... none of the materials or activities listed above have been authorized by the rightholders, their agents, or the law. BSA represents that the information in this notification is accurate and states, under penalty of perjury, that it is authorized to act in this matter on behalf of the copyright owners listed above.
BSA is not the representative of OpenOffice and made fraudulent legal statements based on that falsehood. That the statements may also have been negligent does not excuse that fact. If I get a debt collection letter printed by an automated machine that threatens me with broken legs if I don't pay, the sender is still criminally liable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Please advise us regarding what actions you take. Please include the following CaseID in any response you send: Case ID 588853
That the site in question was, in fact, not guilty does not make it fair to have presumed them guilty in the first place. This incident demonstrates that allowing a commercial entity to conduct law enforcement activities not only encourages abuse, but proves that such abuse actually takes place.
I have been told by somebody that they can hold the equipment up to 5 years.
I heard that aliens killed Kennedy. That doesn't make it true.
I have performed forensic analysis on computer equipment held for 5 years related to a defense case where I was an expert witness. I have testified to these details under oath. You know nothing of the fuck of what you speak.
This sounds like the "one of us always lies" riddle. If the BSA did not lie, then they are guilty of perjury (according to their own statement). If they did lie, then they are guilty of perjury in claiming that they made the statement under the penalty of perjury when, in fact, this was not the case.
They'll be preventivley prescribing this stuff in bucketloads to soccer kids before you know it. I predict that staph becomes resistant to this before the patent expires - possibly before it's available in Canada and Mexico.
That brings up a terrifying prospect. The drug company will actually have financial incentive for the bacteria to become resistant again just as the patent runs out. Should be easy enough to accomplish with free samples and advertising. Ghastly.
This story [stratiawire.com] is unconfirmed, but it can't just be dismissed out of hand, either.
Saying something absurd does not give it any argumentative bearing to which dismissal would be applicable. This is a variation of the classic "serious accusations" liberal argument where the fact that a statement exists gives it weight in a discussion. If something is unproven, the question is not whether to dismiss it, but whether to accept it.
The article talks about how this priceless artifact as well as many others, from the same civilisation that invented writing and the wheel, could be threatened by the impending war.
And I suppose the artifacts never had anything to fear from Iraq being run by an expansionist, sadistic madman who is known to do things such as setting whole oil fields on fire.
Sorry. I looked everywhere for guilt, but just couldn't find any.
...the public will be as fascinated with the pictures...
Better bring a flash. It's tough to tell the Sun from the other stars at that distance.
Re:That's not really the problem.
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· Score: 5, Insightful
Did you ever get the feeling that you were being watched?
Usually in these arguments, I'm on the same side you are, but according to the article, the RFID is on the package, not the actual merchandise. This is different from embedding them in tires.
This is a good thing on many fronts. First of all, it creates the possibility that I can buy something without having a cashier see what it is and a computer monitor display the description in bright screaming colors (or, worse yet, text to speech). Moreover, this has the chance to obviate the checkout procedure altogether. Who wouldn't consider that a giant step forward?
There is also the problem of privacy motivated shoplifting, which is the reason why preparation H is the most shoplifted piece of merchandise in the country.
What's next? Studying Wal-Mart shoppers' habits for the cultural development of the Western world???
Hey, this is big stuff. Game theory applies to the fans, too. The tension of a decision such as "Do I throw a beer at the guy in the next row?" have important game theory connotations. If you throw your beer at him, you don't have a beer anymore. Complex stuff.
A company with an overpriced useless product and no business plan is having trouble surviving. Film at 11.
Actually, he had a business plan. He makes accessibility machines for people who are disabled. His stair climbing machine, Fred Estaire, gave rise to the name of Segway, "Ginger". The plan was basically this - selling Fred Estaires to disabled people restricts your target market. Ginger could be marketed to anyone, so the market would be immensely larger. The flaw is that this equipment is expensive to design and manufacture, which makes its price point well outside the range of what fully mobile people would consider paying for a simple vehicle. Disabled people will spend four figures on something that restores lost mobility and independence. Other people won't drop that much cash on what is for them a toy.
SBC has stated that they will now put their broadband deployment plans in Kansas on hold.
Go Kansas! Step 2: pass a law outlawing any AUP restrictions on the use of any Internet connectivity, particularly wireless. If they still want to play hardball, a meeting of the PSC would be in order. $.02 phone bills for all!
Well, you're right about Netscape 4.7, so I suppose a convincing case could be made. I overlooked the fact that the Opera analysis also used 7.1, so I guess you could have pointed out that detail when I was talking about TFA, instead of starting an insult fight, but I can't blame you for giving me enough rope. I was wrong. I suck. I apologize.
Then not only do you spew uninformed bullshit out of the purity of your own being, but you lack the methods to become aware of the extent to which you've become the most arrogant, stubborn, clueless idiot since Bernard Shifman.
Procedure
Make requests from Opera 6.11, Mozilla 1.2, IE 6, and Netscape 7.01 while monitoring request traffic with a packet analyzer (if you don't know what this is, please say so. It's very important for you to absorb the full impact of your disgrace)
Document the stylesheet requested in each case.
Results
mozilla site-all-nav6.css
opera site.css
ie6 site-win-ie6.css
ns site-all-nav6.css
Conclusions
Opera gets the same stylesheet as netscape: FALSE
Number of browsers receiving the same stylesheet as Opera: ZERO
I actually - unlike you - used my brain. It failed you.
I did this little thing called research Whether you're lying or stupid I'll leave for the reader to decide.
Never just read the article. Always dig deeper. I have nothing to say here. I am just repeating your statement for the pure ironic value.
you braindead, gullible freak? As above.
I can't begin to imagine the anguish of seeing your most heartfelt assertions of your own intelligence and awareness so completely devastated. I wish you well in coping with this event. If you need emotional support, please let me know.
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I read the correspondence.
I read it too. I saw this:
BSA is not the representative of OpenOffice and made fraudulent legal statements based on that falsehood. That the statements may also have been negligent does not excuse that fact. If I get a debt collection letter printed by an automated machine that threatens me with broken legs if I don't pay, the sender is still criminally liable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
That the site in question was, in fact, not guilty does not make it fair to have presumed them guilty in the first place. This incident demonstrates that allowing a commercial entity to conduct law enforcement activities not only encourages abuse, but proves that such abuse actually takes place.
I have been told by somebody that they can hold the equipment up to 5 years.
I heard that aliens killed Kennedy. That doesn't make it true.
I have performed forensic analysis on computer equipment held for 5 years related to a defense case where I was an expert witness. I have testified to these details under oath. You know nothing of the fuck of what you speak.
This sounds like the "one of us always lies" riddle. If the BSA did not lie, then they are guilty of perjury (according to their own statement). If they did lie, then they are guilty of perjury in claiming that they made the statement under the penalty of perjury when, in fact, this was not the case.
They'll be preventivley prescribing this stuff in bucketloads to soccer kids before you know it. I predict that staph becomes resistant to this before the patent expires - possibly before it's available in Canada and Mexico.
That brings up a terrifying prospect. The drug company will actually have financial incentive for the bacteria to become resistant again just as the patent runs out. Should be easy enough to accomplish with free samples and advertising. Ghastly.
This story [stratiawire.com] is unconfirmed, but it can't just be dismissed out of hand, either.
Saying something absurd does not give it any argumentative bearing to which dismissal would be applicable. This is a variation of the classic "serious accusations" liberal argument where the fact that a statement exists gives it weight in a discussion. If something is unproven, the question is not whether to dismiss it, but whether to accept it.
Subsequently, the defense department has changed Homeland Security status to Condition Copper, indicating a potentially shocking situation.
That was a withering and quite uncalled for pun. Shenanigans to you!
The article talks about how this priceless artifact as well as many others, from the same civilisation that invented writing and the wheel, could be threatened by the impending war.
And I suppose the artifacts never had anything to fear from Iraq being run by an expansionist, sadistic madman who is known to do things such as setting whole oil fields on fire.
Sorry. I looked everywhere for guilt, but just couldn't find any.
Better bring a flash. It's tough to tell the Sun from the other stars at that distance.
Did you ever get the feeling that you were being watched?
Usually in these arguments, I'm on the same side you are, but according to the article, the RFID is on the package, not the actual merchandise. This is different from embedding them in tires.
This is a good thing on many fronts. First of all, it creates the possibility that I can buy something without having a cashier see what it is and a computer monitor display the description in bright screaming colors (or, worse yet, text to speech). Moreover, this has the chance to obviate the checkout procedure altogether. Who wouldn't consider that a giant step forward?
There is also the problem of privacy motivated shoplifting, which is the reason why preparation H is the most shoplifted piece of merchandise in the country.
Do you seriously think even through your fog of post 9/11 patriotism
That's funny. I thought it was the fog of post-Clintonian redefinition of truth.
Run along and play now. Come back when you get some credibility.
What's next? Studying Wal-Mart shoppers' habits for the cultural development of the Western world???
Hey, this is big stuff. Game theory applies to the fans, too. The tension of a decision such as "Do I throw a beer at the guy in the next row?" have important game theory connotations. If you throw your beer at him, you don't have a beer anymore. Complex stuff.
If you are using a Microsoft document format to transfer confidential information, you have problems DRM cannot solve.
MS is, in my view, breaking new ground with this;
I'm sure attempting to use an umbrella as a submarine would be equally revolutionary. That doesn't make it a good idea.
I dream of making a miniature remote controlled submarine.
A lot of other people do too.
I don't know about aircraft carriers, but people do build battleships.
A company with an overpriced useless product and no business plan is having trouble surviving. Film at 11.
Actually, he had a business plan. He makes accessibility machines for people who are disabled. His stair climbing machine, Fred Estaire, gave rise to the name of Segway, "Ginger". The plan was basically this - selling Fred Estaires to disabled people restricts your target market. Ginger could be marketed to anyone, so the market would be immensely larger. The flaw is that this equipment is expensive to design and manufacture, which makes its price point well outside the range of what fully mobile people would consider paying for a simple vehicle. Disabled people will spend four figures on something that restores lost mobility and independence. Other people won't drop that much cash on what is for them a toy.
I guess this pretty much lays to rest the article about how nerds don't work to be popular. We automate it!
There's actually people modding anything redundant in this thread?
Lighten up. How else would we get this great chance to troll and rant with wild abandon?
CT: Yeah yeah. It's a dupe. Funny that not a single reader emailed me in almost 2 hours to tell me.
Don't worry, Taco, I'll send two!
Good point.
Running DOS on a pentium? Blasphemy. That's what a 486 is for.
SBC has stated that they will now put their broadband deployment plans in Kansas on hold.
Go Kansas! Step 2: pass a law outlawing any AUP restrictions on the use of any Internet connectivity, particularly wireless. If they still want to play hardball, a meeting of the PSC would be in order. $.02 phone bills for all!
Really? To whom was it contributed?
Are you just fucking braindead or what?
Well, you're right about Netscape 4.7, so I suppose a convincing case could be made. I overlooked the fact that the Opera analysis also used 7.1, so I guess you could have pointed out that detail when I was talking about TFA, instead of starting an insult fight, but I can't blame you for giving me enough rope. I was wrong. I suck. I apologize.
I ran my *own* tests.
Then not only do you spew uninformed bullshit out of the purity of your own being, but you lack the methods to become aware of the extent to which you've become the most arrogant, stubborn, clueless idiot since Bernard Shifman.
Procedure
- Make requests from Opera 6.11, Mozilla 1.2, IE 6, and Netscape 7.01 while monitoring request traffic with a packet analyzer (if you don't know what this is, please say so. It's very important for you to absorb the full impact of your disgrace)
- Document the stylesheet requested in each case.
Results- mozilla
- opera
- ie6
- ns
Conclusionssite-all-nav6.css
site.css
site-win-ie6.css
site-all-nav6.css
FALSE
ZERO
It failed you.
Whether you're lying or stupid I'll leave for the reader to decide.
I have nothing to say here. I am just repeating your statement for the pure ironic value.
As above.
I can't begin to imagine the anguish of seeing your most heartfelt assertions of your own intelligence and awareness so completely devastated. I wish you well in coping with this event. If you need emotional support, please let me know.