Or it could be a private company. We could see the topic of a lot of pulp sci-fi come to pass. Privatized colonization, followed by a social uprising as the people who are basically indentured servants to the corp revolt to form their own government.
and then they get rocks dropped on them from orbit.
In space no one can hear you violate the Geneva convention.
Ever buy anything made by Nike? You get the same T-shirt that sells on the rack for 10 bucks, but the "Swoosh"(tm) just added another 10-20 dollars to the price. Sneakers? Don't even ask about the brand name markup on those.
People pay to wear or use advertising all the time. Fashion trends are just successful ad campaigns that the public devoured.
Actually, there's a hell of a lot more than three there. But you don't actually read before replying do you:)
And people pay insurance for the most ludicrous things. If he sold it, people would buy it:) Heck even if it was just a pretty printout people would pay a couple of bucks for it.
But it was meant to be a post in fun. You didn't catch that. Too bad. So sad. Thank you, drive through.
In November 1954 a housewife in Alabama was struck by a 3-lb (1.4 kg) meteor that smashed through her roof, bounced off some furniture, and struck her in the hip as she lay sleeping. She received a large bruise but no other harm.
In October 1992 a 26-lb (12 kg) meteor punched clear through the trunk of an automobile in Peekskill, New York, wrecking the aged Chevrolet (but also turning it into an instant collector's item that sold for over $20,000).
In June 1994 a man driving near Madrid, Spain suffered a broken finger when a 3-lb (1.4 kg) meteor crashed through his car's windshield and smashed the steering wheel, ending up in the back seat.
Unfortunately I couldn't find the link to the central park jogger that got nailed a few years ago. Although all it did was bounce off him. It made many major newspapers though. Anyone got a reference?
If you want to be a nitpicker, making robots out of lego is a novelty act. But a lot of people like to do it. Adding strange and interesting functionality to lego robots is part of the fun. It's a "Why the hell not?" culture. Don't piss in their corn flakes.
The "unused" broom closets at Pearson in Toronto were where the employees went to have sex. There was a big scandal about it a while back. There was a whole underground culture among the employees of the airport. Pretty funny stuff.
This throws back to that other story about how airports are using unsecured wireless networks to check baggage at the sidewalk.
Who wants to bet they're not going to have the security they need to protect themselves because they go with the lowest contract bid?
Scenario:
Felon A puts semtex in a bag, and checks it at the curb, but never gets on the plane. Felon B is inside the airport and reassigns that bag to a passenger who DID get on the plane. Since the passengers and bags now match they won't do a cargo search for the unclaimed baggage.
Boom.
So people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, but people with our new aluminum siding can throw all the stones they want!
On the other hand, neither will want to take showers very often.
STNG was shot on Super70 IIRC, not 35mm.
Because when the high budget porn movie Hidden Obssessions was released, one of the main selling points (besides the obvious) was that they used the same quality production equipment for shooting.
The "factory" is an example...
You think Amazon actually makes anything? Warehousing is how online companies undercut retailers for prices...
that 10 billion went to advertising, buying up worthless other dot-bombs to make them go away, and probably paid for a lot of caviar and cigars for Jeff and his buddies.
Think of it this way... you run a company that sucks up money like a funnel, but because its on the "hip and trendy" internet, it lasts much longer than it should and you get to live the high life...
When it folds, you file for bankruptcy, move to the cayman islands and start fresh with your hidden savings account.
Sounds like a good way to run a business to me:)
You're assuming that everyone in those neighborhood is aware of what's going on. Other than seeing members of their families and clans being shot, a lot of the people in that area had/have no reliable means of communication.
There was no land based phone system there, cellulars were quite rare, and as you see in the movie some were in the hands of the Aidid militia and their lookouts.
Assuming all you knew of the US is that they show up with guns and kill people (to a lot of people in the third world, that's all they know about Americans, French, etc.) and suddenly a bullet comes through your shop window and kills your younger brother in front of you (as happened to one Somali interviewed), your reaction will be emotionally charged.
The US continually makes the same mistake when dealing with low-tech enemies... the leaders underestimate the combat ability and perseverance of people with nothing to lose.
The movie doesn't imply (in a general way) that the Somalis are the "bad guys". Rather instead it targets the warlords specifically.
The people in the market are responding to an invasion by soldiers into the place they call home. If Chinese paratroopers started dropping into your neighborhood to shoot up a neighbors house would you stay hidden in your basement?
If the movie had given even a minutes worth of time to the discussion of the clans though, it might have made it more apparent to some of the clueless reviewers out there, that said it painted the Somalis as brutal savages. The book discusses that the Somali approach to war is quite different than what Americans would consider "conventional" warfare, and the Clan you belong to is more important than whether or not you actually support the leader. If someone is trying to kill Aidid, and members of your clan are killed or wounded defending him, you rush to their aid and drive out the interlopers.
I wonder how many reviewers actually read Bowden's account?
Heheh, cute. And I know it's intended to be humourous so my serious follow-up is just commentary, not cluelessness:)
Should anyone actually try to lure the BSA into conflict, be aware that when they show up with the Marshalls, if you have a home business they may even take stereo equipment, music cds, books, even your prized X-men collection. This has been standard fare for any person I knew who got the visit (BSA or SPA). And in some cases, it took 2 years to get the stuff back.
And check those EULAs! If you have an app on both your desktop and laptop machines, and didn't want to buy two copies of the software you may actually be in the clear. Some license agreements actually allow for laptop installations. So if they try to bust you on that, make sure you've got a copy of the EULA handy.
Yeah, there's also an emulator that's using Red Alert executables and messenger DLL's out there. Heh, I can't believe Slashdot reported it as a new item right off the bat, rather than check it out first.
Oh well, anyone nuts enough to run this stuff without investigating it first deserves whatever little presents they receive:)
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Or it could be a private company. We could see the topic of a lot of pulp sci-fi come to pass. Privatized colonization, followed by a social uprising as the people who are basically indentured servants to the corp revolt to form their own government.
and then they get rocks dropped on them from orbit.
In space no one can hear you violate the Geneva convention.
Even the master may fall victim to the lowly press. Sigh.
:)
But unlike a regular newspaper at least there's a forum for correction
Ever buy anything made by Nike? You get the same T-shirt that sells on the rack for 10 bucks, but the "Swoosh"(tm) just added another 10-20 dollars to the price. Sneakers? Don't even ask about the brand name markup on those.
People pay to wear or use advertising all the time. Fashion trends are just successful ad campaigns that the public devoured.
Argh! Damn elevator! Here, let me pry open that door so we can climb---" (Big sucking noise)
"The general public."
And all these years I thought quantum mechanics just meant when you get one part on your car fixed, another part breaks.
Actually, there's a hell of a lot more than three there. But you don't actually read before replying do you :)
:) Heck even if it was just a pretty printout people would pay a couple of bucks for it.
And people pay insurance for the most ludicrous things. If he sold it, people would buy it
But it was meant to be a post in fun. You didn't catch that. Too bad. So sad. Thank you, drive through.
Or one of these people?
In November 1954 a housewife in Alabama was struck by a 3-lb (1.4 kg) meteor that smashed through her roof, bounced off some furniture, and struck her in the hip as she lay sleeping. She received a large bruise but no other harm.
In October 1992 a 26-lb (12 kg) meteor punched clear through the trunk of an automobile in Peekskill, New York, wrecking the aged Chevrolet (but also turning it into an instant collector's item that sold for over $20,000).
In June 1994 a man driving near Madrid, Spain suffered a broken finger when a 3-lb (1.4 kg) meteor crashed through his car's windshield and smashed the steering wheel, ending up in the back seat.
or here.
Unfortunately I couldn't find the link to the central park jogger that got nailed a few years ago. Although all it did was bounce off him. It made many major newspapers though. Anyone got a reference?
No, but it scares me that you think that way. :)
If it lands on you, I'll buy you a million dollars worth of tacos!
If it misses you, then you're stuck with a chalupa.
It's a little higher than that. Don't forget you're actually running at 55 :P
If you want to be a nitpicker, making robots out of lego is a novelty act. But a lot of people like to do it. Adding strange and interesting functionality to lego robots is part of the fun. It's a "Why the hell not?" culture. Don't piss in their corn flakes.
The "unused" broom closets at Pearson in Toronto were where the employees went to have sex. There was a big scandal about it a while back. There was a whole underground culture among the employees of the airport. Pretty funny stuff.
This throws back to that other story about how airports are using unsecured wireless networks to check baggage at the sidewalk.
Who wants to bet they're not going to have the security they need to protect themselves because they go with the lowest contract bid?
Scenario:
Felon A puts semtex in a bag, and checks it at the curb, but never gets on the plane. Felon B is inside the airport and reassigns that bag to a passenger who DID get on the plane. Since the passengers and bags now match they won't do a cargo search for the unclaimed baggage.
Boom.
So people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, but people with our new aluminum siding can throw all the stones they want!
On the other hand, neither will want to take showers very often.
There was actually a slashdot post on it a few days ago here
Avalon is available in North America? Where? When? I've been waiting for this movie since 2000, maybe longer.
STNG was shot on Super70 IIRC, not 35mm.
Because when the high budget porn movie Hidden Obssessions was released, one of the main selling points (besides the obvious) was that they used the same quality production equipment for shooting.
If you have an OS with a secured login though, you may find that the drive will be formatted or swapped out before it ends up back on the net.
After all, if they can't log in, they'll find some way to utilize the hardware. They can just steal a copy of the OS.
So the Timbuktu concept works, but would seem to be most effective on a machine that offers no resistance to casual login.
The "factory" is an example... :)
You think Amazon actually makes anything? Warehousing is how online companies undercut retailers for prices...
that 10 billion went to advertising, buying up worthless other dot-bombs to make them go away, and probably paid for a lot of caviar and cigars for Jeff and his buddies.
Think of it this way... you run a company that sucks up money like a funnel, but because its on the "hip and trendy" internet, it lasts much longer than it should and you get to live the high life...
When it folds, you file for bankruptcy, move to the cayman islands and start fresh with your hidden savings account.
Sounds like a good way to run a business to me
You're assuming that everyone in those neighborhood is aware of what's going on. Other than seeing members of their families and clans being shot, a lot of the people in that area had/have no reliable means of communication.
There was no land based phone system there, cellulars were quite rare, and as you see in the movie some were in the hands of the Aidid militia and their lookouts.
Assuming all you knew of the US is that they show up with guns and kill people (to a lot of people in the third world, that's all they know about Americans, French, etc.) and suddenly a bullet comes through your shop window and kills your younger brother in front of you (as happened to one Somali interviewed), your reaction will be emotionally charged.
The US continually makes the same mistake when dealing with low-tech enemies... the leaders underestimate the combat ability and perseverance of people with nothing to lose.
The movie doesn't imply (in a general way) that the Somalis are the "bad guys". Rather instead it targets the warlords specifically.
The people in the market are responding to an invasion by soldiers into the place they call home. If Chinese paratroopers started dropping into your neighborhood to shoot up a neighbors house would you stay hidden in your basement?
If the movie had given even a minutes worth of time to the discussion of the clans though, it might have made it more apparent to some of the clueless reviewers out there, that said it painted the Somalis as brutal savages. The book discusses that the Somali approach to war is quite different than what Americans would consider "conventional" warfare, and the Clan you belong to is more important than whether or not you actually support the leader. If someone is trying to kill Aidid, and members of your clan are killed or wounded defending him, you rush to their aid and drive out the interlopers.
I wonder how many reviewers actually read Bowden's account?
OK, what retard modded that offtopic. That was funny.
Heheh, cute. And I know it's intended to be humourous so my serious follow-up is just commentary, not cluelessness :)
Should anyone actually try to lure the BSA into conflict, be aware that when they show up with the Marshalls, if you have a home business they may even take stereo equipment, music cds, books, even your prized X-men collection. This has been standard fare for any person I knew who got the visit (BSA or SPA). And in some cases, it took 2 years to get the stuff back.
And check those EULAs! If you have an app on both your desktop and laptop machines, and didn't want to buy two copies of the software you may actually be in the clear. Some license agreements actually allow for laptop installations. So if they try to bust you on that, make sure you've got a copy of the EULA handy.
Yeah, there's also an emulator that's using Red Alert executables and messenger DLL's out there. Heh, I can't believe Slashdot reported it as a new item right off the bat, rather than check it out first. :)
Oh well, anyone nuts enough to run this stuff without investigating it first deserves whatever little presents they receive