Actually, the definition doesn't change. It's just that everyone _is_ a criminal these days which is handy for them when you want to claim your "rights".
with a Toolbox on the left and a Project Navigator on the right you need widescreen to see it all without horizontal scrolling which is more awkward than scrolling up and down.
I watched GiTS in the original Japanese, then I started to watch an episode overdubbed in English. Man the voices sucked. For me GiTS is nothing without Atsuko Tanaka's rendering of the Major. If they switch to English they've gone and lost at least one customer.
A golfer who was well into his golden years had a lifelong ambition to play one hole at Pebble Beach, California the way the pros do it. The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the green that is on a spit of land that juts out off the coast.
It was something he had tried hundreds of times without success. His ball always fell short, into the water. Because of this he never used a new ball on this particular hole. He always picked out one that had a cut or a nick.
Recently he went to Pebble Beach to try again. When he came to the fateful hole, he teed up an old cut ball and said a silent prayer.
Before he hit it however, a powerful voice from above said, "WAIT... REPLACE THAT OLD BALL WITH A BRAND-NEW BALL."
He complied, with some slight misgiving, despite the fact that the Lord seemed to be implying that He was going to let him finally achieve his lifelong ambition.
As he stepped up to the tee once more, the voice came down again, "WAIT... STEP BACK... TAKE A PRACTICE SWING."
So he stepped back and took a practice swing.
The voice boomed out again, "TAKE ANOTHER PRACTICE SWING."
He did. Silence followed.
Then the voice spoke out again. "PUT BACK THE OLD BALL."
Given that amongst the/. readership there must be quite a few webmasters it should be possible to mirror some of the banned content on lots of webservers/sites around the world. If this was done, say, all on a single day and as such a day I would suggest day one of the games in August, then no way could China shut down access to all the sites at once. True, the average Chinese browser would have a job finding some sites, but if there were enough of them then the chances of someone stumbling upon the content would be pretty good. Also, links could be created to the content from other websites which have a higher profile. The web would be flooded with stuff the Chinese Govt doesn't want punters to see but they shouldn't be able to lop off large tracts of the web without annoying all the foreign journalists based there during the games.
Is a trick you can maybe play on a regular vending machine. If you hit the coin return at just the right moment, there's a chance that you'll get some or all of your money back, especially if you insert change instead of single coins.
Actually, another reason for speed limits is because of the safety equipment - like crash barriers and such. If you hit a crash barrier at it's rated speed it should function properly and do what it was designed to do in the circumstances (which is to protect you), but if you hit it at twice its rated speed, then all bets are off and it is not likely to perform as designed.
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Actually, the definition doesn't change. It's just that everyone _is_ a criminal these days which is handy for them when you want to claim your "rights".
I'm sure it will retire to a nice well-paid job in the defense industry.
I'm with you on that one. If you have lines that look like:
return "'" + dtDateToConvert.Day + " " + dtDateToConvert.ToString("MMM") + " " + dtDateToConvert.Year.ToString() + sTime + "'";
with a Toolbox on the left and a Project Navigator on the right you need widescreen to see it all without horizontal scrolling which is more awkward than scrolling up and down.
I couldn't believe what they did. I simply mailed them to tell them it used to be my home page. Now it isn't. What a mess.
Don't worry, it'll be cracked in the first day or so.
I watched GiTS in the original Japanese, then I started to watch an episode overdubbed in English. Man the voices sucked. For me GiTS is nothing without Atsuko Tanaka's rendering of the Major. If they switch to English they've gone and lost at least one customer.
If the book store straddled the state line you could sell to both states!
There, fixed it for you.
In fact, now I come to think of it, Microsoft designed all of Windows to annoy users. I use it and man, I'm annoyed as hell right now.
You mean, like this?
I wish I had some mod points remaining to give you for saying "tazed" instead of "tasered".
I mean, if you were tasered it would be by a taserer and not a taser, wouldn't it?
I truly hope "tazed" catches on, but I don't have any hope that it will.
My favourite God-type joke...
... REPLACE THAT OLD BALL WITH A BRAND-NEW BALL." ... STEP BACK ... TAKE A PRACTICE SWING."
A golfer who was well into his golden years had a lifelong
ambition to play one hole at Pebble Beach, California the way the
pros do it. The pros drive the ball out over the water onto the
green that is on a spit of land that juts out off the coast.
It was something he had tried hundreds of times without
success. His ball always fell short, into the water. Because of
this he never used a new ball on this particular hole. He always
picked out one that had a cut or a nick.
Recently he went to Pebble Beach to try again. When he came
to the fateful hole, he teed up an old cut ball and said a silent
prayer.
Before he hit it however, a powerful voice from above said,
"WAIT
He complied, with some slight misgiving, despite the fact
that the Lord seemed to be implying that He was going to let him
finally achieve his lifelong ambition.
As he stepped up to the tee once more, the voice came down
again, "WAIT
So he stepped back and took a practice swing.
The voice boomed out again, "TAKE ANOTHER PRACTICE SWING."
He did. Silence followed.
Then the voice spoke out again. "PUT BACK THE OLD BALL."
If you read TFA you'll see what I mean from the photo on the right.
The way I see it:
Religion, n. Large popular cult.
Cult, n. Small unpopular religion.
I'll just have to remember to pack my crowbar when I go out.
Given that amongst the /. readership there must be quite a few webmasters it should be possible to mirror some of the banned content on lots of webservers/sites around the world. If this was done, say, all on a single day and as such a day I would suggest day one of the games in August, then no way could China shut down access to all the sites at once. True, the average Chinese browser would have a job finding some sites, but if there were enough of them then the chances of someone stumbling upon the content would be pretty good. Also, links could be created to the content from other websites which have a higher profile. The web would be flooded with stuff the Chinese Govt doesn't want punters to see but they shouldn't be able to lop off large tracts of the web without annoying all the foreign journalists based there during the games.
Just a thought...
If the vending machine eats your money, you can always consume the item dispensed, so technically the worst case scenario is a break-even.
Oops, my bad. If you insert more than one coin the odds of getting at least something back increase. In my befuddled brain change == >1 coin.
Is a trick you can maybe play on a regular vending machine. If you hit the coin return at just the right moment, there's a chance that you'll get some or all of your money back, especially if you insert change instead of single coins.
Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation says that Internet should be Governed and Regulated?
Sounds like a nice make-work project to me...
Very true, but when you get right down to it, everything is the people's fault.
'cos the idiot users don't realize they are sharing their entire disk.
Dude, thanks for that link. I needed a good chuckle right now...
I'm waiting until they can beam movies directly into my brain. Servers are for wusses.
Actually, another reason for speed limits is because of the safety equipment - like crash barriers and such. If you hit a crash barrier at it's rated speed it should function properly and do what it was designed to do in the circumstances (which is to protect you), but if you hit it at twice its rated speed, then all bets are off and it is not likely to perform as designed.
And the FUD, don't forget the FUD.