Is there nothing it can't fix? It is invaluable here on Earth, and now it seems humanity needs it to survive in space.
As we expand into the galaxy we will bring with us this magical substance, and thousands of years from now, when our descendants in their teeming trillions populate Dyson sphere habitats, duct tape will be the sole surviving relic of us, their long-forgotten forebears. How will they patch meteorite impact holes? Duct tape. How will they seal off hydroponic bay leaks? Duct tape. How will they wrangle their auxiliary, rear-facing penises when playing Kick-the-Tribble? Duct tape.
The only catch -- the music is supported by the site's advertising revenues,
"We believe [SpiralFrog] will be a very powerful alternative to the pirate sites, with SpiralFrog you know what you're getting... there's no threat of viruses, adware or spyware."
So there is no threat of adware, but there is the promise of advertising.
And frankly, that name is stupid. "With SpiralFrog you know what you're getting". Really? I'd be expecting a helical amphibian, not a music download service...
In fact, I think I'll start my own service: Twisty Salamander. And the files won't play on the iPod, or any portable music player, or even a PC -- you'll have to come over to my house to hear them. Oh and you'll have to be an 18-29 year old blond female with an open mind. And I'll be doing to you what Universal is trying to do to its customers.
sed -e 's/crisps/potato chips/' -e 's/pound/dollar/'
Oh, you English and your funny language! A chip is a "crisp", and a truck is a "lorry". Next you'll be saying a wrench is a "spanner", a car's trunk is a "boot", and the President of the United States is a "wanker".
Yes. It will be ejected into space, while miles below on the ground, Mark Hamill will reach spaceward, grimacing slightly as if straining on the toilet. The lightsaber will fly towards his outstretched hand through the power of The Force.
This is also how he retrieves his TV remote without getting up.
Vote-by-mail ballots that are received on election day must be compared against the list of people who voted, to make sure that they did not attempt to vote twice. Unless the jurisdiction has an all-electronic, networked system (unusual), this check cannot be done until the lists are returned to the election administrator. For large jurisdictions this can take several days.
A similar problem exists if the jurisdiction uses provisional ballots, which are cast by voters whose registration status (i.e. eligibility to vote) is in dispute. These ballots have to be returned and compared against the registration database, and in some cases the voter lists for other precincts (in cases where voters moved and re-registered, but do not appear on the voter list where they attempted to vote).
Many areas require a cross-check between the number of ballots voted at a precinct and the number of voters on the voter list. Any serious discrepancy would require retention of the records as evidence. Similarly, voter lists are crucial in any case of suspected vote fraud.
And one less good reason -- candidates for office can point to the public record of their voting history as proof of their dedication to democracy, and conversely their opponents can chide them for their *lack* of a voting history.
Most election jurisdictions require that all election records be kept at least until the results are certified, and many require retention for much longer periods, say 1-2 years. Allowing public access to the information is a good way to ensure that election administrators are doing their jobs.
A much simpler explanation would be that Jesus was actually a woman. After all, doesn't the New Testament say:
Blessed be those who lower the seat after using the toilet, for they show thoughtfulness toward those who shall come after them. Yea verily men, thou art of whom I speak!
I should be permitted to give money to only those candidates I am allowed to vote for.
Unfortunately campaign contributions are only part of the problem. Restricting contributions does nothing to reduce expenditures, which can be made by anyone. So instead of contributing directly to Sen. Stevens campaign, EvilCorp can simply spend its own money running advertisements, perhaps as part of a group such as "Concerned Evil Corporations For America".
Moneyed interests will always be able to get around campaign finance laws. The only way to combat the influence of money is to not play into their game -- stop running expensive TV campaigns, and go back to grassroots organizing. Walking precincts, small get-togethers, political rallies -- the foundations of true democracy. Campaigns (and the major political parties) have become professionalized to a ridiculous extent. It's time to make them amateur again, in the best sense of that word.
Mr Spock: I think I'll read this blog concerning the mating habits of the Horta. Mmm, yes, fascinating. Doh! Now I'll have to scroll back to where I was. Ah, there it is. Mmm, yes, fascinating. Doh! (etc., etc.)
That's right. And IIRC, generally the first 8 columns were used for sequence numbering, so you really had only 72 columns for coding. Sequence numbers, of course, were vital for programs on punchcards -- if you dropped a tray of cards you had to have a way to put them back in order...
Ah the good old days... whoops! gotta go, some damn kids are on my lawn...
Well, overall, I think it's worse for Scooter, seeing as how he'll still be a convicted felon,
While it's true that the commutation does not expunge the felony conviction, the President still retains the ability to pardon Libby before he leaves office.
2009 AD: President Obama sworn in. Special Commission tries GW Bush for treason and convicts him to life in prison
2049 AD: Fusion of bio- and nanotechnology extends lifespans greatly. Prisoners with life sentences receive treatments as part of standard medical practice
2112 AD: Jenna-Neil Bush IV, hermaphrodite scion of the Bush family, changes last name to eradicate shame of connection to President Bush
2933 AD: President Jumbotron 3000 discovers that Bush, who is now the last fully human sentient being on Earth, is still serving his sentence in a federal prison, and commutes the sentence to time served. Taking his first step outside the prison walls, Bush strolls over to buy a pretzel from a local vendor and promptly chokes to death.
Slashdot Mirror
I'm coming up blank. Got any pointers?
to make sure employees did not steel anything
I'm confused. Is steeling related in any way to ironing?
So don't worry about Jurassic Park happening anytime soon.
Phew! Thanks, that's a relief.
Now, is there anything you can do to stop Jurassic Park IV?
It's it's, as in "it is", not its.
It is?
Ah yes. It is, isn't it?
Ah, yes. Security through obscurity!
Once again, duct tape saves the day! :)
Is there nothing it can't fix? It is invaluable here on Earth, and now it seems humanity needs it to survive in space.
As we expand into the galaxy we will bring with us this magical substance, and thousands of years from now, when our descendants in their teeming trillions populate Dyson sphere habitats, duct tape will be the sole surviving relic of us, their long-forgotten forebears. How will they patch meteorite impact holes? Duct tape. How will they seal off hydroponic bay leaks? Duct tape. How will they wrangle their auxiliary, rear-facing penises when playing Kick-the-Tribble? Duct tape.
Don't ever underestimate its power.
The only catch -- the music is supported by the site's advertising revenues,
"We believe [SpiralFrog] will be a very powerful alternative to the pirate sites, with SpiralFrog you know what you're getting ... there's no threat of viruses, adware or spyware."
So there is no threat of adware, but there is the promise of advertising.
And frankly, that name is stupid. "With SpiralFrog you know what you're getting". Really? I'd be expecting a helical amphibian, not a music download service...
In fact, I think I'll start my own service: Twisty Salamander. And the files won't play on the iPod, or any portable music player, or even a PC -- you'll have to come over to my house to hear them. Oh and you'll have to be an 18-29 year old blond female with an open mind. And I'll be doing to you what Universal is trying to do to its customers.
Next up on Slashdot, if she won't blow you after you buy her a drink, is she guilty of "theft of resources"?
No, that is "denial of service".
And if it happens with every woman in the bar, it's "distributed denial of service".
sed -e 's/crisps/potato chips/' -e 's/pound/dollar/'
Oh, you English and your funny language! A chip is a "crisp", and a truck is a "lorry". Next you'll be saying a wrench is a "spanner", a car's trunk is a "boot", and the President of the United States is a "wanker".
Yes. It will be ejected into space, while miles below on the ground, Mark Hamill will reach spaceward, grimacing slightly as if straining on the toilet. The lightsaber will fly towards his outstretched hand through the power of The Force.
This is also how he retrieves his TV remote without getting up.
Vulgar abuse is not defamatory.
Whew! That's a relief, because otherwise 99% of the discourse on internet forums would be subject to legal action.
So thanks for clearing that up.
Asshole.
There are several good reasons:
Vote-by-mail ballots that are received on election day must be compared against the list of people who voted, to make sure that they did not attempt to vote twice. Unless the jurisdiction has an all-electronic, networked system (unusual), this check cannot be done until the lists are returned to the election administrator. For large jurisdictions this can take several days.
A similar problem exists if the jurisdiction uses provisional ballots, which are cast by voters whose registration status (i.e. eligibility to vote) is in dispute. These ballots have to be returned and compared against the registration database, and in some cases the voter lists for other precincts (in cases where voters moved and re-registered, but do not appear on the voter list where they attempted to vote).
Many areas require a cross-check between the number of ballots voted at a precinct and the number of voters on the voter list. Any serious discrepancy would require retention of the records as evidence. Similarly, voter lists are crucial in any case of suspected vote fraud.
And one less good reason -- candidates for office can point to the public record of their voting history as proof of their dedication to democracy, and conversely their opponents can chide them for their *lack* of a voting history.
Most election jurisdictions require that all election records be kept at least until the results are certified, and many require retention for much longer periods, say 1-2 years. Allowing public access to the information is a good way to ensure that election administrators are doing their jobs.
About halfway down the page is a link to this site.
For a moment, I thought it was about something else entirely...
A much simpler explanation would be that Jesus was actually a woman. After all, doesn't the New Testament say:
Blessed be those who lower the seat after using the toilet, for they show thoughtfulness toward those who shall come after them. Yea verily men, thou art of whom I speak!
I think that's from the Sermon on the Mound :)
I should be permitted to give money to only those candidates I am allowed to vote for.
Unfortunately campaign contributions are only part of the problem. Restricting contributions does nothing to reduce expenditures, which can be made by anyone. So instead of contributing directly to Sen. Stevens campaign, EvilCorp can simply spend its own money running advertisements, perhaps as part of a group such as "Concerned Evil Corporations For America".
Moneyed interests will always be able to get around campaign finance laws. The only way to combat the influence of money is to not play into their game -- stop running expensive TV campaigns, and go back to grassroots organizing. Walking precincts, small get-togethers, political rallies -- the foundations of true democracy. Campaigns (and the major political parties) have become professionalized to a ridiculous extent. It's time to make them amateur again, in the best sense of that word.
I understand that there's a cocaine compartment
Yep. The owner's manual refers to it as the "blow hole".
And now look what tops the bestseller lists - Harry Potter.
...which is number 7 on the list of most frequently banned books.
Yes, but if you are dreaming about GPLv3 code, you'll have to make those dreams available to the community.
And eyebrows for scrolling.....
That might not work so well for Vulcans:
Mr Spock: I think I'll read this blog concerning the mating habits of the Horta. Mmm, yes, fascinating. Doh! Now I'll have to scroll back to where I was. Ah, there it is. Mmm, yes, fascinating. Doh! (etc., etc.)
That's right. And IIRC, generally the first 8 columns were used for sequence numbering, so you really had only 72 columns for coding. Sequence numbers, of course, were vital for programs on punchcards -- if you dropped a tray of cards you had to have a way to put them back in order...
... whoops! gotta go, some damn kids are on my lawn ...
Ah the good old days
Well, overall, I think it's worse for Scooter, seeing as how he'll still be a convicted felon,
While it's true that the commutation does not expunge the felony conviction, the President still retains the ability to pardon Libby before he leaves office.
Who is going to commute Bush's sentence?
Here's how I'd like it to play out...
What're the alternatives?
I never understood how Enzyte ever got that big
Apparently they use their own product ...
It's like an alcohol rehab center with an open wet bar.
What a great idea for a business!
Let's call it The Thirteenth Step