Actually, they've made so many bonehead moves over the last decade that I become convinced that the whole company is some sort of Producers-esque scam and the board is intentionally trying to crash it. Appointing Meg Whitman, who was notorious at eBay, pretty much confirms my suspicion. If Rod Blagojevich wasn't facing prison time, they probably would have appointed him. Hell, they still might.
Next up is putting Lindsey Lohan in charge of marketing and launching the HP Goliath, they'll tout as the "World's Largest Consumer Inkjet Printer."
When I was in forensics, one of the most important and fundamental concepts I had to learn right off the bat was the importance of carefully documenting the chain of custody of all evidence. This is especially important in computer forensics, as digital evidence is so easy to alter. You can do the best investigation in the world, but if you screw up your chain of custody, a good defense lawyer can eat you alive. "Oh, so you're saying that you don't even *know* who all had access to this hard drive for those 2 months, huh? Well, then how do you *know* someone didn't plant this so-called evidence?"
Hard as it is to believe, it was supposedly even possible to complete Postal 2 without killing a single person. Extremely difficult, but possible (though a lot less fun).
then Director-General for NPfIT Richard Granger charged them not £1bn, as the contract permitted, but just £63m. Granger's first job was with Andersen Consulting, which later became Accenture.
I bet I know who will be getting a nice high-pay/no-show job after he retires from government.
It is still unclear how much money the government has agreed to pay contractors in recent negotiations over cancellation fees for scrapping the project.
Transcript of those talks:
David Cameron: We would like our money back please. Contractors: No. David Cameron: Jolly good. Well, carry on then.
I knew that strange woman at my door wanting sex must be into me because I'm totally hot, not because it was any kind of setup. You see, the Julinator is really smart that way. And the Julinator trusts his intuition. She was so into me that she stole my laptop later that night as a souvenir of an awesome night when I rocked her world. That's just the kind of impression the Julinator makes. Besides those CIA types are all guys, right? The Julinator learned that from those Jack Ryan movies.
But then we might be deprived of all those great posts about how women shouldn't be allowed to learn to read. And what would the world be without their shitty "God is great! Now check out these pics of me beheading someone for not wearing a beard!" blogs?
When Halo 1 first came out, it was the first game that I had ever played that controlled like that (left stick look/turn, right stick move--and you could do both at the same time). Of course now just about every game does that. But I remember being blown away at the time by how natural it felt. I also was blown away by the open spaces. Having played so many hall-running shooters to that point, the wide expanses were pretty awesome.
Of course, I'm sure that FPS enthusiasts can point out earlier console games that controlled the same as Halo before 2001, and I'm sure they're were other FPS's with wide open spaces before that. But for myself, and many others, Halo was the first really popular console game that seemed to pull all this together. And that it one of the big reasons it became such an enduring fan favorite.
And sadly, many of those "rogue states" will probably have more economic sanctions leveled at them than countries that do REAL evil, abuse human rights, etc.
Canada does not recognize the validity of the Special 301 process and considers it to be flawed. The Report does not employ a clear methodology in its country ranking, as it relies on industry allegations rather than empirical evidence and analysis
They're really surprised that a U.S. government report is based on corporate whoring rather than empirical evidence and analysis? Wow, Canadians really ARE naive.
As to the question of why Canada is adopting anti-circumvention measures (and other provisions) similar to the DMCA, well that's an easy one. They're signatories of the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty. You remember that one, don't you? That's the treaty that a very tiny handful of people (including myself) were decrying fifteen years ago while everyone else was completely fucking ignoring it and its implications. Yeah, that's the same treaty that the vast majority of you probably still don't even know exists (much less that your country quietly signed it right under the press and public's radar). Not that I'm bitter or anything.
Steve Jobs was notorious for bullying his employees. I had always hoped that one day I would see the headline "Berated Employee Finally Loses It and Kicks Steve Jobs Right in the Fucking Pancreas." Sadly, no one ever had the guts (or maybe his fanatical employees considered anything short of prostrating themselves in front of their messiah to be blasphemy).
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Actually, they've made so many bonehead moves over the last decade that I become convinced that the whole company is some sort of Producers-esque scam and the board is intentionally trying to crash it. Appointing Meg Whitman, who was notorious at eBay, pretty much confirms my suspicion. If Rod Blagojevich wasn't facing prison time, they probably would have appointed him. Hell, they still might.
Next up is putting Lindsey Lohan in charge of marketing and launching the HP Goliath, they'll tout as the "World's Largest Consumer Inkjet Printer."
Those stars are suns too, you know.
When I was in forensics, one of the most important and fundamental concepts I had to learn right off the bat was the importance of carefully documenting the chain of custody of all evidence. This is especially important in computer forensics, as digital evidence is so easy to alter. You can do the best investigation in the world, but if you screw up your chain of custody, a good defense lawyer can eat you alive. "Oh, so you're saying that you don't even *know* who all had access to this hard drive for those 2 months, huh? Well, then how do you *know* someone didn't plant this so-called evidence?"
Hard as it is to believe, it was supposedly even possible to complete Postal 2 without killing a single person. Extremely difficult, but possible (though a lot less fun).
MS seems pretty indie-friendly. I think Steam is too. Not sure about Sony.
then Director-General for NPfIT Richard Granger charged them not £1bn, as the contract permitted, but just £63m. Granger's first job was with Andersen Consulting, which later became Accenture.
I bet I know who will be getting a nice high-pay/no-show job after he retires from government.
Would you still feel that way if I told you the Herr Schmitt was secretly a former Nazi SS cat?
It is still unclear how much money the government has agreed to pay contractors in recent negotiations over cancellation fees for scrapping the project.
Transcript of those talks:
David Cameron: We would like our money back please.
Contractors: No.
David Cameron: Jolly good. Well, carry on then.
Yeah, I forgot about the noble freedom fighters who attacked Mumbai a few years back.
I knew that strange woman at my door wanting sex must be into me because I'm totally hot, not because it was any kind of setup. You see, the Julinator is really smart that way. And the Julinator trusts his intuition. She was so into me that she stole my laptop later that night as a souvenir of an awesome night when I rocked her world. That's just the kind of impression the Julinator makes. Besides those CIA types are all guys, right? The Julinator learned that from those Jack Ryan movies.
Hey, why is my lawyer calling at this hour?
But then we might be deprived of all those great posts about how women shouldn't be allowed to learn to read. And what would the world be without their shitty "God is great! Now check out these pics of me beheading someone for not wearing a beard!" blogs?
spreading religious hatred on the Internet
As opposed to hiding it out on a compound in Abbottabad?
I would be curious to see if my library system is on it. And I know damn well that they don't update their website except maybe once a year.
Unfortunately, Microsoft took over the role as the publisher, and one doesn't have to be too surprised that the PS3 was no longer pursued.
I've got a newsflash for you, Sony does the exact same thing with the development studios they own. You see Killzone or Resistance on the 360?
When Halo 1 first came out, it was the first game that I had ever played that controlled like that (left stick look/turn, right stick move--and you could do both at the same time). Of course now just about every game does that. But I remember being blown away at the time by how natural it felt. I also was blown away by the open spaces. Having played so many hall-running shooters to that point, the wide expanses were pretty awesome.
Of course, I'm sure that FPS enthusiasts can point out earlier console games that controlled the same as Halo before 2001, and I'm sure they're were other FPS's with wide open spaces before that. But for myself, and many others, Halo was the first really popular console game that seemed to pull all this together. And that it one of the big reasons it became such an enduring fan favorite.
And sadly, many of those "rogue states" will probably have more economic sanctions leveled at them than countries that do REAL evil, abuse human rights, etc.
I'm on /. aren't I? Do you even need to ask?
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Those things will bang about anything that moves (or doesn't), especially when they're on the liquor...which is pretty much most of the time.
Canada does not recognize the validity of the Special 301 process and considers it to be flawed. The Report does not employ a clear methodology in its country ranking, as it relies on industry allegations rather than empirical evidence and analysis
They're really surprised that a U.S. government report is based on corporate whoring rather than empirical evidence and analysis? Wow, Canadians really ARE naive.
As to the question of why Canada is adopting anti-circumvention measures (and other provisions) similar to the DMCA, well that's an easy one. They're signatories of the 1996 WIPO Copyright Treaty. You remember that one, don't you? That's the treaty that a very tiny handful of people (including myself) were decrying fifteen years ago while everyone else was completely fucking ignoring it and its implications. Yeah, that's the same treaty that the vast majority of you probably still don't even know exists (much less that your country quietly signed it right under the press and public's radar). Not that I'm bitter or anything.
No, I never got past the "You must be at least this arrogant to enter" sign at the Apple Store entrance.
It's sort of like when you hear that someone got attacked by a pit bull. You feel sorry for them at first. But then you learn it was Hitler.
I don't know. I hear Sony recently patented "being clueless douchebags" and that had plenty of prior art.
Steve Jobs was notorious for bullying his employees. I had always hoped that one day I would see the headline "Berated Employee Finally Loses It and Kicks Steve Jobs Right in the Fucking Pancreas." Sadly, no one ever had the guts (or maybe his fanatical employees considered anything short of prostrating themselves in front of their messiah to be blasphemy).
It was as if millions of European hipsters suddenly cried out in pain, and were suddenly silenced.