Thats kinda funny you say that.. Seeing as the last time I saw Europe in the 80's... They were opening for Def Leppard.
Then again... Ratt/Poison was a good double bill... As was White Lion, Great White, and White Snake. (Who played in that order)
I miss the days when any random person could camp out for 12 hours and come up with front row center seats for a concert that would sell out later that day. Now all the choice seats are snapped up by ticket brokers with automated ordering systems... and they resell them for $500 bucks.
Meh.. must be feeling old. Get off my lawn and all that...
Although not directly connected to the NAV problems, my favorite thing about Norton is how Norton Internet Security refuses to allow Live Update connections to other software. It is considered too much of a threat.
Guess what Norton Uses to update Norton Security? You guessed it!
drive by the camera with the film in your hand (or with a helper) and rotate it until the lens looks black. Mark the angle on the film.
Can you figure out the rest, or has schooling degenerated to the point that I need to explain where on your car you would need to place it, and how to attach it?
Sure, tell that to all the parents that have had kids abducted, raped and molested, and then murdered and left in some field somewhere.
You must not have children, and if you do I hope you live in a safe area because you are the parent letting the kids run around and after a couple hours realizing they're gone and phoning your neighbors and going "uh, is Johnney over there?"
Trust and relax. Please, get a frigging clue..
Yep, trust and relax.
Hey parents of kids who have had bad things happen, Newsflash for you: Bad things happen. Sometimes for no reason. You can teach your kids to deal, or you can end your life as it is...and become their 24/7 caretaker for the rest of their lives. But DO NOT EXPECT US TO DO IT FOR YOU, or put up with your poor parenting skills because you made their world "dangerproof".
"Hey, is the little one over there?" is how we grew up. We lived. Most of the kids will you know.
I will not tie my children to electronic leashes now, lest they become accustomed to it...and refuse to fight it, or even be alarmed by it in the future.
Screw "It's for the children" Give them back real playgrounds... real toys, real punishment for injuring others or acting out.
Give them real responsibility, and REAL consequences as they grow. Teach them how to learn from the enviroment, and stop protecting them from everything.
I grew up in 2 places. One an industrial city, with pretty bad crime...and then on a farm during part of the time.
And yes, I have a child, and she knows better in most cases than to do stupid things.
Yours will probably be killed the first time they walk down a sidewalk because you were not holding their hand.
/Come home when the streetlights come on, or call and tell us why you are late //Dont talk to strangers. ///Shut the gate, and don't piss off the bull. ////You break it... you make it right again.
But see.. thats the thing. It doesn't matter whether it gets brought up today, or 10 years from now, its all the same.
With more and more stuff being in searchable archives, no one will be anon soon.
Btw, thanks for posting my name though. I was being semi-vague for a reason. I gave readers enough info to look it up (and even a hint how to do it if they were not as tech savvy as most on/.) without actually directly linking this article to my name.
Now, how long do you think it will be before what you just did is an actionable offense? Honestly... stop and think about it. I think the day is coming quickly.
But hey, I should have figured someone would come along and do that. In fact, regardless of posting someones legal name on a forum being considered "rude" or whatever, it will happen. You just gave the exact example I would have shown.
The creation of another link of my name to that BS Vampire story.
(Obviously I don't care much... it's good to know my name is semi-clean.. but I would not have posted the parent had I really cared about it)
It's great street cred at the goth clubs though. Shame I am not a LARPer.
(The above post was written while I was feeling slightly snarky about a totally unrelated issue. I am not flaming the poster or anything like that... the tone of this post after previewing just seemed a bit toastier than I wanted)
I have spent quite a bit of time on this issue as I have some experience in this area.
Without going into details, (but I know the slashdot crowd can find it, just with a whois on my domains) I was once accused of being a VAMPIRE in a court of law.
Cute, stupid, and it didn't really work for the defendant in the case.
The media had a blast with it. I was on CNN's legal section... I made "News of the odd" The Fax News, several papers, and Fark.
The problems began when a local reporter found my personal website, and went hunting. She found a list of "Pagan buttons and bumpersticker" joke that I thought were humorous and posted them out of context in the article.
Imagine my (very religious) grandmother looking at the paper and finding out that
1) I was pagan (admittedly, my grandfather who was a preacher knew, but asked that I never tell her) 2) I was a Vampire (at least according to some people) and 3) That I was apparently a fan of throwing Christians to lions! (not true)
Problem is, it never goes away. Someone will ask about it from time to time, it comes up in interviews, and just in places I never expect it.
It is somewhat amusing for me... but can you imagine what would happen if someone were to link your name to something really nasty?
I wrote an article on the need for a "media blackout" type of period in regards to recent child porn arrests, where alledged child porn was found on someones machine by a 3rd party.
Inevitably the media learns of the situation (happened with a Best Buy tech who was snooping someones machine in Tennessee)and reports a name and the fact of the arrest.
Whether the individual is guilty or innocent no longer matters at that point. His (or her) name is indelibly linked to "(insert name) arrested on child porn allegations".
Your life would be OVER.
Now I think people who deal with that stuff are sick and need help and I am not defending them in any way! But I do think we are not far from a period where people are going to start suing to have their name scrubbed from certain places on the net. Good luck to them, because getting something off the net is like getting pee out of a pool.
Maybe, but as far as "book to movie" ease goes.. I really think that with current tech (and interest in certain events) that "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" would go over VERY well right now.
Yes, that would be my pick of all the RAH novels.
Then again, I think Nivens "Ringworld" would make for an excellent series.
Yeah, but with the amount of shareware, nagware, usenet posts, and free account signups I have had over the years, I would bet poor old bob@bob.com hates me by now!
I have had my phone in for service since doing my SEEM edit. Verizon, for the most part, could not care less. As long as your water indicator sticker is okay, that is really all they look for.
If you are paranoid, back up your unedited SEEM first, and if you need service, restore to that point before taking it in.
Now, before you say it... if you can boot it, odds are you can restore it. If you can't boot it, they are not going to either when you take it in.
I have returned edited phones under warranty 3x (company "phone go-to guy") I have never had a problem.
Good point, but I keep a lot of multiple-file archives in.rar, so that got my attention pretty quickly. My "Old data" archives, such as my domain backups are also rared. I keep those off the system, but I keep the most recent archive on hand for quick reference./Backs up the Heather Carolin pics.
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Thats kinda funny you say that .. Seeing as the last time I saw Europe in the 80's... They were opening for Def Leppard.
Then again... Ratt/Poison was a good double bill... As was White Lion, Great White, and White Snake. (Who played in that order)
I miss the days when any random person could camp out for 12 hours and come up with front row center seats for a concert that would sell out later that day. Now all the choice seats are snapped up by ticket brokers with automated ordering systems... and they resell them for $500 bucks.
Meh.. must be feeling old. Get off my lawn and all that...
Sounds exactly what happens around here. You from Cincinnati?
Yeah, someone tell the folks over at Sonicare that they are using technology that comes from the future.
Says on my Social Security Card that the card is not to be used for ID purposes, yet I am forced to show it to register a car in Ohio.
(No, additional ID will not suffice according to the Batavia, Ohio BMV)
Just because something is illegal does not stop it from being abused on a large level.
Or are you not from the USA? That might explain you missing the last 6 years here.
Just as long as the superconductors you use on your condensors are not vulnerable to a puppeteer plague.
If that happens its going to take a long time before Louis shows up.
Soon to be snakecicles seek out availible sources of heat, namely the passengers.
Boom, dead people on a motherfucking plane.
I just don't think GenCon has the infrastructure... But it would be cool to see.
Gas prices being what they are, and budgets being crunched, I think you will see a lot of shows combining in the near future.
What is it about say... AVG that you don't like?
I like the small memory footprint, the timely updates, and the ease of interface. (hit it and forget it)
Is there a reason they are not to be trusted? (seriously... not being a smartass)
Although not directly connected to the NAV problems, my favorite thing about Norton is how Norton Internet Security refuses to allow Live Update connections to other software. It is considered too much of a threat.
Guess what Norton Uses to update Norton Security? You guessed it!
drive by the camera with the film in your hand (or with a helper) and rotate it until the lens looks black. Mark the angle on the film.
Can you figure out the rest, or has schooling degenerated to the point that I need to explain where on your car you would need to place it, and how to attach it?
Most photoradar boxes are (were at least) easy to defeat.
I won't spell it out for you, but here is a hint.
They use polarized film over the lens to cut back on windscreen glare.
You must not have children, and if you do I hope you live in a safe area because you are the parent letting the kids run around and after a couple hours realizing they're gone and phoning your neighbors and going "uh, is Johnney over there?"
Trust and relax. Please, get a frigging clue..
Yep, trust and relax.
Hey parents of kids who have had bad things happen, Newsflash for you: Bad things happen. Sometimes for no reason. You can teach your kids to deal, or you can end your life as it is...and become their 24/7 caretaker for the rest of their lives. But DO NOT EXPECT US TO DO IT FOR YOU, or put up with your poor parenting skills because you made their world "dangerproof".
"Hey, is the little one over there?" is how we grew up. We lived. Most of the kids will you know.
I will not tie my children to electronic leashes now, lest they become accustomed to it...and refuse to fight it, or even be alarmed by it in the future.
Screw "It's for the children" Give them back real playgrounds... real toys, real punishment for injuring others or acting out.
Give them real responsibility, and REAL consequences as they grow. Teach them how to learn from the enviroment, and stop protecting them from everything.
I grew up in 2 places. One an industrial city, with pretty bad crime...and then on a farm during part of the time.
And yes, I have a child, and she knows better in most cases than to do stupid things.
Yours will probably be killed the first time they walk down a sidewalk because you were not holding their hand.
Looks like some of the formatting is broken, but it is a good read. (IMHO)
Decently written, and even today somewhat realistic version of what may or may not happen in such a scenario.
But see.. thats the thing. It doesn't matter whether it gets brought up today, or 10 years from now, its all the same.
/.) without actually directly linking this article to my name.
With more and more stuff being in searchable archives, no one will be anon soon.
Btw, thanks for posting my name though. I was being semi-vague for a reason. I gave readers enough info to look it up (and even a hint how to do it if they were not as tech savvy as most on
Now, how long do you think it will be before what you just did is an actionable offense? Honestly... stop and think about it. I think the day is coming quickly.
But hey, I should have figured someone would come along and do that. In fact, regardless of posting someones legal name on a forum being considered "rude" or whatever, it will happen. You just gave the exact example I would have shown.
The creation of another link of my name to that BS Vampire story.
(Obviously I don't care much... it's good to know my name is semi-clean.. but I would not have posted the parent had I really cared about it)
It's great street cred at the goth clubs though. Shame I am not a LARPer.
(The above post was written while I was feeling slightly snarky about a totally unrelated issue. I am not flaming the poster or anything like that... the tone of this post after previewing just seemed a bit toastier than I wanted)
I have spent quite a bit of time on this issue as I have some experience in this area.
Without going into details, (but I know the slashdot crowd can find it, just with a whois on my domains) I was once accused of being a VAMPIRE in a court of law.
Cute, stupid, and it didn't really work for the defendant in the case.
The media had a blast with it. I was on CNN's legal section... I made "News of the odd" The Fax News, several papers, and Fark.
The problems began when a local reporter found my personal website, and went hunting. She found a list of "Pagan buttons and bumpersticker" joke that I thought were humorous and posted them out of context in the article.
Imagine my (very religious) grandmother looking at the paper and finding out that
1) I was pagan (admittedly, my grandfather who was a preacher knew, but asked that I never tell her)
2) I was a Vampire (at least according to some people)
and 3) That I was apparently a fan of throwing Christians to lions! (not true)
Problem is, it never goes away. Someone will ask about it from time to time, it comes up in interviews, and just in places I never expect it.
It is somewhat amusing for me... but can you imagine what would happen if someone were to link your name to something really nasty?
I wrote an article on the need for a "media blackout" type of period in regards to recent child porn arrests, where alledged child porn was found on someones machine by a 3rd party.
Inevitably the media learns of the situation (happened with a Best Buy tech who was snooping someones machine in Tennessee)and reports a name and the fact of the arrest.
Whether the individual is guilty or innocent no longer matters at that point. His (or her) name is indelibly linked to "(insert name) arrested on child porn allegations".
Your life would be OVER.
Now I think people who deal with that stuff are sick and need help and I am not defending them in any way! But I do think we are not far from a period where people are going to start suing to have their name scrubbed from certain places on the net. Good luck to them, because getting something off the net is like getting pee out of a pool.
Or was it "Un-ringing a bell"?
There, I fixed that for you.
Mod me down if you like, but that was too tempting to resist.
Star Trek Book Series. "Enterprise"
The "world ship" used that concept.
18 year ago.
Exactly. It is so big... that louis mentions many times that, aside from the spill mountains or fist of god, you dont even notice it until night.
And then its just a trailing ribbon up into the sky.
Not hard to do with cgi at all.
Come to think of it, one of the hardest things would be the stationary sun.
No shadows on the ringworld, so any outdoor shots would be a bit harder to monitor.
Maybe, but as far as "book to movie" ease goes.. I really think that with current tech (and interest in certain events) that "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" would go over VERY well right now.
Yes, that would be my pick of all the RAH novels.
Then again, I think Nivens "Ringworld" would make for an excellent series.
ACDSee is an excellent example.
Good software, did what it was supposed to do, and did it well.
Clean, small footprint. It. Just. Worked.
Anything over 3.0 is shit. (Much like Winamp, go figure!)
The latest version was a total disaster.
I am starting to feel the same way about Nero as well.
Yeah, but with the amount of shareware, nagware, usenet posts, and free account signups I have had over the years, I would bet poor old bob@bob.com hates me by now!
We'll get Ducky and Abby on it right away.
(Anyone around here watch that episode? Some interesting information there)
I have had my phone in for service since doing my SEEM edit. Verizon, for the most part, could not care less. As long as your water indicator sticker is okay, that is really all they look for.
If you are paranoid, back up your unedited SEEM first, and if you need service, restore to that point before taking it in.
Now, before you say it... if you can boot it, odds are you can restore it. If you can't boot it, they are not going to either when you take it in.
I have returned edited phones under warranty 3x (company "phone go-to guy") I have never had a problem.
a 10 second search on several sites and a SEEM edit and you can enable obex on your verizon phones.
My e815 is now an e815m and plays anything I want it too, within reason. Mp3's video, etc.
Good point, but I keep a lot of multiple-file archives in .rar, so that got my attention pretty quickly. My "Old data" archives, such as my domain backups are also rared. I keep those off the system, but I keep the most recent archive on hand for quick reference. /Backs up the Heather Carolin pics.