How does something like this leak? If it is proposed it becomes public knowledge, does it not. So how did this somehow slip through the cracks? Is it simply in the works and supposedly not ready for public consumption?
Anyways, IF and I mean IF it is true that in order to know what is going on in the legislative body of the government these days that we have to rely on leaks then I ask what freedom do we have left in this so-called Democracy.
Microsoft would be doing themselves a favor if they would release a downloadable dashboard update over live that adds support for VCD's and other Media functions. Official support always seems to work out better than community support.
This is great on paper, but the future implications are there for the company to make money off of the service. There will be a point where the company could make a profit right now, and as costs go down then they will grow ever closer to turning around this 'break-even' enterprise to a profit making division of it's company.
The rules of business are not being ignored, it's an investment for the future.
It is stated clearly on eBay that feedback can not be changed and is permanent. eBay won't go changing it for simple reasons: they don't want to leave the system vulnerable for tampering, whether it be internal or external.
HOWEVER, it is also stated in VERY PLAIN words that leaving negative feedback can constitute slander, so be careful of what you say.
The lawsuit needs to be a slander lawsuit against the buyer if the seller has all his ducks in a row like he claims. In fact, I don't see why you would sue eBay instead of the buyer who left negative feedback in the first place. After all, the buyer is a much more obvious target while eBay hasn't put themselves in an actionable position. Especially considering that the policy on changing feedback has been the same since it's inception - eBay won't do it.
Considering that it can be called a valid art form as any other form of hand-drawn animation is then it's hard to see why there is anything wrong with this at all. In fact, I find it interesting that something like this wasn't already in place.
Sure, anime hasn't been very mainstream up until recently, but I have seen some absurd art classes in my life. I'm not lying, but I have seen classes advertised as being "Studies of Hungarian Art from the 13th Century". Well, a class on anime can't do much worse, can it?
I was part of an independant game studio for awhile, but funds ran out and we were done before we ever released our first project. It really is EXTREMELY rough for those of us indie companies to get by. Especially with the fierce competition that has spouted up over the last years.
The only real indie-type game that has even somewhat made it has been Serious Sam and Gore. And that isn't much. Serious Sam is certainly great but Gore left a bad aftertaste in my mouth.
Forgot to mention this, but from what I understand, French Bankruptcy laws are much stricter than the ones in the USA. We let companies off the hook much more easily.
This is the version of Ch. 11 bankruptcy and it does stand a chance of coming back. Unfortunately, not many companies come back from any bankruptcy filing.
Really this news is trying to sound optimistic, but let's be honest... Mandrake doesn't have any real good sources of income. They are like a.com still surviving off of advertising. They are most likely destined for failure.
This comes to me as very unfortunate news, my Linux distribution of choice is Mandrake. I like how it improves on Redhat. It's really too bad that it is in danger of ceasing to exist. Especially considering that it's possible failure will leave a gargantuan opening for open-source software's opponents to throw down as evidence for how open-source software can not succeed, despite how untrue that statement is.
Fortunately, you won't find me being accused, so I am not even remotely against some form of punishment. Innocent 15-yr olds don't really exist any more.
But the DoD standards require (supposedly) even more security than many military organizations. The DoD has to store and track data on all branches of the military and all of their functions.
Only the harddrives were taken from the machines, so unless the thieves were desperate for more space to download mp3s onto, then it's quite probable that they were just after the data.
Well shit, let's call up the RIAA and let them track the f***ers down.
Wouldn't you think that this sort of data would be held in a government owned data center/server farm that had ARMED guards? And shouldn't these ARMED guards be searching people for crap like this this. Did we not learn anything from the Los Alamos incident a few years ago when that Chinese spy sent off a hard drive full of our technology goodness to his brethren before stashing it behind a copy machine and acting like he was all innocent? I think whoever was in charge of security at the time of this robbery should be shot to set an example. Sure, the data wasn't as critical as weapons research, but it could be next time.
Dumbshit Military
Whoever has the drive oughta look up the medical information on whoever was in charge of security at the time of the robbery and see if he has a known condition of cranial rectalis (aka. head up his ass)
Why compare notes when a joint effort would work even better? Come together for a little conference and go your own ways?
Let's start taking advantage of the resources offered by sites like http://www.spamarchive.org and other such services that allow for effective filters to be created.
There is nothing for you people against clonging to argue about. You can't really stop it. You can't claim it is against nature since we are a part of nature.
You people for it just piss people off. Yes, it's a good thing to have, this technology to clone things, for medicinal purposes, but people never know where to draw the line. All it takes is one person to screw it up for everyone.
I can't say I really have a stance on this issue. I am all for the technology, but not for it's abuse. Society, however, is full of hypocrites and want a definitive yes or no to whether or not it is acceptable.
Denmark must have made the move simply to save money because in this day and age it makes no sense to teach on anything but a Windows system unless the class is specifically geared to teach something else like working in a Unix environment. As much as I support Linux and as much as I don't like Microsoft's grip on the OS market, Windows is still the standard. It makes a lot more educational sense to be teaching people Windows instead of Linux.
Gotta say I can't bring myself to support this move at all.
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The Sims Online does still manage to hold the title for best way to meet lesbians via a computer game.
How does something like this leak? If it is proposed it becomes public knowledge, does it not. So how did this somehow slip through the cracks? Is it simply in the works and supposedly not ready for public consumption?
Anyways, IF and I mean IF it is true that in order to know what is going on in the legislative body of the government these days that we have to rely on leaks then I ask what freedom do we have left in this so-called Democracy.
Microsoft would be doing themselves a favor if they would release a downloadable dashboard update over live that adds support for VCD's and other Media functions. Official support always seems to work out better than community support.
I'm not saying it's a bad thing. In fact, I think it's by far and away a genious idea if executed properly.
This is great on paper, but the future implications are there for the company to make money off of the service. There will be a point where the company could make a profit right now, and as costs go down then they will grow ever closer to turning around this 'break-even' enterprise to a profit making division of it's company.
The rules of business are not being ignored, it's an investment for the future.
the shit will still kill your ass.
I think I am glad that he doesn't realize I am alive. I loathe exposure to stupidity.
It is stated clearly on eBay that feedback can not be changed and is permanent. eBay won't go changing it for simple reasons: they don't want to leave the system vulnerable for tampering, whether it be internal or external.
HOWEVER, it is also stated in VERY PLAIN words that leaving negative feedback can constitute slander, so be careful of what you say.
The lawsuit needs to be a slander lawsuit against the buyer if the seller has all his ducks in a row like he claims. In fact, I don't see why you would sue eBay instead of the buyer who left negative feedback in the first place. After all, the buyer is a much more obvious target while eBay hasn't put themselves in an actionable position. Especially considering that the policy on changing feedback has been the same since it's inception - eBay won't do it.
Just a thought...
Considering that it can be called a valid art form as any other form of hand-drawn animation is then it's hard to see why there is anything wrong with this at all. In fact, I find it interesting that something like this wasn't already in place.
Sure, anime hasn't been very mainstream up until recently, but I have seen some absurd art classes in my life. I'm not lying, but I have seen classes advertised as being "Studies of Hungarian Art from the 13th Century". Well, a class on anime can't do much worse, can it?
I was part of an independant game studio for awhile, but funds ran out and we were done before we ever released our first project. It really is EXTREMELY rough for those of us indie companies to get by. Especially with the fierce competition that has spouted up over the last years.
The only real indie-type game that has even somewhat made it has been Serious Sam and Gore. And that isn't much. Serious Sam is certainly great but Gore left a bad aftertaste in my mouth.
Forgot to mention this, but from what I understand, French Bankruptcy laws are much stricter than the ones in the USA. We let companies off the hook much more easily.
This is the version of Ch. 11 bankruptcy and it does stand a chance of coming back. Unfortunately, not many companies come back from any bankruptcy filing.
.com still surviving off of advertising. They are most likely destined for failure.
Really this news is trying to sound optimistic, but let's be honest... Mandrake doesn't have any real good sources of income. They are like a
This comes to me as very unfortunate news, my Linux distribution of choice is Mandrake. I like how it improves on Redhat. It's really too bad that it is in danger of ceasing to exist. Especially considering that it's possible failure will leave a gargantuan opening for open-source software's opponents to throw down as evidence for how open-source software can not succeed, despite how untrue that statement is.
Fortunately, you won't find me being accused, so I am not even remotely against some form of punishment. Innocent 15-yr olds don't really exist any more.
Is this what all these people mean when they say the wars of the future will be decided by information and will be fought on a digital battlefield?
But the DoD standards require (supposedly) even more security than many military organizations. The DoD has to store and track data on all branches of the military and all of their functions.
That's almost as bad as taking on the maufacturer's of the CD-R's themselves. It's a waste of resources.
Only the harddrives were taken from the machines, so unless the thieves were desperate for more space to download mp3s onto, then it's quite probable that they were just after the data.
Well shit, let's call up the RIAA and let them track the f***ers down.
Wouldn't you think that this sort of data would be held in a government owned data center/server farm that had ARMED guards? And shouldn't these ARMED guards be searching people for crap like this this. Did we not learn anything from the Los Alamos incident a few years ago when that Chinese spy sent off a hard drive full of our technology goodness to his brethren before stashing it behind a copy machine and acting like he was all innocent? I think whoever was in charge of security at the time of this robbery should be shot to set an example. Sure, the data wasn't as critical as weapons research, but it could be next time.
Dumbshit Military
Whoever has the drive oughta look up the medical information on whoever was in charge of security at the time of the robbery and see if he has a known condition of cranial rectalis (aka. head up his ass)
Why compare notes when a joint effort would work even better? Come together for a little conference and go your own ways?
Let's start taking advantage of the resources offered by sites like http://www.spamarchive.org and other such services that allow for effective filters to be created.
Stupid cults.
Stupid issue.
Just plain stupid.
There is nothing for you people against clonging to argue about. You can't really stop it. You can't claim it is against nature since we are a part of nature.
You people for it just piss people off. Yes, it's a good thing to have, this technology to clone things, for medicinal purposes, but people never know where to draw the line. All it takes is one person to screw it up for everyone.
I can't say I really have a stance on this issue. I am all for the technology, but not for it's abuse. Society, however, is full of hypocrites and want a definitive yes or no to whether or not it is acceptable.
Just my $0.02
How about a modded toaster. It'd be just as useful.
Denmark must have made the move simply to save money because in this day and age it makes no sense to teach on anything but a Windows system unless the class is specifically geared to teach something else like working in a Unix environment. As much as I support Linux and as much as I don't like Microsoft's grip on the OS market, Windows is still the standard. It makes a lot more educational sense to be teaching people Windows instead of Linux.
Gotta say I can't bring myself to support this move at all.
Amphetamines, Caffeine and Seratonin
Don't know how they would distribute Seratonin though.
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Who Farted?
If we could answer that question we may also know that we aren't alone in the universe. All by figuring out "Who farted?"