Not FireFox, but I introduced a friend to Opera and he switched back to IE because Opera wouldn't open his favorite sports site (I don't recall which). I told him all he needed to do was install the proper plug-in (don't remember which), just like you need to do for IE. He just shrugged. Some people just can't be bothered.
I'd bother him about it again, but he changed companies and don't work here no more.
Yep, I still have my copy too, thought most of the back cover has been torn off and the rest of it isn't in very good condition either. Still, until Google showed up, it was the first source I'd refer to whenever I wanted to know something.
People here love the characters, and they're aware that these films, if done correctly, are living things," says Bird. "If you refer to them as product or franchises, you get bitch-slapped."
It would be a much brighter world if we could bitchslap more often.
"It's McDonald's fault that I'm fat. I'm gonna sue them." *BITCHSLAP*
"I have a right to e-mail marketing messages to everyone. It's freedom of speech." *BITCHSLAP*
"I don't think Han would have shot first. Let's change that." *BITCHSLAP*
Here's one for ya. Mark Lenard, aka Sarek, was the only person (IIRC) to play a Vulcan, a Romulan, *and* a Klingon in TOS. Now there's a guy who gets around.:)
Do you think you should have right to know at least Name and Address of person living 2 doors next to you ? Don't you think you should have the right to know who else is living in your apartment ?
The realtor and the bank may need to know who I am, but that doesn't mean you do. I have the right to be anonymous to other people in my neighborhood/apartment building. You have no right to my identity if I don't want to let you in on it. Don't answer you question for me. Especially when the rest of your argument hangs on it.
You name, address and phone number ARE NOT your secret assets... however, your SSN is! So learn to make difference... that is called "common sense".
Its not the information, its the situation. You may feel safe sharing your name, phone#, and address with a person in the street. But I dare you to share them on/. I bet your answer is NOYFB, and you would be right. THAT is common sense.
You DO NOT have right to be anonymous while communicating! Of course you do. I'm posting this with my ID but I could just as easily post it as AC. That is my right. If I cared to, I would have the right to make my identity even more secure here. That is also my right. Caller Id and telephone directories both have methods being anonymous. I have the right to be anonymous with either.
Finally, if it bothers you, just don't do/say things that you won't in front of 2000 audience on a stage... or on phone with another person. If it bothers you to not know who is speaking because they have chosen to remain anonymous, tough. It's NOYFB.
"Common sense is what tells us that the Earth is flat." -Unknown
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You're supporting the parent's argument. You say you've made friends over IRC, which the parent says is what IRC is all about, and then maintained those friendships over IM.
IM didn't help you create new friends, it helped you stay in touch with the ones you made through other channels. This is the parent's main point.
Ok, I have no argument with any of the above comments, but I suppose I should clarify what *I* meant. Not having any real experience in the matter, I applied the terms as I saw them.
Advertising, for me is derived from "adevertisement". Generally this includes passive informative methods designed to attract a customer, but only because the customer is looking for them. Billboards, signs, newspaper ads, and most tv and radio commercials fall in this catagory. As I stated before, I see these as sometimes annoying, but necessary for a business to survive.
Marketing, for me is a different story. My experience with marketing is with "marketing campaigns". Large efforts to convince a customer that they need to buy what is being sold. Stories are created, strong points are emphasized and weak points are downplayed or ignored. Occasionally, outright lies are told. Spam, telemarketers, popups, fliers, and junkmail, as well as many radio and tv commercials fall into this catagory.
The real difference is pushy verses not. Perhaps my terms are misused, but I hope my meaning is not.
You're exactly right about this. I've always thought there was a difference between "advertising" and "marketing". The purpose of advertisment is to let people know that you are selling something so they know where to get it. Informative without being pushy. The purpose of marketing is to convince you that you should buy what they are hawking whether you really need it or not.
The former can be inconvienent, but I think is really a necessary evil. The latter, epitomized by spam and pop-ups, is vile.
The line between the two can be fuzzy, but there is no doubt whatsoever about low lifes who feel they have the right to invade your privacy because "A guy has to make money." Bite me. Get a real job and work for a living.
2. Money. Believe it or not, most people in government agencies really want to save money, not spend all of it.
Honest. I suppose I believe you, but even assuming it really is true, the efforts of those trying to save can be completely wiped out by the minimal efforts of those few that don't give a damn.
What would also be very nice would be a re-run of Blakes 7... Now there was a sci-fi series with guts... For those not familiar with it I suggest you track it down - the first episode is one of the darkest things ever done in TV sci-fi... You can thank me later... I always thought the *last* episode was the darkest thing in SciFi TV. I'm resisting the urge to spoil it for folks who've never seen it, but it's the best series finale I've ever seen.
3. all negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices, and any other thing used in the making of the illustration that contain an image of the illustration or any part thereof are destroyed and/or deleted or erased after their final use.
Interesting. So when I scan in a $20 to make a joke bill (following all the other rules) with my little sister's face on it, I'm obligated to destroy said $20?
It's not a problem at all. The bot simply needs to be an order of magnitude (maybe 2) larger than the materials its working with.
Your analogy of a bricklayer made of bricks is not valid because bricks are not made to be moving parts. A Lego-Bot designed to build with Legos is more accurate, and I would hope, easily understood by the/. crowd. Certainly its not an easy task, but not impossible either.
Family Guy actually utilizes the same basic premise behind the Simpsons, and borrows quite a bit from the show: - a show about a family with 3 kids - the father is a moron - the wife is usually the sane/careful one - setting is in a fictional American town, although in Family Guy, we at least know the state (Rhode Island) - the children are a boy, girl, and a baby - the father spends a lot of time at the bar
You just described the average american family. Perhaps *that's* what *both* shows were imitating?
Turn that around. How many people actively despise Linus? Surely not many outside of Redmond. Sure, you can buy friends, but if you try to buy an enemy, chances he'll accept the money and still hate you.
Ah, IPTV and Friday Night Sci-Fi. I got my first viewing of the Hartnell years and Blake's 7 from them in the late 90's. Do they still have "Floating Old Guy" for a host?
It appears most of the other replies were of the, "If they'd know they could have pulled a repair kit and EVA proceedure out of their ass" variety.
Making the attempt, *ANY* attempt, is better than sitting around with your thumb up your ass hoping the problem goes away. Bubble-gum, baling wire, and balls has solved more problems than PHB wishful thinking. It sure as hell beats dying.
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I don't think its even blackmail at all. Its repo.
You no pay, you no keep.
Not FireFox, but I introduced a friend to Opera and he switched back to IE because Opera wouldn't open his favorite sports site (I don't recall which). I told him all he needed to do was install the proper plug-in (don't remember which), just like you need to do for IE. He just shrugged. Some people just can't be bothered.
I'd bother him about it again, but he changed companies and don't work here no more.
It's simpler than that. He was just lucky enough to roll a natural 18/00!
Yep, I still have my copy too, thought most of the back cover has been torn off and the rest of it isn't in very good condition either. Still, until Google showed up, it was the first source I'd refer to whenever I wanted to know something.
I still have the WITICS CD too!
Bingo. This is the quote that says it all.
People here love the characters, and they're aware that these films, if done correctly, are living things," says Bird. "If you refer to them as product or franchises, you get bitch-slapped."
It would be a much brighter world if we could bitchslap more often.
"It's McDonald's fault that I'm fat. I'm gonna sue them."
*BITCHSLAP*
"I have a right to e-mail marketing messages to everyone. It's freedom of speech."
*BITCHSLAP*
"I don't think Han would have shot first. Let's change that."
*BITCHSLAP*
Yessir. A happy, happy world.
Here's one for ya. Mark Lenard, aka Sarek, was the only person (IIRC) to play a Vulcan, a Romulan, *and* a Klingon in TOS. Now there's a guy who gets around. :)
Do you think you should have right to know at least Name and Address of person living 2 doors next to you ? Don't you think you should have the right to know who else is living in your apartment ?
/. I bet your answer is NOYFB, and you would be right. THAT is common sense.
The realtor and the bank may need to know who I am, but that doesn't mean you do. I have the right to be anonymous to other people in my neighborhood/apartment building. You have no right to my identity if I don't want to let you in on it. Don't answer you question for me. Especially when the rest of your argument hangs on it.
You name, address and phone number ARE NOT your secret assets... however, your SSN is! So learn to make difference... that is called "common sense".
Its not the information, its the situation. You may feel safe sharing your name, phone#, and address with a person in the street. But I dare you to share them on
You DO NOT have right to be anonymous while communicating!
Of course you do. I'm posting this with my ID but I could just as easily post it as AC. That is my right. If I cared to, I would have the right to make my identity even more secure here. That is also my right. Caller Id and telephone directories both have methods being anonymous. I have the right to be anonymous with either.
Finally, if it bothers you, just don't do/say things that you won't in front of 2000 audience on a stage... or on phone with another person.
If it bothers you to not know who is speaking because they have chosen to remain anonymous, tough. It's NOYFB.
A favorite quote of mine...
"Common sense is what tells us that the Earth is flat." -Unknown
You're supporting the parent's argument. You say you've made friends over IRC, which the parent says is what IRC is all about, and then maintained those friendships over IM.
IM didn't help you create new friends, it helped you stay in touch with the ones you made through other channels. This is the parent's main point.
And me without my mod points. This is probably the most insightful post I've seen this week.
Everyone nose this is real stink bomb of an idea. Still I might oder one, just to see which way the breaking wind is blowing.
Ok, I have no argument with any of the above comments, but I suppose I should clarify what *I* meant. Not having any real experience in the matter, I applied the terms as I saw them.
Advertising, for me is derived from "adevertisement". Generally this includes passive informative methods designed to attract a customer, but only because the customer is looking for them. Billboards, signs, newspaper ads, and most tv and radio commercials fall in this catagory. As I stated before, I see these as sometimes annoying, but necessary for a business to survive.
Marketing, for me is a different story. My experience with marketing is with "marketing campaigns". Large efforts to convince a customer that they need to buy what is being sold. Stories are created, strong points are emphasized and weak points are downplayed or ignored. Occasionally, outright lies are told. Spam, telemarketers, popups, fliers, and junkmail, as well as many radio and tv commercials fall into this catagory.
The real difference is pushy verses not. Perhaps my terms are misused, but I hope my meaning is not.
You're exactly right about this. I've always thought there was a difference between "advertising" and "marketing". The purpose of advertisment is to let people know that you are selling something so they know where to get it. Informative without being pushy. The purpose of marketing is to convince you that you should buy what they are hawking whether you really need it or not.
The former can be inconvienent, but I think is really a necessary evil. The latter, epitomized by spam and pop-ups, is vile.
The line between the two can be fuzzy, but there is no doubt whatsoever about low lifes who feel they have the right to invade your privacy because "A guy has to make money." Bite me. Get a real job and work for a living.
2. Money. Believe it or not, most people in government agencies really want to save money, not spend all of it.
Honest.
I suppose I believe you, but even assuming it really is true, the efforts of those trying to save can be completely wiped out by the minimal efforts of those few that don't give a damn.
What would also be very nice would be a re-run of Blakes 7...
Now there was a sci-fi series with guts...
For those not familiar with it I suggest you track it down - the first episode is one of the darkest things ever done in TV sci-fi...
You can thank me later...
I always thought the *last* episode was the darkest thing in SciFi TV. I'm resisting the urge to spoil it for folks who've never seen it, but it's the best series finale I've ever seen.
Seems like a lame charge, but no lamer than the copy protection shenanigans.
Two wrongs don't make a right, but do two lames?
3. all negatives, plates, positives, digitized storage medium, graphic files, magnetic medium, optical storage devices, and any other thing used in the making of the illustration that contain an image of the illustration or any part thereof are destroyed and/or deleted or erased after their final use.
Interesting. So when I scan in a $20 to make a joke bill (following all the other rules) with my little sister's face on it, I'm obligated to destroy said $20?
Not me. I like a good groping now and then.
It's not a problem at all. The bot simply needs to be an order of magnitude (maybe 2) larger than the materials its working with.
/. crowd. Certainly its not an easy task, but not impossible either.
Your analogy of a bricklayer made of bricks is not valid because bricks are not made to be moving parts. A Lego-Bot designed to build with Legos is more accurate, and I would hope, easily understood by the
Family Guy actually utilizes the same basic premise behind the Simpsons, and borrows quite a bit from the show:
- a show about a family with 3 kids
- the father is a moron
- the wife is usually the sane/careful one
- setting is in a fictional American town, although in Family Guy, we at least know the state (Rhode Island)
- the children are a boy, girl, and a baby
- the father spends a lot of time at the bar
You just described the average american family. Perhaps *that's* what *both* shows were imitating?
Turn that around. How many people actively despise Linus? Surely not many outside of Redmond. Sure, you can buy friends, but if you try to buy an enemy, chances he'll accept the money and still hate you.
Ah, IPTV and Friday Night Sci-Fi. I got my first viewing of the Hartnell years and Blake's 7 from them in the late 90's. Do they still have "Floating Old Guy" for a host?
Or even better, is an arcade cabinet considered obsolete? This could legally open arcade ROMs up for use in emulators to anyone and everyone.
That sounds like the same logic they used to prove their significance in the market when counting the number of press releases they have.
"See? See? We have a road show! We're important!"
+1, Insightful to the parent.
It appears most of the other replies were of the, "If they'd know they could have pulled a repair kit and EVA proceedure out of their ass" variety.
Making the attempt, *ANY* attempt, is better than sitting around with your thumb up your ass hoping the problem goes away. Bubble-gum, baling wire, and balls has solved more problems than PHB wishful thinking. It sure as hell beats dying.