However, background checks generally aren't Google searches. Rather, they perform credit checks and criminal background checks. If you're spending the money for a professional to run a background check, one should hope they're doing more than just doing a Google search, especially considering the potentail for false positives.
Anyway, since my first post I've found four results where I (my real name) comes up on a Google search. 1 was my Gamespot.com user profile, and the rest of them were harmless (under essentially any scrutiny) message board posts.
Addendum: I didn't catch the part of the article with his response to the judge about the money he swindled people out of.
Yeah, the bastard needs to tell where the money is. Perhaps what should be done is he should serve out his sentance at Guantanimo Bay, he serves real hard time, we learn where the money is, and he wouldn't be the finantial drain he would be if they just kept him in prison untill he fessed up to the money was hid.
"Oh, they support firefox, so they must not be THAT bad".
Not to mention that if no one downloads it they can say "Well, people who don't use open source apps don't want support from Microsoft," and then drop the WMP plugin and use that as an excuse to not support OpenDocument.
However, and has been mentioned, one of the big things non/.ers want with their IM programs is an attractive interface. So, while I respect the reasons by the GAIM Developers don't want skins with their program, perhaps it's time to perhaps time to put out a open-source universal IM client that does. Yes, it'd take a lot of work (I'd do it myself but I don't posess the skills at this time, although one of my goals is to learn programming in C or C++), however, if the big thing users outside of Slashdot are looking for is an IM client that isn't loaded with bloatware, doesn't hog system resources, but still looks nice and thus supports skinning (since "looks nice" is subjective), then, frankly, I think they should get it.
So, young people are concerned with Gaim having a fugly UI. Well, what, precicely, is stopping people from writing an attractive looking skin for Gaim? And if it doesn't support skinning, why hasn't anyone written skinning support into Gaim yet?
Hell, if I knew C, and any particular artistic talent, I'd do it.
IANAL, but, as I understand it, with the shipping restrictions, they only apply with shipping those computers to certain companies. If you were shipping to, say, North Korea, Iran, or any number of potentially third-world dictatorships, then you'd probably have problems. However, if you're shipping to Austraila or New Zealand, you probably wouldn't have any problems.
A use that wasn't mentioned in the article that came to mind:
A server at a sit-down restaurant could use this to take your order, and send it, via a wireless network, to a display in the kitchen, showing what orders are pending. Also, possibly, you could incorperate a small printer of some sort into the device to print off the bill for the customer (or you could just send the bill to wirelessly to a printer, doesn't matter to me).
And, of course, there's the added little fun bits like writing an app to automatically calculate how much the tip was supposed to be, so you know whether to put eye-drops in that customer's drink next time or not.;-) (And yes, I did see that episode of CSI.)
Barenaked Ladies
Bought the albums, why do I need to download em?
Nelly Furtado
Nope
Celine Dion
See response for Avril Lavigne
Our Lady Peace
Nope
Sloan
Never heard of 'im
K.D. Lang
Nope
Holly Cole
Never heard of 'er
Rush
I buy their albums. (Tries to think of a witty comment comparing the RIAA and the Priests of the Temple of Cyrix, fails, and continues to go through the list)
Neil Young
I don't like his newer stuff at all. My parents have his older albums, plus a bunch of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young albums. And, frankly, I liked C,S,N,Y better. Besides, he's kind of odd and techno-phobic (he hates CD, and thinks that we should still be using vinyl records, because they have more "character" - yeah, they do, but they also wear out and are more difficult to cue up then CDs are).
Sarah McLachlan
Haven't heard much of her stuff.
The Guess Who
Ditto
Joni Mitchell
My parents own copies of her albums, so not much need to download there either
It's good to know that American television doesn't have a monopoly on clueless talking heads blabbering on in things that they do not necessarily know anything about.
This has already been said in response to this comment, but it bears repeating, if only to make it perfectly clear - he's making an apples-and-oranges comparison. When you buy a book, in general, the book contains the exact same information that every other copy of the same book has.
But, to continue with the article writer's (faulty) book analogy, the publisher is not responsible for the purchasers' bookshelves. The shelves might be too close togeather to fit the book, they might be full, leaving no room for the book, or they might be straining under the weight of all the books currently on them, and the addition of the latest book causes the shelves to break.
The book represents the software with a License Agreement, and the shelves represent the home computer. Frankly, someone's hardware (width of the shelves) could conflict with the software, as well as memory space/fragmentation (# of books on the shelves), or system resources/operating system (strength of the shelves to bear the weight of the books), or system security (which I'll represent by whether the front-door is locked or not).
If a book doesn't fit on my shelves, causes my shelves to break by adding to the weight of books already on the shelves, that's not the publisher's fault. Nor is it their fault if I leave my home unsecured by taking security measures to make sure the system is secure (locking the door(s) and windows, installing a security system). If the pages fall out of the book, or information in the book is inappropriate or inaccurate, that is their problem.
Now, as I said before, this is far from the best analogy, if not the worst analogy. Microsoft should take responsibility for it's security holes, and, to a certain degree, it has, by releasing patches, and now by changing their software development culture to move away from writing spagetti code. The Open Source community does take responsiblity for the quality of the code made, by making the source avalable, so that people can find the security holes, and then fix them. Making the Open Source community liable for any security holes or bugs in Linux is counter-productive.
What Mr. Thompson is suggesting would lead to a chilling effect on software develipment, by raising the barrier to entry to those who can afford to defend themselves in court against bug-related lawsuits. Thus, companies with already enormous war-chests will be in a strong position, whereas new-comers will have difficulty with getting liablility insurance (and if they don't need it now, if Bill gets his way, they would.)
Hmm, in an semi-unrelated note, while Thompson is a fairly common last name, I wonder if Bill and Jack are related.
The owners of DriveThruRPG.com would disagree with you there. They're selling un-DRM'd pdfs of Role-Playing Game books, and have been doing so for a while now, and I'm not talking indy stuff. White Wolf, FanPro, and Malhavoc Press, among others are taking advantage of both. And I'm not talking about OOP books here. FanPro has been making Shadowrun 4th Edition avalable for purchase as an E-Book well before the physical book hit stores.
It made sense to me. Anakin knows Obi-Wan is alive. Palpatine couldn't find Yoda's body, so assuming he was dead would be an unwise idea. So, it would be a very good idea for Yoda and Obi-wan to lay low for a while. A long while. I didn't particularly need expository dialogue to figure that out.
Frankly, the big studios tend to under-estimate the intelligence of the audience sometimes. For instance, the scenes of the T1000 searching John Connor's room by touch being cut at the studio's request from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".
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However, background checks generally aren't Google searches. Rather, they perform credit checks and criminal background checks. If you're spending the money for a professional to run a background check, one should hope they're doing more than just doing a Google search, especially considering the potentail for false positives.
Anyway, since my first post I've found four results where I (my real name) comes up on a Google search. 1 was my Gamespot.com user profile, and the rest of them were harmless (under essentially any scrutiny) message board posts.My last name is Case. Just try to find me online in Google. I can't even google me and find who I'm looking for.
By wearing low-rise jeans, of course. ;-)
Addendum: I didn't catch the part of the article with his response to the judge about the money he swindled people out of.
Yeah, the bastard needs to tell where the money is. Perhaps what should be done is he should serve out his sentance at Guantanimo Bay, he serves real hard time, we learn where the money is, and he wouldn't be the finantial drain he would be if they just kept him in prison untill he fessed up to the money was hid.The schmuck probably spent it all.
"Oh, they support firefox, so they must not be THAT bad".
Not to mention that if no one downloads it they can say "Well, people who don't use open source apps don't want support from Microsoft," and then drop the WMP plugin and use that as an excuse to not support OpenDocument.For once, I don't care if it runs Linux, just so long as it runs Gateway to Aphasi. I had so much fun playing that game back in the day...
Wikipedia's got some web-based Ibuprofin for them thar migrane. The Story Thus Far:
This should get you started in learning all you need to know to get you caught up. Hope this helps!
I find Jack Thompson to be the lawyer equivilent of Jim "The Ultimate Warrior" Hellig A.K.A "Warrior".
Does this mean he'll accuse us (/. and Penny Arcade) of trying to pull a DoS attack on his web site?
Don't you mean the truck would to over the Fiat? There is a difference. :-)
Okay, those are some good reasons.
However, and has been mentioned, one of the big things nonWhile I know there is much, much more to adding skinning to Gaim then knowing C, if you don't know a language, you can't even start.
So, young people are concerned with Gaim having a fugly UI. Well, what, precicely, is stopping people from writing an attractive looking skin for Gaim? And if it doesn't support skinning, why hasn't anyone written skinning support into Gaim yet?
Hell, if I knew C, and any particular artistic talent, I'd do it.Mod up: Funny!
IANAL, but, as I understand it, with the shipping restrictions, they only apply with shipping those computers to certain companies. If you were shipping to, say, North Korea, Iran, or any number of potentially third-world dictatorships, then you'd probably have problems. However, if you're shipping to Austraila or New Zealand, you probably wouldn't have any problems.
That's okay. I have a cookie.
Perhaps they might be able to come to some sort of arrangment in which Apple doesn't use the "Apple" name on the label. "iMusic" maybe, or "iRecords"?
I don't know... Harlan Ellison might be further along that extreme then OSC is.
A server at a sit-down restaurant could use this to take your order, and send it, via a wireless network, to a display in the kitchen, showing what orders are pending. Also, possibly, you could incorperate a small printer of some sort into the device to print off the bill for the customer (or you could just send the bill to wirelessly to a printer, doesn't matter to me).
And, of course, there's the added little fun bits like writing an app to automatically calculate how much the tip was supposed to be, so you know whether to put eye-drops in that customer's drink next time or not.Nope
Alana Myles
Nope
Alanis Morrisette
Nope
Avril Lavigne
Fuck no!
Barenaked Ladies
Bought the albums, why do I need to download em?
Nelly Furtado
Nope
Celine Dion
See response for Avril Lavigne
Our Lady Peace
Nope
Sloan
Never heard of 'im
K.D. Lang
Nope
Holly Cole
Never heard of 'er Rush
I buy their albums. (Tries to think of a witty comment comparing the RIAA and the Priests of the Temple of Cyrix, fails, and continues to go through the list)
Neil Young
I don't like his newer stuff at all. My parents have his older albums, plus a bunch of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young albums. And, frankly, I liked C,S,N,Y better. Besides, he's kind of odd and techno-phobic (he hates CD, and thinks that we should still be using vinyl records, because they have more "character" - yeah, they do, but they also wear out and are more difficult to cue up then CDs are).
Sarah McLachlan
Haven't heard much of her stuff.
The Guess Who
Ditto
Joni Mitchell
My parents own copies of her albums, so not much need to download there either
The Tragically Hip
Never heard anything by them.
Big Sugar
Never heard of them.
Kim Mitchell
Never heard of her
Leonard Cohen
Never heard of him.
It's good to know that American television doesn't have a monopoly on clueless talking heads blabbering on in things that they do not necessarily know anything about.
This has already been said in response to this comment, but it bears repeating, if only to make it perfectly clear - he's making an apples-and-oranges comparison. When you buy a book, in general, the book contains the exact same information that every other copy of the same book has.
But, to continue with the article writer's (faulty) book analogy, the publisher is not responsible for the purchasers' bookshelves. The shelves might be too close togeather to fit the book, they might be full, leaving no room for the book, or they might be straining under the weight of all the books currently on them, and the addition of the latest book causes the shelves to break.
The book represents the software with a License Agreement, and the shelves represent the home computer. Frankly, someone's hardware (width of the shelves) could conflict with the software, as well as memory space/fragmentation (# of books on the shelves), or system resources/operating system (strength of the shelves to bear the weight of the books), or system security (which I'll represent by whether the front-door is locked or not).
If a book doesn't fit on my shelves, causes my shelves to break by adding to the weight of books already on the shelves, that's not the publisher's fault. Nor is it their fault if I leave my home unsecured by taking security measures to make sure the system is secure (locking the door(s) and windows, installing a security system). If the pages fall out of the book, or information in the book is inappropriate or inaccurate, that is their problem.
Now, as I said before, this is far from the best analogy, if not the worst analogy. Microsoft should take responsibility for it's security holes, and, to a certain degree, it has, by releasing patches, and now by changing their software development culture to move away from writing spagetti code. The Open Source community does take responsiblity for the quality of the code made, by making the source avalable, so that people can find the security holes, and then fix them. Making the Open Source community liable for any security holes or bugs in Linux is counter-productive.
What Mr. Thompson is suggesting would lead to a chilling effect on software develipment, by raising the barrier to entry to those who can afford to defend themselves in court against bug-related lawsuits. Thus, companies with already enormous war-chests will be in a strong position, whereas new-comers will have difficulty with getting liablility insurance (and if they don't need it now, if Bill gets his way, they would.)
Hmm, in an semi-unrelated note, while Thompson is a fairly common last name, I wonder if Bill and Jack are related.The owners of DriveThruRPG.com would disagree with you there. They're selling un-DRM'd pdfs of Role-Playing Game books, and have been doing so for a while now, and I'm not talking indy stuff. White Wolf, FanPro, and Malhavoc Press, among others are taking advantage of both. And I'm not talking about OOP books here. FanPro has been making Shadowrun 4th Edition avalable for purchase as an E-Book well before the physical book hit stores.
It made sense to me. Anakin knows Obi-Wan is alive. Palpatine couldn't find Yoda's body, so assuming he was dead would be an unwise idea. So, it would be a very good idea for Yoda and Obi-wan to lay low for a while. A long while. I didn't particularly need expository dialogue to figure that out.
Frankly, the big studios tend to under-estimate the intelligence of the audience sometimes. For instance, the scenes of the T1000 searching John Connor's room by touch being cut at the studio's request from "Terminator 2: Judgement Day".
IIRC, there are a lot of ed2k servers out there operated by third parties. Those will still be around.