Was it absolutely necessary to be an asshole about correcting him?
Yes.
And for the record, comedians DO NOT STEAL JOKES. They WRITE them, and then ACs steal them, or misattribute them..
(There is a very efficient system of protecting IP among comedians. If you use someone else's material, it will eventually be noticed during a performance at a club, and be persona non grata among the funny folk, and the people who book them.)
Having experienced free-floating as they departed the Earth's gravity, the moonwalkers had to adjust to the moon's one-sixth value compared to terrestrial gravity.
Every science writer who makes this mistake should be made to leave Earth's gravity.
WTF? They couldn't figure out this kid was not a Yemeni terrorist? Note that they did not call the cops or FBI, they just refused to process his credit application.
Can't let those terrists get their hands on those Chevy Cavaliers of mass destruction, can we?
"former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling is appealing U.S. District Judge Sim Lake's order freezing more than $55 million in his assets....The expanded indictment charged Skilling with 35 counts of fraud, conspiracy and insider trading."
Notice they show the stop being used on the opening side of the door. That is because someone might try to slam the door without realizing the stop is there. It's pretty easy to damage hollowcore interior doors.
But I'm sure you already knew not to use a stop on the closing side, right?
It was around 1/1,000,000 as 'powerful', using various metrics.
About 36 years since the late 60's, that's 24 'Moore's Law' periods (18 mos.), 2^24 == 16M, and you're running windows, so we divide by 16 to get one million.
I am referring specifically to a subset of Americans who pursue wealth above all else, consume out of proportion to the rest of the world, and continue to employ people from outside the USA for menial tasks at substandard wages.
1) You assume you know their motivation? You are a mindreader, then? Are you referring to Bill Gates, perhaps? 2) Have you noticed how much that disproportionate consumption results in disproportionate production? Feel free to boycott all American products and inventions, if it will ease your conscience. 3) If they all work for substandard wages, isn't that setting a NEW standard? Your logic is weak.
BTW, the war in Iraq was started in 1990 when Saddam invaded Kuwait. No one ever signed a peace treaty.
Will you call me an SUV-driving oil junkie now? I wonder.
Googling for his firm "Brown & Maugham" turns up this libel case from 1837 Australia. In that case the printer was warned by the court that if Messrs. Brown or Maughan had died in a duel, he would have been hanged for printing the libelous material.
Woz: Steve and I had started a company and sold mostly built computers during 1976. I had designed the Apple ][.
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This is completely stupid. We can already use anaerobic digesters and produce methane from sewage. But why don't we buy these guys Porsches for a while, first?
"One way to think of this technology is that it is currently at the state of development that solar power was 20 to 30 years ago - the principle has been shown, but there is a lot of work to do before this is widely used."
In other words, in 30 years it will still not be practical, so let's spend some more money on it.
You're the one full of it. As the NYT article states "Farewell stayed secret because the blast in June 1982, estimated at three kilotons, took place in the Siberian wilderness, with no casualties known."
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Was it absolutely necessary to be an asshole about correcting him?
Yes.
And for the record, comedians DO NOT STEAL JOKES. They WRITE them, and then ACs steal them, or misattribute them..
(There is a very efficient system of protecting IP among comedians. If you use someone else's material, it will eventually be noticed during a performance at a club, and be persona non grata among the funny folk, and the people who book them.)
Wrong attribution, internet-rumor-boy.
Marcus Brigstocke, a Brit comedian, wrote that, and he is not pleased that you don't know that.
Having experienced free-floating as they departed the Earth's gravity, the moonwalkers had to adjust to the moon's one-sixth value compared to terrestrial gravity.
Every science writer who makes this mistake should be made to leave Earth's gravity.
"Allen did not get his new car."
WTF? They couldn't figure out this kid was not a Yemeni terrorist? Note that they did not call the cops or FBI, they just refused to process his credit application.
Can't let those terrists get their hands on those Chevy Cavaliers of mass destruction, can we?
Was it so wrong, though? The kids needed computers for education.
If it wasn't so wrong, why didn't you just not pay for ANY of the Windows copies?
Is it OK to steal when it's "for the kids"?
NO!
Do not try to justify your theft. If you really want to not pay for software, USE FREE SOFTWARE.
He should look in one.
a pretty face and nice legs
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What's a smart girl like you doing on a site like this?
Like this free pass? Try to bash Bush after reading this:
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http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/business/8322515.htm
"former Enron chief executive Jeffrey Skilling is appealing U.S. District Judge Sim Lake's order freezing more than $55 million in his assets....The expanded indictment charged Skilling with 35 counts of fraud, conspiracy and insider trading."
Notice they show the stop being used on the opening side of the door. That is because someone might try to slam the door without realizing the stop is there. It's pretty easy to damage hollowcore interior doors.
But I'm sure you already knew not to use a stop on the closing side, right?
It was around 1/1,000,000 as 'powerful', using various metrics.
About 36 years since the late 60's, that's 24 'Moore's Law' periods (18 mos.), 2^24 == 16M, and you're running windows, so we divide by 16 to get one million.
Damn Slash made me put this sentence in.
Had I points, I would mod you up, Mr AC.
Why'd ya post anon, anyway?
I am referring specifically to a subset of Americans who pursue wealth above all else, consume out of proportion to the rest of the world, and continue to employ people from outside the USA for menial tasks at substandard wages.
1) You assume you know their motivation? You are a mindreader, then? Are you referring to Bill Gates, perhaps?
2) Have you noticed how much that disproportionate consumption results in disproportionate production? Feel free to boycott all American products and inventions, if it will ease your conscience.
3) If they all work for substandard wages, isn't that setting a NEW standard? Your logic is weak.
BTW, the war in Iraq was started in 1990 when Saddam invaded Kuwait. No one ever signed a peace treaty.
Will you call me an SUV-driving oil junkie now? I wonder.
Googling for his firm "Brown & Maugham" turns up this libel case from 1837 Australia. In that case the printer was warned by the court that if Messrs. Brown or Maughan had died in a duel, he would have been hanged for printing the libelous material.
Somehow, the copyright expired. How does THAT happen?
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http://www.fourmilab.ch/etexts/www/warworlds/wa
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http://snltranscripts.jt.org/91/91gcaveman.phtm
your melted butter frightens me!
That's 'miSSpelling', fella.
Trying to force a change on the sly, eh?
See the front page of woz.org. I quote:
Woz: Steve and I had started a company and sold mostly built computers during 1976. I had designed the Apple ][.
This is completely stupid. We can already use anaerobic digesters and produce methane from sewage. But why don't we buy these guys Porsches for a while, first?
"One way to think of this technology is that it is currently at the state of development that solar power was 20 to 30 years ago - the principle has been shown, but there is a lot of work to do before this is widely used."
In other words, in 30 years it will still not be practical, so let's spend some more money on it.
You *a* copy of Sims for HOW many kids?
Don't mod this funny, the BSA will render it 'insightful' soon.
So you mean I can't really get 800 more gigabytes out of my Bigfoot?
Golly, so either the story is true, and the date is wrong, or the date is right, but the story is not?
Considering how forthcoming the Soviets were about Chernobyl, you're probably right. Or wrong.
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
You're the one full of it. As the NYT article states "Farewell stayed secret because the blast in June 1982, estimated at three kilotons, took place in the Siberian wilderness, with no casualties known."
1982 != 1989
Did you try WD-40? That stuff is miraculous. :)