It's interesting that people keep talking about Sony being sued over installing malware, and how much it's going to cost them (most likely a wrist slap and a $5 coupon for your next purchase of Sony products).
I see a bigger, and far more ironic potential here if Sony violated copyright by distributing 6 million CD's with open source software on them.
Hey, Sony, remember those laws you paid for a couple of years ago - the ones that provide (IIRC) $10K fines per violation? Well it looks like we've got about 6 million violations here.
We are definitely gonna git yo' sitcha-ation under control!
That's interesting. What you've demonstrated is that roughly one hour of Walmart time == one hour at the movies.
Reminds me that someone else once proposed the "Sixpack theory of economics". His observation was that the price of a sixpack of beer is always approximately the same as the minimum wage.
Wow, someone else besides my wife and me actually saw "Spitfire Grill"? I guess that makes three of us:)
We saw it, but I think that what actually drove us to the theater was because my wife's cousin, (Lee Zlotoff - of "MacGyver" fame) was the writer and director.
It was a pretty little film, and Lee was understandably proud of it. You could have knocked him over with a feather when someone called him with the offer to make a musical out of it.
I think the film's big flaw was a hoarde of really interesting characters, but nothing for most of them to do. They just provided background for the two or three main characters. Most of those characters would have been worth a movie in themselves. But it left critics kind of frustrated to see these interesting characters waltzing in and out with nothing to do.
The argument is that the animals in those parks evolved with exactly the kind of competition that these animals would provide. The example in the article is the pronghorn antelope, which probably developed its speed running from a (now extinct) cheetah.
As far as the kid being a meal, that's evolution in action.
A guy I worked with (named John) used to tell this as one of his favorite "true life" stories:
In the eighties, John was working on software for an airborne project when a guy came in and said "I need to know how much your software weighs."
John said "the software doesn't really have weight."
"Nonsense," said the guy. "It must weigh something."
John attempted to explain how the software is just the setting of the bits on a ROM, and that loading the software has no effect on the weight of the unit.
"Well, I have 3 categories," the guy said. "Greater than twenty pounds; one to twenty pounds; or less than one pound."
John said (somewhat jokingly), "Oh, it's less than one pound."
At that point the guy gave John a smug look and said "See? I told you it had to weigh something!" and walked out.
I think I'd be inclined to back nxtw's opinion in this discussion, for one simple reason:
I just signed up for Verizon (my first cell - I'm a late adopter) we got the free phones, etc. But we paid sales tax on the retail value of the phones. That was a separate receipt from the account contract.
As far as I can see, charging sales tax means that a sale has been made. (There'd be no sales tax on it if they weren't transferring ownership to you.)
That's only because the thicker atmosphere also magnifies the dime when it's held low to the horizon.
When you hold the dime over your head, the thinner atmosphere (3 ft higher than your head) doesn't magnify it as much.
Now, while holding the dime directly above your head, and watching it carefully, release the dime. You will notice that the dime begins to appears very large as it drops into the thicker atmosphere. This phenomenon is much easier to observe if you use something larger - like, say, a brick.
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They suspend frogs inside of a doughnut field.
When they do that it's called a beignet, and it's served with café au lait.
They wouldn't be dead, they'd be pinin' for the fjords.
It's interesting that people keep talking about Sony being sued over installing malware, and how much it's going to cost them (most likely a wrist slap and a $5 coupon for your next purchase of Sony products).
I see a bigger, and far more ironic potential here if Sony violated copyright by distributing 6 million CD's with open source software on them.
Hey, Sony, remember those laws you paid for a couple of years ago - the ones that provide (IIRC) $10K fines per violation? Well it looks like we've got about 6 million violations here.
We are definitely gonna git yo' sitcha-ation under control!
I'd like to welcome our new feral cat overlords...
Nice one, AC.
Your 265 character post just burned through about 200 years worth of leap seconds.
No more leap seconds for you!
Hairdresser and telephone sanitizer to follow shortly.
That's interesting. What you've demonstrated is that roughly one hour of Walmart time == one hour at the movies.
Reminds me that someone else once proposed the "Sixpack theory of economics". His observation was that the price of a sixpack of beer is always approximately the same as the minimum wage.
Wow, someone else besides my wife and me actually saw "Spitfire Grill"? I guess that makes three of us :)
We saw it, but I think that what actually drove us to the theater was because my wife's cousin, (Lee Zlotoff - of "MacGyver" fame) was the writer and director.
It was a pretty little film, and Lee was understandably proud of it. You could have knocked him over with a feather when someone called him with the offer to make a musical out of it.
I think the film's big flaw was a hoarde of really interesting characters, but nothing for most of them to do. They just provided background for the two or three main characters. Most of those characters would have been worth a movie in themselves. But it left critics kind of frustrated to see these interesting characters waltzing in and out with nothing to do.
The argument is that the animals in those parks evolved with exactly the kind of competition that these animals would provide. The example in the article is the pronghorn antelope, which probably developed its speed running from a (now extinct) cheetah.
As far as the kid being a meal, that's evolution in action.
The declining nerd population is due to the fact that nerds can only breed with supermodels.
What we need is for congress to pass the Nerd Protection Act that ensures every nerd gets one or more supermodels. We need more supermodels, dammit!
I've never heard of using baby powder to make wires slide easier.
When I used to work for my dad (an electrical contractor) we used to keep a chunk of parafin (wax) in the truck for pulling wire.
Damn! I didn't know those things had a mating season!
It definitely made me pop awake, and my wife woke up in a panic asking if someone was trying to break in to the house.
It took me a few seconds to realize "Oh, I guess they decided not to land the shuttle in Florida."
now take your $480/year savings and buy something nice for the wife.
I did it.
I bought her a new cell phone.
Ha, my new "Bondage & Discipline" metaphor's got all of those... um... beaten.
Even worse - it's IBM that's killing you.
You should contact the police. Or maybe hole-up in your house with an AK47 and shoot anything that moves. Or maybe both.
A guy I worked with (named John) used to tell this as one of his favorite "true life" stories:
In the eighties, John was working on software for an airborne project when a guy came in and said "I need to know how much your software weighs."
John said "the software doesn't really have weight."
"Nonsense," said the guy. "It must weigh something."
John attempted to explain how the software is just the setting of the bits on a ROM, and that loading the software has no effect on the weight of the unit.
"Well, I have 3 categories," the guy said. "Greater than twenty pounds; one to twenty pounds; or less than one pound."
John said (somewhat jokingly), "Oh, it's less than one pound."
At that point the guy gave John a smug look and said "See? I told you it had to weigh something!" and walked out.
Humor, meet KD5YPT.
:)
KD5YPT, meet Humor.
I think you two should get to know each other better.
Because terrorism is a political strategy, intended to effect changes in policy.
I think I'd be inclined to back nxtw's opinion in this discussion, for one simple reason:
I just signed up for Verizon (my first cell - I'm a late adopter) we got the free phones, etc. But we paid sales tax on the retail value of the phones. That was a separate receipt from the account contract.
As far as I can see, charging sales tax means that a sale has been made. (There'd be no sales tax on it if they weren't transferring ownership to you.)
"Rip. Mix. Burn."
Anyone think that Apple is going to regret that advertising slogan?
That's only because the thicker atmosphere also magnifies the dime when it's held low to the horizon.
When you hold the dime over your head, the thinner atmosphere (3 ft higher than your head) doesn't magnify it as much.
Now, while holding the dime directly above your head, and watching it carefully, release the dime. You will notice that the dime begins to appears very large as it drops into the thicker atmosphere. This phenomenon is much easier to observe if you use something larger - like, say, a brick.