But that's what is so beautiful about Android. No need to jailbreak your Android OS to tether, and the app is right there (no need to even bypass the marketplace, which Android also allows you to do).
Actually, some Android phones are "free" (mine was). Of course, there is the matter of a 2 year contract, but they pretty much all require that now so that's a wash. But my point was the Android at least doesn't require the tethering fee *on top of* all that.
You do realize that juries are drawn from the general public, right? Living in the insular world of the university or hanging out on/., it can be easy to forget that the vast majority of people in the U.S. are FAR from rational or intelligent thinkers. This is a country where you have to praise a sky-god to even get elected to national political office.
AT&T are the jedi masters of "later," it seems. "Later we're going to offer better customer service," "Later we're going to offer tethering (at a high price)," "Later we won't drop your calls so much." I finally ended my landline DSL from them after I heard my third year of "Later we're going to offer 6mbps in your area."
Especially sad because Usenet is the first and last place you can go on the internet for truly uncensored discussion--with no moderators, with no company or organization in charge. Of course, this led to a lot of flamewars, spam, and people calling each other "fag." But it also meant that everyone always had at least one place to go where they didn't have to walk on eggshells and worry about offending the honchos in charge.
Call me silly, but I think that Usenet is something we NEED. It's the one true free speech zone on an increasingly corporatized/moderated/censored internet.
And Android, all you have to do is download PDAnet, and it doesn't come with a monthly charge. So why take baby steps with Apple/AT&T when you can walk like a man?
Those will take a real toll on your looks. They also have a nasty tendency to turn people into thieves, prostitutes, and murderers. Also, being white trash will tend to age you about ten years, and it usually also comes with at least two or three DUI-on-an-ATV/public-intoxication/starting-a-fight-down-at-the-bar arrests.
Good luck explaining a scientific concept to the average Secret Service agent. That's like trying to tell a CIA analyst that psychics don't exist in real life.
Sadly, it's only a matter of time before it's cut off at the ISP level in most countries (either by law or corporate mandate). Of course, that will set up a game of "chase the new pirate bay IP address." But the days of typing in thepiratebay.org into a web browser and getting the site are likely numbered for most of us.
My grandfather always used to say that, when he was in his 20's, he certainly didn't consider killing Germans to be murder. But then, Grandpa was born in 1950 and times were different back then.
I'm not clear as to why the U.S. is so adamant about extraditing him either. He hardly seems like a master terrorist, and the U.S. and UK have pretty strong relations. I suspect that it comes down to one of two things: either they suspect that his break-in was actually more than just a nutball looking for UFO files, or they don't want to set a precedent which would allow the UK and other countries to deny extradition in much more serious hacking cases. I strongly suspect it's the latter. Frankly, I think it would be best for the U.S. to come to quietly just drop the charges and end the debate altogether (without setting precedent either way). They could always come back and ask for extradition in a more clear-cut case in the future (one involving an actual terrorist, not just a loser who's watched too many X-files episodes).
That crass slogan was the result of people listening to an Alaskan politician on oil matters (might as well ask a Texan politician too, while you're at it). You don't get advice from someone with such a vested interest in the matter. That's like treating the governor of Nebraska as an objective adviser on the question of whether we need more wheat subsidies.
I think the problem with a nuke is more political than practical. This administration (which depends heavily on environmentalists for support) is already taking flack from the environmental left for having advocated more offshore drilling and for this accident. Using a nuke to seal it (especially if they weren't absolutely sure it would actually work), would be tantamount to Barack Obama holding up a giant sign reading "Don't vote for me next time" to a good chunk of his constituency. Contrary to what most nutball right-wingers think, Obama has been a very moderate president in most matters, and has already alienated a lot of the far-left wing of his party. The lst thing he needs is a failed nuclear blast in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, on top of an already failed oil rig.
He's also going to eventually run into some serious monopoly investigations and anti-competitive lawsuits. Adobe is already on the verge of suing the the EU and U.S. government are starting to nose around too.
Don't be such a pompous ass. I heard more swearing in grad school than I ever did among the working class. Profanity cuts across every scocioeconomic/class/gender/racial line. And it's hardly something new. It also serves an important function in the English language (and pretty much every language) that is unique. Nothing signals seriousness, alarm, and (sometimes) hostility like a well-placed bit of profanity. When a plane is going down, a pilot doesn't ever say "darn it" to his co-pilot, he needs a word that conveys something much more serious.
He was the asshole who stole Simon Pegg's girl on Spaced. He's done a ton of other stuff too (mostly in Britain). He's one of those guys who pops up on a ton of BBC shows, mostly comedies. I had certainly heard of him, but then I've seen a lot of BBC comedies.
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Well, there goes my bad boy persona.
But that's what is so beautiful about Android. No need to jailbreak your Android OS to tether, and the app is right there (no need to even bypass the marketplace, which Android also allows you to do).
We really need to stop giving Steve Jobs so many mod points.
Actually, some Android phones are "free" (mine was). Of course, there is the matter of a 2 year contract, but they pretty much all require that now so that's a wash. But my point was the Android at least doesn't require the tethering fee *on top of* all that.
You do realize that juries are drawn from the general public, right? Living in the insular world of the university or hanging out on /., it can be easy to forget that the vast majority of people in the U.S. are FAR from rational or intelligent thinkers. This is a country where you have to praise a sky-god to even get elected to national political office.
AT&T are the jedi masters of "later," it seems. "Later we're going to offer better customer service," "Later we're going to offer tethering (at a high price)," "Later we won't drop your calls so much." I finally ended my landline DSL from them after I heard my third year of "Later we're going to offer 6mbps in your area."
Especially sad because Usenet is the first and last place you can go on the internet for truly uncensored discussion--with no moderators, with no company or organization in charge. Of course, this led to a lot of flamewars, spam, and people calling each other "fag." But it also meant that everyone always had at least one place to go where they didn't have to walk on eggshells and worry about offending the honchos in charge.
Call me silly, but I think that Usenet is something we NEED. It's the one true free speech zone on an increasingly corporatized/moderated/censored internet.
And Android, all you have to do is download PDAnet, and it doesn't come with a monthly charge. So why take baby steps with Apple/AT&T when you can walk like a man?
No thanks, I'll just do it for free on Android.
If real life were like a police procedural, the first and most obvious suspect would always be a red herring anyway.
Those will take a real toll on your looks. They also have a nasty tendency to turn people into thieves, prostitutes, and murderers. Also, being white trash will tend to age you about ten years, and it usually also comes with at least two or three DUI-on-an-ATV/public-intoxication/starting-a-fight-down-at-the-bar arrests.
Good luck explaining a scientific concept to the average Secret Service agent. That's like trying to tell a CIA analyst that psychics don't exist in real life.
Sadly, it's only a matter of time before it's cut off at the ISP level in most countries (either by law or corporate mandate). Of course, that will set up a game of "chase the new pirate bay IP address." But the days of typing in thepiratebay.org into a web browser and getting the site are likely numbered for most of us.
My grandfather always used to say that, when he was in his 20's, he certainly didn't consider killing Germans to be murder. But then, Grandpa was born in 1950 and times were different back then.
I'm not clear as to why the U.S. is so adamant about extraditing him either. He hardly seems like a master terrorist, and the U.S. and UK have pretty strong relations. I suspect that it comes down to one of two things: either they suspect that his break-in was actually more than just a nutball looking for UFO files, or they don't want to set a precedent which would allow the UK and other countries to deny extradition in much more serious hacking cases. I strongly suspect it's the latter. Frankly, I think it would be best for the U.S. to come to quietly just drop the charges and end the debate altogether (without setting precedent either way). They could always come back and ask for extradition in a more clear-cut case in the future (one involving an actual terrorist, not just a loser who's watched too many X-files episodes).
That crass slogan was the result of people listening to an Alaskan politician on oil matters (might as well ask a Texan politician too, while you're at it). You don't get advice from someone with such a vested interest in the matter. That's like treating the governor of Nebraska as an objective adviser on the question of whether we need more wheat subsidies.
I think the problem with a nuke is more political than practical. This administration (which depends heavily on environmentalists for support) is already taking flack from the environmental left for having advocated more offshore drilling and for this accident. Using a nuke to seal it (especially if they weren't absolutely sure it would actually work), would be tantamount to Barack Obama holding up a giant sign reading "Don't vote for me next time" to a good chunk of his constituency. Contrary to what most nutball right-wingers think, Obama has been a very moderate president in most matters, and has already alienated a lot of the far-left wing of his party. The lst thing he needs is a failed nuclear blast in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico, on top of an already failed oil rig.
He's also going to eventually run into some serious monopoly investigations and anti-competitive lawsuits. Adobe is already on the verge of suing the the EU and U.S. government are starting to nose around too.
It's only a matter of time now.
Considering how often crewmembers of that ship got infected with weird alien viruses, I think Barclay might have been the sane one.
It didn't seem to hurt the smurfs.
Don't be such a pompous ass. I heard more swearing in grad school than I ever did among the working class. Profanity cuts across every scocioeconomic/class/gender/racial line. And it's hardly something new. It also serves an important function in the English language (and pretty much every language) that is unique. Nothing signals seriousness, alarm, and (sometimes) hostility like a well-placed bit of profanity. When a plane is going down, a pilot doesn't ever say "darn it" to his co-pilot, he needs a word that conveys something much more serious.
If it's my girlfriend dragging me to a chick flick in said theater, then yes, there is going to be a lot of profanity uttered on my part.
He was the asshole who stole Simon Pegg's girl on Spaced. He's done a ton of other stuff too (mostly in Britain). He's one of those guys who pops up on a ton of BBC shows, mostly comedies. I had certainly heard of him, but then I've seen a lot of BBC comedies.
I love hypnotoad. I always have and always will.