Like Hiro in snow crash. You can literally click an object in the game, and bring up the scripting code in a window, and start futzing with it. This is a really good toy version of the metaverse:)
I beat you to it. When I was in Thailand, I bought a buddist amulet made of a monk's bone. Granted, it's not a bong, but it fits within the point you were trying to make.
Well, I disagree. I would just let the competition run its course. I don't trust the government to do a good job. For the time being, I can live with a minimum amount of insecurity.
Great movie, but they omitted what triggered the Coup d'Etat in the first place. On April 8th 2002, Saddam Hussein started his oil embargo and Chavez halted the production of oil in Venezuela as well. On April 9th, Chavez was warned about the US-sponsored coup by his OPEC general secretary. On April 11th, Chavez posted an extra contingent of guards in the basement of the Palace. The movie doesn't mention that part. It kinds of romanticize the all thing.
And yes, you're right about Powell. Colin Powell is the reason why we had troups in Saudi Arabia. The evidence that Saddam wanted to attack Saudi Arabia was falsified. The only reason why we're in Saudi Arabia is because the next heir in line to take the leadership of the House of Saud is anti-american and pro-OPEC.
So you go to the town where they lived and died- but their body has been sold, for cash, to an unknown bidder. Now someone has the remains of your relative, and if they'd kept track of where that relative had gone, you might have been able to check.
An unknown bidder? Why would the bidder be unknown? I am sure the bidder would let you take a dna sample for a fee (or you could ask for a court order). In fact, your own example is a good argument for selling dead bodies to the highest bidders. Have you ever heard of the tragedy of the commons.
In Europe, cemeteries are buldozed over, built upon, turned into parks, and most of the unclaimed bodies just go into mass graves. You can forget your dna sample once that happens.
In the US, the country is newer and the space is bigger, but I think Americans are mistaken if they think their bodies are going to be preserved in their original plots for hundreds of years. Just last year, in Emeryville, CA, near of where I live, they just finished building a Mall on top of an old Indian burial ground. There were a couple of protestors, but that didn't stop anyone -- the common good prevailed.
Hasn't some fairly high-profile company (MS ?) recently dumped online forums as too risky to have on their books ? In an ever-more-litigious society you have to wonder how it'll pan out if it turns out 'drugrunners-R-us' have been using you as a common carrier. Are you really a common carrier ? Really ? Sure ?
I thought a company was not liable for unmoderated forums. Can someone clarify this.
In any case, there is always the official reason of why a company does something, and there is always an unofficial reason as well. May be, that department was just not that profitable anymore, you know good forum software is now almost dirt cheap these days (not to mention, a lot of it is also free and open source as well).
Six Degrees had a good thing going for a while, but they messed it up by rewarding people to lie about the number of contacts they had.
Initially I had recruited a number of colleagues, former bosses, and former professors to that network, but I really felt embarassed of having done so after SixDegrees started giving away CD players and prizes for expanding ones network. Eventually, many people started listing thousands of worthless contacts in their profiles and the network became completely useless as a professional networking tool.
As soon as the paiments for renting the plot of land stop coming, the dead body automatically goes to the owner of the land. And in that case, that may very well be the government.
Once the body is identified, the body should just be sold to the highest bidder. I think that's fair. If a city really wants him, it will have to put its money where it's mouth is. Hell, it would be even nicer if one of our American cities went in on the action. God only knows, our cities need the attraction to break the monotony and they probably have the necessary funds to win the bidding war.
The last time I checked, $15 for a (film) disposable + $10 processing vs. $11 digital camera + $11 "processing". $25 film vs. $22 digital.
The last time you checked, there were no proprietary digital cameras being sold for $10.99. Just as the price of proprietary ink is not the same as the price of generic ink. The price of developing the pictures of a proprietary digital camera will not be the same as the price for developing the pictures of a non-proprietary digital camera.
This is just a variation of the bait and switch routine. First, you fool a consumer into believing the price is really cheap, then after the consumer is done taking pictures and locked into the product, you hit him with the REAL price.
Microsoft's point is fundamentally correct however: there are no serious Linux viruses not because they are impossible on Linux, but because Linux just isn't popular enough yet to make it worth the virus writer's time.
I also agree with the point, but there is another factor to this.
Microsoft and virus writers have one thing in common. They both want to have the ability to control remotely the computers of their targets.
Granted, Microsoft wants this ability for legitimate marketing reasons, and granted hackers want this for far more nefarious reasons, but the results are the same -- irregardless. If Microsoft keeps on making computers that are easier to control remotely, then those same computers will be a hell of a lot easier to break in.
If Linux is dead, why on earth are all the MS Employees speculating about Linux taking off? Why aren't they talking about Apple computers taking off? Or why not saying.NET/passport/longhorn is taking off? There are so many things taking off, I don't see the need to focus on something that's dying.
Despite the rivalry, Microsoft is keen to talk up its love for the competition, One Microsoft employee even went so far as to say Linux having a 50 percent market share would be good for Microsoft. "At least if Linux takes off, their viruses will propagate and we won't be seen as the bad guys any more," he said. Tipp equally sees advantages to Linux taking off. "We think Linux is great," he said, adding that competition from the penguin and associates keeps the Microsoft on its toes.
"I view this as an attempt to bully and intimidate analysts--to try to cow them into silence," says Christopher Sontag, executive vice president at SCO, in Lindon, Utah.
I wonder what his views are on sending threatening letters to thousands of companies demanding licensing fees without offering a shred of evidence supporting its claims.
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Sounds like Squeak, a version of SmallTalk.
I beat you to it. When I was in Thailand, I bought a buddist amulet made of a monk's bone. Granted, it's not a bong, but it fits within the point you were trying to make.
Well, I disagree. I would just let the competition run its course. I don't trust the government to do a good job. For the time being, I can live with a minimum amount of insecurity.
Translation is a bad business to be in. It is highly competitive and only a lucky few make top dollars.
The web site has background pictures below the text. That's the only thing I needed to know.
http://www.forbes.com/2002/04/08/0408oil.html
http://www.forbes.com/2002/04/12/0412topnews.html
And yes, you're right about Powell. Colin Powell is the reason why we had troups in Saudi Arabia. The evidence that Saddam wanted to attack Saudi Arabia was falsified. The only reason why we're in Saudi Arabia is because the next heir in line to take the leadership of the House of Saud is anti-american and pro-OPEC.
I'm sure some companies are working on it. Why are you asking? Do you want the FCC to mandate a minimum level of security?
What? Have you already been brainwashed? Fair Use allows you to make backups of movies and short clips of movies under special circumstances.
An unknown bidder? Why would the bidder be unknown? I am sure the bidder would let you take a dna sample for a fee (or you could ask for a court order). In fact, your own example is a good argument for selling dead bodies to the highest bidders. Have you ever heard of the tragedy of the commons.
In Europe, cemeteries are buldozed over, built upon, turned into parks, and most of the unclaimed bodies just go into mass graves. You can forget your dna sample once that happens.
In the US, the country is newer and the space is bigger, but I think Americans are mistaken if they think their bodies are going to be preserved in their original plots for hundreds of years. Just last year, in Emeryville, CA, near of where I live, they just finished building a Mall on top of an old Indian burial ground. There were a couple of protestors, but that didn't stop anyone -- the common good prevailed.
We are. Who do you think we took California from?
Oops, my bad, I didn't read the article. I thought we were talking about cities in Mexico.
I thought a company was not liable for unmoderated forums. Can someone clarify this.
In any case, there is always the official reason of why a company does something, and there is always an unofficial reason as well. May be, that department was just not that profitable anymore, you know good forum software is now almost dirt cheap these days (not to mention, a lot of it is also free and open source as well).
Initially I had recruited a number of colleagues, former bosses, and former professors to that network, but I really felt embarassed of having done so after SixDegrees started giving away CD players and prizes for expanding ones network. Eventually, many people started listing thousands of worthless contacts in their profiles and the network became completely useless as a professional networking tool.
Who needs friends anyway.
You sir, are trying to compare apples to oranges. Apple sells 100% of its hardware, and MS only sells 1% of the hardware found in its Windows-PCs.
Once the body is identified, the body should just be sold to the highest bidder. I think that's fair. If a city really wants him, it will have to put its money where it's mouth is. Hell, it would be even nicer if one of our American cities went in on the action. God only knows, our cities need the attraction to break the monotony and they probably have the necessary funds to win the bidding war.
The last time you checked, there were no proprietary digital cameras being sold for $10.99. Just as the price of proprietary ink is not the same as the price of generic ink. The price of developing the pictures of a proprietary digital camera will not be the same as the price for developing the pictures of a non-proprietary digital camera.
This is just a variation of the bait and switch routine. First, you fool a consumer into believing the price is really cheap, then after the consumer is done taking pictures and locked into the product, you hit him with the REAL price.
I also agree with the point, but there is another factor to this.
Microsoft and virus writers have one thing in common. They both want to have the ability to control remotely the computers of their targets. Granted, Microsoft wants this ability for legitimate marketing reasons, and granted hackers want this for far more nefarious reasons, but the results are the same -- irregardless. If Microsoft keeps on making computers that are easier to control remotely, then those same computers will be a hell of a lot easier to break in.
Despite the rivalry, Microsoft is keen to talk up its love for the competition, One Microsoft employee even went so far as to say Linux having a 50 percent market share would be good for Microsoft. "At least if Linux takes off, their viruses will propagate and we won't be seen as the bad guys any more," he said. Tipp equally sees advantages to Linux taking off. "We think Linux is great," he said, adding that competition from the penguin and associates keeps the Microsoft on its toes.
Yes, but it doesn't justify the current imprisonment and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population.
List of countries on the Israeli side: USA
List of countries on the PA side: Most/All of the Arab world.
What are you trying to prove? Your complete inaptitude for perceiving reality in a fair and balanced way.
You must have bought a ghetto version. The activation guy I spoke to sounded British and was very polite.
I guess you don't have MetroPCS in your area. It's unlimited for $50 a month.
I wonder what his views are on sending threatening letters to thousands of companies demanding licensing fees without offering a shred of evidence supporting its claims.
For someone with the name Troll at the end of your username, you sure don't have a sense of humor.