There once was a young man named Lin,
Whose prick was the size of a pin,
His girlfriend laughed,
As she fondled his shaft,
and said "Well this won't be much of a sin."
There was a young woman named Goda,
Who once built an erotic pagoda,
For the walls of its halls,
Were festooned with the balls,
And the tools of the fools who bestroda.
There was a young plumber of Leigh,
Who was plumbing a maid by the sea,
Said the maid, "Stop your plumbing,
I think someone's coming!"
Said the plumber, still plumbing, "It's me."
I have no idea what dark recess of my mind was hanging on to those. They've been in there for a long time. Sorry 'bout that.
I'm left speechless. It's as if someone with an ounce of intelligence has cunningly infiltrated their way in.
Well, I'll reserve judgment on how bright the man is until I see what kind of policies ultimately result... but damn, I gotta give the man credit for a good analogy. Now, if he could just come up with one using a car, Slashdot would welcome him with open arms.
It's likely not economic for them to enforce, either. In a recent story on catching Internet Criminals, it was brought up that the UK Government has to pay something like $300 per request when requesting user data from ISPs. That -can't- be worth it, given the number of people and likely few convictions that this would actually result in.
On the other hand, they can just pass another law that requires ISPs to foot the bill. That won't take long, if cost becomes an issue.
WTF? Your argument makes no sense at all. If they're banning pot because it makes you think, then why aren't they banning, say, chess clubs? Or schools? Or any intellectual organisation? Or books?
I think you need to lay off the weed, man.
Actually, I think the GP was trying to make a joke, or otherwise be funny, when some stoner mods came along and upmodded him Insightful.
Wow. Fellating must be really fun if they are willing to fly a few hundred miles to do it.
So what's fellating?
Well, like Randy Bachman said, "Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far, if you get in with the right bunch of fellows." I think it has something to do with teamwork, but I'm not sure.
But again, none of this matters when you're dealing with power- and money-hungry companies.
Remember, the old AT&T is loooong gone. This is the "new" AT&T, which is actually SBC, the most obnoxious of all the ex-Baby Bells. SBC, the company once helmed by Edward J. "These are MY pipes!" Whitacre. Never depend upon a man's better nature, because he might not have one. In this case, we not only know they don't, but they're exhibiting most of the signs of sociopathy. Bad news for us.
This is the easy solution that will actually be implemented.
I tend to agree, given the past histories of both AT&T and Comcast when it comes to giving up customer information to the RIAA's thugs (is that too strong a word? I don't think so.) What sucks is that I'm in the process of dumping Comcast for AT&T's U-Verse. Now I find that AT&T is also going to be willfully complicit in the music industry's destructive campaign. This is absolute, unadulterated pure bullshit.
Someone needs to explain to the clowns running these outfits (Robertson, I'm talking to you), using words of two syllables or less, just why people want broadband in the first place, and what will happen to their customer base if they don't get it. What I want to know is, how did the RIAA (which, after all, represents companies that are a tiny fraction of the size and power of AT&T, Comcast, and the other big boys) manage to get them to go along with this? Don't they realize that this is a public relations disaster in the making? Something about this smells, really, it does... there's something going on under the table here. Otherwise, this makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, do you really think that AT&T, which has legal and lobbying staff every bit the equal of IBM's Nazgul, can in any way be threatened by the RIAA's third-rate attorneys? I don't think so. There's more to this than meets the eye.
He lost because he didn't have the balls to try and win. He was so scared of Russia or China coming in he was afraid to really do anything that might work.
Define "win". The kill ratio between U.S. and NVA forces was horrendous. Had we kept it up, tried to (ahem) "win", our leaders would likely be accused of attempted genocide.
Very well, I'll agree, there are plenty of non-European fuckwits out there. Possibly you can count yourself one of them.
In any event, the OP, who was at least as much flamebait as I was, got modded +5 Interesting. Apparently plenty of non-European nationalities are also perfectly capable of expressing their anti-American sentiment using mod points which, as I pointed out, is against the rules. Either that, or they are only capable of recognizing anything resembling "flamebait" if it is an American who is perceived as generating it.
Look to your own motivations before you complain about mine.
Which would you rather be: a human being receiving 'threats and intimidation', or one of their victims, being slowly tortured to death in a laboratory, in the name of fraudulent 'research'?
Dude... you hear that cracking noise? It's the limb you're standing on breaking off. I really get torqued when people try to compare animals to human beings as if we're equivalent. They aren't to us, and we most certainly are not to them. Deal with that.
Civil disobedience is a time-honoured tradition, but as you say, it is a last resort for use when nothing else is working.
A good percentage of Western societies are rapidly approaching that point. And you do many of those who have expressed themselves via civil disobedience a disservice. It's not just a tradition... I mean, Christmas is a tradition. Groundhog Day is a tradition. Civil disobedience is much more than that. It can be a legitimate method of forcing, or at least encouraging a change for the better. As an American I will say this: civil disobedience, peaceful or otherwise, has helped shape my society over the past couple hundred years, and we're better off because of that. Call it a last resort if you wish, but you'd be surprised how often subcultures within a given society can be pushed to that point. Large numbers of people saying, very simply, "No. We're not going to take it anymore" have done more to bring America to the brink of being truly civilized than anything else. It's when people lie down with the sheep and can't be bothered to be disobedient when necessary is when matters go from bad to worse.
Your comment seems to say "if it ain't broke don't fix it". The thing is, it is broke, and it always was, they're just trying to fix it, even if it gets ugly.
Nope, not at all. What I am saying is that, as problems are found and "fixed", over time we we end up with a massive kluge that may no longer be fixable. Or at least, a situation where the cost of fixing something exceeds the cost of doing it over, incorporate lessons learned in the first attempt.
Well, I understand that there are two sides to the issue... but the original Telecommunications Act of 1934 granted AT&T monopoly status in exchange for a few things. One of those was universal coverage, and that did work pretty well. Frankly, given that the taxpayer has treated the telcos extremely well in the past decade, I'd say they should have to take the good with the bad. Internet access is no longer just for the rich or tech-minded anymore: it really is as important for millions of people as the telephone was before it. The reality is, the likes of Comcast and Verizon are not particularly civic-minded (which is to be expected), but, if they want to play in this game, using an immense quantity of public resources and funds, a good chunk of We the People should not be left out in the cold.
I suspect that either by explicit training or shared values they give away very little and much of what they say would deliberately lead anyone following down the wrong path.
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A more accurate description might be: a rare, contained, non-transferrable and temporary occurance of common sense.
Yes, probably a Class Five Full Roaming Vapor. Definitely not a Free-Roaming Repeater, so don't expect to see it again anytime soon.
De minimis non curat lex.
Not bad. How about these:
There once was a young man named Lin,
Whose prick was the size of a pin,
His girlfriend laughed,
As she fondled his shaft,
and said "Well this won't be much of a sin."
There was a young woman named Goda,
Who once built an erotic pagoda,
For the walls of its halls,
Were festooned with the balls,
And the tools of the fools who bestroda.
There was a young plumber of Leigh,
Who was plumbing a maid by the sea,
Said the maid, "Stop your plumbing,
I think someone's coming!"
Said the plumber, still plumbing, "It's me."
I have no idea what dark recess of my mind was hanging on to those. They've been in there for a long time. Sorry 'bout that.
I'm left speechless. It's as if someone with an ounce of intelligence has cunningly infiltrated their way in.
Well, I'll reserve judgment on how bright the man is until I see what kind of policies ultimately result ... but damn, I gotta give the man credit for a good analogy. Now, if he could just come up with one using a car, Slashdot would welcome him with open arms.
> Why not? We do it here daily in the USA.
In Europe, we forgive and turn the other cheek ;)
I take it the devout christian states in the US have less severe sentences than the evil athiest states?
Nope. They just squeeze in between both cheeks.
It's likely not economic for them to enforce, either. In a recent story on catching Internet Criminals, it was brought up that the UK Government has to pay something like $300 per request when requesting user data from ISPs. That -can't- be worth it, given the number of people and likely few convictions that this would actually result in.
On the other hand, they can just pass another law that requires ISPs to foot the bill. That won't take long, if cost becomes an issue.
WTF? Your argument makes no sense at all. If they're banning pot because it makes you think, then why aren't they banning, say, chess clubs? Or schools? Or any intellectual organisation? Or books?
I think you need to lay off the weed, man.
Actually, I think the GP was trying to make a joke, or otherwise be funny, when some stoner mods came along and upmodded him Insightful.
Wow. Fellating must be really fun if they are willing to fly a few hundred miles to do it.
So what's fellating?
Well, like Randy Bachman said, "Get a second-hand guitar, chances are you'll go far, if you get in with the right bunch of fellows." I think it has something to do with teamwork, but I'm not sure.
But again, none of this matters when you're dealing with power- and money-hungry companies.
Remember, the old AT&T is loooong gone. This is the "new" AT&T, which is actually SBC, the most obnoxious of all the ex-Baby Bells. SBC, the company once helmed by Edward J. "These are MY pipes!" Whitacre. Never depend upon a man's better nature, because he might not have one. In this case, we not only know they don't, but they're exhibiting most of the signs of sociopathy. Bad news for us.
Nono, that's the first A.
"Recording Industry Assholes of America."
=Smidge=
Here's a Letterman-style Top Ten list (feel free to come up with more):
10. Reprehensible In All Activites
9. Reproduction Is An Abomination
8. Rotten Industry Attacks All
7. Rats Infesting American Artistry
6. Recording Industry Artistic Abuse
5. Rabid Industry Attack Animals
4. Ripping Is Anti American
3. Ripping Indies An Asshole
2. Reducing Innovation And Achievement
And the number one answer:
1. Racketeering Is An Asset
This is the easy solution that will actually be implemented.
I tend to agree, given the past histories of both AT&T and Comcast when it comes to giving up customer information to the RIAA's thugs (is that too strong a word? I don't think so.) What sucks is that I'm in the process of dumping Comcast for AT&T's U-Verse. Now I find that AT&T is also going to be willfully complicit in the music industry's destructive campaign. This is absolute, unadulterated pure bullshit.
... there's something going on under the table here. Otherwise, this makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, do you really think that AT&T, which has legal and lobbying staff every bit the equal of IBM's Nazgul, can in any way be threatened by the RIAA's third-rate attorneys? I don't think so. There's more to this than meets the eye.
Someone needs to explain to the clowns running these outfits (Robertson, I'm talking to you), using words of two syllables or less, just why people want broadband in the first place, and what will happen to their customer base if they don't get it. What I want to know is, how did the RIAA (which, after all, represents companies that are a tiny fraction of the size and power of AT&T, Comcast, and the other big boys) manage to get them to go along with this? Don't they realize that this is a public relations disaster in the making? Something about this smells, really, it does
He lost because he didn't have the balls to try and win. He was so scared of Russia or China coming in he was afraid to really do anything that might work.
Define "win". The kill ratio between U.S. and NVA forces was horrendous. Had we kept it up, tried to (ahem) "win", our leaders would likely be accused of attempted genocide.
Very well, I'll agree, there are plenty of non-European fuckwits out there. Possibly you can count yourself one of them.
In any event, the OP, who was at least as much flamebait as I was, got modded +5 Interesting. Apparently plenty of non-European nationalities are also perfectly capable of expressing their anti-American sentiment using mod points which, as I pointed out, is against the rules. Either that, or they are only capable of recognizing anything resembling "flamebait" if it is an American who is perceived as generating it.
Look to your own motivations before you complain about mine.
The way they do it, joe public can't really be sure what version they have.
You're assuming that they want us to. Be unconfused, that is. They obviously make more money by confusing the fuck out of people.
Who's up for guessing what the difference is between Windows 7 'Starter' and Windows 7 'Home Basic?
"Starter" won't do much more than, well, start, and "Home Basic" will let you get your email.
Those are damned near impossible to get in California.
Unless, of course, you're "special." Well, I'll remember that if I ever meet up with here in a back alley somewhere.
Which would you rather be: a human being receiving 'threats and intimidation', or one of their victims, being slowly tortured to death in a laboratory, in the name of fraudulent 'research'?
Dude ... you hear that cracking noise? It's the limb you're standing on breaking off. I really get torqued when people try to compare animals to human beings as if we're equivalent. They aren't to us, and we most certainly are not to them. Deal with that.
Civil disobedience is a time-honoured tradition, but as you say, it is a last resort for use when nothing else is working.
A good percentage of Western societies are rapidly approaching that point. And you do many of those who have expressed themselves via civil disobedience a disservice. It's not just a tradition ... I mean, Christmas is a tradition. Groundhog Day is a tradition. Civil disobedience is much more than that. It can be a legitimate method of forcing, or at least encouraging a change for the better. As an American I will say this: civil disobedience, peaceful or otherwise, has helped shape my society over the past couple hundred years, and we're better off because of that. Call it a last resort if you wish, but you'd be surprised how often subcultures within a given society can be pushed to that point. Large numbers of people saying, very simply, "No. We're not going to take it anymore" have done more to bring America to the brink of being truly civilized than anything else. It's when people lie down with the sheep and can't be bothered to be disobedient when necessary is when matters go from bad to worse.
Why did you have to mention that song? Now I have to go clean my brain out with Clorox. Inconsiderate clod.
I use muriatic acid, myself, but whatever works for you.
Your comment seems to say "if it ain't broke don't fix it". The thing is, it is broke, and it always was, they're just trying to fix it, even if it gets ugly.
Nope, not at all. What I am saying is that, as problems are found and "fixed", over time we we end up with a massive kluge that may no longer be fixable. Or at least, a situation where the cost of fixing something exceeds the cost of doing it over, incorporate lessons learned in the first attempt.
Well, I understand that there are two sides to the issue ... but the original Telecommunications Act of 1934 granted AT&T monopoly status in exchange for a few things. One of those was universal coverage, and that did work pretty well. Frankly, given that the taxpayer has treated the telcos extremely well in the past decade, I'd say they should have to take the good with the bad. Internet access is no longer just for the rich or tech-minded anymore: it really is as important for millions of people as the telephone was before it. The reality is, the likes of Comcast and Verizon are not particularly civic-minded (which is to be expected), but, if they want to play in this game, using an immense quantity of public resources and funds, a good chunk of We the People should not be left out in the cold.
I think that still falls under torture though.
Well, it's not crystal blue persuasion, that's for sure.
This is supposed to be a news site. Is there any purpose to this article other than blatant Microsoft bashing?
Um ... should there be?
Clearly, I cannot drink the wine in front of you!
Does anyone know if the bomb is 'atomically' correct?
Yes, but it's not intrinsically "safe".
I suspect that either by explicit training or shared values they give away very little and much of what they say would deliberately lead anyone following down the wrong path.
Do you consider that a bad thing?
I don't.