In all seriousness, the people of Tennessee need to stomp this law into the dirt, before it can spread throughout the country. You may deny it, and say that only the hicks, to use a generalization that would only be relevant in NYC and LA, would approve of something like this, but it's only a matter of time before a whole bunch of states pass this kind of legislation.
On a side note, the -IAA crowd couldn't buy off Congress all at once to get their way, so they're purchasing state legislatures one-at-a-time now? Why don't they just save up for a few months or years or whatever to get what they want? It's what the rest of us have to do!
Am I supposed to believe that in the last 5-6 years huge numbers of upper-middle and upper class people just magically needed these capabilities all of a sudden?
You make a very valid point with the capabilities thing, however it's not the real reason why rich, urban-dwelling people purchase SUVs. The real reason for the increases in purchases of SUVs by mid-to-upper class yuppies is because of the cost and what I like to call the "Flair Factor". When it costs 90 large for a hummer, the people who would utilize the ground clearance and off-road capabilities of the vehicle cannot afford it. It's proven time and time again that people in rural areas cannot afford luxuries like a car that costs as much as the double-wide they are currently living in. The real reason people buy Hummers and Excursions and Escalades are to show off. Plain and simple. When someone compares their new Hummer to their buddy's new 5-series BMW, bragging rights go to the guy in the Hummer. Don't think so? How about this:
"My new 525 can do 0-60 in 4.5 seconds." "So what? My Hummer can park one wheel on the hood of your car and still have the other three on the ground? How are you going to smoke me now asshat?"
See what I mean? It's all about one-upping another, thereby demonstrating that one rich yuppie has a smaller tallywacker than another. (My apologies to any Bavarian Motor Works fans in the audience, but I don't have the specs on the new sedans memorized, am not going to memorize them, and didn't feel like taking the time to look them up, you nutjobs)
Have you heard of any major studies done on the cause of death of MDMA? I was wondering if they had defininitively nailed down the cause of brain lesions and death attributed to the use of MDMA. Was it the MDMA itself, or was it the use of other, impure and mis-marketed drugs?
I believe the previous poster was trying to say that the beaurocratic(sp?) attitude present in the national government is more oriented toward the obtaining and keeping of power. He was not saying that all individual people care only about becoming higher up on the totem pole, but the majority of the people in appointed positions, i.e. Congress, the White House, and Federal Courts, are concerned only with the gathering and hording of power.
Yeah. My buddy was in the same position. (I, on the other hand, had Starband, that godawful but not slow service) He had, over the course of about a year, filled up an entire 80 gig hd of jazz. People who whine about dialup being slow are the same people who whine about cell phones being too expensive, politicians being too stupid, and the French being whiny pompous asses. To them I say DEAL WITH IT!!!! /end rant
In many small towns the local radio station plays an imporant role. They cover the local high school sports, weather, and community affairs.
Not in mine. My hometown AM radio used to cover all basketball games, all football games, and the state baseball playoffs. Once ClearChannel bought them out, my senior year in high school we didn't even get the football playoffs broadcast to our town, because it was election time. Clear Channel has been buying out small-town, fairly successful radio stations and ruining them for the sake of corporate profits, i.e. more advertising that nobody listens to and less programming relevant to the local station's audience.
high quality programming will migrate off of free television.
Uh, there was high quality programing on free television? How in hades did I miss that. ..
Think Joe Millionaire, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Who Wants To Marry a Millionaire, Who Wants To Blow A Millionaire--Wait, my bad, the Anna Nichole Show is on cable. ..
Wow. This post is dead on, but the date is probably a few years off yet, try 2075 or 2100 if the loss of rights continues at the rate it is going. The text of this post, if properly expanded would make a great short story or novella, along the lines of Ayn Rand's Anthem. If you have never read Anthem, and are seriously pissed at draconian laws like the DMCA, it's a must read.
One could argue that editing what the president says keeps the president from looking foolish in the international scene, and in the annals of history. On the other hand, the president's credibility and the perception of his intellectual capabilities are so far gone that it doesn't matter anyway if the speeches are edited. All one has to look at are the myriad of websites devoted to showing that the leader of the free world has the speaking characteristics of a four year old with Downs Syndrome.
On a side note, I apologize to all the people with Downs Syndrome reading/., you guys really are much smarter than Bush.
Exactly. Who would they possibly sell this to besides government? Financial institutions and other governments. They would only implement something if it were as safe as humanly possible, and this is a big stamp of approval for an obscure cryptographical technique.
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That was supposed to be a silly question and not meant to be answerable!!! Fucking Linux Users!:)
What do you use, Windows? This is SLASHDOT remember, everybody and their X-Box runs Linux.
In all seriousness, the people of Tennessee need to stomp this law into the dirt, before it can spread throughout the country. You may deny it, and say that only the hicks, to use a generalization that would only be relevant in NYC and LA, would approve of something like this, but it's only a matter of time before a whole bunch of states pass this kind of legislation.
On a side note, the -IAA crowd couldn't buy off Congress all at once to get their way, so they're purchasing state legislatures one-at-a-time now? Why don't they just save up for a few months or years or whatever to get what they want? It's what the rest of us have to do!
You beat me to it! I was going to say, "To beat the ever-living crap out of people, but I think you said it better.
Am I supposed to believe that in the last 5-6 years huge numbers of upper-middle and upper class people just magically needed these capabilities all of a sudden?
You make a very valid point with the capabilities thing, however it's not the real reason why rich, urban-dwelling people purchase SUVs. The real reason for the increases in purchases of SUVs by mid-to-upper class yuppies is because of the cost and what I like to call the "Flair Factor". When it costs 90 large for a hummer, the people who would utilize the ground clearance and off-road capabilities of the vehicle cannot afford it. It's proven time and time again that people in rural areas cannot afford luxuries like a car that costs as much as the double-wide they are currently living in. The real reason people buy Hummers and Excursions and Escalades are to show off. Plain and simple. When someone compares their new Hummer to their buddy's new 5-series BMW, bragging rights go to the guy in the Hummer. Don't think so? How about this:
"My new 525 can do 0-60 in 4.5 seconds."
"So what? My Hummer can park one wheel on the hood of your car and still have the other three on the ground? How are you going to smoke me now asshat?"
See what I mean? It's all about one-upping another, thereby demonstrating that one rich yuppie has a smaller tallywacker than another. (My apologies to any Bavarian Motor Works fans in the audience, but I don't have the specs on the new sedans memorized, am not going to memorize them, and didn't feel like taking the time to look them up, you nutjobs)
Have you heard of any major studies done on the cause of death of MDMA? I was wondering if they had defininitively nailed down the cause of brain lesions and death attributed to the use of MDMA. Was it the MDMA itself, or was it the use of other, impure and mis-marketed drugs?
I believe the previous poster was trying to say that the beaurocratic(sp?) attitude present in the national government is more oriented toward the obtaining and keeping of power. He was not saying that all individual people care only about becoming higher up on the totem pole, but the majority of the people in appointed positions, i.e. Congress, the White House, and Federal Courts, are concerned only with the gathering and hording of power.
Yeah. My buddy was in the same position. (I, on the other hand, had Starband, that godawful but not slow service) He had, over the course of about a year, filled up an entire 80 gig hd of jazz. People who whine about dialup being slow are the same people who whine about cell phones being too expensive, politicians being too stupid, and the French being whiny pompous asses. To them I say DEAL WITH IT!!!!
/end rant
In many small towns the local radio station plays an imporant role. They cover the local high school sports, weather, and community affairs.
Not in mine. My hometown AM radio used to cover all basketball games, all football games, and the state baseball playoffs. Once ClearChannel bought them out, my senior year in high school we didn't even get the football playoffs broadcast to our town, because it was election time. Clear Channel has been buying out small-town, fairly successful radio stations and ruining them for the sake of corporate profits, i.e. more advertising that nobody listens to and less programming relevant to the local station's audience.
high quality programming will migrate off of free television.
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Uh, there was high quality programing on free television? How in hades did I miss that. .
Think Joe Millionaire, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, Who Wants To Marry a Millionaire, Who Wants To Blow A Millionaire--Wait, my bad, the Anna Nichole Show is on cable. .
Still...it is a fun vision to picture Billy G. and Monkey Boy Ballmer on a chain gang.
What I would like to see is Linus Torvald and Bill tied together and handed brass knuckles. Linus would beat the mother-loving poo out of Gates.
Or would that be cultural stereotyping?
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Nah, it will be happening in many different states like Alabama, West Virginia, Kentucky. .
Wow. This post is dead on, but the date is probably a few years off yet, try 2075 or 2100 if the loss of rights continues at the rate it is going. The text of this post, if properly expanded would make a great short story or novella, along the lines of Ayn Rand's Anthem. If you have never read Anthem, and are seriously pissed at draconian laws like the DMCA, it's a must read.
God Bless our Goverment and the DMCA
Great sig, but please stop with the flamebating.
Hilary? Is that you?
I thought he took all that with him, and was thinking about selling it to Hustler. . .
One could argue that editing what the president says keeps the president from looking foolish in the international scene, and in the annals of history. On the other hand, the president's credibility and the perception of his intellectual capabilities are so far gone that it doesn't matter anyway if the speeches are edited. All one has to look at are the myriad of websites devoted to showing that the leader of the free world has the speaking characteristics of a four year old with Downs Syndrome.
/., you guys really are much smarter than Bush.
On a side note, I apologize to all the people with Downs Syndrome reading
Exactly. Who would they possibly sell this to besides government? Financial institutions and other governments. They would only implement something if it were as safe as humanly possible, and this is a big stamp of approval for an obscure cryptographical technique.
Hey! That sounds like the perfect gravestone to us in the Linux crowd. That way, Gates can annoy the hell out of us in death, as well as in life!
Um, how about this:
The HORSE SHIT formerly known as spyware.
Oh, yeah, and. .
gator IS spyware FARKTARD!!!!!
If we find anyone publicly calling us spyware, we correct it and take action if necessary
Does this sound like Darl or Hilary or Mitch to anyone? I mean, this smacks of RIAA-esque legal abuse to me.
it's more like a lease than an outright purchase
Unless you're Halliburton Energy. .
<Obligatory Lewis Black Quote>
If big oil gave anybody in this room 31,000,000 bucks, you'd be thrilled to be big oil's bitch!
And I can guarantee the first time somebody pumped your gas, you'd be so excited you'd probably blow them!
</Obligatory Lewis Black Quote>
That was what I meant. Everybody who was working there was obviously perfect, and if they weren't, why bother as long as they kept up performance?
If the phone has all the properties of a PDA, isn't this a moot point?
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By the way. .
FIRST POST!!!!
I believe that it Nissan Foods is owned by the same conglomerate that owns Nissan Motor. I could be mistaken, but would somebody please find this out?