and I could really do with a hand conveying this to a manager whose only real knowledge of Linux is "if it's so good, why would you give it away for free"?"
Say they are looking at it the wrong way. Say: "It is so good, because they give it away."
Milanowski did some research and found Michigan's "Fraudulent access to computers, computer systems, and computer networks" law, a felony punishable by five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The keyword here is "fraudulent". It means: characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains.
Fraud in its turn means: deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
None of the above applies. The man was not deceiving anyone (he even told the police officer exactly what he was doing), the man was obviously not shrewd to the point of dishonesty, did not break any one's confidence in this matter, and he did not gain some unfair advantage over any one (the WIFI service was free!). So the law that was used to fine the man from Michigan does not apply.
IANAL, but really. . . it is a dark omen indeed if a chief of police goes about fining people based on a hunch.
The Dutch version of the Microsoft spelling checker changes my name, "Mikael", to "Eikel". This means acorn, in Dutch. "Eikel" also refers to the sensitive part of the male sex. A third meaning is that of "jerk". Needless to say I have never used the Microsoft spelling checker ever since. >:(
Instead, we should be looking for intentional signals in the form of high-powered lasers that could 'outshine the sun by a factor of 10,000'.
If one such laser beam would hit the earth, I don't think it would be a message like 'hi there, we are cute nice aliens from outher space and we are going to give you world peace!'. NO this alien death ray would mean something like 'Sheez, what a bunch of morons you puny earth dwellers are. Die die die!!1'. I would not bother building a giant listening post for that message.:/
mean, this guy's stupidity is such that he shouldn't be put out of his misery but instead ridiculed and mocked for as long as we possibly can.
Gandalf forbade the party to kill Gollum, because Gollum still needed to play his part. The dirty dozen were not allowed to kill Hitler in the second movie, even though they easily could have. If Darl was to be killed by some one, you never know who might replace Darl. (S)he could be very well be smart besides legitious. Darls foolishness will probably lead to self destruction in the end anyway.
Then you would stare at a black screen. If all light is held and not transmitted, no waves are projected on your retina - or at least no ligthwaves from the screen.
And he's forgotten Openwall Linux too. It is not the prettiest LiveCD, but it allows you to do most things in order to recover from disasters. And to install Owl ofcourse;)
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You are not allowed to call "cue luxury jokes 3 2 1" after you just made one yourself.
Meh, as long it is not slowing down, I am not worried.
Say they are looking at it the wrong way. Say: "It is so good, because they give it away."
And the edition for advanced classes is called: 'Math Swallows'.
Except this bullet is not just a single bullet. It is more like a claymore mine.
I doubt this is a fraud. They accept credit cards, like Visa.
That's only because the average human does a whole lot less traveling by plane than he does by car.
How are they supposed to know some-one could have a humour fetish?
Vegeta, what is the download level of Safari for Windows?
IT IS OVER ONE MILLION!!!
Oh, we have nothing to worry about. Clearly a failure.
So how do you know who is using which resistor?
The keyword here is "fraudulent". It means: characterized by, involving, or proceeding from fraud, as actions, enterprise, methods, or gains.
Fraud in its turn means: deceit, trickery, sharp practice, or breach of confidence, perpetrated for profit or to gain some unfair or dishonest advantage.
None of the above applies. The man was not deceiving anyone (he even told the police officer exactly what he was doing), the man was obviously not shrewd to the point of dishonesty, did not break any one's confidence in this matter, and he did not gain some unfair advantage over any one (the WIFI service was free!). So the law that was used to fine the man from Michigan does not apply.
IANAL, but really. . . it is a dark omen indeed if a chief of police goes about fining people based on a hunch.
That kid forgot to stock up on light feathers, which are used as a reagent for the slow fall spell.
So being cut be a 300 microns thick paper would be worse, would it not?
What good is a trial by jury if you are unable ... to speak?
The Dutch version of the Microsoft spelling checker changes my name, "Mikael", to "Eikel". This means acorn, in Dutch. "Eikel" also refers to the sensitive part of the male sex. A third meaning is that of "jerk". Needless to say I have never used the Microsoft spelling checker ever since. >:(
... a caterpillar as icon next to it?
Hell yeah! Let's add gamma rays too. Then you can experience the nuclear explosion in a movie for real! ;)
UV, huh? Well that's a great idea for us geeks. Should give a whole new perspective on our screen tan issues.
If one such laser beam would hit the earth, I don't think it would be a message like 'hi there, we are cute nice aliens from outher space and we are going to give you world peace!'. NO this alien death ray would mean something like 'Sheez, what a bunch of morons you puny earth dwellers are. Die die die!!1'. I would not bother building a giant listening post for that message. :/
I bet the supervisors were too busy playing solitaire. No wonder they fired him when he became too nosy.
Yeah, but can it fly through Linux?
Begun this drone war has!
In Soviet Russia, planes carry YOU!
Yeah, I know. my humour sucks.
Gandalf forbade the party to kill Gollum, because Gollum still needed to play his part. The dirty dozen were not allowed to kill Hitler in the second movie, even though they easily could have. If Darl was to be killed by some one, you never know who might replace Darl. (S)he could be very well be smart besides legitious. Darls foolishness will probably lead to self destruction in the end anyway.
Then you would stare at a black screen. If all light is held and not transmitted, no waves are projected on your retina - or at least no ligthwaves from the screen.
And he's forgotten Openwall Linux too. It is not the prettiest LiveCD, but it allows you to do most things in order to recover from disasters. And to install Owl ofcourse ;)
It is not the purpose of a PSU to be anoyingly loud either. The quieter, the better.