You might want to try googling the phrase "Streisand Effect"! Much like censored books and records enjoy greater sales, any brief you object to just gets a lot more interesting...
If we accept EMI's argument, then all of the online data backup services are also facilitating copyright infringement and should be shut down. Microsoft's latest buzzword is "the cloud", why haven't they filed an amicus brief?
And by the way, how the fuck can anyone object to an amicus brief? Wouldn't doing so just result in dozens of similar organization filing essentially the same brief? I assure you, EMI, we can file 'em faster than you can object to 'em!
Simply put, you should be able to write prescriptions for yourself, based on the principle that you have a right to put poisons into your own body. However, you should still have to pick them up at a pharmacy with proof of ID, so the pharmacy computer can check for adverse drug interactions and make sure you're not buying more than is suitable for a single person's consumption. However, they should probably also alert the DMV to put an automatic hold on your driver's license if you are receiving any sort of substance that impairs your driving. This is one of my biggest problems with the medical marijuana system in California... if your going to issue medical marijuana identification, have the DMV do it -- they are already set up to issue ID, and they really should suspend the driving privileges of anyone they know is going to be using marijuana on a daily basis. Want to drive? Turn in your medical marijuana card.
I really could have used someone to counsel me on where to get the best drugs from when I was in high school! Some things kids just shouldn't be allowed to pick up off the streets!
My Android G1 running Google Navigator has the same problem. Navigation keeps _everything_ on constantly -- display, GPS, data connection, etc. (ok, so the audio isn't on constantly). Phone get downright hot. If you want to use a phone to navigate, either don't go anywhere you can't get to in less than an hour, or plug the thing into the cigarette lighter. (Do the dedicated navigation systems (e.g. Garmin) have any better battery life?)
Can it be unlocked for those of us in the US who don't want to use AT&T as a carrier? (I just made the mistake of upgrading my wife's unlocked 3G to 4.1.)
Now if only they also had porn come in Described Video, preferably by Betty White. Dude, don't make in invoke Rule 34!
By the way, just to be clear, did you want Betty White doing the acting, or Betty White doing the voice-over? 'Cause I'm pretty sure either way would be fucking hilarious!
Not only that, but he comes _on_ her, instead of _in_ her. Just like everyone does when they have sex. How anybody ever winds up pregnant is beyond me...
Don't you just hate it when your sound card blabs to everyone about what sounds you've been listening to? Discretion is THE most important trait I look for in a sound card!
Don't let your sales people write your contracts. I've seen it happen when I used to work for Oracle -- a sales person would write a contract with custom features that would cost more to develop than the total revenue for the contract. The sales person would meet their numbers and take home a hefty commission and bonus, and the developers would then have to clean up the mess (and lose money in the process). Sounds like exactly what happened here -- somebody made promises they couldn't deliver on. I say fire the bastards and make sure they never work in the industry again.
I used to travel with a huge Compaq "lunch box" with an expansion cage on the side that could hold 2 ISA cards. The space was plenty big enough to hide a gun in, and I could refuse to have it Xrayed citing fear of erasing the hard drive, so I just had to demonstrate that it booted up when going through airport security. Ah, the good ol' days...
My mother has successfully accidentally smuggled a knife onto a plane in her makeup kit, and my sister went through security with a knife attached to the _outside_ of her backpack... the security supervisor made them keep running the backpack through until they saw it, I think it only took them 3 passes.
The Beatles were quite good, but they have been massively overplayed to the point where I can't understand how anyone can stand to hear their more popular songs anymore. In addition, I don't believe the recordings of noise that John made with Yoko qualify as "music".
We've had the "shoe bomber" and the "crotch bomber". It's only a matter of time before we get the "ass bomber" and the "breast implant bomber". Clearly, the terrorists are winning when they can compel free citizens to submit to intrusive searches. Can you imagine what the TSA will do in reaction to the next terrorist attempt wherein the losert tries to light hidden explosives via a fuse sticking out of his rectum?
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You might want to try googling the phrase "Streisand Effect"! Much like censored books and records enjoy greater sales, any brief you object to just gets a lot more interesting...
If we accept EMI's argument, then all of the online data backup services are also facilitating copyright infringement and should be shut down. Microsoft's latest buzzword is "the cloud", why haven't they filed an amicus brief?
And by the way, how the fuck can anyone object to an amicus brief? Wouldn't doing so just result in dozens of similar organization filing essentially the same brief? I assure you, EMI, we can file 'em faster than you can object to 'em!
I'm thinking freakishly large breasts would be a _lot_ more effective.
Simply put, you should be able to write prescriptions for yourself, based on the principle that you have a right to put poisons into your own body. However, you should still have to pick them up at a pharmacy with proof of ID, so the pharmacy computer can check for adverse drug interactions and make sure you're not buying more than is suitable for a single person's consumption. However, they should probably also alert the DMV to put an automatic hold on your driver's license if you are receiving any sort of substance that impairs your driving. This is one of my biggest problems with the medical marijuana system in California... if your going to issue medical marijuana identification, have the DMV do it -- they are already set up to issue ID, and they really should suspend the driving privileges of anyone they know is going to be using marijuana on a daily basis. Want to drive? Turn in your medical marijuana card.
I really could have used someone to counsel me on where to get the best drugs from when I was in high school! Some things kids just shouldn't be allowed to pick up off the streets!
Premature fanboigasm?
Just use an icon depicting a chair flying through the air...
I'm also considering iPad... can someone tell me, does it work for those _really_ heavy flow days?
My Android G1 running Google Navigator has the same problem. Navigation keeps _everything_ on constantly -- display, GPS, data connection, etc. (ok, so the audio isn't on constantly). Phone get downright hot. If you want to use a phone to navigate, either don't go anywhere you can't get to in less than an hour, or plug the thing into the cigarette lighter. (Do the dedicated navigation systems (e.g. Garmin) have any better battery life?)
Can it be unlocked for those of us in the US who don't want to use AT&T as a carrier? (I just made the mistake of upgrading my wife's unlocked 3G to 4.1.)
I need a sound card that checks to make sure there are no children in the room before playing Ce Lo's latest hit
Now if only they also had porn come in Described Video, preferably by Betty White. Dude, don't make in invoke Rule 34!
By the way, just to be clear, did you want Betty White doing the acting, or Betty White doing the voice-over? 'Cause I'm pretty sure either way would be fucking hilarious!
Not only that, but he comes _on_ her, instead of _in_ her. Just like everyone does when they have sex. How anybody ever winds up pregnant is beyond me...
Don't you just hate it when your sound card blabs to everyone about what sounds you've been listening to? Discretion is THE most important trait I look for in a sound card!
Rosetta Stone sells for $500 a copy. How long would it take me to write the equivalent in Moodle?
Don't let your sales people write your contracts. I've seen it happen when I used to work for Oracle -- a sales person would write a contract with custom features that would cost more to develop than the total revenue for the contract. The sales person would meet their numbers and take home a hefty commission and bonus, and the developers would then have to clean up the mess (and lose money in the process). Sounds like exactly what happened here -- somebody made promises they couldn't deliver on. I say fire the bastards and make sure they never work in the industry again.
I used to travel with a huge Compaq "lunch box" with an expansion cage on the side that could hold 2 ISA cards. The space was plenty big enough to hide a gun in, and I could refuse to have it Xrayed citing fear of erasing the hard drive, so I just had to demonstrate that it booted up when going through airport security. Ah, the good ol' days...
My mother has successfully accidentally smuggled a knife onto a plane in her makeup kit, and my sister went through security with a knife attached to the _outside_ of her backpack... the security supervisor made them keep running the backpack through until they saw it, I think it only took them 3 passes.
Her method is much less likely to work if you're male. Some ship captains will do anything for a good blowjob!
The Beatles were quite good, but they have been massively overplayed to the point where I can't understand how anyone can stand to hear their more popular songs anymore. In addition, I don't believe the recordings of noise that John made with Yoko qualify as "music".
Why pay $150 for the box set when you can just download it from bittorrent for free?
If they'd hire some more attractive agents, the groping wouldn't be so bad. Some of us pay good money to strippers for much less intimate contact!
We've had the "shoe bomber" and the "crotch bomber". It's only a matter of time before we get the "ass bomber" and the "breast implant bomber". Clearly, the terrorists are winning when they can compel free citizens to submit to intrusive searches. Can you imagine what the TSA will do in reaction to the next terrorist attempt wherein the losert tries to light hidden explosives via a fuse sticking out of his rectum?
how many companies have "Cowboy Neal" in their sales figures? Several, but they are all fast food franchises.
does that mean Apple is going BK soon? No, Apple prefers much more trendy restaurants. Going to Burger King is considered gauche and passe!
In bunfights, there are no losers, only weiners.