Checking the schedule, the next flight to the station was scheduled to be STS114, which was supposed to launch in March. That clearly won't happen now.
The chances of STS108 launching on schedule are zero. It may not launch at all, this accident may ground the remaining shuttles permantently; they certainly won't fly again this year. The current station crew will have to use the Soyuz. That's what it's for.
Well, Blazing Saddles had Attorney General Hedley Lamarr:
"There might be a legal precedent! Of course, Land Snatching . . . land, land . . . 'Land, see Snatch'. Ah, Hailie vs. United Sates. Hailie: 7, United States: nothing! You see, it can be done!"
Fine, if you want to pick nits, Sklyarov's employer, Elcomsoft got acquitted. It's essentially the same result, regardless of the deal Sklyarov himself cut.
Oh, for crying out loud, can we please stop seeing this post modded up to +5 insightful every single time there's an article about a good movie or CD?
There is no inconsistency between (a) enjoying the creative work of the artists who make these movies and music, and (b) decrying the oppresive tactics of the "executives" who both corrupt the laws of the varying nations to protect their stranglehold on content and rip off the artists who actually create the content.
So yes, enjoy the film, continue to complain about the actions of the suits, and understand that doing one is not the opposite of the other.
OK, very funny, but in all fairness, the guy they're handing this series to is Alfonso Cuarón, who directed (among other things) Y tu Mamá También and A Little Princess. Hardly Joel Schumacher, and if anyone looks like an amateur in comparing directors of Potter films, it's Columbus.
Does anyone else smell a rat in the sudden announcement that the rules are being changed to add this unrealistic deadline? Why was this requirement added? What will be done with the prize money if the deadline passes and no one wins?
"Either way, the courses are going to be the same."
Well sure, if you assume away the problem like that, the problem disappears. But I don't think your assumption is valid. I think that the courses are not going to be the same "either way"; I think that the only reason the school created a mandatory class in a Microsoft-specific language is because they got paid to do so.
Assume for the moment that I'm right on that point. Do you see a problem with the school selling its curriculum like that?
Quantum computing is just around the corner. Blind people can get optical implants directly into their brains, allowing them to recover sight. (Not perfect today, but just wait 'til Moore'slaw gets hold of this hardware.) It may be possible to build a space elevator within the next 15-20 years. And so on, and so on.
The singularity is suddenly looking a lot less theoretical.
One room, which you will not leave. Soothing music. Tomato soup, ten tins of. Mushroom soup, eight tins of, for consumption cold. Ice cream, vanilla, one large tub of. Magnesia, milk of, one bottle. Paracetamol, mouthwash, vitamins. Mineral water, Lucozade, pornography. One mattress. One bucket for urine, one for feces and one for vomitus. One television and one bottle of Valium.
No, I can't accept that one. Remember that he's the guy who gave the following response, when Ricky Martin suggested working together:
"I would consider doing something with Ricky Martin if, and only if, he publicly apologises for performing at George W's innauguration and if he confirms that when he danced next to George W Bush at the innauguration he could smell brimstone and that George W Bush is in fact the spawn of Satan.
"If Ricky Martin goes on national television to confirm that George W Bush is the spawn of Satan then I will perform with him. Otherwise no deal."
Reading through the story, I couldn't help but be reminded of all the reports about how the Pentagon had disabled Iraq's air defense during the '91 Gulf War network by installing a virus-launching chip in a printer that was being shipped to Iraq. Got a lot of serious play from the mainstream media back then, and still pops up from time to time.
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That's Hedley!
(This is 1874. You'll be able to sue her!)
Checking the schedule, the next flight to the station was scheduled to be STS114, which was supposed to launch in March. That clearly won't happen now.
The chances of STS108 launching on schedule are zero. It may not launch at all, this accident may ground the remaining shuttles permantently; they certainly won't fly again this year. The current station crew will have to use the Soyuz. That's what it's for.
Well, Blazing Saddles had Attorney General Hedley Lamarr:
"There might be a legal precedent! Of course, Land Snatching . . . land, land . . . 'Land, see Snatch'. Ah, Hailie vs. United Sates. Hailie: 7, United States: nothing! You see, it can be done!"
I certainly agree that Adobe should pay, and pay heavily, for the harm they did to Sklyarov and Elcomsoft.
The same should apply to the harm that the MPAA did to Johansen.
Fine, if you want to pick nits, Sklyarov's employer, Elcomsoft got acquitted. It's essentially the same result, regardless of the deal Sklyarov himself cut.
Sklyarov got acquitted, too. So on that score, the US and Norway are equal.
How does that saying go?
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"With friends like these . .
The MIT portion of which is well documented here. Great stuff.
Amen. A spammer with assets? Makes me wish I was a class-action lawyer (well, almost).
Hey guys, you can serve the next complaint right here.
Better recalculate those schrodinger equations.
Oops, I forgot to carry the one.
There's a list in English available here.
Great stuff. (Anacoluthons! Hydrocarbon! Technocrat! Odd-toed ungulate!)
Oh, for crying out loud, can we please stop seeing this post modded up to +5 insightful every single time there's an article about a good movie or CD?
There is no inconsistency between (a) enjoying the creative work of the artists who make these movies and music, and (b) decrying the oppresive tactics of the "executives" who both corrupt the laws of the varying nations to protect their stranglehold on content and rip off the artists who actually create the content.
So yes, enjoy the film, continue to complain about the actions of the suits, and understand that doing one is not the opposite of the other.
OK, very funny, but in all fairness, the guy they're handing this series to is Alfonso Cuarón, who directed (among other things) Y tu Mamá También and A Little Princess. Hardly Joel Schumacher, and if anyone looks like an amateur in comparing directors of Potter films, it's Columbus.
Does anyone else smell a rat in the sudden announcement that the rules are being changed to add this unrealistic deadline? Why was this requirement added? What will be done with the prize money if the deadline passes and no one wins?
". . . with remaining eye."
"Either way, the courses are going to be the same."
Well sure, if you assume away the problem like that, the problem disappears. But I don't think your assumption is valid. I think that the courses are not going to be the same "either way"; I think that the only reason the school created a mandatory class in a Microsoft-specific language is because they got paid to do so.
Assume for the moment that I'm right on that point. Do you see a problem with the school selling its curriculum like that?
The problem isn't that a C# class would be offered, or even that a C# class would be part of the required curriculum.
The problem is that the school agreed to make a C# class part of the required curriculum in return for money.
Schools have no business selling access to their students' minds in this fashion.
OK, let me see if I've got this straight:
Quantum computing is just around the corner. Blind people can get optical implants directly into their brains, allowing them to recover sight. (Not perfect today, but just wait 'til Moore's law gets hold of this hardware.) It may be possible to build a space elevator within the next 15-20 years. And so on, and so on.
The singularity is suddenly looking a lot less theoretical.
Sure. Just trust Microsoft, they'll look out for our best interests. No need to worry our pretty little heads about that.
And the government never goes after anyone who isn't a criminal, so there's no need to worry about things like warrantless searches and wiretapping.
Are you sure you didn't intend your nickname to be "oblivious guy"?
For this you will need:
One room, which you will not leave.
Soothing music.
Tomato soup, ten tins of.
Mushroom soup, eight tins of, for consumption cold.
Ice cream, vanilla, one large tub of.
Magnesia, milk of, one bottle.
Paracetamol, mouthwash, vitamins.
Mineral water, Lucozade, pornography.
One mattress.
One bucket for urine, one for feces and one for vomitus.
One television and one bottle of Valium.
Bon apetit!
"Does this mean that Duke Nukem Forever is overdue for its 'Game Of The Year' award?"
Since every game that so much as hits the shelves gives itself a "game of the year" award, the answer is yes. Next question.
This reminds me of an old joke by George Carlin (or at least I think it was Carlin).
Newscaster:
A man got on to an eastbound bus and killed three people. He then took a transfer, got onto a westbound bus and killed two more people.
As a result, bus authorities say they will eliminate the transfer system.
Reading through the story, I couldn't help but be reminded of all the reports about how the Pentagon had disabled Iraq's air defense during the '91 Gulf War network by installing a virus-launching chip in a printer that was being shipped to Iraq. Got a lot of serious play from the mainstream media back then, and still pops up from time to time.