... the Mattel and Mars Bar Quick Energy Chocobot Hour. "You can count on us Mr. President. Major Nuggut, Gooey, Cocco, put down those entertaining Mattel products."
I am starting to get a bad taste in my mouth about the amount of effort that some of my professors are putting forward in my courses. I feel like some of them are "skating" and all I am paying for is a book, a posted syllabus, and a final exam.
I feel that way about my profs. and I don't go to an online school.
There are infinitely many other inhabited planets, including not just one but infinitely many that have people with the same appearance, name and memories as you, who play out every possible permutation of your life choices.
So why wouldn't at least one of these people (well, I guess an infinite number of people) be able to travel into another universe? (Or all possible universes?... including ours).
Really, I know nothing about the subject... just a question that came to mind.
An infinite number of monkeys, at an infinite number of typewriters, would instantaneous produce the complete works of Shakespeare... along with every other piece of literature that has been written. (Not to mention, everything that has yet to be written).
Just get some country x (preferable not on the best of terms with the United States) to declare similar intensions for Mars. Then we'll see the ball start rolling.
This may come a little late in the discussion, but when I read this I just about flipped.
That's troubling to some scientific experts who contend that someone needs to lead the fight against scientific illiteracy and the growing belief in pseudoscience like aliens and astrology.
Since when is the belief in, or search for, extraterrestrial intelligence pseudoscience?
Largest CD-R Manufacturing Operation In U.S. History, Major Blow To Piracy In Area
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11th) -- In what is the largest seizure ever of equipment used to pirate music onto blank CDs in the United States, the U.S. Secret Service, assisted by a team of investigators from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on Monday morning raided a major music piracy operation in New York City, leading to the capture of 35,000 finished CD-Rs, 10,000 DVDs, the equivalent of 421 CD-R burners and the arrest of three individuals. This operation alone had the potential to cost the industry an estimated $90 million annually.
The raid, executed by a team of several Secret Service agents and RIAA investigators, was the culmination of a two-month joint investigation of a well-organized music piracy operation in Queens, located on 47-28 37th Street. This particular operation was the largest supplier of pirated music to individual vendors, retail locations, and distribution centers on Canal Street in Manhattan, churning out illegal product around the clock with an estimated capacity of at least six million pirated discs each year. Among the three individuals arrested was the leader of the operation. They now face charges of trafficking in counterfeit labels, criminal copyright infringement, and trademark counterfeiting.
"This is a major blow to the music pirates who were robbing record companies, artists, legitimate retailers and countless others in the industry of millions of hard-earned dollars," said Frank Creighton, Executive Vice President and Director of the RIAA's Anti-Piracy Unit. "This operation should pay further dividends because we have successfully struck at one of the major choke points for music piracy in the New York City area. I especially want to thank the work of the U.S. Secret Service who were invaluable partners in this effort."
Officials also seized eight Rimage Imprinters, one high-end color copier valued at $75,000, and other equipment and raw materials used in the manufacturing process. Approximately 25 percent of the product seized was Latin music.
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco
Posted: 14/12/2002 at 00:31 GMT
"Perhaps the truth is less interesting than the facts?" asked Amy Weiss, the RIAA's Senior Vice President of Communications recently in this email to The Register.
It's a question which has baffled many of our readers, and us too. Perhaps it's a kind of Zen koan, which needs to be repeated many times before making sense. If so, we can't report any success.
But the RIAA seems to be having a few problems with the facts itself.
Yesterday it issued a press release announcing a piracy bust in New York which unearthed 421 CD-R burners.
Only there weren't 421 burners, but "the equivalent of 421 burners."
In fact, there were just 156. How did the RIAA account for this discrepancy?
"There were only 156 actual burners, but some run at very high speeds: some as high as 40x. This is well above the average speed," was the official line yesterday.
Apparently another example of the Association's difficulty grappling with new technology. After the RIAA's website was hacked, with large sections rendered inaccessible, spokespersons explained the difficulties were due to a sudden upsurge in popularity.
Well, that's one way of putting it.
The other curious aspect of yesterday's release is the use of Secret Service agents in the bust. The Secret Service, we naively presumed, was employed to protect high-ranking elected officials.
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"Quick 'n Dirty" == "Correct and Proper"
...and believe me, I'm not one of them.
... the Mattel and Mars Bar Quick Energy Chocobot Hour.
"You can count on us Mr. President. Major Nuggut, Gooey, Cocco, put down those entertaining Mattel products."
I am starting to get a bad taste in my mouth about the amount of effort that some of my professors are putting forward in my courses. I feel like some of them are "skating" and all I am paying for is a book, a posted syllabus, and a final exam.
I feel that way about my profs. and I don't go to an online school.
I'm in computer science, and rarely use a computer. Well maybe it isn't that strange when you think about it.
...something not "scifi-geek-hacker" for a change? It's a big world out there.
If there is one thing we should always remember, computer science != programming.
I think anyone stuyding CS will agree with this statement.
Lucas points to casting room:
"I don't care what you smell... get in there"
... really this guy should have gone back to 1986 and invest in a little upstart called
There are infinitely many other inhabited planets, including not just one but infinitely many that have people with the same appearance, name and memories as you, who play out every possible permutation of your life choices.
So why wouldn't at least one of these people (well, I guess an infinite number of people) be able to travel into another universe? (Or all possible universes?... including ours).
Really, I know nothing about the subject... just a question that came to mind.
An infinite number of monkeys, at an infinite number of typewriters, would instantaneous produce the complete works of Shakespeare... along with every other piece of literature that has been written. (Not to mention, everything that has yet to be written).
... would have to go to the whole paddle tennis craze that hit the nation awhile back. What was that game called... ping? ... no that's not it.
...or an application you have on it was coded by a 3 year old monkey
So that's why I can't find a job.
I suggest trying to find someone who is somewhat inebriated and/or high.
Just get some country x (preferable not on the best of terms with the United States) to declare similar intensions for Mars. Then we'll see the ball start rolling.
This may come a little late in the discussion, but when I read this I just about flipped.
That's troubling to some scientific experts who contend that someone needs to lead the fight against scientific illiteracy and the growing belief in pseudoscience like aliens and astrology.
Since when is the belief in, or search for, extraterrestrial intelligence pseudoscience?
Sorry, you must be new here.
Largest CD-R Manufacturing Operation In U.S. History, Major Blow To Piracy In Area
WASHINGTON (Dec. 11th) -- In what is the largest seizure ever of equipment used to pirate music onto blank CDs in the United States, the U.S. Secret Service, assisted by a team of investigators from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), on Monday morning raided a major music piracy operation in New York City, leading to the capture of 35,000 finished CD-Rs, 10,000 DVDs, the equivalent of 421 CD-R burners and the arrest of three individuals. This operation alone had the potential to cost the industry an estimated $90 million annually.
The raid, executed by a team of several Secret Service agents and RIAA investigators, was the culmination of a two-month joint investigation of a well-organized music piracy operation in Queens, located on 47-28 37th Street. This particular operation was the largest supplier of pirated music to individual vendors, retail locations, and distribution centers on Canal Street in Manhattan, churning out illegal product around the clock with an estimated capacity of at least six million pirated discs each year. Among the three individuals arrested was the leader of the operation. They now face charges of trafficking in counterfeit labels, criminal copyright infringement, and trademark counterfeiting.
"This is a major blow to the music pirates who were robbing record companies, artists, legitimate retailers and countless others in the industry of millions of hard-earned dollars," said Frank Creighton, Executive Vice President and Director of the RIAA's Anti-Piracy Unit. "This operation should pay further dividends because we have successfully struck at one of the major choke points for music piracy in the New York City area. I especially want to thank the work of the U.S. Secret Service who were invaluable partners in this effort."
Officials also seized eight Rimage Imprinters, one high-end color copier valued at $75,000, and other equipment and raw materials used in the manufacturing process. Approximately 25 percent of the product seized was Latin music.
By Andrew Orlowski in San Francisco Posted: 14/12/2002 at 00:31 GMT
"Perhaps the truth is less interesting than the facts?" asked Amy Weiss, the RIAA's Senior Vice President of Communications recently in this email to The Register.
It's a question which has baffled many of our readers, and us too. Perhaps it's a kind of Zen koan, which needs to be repeated many times before making sense. If so, we can't report any success.
But the RIAA seems to be having a few problems with the facts itself.
Yesterday it issued a press release announcing a piracy bust in New York which unearthed 421 CD-R burners.
Only there weren't 421 burners, but "the equivalent of 421 burners."
In fact, there were just 156. How did the RIAA account for this discrepancy?
"There were only 156 actual burners, but some run at very high speeds: some as high as 40x. This is well above the average speed," was the official line yesterday.
Apparently another example of the Association's difficulty grappling with new technology. After the RIAA's website was hacked, with large sections rendered inaccessible, spokespersons explained the difficulties were due to a sudden upsurge in popularity.
Well, that's one way of putting it.
The other curious aspect of yesterday's release is the use of Secret Service agents in the bust. The Secret Service, we naively presumed, was employed to protect high-ranking elected officials.
They stayed in their tuxedos and raced down the nearest snowy mountain on their stomachs.
Informative? This was supposet to be a joke... ah well.
I guess this means that Linux is finally ready for 'The Enterprise.'
My favourite quote: They don't have to eat because they get their energy from the wind.
Yah, that and they're mechanical objects.
... post your website ON /.
DR - DOS did what he could, but MS - DOS couldn't be saved.
I've come to the conclusion /. loves Microsoft
NOT! == TRUE ?