays, as they are now only sold in retail through Best Buy. I know that I am buying another one in August, so that I can finally let my VCR go fallow and head off to the junkheap.
It would basically be like that scene in the Holy grail where the black knight get his extremities lopped off. He who hits first with a real saber wins.
But the article isn't saying that we are claiming sovereignity over the moon. It is questioning the provision that would prohibit a group of people setting up a moon base, and then applying to enter the US as the 51st state. Why does this prospect make you shudder. If it makes you that concerned, then maybe the Brits should join in to. You guys used to like to colonize, now is a great chance to add another country to the commonwealth.
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(On the other hand, given my very brief experience as an ROTC midshipman, I'm surprised that they're not still relying on punch cards for everything but Aegis.)
Obviously you have never seem some of the HW that sits on Aegis ships. Barely a few steps up from punchcards. Though the newer ones are quite a step up.
Take a look at the major investors in Tivo. This option will never be available from Tivo. However, it does make them on heck of a less likely target for lawsuits.
Such victimization..... Its all the American Capitalists fault... You know, its not like we are forcing this stuff to you at gunpoint. You want to blame someone for the spread of American influence, look at the people around you. They are the ones buying our stuff. Its not like we are giving it away(thats very much against our morals). We offered it, and your people sucked it right up. Take some responsibility for yourself(and the people of your country)! As opposed to sitting around blaming Americans.
Ah look, the informational warfare continues. I, and many Americans, will not allow one of the more vibrant democratic societies in Asia be crushed by the ChiComs.
One or 2 of those flew even further than that, all the way out to the moon. Impressive stuff (though the controls are fairly crude).
The one FBI tech office that I know of, actually does expect that. They are the only federal law enforcement for in the immediate area, so in the back of their office there is quite a nice little armory. If the call came in for federal backup, these guys are expected to drop everything, grab weapons and respond.
TV and Treadmills go well together. Thats were I get a hefty dose of TV watching every day.
Then for you, the correct statement is "HBO HAD one good show"..... The bastards killed Millers' show. :(
Though I am pleased to see that someone else has the same logic for for buying those channels as I do (your reasons for Showtime match mine).
Go read up on the paper and tree industry. 10-20 years growth time hardly make it a non-renewable resource.
Yep. No arguement there. I am a science geek. Its just the way that you couched your statement it seemed that you were another one of those environmental wackos that would want to keep us from going into space because we would polute it. Those people drive me NUTS... There was an article a couple of months ago about moon development, and there are actually groups that feel that the moon should not be commercially used.
From your very use of that word it seems to imply that we shouldn't go there. For once we are heading in the direction where there is no life that we could in any way exploit, but even that is not enough for you, we have to keep these untouched barren environment untouched? The only concern about Earth life ending up on mars is that it would make it hard to determine if there ever was or is life there (and even if there was actual life there, I don't care except from a detached scientific viewpoint.). My favorite wackos are those that question our attempts to utilize the moon, argueing that it should remain untouched. I have an idea, you guys stay down here, those of us with adventure and courage will go up there. Just dont tell us what to do.
doesn't this depend on who's 'accurate' definition you use?
The generally accepted definition would be the equivalent of the Geneva conventions. American revolutionaries abided by the rules of war, striking combatants and legitimate targets, limiting (not eliminating, thats impossible) civilian casualties.
I wish you guys would be consistant. Seems like half the times you people are complaining that we do not do enough, but then you turn around and say that we are doing too much. We are pretty much in a damned if we do, damned if we dont situation. A good example is the Israel situation. We get slammed for a while for not doing anything, but then you turn around and then say that our handling of the situation is biased (excuse us for not supporting terrorists like Arafat). If you thought we were so biased, why did practically beg for us to get involved?
Small wonder many Americans react by ignoring you.
Yes, I'm not "American" (well I am, I'm south american, but in the states people take that name to mean them. In Chile, "America" means the continent).
Its not like we are exclusive in our use of American. Other than the people in South and Central America (and Mexico) (who seem to have a complex about the term American being applied to USA citizens) the term American is used for citizens of my great country. (Side note, but do any of the other countries in the Americas have America in the actual name of their country? Remember our name is "The United States of America".... and people do like to use names that slide off the tounge. USAian, United Statesian, just don't really slide off, so they grab the last part.)
Of course we have culture here in the US. You might not like our definition/interpretation of it, but it is a culture. Just because it hasn't been around as long as doesnt make it of lesser value. Sheesh. Get over yourselves. And if everyone thinks that what our country produces is such a bad thing, then why are they buying it? Because while we do sell it overseas at a discount (they made the bulk of the profits here) its not like what we are selling is free. If you have such a problem with it, maybe you should look within first, because we are not forcing you to choose it. Members of your own countries are making that decision.
Lets see if they can survive losing their advertising dollars before you go off and praise them. If no one else follows them they may have signed their own death warrant.
'Nuff said.
No suprise there. They always seem late releasing shows here in the US. Remember here the syndication/cable rights are worth a lot, often more than any resale on DVD. It does get here eventually though... I remember being so frustrated a year ago when I saw Buffy TV on dvd in europe, but now it finally came out here. The economics are different, so we just have to be more patient.
Technically there is a danger of loss. When that product is released here in the states it runs the risk of having the people who own the fansubs not purchasing the product. I am not saying that you would, but that is how some people operate, and it does run the risk of hurting sales of shows that eventually end up here. Just because you are impatient to see the show does not give you the right to break the copyright. They spend a lot of money developing these shows, and just because there is no immediate damage does not mean there is no long term damage.
Even though I was a big user of this scene. so this seems sanctimonious, going with fansubs is illegal under international copyright laws (Berne Convention, as I recall). With the wide selection available here, I havent gone near this source in years. The whole sitatution has gotten worse lately, with the advent of the digi-subs that are out there, so even the Japanese can download american fansubs(those people more than most are in the most dangerous place legally, as they have high visibility and they generally have no access filtering, so anyone in the world can hit them).
The big flaw in your arguement is that there are legitimate uses for firearms. Self Defense is a legitimate use. Hunting and sports shooting are legitimate uses. So it has the same issues as a DVR, it has legitimate uses, but can be used for illegal purposes. A gun is a tool, it can be used for bad and good, which solely depends on the operater.
I found the best way to avoid any of this stuff was to keep watching whatever I have on the Tivo, stick the disk in the DVD player, and not switch to DVD feed until a minute has passed (though this did cause me to miss a very amusing joke one time).
As an anime fan, I love the extras that are the disks. The alternate language and subtitle tracks. By far the best use of this was on a very recent disk that came out, "Excel Saga Vol 1" (This starts off with a very amusing take on the FBI warning, and goes downhill from there:) They used an alternate audio track to include a noise when the the alternate subtitle track was being used, such that there was a "Pop Up Video" thing going on.
If you ever need a laugh, this is a disk to pick up (very few shows I know of kill their main character in the first 3 minutes).
On the topic, I dont care if you rip a show, but you should at least own a licensed copy of the media(then at least the property owner has gottten something for the show you have ripped). If you are going to Blockbuster, renting a DVD and ripping it, well.... you suck.
they have an amazing ability of selling out whenever they get them in (at least as far as Tivo goes). Tivo at Circuit City would be unusual nowadays, as they are now only sold in retail through Best Buy.
I know that I am buying another one in August, so that I can finally let my VCR go fallow and head off to the junkheap.
It would basically be like that scene in the Holy grail where the black knight get his extremities lopped off. He who hits first with a real saber wins.
But the article isn't saying that we are claiming sovereignity over the moon. It is questioning the provision that would prohibit a group of people setting up a moon base, and then applying to enter the US as the 51st state. Why does this prospect make you shudder. If it makes you that concerned, then maybe the Brits should join in to. You guys used to like to colonize, now is a great chance to add another country to the commonwealth.