Clients have a funny way of making everything into a bug.
Customer changed their minds about something after they've already signed off on it? Bug!
Your code doesn't run on an OS that didn't even exist when you wrote the software? Bug!
Customer wants a new feature? Bug!
That's all fine and good if you've got a big pile of money for a lawyer, and don't mind missing a few days of work to spend in court. But what if you're an average middle class person trying to scrape by, you probably can't afford an attorney and can't risk taking the time off of work because they're afraid they'll get laid off.
Wanting to fight the Man is great, but doing so just isn't realistic for most people.
Just look at Dreamhost. In January someone typed in the wrong number, and accidentally billed everyone for all of 2008 at once. Ended up overcharging 7.5 million bucks from one bad keystroke. Oh, and then they joked about it in their blog. Gotta love waking up to a surprise 120 dollar charge, and the company just laughs it off.
If you're not suspected of shoplifting, they have absolutely no right to search you. If you're not operating a vehicle, you do not have to show a driver's license, only verbally identify yourself. They can ask you to do search your bag, show ID, do 20 jumping jacks, or change the oil on their car, but they have no legal authority to make you do so.
I can see your point on the communications market where companies often get government sponsored monopolies, but how are music and movies not a free market? Big record labels are seeing sales of their crappy, overpriced music plummet, while indie labels are doing great selling 10 dollar CDs. Big labels will either figure it out and lower prices. How is that not free market?
It's only 10 bucks per business, but I really don't see how this could take more than 20-30 mins per store. Probably sounds something like this:
"Hi, I'm Bill, I'm here on behalf of Google. We'd like to get little bit of information about your business to help keep Google maps more accurate, in order to help your bussiness. When are you open? What kinds of payment do you take? What do you sell? Can I take a couple pictures? Give us you email address so we can verify this all with you before it gets posted online. Kthnxbye."
You can probably get 2 businesses in an hour, and even if you only get a 50% verification rate, that's 12 bucks an hour, which is a pretty good wage for a college student.
even Hillary Clinton, the most hated woman in America after Paris Hilton (and maybe Rosie), could beat that idiot, even if she campaigned in the nude. I think she would win hands down if she threatened to put out nude photos if she lost.
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Clients have a funny way of making everything into a bug. Customer changed their minds about something after they've already signed off on it? Bug! Your code doesn't run on an OS that didn't even exist when you wrote the software? Bug! Customer wants a new feature? Bug!
Or even better, just change the sound to be completely silent. No hardware mods required
That's all fine and good if you've got a big pile of money for a lawyer, and don't mind missing a few days of work to spend in court. But what if you're an average middle class person trying to scrape by, you probably can't afford an attorney and can't risk taking the time off of work because they're afraid they'll get laid off. Wanting to fight the Man is great, but doing so just isn't realistic for most people.
I sure hope you're posting from the US
You'll still have to buy something that uses the Source engine.
Wow, that's like taking hostages, and saying it's the cop's fault when you shoot them.
You cannot just block BT because a few also use it for piracy
What about if the vast majority of people use it for piracy?
I've just got it set as an alias:
alias vimxxd='vim -R +"%!xxd" +"set ft=xxd" +"set nomod"'
vimxxd opens it up in hex mode.
Just look at Dreamhost. In January someone typed in the wrong number, and accidentally billed everyone for all of 2008 at once. Ended up overcharging 7.5 million bucks from one bad keystroke. Oh, and then they joked about it in their blog. Gotta love waking up to a surprise 120 dollar charge, and the company just laughs it off.
Any 8000, 9000, or 200 series is supported, so you can get something a bit cheaper.
I can see it already, "This code requires Microsoft .Life Framework 2.0"
If you're not suspected of shoplifting, they have absolutely no right to search you. If you're not operating a vehicle, you do not have to show a driver's license, only verbally identify yourself. They can ask you to do search your bag, show ID, do 20 jumping jacks, or change the oil on their car, but they have no legal authority to make you do so.
I can see your point on the communications market where companies often get government sponsored monopolies, but how are music and movies not a free market? Big record labels are seeing sales of their crappy, overpriced music plummet, while indie labels are doing great selling 10 dollar CDs. Big labels will either figure it out and lower prices. How is that not free market?
Molecules have their own unions now? Next thing you know they'll be asking for health coverage!
It's only 10 bucks per business, but I really don't see how this could take more than 20-30 mins per store. Probably sounds something like this: "Hi, I'm Bill, I'm here on behalf of Google. We'd like to get little bit of information about your business to help keep Google maps more accurate, in order to help your bussiness. When are you open? What kinds of payment do you take? What do you sell? Can I take a couple pictures? Give us you email address so we can verify this all with you before it gets posted online. Kthnxbye." You can probably get 2 businesses in an hour, and even if you only get a 50% verification rate, that's 12 bucks an hour, which is a pretty good wage for a college student.
You can do that now, its called stealing cable. It probably wouldn't be any harder or any more illegal than it is now.
Maybe they were crabs?
I think a better way of putting it would be to ask: "Which would you rather be? Dilbert (Engineering), Wally (CS), or PHB (IT)."
Maybe if it's a really tiny particle-sized ship.
Dont forget: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows-N to comply with those silly EU anti-trust laws
I don't know how much it cost to create, but the cost to crack it was just 8 days of work, and probably a case or 2 of Mt. Dew.
We are getting emails from volcanologists saying this is so rare, but I thought "naw, forget it". Yo homes to Bel-Air!
What about Catholics who abstain?
As long as you're not displaying it it a threating way (pointing it at someone), or have it concealed without a permit, then yes.