I'm told LucasFilm somehow lost the original source to CashBucket 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0.
Shame, too, since the more recent versions are chock-a-block of unnecessary "features and fixes" (in particular, a very controversial race condition between the instantiation of blaster objects during app startup).
Nope. The Free Masons have a powerful lobby. The guild is paid a hefty sum for each depiction of their intellectual property : bricks. There's a loophole, however, stating an exemption for depictions only featuring a single brick.
Coincidentally, the end result is a win-win-win for everyone. One brick makes it much more interesting for me to watch. Interesting content brings more eyeballs to Youtube's site, which displays ads based on the content being viewed. The video, as well as the accompanying AdSense links, advertises Genuine Free Mason Bricks as useful, effective policy tools. Trifecta!
Since I'm sure part of the reason the software is being pirated so rampantly in many of these areas is due to the fact that most of the development is done by people who speak a different language and live in a different country. It much easier to justify piracy when you care very little about the people who might be hurt by doing so.
So, in order to instill in the population of Romania a sense of ownership in Microsoft's products, they've opened up an office there. Now, it isn't so easy for them to justify piracy, since it would (in principle) harm other Romanians' livelihood.
Here's a (likely terrible) analogy: everyone likes getting those Chinese character tatoos, because they think it makes them more spiritual or something. However, sometimes people choose characters that, while they look cool on the small of your back (meh), in Chinese they mean something nonsensical or worse. If the Chinese people saw this as a bad thing, that we were somehow polluting their language or whatever, one potential solution would be to introduce a handful of new characters into their alphabet : ones that are based on roman characters in our alphabet, and have totally wicked cool meaning in their language. Like the letter H means "Fiery Soul" or "Massive Wang" or whatever. This would raise awareness of the meaning of Chinese characters when being used as lame tatoos, and perhaps reduce the number of people walking around with the equivalent of "tire upside-down four" on their ankle and thinking they're all zen.
Ok, like I said, wicked bad analogy, but the first paragraph up there may still be valid...
The most likely explanation for these inconsistencies is that Tolkien originally wrote the book as a much more light-hearted story, before The Lord of the Rings was ever conceived, and as a children's book.
Hand in your Geek Card and pocket protector to Ted on 3rd, please. Security will escort you out of the building.
The human body generates more bioelectricity than a 120 V battery and over 25,000 BTU's of body heat. Combined with a form of fusion the machines had found all the energy they would ever need...
What they didn't mention was the necessary costs involved in building the twelve guard rails required for the six sidewalks. Without the guardrails, any Joe could just shove you off the side. Then you'd be chewed to bits by the space alligators at the bottom of the interterralunar moat.
Like that guy in that one movie? D'jou see that flick?
Slashdot Mirror
Hot Coffee on my Wii
Hmm. Can't seem to figure out why that just doesn't seem very appealing...
Do you still think I'm pretty? Do you look at other girls?
It's okay if you say yes, I won't get mad...
Love XOXOXOXO,
Slashdot
</doilookfatinthis>
Oh, jeez, so now everyone's a music critic...
You're not paying for the car.
You're paying for the car's still-fresh "New Hoff" scent.
The Federal Bureau of Boilerplate currently has its legal experts reviewing the footnote text for the press release detailing its stance.
You can peel bananas sometimes
But you can't peel all bananas all the time
So now we see the light!
We sling our doo-doo for our right!
Also relevant : Great Grape Ape Project
No small feat, in and of itself?
Ever heard a Sony lithium-ion battery go poofers in a dude's lap before?
It's like a goddamn cannon went off on his junky-junk!
I choose cheaper TV.
How else is Hammer gonna rap to me about how rad my British Knights are?
I'm told LucasFilm somehow lost the original source to CashBucket 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0.
Shame, too, since the more recent versions are chock-a-block of unnecessary "features and fixes" (in particular, a very controversial race condition between the instantiation of blaster objects during app startup).
Coincidentally, the end result is a win-win-win for everyone. One brick makes it much more interesting for me to watch. Interesting content brings more eyeballs to Youtube's site, which displays ads based on the content being viewed. The video, as well as the accompanying AdSense links, advertises Genuine Free Mason Bricks as useful, effective policy tools. Trifecta!
It may launch next week, but it's impossible to say where... </farnsworth>
Since I'm sure part of the reason the software is being pirated so rampantly in many of these areas is due to the fact that most of the development is done by people who speak a different language and live in a different country. It much easier to justify piracy when you care very little about the people who might be hurt by doing so.
So, in order to instill in the population of Romania a sense of ownership in Microsoft's products, they've opened up an office there. Now, it isn't so easy for them to justify piracy, since it would (in principle) harm other Romanians' livelihood.
Here's a (likely terrible) analogy: everyone likes getting those Chinese character tatoos, because they think it makes them more spiritual or something. However, sometimes people choose characters that, while they look cool on the small of your back (meh), in Chinese they mean something nonsensical or worse. If the Chinese people saw this as a bad thing, that we were somehow polluting their language or whatever, one potential solution would be to introduce a handful of new characters into their alphabet : ones that are based on roman characters in our alphabet, and have totally wicked cool meaning in their language. Like the letter H means "Fiery Soul" or "Massive Wang" or whatever. This would raise awareness of the meaning of Chinese characters when being used as lame tatoos, and perhaps reduce the number of people walking around with the equivalent of "tire upside-down four" on their ankle and thinking they're all zen.
Ok, like I said, wicked bad analogy, but the first paragraph up there may still be valid...
Dick Cheney, "Who's the Boss" is not a food...
I swear, Bob... the squid gets bigger every time you tell that story...
j00 mU57 b3 n00 h3R3...
See? Real life has consequences.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hobbit
Quote:
Hand in your Geek Card and pocket protector to Ted on 3rd, please. Security will escort you out of the building.
The human body generates more bioelectricity than a 120 V battery and over 25,000 BTU's of body heat. Combined with a form of fusion the machines had found all the energy they would ever need...
Simple explanation:
::head explodes::
The string constants in the article also change over time.
Or are really tasty.
What they didn't mention was the necessary costs involved in building the twelve guard rails required for the six sidewalks. Without the guardrails, any Joe could just shove you off the side. Then you'd be chewed to bits by the space alligators at the bottom of the interterralunar moat.
Like that guy in that one movie? D'jou see that flick?
That was awesome.