>> Suppose my SO had persistent genital arousal disorder so she's always on the verge of orgasm.
You two still together? If you split, can you, you know, let me know. In case she needs, you know, a friend to talk to. Nothing freaky. Just... talkin'.
I'd say that Telstra would be in line to stop "sharing" of copyrighted material, too. Remember, Telstra isn't just an ISP but they are striving to be an online content provider, too. If they are 'forced' by the big bad guvmint to send a notice to a customer for sharing copyrighted material, then that just adds one more customer to their database that they can target for advertising their new whizzbang movie service.
Simply downloading and reading is not a crime. I've read Mein Kampf and I'm not a Nazi, I've read the bomb-maker's guide and I don't blow shit up, I saw LOTR and I'm not going on a silly quest.
The cops need to look for more than this for a crime.
I know. In fact it took place in my country. My state, too. And the suburb where I used to live, as it turns out. I just thought it was a funny story. Ha.
This is a great story: ------ Documentary maker and freelance TV cameraman Terry Turner thought he was the victim of a drive-by shooting outside his Paradise Point home on Wednesday. He had heard a motorcycle and then a bang and felt blood coming from a head wound. But police investigations revealed the bang almost certainly came from a postman's backfiring motorbike. Police believe the noise startled Turner and he banged his head on a boat he was repairing in his driveway.
After he was taken to Gold Coast Hospital, police searched his home for bullets. They allegedly found some, but none had been used to shoot Turner.
Instead, police later charged him with weapons offences involving a Glock 9mm magazine containing ammunition, a Taser stun gun and handcuffs. Turner was bailed to appear in court next month.
From the first story, I think he either ran with the wrong crowd on occasion, or was paranoid that someone was going to "get him" after one of his exposé-style docos, so he got a gun for protection. Unfortunately for him, "protection" is not a valid reason for getting a gun licence in Queensland. http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponsLicensing/general/obtaining.htm
The experts to listen to are parents with kids at the same age as yours, the parents with kids a little older, parents with kids a lot older, and your own parents. Don't ask for advice, ask for their experience. Anyone else is trying to sell you something.
And buy a Wii. At least they won't be sitting down:-)
My experience: I have a 3 yo and a 1 yo and I just got a Wii. The 3 yo is now playing Wii tennis. Badly, but he wants to swing stuff around just like mum and dad. At least his games are quick:-) And we can use video game time as a carrot to get him to finish his, errr, carrots. And other delicacies.
Nope, you're wrong. I'm an Apple fanboy and I think they screwed it up. They've screwed up other things, too. The latest iMovie springs to mind. My Logitech webcam is another.
Being Australia, beer is the currency of male conversation:-)
And it was a fair dinkum existential crisis - didn't end well. Still, as that syphilitic mother's boy said 'that which doesn't kill me makes me stronger, and may only leave a few bruises'.
How do we KNOW that the world around us is "real" and not just an extended illusion, or dream, or computer simulation?
In the middle of an existential crisis, I once asked a friend that very same question. I asked it quite seriously. We were in a pub at the time. His reply: "I don't know, but I reckon if you asked that to the wrong person in this place, you might cop a punch in the head."
Of course one could argue that the sensations received as "a punch in the head" are also complete figments, but how many punches are you willing to take in pursuit of that truth?
I see the Macbook Air as being a computer equivalent to the iPod and the AppleTV - all are extensions of the desktop. It's so I can have an iMac with a 24" screen and if I really need to have something portable, I can get the Macbook Air. Naturally, my wife will say I can not get the Macbook Air. She looks after me like that.
Other uses for the Macbook Air: - for guests - for occasional untethering from the desktop - for the household member who only occasionally requires computer access
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>> Suppose my SO had persistent genital arousal disorder so she's always on the verge of orgasm.
... talkin'.
You two still together? If you split, can you, you know, let me know. In case she needs, you know, a friend to talk to. Nothing freaky. Just
A cult is the church down the road from your church.
I'd say that Telstra would be in line to stop "sharing" of copyrighted material, too. Remember, Telstra isn't just an ISP but they are striving to be an online content provider, too. If they are 'forced' by the big bad guvmint to send a notice to a customer for sharing copyrighted material, then that just adds one more customer to their database that they can target for advertising their new whizzbang movie service.
IIRC, heat can be transferred by conduction (zip for space), convection (zip again) and radiation. The third one is the winner in this case.
Simply downloading and reading is not a crime. I've read Mein Kampf and I'm not a Nazi, I've read the bomb-maker's guide and I don't blow shit up, I saw LOTR and I'm not going on a silly quest. The cops need to look for more than this for a crime.
Security researchers. In Russia. Licensed and bonded. I can see that working...
I have found the older we get, the less we care about acquiring other languages.
And get off my lawn you jabbering monkey!
>>Listening to the web radio cuts into it.
You bet it does. As soon as I get off my arse, I'm switching to Internode.
http://www.internode.on.net/residential/entertainment/broadband_radio/
I know. In fact it took place in my country. My state, too. And the suburb where I used to live, as it turns out. I just thought it was a funny story. Ha.
Like my mother.
What Operating System do you have, Mum?
(pause.....) I have Word. And Excel. And email and the internet.
Now the RIAA is a bunch of money grubbing pricks, but I can't believe Apple would have anything to do with ... HEY LOOK! OMG! New AirBooks are OUT!!!
Unless "hacking a website" now means 'select all, copy (alt-tab to notepad), paste'. Did I just post hacking instructions?
Hehe. Nice.
This is a great story:
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Documentary maker and freelance TV cameraman Terry Turner thought he was the victim of a drive-by shooting outside his Paradise Point home on Wednesday. He had heard a motorcycle and then a bang and felt blood coming from a head wound.
But police investigations revealed the bang almost certainly came from a postman's backfiring motorbike. Police believe the noise startled Turner and he banged his head on a boat he was repairing in his driveway.
After he was taken to Gold Coast Hospital, police searched his home for bullets. They allegedly found some, but none had been used to shoot Turner.
Instead, police later charged him with weapons offences involving a Glock 9mm magazine containing ammunition, a Taser stun gun and handcuffs. Turner was bailed to appear in court next month.
http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,23104079-3102,00.html
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From the first story, I think he either ran with the wrong crowd on occasion, or was paranoid that someone was going to "get him" after one of his exposé-style docos, so he got a gun for protection. Unfortunately for him, "protection" is not a valid reason for getting a gun licence in Queensland.
http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/weaponsLicensing/general/obtaining.htm
The experts to listen to are parents with kids at the same age as yours, the parents with kids a little older, parents with kids a lot older, and your own parents. Don't ask for advice, ask for their experience. Anyone else is trying to sell you something.
:-)
:-) And we can use video game time as a carrot to get him to finish his, errr, carrots. And other delicacies.
And buy a Wii. At least they won't be sitting down
My experience: I have a 3 yo and a 1 yo and I just got a Wii. The 3 yo is now playing Wii tennis. Badly, but he wants to swing stuff around just like mum and dad. At least his games are quick
This story should be tagged "Homer".
Nope, you're wrong. I'm an Apple fanboy and I think they screwed it up. They've screwed up other things, too. The latest iMovie springs to mind. My Logitech webcam is another.
We're the People's Party!
There's the Popular People's Party over there. That's him on the left.
I say we hold a meeting to draft a resolution. Brian, you take the minutes.
I remember it whenever I need to get my head out of the clouds. Or my arse.
Being Australia, beer is the currency of male conversation :-)
And it was a fair dinkum existential crisis - didn't end well. Still, as that syphilitic mother's boy said 'that which doesn't kill me makes me stronger, and may only leave a few bruises'.
In the middle of an existential crisis, I once asked a friend that very same question. I asked it quite seriously. We were in a pub at the time. His reply: "I don't know, but I reckon if you asked that to the wrong person in this place, you might cop a punch in the head."
Of course one could argue that the sensations received as "a punch in the head" are also complete figments, but how many punches are you willing to take in pursuit of that truth?
I just shut up and ordered another beer.
I see the Macbook Air as being a computer equivalent to the iPod and the AppleTV - all are extensions of the desktop. It's so I can have an iMac with a 24" screen and if I really need to have something portable, I can get the Macbook Air. Naturally, my wife will say I can not get the Macbook Air. She looks after me like that.
Other uses for the Macbook Air:
- for guests
- for occasional untethering from the desktop
- for the household member who only occasionally requires computer access
Thank you very much. In a comment about food, you had to insert a line about sperm from a 70 year old man. Thank you very very much.
What could be worse?
Oh, that's right. I was eating lunch at the time.
Just goatse me next time.