As common with alot of UK ISPs, I'm in the UK but on the IP address pool for their EU backbone link so therefore have an IP address that resolves as a German one.
So what law do they try and prosecute me under, British, German or European?
And would a judge manage to keep a straight face as the **AA tried to convince him that they hold any importance outside the US?
Their excuse is actually laughable, but who is to deny anyone, government controlled, influenced or not the right to protect their perceived "integrity".
It's called Free Speech. You may want to talk to your grandparents about it as many millions of their generation died to protect the right to it.
Jesus Christ, is your economy in that bad a state? Christ, ING Direct in the UK is paying 4.5% and that's considered not that good with some current accounts offering 6% and the average online savings account being in the mid 5% range.
This kid isn't a genius, after all:...I've only just passed my driving test...
Hey stupid fuckwit Yank, you can't even apply for a learners licence here until you're 17. And we HAVE to have this little thing called insurance which costs a fortune when you're a young driver.
And another thing...we're not all obsessed with owning a car like you lot. Unlike you lot, we don't have this hell bent desire to fuck up the planet as quickly as possible.
The article is self-contradictory as to whether the case was settled in or out of court.
I'll assume you're not British and not familiar with Small Claims Courts. The company was found guilty. There was to be a later hearing to determine the amount of compensation awarded. The company offered a figure before the later hearing and the claimant accepted it.
Also at Small Claims Court in the UK, if one of the parties doesn't turn up to the hearing, judgement is automatically awarded against them whether they're the claimant or the defendent. Which is bloody brilliant because it means that if a company in the South East of England screws me, I can take them to a local Small Claims Court, which is over 300 miles away from them, and if they don't turn up, I've won. If they don;t pay, I can then go back for a warrant, have bailiffs seize their property (at a cost of £100+ per time) and auction it, returning time and time again until not only is the judgement satisfied but the bailiffs fees too.
But i cannot see the difference between paper or electronic multi marketing.
Then you're a blithering idiot. One costs them money, the other costs them nothing. One they'll target, the other they'll just send to anywhere.
And imho this is another stupid law the EU passed before thinking about it
Actually, it's a very well thought out one. We also have others here such as a the Telephone Preference Service where you can register that you don't want sales calls and if a company subsequently cold calls, you can report them and have them fined.
Because it only cost him £30 to file the claim and he was able to pursue it without legal representation. Had it gone to a higher court, the costs would have spiralled and had he lost, he could end up with not only his huge legal bill to pay but the defendants. This way, he's managed to see if it works and it's cost him the price of a few gallons of petrol.
Once more Britain is leading the way. Good for you Mr. Branson - a man not afraid to put his money where his mouth is.
Wonder if this'll get the U.S Govt to put NASA where it should be. I hope so. It's been a LONG time since there was any frontiers pushed - the US Space Programme seems happy just ticking along instead of pushing the boundaries as it did in the 60's and 70's.
Fuck me, why are they posting this as news? I learned about this when I was a kid.
UK Ordinance Survey maps have shown the annual magnetic north change for donkeys years.
Anyone who knows anything about map reading knows that the Magnetic vs Grid North increases a couple of degrees every year. When taking a bearing off a map, you do a grid to mag conversion where you add/subtract the number given for the magnetic variation multiplied by the number of years since the map was produced.
Put it on, gave it a try, took it off. Brought the system to a crawl and Firefox mysteriously stopped being able to get any data from the net even though the firewall showed it as allowed.
It's OK for newbies as it also reminds them to backup and defrag too. Also it turns the Windows Firewall into a proper one.
"Not really news per se...most of us have known for a while now that Linux is a good strategy for reviving old systems that the latest M$ bloatware won't run on."
YOU COMPLETELY CLUELESS CUNT. Windows 95/98 was running on computers long before Linux was even released. Windows 95 ran happily on a P100 with 32MB of RAM. And that's with a fully featured desktop, not a UI that looks like a throwback to the QEMM days.
"Windows would have a hard time running on this low-spec laptop,"
What the hell is this plant pot talking about? 64MB and a P2 were GOOD SPECS for a Windows 98SE system. Win98SE with 64MB flew. Moreover, you didn't have to suffer a crap UI either like Damn Small Linux has. In my opinion, all Damn Small Linux proves is how shit Linux is on low spec machines unless you don't mind having an extremely basic UI.
If its got OpenGL graphics option such as the original HL, my experience is that it runs faster on Cedega. If its DX, it runs a bit slower. Cedega 4.xx also runs in about DX7 in regard to effects in HL2 but PS 1.4 should fix all of that.
If you look at the system details in that article, all it does is prove Linux has hardware compatibility out of the box with stuff that is two or three years out of date.
The article is a load of rubbish. Perhaps if they'd bothered using current hardware such as an AMD64/nVIDIA 6xxx and wireless network card then it might have been relevent. As it is it is a nothing more than "NEWSFLASH: Linux supports out of date hardware."
But if they want to force the issue, I'm thinking that we should "remind" our foreign allies that a country with our military might cannot and will not be forced.
Is that the same military who have had more soldiers killed after their "victory" in Iraq, repeatedly show an inability to find Bin Laden, who got their arses handed to them in Vietnam/Korea/Somalia and who missed the blindingly obvious 9/11 build up? The same military who cannot recruit people because your countrymen are too scared they might end up in Iraq - a conflict you apparently won?
The bad news?..... and it's probably going to be UK-only.
WOOHOO. I bloody well hope so. I'd be pissed off paying my licence fee so some lardy arsed Yank can get it for free.
Dealing with the unknown..
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Microsoft is dealing with something they've not come across before. Not only have they not got the protection of a government who does everything it can to look after it's own but the officials can't be bought off like Washington and the EU has enough power to stand up to US pressure - it's not like we're depending on US financial aid.
So I guess they're not going to be using.doc etc extensions then? I wonder how many of their citizens actually have software that supports OOo extensions?
Oh but you can get it for free!!! Very good, asuming that a)The person wants to give up their paid for/bundled MS Office app that works as they want and has worldwide compatilibility or b) They have the know how to download a file, unzip the contents to a folder, find the setup executable and run it, or c) They're on dialup so it takes them 2 days to download an application to open a single document.
Linus has already trademarked Linux in Australia and is charging companies between AUS$500 and AUS$2000 to use it.
Oh and Linux will STILL continue to suffer from dependency hell, poor hardware support, unnecessary complication, holier than thou attitude from the loonatics.
2007 the year of the Linux desktop? That'll be like 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 and 2005 was supposed to be then? I'll not hold my breath.
Of course, the funniest/most pathetic statement of all is your line about Mac and Linux being dead upon the roll out of Vista. Good one, LMAO!
Yeah, almost as funny as:
2000 is the year of the Linux desktop.
2001 is the year of the Linux desktop.
2002 is the year of the Linux desktop.
2003 is the year of the Linux desktop.
2004 is the year of the Linux desktop.
2005 is the year of the Linux desktop.
2007 may the year of the Linux desktop.
I'm sorry but a handful of 3D shooters, ten thousand Tetris clones and Windows games running in DX7 with most of the effects turned off (WineX) isn't exactly enticing.
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So what law do they try and prosecute me under, British, German or European?
And would a judge manage to keep a straight face as the **AA tried to convince him that they hold any importance outside the US?
How dumb are these people? I think it comes from "School of the blindingly obvious" how to do it don't you think?
There's nothing so dumb as a smart person.
It's called Free Speech. You may want to talk to your grandparents about it as many millions of their generation died to protect the right to it.
Jesus Christ, is your economy in that bad a state? Christ, ING Direct in the UK is paying 4.5% and that's considered not that good with some current accounts offering 6% and the average online savings account being in the mid 5% range.
Hey stupid fuckwit Yank, you can't even apply for a learners licence here until you're 17. And we HAVE to have this little thing called insurance which costs a fortune when you're a young driver.
And another thing...we're not all obsessed with owning a car like you lot. Unlike you lot, we don't have this hell bent desire to fuck up the planet as quickly as possible.
I'll assume you're not British and not familiar with Small Claims Courts. The company was found guilty. There was to be a later hearing to determine the amount of compensation awarded. The company offered a figure before the later hearing and the claimant accepted it.
Also at Small Claims Court in the UK, if one of the parties doesn't turn up to the hearing, judgement is automatically awarded against them whether they're the claimant or the defendent. Which is bloody brilliant because it means that if a company in the South East of England screws me, I can take them to a local Small Claims Court, which is over 300 miles away from them, and if they don't turn up, I've won. If they don;t pay, I can then go back for a warrant, have bailiffs seize their property (at a cost of £100+ per time) and auction it, returning time and time again until not only is the judgement satisfied but the bailiffs fees too.
Then you're a blithering idiot. One costs them money, the other costs them nothing. One they'll target, the other they'll just send to anywhere.
And imho this is another stupid law the EU passed before thinking about it
Actually, it's a very well thought out one. We also have others here such as a the Telephone Preference Service where you can register that you don't want sales calls and if a company subsequently cold calls, you can report them and have them fined.
Because it only cost him £30 to file the claim and he was able to pursue it without legal representation. Had it gone to a higher court, the costs would have spiralled and had he lost, he could end up with not only his huge legal bill to pay but the defendants. This way, he's managed to see if it works and it's cost him the price of a few gallons of petrol.
Wonder if this'll get the U.S Govt to put NASA where it should be. I hope so. It's been a LONG time since there was any frontiers pushed - the US Space Programme seems happy just ticking along instead of pushing the boundaries as it did in the 60's and 70's.
Fuck me, why are they posting this as news? I learned about this when I was a kid.
UK Ordinance Survey maps have shown the annual magnetic north change for donkeys years.
Anyone who knows anything about map reading knows that the Magnetic vs Grid North increases a couple of degrees every year. When taking a bearing off a map, you do a grid to mag conversion where you add/subtract the number given for the magnetic variation multiplied by the number of years since the map was produced.
Oh the PS2 had plenty optical drive issues. The PS2 still has issues. The slimline ones don't work with some older games.
It's OK for newbies as it also reminds them to backup and defrag too. Also it turns the Windows Firewall into a proper one.
Think I'll stick with NOD32 though.
YOU COMPLETELY CLUELESS CUNT. Windows 95/98 was running on computers long before Linux was even released. Windows 95 ran happily on a P100 with 32MB of RAM. And that's with a fully featured desktop, not a UI that looks like a throwback to the QEMM days.
What the hell is this plant pot talking about? 64MB and a P2 were GOOD SPECS for a Windows 98SE system. Win98SE with 64MB flew. Moreover, you didn't have to suffer a crap UI either like Damn Small Linux has. In my opinion, all Damn Small Linux proves is how shit Linux is on low spec machines unless you don't mind having an extremely basic UI.
If its got OpenGL graphics option such as the original HL, my experience is that it runs faster on Cedega. If its DX, it runs a bit slower. Cedega 4.xx also runs in about DX7 in regard to effects in HL2 but PS 1.4 should fix all of that.
Hell, XP has no issue with those specs listed.
The article is a load of rubbish. Perhaps if they'd bothered using current hardware such as an AMD64/nVIDIA 6xxx and wireless network card then it might have been relevent. As it is it is a nothing more than "NEWSFLASH: Linux supports out of date hardware."
How long before the companies that get involved start blasting the ice to get at more minerals etc?
Is that the same military who have had more soldiers killed after their "victory" in Iraq, repeatedly show an inability to find Bin Laden, who got their arses handed to them in Vietnam/Korea/Somalia and who missed the blindingly obvious 9/11 build up? The same military who cannot recruit people because your countrymen are too scared they might end up in Iraq - a conflict you apparently won?
Yeah - we're worried - NOT.
WOOHOO. I bloody well hope so. I'd be pissed off paying my licence fee so some lardy arsed Yank can get it for free.
Microsoft is dealing with something they've not come across before. Not only have they not got the protection of a government who does everything it can to look after it's own but the officials can't be bought off like Washington and the EU has enough power to stand up to US pressure - it's not like we're depending on US financial aid.
Oh but you can get it for free!!! Very good, asuming that a)The person wants to give up their paid for/bundled MS Office app that works as they want and has worldwide compatilibility or b) They have the know how to download a file, unzip the contents to a folder, find the setup executable and run it, or c) They're on dialup so it takes them 2 days to download an application to open a single document.
Oh and Linux will STILL continue to suffer from dependency hell, poor hardware support, unnecessary complication, holier than thou attitude from the loonatics.
2007 the year of the Linux desktop? That'll be like 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004 and 2005 was supposed to be then? I'll not hold my breath.
Yeah, almost as funny as:
2000 is the year of the Linux desktop. 2001 is the year of the Linux desktop. 2002 is the year of the Linux desktop. 2003 is the year of the Linux desktop. 2004 is the year of the Linux desktop. 2005 is the year of the Linux desktop. 2007 may the year of the Linux desktop.
I'm sorry but a handful of 3D shooters, ten thousand Tetris clones and Windows games running in DX7 with most of the effects turned off (WineX) isn't exactly enticing.
Bought that 512MB graphics card to get all of the features you've paid for in Doom3? Have you even found one that you can buy?