"To all the people that are playing this down: Fuck you. Fuck eBay, too."
And to you I would say - stop being so lazy and using the same passwords for all your important financial accounts. If your account really did get drained, it is at the very least partially your fault for not using unique, strong passwords. How is ebay responsible for your lack of security planning??
"The settlement includes terms that are confidential."
Yes I did read the links, and know the history. See that last line, about terms that are confidential?? That means Apple Corp Ltd. had a problem with Apple using their name, and Apple had to give them piles of money to do so. Thus reaffirming my original statement, so thanks!
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"what do you expect when you're 22?"
A six figure income, no dress code, full benefits, three assistants, and a 32 hour work week??
Ever heard of PR? Slashdot is basically inexpensive negative PR, that does not even come close to doing damage to Microsoft. Basically created to make others feel bad about Microsoft. In order for this to work, of course the foundation has to do any genuine work. But what counts is the overall picture, which looks quite bad for Microsoft, if you believe everything you read on the internet.
SciFi to me usually means commentary on religious, political, or just plain social aspects. SciFi has always been a good way for authors to express dissent without having to address the actual subject literally, and avoid trouble with the authorities. Stories about "stuff that can't happen" I would consider in the Fantasy genre. And exercising your mind and imagination is hardly a "passive" activity. It is what will keep your brain from turning into mush as you grow older.
That is like saying "New Zealand has never been invaded. That tells me they must have one hell of a strong army defense." Or it could just be that nobody cares enough to invade New Zealand...
Well, you left a few steps out. Actually, Microsoft made payments to the aliens who kidnapped Elvis to bribe the freemasons - who are the ones who actually wrote all the code for Unix. Of course the Illumanati had to get a cut but they were willing to share with the M12 so it is all good.
You must be mistaking Fox news for NPR. NPR is pretty liberal, and would never report that Iraq had WMD. NPR doesn't have commercials, so they don't need to worry about "offending" their main source of income, like many other commercial news sites do. Your point about the news causing mass hysteria may be valid, but NPR is hardly guilty of being "pro-war".
"IAAL. Newsflash: legal work is hard. Lawyers get paid a lot partly because legal issues are often very complex and challenging. You cannot determine whether something is 'sound' or not based on 4 minutes of absent-minded evaluation.
Sure you can, it is called intelligence and common sense. Oh wait, you ARE a lawyer, so you possess neither. The real reason lawyers claim you can't determine anything with less than 100 hours of legal wrangling is because THEY GET PAID BY THE HOUR, NOT PER CASE.
Q: What do you call all of the world's lawyers on the bottom of the ocean??
A: A great start.
"What about intimacy through roleplay, which ends up developing into an amazing physical experience when you finally meet the person?"
What about the perceived intimacy, that is completely voided when meeting in person and the hot 20 year old girl turns out to be a fat, ugly 40 year old man??
The internet - where men are men, women are men, and children are undercover FBI agents.
Who wants to talk about whether global warming exists or not(or war, the economy, our disappearing rights, etc.) when GAY PEOPLE ARE GETTING MARRIED! Come on people, focus! Won't somebody think of the straight children??
If one spouse beats the other, and the other spouse decides not to press charges, does that mean the beating never took place? Whether or not it is prosecuted does NOT determine whether or not a crime took place. Same goes for copyright violations. Just because they don't come after you doesn't mean you didn't violate the copyright. But personally, I wouldn't be too worried if I violated and knew that nobody cared enough to come after me.
Would love to but Verizon has no plans for FIOS in my area in the near future. It's either Comcast, or a less than 5MB DSL connection for the same price. Some choice. At least my city is about to go WiFi city wide, and it looks like a 6MB connection will be about $15-20 a month cheaper than Comcast. I can't wait to get rid of Comcast entirely. I am read to give up my cable TV just to drop them from the equation. Lose a $110 a month bill and gain a $35 a month bill.
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"To all the people that are playing this down: Fuck you. Fuck eBay, too."
And to you I would say - stop being so lazy and using the same passwords for all your important financial accounts. If your account really did get drained, it is at the very least partially your fault for not using unique, strong passwords. How is ebay responsible for your lack of security planning??
Well, there is your problem. Just use cheap headphones and your MP3s will sound better.
"It's true that the "X" and the "10" are redundant"
And don't even get me started on those Apple employees who enter their PIN number wrong at the ATM machine!
(If you don't get it, read it again looking for redundant redundancy....)
"The settlement includes terms that are confidential."
Yes I did read the links, and know the history. See that last line, about terms that are confidential?? That means Apple Corp Ltd. had a problem with Apple using their name, and Apple had to give them piles of money to do so. Thus reaffirming my original statement, so thanks!
"what do you expect when you're 22?"
A six figure income, no dress code, full benefits, three assistants, and a 32 hour work week??
And he's been seen with Farrah...
Sweet "Theme from Shaft" reference in your sig BTW...
Ever heard of PR? Slashdot is basically inexpensive negative PR, that does not even come close to doing damage to Microsoft. Basically created to make others feel bad about Microsoft. In order for this to work, of course the foundation has to do any genuine work. But what counts is the overall picture, which looks quite bad for Microsoft, if you believe everything you read on the internet.
Of course sarcasm is pointless. That is why nobody ever uses it.
SciFi to me usually means commentary on religious, political, or just plain social aspects. SciFi has always been a good way for authors to express dissent without having to address the actual subject literally, and avoid trouble with the authorities. Stories about "stuff that can't happen" I would consider in the Fantasy genre. And exercising your mind and imagination is hardly a "passive" activity. It is what will keep your brain from turning into mush as you grow older.
Yes, but it still should be legal to beat mimes.
That is like saying "New Zealand has never been invaded. That tells me they must have one hell of a strong army defense."
Or it could just be that nobody cares enough to invade New Zealand...
Well, you left a few steps out. Actually, Microsoft made payments to the aliens who kidnapped Elvis to bribe the freemasons - who are the ones who actually wrote all the code for Unix. Of course the Illumanati had to get a cut but they were willing to share with the M12 so it is all good.
Yeah, and they could call it "Apple Corps Ltd." and start a division called "Apple Music". I'm sure nobody would have a problem with that. Oh, wait...
"If you have an Abba song as ringtone, you are probably breaking the law."
Yes, the laws of GOOD TASTE!
You must be mistaking Fox news for NPR. NPR is pretty liberal, and would never report that Iraq had WMD. NPR doesn't have commercials, so they don't need to worry about "offending" their main source of income, like many other commercial news sites do. Your point about the news causing mass hysteria may be valid, but NPR is hardly guilty of being "pro-war".
Yeah, but the small bars in Wisconsin are ALWAYS full of people. Usually wearing silly foam cheese wedges on their heads.
"IAAL. Newsflash: legal work is hard. Lawyers get paid a lot partly because legal issues are often very complex and challenging. You cannot determine whether something is 'sound' or not based on 4 minutes of absent-minded evaluation.
Sure you can, it is called intelligence and common sense. Oh wait, you ARE a lawyer, so you possess neither. The real reason lawyers claim you can't determine anything with less than 100 hours of legal wrangling is because THEY GET PAID BY THE HOUR, NOT PER CASE.
Q: What do you call all of the world's lawyers on the bottom of the ocean??
A: A great start.
"Shouldn't there be +5 Idiot points?"
There usually are a large pool of them, but your post used them all up.
You wouldn't. Just bring extra BBQ sauce, problem solved.
"What about intimacy through roleplay, which ends up developing into an amazing physical experience when you finally meet the person?"
What about the perceived intimacy, that is completely voided when meeting in person and the hot 20 year old girl turns out to be a fat, ugly 40 year old man??
The internet - where men are men, women are men, and children are undercover FBI agents.
Who wants to talk about whether global warming exists or not(or war, the economy, our disappearing rights, etc.) when GAY PEOPLE ARE GETTING MARRIED! Come on people, focus! Won't somebody think of the straight children??
Not if it is in 3D!
If one spouse beats the other, and the other spouse decides not to press charges, does that mean the beating never took place? Whether or not it is prosecuted does NOT determine whether or not a crime took place. Same goes for copyright violations. Just because they don't come after you doesn't mean you didn't violate the copyright. But personally, I wouldn't be too worried if I violated and knew that nobody cared enough to come after me.
Would love to but Verizon has no plans for FIOS in my area in the near future. It's either Comcast, or a less than 5MB DSL connection for the same price. Some choice. At least my city is about to go WiFi city wide, and it looks like a 6MB connection will be about $15-20 a month cheaper than Comcast. I can't wait to get rid of Comcast entirely. I am read to give up my cable TV just to drop them from the equation. Lose a $110 a month bill and gain a $35 a month bill.