You are ignoring the critical AND. For it to be labeled domestic terrorism it must be an act that violates fed/state criminal law AND (meaning it must do both, since you appear to be Boolean impaired) that the act be dangerous to human life. And I hope to god that the MPAA saying "this is costing us money, which is weakening our livelihood, which weakens our ability to live, thus endangers our lives" doesn't count.
no, it's not reasonable to demand that they offer 100% coverage, however, if this is a service that costs real money, then if they dick something up, it is completely reasonable to expect reasonable compensation.
I dunno, using a pair of Etymotic or Shure isolating ear-plug style headphones (if you don't mind, or can get past, the feeling of having something in your ear canal) with something that supports.wav or FLAC can get you pretty decent sound quality in normal outdoor environments.
I borrowed a friend's set of Shure E3cs and used it with my Rio Karma and was impressed by the difference good headphones can make.
Any investigation that the cop might have started on the side of the road did not require, nor would have been furthered by, Mr. Hiibel's ID. The cop had a report that there was some kind of fighting going on in a truck who's description (i assume) matched Hiibels. He would have had reasonable suspicion that something had been going on and that a he had the right people but he did not have probable cause. And since (as far as we know) the witness did not name any names ("that looked like Hiibel in that truck"), asking for Hiibel's ID was unreasonable as the cop was not looking for a specific person by name.
If you watch the video, the cop made no attempt to even verify that a fight/crime had occurred before he demanded ID and arrested Hiibel. I think that's really the crux of the debate.
ok, once again.... the V1 was a missile propelled by a jet engine, not a rocket. A rocket carries it's own oxidizer with it. The V2 was a missile propelled by a rocket. Definitionally, what differentiates a pulse-jet engine from a rocket? the only difference I can see offhandedly is that you can turn a pulse-jet off while a rocket (from my understanding) is a one shot, "hope you were sure you wanted to use this" afair. Neither has much in the way of moving parts and both work by igniting fuels in a chamber and channeling the exhaust to use as thrust... Is it the "burn" vs. "explode" bit?
Nothing you'd want to see. Try Burning Chrome, it's a book of his short stories, and includes the source works for the two movies that do exist ("Johnny Mneumonic" and "New Rose Hotel"). Both stories are pretty good, and the compilation as a whole is a fun read. I know you said you don't get into fiction, but they're short stories, so you won't be wasting much time on them if you don't like 'em.
And today alone, Klez virus e-mails were 90% of my e-mail by bytecount.
Are you really getting that many hits from Klez? Does anyone else have this problem? I have 4 email accounts that all see a fair amount of activity, and I've only gotten a couple of Klez hits in the last month... I think Hemos must be the target of the an underground Kluz spreading cult or something.
Copyleft seems to be dead in the water. If you read the comments people have left under the products, you'll see that credit cards are being billed, but orders aren't being shipped and emails aren't being replied to.
This is really too bad. I ordered from them a couple of years ago and was happy with everything about the transaction, but i wouldn't touch them with a 10-foot pole for now.
The big question is, will Tom Cruise star in Battlefield Earth II?
I doubt he would. If I understand correctly, Tom Cruise was working hard to sever his ties with the CoS. Shortly after i'd heard this, his marriage with Kidman got really rocky. Sure the first could be rumor and the second a coincidence, but it's more fun to think they're connected, yes?
If you say that, then i don't think you've worked much with the new line of desktop cases. They suck. We got a load of the GX150s in the ity-bity low-profile desktop cases at work. I dread having to open them. They don't even use a standard IDE cable, they have this freaky little flat ribbon that carrys both the IDE for the cd-rom and the floppy connection. It splits off just before it hits the motherboard and goes into the normal sockets. They use It just scream "hey user, don't touch me". The low profile cases also has only one molex connector, which is fine until you want to do a disk-to-disk clone to a second drive, then you've got to take both hard drives out and put them in a new machine. The HD's are difficult to get out without disconnecting the FDD and CD since the cables are so tight (which i understand is neccesary for a small tidy case, but it doesn't make it any easier). They can be a bitch to open and close also, you've got to hold your tongue juuust right. The mid-sized desktop cases are somewhat better, but they've got a "hydraulic" system on the hinges that irriates the heck out of me as it makes it take much longer than neccessary to open and shut the durn things. The mid-tower cases may be fine, but I haven't had a chance to work with those. I prefered the GX110 low-profile cases to the GX150 by a wide margin. Sorry, just needed to vent.
They think it will work because if you want files suddenly you will be required to use one of those fee-based online download services that currently aren't doing so well.
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You are ignoring the critical AND. For it to be labeled domestic terrorism it must be an act that violates fed/state criminal law AND (meaning it must do both, since you appear to be Boolean impaired) that the act be dangerous to human life. And I hope to god that the MPAA saying "this is costing us money, which is weakening our livelihood, which weakens our ability to live, thus endangers our lives" doesn't count.
Only in Brazil. The US doesn't look to Brazil for legal precedence very often.
no, it's not reasonable to demand that they offer 100% coverage, however, if this is a service that costs real money, then if they dick something up, it is completely reasonable to expect reasonable compensation.
The glass is half full guys, not half empty!
reminds me of a joke:
The pessimist says, "this glass is half empty."
The optimist says, "this glass is half full."
the engineer says, "this glass is exactly twice as large as it needs to be."
I dunno, using a pair of Etymotic or Shure isolating ear-plug style headphones (if you don't mind, or can get past, the feeling of having something in your ear canal) with something that supports .wav or FLAC can get you pretty decent sound quality in normal outdoor environments.
I borrowed a friend's set of Shure E3cs and used it with my Rio Karma and was impressed by the difference good headphones can make.
you missed "the joke"
Any investigation that the cop might have started on the side of the road did not require, nor would have been furthered by, Mr. Hiibel's ID. The cop had a report that there was some kind of fighting going on in a truck who's description (i assume) matched Hiibels. He would have had reasonable suspicion that something had been going on and that a he had the right people but he did not have probable cause. And since (as far as we know) the witness did not name any names ("that looked like Hiibel in that truck"), asking for Hiibel's ID was unreasonable as the cop was not looking for a specific person by name.
If you watch the video, the cop made no attempt to even verify that a fight/crime had occurred before he demanded ID and arrested Hiibel. I think that's really the crux of the debate.
ok, once again.... the V1 was a missile propelled by a jet engine, not a rocket. A rocket carries it's own oxidizer with it. The V2 was a missile propelled by a rocket.
Definitionally, what differentiates a pulse-jet engine from a rocket? the only difference I can see offhandedly is that you can turn a pulse-jet off while a rocket (from my understanding) is a one shot, "hope you were sure you wanted to use this" afair. Neither has much in the way of moving parts and both work by igniting fuels in a chamber and channeling the exhaust to use as thrust... Is it the "burn" vs. "explode" bit?
They changed the number we dial to get out to 8 at my place of work because people dialing numbers like 1-123-4567 kept on reaching the police
umm...in the US at least, area codes never start with 1. As seen here.
did she mean it? would you do it?
Nothing you'd want to see. Try Burning Chrome, it's a book of his short stories, and includes the source works for the two movies that do exist ("Johnny Mneumonic" and "New Rose Hotel"). Both stories are pretty good, and the compilation as a whole is a fun read. I know you said you don't get into fiction, but they're short stories, so you won't be wasting much time on them if you don't like 'em.
Too bad Seti@Home hasn't had a hit yet.
Well, here's the thing: "we know molecules exist..."
I've never paid for a MS OS, and now there is a way that I might get caught, I'm going to stop using them.
;)
Stupid Thief
heh, no, a Stupid Thief would continue after there is a strong chance of them getting caught, a Smart Thief gets out while the gettin's good
And today alone, Klez virus e-mails were 90% of my e-mail by bytecount.
Are you really getting that many hits from Klez? Does anyone else have this problem? I have 4 email accounts that all see a fair amount of activity, and I've only gotten a couple of Klez hits in the last month... I think Hemos must be the target of the an underground Kluz spreading cult or something.
Copyleft seems to be dead in the water. If you read the comments people have left under the products, you'll see that credit cards are being billed, but orders aren't being shipped and emails aren't being replied to.
This is really too bad. I ordered from them a couple of years ago and was happy with everything about the transaction, but i wouldn't touch them with a 10-foot pole for now.
Buzzwords for Nerds. Stuff that matters.
Independance War II should be added to a physics class curriculum for required playing - space fighting the way space fighting really works.
Do a lot of real space fighting, do ya?
;)
Holy buh-jeezus! Did anyone else read Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury?
Heh, apparently you forgot this is Slashdot...
The big question is, will Tom Cruise star in Battlefield Earth II?
I doubt he would.
If I understand correctly, Tom Cruise was working hard to sever his ties with the CoS. Shortly after i'd heard this, his marriage with Kidman got really rocky. Sure the first could be rumor and the second a coincidence, but it's more fun to think they're connected, yes?
If you say that, then i don't think you've worked much with the new line of desktop cases. They suck. We got a load of the GX150s in the ity-bity low-profile desktop cases at work. I dread having to open them. They don't even use a standard IDE cable, they have this freaky little flat ribbon that carrys both the IDE for the cd-rom and the floppy connection. It splits off just before it hits the motherboard and goes into the normal sockets. They use It just scream "hey user, don't touch me". The low profile cases also has only one molex connector, which is fine until you want to do a disk-to-disk clone to a second drive, then you've got to take both hard drives out and put them in a new machine. The HD's are difficult to get out without disconnecting the FDD and CD since the cables are so tight (which i understand is neccesary for a small tidy case, but it doesn't make it any easier). They can be a bitch to open and close also, you've got to hold your tongue juuust right. The mid-sized desktop cases are somewhat better, but they've got a "hydraulic" system on the hinges that irriates the heck out of me as it makes it take much longer than neccessary to open and shut the durn things. The mid-tower cases may be fine, but I haven't had a chance to work with those. I prefered the GX110 low-profile cases to the GX150 by a wide margin. Sorry, just needed to vent.
They think it will work because if you want files suddenly you will be required to use one of those fee-based online download services that currently aren't doing so well.
well, it cluster fucks pretty well...
har har
and let's not forget the Prostitute Apes!
I don't know about you..but i'm non-metal and think a large can crusher would still stop me plenty good.