Lemme put it this way: back then, you know how you would pick your nose when none of your co-workers were looking? I'd splurt coffee all over my surveillance monitor every single time you did that. It was great!
Look at the courses he teaches. He should know better than to present something like this to the court.
Errm, take a look at the "Unix & C Tutorials" he provides on his homepage: linky.
Try viewing them. For the sake of time, try his introduction to vi first -- it's the most obvious demonstration. Go ahead, read it. For those too lazy to click through: linky. Seriously, try it. Come back when you figure it out. I'll wait here; trust me, it won't take you very long.
[...]
Yup. Oh, you read correctly. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Incredible, and scary.
Well, then you'd be covered under corporate whistleblower protections, provided we pass some decent ones in time for you to try that. Still.. the communications industry isn't exactly known for its steadfast adherence to civil liberties laws...
Fear mongering sucks. We're a better nation than this.
Apparently we are not.
Yes we are. We've just forgotten how to be that nation.
How long has it been since we had a leader who made us feel proud of ourselves? How long has it been since we've felt truly optimistic about ourselves as a nation? Back in the fifties and early sixties, there was never any doubt as to which nation was the freest, the most ambitious, the most enthusiastic. We were. And we knew it. It was clear in our minds and apparent in our works. We harnessed the forces that shape the universe itself to provide ourselves with energy. We rocketed into the skies and explored the heavens. In a mere twenty years, we transformed ourselves from a nation of farmers and miners into a nation of physicists and astronauts. The American spirit was seemingly indominable.
Seemingly.
We're still human, after all. Disappointments, hardships, and betrayals will inevitably drain on a culture's collective psyche, and America is no different. Our most promising and progressive leaders had been assassinated, our young men had been ordered to die for a cause nobody believed in, and our elected officials had been conspiring against us, against each other, against the rest of the world. Americans lost faith in America.
How could we do otherwise? Our freedoms became conditional. Our ambition turned unprofitable. Our enthusiasm felt naive. Far-removed are we from the iconic notion of a shining beacon of opportunity and hope. Today, America is a marketing campaign for greed and cynicism.
Why? Because, when we lost faith in our country, we lost our faith in ourselves. We collectively, subconsciously approved of our nation's decline because we collectively, subconsciously felt we deserved it. Maybe, for a while, we did deserve it.
There's a problem, however: the world has continued on without us. Things aren't getting any better, either. We still have the same problems we had 30 years ago, and we've accumulated a lengthy queue of new problems as well. Our mourning, our melancholy, our self-loathing : it all must end. Like it or not, ready or not, we've got to stand up again.
Miraculously, we've been blessed with the emergence of a phenomenon we've not seen in nearly forty years: a leader. Energetic, inspirational, charismatic -- a leader who shines with the light of those who gave us hope, daring us to dream again. A leader who challenges us to challenge ourselves, to challenge each other, and to challenge the status quo. Yesterday's hackneyed plans and empty promises, long dismissed by a pessimistic and distrusting populace, now invigorate our hearts and set our minds ablaze. Nothing seems impossible.
A leader who reminds us of who we were, asks us who we are, and dares us to discover what we can become.
We are better than that, sir -- you're mistaken. Don't sweat it, though -- heck, we'd nearly forgotten too.
You've obviously never been driving with your wife.
Sometimes you just want to set her to silent, fold her in half, and stuff her in the glove compartment.
Especially for people like you, they have the inflatable variety.
MOUNTAIN PATH You are standing at a fork in the road. The first path would take you west, down Riposte Ridge, into the Valley of Flame. The second path, to the northeast, likely leads past Remise Rock, to the Temple of Self-Deprecation. The path behind you will take you south, back towards Lurker Cave. > S
From the California State Penal Code, Section 502 (reference)
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (h)[provided below], any person who commits any of the following acts is guilty of a public offense:
...
(4) Knowingly accesses and without permission adds, alters, damages, deletes, or destroys any data, computer software, or computer programs which reside or exist internal or external to a computer, computer system, or computer network.
(5) Knowingly and without permission disrupts or causes the disruption of computer services or denies or causes the denial of computer services to an authorized user of a computer, computer system, or computer network.
...
(7) Knowingly and without permission accesses or causes to be accessed any computer, computer system, or computer network.
(8) Knowingly introduces any computer contaminant into any computer, computer system, or computer network.
...
(h) (1) Subdivision (c) does not apply to punish any acts which are committed by a person within the scope of his or her lawful employment. For purposes of this section, a person acts within the scope of his or her employment when he or she performs acts which are reasonably necessary to the performance of his or her work assignment.
Emphasis mine, at what I feel are the most compelling parts.
Keep in mind that parties entering into an agreement/contract are not legally bound to portions of said agreement which would violate laws applicable to either of said parties. For example, if you were to back out of a agreement which (in no uncertain terms) grants me the permission to kill you, the courts would not compel you to comply (presuming that the disputed portion of the agreement is the 'i-will-murder-you' part -- the rest is legit, naturally, and is fair game). Luckily for us (as meek, gullible consumers), there are very few circumstances in which you can truly sign away legal rights/status -- military service and national security come to mind. Microsoft's latest behind-your-back really-compulsory IE7 update had better not fall under that category.
Since the bill explicitly states it is an ammendment to the original Do-Not-Call Implementation Act and does not explicitly state that it wholly replaces the original, you can't infer that it does so.
Well, I suppose you could infer it, but don't be surprised when the federal judge doesn't. Sorry.
I can't believe that people are *still* protecting the Galactic Empire (note I'm not talking about the rebels) after all the crap they've pulled during the last two decades. Just because the galactic media has tuned into the Empire in the last five years doesn't mean this story came out of the blue. The Empire has been funding and training bounty hunters and publicly boasting about it for over 40 years now. We've been waiting for the rebel alliance to overthrow the Jediofascist government for years yet that hasn't happened either. Just take a look at the kind of things coming out of their government-controlled media: military recruitment campaign.
Yes, most Alderaanians dislike their government but no this won't be happening anytime soon. In the meantime, thousands upon thousands of people die every year because of direct funding by the Empire to bounty hunters. Ironically most of the victims are Corellian smugglers.
If you want to avoid war with the Empire then you should be in favor of diplomatic action to prevent them from using their Death Star battlestation which could be operational any day now. By preventing economic sanctions from going through you leave the rebels no choice but turn to the military option. Also it is worth noting that we've held toothless diplomatic talk with the Empire for decades now and that didn't work (if anything, their government tossed delegates into a detention/interrogation cell). They need to feel the force-lightning for there to be any change.
Ooh, yeesh... buddy, hate to be the one to break it to you... "science" class got cut from your kids' school's budget back about... well, about two or three years after the Beijing Wall came down and Germany finally gave up Communalism in favor of Christianity...
Yeah, I know, bummer.
Would it make you feel better to know that, once a week, we show the kids our HD-DVDs of "Smarter Than A 5th Grader - Season 1"? We feel that seeing another child succeed on television helps develop a child's positive self-image. An incredibly handy attribute when you're standing in the unemployment line.
Did you ever stop to think that, maybe, Santa made the Sun? When Santa and the Y'ter Bunny (having returned to Santa seeking guidance from its "creator") merged consciousnesses and ascended to a higher plane of existence?
As for your other assertions, I'll leave you with this: weiners make more than just pee-pee; Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't.
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Just what I need: a burlap sack full of peanut-flavored death to eat for the next three months...
Hopefully, there was a separate section for "Food Allergies"?
Dude, you're over-thinking it. A much simpler explanation is that he flashed one of these badboys.
Bam. Problem solved.
That's nothing.
Lemme put it this way: back then, you know how you would pick your nose when none of your co-workers were looking? I'd splurt coffee all over my surveillance monitor every single time you did that. It was great!
Try viewing them. For the sake of time, try his introduction to vi first -- it's the most obvious demonstration. Go ahead, read it. For those too lazy to click through: linky. Seriously, try it. Come back when you figure it out. I'll wait here; trust me, it won't take you very long.
[...]
Yup. Oh, you read correctly. Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Incredible, and scary.
Still.. the communications industry isn't exactly known for its steadfast adherence to civil liberties laws...
Yes we are. We've just forgotten how to be that nation.
How long has it been since we had a leader who made us feel proud of ourselves? How long has it been since we've felt truly optimistic about ourselves as a nation? Back in the fifties and early sixties, there was never any doubt as to which nation was the freest, the most ambitious, the most enthusiastic. We were. And we knew it. It was clear in our minds and apparent in our works. We harnessed the forces that shape the universe itself to provide ourselves with energy. We rocketed into the skies and explored the heavens. In a mere twenty years, we transformed ourselves from a nation of farmers and miners into a nation of physicists and astronauts. The American spirit was seemingly indominable.
Seemingly.
We're still human, after all. Disappointments, hardships, and betrayals will inevitably drain on a culture's collective psyche, and America is no different. Our most promising and progressive leaders had been assassinated, our young men had been ordered to die for a cause nobody believed in, and our elected officials had been conspiring against us, against each other, against the rest of the world. Americans lost faith in America.
How could we do otherwise? Our freedoms became conditional. Our ambition turned unprofitable. Our enthusiasm felt naive. Far-removed are we from the iconic notion of a shining beacon of opportunity and hope. Today, America is a marketing campaign for greed and cynicism.
Why? Because, when we lost faith in our country, we lost our faith in ourselves. We collectively, subconsciously approved of our nation's decline because we collectively, subconsciously felt we deserved it. Maybe, for a while, we did deserve it.
There's a problem, however: the world has continued on without us. Things aren't getting any better, either. We still have the same problems we had 30 years ago, and we've accumulated a lengthy queue of new problems as well. Our mourning, our melancholy, our self-loathing : it all must end. Like it or not, ready or not, we've got to stand up again.
Miraculously, we've been blessed with the emergence of a phenomenon we've not seen in nearly forty years: a leader. Energetic, inspirational, charismatic -- a leader who shines with the light of those who gave us hope, daring us to dream again. A leader who challenges us to challenge ourselves, to challenge each other, and to challenge the status quo. Yesterday's hackneyed plans and empty promises, long dismissed by a pessimistic and distrusting populace, now invigorate our hearts and set our minds ablaze. Nothing seems impossible.
A leader who reminds us of who we were, asks us who we are, and dares us to discover what we can become.
We are better than that, sir -- you're mistaken. Don't sweat it, though -- heck, we'd nearly forgotten too.
Dammit, I thought we have laws against exporting strong encryption algorithms out of the country!
Don't.
Cross.
The.
Streams.
It would be bad.
MOUNTAIN PATH
You are standing at a fork in the road. The first path would take you west, down Riposte Ridge, into the Valley of Flame. The second path, to the northeast, likely leads past Remise Rock, to the Temple of Self-Deprecation. The path behind you will take you south, back towards Lurker Cave.
> S
(out of respect for my elders)
Wouldn't matter.. my balls haven't spoken to my brain in years. Not since their falling-out.
You've obviously never been driving with your wife.
Sometimes you just want to set her to silent, fold her in half, and stuff her in the glove compartment.
Emphasis mine, at what I feel are the most compelling parts.
Keep in mind that parties entering into an agreement/contract are not legally bound to portions of said agreement which would violate laws applicable to either of said parties. For example, if you were to back out of a agreement which (in no uncertain terms) grants me the permission to kill you, the courts would not compel you to comply (presuming that the disputed portion of the agreement is the 'i-will-murder-you' part -- the rest is legit, naturally, and is fair game). Luckily for us (as meek, gullible consumers), there are very few circumstances in which you can truly sign away legal rights/status -- military service and national security come to mind. Microsoft's latest behind-your-back really-compulsory IE7 update had better not fall under that category.
Of course not -- the proper term is Marzomodded.
Since the bill explicitly states it is an ammendment to the original Do-Not-Call Implementation Act and does not explicitly state that it wholly replaces the original, you can't infer that it does so.
Well, I suppose you could infer it, but don't be surprised when the federal judge doesn't. Sorry.
I can't believe that people are *still* protecting the Galactic Empire (note I'm not talking about the rebels) after all the crap they've pulled during the last two decades. Just because the galactic media has tuned into the Empire in the last five years doesn't mean this story came out of the blue. The Empire has been funding and training bounty hunters and publicly boasting about it for over 40 years now. We've been waiting for the rebel alliance to overthrow the Jediofascist government for years yet that hasn't happened either. Just take a look at the kind of things coming out of their government-controlled media: military recruitment campaign.
Yes, most Alderaanians dislike their government but no this won't be happening anytime soon. In the meantime, thousands upon thousands of people die every year because of direct funding by the Empire to bounty hunters. Ironically most of the victims are Corellian smugglers.
If you want to avoid war with the Empire then you should be in favor of diplomatic action to prevent them from using their Death Star battlestation which could be operational any day now. By preventing economic sanctions from going through you leave the rebels no choice but turn to the military option. Also it is worth noting that we've held toothless diplomatic talk with the Empire for decades now and that didn't work (if anything, their government tossed delegates into a detention/interrogation cell). They need to feel the force-lightning for there to be any change.
Shouldn't the headline read: "Scientists Re-Discover Way to Reverse Memory Loss" ?
Slashdot: News for nerds; palm trees that get lucky more often than you do.
O banana!
Your shape is not unlike
the punctuation mark that shares its name
with this form of ode.
Now they do.
All I know is that there are bears out there. That's why it's called Bearland.
Ooh, yeesh... buddy, hate to be the one to break it to you... "science" class got cut from your kids' school's budget back about... well, about two or three years after the Beijing Wall came down and Germany finally gave up Communalism in favor of Christianity...
Yeah, I know, bummer.
Would it make you feel better to know that, once a week, we show the kids our HD-DVDs of "Smarter Than A 5th Grader - Season 1"? We feel that seeing another child succeed on television helps develop a child's positive self-image. An incredibly handy attribute when you're standing in the unemployment line.
Did you ever stop to think that, maybe, Santa made the Sun? When Santa and the Y'ter Bunny (having returned to Santa seeking guidance from its "creator") merged consciousnesses and ascended to a higher plane of existence?
As for your other assertions, I'll leave you with this: weiners make more than just pee-pee; Microsoft, on the other hand, doesn't.
The famous Mobius strip? Nice neighborhood. Good luck getting a pizza delivered on time though.
M.C. Escher owned a 53-story ranch near Mobius and Blivet, at Penrose Square.
Seconded.
That episode made me cry, and just thinking about it now made my eyes well up. No joke.
::reluctantly nods in agreement::