I guess I've had an unlucky childhood -- but I do remember there being a "rogue gunman" scare at my elementary school. I also remember a "Bomb threat" at a different elementary school. These were both in the 80s. I'm not sure if the "Bomb Threat" ever panned out, but the "Rogue Gunman" was actually a 15 year-old with a big stick. I feel that some sort of preparedness training might have made that situation better.
I also recall teachers on band-trips, and camp counselors and Boy Scout leaders pulling these kinds of scare-stunts as a kid. However, they were always intended as practical jokes. They weren't carried so far that kids were emotionally traumatized, and they definitely didn't try to pass it off as some kind of drill afterwards. As an example, I was at a summer camp at a campground on a lake with the unfortunate name "Crystal Lake". On the last night of camp, counselors were running around with hockey masks on. It was all in good fun though, and noone sued anyone.
All that to say, yes, this kind of stuff does happen in America. The concept of scaring kids while on a field-trip is not so outlandish either... However, trying to pass it off as some kind of drill is cowardly and dumb. Also, it sounds like they probably went a little too far with the whole thing.
This article is not about copyrighting a number. U.S. Courts have already ruled that you cannot copyright a number. Thats why Intel switched to "Pentium" instead of "586".
This is about using the DMCA to censor a number because that number is a copy-protection circumvention device.
So, unfortunately you can't copyright "666". Besides, I'm pretty sure there's prior art -- like that Damien kid, who had it tattooed on his head.
If I kick a puppy, I'm being inhumane because I'm not acting like a human "should". The recipient of my inhumanity is irrelevant. "Inhumane" references the humanity of the actor not the victim.
Shoot up couples that have been in a relationship for a long time. If they pass the other psychological tests, then they're deemed sane enough to get shot up into space in a metal tube for about a year by themselves.
In the immortal words of The Tick, "I grok your mouth-music, friend!".
This idea was contemplated in Heinlen's "Stranger in a Strange Land." They ended up with a child being raised by Martians.
And for all of the people claiming that this is terrible -- here's the way I see it.
Imagine a cop is walking down the street, and smells marijuana smoke in front of a house. This gives him probable cause to walk onto the property. As he gets nearer to the building, the smell gets stronger. This gives him probable cause to enter the building. He goes inside and finds a sack and a bong in someone's bedroom. The occupant of that room then says, "Hey man, you can't use that against me...that smell outside could have come from anywhere."
That argument isn't going to work.
Oh yeah! I saw those last time I visited my parents. I kept trying to fast-forward through them, but it wouldn't work. They said it was because they didn't have TiVO -- but that just didn't make sense to me.
Apparantly there are actually people out there who watch TV shows when the network execs tell them to. They have to put up with these "commercial" things, and the show doesn't pause when they get up to go tot he restroom.
IMHO, Firefly didn't lose viewers because of the quality of the shows. It lost viewers because the network kept switching the schedule around and airing it at bad times. I was only able to catch two episodes (which I loved) when it was on its original run.
Now, when sci-fi channel brought it back, I caught every single episode. Of course, it helped that I had a TiVO by that time.
As was previously mentioned, The Serenity was unarmed and therefore wouldn't stand much of a chance against The Millennium Falcon.
However, I do think Malcolm Reynolds could kick Han Solo's @$$ in a fist-fight -- or a gun-fight.
If one were to put aside the bias towards Microsoft, it's clear that Panosov is being defiant, despite him being completely guilty.
I don't think thats clear at all. According to the Wikipedia article about this, Cnews.ru is the one reporting that he and a friend did this to embezzle money. He has denied it.
Without more evidence than journalistic hearsay, one cannot be sure.
Nerd police here. I'm going to have to ask you to come with me. You obviously don't belong. Any nerd worth his bytes would know that the plural of 'Borg' is 'Borg'. As in "We are Borg. You will be assimilated."
In my first position as an actual "Developer", I was presented with non-compete, NDA and IP documents on my first day of work. I found this particularly onerous, because I was not told about them before I accepted the job. I was basically told I could sign them or take a hike. At this point, I'd already quit my previous job, and I hadn't been out of school long enough to have a savings to live off. So, I had to bite the bullet and sign.
The worst was the Intellectual Property document which actually said that the company owned anything that I created in any medium whether as part of my job-duties or not. The way I read this, I couldn't make a peanut butter sandwich without the company claiming ownership. Heaven forbid I should father a child.
Anyway, I left the job within 3 months. My new employer was not a competitor in any way. I left a web-dot-com company and went to work for a company that developed warehouse management and manufacturing software. Incidentally, they too had a non-compete agreement. After 6 years at this company, I left for a new job at a company that was not a competitor. The new company actually used warehouse management and manufacturing software.
My point with this is that it is easy, especially for software engineers, to stay in the same line of work -- even the same field -- without going to a competitor.
you have Comcast cable internet McAfee security suite is free. Other ISPs provide security products free of charge as well. Shop for a better ISP, not for a Symantec vendor
I see people say things like this all the time, and my god that high horse is annoying. Guess what? If I want broadband, I have two choices. The ONE cable company or the ONE phone company. And, I live in a decent sized city (700K people). A LOT of people live in places with less choices.
I've never met or heard of a christian who knows ancient hebrew well enough to study the bible like a jewish scholar.
I know this won't convince you of anything, but my father reads and understands ancient Hebrew. He's a Southern Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in Theology. He has written several books and scholarly papers on various biblical subjects. I can't say if he can "study the bible like a jewish scholar", 'cause I'm not really sure what that means...but at least now you've heard of him.
Christianity is very well defined, and there is no room for people who make up their own mythology. They may call themselves Christians, but they're not.
[sarcasm]I guess thats why there's only one Christian faith and not several hundred.[/sarcasm]
If you actually knew anything about the people and faiths that you are maligning, you would realize that there have been controversies and disagreements over the meanings and applications of every belief that exists in modern Christianity. Thats why we have Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Southern Baptists, American Baptists, Primitive Baptists, Episcopaleans, Presbyterians, African Baptists, Unitarians, Quakers, Shakers, Puritans etc. etc. etc.
I believe that you said in an earlier post something about how a person can't be a "true" Christian unless they are also a Creationist because of the definition of the word "Christian". The definition of the word 'Christian' is a person who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. As far as the Bible tells us, Jesus never said anything about the Creation story. Jesus did, however, tell lots of parables and allegories.
I would say its more like getting arrested for having rolling papers in your pocket.
Sure, most people who have rolling papers use them to smoke weed. However, they can and are legitimately used for hand-rolled cigarettes which are a less expensive alternative to pre-rolled ones.
Should I be arrested for having rolling papers and no weed? What if I have rolling papers, and a pouch of tobacco?
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I guess I've had an unlucky childhood -- but I do remember there being a "rogue gunman" scare at my elementary school. I also remember a "Bomb threat" at a different elementary school. These were both in the 80s. I'm not sure if the "Bomb Threat" ever panned out, but the "Rogue Gunman" was actually a 15 year-old with a big stick. I feel that some sort of preparedness training might have made that situation better.
I also recall teachers on band-trips, and camp counselors and Boy Scout leaders pulling these kinds of scare-stunts as a kid. However, they were always intended as practical jokes. They weren't carried so far that kids were emotionally traumatized, and they definitely didn't try to pass it off as some kind of drill afterwards. As an example, I was at a summer camp at a campground on a lake with the unfortunate name "Crystal Lake". On the last night of camp, counselors were running around with hockey masks on. It was all in good fun though, and noone sued anyone.
All that to say, yes, this kind of stuff does happen in America. The concept of scaring kids while on a field-trip is not so outlandish either... However, trying to pass it off as some kind of drill is cowardly and dumb. Also, it sounds like they probably went a little too far with the whole thing.
Perhaps, before managing other people's online *presence* you should learn to spell it? :D
This article is not about copyrighting a number. U.S. Courts have already ruled that you cannot copyright a number. Thats why Intel switched to "Pentium" instead of "586".
This is about using the DMCA to censor a number because that number is a copy-protection circumvention device.
So, unfortunately you can't copyright "666". Besides, I'm pretty sure there's prior art -- like that Damien kid, who had it tattooed on his head.
If I kick a puppy, I'm being inhumane because I'm not acting like a human "should". The recipient of my inhumanity is irrelevant. "Inhumane" references the humanity of the actor not the victim.
In the immortal words of The Tick, "I grok your mouth-music, friend!".
This idea was contemplated in Heinlen's "Stranger in a Strange Land." They ended up with a child being raised by Martians.
I realize that its fashionable to bash the U.S. on /. But really...this is about the U.K. versus China....where do you get off saying
See, this is what's wrong with american math. ???And for all of the people claiming that this is terrible -- here's the way I see it.
Imagine a cop is walking down the street, and smells marijuana smoke in front of a house. This gives him probable cause to walk onto the property. As he gets nearer to the building, the smell gets stronger. This gives him probable cause to enter the building. He goes inside and finds a sack and a bong in someone's bedroom. The occupant of that room then says, "Hey man, you can't use that against me...that smell outside could have come from anywhere."
That argument isn't going to work.
um 1903?
Hmm...commercials...
Oh yeah! I saw those last time I visited my parents. I kept trying to fast-forward through them, but it wouldn't work. They said it was because they didn't have TiVO -- but that just didn't make sense to me.
Apparantly there are actually people out there who watch TV shows when the network execs tell them to. They have to put up with these "commercial" things, and the show doesn't pause when they get up to go tot he restroom.
I don't want to live in that kind of world.
Well, there was the whole T.V. series. Or, have you not read any of the posts before your own?
IMHO, Firefly didn't lose viewers because of the quality of the shows. It lost viewers because the network kept switching the schedule around and airing it at bad times. I was only able to catch two episodes (which I loved) when it was on its original run.
Now, when sci-fi channel brought it back, I caught every single episode. Of course, it helped that I had a TiVO by that time.
As was previously mentioned, The Serenity was unarmed and therefore wouldn't stand much of a chance against The Millennium Falcon. However, I do think Malcolm Reynolds could kick Han Solo's @$$ in a fist-fight -- or a gun-fight.
I don't think thats clear at all. According to the Wikipedia article about this, Cnews.ru is the one reporting that he and a friend did this to embezzle money. He has denied it.
Without more evidence than journalistic hearsay, one cannot be sure.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!! HAH! HAHAHAH!
Did anyone else who's been out of college for a while find this assertion to be ironic to the point of absurdity?
Nerd police here. I'm going to have to ask you to come with me. You obviously don't belong. Any nerd worth his bytes would know that the plural of 'Borg' is 'Borg'. As in "We are Borg. You will be assimilated."
In my first position as an actual "Developer", I was presented with non-compete, NDA and IP documents on my first day of work. I found this particularly onerous, because I was not told about them before I accepted the job. I was basically told I could sign them or take a hike. At this point, I'd already quit my previous job, and I hadn't been out of school long enough to have a savings to live off. So, I had to bite the bullet and sign.
The worst was the Intellectual Property document which actually said that the company owned anything that I created in any medium whether as part of my job-duties or not. The way I read this, I couldn't make a peanut butter sandwich without the company claiming ownership. Heaven forbid I should father a child.
Anyway, I left the job within 3 months. My new employer was not a competitor in any way. I left a web-dot-com company and went to work for a company that developed warehouse management and manufacturing software. Incidentally, they too had a non-compete agreement. After 6 years at this company, I left for a new job at a company that was not a competitor. The new company actually used warehouse management and manufacturing software.
My point with this is that it is easy, especially for software engineers, to stay in the same line of work -- even the same field -- without going to a competitor.
Hah! Good one!
In case it went over anyone's head, I think he was punning on this
I see people say things like this all the time, and my god that high horse is annoying. Guess what? If I want broadband, I have two choices. The ONE cable company or the ONE phone company. And, I live in a decent sized city (700K people). A LOT of people live in places with less choices.
Well spoken, akazem. Bravo.
I know this won't convince you of anything, but my father reads and understands ancient Hebrew. He's a Southern Baptist minister with a Ph.D. in Theology. He has written several books and scholarly papers on various biblical subjects. I can't say if he can "study the bible like a jewish scholar", 'cause I'm not really sure what that means...but at least now you've heard of him.
[sarcasm]I guess thats why there's only one Christian faith and not several hundred.[/sarcasm]
If you actually knew anything about the people and faiths that you are maligning, you would realize that there have been controversies and disagreements over the meanings and applications of every belief that exists in modern Christianity. Thats why we have Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox Catholics, Lutherans, Methodists, Southern Baptists, American Baptists, Primitive Baptists, Episcopaleans, Presbyterians, African Baptists, Unitarians, Quakers, Shakers, Puritans etc. etc. etc.
I believe that you said in an earlier post something about how a person can't be a "true" Christian unless they are also a Creationist because of the definition of the word "Christian". The definition of the word 'Christian' is a person who follows the teachings of Jesus Christ. As far as the Bible tells us, Jesus never said anything about the Creation story. Jesus did, however, tell lots of parables and allegories.
What about when its two women and a horse?
I would say its more like getting arrested for having rolling papers in your pocket. Sure, most people who have rolling papers use them to smoke weed. However, they can and are legitimately used for hand-rolled cigarettes which are a less expensive alternative to pre-rolled ones. Should I be arrested for having rolling papers and no weed? What if I have rolling papers, and a pouch of tobacco?