...it scared the hell out of our secretary about 10 minutes ago. "How does it know?!?" she said. I guess it found her city with just "city" in the box - pretty impressive, I thought.
There are legal processes for protecting against shenanigans like that - lawsuits intended solely to mire the defendant in paper would fall under vexatious litigation, I believe.
Turn it around - someone with a ligitimate complaint would be unable to proceed with it if the defendant stuck his fingers in his ears and went "LA LA LA I can't HEAR YOU"... Default judgments mean that you can't just run away from a suit, you have to face it and deal with it.
I keep thinking back to our good friend Xibit when I read this article.
Yo Dawg, I know you like Gmail, so I got you an inbox for your inbox, so you can read mail while you read mail.
I don't think Duke Nukem Forever-level time scales are a problem, either - unless you're referring to the forever bit. I mean, how long was Team Fortress 2 in development?
On the one hand, this seems to be a simple and trivial app that could easily have been done with HTML. On the other hand, Edward Packard is an absolute master of the format. I can't imagine Hyperspace will have held up over the decades, but I still have the urge to track down my copy.
Here's the problem, though. The News media may be a trusted channel - but the very fact that civil authorities (first responders, military, etc) were not notifying the mayor of the situation should have immediately raised red flags everywhere. No notice from the police, for example, indicates that either a) the police have been wiped out, or b) there is nothing to report.
It makes sense to revisit this story - surely every alien didn't die immediately, right? But the only story that makes sense would be some post-apocalyptic, mad-max nightmare scenario, with shades of District 9 and alien tech being used for shenanigans. Not sure what new material they'd be able to bring to the table - unless they do a prequel with the Roswell landing, which has its own challenges.
It's a great game, and I've had fun with it since they posted the closed beta on Slashdot last year. I'm the sort of player who has the occasional really, really good game - and that makes the complete failures more tolerable. I agree, the community gets pretty worked up over the tiniest things - and may your chosen diety be with you if you have more deaths than kills. It speaks well to the game that the community is so passionate about it, but that may be a disadvantage to new players.
You might want to have a look at www.honcast.com, as well - they broadcast competitive matches between top teams.
...is the image next to the article (!). Makes me think of the knight from Monty Python who would smack people in the head with a chicken when they said something stupid.
This'll sound stupid, but call your local municipal government. My city, for example, has a nice big scanner that works well for old and well-worn maps. They might even scan the maps for free, esp. if they can keep copies (if your maps include their jurisdiction). Your other option may be to contact a blue-print or architectural printer - even if they don't offer this sort of service, they may know someone in your area who can help.
So, Wii makes you swing the controller and get exercise or nags you to load up wii fit and exercise. Xbox (presumably) will now force you to exercise in order to play. Does this mean that the Playstation will become the system of the obese? I'll bet some marketing company is already working on the ads...
Have to agree, actually - It's a good and concise submission, but we usually get some links to old coverage, related pages, and some background - all of which is lacking, here. Kdawson must have skipped his coffee this afternoon.
How about it, Bruce, can you give us the nickel summary? Thanks.
Most districts have to have so many full days of class per year, and schedule accordingly. Thus, the "snow days" you hear about every year - these are extra days built into the schedule, so that if school has to close for snow/heat/swine flu/etc., they can still have the minimum number of classes.
If they have more than those days off, then they have to add days to the end of the year, or lose in-service days, or hold class on Saturday. So sending the kids home while they fix the schedules isn't really an option - as little as they are accomplishing now, they count as full school days.
I'm impressed with your patience and fortitude; Personally, if any other option existed, I would have told them to go to hell when they never called me back in early february. Even if their network was smoke and mirrors, I'm amazed that people actually gave them money.
The question becomes, is this method - or any method that results in the physical destruction of the drive - effective at preventing the use and recovery of the drive in the future? If it is, then why risk a non-desctructive method? I'll take a 100% success over a 99.9999% any day.
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...it scared the hell out of our secretary about 10 minutes ago. "How does it know?!?" she said. I guess it found her city with just "city" in the box - pretty impressive, I thought.
There are legal processes for protecting against shenanigans like that - lawsuits intended solely to mire the defendant in paper would fall under vexatious litigation, I believe.
Turn it around - someone with a ligitimate complaint would be unable to proceed with it if the defendant stuck his fingers in his ears and went "LA LA LA I can't HEAR YOU"... Default judgments mean that you can't just run away from a suit, you have to face it and deal with it.
See also http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vexatious_litigation
I keep thinking back to our good friend Xibit when I read this article. Yo Dawg, I know you like Gmail, so I got you an inbox for your inbox, so you can read mail while you read mail.
I don't think Duke Nukem Forever-level time scales are a problem, either - unless you're referring to the forever bit. I mean, how long was Team Fortress 2 in development?
On the one hand, this seems to be a simple and trivial app that could easily have been done with HTML. On the other hand, Edward Packard is an absolute master of the format. I can't imagine Hyperspace will have held up over the decades, but I still have the urge to track down my copy.
According to http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewnews.html?id=1419, Sean O'Keefe (and his son) both survived the crash, though they are "...banged up". This, per a family source.
"You and 54,972 others like this."
Here's the problem, though. The News media may be a trusted channel - but the very fact that civil authorities (first responders, military, etc) were not notifying the mayor of the situation should have immediately raised red flags everywhere. No notice from the police, for example, indicates that either a) the police have been wiped out, or b) there is nothing to report.
It makes sense to revisit this story - surely every alien didn't die immediately, right? But the only story that makes sense would be some post-apocalyptic, mad-max nightmare scenario, with shades of District 9 and alien tech being used for shenanigans. Not sure what new material they'd be able to bring to the table - unless they do a prequel with the Roswell landing, which has its own challenges.
So, so easy to screw this one up.
It's a great game, and I've had fun with it since they posted the closed beta on Slashdot last year. I'm the sort of player who has the occasional really, really good game - and that makes the complete failures more tolerable. I agree, the community gets pretty worked up over the tiniest things - and may your chosen diety be with you if you have more deaths than kills. It speaks well to the game that the community is so passionate about it, but that may be a disadvantage to new players.
You might want to have a look at www.honcast.com, as well - they broadcast competitive matches between top teams.
...is the image next to the article (!). Makes me think of the knight from Monty Python who would smack people in the head with a chicken when they said something stupid.
Now that you mention it...
Pasquale Manfredi has sent you a Computer Set-up. Could you send him a gift back? Together you can be the top players.
This'll sound stupid, but call your local municipal government. My city, for example, has a nice big scanner that works well for old and well-worn maps. They might even scan the maps for free, esp. if they can keep copies (if your maps include their jurisdiction). Your other option may be to contact a blue-print or architectural printer - even if they don't offer this sort of service, they may know someone in your area who can help.
I'm more worried about JK Simmons! Who else could be as perfect a J Jonah Jameson?
Welcome to the desert of the real...
So, Wii makes you swing the controller and get exercise or nags you to load up wii fit and exercise. Xbox (presumably) will now force you to exercise in order to play. Does this mean that the Playstation will become the system of the obese? I'll bet some marketing company is already working on the ads...
Have to agree, actually - It's a good and concise submission, but we usually get some links to old coverage, related pages, and some background - all of which is lacking, here. Kdawson must have skipped his coffee this afternoon.
How about it, Bruce, can you give us the nickel summary? Thanks.
It seems like there would be some agency to complain to when a company advertises something that isn't true...
Apparently, the launch was successful: Liftoff occured at 2:01 a.m. local time, and the spacecraft proceeded into orbit without incident.
Space.com Reports on the Launch
What do they call Foodbanks in Sweden? And will they still get websites?
Most districts have to have so many full days of class per year, and schedule accordingly. Thus, the "snow days" you hear about every year - these are extra days built into the schedule, so that if school has to close for snow/heat/swine flu/etc., they can still have the minimum number of classes.
If they have more than those days off, then they have to add days to the end of the year, or lose in-service days, or hold class on Saturday. So sending the kids home while they fix the schedules isn't really an option - as little as they are accomplishing now, they count as full school days.
I'm impressed with your patience and fortitude; Personally, if any other option existed, I would have told them to go to hell when they never called me back in early february. Even if their network was smoke and mirrors, I'm amazed that people actually gave them money.
Oh Hai, I can haz settlement now?
The question becomes, is this method - or any method that results in the physical destruction of the drive - effective at preventing the use and recovery of the drive in the future? If it is, then why risk a non-desctructive method? I'll take a 100% success over a 99.9999% any day.
I think that's what the Chinese Government was afraid of...