"I'm surprised they haven't resulted in more age discrimination suits."
They probably don't want to blow their 401k on legal fees. Big corps tend to have deeper pockets then worker bees and they can drag a court battle out long enough to discourage most law suit attempts.
The article states that it "burns extremely hot". It seems that one could mow it, dry it and pelletize it for use as a fuel in pellet stoves at the very least. Better than cutting down trees for fuel. I wonder what the BTU density is?
"As part of her compensation, Walker was awarded nearly $6000 in lost wages for the 13 weeks between leaving ProCare and finding a new job, but she says she didn't find fulltime work until October 2008."
Clearly she DID look for another job, and if you think fighting for fair treatment by an employer is abusing the system, then you must be one of those employers.
I don't know what the legal system is like in NZ, but if it's anything like in the US, the vast majority of the settlement went to the lawyers, making the whole suit primarily a matter of principle.
People with power simply sidestep the system when it affects them because they have enough money/influence to secure the necessary legal clout. They rarely change it.
Well, that certanly makes more sense. I tried that link earlier and it went to an empty page. Apparently the author of the article was given bad information, or perhaps Mandriva is reading Slashdot.;o)
FTFA: "There will be no cash or any other kind of prize for the winners, except for a hearty thanks from Mandriva..."
Why not at least offer a lifetime Gold club membership for the winner and a Tee shirt or something for the runners up. A "hearty thanks", for someone's creative work, even if it is only a couple of 5 second clips, seems almost insulting.
If you were in a public restroom "broadcasting" multiple copyrighted "tunes" to the stalls nextdoor, you could owe them quite a lot. Expect to hear from ASCAP as well.
The letter 'J' is the first letter of Justice (as in Justice Smith) and is part of a key. "smithy" is six characters and "smithy code J" is thirteen characters (spaces added). The coded message begins on page six and ends on page thirteen. I suppose that could jut be a coincidence, but I doubt it.
...but it's not a crime to lie, even on television. Or the Internet, for that matter.
Depends who you lie to. Remember Martha Stewart? It wasn't her questionable trading that put her in prison, it was because she lied to a federal agent during the investigation.
However, he wants people to use KDE, based solely on personal preference, which is nothing more than zealotry "Please, just tell people to use KDE". Because, you know, people shouldn't even get a choice in the matter.
Is it really so surprising that Linus has some zealous opinions concerning the operating system he originated and the tools he prefers? Personally, I think he is entitled to be as zealous or as critical as he likes.
I didn't see anything in his comment that suggested people shouldn't have a choice. On the contrary, he was complaining that the GNOME developers were removing user's choices because, in his opinion, they're too lazy or incompetent (my interpretatiom) to do the necessary coding to leave them in.
It's more likely that he is planning on patenting the process and getting rich when the oil companies purchase the patents in order to bury the technology.
IANALEBIWLAOAL (I Am Not A Lawyer Either But I Watch Law And Order A Lot):o), but I believe intent is one factor that defines the difference between murder and manslaughter. The example you used would likely be manslaughter or, at worst, second degree murder, but not premeditated murder. A charge of premeditated murder (murder in the first degree) requires proof of forethought (premeditation) and intent (if you thought it over, you likley had intent) to kill.
Of course the various charges and degrees are not a means of determining guilt or innocence with respect to the crime of taking a life, but a means of determining the severity of sentence. In this respect, intent is relevant.
Now, maybe someone out there has just paid, even though they've never file shared in their lives. I've got a name for people like that: idiots. If the RIAA didn't get to them, some pyramid scheme would have got them soon after.
So, one has never illegally downloaded music and gets a notice of suit. He/she has a choice of settling for $3k or spending $20k+ to fight it and clear his/her name. Given that choice, which do you think the average john/jane doe will choose? Which would you choose? Do you have the extra cash laying around to fight it on principle?
This certainly isn't proof that this sort of thing *has* happened, but it *could* happen and the rest of us might never know.
A primary function of the judicial system is to make laws.
Does this mean we can disolve both houses of congress? (at times a real temptation) If the judicial branch of government can make our laws, we have no need for the checks and balances provided by the legislative branch.
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Actually it's "speed kills", or in this case, premature ejaculation.
"I'm surprised they haven't resulted in more age discrimination suits."
They probably don't want to blow their 401k on legal fees. Big corps tend to have deeper pockets then worker bees and they can drag a court battle out long enough to discourage most law suit attempts.
I'm somewhat partial to this one, although it's more conventional.
The article states that it "burns extremely hot". It seems that one could mow it, dry it and pelletize it for use as a fuel in pellet stoves at the very least. Better than cutting down trees for fuel. I wonder what the BTU density is?
Howard the Duck reference?
You aparently didn't read the article.
"As part of her compensation, Walker was awarded nearly $6000 in lost wages for the 13 weeks between leaving ProCare and finding a new job, but she says she didn't find fulltime work until October 2008."
Clearly she DID look for another job, and if you think fighting for fair treatment by an employer is abusing the system, then you must be one of those employers.
I don't know what the legal system is like in NZ, but if it's anything like in the US, the vast majority of the settlement went to the lawyers, making the whole suit primarily a matter of principle.
Perhaps he's not coding in PERL.
People with power simply sidestep the system when it affects them because they have enough money/influence to secure the necessary legal clout. They rarely change it.
Not only that. Many motherboard manufacturers still require that BIOS updates be done via floppy and a dos/win9x bootable floppy at that.
Groom lake is actually in Nevada not New Mexico. It is just northeast of the Nevada Test Site's Yucca Flat nuclear test range.
Well, that certanly makes more sense. I tried that link earlier and it went to an empty page. Apparently the author of the article was given bad information, or perhaps Mandriva is reading Slashdot. ;o)
FTFA:
"There will be no cash or any other kind of prize for the winners, except for a hearty thanks from Mandriva..."
Why not at least offer a lifetime Gold club membership for the winner and a Tee shirt or something for the runners up. A "hearty thanks", for someone's creative work, even if it is only a couple of 5 second clips, seems almost insulting.
If you were in a public restroom "broadcasting" multiple copyrighted "tunes" to the stalls nextdoor, you could owe them quite a lot. Expect to hear from ASCAP as well.
The letter 'J' is the first letter of Justice (as in Justice Smith) and is part of a key. "smithy" is six characters and "smithy code J" is thirteen characters (spaces added). The coded message begins on page six and ends on page thirteen. I suppose that could jut be a coincidence, but I doubt it.
Haven't found any other patterns yet.
...but it's not a crime to lie, even on television. Or the Internet, for that matter.
Depends who you lie to. Remember Martha Stewart? It wasn't her questionable trading that put her in prison, it was because she lied to a federal agent during the investigation.
However, he wants people to use KDE, based solely on personal preference, which is nothing more than zealotry "Please, just tell people to use KDE". Because, you know, people shouldn't even get a choice in the matter.
Is it really so surprising that Linus has some zealous opinions concerning the operating system he originated and the tools he prefers? Personally, I think he is entitled to be as zealous or as critical as he likes.
I didn't see anything in his comment that suggested people shouldn't have a choice. On the contrary, he was complaining that the GNOME developers were removing user's choices because, in his opinion, they're too lazy or incompetent (my interpretatiom) to do the necessary coding to leave them in.
What value do you place on your time? AU$0.00?
It's more likely that he is planning on patenting the process and getting rich when the oil companies purchase the patents in order to bury the technology.
IANALEBIWLAOAL (I Am Not A Lawyer Either But I Watch Law And Order A Lot) :o), but I believe intent is one factor that defines the difference between murder and manslaughter. The example you used would likely be manslaughter or, at worst, second degree murder, but not premeditated murder. A charge of premeditated murder (murder in the first degree) requires proof of forethought (premeditation) and intent (if you thought it over, you likley had intent) to kill.
Of course the various charges and degrees are not a means of determining guilt or innocence with respect to the crime of taking a life, but a means of determining the severity of sentence. In this respect, intent is relevant.
Perhaps a real lawyer can enlighten us.
You'll hafta pry my girlfriend's cute little pinky toe from my cold, dead mouth!
To your still living girlfriend's great relief.
Given that we're talking gamma radiation, that should be a lead foil hat.
Now, maybe someone out there has just paid, even though they've never file shared in their lives. I've got a name for people like that: idiots. If the RIAA didn't get to them, some pyramid scheme would have got them soon after.
So, one has never illegally downloaded music and gets a notice of suit. He/she has a choice of settling for $3k or spending $20k+ to fight it and clear his/her name. Given that choice, which do you think the average john/jane doe will choose? Which would you choose? Do you have the extra cash laying around to fight it on principle?
This certainly isn't proof that this sort of thing *has* happened, but it *could* happen and the rest of us might never know.
Well here's a link to a 300GB drive from Seagate. A bit pricey though at around $1400US street price. Haven't seen any larger drives for SCSI.
A primary function of the judicial system is to make laws.
Does this mean we can disolve both houses of congress? (at times a real temptation) If the judicial branch of government can make our laws, we have no need for the checks and balances provided by the legislative branch.
Of course you might just be being facetious.
Its also, paradoxically, illegal to look at porn untill 18, so you can be doing it for two years before you're allowed to watch other people doing it.
Hmmm. Does that include the use of mirrors?