This is a worst defeat for ISPs than you can consider *because* it goes against a big giant like M$. And if M$.com can be liable, who knows what could happen to the mom-and-pop ISPs with the deep pockets or the legend of lawyers.
That loud SLAPPing sound in the background is getting closer.
Re:An issue of generational turnover, how?
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So, a film that makes tons of cash is a demarcation of generational values?
Wither Titanic? Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings?
And will we be saying the same when MiB2 and Matrix Reloaded start to hit the screens?
Feh. People just like going to see them there talkies.
And while we're on the "ton of cash = cultural icon" roll, the following from the AP Wire, about the past record-breaking Memorial Day Weekend:
It was as diverse a weekend as moviegoers could ask for, with action blockbusters balanced by smart adult films and family fare. Each of the main movie ratings were represented in the top four -- "Attack of the Clones" with a PG rating, "Spider-Man" with a PG-13, "Insomnia" with an R and "Spirit" with a G.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Tuesday.
1. "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," $61.2 million.
2. "Spider-Man," $36.5 million.
3. "Insomnia," $26.2 million.
4. "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," $23 million.
They had been attempting to create an early-stage human embryo, with the aim of harvesting stem cells for the use to treat patients with disorders such as Parkinson's and heart disease.
How dare they! They could cure some terrible disease and protect future generations! But what about the children??
To play Devil's Advocate again (but not invoking Godwin's Law), if a medical procedure is developed using unethical means, even if the procedure can be used for the greater good, should it be used?
Remember back in your younger years when shop owners wouldn't sell eggs, paint, or model glue to kids unless a parent was present, since they retailers wouldn't know the deviant hooligans were going to use the stuff for graffiti, public defacement, and getting high (but not in that order)?
Well, look to register to the Feds to obtain a Sharpie....
The kids.us designation is only as good as the DNS propagation.
Still, having sites designated as "kids only" and having restrictions in browsers (controlled by the parents/legal guardian to turn on/off).. you tell me what the "free speech" problem is in that.
Goes back to the on/offswitch argument with the V-Chip. I mean the power switch.
C'mon, especially those who've attended a con Marriott Hunt Valley in Cockeysville, MD, a Virtual Con can't supply a comfortable seat at the Paddock Bar and the soothing waters of a well-attended jacuzzi.
And that's probably the best thing about a con -- the afterhours partying and socializing (and, ahem, other activities between/among consenting adults;P).
We should have remembered that from the ad nauseum Millenium Lists (and if not, then punctuated with "Seinfeld" as TV Best Show by RupertMurdock.Com, er, TV Guide.
I also consider lists to be Flamebait Inherent and Spam Inherent, since the natural tendancy is to "correct" the list by offering items omitted.
Midnight show, yeah, right. Sorry, but I'd like to be awake watching the movie (and driving home) rather than fight sleep at 2-3 AM in the morning. I'm not Jack Freakin' Bauer, thank you!
No no, what I did is walk down to the local cineplex the day before (no lines!), asked if they were doing avanced tickets and what times, and a quick cell-phone call to the missus later, and we had 7:30 PM tickets to a what-would-be sold out show. Then, the next day, my wife and I had *dinner together*, THEN we went to see the show.
Dinner _and_ a movie! Prearranged and preplanned, with my wife. And I didn't have to take off any time from work to do it. What a concept!
Back in mid-April, the state of California bought $95M worth of Oracle software, which turned out to include more licenses than the state has employees, at a taxpayer cost of $41M more than necessary.
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This is a worst defeat for ISPs than you can consider *because* it goes against a big giant like M$. And if M$.com can be liable, who knows what could happen to the mom-and-pop ISPs with the deep pockets or the legend of lawyers.
That loud SLAPPing sound in the background is getting closer.
So, a film that makes tons of cash is a demarcation of generational values?
Wither Titanic? Harry Potter? Lord of the Rings?
And will we be saying the same when MiB2 and Matrix Reloaded start to hit the screens?
Feh. People just like going to see them there talkies.
And while we're on the "ton of cash = cultural icon" roll, the following from the AP Wire, about the past record-breaking Memorial Day Weekend:
It was as diverse a weekend as moviegoers could ask for, with action blockbusters balanced by smart adult films and family fare. Each of the main movie ratings were represented in the top four -- "Attack of the Clones" with a PG rating, "Spider-Man" with a PG-13, "Insomnia" with an R and "Spirit" with a G.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Monday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Tuesday.
1. "Star Wars: Episode II -- Attack of the Clones," $61.2 million.
2. "Spider-Man," $36.5 million.
3. "Insomnia," $26.2 million.
4. "Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron," $23 million.
5. "Enough," $17.5 million.
6. "About a Boy," $10 million.
7. "Unfaithful," $7.7 million.
8. "The New Guy," $5.5 million.
9. "Changing Lanes," $2 million.
10. "The Scorpion King," $1.9 million.
They had been attempting to create an early-stage human embryo, with the aim of harvesting stem cells for the use to treat patients with disorders such as Parkinson's and heart disease.
How dare they! They could cure some terrible disease and protect future generations! But what about the children??
To play Devil's Advocate again (but not invoking Godwin's Law), if a medical procedure is developed using unethical means, even if the procedure can be used for the greater good, should it be used?
"...Watermark detectors would be required in all devices that perform analog to digital conversions..."
Mary and Her Lamb Want Back Royalty Too, You Thief!
Blah blah blah games blah blah turn the youth of America into violent hoolums blah blah blah parental restrictions blah blah blah Army blah blah ...
Army?? Blah blah blah?!? Uncle Sam??
Blah blah blah games GOOD! blah blah patriotic blah blah blah defeat evil blah blah blah WTC Guliani Let's Roll FDNY et al....
Going after the gov't after that just seems like a little kid who's just gotten a spanking going right back to the cookie jar.
More like the teen who has been grounded raiding the parents' file cabinet to see if they've paid their taxes.
"How do you think this Convention is going to end?"
"In fire."
Well, those Vorlons throw one hell of a Dead Dog Party.
(I'd make some additional "Million Year Picnic" allusion here, but I'm tired.)
Remember back in your younger years when shop owners wouldn't sell eggs, paint, or model glue to kids unless a parent was present, since they retailers wouldn't know the deviant hooligans were going to use the stuff for graffiti, public defacement, and getting high (but not in that order)?
Well, look to register to the Feds to obtain a Sharpie....
The kids.us designation is only as good as the DNS propagation.
Still, having sites designated as "kids only" and having restrictions in browsers (controlled by the parents/legal guardian to turn on/off).. you tell me what the "free speech" problem is in that.
Goes back to the on/offswitch argument with the V-Chip. I mean the power switch.
C'mon, especially those who've attended a con Marriott Hunt Valley in Cockeysville, MD, a Virtual Con can't supply a comfortable seat at the Paddock Bar and the soothing waters of a well-attended jacuzzi.
;P).
And that's probably the best thing about a con -- the afterhours partying and socializing (and, ahem, other activities between/among consenting adults
Indeed, Gould was in Lisa the Skeptic, but fellow science geek Stephen Hawking was in They Saved Lisa's Brain.
Feh.
We should have remembered that from the ad nauseum Millenium Lists (and if not, then punctuated with "Seinfeld" as TV Best Show by RupertMurdock.Com, er, TV Guide.
I also consider lists to be Flamebait Inherent and Spam Inherent, since the natural tendancy is to "correct" the list by offering items omitted.
Coincidizing with the 35th Anniversary....
Five words: Star Wars Holiday Special Rebroadcast
Are they dead? Aren't they?
/. sent by Chris Carter?
Should I be wailing in misery for being spoiled? Have I been spoiled?
Is chrisd really a mole for
And will the Truth be revealed as something to do with CowboyNeal?
Midnight show, yeah, right. Sorry, but I'd like to be awake watching the movie (and driving home) rather than fight sleep at 2-3 AM in the morning. I'm not Jack Freakin' Bauer, thank you!
No no, what I did is walk down to the local cineplex the day before (no lines!), asked if they were doing avanced tickets and what times, and a quick cell-phone call to the missus later, and we had 7:30 PM tickets to a what-would-be sold out show. Then, the next day, my wife and I had *dinner together*, THEN we went to see the show.
Dinner _and_ a movie! Prearranged and preplanned, with my wife. And I didn't have to take off any time from work to do it. What a concept!
Freemasons run the country!
Remember, when a security technology is compromised you don't improve the technology, you outlaw anything that exposes its weakness.
Well, that's one way to get rid of Windows...
Bats Aren't Bugs!
I thought Spider-man would enjoy a lot of bugs...
Big Brother's Order for the Day of December 3rd 1983
...can you hum it to Gilbert and Sullivan?
"Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this.... I honestly think you ought to calm down; take a stress pill and think things over...."
{insert daisy.mid here}
Back in mid-April, the state of California bought $95M worth of Oracle software, which turned out to include more licenses than the state has employees, at a taxpayer cost of $41M more than necessary.
I'm just waiting for the inevitable SPA Audit.
Hmmmm... it was noted for 160,000 politicians, so that can move to the Senate and other Federal levels, and then the State and Municipal politicians.
M$ could replace the DNC *and* the RNC in no time!
Let's see....
He can buy:
* Twenty B-2 bombers...
* 250 Congressmen...
* Or one outfielder for the Texas Rangers.