Another problem is sound editting. They didn't pad the room or use the right equipment or filters or something... you can hear all kinds of sounds and noise when the actors talk, making it sound like it was recorded in a bedroom.
If you don't believe in "the law". "the law" is not universal and enforced by God. When people speak of "the law" they are talking about a social contract that the majority of the people agree to or are coerced into, but any individual or group can follow their own laws. Doesn't mean that they won't be forced into a prison against their will, but they may have never broken their own laws. You are currently breaking the laws of some satanic cults by NOT doing some things.
* Have scripting * Expose all links as their real address, with the link name in parens * No embedded objects * Remote images wouldn't load unless toggled
HTML isn't that much more complex than text. Why don't we just revert back to gopher? It's way more simple than HTTP and more secure. And text could conceivably be insecure also... For instance, a naive user who would even cut an paste a bogus URL, or some buffer overflow from a finely crafted text file (a la Microsoft's JPEG issue).
Speaking of which, why doesn't Creative own the patent to the "Portable Jukebox"? Why does there always seem to be prior art that is NOT patented? It seems that a lot of companies are missing opportunities at patents...
Where in the world did you get the idea that writing a letor to "your" senator will make any god-damned difference??? These guys are the most corrupt individuals around. You'd have more luck writing a letter to santa claus to get something done.
Modern corporatism is very reminiscent of fuedalism. You have a very specific caste system, you have the roundtable (board of directors), knights (executives), serfs (contractors), castles (the large corporate hives that you work at, and the king, or in this case, the queen at the top. There are fiefdoms, and there are aliances and wars between the fiefdoms. Perhaps the main difference between modern corps and fuedal times is that you aren't forced to be a member of the system. OHH but try living in the US without working for a corporation - it's pretty damn close to being forced...
Umm, Britney Spears is electronic. She's as popular as ever. Half of the currently popular music contains some electronic instrumentation, sampling, processing, or whatever. Everyone:
ELECTRONIC != TECHNO != RAVE
Only the unwashed think of rave music when they hear electronic music.
There are a number of classical composers who create electronic music. Paul Lanksy comes to mind. Check out his composition Idle Chatter Junior The whole electro-acoustic movement is very alive and creating completely new and unique forms of music.
But if you really must limit yourself to the popular dance/techno/rave styles, there is still a lot going on. Here's a very detailed map of the history of popular electronic music.
"We have absolutely no choice but to act in our nature."
So do you effectively destroy the word "natural" here? Is it a false dichotomy? Or do you believe that there actually exist unnatural things?
On a side note, if you do believe in a division between that which is natural and that which is not, some would say that what makes humans different from animals is our ability to NOT act in our nature.
I understand what you mean when it comes to intent... that's a real sticky subject. But I don't think it should apply in this case. So if I tell you by word of mouth how to get to a specific illegally distributed mp3 on the web, I am in a certain way linking to this file, correct? And I have the intent. Should I be prosecuted?
and not planning for the future. Humans tend to look at things from a very narrow perspective of current technology and world view, but the Universe is FAR more complex and interesting than that. For example, imagine people in the middle ages trying to figure out how to get God to let as many humans into his "wormhole" into heaven. Also, what if our future selves have a level of understanding of reality an order of magnitude higher than our current selves, making us appear as squirrels in comparison. Would our attempts to escape appear like a rodent trying to escape danger by jumping in a hole in the ground? I think our understanding of things is far too limited to come up with ideas about what we should do when the THEORIZED end of the KNOWN universe comes about.
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Another problem is sound editting. They didn't pad the room or use the right equipment or filters or something... you can hear all kinds of sounds and noise when the actors talk, making it sound like it was recorded in a bedroom.
LS
I would normally agree with your rebuttal, except that the argument had already reached the point debating semantics before I even got involved...
If you don't believe in "the law". "the law" is not universal and enforced by God. When people speak of "the law" they are talking about a social contract that the majority of the people agree to or are coerced into, but any individual or group can follow their own laws. Doesn't mean that they won't be forced into a prison against their will, but they may have never broken their own laws. You are currently breaking the laws of some satanic cults by NOT doing some things.
LS
This is NOT better than the Honda commercial. It's just not as elegant or precarious.
Easy to fix. A good mail reader would:
* Have scripting
* Expose all links as their real address, with the link name in parens
* No embedded objects
* Remote images wouldn't load unless toggled
HTML isn't that much more complex than text. Why don't we just revert back to gopher? It's way more simple than HTTP and more secure. And text could conceivably be insecure also... For instance, a naive user who would even cut an paste a bogus URL, or some buffer overflow from a finely crafted text file (a la Microsoft's JPEG issue).
LS
No, the problem is this: Mail readers that execute bad bits in html email. What's wrong with sterile HTML? I'm serious. HTML is text.
Speaking of which, why doesn't Creative own the patent to the "Portable Jukebox"? Why does there always seem to be prior art that is NOT patented? It seems that a lot of companies are missing opportunities at patents...
LS
You forgot "Fire Bush"
but there is about 4 closely similar calibrations
Also, a single digit number should be spelled out: four, not 4
That's like saying
"Leave it to America to help make mickey mouse into a reality"
You aren't taking advantage of the uncertainty principle. you may need a little lube to sneak it in though...
Jeez, what the hell have you done in the past???
Where in the world did you get the idea that writing a letor to "your" senator will make any god-damned difference??? These guys are the most corrupt individuals around. You'd have more luck writing a letter to santa claus to get something done.
LS
Ummmm, really fucking simple:
MythTV is a ******BITCH******* to set up. oh, and you need a full-on expensive computer.
Modern corporatism is very reminiscent of fuedalism. You have a very specific caste system, you have the roundtable (board of directors), knights (executives), serfs (contractors), castles (the large corporate hives that you work at, and the king, or in this case, the queen at the top. There are fiefdoms, and there are aliances and wars between the fiefdoms. Perhaps the main difference between modern corps and fuedal times is that you aren't forced to be a member of the system. OHH but try living in the US without working for a corporation - it's pretty damn close to being forced...
LS
I think I now have an inkling of the feeling those in a country with a deposed dictator.
Perhaps this is the start of a new era. The rays of light are shining in! maybe Bush is next.
LS
Umm, Britney Spears is electronic. She's as popular as ever. Half of the currently popular music contains some electronic instrumentation, sampling, processing, or whatever. Everyone:
ELECTRONIC != TECHNO != RAVE
Only the unwashed think of rave music when they hear electronic music.
There are a number of classical composers who create electronic music. Paul Lanksy comes to mind. Check out his composition Idle Chatter Junior The whole electro-acoustic movement is very alive and creating completely new and unique forms of music.
But if you really must limit yourself to the popular dance/techno/rave styles, there is still a lot going on. Here's a very detailed map of the history of popular electronic music.
LS
"We have absolutely no choice but to act in our nature."
So do you effectively destroy the word "natural" here? Is it a false dichotomy? Or do you believe that there actually exist unnatural things?
On a side note, if you do believe in a division between that which is natural and that which is not, some would say that what makes humans different from animals is our ability to NOT act in our nature.
LS
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You hit the nail on the head!!! I doubt the moderators will recognize this...
YOU are what trolls live for!
I understand what you mean when it comes to intent... that's a real sticky subject. But I don't think it should apply in this case. So if I tell you by word of mouth how to get to a specific illegally distributed mp3 on the web, I am in a certain way linking to this file, correct? And I have the intent. Should I be prosecuted?
So if this guy's site is now illegal, would I also be commiting a crime if I linked to his site???
LS
Because $93k doesn't seem that much for a top notch programmer.
LS
and not planning for the future. Humans tend to look at things from a very narrow perspective of current technology and world view, but the Universe is FAR more complex and interesting than that. For example, imagine people in the middle ages trying to figure out how to get God to let as many humans into his "wormhole" into heaven. Also, what if our future selves have a level of understanding of reality an order of magnitude higher than our current selves, making us appear as squirrels in comparison. Would our attempts to escape appear like a rodent trying to escape danger by jumping in a hole in the ground? I think our understanding of things is far too limited to come up with ideas about what we should do when the THEORIZED end of the KNOWN universe comes about.
LS