I can't mod when I've posted, but otherwise I'd give you a +1 Funny.:-) I like the series, but I'm not a rabid fan--just a nerd. I will eventually read the book, but not preorder or buy it on the first day.
Amen again. I have been getting my nieces and nephews books for Christmas and birthday gifts since they were born. (I also get them a cool toy, I'm not a complete jerk. Although they ONLY remember that I get them "stupid" books, not which books, not even that they got toys too... but I digress) I would get them "classic" books like RL Stevenson, Tolkein, Dumas, Baum, L.Ingles-Wilder, Lewis Caroll, etc. I would even try to read to them at appropriate age levels, but if it wasn't TV or video games, they are not interested. Then came the Harry Potter books, and they actually _enjoyed_ reading. Who would have thought? Now they _ask_ for specific titles (mostly dragon stuff right now), if they haven't already gotten those book from the library, and it pleases me. But _I_ didn't get them reading, Ms. Rowling did.
Here's the thing: Snape was put in a position which couldn't be resolved any other way. He was forced to take the unbreakable vow to protect the Malfoy boy and to help him complete his mission (kill Dumbledore). But the reason Dumbledore trusted him implicitly is because he also asked Snape to take an unbreakable vow to protect Harry at all costs. Once the death eaters infiltrated Hogwarts, Snape had to help Malfoy kill Dumbledore to prevent greater mayhem, to prevent Malfoy's own death, and especially to get the death eaters out of Hogwarts before a confrontation with Harry, which very likely would have led to Harry's death (especially since Dumbledore was killed). When Harry chased Snape, Snape was so much more powerful and skilled than Harry that he could have killed him easily, and there was no reason not to because now everyone knows Snape is a death eater, right? Wrong. Snape wouldn't even let Harry use an unforgivable curse, because that would ultimately harm the boy himself. (Even though Harry already used Crucio on the death eaters. For that offense he is already doomed to Azkaban. But I guess everyone can overlook that because Harry is the boy wonder.)
I say Dumbledore asked Snape to take the vow because I believe they were friends, which makes Snape a tragic figure. He was always hated and misunderstood. Even the girl he had a crush on (Harry's mom) laughed when the other boys would torment Snape, and she even married his chief tormentor. Her protests to stop tormenting Snape were only half-hearted at best. Dumbledore was the ONLY friend Snape ever had, and Snape was forced to kill him. If Rowling makes him the hero in the last book, I will be VERY impressed. As much as I like the books, I only like them because she can spin a good yarn. If she was planning the Snape tragedy from the start, wow. If Snape became a death eater on his own, and who could blame him, while the whole world already hated him? If he chose to be a death eater, then I think Dumbledore ASKED him to take the vow. If Dumbledore asked him to become a death eater to spy on Voldemort, then the unbreakable vow is not needed, Dumbledore has reason to trust Snape, and Snape, in spite of being hated by everyone, and having reason to hate Harry himself, is even more of a heroic figure.
About Harry: Harry IS the final horcrux (or at least the scar on his head is) which makes his hunting and destroying the other horcruxes kind of ironic. We found out in the last book that horcruxes could be living things, such as the snake that embodied Voldemort. When the snake curled around Harry and taunted Dumbledore, telling him that he now has the opportunity to destroy Voldemort forever, I wonder if Dumbledore finally realized that Harry was the horcrux? No one could figure out how Harry managed to survive the attack that killed his parents, the scar was linked to Voldemort (it always hurt when he was around) and it gave Harry powers similar to Voldemort. It was also the scar that the sorting hat wanted to put in Slytherin.
When Dumbledore revealed the prophesy to Harry, we find out that the prophesy could have meant either Potter or Longbottom would be the one to ultimately destroy Voldemort. Dumbledore and Potter did not know why Voldemort had chosen to "attempt to destroy" Harry, but Dumbledore claimed that that was Voldemort's mistake, and the botched attempt was the accident that created Harry and gave him the power to ultimately destroy Voldemort. WRONG! Voldemort's mistake was only in thinking that Harry was the chosen one, his placing of the horcrux was an insurance policy to attempt to cheat fate (and we know from Greek mythology how well that always turns out). Longbottom is the chosen one, he is still the Charlie Brown figure, the one that can't get things right, but who always gets up and tries again. He has been steadily growing in skill and confidence throughout the books, and he will be the one to destroy the final horcrux. The only question is, can the horcrux in the scar be destroyed without also killing Harry?
You sir, are spot on. Back when macro viruses were rampant, when word 6 would unexpectedly corrupt word documents and make them "unreadable," it was wordperfect to the rescue. The file conversion would strip any macro viruses, and would ignore formatting that it couldn't understand, compromised/corrupted files could be rescued, (and re-saved in word 6 format to begin the process again, because officially we are a microsoft only shop)
Whether or not you are a die-hard windows user, anyone who has _ever_ complained about providing computer support for family members should get them a mac. A used G4 on ebay is plenty for grandma's email and word processor needs.
My dad uses an "R2 unit" imac, OS 10.2, and the only helpdesk calls I get are when he forgets how to invoke the printer or he's accidentally collapsed a folder in his email client--he assumes things will be more difficult than they are, but is easily talked through the tasks.
Contrast this with making sure the virus and spyware protections are still working and up to date; the inevitable virus scrubbing anyway; driver re-installations; occasional format/reimage in extreme cases; and of course the "how do I print" and "my emails are missing!" you still get with a mac.
Spending a few hundred on a mini or used imac is well worth the piece of mind.
at indie concerts and used record sources. While I have downloaded mp3s from bands' websites and myspace *hurk* pages, I have never used itunes music store, the napster (the original) or any subsequent file sharing service or torrent site. I rent CDs from the library, but I don't rip with the one exception of a funeral, the deceased had a particular request and I had never bothered to acquire that music before the eventuality, so I was pressed for time. So yes, I will continue to buy CDs, (thanks ebay, amazon marketplace, cd-baby, and artists themselves) but you can bet your ass that I will continue to rip those CDs to other formats.
Wal mart runs rough shod over its partners and suppliers. When there's no more blood to draw, they find some other "partner." And you thought Microsoft played rough.
They all should have the cajones to resign rather than allow such unethical behavior. At that level, (officers, directors) no one is unemployed unless they want to be, and usually have the assets to live comfortably during any transitions. Fear of unemployment and an overdue mortgage may cause the low man on the totem pole to look the other way, but it is no excuse at that level.
"The situation is regrettable," Ms. Dunn said in a statement provided to the Wall Street Journal. "But the bottom line is that the board has asserted its commitment to upholding the standards of confidentiality that are critical to its functioning. A board can't serve effectively if there isn't complete trust that what gets discussed stays in the room."
Can the board serve effectively if there isn't complete trust or confidentiality anyway? If the CEO is spying on you at any or at all times?
you don't need foodstock to create ethanol, you can use waste cellulose as a more ecologically friendly source of ethanol. Wiki article.
And as far as biodiesel gelling in cold temperatures (as another poster points out), you don't have to have 100% biodiesel all the time. You can use a coal-based fuel oil/biodiesel mix (not ideal, but better than 100% crude oil diesel) or you can mix with alcohols to change the properties of biodiesel as needed.
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google "Clever Hans." The experimenter drawing the cards needs to be out of sight of the study subject. I wouldn't want to play poker with the kid who scored so high.
I didn't RTFA of course but the quote "...I happen to think we won't be able to rely on experiment to resolve this problem." while only one man's opinion, sounds a lot like _faith_
While they don't technically do this, they effectively do this by having _every_ channel schedule commercial spots at the same time. If you surf during commercials, you only get to see more commercials.
I have little doubt that what you say is true; but if so, why bother asking for consent in the first place? To see who will fall for it? I wonder if parental rights can be restored with a legal challenge?
I'm serious. I don't have much of a support business on the side, because I let it be known to people that I don't do Windows. When people ask for help, if they cannot afford a mac, I refer them to my friend (some friend I am) who does support windows, he rebuilds PCs and charges $50 an hour, which seems reasonable. For the people who are in the market for a new computer though, I use my mac mini as a loaner. If they like it (i.e. they find out it really isn't that difficult to transition or use) they can buy a mac.
Only a few people took me up on that, and about once a week for a month I'd get a "how do I do this?" calls, and once they learned how to do all their work on a mac I get NO calls. Cool. Unless you need the money, or you like the aggravation of windows support calls.
I used to promote Knoppix to transition Windows users from Windows, but since OS X 10.2, I find there is nothing simpler to use out there.
I read it differently: This completely blows Microsoft's lame argument out of the water that MA considering ODF is unfair to the millions of people who already use MSOffice, because it is impossible to rewrite office to use this "crazy new format."
If a simple plugin can allow MSOffice to use ODF, there is then no argument whatsoever for MA to use Microsoft's proprietary formats, which really do shut out all non-Microsoft users.
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I can't mod when I've posted, but otherwise I'd give you a +1 Funny. :-)
I like the series, but I'm not a rabid fan--just a nerd. I will eventually read the book, but not preorder or buy it on the first day.
Amen again. I have been getting my nieces and nephews books for Christmas and birthday gifts since they were born. (I also get them a cool toy, I'm not a complete jerk. Although they ONLY remember that I get them "stupid" books, not which books, not even that they got toys too... but I digress) I would get them "classic" books like RL Stevenson, Tolkein, Dumas, Baum, L.Ingles-Wilder, Lewis Caroll, etc. I would even try to read to them at appropriate age levels, but if it wasn't TV or video games, they are not interested. Then came the Harry Potter books, and they actually _enjoyed_ reading. Who would have thought? Now they _ask_ for specific titles (mostly dragon stuff right now), if they haven't already gotten those book from the library, and it pleases me. But _I_ didn't get them reading, Ms. Rowling did.
Here's the thing: Snape was put in a position which couldn't be resolved any other way. He was forced to take the unbreakable vow to protect the Malfoy boy and to help him complete his mission (kill Dumbledore). But the reason Dumbledore trusted him implicitly is because he also asked Snape to take an unbreakable vow to protect Harry at all costs. Once the death eaters infiltrated Hogwarts, Snape had to help Malfoy kill Dumbledore to prevent greater mayhem, to prevent Malfoy's own death, and especially to get the death eaters out of Hogwarts before a confrontation with Harry, which very likely would have led to Harry's death (especially since Dumbledore was killed). When Harry chased Snape, Snape was so much more powerful and skilled than Harry that he could have killed him easily, and there was no reason not to because now everyone knows Snape is a death eater, right? Wrong. Snape wouldn't even let Harry use an unforgivable curse, because that would ultimately harm the boy himself. (Even though Harry already used Crucio on the death eaters. For that offense he is already doomed to Azkaban. But I guess everyone can overlook that because Harry is the boy wonder.)
I say Dumbledore asked Snape to take the vow because I believe they were friends, which makes Snape a tragic figure. He was always hated and misunderstood. Even the girl he had a crush on (Harry's mom) laughed when the other boys would torment Snape, and she even married his chief tormentor. Her protests to stop tormenting Snape were only half-hearted at best. Dumbledore was the ONLY friend Snape ever had, and Snape was forced to kill him. If Rowling makes him the hero in the last book, I will be VERY impressed. As much as I like the books, I only like them because she can spin a good yarn. If she was planning the Snape tragedy from the start, wow. If Snape became a death eater on his own, and who could blame him, while the whole world already hated him? If he chose to be a death eater, then I think Dumbledore ASKED him to take the vow. If Dumbledore asked him to become a death eater to spy on Voldemort, then the unbreakable vow is not needed, Dumbledore has reason to trust Snape, and Snape, in spite of being hated by everyone, and having reason to hate Harry himself, is even more of a heroic figure.
About Harry: Harry IS the final horcrux (or at least the scar on his head is) which makes his hunting and destroying the other horcruxes kind of ironic. We found out in the last book that horcruxes could be living things, such as the snake that embodied Voldemort. When the snake curled around Harry and taunted Dumbledore, telling him that he now has the opportunity to destroy Voldemort forever, I wonder if Dumbledore finally realized that Harry was the horcrux? No one could figure out how Harry managed to survive the attack that killed his parents, the scar was linked to Voldemort (it always hurt when he was around) and it gave Harry powers similar to Voldemort. It was also the scar that the sorting hat wanted to put in Slytherin.
When Dumbledore revealed the prophesy to Harry, we find out that the prophesy could have meant either Potter or Longbottom would be the one to ultimately destroy Voldemort. Dumbledore and Potter did not know why Voldemort had chosen to "attempt to destroy" Harry, but Dumbledore claimed that that was Voldemort's mistake, and the botched attempt was the accident that created Harry and gave him the power to ultimately destroy Voldemort. WRONG! Voldemort's mistake was only in thinking that Harry was the chosen one, his placing of the horcrux was an insurance policy to attempt to cheat fate (and we know from Greek mythology how well that always turns out). Longbottom is the chosen one, he is still the Charlie Brown figure, the one that can't get things right, but who always gets up and tries again. He has been steadily growing in skill and confidence throughout the books, and he will be the one to destroy the final horcrux. The only question is, can the horcrux in the scar be destroyed without also killing Harry?
It would be ironic if they were more than nominally an anti-spyware company. I read the article, and it sounds like the ruling was correct.
You sir, are spot on. Back when macro viruses were rampant, when word 6 would unexpectedly corrupt word documents and make them "unreadable," it was wordperfect to the rescue. The file conversion would strip any macro viruses, and would ignore formatting that it couldn't understand, compromised/corrupted files could be rescued, (and re-saved in word 6 format to begin the process again, because officially we are a microsoft only shop)
Whether or not you are a die-hard windows user, anyone who has _ever_ complained about providing computer support for family members should get them a mac. A used G4 on ebay is plenty for grandma's email and word processor needs.
My dad uses an "R2 unit" imac, OS 10.2, and the only helpdesk calls I get are when he forgets how to invoke the printer or he's accidentally collapsed a folder in his email client--he assumes things will be more difficult than they are, but is easily talked through the tasks.
Contrast this with making sure the virus and spyware protections are still working and up to date; the inevitable virus scrubbing anyway; driver re-installations; occasional format/reimage in extreme cases; and of course the "how do I print" and "my emails are missing!" you still get with a mac.
Spending a few hundred on a mini or used imac is well worth the piece of mind.
How to Be a Game Journalist
by InsertCredit staff writer
Don't be like those hacks at Game Career Guide.
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at indie concerts and used record sources.
While I have downloaded mp3s from bands' websites and myspace *hurk* pages, I have never used itunes music store, the napster (the original) or any subsequent file sharing service or torrent site.
I rent CDs from the library, but I don't rip with the one exception of a funeral, the deceased had a particular request and I had never bothered to acquire that music before the eventuality, so I was pressed for time.
So yes, I will continue to buy CDs, (thanks ebay, amazon marketplace, cd-baby, and artists themselves) but you can bet your ass that I will continue to rip those CDs to other formats.
Wal mart runs rough shod over its partners and suppliers. When there's no more blood to draw, they find some other "partner." And you thought Microsoft played rough.
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/77/walmart.html
They all should have the cajones to resign rather than allow such unethical behavior. At that level, (officers, directors) no one is unemployed unless they want to be, and usually have the assets to live comfortably during any transitions. Fear of unemployment and an overdue mortgage may cause the low man on the totem pole to look the other way, but it is no excuse at that level.
Funny, but quoting from The Register article
"The situation is regrettable," Ms. Dunn said in a statement provided to the Wall Street Journal. "But the bottom line is that the board has asserted its commitment to upholding the standards of confidentiality that are critical to its functioning. A board can't serve effectively if there isn't complete trust that what gets discussed stays in the room."
Can the board serve effectively if there isn't complete trust or confidentiality anyway? If the CEO is spying on you at any or at all times?
is to just walk away.
Oh, they were talking about making a game to ensnare even more subscribers. Sorry.
Joe Sixpack may not know Penny Arcade, but Sony of America sure as hell does.
Sony's response to PA's shit in donuts remark (way at the bottom of the page)
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you don't need foodstock to create ethanol, you can use waste cellulose as a more ecologically friendly source of ethanol. Wiki article.
And as far as biodiesel gelling in cold temperatures (as another poster points out), you don't have to have 100% biodiesel all the time. You can use a coal-based fuel oil/biodiesel mix (not ideal, but better than 100% crude oil diesel) or you can mix with alcohols to change the properties of biodiesel as needed.
like the pop-ups advertising pop-up blockers
google "Clever Hans." The experimenter drawing the cards needs to be out of sight of the study subject. I wouldn't want to play poker with the kid who scored so high.
Rule of Acquisition #34 War is good for business.
Rule of Acquisition #35 Peace is good for business.
I didn't RTFA of course but the quote "...I happen to think we won't be able to rely on experiment to resolve this problem." while only one man's opinion, sounds a lot like _faith_
While they don't technically do this, they effectively do this by having _every_ channel schedule commercial spots at the same time. If you surf during commercials, you only get to see more commercials.
I have little doubt that what you say is true; but if so, why bother asking for consent in the first place? To see who will fall for it? I wonder if parental rights can be restored with a legal challenge?
I'm serious. I don't have much of a support business on the side, because I let it be known to people that I don't do Windows. When people ask for help, if they cannot afford a mac, I refer them to my friend (some friend I am) who does support windows, he rebuilds PCs and charges $50 an hour, which seems reasonable. For the people who are in the market for a new computer though, I use my mac mini as a loaner. If they like it (i.e. they find out it really isn't that difficult to transition or use) they can buy a mac.
Only a few people took me up on that, and about once a week for a month I'd get a "how do I do this?" calls, and once they learned how to do all their work on a mac I get NO calls. Cool. Unless you need the money, or you like the aggravation of windows support calls.
I used to promote Knoppix to transition Windows users from Windows, but since OS X 10.2, I find there is nothing simpler to use out there.
I read it differently: This completely blows Microsoft's lame argument out of the water that MA considering ODF is unfair to the millions of people who already use MSOffice, because it is impossible to rewrite office to use this "crazy new format."
If a simple plugin can allow MSOffice to use ODF, there is then no argument whatsoever for MA to use Microsoft's proprietary formats, which really do shut out all non-Microsoft users.
"A marathon where you're bleeding money for most of the race"
If each sale of a console costs Microsoft money, it is our duty to buy one and get gnu/linux or *BSD running on it.
Linux on 360 project