Many schools do have a religions class. But it's not a topic that one has each year all year for all of secondary school like science is. As for why, I'd imagine it has a lot to do with religious parents who hold a majority in the PTA disliking their personal religion being taught as "just another religion" instead of being given special status.
In my school, we learned of various religions and the basic tennets of them in "area studies" but this was only taught in the gifted track. As is, in my year one kid's parents insisted he be allowed to leave the classroom and sit in the hallway during the discussing of any other religions. My parents were none to pleased to hear that we were learning about muslims and budhists, and this was in 1993. How do you think suburbia would handle in depth teaching in the age or terror alerts?
I think you nailed it yourself when you say that it could teach kids many different religions and let them decide for themselves which, if any, to believe. Many parents who have children are horrified, angered by the source of the education of new religion, and do their best to indoctrinate them back to the "one true faith" much less the parents of kids like myself who gave up religion. If I'd have told my parents while I was in highschool I'd have been kicked out of the house, instead of just becomming dead to them after college. Note that I said "most" and other qualifiers. All of that is based upon my experience, and I know some religions which I greatly respect for their views on tolerance, and non-proselytizing (sp?).
So if they're fundamentally different, how about we teach scientific theoryies in science classrooms and teach faith based theories in churches? That means that churches don't have to lecture their members on priciples of evolution, and similarly non-scientific "god dunnit" theories aren't brought up in science classrooms.
It seems simple to me, especially since you're quick to say faith doesn't need to bow to science.
I didn't say that this incident was about a corporate whistleblower. What I did say was the the included lawyers opinion says that she thinks corporate whistleblowers should not be allowed to be protected as confidential sources. If you read the lawyers opinion linked in the article, she says that only sources involving the democratic process(tm?) should be allowed to remain confidential.
Incorrect. Her premise rests on that confidential sources are not important to keep confidential except for issues involving the democratic process.
While you are correct that she wouldn't favor a company who's business is outing trade secrets, but her logic I don't think she's including corporate whistle blowers.
I'd find commercials in content that I paid for to annoy me. I'd say piss me off, but I'd simply rip the DVD, encode it to xvid without the commercials and then burn 4-6 dvd's worth of content onto one dvd.
Actually no, it wouldn't annoy me, it would fucking piss me off. I'd rent the DVD, then do the whole process; the content companies are able to make a profit on just the DVD's, throwing ads into the middle would be shoving their hairy sweaty scrotums in the faces of consumers. Talk about leaving a bad taste in one's mouth...
Compiling the codes dosn't prove anything either. It's not likely you could complile and be able to do a binary compare.
Well, you could compile and then run the binary you just compiled. This way you don't give a flying fuck if it's the same as the MS supplied binary. But then if one could compile one's own binary, one could make modifications and then run those modifications; the horror!
and second, giving clients with no chunks to download a Very high priority so that they can get something to share quicker
That almost seems like a good idea, but what's to stop someone from saying "Hey, I don't have any chunk of file X, can you give me chunk 2?" "Hey, I don't have any chunk of file X, can you give me chunk 3?"
What would be a good idea is 1) only give out the first chunk to clients claiming to not have anything, and optionally 2) track what blocks clients claim to have. If you've given them all of block 3 and they say they only have block 1, give them block 3 only. Similarly keep track of all the data one's sent a particular client and only give them data from the block you started to until they start responding to others that they do indeed have the data.
This way if there was corruption of data on the line and they had to delete the block, they can still possibly get the block instead of being blacklisted because they were unfortunate enough to have corruption. However the extra tracking might be more hassle than it's worth. It wouldn't be too hard to have a leacher remember who gave them what and respond appropriately to them when they're inquiring what blocks they have vs. need.
Back when I lived in silicon valley, I'd just always give my number as 555-1234 . Not once did a cashier give me any grief over this, and quite often when it was a younger cashier they'd share a grin with me saying that they didn't like getting tracked themselves.
While I'm not the actual poster, I was under the impression that a handicapped person could own a temporary placard and anyone who was driving them would then be able to park in a designated handicaped-only parking spot.
Yeah, loser pays and suddenly every little guy has even less incentive to sue when wronged by someone who's rich. If the wronger is able to mount a multi million dollar defence and is found innocent for some reason, the little guy now owes those million dollars in addition to the few thousand he already spent.
So if I park my own bike somewhere, I'm trying to convert this piece of city into my own private parking space?
Yes. However, that's allowed. One is just temporarily taking public in a non-obtrusive manner for minimal gain. Once one starts a commercial operation essentially stealing these parking spots from others for free retail space they've just lost moral ground in my book.
Then don't walk off the job, but "work to rule." 8 hour days, 5 days a week, proper management sign off for every code change, proper testing... it would cripple the release schedule while not leaving the company open to hire temps, while still having to pay the current employees.
Novell was applying for a dismissal of the case. One of the requirements of a dismissal, is that both parties can only make use of evidence supplied with the current pleading. Since SCOX didn't supply this (surprise, surprise) Novell couldn't introduce the evidence. However, this changed when SCOX supplied outside evidence for their last memo.
If Novell wanted to make use of outside evidence (before SCOX's tactical blunder), Novell would have had to make a reply to SCOX's pleading (which they haven't) and would have to start submitting to discovery from SCOX.
Novell isn't bending backward for SCOX, and has shown they will put up a good fight, but at the same time Novell is being as conservative as they can to try to keep their business from being interfered with, and to not waste money on legal fees.
As to why Novell didn't release this to the press, that could have opened the door for SCOX to actually get a trial on the Slander of Title case.
And $3.89 in retail overhead? To sit on a shelf? Someone's being scammed!
At walmart 3.89 for overhead would be someone scamming. But at most record shops? Employees and commercial rent will probably be $5000 a month for a miniscule operation in a bad area. It's probably $10,000 plus for rent and employees to operate in a small mall store.
At those prices at 3.89 profit each, for the small operation you need to sell almost 43 cd's a day just to break even. For an operation working in a mall, that's 86 a day. Again, this is just to break even.
Things might be a bit better if it's a store operated by just your family, so you don't need to pay wages, but you do need to make your own rent and meet food bills. Maybe a family run store in a not great area might only need to sell 15 cd's a day ($1800 a month), and that assumes they're open every day of the week.
And all of those costs ignore the interest that's probably being paid on the loan to acquire the inventory in the first place.
But the device the eye is viewing it on. Good VHS tapes played on the TV do look better than bad divx encodings played on my monitor. However, when I'm instead playing via my tvout card, not only do my recently well tuned xvid tv recordings/dvd rips (which look much better than a VHS tape even on a monitor) look great, but even old opendivx/xvid4 recordings look better than most VHS recordings. Only the divx3 recordings look in any way comparable to VHS. While the divx3 is sharper in some areas you just don't have macro block artifacts in VHS which one does with divx3. However, I was using divx3 in what... late 2000 ? Any thing ripped/recorded in the last year by someone remotely competent will look much better than VHS when also displayed on a tv.
Or another test, get a tv card, and hook up your VCR and watch the output. It looks a lot crappier than it does on a tv.
At it probably plays horribly if you don't convert it. The poor thing likely implements the minimal feature set, meanwhile most xvid avi's you can download have all the bells and whistles turned on.
And even if all his content is his own, I know that my xvid4 configuration won't work for the minimal player specs (I remember a news article on the xvid homepage a while back, but annoyingly they don't seem to have a news archive).
But my main point being that for optimal performance of a crappy portable player, converting the files does make sense. If nothing else, downscaling the 640x480 to 320x240 will certainly save space and that's the best resolution the device can display.
Well according to the most recent quarterly report SCOX has 45.7 million in cash and cash equivalents (not counting restricted cash) and about 15 million in for sale securities. Which in theory makes it look like SCOX could cover the entire redemption if it happened.
However, I suspect that given the increase in the "for sale securities" from the previous quarterly report along with SCOX's behaviors, I won't be too surprised when it turns out the for sale securities were investing in a Canopy company which suddenly turned out to be worth nothing once/if the money became needed.
Additionally, this is the first quarterly report that Young has worked on, and he has a history of funky accounting. So SCOX may or may not have the ability to cover $48 million, but if it does, that will just leave at best 6 months (not taking into account that we're a few days short of a new quarter for SCOX already) of litigation.
There isn't 50M to get back. RBC converted 10,000 preferred shares into approximately half the face dollar value of common shares. Baystar bought back the other 20,000 shares which leaves them with a total face value of $40 million. However, if Baystar successfully invokes a redemption, SCOX will owe a 20% penalty, which totals at $48 million. Which is very close to $50 million, but when the numbers are so easy why not get them right?
One could set aside a portion of the memory and tell the OS to keep it read only so one could force a reset. And while you can argue that one could get around that, one can also change files on the hard drive.
You say that now, but if you end up 30k in debt all from flowers you've bought her, she'll be pretty pissed and dump your ass before your creditors try to hassle her into paying for you for convenience.
Compulsive anything (even cunnilingus) isn't going to work in a relationship unless you both have the same compulsion. And then while it's a relationship, it's certainly not healthy.
I wonder what happens if I slip a Jolly Rancher in there while I'm eating her out, will she even notice?
If she notices and if she's a bit smart she'll teach you not to put sugar in there. One of the best ways to get an infection. And if she's your girlfriend, you both don't want that. Try ice; while there's no mystery of "if" she'll notice, there's lots of mystery as to just how she'll react.
I think the most important two of the ones you listed are: Work out, and the long hair and beard. While I've also got a scattering of piercings (my one tattoo generally isn't visible, and I doubt it would scare anyone anyways), I think they're only "scary" to people who dabble in white collar crimes.
However, the long hair and beard gives a nice impression of size and helps make the "lizard" brain of the person viewing you think you're impressive. When that's coupled with a broad frame and arms which don't match your programming profession (if you also do it), it's enough to make anyone not horribly desparate wait for a different mark.
On the plus side for those still in college, at nights girls might ask if you'll escort them to various places. Sure while this often (or in my case, always) was just for escort purposes, why turn down pleasant company with a cute girl? If nothing else, it's practice for one's social skills.
On most actual cars tho, they don't have enough power to make speeding up a good way to avoid an accident. Either swerving or breaking are much better ways to avoid an accident and would still work with a governor.
And even on a motorcycle, with very few exceptions. swerving or breaking are the ways to avoid a collision. However, definitiely on a bike, it is an either or option, do both and you'll be lucky to feel the pain of road rash.
It should also be noted that the Gnu Public License (GPL) is exactly that; a license. Microsoft's EULA is a horrible one-way contract giving MS all the power while attempting to masquerade as a license. The EULA's are unenforceable as contracts (no consideration given to the "click"'ing party), which is why they try to pass as licenses.
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In my school, we learned of various religions and the basic tennets of them in "area studies" but this was only taught in the gifted track. As is, in my year one kid's parents insisted he be allowed to leave the classroom and sit in the hallway during the discussing of any other religions. My parents were none to pleased to hear that we were learning about muslims and budhists, and this was in 1993. How do you think suburbia would handle in depth teaching in the age or terror alerts?
I think you nailed it yourself when you say that it could teach kids many different religions and let them decide for themselves which, if any, to believe. Many parents who have children are horrified, angered by the source of the education of new religion, and do their best to indoctrinate them back to the "one true faith" much less the parents of kids like myself who gave up religion. If I'd have told my parents while I was in highschool I'd have been kicked out of the house, instead of just becomming dead to them after college. Note that I said "most" and other qualifiers. All of that is based upon my experience, and I know some religions which I greatly respect for their views on tolerance, and non-proselytizing (sp?).
It seems simple to me, especially since you're quick to say faith doesn't need to bow to science.
I didn't say that this incident was about a corporate whistleblower. What I did say was the the included lawyers opinion says that she thinks corporate whistleblowers should not be allowed to be protected as confidential sources. If you read the lawyers opinion linked in the article, she says that only sources involving the democratic process(tm?) should be allowed to remain confidential.
While you are correct that she wouldn't favor a company who's business is outing trade secrets, but her logic I don't think she's including corporate whistle blowers.
Actually no, it wouldn't annoy me, it would fucking piss me off. I'd rent the DVD, then do the whole process; the content companies are able to make a profit on just the DVD's, throwing ads into the middle would be shoving their hairy sweaty scrotums in the faces of consumers. Talk about leaving a bad taste in one's mouth...
What would be a good idea is 1) only give out the first chunk to clients claiming to not have anything, and optionally 2) track what blocks clients claim to have. If you've given them all of block 3 and they say they only have block 1, give them block 3 only. Similarly keep track of all the data one's sent a particular client and only give them data from the block you started to until they start responding to others that they do indeed have the data.
This way if there was corruption of data on the line and they had to delete the block, they can still possibly get the block instead of being blacklisted because they were unfortunate enough to have corruption. However the extra tracking might be more hassle than it's worth. It wouldn't be too hard to have a leacher remember who gave them what and respond appropriately to them when they're inquiring what blocks they have vs. need.
Back when I lived in silicon valley, I'd just always give my number as 555-1234 . Not once did a cashier give me any grief over this, and quite often when it was a younger cashier they'd share a grin with me saying that they didn't like getting tracked themselves.
While I'm not the actual poster, I was under the impression that a handicapped person could own a temporary placard and anyone who was driving them would then be able to park in a designated handicaped-only parking spot.
Yeah, loser pays and suddenly every little guy has even less incentive to sue when wronged by someone who's rich. If the wronger is able to mount a multi million dollar defence and is found innocent for some reason, the little guy now owes those million dollars in addition to the few thousand he already spent.
Yes. However, that's allowed. One is just temporarily taking public in a non-obtrusive manner for minimal gain. Once one starts a commercial operation essentially stealing these parking spots from others for free retail space they've just lost moral ground in my book.
Then don't walk off the job, but "work to rule." 8 hour days, 5 days a week, proper management sign off for every code change, proper testing ... it would cripple the release schedule while not leaving the company open to hire temps, while still having to pay the current employees.
If Novell wanted to make use of outside evidence (before SCOX's tactical blunder), Novell would have had to make a reply to SCOX's pleading (which they haven't) and would have to start submitting to discovery from SCOX.
Novell isn't bending backward for SCOX, and has shown they will put up a good fight, but at the same time Novell is being as conservative as they can to try to keep their business from being interfered with, and to not waste money on legal fees.
As to why Novell didn't release this to the press, that could have opened the door for SCOX to actually get a trial on the Slander of Title case.
At those prices at 3.89 profit each, for the small operation you need to sell almost 43 cd's a day just to break even. For an operation working in a mall, that's 86 a day. Again, this is just to break even.
Things might be a bit better if it's a store operated by just your family, so you don't need to pay wages, but you do need to make your own rent and meet food bills. Maybe a family run store in a not great area might only need to sell 15 cd's a day ($1800 a month), and that assumes they're open every day of the week.
And all of those costs ignore the interest that's probably being paid on the loan to acquire the inventory in the first place.
Or another test, get a tv card, and hook up your VCR and watch the output. It looks a lot crappier than it does on a tv.
At it probably plays horribly if you don't convert it. The poor thing likely implements the minimal feature set, meanwhile most xvid avi's you can download have all the bells and whistles turned on. And even if all his content is his own, I know that my xvid4 configuration won't work for the minimal player specs (I remember a news article on the xvid homepage a while back, but annoyingly they don't seem to have a news archive). But my main point being that for optimal performance of a crappy portable player, converting the files does make sense. If nothing else, downscaling the 640x480 to 320x240 will certainly save space and that's the best resolution the device can display.
However, I suspect that given the increase in the "for sale securities" from the previous quarterly report along with SCOX's behaviors, I won't be too surprised when it turns out the for sale securities were investing in a Canopy company which suddenly turned out to be worth nothing once/if the money became needed.
Additionally, this is the first quarterly report that Young has worked on, and he has a history of funky accounting. So SCOX may or may not have the ability to cover $48 million, but if it does, that will just leave at best 6 months (not taking into account that we're a few days short of a new quarter for SCOX already) of litigation.
There isn't 50M to get back. RBC converted 10,000 preferred shares into approximately half the face dollar value of common shares. Baystar bought back the other 20,000 shares which leaves them with a total face value of $40 million. However, if Baystar successfully invokes a redemption, SCOX will owe a 20% penalty, which totals at $48 million. Which is very close to $50 million, but when the numbers are so easy why not get them right?
One could set aside a portion of the memory and tell the OS to keep it read only so one could force a reset. And while you can argue that one could get around that, one can also change files on the hard drive.
Perhaps the kidney produces some, but you're right, the pancreas' main function is the production of insulin.
Compulsive anything (even cunnilingus) isn't going to work in a relationship unless you both have the same compulsion. And then while it's a relationship, it's certainly not healthy.
If she notices and if she's a bit smart she'll teach you not to put sugar in there. One of the best ways to get an infection. And if she's your girlfriend, you both don't want that. Try ice; while there's no mystery of "if" she'll notice, there's lots of mystery as to just how she'll react.
However, the long hair and beard gives a nice impression of size and helps make the "lizard" brain of the person viewing you think you're impressive. When that's coupled with a broad frame and arms which don't match your programming profession (if you also do it), it's enough to make anyone not horribly desparate wait for a different mark.
On the plus side for those still in college, at nights girls might ask if you'll escort them to various places. Sure while this often (or in my case, always) was just for escort purposes, why turn down pleasant company with a cute girl? If nothing else, it's practice for one's social skills.
And even on a motorcycle, with very few exceptions. swerving or breaking are the ways to avoid a collision. However, definitiely on a bike, it is an either or option, do both and you'll be lucky to feel the pain of road rash.
It should also be noted that the Gnu Public License (GPL) is exactly that; a license. Microsoft's EULA is a horrible one-way contract giving MS all the power while attempting to masquerade as a license. The EULA's are unenforceable as contracts (no consideration given to the "click"'ing party), which is why they try to pass as licenses.