What if we have the left, or "sinister" twin, and they accidentally switched them at birth? I sure our real Sun would be pretty pissed about being locked in the attic all these years eating nothing but fish heads.
Let's see....a pun AND a Simpson's reference...that should be worth at least a 3!:-P
Just remember: Civil Lawsuit. He doesn't have to be PROVEN guilty, the judge or jury just has to have a reasonable belief that he commited the crime. Remember OJ? Was found Not Guilty in the murder trial, but lost lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in the civil wrongful death lawsuit. They couldn't prove to the criminal jury that he was guilty beyond reasonable doubt, but in the civil lawsuit, they basically proved that there was a high likelyhood he was involved in the deaths.
Yes, there's a good idea. Disconnect the alternator. Let's see...chain of events....
Disconnect Alternator
Go Driving down the highway
Battery runs out of power
Spark plugs stop firing
Engine stops running
Power stearing and power brakes now fail
Sharp turn in the road and "Bye Bye"
Ever driven in a car where the alternator crapped out? Or how about been on the highway and just had your engine quit on you. Those are NOT fun things to happen, and I know from personal experience.
In a service company, each project requires a certain number of employees, and as projects increase, so does the required headcount.
Well, they could always just increase hold times. If you get the right balance, some customers will get annoyed and hang up, but when the service contract is with a large company, one or two "They put me on hold too long" comments can be ignored. Now you can keep your staff #'s lower....of course, in the case of an 800 number (becoming much less common now-adays) your phone bills could go through the roof, because Jonny may only be calling to ask where the "any key" is and spends 45 minutes on hold listening to your wonderful hold music.
Now, if your support is provided by "consultants", well, you have it made, because some customers will want the consultant on hand at all times in case something pops up. Now you are charging the customer the consultants salary, plus your service charge AND you don't even need a desk for the consultant in your building. Those are the support contracts that can turn into cash-cows. They usually are for instances where it is not that the code is buggy, but a level of expertise is needed to run it.
Hmmm....LOTR comes to mind.....You don't accidentally film several extra hours of footage with production costs for a movie like that being so high. You make regular releases, special releases and EXTRA-special releases of your DVD's and you manage to get some % of true fans out there to buy all of them, just because they "must have" all of the versions.
In addition to that, you get all of the people who want to see it on the big screen, then they have to go rent/buy the DVD to see the scenes they didn't see, thereby enlarging your DVD audience to include a much higher % of those who went and saw the movie when it was released.
I guess it could be worse. I mean, I guess a movie from decades ago could be modified as to include the actor who played the same character in the prequal to the movie that was filmed MUCH later. But who would do that?
Apply this to little Timmy's car windows so he can no longer fog up the windows and hide the goings on in parked car. At the very least, could be more amusing for passers-by.
This reminds me about all of the buzz about targeting peoples cellphones that had GPS turned on. "Turn left here for great eat's at Identity Theft Cafe"
Fortunately, that has seemed to fade away. UNfortunately, Bluetooth ads are much easier, unless it comes to the US and they want to target Verizon customers, since Verizon sells "Bluetooth" phones with their balls chopped off.
One group of people who WILL slap a game on the back of it's hands and say "No" are Morgan & Adam on X-Play. I just saw two reviews of 2/5 on it's last showing. I think I have even seen some 1/5's. EGM, GameSpot, etc... all give fluffed up scores.
Now, I can see the "fear of giving bad marks" as being true in some cases. I used to review PC hardware for a now closed site (stupid.Bubble Burst), and at times I made my reviews a little more tame than I wanted to so I didn't lose industry contacts. Does that mean I gave everything much higher than it deserves? NO, it means I said "You may want to consider X or Y" rather than saying "This is a peice of crap that should have never been made" because one man's peice of crap, may be another man's pot of gold.
The same goes with the movie industry, the automotive industry, etc... How often does motortrend call a car a peice of crap? Not often. They are more critical than most and they still seem to be padding ratings of cars.
Comeon guys, your slipping. Ars had an article on this on the 11th.
But, anyway, just because they PLAN to support other browsers down the road, doesn't mean that plan won't change....
Was Nikey to blame when kids were getting shot over Air-Jordan's? After all, they knew they would be incredibly marketable.
Are Microsoft and Intel to blaim that some people choose to sit at their computers all day and not exercise so they get overweight and die?
Is GM to blaim when someone desides to drive drunk and kill someone?
No. Why? Because in all of those cases there is a concious choice. I've played GTA1->GTA San Andreas, Carmageddon, Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, etc.. Have I killed anyone? No. Why? Because I choose not to. Just like I choose not to drive drunk, etc...
First off, teach your damn kids right from wrong and set a good example.
Second, pay attention. "But we both work, yadda yadda"..."I'm a single parent, yadda yadda." Yes, some of you have hard circumstances, but that doesn't mean you can't take 5 mintues out of your day and see how little Jonny or Sally are doing. Meet some of their friends, see what they are interested in.
Just because they play a violent game, doesn't mean they are rotten to the core. They can serve as a good release, especially for teens who aren't in with the popular croud. Would you rather him pop a cap in an imaginary ass, or hit his 'friends ' with a bat?
Well, it makes more sense if you think of it as the "Any-Time Money Machine" But nothing is better than seeing an ATM BSOD, or seeing the Windows Desktop on an ATM. A very expensive Diebold Media Player. Gee...Imagine that...people are actually worried about the security about Diebold voting machines? Funny how I haven't seen any mass-complaints relating to Diebold ATM's.
Was O/S 2 a better platform for ATM's? If for no other reason, obscurity. You can argue all of the merits of O/S 2 till the cows come home, but the switch to Windows was eventually gonna happen just from sheer market share numbers. (No! I didn't want to drag that money to the recycle bin! I was trying to drag it to checking)
But then Time Warner AOL Netscape etc. Inc. will sue Microsoft for patent infringment under the justification that using Foghorn for a windows product has completely damaged the reputation of their imaginary character, causing microsoft to go out of business. Once Microsoft goes out of business, the current AOL will fail because they were never able to switch from IE->Netscape (despite the fact they BOUGHT Netscape).
Netscape will also fail (to install) preventing AOL from making the switch, dragging Time Warner down with them. The stock price will drop so low, that Steve Jobs will buy Time Warner, resurrect AOL, and instantly stop innovating because he no longer has competition and controls the internet connection of millions that he can direct to iTunes.com.
Here's a novel concept....use more standard forms of security...eg...lock your doors. Back when I was living in college dorms 6 years ago (is it bad I already feel old?) the most common reason people had their laptop stolen is because they left their dorm door unlocked and went to take a shower, etc...
Laptop locks have been around a long time as well (of course, as we learned from the bike-lock world, sometimes the best lock can be defeated by a BiC pen)
Granted everyone will be able to come up with a what if this scenario, what if that, but the best solution to solve the problem is to be like an onion and have layers (ok, shoot me for the lame joke). A layered approach is always the best bet. Lock your door, lock down the laptop to the desk if you so choose, and install some "Phone Home" software if you like. But of course, given physical access and enough time, anything can be defeated.
"Have you ever looked at the ingredients in sunblock? I have never seen those ingredients anywhere. You have no idea what you are putting on your face....Oh oh oh the Sun's out...It could be Zebra Cum, you don't know...you may not like that joke, but you don't know" - Lewis Black, The White Album
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What if we have the left, or "sinister" twin, and they accidentally switched them at birth? I sure our real Sun would be pretty pissed about being locked in the attic all these years eating nothing but fish heads.
:-P
Let's see....a pun AND a Simpson's reference...that should be worth at least a 3!
Just remember: Civil Lawsuit. He doesn't have to be PROVEN guilty, the judge or jury just has to have a reasonable belief that he commited the crime. Remember OJ? Was found Not Guilty in the murder trial, but lost lots of $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ in the civil wrongful death lawsuit. They couldn't prove to the criminal jury that he was guilty beyond reasonable doubt, but in the civil lawsuit, they basically proved that there was a high likelyhood he was involved in the deaths.
- Disconnect Alternator
- Go Driving down the highway
- Battery runs out of power
- Spark plugs stop firing
- Engine stops running
- Power stearing and power brakes now fail
- Sharp turn in the road and "Bye Bye"
Ever driven in a car where the alternator crapped out? Or how about been on the highway and just had your engine quit on you. Those are NOT fun things to happen, and I know from personal experience.Now, if your support is provided by "consultants", well, you have it made, because some customers will want the consultant on hand at all times in case something pops up. Now you are charging the customer the consultants salary, plus your service charge AND you don't even need a desk for the consultant in your building. Those are the support contracts that can turn into cash-cows. They usually are for instances where it is not that the code is buggy, but a level of expertise is needed to run it.
Hmmm....LOTR comes to mind.....You don't accidentally film several extra hours of footage with production costs for a movie like that being so high. You make regular releases, special releases and EXTRA-special releases of your DVD's and you manage to get some % of true fans out there to buy all of them, just because they "must have" all of the versions.
In addition to that, you get all of the people who want to see it on the big screen, then they have to go rent/buy the DVD to see the scenes they didn't see, thereby enlarging your DVD audience to include a much higher % of those who went and saw the movie when it was released.
I guess it could be worse. I mean, I guess a movie from decades ago could be modified as to include the actor who played the same character in the prequal to the movie that was filmed MUCH later. But who would do that?
Hmm...Leasure Suit Larry Magna Cum Lauda anyone? That is exactly what they did....AO through a different website, M in stores.
(No I don't own it, just laughed when I saw it on the shelves at Comp USA)
Actually, wouldn't the first KILLER app be the Therac-25 controlling software? I mean, it actually did kill people when it malfunctioned. More info
Apply this to little Timmy's car windows so he can no longer fog up the windows and hide the goings on in parked car. At the very least, could be more amusing for passers-by.
This reminds me about all of the buzz about targeting peoples cellphones that had GPS turned on. "Turn left here for great eat's at Identity Theft Cafe"
Fortunately, that has seemed to fade away. UNfortunately, Bluetooth ads are much easier, unless it comes to the US and they want to target Verizon customers, since Verizon sells "Bluetooth" phones with their balls chopped off.
One group of people who WILL slap a game on the back of it's hands and say "No" are Morgan & Adam on X-Play. I just saw two reviews of 2/5 on it's last showing. I think I have even seen some 1/5's. EGM, GameSpot, etc... all give fluffed up scores.
.Bubble Burst), and at times I made my reviews a little more tame than I wanted to so I didn't lose industry contacts. Does that mean I gave everything much higher than it deserves? NO, it means I said "You may want to consider X or Y" rather than saying "This is a peice of crap that should have never been made" because one man's peice of crap, may be another man's pot of gold.
Now, I can see the "fear of giving bad marks" as being true in some cases. I used to review PC hardware for a now closed site (stupid
The same goes with the movie industry, the automotive industry, etc... How often does motortrend call a car a peice of crap? Not often. They are more critical than most and they still seem to be padding ratings of cars.
Comeon guys, your slipping. Ars had an article on this on the 11th. But, anyway, just because they PLAN to support other browsers down the road, doesn't mean that plan won't change....
Actually, if we were doing that, it would most likely be UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) as it has "officially" replaced GMT
Was Nikey to blame when kids were getting shot over Air-Jordan's? After all, they knew they would be incredibly marketable.
Are Microsoft and Intel to blaim that some people choose to sit at their computers all day and not exercise so they get overweight and die?
Is GM to blaim when someone desides to drive drunk and kill someone?
No. Why? Because in all of those cases there is a concious choice. I've played GTA1->GTA San Andreas, Carmageddon, Doom, Quake, Wolfenstein, etc.. Have I killed anyone? No. Why? Because I choose not to. Just like I choose not to drive drunk, etc...
First off, teach your damn kids right from wrong and set a good example.
Second, pay attention. "But we both work, yadda yadda"..."I'm a single parent, yadda yadda." Yes, some of you have hard circumstances, but that doesn't mean you can't take 5 mintues out of your day and see how little Jonny or Sally are doing. Meet some of their friends, see what they are interested in.
Just because they play a violent game, doesn't mean they are rotten to the core. They can serve as a good release, especially for teens who aren't in with the popular croud. Would you rather him pop a cap in an imaginary ass, or hit his 'friends ' with a bat?
Well, it makes more sense if you think of it as the "Any-Time Money Machine" But nothing is better than seeing an ATM BSOD, or seeing the Windows Desktop on an ATM. A very expensive Diebold Media Player. Gee...Imagine that...people are actually worried about the security about Diebold voting machines? Funny how I haven't seen any mass-complaints relating to Diebold ATM's. Was O/S 2 a better platform for ATM's? If for no other reason, obscurity. You can argue all of the merits of O/S 2 till the cows come home, but the switch to Windows was eventually gonna happen just from sheer market share numbers. (No! I didn't want to drag that money to the recycle bin! I was trying to drag it to checking)
But then Time Warner AOL Netscape etc. Inc. will sue Microsoft for patent infringment under the justification that using Foghorn for a windows product has completely damaged the reputation of their imaginary character, causing microsoft to go out of business.
Once Microsoft goes out of business, the current AOL will fail because they were never able to switch from IE->Netscape (despite the fact they BOUGHT Netscape).
Netscape will also fail (to install) preventing AOL from making the switch, dragging Time Warner down with them. The stock price will drop so low, that Steve Jobs will buy Time Warner, resurrect AOL, and instantly stop innovating because he no longer has competition and controls the internet connection of millions that he can direct to iTunes.com.
Hey...it could happen! hehe
Here's a novel concept....use more standard forms of security...eg...lock your doors. Back when I was living in college dorms 6 years ago (is it bad I already feel old?) the most common reason people had their laptop stolen is because they left their dorm door unlocked and went to take a shower, etc... Laptop locks have been around a long time as well (of course, as we learned from the bike-lock world, sometimes the best lock can be defeated by a BiC pen) Granted everyone will be able to come up with a what if this scenario, what if that, but the best solution to solve the problem is to be like an onion and have layers (ok, shoot me for the lame joke). A layered approach is always the best bet. Lock your door, lock down the laptop to the desk if you so choose, and install some "Phone Home" software if you like. But of course, given physical access and enough time, anything can be defeated.
"Have you ever looked at the ingredients in sunblock? I have never seen those ingredients anywhere. You have no idea what you are putting on your face....Oh oh oh the Sun's out...It could be Zebra Cum, you don't know...you may not like that joke, but you don't know" - Lewis Black, The White Album