at least not until proper and proven security measures have been put in place and that there is at least a paper trail to follow in the event that the votes are tampered with (a.k.a. Diebold).
"I remember having a cube that had letters on each sticker instead of colors, so that the solved product spelled words across each face."
I don't remember that one, but I do remember having one that had fruits on them -- oranges, bananas, cherries, pineapples, etc. -- in addition to the original Rubik's Cube and the Pyraminx.
5. If you are a bona fide, up-standing individual with hundreds of successful transactions, but someone pays you with a stolen credit card, your account (by PayPal's own admission) is immediately flagged as being "criminal behavior" and any money in that account is confiscated. If a customer "disputes" the charge, same thing happens. (See email above.)
"The original game plan was that decreasing electronics costs would eventually make the XBox profitable at the original price point. But Nintendo and Sony aren't letting Microsoft maintain that price point."
No. Don't you get it? It's a subliminal message, not a mistake. The post was sent in by an employee of Samsung. By using "buy" instead of "by," they're trying to get us to "buy" this piece of crap.
"... for a $6.99 monthly equipment rental fee and a charge of $2.49 to $3.99 per film.... a one-time activation fee of $29.99 required in certain areas."
So that means that your first movie is gonna cost anywhere between $39.47 and $40.97.
And since I rent on average of 2-3 movies per month, this is not a very cost effective alternative. It's only convenient. This is clearly targeted at people who rent something like 10 movies a month.
Anyone know via what means the movies will be downloaded? Do you have to have a cable or DSL connection for this?
Not exactly nullified, but many corporations are already finding ways to avoid paying their taxes.
"companies would have the right to vote"
In a sense, companies do vote... through political contributions, lobbyists, political favors, etc.
"environmental protections would go away"
With the passage of NAFTA, we already see this happening. From Global Exchange:
NAFTA includes unprecedented ways for corporations to attack our laws through so-called "investor-to-state" lawsuits. Such suits, established by NAFTA's Chapter 11, allow corporations to sue governments for compensation if they feel that any government action, including the enforcement of public health and safety laws, cuts into their profits. Already, Chapter 11 lawsuits have been used to repeal a Canadian law banning a chemical linked to nervous system damage, and to challenge California's phase-out of a gas additive, MTBE, that is poisoning the state's ground water. Negotiators want to include these anti-democratic lawsuits in the FTAA.
How would the search be illegal if the traveller is allowing them to conduct the search in the first place? And since the trafficking of narcotics is illegal, their seizure of it is also not illegal.
You must be crazy to think that searching everyone doesn't "make us secure". Do you even know how much crap is confiscated from passengers during searches? My friend works for the TSA and they've confiscated, among other things, switch blades/knives, drugs (LOTS of it, and not just pot either), guns, etc... And almost all of the time these items are taken from white/american citizens.
Now imagine what would happen if that gun wasn't confiscated, got on the plane, and some nutcase decided to start firing at people for whatever reason.
Being "secure" means being certain that there are no holes in the screening process, even if it inconveniences you.
And how will racial profiling solve anything? Not all terrorists are of middle-east/Arab descent. Remember the Oklahoma City bomber?
Besides, I would think that the terrorists are already aware that the TSA ARE employing racial profiling as a part of the screening processes. (I know someone who works for the TSA.)
Actually, Toshiba did this on one of the laptops I bought. It was shrink wrapped in hard plastic with a big sticker saying that if you break apart the shrink wrap, you agree to the terms of the EULA, even though there weren't any available to actually read. Not sure if they still do this though.
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at least not until proper and proven security measures have been put in place and that there is at least a paper trail to follow in the event that the votes are tampered with (a.k.a. Diebold).
You're probably referring to Culturecom Holdings Ltd's V-Dragon chip as mentioned in this Slashdot story.
I don't remember that one, but I do remember having one that had fruits on them -- oranges, bananas, cherries, pineapples, etc. -- in addition to the original Rubik's Cube and the Pyraminx.
Oh no. Thought I was the only /.er in the Glendale area (Los Feliz and Glendale Ave). What a small world we live in.
Because of point number 5:
Um, don't you mean these ideas?
Ah, competition... isn't it grand?
How about a picture of Natalie Portman, petrified, and covered in hot grits?
(It's a joke, laugh.)
No. Don't you get it? It's a subliminal message, not a mistake. The post was sent in by an employee of Samsung. By using "buy" instead of "by," they're trying to get us to "buy" this piece of crap.
So that means that your first movie is gonna cost anywhere between $39.47 and $40.97.
And since I rent on average of 2-3 movies per month, this is not a very cost effective alternative. It's only convenient. This is clearly targeted at people who rent something like 10 movies a month.
Anyone know via what means the movies will be downloaded? Do you have to have a cable or DSL connection for this?
Not exactly nullified, but many corporations are already finding ways to avoid paying their taxes.
"companies would have the right to vote"
In a sense, companies do vote... through political contributions, lobbyists, political favors, etc.
"environmental protections would go away"
With the passage of NAFTA, we already see this happening. From Global Exchange:
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Since the site is already /.ed, does anyone know:
Oh, and I, personally, welcome our new Borg overlords.
Oh, that's just too easy. Must... resist...
No problem. But he'll have to tell *every* single one of us. That should be fun.
So what you're saying is it's kinda like a LoJack, but for humans.
You must be crazy. To think that you'd want me to sacrifice my current uptime record just so I can boot faster.
How would the search be illegal if the traveller is allowing them to conduct the search in the first place? And since the trafficking of narcotics is illegal, their seizure of it is also not illegal.
You must be crazy to think that searching everyone doesn't "make us secure". Do you even know how much crap is confiscated from passengers during searches? My friend works for the TSA and they've confiscated, among other things, switch blades/knives, drugs (LOTS of it, and not just pot either), guns, etc... And almost all of the time these items are taken from white/american citizens.
Now imagine what would happen if that gun wasn't confiscated, got on the plane, and some nutcase decided to start firing at people for whatever reason.
Being "secure" means being certain that there are no holes in the screening process, even if it inconveniences you.
Besides, I would think that the terrorists are already aware that the TSA ARE employing racial profiling as a part of the screening processes. (I know someone who works for the TSA.)
Bad idea. Isn't that how the whole SCO/Linux debacle started.... though SCO have yet to offer any proof?
Anyone know what the distance of transmission for the pda's signals to the plane is?
" Alcohol. The cause of and solution to all of life's problems."
Screw the computer CD-RW. It's the beer that's important. Sweet delicious beer. *Mmmm... beer*
And what would happen if we didn't have anymore beer? As Homer Simpson said, "I would kill everyone in this room for a drop of sweet beer."
It's the RIAA's way to get us to kill one another, thereby reducing the number of file swappers.
Actually, Toshiba did this on one of the laptops I bought. It was shrink wrapped in hard plastic with a big sticker saying that if you break apart the shrink wrap, you agree to the terms of the EULA, even though there weren't any available to actually read. Not sure if they still do this though.