The official name is Pound Sterling and normally use to distinguish from other countries currency. The plural is Pounds Sterling. Informal, and not officially, is British Pound.
The pound sign comes from "L". Where LSD - librae, solidi, denarii - was originally used in duodecimal from pounds, shillings and pence.
I never in my life thought that history lesson from high school would ever come in hand.
Actually, what it means is that XP distros will retire from main office computers and go on vacation for a while. After 6 months XP distros will realize that, due to recent medical breakthroughs, they will exist beyond the 10 years predicted when hey first set-up their retirement accounts and have to go back to work to make supplemental money. Thus we will see more XP distros turn up in MacDonald's and as Walmart shelf-stockers. The problem here is that younger, faster distros who are just looking for the foot-in-the-door start and some meager health benefits to support further development of their, education, family and lifestyle will be pushed aside and not given the chance. They will subsequently find themselves in the gutter or sweeping the floors at the local public restrooms, never to blossom forth into the potential they could be.
that you would be certain of the outcome. If that certainty was that you would have cost overruns and a request for more money at the end of the project...
Nope, I'm just trying to point out that it's more complex than is being presented. If you target the company in it's entirety you need to consider the impact of the employees. Ignoring your Mob argument and going back to the original Ford example, think about who gets impacted by a significant attack on the company. I think if you wanted to go after all wh make money off the company, you're talking all employees, all shareholders, all investors in funds holding the shares...and the list goes on.
By your argument the law should also go after the shareholders, as they are the ultimate profit takers from the illegal activity. Does this extend to your, and mine, 401Ks? Trust me, no one is clean and we invest in them.
Should we not rather see those who abuse our trust go down for the actions, and they would be the decision makers, not the minions.
I think what Teilo is saying is that it isn't Ford who are liable, but the Exec(s)/Managers who are aware and try to cover up. For instance, why screw the folks in the factories and take awat their jobs because the "VP of Product Safety" decided that the number of exploding fuel lines was too small to worry about and promptly ignored it. The law needs to go after VP.
You think that toilet paper thing was a joke?
I worked for a company in 1998 that had a rocker on the toilet paper dispenser that allowed for one square to be dispensed at a time.
You were lucky! My company had the one square dispenser and toilet paper sheets with "please use both sides" printed on them.
You know, I'm not a huge fan of the film, but an initial skim through the e-book and I do think I'll read it. It seems to be pretty well written, in a bloggish way. I'm all for learning more about things.
Depends on your viewing habits. Personally, we had Netflix and Comcast. We ditched the $70+/month Comcast TV and kept the $15/month Netflix. The 3 DVD's at a time and the watch instantly easily fill up our month. now, fair enough I don't get to watch everything I want instantly, but that's not important to me and quick math tells me that I'm saving >$840 over the year. I'm streaming Netflix into my 42" TV with coaxial audio and it looks as good as a standard DVD, but then I get damn good download speed at my house. I can see the utility of a stand alone box - as long as it's reasonably responsive.
I know that I'm going to get panned for this by the fruit lovers, but here goes:
Leopard I hate you!
I have ubuntu at home, I have Vista at home, they make me use a MBP with Leopard at work. Vista, most likely due to it no having to connect to any sort of server, works beautifully. It runs on a many year old Dell 8300 Dimension, streams netflix to the TV, acts as a home office computer and I re-boot it once every 3 weeks, not because it needs to, but because I feel like I should. Ubuntu is on an old Dell 1100 Inspiron upstairs, it acts as my streaming jukebox from my network drive and on-site webbrowser, so we don't have to go downstairs to the mancave or open the work laptops. My work laptop, with Leopard, is the most unstable, constantly updating, out of control, mind-of-it's-own POS that I've ever worked with. Now don't get me wrong, I love the interface, Apple got this OSX thing right, but the machinations underneath the surface just ruin the experience. Most times I 'sleep' the computer I need to restart. Multiple monitors at work? I need to restart. Two days of intense document construction? "Out of memory" and I need to restart. After 2 days the cursor becomes jumpy, I need to restart and the list goes on and on and on. I would like the OSX inteface on a computer that lets me work, using simple productivity packages, day after day after day with no failures - is that too much to ask Apple?
From a friend at MS "The show in question was protected using CGMS-A (which protects recording), not the broadcast flag which protects playback. The FCC proposal that was 'struck down' was about the broadcast flag only. So we're still legally required to honor CGMS-A technology, as is every other DVR in the market."
I tried "What are anal warts". Google gave me a response faster than I could start and stop my timer, with the second answer being Wikipedia. Powerset is still, hold on..., yep still hung up on the question.
Oh, if it were that simple. It all depends on how they booked it. In our personal checking world Profit = Revenue - Expenses, but I can introduce you to many an accountant that would successfully prove us both wrong.
No kidding. As a parent of a two year old and trapped in the house most evenings because we're living in different countries from the relatives and not wealthy enough to bring in nanny. We "invested" in Rock Band and Guitar Hero. We have by far got our money's worth. We own no other games and it's been a fun thing to do with people who come over after the kid goes down. Just don't ask me to sing. Find a friend who has it and try it first to make sure.
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The pound sign comes from "L". Where LSD - librae, solidi, denarii - was originally used in duodecimal from pounds, shillings and pence.
I never in my life thought that history lesson from high school would ever come in hand.
Okay so not my proudest moment, but it was after lunch and I was sleepy. I still think that it's funny - in my head...
Actually, what it means is that XP distros will retire from main office computers and go on vacation for a while. After 6 months XP distros will realize that, due to recent medical breakthroughs, they will exist beyond the 10 years predicted when hey first set-up their retirement accounts and have to go back to work to make supplemental money. Thus we will see more XP distros turn up in MacDonald's and as Walmart shelf-stockers. The problem here is that younger, faster distros who are just looking for the foot-in-the-door start and some meager health benefits to support further development of their, education, family and lifestyle will be pushed aside and not given the chance. They will subsequently find themselves in the gutter or sweeping the floors at the local public restrooms, never to blossom forth into the potential they could be.
Also make sure that it can't be thrown
Nope, I'm just trying to point out that it's more complex than is being presented. If you target the company in it's entirety you need to consider the impact of the employees. Ignoring your Mob argument and going back to the original Ford example, think about who gets impacted by a significant attack on the company. I think if you wanted to go after all wh make money off the company, you're talking all employees, all shareholders, all investors in funds holding the shares...and the list goes on.
Should we not rather see those who abuse our trust go down for the actions, and they would be the decision makers, not the minions.
I'm sure the answer will be 42
I do, she's now my bi-polar overlord
20 PAUSE RND(X)
30 GOTO 10
40 Profit! (yes I realize it's a loop and we'll never get to profit, but that's the joke of BASIC isn't it?)
I think what Teilo is saying is that it isn't Ford who are liable, but the Exec(s)/Managers who are aware and try to cover up. For instance, why screw the folks in the factories and take awat their jobs because the "VP of Product Safety" decided that the number of exploding fuel lines was too small to worry about and promptly ignored it. The law needs to go after VP.
I appreciate that you're looking for a pat on the back and feel proud about this moment, so for what it's worth Good For You!! You make me proud.
You were lucky! My company had the one square dispenser and toilet paper sheets with "please use both sides" printed on them.
WOOOAAAAA! Are you saying that we're IN the year of the Linux Desktop and I missed it's coming!! Where the hell have I been!
You know, I'm not a huge fan of the film, but an initial skim through the e-book and I do think I'll read it. It seems to be pretty well written, in a bloggish way. I'm all for learning more about things.
Depends on your viewing habits. Personally, we had Netflix and Comcast. We ditched the $70+/month Comcast TV and kept the $15/month Netflix. The 3 DVD's at a time and the watch instantly easily fill up our month. now, fair enough I don't get to watch everything I want instantly, but that's not important to me and quick math tells me that I'm saving >$840 over the year. I'm streaming Netflix into my 42" TV with coaxial audio and it looks as good as a standard DVD, but then I get damn good download speed at my house. I can see the utility of a stand alone box - as long as it's reasonably responsive.
Leopard I hate you!
I have ubuntu at home, I have Vista at home, they make me use a MBP with Leopard at work. Vista, most likely due to it no having to connect to any sort of server, works beautifully. It runs on a many year old Dell 8300 Dimension, streams netflix to the TV, acts as a home office computer and I re-boot it once every 3 weeks, not because it needs to, but because I feel like I should. Ubuntu is on an old Dell 1100 Inspiron upstairs, it acts as my streaming jukebox from my network drive and on-site webbrowser, so we don't have to go downstairs to the mancave or open the work laptops. My work laptop, with Leopard, is the most unstable, constantly updating, out of control, mind-of-it's-own POS that I've ever worked with. Now don't get me wrong, I love the interface, Apple got this OSX thing right, but the machinations underneath the surface just ruin the experience. Most times I 'sleep' the computer I need to restart. Multiple monitors at work? I need to restart. Two days of intense document construction? "Out of memory" and I need to restart. After 2 days the cursor becomes jumpy, I need to restart and the list goes on and on and on. I would like the OSX inteface on a computer that lets me work, using simple productivity packages, day after day after day with no failures - is that too much to ask Apple?
From a friend at MS "The show in question was protected using CGMS-A (which protects recording), not the broadcast flag which protects playback. The FCC proposal that was 'struck down' was about the broadcast flag only. So we're still legally required to honor CGMS-A technology, as is every other DVR in the market."
What if it ain't got time to bleed?
I tried "What are anal warts". Google gave me a response faster than I could start and stop my timer, with the second answer being Wikipedia. Powerset is still, hold on..., yep still hung up on the question.
After it had run WGA.
Oh, if it were that simple. It all depends on how they booked it. In our personal checking world Profit = Revenue - Expenses, but I can introduce you to many an accountant that would successfully prove us both wrong.
perhaps just a Toaster
Looks like it's time for another White House 'upgrade'
No kidding. As a parent of a two year old and trapped in the house most evenings because we're living in different countries from the relatives and not wealthy enough to bring in nanny. We "invested" in Rock Band and Guitar Hero. We have by far got our money's worth. We own no other games and it's been a fun thing to do with people who come over after the kid goes down. Just don't ask me to sing. Find a friend who has it and try it first to make sure.