Now, I don't remember if it was ever mentioned whether elf-human hybrids were fertile or not. Maybe they weren't. Seeing as it's fiction though, do we really care?
Oh, I glossed right over the "OEM" bit. I get it. heh, I have several dozen never used OEM licenses sitting around--but no hardware to go with them. I was thinking about selling them off at one point, before they became worthless.
Same here. I even found x64 ESATA and RAID drivers for my external array. And oddly enough, Apple was good about releasing x64 Vista drivers for its hardware as well. The only hardware I couldn't use is my ancient HP scanner.
Aye, I agree here. The first few months of the Vista release were eerily familiar to that of the XP release. I didn't move to XP until well after SP1 was released. The same for Vista.
In what way is speed being measured here? My current machine is a Mac Pro 8-core, but I run Windows on it (native, not virtualized). At first I had XP x86 on it for a several weeks, but it couldn't see more than 3GB of RAM, so I updated again to Vista x64 to see all 8GB. I ran PCMark and 3DMark test before and after, and there was virtually no difference. Vista certainly uses a ton more resources, but when resources are ample, you don't feel it. But honestly, in my benchmarks, and my seat-of-the-pants every day use benchmark, I don't see a difference. Were this a slower computer, I'm sure I'd have quite a different experience.
hahaha... you know I don't even mind the losing part, what kills me is that they're sore winners. They can't play the game and just have fun, they're constantly talking trash, cussing, etc. Just overall being irritating little brats. I can't even allow my children to play online. Even in the racing games, there's little kids on the other end spewing obscenities.
Or, we just make copies and not worry about it. Same goes with DVD's the kids watch. I'm not going to *not* take steps to protect the originals just because someone might not like it.
Pretty much. I bought the media, I'll do what the hell I want with it. Until the day comes that every DVD comes with a special agent who sits in your house to watch your every move, they're not going to stop most people from copying or backing up their media.
Why did you bother asking if you were obviously going to ignore any answer you didn't like?
To find out how clandestine his other job would have to be. Whether or not my employer likes what I do when I'm not at work is not very at the top of my mind either. I'm paid to do a job for them, not be a slave to them. If I need a second job to pay my bills, and it does not impede or impact my work, it's none of their business. I know in this culture of employer-fellation that's not a popular opinion.
So right! The COJ test is so entry level. Hell, my 8 yr old daughter could be a Certified Oracle Joiner. Anyone worth their salt knows that being certified for Oracle Decodes is where the true talent lies.
Who was the gorilla a few years ago who had a kitten? My memory might be off, but I remember seeing video and reading articles on how she was able to put together signs in combinations she wasn't taught, to answer questions or ask for specific things. I know the speech center of their brain is not the same as ours, but intelligence-wise, they're up to about human toddler capability, right? I don't think it would be unreasonable to think they may be able to communicate like a human toddler, and develop some language ability. It is unfortunate they don't publish through peer-review.
That was interesting, but it was also pretty much common sense. In that case the man was using a company (er, state) issued pager. It seems pretty obvious, to me at least, that the owner of the device and service retains the rights to monitor and examine its usage--including who you called and the contents of any texts you sent. I certainly don't expect privacy on my company phone. Same with company email.
However, I would not grant a company the right to look at my "myspace" or "linkedin" accounts, just because I might have accessed that site from work. No more than they would have the right to look into my private bank account just because I accessed my online banking from work.
Just posting notices claiming ownership and agreement won't necessarily stand up if challenged in court. They can be construed as unconscionable or agreed-to under duress (disagreement gets you fired). As has been pointed out, this isn't really what this case was about anyway. They didn't want his contacts for the sake of having them, they wanted to use them as proof he was purposely breaching his employment contract.
Pretty much. How are they going to know whether you gave them all of your contacts, or even your real contact list. You could go through the phone book (or whatever medium you're using) and compile a random list.
I'm trying to fathom why they think they own the sole rights to image the entire planet? Did all the countries on Earth collectively grant them this right?
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Mules are another example.
Now, I don't remember if it was ever mentioned whether elf-human hybrids were fertile or not. Maybe they weren't.
Seeing as it's fiction though, do we really care?
Police? hah. Never.
Anyone else, whose not rich or has political power? Yep.
The government didn't "take" property. They made kidnapping and forced labor illegal.
Oh, I glossed right over the "OEM" bit. I get it.
heh, I have several dozen never used OEM licenses sitting around--but no hardware to go with them.
I was thinking about selling them off at one point, before they became worthless.
Same here.
I even found x64 ESATA and RAID drivers for my external array.
And oddly enough, Apple was good about releasing x64 Vista drivers for its hardware as well.
The only hardware I couldn't use is my ancient HP scanner.
Aye, I agree here. The first few months of the Vista release were eerily familiar to that of the XP release. I didn't move to XP until well after SP1 was released. The same for Vista.
In what way is speed being measured here?
My current machine is a Mac Pro 8-core, but I run Windows on it (native, not virtualized).
At first I had XP x86 on it for a several weeks, but it couldn't see more than 3GB of RAM, so I updated again to Vista x64 to see all 8GB. I ran PCMark and 3DMark test before and after, and there was virtually no difference. Vista certainly uses a ton more resources, but when resources are ample, you don't feel it.
But honestly, in my benchmarks, and my seat-of-the-pants every day use benchmark, I don't see a difference. Were this a slower computer, I'm sure I'd have quite a different experience.
I sold him a raft of OEM XP Pro licenses and the required hardware to make it legal to downgrade them
Wait, what? Hardware? What hardware is necessary to make XP legal to install? Why wouldn't simply buying the license be enough?
hahaha... you know I don't even mind the losing part, what kills me is that they're sore winners. They can't play the game and just have fun, they're constantly talking trash, cussing, etc. Just overall being irritating little brats. I can't even allow my children to play online. Even in the racing games, there's little kids on the other end spewing obscenities.
Or, we just make copies and not worry about it.
Same goes with DVD's the kids watch. I'm not going to *not* take steps to protect the originals just because someone might not like it.
How's your experience been with that one?
My box is out of warranty now so I've been considering doing a little hacking on it.
What do you mean "if that were true"?
Go down to the police station and tell them you "plan" on killing someone.
Go ahead, we'll wait.
Real has had a foot in the grave for a while now.
Might as well go out swinging.
Pretty much.
I bought the media, I'll do what the hell I want with it. Until the day comes that every DVD comes with a special agent who sits in your house to watch your every move, they're not going to stop most people from copying or backing up their media.
CloneDVD? It's simple to use and not a shady product. Works pretty damn well actually.
Why did you bother asking if you were obviously going to ignore any answer you didn't like?
To find out how clandestine his other job would have to be.
Whether or not my employer likes what I do when I'm not at work is not very at the top of my mind either. I'm paid to do a job for them, not be a slave to them. If I need a second job to pay my bills, and it does not impede or impact my work, it's none of their business.
I know in this culture of employer-fellation that's not a popular opinion.
So right! The COJ test is so entry level. Hell, my 8 yr old daughter could be a Certified Oracle Joiner.
Anyone worth their salt knows that being certified for Oracle Decodes is where the true talent lies.
Who was the gorilla a few years ago who had a kitten? My memory might be off, but I remember seeing video and reading articles on how she was able to put together signs in combinations she wasn't taught, to answer questions or ask for specific things.
I know the speech center of their brain is not the same as ours, but intelligence-wise, they're up to about human toddler capability, right? I don't think it would be unreasonable to think they may be able to communicate like a human toddler, and develop some language ability.
It is unfortunate they don't publish through peer-review.
And if all the publishers want it?
Let me guess... they're free to not publish their game at all.
Ebay it. Just have to find a seller willing to ship to Oz.
Wait, you mean /. doesn't have a crack team of reporters writing all these summaries?
I've been duped!
That was interesting, but it was also pretty much common sense. In that case the man was using a company (er, state) issued pager. It seems pretty obvious, to me at least, that the owner of the device and service retains the rights to monitor and examine its usage--including who you called and the contents of any texts you sent. I certainly don't expect privacy on my company phone. Same with company email.
However, I would not grant a company the right to look at my "myspace" or "linkedin" accounts, just because I might have accessed that site from work. No more than they would have the right to look into my private bank account just because I accessed my online banking from work.
Just posting notices claiming ownership and agreement won't necessarily stand up if challenged in court. They can be construed as unconscionable or agreed-to under duress (disagreement gets you fired).
As has been pointed out, this isn't really what this case was about anyway. They didn't want his contacts for the sake of having them, they wanted to use them as proof he was purposely breaching his employment contract.
Pretty much. How are they going to know whether you gave them all of your contacts, or even your real contact list. You could go through the phone book (or whatever medium you're using) and compile a random list.
I'm trying to fathom why they think they own the sole rights to image the entire planet? Did all the countries on Earth collectively grant them this right?
Now that's the kind of shit that pisses me off.
Blatant abuse of the DMCA. Yay!