There's powerful incentive to misidentify if you can get away with it - substitute some cheap fish for premium ones...
Years ago, I used to work in a U-Brew wine place. The owner had a low opinion of her non-regular customers, and she used to have us prepare cheap 4-week wine kits when the customer ordered a more expensive 6-week kit.
It started when a customer wanted a wine we didn't have in stock, but quickly became a regular money saver. That was my cue to quit.
...and they happen so often that most users can't even tell if it's because of their own actions, or those of a malicious attack.
Makes me wonder if there's been a virus that pops up Vista 'security' messages, like "Vista wants to increase the size of your p3n1s, Cancel or Allow?"
...it's tilted the way most of the readers here are in agreement with.
A bit off-topic, but just for an academic exercise...
In a startling setback for the advancement of intellectual property rights, U.S. District Judge Jeremy Fogel has ruled that 'allegation that a copyright owner acted in bad faith by issuing a takedown notice without proper consideration of the fair use doctrine thus is sufficient to state a misrepresentation claim,' which paves the way for a ridiculous lawsuit against Universal Music over a duly served DMCA Takedown notice they filed. One can only hope that this ruling will not be used against those who, in good faith, mistakenly file copyright complaints against computer printers. Those lawyers who rely upon infringement detection programs to help them navigate the epidemic of IP theft -- programs which aren't derailed by frivolous claims of fair use -- should verify that the IP addresses to which they send takedown notices are indeed owned by grandmothers and children of middle-income families, who cannot afford legal representation, and will settle quickly.
Not being able to WTFV at work, I thought the "timing technology" behind Beijing's Olympic record results was what allowed them to instantly age their gymnasts from 14 to 16.
...the weights are almost all at the bottom of the rocket, so they should only affect the first stage.
Still, that's where the most fuel is burned. For an historical example, by the time the Saturn V rocket had traveled its own length--360 feet--it had burned a greater weight in fuel than the weight of the command and service modules it was sending to the moon.
I've always noticed that, despite their propensity for hanging around roadkill on busy highways, I've never seen a dead crow on the road.
I travel on the highway a lot, and I never slow down or get ready to swerve when I see a raven on the road. They always hop out of the way just enough, just at the right time.
Half a century of highways isn't enough time for significant mental evolution, so it seems that ravens have the ability to judge the speed and size of moving objects better than most birds.
I have actually seen dead ravens on the road, but very rarely. I wonder what's the ravenese equivalent for "Oh shi--"
After seeing how easily advertising companies manipulate humans, I would surmise that humans are not so different from other animals.
Not to mention seeing how automatic it is for a significant part of the online population to forward an e-mail to everyone they know because...
- "Bill Gates will give you $0.25 for every message you forward!"
- "OMG!! They're shutting down Facebook if you don't forward this!"
- "If you don't forward this, the Dalai Llama is going to strike you down with his magic karma stick!"
- etc., ad nauseum...
Votes cast: 927
- In favour of launching voting machines at the Diebold building: 926
- Against launching voting machines at the Diebold building: 4096
Well, I figured we might as well use the things before returning them.
Litigation is one of pillars which holds up a Rule of Law and provides some path to fairness and justice in a free society... Considering the startling consolidation of social power in the hands of corporate ownership and authoritarian fanatics, you may yet see what it's like to live in a society without litigation.
Protracted litigation is only possible with enough money. And who has that kind of money besides corporate owners and authoritarian fanatics?
There should still be some part of a person's brain that stops and says, "That doesn't make any sense..." when the write something like that.
After listening to (and reading) managerese for so long, that part of the brain shuts down in self defense. If it didn't, managers and marketing people would wonder why tech employees were always running out of meetings screaming.
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That's what I thought until I started to buy kits for my son. He did build according to the instructions. Then he proceeded to do what I had done, and what you are waxing nostalgic about, 20 years before. He built whatever he pleased. He built, destroyed, rebuilt, on and on. He would spend entire days surrounded by his Lego.
My son does the same thing, not just with standard LEGO, but with his Bionicle models as well. I didn't think there was as much room for creativity with such sculpted parts, but it's amazing what he comes up with.
While it's true there are a small number of people who need assistance such as this pill (which would be a godsend to people recovering from long-term immobilization), looking into my crystal ball, and judging from most of the remotely on-topic replies to this article, it looks like it's going to be another viagara, dispensed by the thousand to people who want an excuse to stay on the couch 18 hours a day.
Seriously! Take a pill to lower your cholesterol! Take a pill to lose weight! Take a pill to build muscle! And let's get cracking on pills to make you smart, good looking, and rich!
Maybe, just maybe, if people were to put a little bit of effort into improving themselves, they might not end up gravitationally chained to that couch, fantasizing about the mildly attractive news anchors on the only channel they're able to watch because they can't seem to make it across the room to where they left the remote last night when they went to take a leak.
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"Anyone for trifle?"
Any time I've had no-so-good red snapper, I've gone to my doctor for one of the 'special' tests...
I think the response would be much like the John Candy SCTV sketch on the subject.
No one did indignant rage like John Candy!
Years ago, I used to work in a U-Brew wine place. The owner had a low opinion of her non-regular customers, and she used to have us prepare cheap 4-week wine kits when the customer ordered a more expensive 6-week kit.
It started when a customer wanted a wine we didn't have in stock, but quickly became a regular money saver. That was my cue to quit.
Mod parent 50% Insightful, 50% Subtle
Makes me wonder if there's been a virus that pops up Vista 'security' messages, like "Vista wants to increase the size of your p3n1s, Cancel or Allow?"
A buck is pretty cheap for anything that weighs 650 tonnes!
If you've been doing that all night to buy beers, it's probably more like "C'monjus' gimmeone... You knowI' mgoodferit!"
I dunno. With the kind of pulp Hollywood is putting out these days...
A bit off-topic, but just for an academic exercise...
Not being able to WTFV at work, I thought the "timing technology" behind Beijing's Olympic record results was what allowed them to instantly age their gymnasts from 14 to 16.
I think you mean "Nevermo--" ;)
Fortunately, in space, no one can hear you mashup.
Still, that's where the most fuel is burned. For an historical example, by the time the Saturn V rocket had traveled its own length--360 feet--it had burned a greater weight in fuel than the weight of the command and service modules it was sending to the moon.
I travel on the highway a lot, and I never slow down or get ready to swerve when I see a raven on the road. They always hop out of the way just enough, just at the right time.
Half a century of highways isn't enough time for significant mental evolution, so it seems that ravens have the ability to judge the speed and size of moving objects better than most birds.
I have actually seen dead ravens on the road, but very rarely. I wonder what's the ravenese equivalent for "Oh shi--"
Not to mention seeing how automatic it is for a significant part of the online population to forward an e-mail to everyone they know because...
- "Bill Gates will give you $0.25 for every message you forward!"
- "OMG!! They're shutting down Facebook if you don't forward this!"
- "If you don't forward this, the Dalai Llama is going to strike you down with his magic karma stick!"
- etc., ad nauseum...
Otherwise known as "the blue screen of WTF?"
Vote results:
Votes cast: 927
- In favour of launching voting machines at the Diebold building: 926
- Against launching voting machines at the Diebold building: 4096
Well, I figured we might as well use the things before returning them.
Protracted litigation is only possible with enough money. And who has that kind of money besides corporate owners and authoritarian fanatics?
But bolt on a wheeled desk and add a laptop with a good wireless connection and you've got a solution to all that unproductive commuting time!
There should still be some part of a person's brain that stops and says, "That doesn't make any sense..." when the write something like that.
After listening to (and reading) managerese for so long, that part of the brain shuts down in self defense. If it didn't, managers and marketing people would wonder why tech employees were always running out of meetings screaming.
My son does the same thing, not just with standard LEGO, but with his Bionicle models as well. I didn't think there was as much room for creativity with such sculpted parts, but it's amazing what he comes up with.
While it's true there are a small number of people who need assistance such as this pill (which would be a godsend to people recovering from long-term immobilization), looking into my crystal ball, and judging from most of the remotely on-topic replies to this article, it looks like it's going to be another viagara, dispensed by the thousand to people who want an excuse to stay on the couch 18 hours a day.
Seriously! Take a pill to lower your cholesterol! Take a pill to lose weight! Take a pill to build muscle! And let's get cracking on pills to make you smart, good looking, and rich!
Maybe, just maybe, if people were to put a little bit of effort into improving themselves, they might not end up gravitationally chained to that couch, fantasizing about the mildly attractive news anchors on the only channel they're able to watch because they can't seem to make it across the room to where they left the remote last night when they went to take a leak.
/rant
Eleven words: You need a pill to do that? Sucks to be you.