"a truly original idea" not based on 200.000 years of work, thought, inspiration, trial and error by our fellow Homo Sapiens? No competition, it's all mine! Patents and copyrights: ignorant, ego-centric, arrogant money-grabbing BS. Intellectual property my arse.
"the American Liberians Association have fought hard to preserve the piracy of their patrons in the face of laws such as the US Patriot Act. But now, as more and more titties become available..."
April 28, 2005, American Librarians Association President Carol Brey - Casiano responds to Oversight Hearing on Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act
"Using the public library is one of the benefits of living in our free and democratic society. The First Amendment promises everyone in the United States a fundamental right of free speech and free inquiry. Every person is entitled to read anything about a topic or opinion without the government looking over his or her shoulder. When there is evidence of a crime or evidence that a crime is about to be committed, law enforcement officers can obtain search warrants and subpoenas permitting them to access the records of the suspected criminal.
"Library patrons use our nation's libraries with an expectation of privacy because in 48 states, laws declare that a person's library records are private and confidential; the remaining two states, Kentucky and Hawaii, have attorneys' general opinions recognizing the confidentiality of library records. All of these laws existed before the USA PATRIOT Act was enacted.
"The USA PATRIOT Act preempts the privacy protections provided by state library confidentiality laws, which balance protection of library patron records with the needs of law enforcement. Because the USA PATRIOT Act does not require the FBI to name an individual or to give specific reasons to believe he is engaged in terrorism, Section 215 has the potential to open patrons' reading and research records to a 'fishing expedition.'
Newspapers have suffered badly since the collapse of their previous business model of selling readers to advertisers on a local monopoly basis. The replacement models appear to involve phlogiston, caloric and luminiferous aether.
"We have to educate people that free doesn't work, particularly for us," said Vanessa Thorpe of the Guardian Media Group. "I tried an advertorial repeating several times that nothing will be free any more, to magic it into happening. I also subtly implied the Pirate Bay were Nazis -- HITLER! HITLER! HITLER! -- so we'll see if we can make that one fly too."
Publishers have also explored the notion of getting Google to pay its "fair share" for so parasitically leading people to newspapers' websites. The Wikimedia Foundation promptly started billing journalists for their reprints from Wikipedia. "We feel this is completely unfair," said Tom Curley of the Associated Press, "as real news stories spring forth from the heads of accredited reporters in an immaculate creation from nothingness."
Please STFU and read a book. May i suggest the following: "June 22, 1941" Soviet Historians And The German Invasion - Vladimir Petrov 800 Days On The Eastern Front: A Soviet Soldier Remembers World War II - Nikolai Litvin The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad - Harrison E. Salisbury The End Of The Third Reich - Vasili I. Chuikov From Stalingrad To Pillau: A Red Army Artillery Officer Remembers The Great Patriotic War - Isaak Kobylyanskiy The Great Patriotic War - Peter G. Tsouras Harvest Of Despair: Life And Death In Ukraine Under Nazi Rule - Karel C. Berkhoff Island Of Fire: The Battle For The Barrikady Gun Factory In Stalingrad November 1942 - February 1943 - Jason D. Mark Ivan's War: Life And Death In The Red Army 1939-1945 - Catherine Merridale The Last Six Months: Russia's Final Battles With Hitler's Armies In World War II - S.M. Shtemenko Moscow 1941 - Stalingrad 1942 Recollections Stories Reports - Vladimir Sevruk The Road To Berlin: Continuing The History Of Stalin's War With Germany - John Erickson The Road To Stalingrad: Stalin's War With Germany Volume I - John Erickson Russia At War 1941-1945 - Alexander Werth The Russian Front 1941-1945 - Bob Carruthers and John Erickson The Russian Version Of The Second World War: The History Of The War As Taught To Soviet Schoolchildren - Graham Lyons The Siege Of Leningrad 1941-1944: 900 Days Of Terror - David M. Glantz Stalin's Guerillas: Soviet Partisans In World War II - Kenneth Slepyan Stalingrad: How The Red Army Triumphed - Michael K. Jones Tank Rider: Into The Reich With The Red Army - Evgeni Bessonov Through The Maelstrom: A Red Army Soldier's War On The Eastern Front, 1942-1945 - Boris Gorbachevsky The Unknown War - Harrison E. Salisbury Voices From Stalingrad - Jonathan Bastable Without Vodka: Adventures In Wartime Russia - Aleksander Topolski Writer At War: Vasily Grossman With The Red Army 1941-1945 - Anthony Beevor and L. Vinogradova
On his thirtieth birthday, a senior bank clerk, Josef K., who lives in lodgings, is unexpectedly arrested by two unidentified agents for an unspecified crime. One of them looks like Clippy.
True, but most (90%?) of the cars i see have one (1) person in them. A 75 kilo/150 pound person using a 750 kilo/1500 pound contraption to transport him or herself just doesn't seem logical to me. I think an internal combustion engine is beautifull, but do we need one per person? And i think boosting car sales and being more energy efficient are difficelt to combine, even with the more efficient and cleaner engines, but the net effect might be positve, i'm certainly no expert. Two kids on a bike is easy, just not on a mountain bike, or indeed, on a mountain ; ).
"The $1 billion program was set up by the U.S. government in June. The idea was to entice consumers to trade in their gas-guzzling cars for more fuel-efficient models, both to boost auto sales and improve the nation's fuel efficiency."
Bicycle, bicycle, why don't you ride a bicycle? Cars are like, heavy, man.
The statement, from Amazon's Drew Herdener, reads:
These books were added to our catalog using our self-service platform by a third-party who did not have the rights to the books...When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers' devices, and refunded customers....
We are changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers' devices in these circumstances.
As highlighted by the WSJ, the case draws attention to an expectation gap between real books and their digital counterparts: the latter is simply a license to read the content on your device.
The RIAA is known for their shameless actions, there's really no way to escape a lawsuit. Take the Warner Bros. v. Scantlebury case for example. The defendant in this case passed away before the court made a ruling. However, according to the RIAA this was not enough to "close the case". Instead, the RIAA gives the family of the deceased defendant 60 days to grieve, before they start taking depositions of the late Mr. Scantlebury's children. In the "motion to stay case and extend all deadlines" we read: Plaintiffs do not believe it appropriate to discuss a resolution of the case with the family so close to Mr. Scantlebury's passing. Plaintiffs therefore request a stay of 60 days to allow the family additional time to grieve.
"atomboy" has claimed that the film MERCHANT OF DEATH is a fraudulent film project. "atomboy" has also claimed that the film does not exist. What has been said is not 'fair comment'. It is not 'editorial exception'. What has been said is clearly defamatory. These defamatory statements have done damage to the reputation of a commercial entity and as such are required to be answered in court.
In case you are in any doubt as to what has transpired, let me briefly remind you of the three proofs for defamation: - Has the communication has been published to a third person? Yes. - Does the communication identify (or is about) the plaintiff? Yes. - Is the communication is defamatory? Yes.
Actions have consequences. Those responsible are about to learn this lesson. I will be holding "atomboy" and the zGeek forum responsible for any fiscal losses to this project that stem from what has been posted on this website.
A website cannot hide behind editorial exception. That is no longer the law in this country. The website hosts are responsible for the posts made on the forum. As such, the zGeek forum will be held at law as being equally responsible for these defamatory posts.
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Slashdot Mirror
http://www.goatworthy.net/waldo%20wanted.jpg
WHOOOSH!
(ducks)
Everybody is an asshole at times.
I think the difference is
A: Getting hit by a car in traffic.
B: Getting hit by a bicycle in traffic.
If a SUV driver "chances it" she'll just kill someone else's kids, no problem, if a cyclist "chances it" the risk is usually personal.
Also, after five years of watching bicyclists...
get a job ; ).
"a truly original idea" not based on 200.000 years of work, thought, inspiration, trial and error by our fellow Homo Sapiens?
No competition, it's all mine!
Patents and copyrights: ignorant, ego-centric, arrogant money-grabbing BS.
Intellectual property my arse.
My two cents, anyway ;)
An African or European human?
Also, even less seriously, http://www.humanforsale.com/
Seems like they could make some kind of game, and have people play that game to control the space-ship that shoots asteroids.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroids_(video_game)
"the American Liberians Association have fought hard to preserve the piracy of their patrons in the face of laws such as the US Patriot Act. But now, as more and more titties become available..."
Dyslexia in action.
April 28, 2005, American Librarians Association President Carol Brey - Casiano responds to Oversight Hearing on Section 215 of the USA Patriot Act
"Using the public library is one of the benefits of living in our free and democratic society. The First Amendment promises everyone in the United States a fundamental right of free speech and free inquiry. Every person is entitled to read anything about a topic or opinion without the government looking over his or her shoulder. When there is evidence of a crime or evidence that a crime is about to be committed, law enforcement officers can obtain search warrants and subpoenas permitting them to access the records of the suspected criminal.
"Library patrons use our nation's libraries with an expectation of privacy because in 48 states, laws declare that a person's library records are private and confidential; the remaining two states, Kentucky and Hawaii, have attorneys' general opinions recognizing the confidentiality of library records. All of these laws existed before the USA PATRIOT Act was enacted.
"The USA PATRIOT Act preempts the privacy protections provided by state library confidentiality laws, which balance protection of library patron records with the needs of law enforcement. Because the USA PATRIOT Act does not require the FBI to name an individual or to give specific reasons to believe he is engaged in terrorism, Section 215 has the potential to open patrons' reading and research records to a 'fishing expedition.'
In his laboratory, fighting school bullies of course ; )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CybozuChzNw&hl
Louis Wu, is that you?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirehead
All money is virtual money toch?
Newspapers have suffered badly since the collapse of their previous business model of selling readers to advertisers on a local monopoly basis. The replacement models appear to involve phlogiston, caloric and luminiferous aether.
"We have to educate people that free doesn't work, particularly for us," said Vanessa Thorpe of the Guardian Media Group. "I tried an advertorial repeating several times that nothing will be free any more, to magic it into happening. I also subtly implied the Pirate Bay were Nazis -- HITLER! HITLER! HITLER! -- so we'll see if we can make that one fly too."
Publishers have also explored the notion of getting Google to pay its "fair share" for so parasitically leading people to newspapers' websites. The Wikimedia Foundation promptly started billing journalists for their reprints from Wikipedia. "We feel this is completely unfair," said Tom Curley of the Associated Press, "as real news stories spring forth from the heads of accredited reporters in an immaculate creation from nothingness."
Of course they can, but the whole point is "to baldly go".
Excellent!
For another laugh, look at the corporate logo of the company developing this gadget with Philips
http://www.concateno.com/index.php?cPath=78_193&news_id=123
Handcuffs anyone?
Please STFU and read a book. May i suggest the following:
"June 22, 1941" Soviet Historians And The German Invasion - Vladimir Petrov
800 Days On The Eastern Front: A Soviet Soldier Remembers World War II - Nikolai Litvin
The 900 Days: The Siege Of Leningrad - Harrison E. Salisbury
The End Of The Third Reich - Vasili I. Chuikov
From Stalingrad To Pillau: A Red Army Artillery Officer Remembers The Great Patriotic War - Isaak Kobylyanskiy
The Great Patriotic War - Peter G. Tsouras
Harvest Of Despair: Life And Death In Ukraine Under Nazi Rule - Karel C. Berkhoff
Island Of Fire: The Battle For The Barrikady Gun Factory In Stalingrad November 1942 - February 1943 - Jason D. Mark
Ivan's War: Life And Death In The Red Army 1939-1945 - Catherine Merridale
The Last Six Months: Russia's Final Battles With Hitler's Armies In World War II - S.M. Shtemenko
Moscow 1941 - Stalingrad 1942 Recollections Stories Reports - Vladimir Sevruk
The Road To Berlin: Continuing The History Of Stalin's War With Germany - John Erickson
The Road To Stalingrad: Stalin's War With Germany Volume I - John Erickson
Russia At War 1941-1945 - Alexander Werth
The Russian Front 1941-1945 - Bob Carruthers and John Erickson
The Russian Version Of The Second World War: The History Of The War As Taught To Soviet Schoolchildren - Graham Lyons
The Siege Of Leningrad 1941-1944: 900 Days Of Terror - David M. Glantz
Stalin's Guerillas: Soviet Partisans In World War II - Kenneth Slepyan
Stalingrad: How The Red Army Triumphed - Michael K. Jones
Tank Rider: Into The Reich With The Red Army - Evgeni Bessonov
Through The Maelstrom: A Red Army Soldier's War On The Eastern Front, 1942-1945 - Boris Gorbachevsky
The Unknown War - Harrison E. Salisbury
Voices From Stalingrad - Jonathan Bastable
Without Vodka: Adventures In Wartime Russia - Aleksander Topolski
Writer At War: Vasily Grossman With The Red Army 1941-1945 - Anthony Beevor and L. Vinogradova
On his thirtieth birthday, a senior bank clerk, Josef K., who lives in lodgings, is unexpectedly arrested by two unidentified agents for an unspecified crime. One of them looks like Clippy.
True, but most (90%?) of the cars i see have one (1) person in them.
A 75 kilo/150 pound person using a 750 kilo/1500 pound contraption to transport him or herself
just doesn't seem logical to me. I think an internal combustion engine is beautifull, but do we need one per person? And i think boosting car sales and being more energy efficient are difficelt to combine, even with the more efficient and cleaner engines, but the net effect might be positve, i'm certainly no expert.
Two kids on a bike is easy, just not on a mountain bike, or indeed, on a mountain ; ).
Q: How many Iranian presidents are there ?
A: Two?
"The $1 billion program was set up by the U.S. government in June. The idea was to entice consumers to trade in their gas-guzzling cars for more fuel-efficient models, both to boost auto sales and improve the nation's fuel efficiency."
Bicycle, bicycle, why don't you ride a bicycle?
Cars are like, heavy, man.
Yes, my thoughts exactly, I get all dizzy and confused and can't live near anyone once my drugs wear off ; )
The statement, from Amazon's Drew Herdener, reads:
These books were added to our catalog using our self-service platform by a third-party who did not have the rights to the books...When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers' devices, and refunded customers....
We are changing our systems so that in the future we will not remove books from customers' devices in these circumstances.
As highlighted by the WSJ, the case draws attention to an expectation gap between real books and their digital counterparts: the latter is simply a license to read the content on your device.
Installing blick numbel two?
"The bricks, painted yellow with "emergency use" written on both sides, are stored under the driver's seat and under a rear seat."
The RIAA is known for their shameless actions, there's really no way to escape a lawsuit. Take the Warner Bros. v. Scantlebury case for example. The defendant in this case passed away before the court made a ruling.
However, according to the RIAA this was not enough to "close the case".
Instead, the RIAA gives the family of the deceased defendant 60 days to grieve, before they start taking depositions of the late Mr. Scantlebury's children.
In the "motion to stay case and extend all deadlines" we read:
Plaintiffs do not believe it appropriate to discuss a resolution of the case with the family so close to Mr. Scantlebury's passing. Plaintiffs therefore request a stay of 60 days to allow the family additional time to grieve.
OPEN LETTER TO ZGEEK
"atomboy" has claimed that the film MERCHANT OF DEATH is a fraudulent film project. "atomboy" has also claimed that the film does not exist. What has been said is not 'fair comment'. It is not 'editorial exception'. What has been said is clearly defamatory. These defamatory statements have done damage to the reputation of a commercial entity and as such are required to be answered in court.
In case you are in any doubt as to what has transpired, let me briefly remind you of the three proofs for defamation:
- Has the communication has been published to a third person? Yes.
- Does the communication identify (or is about) the plaintiff? Yes.
- Is the communication is defamatory? Yes.
Actions have consequences. Those responsible are about to learn this lesson. I will be holding "atomboy" and the zGeek forum responsible for any fiscal losses to this project that stem from what has been posted on this website.
A website cannot hide behind editorial exception. That is no longer the law in this country. The website hosts are responsible for the posts made on the forum. As such, the zGeek forum will be held at law as being equally responsible for these defamatory posts.
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WHAT!? Speaking of sore losers, I think we have a winner!
10 HELLO WORLD