A prank I played on my roommates (I had three of them at the time), was putting shaving cream in their towels (which were hanging up in the bathroom). However rather than not putting any in mine, I did mine and didn't do someone else's to make the illusion that he did the prank. It worked quite well. One roommate showered first, got full of shaving cream, noticed the one towel without shaving cream, got pissed, then went to that person's room and sprayed shaving cream all over the place. It was quite funny.
Ewido does get rid of Aurora, but as a heads up it takes a while for it to complete its scan (which is do be done in Safe Mode). It may also be worth it to run CleanUp! before running Ewido, as CleanUp! will remove temp files that Ewido would spend a lot of time scanning.
This is true, but (refering to your Nazi Germany reference) what about the occupied countries? You can't say that occupied Poland (or any other occupied country at that) was capable of making advancements in technology (that wasn't Nazi-based). I would say that they were prevented from doing so or were just too frightened. In addition they did fall behind in technology and it took years for them to get it back to the standards at the time.
Back to the Star Wars universe, the same can be applied. You saying that the Empire was well funded and such would be true, but I would say that it was only true for those planets that fully embraced the Empire. Any planet that had to be forced to abide by the Emipre's rule would probably be in the same situation as the occupied countries: they would not be able (or allowed) to make/research advancements. With that if these planets wanted to build, say for example, a spaceship without the Empire's knowledge they would most likely revert to older technology that is easier and cheaper to build. Therefore the planets are not 'uninventing' technology but rather relying on previous technology, hence a technological recession.
About your comment on the Death Star, the plans for this baby was developed in pre-Empire times, therefore ruling out the Death Star as a post-Empire technological advancement.
Put a fake on display, and hide the real one somewhere else.
Exactly, just get a replica poster from the gift store, put some gloss on it (made from egg whites of course), and slap it into a frame. And there you go. No one will notice the difference.
Oh and now you can keep the real thing safely in your bedroom.
explains how they managed to develop all this technology to traverse a galaxy in a few hours but didn't figure out how to fire weapons that locked on target. (Hang on, they did, Jango Fett had one. But how come they couldn't do it years later... )
I'm not an expert in Star Wars, but it's my understanding that the galaxy went into a technological recession after the Empire was created. Hence the less-technologically-advanced starships in the original trilogy.
The RCMP are the equivalent of police officers in rural areas that cannot afford to have their own Police Department. They give speeding tickets, report to accidents/crime scenes, etc. just like any police officer would do.
But you are right, they also perform FBI-like tasks and DEA-like tasks on a federal level.
You are right that he should have put a spoiler warning in his subject, but he was very vague on how Saruman was killed (I know but I'm not saying) and if you read the book (I'm assuming most people on/. has) then you would know it was Wormtongue who kills Saruman anyways.
Any sequels to the LOTR will surely piss off many, many fans (of the books and movies). On the other hand if The Hobbit gets made that will please many, many fans. Let's just hope that Time Warner is successful in its bid to purchase MGM Studios who owns part of the movie rights to The Hobbit.
Hi
I'm the UPS driver that is going to deliver your package, but unfortunately we lost your name and address in our database. Could you give them to me again so that we make sure you don^H^H^H^H so that you get your package delivered.
Thanks
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"olympic nude athletes"
"leaving the scene of an accident"
"night diaper bondage"
"food"
"used juicer"
"catfighting lesbians"
"disorder cutting self injury"
It may only be a coincidence but I think someone's been watching what I google. Oh wait, they have "food" listed. Phew I was scared for a minute there.
Before I read anyone's comment on this, I just want to say that this is really messed. Maybe even more than the advertising shit that the IOC made regulations on. I can sorta understand the "during the Olympics" part but the banning of vids, audios, and pics afterwards, that's just wrong. If I was ever in the Olympics (wishful thinking only), I would tell them to F off if they threatened me with that bullshit. Anyways just a piece of my mind although I'm sure someone else has said something similar.
Wow. My experience at FutureShop, the closest thing to Best Buy where I live, is the opposite. Not only are the workers hard to find when you want them, but I remember when I was returning a DVD I bought online: I go to the Customer Service desk (with DVD and receipt in hand) and start to talk: "Hi, I receive this DVD today and it was broken. I would like to exch..." She then grabs the DVD, checks to see if the DVD is in the case, walks over to the DVD rack, grabs a new one, opens the plastic wrap, opens it, and then gives me the replacement. All without saying a single word.
Actually what you described there is closer to "gains" on sales of assets. If you actually read your link to the summary of "goodwill" you would have seen that goodwill "describes the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its physical assets and liabilities." And last time I checked a building is a physical asset.
Goodwill can only be recorded when one company is bought by another company. For instance, if the value of the physical assets of the company being bought (cash, building, etc.) were $2 million and the company paid $3 million, then the company will record $2 million of physical assets and $1 million of goodwill. So in essence goodwill would be the brand name/image a company has or the quality of its workers, etc.
However, in the case of SCO being bought out, there would be negative goodwill, and going back to my example, if SCO's physical assets were $2 million (I haven't read the financials so these are just made up), and SCO paid the other company $3 million to buy it out the other company would record $5 million of physical assets and $5 million of negative goodwill.
Hope that made sense.
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A prank I played on my roommates (I had three of them at the time), was putting shaving cream in their towels (which were hanging up in the bathroom). However rather than not putting any in mine, I did mine and didn't do someone else's to make the illusion that he did the prank. It worked quite well. One roommate showered first, got full of shaving cream, noticed the one towel without shaving cream, got pissed, then went to that person's room and sprayed shaving cream all over the place. It was quite funny.
file-trading is flat.
I actually think of it more as a rectangular prism....
And if the RIAA had its way it would be a rectangular prison.
Here's to NASA's return to flight.
Ewido does get rid of Aurora, but as a heads up it takes a while for it to complete its scan (which is do be done in Safe Mode). It may also be worth it to run CleanUp! before running Ewido, as CleanUp! will remove temp files that Ewido would spend a lot of time scanning.
Only on Slashdot would one think to "make the biggest batch wonton soup" in a hot tub.
Mind you at that temperature it probably is for the better.
Here is the link to slashdot's coverage on the RBC computer glich
CIBC (another Canadian bank also had computer gliches this summer as well.
Goes to show that any institution (or industry) can be susceptible to computer problems.
This is true, but (refering to your Nazi Germany reference) what about the occupied countries? You can't say that occupied Poland (or any other occupied country at that) was capable of making advancements in technology (that wasn't Nazi-based). I would say that they were prevented from doing so or were just too frightened. In addition they did fall behind in technology and it took years for them to get it back to the standards at the time.
Back to the Star Wars universe, the same can be applied. You saying that the Empire was well funded and such would be true, but I would say that it was only true for those planets that fully embraced the Empire. Any planet that had to be forced to abide by the Emipre's rule would probably be in the same situation as the occupied countries: they would not be able (or allowed) to make/research advancements. With that if these planets wanted to build, say for example, a spaceship without the Empire's knowledge they would most likely revert to older technology that is easier and cheaper to build. Therefore the planets are not 'uninventing' technology but rather relying on previous technology, hence a technological recession.
About your comment on the Death Star, the plans for this baby was developed in pre-Empire times, therefore ruling out the Death Star as a post-Empire technological advancement.
Put a fake on display, and hide the real one somewhere else.
Exactly, just get a replica poster from the gift store, put some gloss on it (made from egg whites of course), and slap it into a frame. And there you go. No one will notice the difference.
Oh and now you can keep the real thing safely in your bedroom.
Courtesy of Mr. Bean
explains how they managed to develop all this technology to traverse a galaxy in a few hours but didn't figure out how to fire weapons that locked on target. (Hang on, they did, Jango Fett had one. But how come they couldn't do it years later... )
I'm not an expert in Star Wars, but it's my understanding that the galaxy went into a technological recession after the Empire was created. Hence the less-technologically-advanced starships in the original trilogy.
The RCMP are the equivalent of police officers in rural areas that cannot afford to have their own Police Department. They give speeding tickets, report to accidents/crime scenes, etc. just like any police officer would do.
But you are right, they also perform FBI-like tasks and DEA-like tasks on a federal level.
You are right that he should have put a spoiler warning in his subject, but he was very vague on how Saruman was killed (I know but I'm not saying) and if you read the book (I'm assuming most people on /. has) then you would know it was Wormtongue who kills Saruman anyways.
Any sequels to the LOTR will surely piss off many, many fans (of the books and movies). On the other hand if The Hobbit gets made that will please many, many fans. Let's just hope that Time Warner is successful in its bid to purchase MGM Studios who owns part of the movie rights to The Hobbit.
Did anyone else read the topic as Ringworm's Children?
Enough to make your palms hairy in seconds
attached to a bottomless keg of beer
Should also make toast, stop world hunger and attract women. Also, (but not necessary) if it could cure AIDS I'd probably pay an extra $50.
Attract women???? For a slashdotter that's just wishful thinking
Hi
I'm the UPS driver that is going to deliver your package, but unfortunately we lost your name and address in our database. Could you give them to me again so that we make sure you don^H^H^H^H so that you get your package delivered.
Thanks
UPS Delivery Guy
"olympic nude athletes"
"leaving the scene of an accident"
"night diaper bondage"
"food"
"used juicer"
"catfighting lesbians"
"disorder cutting self injury"
It may only be a coincidence but I think someone's been watching what I google. Oh wait, they have "food" listed. Phew I was scared for a minute there.
heh heh heh heh He said dick! heh heh heh heh
Before I read anyone's comment on this, I just want to say that this is really messed. Maybe even more than the advertising shit that the IOC made regulations on. I can sorta understand the "during the Olympics" part but the banning of vids, audios, and pics afterwards, that's just wrong. If I was ever in the Olympics (wishful thinking only), I would tell them to F off if they threatened me with that bullshit. Anyways just a piece of my mind although I'm sure someone else has said something similar.
Wow. My experience at FutureShop, the closest thing to Best Buy where I live, is the opposite. Not only are the workers hard to find when you want them, but I remember when I was returning a DVD I bought online:
I go to the Customer Service desk (with DVD and receipt in hand) and start to talk: "Hi, I receive this DVD today and it was broken. I would like to exch..." She then grabs the DVD, checks to see if the DVD is in the case, walks over to the DVD rack, grabs a new one, opens the plastic wrap, opens it, and then gives me the replacement. All without saying a single word.
How's that for customer service.
Actually what you described there is closer to "gains" on sales of assets. If you actually read your link to the summary of "goodwill" you would have seen that goodwill "describes the value of a business entity not directly attributable to its physical assets and liabilities." And last time I checked a building is a physical asset.
Goodwill can only be recorded when one company is bought by another company. For instance, if the value of the physical assets of the company being bought (cash, building, etc.) were $2 million and the company paid $3 million, then the company will record $2 million of physical assets and $1 million of goodwill. So in essence goodwill would be the brand name/image a company has or the quality of its workers, etc.
However, in the case of SCO being bought out, there would be negative goodwill, and going back to my example, if SCO's physical assets were $2 million (I haven't read the financials so these are just made up), and SCO paid the other company $3 million to buy it out the other company would record $5 million of physical assets and $5 million of negative goodwill. Hope that made sense.