If you can find a quote from one of the drafters or writers specifying that the second amendment pertains to hunting, I'll consider that a valid counterpoint to the grandparent post. Otherwise, his point stands. The second amendment is a means to overthrow tyranny.
In addition to never joining or supporting a record label with ties to RIAA, I now know to steer clear of ASCAP as well. Thank you for showing your true stripes.
This is a great point. I was interested in an electronic version of a hardcover book I bought, so when one was available I looked it up. The original price I paid was about $66 shipped. The downloadable version was $64. Thanks, Elsevier and Amazon!
"The company's president, Susan Petersen Kennedy, explained that book publishers did not want to 'make the same mistakes as the music industry, which had an epic struggle over electronic distribution and piracy and lost huge market share.'"
I know someone who published a book. It was leaked to PDF somewhere between final copy and printing/binding, AFAIK before the publisher had plans for an ebook version. The point of this is that you can standardize any format you want complete with restrictive DRM up the ass, but it's not going to do you a bit of good when your own company is the one leaking the product in the first place.
I don't recall that dipshit Hutchison complaining when GWB also proposed increased space mission spending. I'm not familiar with Rockefeller's record or even how long he's been in office. He's a senator, though, which means I can safely assume he's a fuckup too.
Oops, this needs context. My mileage is "combined," but I do about 85-90% highway driving consistently. And if the speed limit is 45 or above, the pedal is on the floor until I reach that speed, so I'm far from a conservative driver.
Indeed we have. I love the car commercials that go something like: "The 2011 Ford Heapofshit--29MPG standard!" Meanwhile, my 15-year-old Subaru with leaky valve seals and in dire need of a tune-up gives me around 31MPG. Great job, Detroit.
Speaking of Burning Chrome, I highly recommend it to anyone who isn't familiar with his shorter work. The only books of Gibson's I could really get into were Neuromancer and Spook Country, but I found his stories way more entertaining.
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Not to mention DVL has been out roughly forever in computer terms anyway.
Looks like I typo'd = instead of ==, which I guess only proves that I review my joke code more thoroughly than SCO reviewed their actual code.
while (horse = "dead")
{
beat (horse);
}
"I can find a quote or two that suggest that it's purely for national security"
Please do.
"Democracy is supposed to prevent rights from being taken away in the first place, not to justify their removal."
Maybe, but that's a straw man. The U.S. is a constitutional republic.
If you can find a quote from one of the drafters or writers specifying that the second amendment pertains to hunting, I'll consider that a valid counterpoint to the grandparent post. Otherwise, his point stands. The second amendment is a means to overthrow tyranny.
"does not mean the cost to the university is zero, and doesn't mean the university should be paying for this. "
You've either never attended a university or never paid attention to the fee breakdown.
In addition to never joining or supporting a record label with ties to RIAA, I now know to steer clear of ASCAP as well. Thank you for showing your true stripes.
After reading the article I see that "Any price" ranges from $44 to $300. Great summary, slashdot!
Thanks for the inline marketing, Slashdot.
"targeting foreign websites"
Good luck with that.
Everyone relax. I'm sure Wildwood turns machines over to the Gaming Commission every time they lose, too, to be perfectly consistent.
"not circumventable by the vast majority of its users."
Unless they've ever used google.
This is a great point. I was interested in an electronic version of a hardcover book I bought, so when one was available I looked it up. The original price I paid was about $66 shipped. The downloadable version was $64. Thanks, Elsevier and Amazon!
"The company's president, Susan Petersen Kennedy, explained that book publishers did not want to 'make the same mistakes as the music industry, which had an epic struggle over electronic distribution and piracy and lost huge market share.'"
I know someone who published a book. It was leaked to PDF somewhere between final copy and printing/binding, AFAIK before the publisher had plans for an ebook version. The point of this is that you can standardize any format you want complete with restrictive DRM up the ass, but it's not going to do you a bit of good when your own company is the one leaking the product in the first place.
I don't recall that dipshit Hutchison complaining when GWB also proposed increased space mission spending. I'm not familiar with Rockefeller's record or even how long he's been in office. He's a senator, though, which means I can safely assume he's a fuckup too.
Oops, this needs context. My mileage is "combined," but I do about 85-90% highway driving consistently. And if the speed limit is 45 or above, the pedal is on the floor until I reach that speed, so I'm far from a conservative driver.
Indeed we have. I love the car commercials that go something like: "The 2011 Ford Heapofshit--29MPG standard!" Meanwhile, my 15-year-old Subaru with leaky valve seals and in dire need of a tune-up gives me around 31MPG. Great job, Detroit.
"I own a delorean and here are a few things I've noticed."
[...]
In addition to those things, you can hit 88mph on the highway if you ever feel the need for some wacky adventures.
Yeah! Fuck Richard Nixon!
Speaking of Burning Chrome, I highly recommend it to anyone who isn't familiar with his shorter work. The only books of Gibson's I could really get into were Neuromancer and Spook Country, but I found his stories way more entertaining.
Watch it a second time. I thought it was pretty good the first time around until I saw it again a couple of years ago. Oh god, the pain.
We never landed on the moon, you insensitive clod!
"Johnny Mnemonic" was written 3 years before Neuromancer and was a novella, not a book. So I guess his point stands.
Stephen Baxters "softscreens" sprang immediately to my mind. Or at least I think they're Stephen Baxter's.