Microsoft does that to many of their customers as part of their licensing agreement. I'll give you a break off the top provided you scratch my back later.
The mafia framework lives on.
Get Tech friendly people into office! Get rid of the RIAA crones!! Clone friendly people in office so I too can have my own Ashley Judd!!!
Sing: Dream, the impossible dream. =)
1. Children and dogs have a lot in common. I would go purchase a mastiff puppy right now so you have something to practice on. Seriously.
2. Remember to make sure your house is child proofed. This includes carpet and furniture that matches the color of vomit.
3. Don't worry about being a bad parent. Most people tend to freak out and worry about their first child (it's natural). Go talk with an Italian family and see how they interact with their youngest of 11. What I'm trying to say is kids are resilient, they won't die by eating ants, and regardless of what happens a therapist will be able to fix them later in life if need be.;)
4. If you own anything you cannot stand to see damaged, sell it now.
5. Go by a huge box of Lego's, throw them around the house, turn off all the lights and walk around barefoot. Get used to the feeling.
6. To hell with the planet. Don't even think about cloth diapers. Disposable diapers are a lot like prostitutes as you're paying for the right to walk away from them once they have performed as expected. There is nothing worse then a soiled cloth diaper hanging around for any length of time.
7. ALWAYS keep your child's private parts covered while changing a diaper. Not that there is anything wrong with naked time, they have a tendency to pee while their diaper is being changed and as my cousin can tell you, there is nothing like a face full of pee. By the way, you can neglect to tell your wife this and keep a camera close by.;)
8. It's ok to find the baby sitter attractive (if no one wanted to do it, it wouldn't be illegal) just pull a Don Quixote (dream, the impossible dream) and keep the relationship strictly professional.
9. Don't sweat the little things and remember they're not supposed to act like "little adults" they're supposed to ask repetitive and annoying questions just like a "green bean" developer.
10. You don't need to do anything elaborate to make your child happy. Just be there for them and love them unintentionally.
11. Also, you're wife is going to freak out when her maternal instincts kick in. Get used to it as emotions rule the day and any semblance to logic or reason is thrown out the door. =)
What if someone could intercept those images? Talk about "Being John Malcovich"!
That's the last thing I need, someone getting a hold of pictures of me doing obscene things while dressed like Scooby Doo. Talk about humiliating!
You are in a bad situation. If something happens then who will field the blame? Not the project manager, that's for sure.
If the CIO or upper manager is a fairly decent person you can formalize your complaints (use power point with pretty pictures, graphs, and buzz words) and ask him if he has time for you to meet with him informally. Do your presentation and hope for the best. You may burn a bridge with the project manager however at least the CIO will a) know that you know what you're talking about, b) appreciate that you are were looking out for them, and c) know you better.
Some of you may be upset that I said power point and pretty pictures but take it with a grain of salt as we all know upper management relies on information spoon fed to them.
Personally I say good riddance as I have been running without for quite sometime. Professionally I think companies (specifically Dell) are not ready to phase out the floppy drive.
An example of which, two weeks ago I ran into an issue with a Dell machine not recognizing the CD as bootable while loading the OS (please, no "have you tried" replies as it's fixed). It was a pain in the butt as I didn't have another machine available to pull a floppy drive from. All of those thinking "serves you right for not having had a floppy drive" are correct. The amount of money I wasted in that one instance troubleshooting, rebuilding, rebuilding, hunting down a floppy drive, rebuilding again, etc. would have more than paid for us to have kept a floppy drive in that machine (quite a few machines actually).
Does this knob [Jack Valenti] have a clue or is he just so far stuck up the movie industry's behind that he lost touch with reality?
Some of you have brought up some good points regarding the "It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't' need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless", BS he's spouting (see full quote below).
Additional issues that address this are: 1. What about when the DVD gets scratched or in terms of VHS, when the tape stretches*? 2. What about how some of their flimsy production materials cause the product to break from time to time**
By his comments he has proven himself one of those "tards" who, while smiling, will tell you how right you are while bending you over and unzipping his fly.
-D.
*Generally cause by slow motion/rewind/slow motion associated with Jennifer Love Hewitt movies (at least in my house).
**Conspiracy theorists please don't assume they are researching ways to break their product after an unspecified amount of time so as to require you to repurchase the product.
-----Begin Quote----- Harvard Political Review: Even if breaking the encryption is for a legitimate purpose, to make a back-up copy?
Jack Valenti: But you've already got a DVD. It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless.
The minute that you allow people to break an encryption, you lose all security. If anyone can do it under the rubric of fair use, how can we protect the artists?
Today, it's illegal to copy a videocassette. No one has a fair use to copy a videocassette. If you lose it, you get another one, and there's nothing wrong with that. That's what people have been doing for generations. ----End Quote----
Does this knob [Jack Valenti] have a clue or is he just so far stuck up the movie industry's behind that he lost touch with reality?
Some of you have brought up some good points regarding the "It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't' need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless", BS he's spouting (see full quote below).
Additional issues that address this are:
1. What about when the DVD gets scratched or in terms of VHS, when the tape stretches*?
2. What about how some of their flimsy production materials cause the product to break from time to time**
By his comments he has proven himself one of those "tards" who, while smiling, will tell you how right you are while bending you over and unzipping his fly.
-D.
*Generally cause by slow motion/rewind/slow motion associated with Jennifer Love Hewitt movies (at least in my house).
**Conspiracy theorists please don't assume they are researching ways to break their product after an unspecified amount of time so as to require you to repurchase the product.
-----Begin Quote-----
Harvard Political Review: Even if breaking the encryption is for a legitimate purpose, to make a back-up copy?
Jack Valenti: But you've already got a DVD. It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless.
The minute that you allow people to break an encryption, you lose all security. If anyone can do it under the rubric of fair use, how can we protect the artists?
Today, it's illegal to copy a videocassette. No one has a fair use to copy a videocassette. If you lose it, you get another one, and there's nothing wrong with that. That's what people have been doing for generations.
----End Quote----
Good point.
Additional Thoughts:
1. Let's get normal elevators to work correctly 100% of the time first.
2. Will firefighters get a key to the space elevator? =)
3. What happens when some NASA "Rocket Scientist" misjudges the tension on the cable? I for one would hate to see even a slight change in Earth's orbital rotation due to too much pull (take off, lift off, whatever).
That's a fantastic idea!! =)
You could also add a biometric blood pressure cup, a heart monitor, and a couple of those picture frames that show digital pictures. When your detects you and your "significant other" making love, it can rotate pictures of your parents, grandparents, clowns, Anna Nicole Smith, or any type of picture that kills the mood to prolong the "moment".
Those two combined could make you, "Do a little dance, Make a little love".
Seriously, what about chair that has a seat cushion to detect your weight, a seat back to detect your posture, and height to detect your body type. Require you put both hands on the side handles (as if you were standing up) so it can read your hand size, heat, and fingerprints.
All of your video is belonging to us.
Seriously, they will adjust to cover that as well. Someone suggested that the broadcast should be free as companies should want to reach a larger group however the allmighty $$ will step in.
Quick, set us up "da bomb". =)
"Nicolas Poirot, a doctor with French Space Agency, said: "In two minutes you have a complete examination of the patient, you send this via the computer to the doctor, who is now able to make a complete assessment of the patient's status.""
Very soon they will be able to misdiagnose you at the speed of light. I wonder if the crew member doing the diagnostics will be required to have mal practice insurance. =)
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Microsoft does that to many of their customers as part of their licensing agreement. I'll give you a break off the top provided you scratch my back later. The mafia framework lives on.
.. (or anyone for that matter), to monitor the on-line activities of someone who is underage? My two cents.
Get Tech friendly people into office! Get rid of the RIAA crones!! Clone friendly people in office so I too can have my own Ashley Judd!!! Sing: Dream, the impossible dream. =)
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The wisdom I have picked up is as follows:
1. Children and dogs have a lot in common. I would go purchase a mastiff puppy right now so you have something to practice on. Seriously.
2. Remember to make sure your house is child proofed. This includes carpet and furniture that matches the color of vomit.
3. Don't worry about being a bad parent. Most people tend to freak out and worry about their first child (it's natural). Go talk with an Italian family and see how they interact with their youngest of 11. What I'm trying to say is kids are resilient, they won't die by eating ants, and regardless of what happens a therapist will be able to fix them later in life if need be.
4. If you own anything you cannot stand to see damaged, sell it now.
5. Go by a huge box of Lego's, throw them around the house, turn off all the lights and walk around barefoot. Get used to the feeling.
6. To hell with the planet. Don't even think about cloth diapers. Disposable diapers are a lot like prostitutes as you're paying for the right to walk away from them once they have performed as expected. There is nothing worse then a soiled cloth diaper hanging around for any length of time.
7. ALWAYS keep your child's private parts covered while changing a diaper. Not that there is anything wrong with naked time, they have a tendency to pee while their diaper is being changed and as my cousin can tell you, there is nothing like a face full of pee. By the way, you can neglect to tell your wife this and keep a camera close by.
8. It's ok to find the baby sitter attractive (if no one wanted to do it, it wouldn't be illegal) just pull a Don Quixote (dream, the impossible dream) and keep the relationship strictly professional.
9. Don't sweat the little things and remember they're not supposed to act like "little adults" they're supposed to ask repetitive and annoying questions just like a "green bean" developer.
10. You don't need to do anything elaborate to make your child happy. Just be there for them and love them unintentionally.
11. Also, you're wife is going to freak out when her maternal instincts kick in. Get used to it as emotions rule the day and any semblance to logic or reason is thrown out the door. =)
Good luck!!
What if someone could intercept those images? Talk about "Being John Malcovich"! That's the last thing I need, someone getting a hold of pictures of me doing obscene things while dressed like Scooby Doo. Talk about humiliating!
That's affirmative, err.. WTF over.
You are in a bad situation. If something happens then who will field the blame? Not the project manager, that's for sure.
If the CIO or upper manager is a fairly decent person you can formalize your complaints (use power point with pretty pictures, graphs, and buzz words) and ask him if he has time for you to meet with him informally. Do your presentation and hope for the best. You may burn a bridge with the project manager however at least the CIO will a) know that you know what you're talking about, b) appreciate that you are were looking out for them, and c) know you better.
Some of you may be upset that I said power point and pretty pictures but take it with a grain of salt as we all know upper management relies on information spoon fed to them.
Personally I say good riddance as I have been running without for quite sometime. Professionally I think companies (specifically Dell) are not ready to phase out the floppy drive.
An example of which, two weeks ago I ran into an issue with a Dell machine not recognizing the CD as bootable while loading the OS (please, no "have you tried" replies as it's fixed). It was a pain in the butt as I didn't have another machine available to pull a floppy drive from. All of those thinking "serves you right for not having had a floppy drive" are correct. The amount of money I wasted in that one instance troubleshooting, rebuilding, rebuilding, hunting down a floppy drive, rebuilding again, etc. would have more than paid for us to have kept a floppy drive in that machine (quite a few machines actually).
-D.
Does this knob [Jack Valenti] have a clue or is he just so far stuck up the movie industry's behind that he lost touch with reality?
Some of you have brought up some good points regarding the "It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't' need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless", BS he's spouting (see full quote below).
Additional issues that address this are:
1. What about when the DVD gets scratched or in terms of VHS, when the tape stretches*?
2. What about how some of their flimsy production materials cause the product to break from time to time**
By his comments he has proven himself one of those "tards" who, while smiling, will tell you how right you are while bending you over and unzipping his fly.
-D.
*Generally cause by slow motion/rewind/slow motion associated with Jennifer Love Hewitt movies (at least in my house).
**Conspiracy theorists please don't assume they are researching ways to break their product after an unspecified amount of time so as to require you to repurchase the product.
-----Begin Quote-----
Harvard Political Review: Even if breaking the encryption is for a legitimate purpose, to make a back-up copy?
Jack Valenti: But you've already got a DVD. It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless.
The minute that you allow people to break an encryption, you lose all security. If anyone can do it under the rubric of fair use, how can we protect the artists?
Today, it's illegal to copy a videocassette. No one has a fair use to copy a videocassette. If you lose it, you get another one, and there's nothing wrong with that. That's what people have been doing for generations.
----End Quote----
Does this knob [Jack Valenti] have a clue or is he just so far stuck up the movie industry's behind that he lost touch with reality? Some of you have brought up some good points regarding the "It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't' need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless", BS he's spouting (see full quote below). Additional issues that address this are: 1. What about when the DVD gets scratched or in terms of VHS, when the tape stretches*? 2. What about how some of their flimsy production materials cause the product to break from time to time** By his comments he has proven himself one of those "tards" who, while smiling, will tell you how right you are while bending you over and unzipping his fly. -D. *Generally cause by slow motion/rewind/slow motion associated with Jennifer Love Hewitt movies (at least in my house). **Conspiracy theorists please don't assume they are researching ways to break their product after an unspecified amount of time so as to require you to repurchase the product. -----Begin Quote----- Harvard Political Review: Even if breaking the encryption is for a legitimate purpose, to make a back-up copy? Jack Valenti: But you've already got a DVD. It lasts forever. It never wears out. In the digital world, we don't need back-ups, because a digital copy never wears out. It is timeless. The minute that you allow people to break an encryption, you lose all security. If anyone can do it under the rubric of fair use, how can we protect the artists? Today, it's illegal to copy a videocassette. No one has a fair use to copy a videocassette. If you lose it, you get another one, and there's nothing wrong with that. That's what people have been doing for generations. ----End Quote----
Good point. Additional Thoughts: 1. Let's get normal elevators to work correctly 100% of the time first. 2. Will firefighters get a key to the space elevator? =) 3. What happens when some NASA "Rocket Scientist" misjudges the tension on the cable? I for one would hate to see even a slight change in Earth's orbital rotation due to too much pull (take off, lift off, whatever).
That's a fantastic idea!! =) You could also add a biometric blood pressure cup, a heart monitor, and a couple of those picture frames that show digital pictures. When your detects you and your "significant other" making love, it can rotate pictures of your parents, grandparents, clowns, Anna Nicole Smith, or any type of picture that kills the mood to prolong the "moment". Those two combined could make you, "Do a little dance, Make a little love". Seriously, what about chair that has a seat cushion to detect your weight, a seat back to detect your posture, and height to detect your body type. Require you put both hands on the side handles (as if you were standing up) so it can read your hand size, heat, and fingerprints.
All of your video is belonging to us. Seriously, they will adjust to cover that as well. Someone suggested that the broadcast should be free as companies should want to reach a larger group however the allmighty $$ will step in. Quick, set us up "da bomb". =)
That is pretty sweet!!
I wonder how well it would work hanging out of my window. =)
Hmm.. add a screen, some mounting so it doesn't swing in high winds.. Hm.. I think i'm going to have to vent mine outside. =)
With the fans being blocked off you could even use this to provide heat for those tube like Gerbal farms. =)
"Nicolas Poirot, a doctor with French Space Agency, said: "In two minutes you have a complete examination of the patient, you send this via the computer to the doctor, who is now able to make a complete assessment of the patient's status."" Very soon they will be able to misdiagnose you at the speed of light. I wonder if the crew member doing the diagnostics will be required to have mal practice insurance. =)