In fact there is a good deal of contention over the question of how to Romanize "Korea/Corea" in the Republic of Korea (to be objective for now I use the "K" since it is the Romanization used by the United Nations). Many claim that the use of the letter "K" is a holdover from when the Japanese occupied, and are pushing to have it officialy changed to "C". However, like so many other attempts to modify spelling, it has not really caught on. The real irony here is that most of the people who advocate the spelling "Corea" are progressive Koreans, so one would think they would be less prone make "In Korea, only old people..." jokes.
The rules are the rules and the law is the law. Like it or not we are a nation of laws not a nation of whiners.
Unfortunately, these "rules" are so poorly defined that with the exceptions of things like full uncensored graphic sex scenes that aren't even on broadcast television today anyway, there is no way to determine if you broke them. After all, the FCC decided that Bono didn't break the rules when he said "really fucking brilliant" because it was brief, isolated, and without sexual connotation. But then after Nipplegate, (and a certain memory lapse regarding the translation of "ex post facto") they decided to look into it again. I'm not quite sure that this is the sort of set-in-stone policy that deserves bold type.
I don't think that the FCC should regulate decency, however the grandparent was referring to the fact that the FCC can fine you for breaking a rule without a clear definition. They say that ignorance is no excuse for the law, but when nobody can tell you whether or not a certain action would be illegal until after the fact, it's hard not to break it.
Because the military is completely different. Once you join, they own your ass, and can jail you (or in wartime kill you) if don't comply. I'm not saying that this is bad; it's not like they don't tell you up front. But it's not at all like the gradual erosion of privacy and liberties of civilians.
Besides, spies have and will always continue to infiltrate our government and just about every major government. Sacrificing liberty just makes this seem less likely more than it actually fights it.
The CIA doesn't spy on Americans. The NSA does. I'm not saying that I think the CIA would necessarily keep itself in check, but like every government agency the NSA surely hates anyone stepping on its territory, and they certainly have the resources to notice if the CIA does anything in the US.
I'm sorry, but this is ludicrous. Elros Tar-Minyatur only lived to be 500 years old, and the blood of Númenor is so thin these days it practically doesn't exist. Hell, even Aragorn Elessar only lived to be 210.
Perhaps true, but the trailer graphics were no better than the game graphics. In fact the graphics for the cutscenes are worse than the game graphics because of all the popup:)
Medics do often use latin and I think virii is the correct form in latin.
"Virii" in Latin would be the genitive singular or nominative plural of a second declension word "virius." However, virius is not a Latin word. Virus is. Viri is the plural of virus in Latin. However, viri is also the plural of the word vir (man) in Latin, so perhaps this is why only the anglicized plural is used in English.
I suspect that "virii" referring to computer viruses was popularized by people who were aware of the fact that it is not a word, but who were making fun of people incorrectly trying to form a Latin plural.
P.S.: It might appear that virii could be the dative singular form of a third declension word, however to my knowledge third declension i-stems nouns never end in a double "i" for the dative case. You could go for fourth declension locative, but then you're just being a nerd.
Do they have good graphics? I mean, everybody has serifs these days, but how about ligatures? Surely the winners had sexier "fl"s and "ff"s than the losers.
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I don't know which BIOS these boxes used, but there is in fact now a perfectly legal Xbox BIOS not derived from Microsoft's.
Destroying your brain before playing is stupid. Forcing your opponent to destroy his, however, can be rather amusing.
Although I have to admit that I'm against MS's many lock-in schemes, at least they'll be moving to XML for Office files in the future.
Please don't hurt me.
Apple cares a lot about making money, but they do it by selling iPods, not music. They sell music because it boosts iPod sales.
In fact there is a good deal of contention over the question of how to Romanize "Korea/Corea" in the Republic of Korea (to be objective for now I use the "K" since it is the Romanization used by the United Nations). Many claim that the use of the letter "K" is a holdover from when the Japanese occupied, and are pushing to have it officialy changed to "C". However, like so many other attempts to modify spelling, it has not really caught on. The real irony here is that most of the people who advocate the spelling "Corea" are progressive Koreans, so one would think they would be less prone make "In Korea, only old people..." jokes.
"[If] we don't watch these, it's like we're stealing TV!"
"[If] we have to watch these, it's like we're stealing TV!"
The iTMS is only there to help sell iPods--it doesn't make much money, and Jobs has even said that its goal isn't really to profit.
Unfortunately, these " rules " are so poorly defined that with the exceptions of things like full uncensored graphic sex scenes that aren't even on broadcast television today anyway, there is no way to determine if you broke them. After all, the FCC decided that Bono didn't break the rules when he said "really fucking brilliant" because it was brief, isolated, and without sexual connotation. But then after Nipplegate, (and a certain memory lapse regarding the translation of "ex post facto") they decided to look into it again. I'm not quite sure that this is the sort of set-in-stone policy that deserves bold type.
I don't think that the FCC should regulate decency, however the grandparent was referring to the fact that the FCC can fine you for breaking a rule without a clear definition. They say that ignorance is no excuse for the law, but when nobody can tell you whether or not a certain action would be illegal until after the fact, it's hard not to break it.
PG movies generally can only use the word "fuck" once.
Clearly they mean 16 / 3, not 16 / 3.0f
Besides, spies have and will always continue to infiltrate our government and just about every major government. Sacrificing liberty just makes this seem less likely more than it actually fights it.
The CIA doesn't spy on Americans. The NSA does. I'm not saying that I think the CIA would necessarily keep itself in check, but like every government agency the NSA surely hates anyone stepping on its territory, and they certainly have the resources to notice if the CIA does anything in the US.
they took our dogs!
dey tuk ur dogs!
derk er durr!
I'm sorry, but this is ludicrous. Elros Tar-Minyatur only lived to be 500 years old, and the blood of Númenor is so thin these days it practically doesn't exist. Hell, even Aragorn Elessar only lived to be 210.
I totally freaked out, the one voice is the same guy as Kamal from ilovebees.
Perhaps true, but the trailer graphics were no better than the game graphics. In fact the graphics for the cutscenes are worse than the game graphics because of all the popup :)
"Virii" in Latin would be the genitive singular or nominative plural of a second declension word "virius." However, virius is not a Latin word. Virus is. Viri is the plural of virus in Latin. However, viri is also the plural of the word vir (man) in Latin, so perhaps this is why only the anglicized plural is used in English.
I suspect that "virii" referring to computer viruses was popularized by people who were aware of the fact that it is not a word, but who were making fun of people incorrectly trying to form a Latin plural.
P.S.: It might appear that virii could be the dative singular form of a third declension word, however to my knowledge third declension i-stems nouns never end in a double "i" for the dative case. You could go for fourth declension locative, but then you're just being a nerd.
Sorry! The Army is switching away from fully automatic firearms. I guess they decided to ditch "spray and pray" in favor of "aiming."
Is there a chance that there is already a place for "Audiobooks" on the iPod? And that you can buy them on iTunes?
Could you please tell me where I can get 7,000 watt speakers for $5? I would greatly appreciate it.
Hey, at least it isn't totally offtopic this time.
Do they have good graphics? I mean, everybody has serifs these days, but how about ligatures? Surely the winners had sexier "fl"s and "ff"s than the losers.