Eventually the spiders turn into humanoid form, and one wants to all get it on with Carter, which is totally messed up... and then Jack totally blows them up.
Why is it that Scuttlemonkey favors Beatles-Beatles posts so heavily. I mean seriously, some of us are reasonably logical. It is nearly impossible that one person could hit the front page with almost every single article submission, without some kind of favoritism, with great frequency. If someone would just tell us what the deal is, I expect you wouldn't see the entire articles devoted to the "paranoia" you refer to. Obviously people agree that something is wrong, as I haven't seen an on-topic comment yet, and the moderators all agree.
Otherwise we're talking one hell of a coincidence.
You have to love this. You know the little prick was trying to pull tail by bragging about how brilliant he is (as if this hasn't been done for like twenty years). Now he cries like a bitch when he gets caught, and every chick he bragged to is laughing at him crying like a 13 year old girl with a skinned knee [sorry Kev].
Hard to believe the law exists to protect people.:)
I'm not a lawyer, or a law student, so I'm curious... wouldn't this case largely address vicarious liability of the woman for a child temporarily in her care, more than the legality of downloading music?
"Why can't they just simply ask users to enter their location, and map it to a local emergency number from some database? Do they not have long phone number equivalents to 911? Does this database exist? Specifically what information do they need from the "911 controllers"?"
I'm a big fan of "right tool for the right job". I've recently learned to like the.net framework. It really does help you get impressive tasks done quickly and easily in windows forms apps or web apps, or opt for more control.
I love my OSS environments, languages and frameworks as much as the next guy, but good is good, and sometimes I'll admit it.
When I said similar, I didn't mean exactly, and it was not my intention to suggest Canadian law was identical to the US. Deep breaths... deep breaths...
IANAL, but the lady I got this from is a Circuit Court Judge...
In the US at least, a libel case requires a few things:
1) The statements must be false 2) They must be conveyed to a third party 3) They must be damaging 4) The statements must be shown to be the product of malice
I believe it is the responsibility of the entity initiating the suit to show a preponderance of evidence for each of these.
Okay, hey folks. Seems I've been put on the front page of digg, which I'd never even heard of before this happened, and now suddenly a whole bunch of people are visiting my site.
What self-respecting geek would say such a thing?! I'm revoking his Star Wars privileges.
I find it far more likely that it was a simple win-win for Apple.
Either the phone takes off and Apple is credited with having the golden touch, or the phone flops and all other potential competitors to the staple iPod avoid the cell/mp3 combo unit market.
I think its business as usual. Try to find situations that work for you, no matter what.
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Is it just me or are these over paid trekkers pushing it a bit to far to make the word phaser to name this weapon.
Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHASR)
I recon it looks more like a BGF or Bio Force Cannon.
ID's greatest sin is that it closes doors to scientific research. If God miraciously intervened and created the eye then there is no reason to try to find an explanation. God did it so leave it alone and don't question it. Obviously if a million believers can't figure it out what could a scientist accomplish? And if this can be done in evolution then why can't it be done in other sciences? The creation of the universe is too complex to really comprehend so all this fluff about researching gravity really doesn't have to be done because we can just attribute the really interesting mysteries to God.
I've never seen it that way. I always figured that God created the world as a most amazing mystery, and gave us the desire to unravel it, so why wouldn't we?
I guess I don't understand why everyone assumes the search for the beginning of everything requires a disbelief in God. If God made the world, it is as He made it, and there's no harm in understanding how it works and how it came to be. Or for that matter, simply how it appears to have come to be. Whats the difference, really?
I guess I should explain that more clearly. If you look at strata in the earth and it appears to be a bajillion years old, whats the difference if it IS a bajillion years old or if God blinked it into existence looking as if it were a bajillion years old? You're still doing science, and God is just as plausible as He always was. Everyone continues on happily, learning a little teeny bit here-and-there about an amazing series of mysteries, and there's no reason these same people can't go to church on sunday if they want to, and feel like they belong.
WHY people act like science and religion must always butt heads is totally beyond me. It seems to me they can both coexist perfectly. In my estimation religious blowhards and so-called people of science are equally guilty of this, and its damned retarded. Man will never unlock all the secrets of existence, but God won't smite us for trying. I expect He'd be proud.
...the evil selfish "let's squeeze every drop from the Earth" oil industry doesn't buy up and discredit any commercial offshoots of this DARPA project and sweep it under the carpet.
They love you... +1
This kind of behavior is common, but the public rarely hear about it.
They really love you... +2
The solution is for the world's populace to revolt by trying ever so hard not to purchase gasoline.
Erm...
Instead, whenever possible we should walk, bicycle or rollerblade to our place of work or relaxation until solar panels produce enough of our electricity to make a real practical difference.
Alright, you did not just recommend walking and bike riding on slashdot.
I think from their point of view its more like leaving an open dumpster full of peoples credit card numbers in it, right in the middle of the street. This is meant for businesses, after all.
Exactly. I have yet to see anyone offer totally anonymous internet access like that... and I understand why. I guess the concern is if it should be illegal to do so.
So uh, what you're saying is... there's nothing about this article that has anything to do with what the teaser says, except that it has to do with telescopes?:)
Why is it that whenever Google does something, everyone is ready to praise them for pushing OSS etc? Google has much to gain from OSS software and advancements in it, because they use so much of it. Like any other company, they want to save where they can and that's all they are doing.
What we should be really doing is thanking the developers of OO.
Sun?
I have no problems thanking a corporation when they do something cool.
I don't know much, if anything, about spam filtering, but it seems to me that it should be easy enough to search for a prevalence of x0x, where x are alphas and 0 are numerics. Perhaps mix in a little "too many periods with too few spaces in too little space"?
Just an idea I've toyed with in my head, but don't have the requisite filtering software or skill to try it with. I just know I get alot of email that looks exactly like what you typed there!
Agreed. I never have a problem with voluntary recalls. I can't think of a laptop manufacturer that hasn't shipped defective equipment... some do it all the time (*cough*sony*cough).
Slashdot Mirror
...perhaps it will just cause a new genre of video gamers that are more adept at manipulating the input it bases its decisions on?
Yes, lovely. Lets apply it to our legal system.
Uh, you know most military equipment ends up being used by civilians, right?
Remember GPS? Neat gadget, huh?
Naw, its for real. I've seen this episode.
Eventually the spiders turn into humanoid form, and one wants to all get it on with Carter, which is totally messed up... and then Jack totally blows them up.
Ok, I watch too much TV.
I'll take the bait.
Why is it that Scuttlemonkey favors Beatles-Beatles posts so heavily. I mean seriously, some of us are reasonably logical. It is nearly impossible that one person could hit the front page with almost every single article submission, without some kind of favoritism, with great frequency. If someone would just tell us what the deal is, I expect you wouldn't see the entire articles devoted to the "paranoia" you refer to. Obviously people agree that something is wrong, as I haven't seen an on-topic comment yet, and the moderators all agree.
Otherwise we're talking one hell of a coincidence.
Amen.
:D
You have to love this. You know the little prick was trying to pull tail by bragging about how brilliant he is (as if this hasn't been done for like twenty years). Now he cries like a bitch when he gets caught, and every chick he bragged to is laughing at him crying like a 13 year old girl with a skinned knee [sorry Kev].
Not so clever now, are yah bud!
Hard to believe the law exists to protect people. :)
I'm not a lawyer, or a law student, so I'm curious... wouldn't this case largely address vicarious liability of the woman for a child temporarily in her care, more than the legality of downloading music?
"Why can't they just simply ask users to enter their location, and map it to a local emergency number from some database? Do they not have long phone number equivalents to 911? Does this database exist? Specifically what information do they need from the "911 controllers"?"
That's exactly what they're doing now.
I'm a big fan of "right tool for the right job". I've recently learned to like the .net framework. It really does help you get impressive tasks done quickly and easily in windows forms apps or web apps, or opt for more control.
I love my OSS environments, languages and frameworks as much as the next guy, but good is good, and sometimes I'll admit it.
Wow, I didn't mean to call you a liar.
When I said similar, I didn't mean exactly, and it was not my intention to suggest Canadian law was identical to the US. Deep breaths... deep breaths...
IANAL, but the lady I got this from is a Circuit Court Judge...
In the US at least, a libel case requires a few things:
1) The statements must be false
2) They must be conveyed to a third party
3) They must be damaging
4) The statements must be shown to be the product of malice
I believe it is the responsibility of the entity initiating the suit to show a preponderance of evidence for each of these.
I imagine Canadian law would be similar.
Okay, hey folks. Seems I've been put on the front page of digg, which I'd never even heard of before this happened, and now suddenly a whole bunch of people are visiting my site.
What self-respecting geek would say such a thing?! I'm revoking his Star Wars privileges.
I find it far more likely that it was a simple win-win for Apple.
Either the phone takes off and Apple is credited with having the golden touch, or the phone flops and all other potential competitors to the staple iPod avoid the cell/mp3 combo unit market.
I think its business as usual. Try to find situations that work for you, no matter what.
Is it just me or are these over paid trekkers pushing it a bit to far to make the word phaser to name this weapon.
Personnel Halting and Stimulation Response (PHASR)
I recon it looks more like a BGF or Bio Force Cannon.
Ahhh, marketing. It makes the world go round.
ID's greatest sin is that it closes doors to scientific research. If God miraciously intervened and created the eye then there is no reason to try to find an explanation. God did it so leave it alone and don't question it. Obviously if a million believers can't figure it out what could a scientist accomplish? And if this can be done in evolution then why can't it be done in other sciences? The creation of the universe is too complex to really comprehend so all this fluff about researching gravity really doesn't have to be done because we can just attribute the really interesting mysteries to God.
I've never seen it that way. I always figured that God created the world as a most amazing mystery, and gave us the desire to unravel it, so why wouldn't we?
I guess I don't understand why everyone assumes the search for the beginning of everything requires a disbelief in God. If God made the world, it is as He made it, and there's no harm in understanding how it works and how it came to be. Or for that matter, simply how it appears to have come to be. Whats the difference, really?
I guess I should explain that more clearly. If you look at strata in the earth and it appears to be a bajillion years old, whats the difference if it IS a bajillion years old or if God blinked it into existence looking as if it were a bajillion years old? You're still doing science, and God is just as plausible as He always was. Everyone continues on happily, learning a little teeny bit here-and-there about an amazing series of mysteries, and there's no reason these same people can't go to church on sunday if they want to, and feel like they belong.
WHY people act like science and religion must always butt heads is totally beyond me. It seems to me they can both coexist perfectly. In my estimation religious blowhards and so-called people of science are equally guilty of this, and its damned retarded. Man will never unlock all the secrets of existence, but God won't smite us for trying. I expect He'd be proud.
...the evil selfish "let's squeeze every drop from the Earth" oil industry doesn't buy up and discredit any commercial offshoots of this DARPA project and sweep it under the carpet.
They love you... +1
This kind of behavior is common, but the public rarely hear about it.
They really love you... +2
The solution is for the world's populace to revolt by trying ever so hard not to purchase gasoline.
Erm...
Instead, whenever possible we should walk, bicycle or rollerblade to our place of work or relaxation until solar panels produce enough of our electricity to make a real practical difference.
Alright, you did not just recommend walking and bike riding on slashdot.
Total Score: "0, Troll"
You should have seen that coming!
He may not, but I do:
http://www.live.com/
I think from their point of view its more like leaving an open dumpster full of peoples credit card numbers in it, right in the middle of the street. This is meant for businesses, after all.
Exactly. I have yet to see anyone offer totally anonymous internet access like that... and I understand why. I guess the concern is if it should be illegal to do so.
(why the hell don't we reprocess [pbs.org] like France/Japan?)
You start by not mentioning that France and Japan do it.
Frighteningly, I'm quite serious.
Hey Bob, don't spill yer beer on the optics, eh? ...Hey, yah sure you betcha!
So uh, what you're saying is... there's nothing about this article that has anything to do with what the teaser says, except that it has to do with telescopes? :)
Why is it that whenever Google does something, everyone is ready to praise them for pushing OSS etc? Google has much to gain from OSS software and advancements in it, because they use so much of it. Like any other company, they want to save where they can and that's all they are doing.
What we should be really doing is thanking the developers of OO.
Sun?
I have no problems thanking a corporation when they do something cool.
What the hell is considered a major flaw?
When a stock market crashes.
When a smartbomb hits a daycare.
When people are given the wrong blood type at the hospital.
This is minor, no bones about it.
I don't know much, if anything, about spam filtering, but it seems to me that it should be easy enough to search for a prevalence of x0x, where x are alphas and 0 are numerics. Perhaps mix in a little "too many periods with too few spaces in too little space"?
Just an idea I've toyed with in my head, but don't have the requisite filtering software or skill to try it with. I just know I get alot of email that looks exactly like what you typed there!
Agreed. I never have a problem with voluntary recalls. I can't think of a laptop manufacturer that hasn't shipped defective equipment... some do it all the time (*cough*sony*cough).