Interesting, I haven't been paying attention real close though. I'll have to look into it, since I'll be rolling one myself, not that it matters much I suppose.
Yeah, but given what you know of the game you could skip the deathknight starting area and work your way over to the eastern plaguelands for a couple of days or hfp, should be a lot quieter.
While it is a common belief that voting third party is "throwing your vote away", it really isn't in the long term. The two big parties look closely at the candidates who received votes in every major election and then try to determine how to convince voters to vote for their candidates next time around, typically by modifying their platforms and including items that appear to be gathering steam with the populance. You can help steer the process a bit by voting for exactly for who you want to fill the position your voting on. Just because your guy didn't win doesn't mean your votes didn't matter.
Groucho Marx: Now pay particular attention to this first clause, because it's most important. There's the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part. How do you like that, that's pretty neat eh?
Chico Marx: No, that's no good.
Groucho Marx: What's the matter with it?
Chico Marx: I don't know, let's hear it again.
Groucho Marx: So the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part.
Chico Marx: Well it sounds a little better this time.
Groucho Marx: Well, it grows on you. Would you like to hear it once more?
Chico Marx: Just the first part.
Groucho Marx: What do you mean, the party of the first part?
Chico Marx: No, the first part of the party, of the first part.
Groucho Marx: All right. It says the first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the first part of the party of the first part, shall be known in this contract - look, why should we quarrel about a thing like this, we'll take it right out, eh?
Chico Marx: Yes, it's too long anyhow. Now what have we got left?
Groucho Marx: Well I've got about a foot and a half.
Ashley Crossland: Contracts: we love them, even when we don't understand them. Governments love them for doing as much as possible of what governments used to do. Contracts have a whiff of simplicity about them: two parties coming together to negotiate an agreement as free agents. And if one party doesn't keep their side of the bargain, well you just take them to court. What could be easier?
Groucho Marx: Now what's the matter?
Chico Marx: I don't like the second party either.
Groucho Marx: Well, you should have come to the first party, we didn't get home till around four in the morning. I was blind for three days.
Chico Marx: Hey look, why can't the first part of the second party be the second part of the first party, then you'll get something.
Groucho Marx: Well look, rather than go through all that again, what do you say?
Chico Marx: Fine.
Groucho Marx: Now I've got something here you're bound to like, you'll be crazy about it.
Chico Marx: No, I don't like it.
Groucho Marx: You don't like what?
Chico Marx: Whatever it is, I don't like it.
Groucho Marx: Well don't let's break up an old friendship over a thing like that. Ready?
Chico Marx: OK. Now the next part I don't think you're going to like.
Groucho Marx: Well your word's good enough for me. Now then, is my word good enough for you?
Chico Marx: I should say not.
Groucho Marx: Well I'll take out two more clauses. Now the party of the eighth part --
Chico Marx: No, that's no good, no.
Groucho Marx: The party of the ninth part --
Chico Marx: No, that's no good too. Hey, how is it my contract is skinnier than yours?
Groucho Marx: Well, I don't know, you must have been out on a tail last night. But anyhow, we're all set now, are we? Now just you put your name right down there, then the deal is legal.
Chico Marx: I forgot to tell you, I can't write.
Groucho Marx: Well that's all right, there's no ink in the pen anyhow. But listen, it's a contract isn't it? We've got a contract, no matter how small it is.
The nice thing about this is that like has mentioned before is that the story of Genesis is likely to survive for the next 2000 years. The 1500 languages will not and much like the Rostetta Stone will provide assistance in deciphering these then dead languages. I think its a great idea and choice, regardless of the religious connotations.
You apparently have no clue what totalitarian means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarianism While many seem to want to see that sort of thing in this country every person I've ever talked to, who has actually lived in one of those countries, would never compare this country to one of those.
Now, I didn't watch the opening ceremonies; I didn't really care all that much. But the way I see it is, that by subtly altering the actual events shown and not being upfront about it, is flat out BS. If they're going to report computer enhanced images as real world events, what the fuck is next. Full blown CGI as real news, computer simulations as actual fact.
I have a real damn problem with this not because of the use of computer graphics in images shown on TV, but in the deceptive way they were used even if that was trivial in this case. This was a "Test Case" whether it was meant to be or not and if this sort of shit doesn't get a lot of flak the news-tainment industry will continue to use this technique to gather eyeballs, and the public won't know the difference, at least in a timely manner.
A lot of people are getting hung up on the use of the word slavery in this context. Now, I agree that what were seeing here isn't remotely close to slavery, indentured servitude, etc.
But use of on "over the top" word doesn't change the possibility that Apple's employment practices may be violation of State or Federal law. A lot of employers over use the salaried position category to avoid paying overtime. Most employee's do not understand their rights enough to know the difference to they put up with it assuming that is just part of the job, when, in fact, they are being abused.
Right, central monolithic control of content and we're to the point now that people want to serve their own content, locally, and that breaks so many business models that is can not be allowed.
I fully understand what p2p generally means, but it doesn't have to mean that. I think its way to generic, if they don't want people running servers then say so. If they can't figure out what applications are servers and which aren't then get out of the f'n business.
Except that the internet is a big p2p file sharing environment. That's all it is. Saying that you don't want people to use p2p file sharing in the internet is like saying you done want people to use the internet.
And yes I do think they understand this and are using the excuse to put this sort of clause in because most people don't. In the future they can simply arbitrarily disconnect users who aren't using the system the way they're supposed to because of p2p app. use.
Thank you for your reply. I tend to agree with you and do many of those things now. However, I purposefully left my question as open ended as possible to allow Aubrey to expound as much as he wanted. Plus Often times what is common knowledge about how to approach something turns out to be completely wrong upon closer inspection. I wanted to give him the latitude to answer the question without having to, possibly, expound on how my basic assumptions were incorrect.
I'm a tad late returning to this but, Your assessment is correct, I could have been more accurate in my original post. I understood what I was trying to say, but should have read what I was saying closer. I appreciate the clarification.
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Another project that's related to Wikipedia through the founder Jimmy Wales is Wikia http://www.wikia.com/wiki/Wikia
There are wiki's on many topics and I don't think they kill any submitted pages/wikis/ etc. If you think it's important enough to record, put it up.
Something that I find as particularly interesting is the "open source" search that they're building there. http://re.search.wikia.com/index.html
Interesting, I haven't been paying attention real close though. I'll have to look into it, since I'll be rolling one myself, not that it matters much I suppose.
Yeah, but given what you know of the game you could skip the deathknight starting area and work your way over to the eastern plaguelands for a couple of days or hfp, should be a lot quieter.
I know!!!! I know!!!!
"Approximately, how many DNS servers are operating world wide?":
There are very approximately 6 DNS servers operating in the worlds today.
While it is a common belief that voting third party is "throwing your vote away", it really isn't in the long term. The two big parties look closely at the candidates who received votes in every major election and then try to determine how to convince voters to vote for their candidates next time around, typically by modifying their platforms and including items that appear to be gathering steam with the populance. You can help steer the process a bit by voting for exactly for who you want to fill the position your voting on. Just because your guy didn't win doesn't mean your votes didn't matter.
Made me think of this classic skit...
Groucho Marx: Now pay particular attention to this first clause, because it's most important. There's the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part. How do you like that, that's pretty neat eh?
Chico Marx: No, that's no good.
Groucho Marx: What's the matter with it?
Chico Marx: I don't know, let's hear it again.
Groucho Marx: So the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the party of the first part.
Chico Marx: Well it sounds a little better this time.
Groucho Marx: Well, it grows on you. Would you like to hear it once more?
Chico Marx: Just the first part.
Groucho Marx: What do you mean, the party of the first part?
Chico Marx: No, the first part of the party, of the first part.
Groucho Marx: All right. It says the first part of the party of the first part shall be known in this contract as the first part of the party of the first part, shall be known in this contract - look, why should we quarrel about a thing like this, we'll take it right out, eh?
Chico Marx: Yes, it's too long anyhow. Now what have we got left?
Groucho Marx: Well I've got about a foot and a half.
Ashley Crossland: Contracts: we love them, even when we don't understand them. Governments love them for doing as much as possible of what governments used to do. Contracts have a whiff of simplicity about them: two parties coming together to negotiate an agreement as free agents. And if one party doesn't keep their side of the bargain, well you just take them to court. What could be easier?
Groucho Marx: Now what's the matter?
Chico Marx: I don't like the second party either.
Groucho Marx: Well, you should have come to the first party, we didn't get home till around four in the morning. I was blind for three days.
Chico Marx: Hey look, why can't the first part of the second party be the second part of the first party, then you'll get something.
Groucho Marx: Well look, rather than go through all that again, what do you say?
Chico Marx: Fine.
Groucho Marx: Now I've got something here you're bound to like, you'll be crazy about it.
Chico Marx: No, I don't like it.
Groucho Marx: You don't like what?
Chico Marx: Whatever it is, I don't like it.
Groucho Marx: Well don't let's break up an old friendship over a thing like that. Ready?
Chico Marx: OK. Now the next part I don't think you're going to like.
Groucho Marx: Well your word's good enough for me. Now then, is my word good enough for you?
Chico Marx: I should say not.
Groucho Marx: Well I'll take out two more clauses. Now the party of the eighth part --
Chico Marx: No, that's no good, no.
Groucho Marx: The party of the ninth part --
Chico Marx: No, that's no good too. Hey, how is it my contract is skinnier than yours?
Groucho Marx: Well, I don't know, you must have been out on a tail last night. But anyhow, we're all set now, are we? Now just you put your name right down there, then the deal is legal.
Chico Marx: I forgot to tell you, I can't write.
Groucho Marx: Well that's all right, there's no ink in the pen anyhow. But listen, it's a contract isn't it? We've got a contract, no matter how small it is.
Chico Marx: Oh sure. You bet.
Don't you read the headlines..
Never ask for a cut, even 100%, of the "profits".
You'll take a percent of gross revenue, though.
Since every time something like this comes out all kinds of FUD pops up about data erasure, etc...
A classic paper on secure data deletion & recovery:
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/people/clarkson/secdg/papers.sp06/secure_deletion.pdf
Enjoy
These things: http://static.monolithic.com/
when built properly, are supposed to stand up to earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes.
Some of the designs are pretty neat, I think
Damn Dirty Ape?
The nice thing about this is that like has mentioned before is that the story of Genesis is likely to survive for the next 2000 years. The 1500 languages will not and much like the Rostetta Stone will provide assistance in deciphering these then dead languages. I think its a great idea and choice, regardless of the religious connotations.
You apparently have no clue what totalitarian means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totalitarianism
While many seem to want to see that sort of thing in this country every person I've ever talked to, who has actually lived in one of those countries, would never compare this country to one of those.
They seem to support home chemistry in them thar parts.
Oh wait, he's not making meth.
Nevermind!!!
Now, I didn't watch the opening ceremonies; I didn't really care all that much. But the way I see it is, that by subtly altering the actual events shown and not being upfront about it, is flat out BS. If they're going to report computer enhanced images as real world events, what the fuck is next. Full blown CGI as real news, computer simulations as actual fact.
I have a real damn problem with this not because of the use of computer graphics in images shown on TV, but in the deceptive way they were used even if that was trivial in this case. This was a "Test Case" whether it was meant to be or not and if this sort of shit doesn't get a lot of flak the news-tainment industry will continue to use this technique to gather eyeballs, and the public won't know the difference, at least in a timely manner.
Now you're just being silly.
A lot of people are getting hung up on the use of the word slavery in this context. Now, I agree that what were seeing here isn't remotely close to slavery, indentured servitude, etc.
But use of on "over the top" word doesn't change the possibility that Apple's employment practices may be violation of State or Federal law. A lot of employers over use the salaried position category to avoid paying overtime. Most employee's do not understand their rights enough to know the difference to they put up with it assuming that is just part of the job, when, in fact, they are being abused.
Just 'cause its in a contract that you signed doesn't make it legal.
Exactly.
Just because its in a contract that you agreed to doesn't make it a legal contract.
Yup, mine didn't budge a bit. Well not downwards at least.
Right, central monolithic control of content and we're to the point now that people want to serve their own content, locally, and that breaks so many business models that is can not be allowed.
I fully understand what p2p generally means, but it doesn't have to mean that. I think its way to generic, if they don't want people running servers then say so. If they can't figure out what applications are servers and which aren't then get out of the f'n business.
Except that the internet is a big p2p file sharing environment. That's all it is. Saying that you don't want people to use p2p file sharing in the internet is like saying you done want people to use the internet.
And yes I do think they understand this and are using the excuse to put this sort of clause in because most people don't. In the future they can simply arbitrarily disconnect users who aren't using the system the way they're supposed to because of p2p app. use.
Hence the mandatory Exstacy dose for everyone upon arrival at his workplace.
Oh come on,
There are no women reading slashdot.
I just remember this about the internet:
The men are men,
the women are men and 13 year old girls are FBI agents.
Words to live by.
Thank you for your reply.
I tend to agree with you and do many of those things now. However, I purposefully left my question as open ended as possible to allow Aubrey to expound as much as he wanted. Plus Often times what is common knowledge about how to approach something turns out to be completely wrong upon closer inspection. I wanted to give him the latitude to answer the question without having to, possibly, expound on how my basic assumptions were incorrect.
I'm a tad late returning to this but,
Your assessment is correct, I could have been more accurate in my original post. I understood what I was trying to say, but should have read what I was saying closer. I appreciate the clarification.