Let me tell you about a small insignificant company called "Electronic Arts". They write these programs called "games", which apparently non-linux users have the opportunity to run. They require administration rights to run, let alone install. Lots of games (alas) also use "copy-protection". This also usually requires administration rights.
Ah, but should I buy the autobiography ($40.21 on amazon) of the terrorist Dominique Prieur? I might find her side of the story interesting, but I don't want to send her money...
One company we work with strips.exe, zipped.exe, passworded.zip files, renamed zipped files (!) uuencoded files etc. from email.
Since we are providing them with the software they need to do their job for us this makes updates a bit inconvenient. And frankly since they are a software development company I would hope they had a little more trust in their guys, or have someone onsite who has permission to approve attachments. The other subcontractors cause us far less grief with email systems.
Shit, they don't work on XP let alone XP sp 2 (on my machine anyway). Since SecuROM is made by Sony I suspect it is just sabotage to persuade me to buy PS2 versions of games instead...
I can't get freeview because we have these things called "hills" in this part of town. I can't get channel 5 for that matter.
If they put in another transmitter, I wouldn't be confident in setting up the video to record while I'm watching another channel, first time anyway. How well do all those pieces of equipment integrate?
Its a private road so I can't get cable. I don't see why I should pay a monthly tithe on top of the license fee anyway.
The residents association/landlord/council/neighbours would complain if I put up a satellite dish since that's so working class. And a monthly tithe to Murdock is even less appealing.
Microsoft has bought wholesale into the media-generated myth that religious issues matter to the majority of the populace
Um, didn't the US populous just vote in GW Bush because he was against gay marriage? (I can understand that if not agree with it. After all, ruining the economy and increasing the threat of terrorism can't have been why he got so many votes).
I was thinking of an actual case with the IRA (looks it up)... Ah yes "1987: French Navy seize cargo on Eksund, skippered by Adrian Hopkins, off Brittany. Five arrested" 150 tons of arms (AK-47s x 1,000, SAM-7s x 20, RPG-7s, 2 tonnes of Semtex).
So it seems the navy does seize guns...
And from 2001: "It is extremely unusual for [British] anti-terrorist officers to board ships in international waters." In terms of legislation, it would have been simpler to wait for the ship to reach UK waters and fall under Britain's jurisdiction although an operation would fall within international law.
The pirate radio stations came under land-based extra-territorial jurisdiction "1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act" because the radio meant that a crime was being committed on the mainland IIRC. But someone else might know more details.
Considering that the military had no qualms boarding and shutting down ships (e.g. radio caroline) that broadcast "pirate" radio stations, when they were reluctant to do that to ships running hard drugs or terrorist arms, I don't think that would be a wise idea. Remember, copyright infringement is one of the most serious crimes in the world!
My university's chemistry professor copy-cat demonstrated a liquid-nitrogen temperature superconductor in 1987 which was quite cool - reading about something on the news and then seeing it live. And he was going out with a student of the same gender:-)
The distance is 82km, the time taken is 52 minutes on the fastest service (most are slower), which only makes one short stop at East Croydon. That's an average of 95km/h or 59 miles per hour.
Anyway, the Eurostar has a higher top speed in normal operation of 300km/h, but it has travelled at 208 miles per hour (335 km/h) in Kent. It does not go to Brighton.
And of course the police keep full DNA samples of everyone they arrest, even if they are not charged let alone convicted, as your DNA has been ruled to not be an intimate sample.
Of course the government's dream is to tie this all in together (with supermarket loyalty cards chucked in, if you take a David Blunkett quip that way) to get files on each citizen that would make the Stasi envious (much easier to data-mine when its all digitised). If they could get face recognition technology to work with the dozens of cameras on each central london street they would be even happier...
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Let me tell you about a small insignificant company called "Electronic Arts". They write these programs called "games", which apparently non-linux users have the opportunity to run. They require administration rights to run, let alone install. Lots of games (alas) also use "copy-protection". This also usually requires administration rights.
Ah, but should I buy the autobiography ($40.21 on amazon) of the terrorist Dominique Prieur? I might find her side of the story interesting, but I don't want to send her money...
"Best method" has not necessarily been proven in actual use.
As atheist is a religion on census forms...
Since we are providing them with the software they need to do their job for us this makes updates a bit inconvenient. And frankly since they are a software development company I would hope they had a little more trust in their guys, or have someone onsite who has permission to approve attachments. The other subcontractors cause us far less grief with email systems.
That was before 9-11-2001, when the USA had a constitution.
You forgot...
Ding! bong bing bong bing!
Computer programs are explicitly excluded from certain moral rights.
Shit, they don't work on XP let alone XP sp 2 (on my machine anyway). Since SecuROM is made by Sony I suspect it is just sabotage to persuade me to buy PS2 versions of games instead...
You mean the vast array of miniatures and castles etc. that you could buy using real-world cash for each item?
Your point is?
I live in outer London.
I can't get freeview because we have these things called "hills" in this part of town. I can't get channel 5 for that matter.
If they put in another transmitter, I wouldn't be confident in setting up the video to record while I'm watching another channel, first time anyway. How well do all those pieces of equipment integrate?
Its a private road so I can't get cable. I don't see why I should pay a monthly tithe on top of the license fee anyway.
The residents association/landlord/council/neighbours would complain if I put up a satellite dish since that's so working class. And a monthly tithe to Murdock is even less appealing.
Hmm, back to reading magazines then!
The current episodes are £10.99 from Amazon IIRC.
If they were copying Apple, it would have rounded edges, be twice as expensive as something of the same power, and be in black and white.
Um, didn't the US populous just vote in GW Bush because he was against gay marriage? (I can understand that if not agree with it. After all, ruining the economy and increasing the threat of terrorism can't have been why he got so many votes).
Does the Iceland chain of supermarkets count? :-)
Oops it seems I overstated the case.
I was thinking of an actual case with the IRA (looks it up)... Ah yes "1987: French Navy seize cargo on Eksund, skippered by Adrian Hopkins, off Brittany. Five arrested" 150 tons of arms (AK-47s x 1,000, SAM-7s x 20, RPG-7s, 2 tonnes of Semtex). So it seems the navy does seize guns...
And from 2001: "It is extremely unusual for [British] anti-terrorist officers to board ships in international waters." In terms of legislation, it would have been simpler to wait for the ship to reach UK waters and fall under Britain's jurisdiction although an operation would fall within international law.
The pirate radio stations came under land-based extra-territorial jurisdiction "1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act" because the radio meant that a crime was being committed on the mainland IIRC. But someone else might know more details.
Considering that the military had no qualms boarding and shutting down ships (e.g. radio caroline) that broadcast "pirate" radio stations, when they were reluctant to do that to ships running hard drugs or terrorist arms, I don't think that would be a wise idea. Remember, copyright infringement is one of the most serious crimes in the world!
My university's chemistry professor copy-cat demonstrated a liquid-nitrogen temperature superconductor in 1987 which was quite cool - reading about something on the news and then seeing it live. And he was going out with a student of the same gender :-)
Aaargh!
Damn MINGW!
If we're going for Russell Davies' ex-actors, can we get Charlie Hunnan (Nathan from Queer as Folk) to be a companion? Hubba hubba!
Of course the hardcore go to concerts where Villa Rosa(?) are singing acappella versions of C64 classic hits :-)
Yeah, but when they fixed security did they have to break the USB port at the same time?
The distance is 82km, the time taken is 52 minutes on the fastest service (most are slower), which only makes one short stop at East Croydon. That's an average of 95km/h or 59 miles per hour.
Anyway, the Eurostar has a higher top speed in normal operation of 300km/h, but it has travelled at 208 miles per hour (335 km/h) in Kent. It does not go to Brighton.
UK citizens who live outside the UK (e.g. in Spain) don't pay a tv license fee.
Foreign citizens who live inside the UK do pay a licence fee.
This already comes to 32% of the adult male black population (and 8% of adult male whites) although females are not generally in the database.
Of course the government's dream is to tie this all in together (with supermarket loyalty cards chucked in, if you take a David Blunkett quip that way) to get files on each citizen that would make the Stasi envious (much easier to data-mine when its all digitised). If they could get face recognition technology to work with the dozens of cameras on each central london street they would be even happier...