You'd run in to the problem of people not wanting you to build power plants in or around Yellowstone, even though it could prevent the death of those same people.
Is this a joke? You can do what you want with your own car. I bet you took the muffler off and made it sound like a weed-eater. Heck, we don't even have to keep our cars in safe operating condition in my state any more!
Teach them how to write software, let them write it with or without an IDE. Don't waste your time (and their's) teaching them IDE features. The code is what is importiant, not what they use to write it.
I agree. I can't imagine that someone talking on a cell phone can be any more irritating than someone talking to the guy next to him. I mean, that happens all the time on airplanes, and it's twice as much audible talking!
And I bet thousands of cell phones forget to get shut down as planes take off every day all over the world. I've done it a few times myself.
How is this idea different than driving to Blockbuster, picking up a DVD, and driving home to watch it? I mean, besides creating a nice place for thieves to hang out where a lot of people will be walking around with expensive iPods.
This probe is likely to fall into the hands of alien's looking for a new home planet. They will come to Earth and eradicate all human life, except those of us who's names have been inscribed on the "metal can of divine guidance" (as they will call it) and they will behold us as gods and shower us with phlegm incrusted snot-balls (a great complement where they come from).
This story is just an artifact from the announcement that Apple contracted Freescale until 2008 to provide processors. This may be simply a CYA manuver in case something goes south with the intel deal (be it delays etc).
So I'm not sure that this means you won't get your portables until 2008, just that Apple has a backup plan in case, with intel portables in 2008 as a longest possible estimate.
I remember one episode in the series (Where Jane was shooting at something through space) and it was completly silent. Maybe this is just my bad memory, but it seems like there was at least an attempt to do the no sound in space thing.
I'm an avid downloader of television shows. I could tape them on my VCR, but the quality is much better if downloaded.
Over the past few months, I've wondered about the legality of this, since it's analogous to taping the show and watching it later (assuming I fast forward through commercials).
This article mentions film, music, and software. Three things I won't download. But I'm just not sure about TV. I'm only downloading shows available on my local cable channels, not stuff on HBO, Showtime, etc, which I do not pay for. What's the word on this?
I believe what we are seeing is the kicking and screaming part of being dragged into the 21st century.
The market is clearly demanding new and more convenient ways to procure digital data, some companies are giving it to them legally and doing very well at it (iTunes Music Store). Sooner or later, the RIAA and the MPAA will break down and join us in this happy utopia, but not before the requisite amount of kicking and screaming has been sufficiently exhausted.
Naturally, I spelled amount incorrectly. Yes I already know. This is my preventative measure against any flames I may receive because of my poor pre-submittal practices.
They don't disclose the amount because it's a paltry sum, the guilty party being an unemployed recent graduate. It's much scarier this way, thus dissuading future bit torrenting of NDA protected material. If we knew the actual penalty was a few hundred bucks, then how dissuasive would that be?
That's my theory anyway. I hope Apple was nice enough to the kid, he's allowed at least one stupid mistake.
There's a transcript of the call here. I'm not sure who transcribed it, but it is apparently the phone call you are referring to.
He provided them with a list of domains which should be removed from their list, including his. So I think he really did provide them with the info they needed to take him off.
But you may be right about his intentions, as he makes several comments about the fact that they are already indebted to him. It's a short read, check it out.
The author's evidence that Google is developing a OS replacement is kind of sketchy. They hired a guy from MS, they have a desktop search, and an email replacement... etc.
Nothing that screams OS replacement in the works. As speculation, it's interesting but it'll never work without ubiquitous wireless broadband.
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You'd run in to the problem of people not wanting you to build power plants in or around Yellowstone, even though it could prevent the death of those same people.
Is this a joke? You can do what you want with your own car. I bet you took the muffler off and made it sound like a weed-eater. Heck, we don't even have to keep our cars in safe operating condition in my state any more!
What we need is a Caps Lock Lock key!
Teach them how to write software, let them write it with or without an IDE. Don't waste your time (and their's) teaching them IDE features. The code is what is importiant, not what they use to write it.
PayPal turned over another user's confidential details to me just for disputing a charge on my account! See...
I agree. I can't imagine that someone talking on a cell phone can be any more irritating than someone talking to the guy next to him. I mean, that happens all the time on airplanes, and it's twice as much audible talking!
And I bet thousands of cell phones forget to get shut down as planes take off every day all over the world. I've done it a few times myself.
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How is this idea different than driving to Blockbuster, picking up a DVD, and driving home to watch it? I mean, besides creating a nice place for thieves to hang out where a lot of people will be walking around with expensive iPods.
No commercials, 1.99 per show.
This probe is likely to fall into the hands of alien's looking for a new home planet. They will come to Earth and eradicate all human life, except those of us who's names have been inscribed on the "metal can of divine guidance" (as they will call it) and they will behold us as gods and shower us with phlegm incrusted snot-balls (a great complement where they come from).
You want your name on that list!
This story is just an artifact from the announcement that Apple contracted Freescale until 2008 to provide processors. This may be simply a CYA manuver in case something goes south with the intel deal (be it delays etc).
So I'm not sure that this means you won't get your portables until 2008, just that Apple has a backup plan in case, with intel portables in 2008 as a longest possible estimate.
-T.
Hopefully not at the wrong body though.
I don't get it. If the Economist gives its contents away for free on the web, reading it is not piracy? I bet they appriciate the ad revenue.
I remember one episode in the series (Where Jane was shooting at something through space) and it was completly silent. Maybe this is just my bad memory, but it seems like there was at least an attempt to do the no sound in space thing.
I'm an avid downloader of television shows. I could tape them on my VCR, but the quality is much better if downloaded.
Over the past few months, I've wondered about the legality of this, since it's analogous to taping the show and watching it later (assuming I fast forward through commercials).
This article mentions film, music, and software. Three things I won't download. But I'm just not sure about TV. I'm only downloading shows available on my local cable channels, not stuff on HBO, Showtime, etc, which I do not pay for. What's the word on this?
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I believe what we are seeing is the kicking and screaming part of being dragged into the 21st century.
The market is clearly demanding new and more convenient ways to procure digital data, some companies are giving it to them legally and doing very well at it (iTunes Music Store). Sooner or later, the RIAA and the MPAA will break down and join us in this happy utopia, but not before the requisite amount of kicking and screaming has been sufficiently exhausted.
You are so downloading music aren't you? Nobody wants that legal crap :)
subject says it all.
Maybe it was a poor choice of words, but they have the right to limit the activity on their own network, whether the activiy is legal or not.
Naturally, I spelled amount incorrectly. Yes I already know. This is my preventative measure against any flames I may receive because of my poor pre-submittal practices.
They don't disclose the amount because it's a paltry sum, the guilty party being an unemployed recent graduate. It's much scarier this way, thus dissuading future bit torrenting of NDA protected material. If we knew the actual penalty was a few hundred bucks, then how dissuasive would that be?
That's my theory anyway. I hope Apple was nice enough to the kid, he's allowed at least one stupid mistake.
There's a transcript of the call here. I'm not sure who transcribed it, but it is apparently the phone call you are referring to.
He provided them with a list of domains which should be removed from their list, including his. So I think he really did provide them with the info they needed to take him off.
But you may be right about his intentions, as he makes several comments about the fact that they are already indebted to him. It's a short read, check it out.
The author's evidence that Google is developing a OS replacement is kind of sketchy. They hired a guy from MS, they have a desktop search, and an email replacement... etc.
Nothing that screams OS replacement in the works. As speculation, it's interesting but it'll never work without ubiquitous wireless broadband.
So far this just sounds like catch up. Are they going to have any new ideas here? I think I'll just stick with Firefox.
Who will be the first person to circle the globe without stoping using a human powered flying vehicle?