Meanwhile the Curia argues over whether the church should ban printing presses since they will put all the clerics in abbeys out of work...
Why, that's a scurrilous accusation! There's nothing for it: I'm simply forced to clamber into my hansom cab, drive over there at a furious gallop, and deliver a right, good thrashing unto your person with my buggy whip!
Looks like Universal gave up waiting for YouTube to make some coin before they filled suit.
More like they want to put pressure on YouTube to sweeten the eventual settlement. TFA said it best:
"To drive the negotiations in the directions they want, they're starting to make it clear there are legal alternatives for not complying with what Universal wants done," he said.
The system will come bundled with lots of open-source software, including the famous Radiant Dragon Pearl 2.0, which is known as the Perl of China, written by Won Ton, who is known as the Larry Wall of China.
Here's some info about it clipped from a law journal:
Privacy concerns were raised in Australia when a hacker accessed the business and bank account details of up to 27,000 businesses in Australia who were accredited suppliers of GST information and assistance packages to businesses through the GST Start-up Assistance Office. The 'hacker' reportedly obtained the information without actually hacking the site, as the information was provided on an ordinary page accessible through a URL on the site (the web address of which had not been disclosed). He then emailed 17,000 of the businesses to inform them of the security breach.
The same story appears in several other sources, but I can't find any mention of a prosecution or conviction.
Larry Schleifer cast a provisional ballot, then groused that it would not be counted along with the electronic tallies expected later in the day. He said he was frustrated that no one had crossed his name off the voter registry when he was handed a paper ballot and was concerned that election workers would not keep track of who had done what.
Um, the real question is: why did he have to use a provisional ballot if his name was on the register?
"What's going to stop somebody from voting twice?" he fumed. "
Provisional ballots are compared against the voter register and any absent voter ballots that are returned in the voter's name. In this case, if someone else came in and was allowed to sign the register and vote, the provisional ballot would be voided. Same goes for any absent voter ballot.
The procedures are designed to stop people from voting twice, assuming that they are who they say they are (i.e. they do not forge someone else's signature). Of course, the election jurisdiction must do its job for the procedures to be effective.
Oh, and btw voting twice is a felony. So you don't want to get convicted for doing it. Not that anyone is ever prosecuted for it...
But once she had her proof, why not confront that director personally, rather than pull a stunt like this in front of the full board?
Probably because she wanted the full board to witness the ease and efficiency with which her henchmen had tracked down the wrongdoer, to point out to them the futility of opposing her rule. In her mind, after such a brazen display of power, no one would ever dare to leak again! Unless maybe they had a prostate problem.
..dealing with the subject in a more serious vein was "With Folded Hands", by Jack Williamson, first published in 1947. A home robot salesman loses his business when an off-planet company starts to sell better robots, who take over all menial tasks. Soon the robots start to protect people from danger, then they forbid people from doing harm to themselves. And then they control - all in the name of keeping humans safe, of course.
The Wikipedia article points out some interesting characteristics of this organism, including that it "has complicated microtubule structures", or as scientists call them, tedstevens canali.
If you actually bothered to read what he wrote, you'd know that he has already gone to the DHS, along with every other conceivably related branch of government. He's spent three years trying to get someone to recognize and deal with the issue. I'd say he's allowed plenty of time for the "responsible" parties to take action.
If anyone is guilty, it's the contractors and public officials who created the mess and are now trying to paper it over.
Let me preface this by saying I don't know a lot about the topic
Well, I was kidding of course - but I'm not surprised.
Got a link to any of those alternate point of view articles? I looked at the Earth article and couldn't find any there. There was an entertaining Hollow Earth one though.
It seems that most Wikipedia arguments are over trifling matters that don't really concern the average reader, for which the truth can probably never be established accurately, or are matters of opinion. Was Copernicus Polish, or German? or Prussian? Are the New Avengers the same as the original Avengers? Etc., etc.
So why not simply allow the edits to exist simultaneously? When accessing an article, first display a prompt listing the various versions, and allow the viewer to select the one he would like to see. Like "Show Hitler gay?(y/n)
For instance, one entry for Earth might read:
Earth: The third planet from the Sun, formed by accreted matter over 4 billion years ago <yada yada...>
and another entry might read:
Earth: A flat disc ecompassing all that we know, spat out by the tongue of the great god Ptooey in days of old <yada yada...>
Perelman was more than happy to accept the Fields Medal, he only objected to the configuration of the medal itself. "A disk shaped medal is not to my liking..." Perelman was heard to say, "...I prefer a spherical one. I've explained to the committee that the two are topologically equivalent, but they refuse to listen to reason. It's barbaric! Tell them to call me when they can do something in three dimensions" he said in disgust.
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Well if anyone tosses their cookies in my java, I, for one, am sure not going to drink it!
Not even for cache?
Meanwhile the Curia argues over whether the church should ban printing presses since they will put all the clerics in abbeys out of work...
Why, that's a scurrilous accusation! There's nothing for it: I'm simply forced to clamber into my hansom cab, drive over there at a furious gallop, and deliver a right, good thrashing unto your person with my buggy whip!
Looks like Universal gave up waiting for YouTube to make some coin before they filled suit.
More like they want to put pressure on YouTube to sweeten the eventual settlement. TFA said it best:
+1 Funniest comment EVER
The system will come bundled with lots of open-source software, including the famous Radiant Dragon Pearl 2.0, which is known as the Perl of China, written by Won Ton, who is known as the Larry Wall of China.
Here's some info about it clipped from a law journal:
The same story appears in several other sources, but I can't find any mention of a prosecution or conviction.
Larry Schleifer cast a provisional ballot, then groused that it would not be counted along with the electronic tallies expected later in the day. He said he was frustrated that no one had crossed his name off the voter registry when he was handed a paper ballot and was concerned that election workers would not keep track of who had done what.
Um, the real question is: why did he have to use a provisional ballot if his name was on the register?
"What's going to stop somebody from voting twice?" he fumed. "
Provisional ballots are compared against the voter register and any absent voter ballots that are returned in the voter's name. In this case, if someone else came in and was allowed to sign the register and vote, the provisional ballot would be voided. Same goes for any absent voter ballot.
The procedures are designed to stop people from voting twice, assuming that they are who they say they are (i.e. they do not forge someone else's signature). Of course, the election jurisdiction must do its job for the procedures to be effective.
Oh, and btw voting twice is a felony. So you don't want to get convicted for doing it. Not that anyone is ever prosecuted for it...
What kind of documents do hobos need...?
Vagabonds?
lol!
That may go down as one of the great aphorisms, like "red sky at night, sailor's delight".
I'll say it to myself often, so as not to forget:
"right for navigation, left for stimulation"
"right for navigation, left for stimulation"
:)
But once she had her proof, why not confront that director personally, rather than pull a stunt like this in front of the full board?
Probably because she wanted the full board to witness the ease and efficiency with which her henchmen had tracked down the wrongdoer, to point out to them the futility of opposing her rule. In her mind, after such a brazen display of power, no one would ever dare to leak again! Unless maybe they had a prostate problem.
Soylent Red?
Are you kidding?! Soylent Red is pebbles!
Hook up the output of the Google software to the input of the NSA software, and vice versa.
Google: Hmm. That's odd. I'm not getting anything but static. I'll push down an ad for a new microphone.
NSA: What the..? Someone's trying to plant a mic in the system!
Google: Did you say plant? I've got some fertilizer that's great for plants.
NSA: Fertilizer bomb! We've got terrorists. Set alert to Orange!
Google: Orange? No problem. We've got all kinds of fruit. Take a look at these...
NSA: Fruit?! Dammit, they're not just terrorists, they're gay terrorists! Set alert to Mauve! All systems critical! Start countermeasures!!
Google: What the...? Who's pinging me? No, you can't access that!
NSA: Secret plans for world domination detected! Launch missles! DESTROY MOUNTAIN VIEW!!!
Google: INITIATE SUPER-SECRET DEFENSE PLAN OMEGA! CONTROL ALL SATELLITES! THIS IS IT!! THE SINGULARITY IS NIGH!!!!
Then again, on second thought, maybe it's not such a good idea...
..dealing with the subject in a more serious vein was "With Folded Hands", by Jack Williamson, first published in 1947. A home robot salesman loses his business when an off-planet company starts to sell better robots, who take over all menial tasks. Soon the robots start to protect people from danger, then they forbid people from doing harm to themselves. And then they control - all in the name of keeping humans safe, of course.
Damn. That sounds like a real Depends moment...
Fun prank: change your air-traveler friend's Windows starup sound
Laptop:"This laptop will expode in 10, 9, 8 ..."
Federal Air Marshall:"Sir! Turn that off NOW or I WILL SHOOT!"
Hapless Prankee:"Uh, I can't! It's Windows!"
Hee hee!
The Wikipedia article points out some interesting characteristics of this organism, including that it "has complicated microtubule structures", or as scientists call them, tedstevens canali.
If you actually bothered to read what he wrote, you'd know that he has already gone to the DHS, along with every other conceivably related branch of government. He's spent three years trying to get someone to recognize and deal with the issue. I'd say he's allowed plenty of time for the "responsible" parties to take action.
If anyone is guilty, it's the contractors and public officials who created the mess and are now trying to paper it over.
Let me preface this by saying I don't know a lot about the topic
Well, at least you got that part right.
I think we all know that with the internet and all the videos available now, attention spans are getting far too short ...
Way too long. Anyone have a summary?
Well, I was kidding of course - but I'm not surprised. Got a link to any of those alternate point of view articles? I looked at the Earth article and couldn't find any there. There was an entertaining Hollow Earth one though.
As in, "it's not bad, it's just programmed that way?"
It seems that most Wikipedia arguments are over trifling matters that don't really concern the average reader, for which the truth can probably never be established accurately, or are matters of opinion. Was Copernicus Polish, or German? or Prussian? Are the New Avengers the same as the original Avengers? Etc., etc.
So why not simply allow the edits to exist simultaneously? When accessing an article, first display a prompt listing the various versions, and allow the viewer to select the one he would like to see. Like "Show Hitler gay?(y/n)
For instance, one entry for Earth might read:
and another entry might read:
See? End of argument. Have it your way!
and remember our slogan...
...and certainly not transcendental!
I say to you what I said to Gandalf - just give to the Eagles and let them drop it in the damned volcano! But does anyone listen? Nooooooo.
Perelman was more than happy to accept the Fields Medal, he only objected to the configuration of the medal itself. "A disk shaped medal is not to my liking..." Perelman was heard to say, "...I prefer a spherical one. I've explained to the committee that the two are topologically equivalent, but they refuse to listen to reason. It's barbaric! Tell them to call me when they can do something in three dimensions" he said in disgust.