oh god. i hate ravers. you can have turntables, spin the music and like the music without being a raver. btw, i think the scene sucks BECAUSE of all that E shit and whatnot.
why don't we just read books? The only thing i watch on TV is usually stand up comedy because it doesn't work the same as written humor. There are far more books than tv channels and no commercials. They can say and do anything in books and you don't have to deal with market tested happy endings as much. And you can take a $6.99 book anywhere a lot cheaper than the $3000 laptop with the DVD version of your favorite shows. But i guess thats too geeky, even for the geeks.
i never liked anime. But, I was forced to watch DragonBall Z at a friends house. There was this ugly green mother, and the main character. (i think the green homo was "freeza") all they did was talk, talk, talk. 3 episodes later, they were still fucking fighting and talking, talking, talking. They say that those movies that have way too much dialouge for good and evil is homoerotic. (in the case that they are both the same sex) if so, anime is the gayest shit in the universe. I like computers. Now i seems i have to like homoerotic animation and buy overpriced molded plastic (read: lego) to be able to know anything about *nix. fawk that, i'm from the other side of *nix users. We're the ones with turntables, non-mutant girlfriends, and we don't need to 'express ourselves' by wearing all black and having the skin tone of the pilsbury dough boy. this is my rant...
I do believe they own the "music" as in the arrangement of the song, but they also own the recording. So I don't think their specific ownership amongst various formats is really an issue.
Not after Microsoft offers the aliens $400's worth of merchandise at BestBuy and other participating retailers when they sign up for 3 years of MSN internet service.
I do have to argue with your comment.
"....or they'll throw them in jail."
no my friend, Litigation. yes. Ligitation. or maybe the gov't will promote a policy of consolidation of the alien species into our own as a way of encouraging competetion.
(the humor is that i paraphrased the New York Times's comments about the Clinton Administration's Policy, but instead of aliens, its really big and large corporations. Jee that is some lashing wit!)
Sure they have the ability to turn into WONDEROUS and AMAZING technological tools. But 20 bux says they will just make it easier to piss people off at the movies and make nervous people wet their pants and drop to the floor. Damn I love science.
hello? Yes the world governments wouldn't have any legal jurisdiction to do anything about them. But, I don't know of any enforcable law that says "you can't blow up other people's shit in space" because:
1. no one owns space 2. no one can say "hey you meddling kids, get away from my satellite or i'll shoot ya." 3. I figure the RIAA and MPAA are already working on a space missile for these things.
and as a side-note:
when consumer space trips are a reality, OJ Simpson could kill his next wife up there and save a whole lot of money and time.
(the humor comes from the fact that we all know that OJ Simpson did not really kill his wife)
(or maybe the humor comes from that previous parenthetical explanation....I'll let you decide today!)
still sounds like comic book stuff to me. And really, they could do it in mexico for much cheaper. And give some doodoo about me trivializing non-first world countries and mocking them. Thats the World Trade Organization's and IMF's job.
shit i'll try to be serious. It really does sound cool. It would seem to be more efficient. I guess the real benefit is that it isn't under US control necessarily, (thats spelled wrong. flame me) and that lets them sell to any common consumer (read: "The -insert your favorite collective group of nation peoples- can't launch those on OUR U.S. soil") that they want.
and if i shoot it down with my.22 rifle no one would do anything about it.
(the apparent humor comes from the fact that I really couldn't shoot down a satellite with a.22 rifle or any rifle for that matter...and for extra chucks...i don't even have a rifle)
but seriously, if no one has jurisdiction...it goes both ways. If you blew up a Chinese satellite, they gov't wouldn't be happy and that might have ramifications...if Pepsi Co. had one and it was destroyed, what they gonna do? sue you? muhahahah
after first pr0st, i got a chance to look at the article, what the hell is the point of launching a rocket from the sea i thought....
here's what they said:
In addition to heavy lift capability (5,250 kg in 2000, growing to 5,700 kg in 2002), Sea Launch offers superior value, operational and cost advantages. Our marine operations reduce launch infrastructure, minimizing operational cost. Our continued focus is on customer satisfaction, mission assurance and evolutionary growth with emphasis on high performance, streamlined integration and efficient operations.
but that still doesn't make any sense. "...is on customer satisfaction" - what the hell is that? They selling these things on Value Vision? I think when someone (read: some big company or gov't) spends billions of dollars...they get to be called "Clients" neato isn't it.
he may or may not have been involved, but I WAS NOT the 2nd gunner on the grassy knoll. but seriously, this shit is starting to bug me. I used to fuck with my friends by knocking them off irc with a few cable boxes i have around town. my "ping -f host"'s are now a DDoS. Its like everyone gets a little orgasim when they make the (optional big D), big D, the little o and the big S. I wanna make sometype of virus, network attack, or exploit just so i can give it a name that makes the acronym -IMFUCKINGDUMB- or -STUPIDME- then i can watch as my new buzz word spreads like wildfire!:)
Karma points are like girlfriends. They don't really matter, cause you might lose a few trying to be intelligent and thoughtful, but when it comes down to it...just ignore them and make a few stupid jokes and you're back in the game.
which company is going to put a stupid giant orbiting billboard in space first. Hmm maybe the cigarrete comapanies since they could make all the cartoon smokers they wanted. Maybe Microsoft's [sic] "grassroots" campaign, cause its about as stupid as giant orbiting billboards.
But in my opinion, if its gotta be done, might as well post the DeCSS source in orbit:) and maybe (you can bitch about how sound can't travel in space if you like) a giant speaker where we can all share Metallica's mp3s without paying for them. well, if Metallica didn't suck.
But in reality...20 bucks says its porn. cause that would be fawking funny.
werd. there are no guarantee's. I did read this guy's ramble about the Mattel shit. DAMN, if this man has serious and painful injuries from his computer work, you'd think he'd explain his dilemma in under 1000 pages. An 'abstract' is presented at the beginning of an article to give a quick explanation of what the article is about. Now that we've learned something new...lets try it. Mattel dicked him over, he fucks with them, they fuck back, etc...ad infintum.
damn i heat repeat posts from previous stories. Sure OOG is cool and so are natalie portman poured hot grits down my pants posts, but this is pure karma whoring. I hate karma whores.
I don't see why there couldn't be another internet altogether. Domains for it could be arbitrarily assigned and Ipv6 could be rolled out since no one wants to upgrade until everyone else does and well its the chicken and egg shit. blah blah im finished
riiiight. And microsoft runs their software on their systems. like hotmail. Or maybe they've made their software just LOOK like BSD. You are retarded aren't you? Admit it...we won't laugh.
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wouldn't it be a better title if it was "Episode Two: The Rise of the Merchandising Empire"
oh god. i hate ravers. you can have turntables, spin the music and like the music without being a raver. btw, i think the scene sucks BECAUSE of all that E shit and whatnot.
why don't we just read books? The only thing i watch on TV is usually stand up comedy because it doesn't work the same as written humor. There are far more books than tv channels and no commercials. They can say and do anything in books and you don't have to deal with market tested happy endings as much. And you can take a $6.99 book anywhere a lot cheaper than the $3000 laptop with the DVD version of your favorite shows. But i guess thats too geeky, even for the geeks.
i never liked anime. But, I was forced to watch DragonBall Z at a friends house. There was this ugly green mother, and the main character. (i think the green homo was "freeza") all they did was talk, talk, talk. 3 episodes later, they were still fucking fighting and talking, talking, talking. They say that those movies that have way too much dialouge for good and evil is homoerotic. (in the case that they are both the same sex) if so, anime is the gayest shit in the universe. I like computers. Now i seems i have to like homoerotic animation and buy overpriced molded plastic (read: lego) to be able to know anything about *nix. fawk that, i'm from the other side of *nix users. We're the ones with turntables, non-mutant girlfriends, and we don't need to 'express ourselves' by wearing all black and having the skin tone of the pilsbury dough boy. this is my rant...
can we sue them for allowing us to save in .gif format? can we? please?
I do believe they own the "music" as in the arrangement of the song, but they also own the recording. So I don't think their specific ownership amongst various formats is really an issue.
OVERRATED? you cruel and sick bastards. Sea Monkeys are NOT overrated. They are life, just like us.
You "assume" ???
:)
boy, i hope you never get sued
Seriously, I would think the old maxim "might makes right" will win this jurisdiction battle. Shit...it'll be more fun than domain disputes.
Not after Microsoft offers the aliens $400's worth of merchandise at BestBuy and other participating retailers when they sign up for 3 years of MSN internet service.
I do have to argue with your comment.
"....or they'll throw them in jail."
no my friend, Litigation. yes. Ligitation.
or maybe the gov't will promote a policy of consolidation of the alien species into our own as a way of encouraging competetion.
(the humor is that i paraphrased the New York Times's comments about the Clinton Administration's Policy, but instead of aliens, its really big and large corporations. Jee that is some lashing wit!)
Sure they have the ability to turn into WONDEROUS and AMAZING technological tools. But 20 bux says they will just make it easier to piss people off at the movies and make nervous people wet their pants and drop to the floor. Damn I love science.
i guess thats why they call it Karma. you wh0re ;)
hello? Yes the world governments wouldn't have any legal jurisdiction to do anything about them. But, I don't know of any enforcable law that says "you can't blow up other people's shit in space" because:
1. no one owns space
2. no one can say "hey you meddling kids, get away from my satellite or i'll shoot ya."
3. I figure the RIAA and MPAA are already working on a space missile for these things.
and as a side-note:
when consumer space trips are a reality, OJ Simpson could kill his next wife up there and save a whole lot of money and time.
(the humor comes from the fact that we all know that OJ Simpson did not really kill his wife)
(or maybe the humor comes from that previous parenthetical explanation....I'll let you decide today!)
still sounds like comic book stuff to me. And really, they could do it in mexico for much cheaper. And give some doodoo about me trivializing non-first world countries and mocking them. Thats the World Trade Organization's and IMF's job.
shit i'll try to be serious. It really does sound cool. It would seem to be more efficient. I guess the real benefit is that it isn't under US control necessarily, (thats spelled wrong. flame me) and that lets them sell to any common consumer (read: "The -insert your favorite collective group of nation peoples- can't launch those on OUR U.S. soil") that they want.
and if i shoot it down with my .22 rifle no one would do anything about it.
.22 rifle or any rifle for that matter...and for extra chucks...i don't even have a rifle)
(the apparent humor comes from the fact that I really couldn't shoot down a satellite with a
but seriously, if no one has jurisdiction...it goes both ways. If you blew up a Chinese satellite, they gov't wouldn't be happy and that might have ramifications...if Pepsi Co. had one and it was destroyed, what they gonna do? sue you? muhahahah
after first pr0st, i got a chance to look at the article, what the hell is the point of launching a rocket from the sea i thought....
here's what they said:
In addition to heavy lift capability (5,250 kg in 2000, growing to 5,700 kg in 2002), Sea Launch offers superior value, operational and cost advantages. Our marine operations reduce launch infrastructure, minimizing operational cost. Our continued focus is on customer satisfaction, mission assurance and evolutionary growth with emphasis on high performance, streamlined integration and efficient operations.
but that still doesn't make any sense. "...is on customer satisfaction" - what the hell is that? They selling these things on Value Vision? I think when someone (read: some big company or gov't) spends billions of dollars...they get to be called "Clients" neato isn't it.
sorry, i saw the first pr0st up for grabs. sea - sea monkeys. you try to come up with something better in 2 seconds and type it out :)
:)
oh well, its worth the karma loss
he may or may not have been involved, but I WAS NOT the 2nd gunner on the grassy knoll. but seriously, this shit is starting to bug me. I used to fuck with my friends by knocking them off irc with a few cable boxes i have around town. my "ping -f host"'s are now a DDoS. Its like everyone gets a little orgasim when they make the (optional big D), big D, the little o and the big S. I wanna make sometype of virus, network attack, or exploit just so i can give it a name that makes the acronym -IMFUCKINGDUMB- or -STUPIDME- then i can watch as my new buzz word spreads like wildfire! :)
Karma points are like girlfriends. They don't really matter, cause you might lose a few trying to be intelligent and thoughtful, but when it comes down to it...just ignore them and make a few stupid jokes and you're back in the game.
which company is going to put a stupid giant orbiting billboard in space first. Hmm maybe the cigarrete comapanies since they could make all the cartoon smokers they wanted. Maybe Microsoft's [sic] "grassroots" campaign, cause its about as stupid as giant orbiting billboards.
:) and maybe (you can bitch about how sound can't travel in space if you like) a giant speaker where we can all share Metallica's mp3s without paying for them. well, if Metallica didn't suck.
But in my opinion, if its gotta be done, might as well post the DeCSS source in orbit
But in reality...20 bucks says its porn. cause that would be fawking funny.
werd. there are no guarantee's. I did read this guy's ramble about the Mattel shit. DAMN, if this man has serious and painful injuries from his computer work, you'd think he'd explain his dilemma in under 1000 pages. An 'abstract' is presented at the beginning of an article to give a quick explanation of what the article is about. Now that we've learned something new...lets try it. Mattel dicked him over, he fucks with them, they fuck back, etc...ad infintum.
If the US and Japan were destroyed...we'd have to watch movies in PAL format. yuk :(
damn i heat repeat posts from previous stories. Sure OOG is cool and so are natalie portman poured hot grits down my pants posts, but this is pure karma whoring. I hate karma whores.
I don't see why there couldn't be another internet altogether. Domains for it could be arbitrarily assigned and Ipv6 could be rolled out since no one wants to upgrade until everyone else does and well its the chicken and egg shit. blah blah im finished
yea, they were out creating TCP/IP.
riiiight. And microsoft runs their software on their systems. like hotmail. Or maybe they've made their software just LOOK like BSD. You are retarded aren't you? Admit it...we won't laugh.