I'll add another item to the "Old Band Reunites and They're Actually Still Good" List: Fleetwood Mac. When I heard they were reuniting in the early 90's, I groaned in disgust, figuring they'd just be a buncha burnouts needing more money. Well, turned out they're better than ever. "The Dance" is one of my all-time favorite albums.
A capitalist wants to concentrate all of the wealth in one person
Where in the world did you get THAT from? Even concerning the world's richest capitalist, Bill Gates, his strategy included making his employees filthy stinking rich, more so than any other company ever. Some of his janitors made millions. That's hardly "concentrating all of the wealth in one person".
I'd be surprised if they weren't granted 501(c)3 status. 501(c)3 status covers a broad range of organizations. The production and coordination of open source software would surely fit into the IRS's category for 501(c)3.
BTW, churches usually don't try to get 501(c)3 status, although the charitable organzations they run often do. See
this FAQ for details.
One time I was writing a web bot and it went berserk and started downloading images from NASA as fast as it could... 10,000 in half an hour. I emailed an apology to the web master. He emailed back and said they hadn't even noticed, that that my hits constituted an insignificant fraction of their daily traffic.
Back during the original incarnation of Napster, I found an MP3 that consisted of 5 minutes of people burping. Then I put copies of that file in my Napster directory using the names of various popular songs and artists. I giggled myself silly every time I noticed someone downloading it. Ah, hours of geek fun.
I remember thinking I could really increase downloads by writing a script to publish the file under many, many names and Napster ID's. It even struck me as a plausible business model: get record companies to hire me to piss in the pool, so to speak.
Unfortunately, I decided to pursue a more mundane line of work: writing boring database code. It didn't work out. Maybe I shoulda gone with the Burpster concept. I mighta made a small fortune before Napster went Nopester.
I used to keep a cartoon up in my cubicle. It showed a guy approaching the pearly gates of Heaven. There were several figures waiting for him. The first was an old lady, and the guy shouts out "Grandma! You're here!" The second is a dog, and he shouts out "Rufus! You're here too!" The third is an old computer, and he shouts out "And my old Apple II! You're here!"
Can't find it anymore. If anybody knows of an online version, I'd sure appreciate a link.
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I'll add another item to the "Old Band Reunites and They're Actually Still Good" List: Fleetwood Mac. When I heard they were reuniting in the early 90's, I groaned in disgust, figuring they'd just be a buncha burnouts needing more money. Well, turned out they're better than ever. "The Dance" is one of my all-time favorite albums.
Me too. Very disappointed that it just turned out to be about a big balloon.
Oh, sorry, I thought you were talking about broad bands.
... I'll probably listen to the Big Crunch before the Big Bang.
Teenager 2: The universe, man, the universe.
... I *did* know that Brown was being sarcastic. I was just, y'know, being a smart-alec.
Why, are you a lousy professor?
Where in the world did you get THAT from? Even concerning the world's richest capitalist, Bill Gates, his strategy included making his employees filthy stinking rich, more so than any other company ever. Some of his janitors made millions. That's hardly "concentrating all of the wealth in one person".
Tell ya what, if you ever make money again, you can donate it to the organization I work for and I personally vouch that we won't call you a commie.
BTW, churches usually don't try to get 501(c)3 status, although the charitable organzations they run often do. See this FAQ for details.
Darn, you beat me to that comment.
One time I was writing a web bot and it went berserk and started downloading images from NASA as fast as it could... 10,000 in half an hour. I emailed an apology to the web master. He emailed back and said they hadn't even noticed, that that my hits constituted an insignificant fraction of their daily traffic.
... what my dot.com venture actually made some money? I'm broke.
So two legislators are talking on the phone:
Legis 1: Whazzup?
Legis 2: Whazzup?
Legis 1: Oh, just legislating shit.
Any suggestions along those lines?
I use SpyBot for checking for spyware and Google's toolbar for blocking popups. What do you recommend to wipe unused areas and clear out cache?
Mod down this story!!!
... I thought you couldn't take a private crap in the woods anymore.
Should I /. him?
I remember thinking I could really increase downloads by writing a script to publish the file under many, many names and Napster ID's. It even struck me as a plausible business model: get record companies to hire me to piss in the pool, so to speak.
Unfortunately, I decided to pursue a more mundane line of work: writing boring database code. It didn't work out. Maybe I shoulda gone with the Burpster concept. I mighta made a small fortune before Napster went Nopester.
Can't find it anymore. If anybody knows of an online version, I'd sure appreciate a link.
LOL! OK, caveat: the judge does have to actually hit the egg catcher.
A really big, loosely packed feather pillow.
... is already going to get a new set of teeth in a few years. Go ahead and load him up on the sodas.