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"Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson had a bug named after him when one of his fans discovered it. It is a species of louse called Strigiphilus garylarsoni. I miss Larson's cartoons, as well as Bill Waterson's since I am being nostalgic.
"Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson had a bug named after him when one of his fans discovered it. It is a species of louse called . I miss Larson's cartoons, as well as Bill Waterson's since I am being nostalgic.
I think this Simpsons quote could extend to Mr. Bill and others at the MS gang.
McBain: The movie is 80 minutes of me in front of a brick wall. It cost 80 million dollars.
Jay Sherman: How do you sleep at night?
McBain: On top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.
Wouldn't it be great if we on Slashdot, or the wider internet nerd community, could organize something like this. We all set a day to go buy some piece of agreed upon software; then, we all try to return it at an agreed upon time after reading the EULA and not agreeing. We could make some noise that way! Plus, we could get some press about it so that maybe some people not likely to normally hear about this kind of thing get to see how ridiculous it is.
virtually guaranteeing that the Hans/Greedo controversy will continue. At this rate, soon Hans will not have even shot Greedo. It will turn out that due to a high fat diet and sedentary life-style befitting a rich assasin, Greedo's arteries were clogged full of cholesterol. Hans didn't shoot Greedo, he was dead before he hit the table!!
Plus it's just a rumor now. Nobody confirms anything. I hope it's not true so that on the 75th show, everyone will be tuned in and everyone will be surprised to see him win. Perhaps they 'leaked' this rumor to keep interest fresh in Ken Jennings. Seemingly fallable 'heros' are more interesting than those who cannot lose.
I for one welcome our new flesh-eating robot overlords. I would be honored to be among the first to populate the human farms that will surely be developed. Of course, I will be merely put "out to stud" since my genes would be too valuable to simply waste as food.
Upon seeing him in a wheelchair, one asks, "What happened to you?"
His answer, "Wheelchair accident"
I could see wheelchair companies selling these to drum up "regular" wheelchair business. Sort of like the funeral home operator that gives away free donuts every day.
I had a biology teacher who tried to convince us in high school that the plural of octopus is octopussies. He was thought to be homosexual, and in the course of discussing alkaline substances, he also managed to divulge that to us that semen tastes sweet because it is alkaline. Needless to say, he did not teach there for much longer. BTW, I posted the original question and I love how the conversation has morphed/mutated into this!
I know nothing of this, but I would not be surprised if it is true. Humans of all faiths have the capacity to be cruel. I think the main thing we can do is not forget these things in order to prevent them from happening again.
I agree with your point, but Bill Gates was not arrested because MS is a corporation which in the eyes of the law is a entity in and of itself. When it put those stickers out, the company as a whole caught shit, not the individuals putting stickers. Apples and oranges in comparing that to this.
Well, that's what all history is. How do we know beyond a few hundred years ago what really happened. We simply make sure that for every garbage denial that is published, there is just as much repudiation of that garbage or more. Beyond that, there is little we can do. I do not believe censoring is the answer though.
I watched Rod Paige and his underlings (Principal and Assistant Principles) dismantle our wonderful honor's program and demean the teachers they did not like; teachers who had been there for twenty and thirty years. This idea behind this was that the honor's program catered to the elite and left too many out. I did agree with that assertion to some extent, but certainly destroying it was not the answer.
I am Jewish and I, of course, believe that the Holocaust happened in all its horror. But, by banning books that deny it rather than letting them remain in the open to be argued against, we look as if we have something to hide. It also brings unnecesary attention to such filth. Let these people publish their garbage in the open and get torn to shreds by others who know what they are talking about.
I disagree. It probably was not stupidity. I bet they designed this phone and then discovered the problem later. Then they asked their lawyers about liability and other things and figured it would be cheaper to release the phones and deal with lawsuits and whatnot rather than redesign the phone. That's the corporate way.
That sounds really interesting. I think, though, that the reason that the RIAA, MPAA, FBI, etc can't get you in relation to this service is that trading stuff isn't illegal.
I keep it because its the only line that I know for sure will communicate my address to the 911 operator if I call then pass out from the Kool-Aid before I can tell them my address.
The study he's citing shows that 45% of researchers agreed that you have only a 1/7000 chance of getting caught. This relies on the face that only 67% of thieves were interviewed. The results are 85% accurate.
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There is a reason one should preview his or her posts. Here is what I meant to post:
"Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson had a bug named after him when one of his fans discovered it. It is a species of louse called Strigiphilus garylarsoni. I miss Larson's cartoons, as well as Bill Waterson's since I am being nostalgic.
"Far Side" cartoonist Gary Larson had a bug named after him when one of his fans discovered it. It is a species of louse called . I miss Larson's cartoons, as well as Bill Waterson's since I am being nostalgic.
Are you sure? I thought POO-POO would be more apropriate is the story were "Linus POO-POOs feces"
I think this Simpsons quote could extend to Mr. Bill and others at the MS gang.
McBain: The movie is 80 minutes of me in front of a brick wall. It cost 80 million dollars.
Jay Sherman: How do you sleep at night?
McBain: On top of a pile of money, with many beautiful ladies.
Wouldn't it be great if we on Slashdot, or the wider internet nerd community, could organize something like this. We all set a day to go buy some piece of agreed upon software; then, we all try to return it at an agreed upon time after reading the EULA and not agreeing. We could make some noise that way! Plus, we could get some press about it so that maybe some people not likely to normally hear about this kind of thing get to see how ridiculous it is.
Wasn't Green Hornet accused of being racist in the seventies? Or was it the Lantern; or the Arrow? So confusing...
It's not like Microsoft would have any incentive to say everyone should upgrade. I am sure they really believe it's the most secure.
I am willing to bet it will be struck down as inhibiting legitimate anonymous free speech.
virtually guaranteeing that the Hans/Greedo controversy will continue. At this rate, soon Hans will not have even shot Greedo. It will turn out that due to a high fat diet and sedentary life-style befitting a rich assasin, Greedo's arteries were clogged full of cholesterol. Hans didn't shoot Greedo, he was dead before he hit the table!!
Plus it's just a rumor now. Nobody confirms anything. I hope it's not true so that on the 75th show, everyone will be tuned in and everyone will be surprised to see him win. Perhaps they 'leaked' this rumor to keep interest fresh in Ken Jennings. Seemingly fallable 'heros' are more interesting than those who cannot lose.
I for one welcome our new flesh-eating robot overlords. I would be honored to be among the first to populate the human farms that will surely be developed. Of course, I will be merely put "out to stud" since my genes would be too valuable to simply waste as food.
I like that of all the activities you could have picked, you chose badminton.
I read he was at the big party for Doohan a day or so before.
Upon seeing him in a wheelchair, one asks, "What happened to you?"
His answer, "Wheelchair accident"
I could see wheelchair companies selling these to drum up "regular" wheelchair business. Sort of like the funeral home operator that gives away free donuts every day.
OR!!!..."No, no, I'll show you it is possible. Then we'll see who's laughing"
I had a biology teacher who tried to convince us in high school that the plural of octopus is octopussies. He was thought to be homosexual, and in the course of discussing alkaline substances, he also managed to divulge that to us that semen tastes sweet because it is alkaline. Needless to say, he did not teach there for much longer. BTW, I posted the original question and I love how the conversation has morphed/mutated into this!
I know nothing of this, but I would not be surprised if it is true. Humans of all faiths have the capacity to be cruel. I think the main thing we can do is not forget these things in order to prevent them from happening again.
I agree with your point, but Bill Gates was not arrested because MS is a corporation which in the eyes of the law is a entity in and of itself. When it put those stickers out, the company as a whole caught shit, not the individuals putting stickers. Apples and oranges in comparing that to this.
Well, that's what all history is. How do we know beyond a few hundred years ago what really happened. We simply make sure that for every garbage denial that is published, there is just as much repudiation of that garbage or more. Beyond that, there is little we can do. I do not believe censoring is the answer though.
I watched Rod Paige and his underlings (Principal and Assistant Principles) dismantle our wonderful honor's program and demean the teachers they did not like; teachers who had been there for twenty and thirty years. This idea behind this was that the honor's program catered to the elite and left too many out. I did agree with that assertion to some extent, but certainly destroying it was not the answer.
I am Jewish and I, of course, believe that the Holocaust happened in all its horror. But, by banning books that deny it rather than letting them remain in the open to be argued against, we look as if we have something to hide. It also brings unnecesary attention to such filth. Let these people publish their garbage in the open and get torn to shreds by others who know what they are talking about.
I disagree. It probably was not stupidity. I bet they designed this phone and then discovered the problem later. Then they asked their lawyers about liability and other things and figured it would be cheaper to release the phones and deal with lawsuits and whatnot rather than redesign the phone. That's the corporate way.
That sounds really interesting. I think, though, that the reason that the RIAA, MPAA, FBI, etc can't get you in relation to this service is that trading stuff isn't illegal.
I keep it because its the only line that I know for sure will communicate my address to the 911 operator if I call then pass out from the Kool-Aid before I can tell them my address.
The study he's citing shows that 45% of researchers agreed that you have only a 1/7000 chance of getting caught. This relies on the face that only 67% of thieves were interviewed. The results are 85% accurate.