After I finished university, I took a job in Detroit . People where really friendly, and asked me questions about my hometown and stuff and one question was about how many African-Americans were there in Ottawa. I didn't understand the question. I figured, we have 3 universities, lots of diplomats, tourists, people on work visas etc....It's hard to estimate.
I happen do do training on a large database used in my organisation. We SIMPLIFIED the interface and that requires training. For a lot of people, it's 90 minutes away from their desks. I don't mind. I get to see the country on a generous expense account.
I for one would love to see Poutine Linux, but I am afraid that Poutine is a Quebecois "delicacy", not a French delicacy. As if the French would use a Canadian term for something they use. I should send a "courriel" to complain. Anyhow, maybe you are thinking "French Fries with Mayonaise" Linux. Hmm, that could be Belgian.
Strictly speaking it is Visual BASIC- BASIC is an acronym, and as such can be capitalized- see your own example above- SCO.
Not necessarily. While that is true here in North America, in the UK and I presume the rest of the English-speaking world, turning acronyms into "words" is perfectly accepatble. I read acronyms such as Aids, Nato etc in British newspapers when I was in the UK....
"women accounted for $55 billion of the $96 billion dollar market." Do the math.
It makes sense to me. The ratio of men to women is 48/52. That accounts for a little less than half the discrepancy. The other half is that maybe that women get ripped off...being manipulated into buying a more expensive product...being conned into those extended warranties and finally and most likely, it's the mother who more often than not buys the toys for the kids.
Strange, I use Bell and well, I f(#$ing hate them. It serves me right for using them for landline phone, satellite, ADSL & mobile phone. There is too much inertia. Dealing with them regarding any of these services leaves me wanting to cry or hit someone. Anyhow, back to istop. When I entered my phone number, istop's webpage said that service is not available in my area, Somerset W in Ottawa, where I have pretty reliable ADSL. Those guys are gonna lose some business if they don't make sure their database is working right.....
No, as long as it's useful, a laptop can never be too thin or too small. Or too battery-conservinge.
Tell me about it. I am carrying half a course load in addition to my regular job with overtime. I bring my laptop, a Tecra 8000 and try to do my assignments, coursework, etc whenever I get a free moment like lunches. Since I'm studying CS, I "need" the laptop because I do a lot of coding for assignments. I would love a lighter laptop and for text books to be on CD rather than paper. I started to get spasms in my back....
I finally broke a caffeine addiction that I have had since University a decade ago. Just get sick so bad you are near death. You won't want to eat for days. Don't worry about the craving beacuse you will be only semi-conscious anyways and the kitchen, Bridgehead, Starbucks, etc will all be too far away. Even the smell of food, will make you run for the loo. When you get mobile, you will be dehydrated. You will probably prefer to drink water as it hydrates you, I mean it is its job. By the time you are feeling better, eating, moving, breathing, your body will have forgotten about coffee. Drink another one at your own peril and don't get a flu shot.
The first time I read that I thought it was 45 degrees in S. Florida. What kind of masochists are you if you think above body temperature is cold? Then, I realised 45 is like 10 or something. That is cold. Poor Florida, it makes me glad that I am in Ottawa where it's only -6C
What's to stop CCRA from collecting it at the border? They collect GST for the federal government and PST for the provincial governments. It's trivial for them to collect a levy as well. If you refuse to pay, then you are faced with leaving your stuff in Buffalo, Massena, Plattsburg or wherever you shop in the US or smuggling and facing whatever penalties come your way if caught.
Hey, don't be comparing the Iraqi information minister to SCO's PR people. Although he has made a few bad inaccurate predictions in the past, I don't think the Iraqi information minister was nearly as deluded as Darl and the boys at SCO are.
IANAL. I just work for one of the interveners in the case at issue.
I believe the problem goes both ways. If I were to move to the US (-20 December to February is getting tougher to take every year), I would probably not be allowed to pack my satellite receiver. This issue has as much to with licencing as it does . The US providers are not licenced to carry signals into Canada and Canadian carriers are not licenced to carry signals into the US.
42 [...] Instead, it deliberately chose broader language. I therefore agree with the opinion of Letourneau J.A. in the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Norsat, supra, at para. 4, that
[t]he concept of "lawful right" refers to the person who possesses the regulatory rights through proper licensing under the Act, the authorization of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission as well as the contractual and copyrights necessarily pertaining to the content involved in the transmission of the encrypted subscription programming signal or encrypted network feed.
Emphasis mine
Obviously, the Court is protecting the big guys here and the federal government's interests. The federal government collects cash from licences and the satellite providers & networks [Bell owns CTV, Discovery Channel, TSN etc] maintain their oligopoly. Considering that most TV is crap and satellite TV is mostly reruns anyhow, and the fact the service costs a lot less in Canada than the US, I would not be surprised if Americans imported Canadian receivers. I would, however, be very surprised if US or state law and caselaw would permit that.
I can buy a spindle of 100 generic blank 80 minute cds for about $35 CDN from a store close to me in Ottawa. That works out to $0.35 CDN each, or about $0.27 USD each.
I would appreciate it if you could name this store is. I normally see generic 50 packs for $30. Since Memorex Black cds are $35 at Best Buy, I splurge. However, if I can get 100 for $35, well, then, I'll do that.
Tell me about it. It's impossible to search for older drivers with google. You inevitably get driverguide.com in the top 3 and then 10 more aliases in the top 20. That wouldn't be bad if you didn't have to register, well I guess you don't. try...user temp, password 512.
Granted this problem occurs more with older windows drivers, but one would hope that by entering "driver dlink 538tx" would give you one of the official dlink sites, but it doesn't.
Shame on driverguide for hijacking Google. Shame on Google for letting it happen.
"What's wrong with licence? From the OED, 2nd ed,: "
Please don't cite a reference you don't understand.
What's not to understand? The question at hand was the spelling of 'licence'. Please read up the thread to see that. Since we are not as enlightened as the French to the point of codifying what our language is, we rely on different interpretations of how words are spelled. In the UK and other countries, we spell the word licence. In the US, it is spelled license. I was not quoting from the OED to comment on the use of 'they' as plural, which is somewhat silly. As far as an alien race visiting us in 1000 years trying to decipher our language, they may just find that everything is DRMd and will write us off as all being illiterate .
In case that does not disuade our visitors, maybe you can leave them a little note saying that one version of the dictionary is not a grammar reference. Feel free to spell licence any way you see fit.
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If BBC America is pants, then BBC Canada is a wardrobe. Since when is "Due South" a British show?
Please correct me if I am work, but with version 9.1, Patrick et al did modify the kernel.
After I finished university, I took a job in Detroit . People where really friendly, and asked me questions about my hometown and stuff and one question was about how many African-Americans were there in Ottawa. I didn't understand the question. I figured, we have 3 universities, lots of diplomats, tourists, people on work visas etc....It's hard to estimate.
It could be worse. It could have been Richmond, Ontario and Cumberland BC (if there is one).
I happen do do training on a large database used in my organisation. We SIMPLIFIED the interface and that requires training. For a lot of people, it's 90 minutes away from their desks. I don't mind. I get to see the country on a generous expense account.
I for one would love to see Poutine Linux, but I am afraid that Poutine is a Quebecois "delicacy", not a French delicacy. As if the French would use a Canadian term for something they use. I should send a "courriel" to complain. Anyhow, maybe you are thinking "French Fries with Mayonaise" Linux. Hmm, that could be Belgian.
misspelling 'accepatble' is unacceptable. D'oh...no coffee and no glasses make me a bad typist.
Strictly speaking it is Visual BASIC- BASIC is an acronym, and as such can be capitalized- see your own example above- SCO.
Not necessarily. While that is true here in North America, in the UK and I presume the rest of the English-speaking world, turning acronyms into "words" is perfectly accepatble. I read acronyms such as Aids, Nato etc in British newspapers when I was in the UK....
Oh yeah...umm...well, normalness is boring!
It makes sense to me. The ratio of men to women is 48/52. That accounts for a little less than half the discrepancy. The other half is that maybe that women get ripped off...being manipulated into buying a more expensive product...being conned into those extended warranties and finally and most likely, it's the mother who more often than not buys the toys for the kids.
I could just imagine the awards (and watch my karma fade away)
Best solo male fiddle
Best paedophile fiddler
Best fiddle duet
Best duelling fiddles
Best performance by Rita McNeil with fiddles
Best non-fiddle performance....oops, no nominees
Strange, I use Bell and well, I f(#$ing hate them. It serves me right for using them for landline phone, satellite, ADSL & mobile phone. There is too much inertia. Dealing with them regarding any of these services leaves me wanting to cry or hit someone. Anyhow, back to istop. When I entered my phone number, istop's webpage said that service is not available in my area, Somerset W in Ottawa, where I have pretty reliable ADSL. Those guys are gonna lose some business if they don't make sure their database is working right.....
Tell me about it. I am carrying half a course load in addition to my regular job with overtime. I bring my laptop, a Tecra 8000 and try to do my assignments, coursework, etc whenever I get a free moment like lunches. Since I'm studying CS, I "need" the laptop because I do a lot of coding for assignments. I would love a lighter laptop and for text books to be on CD rather than paper. I started to get spasms in my back....
While we appreciate your interest in our country, wouldn't it be a better idea to stay and fight?
I finally broke a caffeine addiction that I have had since University a decade ago. Just get sick so bad you are near death. You won't want to eat for days. Don't worry about the craving beacuse you will be only semi-conscious anyways and the kitchen, Bridgehead, Starbucks, etc will all be too far away. Even the smell of food, will make you run for the loo. When you get mobile, you will be dehydrated. You will probably prefer to drink water as it hydrates you, I mean it is its job. By the time you are feeling better, eating, moving, breathing, your body will have forgotten about coffee. Drink another one at your own peril and don't get a flu shot.
Woohoo! Swedish stuff. I could furnish my house with Swedish stuff. I could drive a Swedish car, and the food....hmmm!
The first time I read that I thought it was 45 degrees in S. Florida. What kind of masochists are you if you think above body temperature is cold? Then, I realised 45 is like 10 or something. That is cold. Poor Florida, it makes me glad that I am in Ottawa where it's only -6C
What's to stop CCRA from collecting it at the border? They collect GST for the federal government and PST for the provincial governments. It's trivial for them to collect a levy as well. If you refuse to pay, then you are faced with leaving your stuff in Buffalo, Massena, Plattsburg or wherever you shop in the US or smuggling and facing whatever penalties come your way if caught.
Hey, don't be comparing the Iraqi information minister to SCO's PR people. Although he has made a few bad inaccurate predictions in the past, I don't think the Iraqi information minister was nearly as deluded as Darl and the boys at SCO are.
It could have called itself the 8th National Bank.
I believe the problem goes both ways. If I were to move to the US (-20 December to February is getting tougher to take every year), I would probably not be allowed to pack my satellite receiver. This issue has as much to with licencing as it does . The US providers are not licenced to carry signals into Canada and Canadian carriers are not licenced to carry signals into the US.
The case that the parent refers to is Bell ExpressVu Limited Partnership v. Rex . At issue is s. 9(1)(c) of the Radiocommunication Act regarding who is allowed to decode signals. Iaccoubucci, J. cited a Federal Court decision regarding lawful right:
42 [...] Instead, it deliberately chose broader language. I therefore agree with the opinion of Letourneau J.A. in the Federal Court of Appeal decision in Norsat, supra, at para. 4, that
Emphasis mine
Obviously, the Court is protecting the big guys here and the federal government's interests. The federal government collects cash from licences and the satellite providers & networks [Bell owns CTV, Discovery Channel, TSN etc] maintain their oligopoly. Considering that most TV is crap and satellite TV is mostly reruns anyhow, and the fact the service costs a lot less in Canada than the US, I would not be surprised if Americans imported Canadian receivers. I would, however, be very surprised if US or state law and caselaw would permit that.
I would appreciate it if you could name this store is. I normally see generic 50 packs for $30. Since Memorex Black cds are $35 at Best Buy, I splurge. However, if I can get 100 for $35, well, then, I'll do that.
Don't you mean corollary?
Granted this problem occurs more with older windows drivers, but one would hope that by entering "driver dlink 538tx" would give you one of the official dlink sites, but it doesn't.
Shame on driverguide for hijacking Google. Shame on Google for letting it happen.
Please don't cite a reference you don't understand.
What's not to understand? The question at hand was the spelling of 'licence'. Please read up the thread to see that. Since we are not as enlightened as the French to the point of codifying what our language is, we rely on different interpretations of how words are spelled. In the UK and other countries, we spell the word licence. In the US, it is spelled license. I was not quoting from the OED to comment on the use of 'they' as plural, which is somewhat silly. As far as an alien race visiting us in 1000 years trying to decipher our language, they may just find that everything is DRMd and will write us off as all being illiterate .
In case that does not disuade our visitors, maybe you can leave them a little note saying that one version of the dictionary is not a grammar reference. Feel free to spell licence any way you see fit.