Same thing, only with combo lock...
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My boss mentioned that he had a couple combination locks for gym lockers, etc., that were just laying around because he forgot the combinations if it wasn't used in awhile. I told him if it was a Master lock there was a simple method for getting them open and he could bring it in.
Well, he did. The only thing is it wasn't a Master lock but some crap no-name lock made in Taiwan or someplace. The Master method didn't work on it but I decided to see if I could do it by touch (never tried before).
Two minutes later he went back to his office and found his coffee cup padlocked to his chair.
Actually it wasn't the parachute that was the problem. I it was the *battery* that was supposed to trigger an explosive charge the deploy the parachute that was the problem.
For what it's worth, I've been a member of their site for a long time (even met a great girl on there), and have never gotten any spam from that signup other than the occasional message from them (and yes, I use unique addresses for different accounts to track this kind of thing), and you can remove yourself from their mailing list if you wish.
I think what they mean is they're not going to be selling your information to anyone else.
The Babel fish is small, yellow, leechlike, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy received not from its own carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centers of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language. The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babel fish.
Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as a final and clinching proof of the NON-existence of God.
The argument goes like this:
`I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.'
`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'
`Oh dear,' says God, `I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly disappears in a puff of logic.
`Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.
Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the central theme of his best-selling book, "Well, That about Wraps It Up for God."
Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.
I'm a little fuzzy on the relationship between Ericsson and SonyEricsson.
Also, what's the relationship of Sony to SonyEricsson? I've had a lot of frustration with Sony and Bluetooth support in the USA.
For example, I own a Sony TR laptop. Great machine, but you can't buy it *without* Bluetooth in Japan, and yet it's not even an option here in the States.
This kind of attitude doesn't seem limited to just Sony. I love Bluetooth and if given a choice between two devices will typically choose the one with Bluetooth (unless it's a toaster oven or something). =) Yet I don't know that I'm seeing much more support for it here. Is that destined to change?
(Trying to come back to the topic): Many comments here state that this might not be a bad thing and that SonyEricsson is just shifting its Bluetooth program to another division or whatever, but how is this going to be viewed by the consumer market as a whole?
From TFA: "Although Ericsson will continue its involvement in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group as a promoter of the technology, Akesson said, 'We will no longer develop new hardware or new IPs based on the Bluetooth specification.' Ericsson also won't pursue new chip customers for Bluetooth technology licensing."
Could someone explain to me how telling the world you're no longer interested in developing the technology or finding people to license it to is a method of "promoting" Bluetooth?
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17-year-old girl, probably in a sailor suit, beating up robots. Yeah, I think I saw this one.
And the Grammy goes to... Muffy and Scribbles?!
Don't give them any ideas! =)
Just don't get caught with a marijuana-themed phone. ^_^
But it's probably a safe bet it doesn't run Windows...
C|Net is carrying the same NYT story here.
Well, he did. The only thing is it wasn't a Master lock but some crap no-name lock made in Taiwan or someplace. The Master method didn't work on it but I decided to see if I could do it by touch (never tried before).
Two minutes later he went back to his office and found his coffee cup padlocked to his chair.
I got some strange looks after that...
Actually it wasn't the parachute that was the problem. I it was the *battery* that was supposed to trigger an explosive charge the deploy the parachute that was the problem.
Should've gone with the Copper-Top! (TM) =)
Something tells me it'll fit right in here. =)
Can you get the dual-shock (rumble) to work with a PC too?
Just wondering.
What they should have done was offer Free iPods or FlatScreen TV's... Then they'd have it spammed all over Slashdot and the rest of the world! =)
For what it's worth, I've been a member of their site for a long time (even met a great girl on there), and have never gotten any spam from that signup other than the occasional message from them (and yes, I use unique addresses for different accounts to track this kind of thing), and you can remove yourself from their mailing list if you wish.
I think what they mean is they're not going to be selling your information to anyone else.
In case you're wondering why they're doing this.
So does this mean all comments will be automatically moderated to -1 Troll? =)
Mirrored here.
Guess they've never seen ROT13 before. =)
Guvf jbexf whfg svar sbe zr!
The Babel fish is small, yellow, leechlike, and probably the oddest thing in the Universe. It feeds on brainwave energy received not from its own carrier but from those around it. It absorbs all unconscious mental frequencies from this brainwave energy to nourish itself with. It then excretes into the mind of its carrier a telepathic matrix formed by combining the conscious thought frequencies with nerve signals picked up from the speech centers of the brain which has supplied them. The practical upshot of all this is that if you stick a Babel fish in your ear you can instantly understand anything said to you in any form of language. The speech patterns you actually hear decode the brainwave matrix which has been fed into your mind by your Babel fish.
Now it is such a bizarrely improbable coincidence that anything so mind-bogglingly useful could have evolved purely by chance that some thinkers have chosen to see it as a final and clinching proof of the NON-existence of God.
The argument goes like this:
`I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, `for proof denies faith, and without faith I am nothing.'
`But,' says Man, `The Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and so therefore, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.'
`Oh dear,' says God, `I hadn't thought of that,' and promptly disappears in a puff of logic.
`Oh, that was easy,' says Man, and for an encore goes on to prove that black is white and gets himself killed on the next zebra crossing.
Most leading theologians claim that this argument is a load of dingo's kidneys, but that didn't stop Oolon Colluphid making a small fortune when he used it as the central theme of his best-selling book, "Well, That about Wraps It Up for God."
Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation.
Another definition:
To contribute to the progress or growth of; further.
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To urge the adoption of; advocate: promote a constitutional amendment.
Also, what's the relationship of Sony to SonyEricsson? I've had a lot of frustration with Sony and Bluetooth support in the USA.
For example, I own a Sony TR laptop. Great machine, but you can't buy it *without* Bluetooth in Japan, and yet it's not even an option here in the States.
This kind of attitude doesn't seem limited to just Sony. I love Bluetooth and if given a choice between two devices will typically choose the one with Bluetooth (unless it's a toaster oven or something). =) Yet I don't know that I'm seeing much more support for it here. Is that destined to change?
(Trying to come back to the topic): Many comments here state that this might not be a bad thing and that SonyEricsson is just shifting its Bluetooth program to another division or whatever, but how is this going to be viewed by the consumer market as a whole?
Won't people just think Bluetooth is going away?
"Although Ericsson will continue its involvement in the Bluetooth Special Interest Group as a promoter of the technology, Akesson said, 'We will no longer develop new hardware or new IPs based on the Bluetooth specification.' Ericsson also won't pursue new chip customers for Bluetooth technology licensing."
Could someone explain to me how telling the world you're no longer interested in developing the technology or finding people to license it to is a method of "promoting" Bluetooth?
Finally, an alternative to the monopolistic Apple iTunes!
Oh, wait...
But who knows after Slashdot has its effect.
You forgot your "=)".
=)