Maybe he left his phone plugged in, in case a different family member was hurt or killed. THAT would be a valid reason to wake him from his sleep. Or maybe his boss would call him because they needed him to work OT. In either of those situations, an unplugged phone is going to delay the receipt of said information, and cause a lot of problems...
Ok, NT on the ship, right. That doesn't mean it's running the actual computer used to launch ICBM's (if that ship is even capable of doing that, which is not indicated in the article and I am not personally aware of the function of that type of ship), i.e. the ship had a blue screen but that doesn't mean they can "hack" the ship and fire the missle, they can just shut it down.
I agree with you in principle. But WHAT was your fault?
The car accident, right?
That statement could be interpreted to mean anything to a gold digger with a team of lawyers.
I am an auto insurance agent with one company and I have my auto insurance through another. Right on their ID card, it says "#1 Do not admit fault!"
This is good advice to be heeded, for your own protection. When you are in a possible liability situation, look out for #1 (that's you) or your life could be destroyed...all because you wanted to make things simple and save everybody time...
Unfortunately, personal injury attorneys don't make money by making things simple and easy...
The burglar has already broken one of the oldest laws of respect - knock first and wait to be accepted as a guest into someone else's home. If it's a hungry kid, they should be willing to do that. Plus, there are better places for a hungry kid to go for food that doesn't involve buglary.
The burglar already shows a penchant for crime - they're burglaring your house! And they're more likely to shoot if you see their face.
There's a reason why it's legal to shoot an intruder inside your house, but not once they get outside.
If you're willing to chance your life and the lives of your family...well hey, that's up to you. But don't dis on others because they're not as carefree as yourself.
Besides, you seem to act as if one is only capable of shooting to kill. You can take a guy down using a firearm without killing him. Just don't aim for the chest or head, and call the police and ambulance immediately after confirming the burglar is incapacitated.
Honestly, I can't believe someone is actually defending a burglar's right to be in your home, which is essentially what you're doing by saying I should not take whatever means necessary to protect myself and my family.
Not to take the side of the RIAA, but don't forget that the cost you mention is what it takes to put music on a CD, not to pay musicians, engineers, and producers to put music to a master, print the booklet, ship it to the store, and market it so that you know it's available.
That's why I don't eat or drink inside the venue of a concert...or a hockey game, baseball game, whatever. Eat at home before, go stop somewhere afterwards, but don't pay $4 for beer, $8 for pop and $5 for nachos at the place!
I think Ed Vedder of Pearl Jam said it best, at least for Pearl Jam (the best live rock act today, who will play 25+ out of 100ish songs every night spanning their entire catalog and about 35 covers in a 2 - 3 hour show) that the CD is like going to see the animal in a cage in the zoo. The concert is like seeing it out in the jungle, in its own habitat.
Just don't make Bob Dylan one of your first concerts...they are of varying quality and I personally feel the man can't sing anymore:)
That's a common myth...even ESPN states the fact that only a select handful of schools make money off of sports. Most are far into the red, trying to keep up with the marketing/recruitment of the more successful schools...
But subverting one of the university's ways of making money just means they have to raise tuition...they'll get it from somewhere.
I feel it would be more relevant, realistic, and admirable to instead try to get your university to divert less funds into the sports programs, and more into academia.
Just because you're paranoid...doesn't mean they're not after you.
Microsoft has definitely done some questionable things in the past that don't seem to benefit anyone directly (including themselves), but certainly hurt the competition. I'll leave it up to someone else to post actual examples.
Well, comparing Catholics in California is a little different from Mormons in Utah...Catholics may be the religion in that state with the most members, but that doesn't mean that most Californians are Catholic. However, most people from Utah ARE Mormons. Remember your history, the Mormons went to Utah because they were kicked out of another town! There wasn't much in Utah till the Mormons came to town, and the laws and lifestyle in that state clearly show a Mormon majority.
People don't buy music from Sam Goody because they got smart and realized, "Der, I can pay less AFTER SHIPPING for CD's online than I do at Sam Goody/Musicland/Coconuts/Tower Records" or "The Best Buy/Circuit City/Target/Wal-Mart/corner music store sells CD's cheaper than Sam Goody, why buy there?" I don't know why their prices are so high, and I don't know how the chain stays in business, because their prices are not even close to competitive with anybody else...it shouldn't take piracy to put that albatross out of business...
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Maybe he left his phone plugged in, in case a different family member was hurt or killed. THAT would be a valid reason to wake him from his sleep. Or maybe his boss would call him because they needed him to work OT. In either of those situations, an unplugged phone is going to delay the receipt of said information, and cause a lot of problems...
Chris
Ok, NT on the ship, right. That doesn't mean it's running the actual computer used to launch ICBM's (if that ship is even capable of doing that, which is not indicated in the article and I am not personally aware of the function of that type of ship), i.e. the ship had a blue screen but that doesn't mean they can "hack" the ship and fire the missle, they can just shut it down.
Chris
Do you really think Windows proper is the OS on the ICBM launch computers? Come on now.
Chris
I was under the impression that Pakistan was much more free, despite being a dictatorship.
Being a democracy does not ensure a freer populace, that is for sure.
Chris
Epiphany, and/or Galeon.
Chris
I prefer GSLSHDOT, thank you very much. I find KSLSHDOT to be too bloated.
Chris
Have you used a 2.0 build yet? I really doubt it from your post, because the old versions do indeed suck.
But 2.0 is really good.
Chris
I agree with you in principle. But WHAT was your fault?
The car accident, right?
That statement could be interpreted to mean anything to a gold digger with a team of lawyers.
I am an auto insurance agent with one company and I have my auto insurance through another. Right on their ID card, it says "#1 Do not admit fault!"
This is good advice to be heeded, for your own protection. When you are in a possible liability situation, look out for #1 (that's you) or your life could be destroyed...all because you wanted to make things simple and save everybody time...
Unfortunately, personal injury attorneys don't make money by making things simple and easy...
Chris
The burglar has already broken one of the oldest laws of respect - knock first and wait to be accepted as a guest into someone else's home. If it's a hungry kid, they should be willing to do that. Plus, there are better places for a hungry kid to go for food that doesn't involve buglary.
The burglar already shows a penchant for crime - they're burglaring your house! And they're more likely to shoot if you see their face.
There's a reason why it's legal to shoot an intruder inside your house, but not once they get outside.
If you're willing to chance your life and the lives of your family...well hey, that's up to you. But don't dis on others because they're not as carefree as yourself.
Besides, you seem to act as if one is only capable of shooting to kill. You can take a guy down using a firearm without killing him. Just don't aim for the chest or head, and call the police and ambulance immediately after confirming the burglar is incapacitated.
Honestly, I can't believe someone is actually defending a burglar's right to be in your home, which is essentially what you're doing by saying I should not take whatever means necessary to protect myself and my family.
Chris
Not to take the side of the RIAA, but don't forget that the cost you mention is what it takes to put music on a CD, not to pay musicians, engineers, and producers to put music to a master, print the booklet, ship it to the store, and market it so that you know it's available.
Chris
Beer and pop should have their values replaced, heh.
Chris
That's why I don't eat or drink inside the venue of a concert...or a hockey game, baseball game, whatever. Eat at home before, go stop somewhere afterwards, but don't pay $4 for beer, $8 for pop and $5 for nachos at the place!
Chris
I think Ed Vedder of Pearl Jam said it best, at least for Pearl Jam (the best live rock act today, who will play 25+ out of 100ish songs every night spanning their entire catalog and about 35 covers in a 2 - 3 hour show) that the CD is like going to see the animal in a cage in the zoo. The concert is like seeing it out in the jungle, in its own habitat.
:)
Just don't make Bob Dylan one of your first concerts...they are of varying quality and I personally feel the man can't sing anymore
Chris
That's a common myth...even ESPN states the fact that only a select handful of schools make money off of sports. Most are far into the red, trying to keep up with the marketing/recruitment of the more successful schools...
Chris
Actually, if they included gold bricks...
;)
1) The paperboy wouldn't be able to make it through the route.
2) You WOULD be able to wrap stuff with it, lots of stuff, just requires a lot of hammering
Chris
But subverting one of the university's ways of making money just means they have to raise tuition...they'll get it from somewhere.
I feel it would be more relevant, realistic, and admirable to instead try to get your university to divert less funds into the sports programs, and more into academia.
Chris
Just because you're paranoid...doesn't mean they're not after you.
Microsoft has definitely done some questionable things in the past that don't seem to benefit anyone directly (including themselves), but certainly hurt the competition. I'll leave it up to someone else to post actual examples.
Chris
There's a difference between adding stuff after the fact and editing a movie in a different, slightly longer way.
The extra stuff in the extended FOTR was already done, just cut from the theatrical release for time considerations.
Chris
Even JeffK bows down to the aol translator! (http://ssshotaru.homestead.com/files/aolertransla tor.html)
Chris
There's no choice as to what to metamod. So if that post doesn't come up in his 10 daily metamods, he can't metamod it.
Duh.
Chris
This is essentially what Cringley is suggesting for a peer-to-peer model, I think.
Chris
I don't know, Open Office vs. Star Office seems to work pretty well, right now.
Chris
Well, comparing Catholics in California is a little different from Mormons in Utah...Catholics may be the religion in that state with the most members, but that doesn't mean that most Californians are Catholic. However, most people from Utah ARE Mormons. Remember your history, the Mormons went to Utah because they were kicked out of another town! There wasn't much in Utah till the Mormons came to town, and the laws and lifestyle in that state clearly show a Mormon majority.
Chris
People don't buy music from Sam Goody because they got smart and realized, "Der, I can pay less AFTER SHIPPING for CD's online than I do at Sam Goody/Musicland/Coconuts/Tower Records" or "The Best Buy/Circuit City/Target/Wal-Mart/corner music store sells CD's cheaper than Sam Goody, why buy there?" I don't know why their prices are so high, and I don't know how the chain stays in business, because their prices are not even close to competitive with anybody else...it shouldn't take piracy to put that albatross out of business...
Chris
What, do you mean like Labatt Blue or Molson? That shit is at least as bad as Bud!
Oh, you were going to name some microbrew? Well there's tons that are good in the US too.
Editors aren't on the ball today, or don't know their slashdot history...informative + flamebait = troll.
Chris