Just because it doesn't say you can make a backup copy doesn't mean you can't. It would specifically have to say "no backup or archival copies allowed." Then we get into the dubious legality of EULA's.
One can "attempt" something and still be successful. The submitter is comparing the Japanese efforts to American efforts, suggesting that good may come from the efforts, if not the final product.
Actually, in keeping with the branding style of Terrorist Information Awareness, any such thing would be called the Terrorist Inhibitor, and feature cute puppies frolicking unfettered in a happy fairy gumdrop land.
You understand text messaging, and the fact it doesn't really introduce anything new into the equation. Jack Valenti, I bet, doesn't. This is probably a joint effort from marketing people and the people who gave the go-ahead on these bad scripts to save their jobs by blaming big bad technology, and hoping the higher ups are like Jack.
I say it's a troll/joke (it's also moderated funny). If you consider the one line, no thought process, AOL type response and it's contrast to Michael's mini-editorial rant style of news-posting (not this one, but in general), it's clearly designed to provoke a reaction, not engage discussion.
...and your attempt at a Darwin Award. The fact that you even considering tackling such a thing astounds me. I dropped a fork into a garbage disposal once, and while I was fishing around for it, with my eyes on the power switch to make sure no evil gnomes or ghouls snuck up and flicked it on, my brain damned near jumped out of my body and ran away in a fit of self-preservation instinct.
If curiosity overpowering survival instinct is a geek trait, then I am out-geeked.
Don't forget the new revenue streams the RIAA wants that are threatened by P2P software. They also want to push things in the direction of music "licensing," so you need a copy for each player.
I'm sure the RIAA was jealous of the MPAA when they heard about their encryption of DVD's and the approved player licensing revenue and the region encoding.
From their Cust. Agreem.:"all downloaded Content is sublicensed to End Users and not sold, notwithstanding use of the terms ?sell,? ?purchase,? ?order,? or ?buy? on the Site or this Agreement.
This fails the my personal license test: if reading the license causes me to laugh out loud, I don't use the product.
The best times I had with telemarketers were with a dedicated modem line. At&t would call it every goddman night, so I started having fun out of self defense.
Try answering the phone "At&t marketing division, how may I help you?" Sure, it's 7:30 PM, but the telemarker is too dumb to figure that out.
Answering in gibberish, low mumbles, shouting that you're deaf and telling them they'll have to speak up (even when they're hoarse from shouting), continuing conversations that were supposedly disconnected ("Don't you hang up on me again, you naughty girl").....good times.
If I didn't have DSL I'd definetly offer to sell them Viagra or don a wicked Nigerian accent to get them to help me transfer money.
Yeah, that's a lot, but not impossible. I led a pretty sedentary lifestyle (work...video games...sleep) a while back and wondered why I was 140 lbs (5'6"), and not 180+. I started doing a rough approximation of my caloric intake, and it was 1000-1200 a day. I drank coffee for breakfast, had a sandwhich and chips for lunch, and a lite dinner (so as to maximize video game playing, of course) with little snacking.
I imagine if someone is able to lose 100 lbs without dying, they're used to eating 2500+ calories a day. Also, most obese people I know have fairly stable weights, suggesting just maintaining that bulk takes excessive calories. I can imagine a seriously obese person cutting back and starting to exercise losing ~100 lbs in a year.
as a references: RUNNING 5km (~3miles) burns a measely 380cal for a 160lb person.
Any figures on calories burned by a 300 lb person doing the same?
People who choose user names such as "linuxizer" don't generally have much chance of getting laid anyway. The best we can hope for is getting him drunk while he plays everquest with 14 year olds pretending to be girls.
Exactly what cells are you talking about? As far as I can tell, the page renders the same in Mozilla 1.3, 1.4, Opera 7, IE 6, and *shudder* Netscape 4.7.
Also, in the interest of learning (read: not a troll) what should be used for layout if one does not use tables. I'll admit I use tables for just about everything.
Not having RTFA, I find it much more likely these men chose between being a scientist or inventor and having a family. They both require just about 100% commitment if you're to have any success with them, so it seems you can't do both, and these guys are smart enough to know that. Once they chose their family, they gave up on attaining greatness.
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Just because it doesn't say you can make a backup copy doesn't mean you can't. It would specifically have to say "no backup or archival copies allowed." Then we get into the dubious legality of EULA's.
Every mmorpg has an /ignore command, where you won't see any text this person sends, for similar reasons.
One can "attempt" something and still be successful. The submitter is comparing the Japanese efforts to American efforts, suggesting that good may come from the efforts, if not the final product.
But if you could get enough grant money together....
1. Get $250 million dollars
2. Get 100,000 sexual partners (they don't need to be your friend, right?)
3. Who needs profit???
This is kind of a problem already. Ever seen interviews about sex with teenagers in small midwestern towns?
"What else is there to do?"
I wish I grew up in a small midwestern town.
You mean you want something that can't parse human language, and runs around bumping into walls? Just get a retarded kid.
Actually, in keeping with the branding style of Terrorist Information Awareness, any such thing would be called the Terrorist Inhibitor, and feature cute puppies frolicking unfettered in a happy fairy gumdrop land.
You understand text messaging, and the fact it doesn't really introduce anything new into the equation. Jack Valenti, I bet, doesn't. This is probably a joint effort from marketing people and the people who gave the go-ahead on these bad scripts to save their jobs by blaming big bad technology, and hoping the higher ups are like Jack.
In order to watch a movie, you must sign an NDA.
Easy enough.
I say it's a troll/joke (it's also moderated funny). If you consider the one line, no thought process, AOL type response and it's contrast to Michael's mini-editorial rant style of news-posting (not this one, but in general), it's clearly designed to provoke a reaction, not engage discussion.
I would have modded it funny, myself.
...and your attempt at a Darwin Award. The fact that you even considering tackling such a thing astounds me. I dropped a fork into a garbage disposal once, and while I was fishing around for it, with my eyes on the power switch to make sure no evil gnomes or ghouls snuck up and flicked it on, my brain damned near jumped out of my body and ran away in a fit of self-preservation instinct.
If curiosity overpowering survival instinct is a geek trait, then I am out-geeked.
Nice coincidence the post below yours mentions Duke Nukem Forever :)
Similar clauses can be found in drug laws. If you have over a certain amount of drugs, an "intent to sell" is slapped onto the charges automatically.
IIRC, this is a ridiculously small amount for cocaine, something like 5 grams. We won't talk about how I know this....
Or Ripley's Believe It or Not.
Don't forget the new revenue streams the RIAA wants that are threatened by P2P software. They also want to push things in the direction of music "licensing," so you need a copy for each player.
I'm sure the RIAA was jealous of the MPAA when they heard about their encryption of DVD's and the approved player licensing revenue and the region encoding.
Of course, you were being dishonest as well....
The best times I had with telemarketers were with a dedicated modem line. At&t would call it every goddman night, so I started having fun out of self defense.
Try answering the phone "At&t marketing division, how may I help you?" Sure, it's 7:30 PM, but the telemarker is too dumb to figure that out.
Answering in gibberish, low mumbles, shouting that you're deaf and telling them they'll have to speak up (even when they're hoarse from shouting), continuing conversations that were supposedly disconnected ("Don't you hang up on me again, you naughty girl").....good times.
If I didn't have DSL I'd definetly offer to sell them Viagra or don a wicked Nigerian accent to get them to help me transfer money.
I for one welcome our new Russian Overlords!
-Spammer
At least their probably managers see them that way. But then again, don't ours?
You'd have to lose ~1000 cal per DAY
Yeah, that's a lot, but not impossible. I led a pretty sedentary lifestyle (work...video games...sleep) a while back and wondered why I was 140 lbs (5'6"), and not 180+. I started doing a rough approximation of my caloric intake, and it was 1000-1200 a day. I drank coffee for breakfast, had a sandwhich and chips for lunch, and a lite dinner (so as to maximize video game playing, of course) with little snacking.
I imagine if someone is able to lose 100 lbs without dying, they're used to eating 2500+ calories a day. Also, most obese people I know have fairly stable weights, suggesting just maintaining that bulk takes excessive calories. I can imagine a seriously obese person cutting back and starting to exercise losing ~100 lbs in a year.
as a references: RUNNING 5km (~3miles) burns a measely 380cal for a 160lb person.
Any figures on calories burned by a 300 lb person doing the same?
People who choose user names such as "linuxizer" don't generally have much chance of getting laid anyway. The best we can hope for is getting him drunk while he plays everquest with 14 year olds pretending to be girls.
Unfortunately, your supplies will be worthless. The Department of Homeland Security is so inefficient they won't even know about this for 4 months.
Exactly what cells are you talking about? As far as I can tell, the page renders the same in Mozilla 1.3, 1.4, Opera 7, IE 6, and *shudder* Netscape 4.7.
Also, in the interest of learning (read: not a troll) what should be used for layout if one does not use tables. I'll admit I use tables for just about everything.
Not having RTFA, I find it much more likely these men chose between being a scientist or inventor and having a family. They both require just about 100% commitment if you're to have any success with them, so it seems you can't do both, and these guys are smart enough to know that. Once they chose their family, they gave up on attaining greatness.