" Off hand, i'd say a lot? Ayu, Hikki, all the idol singers, etc have a large circulation. Not to mention cpop and kpop like BoA with followings all over. "
What you fail to mention is that all these acts copy exactly what the NA crap machine spewed out 6 months ago. Whatever Britney does, expect the local manufactured singer/band to do, albeit a few month later.
"I believe it's similar to how our songs are getting longer and longer, too- it's not unusual to hear a song that goes on for 20 minutes, now. In fact, we just call it a "mix," and it's a big long stream of music, with a little of this, a little of that, mixed in for funn.
Err.. Autobahn from Kraftkerk. 1974. The 20 min song is not a new thing! And thats not including classical muzak..
This should inspire some confidence...
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MINNEAPOLIS (April 06, 2005)Hearth & Home Technologies wants to inform consumers of possible safety risks associated with the continued use of 7,815 Heat & Glo(TM) brand GEM 36 and GEM 42 gas fireplaces sold since July 2002. The fireplaces can, under certain circumstances, accumulate gas prior to burner ignition, causing the glass window to shatter and presenting the risk of burns or cuts from broken glass.
"The safety and welfare of our customers is of the utmost importance to us," said Brad Determan, president of Hearth & Home Technologies. "We are asking customers who own one of these products to turn off the gas flow to the fireplace and stop using it until we can send someone to their home and correct the problem at no expense to them."
Determan explained that company representatives are notifying customers as quickly as possible, either directly and/or through dealers and distributors who sold the fireplaces. Heat & Glo gas fireplace owners can determine if they own a GEM 36 or GEM 42 by checking the rating plate in the bottom of the unit located on the base pan in front of the gas control or by calling Heat & Glo Customer Care at 1-800-215-5152, between the hours of 8AM to 5PM CST. If an owner has not yet been contacted, they can call Heat & Glo Customer Care at the number above or go to www.gem3642.com for more information. This safety alert also includes Gem 36 fireplace owners that recently received a replacement burner assembly.
"We very much regret the concern and inconvenience this may cause our customers, dealers and distributors and will do all we can to make this repair process as easy as possible for them," said Determan.
Hearth & Home Technologies is a leading provider of hearth products for the home.
Ha Ha.
Why is rape always considered funny when talking about criminals? Are they not people with rights like everyone else NOT to get raped?
It seems to me like an anti-male thing. Its funny when men are raped. Its funny when they get kicked in the nuts in some mindless US sitcom.
Actually, no. Its not funny.
Try cracking a joke about women being raped. Or a woman being kicked in her genitals (which most would see as sexual assault). You'll be lynched, and righly so. So why the double standard?
"Unlike previous Playstation consoles, the PS3 will ship with full network support built in. Sony also mentioned that the console would support encrypted P2P transfers between consoles."
But as we all know, P2P is illegal. Whats going on? Have the MPAA been.. lying to us?
I think you meant he did a great job running Nintendo through the 80's. The 90's would have been a disaster for Nintendo if it hadnt been for Pokemon, which in turn kept the game boy afloat and resurrected (for a while at least) the N64. Pokemon has been Nintendo's biggest money maker since Mario, who frankly hasn't been doing much since Mario64. Except for sitting in his cellar 'cleaning his pipes' so to speak... Sounds a bit like a slashdotter actually 8)
please please please dont let the URL disappear if the page times out.. its frustrating enough opening 10 pages to have 8 of them load. but for the 2 that didnt load to not even be reloadable due to a totally blank URL line is just unforgivable!!
"In general, thanks to the culture there, people can survive with the most minimal of resources. If cows can run around on the streets and eke out an existence, don't you think people can? And I'm talking about the worstcase scenario here."
You forgot to mention that India is still based on a caste system, and that in most of the country cows outrank human beings. Thats why they can 'eke' out an existence.
'Ultimately, I guess advertising comes down to how much money I spend, versus how much I get back, relevance be damned. And I guess that's why spammers are around, after all. No, I will not start spamming people. That's just evil. Then again, Bill Hicks said, "Those of you who are in marketing and advertising, kill yourselves. You are satan's little helpers."'
Put it this way, does anyone really think that something like this wont happen? Of course it will. Whether with free cable or all you can eat or whatever other prizes the marketing execs will invariably dream up, coupled with the fact that 95% of the population would give an arm and a leg to be famous like Britney.. why the hell wouldnt this be an inevitable shift in programming?
..men were encouraged to enter the rather cushy field of teaching Kindergarten classes. "Don't feel as this is a feminine thing to do, that your friends will laugh at you for doing something so.. err.. gay" the head of the board of education was quoted as saying.
Why is this even an issue? Maybe the reason why there is a lack of females in IT is because a)they dont want to do it or b)they arent as suited to it
Why must they be cojoled and sweet-talked into doing something they wouldn't otherwise do? You dont see men being encouraged to teach Kindergarten classes, for exactly the same reasons above: they dont want to or they arent as suited to it.
Your post should be mentioned whenever there is debate on the meaning of 'jumping to conclusions'. It defines it perfectly.
Where did he post anything about stealing peoples property? You're as bad as the xxIA.. p2p is evil, its STEALING, which even in the case of piracy (of which the parents post in NOT talking about) is not stealing.. its copyright infringement.
I've been reading about firefox and the words Anyything But Microsoft pops into my head, so I tried Firefox 1.0. I like to open many tabs/windows while surfing. With firefox, if a page times out, its address disappears from the bar, so I can't even attempt to reload it. So off it went just as quick as it went on. I really tried to like it, honest.
Umm.. I call bullshit. I have been living (and gaming) in China for 3 years, and have yet to see the product you mention above. A knock-off GC??? The hardware is so proprietary it would cost them more to make a pirated version than to sell the official one, which sells here for just a bit more than the RRP overseas (1200 RMB). If they modded an original and put it in a pretty clear case I could understand. But as far as hardware goes, the only pirated consoles available are the 8-bit NES preloaded with hundreds of games. Maybe you could post some pics of the machine you claimed to have seen? It would send shockwaves through the hacking scene, because it seems not even the hardcore hackers have ever seen one of your fabled consoles.
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" Off hand, i'd say a lot? Ayu, Hikki, all the idol singers, etc have a large circulation. Not to mention cpop and kpop like BoA with followings all over. "
What you fail to mention is that all these acts copy exactly what the NA crap machine spewed out 6 months ago. Whatever Britney does, expect the local manufactured singer/band to do, albeit a few month later.
"I believe it's similar to how our songs are getting longer and longer, too- it's not unusual to hear a song that goes on for 20 minutes, now. In fact, we just call it a "mix," and it's a big long stream of music, with a little of this, a little of that, mixed in for funn.
Err.. Autobahn from Kraftkerk. 1974. The 20 min song is not a new thing! And thats not including classical muzak..
MINNEAPOLIS (April 06, 2005)Hearth & Home Technologies wants to inform consumers of possible safety risks associated with the continued use of 7,815 Heat & Glo(TM) brand GEM 36 and GEM 42 gas fireplaces sold since July 2002. The fireplaces can, under certain circumstances, accumulate gas prior to burner ignition, causing the glass window to shatter and presenting the risk of burns or cuts from broken glass.
"The safety and welfare of our customers is of the utmost importance to us," said Brad Determan, president of Hearth & Home Technologies. "We are asking customers who own one of these products to turn off the gas flow to the fireplace and stop using it until we can send someone to their home and correct the problem at no expense to them."
Determan explained that company representatives are notifying customers as quickly as possible, either directly and/or through dealers and distributors who sold the fireplaces. Heat & Glo gas fireplace owners can determine if they own a GEM 36 or GEM 42 by checking the rating plate in the bottom of the unit located on the base pan in front of the gas control or by calling Heat & Glo Customer Care at 1-800-215-5152, between the hours of 8AM to 5PM CST. If an owner has not yet been contacted, they can call Heat & Glo Customer Care at the number above or go to www.gem3642.com for more information. This safety alert also includes Gem 36 fireplace owners that recently received a replacement burner assembly.
"We very much regret the concern and inconvenience this may cause our customers, dealers and distributors and will do all we can to make this repair process as easy as possible for them," said Determan.
Hearth & Home Technologies is a leading provider of hearth products for the home.
Small fragments of glass in your face, anyone?
Ha Ha. Why is rape always considered funny when talking about criminals? Are they not people with rights like everyone else NOT to get raped? It seems to me like an anti-male thing. Its funny when men are raped. Its funny when they get kicked in the nuts in some mindless US sitcom. Actually, no. Its not funny. Try cracking a joke about women being raped. Or a woman being kicked in her genitals (which most would see as sexual assault). You'll be lynched, and righly so. So why the double standard?
From the AnandTech article:
"Unlike previous Playstation consoles, the PS3 will ship with full network support built in. Sony also mentioned that the console would support encrypted P2P transfers between consoles."
But as we all know, P2P is illegal. Whats going on? Have the MPAA been.. lying to us?
I think you meant he did a great job running Nintendo through the 80's. The 90's would have been a disaster for Nintendo if it hadnt been for Pokemon, which in turn kept the game boy afloat and resurrected (for a while at least) the N64. Pokemon has been Nintendo's biggest money maker since Mario, who frankly hasn't been doing much since Mario64. Except for sitting in his cellar 'cleaning his pipes' so to speak... Sounds a bit like a slashdotter actually 8)
please please please dont let the URL disappear if the page times out.. its frustrating enough opening 10 pages to have 8 of them load. but for the 2 that didnt load to not even be reloadable due to a totally blank URL line is just unforgivable!!
/end of rant
please fix this bug ASAP!!
"In general, thanks to the culture there, people can survive with the most minimal of resources. If cows can run around on the streets and eke out an existence, don't you think people can? And I'm talking about the worstcase scenario here."
You forgot to mention that India is still based on a caste system, and that in most of the country cows outrank human beings. Thats why they can 'eke' out an existence.
'Ultimately, I guess advertising comes down to how much money I spend, versus how much I get back, relevance be damned. And I guess that's why spammers are around, after all. No, I will not start spamming people. That's just evil. Then again, Bill Hicks said, "Those of you who are in marketing and advertising, kill yourselves. You are satan's little helpers."'
Thats The Reverend Bill Hicks to you, sir.
How the hell did that post get modded +4 Funny?
Put it this way, does anyone really think that something like this wont happen? Of course it will. Whether with free cable or all you can eat or whatever other prizes the marketing execs will invariably dream up, coupled with the fact that 95% of the population would give an arm and a leg to be famous like Britney.. why the hell wouldnt this be an inevitable shift in programming?
It will happen.
"The way I see it,we all have so much spare cash per week that we spend on something."
You may have so much spare cash, but I only have so much spare cash.
Dude that was some funny shit! You got talent buddy! If only I had some modpoints..
..men were encouraged to enter the rather cushy field of teaching Kindergarten classes. "Don't feel as this is a feminine thing to do, that your friends will laugh at you for doing something so.. err.. gay" the head of the board of education was quoted as saying.
Why is this even an issue? Maybe the reason why there is a lack of females in IT is because
a)they dont want to do it or
b)they arent as suited to it
Why must they be cojoled and sweet-talked into doing something they wouldn't otherwise do? You dont see men being encouraged to teach Kindergarten classes, for exactly the same reasons above: they dont want to or they arent as suited to it.
A tall, messy-haired scientist answering to the name 'Doc'.
About 2/3 of the way through the article:
'Finally came the big test - with everything attached I hit the switch. BONG...it's alive! '
No buddy, a BONG is the thing you were smoking when you came up with this inane idea. Whats next, putting the ipod into an old-school walkman shell?
8)
Your post should be mentioned whenever there is debate on the meaning of 'jumping to conclusions'. It defines it perfectly.
Where did he post anything about stealing peoples property? You're as bad as the xxIA.. p2p is evil, its STEALING, which even in the case of piracy (of which the parents post in NOT talking about) is not stealing.. its copyright infringement.
p2p can be used for many legitimate purposes.
because 33% of all traffic is BitTorrent stuff, 12% of the increase is from people wanting to download torrents?
I read the part that said:
"About 10% of Berlins bikes are patched already."
Hacking for fun, yeah sure. But doing what could ultimately cause the demise of this whole concept.. thats just Wrong.
..the Case of Bugs Meany and the Chaos Computer Club.
8)
I've been reading about firefox and the words Anyything But Microsoft pops into my head, so I tried Firefox 1.0. I like to open many tabs/windows while surfing. With firefox, if a page times out, its address disappears from the bar, so I can't even attempt to reload it. So off it went just as quick as it went on. I really tried to like it, honest.
In the voice of the comic book guy from the Simpsons:
Best. Post. Ever.
The rest of the world in 10, 9, 8, 7......
Its only a matter of time. I can without a doubt say this will be commonplace in the next decade or two. No tinfoil hat joke here, sorry.
That last line should buy you a couple of mod points. Gotta love slashdot!
Is there one? Kind of strange that it wasnt posted either in the /. intro or on the tech news site...
Umm.. I call bullshit. I have been living (and gaming) in China for 3 years, and have yet to see the product you mention above. A knock-off GC??? The hardware is so proprietary it would cost them more to make a pirated version than to sell the official one, which sells here for just a bit more than the RRP overseas (1200 RMB). If they modded an original and put it in a pretty clear case I could understand. But as far as hardware goes, the only pirated consoles available are the 8-bit NES preloaded with hundreds of games. Maybe you could post some pics of the machine you claimed to have seen? It would send shockwaves through the hacking scene, because it seems not even the hardcore hackers have ever seen one of your fabled consoles.