I should have theougt the pudgy pot smoking basement dwelling freedom (and in everything) loving crowd of slashdot would have recognized the proprietary capture of a cool and friendly slogan by a lawyer when they saw. But maybe not.
And what happens? You schmucks play right into his hands and incant the demon himself by chanting his name over and over again. Arize from the depts of legal hell oh Mike Godwin. Take these souls that have pleged their dark hearts to you.
I know Mike Godwin. I like Mike Godwin. Mike is a friend of mine. But he's still a dirty thief.
Canada's defence is of a different nature. Blackflies, mosquitos, horseflies, deerflies and -44 (F or C don't matter at that temperature) weather and a summer that falls on a tuseday in August.
There have actually been several US covert attempts to invade Canada. In each case some polite canuck buys the invader a beer and the invasion augers into the groud shortly after that
Besides if the US wanted to invade we'd surrender and ask for reparations and disaster relief. cf "the mouse that roured".
Canada simply doesn't need a whole lot of defense. We probably don't need what we've got actually.
I had a cel phone 15 eyars ago for about a year. It was stupid expensive and I ended up throwing it in a lake.
About 6 months ago I dosconnected my land line and was gonna use Skype. I played aournd with skype and it's too much hassle. Then the errant teen stepped on the headset.
Now I'm unreachable by phone.
Ya know what? It's fucking WONDERFUL. Everybody I know hates it. But think about this - zero distractions. I mean zero. The kids have asked once in all this time if we're gonna get a phone again. I said no.
"You have zero clue how banks work. Ever wonder why you just have to give your bank and routing number to setup automated drafts from your bank for your credit card/cable/etc.? They can either submit an image of the check electronically to your bank or they can print out a paper check which doesn't have your john hancock, but a message that says "Authorized by Account Owner""
It's not even that complicated. Give me a transit and an account # and I can ach ("electrnic funds transfer") the money out right here right now, period.
I met Larry at the ICANN formation meeting at Harvard when he was either still a student or had just finished school. I like Larry. but if you wanted to roll with the "corporate influence over democracy" meme that would have been a great place to start.
Larry, I love ya babe but, ya know, you've still never won a case, ever.
Best of luck though. It's better you're around and keep trying. Welcome to "middle age and wtf happened".
I lived in Toronto for 7 years and never locked my door, ever. It's an exageration to say nobody in Toronto lock their door but many many do not. It's not just Toronto either; it's not hard to find people that don't lock their doors in Canada.
The (new) mini-cooper may be trendy but... have you ever seen a new mini sitting next to an original mini? The new one is HUGE by comparison. Plus a mini and a mini cooper were very different things. The "cooper" on the new one is just a marketing term.
That's not been my experience. Google "mercedes parts" and look how many options you have. If you buy parts and get service from the dealer, sure you will be ass-raped (although for piddly shit like grommets and light bulbs the dealer is the place to go).
I have an 82 diesel s class and it'e been by far the cheapest car to buy and maintain I've ever owned. I got it almost 10 years ago.
Of course thas was before they went all electronic; back then the shade tree mechanic still had a fighting chance.
There are actually few cars as cheap to run as a 1980's diesel Mercedes. I got mine (s class) with 268K miles on it and in the diesel Mercedes community the joke is it's "barely broken in" and to an extent this is true. It now has about half a million miles on it and just keeps running.
Klatta klattta klatta.
I can't say the same for the vergassers. They are a bit more finicky and less surable.
Keep in mind though MB USA only imports the optioned-to-hell ones. The Euro ones are very plain on average - and are highly covered by the Mercedes freaks in North America for their simplicity.
"People in the know have been fleeing mercedes to go to Lexus for years"
Read the Mercedes usenet group to see how those same people find they aren't anywhere enarly as happy with the performance and comfort but yes they are more reliable.
The secret to keeping a Mercedes happy is maintenance which you really can do yourself. There's a reason there's lots of old ones around. I have a 83, a 72, a 70 and a 67.
Look at any Mercedes part then look at the equivalent japanese part. One is meant to be rebuilt and sturdy as hell the other is the cheapest nastiest piece of pressed steel you've ever seen.
Even stupid things like switchs on a Mercedes are meant to be rebuilt. They're really meant to last. Every relay on the 80s and up ones is way heavier than even the BMW counterpart and has silver contacts. When Mercedes says "Engineered like no other car in the world" they really aren't exagerating.
"The rest of us have pity for them based on the very low reliability record of mercedes in general as shown in every years Consumer Reports car issue."
I have to think this is because the C ("Cheap") class is less expensive than a Toyota and people expect the same reliability. It isn't there, btu neither is the numb road feel and shitty ergonomics. I posit these people complain. But the guys that buy the high end stuff I doubt even read consumer reports and they keep buying them.
Having said that I know lots of people that love their C class cars.
"And I'm sure I'll be out-geeked here by some guy who's first computer used punch-cards."
My first job out of high school was at a place that did mehcanical data processing. Not those modern 80 colum cards, no no the 90 column (with round holes) Burroughs jobs that ran on a "computer" that was programmed with patch cord panels. We had a card duplicater, a sorter and a printer that were built in the 1940s.
That was some nasty shit.
I Was there the day it was all carted out - some idiot had forgotten to cancel the standing order and one millon new 90 colcards showed up. This was at the Hamilton Spectater around 1975 btw.
We had an IBM 1130 in our high school. We used to go to McMaster university occasionally because we could walk out with a box of 2000 punch cards and it didn't look unusual. None of us drove, we were 14 or something and ourparents believed we needed to use the Cyber 7600 there.
I don't get as excited about Sir Tim as perhaps maybe I should. It was Einer Stefferud who invented MIME which is really at the heart of http, and Brian Reid whose PhD thesis, SCRIBE, begat SGML which begat HTML. Sir Tim just put the bits together which seems to be to be another one of those inevitabilities.
Stef also invented and ran the first mailing list and Brian is also responsible for the firewall, Alta Vista and the laserwriter among many others.
From the first line of TFA: In a decision reported late Friday by CNET News.com, a federal judge in Los Angeles found (PDF) that a computer server's RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored and must be turned over in a lawsuit.
Note the "can be stored" bit.
If you'd read the PDF of the court order you'd have noted the judge understands quite well that the RAM is volotile and that he was asking the relevant parts be stored. Specifically, he wants the ip addresses stored.
The story headline should have read "judge orders torrentspy to store IP addresses".
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I should have theougt the pudgy pot smoking basement dwelling freedom (and in everything) loving crowd of slashdot would have recognized the proprietary capture of a cool and friendly slogan by a lawyer when they saw. But maybe not.
4 314f075182eeb ) was to guarentee the freedom and protection from proprietary interests of said meme in a pre-prenguin gpl'less world.
My purpose in the original incantation of same ( http://groups.google.com/group/news.groups/msg/b5
And what happens? You schmucks play right into his hands and incant the demon himself by chanting his name over and over again. Arize from the depts of legal hell oh Mike Godwin. Take these souls that have pleged their dark hearts to you.
I know Mike Godwin. I like Mike Godwin. Mike is a friend of mine. But he's still a dirty thief.
Oh, the horror.
Richard Sexton
Froup this, bitch.
http://rs79.vrx.net/works/usenet/
"He'll need to make a law about jokes about Godwin's Law"
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Oh let me go first: Sexton't law: "Make up a snappy one line for alt.flame and Mike Godwin will steal it for his own".
Check the dates:
http://groups.google.com/group/news.groups/msg/b5
Siberia has never been invaded either.
Canada's defence is of a different nature. Blackflies, mosquitos, horseflies, deerflies and -44 (F or C don't matter at that temperature) weather and a summer that falls on a tuseday in August.
There have actually been several US covert attempts to invade Canada. In each case some polite canuck buys the invader a beer and the invasion augers into the groud shortly after that
Besides if the US wanted to invade we'd surrender and ask for reparations and disaster relief. cf "the mouse that roured".
Canada simply doesn't need a whole lot of defense. We probably don't need what we've got actually.
"The movie was stupid. I'll take Jar Jar Binks any day, even, over this crap."
And what would you like for your tenth birthday?
"BEST MOVIE EVAR!"
Best science fiction movie ever. There's always Amelie. And Sin City.
"When does calling something an addiction become an addiction?"
Marketing guys are addicted to that sort of thing.
I had a cel phone 15 eyars ago for about a year. It was stupid expensive and I ended up throwing it in a lake.
About 6 months ago I dosconnected my land line and was gonna use Skype. I played aournd with skype and it's too much hassle. Then the errant teen stepped on the headset.
Now I'm unreachable by phone.
Ya know what? It's fucking WONDERFUL. Everybody I know hates it. But think about this - zero distractions. I mean zero. The kids have asked once in all this time if we're gonna get a phone again. I said no.
Stupid people. Somebody pulled the plug. I would have thought this would be obvious.
"Duh. Double duh." - Weemba
"You have zero clue how banks work. Ever wonder why you just have to give your bank and routing number to setup automated drafts from your bank for your credit card/cable/etc.? They can either submit an image of the check electronically to your bank or they can print out a paper check which doesn't have your john hancock, but a message that says "Authorized by Account Owner""
It's not even that complicated. Give me a transit and an account # and I can ach ("electrnic funds transfer") the money out right here right now, period.
I met Larry at the ICANN formation meeting at Harvard when he was either still a student or had just finished school. I like Larry. but if you wanted to roll with the "corporate influence over democracy" meme that would have been a great place to start.
Larry, I love ya babe but, ya know, you've still never won a case, ever.
Best of luck though. It's better you're around and keep trying. Welcome to "middle age and wtf happened".
I lived in Toronto for 7 years and never locked my door, ever. It's an exageration to say nobody in Toronto lock their door but many many do not. It's not just Toronto either; it's not hard to find people that don't lock their doors in Canada.
The 86 Mercedes 190D 5 cyl turbo diesel gets 45 mpg. it's an automatic.
The Euro only 5 cyl non-turbo diesel 5 speed gets 48 mpg.
The (new) mini-cooper may be trendy but... have you ever seen a new mini sitting next to an original mini? The new one is HUGE by comparison. Plus a mini and a mini cooper were very different things. The "cooper" on the new one is just a marketing term.
"They are expensive to buy and maintain"
That's not been my experience. Google "mercedes parts" and look how many options you have. If you buy parts and get service from the dealer, sure you will be ass-raped (although for piddly shit like grommets and light bulbs the dealer is the place to go).
I have an 82 diesel s class and it'e been by far the cheapest car to buy and maintain I've ever owned. I got it almost 10 years ago.
Of course thas was before they went all electronic; back then the shade tree mechanic still had a fighting chance.
There are actually few cars as cheap to run as a 1980's diesel Mercedes. I got mine (s class) with 268K miles on it and in the diesel Mercedes community the joke is it's "barely broken in" and to an extent this is true. It now has about half a million miles on it and just keeps running.
Klatta klattta klatta.
I can't say the same for the vergassers. They are a bit more finicky and less surable.
Keep in mind though MB USA only imports the optioned-to-hell ones. The Euro ones are very plain on average - and are highly covered by the Mercedes freaks in North America for their simplicity.
"People in the know have been fleeing mercedes to go to Lexus for years"
Read the Mercedes usenet group to see how those same people find they aren't anywhere enarly
as happy with the performance and comfort but yes they are more reliable.
The secret to keeping a Mercedes happy is maintenance which you really can do yourself. There's
a reason there's lots of old ones around. I have a 83, a 72, a 70 and a 67.
Look at any Mercedes part then look at the equivalent japanese part. One is meant to be rebuilt
and sturdy as hell the other is the cheapest nastiest piece of pressed steel you've ever seen.
Even stupid things like switchs on a Mercedes are meant to be rebuilt. They're really meant to last. Every relay
on the 80s and up ones is way heavier than even the BMW counterpart and has silver contacts. When Mercedes
says "Engineered like no other car in the world" they really aren't exagerating.
"The rest of us have pity for them based on the very low reliability record of mercedes in general as shown in every years Consumer Reports car issue."
I have to think this is because the C ("Cheap") class is less expensive than a Toyota and people expect the same reliability. It isn't there, btu neither is the numb road feel and shitty ergonomics. I posit these people complain. But the guys that buy the high end stuff I doubt even read consumer reports and they keep buying them.
Having said that I know lots of people that love their C class cars.
"Reliability-wise I would own a Toyota over a Mercedes any day of the year."
Eh. Ya know what? There's lots of 40 year old Mercedes on the roads. How many old toyotas do you see?
Keep in mind GM pays no income taxes.
"And I'm sure I'll be out-geeked here by some guy who's first computer used punch-cards."
My first job out of high school was at a place that did mehcanical data processing. Not those modern 80
colum cards, no no the 90 column (with round holes) Burroughs jobs that ran on a "computer" that was
programmed with patch cord panels. We had a card duplicater, a sorter and a printer that were built
in the 1940s.
That was some nasty shit.
I Was there the day it was all carted out - some idiot had forgotten to cancel the standing order and
one millon new 90 colcards showed up. This was at the Hamilton Spectater around 1975 btw.
HI!
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING BAD
THINGS ABOUT THE VIC-20
FOR. MY BROTHER SAYS IT
IS ONE OF THE BEST MACH-
INES EVER MADE!!!!!
--
BIFF
BIFF@BIT.NET
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BIFF
BIFF@BIT.NET
Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING
Not it's not you phucktard it's vintage humor. Q-riste.
We had an IBM 1130 in our high school. We used to go to McMaster university occasionally because we could walk out with a box of 2000 punch cards and it didn't look unusual. None of us drove, we were 14 or something and ourparents believed we needed to use the Cyber 7600 there.
The high bid at the end of the auction wins. Period. Why is this so hard to understand?
I don't get as excited about Sir Tim as perhaps maybe I should. It was Einer Stefferud who invented MIME which is really at the heart of http, and Brian Reid whose PhD thesis, SCRIBE, begat SGML which begat HTML. Sir Tim just put the bits together which seems to be to be another one of those inevitabilities.
Stef also invented and ran the first mailing list and Brian is also responsible for the firewall, Alta Vista and the laserwriter among many others.
Attention dipshits: learn to read.
From the first line of TFA:
In a decision reported late Friday by CNET News.com, a federal judge in Los Angeles found (PDF) that a computer server's RAM, or random-access memory, is a tangible document that can be stored and must be turned over in a lawsuit.
Note the "can be stored" bit.
If you'd read the PDF of the court order you'd have noted the judge understands quite well that the RAM is volotile and that he was asking the relevant parts be stored. Specifically, he wants the ip addresses stored.
The story headline should have read "judge orders torrentspy to store IP addresses".