In the same sort of issue, for the last few years www.survivor.com. has gotten thousands upon thousands of hits, for people looking for the Mark Burnett/CBS series of the same name. However, the company that owns the domain, has owned it far longer than the television series has existed, and as such, still own the domain.
It seems resonable, that a first come, first serve policy be in order, presuming that whoever is in control of the domain, is using it, for other than defamitory purposes.
Again as an example, www.survivor.com still links to the company's homepage along with a description of the events which led the the confusion, however right next to it, is a link to www.survivorsucks.com
Here's how to find out.
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Reply to a spammer, and ask him if that's where he got your email address from!
That way, you're sure to stop receiving spam!
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I always made a point of doing my reading IN the library. That keeps nosey parents out of your interests, and provides a quiet place to read, and relax. You also eliminate the need for a library card. If you're worried that the book may not be there the next time you come back, hide it inside a reference book that no one will ever read.
Having been a cable guy, all i can tell you is, we don't know what we're installing either. The cable company asks us to install the software on their disc, as part of the custom install. We don't ask questions. Most people who have the custom install are apes. Total green horns. They prefer to have all kinds of extra stuff to signify their connection to the internet, as opposed to it 'just working'
Chances are, if you ask your cable guy not to install it, he'll be more than happy not to, because he can get you to sign, and move onto the next house ASAP.
I had an oppertunity to see/test these cards today, and i noticed some perticuar things.
They are clearly trying to curcimvent piracy via photocopiers or printers etc..), by not using barcodes, but instead, they've used what appears to be, a sequence of Grain/Static, for lack of the proper term. I'm assuming that the e-reader will change this into data, which obviously, is where the game comes from... My question however, is how long will these cards last? I have enough trouble getting a magnetic strip on my bank card, that lasts longer than 3 months, let alone a cheaply produced trading card, that is printed in this ultrafine code. Has anyone stress tested these cards yet, or know if replacements can be found, should your's be worn out?
Last i checked, 12 Car batteries wouldn't supply the 1.21 giggawatts, needed to activate the Flux Capacitor.
For that you need Plutonium
Doc..... are you saying... that this sucker's NUCLEAR??!?!
All these people posting that they want to pay more and more money for their cable.
I mean, i pay $40 Canadian a month, just to have cable TV in my house. That's for 2 tier cable, which provides a certain number of specialty channels. I also pay for 4 movie channels, which don't have ads [except for themselves].
If some fatcat, decides that advertising isn't working, because people keep changing the channels when their ads are on, and decides therfore, to charge per-show, ontop and above the regular cable charges, than i'm going to have to just throw out my TV. There isn't a good enough sitcom, to justify +$120/month.
The problem with todays society is however, that if this idea were to go thru, you'd have all your AD free TV, that you're paying for, but you'd STILL get to see "Buffy Slam down a Mountain Dew" after every Vampire.
TV and Cinema are in the same boat. It's when we start getting Commercials half way thru movies, that i'll stop watching moving pictures altogether.
I'm sure someone would have loved to take this guy out back, and beat the bejeebus out of him, but in modern NewYork, with modern laws, that would be considered Terrorism. As such you'd find your self in a place, where cellphones are the least of your problems.
Imagine the headlines.....
"In other news, the Thought Police made their BILLIONTH arrest today, as yet another man, tried to board a plane, carrying an illegal thought. He was tried and convicted this afternoon, and will be put to death, tomorrow 1600 EST, Channel 5."
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This is one of my favorites, not because it's a parody, but because it's a brutalization of one of the origional Ads. Makes it more funny in my mind. It's also a WMV file
Speilberg: So can i direct Starwars 3?
Lucas: No.
Speilberg: Please?
Lucas: Still no.
Speilberg: Fine, i'm going to japan, to show you how Scifi's supposed to be done.
The World:
So.. aside from all the legal mumbojumbo, and such that's flying around now, isn't it hard to conceive the idea, that someone now owns all your images? Isn't this along the same idea as someone coming out and saying "I own a patent on all Forks, and therfore, everyone using a fork owes me a nickel" Just as an example, forks are so commonly used, who ever has this patent, is going to have a very hard time enforcing their own rights.. i can't see this being any different. But perhaps i just don't get what's going on at all.
What happens when the game is out of date? Imagine walking thru a cemetary in 30 years, and seeing ads on Gravestones for 'Mary Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16' or 'Ecco The Dolphin' It's bad enough in modern day, when actual bill boards get outdated, (IE bill boards for Politicians still up months after the end of the election, or Movies which are already past the cheap seats)
Perhaps there are hundreds of other species out there, perhaps they all have seen us, but kept out of our way. An idea of such a "Prime Directive" isn't such a bad one. When Man-Kind does explore, and "seek out new life, and new civilizations" i'm sure that eventually, someone will push to ensure that we do not disturb life, from it's natural path.
It seems logical, that any intelligent alien life, which came across us, would take note, that we are moving along quite quickly with our technology, and who are they to come in and say "You've got it all wrong!" Leave us be, and wait for us to catch up. If these aliens are there, they're simply employing a trait my father taught me years ago. Give a man a fish, you've fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you've fed him for life.
Yeah, and sticking to the Comic Scene, get Kevin Smith involved, and soon you'll have Ben Afleck, and they'll be calling it Superman/Batman Vs Daredevil.
I know it's crossing comic worlds [DC Vs Marvel] But it's Ben and Matt. Someone else thought of this before me i assure you.
While not exactly the same, this still seems reminiscant of Jonny Mnemonic, where the information stored in his head is locked away by 3 images, which are the key.
If you live in NJ, or the NJ area, and don't know who Kevin Smith is..... perhaps you should look into it. He has a little shop, called Jay and Silent Bob's comics. I'm sure you could find almost any Anime, or Comic you are looking for in that shop. To be honest, i'm jealous that you could have that so close, and not know about it.
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What do you call a person who doesn't want to have to *look* at the remote?
In the same sort of issue, for the last few years www.survivor.com. has gotten thousands upon thousands of hits, for people looking for the Mark Burnett/CBS series of the same name. However, the company that owns the domain, has owned it far longer than the television series has existed, and as such, still own the domain.
It seems resonable, that a first come, first serve policy be in order, presuming that whoever is in control of the domain, is using it, for other than defamitory purposes.
Again as an example, www.survivor.com still links to the company's homepage along with a description of the events which led the the confusion, however right next to it, is a link to www.survivorsucks.com
Here's how to find out. [sarcasm] Reply to a spammer, and ask him if that's where he got your email address from! That way, you're sure to stop receiving spam! [/sarcasm]
It Is HIS character afterall.
"Hrm, mabey all that hardware's for making coleslaw!"
So does this mean, when your car begins to rust out, and it's magnetic fingerprint changes, you'll cease to exist?
Now that's not so difficult is it?
Chances are, if you ask your cable guy not to install it, he'll be more than happy not to, because he can get you to sign, and move onto the next house ASAP.
I had an oppertunity to see/test these cards today, and i noticed some perticuar things.
They are clearly trying to curcimvent piracy via photocopiers or printers etc..), by not using barcodes, but instead, they've used what appears to be, a sequence of Grain/Static, for lack of the proper term. I'm assuming that the e-reader will change this into data, which obviously, is where the game comes from... My question however, is how long will these cards last? I have enough trouble getting a magnetic strip on my bank card, that lasts longer than 3 months, let alone a cheaply produced trading card, that is printed in this ultrafine code. Has anyone stress tested these cards yet, or know if replacements can be found, should your's be worn out?
Just have Ethan Hunt and crew do all the reviewing... Haven't they had Self-destructing messages since the 60's? Set that system up.
Alec Trebek [Will Ferrel]: No, you're not.
Keanu Reeves [Toby Maguire(Spiderman): I know Kung Fu
Alec Trebek [Will Ferrel]: No, you don't.
Last i checked, 12 Car batteries wouldn't supply the 1.21 giggawatts, needed to activate the Flux Capacitor. For that you need Plutonium Doc..... are you saying... that this sucker's NUCLEAR??!?!
All these people posting that they want to pay more and more money for their cable.
I mean, i pay $40 Canadian a month, just to have cable TV in my house. That's for 2 tier cable, which provides a certain number of specialty channels. I also pay for 4 movie channels, which don't have ads [except for themselves].
If some fatcat, decides that advertising isn't working, because people keep changing the channels when their ads are on, and decides therfore, to charge per-show, ontop and above the regular cable charges, than i'm going to have to just throw out my TV. There isn't a good enough sitcom, to justify +$120/month.
The problem with todays society is however, that if this idea were to go thru, you'd have all your AD free TV, that you're paying for, but you'd STILL get to see "Buffy Slam down a Mountain Dew" after every Vampire.
TV and Cinema are in the same boat. It's when we start getting Commercials half way thru movies, that i'll stop watching moving pictures altogether.
I'm sure someone would have loved to take this guy out back, and beat the bejeebus out of him, but in modern NewYork, with modern laws, that would be considered Terrorism. As such you'd find your self in a place, where cellphones are the least of your problems.
Imagine the headlines..... "In other news, the Thought Police made their BILLIONTH arrest today, as yet another man, tried to board a plane, carrying an illegal thought. He was tried and convicted this afternoon, and will be put to death, tomorrow 1600 EST, Channel 5."
You can still find this fine parody over at PunchBaby.com
It's also a WMV file
*mild content warning*
Punchbaby.com Apple Parody
Speilberg: So can i direct Starwars 3? Lucas: No. Speilberg: Please? Lucas: Still no. Speilberg: Fine, i'm going to japan, to show you how Scifi's supposed to be done. The World:
So.. aside from all the legal mumbojumbo, and such that's flying around now, isn't it hard to conceive the idea, that someone now owns all your images? Isn't this along the same idea as someone coming out and saying
"I own a patent on all Forks, and therfore, everyone using a fork owes me a nickel"
Just as an example, forks are so commonly used, who ever has this patent, is going to have a very hard time enforcing their own rights.. i can't see this being any different. But perhaps i just don't get what's going on at all.
What happens when the game is out of date? Imagine walking thru a cemetary in 30 years, and seeing ads on Gravestones for 'Mary Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16' or 'Ecco The Dolphin'
It's bad enough in modern day, when actual bill boards get outdated, (IE bill boards for Politicians still up months after the end of the election, or Movies which are already past the cheap seats)
It seems logical, that any intelligent alien life, which came across us, would take note, that we are moving along quite quickly with our technology, and who are they to come in and say "You've got it all wrong!" Leave us be, and wait for us to catch up. If these aliens are there, they're simply employing a trait my father taught me years ago.
Give a man a fish, you've fed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you've fed him for life.
Yeah, and sticking to the Comic Scene, get Kevin Smith involved, and soon you'll have Ben Afleck, and they'll be calling it Superman/Batman Vs Daredevil. I know it's crossing comic worlds [DC Vs Marvel] But it's Ben and Matt. Someone else thought of this before me i assure you.
I agree, the population must be thinned. Let the Funny, and the Informative live! Kill the Trolls and Flamers!
While not exactly the same, this still seems reminiscant of Jonny Mnemonic, where the information stored in his head is locked away by 3 images, which are the key.
If you live in NJ, or the NJ area, and don't know who Kevin Smith is..... perhaps you should look into it. He has a little shop, called Jay and Silent Bob's comics. I'm sure you could find almost any Anime, or Comic you are looking for in that shop. To be honest, i'm jealous that you could have that so close, and not know about it.