I would think it's a matter of whether they have any administrative offices or are incorporated in those other countries. If they're just plunking some files down on a server and have no corporate (or nonprofit) business presence in those countries, then they shouldn't be held to the laws of those countries.
Exactly, which gives them every right to ignore this ruling IMHO. However, if I were involved with Spamhaus, I certainly wouldn't visit the US anytime soon.
remember the ban on LIQUIDS and GELS on US aircraft?
Remember? Why, yes, I had to deal with it just last weekend. I went on a one-day trip for a meeting and decided to only take my one carryon bag. I didn't take any toothpaste or deodorant with me since it would be confiscated anyways (I relied on the hotel for soap/shampoo). After getting to my hotel I spent an hour wandering around trying to find a place that even had any toothpaste or deodorant left. I sure am glad the TSA is keeping me "safe."
"This ruling confirms e360insight's position that Spamhaus.org is a fanatical, vigilante organization that operates in the United States with blatant disregard for U.S. law,"
Are they operating within the US or are people choosing to use their service within the US? There's a big difference between the two as far as I'm concerned.
I believe Nintendo's already said that they're keeping the price point the same for A-list titles ($50), while both Sony and MS are charging $60 or more.
I'm not entirely sure why you posted that. I think everyone here is aware that you can stick a fan on something to cool it. The point is that most people want passive cooling because it cuts down on the noise.
No, the claim was that they "suspect" they might be common. There's a big difference between declaring that something "is" and stating that something "might be."
I think the difference there is that everyone considered it to be a joke from the beginning. Nobody I know had any expectations for it to actually be any good. At the same time, I also don't know anybody who actually took the time to see it (see point 1 above).
Yup, same here. I tried it when that checkbox first appeared a few months ago and fiddled with it for about 20 minutes. At that point I said, "This is a joke, right?" I guess I'll give it another shot to see if it's improved.
In what other science does discovering two instances of the same thing make something potentially 'common'?
When you consider that they've only observed an infinitesimally small portion of the universe, seeing two of the same thing suggests that there's a good chance there are more of them.
I've finally gotten around to playing Lego Star Wars over the past few days (gonna jump into the second one next week). I'd say that it fits this category, since it doesn't really take much skill or effort to get through. You just need to sit down and invest the time to chug through it. And the best part is that it's highly entertaining. So much so in fact that I'm looking forward to playing through the levels again to 100% it.
You clearly have never taught anything. Even if it's something you know inside and out, preparing lectures and course materials takes a fair amount of time and effort.
...but there are some classes where missing a day or two because of illness or some other, non-voluntary situation can absolutely destroy your progress in the course.
The courses that tend to be like this are usually the smaller ones (not the 200 people in an auditorium ones). Way back when I was in school you could actually, y'know, talk to the prof if you missed a lecture or two due to illness. And they usually knew whether you were an attentive student or one who just showed up twice a week. And guess what else--if you were one of the attentive students, the prof was typically more than ready to help you get caught up on the material you missed. But then again, from reading most of these comments here, a lot of/.ers seem to be offended that the prof doesn't just hand them everything they ask for on a silver platter, so maybe things have changed in the past 15 years...
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...it's to bad nobody reads anymore.
It's a shame that writing skills are on the decline, too.
640 (by 480) ought to be enough for anyone...
I would think it's a matter of whether they have any administrative offices or are incorporated in those other countries. If they're just plunking some files down on a server and have no corporate (or nonprofit) business presence in those countries, then they shouldn't be held to the laws of those countries.
Exactly, which gives them every right to ignore this ruling IMHO. However, if I were involved with Spamhaus, I certainly wouldn't visit the US anytime soon.
remember the ban on LIQUIDS and GELS on US aircraft?
Remember? Why, yes, I had to deal with it just last weekend. I went on a one-day trip for a meeting and decided to only take my one carryon bag. I didn't take any toothpaste or deodorant with me since it would be confiscated anyways (I relied on the hotel for soap/shampoo). After getting to my hotel I spent an hour wandering around trying to find a place that even had any toothpaste or deodorant left. I sure am glad the TSA is keeping me "safe."
"This ruling confirms e360insight's position that Spamhaus.org is a fanatical, vigilante organization that operates in the United States with blatant disregard for U.S. law,"
Are they operating within the US or are people choosing to use their service within the US? There's a big difference between the two as far as I'm concerned.
I believe Nintendo's already said that they're keeping the price point the same for A-list titles ($50), while both Sony and MS are charging $60 or more.
Mythbusters clips also get recycled and used in the show Beyond Tomorrow, which is another production of Beyond Television.
But, beyond the stupid geek factor, what would be the point?
Derrr, to free up the CPU for software rendering?
Inflation... *shrug*
(it's the best answer I got)
Cooling can always be made active these days.
I'm not entirely sure why you posted that. I think everyone here is aware that you can stick a fan on something to cool it. The point is that most people want passive cooling because it cuts down on the noise.
Shitier than it already does.
Am I wrong to assume that the sharing feature only works with songs purchased from the iZune Music Store?
The claim were that these things are common.
No, the claim was that they "suspect" they might be common. There's a big difference between declaring that something "is" and stating that something "might be."
I think the difference there is that everyone considered it to be a joke from the beginning. Nobody I know had any expectations for it to actually be any good. At the same time, I also don't know anybody who actually took the time to see it (see point 1 above).
Yup, same here. I tried it when that checkbox first appeared a few months ago and fiddled with it for about 20 minutes. At that point I said, "This is a joke, right?" I guess I'll give it another shot to see if it's improved.
No can do...
Pffft. What does Dvorak know about computers? He couldn't even figure out where the keys were supposed to go...
In what other science does discovering two instances of the same thing make something potentially 'common'?
When you consider that they've only observed an infinitesimally small portion of the universe, seeing two of the same thing suggests that there's a good chance there are more of them.
Maybe they're made of marshmallow. You ever seen how big one of those things can get in the microwave?
I dunno if I'd call the Sydney Morning Herald the "mainstream media." I mean, it is Australia we're talking about here... : p
I like to play it as a tabletop game. But, truth be told, it can be played anywhere.
I've finally gotten around to playing Lego Star Wars over the past few days (gonna jump into the second one next week). I'd say that it fits this category, since it doesn't really take much skill or effort to get through. You just need to sit down and invest the time to chug through it. And the best part is that it's highly entertaining. So much so in fact that I'm looking forward to playing through the levels again to 100% it.
You clearly have never taught anything. Even if it's something you know inside and out, preparing lectures and course materials takes a fair amount of time and effort.
...but there are some classes where missing a day or two because of illness or some other, non-voluntary situation can absolutely destroy your progress in the course.
/.ers seem to be offended that the prof doesn't just hand them everything they ask for on a silver platter, so maybe things have changed in the past 15 years...
The courses that tend to be like this are usually the smaller ones (not the 200 people in an auditorium ones). Way back when I was in school you could actually, y'know, talk to the prof if you missed a lecture or two due to illness. And they usually knew whether you were an attentive student or one who just showed up twice a week. And guess what else--if you were one of the attentive students, the prof was typically more than ready to help you get caught up on the material you missed. But then again, from reading most of these comments here, a lot of