Most commercial software manuals, pdf or otherwise, specify in the copyright section that reproduction of the manual requires the company's consent before doing so. Not thinking this was actually enforced, I took a CD with a 1000+ page pdf manual for Steinberg Cubase to be printed, only to be told that they couldn't print it due to the copyright restriction.
The solution was simple enough, I emailed Steinberg asking permission to print it for personal use only, yadda yadda, and they replied (rather quickly, surprisingly) and said it was ok. Took a printout of the email to Kinkos and they happily printed the manual for me.
I realize I could have easily forged the email from Steinberg, but I considered the possibility, however unlikely, that Mr Steinberg would find out and make an example out of me via a hearty copyright lawsuit, thus ending my home recording career even before it started.
...if he just condensed all his recent "victories" into one large slogan, ie
Saddam Hussein to pilot specially-crafted WMD to Mars, thanks to tax cuts and a reduced deficit! Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others!
In other words:
(R) = Trademark through registration
tm = Trademark through established use
That's easy enough to follow, but what exactly constitutes "established use"? Established by who? After how much time? Seems like an arbitrary distinction.
All the mirrors I've tried so far appear not to have the RPMS2 directory synched yet, which causes an error when doing a network install. The installer's 'hdlists' source file is telling it that RPMS2 is there but when the program tries to access it, the folder is not there and the installer dies. Doh.
Even The Good Book Has This Issue
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Flanders: Why me, Lord? Where have I gone wrong? I've always been nice to people. I don't drink or dance or swear. I've even kept Kosher just to be on the safe side. I've done everything the bible says, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!
While reading that comment, the song that started playing on a mix CD I just made was "Fixed Income," which just happens to be a track from "The Private Press." Is this a sign?
I think Mulder said it best when he remarked, "If coincidences are just coincidences, then why do they feel so contrived? Also, you should buy an HP calculator."
Master Doe: This key will allow no one to see the contents of your hard drive due to the complicated encryption algorithm. Do you understand? Master Tang: [nods head in agreement, pauses] No.. I don't understand.
Color me ignorant, but is an entire hardware-based chip really necessary for decoding ogg vorbis? It would seem to me that this could be done relatively easily via a firmware upgrade.
I mean, isn't that a big selling point for a lot of the mp3 players anyway, the ability to upgrade the unit to allow for future audio formats?
Network Executive: We at the network want a dog with attitude. He's edgy. You've heard the expression "let's get busy"? Well, this is a dog who gets biz-zay; consistently and thoroughly. Krusty: So he's proactive, huh? Executive: Oh, God yes. We're talking about a totally outrageous paradigm. Writer: Excuse me, but "proactive" and "paradigm"? Aren't those just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? Not that I'm accusing you of anything like that... I'm fired aren't I?
"Greetings friend. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So use it. And send one dollar to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay! Eternal happiness is just a dollar away."
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haiku looks cool
seems like potential is there
FOR ME TO POOP ON
Dude, your girl broke up with you via email? Who were you dating, Phil Collins?
Most commercial software manuals, pdf or otherwise, specify in the copyright section that reproduction of the manual requires the company's consent before doing so. Not thinking this was actually enforced, I took a CD with a 1000+ page pdf manual for Steinberg Cubase to be printed, only to be told that they couldn't print it due to the copyright restriction.
The solution was simple enough, I emailed Steinberg asking permission to print it for personal use only, yadda yadda, and they replied (rather quickly, surprisingly) and said it was ok. Took a printout of the email to Kinkos and they happily printed the manual for me.
I realize I could have easily forged the email from Steinberg, but I considered the possibility, however unlikely, that Mr Steinberg would find out and make an example out of me via a hearty copyright lawsuit, thus ending my home recording career even before it started.
Not that I have anything against Germans.
i hate it when a broad layer change turns out to be a localized density variation!
Yep, it's Windows 98, alright.
Why does it burn when I urinate?
Because you're not writing documentation correctly.
Autoyast is very neat, btw. Apparently RedHat has something similar to that.
Yep.
The headline should have been much, much clearer.
This is Slashdot, buddy. To paraphrase George Bush Sr., Slashdot headlines are about as clear as Boston Harbor.
"It looks like you are editing your sendmail.mc file. Would you like to add:
..."
1. define('confTRY_NULL_MX_LIST',true)
2. define('UUCP_MAILER_MAX','2000000')
3. define('confAUTH_MECHANISMS', 'EXTERNAL GSSAPI DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN')
4. FEATURE(`relay_based_on_MX')
5.
...if he just condensed all his recent "victories" into one large slogan, ie
Saddam Hussein to pilot specially-crafted WMD to Mars, thanks to tax cuts and a reduced deficit! Abortions for some, miniature American flags for others!
"What the hell's this... some kinda nanotube?!"
"Now look how frickin' cool those guys from the Strokes are,
Their riffs are three times as old as my jokes are!"
--Triumph
In other words:
(R) = Trademark through registration
tm = Trademark through established use
That's easy enough to follow, but what exactly constitutes "established use"? Established by who? After how much time? Seems like an arbitrary distinction.
Worst... plant... ever.
BOO YAH!
All the mirrors I've tried so far appear not to have the RPMS2 directory synched yet, which causes an error when doing a network install. The installer's 'hdlists' source file is telling it that RPMS2 is there but when the program tries to access it, the folder is not there and the installer dies. Doh.
Flanders: Why me, Lord? Where have I gone wrong? I've always been nice to people. I don't drink or dance or swear. I've even kept Kosher just to be on the safe side. I've done everything the bible says, even the stuff that contradicts the other stuff!
While reading that comment, the song that started playing on a mix CD I just made was "Fixed Income," which just happens to be a track from "The Private Press." Is this a sign?
I think Mulder said it best when he remarked, "If coincidences are just coincidences, then why do they feel so contrived? Also, you should buy an HP calculator."
...but really it's just an excuse to quote "Kung Pow".
Chosen One: I'll take a pound of nuts.
Shopowner (screaming): THAT'S A LOT OF NUTS!!!!
So now pollsters are conducting surveys in church? Blasphemy!
(paraphrased for sake of relevance)
Master Doe: This key will allow no one to see the contents of your hard drive due to the complicated encryption algorithm. Do you understand?
Master Tang: [nods head in agreement, pauses] No.. I don't understand.
DVI output from a DVD player? What kind of CUPS driver do you need for this thing? But more importantly, how much paper would you need?
Color me ignorant, but is an entire hardware-based chip really necessary for decoding ogg vorbis? It would seem to me that this could be done relatively easily via a firmware upgrade.
I mean, isn't that a big selling point for a lot of the mp3 players anyway, the ability to upgrade the unit to allow for future audio formats?
Network Executive: We at the network want a dog with attitude. He's edgy. You've heard the expression "let's get busy"? Well, this is a dog who gets biz-zay; consistently and thoroughly.
Krusty: So he's proactive, huh?
Executive: Oh, God yes. We're talking about a totally outrageous paradigm.
Writer: Excuse me, but "proactive" and "paradigm"? Aren't those just buzzwords that dumb people use to sound important? Not that I'm accusing you of anything like that... I'm fired aren't I?
"Greetings friend. Do you wish to look as happy as me? Well, you've got the power inside you right now. So use it. And send one dollar to Happy Dude, 742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield. Don't delay! Eternal happiness is just a dollar away."
The version I know and love appears on the Orb's criminally underrated Orblivion album, but the quote originally appeared in Mike Leigh's movie Naked.