The way to adjust your "friends'" behavior is not to hire a lawyer.
Sure, the logo usage might have been questionable, but that was only half the C&D's "proposal". Discontinuing use of the word/phrase/letters PCI? How is it at all reasonable to hire a lawyer to send a D&C about that?
They have his email. They obviously have his snail mail. They probably have his phone number, too. If they'd have sent a quick 'hey, Legal is fussing about you using the logo' he'd have taken it off. No need to be complete raging assholes about it. Why continue the 'friendship'?
I've had people steal from my sites before (Purity Test) - never maliciously. Just an 'oops' or a lack of understanding of what they should be doing. A quick note fixes everything. If someone ever said 'piss of jerk', believe me - my girlfriend's a lawyer - I would make their life uncomfortable. But that would be last resort.
If it's a question of legality, why not have a lawyer look at your email or whatever? No need to have the cronies doing it outright.
I did read the C&D, thanks. They also said the name 'PCI'
PCI is what it is. Compare this to automobiles. If you were keeping track of all the automobiles and who made them and some Authoritative They said that 'automobile' and 'car' and any derivative word (like 'auto') were disallowed, what would you call your list? The Mechanized Driving Thingy List? Who would find it?
It already is 'us' (him) vs 'them' and they started it.
He offered his to them years ago and they said they couldn't run it (CGIs being new at the time). Because of Jim do we (being everyone - open source or otherwise) have consistent PCI support.
The way to say 'hey - your database is absolutely fabulous and we want to pay you to work on it with us. If you don't mind, though, we want to host it.' is NOT to send the lawyers after him. They paid someone to harass him! Their 'friend'!
Why would you ever just bend over and take it from someone like that? Remember, it's their product that he paid to promote out of his own pocket because he loved what PCI was and what it could do for the computing world! Why do that when they're threatening him?
He was never gaining anything. He was helping them. What they did would be like Ford suing gas stations (if the gas stations gave fuel out for free, that is).
So, pardon the language, but fuck them. Let them choke on what they've sewn.
His work helped guide people to use PCI. He spent thousands of dollars out of his own pocket for the love of a product. The owners of that product thanked him for 6 years of work by kicking him in the nuts.
So, maybe you like taking it over a barrel like that, but he doesn't (nor would I).
Bust-A-Move and its rip-offs like Scrood are okay, but I consider it a less-skilled game than Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo.
That is a game you can build and build skills. I can quickly get into "the zone" and just be unstoppable (so far).
My girlfriend likes Bust-A-Move much more, so we have to trade back and forth as to the puzzle-game-of-the-moment. Not be a jerk or anything, but I find myself having to self-cripple with not rotating the jewels. Makes it a much harder game. Anyway. It's a great game.
Why isn't Mozilla just part of 'Open Source'? Why isn't Netscape just part of Mozilla (or vice-versa)? It's not that I expect KHTML to get their own icon. My point just was that some random coder(s) feelings getting hurt is not really newsworthy (and the mods appear to agree).
Most game reviewers of Snood say that it's "a ripoff of Bust-A-Move", notably. And they generally say something like "Snood is a PC rehash of Bust-A-Move, complete with worse graphics
than the original". I've never played Snood, but judging by screenshots, I think they're right.
That was my immediate thought, too - some quick Googling shows that the original Bust A Move was an English conversion of a Japanese game "Puzzle Bobble" - the copyrights for Bust A Move go back to 1994.
Is the weather nice in your universe? It's a bit chilly over here.
Apple bout NeXT.
MacOS9 might have not used the most cutting-edge multitasking, but it certainly kicked PeeCee OSes for quite some time. And Apple uses 'slower' processors in their boxen.
Cutting edge does not imply 'best'. OS9 is far more stable than any Windoze OS.
Apple's R&D people are some of the best and their research showed which path was 'best' based on some checklist spawned from some meetings somewhere in the depths of Apple.
Would we have a similar story if the KHTML kids were hurt because Apple went the other way? No. Their project is seen as less-significant. Do they have their own icon on/.? Similarly, no. For the same reason.
I always thought of the 'suicide' in 'suicide doors' being like "it's suicide to own a car with those". Not like "ooh, I could use this mechanism to off myself". I guess that interpretation is what leans me one way and you the other, yah?
So far as *I* can find, people say one of three things:
They pull you out of the car if opened at speed
They pop open on their own and since there were no seatbelts (back then) you fall out
They pop open in a crash, thus making you fall out (again, no seatbelts)
I actually find most evidence of the latter. So, unless you can show me the background of that phrase definitively, I'm going to stick with the "you die more in crashes" theory. Notably, the Car Talk guys agree with me (if that's any authority).
And, yes, I know that modern suicide doors have a catch to prevent them opening alone, however, in most modern instances, they're also 'shorty' doors (Saturn's being the most prevalent). Another issue in the case of this car is that they're full-size and eliminate the traditional B-pillar. A central B-Pillar makes for a much sturdier car. Sturdiness tends to be good when it comes to the passenger cabin.
I must say, this looks pretty snazzy. Assuming it would hold up in a crash (which, I'm sure, will be addressed). With the suicide-hinge rear doors, some impressive engineering will have to go into making this crash-worthy. (Why do you think they call them "suicide doors"?)
He said "without one good eye". Which would leave zero good eyes. Hence the comment "with all due respect to blind people".
Not to mention, really, I think most anyone could kick the shit out of Mullah Omar. His power is in the people he influences, not physical prowess. I'm pretty sure he's not going to convince rows 13-16 to take up arms against the opressors in first class.
You start off good. Yes, the early busses used the Type 1 "upright" engine. Past that...well, let me hit the problems point-by-point...
In mid 1972, yes, the larger engine came out (officially for the 1973 models). It is known as the "Type 4" engine. It was used in the porsche 914 (and 912), yes, but it was originally from the VW 411 and 412 (hence, the name). It was considerably larger and had a completely different case. Most parts, in fact, are not compatible with the earlier Type 1 and 2 engines.
T1 means Type 1 which is the Bug and Ghia (and the rarer variations like the Hebmuller) T2 means Type 2 which is Buses only. T3 means Type 3 which is Squarebacks (Variant in Europe), Fastbacks and Notchbacks. T4 means Type 4 - already explained above.
The fan is NOT bolted to the crankshaft at ALL. It's on a shaft that runs through the generator (or alternator, if you have one). yes you have to have the shrouding in place. Jesus Christ, if your VW engine is "well over 300F", you'd better get away from it right now! If it's over 250F for any longer than a tiny bit (like sudden traffic after having been zooming around on the highway) you're going need it to be completely rebuilt really soon.
On a non VW issue. Your theory on heatsinks is ridiculous. Increased surface area certainly does decrease temperature. If it didn't you'd have to have a fan on ALL chips. Old computers have no fans on chips - just heatsinks. Not to mention Apple's Cube.
Uh. VW Buses don't have radiators. Nor do Bugs. Nor do Ghias. Nor to Fastbacks, Squarebacks, Notchbacks, Things, Super Beetles, Type 4s, Schwimmenwagens, or Kubelwagens.
And in case it comes up, nor do older Porsches (356s, 914s, older 911s, etc).
What they should have done is a package-by-package analysis of the install and tell what each part does. Leave it to the discussion board and newsgroups to establish what taking out a piece does.
How's OpenAntiVirus doing? How does it compare to the Big Two? - If it can't hold up, do "we" have any other viable options outside of McAfee and Symantec?
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The way to adjust your "friends'" behavior is not to hire a lawyer.
Sure, the logo usage might have been questionable, but that was only half the C&D's "proposal". Discontinuing use of the word/phrase/letters PCI? How is it at all reasonable to hire a lawyer to send a D&C about that?
They have his email. They obviously have his snail mail. They probably have his phone number, too. If they'd have sent a quick 'hey, Legal is fussing about you using the logo' he'd have taken it off. No need to be complete raging assholes about it. Why continue the 'friendship'?
I've had people steal from my sites before (Purity Test) - never maliciously. Just an 'oops' or a lack of understanding of what they should be doing. A quick note fixes everything. If someone ever said 'piss of jerk', believe me - my girlfriend's a lawyer - I would make their life uncomfortable. But that would be last resort.
If it's a question of legality, why not have a lawyer look at your email or whatever? No need to have the cronies doing it outright.
PCI is what it is. Compare this to automobiles. If you were keeping track of all the automobiles and who made them and some Authoritative They said that 'automobile' and 'car' and any derivative word (like 'auto') were disallowed, what would you call your list? The Mechanized Driving Thingy List? Who would find it?
He offered his to them years ago and they said they couldn't run it (CGIs being new at the time). Because of Jim do we (being everyone - open source or otherwise) have consistent PCI support.
The way to say 'hey - your database is absolutely fabulous and we want to pay you to work on it with us. If you don't mind, though, we want to host it.' is NOT to send the lawyers after him. They paid someone to harass him! Their 'friend'!
Why would you ever just bend over and take it from someone like that? Remember, it's their product that he paid to promote out of his own pocket because he loved what PCI was and what it could do for the computing world! Why do that when they're threatening him?
He was never gaining anything. He was helping them. What they did would be like Ford suing gas stations (if the gas stations gave fuel out for free, that is).
So, pardon the language, but fuck them. Let them choke on what they've sewn.
His work helped guide people to use PCI. He spent thousands of dollars out of his own pocket for the love of a product. The owners of that product thanked him for 6 years of work by kicking him in the nuts.
So, maybe you like taking it over a barrel like that, but he doesn't (nor would I).
That is a game you can build and build skills. I can quickly get into "the zone" and just be unstoppable (so far).
My girlfriend likes Bust-A-Move much more, so we have to trade back and forth as to the puzzle-game-of-the-moment. Not be a jerk or anything, but I find myself having to self-cripple with not rotating the jewels. Makes it a much harder game. Anyway. It's a great game.
Why isn't Mozilla just part of 'Open Source'? Why isn't Netscape just part of Mozilla (or vice-versa)? It's not that I expect KHTML to get their own icon. My point just was that some random coder(s) feelings getting hurt is not really newsworthy (and the mods appear to agree).
Some additional Googling turned up the Puzzle Bobble/Bust-A-Move FAQ.
So, the question is, when is Snood from?
Apple bout NeXT.
MacOS9 might have not used the most cutting-edge multitasking, but it certainly kicked PeeCee OSes for quite some time. And Apple uses 'slower' processors in their boxen.
Cutting edge does not imply 'best'. OS9 is far more stable than any Windoze OS.
Apple's R&D people are some of the best and their research showed which path was 'best' based on some checklist spawned from some meetings somewhere in the depths of Apple. Would we have a similar story if the KHTML kids were hurt because Apple went the other way? No. Their project is seen as less-significant. Do they have their own icon on /.? Similarly, no. For the same reason.
I always thought of the 'suicide' in 'suicide doors' being like "it's suicide to own a car with those". Not like "ooh, I could use this mechanism to off myself". I guess that interpretation is what leans me one way and you the other, yah?
So far as *I* can find, people say one of three things:
- They pull you out of the car if opened at speed
- They pop open on their own and since there were no seatbelts (back then) you fall out
- They pop open in a crash, thus making you fall out (again, no seatbelts)
I actually find most evidence of the latter. So, unless you can show me the background of that phrase definitively, I'm going to stick with the "you die more in crashes" theory. Notably, the Car Talk guys agree with me (if that's any authority). And, yes, I know that modern suicide doors have a catch to prevent them opening alone, however, in most modern instances, they're also 'shorty' doors (Saturn's being the most prevalent). Another issue in the case of this car is that they're full-size and eliminate the traditional B-pillar. A central B-Pillar makes for a much sturdier car. Sturdiness tends to be good when it comes to the passenger cabin.I must say, this looks pretty snazzy. Assuming it would hold up in a crash (which, I'm sure, will be addressed). With the suicide-hinge rear doors, some impressive engineering will have to go into making this crash-worthy. (Why do you think they call them "suicide doors"?)
oh, yeah, MunchMan! I have that, too.
I still have a few working TI-99/4a decks with Parsec.
And Hunt the Wumpus, and TI-Invaders, and bunch of other games.
I should hook one up to the big-screen TV. hehe.
PHP stands for "PHP: Hypertext Preproccessor". Not "Personal Home Page". It hasn't meant that for years.
Not to mention, really, I think most anyone could kick the shit out of Mullah Omar. His power is in the people he influences, not physical prowess. I'm pretty sure he's not going to convince rows 13-16 to take up arms against the opressors in first class.
Are you aware of how much money that shrew of a man has? Percentage-wise, he gives next to nothing.
I believe that was a negativland creation.
The watercooled models stopped the "bloodline" of what were called "buses" and are referred to as "vans".
:)
Semantic, yes. But semantics are good for ya!
You start off good. Yes, the early busses used the Type 1 "upright" engine. Past that...well, let me hit the problems point-by-point...
In mid 1972, yes, the larger engine came out (officially for the 1973 models). It is known as the "Type 4" engine. It was used in the porsche 914 (and 912), yes, but it was originally from the VW 411 and 412 (hence, the name). It was considerably larger and had a completely different case. Most parts, in fact, are not compatible with the earlier Type 1 and 2 engines.
T1 means Type 1 which is the Bug and Ghia (and the rarer variations like the Hebmuller)
T2 means Type 2 which is Buses only.
T3 means Type 3 which is Squarebacks (Variant in Europe), Fastbacks and Notchbacks.
T4 means Type 4 - already explained above.
The fan is NOT bolted to the crankshaft at ALL. It's on a shaft that runs through the generator (or alternator, if you have one). yes you have to have the shrouding in place. Jesus Christ, if your VW engine is "well over 300F", you'd better get away from it right now! If it's over 250F for any longer than a tiny bit (like sudden traffic after having been zooming around on the highway) you're going need it to be completely rebuilt really soon.
On a non VW issue. Your theory on heatsinks is ridiculous. Increased surface area certainly does decrease temperature. If it didn't you'd have to have a fan on ALL chips. Old computers have no fans on chips - just heatsinks. Not to mention Apple's Cube.
Any questions?
And in case it comes up, nor do older Porsches (356s, 914s, older 911s, etc).
What they should have done is a package-by-package analysis of the install and tell what each part does. Leave it to the discussion board and newsgroups to establish what taking out a piece does.
How's OpenAntiVirus doing? How does it compare to the Big Two? - If it can't hold up, do "we" have any other viable options outside of McAfee and Symantec?