When I was a kid, we didn't have these new fangled tele-phones. If someone had a heart attack, we had to carry them to the hospital ourselves, uphill both ways through the snow. These days people think they should be able to have an ambulance show up in 5 minutes, and even have someone talk them through cpr while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. And if the service is unavailable for a few hours a year people act like it's some kind of big deal. Now get off my lawn.
You've never sat in the back seat of a Prius, have you? Maybe what you say is true of the pre-2004 models, but the back seats of current Priuses are big enough that they can use them as taxis. Also, if you fold the seats down, there's plenty of room... oh wait, this is Slashdot, never mind.
Really? Question for any lawyers who read Slashdot... I've always thought that at least (1) and (2) were insider trading.
Example 1: Say I'm having a cup of coffee and I see a large commercial jet. One of the engines explodes and the plane crashes. I immediately get on my laptop and buy as many put options on the airline's stock as possible before the TV networks find out about it. Is this insider trading?
Example 2: A high level employee of a corporation has a loud cellphone conversation in the seat next to me on an airplane. He mentions what a great quarter the company is about to announce. I buy the stock. Insider trading? I didn't break into anything to get the information.
Example 3: A slashdot troll posts "OMG AAPL IS CRASHING SELL SELL SELL!!!" I take the advice. The "troll" is actually an Apple insider who knew the stock was about to crash. Insider trading?
Example 4: A slashdot troll posts "OMG AAPL IS CRASHING SELL SELL SELL!!!" I take the advice. It's a genuine Slashdot troll who copy/pasted the text to try and start a flame war, and knows nothing of Apple's business. Insider trading?
Yes, because every college freshman gets DUIs and then drives on the suspended license so many times they get thrown in jail for it. Most colleges don't even allow freshmen to have cars on campus, and there's bars/parties/frats within walking distance anyway.
Once upon a time there was an old farmhand who liked to play with a young farmhand's pecker while eating shit. But one day, he decided to go to the city to inquire about the three conditions for joining the GNAA. Along the way, he burned down 4 churches, a mosque, and a scientology center for promoting torture, terrorism, and death.
* I wonder where Osama bin Laden is and why we haven't caught him yet. * I wonder how the Pentagon managed to "lose" billions of dollars. * I wonder how much money that corporation REALLY made, or if they just cooked the books. * I wonder if I will be able to afford my next tank of gas. * I wonder if this food I'm eating is genetically modified. * I wonder how many troops/civilians have really been killed in Iraq. * I wonder if Paris will get another DUI. * I wonder if I'll still have health insurance next year.
We already have something like this. You know all those uptight restrictions against sex that the religious fundamentalists are always going on about? God put those in the Bible as a sort of DRM to control the copying of His DNA that He owns.
It's good to see that Wall Street is starting to take notice of the value of open source. IBM's stock was up over 5 points Monday on this latest news of their ever-increasing commitment to open source software rather than the closed source models of the 20th century.
I doubt it. It would be almost impossible to hide a 6 chambered artificial heart from the IOC doping testers. You'd be much better off just sticking to old fashioned performance enhancing drugs. Someone will probably be dumb enough to try it though.
It looks like you're carrying out a terrorist attack. Would you like help?
* Get directions to nearby skyscrapers, stadiums, and nuclear power plants * Simulate the geopolitical consequences of a major terrorist attack * Tell George W. he should cancel his tee time
I have too. Not that I was trying or anything -- they just took all the sugar out of junk food and soda pop and replaced it with high fructose corn syrup.
Auto suggest is fun to play around with. Unfortunately they took out all the bad words and shock sites, but other than that you can see what kinds of stuff people type into a search box.
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Almost true...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bg27ckAgEiw&feature=related
Because they run a grocery store and need to know when to stock the chocolate bunnies and egg dyeing kits
When I was a kid, we didn't have these new fangled tele-phones. If someone had a heart attack, we had to carry them to the hospital ourselves, uphill both ways through the snow. These days people think they should be able to have an ambulance show up in 5 minutes, and even have someone talk them through cpr while waiting for the ambulance to arrive. And if the service is unavailable for a few hours a year people act like it's some kind of big deal. Now get off my lawn.
We won't destroy the planet. We'll just make it uninhabitable for humans.
You've never sat in the back seat of a Prius, have you? Maybe what you say is true of the pre-2004 models, but the back seats of current Priuses are big enough that they can use them as taxis. Also, if you fold the seats down, there's plenty of room... oh wait, this is Slashdot, never mind.
Now we just need someone at the patent office to examine this POS patent application and reject it.
Ever tried to drive a Prius in a parking lot? The pedestrians don't know you're there because there's no engine noise. All priuses are stealth.
Oh and BTW 4 passengers = 500 pounds? Not in America, unless perhaps you mean Mom and Dad and their newborn twins.
Who wants to live to be 90?
Most 89 year olds, I would imagine.Really? Question for any lawyers who read Slashdot... I've always thought that at least (1) and (2) were insider trading.
Example 1: Say I'm having a cup of coffee and I see a large commercial jet. One of the engines explodes and the plane crashes. I immediately get on my laptop and buy as many put options on the airline's stock as possible before the TV networks find out about it. Is this insider trading?
Example 2: A high level employee of a corporation has a loud cellphone conversation in the seat next to me on an airplane. He mentions what a great quarter the company is about to announce. I buy the stock. Insider trading? I didn't break into anything to get the information.
Example 3: A slashdot troll posts "OMG AAPL IS CRASHING SELL SELL SELL!!!" I take the advice. The "troll" is actually an Apple insider who knew the stock was about to crash. Insider trading?
Example 4: A slashdot troll posts "OMG AAPL IS CRASHING SELL SELL SELL!!!" I take the advice. It's a genuine Slashdot troll who copy/pasted the text to try and start a flame war, and knows nothing of Apple's business. Insider trading?
Yes, because every college freshman gets DUIs and then drives on the suspended license so many times they get thrown in jail for it. Most colleges don't even allow freshmen to have cars on campus, and there's bars/parties/frats within walking distance anyway.
Counterexample
another counterexample
Once upon a time there was an old farmhand who liked to play with a young farmhand's pecker while eating shit. But one day, he decided to go to the city to inquire about the three conditions for joining the GNAA. Along the way, he burned down 4 churches, a mosque, and a scientology center for promoting torture, terrorism, and death.
What could possibly go wrong?
Am I going to get sued now?
We do still have a since of wonder, e.g.
* I wonder where Osama bin Laden is and why we haven't caught him yet.
* I wonder how the Pentagon managed to "lose" billions of dollars.
* I wonder how much money that corporation REALLY made, or if they just cooked the books.
* I wonder if I will be able to afford my next tank of gas.
* I wonder if this food I'm eating is genetically modified.
* I wonder how many troops/civilians have really been killed in Iraq.
* I wonder if Paris will get another DUI.
* I wonder if I'll still have health insurance next year.
etc, etc, etc
We already have something like this. You know all those uptight restrictions against sex that the religious fundamentalists are always going on about? God put those in the Bible as a sort of DRM to control the copying of His DNA that He owns.
It's good to see that Wall Street is starting to take notice of the value of open source. IBM's stock was up over 5 points Monday on this latest news of their ever-increasing commitment to open source software rather than the closed source models of the 20th century.
I don't know about basketball and football, but baseball has a doping league. Their website is here.
I doubt it. It would be almost impossible to hide a 6 chambered artificial heart from the IOC doping testers. You'd be much better off just sticking to old fashioned performance enhancing drugs. Someone will probably be dumb enough to try it though.
California is in much the same state; They haven't been able to build a power plant (thanks to the NIMBY's) for at least 2 decades.
Not true. This power plant was built in 2005. Rolling blackouts have a way up shutting up NIMBYtards.Yes!
But if you really want to be sure, given the threats posed by identity thieves and h^Hcrackers, there is only one way to go.
It's not a lie if he honestly believes what he says to be the truth.
It looks like you're carrying out a terrorist attack.
Would you like help?
* Get directions to nearby skyscrapers, stadiums, and nuclear power plants
* Simulate the geopolitical consequences of a major terrorist attack
* Tell George W. he should cancel his tee time
I have too. Not that I was trying or anything -- they just took all the sugar out of junk food and soda pop and replaced it with high fructose corn syrup.
Auto suggest is fun to play around with. Unfortunately they took out all the bad words and shock sites, but other than that you can see what kinds of stuff people type into a search box.
What does MTV have anything to do with music? This is like CSPAN writing about the Patriots' chances in the playoffs.