Re:Environmental issues
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The MS Intellimouse Explorer runs about 3-4 months on 2 AA w/o recharging. After the initial ones ran out, I simply swapped in a couple of rechargeables. The 2 AA in there now will outlast the mouse.
I have one. Don't use it much. Too heavy and shaped wrong (too narrow & tall). And getting it to sit right on the charger seems to be an exercise in futility.
I have one of these, and I love it. Currently, I use it mostly for recording my vinyl LP collection, but also just audio playback. The stereo stack sees the laptop as just another tape deck (Play/Record).
From the extremely sketchy details, it appears it was a hardware failure. Another machine (Linux) was already up and running, so they used OOo on that machine to run the PPT, instead of holding up the presentation while a Windows/Office machine was booted up.
Nothing about MSOffice failing to run or open the presentation, just a simple hardware substitution in the middle of a presentation.
Of course, I could be wrong, but that's what I get out of it.
According to an article in The Sun about this,
"They filled them with fuel and washing-up liquid to act out a Jedi Knight fight scene from new movie Revenge Of The Sith. "
easy fix, just line the inside of the house with foil.
Not good enough. That allows the 'evil radiaation' to infest the structure of the house.
Remember...you're looking for a rational solution to a whackjob problem.
Re:Anyone else think this is stupid?
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Maybe its just me, but it seems that their solution would not work for their supposed problem,/i>
Their 'problem' is a brain cell deficiency. It's not supposed to make sense to rational people.
Re:I'm not a Californian
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I agree that there's far too many silly rules about houses (damn HOA's), but there are construction standards for a reason. Some of this crap blows off and hits a neighors house, or a neighbor, and I think there will be a few problems.
No, not at all! Just pointing out that the revered UK Data Protection law, just like every other law, doesn't actually prevent anything. Murder is illegal, with a far higher penalty, yet it still happens.
And if we want to compare car companies and how poorly they are doing, let's not forget MG Rover, Fiat Auto, Peugeot, and Mitsubishi. I'm not saying GM and Ford are industry darlings...far, far from it. But a LOT of car companies are in the crapper.
Someone has to have access. The only way is to have an extreme vetting process, to try (and I emphasize try) to weed out anyone prone to this. But even at the CEO level, you can't eliminate the asshats.
The employees that knowingly stole and sold the data already don't care about the bank where they (used to) work. A law can only serve to prosecute and convict the perps after the fact, not prevent it from happening.
The irony here in recent news is that the RIAA/MPAA are directly blaming BitTorrent for the Star Wars EP3 leak, but its been repeatedly shown that the leaked copy came from inside, and was released before the movie hit the public.
The initial file came from inside, but widespread distribution was only possible with such tools as BitTorrent.
Of course they are wrong, but they will grasp onto anything they can. The main thing they don't seem to get is the difference between BitTorrent and P2P things like Napster. They see no difference. So they rail against BitTorrent as well.
Building a search engine for it will result in far more heat, because they will be able to show masses of copyrighted files available via that tool. Ergo, BitTorrent is 'evil'. Of course BT has an equally valid use for perfectly legal files. But as (presumably) no filtering will be taking place, the evil bit wins out in their eyes.
Your example of the woman at the resort does fall into the realm of 'public performance', and as such probably needs to be paid for/licensed as required.
Or does anyone else not give a flying fuck about all these overanalysed, selfserving reviews. Not just Star Wars, but any movie.
I can count on zero hands the number of movies I have seen or not seen based on a review. Be it Ebert or some anonymous blogdude. If it looks interesting to me, I'll see it (theater or DVD). If not, oh well. At most, it will be the recommendation of a friend. "Hey, you should check this one out". And it may go on my Netflix list to eventually bubble to the top.
All these mindnumbingly long reviews are so many wasted electrons to me. "Oh...(according to me, The Most High and Important), Lucas can't write, he's a hack, blah blah...or "OMG! they screwed up the CGI, and in scene 42, timecode 1:42:02:0324, the lightsaber doesn't exactly follow Yoda's arm movement! The entire movie sucks!" Get a life. It's a movie. Escapism.
I saw the original Star Wars in the theater when it first came out, and all the others since. I'll go see this one as well. I saw about the first 5 minutes of the copy that's floating around. Enough to know that I don't want to see it for the first time on a little screen, in far less that optimal resolution, with a timecode stamped across the top.
When you sit and overanalyse the thing, you ruin it for yourself. Enjoy the movie. Or not. If that's your bag to try to determine exactly what Lucas was thinking, and/or how bad he screwed it up, fine. But no one really gives a fark what you and your buddy think.
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This guy is happy about that.
The MS Intellimouse Explorer runs about 3-4 months on 2 AA w/o recharging. After the initial ones ran out, I simply swapped in a couple of rechargeables. The 2 AA in there now will outlast the mouse.
It IS good for presentations, though.
Bite My Ass Amazon
Bite My Ass Microsoft
Bite My Ass Google
Easy enough to actually remember, without writing it down.
Substitute numbers/special chars if required.
B1te My A$$ D311
I have one of these, and I love it. Currently, I use it mostly for recording my vinyl LP collection, but also just audio playback. The stereo stack sees the laptop as just another tape deck (Play/Record).
These two don't seem the brightest bulbs in the box, so I don't think they were concerned with the optimal formula.
From the extremely sketchy details, it appears it was a hardware failure. Another machine (Linux) was already up and running, so they used OOo on that machine to run the PPT, instead of holding up the presentation while a Windows/Office machine was booted up.
Nothing about MSOffice failing to run or open the presentation, just a simple hardware substitution in the middle of a presentation.
Of course, I could be wrong, but that's what I get out of it.
"They filled them with fuel and washing-up liquid to act out a Jedi Knight fight scene from new movie Revenge Of The Sith. "
Gas + soap may make a crude napalm
You've never ebayed anything?
You encounter many homes covered in sheet aluminum, installed by the local whackjob?
Not good enough. That allows the 'evil radiaation' to infest the structure of the house.
Remember...you're looking for a rational solution to a whackjob problem.
Their 'problem' is a brain cell deficiency. It's not supposed to make sense to rational people.
I agree that there's far too many silly rules about houses (damn HOA's), but there are construction standards for a reason. Some of this crap blows off and hits a neighors house, or a neighbor, and I think there will be a few problems.
The Archive of Misheard Lyrics to the rescue.
No, not at all! Just pointing out that the revered UK Data Protection law, just like every other law, doesn't actually prevent anything. Murder is illegal, with a far higher penalty, yet it still happens.
And if we want to compare car companies and how poorly they are doing, let's not forget MG Rover, Fiat Auto, Peugeot, and Mitsubishi. I'm not saying GM and Ford are industry darlings...far, far from it. But a LOT of car companies are in the crapper.
Someone has to have access. The only way is to have an extreme vetting process, to try (and I emphasize try) to weed out anyone prone to this. But even at the CEO level, you can't eliminate the asshats.
You must a whole different TV system than most people have available. Cable channels (HBO, Cinemax, etc) have stuff on all the time.
Oh, you mean on every channel, anytime you want. Well, no, not on the broadcast channels.
The employees that knowingly stole and sold the data already don't care about the bank where they (used to) work. A law can only serve to prosecute and convict the perps after the fact, not prevent it from happening.
The initial file came from inside, but widespread distribution was only possible with such tools as BitTorrent.
Of course they are wrong, but they will grasp onto anything they can. The main thing they don't seem to get is the difference between BitTorrent and P2P things like Napster. They see no difference. So they rail against BitTorrent as well.
Building a search engine for it will result in far more heat, because they will be able to show masses of copyrighted files available via that tool. Ergo, BitTorrent is 'evil'. Of course BT has an equally valid use for perfectly legal files. But as (presumably) no filtering will be taking place, the evil bit wins out in their eyes.
Your example of the woman at the resort does fall into the realm of 'public performance', and as such probably needs to be paid for/licensed as required.
I've seen several aftermarket installations that ignore this requirement.
Here's a discussion on trying to disable that for an Escalade.
For instance, here is California's requirement on this.
Is it illegal in the state/city where your brother works?
Yes.
I can count on zero hands the number of movies I have seen or not seen based on a review. Be it Ebert or some anonymous blogdude. If it looks interesting to me, I'll see it (theater or DVD). If not, oh well. At most, it will be the recommendation of a friend. "Hey, you should check this one out". And it may go on my Netflix list to eventually bubble to the top.
All these mindnumbingly long reviews are so many wasted electrons to me. "Oh...(according to me, The Most High and Important), Lucas can't write, he's a hack, blah blah...or "OMG! they screwed up the CGI, and in scene 42, timecode 1:42:02:0324, the lightsaber doesn't exactly follow Yoda's arm movement! The entire movie sucks!"
Get a life. It's a movie. Escapism.
I saw the original Star Wars in the theater when it first came out, and all the others since. I'll go see this one as well. I saw about the first 5 minutes of the copy that's floating around. Enough to know that I don't want to see it for the first time on a little screen, in far less that optimal resolution, with a timecode stamped across the top.
When you sit and overanalyse the thing, you ruin it for yourself. Enjoy the movie. Or not. If that's your bag to try to determine exactly what Lucas was thinking, and/or how bad he screwed it up, fine. But no one really gives a fark what you and your buddy think.
Right. The -F is a 2 seater E, much like the F/A-18D is a 2 seater -C.