You'd be shocked how much kids can understand, even at very early ages. Shortly after their senses kick in, they can learn (I'm talking about sub-1 year olds here, even 3-4 months).
I amused my infant son at times by sticking my tongue out at him. One day I came home, and put him on my lap. He gave a big smile, and then stuck his tongue out at me. Memory is a flaky thing, but I think he was about four months old at that point.
Shrinkage is a major component to the retail markup. The annual shrinkage at Walmart is around 3 Billion dollars (just over 1%)!
JERRY: No, I'm not gonna tell her about your shrinkage. Besides, I think women know about shrinkage. GEORGE: How do women know about shrinkage? JERRY: Isn't it common knowledge? GEORGE & JERRY: (Elaine walking down the hall they notice her and wave her into the room) Elaine! Get! (She enters) GEORGE: Do women know about shrinkage? ELAINE: What do you mean, like laundry? GEORGE: No. JERRY: Like when a man goes swimming... afterwards... ELAINE: It shrinks? JERRY: Like a frightened turtle! ELAINE: Why does it shrink? GEORGE: It just does. ELAINE: I don't know how you guys walk around with those things.
Buy stock in companies and you'll benefit when that company outsources.
Except that companies are run like mutually beneficial clubs, the CEOs serving on each others' boards and giving each other more and more outlandish CEO salaries. And then the NYSE head, Grasso, takes his cut... Talk about people wanting more money than they're worth, and you should start at the top, not the bottom.
And hey, let's cut taxes! never mind that 78% of Americans pay more in FICA than in income tax, we'll just cut the latter.
Any time I see someone going on about "wasting clock cycles" I know I'm in for a religious argument. Wasting clock cycles?
What people care about is responsiveness. I was logging off from Windows XP last night, and it was taking a bit of time. Ok, maybe it was recording some session settings. But why was it repeatedly redrawing the desktop icons? I know it was redrawing them because one had a long name that it would alternately write completely or complete with an elipsis as it redrew it. Those are the cycles we don't want wasted.
You are wrong if you think that anyone can sell a copyrighted work.
If a distributor provides me said work to sell, then yes I can. If the distributor is in violation of his contractual obligations, he can be sued for breach, but not me. If Arista makes an exclusive agreement with a distributor, it is then responsible for making sure its agreements with other distributors reflect this exclusiveness, otherwise Arista is in breach. But copyright violation? That would only be an issue if I'm selling pirated copies produced by someone other than the copyright holder.
Selling import DVDs is a violation of the exclusive right to distribute the DVD in the US by the holder of that right.
Um no, there are no rights involved in any way. An exclusive distribution deal is a contractual matter. If I am not party to a contract, I cannot breach it.
Now, if whoever is providing them with the import DVDs is doing so in violation of their contractual agreements, they can be sued for breach of contract. But there's no magic beyond the contract.
All those people who flush their cache+history once per day to erase their porn hunting tracks won't be able to use this.
Perhaps it could allow branch deletion, so you can just hide parts of your history?
Alternatively it could have a filter, but then someone might see your filter and discover you have womenwithfarmanimals.com there, which is just as revealing.
Whats next, a "2-wheel mouse"? Hey haven't I seen that before???
IBM came out with a mosue with one of those controls that looks like a pencil eraser where a scroll wheel would be. Then another company came out with a mouse with two wheels: one vertical, one horizontal. Now Microsoft has their tilt-wheel tech, where you can press on the wheel to scroll side to side.
I think I like the Microsoft implementation best. The IBM concept made it difficult not to get some sideways scrolling when you scroll vertically, and the two-wheel design requires more doohickeys.
I hate to break it to you, but this street vendor I bought my Rollex from told me those Rolecks watches are cheap knock-offs. That's why his was so much more expensive.
I have no sympathy for people who have so many good choices that they have trouble choosing just one.
And no one is asking you to. This is not an appeal on the behalf of rich people with absolutely nothing wrong with them, it's an observation of a phenomenon. For those paralyzed by such indecision, it offers possible self-help techniques. For those who might have to face the consequences of said phenomenon, it offers insight in how to work around it.
If the pharaohs had been presidents, and had had to pass their idea of a tomb (and the budget for it) through parliament and senate, we would never have had the pyramids.
Would you be willing to pay (say) an extra $10K a year in taxes for a 1000 foot diameter hemispherical tomb for GWB? I wouldn't. These "grand visions" to someone's ego may fascinate us now, but they were a huge diversion of resources from the people of the time.
If one of us wrote and distributed a really thorough consoles vs. PC games comparison, listing all the conceivable pluses and minuses of each, along with some market analysis, would that ever end a debate like this?
Most of us, after all, can agree on most of the facts; the only real point of discussion is which are most important. And that really depends on what type of gaming you enjoy and under what circumstances.
A seatbelt keeps you behind the wheel (and your front seat passenger out of your lap), which may mean that you'll be able to prevent an accident from getting worse. So it can be justified on the grounds that it protects others.
Yes, but you're missing the whole point of this lawsuit, which is to nullify the law that implements that part of the Berne Convention on constitutional grounds.
The whole point here is that most works don't need the full copyright duration and enforcement. By requiring people to do something to register their copyright, you can relieve the burden on those who would like to use older non-commercially-viable materials, while still allowing Disney to protect Mickey for forever and a day like they demand.
The number of full-time faculty positions (to say nothing of tenured positions) have been declining, so people spend more and more time in post-doc limbo.
It's not so much that the number of positions is declining, as it is that the number of graduate students is increasing relative to that number of positions. I ended up dropping out of grad school, in part for that reason.
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Hey, given how much better 4, 5, and 6 were than 1 and 2, that means 7 and up should be wonderful!
You'd be shocked how much kids can understand, even at very early ages. Shortly after their senses kick in, they can learn (I'm talking about sub-1 year olds here, even 3-4 months).
I amused my infant son at times by sticking my tongue out at him. One day I came home, and put him on my lap. He gave a big smile, and then stuck his tongue out at me. Memory is a flaky thing, but I think he was about four months old at that point.
Shrinkage is a major component to the retail markup. The annual shrinkage at Walmart is around 3 Billion dollars (just over 1%)!
JERRY: No, I'm not gonna tell her about your shrinkage. Besides, I think women know about shrinkage.
GEORGE: How do women know about shrinkage?
JERRY: Isn't it common knowledge?
GEORGE & JERRY: (Elaine walking down the hall they notice her and wave her into the room) Elaine! Get! (She enters)
GEORGE: Do women know about shrinkage?
ELAINE: What do you mean, like laundry?
GEORGE: No.
JERRY: Like when a man goes swimming... afterwards...
ELAINE: It shrinks?
JERRY: Like a frightened turtle!
ELAINE: Why does it shrink?
GEORGE: It just does.
ELAINE: I don't know how you guys walk around with those things.
Why not just take the bike to work?
Given how others around here drive, I'm a lot safer with two tons of much more visible sheet metal around me.
Buy stock in companies and you'll benefit when that company outsources.
Except that companies are run like mutually beneficial clubs, the CEOs serving on each others' boards and giving each other more and more outlandish CEO salaries. And then the NYSE head, Grasso, takes his cut... Talk about people wanting more money than they're worth, and you should start at the top, not the bottom.
And hey, let's cut taxes! never mind that 78% of Americans pay more in FICA than in income tax, we'll just cut the latter.
Any time I see someone going on about "wasting clock cycles" I know I'm in for a religious argument. Wasting clock cycles?
What people care about is responsiveness. I was logging off from Windows XP last night, and it was taking a bit of time. Ok, maybe it was recording some session settings. But why was it repeatedly redrawing the desktop icons? I know it was redrawing them because one had a long name that it would alternately write completely or complete with an elipsis as it redrew it. Those are the cycles we don't want wasted.
The reason being that the EZ Bake works off of light bulbs.
I wonder why my mod to use compact florescents didn't work?
You are wrong if you think that anyone can sell a copyrighted work.
If a distributor provides me said work to sell, then yes I can. If the distributor is in violation of his contractual obligations, he can be sued for breach, but not me. If Arista makes an exclusive agreement with a distributor, it is then responsible for making sure its agreements with other distributors reflect this exclusiveness, otherwise Arista is in breach. But copyright violation? That would only be an issue if I'm selling pirated copies produced by someone other than the copyright holder.
Selling import DVDs is a violation of the exclusive right to distribute the DVD in the US by the holder of that right.
Um no, there are no rights involved in any way. An exclusive distribution deal is a contractual matter. If I am not party to a contract, I cannot breach it.
Now, if whoever is providing them with the import DVDs is doing so in violation of their contractual agreements, they can be sued for breach of contract. But there's no magic beyond the contract.
All those people who flush their cache+history once per day to erase their porn hunting tracks won't be able to use this.
Perhaps it could allow branch deletion, so you can just hide parts of your history?
Alternatively it could have a filter, but then someone might see your filter and discover you have womenwithfarmanimals.com there, which is just as revealing.
Whats next, a "2-wheel mouse"? Hey haven't I seen that before???
IBM came out with a mosue with one of those controls that looks like a pencil eraser where a scroll wheel would be. Then another company came out with a mouse with two wheels: one vertical, one horizontal. Now Microsoft has their tilt-wheel tech, where you can press on the wheel to scroll side to side.
I think I like the Microsoft implementation best. The IBM concept made it difficult not to get some sideways scrolling when you scroll vertically, and the two-wheel design requires more doohickeys.
Still, I'm pretty happy with my Roleks watch.
I hate to break it to you, but this street vendor I bought my Rollex from told me those Rolecks watches are cheap knock-offs. That's why his was so much more expensive.
I have no sympathy for people who have so many good choices that they have trouble choosing just one.
And no one is asking you to. This is not an appeal on the behalf of rich people with absolutely nothing wrong with them, it's an observation of a phenomenon. For those paralyzed by such indecision, it offers possible self-help techniques. For those who might have to face the consequences of said phenomenon, it offers insight in how to work around it.
If the pharaohs had been presidents, and had had to pass their idea of a tomb (and the budget for it) through parliament and senate, we would never have had the pyramids.
Would you be willing to pay (say) an extra $10K a year in taxes for a 1000 foot diameter hemispherical tomb for GWB? I wouldn't. These "grand visions" to someone's ego may fascinate us now, but they were a huge diversion of resources from the people of the time.
Actually, if you read the article 2014 is someone else's estimate, and the scientists hope for results substantially sooner.
/.er actually read the article?
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Even in a two party system, [free drinks for voters] would be a nice enhancement!
Given the candidates we have, yeah, I could certainly use a couple of stiff ones before I vote...
I wonder...
If one of us wrote and distributed a really thorough consoles vs. PC games comparison, listing all the conceivable pluses and minuses of each, along with some market analysis, would that ever end a debate like this?
Most of us, after all, can agree on most of the facts; the only real point of discussion is which are most important. And that really depends on what type of gaming you enjoy and under what circumstances.
A seatbelt keeps you behind the wheel (and your front seat passenger out of your lap), which may mean that you'll be able to prevent an accident from getting worse. So it can be justified on the grounds that it protects others.
That's freaking HIGH for a PC with Linux on it...
Then market your own, for a lower price. If the reviews are good, I'll buy.
about the [...]SUV thing[...]will drive a Gas Electric car as soon as I can afford to purchase one
Gas-electric versions of the Toyota Highlander and Lexus RX330 SUVs have been announced for the 2005 model year.
Mailing it to yourself is a way of verifying a date before which the copyright was secured.
You could have mailed yourself an empty envelope and added the item later, so it's not a good method of verification. Perhaps notarization would work?
Yes, but you're missing the whole point of this lawsuit, which is to nullify the law that implements that part of the Berne Convention on constitutional grounds.
The whole point here is that most works don't need the full copyright duration and enforcement. By requiring people to do something to register their copyright, you can relieve the burden on those who would like to use older non-commercially-viable materials, while still allowing Disney to protect Mickey for forever and a day like they demand.
"...it's sorta social. Demented and sad, but social. Right?" --The Breakfast Club
The number of full-time faculty positions (to say nothing of tenured positions) have been declining, so people spend more and more time in post-doc limbo.
It's not so much that the number of positions is declining, as it is that the number of graduate students is increasing relative to that number of positions. I ended up dropping out of grad school, in part for that reason.
But greybeards do something more important -- they evangelize. If they don't care for OS X, they won't be encouraging others in that direction.