this is a site where letty potter is the main character, they have muggles, even one of the characters has the same name as harry's broom.
it was pretty damning proof of plagirism. They used to have a list of the similarirites... dont think it's up anymore.
if you go there and read any of it, you'll quickly see it is a low budget poorly written book... but I do think JK got some ideas from it, and of course made a better story... but this chick deserves a little credit... and a bit of a payout.
On slashdot sure I see some morons, but there's usually some people on here so smart I don't understand a thing they said to smack down the moron, and somehow I say that's expertise.
Richard Hoagland (sp?) was talking about this last night on coast 2 coast... the radio show normally infested with funny alien abductees and anal probe recipients.
He apparently had seen this stuff in mars rover pictures and predicted it.... guess nasa has finally came to the same conclusion.
I bet they were just more thorough or cautious in their analysis before declaring anything.
It could just as easily be read that they tried to avoid court as much as possible, kno2wing they had a case, but hoping to settle it with a contract instead.
I'm not sure IBM can be called SCO yet... thats like calling Michael Richardson "Hitler" of patent law... not quite yet.
"Complaining about this makes as much sense as being a devout Catholic and then getting all upset with the arbitrary rituals and limitations that come with the package."
I'm not so sure...
If you found out later the points didnt exist... that's Catholic.
Finding out what you're looking for cost a shit load is Scientology.
Yes, so is your problem with his discretionary decision? The company left it up to him, and he made a call.
Now you can argue that call if you like, but it's the company that trains him to decide. They didn't do their job if you think he made a poor decision.
Regardless, yelling at him will do you about as much as telling me.
I think to be allowed you shouldn't be able to say things like "basic common sense", when "basic sense" and "common sense" seem to do the trick all by themselves.
NOT getting the results that most of the scientific community would REALLY want as such a cool discovery that could advance thinking is a great example to show religious types.
This is what it looks like when the process beats an idea with logic and testing and eventually disproves what they really wanted to be true. In things like "intelligent design" it could never ever come out with such a neutral result agreed upon by people who may have been very much for the idea the entire time. No lying, not falsifying, no BS logic.... just the truth through science.
I applaud their dilligence, and wonder if that guy in Vegas who one the "when will life on other planets be dicovered" jackpot gets to keep his $$$:)
3 hours of DDR every day and you think he's going to be fat? Sorry man, unless he uses the other 21 hours of the day to eat chili cheese burgers surfing/., he's going to be just fine.
>>> more time explaining why re-creating conditions at the big bang will NOT create a second big bang that will obliterate the universe. (yes, some people actually worry about that)
What, you mean forcing God to do something after an apaprent 2000 year absence (not counting toast apparitions)
It would be awesome if they ran that thing, and God came down from the heavens saying "Dude, I heard that... fricken loud man! I heard it all the way across the universe where I'm creating a planet consisting only of a beer volcano and a stripper factory... check it out".
"How are these droids? 'Droid is short for Android, as in a human-shaped robot. And while this definition may not hold fast in a galaxy far, far away, it most definately does for us. Why not just say "Robot?""
You clearly answered yor own question... they aren't called androids because they fall short of the human shape!
Unless they dont have artillary available, it is not as accurate as the US's, etc.
But lets say they do have artilerry that can be called in.
If simply delaying an advancing army while they clear a minefield allows you to take a strategic position because they were not available, those mines may have said hundreds or thousands of lives.
I'm no fan of mines in feilds where civillians live, but lets be honest about their use.
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this is a site where letty potter is the main character, they have muggles, even one of the characters has the same name as harry's broom.
it was pretty damning proof of plagirism. They used to have a list of the similarirites... dont think it's up anymore.
if you go there and read any of it, you'll quickly see it is a low budget poorly written book... but I do think JK got some ideas from it, and of course made a better story... but this chick deserves a little credit... and a bit of a payout.
Shit, thats like 10 days!!!!!! OMG NO!!!
On slashdot sure I see some morons, but there's usually some people on here so smart I don't understand a thing they said to smack down the moron, and somehow I say that's expertise.
Richard Hoagland (sp?) was talking about this last night on coast 2 coast... the radio show normally infested with funny alien abductees and anal probe recipients.
He apparently had seen this stuff in mars rover pictures and predicted it.... guess nasa has finally came to the same conclusion.
I bet they were just more thorough or cautious in their analysis before declaring anything.
that berates the MPAA needs to read a bit and deserves a flame!
I must admit I came in too post agrily... and read that it was satire.
This is one of those RTFA times for sure.
I doubt any wifi is going to hurt a kid more than having him them in front of a computer all day.
It could just as easily be read that they tried to avoid court as much as possible, kno2wing they had a case, but hoping to settle it with a contract instead.
I'm not sure IBM can be called SCO yet... thats like calling Michael Richardson "Hitler" of patent law... not quite yet.
ipod has a built in FM radio now?
not without a $49 radio remote.
"Complaining about this makes as much sense as being a devout Catholic and then getting all upset with the arbitrary rituals and limitations that come with the package."
I'm not so sure...
If you found out later the points didnt exist... that's Catholic.
Finding out what you're looking for cost a shit load is Scientology.
Just FYI for the non-brits, being "pissed" over there is drunk, not "pissed" as in angry in the states.
That may clarify what is a bit confusing as the slang differs.
has just been created.
I wonder what shall be broadcast first.
Yes, so is your problem with his discretionary decision? The company left it up to him, and he made a call.
Now you can argue that call if you like, but it's the company that trains him to decide. They didn't do their job if you think he made a poor decision.
Regardless, yelling at him will do you about as much as telling me.
I think to be allowed you shouldn't be able to say things like "basic common sense", when "basic sense" and "common sense" seem to do the trick all by themselves.
He's following company policy. He works there... it is not his problem, it's the companies.
Thats like getting mad at the cashier because your Big Mac went up 20 cents. I assure you he doesn;t set policy.
"Our bedroom is for sleeping, sex, and private time"
so is my internet!
9planets.org?
boy are they pissed. time to get a new domain eh?
Rollerskates and 6 jugs of bleach???
:(
Sounds like a body with size 9 feet was disposed of to me.
"while specialty video sites like Pornotube concentrate on one point of interest"
Well waking up to a Slashdot story specifically referring to what's in my pants certainly is a new one.
People like you starting to censor things on the web for the rest of thw word..... how about a little self censorship for you and your family.
i'll keep your box closed for now.
NOT getting the results that most of the scientific community would REALLY want as such a cool discovery that could advance thinking is a great example to show religious types.
:)
This is what it looks like when the process beats an idea with logic and testing and eventually disproves what they really wanted to be true. In things like "intelligent design" it could never ever come out with such a neutral result agreed upon by people who may have been very much for the idea the entire time. No lying, not falsifying, no BS logic.... just the truth through science.
I applaud their dilligence, and wonder if that guy in Vegas who one the "when will life on other planets be dicovered" jackpot gets to keep his $$$
3 hours of DDR every day and you think he's going to be fat? Sorry man, unless he uses the other 21 hours of the day to eat chili cheese burgers surfing /., he's going to be just fine.
"Let's just hope that when the invisible woman arrives, she's played more convincingly then Jessica Alba"
Lets just hope that when there actually IS an invisible woman, she won't have to 'play' anything...
>>> more time explaining why re-creating conditions at the big bang will NOT create a second big bang that will obliterate the universe. (yes, some people actually worry about that)
What, you mean forcing God to do something after an apaprent 2000 year absence (not counting toast apparitions)
It would be awesome if they ran that thing, and God came down from the heavens saying "Dude, I heard that... fricken loud man! I heard it all the way across the universe where I'm creating a planet consisting only of a beer volcano and a stripper factory... check it out".
ramen.
"How are these droids? 'Droid is short for Android, as in a human-shaped robot. And while this definition may not hold fast in a galaxy far, far away, it most definately does for us. Why not just say "Robot?""
You clearly answered yor own question... they aren't called androids because they fall short of the human shape!
Unless they dont have artillary available, it is not as accurate as the US's, etc.
But lets say they do have artilerry that can be called in.
If simply delaying an advancing army while they clear a minefield allows you to take a strategic position because they were not available, those mines may have said hundreds or thousands of lives.
I'm no fan of mines in feilds where civillians live, but lets be honest about their use.