How exactly is this a "random move"? eBay is upset that Craigslist is (they claim) doing something illegal that harms eBay. So they're suing. Random how?
From a selfish perspective, I wish this policy had been in place when I was in law school. I played on-line poker all the time and got nothing out of class. However, I would not have wanted my classmates' surfing to be restricted to save me from myself.
One of my professors had a good solution: He didn't care if you were on-line during class, as long as you sat in the back row. That way, your screen activity wouldn't distract the other students. Worked out pretty well -- except for me. I sat in the back row every time.:(
It's a nifty place. A couple of points: The summary makes it seem like you can choose your own blend to go into a drink that you order on-premises. Not true. They have pre-filled tubes with their "Roasting Plant Blend" and a bunch of single-origin coffees, and you can choose any one of those for them to make an espresso with. If you are buying beans to take home, of course you can get a little bit of the Papa New Guinea, a little bit of the Ethiopian Harrar, a little bit of the... and make your own blend, but it's not like the Javabot is doing the blending for you. I like their "Roasting Plant Blend" a lot and pick up a half-pound to bring home with me to use in my AeroPress. If you're in NYC and a coffee freak it's worth venturing there for the novelty, but be sure to stay eagle-eyed as you place your order, because the whole "beans being sucked through the tubes into the espresso machine" process is so fast that you just might miss it.
Unless there is a sign that is posted saying private drive, no trespass, then I don't think they really have a leg to stand on.
You're wrong about this, from a legal perspective. It's illegal to take pictures of private property while being on that property, if you don't have the property owner's consent to do so. Does that mean they are automatically liable for damages having done so? No. If it was truly ambiguous whether they were on private property or not (which, if you look at the pictures, it wasn't), then they probably won't be liable for having taken the pictures. They will still be required to stop publishing them and to destroy them, if asked, however.
Fume all your want, the outside of your house is not legally private.
While it's legal to take and publish pictures of private property as long as you take those pictures while you're on public property, you need permission of the private property owner if you're going to be taking those pictures from the property itself.
Well, at best it says that scientology is losing the PR war among slashdot readers. And that was true long ago. And I'm not even sure it says that much.
Perhaps this wasn't even a great example, since the government erecting a building in this instance wouldn't be a violation of the protection of freedom of speech either, as long as the decision to erect the building was neutral with respect to the content of the speech between you and your friend.
From your post, one might think you don't know what "freedom of speech protection" really means. The protection is from the government's interference with your ability to speak freely, not with anyone else's interference. If you and your friend communicate by shouting at each other through open windows in buildings close to each other, and someone erects a building in between your and your friends', which now makes it impossible for you to communicate in the way you'd prefer, this is not a violation of the protection of freedom of speech.
You don't need to sue everyone involved. You can pick your targets. But you can't expect a singled-out target to bear more responsibility than it actually has. If 100 people cause you 1 harm-unit each, and you only sue 1 of them, you can only recover 1% of the damages from that one party.
Also, WTF? Am I imagining this, or is there some possibility that using these DNS servers has actually sped up my browsing? Is it possible that my standard DNS servers were a bit sucky, and that they were sucky enough to cause a noticeable lag when resolving addresses?
Further, WTF does practicing Death Yoga have to do with indicating that someone is likely to have killed someone else? You think that just because it sounds scary, this means that it's something only done by homicidal maniacs?
From W'pedia: Death yoga (or 'death practice') is another important aspect of Tantra techniques. Although it is called Death yoga, most of the practice actually happens during life. It is the accumulation of meditative practice that helps to prepare the practitioner for what they need to do at the time of death. At the time of death the mind is in a state (clear light) that can open the mind to enlightenment, when used very skillfully. It is said that masters like Lama Tsong Khapa used these techniques to achieve enlightenment during the death process. Actually, there are three stages at which it is possible to do this; at the end of the death process, during the bardo (or 'in between period') and during the process of rebirth. During these stages, the mind is in a very subtle state, and an advanced practitioner can use these natural states to make significant progress on the spiritual path. The Tibetan Book of the Dead is an important commentary for this kind of traditional practice.
Hmm, I found this, but it's not terribly satisfying.
p.s. I tried to install it after my system downloaded it (about 700 megs), and it immediately sent my computer into blue-screen. I rebooted, and my PC acted like nothing ever happened.
WTF? This morning my Windows update pushed KB936330, "Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for x64-based systems". Was this a mistake, or has SP1 for Vista-64 been released to the public?
Well, "most people in the industry" might have been expecting it, but I'm telling you (you don't have to believe me, but it's true), that the vast majority of writers had saved up 6 months' expenses in anticipation of a strike.
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How exactly is this a "random move"? eBay is upset that Craigslist is (they claim) doing something illegal that harms eBay. So they're suing. Random how?
See Xohm.
One of my professors had a good solution: He didn't care if you were on-line during class, as long as you sat in the back row. That way, your screen activity wouldn't distract the other students. Worked out pretty well -- except for me. I sat in the back row every time. :(
It's a nifty place. A couple of points: The summary makes it seem like you can choose your own blend to go into a drink that you order on-premises. Not true. They have pre-filled tubes with their "Roasting Plant Blend" and a bunch of single-origin coffees, and you can choose any one of those for them to make an espresso with. If you are buying beans to take home, of course you can get a little bit of the Papa New Guinea, a little bit of the Ethiopian Harrar, a little bit of the... and make your own blend, but it's not like the Javabot is doing the blending for you. I like their "Roasting Plant Blend" a lot and pick up a half-pound to bring home with me to use in my AeroPress. If you're in NYC and a coffee freak it's worth venturing there for the novelty, but be sure to stay eagle-eyed as you place your order, because the whole "beans being sucked through the tubes into the espresso machine" process is so fast that you just might miss it.
I think they mean "if it doesn't reduce revenues from auction fees more than increased revenues from PayPal fees."
You're wrong about this, from a legal perspective. It's illegal to take pictures of private property while being on that property, if you don't have the property owner's consent to do so. Does that mean they are automatically liable for damages having done so? No. If it was truly ambiguous whether they were on private property or not (which, if you look at the pictures, it wasn't), then they probably won't be liable for having taken the pictures. They will still be required to stop publishing them and to destroy them, if asked, however.
While it's legal to take and publish pictures of private property as long as you take those pictures while you're on public property, you need permission of the private property owner if you're going to be taking those pictures from the property itself.
I think you misread. It was on a gravel public path that became paved. The small paved path was a driveway.
Nobody except for China, that is. Maybe just as with the weather, they'll start taking aim at MS. Perhaps through their newly-passed anti-trust laws?
Well, at best it says that scientology is losing the PR war among slashdot readers. And that was true long ago. And I'm not even sure it says that much.
Don't look now, but your dad is "Toandeaf" on slashdot.
Will they distribute apps for developers who don't want to charge users for the privilege of downloading/using?
Perhaps this wasn't even a great example, since the government erecting a building in this instance wouldn't be a violation of the protection of freedom of speech either, as long as the decision to erect the building was neutral with respect to the content of the speech between you and your friend.
From your post, one might think you don't know what "freedom of speech protection" really means. The protection is from the government's interference with your ability to speak freely, not with anyone else's interference. If you and your friend communicate by shouting at each other through open windows in buildings close to each other, and someone erects a building in between your and your friends', which now makes it impossible for you to communicate in the way you'd prefer, this is not a violation of the protection of freedom of speech.
But is your cheapie Gateway an ultraportable? The point is that slot-loading DVD burners are a rarity among the UMPC crowd.
You don't need to sue everyone involved. You can pick your targets. But you can't expect a singled-out target to bear more responsibility than it actually has. If 100 people cause you 1 harm-unit each, and you only sue 1 of them, you can only recover 1% of the damages from that one party.
Also, WTF? Am I imagining this, or is there some possibility that using these DNS servers has actually sped up my browsing? Is it possible that my standard DNS servers were a bit sucky, and that they were sucky enough to cause a noticeable lag when resolving addresses?
Great, thanks for the advice, but how about a little help? Any tips on where to find one or how to start using one if you're, say, not using Linux?
You're making it sound as if that's the only defense they're using, when it's not. You're allowed to use as many defenses as you'd like.
Further, WTF does practicing Death Yoga have to do with indicating that someone is likely to have killed someone else? You think that just because it sounds scary, this means that it's something only done by homicidal maniacs?
From W'pedia: Death yoga (or 'death practice') is another important aspect of Tantra techniques. Although it is called Death yoga, most of the practice actually happens during life. It is the accumulation of meditative practice that helps to prepare the practitioner for what they need to do at the time of death. At the time of death the mind is in a state (clear light) that can open the mind to enlightenment, when used very skillfully. It is said that masters like Lama Tsong Khapa used these techniques to achieve enlightenment during the death process. Actually, there are three stages at which it is possible to do this; at the end of the death process, during the bardo (or 'in between period') and during the process of rebirth. During these stages, the mind is in a very subtle state, and an advanced practitioner can use these natural states to make significant progress on the spiritual path. The Tibetan Book of the Dead is an important commentary for this kind of traditional practice.
p.s. I tried to install it after my system downloaded it (about 700 megs), and it immediately sent my computer into blue-screen. I rebooted, and my PC acted like nothing ever happened.
WTF? This morning my Windows update pushed KB936330, "Windows Vista Service Pack 1 for x64-based systems". Was this a mistake, or has SP1 for Vista-64 been released to the public?
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Well, "most people in the industry" might have been expecting it, but I'm telling you (you don't have to believe me, but it's true), that the vast majority of writers had saved up 6 months' expenses in anticipation of a strike.
The fight was not "over the future of online content rights", as if they were championing some abstract cause, it was for more money for themselves.