In any case, since the federal Safe Explosives Act -- which requires permits for rockets with more than 0.9 pounds of fuel -- went into effect in late 2002, the rocketry industry has been battered.
How big of a rocket engine is that? I assume that is bigger than your typical hobby rocket engine. Not that it justifies the feds regulations, the hobby engines could certainly be next.
Wow, I kinda forgot about it but now that I think about it I don't get phone solicitations anymore (except from the exempt businesses like the telephone companies). What happened to the disastorous economic effects that the telemarketers warned of?
Ummm, most people probably haven't been told. You must not be involved with user support. If you stopped someone on the street and asked them what Firefox is most people would have no clue. They might know what Internet Explorer is but they probably wouldn't have a clue that there is an alternative for getting on the intraweb.
I had a similar experience (same area I imagine). It took them about a month to get my DSL back when I moved. Then a few months later they myseteriously forgot that I was one of their customers and turned my DSL service off. It was another month getting it turned back on. Each instance of getting the service turned on consisted of of about a dozen phone calls, and there is no such thing as a short phone call to SBC. Their phone tree is horrendous. I am happy to see the split. I might cancel my phone service and finally go wireless. Then if Comcast finally lights up their cable service I might even escape SBC entirely.
It is fairly affordable but you also have to pay for phone service to get it. Lots of people only use a portable phone and have no use for a land-line. In my area cable internet service isn't available yet so if you want broadband you have to sign up for SBC's phone and DSL service (or go with these guys where available). I might ditch my land-line now.
Here is a discussion from Yale's LawMeme on the legal ramifications of Prattboy's experiment. Does asking others to sign you up for spam count as an opt-in?
I tried to do the same thing with my AventureMail account but AventureMail wasn't cool with it. They deleted my account! You can check out what little data I collected before the account suspension and read the emails to and from AventureMail about the merits of the account suspension at http://3fingersalute.net/aventuremail
I think I have made my hard drive sufficiently vulnerable by installing Windows on it. Adding a Wi-Fi adapter directly to it seems a little over the top.
Programmable mice certainly exist. And you probably have more than one port that you could plug a mouse into. So get another mouse and have at it.
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Isn't a lot of the top hollywood (new zealand?) CG created with Maya? From what I know of Maya it is like 3D Studio Max or Lightwave, only better (and more expensive) and it's highly customizable/extendable. I have heard that a lot of the big studios primarily use very custom installs of Maya and something called Renderman (or something similar). Please correct me if I am wrong, I have virtually no 3D modeling experience. I was just suprised that/.ers are more ignorant than I about what I presumed is the state of the art in CG software.
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What does Linux have to do with it? I use FireFox on Windows and I am still not vulnerable to this.
Are you implying that they are all full of shit?
Yeah, the amateur rockets I have built wouldn't have done much in a war (even the ones without parachutes). You would be better off throwing rocks.
For that matter I don't remember ever voting for Ashcroft. Although, Gore (or Nader) wouldn't have appointed him.
In any case, since the federal Safe Explosives Act -- which requires permits for rockets with more than 0.9 pounds of fuel -- went into effect in late 2002, the rocketry industry has been battered.
How big of a rocket engine is that? I assume that is bigger than your typical hobby rocket engine. Not that it justifies the feds regulations, the hobby engines could certainly be next.
Yeah, when have you ever heard of an amateur rocket being used for terrorism?
Maybe we should outlaw fertilizer and diesel fuel, since they have actually been used for terrorist acts.
If patches are equivalent to doctor's visits my PC is one sick critter! I am not sure what a re-install would be equivalent to...
Up to $11,000 per incident. Surely violators will make more than one illegal call and FTC will settle for a smaller amount per incident.
Yeah, the are. So are charities and anyone that you have ever done business with.
Yeah, I was all amped to be able to threaten callers with that $11,000 fine but I rarely get the chance.
Wow, I kinda forgot about it but now that I think about it I don't get phone solicitations anymore (except from the exempt businesses like the telephone companies). What happened to the disastorous economic effects that the telemarketers warned of?
Ummm, most people probably haven't been told. You must not be involved with user support. If you stopped someone on the street and asked them what Firefox is most people would have no clue. They might know what Internet Explorer is but they probably wouldn't have a clue that there is an alternative for getting on the intraweb.
Aventuremail will delete your account just for receiving spam!
I had a similar experience (same area I imagine). It took them about a month to get my DSL back when I moved. Then a few months later they myseteriously forgot that I was one of their customers and turned my DSL service off. It was another month getting it turned back on. Each instance of getting the service turned on consisted of of about a dozen phone calls, and there is no such thing as a short phone call to SBC. Their phone tree is horrendous. I am happy to see the split. I might cancel my phone service and finally go wireless. Then if Comcast finally lights up their cable service I might even escape SBC entirely.
It is fairly affordable but you also have to pay for phone service to get it. Lots of people only use a portable phone and have no use for a land-line. In my area cable internet service isn't available yet so if you want broadband you have to sign up for SBC's phone and DSL service (or go with these guys where available). I might ditch my land-line now.
Can you imagine a beowulf cluster of those?!
Here is a discussion from Yale's LawMeme on the legal ramifications of Prattboy's experiment. Does asking others to sign you up for spam count as an opt-in?
I tried to do the same thing with my AventureMail account but AventureMail wasn't cool with it. They deleted my account! You can check out what little data I collected before the account suspension and read the emails to and from AventureMail about the merits of the account suspension at http://3fingersalute.net/aventuremail
I just created such a list last week in anticipation of an OS reload: http://web.csuchico.edu/~ka58/software.htm
What about his moon base? I impatiently awaiting its construction.
I think I have made my hard drive sufficiently vulnerable by installing Windows on it. Adding a Wi-Fi adapter directly to it seems a little over the top.
Programmable mice certainly exist. And you probably have more than one port that you could plug a mouse into. So get another mouse and have at it.
Isn't a lot of the top hollywood (new zealand?) CG created with Maya? From what I know of Maya it is like 3D Studio Max or Lightwave, only better (and more expensive) and it's highly customizable/extendable. I have heard that a lot of the big studios primarily use very custom installs of Maya and something called Renderman (or something similar). Please correct me if I am wrong, I have virtually no 3D modeling experience. I was just suprised that /.ers are more ignorant than I about what I presumed is the state of the art in CG software.
Actually, it stars the cartoon version of Jar-Jar...
I guess folks can't complain as much about it being made for kids (like episodes I & II) since it is a cartoon.