Very small? Hmmph. I should probably be posting as AC here, but what the hell -- the first thing I did after installing Half Life, then Quake2, then Starcraft was install a no-CD crack. I still have the original packaging from most of it, too -- in the closet where they should be. I've got too damn many CDs in my computer desk as is, and my CD tower is quite full. Hmm, probably time to start cracking mission packs.
If you're a f*cking lawyer, I can even send you a digital photo of the remaining packaging.
When people complain that 'security' cameras are encroaching on their privacy the typical response is: "you have no resonable expectaion of privacy here."
Ladies and gentlemen, that would be your cue to pull out your camera phones and start snapping pictures of the annoying speaker. He'll have to either eat his words or prove himself a hypocrite.:)
Oddly reminiscent of the fictional dystopia imagined by Barbara Hambley in Dragonstar. Imagine the Telescreens of 1984 broadcasting nothing but advertizing, 24/7/365.25. And people enjoying it.
Definitely a good read, very cautionary, but most important a damn fun book.
(Yes, I appreciate the irony that I'm pitching a product in an anti-consumerism post:-) )
Graphite doesn't burn in a helium atmosphere. As far as I know, nothing does, for burning in a conventional sense. If a pebble is chipped or cracked, it's cycled out of the reactor and dumped in the waste bin to be reprocessed or vitrified (baked into a glass brick).
Helium coolant also has the advantage of not becoming radioactive; a coolant leak translates into little more than a release of hot (expensive) air, and becomes less likely -- supercritical water is insanely corrosive compared to helium; it won't be nearly so hard on pipes.
Actually, it does -- with a piece of third-party freeware called Graffiti Anywhere which I use on my Treo 90 when I don't feel like using the keyboard.
Actually, Kant would state in Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals that under all conditions, you have a duty to preserve your own life. (In the same work however, he goes on to state that under no circumstances is 'fraudulent borrowing' or theft acceptable; take his work with a grain of salt.)
That phone costs... you know what, I really don't want to know. I'm sure it's a truly amazing phone, but these companies are pushing more and more expensive toys. On the other hand, there's the poor college student using a $30 eMate and a Nokia 51xx. (The Palm was a Christmas present) I probably won't replace phone or laptop until the new, low-end models aren't obviously crippleware and offer compelling new features, or something dies. Then, I'll probably buy something similar/identical on Ebay.
For the record, they don't die. They do complain on occasion, and other activities (Battledome dueling) require keeping them fed. That's about it, though.
If the vast majority of clueless people who either use TiVo, or know someone who does, are told that their toy is illegal, hell will be raised, and the pendulum will start swinging the other way...
I believe the people in charge of such a harebrained scheme underestimate their children.
If a thing exists, and a person knows what they want, it can be found on the Internet. It may not be easy or direct, but there are any number of roundabout ways to find it; for example Google cache and the internet arcive spring to mind. Not to mention the countless mirrors usually made of particularly interesting tidbits. And that's when searching for a specific document -- how hard will it be to find porn? Not very. So the tightasses will ask for stricter laws and higher fines, maybe even jail time for the people they're trying to "protect"...
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Very small? Hmmph. I should probably be posting as AC here, but what the hell -- the first thing I did after installing Half Life, then Quake2, then Starcraft was install a no-CD crack. I still have the original packaging from most of it, too -- in the closet where they should be. I've got too damn many CDs in my computer desk as is, and my CD tower is quite full. Hmm, probably time to start cracking mission packs.
If you're a f*cking lawyer, I can even send you a digital photo of the remaining packaging.
You say that like it's a bad thing :)
'Humanity is mind and the soul, not body and form.' - John Ringo, There Will Be Dragons (Free as in beer) This book seems to sum up my feelings on the subject rather well; and having met the author, he does his research. And having read the book, he writes a fun story :) Enjoy and be enlightened (and try not to melt the servers!)
When people complain that 'security' cameras are encroaching on their privacy the typical response is: "you have no resonable expectaion of privacy here."
:)
Ladies and gentlemen, that would be your cue to pull out your camera phones and start snapping pictures of the annoying speaker. He'll have to either eat his words or prove himself a hypocrite.
Actualy, try a tinfoil wallet :)
Oddly reminiscent of the fictional dystopia imagined by Barbara Hambley in Dragonstar. Imagine the Telescreens of 1984 broadcasting nothing but advertizing, 24/7/365.25. And people enjoying it.
:-) )
Definitely a good read, very cautionary, but most important a damn fun book.
(Yes, I appreciate the irony that I'm pitching a product in an anti-consumerism post
why not just adopt a Wal-Mart (shudder) strategy of flat pricing -- with reasonable prices? The sheer simplicity would drive business their way.
(Please note that this is IN NO WAY an endorsement of Wal-Mart; their evil is not the subject here)
I thought he said
Will we totally obliterate privacy? No. But we have to make it as difficult as possible.
Just to warn you all, the test results render *really bad* under Safari. Use firefox, if you can.
First, fission isn't an end-all-be-all. Fusion is creeping closer to practicality every day and even if you have to do fission, it's not like focus fusion is very dangerous.
Graphite doesn't burn in a helium atmosphere. As far as I know, nothing does, for burning in a conventional sense. If a pebble is chipped or cracked, it's cycled out of the reactor and dumped in the waste bin to be reprocessed or vitrified (baked into a glass brick).
Helium coolant also has the advantage of not becoming radioactive; a coolant leak translates into little more than a release of hot (expensive) air, and becomes less likely -- supercritical water is insanely corrosive compared to helium; it won't be nearly so hard on pipes.
... but worth replying anyway.
I think this guy's right on the money. I mean, we've had AirTunes for a while now, and now we've got bluetooth stereo headsets.
If you count Macs with onboard bluetooth, and most laptops too, then his prediction is already true.
I could definitely see widespread adoption if the price came down a bit -- that bluetooth headset is $240 USD, just a bit on the steep side.
Another thing worth bearing in mind is the fact that absentee ballots and the like won't be counted until the tuesday votes are done.
With the country is as divided as it is now, these will probably be what decides the election.
Erhm... 22mm is almost an inch. That's a friggin' antivehicular cannon of the sort mounted on attack helicopters.
.22 caliber toy gun?
Or were you talking about a
Actually, it does -- with a piece of third-party freeware called Graffiti Anywhere which I use on my Treo 90 when I don't feel like using the keyboard.
is whether the game will still work when you strip out the spyware.
Also, will using AdAware be enough to get these slimes to invoke the DMCA? "Circumventing access controls" and all that?
And if they do, could they succeed?
Actually, Kant would state in Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals that under all conditions, you have a duty to preserve your own life. (In the same work however, he goes on to state that under no circumstances is 'fraudulent borrowing' or theft acceptable; take his work with a grain of salt.)
Actually, yes. Fortunately, nobody has been stupid enough yet to try to enforce this.
Isn't the problem expensive software?
Actually, Florida collectively did this. It worked pretty well.
Not to pick nits or anything, but technically using the Magic Off Switch would put you in the role of the agressor, wouldn't it?
:)
I'm still buying one, though
My PDA cost $100.
A tablet PC costs... what? $1500?
That phone costs... you know what, I really don't want to know. I'm sure it's a truly amazing phone, but these companies are pushing more and more expensive toys. On the other hand, there's the poor college student using a $30 eMate and a Nokia 51xx. (The Palm was a Christmas present) I probably won't replace phone or laptop until the new, low-end models aren't obviously crippleware and offer compelling new features, or something dies. Then, I'll probably buy something similar/identical on Ebay.
For the record, they don't die. They do complain on occasion, and other activities (Battledome dueling) require keeping them fed. That's about it, though.
Okay, so the tax is compulsary for TV owners. But how much does *your* TV subscription cost?
Absolutely nothing.
How much advertising must you put up with (despite subscribing)?
Not very much (DVD)
How many products do you subconsciously buy because of that advertising?
Very few. I conciusly decide to avoid ones with annoying advertizing, and I was planning on buying an iPod long before the TV spots started.
Who are your TV stations accountable to?
Does it matter? I get most of my news online.
Whose agenda is driving their news and politics?
Sadly, this does matter since it influences public opinion, and I'll admit that I can't do much about it.
If the vast majority of clueless people who either use TiVo, or know someone who does, are told that their toy is illegal, hell will be raised, and the pendulum will start swinging the other way...
It'll still suck for the next ten years, I admit.
I believe the people in charge of such a harebrained scheme underestimate their children. If a thing exists, and a person knows what they want, it can be found on the Internet. It may not be easy or direct, but there are any number of roundabout ways to find it; for example Google cache and the internet arcive spring to mind. Not to mention the countless mirrors usually made of particularly interesting tidbits. And that's when searching for a specific document -- how hard will it be to find porn? Not very. So the tightasses will ask for stricter laws and higher fines, maybe even jail time for the people they're trying to "protect"...