If the leaks aren't accidental, then why is one of the MSN messenger users displayed in the screenshots as "Ryan | Topside Porn..."
Is M$ getting into the porn business as well? Maybe a Windows Vista Porn Edition is in the works, and Ryan is on the dev team? It could have features like the 'boss button,' racy desktop themes, and it could arrive in your mailbox in a non-descript paper bag....
On the neowin.net message board, Raum says:I jsut thought I should mention this.the guy in the IM on some of the shots who's name is topside pornstar or whatnot.That's a grind in rollerblading. Just some trivia.
I agree. My buddy at UCSD was recently stuck sitting in the dark in an on-campus computer lab because the computer system that controlled the lights went haywire. They didn't have a simple light switch - some maintenance guy had to login to an intranet server and set the lights to 'on'. Technology can very easily get more complicated than it's worth. Although I guess it would require electricity either way, so maybe I should have replied to granparent...
"If this had concerned Islam there would have been a really strong reaction." said Antonio Sciortino, editor of the Catholic weekly Famiglia Cristiana (Christian Family), a mass-circulation Catholic weekly, according to Reuters.
I can't believe he said that! That's got to be at least as offensive as the original ad that article #1 is referencing....isn't it?
More than half of registered consumers say they're still getting unwanted calls, according to a recent phone survey
From TFA:Regulators say the system is working, but a recent random survey (by telephone) by the Customer Care Alliance, a Virginia-based consortium of three customer-relations consultants, found that 51% of registered consumers say they're still getting calls they think the list is supposed to block.
So they conducted the survey by CALLING the people on the do-not-call list...
"IFPI Finland's goal is to ensure a favourable operational environment for the recording industry in Finland. This is achieved by improving recording industry's cultural political status, securing effective legislation to protect the recording industry's interests and improving the competitive environment."
I hope that's a joke. Flamebait rantings like this one can't possibly be helping them "improve the recording industry's cultural political status."
With Netflix, you're also essentially "getting DVD's in who-knows-what condition, in who-knows-how-much time from who-knows-who" when you consider the fact that after who-knows-how-many people have already had the dvd, you aren't guaranteed that it will be playable, and if you return it as unplayable, you will likely be throttled.
And even after throttling, you won't know which DC (distribution center) is sending your next flix, so it will arrive in who-knows-how-much time after the fact. Of course some of them arrive next day or 2 days, but it's not guaranteed. Plus, you don't own the movie (unless, of course, you burn copies... which is illegal and immmoral and hurts the artist and their families and who-knows-who else) ^_^
Not sure if I'm the only one, but this quote reminds me of a Seinfeld episode called "The Scofflaw"
Besides the obvious "scofflaw" reference, doesn't Jack Thompson kind of act like Jon Lovitz's character Gary Fogel? Maybe off-topic, but hilarious anyway...
But I'm not sure about this:
"Jack Thompson can assure the world that the only thing to which he is "addicted" is eating entertainment industry scofflaws for breakfast - and golf."
Is that a real quote?! First of all, why is Jack Thompson referring to himself in the third person? And secondly, what the hell is he talking about anyway?
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I think this was a joke, not a troll....get it?
If the leaks aren't accidental, then why is one of the MSN messenger users displayed in the screenshots as "Ryan | Topside Porn..."
Is M$ getting into the porn business as well? Maybe a Windows Vista Porn Edition is in the works, and Ryan is on the dev team? It could have features like the 'boss button,' racy desktop themes, and it could arrive in your mailbox in a non-descript paper bag....
On the neowin.net message board, Raum says:I jsut thought I should mention this.the guy in the IM on some of the shots who's name is topside pornstar or whatnot.That's a grind in rollerblading. Just some trivia.
I think my explanation is more realistic - everybody knows that only Google developers get to rollerblade.
I agree. My buddy at UCSD was recently stuck sitting in the dark in an on-campus computer lab because the computer system that controlled the lights went haywire. They didn't have a simple light switch - some maintenance guy had to login to an intranet server and set the lights to 'on'. Technology can very easily get more complicated than it's worth. Although I guess it would require electricity either way, so maybe I should have replied to granparent...
hilarious. that's all i've got to offer.
"If this had concerned Islam there would have been a really strong reaction." said Antonio Sciortino, editor of the Catholic weekly Famiglia Cristiana (Christian Family), a mass-circulation Catholic weekly, according to Reuters.
I can't believe he said that! That's got to be at least as offensive as the original ad that article #1 is referencing....isn't it?
I was hoping nobody would notice. Maybe we need a do-not-comment list...
From TFA:Regulators say the system is working, but a recent random survey (by telephone) by the Customer Care Alliance, a Virginia-based consortium of three customer-relations consultants, found that 51% of registered consumers say they're still getting calls they think the list is supposed to block.
So they conducted the survey by CALLING the people on the do-not-call list..."Please remove your spyware-filled file-sharing software in favor of our spyware-filled file-sharing-deleter software." -IFPI
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"IFPI Finland's goal is to ensure a favourable operational environment for the recording industry in Finland. This is achieved by improving recording industry's cultural political status, securing effective legislation to protect the recording industry's interests and improving the competitive environment."
I hope that's a joke. Flamebait rantings like this one can't possibly be helping them "improve the recording industry's cultural political status."
don't forget about these guys: http://veoh.com/team.php
With Netflix, you're also essentially "getting DVD's in who-knows-what condition, in who-knows-how-much time from who-knows-who" when you consider the fact that after who-knows-how-many people have already had the dvd, you aren't guaranteed that it will be playable, and if you return it as unplayable, you will likely be throttled.
And even after throttling, you won't know which DC (distribution center) is sending your next flix, so it will arrive in who-knows-how-much time after the fact. Of course some of them arrive next day or 2 days, but it's not guaranteed. Plus, you don't own the movie (unless, of course, you burn copies... which is illegal and immmoral and hurts the artist and their families and who-knows-who else) ^_^
Not sure if I'm the only one, but this quote reminds me of a Seinfeld episode called "The Scofflaw"
Besides the obvious "scofflaw" reference, doesn't Jack Thompson kind of act like Jon Lovitz's character Gary Fogel? Maybe off-topic, but hilarious anyway...
That's a fake email address.
But I'm not sure about this: "Jack Thompson can assure the world that the only thing to which he is "addicted" is eating entertainment industry scofflaws for breakfast - and golf."
Is that a real quote?! First of all, why is Jack Thompson referring to himself in the third person? And secondly, what the hell is he talking about anyway?