Dude, piracy in that article means, like, attacking a ship and killing people and stealing their stuff. Which at least makes some kind of sense to have the death penalty for. Not copying music.
Getting everybody to use GMT would complicate the issue of "what time it is where you are?" still further! All that will happen is, isntead of you saying "It's 09:00 here, what time is it where you are? Oh, 17:00", you say, "It's 09:00 here, what time is it where you are? Oh, 09:00. Great. So what time is really? Are you having your lunch? Going home from work? In bed, not due to wake up in two hours?" because you don't know and now you can't even GUESS.
What I do think should happen is there should be options in instant messaging systems, MSN, AIM etc., where you can enter your personal time zone. Then, at least, you can display the local time for anybody you are talking to automatically and save an awful lot of hassle.
Of course, how many 'average users' trust everything they read on the internet blindly and would never think to question the information?
Too many. Slightly off-topic, but this should be the FIRST thing people are told when they get on the internet, there should be warning signs. It's rule zero. Do believe everything you read on the internet. The more people who have this drilled into their heads before they touch a computer the better.
We have no idea how accurate the information will end up being, and also, how corruptible.
*monocle falls out* Good heavens, man. Are you seriously suggesting that there might be information on the internet which is misleading, even wrong? Pshaw!
If you have access to all that information online, why do you even need the books?
If you don't have access to all that information online, why would you say no source of information which is probably more up-to-date than the books? And, at ten euros for the German version, almost certainly WAY cheaper?
I think it should be something more like "Your Rights, Online". Since we are discussing your rights, online. Oh wait, actually, sometimes we do discuss the rights people have when they are online so maybe "Your Rights Online, Online" would be better. Oh. But sometimes we don't. "Your Rights (Online), Online"?
And sometimes we don't even discuss my rights specifically, so make that "Some People's Rights (Online), Online". SPR(O)O.
That's an interesting development, I wonder what the guy drew this would think. He's been doing a comic strip of sorts featuring said girls in an anime sort of style for a while now...
You wouldn't have to put the subtitles in the closed captions... just overlay them directly on the video being broadcast. Of course, this is a little unfair to the Japanese speakers who don't want to read the subs, just watch the show in their own language...
I hear people say this all the time. It sounds profound, but it ain't. I mean, one, everybody knows there are millions of stars, there is no evidence to the contrary, whereas that paint might have dried since the sign was put there... or the guy telling you not to sit on the bench might be joking with you. And two: which one of those statements can you verify directly in just a few seconds?
In all honesty, I think the highest I could count (disregarding time constraints) is nine hundred and ninety-nine octillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine septillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine sextillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine quintillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine quadrillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine trillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, nine hundred and ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine. You see, I'm just not sure what the name is for 10^30...
This is actually a great game to play. You're at breakfast and somebody's spilled some milk. Which is funnier?
Dude, you spilled some milk!
Dude, you spilled some "milk"!
A sufficiently deranged imagination will instantly recognise the limitless possibilities. A useful variant on this theme is to add the words "...metaphorically speaking" to the end of any sentence you say.
Well, have a nice day. I'm off to eBay to sell some of my homemade "toys" for "children".
I don't know about the aliens, but if we got a signal from them, then regardless of the signal's content, I imagine the only possible moderation would be "Informative"...
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$50i for a new HDD? I doubt it.
Dude, piracy in that article means, like, attacking a ship and killing people and stealing their stuff. Which at least makes some kind of sense to have the death penalty for. Not copying music.
Getting everybody to use GMT would complicate the issue of "what time it is where you are?" still further! All that will happen is, isntead of you saying "It's 09:00 here, what time is it where you are? Oh, 17:00", you say, "It's 09:00 here, what time is it where you are? Oh, 09:00. Great. So what time is really? Are you having your lunch? Going home from work? In bed, not due to wake up in two hours?" because you don't know and now you can't even GUESS.
What I do think should happen is there should be options in instant messaging systems, MSN, AIM etc., where you can enter your personal time zone. Then, at least, you can display the local time for anybody you are talking to automatically and save an awful lot of hassle.
NOT!
Too many. Slightly off-topic, but this should be the FIRST thing people are told when they get on the internet, there should be warning signs. It's rule zero. Do believe everything you read on the internet. The more people who have this drilled into their heads before they touch a computer the better.
*monocle falls out* Good heavens, man. Are you seriously suggesting that there might be information on the internet which is misleading, even wrong? Pshaw!
If you have access to all that information online, why do you even need the books?
If you don't have access to all that information online, why would you say no source of information which is probably more up-to-date than the books? And, at ten euros for the German version, almost certainly WAY cheaper?
That's a standing risk with Wikipedia anyway. So what's changed?
Can you play by sense of smell?
I think it should be something more like "Your Rights, Online". Since we are discussing your rights, online. Oh wait, actually, sometimes we do discuss the rights people have when they are online so maybe "Your Rights Online, Online" would be better. Oh. But sometimes we don't. "Your Rights (Online), Online"?
And sometimes we don't even discuss my rights specifically, so make that "Some People's Rights (Online), Online". SPR(O)O.
Dang it. Um, how about "Rights"?
That's an interesting development, I wonder what the guy drew this would think. He's been doing a comic strip of sorts featuring said girls in an anime sort of style for a while now...
Let me guess... you're a [Everything2|noder], right?
You wouldn't have to put the subtitles in the closed captions... just overlay them directly on the video being broadcast. Of course, this is a little unfair to the Japanese speakers who don't want to read the subs, just watch the show in their own language...
I hear people say this all the time. It sounds profound, but it ain't. I mean, one, everybody knows there are millions of stars, there is no evidence to the contrary, whereas that paint might have dried since the sign was put there... or the guy telling you not to sit on the bench might be joking with you. And two: which one of those statements can you verify directly in just a few seconds?
This'll never happen. You can't get money from dead people.
In all honesty, I think the highest I could count (disregarding time constraints) is nine hundred and ninety-nine octillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine septillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine sextillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine quintillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine quadrillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine trillion, nine hundred and ninety-nine billion, nine hundred and ninety-nine million, nine hundred and ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine. You see, I'm just not sure what the name is for 10^30...
All I ask is a special "April Fools" section which we can choose to ignore on this most special of days.
They DID.
We have a reputation to maintain.
I would suggest that "ridiculous" is the most commonly misspelled word here. For the love of Bob, THERE IS NO E IN "RIDICULOUS".
My dog's name is "Password".
This is actually a great game to play. You're at breakfast and somebody's spilled some milk. Which is funnier?
A sufficiently deranged imagination will instantly recognise the limitless possibilities. A useful variant on this theme is to add the words "...metaphorically speaking" to the end of any sentence you say.
Well, have a nice day. I'm off to eBay to sell some of my homemade "toys" for "children".
It speaks binary
It's the Zeroth Law of Science. "If it happened, it must be possible."
I don't know about the aliens, but if we got a signal from them, then regardless of the signal's content, I imagine the only possible moderation would be "Informative"...