On 24, Jack Bauer -must- torture the terrorist suspect -now- to stop the terrorist attack that is about to happen. No time for legal procedures, they must be stopped now!
No one can resist torture; except Jack. I found it pretty hilarious that in the hiatus, Jack was being held in a Chinese prison and tortured every day for a year... yet never broke or spoke a word. Yet time after time he breaks suspects in minutes with one or two applications of electric shock, a bullet in the thigh...
a few movies in the past few years that I just -had- to see. As many as when I was a kid, and I -know- I was less picky when I was a kid. A few that I remember off the top of my head:
Star Wars Ep 1 (2 was a must-see, but disappointed.) Epic Movie (Yeah, that was just last week)...
Epic Movie has a 3% rating at Rotten Tomatoes... I won't be rushing to watch, or download that one, I think.
"Epic Movie strays so far from the solid fundamentals of filmmaking that it calls the very foundation of humor into question."
"The cinematic equivalent of a tapeworm, this delivers few laughs beyond the initial chuckles of recognition."
"What makes Epic Movie such an unpleasant endurance test isn't its rampant stupidity or slavish reliance on crude humor--it's the sheer laziness on display throughout."
India frequently deals with domestic terrorism, especially around the Kashmir area.
So? You're implying that terrorists would use Google Earth? How? The only thing that might be useful to them would be real-time displays of military activity. Years-old photos of sites they'e lived near for years will be of no more than decorative use.
And cuntersuing is not a guarantee even if you do win. By the time the case drags through the appeals process the billable hours have piled up while at the same time you still need to eat, pay rent/mortgage, etc.
Apologies for the manhandling of English grammar. It's late and I'm out of caffeine.
I just can't see paying a monthly fee to provide a company with data that they're going to turn around and sell.
So shows you like will be undercounted when it comes to ratings. It's rather like elections (though admittedly the stakes are much lower), if you hold yourself above voting, you are acquiescing to the crap you end up with.
Normally something like building a base on the moon would seem like a cool idea. But in today's world of politics and jockeying for money, this will never see the light of day
No, politics is why it will happen. Not domestic, but international. With China, Europe, India, Japan all announcing plans for Moon missions, a new space race is forming.
I know that the terms are fuzzy and mean different things to different people. "Speculative fiction" is a useful umbrella term, it's unfortunate it has the same initials as Science Fiction. To me, SF means Science Fiction, quite distinct from Fantasy. Sci-Fi has the connotastion of media tie-ins, stuff like Star Wars; that mix fantasy elements with no concern for science, or often internal consistency. If you just use all the terms interchangeably, what's the point?
Well, threatening climatologists with decertification doesn't invalidate their findings either, but it sure as hell means they are being forcibly "motivated"
One blogger expressed the opinion that TV weather reporters should be held to account. A senator took this and made a press release talking about witch hunts, managed to bring up the holocauset, etc, etc. No one's job was threatened.
media completely ignore the money flow from the environmental lobby to climate alarmists
Senator Inhofe, who posted the extremely partisan page you linked, keeps saying that.
He's got a lot of great stuff, like "The well-heeled environmental lobbying groups have massive operating budgets compared to groups that express global warming skepticism."
Right. Well heeled-green groups have more money to spend on lobbying than the FUCKING OIL INDUSTRY.
I think we did it, and it's happening. But I also think that we are much better off for having done it, and will weather the problems it creates just fine.
Yep. And the 150 million people in Bangladesh who are going to find their homes flooded several times a year, because of your lifestyle choices, can come and stay in your spare room.
Here's the thing. If the people submitting to Exxon/Mobil are submitting made up bullshit then it shouldn't withstand review and become a laughingstock.
Doesn't matter, because they will quote it anyway, and all the rightwing journals, blogs, senators, will just keep citing it regardless of whther it's been debunked. Then people will think there's a controversy, and have an excuse not to do anything for a few nore years.
People would be annoyed if they started deleting ongoing discussions.
What ongoing discussions? Anyway, they could just take it off the "featured" list or whatever it is that makes it appear on the front page. Anyone in a flame war/discussion will still get notified of replies and can continue their argument, without being interrupted by all the "DUPE! posts.
Well, yes, but actually that almost confirms his good faith. Not cracking down on a poor country for using pirated software is actually a pretty commendable move (not saying that's his intention, but still).
If he had released a local edition at an affordable price, that would be commendable. But he preferred to allow pirated editions to build his market share, knowing that eventually he would be able to wield the big stick of trade sanctions and the carrot of investment and convert these to legit versions.
MS has resisted low-priced editions because it would raise the question, in a global market, of why the product was drastically more expensive in the West. Grey market imports would cut into sales. A couple of years ago, however, when Thailand was promoting Linux, suddenly a cheap reduced functionality version of Windows was released in the region. It's always about preserving market share.
And WTF is the idea of linking to a random gaming forum for this "news"?
The publisher's press release is here. Why does Slashdot indulge people who cut and paste from a primary source to their lousy site/blog/forum/Piquepaille to get clicks? Aside from the clicks, it often gets distorted and cut to the submitter's agenda, or just cluelessness.
I've never understood why editors are so very hesitant to correct errors in titles or summaries. But I suspect you will never see this fixed.
Considering they don't even fix spelling mistakes in headlines (US Missle Interceptor Tests a Success, I think that's safe bet. Taco has said he values the spontaneity and informality more than such anal concerns as being correct.
Searching for a domain name is like asking for a map to your next door neighbor's house. You already know where it is. You shouldn't need a map. Just go directly to the address. You're making too much work for yourself.
For "yahoo.com", yes. But many other domain names may be two or three words, perhaps with a hyphen, perhaps abbreviated. Rather than get stuck on some asshole typosquatter site, I search for it; this is especially when it's a site I've heard mentioned in the media and not 100% sure of the spelling. The "real" site will normally be #1 hit.
The flip side: (1) does a parent have the responsibility to look after their children [protect them from harm etc] and the responsibility to ensure that they grow up "right" [provide moral guidance etc] -vs- (2) does the parent have the right to control their offspring?
Yes they do have the right and the responsibility. They can exercise that. They can't ask the government (or MySpace) to do it for them, if they do that they are failing in that responsibility.
He's not going to gain one dollar in tangible assets from having this experience
I said, it's not an assets tax. If you get a free holiday, you're supposed to declare it. That most don't is because no one knows, they can get away with it, but if it's headline news, it can't be ignored, it has to be ruled on.
I'm not arguing morality, just application of law.
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No one can resist torture; except Jack. I found it pretty hilarious that in the hiatus, Jack was being held in a Chinese prison and tortured every day for a year... yet never broke or spoke a word. Yet time after time he breaks suspects in minutes with one or two applications of electric shock, a bullet in the thigh...
Star Wars Ep 1 (2 was a must-see, but disappointed.)
Epic Movie (Yeah, that was just last week)...
Epic Movie has a 3% rating at Rotten Tomatoes... I won't be rushing to watch, or download that one, I think.
"Epic Movie strays so far from the solid fundamentals of filmmaking that it calls the very foundation of humor into question."
"The cinematic equivalent of a tapeworm, this delivers few laughs beyond the initial chuckles of recognition."
"What makes Epic Movie such an unpleasant endurance test isn't its rampant stupidity or slavish reliance on crude humor--it's the sheer laziness on display throughout."
So? You're implying that terrorists would use Google Earth? How? The only thing that might be useful to them would be real-time displays of military activity. Years-old photos of sites they'e lived near for years will be of no more than decorative use.
"Cuntersuing". Appropriate in these cases.
So shows you like will be undercounted when it comes to ratings. It's rather like elections (though admittedly the stakes are much lower), if you hold yourself above voting, you are acquiescing to the crap you end up with.
No, politics is why it will happen. Not domestic, but international. With China, Europe, India, Japan all announcing plans for Moon missions, a new space race is forming.
See This Boring Headline Is Written for Google, NYT April 2006. Covered by Slashdot.
I know that the terms are fuzzy and mean different things to different people. "Speculative fiction" is a useful umbrella term, it's unfortunate it has the same initials as Science Fiction. To me, SF means Science Fiction, quite distinct from Fantasy. Sci-Fi has the connotastion of media tie-ins, stuff like Star Wars; that mix fantasy elements with no concern for science, or often internal consistency. If you just use all the terms interchangeably, what's the point?
But you can't expand "sci fi" to "speculative fiction".
What's wrong with using the word "fantasy" for stories about wizards and dragons?
Yep. It's all their fault for not living in America. Don't worry about them.
One blogger expressed the opinion that TV weather reporters should be held to account. A senator took this and made a press release talking about witch hunts, managed to bring up the holocauset, etc, etc. No one's job was threatened.
Senator Inhofe, who posted the extremely partisan page you linked, keeps saying that.
He's got a lot of great stuff, like "The well-heeled environmental lobbying groups have massive operating budgets compared to groups that express global warming skepticism."
Right. Well heeled-green groups have more money to spend on lobbying than the FUCKING OIL INDUSTRY.
Excuse my capitals, but that's hilarious.
Yep. And the 150 million people in Bangladesh who are going to find their homes flooded several times a year, because of your lifestyle choices, can come and stay in your spare room.
Doesn't matter, because they will quote it anyway, and all the rightwing journals, blogs, senators, will just keep citing it regardless of whther it's been debunked. Then people will think there's a controversy, and have an excuse not to do anything for a few nore years.
What ongoing discussions? Anyway, they could just take it off the "featured" list or whatever it is that makes it appear on the front page. Anyone in a flame war/discussion will still get notified of replies and can continue their argument, without being interrupted by all the "DUPE! posts.
If he had released a local edition at an affordable price, that would be commendable. But he preferred to allow pirated editions to build his market share, knowing that eventually he would be able to wield the big stick of trade sanctions and the carrot of investment and convert these to legit versions.
MS has resisted low-priced editions because it would raise the question, in a global market, of why the product was drastically more expensive in the West. Grey market imports would cut into sales. A couple of years ago, however, when Thailand was promoting Linux, suddenly a cheap reduced functionality version of Windows was released in the region. It's always about preserving market share.
Harry Potter is neither. That's fantasy.
The publisher's press release is here. Why does Slashdot indulge people who cut and paste from a primary source to their lousy site/blog/forum/Piquepaille to get clicks? Aside from the clicks, it often gets distorted and cut to the submitter's agenda, or just cluelessness.
Considering they don't even fix spelling mistakes in headlines (US Missle Interceptor Tests a Success, I think that's safe bet. Taco has said he values the spontaneity and informality more than such anal concerns as being correct.
They say they're tired of it, but they keep buying it. Same as healthy food. Everyone says they want it, but junk food is what sells.
There are thousands of movies made every year. They're not all crap.
For "yahoo.com", yes. But many other domain names may be two or three words, perhaps with a hyphen, perhaps abbreviated. Rather than get stuck on some asshole typosquatter site, I search for it; this is especially when it's a site I've heard mentioned in the media and not 100% sure of the spelling. The "real" site will normally be #1 hit.
Not remarking on a commercial connection, but the idea of explaining the concept of DNA by reference to a TV drama.
I knew it was Fox when they talked about "obtaining a CSI-style DNA profile of the three-foot-tall creatures..."
Yes they do have the right and the responsibility. They can exercise that. They can't ask the government (or MySpace) to do it for them, if they do that they are failing in that responsibility.
And I am a parent.
I said, it's not an assets tax. If you get a free holiday, you're supposed to declare it. That most don't is because no one knows, they can get away with it, but if it's headline news, it can't be ignored, it has to be ruled on.
I'm not arguing morality, just application of law.