"Your honor, the manufacturer of my client's computer did not provide clear and visible warning that his genital would be fried to a crisp and promptly fall off when he booted his computer resting it on his lap."
I have personally invested a hefty sum in a Nigerian financial institution run by the daughter of the country's former minister of finance. She contacted me personally (what banks can match that kind of personalized service?) and personally arranged for my account. I sent her my retirement savings and she will soon start sending me my massive returns. I will soon be rolling in obsene amounts of money!
I see some potential impact among people who live outside of the US and Canada who will be able to call the acquaintances for free, but I'm not sure how many actual users this represents.
I know that a lot of people will disagree, but I think this is actually an argument in favor of a strong EU, rather than the other way around. If EU citizens got their act together and created more grass roots pressure groups to put pressure on Brussels, it would be easier to keep a united europe from being arm twisted by the US rather than so many small countries. Just remember how much respect the US has had for Danish wishes to keep Greenland a nuclear free zone...Or how much heed was paid to Blair's request to have steel import quotas not be applied to the UK in spite of the fact that he went out on a limb for them engaging his country in an illegal invasion on what were clearly false pretenses. Remember how Blair wanted token US participation in the climate change conference so as not to appear to come home empty handed? How much deference did he win on that one?
The fact is that to have your voice heard, you need to be an effective counterweight, and pack some clout. This doesn't mean that everything has to be turned into a childish pissing-contest, the way it so often is, but that you need to have enough clout to have your wishes taken into account in bilateral relations
It is EU citizens' responsibility to have this sort of policy reverted at the EU level, not the US's (just as it is US citizens who have to deal with the NSA's very liberal interpretation of wiretap laws...), but once a decision has been taken, the EU has more of a chance of having it be respected that a country with some 5 million inhabitants on its own, just like washington is taken more seriously at the international level than, say, Iowa would on its own.
EU-wide NGO's and parties are still in their infancy. I really hope they get their act together sooner rather than later, people too often forget that reverting any democratic deficit in the institutions has a lot to do with effectively using the conduits available. Democracy is a process you can't expect to get anything out of if you're not willing to put something into it.
There's no way for these dogs to differentiate between legitimate and copied DVD's, and illegal DVD copies and legal DVD copies.
Yes there is. If a dog finds a DVD (s)he watches it and checks the label to see if it's an original, before writing a report on the findings, and, if necessary, testifying in court.
In Chile it used to be so that if the customs people at the airport found a video tape or DVD in your luggage, it was retained for a couple of days so they could check it for illegal porn, or forbidden movies (like the last temptation of Christ). To recover your material you had to go pick it up at the customs office (which was a major pain in the ass if you planned on leaving the city where you entered the country in your first few days here), and pay a "viewing fee". In other words, they passed the cost of someone viewing your stuff onto you.
I don't know what the situation is now,though. I haven't heard of this being applied in the last few years.
There seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence that these self heating meals/drinks have pretty terrible failure rates. Since a lot of them are readapted military tech, I was wondering if someone knows what the experience of soldiers living on these meals has been. Does the military offer a better experience, or do the defenders of democracy have to stomach the same crap?
I've talked to people who drank diet drinks regularly and almost all of them told me that they didn't like the taste of aspartame, but put up with it to get a reduced calorie beverage.
Can't they drink something other than a soft drink? What about homebrewed ice tea? How about plain water? Is there some sort of "soft drink tax" on has to pay?
If people are so addicted to this crap, than no wonder americans are getting so fat.
Try this. It lists them by "freedoms", however it's hard to define freedoms in such a way as to make good international comparisons, that and a former director was James Woolsey, a former CIA director, which has made some doubt its independence and neutrality.
Parent comment is sarcastic and probably expressing bitterness over having to attend a military funeral, possibly as a result of decisions taken by the present administration (though that isn't clearly stated). So the parent put some emotion into his comment, and it isnt a cheerful, touchy, feely emotion, does that mean the post doesnt make a comment, even if a slightly inuendous one?
I feel the flamebait mod is unwarranted and unthoughtful. Seeing a certain irony in the treatment military funerals are given and feeling bitter about it is the parent poster's right.
Hey, man, this is slashdot. It's not like there's such variety of thought here. I mean take away the pr0n related thoughts and there isn't much left...
What I would suggest is for a set of guidelines to be drawn up which would insure that a given program is usable by at least the most common disabilities. This would make it easier on people who want to make their software "disabled friendly".
Such documents already exist for both web designers and architects, so why not software designers?
This is a very interesting point. Are other search engines, like the one on Wikipedia for instance, which are being kept at bay because they don't give Firefox any money?
I remember reading somewhere that the US Gvt. had hired IT firms to develop ways for Iranians to circumvent their national firewall, and to perfect the Saudi firewall. No goverment will ever have an unconditional adherence to democracy and human rights, there are too many interests at stake and also because large human institutions are not monolithic and homogenous.
I expect a grass roots initiative like this to be more faithful to its principles, and wish them the best of luck.
A lot of people are commenting that this is harmful to skype, but I'm not so certain. After all, Joe Sixpack will only know that he can conference call with all of his buddies with a intel machine, while AMD "can't handle it". The whole concept of software limitation is totally incomprehensible for the majority of the non-slashdot crowd.
AMD better start a massive PR campaign RIGHT NOW to make this backfire on Intel and Skype.
"It has been found that the parasite has the ability to change the behavior of its host: infected rats and mice are less fearful of cats, infact some of the infected rats actually seek out the cat urine-marked areas again and again. The parasite alters the mind and thus the behavior of the rat for its own benefit leading to a propagation of the lifecycle.[1]
Half of the world's human population is infected with Toxoplasma. Given the close biological similarities between mice and humans, it has been suggested that human behaviour could also be affected in some way, and some epidemiological links may have been found between latent toxoplasmosis infections and car crashes, slower reactions, an increase in risk-taking behaviors, and schizophrenia.Toxoplasma infection is associated with damage to astrocytes, glial cells which surround and support neurons. Schizophrenia is also associated with damage to astrocytes. Pregnant women with high levels of antibodies to Toxoplasma are more likely to give birth to children who will develop schizophrenia. Human cells raised in petri dishes, and infected with Toxoplasma, will respond to drugs like haloperidol; the growth of the parasite stops. Haloperidol is an antipsychotic, used to treat schizophrenia."
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I can see the lawsuits already...
"Your honor, the manufacturer of my client's computer did not provide clear and visible warning that his genital would be fried to a crisp and promptly fall off when he booted his computer resting it on his lap."
I have personally invested a hefty sum in a Nigerian financial institution run by the daughter of the country's former minister of finance. She contacted me personally (what banks can match that kind of personalized service?) and personally arranged for my account. I sent her my retirement savings and she will soon start sending me my massive returns. I will soon be rolling in obsene amounts of money!
Nigeria is the future of finance I tell you!
Sorry, but I'm correcting myself here. It turns out only users IN the US or Canada can call for free, to numbers in the US of Canada.
I see some potential impact among people who live outside of the US and Canada who will be able to call the acquaintances for free, but I'm not sure how many actual users this represents.
I know that a lot of people will disagree, but I think this is actually an argument in favor of a strong EU, rather than the other way around. If EU citizens got their act together and created more grass roots pressure groups to put pressure on Brussels, it would be easier to keep a united europe from being arm twisted by the US rather than so many small countries. Just remember how much respect the US has had for Danish wishes to keep Greenland a nuclear free zone...Or how much heed was paid to Blair's request to have steel import quotas not be applied to the UK in spite of the fact that he went out on a limb for them engaging his country in an illegal invasion on what were clearly false pretenses. Remember how Blair wanted token US participation in the climate change conference so as not to appear to come home empty handed? How much deference did he win on that one?
The fact is that to have your voice heard, you need to be an effective counterweight, and pack some clout. This doesn't mean that everything has to be turned into a childish pissing-contest, the way it so often is, but that you need to have enough clout to have your wishes taken into account in bilateral relations
It is EU citizens' responsibility to have this sort of policy reverted at the EU level, not the US's (just as it is US citizens who have to deal with the NSA's very liberal interpretation of wiretap laws...), but once a decision has been taken, the EU has more of a chance of having it be respected that a country with some 5 million inhabitants on its own, just like washington is taken more seriously at the international level than, say, Iowa would on its own.
EU-wide NGO's and parties are still in their infancy. I really hope they get their act together sooner rather than later, people too often forget that reverting any democratic deficit in the institutions has a lot to do with effectively using the conduits available. Democracy is a process you can't expect to get anything out of if you're not willing to put something into it.
Yes there is. If a dog finds a DVD (s)he watches it and checks the label to see if it's an original, before writing a report on the findings, and, if necessary, testifying in court.
... you have to pay customs to watch your media.
In Chile it used to be so that if the customs people at the airport found a video tape or DVD in your luggage, it was retained for a couple of days so they could check it for illegal porn, or forbidden movies (like the last temptation of Christ). To recover your material you had to go pick it up at the customs office (which was a major pain in the ass if you planned on leaving the city where you entered the country in your first few days here), and pay a "viewing fee". In other words, they passed the cost of someone viewing your stuff onto you.
I don't know what the situation is now,though. I haven't heard of this being applied in the last few years.
There seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence that these self heating meals/drinks have pretty terrible failure rates. Since a lot of them are readapted military tech, I was wondering if someone knows what the experience of soldiers living on these meals has been. Does the military offer a better experience, or do the defenders of democracy have to stomach the same crap?
I've talked to people who drank diet drinks regularly and almost all of them told me that they didn't like the taste of aspartame, but put up with it to get a reduced calorie beverage.
Can't they drink something other than a soft drink? What about homebrewed ice tea? How about plain water? Is there some sort of "soft drink tax" on has to pay?
If people are so addicted to this crap, than no wonder americans are getting so fat.
Try this. It lists them by "freedoms", however it's hard to define freedoms in such a way as to make good international comparisons, that and a former director was James Woolsey, a former CIA director, which has made some doubt its independence and neutrality.
Parent comment is sarcastic and probably expressing bitterness over having to attend a military funeral, possibly as a result of decisions taken by the present administration (though that isn't clearly stated). So the parent put some emotion into his comment, and it isnt a cheerful, touchy, feely emotion, does that mean the post doesnt make a comment, even if a slightly inuendous one?
I feel the flamebait mod is unwarranted and unthoughtful. Seeing a certain irony in the treatment military funerals are given and feeling bitter about it is the parent poster's right.
What I want on my webcalendar:
If anyone knows of a solution out there that fits my needs, let me know. If any developpers are reading this, please take note.
Chuck chuckled with contempt.
"You can run, MacGuyver, but you can't hide!... pussy!"
Realizing his foe wasn't dead yet pissed Chuck off so much that his glare burned a hole in MacGuyver's spare head.
Chuck Norris' punch is so powerful that MacGuyver's head exploded when his double was hit.
Macguyver is dead. Chuck Norris killed him.
Hey, man, this is slashdot. It's not like there's such variety of thought here. I mean take away the pr0n related thoughts and there isn't much left...
What I would suggest is for a set of guidelines to be drawn up which would insure that a given program is usable by at least the most common disabilities. This would make it easier on people who want to make their software "disabled friendly".
Such documents already exist for both web designers and architects, so why not software designers?
This is a very interesting point. Are other search engines, like the one on Wikipedia for instance, which are being kept at bay because they don't give Firefox any money?
Oh, wait... that was a RED spot...
I remember reading somewhere that the US Gvt. had hired IT firms to develop ways for Iranians to circumvent their national firewall, and to perfect the Saudi firewall. No goverment will ever have an unconditional adherence to democracy and human rights, there are too many interests at stake and also because large human institutions are not monolithic and homogenous.
I expect a grass roots initiative like this to be more faithful to its principles, and wish them the best of luck.
They're not evil, but they still want to see those pics of your girlfriend naked.
A lot of people are commenting that this is harmful to skype, but I'm not so certain. After all, Joe Sixpack will only know that he can conference call with all of his buddies with a intel machine, while AMD "can't handle it". The whole concept of software limitation is totally incomprehensible for the majority of the non-slashdot crowd.
AMD better start a massive PR campaign RIGHT NOW to make this backfire on Intel and Skype.
Don't worry, if you didn't get a chance to read them the first time around, they will be conveniently duped for you ;O)
Yeah, it freaks me out too...
From the wikipedia article:
"It has been found that the parasite has the ability to change the behavior of its host: infected rats and mice are less fearful of cats, infact some of the infected rats actually seek out the cat urine-marked areas again and again. The parasite alters the mind and thus the behavior of the rat for its own benefit leading to a propagation of the lifecycle.[1]
Half of the world's human population is infected with Toxoplasma. Given the close biological similarities between mice and humans, it has been suggested that human behaviour could also be affected in some way, and some epidemiological links may have been found between latent toxoplasmosis infections and car crashes, slower reactions, an increase in risk-taking behaviors, and schizophrenia.Toxoplasma infection is associated with damage to astrocytes, glial cells which surround and support neurons. Schizophrenia is also associated with damage to astrocytes. Pregnant women with high levels of antibodies to Toxoplasma are more likely to give birth to children who will develop schizophrenia. Human cells raised in petri dishes, and infected with Toxoplasma, will respond to drugs like haloperidol; the growth of the parasite stops. Haloperidol is an antipsychotic, used to treat schizophrenia."