Re:I've got mine on pre-order.
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Ya, its lots of fun, mine mostly consist of being trapped and/or crushed. Worse yet, I tend to be violent because of it (how would you react to being trapped in a room which was collapsing on you?). And the best part is that I'm not paralysed in my sleep, as most people are, so I actually act our my dreams. Can make for a really bad night.
Re:I've got mine on pre-order.
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They satisfy all three of your requirements.
Not quite true, I have most of my apartment converted to the spiral flouresent bulbs, the one exception is the light in my bedroom. The reason I haven't converted my bedroom is that the compact floresent bulbs do have a 1 to 2 second startup delay, and I suffer from night-terrors. My fiance needs to be able to get a light on immediatly when I go into one of those, as its the only thing that snaps me out of them. Considering that I have been know to both do damage to the room, and to attack her during a night-terror, we both want to have no delay in getting that light on.
But, other than that one light, ya, compact floresent bulbs for the rest of the place, they are cheaper to run, and personally, I prefer the light they give out.
Re:How about supergun or space elevator?
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The radioactive waste can theoretically return in as little as a few million years.
Considering the density of this type of waste, would this really be a problem? Once this stuff gets into the mantle, it should sink pretty fast, and end up as part of, or close to the earth's core. Given that it would have a couple of years between subduction and getting to a volcano, I find it hard to imagine that it will be near enough the surface to actually pose a hazard.
But then, I could be missing something, I hadn't really thought of the subduction idea until it was mentioned.
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I'm all for the "get it off the earth" idea, but why is everyone so dead set on sending it into the Sun?
Dump it on the Moon. It's still safely out of the hands of bad people, it still won't get into the ground water, and despite Jules Vern's stories, there is nothing living there to care about the radiation. Plus, this has the added benefit of being retreivable. Who knows, in a few hundred years there may be a good use for all of that stuff, or a good way to recycle it. If it's on the Moon, all it requires is a short trip, and a nice stroll in a spacesuit, to get it back; if it's in the Sun, its a further trip, a more difficult landing, and the stoll in the spacesuit is far less comfortable. <bad joke>Unless we go at night, but landing in the dark would suck.</bad joke>
In the end, I think nuclear power is inevitable. Sure, solar, wind, and geothermal have their place, and maybe a big one, but we are still going to need nuclear to fill in the gaps.
Up till a month ago I worked in Rancho Cucamonga (just north of Ontario). I don't remeber any days where there were smog alerts (1999-2004). Though, I do remember plenty of days where I couldn't see the mountains through the smog, and I was only about 5 miles south of Mt. Baldy. Driving down from Apple Valley, I was often horrified that I would have to breate that crap for the next 9 hours or so. The Inland Empire area has some really nasty smog in the summer months.
This is the reason that a bit more thought has been put into this. I'll pick up after #3.
4. Reciept is dropped in ballot box.
5. Unique ID number on vote in database and on receipt are matched up.
6. Discrepenacy is noticed.
7. Someone is accused of voter fraud.
8. Justice systems is bought off.
9. The public still gets screwed.
10. Bender-like snicker. "Bite my shiny metal ass!"
When I get on an airplane usually I see several tools but they are allowed on. (read that however you want)
One of my former co-workers used to carry a pocket screwdriver with him on planes all of the time. You know, the little 3 inch, reversible screwdriver; great for small screws and the occasional bending of sheet metal.
Turns out that this is also on the "no" list. I guess someone is afraid that he is going to unscrew the cabin door or something. Is it just me or is this whole "security" bullshit getting out of hand?
Nice link. It confirmed my belief that the author of that comic was a religious nutjob. It amazes me to no end that someone with such a strong belief, in any religion, can be so dismissive of other religions. Then again, I guess that is part of the indoctrination; if you aren't part of then you are .
It does help one understand the reasoning behind the christian persecution of other cultures that has happened down the years. The Inquisition, The Crusades, and the forcable religious conversions of the native peoples of the Americas. These people think that they are right, and have all the proof the need in their holy book. Moreover, they will lie and exagerate to prove their point. But, as long as its all in the name of Jesus, I guess its OK.
Just to give a bit of credit where it due...
I purchased a TV/VCR combo from BestBuy about 8 years back, at the time it was $300 and that was a good bit of money to me, so I got the extended warranty. A bit more than 2 and a half years after that, any time I played a tape, the unit would run for about 5-10 minutes, and then shut itself off, and kick the tape out. So, with it still under warranty, I took it back, and had BestBuy take a look at it. They gave it a cleaning and gave it back to me. Three weeks later, it started acting up again, same problem. So, I took it back and they sent it out for repair this time. I get it back, and two weeks later had the same problem. Another trip to BestBuy, another trip out to the service center and I get it back for another week, and have the exact same problem. By this time I was getting rather upset, so I took it back, and, having read the contract, expected it to be replaced (requires three qualifying repairs). Well, it turns out that they used the word qualifying to mean that they had to send it out for repair three times. Instead of arguing this with the tech (pointless) I had him get a hold of the manager, and argued it with the manager, who did finally concede the point that this was silly, and looking very much like they were trying to slow roll me out of the warranty (which would have been up in a week or two).
In the end, the manager agreed, and replaced the unit. As the unit I had was no longer manufactured, they allowed me to pick the replacement (of similar price range) and I changed brands and have been happy since.
You can often get the managers to bend the rules in a situation like this, but you have to be smart.
1. Don't waste your time with the clerk/tech. They have a set of policies that they have to follow, getting pissed at them for doing their job is stupid. Ask for a manager.
2. Don't yell at the manager. This is the one person in the world who is able to help you, don't start by pissing him/her off. Be calm, and clear about what you want and why you think you deserve it. Usually the managers will have the latitude to change the rules to please a customer.
3. If the first manager isn't being helpful, get their manager, someone up the chain is likely to agree with you, if for no other reason than to get you to go away.
It never ceases to amaze me to see someone yelling at a manager or clerk. Consider how you would act on the other side, if you have some raving idiot yelling at you, because they can't understand the terms they agreed to, would you really feel inclined to help them? Usually, when you get involved in a shouting match, the two sides have a tendancy to polarize. On the other hand, if the person is being nice, and just trying to explain why they feel they are being taken advantage of, do you think you might now be inclined to listen to them and accept what they are saying? Usually, most people are generally nice, and if you are reasonable and personable with them, they will feel at least some obligation to help you.
As the old saying goes, "You catch more bees with honey than vinigar."
Betamax was useful in establishing that if there are existing substaintial non-infringing uses of a device, that device could not be declared illegal simply on the grounds that it can allow for copyright infringement. Without that, the judge would have no reason to look any further into this. Granted, its a minor point, but one that must be established. Gorkster's software had non-infringing uses, therefore it is not just a copyright infringement tool, which would have been enough to get them in trouble.
I think that bit was just added in to keep SCOUTS from taking this case when it is appealed, which I have little doubt it will be. Basically, its ment to force SCOUTS to either leave it alone, or look stupid in taking it. (e.g. You said not to do it, so we didn't, now you're saying we should?)
Don't waste too much energy jumping around. All this does is get Gorkster off the hook for the current revision of software, they may still get nailed for some of the earlier versions.
Also, as the judge pointed out, congress can still pass a law stating that this is illegal, which may happen if Orrin Hatch gets his way. (Why do such people never get inoperable brain tumors?). Granted, the law couldn't be applied retroactively (expost-facto), but it could stop distribution and creation of P2P apps cold. At least in the US.
While F117-A doesn't seem available, try: The Underdogs
They have most of the old games available for download, and have been a great way to replace old damaged disks. Having been a gamer since 5.25" disks were the standard form of removable media, I have lost a few good games over the years, and it's nice to have a way to retrieve them.
BTW, another useful link for those who like old games:
DOSBox
I ended up getting POP:ST for the PC when it first came out. Damn good game I might add. I've since beat it and uninstalled it. Up till today I didn't realize that it had done anything of the sort, and I am usually pretty good on at least skiming through the EULA. Fortunatly, it looks like the copy protection driver is uninstalled along with the game, so its not that bad. Also, I never noticed a problem playing games, or burning CDs while it was on there.
Personally, I understand the wish of publishers to include some sort of copy protection, I just wish they would be more up front about it doing this sort of stuff. Just a simple extra page detailing that this product was going to be installed, and what it did, sort of the way PunkBuster does it. If, for no other reason, than to help people troubleshoot problems what do arise from this sort of thing being installed.
Aren't there worse things in the world than spam? I could name specific examples, but that isn't my point: my point is, calling for the deaths of people who do nothing more than create a nuisance for everyone is quite childish. Whether joking or not. It's just stupid.
Yes, there are far worse things, but this is a constant annoyance, and sometimes those can be worse than a single large occurance. Consider the difference between being hit once by a sledgehammer and being hit once every day by a tack hammer in the same spot.
The sledgehammer hurts like hell, but after a while you get over it, and the pain goes away. On the other hand, the tack hammer doesn't hurt much each time, just a little; but, over time, the spot it hits brusies, rubs raw, and just aches constantly. Eventually, you'd simply kill the guy with the tack hammer to make him stop. Spam is similar, its a constant minor annoyance.
Now, granted, it's certainly unwarranted to kill a spammer, but some days it would really feel nice to simply beat one's skull in with a crowbar. Maybe there's a good opportunity for a small game, a GTA style game where you're entire goal in life is to track down and violently stop spammers.
3 ways.
1. Use the <br> tag. As in HTML Just put it at the end of a line, where you want a line break.
2. Start your post with a <p> tag. Then just type away, it will be displayed as typed.
3. Change the post type (in the drop down box below the text box) to Plain old text, and then type as normal. The default can be set in your profile.
Personally, I think a subscription idea would be perfect for that sort of thing. Either pay $X per episode, X hopefully being lower than, or very close to 1; or, you pay $Y per month for access to all episodes of a large variety of shows. (Best if you get to pick the shows)
Now here's the hitch, once you download a show, you should be able to burn it to a DVD and keep it. Ideally, the quality should be high enough that you can burn several episodes to a DVD and watch them on your TV, and not notice that they came from the internet. Also, have back episodes available, that way, if I miss one, I don't get lost in the show.
Sadly, what we will get instead, is a very restricted format, which expires, and the cost will be insane. And probably crappy quality to boot. Then, when it performs like crap, the MPAA will use this as proof that people are not willing to pay to download TV shows, and call for more restrictions on computers and the internet.
As an addition to this, how many of those 50,000 had already pre-ordered the game, and just wanted to get an early start? I know of at least 2 people who did this. Myself, I am in the same boat as you, wait for the demo, then buy it if I like it. Plus, I'll probably wait for it to hit about $30 before I shell out for it, I just can't bring myself to pay $55 for a game anymore.
The dollar figure is just a made up number to throw around to make it sound like ID lost a bunch, there really is no way to know.
It's rather sad that both copyright and perception have changed so bad.
lending a CD to a friend
This is perfectly alright, though the RIAA would like you to belive otherwise, and are fighting to make this true.
by ripping that CD to mp3's for her mp3 player and by making a MIX CD that will probably be given away
This used to be, and should still be OK. This is why we (in the US) pay a slight charge on all blank recordable music media. It is expected that it will be used to copy a copyrighted work, and that tax is meant to compensate the artist. This, however, is changing. The RIAA wants to make such copying illegal and impossible, but you never hear them mention ending this tax.
The stuff you mentioned used to be very clearly considered Fair Use. But that is slowly being whittled away by the RIAA et al. Also, the tendancy for people to try to hide inside Fair Use on a P2P network is not helping either. Don't feel guilty at all for what your daughter is doing, it's an activity that is supposed to be covered by Fair Use, but at this stage in the game, still keep it discreet, you never know when the RIAA goons will kick your door in.
Terrorism has been around longer than that. Terrorism has been a tactic in war since, at least, the times of Ur and the Babylonians. Ever hear of poisoning a well? Destroying crops? These are acts of terrorism, they are acts, which often target civilians, which are intended to induce terror and force capitulation. Terrorism, is a normal thing in war, it has been for a very long time, and its not going to stop because the US government is trying to redefine it as anything else.
The War on Terror, like the War on Drugs, is just a propaganda war desigened to keep the people from realizing that most of their problems are started by the US government itself.
Tip for dealing with the groceries surcharge:
Lie
Make up a fake address, phone number, etc. If you're just worried about them tracking you, even without the address data, toss the card and get a new one every few months. Privacy is restored, and no silly surcharge on your food.
Yes, basically every time I go to the games section. About half of the headings and summaries are stuck in the sidebar. Makes reading some of them impossible. Sometimes a refresh will sort it out, usually not. Personally, for the other features in Firefox, I'm willing to put up with this, but it would be nice to have it fixed.
There is a problem with this though. The law you quoted is US law. Katie Jones lives in the UK. Putnam seems to be a large international company, not sure where it is based. I would expect that this suit will have to be fought out in the UK, as that is where the property in question is currently held, and there is not agreement between Katie Jones and Katie Tarbox about venue in the case of disputes.
At best, a US judge will probably look at this case, and rule that he has no jurisdiction. At worst, we'll get another case of the US government over-reaching, and attempting to apply its laws to other countries.
If anything, Katie Jones, needs to send some sort of Cease and Desist letter to Putnam, and then file if they don't change the book's name. This is, of course, assuming that the UK allows someone to bring a civil suit over harrasment (inducing all of the emails) and destruction of property (unusability of the site, bandwidth costs).
Apparently the book got renamed at the last minute because girl.com (the original name) was a porn site. The solution for Katie Jones as owner (and sole publisher of content) of katie.com seems obvious to me!
I had about the same idea, turn katie.com into a porn site, one of those "Just 18" sites, or the like, and, of course, call all of the models on the sign up page, "Katie". Get some basic content, pics, movie clips etc. and then use the book's fame against it. Might even be worth it to have a bunch of fiction posted on the site as well. Hell, go for the spike, and have lolita type fiction, and advertise this fact on the front page. If nothing else, the amout of controversy this will create will draw a ton of people to the site, just to see what it is all about. Once the site gets really popular, sell it to one of the bigger porn companies, and get out in style.
But then, I am vindictive that way.
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Ya, its lots of fun, mine mostly consist of being trapped and/or crushed. Worse yet, I tend to be violent because of it (how would you react to being trapped in a room which was collapsing on you?). And the best part is that I'm not paralysed in my sleep, as most people are, so I actually act our my dreams. Can make for a really bad night.
They satisfy all three of your requirements.
Not quite true, I have most of my apartment converted to the spiral flouresent bulbs, the one exception is the light in my bedroom. The reason I haven't converted my bedroom is that the compact floresent bulbs do have a 1 to 2 second startup delay, and I suffer from night-terrors. My fiance needs to be able to get a light on immediatly when I go into one of those, as its the only thing that snaps me out of them. Considering that I have been know to both do damage to the room, and to attack her during a night-terror, we both want to have no delay in getting that light on.
But, other than that one light, ya, compact floresent bulbs for the rest of the place, they are cheaper to run, and personally, I prefer the light they give out.
The radioactive waste can theoretically return in as little as a few million years.
Considering the density of this type of waste, would this really be a problem? Once this stuff gets into the mantle, it should sink pretty fast, and end up as part of, or close to the earth's core. Given that it would have a couple of years between subduction and getting to a volcano, I find it hard to imagine that it will be near enough the surface to actually pose a hazard.
But then, I could be missing something, I hadn't really thought of the subduction idea until it was mentioned.
I'm all for the "get it off the earth" idea, but why is everyone so dead set on sending it into the Sun?
Dump it on the Moon. It's still safely out of the hands of bad people, it still won't get into the ground water, and despite Jules Vern's stories, there is nothing living there to care about the radiation. Plus, this has the added benefit of being retreivable. Who knows, in a few hundred years there may be a good use for all of that stuff, or a good way to recycle it. If it's on the Moon, all it requires is a short trip, and a nice stroll in a spacesuit, to get it back; if it's in the Sun, its a further trip, a more difficult landing, and the stoll in the spacesuit is far less comfortable. <bad joke>Unless we go at night, but landing in the dark would suck.</bad joke>
In the end, I think nuclear power is inevitable. Sure, solar, wind, and geothermal have their place, and maybe a big one, but we are still going to need nuclear to fill in the gaps.
Up till a month ago I worked in Rancho Cucamonga (just north of Ontario). I don't remeber any days where there were smog alerts (1999-2004). Though, I do remember plenty of days where I couldn't see the mountains through the smog, and I was only about 5 miles south of Mt. Baldy. Driving down from Apple Valley, I was often horrified that I would have to breate that crap for the next 9 hours or so. The Inland Empire area has some really nasty smog in the summer months.
This is the reason that a bit more thought has been put into this. I'll pick up after #3.
4. Reciept is dropped in ballot box.
5. Unique ID number on vote in database and on receipt are matched up.
6. Discrepenacy is noticed.
7. Someone is accused of voter fraud.
8. Justice systems is bought off.
9. The public still gets screwed.
10. Bender-like snicker. "Bite my shiny metal ass!"
When I get on an airplane usually I see several tools but they are allowed on. (read that however you want)
One of my former co-workers used to carry a pocket screwdriver with him on planes all of the time. You know, the little 3 inch, reversible screwdriver; great for small screws and the occasional bending of sheet metal.
Turns out that this is also on the "no" list. I guess someone is afraid that he is going to unscrew the cabin door or something. Is it just me or is this whole "security" bullshit getting out of hand?
Nice link. It confirmed my belief that the author of that comic was a religious nutjob. It amazes me to no end that someone with such a strong belief, in any religion, can be so dismissive of other religions. Then again, I guess that is part of the indoctrination; if you aren't part of then you are .
It does help one understand the reasoning behind the christian persecution of other cultures that has happened down the years. The Inquisition, The Crusades, and the forcable religious conversions of the native peoples of the Americas. These people think that they are right, and have all the proof the need in their holy book. Moreover, they will lie and exagerate to prove their point. But, as long as its all in the name of Jesus, I guess its OK.
Wow, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Just to give a bit of credit where it due...
I purchased a TV/VCR combo from BestBuy about 8 years back, at the time it was $300 and that was a good bit of money to me, so I got the extended warranty. A bit more than 2 and a half years after that, any time I played a tape, the unit would run for about 5-10 minutes, and then shut itself off, and kick the tape out. So, with it still under warranty, I took it back, and had BestBuy take a look at it. They gave it a cleaning and gave it back to me. Three weeks later, it started acting up again, same problem. So, I took it back and they sent it out for repair this time. I get it back, and two weeks later had the same problem. Another trip to BestBuy, another trip out to the service center and I get it back for another week, and have the exact same problem. By this time I was getting rather upset, so I took it back, and, having read the contract, expected it to be replaced (requires three qualifying repairs). Well, it turns out that they used the word qualifying to mean that they had to send it out for repair three times. Instead of arguing this with the tech (pointless) I had him get a hold of the manager, and argued it with the manager, who did finally concede the point that this was silly, and looking very much like they were trying to slow roll me out of the warranty (which would have been up in a week or two).
In the end, the manager agreed, and replaced the unit. As the unit I had was no longer manufactured, they allowed me to pick the replacement (of similar price range) and I changed brands and have been happy since.
You can often get the managers to bend the rules in a situation like this, but you have to be smart.
1. Don't waste your time with the clerk/tech. They have a set of policies that they have to follow, getting pissed at them for doing their job is stupid. Ask for a manager.
2. Don't yell at the manager. This is the one person in the world who is able to help you, don't start by pissing him/her off. Be calm, and clear about what you want and why you think you deserve it. Usually the managers will have the latitude to change the rules to please a customer.
3. If the first manager isn't being helpful, get their manager, someone up the chain is likely to agree with you, if for no other reason than to get you to go away.
It never ceases to amaze me to see someone yelling at a manager or clerk. Consider how you would act on the other side, if you have some raving idiot yelling at you, because they can't understand the terms they agreed to, would you really feel inclined to help them? Usually, when you get involved in a shouting match, the two sides have a tendancy to polarize. On the other hand, if the person is being nice, and just trying to explain why they feel they are being taken advantage of, do you think you might now be inclined to listen to them and accept what they are saying? Usually, most people are generally nice, and if you are reasonable and personable with them, they will feel at least some obligation to help you.
As the old saying goes, "You catch more bees with honey than vinigar."
Betamax was useful in establishing that if there are existing substaintial non-infringing uses of a device, that device could not be declared illegal simply on the grounds that it can allow for copyright infringement. Without that, the judge would have no reason to look any further into this. Granted, its a minor point, but one that must be established. Gorkster's software had non-infringing uses, therefore it is not just a copyright infringement tool, which would have been enough to get them in trouble.
I think that bit was just added in to keep SCOUTS from taking this case when it is appealed, which I have little doubt it will be. Basically, its ment to force SCOUTS to either leave it alone, or look stupid in taking it. (e.g. You said not to do it, so we didn't, now you're saying we should?)
RTFA = Read The Fucking Article
Don't waste too much energy jumping around. All this does is get Gorkster off the hook for the current revision of software, they may still get nailed for some of the earlier versions.
Also, as the judge pointed out, congress can still pass a law stating that this is illegal, which may happen if Orrin Hatch gets his way. (Why do such people never get inoperable brain tumors?). Granted, the law couldn't be applied retroactively (expost-facto), but it could stop distribution and creation of P2P apps cold. At least in the US.
While F117-A doesn't seem available, try:
The Underdogs
They have most of the old games available for download, and have been a great way to replace old damaged disks. Having been a gamer since 5.25" disks were the standard form of removable media, I have lost a few good games over the years, and it's nice to have a way to retrieve them.
BTW, another useful link for those who like old games: DOSBox
I ended up getting POP:ST for the PC when it first came out. Damn good game I might add. I've since beat it and uninstalled it. Up till today I didn't realize that it had done anything of the sort, and I am usually pretty good on at least skiming through the EULA. Fortunatly, it looks like the copy protection driver is uninstalled along with the game, so its not that bad. Also, I never noticed a problem playing games, or burning CDs while it was on there.
Personally, I understand the wish of publishers to include some sort of copy protection, I just wish they would be more up front about it doing this sort of stuff. Just a simple extra page detailing that this product was going to be installed, and what it did, sort of the way PunkBuster does it. If, for no other reason, than to help people troubleshoot problems what do arise from this sort of thing being installed.
Aren't there worse things in the world than spam? I could name specific examples, but that isn't my point: my point is, calling for the deaths of people who do nothing more than create a nuisance for everyone is quite childish. Whether joking or not. It's just stupid.
Yes, there are far worse things, but this is a constant annoyance, and sometimes those can be worse than a single large occurance. Consider the difference between being hit once by a sledgehammer and being hit once every day by a tack hammer in the same spot.
The sledgehammer hurts like hell, but after a while you get over it, and the pain goes away. On the other hand, the tack hammer doesn't hurt much each time, just a little; but, over time, the spot it hits brusies, rubs raw, and just aches constantly. Eventually, you'd simply kill the guy with the tack hammer to make him stop. Spam is similar, its a constant minor annoyance.
Now, granted, it's certainly unwarranted to kill a spammer, but some days it would really feel nice to simply beat one's skull in with a crowbar. Maybe there's a good opportunity for a small game, a GTA style game where you're entire goal in life is to track down and violently stop spammers.
HOW DO I MAKE PARAGRAPHS HERE????
3 ways.
1. Use the <br> tag. As in HTML Just put it at the end of a line, where you want a line break.
2. Start your post with a <p> tag. Then just type away, it will be displayed as typed.
3. Change the post type (in the drop down box below the text box) to Plain old text, and then type as normal. The default can be set in your profile.
Personally, I think a subscription idea would be perfect for that sort of thing. Either pay $X per episode, X hopefully being lower than, or very close to 1; or, you pay $Y per month for access to all episodes of a large variety of shows. (Best if you get to pick the shows)
Now here's the hitch, once you download a show, you should be able to burn it to a DVD and keep it. Ideally, the quality should be high enough that you can burn several episodes to a DVD and watch them on your TV, and not notice that they came from the internet. Also, have back episodes available, that way, if I miss one, I don't get lost in the show.
Sadly, what we will get instead, is a very restricted format, which expires, and the cost will be insane. And probably crappy quality to boot. Then, when it performs like crap, the MPAA will use this as proof that people are not willing to pay to download TV shows, and call for more restrictions on computers and the internet.
As an addition to this, how many of those 50,000 had already pre-ordered the game, and just wanted to get an early start? I know of at least 2 people who did this. Myself, I am in the same boat as you, wait for the demo, then buy it if I like it. Plus, I'll probably wait for it to hit about $30 before I shell out for it, I just can't bring myself to pay $55 for a game anymore.
The dollar figure is just a made up number to throw around to make it sound like ID lost a bunch, there really is no way to know.
It's rather sad that both copyright and perception have changed so bad.
lending a CD to a friend
This is perfectly alright, though the RIAA would like you to belive otherwise, and are fighting to make this true.
by ripping that CD to mp3's for her mp3 player and by making a MIX CD that will probably be given away
This used to be, and should still be OK. This is why we (in the US) pay a slight charge on all blank recordable music media. It is expected that it will be used to copy a copyrighted work, and that tax is meant to compensate the artist. This, however, is changing. The RIAA wants to make such copying illegal and impossible, but you never hear them mention ending this tax.
The stuff you mentioned used to be very clearly considered Fair Use. But that is slowly being whittled away by the RIAA et al. Also, the tendancy for people to try to hide inside Fair Use on a P2P network is not helping either. Don't feel guilty at all for what your daughter is doing, it's an activity that is supposed to be covered by Fair Use, but at this stage in the game, still keep it discreet, you never know when the RIAA goons will kick your door in.
Terrorism has been around longer than that. Terrorism has been a tactic in war since, at least, the times of Ur and the Babylonians. Ever hear of poisoning a well? Destroying crops? These are acts of terrorism, they are acts, which often target civilians, which are intended to induce terror and force capitulation. Terrorism, is a normal thing in war, it has been for a very long time, and its not going to stop because the US government is trying to redefine it as anything else.
The War on Terror, like the War on Drugs, is just a propaganda war desigened to keep the people from realizing that most of their problems are started by the US government itself.
Tip for dealing with the groceries surcharge:
Lie
Make up a fake address, phone number, etc. If you're just worried about them tracking you, even without the address data, toss the card and get a new one every few months. Privacy is restored, and no silly surcharge on your food.
Yes, basically every time I go to the games section. About half of the headings and summaries are stuck in the sidebar. Makes reading some of them impossible. Sometimes a refresh will sort it out, usually not. Personally, for the other features in Firefox, I'm willing to put up with this, but it would be nice to have it fixed.
There is a problem with this though. The law you quoted is US law. Katie Jones lives in the UK. Putnam seems to be a large international company, not sure where it is based. I would expect that this suit will have to be fought out in the UK, as that is where the property in question is currently held, and there is not agreement between Katie Jones and Katie Tarbox about venue in the case of disputes.
At best, a US judge will probably look at this case, and rule that he has no jurisdiction. At worst, we'll get another case of the US government over-reaching, and attempting to apply its laws to other countries.
If anything, Katie Jones, needs to send some sort of Cease and Desist letter to Putnam, and then file if they don't change the book's name. This is, of course, assuming that the UK allows someone to bring a civil suit over harrasment (inducing all of the emails) and destruction of property (unusability of the site, bandwidth costs).
Apparently the book got renamed at the last minute because girl.com (the original name) was a porn site. The solution for Katie Jones as owner (and sole publisher of content) of katie.com seems obvious to me!
I had about the same idea, turn katie.com into a porn site, one of those "Just 18" sites, or the like, and, of course, call all of the models on the sign up page, "Katie". Get some basic content, pics, movie clips etc. and then use the book's fame against it. Might even be worth it to have a bunch of fiction posted on the site as well. Hell, go for the spike, and have lolita type fiction, and advertise this fact on the front page. If nothing else, the amout of controversy this will create will draw a ton of people to the site, just to see what it is all about. Once the site gets really popular, sell it to one of the bigger porn companies, and get out in style.
But then, I am vindictive that way.