Medical uses. If this were real.
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I could see medical uses for a product like this. Especially for people with dementia. Grandpa, senile, heart condition, and who's also a diabetic, gets lost while walking and has a heart attack. Now, you can find him and get him treatment. I can see it now, ADT and Brinks will start offering this service. It gives a new meaning to the add, "I've fallen and can't get up!"
I tested your comment by trying to order. The buttons are grayed out due to being "Sold out". A real biz would have just put your order on back order - like Amazon. I think you're right.
He's making assumptions based upon a dozen factors that psychics ARE more qualified to look...
I always wanted to buy the mailing list and phone numbers of people who subscribe to those New Age/Psychic magazines. Then I would call them out of the blue and say, "I'm a psychic and I sensed that you needed to speak to me!" Then get them hooked and charge them $$. Now with the DNC list, there's no point.
when I was at IBM, there was this incredibly brilliant software engineer, and I mean ENGINEER. He was of Chinese descent. He was/is brilliant! He also liked to draw cartoons and cricatures (sp? - fuck it!) He did one of himself. I said to him "What are you doing?!? That's a stereotype!
His comment: "If you can't laugh at yourself, then you can't laugh at anything." A true talent.
I was once hit on by a gay guy. He looked like a good-looking Jude Law only taller. I was flattered. Anyway, when he outed himslf, he really queened it up. He was proud to be gay and enjoyed the jokes.
What I'm saying is, I really resent some of the PC Moderation shit on/.!
I'm a Pollack - fire away boys!! My Dad is always interested in new Pollack Jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They're one of the first groups to stand up to Government restrictions and any other horseshit that "they" want to impose on us citizens.
When the PATRIOT act first came out, I remember seeing all these signs and posters around the local libraries, with quotes, explaining the abuses of that law. And, keep in mind, this is in Georgia!, on of the most Red states there is!!! Ya know, it's ironic that "Red" is now good in America now!
For you youngsters, "red" Used to mean "Communist Fuckers".
Luke goes over to the Darkside...one of his kids has to redeem him....his kid, Luke Jr., goes over to the darkside. Luke's grandkid has to save his kid....and so on, and so on,...
Then there are all of the Special Editions that have to come out, and so on...
The Star Wars franchise becomes bigger than Microsoft and IBM combined!
I don't think they (MS) would release a crippled version. I think they would realease a version with their enhancements. In other words, GNU and other FOSS would eventually not work as well. Then MS would merge their Linux with Windows to become MS New Tech OS? Which I guess falls in the category with what you said:...hey would offer "upgrade paths" that start in Linux and go towards MS Server 2k3 in short order.
...the chip thinks the battery has no capacity left,....
As an aside, I have a Fujitsu Lifebook from '98. When unplugged with the battery in, it thinks there's no charge in the batery. I have a bad habit of plugging my laptops in whenever I can for various reasons. I wonder if what you said is the problem with this laptop. Hmmm.
I think you're on to something. Not that MS would do it for spite, but I think if Linux gets more market share, I would think MS would port some of their software to GNU/Linux, or more likely, MS/Linux. They'd be stupid not too. After all, their growth is slowing and to continue growing, they're going to have to find other markets.
When there's a lawsuit, there's the "discovery" process. IIRC (IANAL), this is when you basically search through the other sides records. I don't think some school for kidies wants to have ALL their dirt dragged out in court. From an attourney that taught one of my classes, this can be a deterent.
I wish people wouldn't be scared of lawsuits. Yes, I understand that if it actually goes to trial, the defendant could go bankrupt, but more than likely they're just as scared of a lawsuit as the parents - it costs a shitload of money for one. The parents could threaten the school with their own lawsuit - I'm sure there's something they could sue for - maybe breach of contract becuase of schooling that doesn't meet standards? I dont' know. That's for an education lawyer in their state and only in their state.
Also, I would tell the school to go ahead and sue. Then everything will become public. It'll be on the 5,6,10,11 O'Clock News, it'll be in the papers,/. will post something about it everyday, etc....
When I was at IBM in 1994, a guy there wrote a chat program that not only worked over TCP/IP, but over Netbios, Novell, and some network protocols. When he showed it to his boss, the manager said, "We're not in that business." and the software was mothballed on some server. A friend of mine who worked at Digital saw similar things happen there. In short, some really cool stuff had to be invented later on. The thing that killed me was the people who got the IRC stuff going made millions, and poor slobs working for these big corps got nothing.
If all the Jedi had to do is buy a lightsaber, then having a new one wouldn't be any more impressive than having good credit.
I wish our (US) consumerist society felt that way. The maybe we wouldn't be spending so much money on shit at Walmart and buying cars we really can't afford, but hey, we are what we drive.
When I was a little kid, I read "The Making of Star Trek". It was about the making of the original series back in the 60's. Anyway, there was a picture of the internal model detail of a phaser. Unfortunately, the authors didn't label it as a model or prop. As a 9 yr old, I really believed that the phasers on the show actually worked! I saw the inner workings after all!
Speaking of ST:TOS, did you notice that on "Enterprise" two weeks ago that all of the dead crewmen from the future were wearing red shirts? I thought that was hillarious!
That's assuming that "unsubscribing" really unsubscribes you from a list. I can see how a biz will get "real" opt-in email lists, but prevent folks from unsubscribing just so they can sell their list saying "Ours is REALLY an opt-in."
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I could see medical uses for a product like this. Especially for people with dementia.
Grandpa, senile, heart condition, and who's also a diabetic, gets lost while walking and has a heart attack. Now, you can find him and get him treatment. I can see it now, ADT and Brinks will start offering this service. It gives a new meaning to the add, "I've fallen and can't get up!"
I tested your comment by trying to order. The buttons are grayed out due to being "Sold out". A real biz would have just put your order on back order - like Amazon. I think you're right.
I always wanted to buy the mailing list and phone numbers of people who subscribe to those New Age/Psychic magazines. Then I would call them out of the blue and say, "I'm a psychic and I sensed that you needed to speak to me!" Then get them hooked and charge them $$. Now with the DNC list, there's no point.
BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm Polish, German, Irish, French, Welsh, Polish, and AMERICAN (Including Canadian)! That's FUCKING AMERICAN!!!!
I laugh at others because I'm really laughing at myself! Get over it!
Lastly, "Shite" ?!? Are you really from Ireland?!? Or are pretending?!?
Fuck the spelling Erros!
That's going to my Dad!!!!
I love it!
I would prefer that to "Offtopic" or "Troll" or "Flamebait".
His comment: "If you can't laugh at yourself, then you can't laugh at anything." A true talent.
I was once hit on by a gay guy. He looked like a good-looking Jude Law only taller. I was flattered. Anyway, when he outed himslf, he really queened it up. He was proud to be gay and enjoyed the jokes.
What I'm saying is, I really resent some of the PC Moderation shit on /.!
I'm a Pollack - fire away boys!! My Dad is always interested in new Pollack Jokes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, come on! I know it's not PC, but what the fuck, everybody pissed at something!
When the PATRIOT act first came out, I remember seeing all these signs and posters around the local libraries, with quotes, explaining the abuses of that law. And, keep in mind, this is in Georgia!, on of the most Red states there is!!!
Ya know, it's ironic that "Red" is now good in America now!
For you youngsters, "red" Used to mean "Communist Fuckers".
Then there are all of the Special Editions that have to come out, and so on...
The Star Wars franchise becomes bigger than Microsoft and IBM combined!
I don't think they (MS) would release a crippled version. I think they would realease a version with their enhancements. In other words, GNU and other FOSS would eventually not work as well. Then MS would merge their Linux with Windows to become MS New Tech OS? Which I guess falls in the category with what you said: ...hey would offer "upgrade paths" that start in Linux and go towards MS Server 2k3 in short order.
...and considering how often those people get fired for incompetence, you have to wonder what else the 'C' means.
As an aside, I have a Fujitsu Lifebook from '98. When unplugged with the battery in, it thinks there's no charge in the batery. I have a bad habit of plugging my laptops in whenever I can for various reasons. I wonder if what you said is the problem with this laptop. Hmmm.
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I usually have to go the second page before I find what I'm actually looking for.
I think you're on to something. Not that MS would do it for spite, but I think if Linux gets more market share, I would think MS would port some of their software to GNU/Linux, or more likely, MS/Linux. They'd be stupid not too. After all, their growth is slowing and to continue growing, they're going to have to find other markets.
When there's a lawsuit, there's the "discovery" process. IIRC (IANAL), this is when you basically search through the other sides records. I don't think some school for kidies wants to have ALL their dirt dragged out in court. From an attourney that taught one of my classes, this can be a deterent.
Also, I would tell the school to go ahead and sue. Then everything will become public. It'll be on the 5,6,10,11 O'Clock News, it'll be in the papers, /. will post something about it everyday, etc ....
When I was at IBM in 1994, a guy there wrote a chat program that not only worked over TCP/IP, but over Netbios, Novell, and some network protocols. When he showed it to his boss, the manager said, "We're not in that business." and the software was mothballed on some server. A friend of mine who worked at Digital saw similar things happen there. In short, some really cool stuff had to be invented later on. The thing that killed me was the people who got the IRC stuff going made millions, and poor slobs working for these big corps got nothing.
I wish our (US) consumerist society felt that way. The maybe we wouldn't be spending so much money on shit at Walmart and buying cars we really can't afford, but hey, we are what we drive.
Or warning the user not to use it as a dildo on their girlfriend.
Ouch!
Speaking of ST:TOS, did you notice that on "Enterprise" two weeks ago that all of the dead crewmen from the future were wearing red shirts? I thought that was hillarious!
Ok, OK! I won't give up my day job! Oh wait, I don't have a day job.
I going to go and cry now. Manly tears.
That's assuming that "unsubscribing" really unsubscribes you from a list.
I can see how a biz will get "real" opt-in email lists, but prevent folks from unsubscribing just so they can sell their list saying "Ours is REALLY an opt-in."
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