and we often get to see them without ads, proving once and for all that the ads are not part of the content. One could even say that in some cases showing ad-breaks during a movie is copyright-infringement, since it changes the way the movie was meant to be viewed (this doesn't fly for your avg. hollywood production... they're mostly vehicles for merchandise anyway)
>A simple mandatory commercial display device (CDD) will be required to be installed in the bathroom, behind (for the guys) and in front (for the ladies) the toilet.
Oh great, I go take a crap and get treated to a tampon commercial.
about the pricefixing.. I've been wondering.. how come the average book has a higher production price, and takes more time to write. Still, the average price of a book here in the netherlands is E 12.95 (according to a recent article in the paper) whereas the average CD, with higher sales and lower costs for production is almost twice that??)
the reverse is also true, and causes way more trouble: cyclers passing cars on the left side when there's a bicycle lane(yes, that's legal). cars get mad at cyclers all the time, and drivers tend to think they own the road, just cos in a crash they're not going to get hurt as much as the cycler. as for the seperate roads for bicycles; this is commonplace in much of the netherlands, and works WAY better then a lane for cyclists. cuts down on a lot of accidents.
all depends on WHAT alternative medicine: -herbal stuff? well it could work. lots of conventional medicine comes out of nature (willowbark and aspirine, to name one) -magnetized water? questionable...
not a problem. get a sticker to put on your front door that says: You'll be taped in this house. the burglars have been informed and you're in the clear, since entering the house will be considered consent.
> We "spy" because we make money out of it, not by reselling your info but by using it to personalise site - we are an etailer. IF you stop it, we would lose money, and lots of it, and probably go out of business, then you can go and buy stuff of your local monopolistic shop who rips you off.
Translation: We want to bombard you with specific ads rather than generic ones. If you don't give us your address, we feel that you are a freeloading, pirating hacker. You make us get less money, so you must be at least borderline criminal. We have the right to rip you off, force you to view non-content, and generally be a pain in the ass. You, sir, are a threat to capitalists everywhere, which is the only true economic system.
what I remember best about mortal kombat: the Utah Saints soundtrack.. I can just imagine the discussion:
Moviemakers: write us a song.. a soundtrack for Mortal kombat Utah Saints: OK.. *makes generic utah saints bleep-bleep music* Moviemakers: WTF does this have to do with Mortal kombat?!?!? Utah saints: hmm.. you're right.. know what? we'll just yell "Mortal Kombat" a couple of times. Moviemakers: ok, that'll do..
My dad is quite happy with his portable mac in the cabin, interfaced with GPS and sea-charts. Don't go overboard with the ruggedizing and marine proofing though, the laptop isn't coming out of the cabin. There's just an LCD display displaying chart, position, speed and such at the wheel. It's much easier to marine-proof the network-cables, and keep the laptop in a reasonably dry place in the cabin. Just make sure it doesn't slide all over the place.. but that's trivial. If you want, I can ask what system he has (I dont know of the top of my head, but I do know it works well). Drop me a note, if you're interested.
//rdj
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sorry about that, I'm not at home, don't have the movie handy here;)
I stand corrected.
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in that case, I'll pick another quote from the movie:
Westley: "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, it would be a shame to waste yours.."
//rdj:)
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since it was German, it will also play David Hasselhoff's music.
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and we often get to see them without ads, proving once and for all that the ads are not part of the content. One could even say that in some cases showing ad-breaks during a movie is copyright-infringement, since it changes the way the movie was meant to be viewed (this doesn't fly for your avg. hollywood production... they're mostly vehicles for merchandise anyway)
//rdj
>A simple mandatory commercial display device (CDD) will be required to be installed in the bathroom, behind (for the guys) and in front (for the ladies) the toilet.
Oh great, I go take a crap and get treated to a tampon commercial.
//rdj
about the pricefixing.. I've been wondering.. how come the average book has a higher production price, and takes more time to write. Still, the average price of a book here in the netherlands is E 12.95 (according to a recent article in the paper) whereas the average CD, with higher sales and lower costs for production is almost twice that??)
//rdj
the reverse is also true, and causes way more trouble: cyclers passing cars on the left side when there's a bicycle lane(yes, that's legal). cars get mad at cyclers all the time, and drivers tend to think they own the road, just cos in a crash they're not going to get hurt as much as the cycler. as for the seperate roads for bicycles; this is commonplace in much of the netherlands, and works WAY better then a lane for cyclists. cuts down on a lot of accidents.
//rdj
all depends on WHAT alternative medicine:
-herbal stuff? well it could work. lots of conventional medicine comes out of nature (willowbark and aspirine, to name one)
-magnetized water? questionable...
just saying 'alternative' isn't enough.
//rdj
not a problem. get a sticker to put on your front door that says: You'll be taped in this house. the burglars have been informed and you're in the clear, since entering the house will be considered consent.
//rdj
I know. That's why I'd already decided not to go to the US.
//rdj
i live in europe. theyt have no software patents, so software patents cannot be infringed.
//rdj
how about a C64 port of bnetd ?
//rdj
maybe she has a strange mutation that has turned her nipples into small suction cups...
//rdj
Not been in the netherlands often, have you?
please.. go get informed...
//rdj
so the US is going to support this.
Excuse me if I dont believe this, the US has a history of unilaterally changing things previously agreed on.
//rdj
waterresistant I can believe.. now kid resistant.. THAT I gotta see..
//rdj
get a WLAN card, and use public and/or open corporate networks. May be a cheap solution :)
//rdj
dont forget that most will be american too :)
//rdj
> We "spy" because we make money out of it, not by reselling your info but by using it to personalise site - we are an etailer. IF you stop it, we would lose money, and lots of it, and probably go out of business, then you can go and buy stuff of your local monopolistic shop who rips you off.
Translation: We want to bombard you with specific ads rather than generic ones. If you don't give us your address, we feel that you are a freeloading, pirating hacker. You make us get less money, so you must be at least borderline criminal. We have the right to rip you off, force you to view non-content, and generally be a pain in the ass. You, sir, are a threat to capitalists everywhere, which is the only true economic system.
//rdj
what I remember best about mortal kombat: the Utah Saints soundtrack.. I can just imagine the discussion:
Moviemakers: write us a song.. a soundtrack for Mortal kombat
Utah Saints: OK.. *makes generic utah saints bleep-bleep music*
Moviemakers: WTF does this have to do with Mortal kombat?!?!?
Utah saints: hmm.. you're right.. know what? we'll just yell "Mortal Kombat" a couple of times.
Moviemakers: ok, that'll do..
//rdj *sigh*
Sound doesn't fly US Airways ;)
//rdj
>The Earth rotates and revolves faster than the speed of sound.
nope, speed of sound requires that sound actually can travel, which is bloody hard in space.
//rdj
My dad is quite happy with his portable mac in the cabin, interfaced with GPS and sea-charts. Don't go overboard with the ruggedizing and marine proofing though, the laptop isn't coming out of the cabin. There's just an LCD display displaying chart, position, speed and such at the wheel. It's much easier to marine-proof the network-cables, and keep the laptop in a reasonably dry place in the cabin. Just make sure it doesn't slide all over the place.. but that's trivial. If you want, I can ask what system he has (I dont know of the top of my head, but I do know it works well). Drop me a note, if you're interested.
//rdj
sorry about that, I'm not at home, don't have the movie handy here ;)
I stand corrected.
//rdj
in that case, I'll pick another quote from the movie:
:)
Westley: "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, it would be a shame to waste yours.."
//rdj
since it was German, it will also play David Hasselhoff's music.
//rdj
>and I don't want to hurt my beloved computer that badly. ;)
what about your mobile phone then?
//rdj
I keep wondering if a conversation like this would appear in a modern children's movie..
Oh my god.. think of the children.. *sigh*
//rdj