''And some of these people are thinking of going into the entertainment industry,'' Rosen said afterward, shaking her head in disbelief. ''This is what we're up against.''
God forbid the entertainment industry might get an infusion of people who actually care about fair use.
This is common practice, especially when a mag is not focused on reviews. Writing food reviews, I was encouraged by a journalism professor (and professional book review editor) to just go there once, have a single meal, and write about the rest of the food as if I had had some. And do you really think the two-line reviews of books and CDs in general-interest mags are based on anything more than the book jacket (and maybe a scan of the first paragraph or two)?
We know that a great deal of our genome consists of rubbish, including repeats of sequences caused by faulty replication and relics of long-ago-inserted retroviruses (for those who don't know, a retrovirus inserts its DNA into the host's own and replicates itself that way). The information contained on genes isn't nicely coded in an unbroken line -- sequences that are actually used for information are frequently interrupted by useless bits called introns (I think). It is the daunting task of the molecular biologist to sift out the DNA that actually does stuff from the massive amounts of noncoding DNA.
I'm not sure, but the 99% figure may actually be the percentage of our genome that does nothing at all. (Confirmation or refutation would be appreciated!)
Philadelphia has done 10-digit dialing for over a year now. When it first happened last summer, the Philadelphia Inquirer was prompted to crack that 10-digit dialing really meant 17-digit dialing...7 for dialing the number without the area code like you're used to + 10 when you get the "you screwed up" message and have to dial again = 17. (Very true, at least for the first couple of months.)
It's not that big of a deal...you get used to it, especially with speed dial.
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The full lyrics of the song are the opening of the book. Gotta love Tom Lehrer.
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''And some of these people are thinking of going into the entertainment industry,'' Rosen said afterward, shaking her head in disbelief. ''This is what we're up against.''
God forbid the entertainment industry might get an infusion of people who actually care about fair use.
I wonder how long the crystals retain their dual-phase properties. Will your 3D-TV work for weeks? months? years? forever? Remains to be seen...
This is common practice, especially when a mag is not focused on reviews. Writing food reviews, I was encouraged by a journalism professor (and professional book review editor) to just go there once, have a single meal, and write about the rest of the food as if I had had some. And do you really think the two-line reviews of books and CDs in general-interest mags are based on anything more than the book jacket (and maybe a scan of the first paragraph or two)?
Doubt it.
I'm not sure, but the 99% figure may actually be the percentage of our genome that does nothing at all. (Confirmation or refutation would be appreciated!)
It's not that big of a deal...you get used to it, especially with speed dial.
And here I thought I was turning into a dehumanized howling beast. *quick sigh of relief*
...me too.