The article is lacking important details. I can't see this as anything other than a roaming profile despite the claim to have apps be portable as well as windows settings and user data.
From TFA: "Under the plan, Microsoft will develop software that will let users store their applications and data on small, Flash memory-based devices that connect to their computers' Universal Serial Bus."
C'mon...you're going to fit the MS Office suite and maybe Visio, Acrobat, QuickTime, iTunes, and Firefox, just to name a few of the obvious, as well as your favorite/current files and the custom settings that are used in those apps on a thumb drive? I call bullshit. This is a pipe dream at this point. Show me a thumb drive with a couple of hundred gigs and I might...might, see this as being possible in the near future.
Dude, you have stuck your proverbial foot in it...
First, and most importantly, you gave Ashley reactionary, piss-poor advice. File legal papers that emphasize her illegal act in order to try and minimize the publicity of said attempted illegal act? Duh!
Second, Rachel took the ID in the course of her paid duties while carrying out age determination policy of the establishment as required by law. Maybe Rachel did not technically have the right to keep the FAKE ID but Ashley had the legal right to protest that action by having the police intervene. Either she didn't know that was her right or chose not to take that action. At that point, it is a done deal. The FAKE ID is now the property of Rachel unless Ashley would like to file a theft report. DMCA does not come into the issue at all! You can't copyright any portion of a counterfeit government document!
Third, you have opened yourself as being possibly liable for inserting yourself into the issue. You appear to have given legal advice while obviously not being a lawyer.
"I told her since she owned the copyright to the picture and signature on the card that she could invoke the DMCA...I see this as activism to illustrate how bad the DMCA is. But I must say it feels good to use a law purchased by large corporate interests for personal use."
Does she own the copyright to the photo and signature? Can you cite the statutes and argue them successfully in a court of law? Do you even have a high school diploma? Did you really think that filing a DMCA would make this go away? And, you say you've been around slashdot a long time. Hell, slashdot hates the DMCA overall and loves to tirade against its abuses. Guess what? YOU are part of what slashdot hates about DMCA!!!
I hope you don't get burned too badly by all of this but it's probably too late for that. Even more I hope you learn to think a little more about consequences. If anything, you've made things a whole lot worse for poor Ashley and you have also shown your lack of understanding of the DMCA and its abuses. Next time, think first, think again, and then act after seeking expert advice.
"Not if the need to run that proprietary/legacy app or systems control expires before the Win98 machines do."
Hello! It's 2007. Win98 expired long ago...Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista...and that's just workstations. Do we need to include server flavors too? The machine may not have expired if you are running a different OS, but Windows 98 has expired, been buried, and can't be exhumed. Anyone running Windows 98 for a business critical system has a HUGE need to modernize. That should be the priority.
"Wait wouldn't that revoke their accreditation? I am pretty sure having all professors with a degree equal or higher then the degrees they teach for was a requirement of accreditation."
I believe there are multiple accreditations for colleges/universities. Which one(s) are you referring to?
If an honorary degree was conferred, does that count?
From Wikipedia, an often valid source, "MIT is governed by a 78-member board of trustees known as the MIT Corporation[47] which approve the budget, degrees, and faculty appointments as well as electing the President." If the MIT Corporation approves someone who does not have a degree as a faculty appointment, does that cause them to lose their accreditation? Would someone like Bill Gates, who has three honorary doctorates cause an educational institution to lose their accreditation if he were to teach there? While Bill Gates may be a somewhat controversial example, it's difficult to say that any institution of higher learning would be less than proud to say that he is a member of the faculty. My point is that I can't see any school losing accreditation for having some oddball on their faculty as long as the majority of their faculty meet the status quo.
I think the solution you should be looking for is to get rid of the Win98 machines. I'm guessing you have some proprietary/legacy app or systems control running on them but you'll eventually need to get rid of them anyway. Maybe you should work that aspect first?
"Okay, I call bullshit. You clearly don't know anything about MIT, and have an axe to grind when it comes to academics.
Fact 1: MIT has granted Full Professorships to people without degrees. They care about performance and ability more than about degrees.
Fact 2: They also care about integrity. A place like MIT earns and maintains its reputation based on both the quality and the integrity of the work done there. Integrity is where the dean screwed up, and why she is being canned."
Thank you for showing how institutions like MIT maintain their reputation as true educational institutions. If our public schools systems were willing to grant teaching certificates to those with the aptitude, necessary knowledge, and desire to teach instead of requiring any bogus bachelor's degree plus classes in "edumication", we probably wouldn't be graduating so many kids with a high school diploma who are functionally illiterate and unable to make change even with a cash register doing the calculating. In my opinion, that is why there is so little integrity to the US public school system.
"Answer: because the person who hired her lied about THEIR qualifications - they can't read."
You reply may be supposed to be humorous but either way, respectfully, I'll disagree. I think it's because 28 years ago people didn't put as much effort into checking references as they generally do now. Also, take into consideration that her position 28 years ago was more than likely entry level, not nearly the same scrutiny is applied. These days, anyone applying for the position of dean of admissions for MIT would certainly have some critical examination applied to their resume. References would be checked and transcripts requested.
I have a big caveat to my first impulse though. Please, please, make sure that the stand alone version is as good, if not better than the original. My game time is limited. I don't play any games online so if there is a new Starcraft, I need there to be an awesome stand alone version.
"My understanding is that the RIAA simply tracks IP addresses and then sues whoever was using the address at that time"
And of course there is no way to mimic/spoof an IP address? My problem is the RIAA does not appear to always perform what is called "due diligence" in the legal world before suing. I may be wrong, I have been before and will be again...but, it seems to me that there are way too many cases where they have made huge assumptions and sued people based on those assumptions. They may also be violating the law in pursuing their agenda, in some cases. There are clouds that obscure facts sometimes. I would never sue someone without evaporating those clouds and being 100% sure of my facts. They only do so, in my opinion, because they have lawyers on retainer and in their employ and can afford to sue everyone they wish. They don't appear to care if they happen to pull in some innocents along the way.
I've been very happy with my HP Laser Jet 2600n. It prints great for our minimal everyday use and seems to be pretty economical for printing large quantity color tri-fold adverts for my wife's business. The print quality is wonderful and the variety of paper types that can be used is excellent. I've got it on a wireless print server by Linksys so all of our computers can use it as the default printer.
I would suggest that anyone using a bubble jet investigate a color laser printer. With the toner recycling promos offered by the office supply stores, replacement toners seem to be a lot less expensive than the little tiny bubble jet replacement cartridges.
"The problem isn't the choice, it's the follow-through."
I'm not disagreeing with your post. I will however try a somewhat different angle with little or no opinion as to MS functionality.
The problem isn't the choice, it's the research involved in trying to make an educated decision and then make a transition. I say make a transition because the fact of the matter is that MS rules. MS-centric is easy. You are a MS OS and app shop or you are not. It is easy to choose MS server and workstation OS, MS Office, MS Exchange, and MS SQL if you are a business of X size. You may have a specialty app or two that is non-MS, that may run on a non-MS OS, but for the most part, most medium, large, and even small businesses find it easier to just go ahead and use MS OS and apps. That is because the effort involved in researching and implementing non-MS requires too much effort and specialized expertise.
Sure, some entities use Lotus Notes instead of MS Exchange. But, how many use OpenOffice instead of MS Office? What effort is involved in migrating form templates, spreadsheets, and databases between the two much less training the end users? How many of your MS server and apps folks can support any *nix flavor? The effort required for change far exceeds the perceived benefit. "We are where we are. This is the way we have always done it." That is the rule until the perceived benefit grows exponentially.
"You spelled "favors" with a "u". I know what side of the Revolutionary War you were on.:P"
Thank you! Missed that on the initial read. Of course, his side lost.
The UK pistol compteition teams can't even practice in their own country. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/ sport/2005/12/29/sohoey29.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/1 2/29/ixothspt.html)
I expect that the US will eventually revolt and throw off the plutocratic and corporatcratic rulers because arms are owned and available to the masses. That extreme necessity is lamentable but at least we will have the option. Reminds me of a Heinlein where all of the lawyers were killed off. In the meantime, go ahead and break into my house, if my Doberman doesn't scare you off or eat you, something from my arsenal will convince you to stick around until the cops arrive on the scene. Whether you are bleeding or not will be your decision based on your ability to follow my instructions backed up by the judicious use of force.
Disclaimer: My tinfoil hat was only partially engaged for this post.
"All that money he's made selling shirts and paintings and stuff, where his assistants brought designs to him and he didn't bother to ask where they got them, well, he's gonna have no problem affording lawyers because he's rich.
It's the poor saps he's stolen from who are going to take the beatings. Such is the way of things."
SCO can afford really good lawyers too. It isn't doing them any good. The cases I saw (yes, I RTFA) are without a doubt infringement for the ones that are copyrighted. He's going to take a beating on this especially with there being so many diverse sources of original (probably mostly) copyrighted images. Any moron judge or jury who can view the whole spectrum of his images compared to the "originals" will see a wholesale scheme of copying others' images and ideas. Doom and gloom. If I was his lawyer I'd tell him to settle. Of course I'm not a lawyer, I have ethics and scruples...his lawyers will just fight and bill him for every cent they can get while they fight (many) losing battles.
"As it goes.... considerinng as a legal crime that does not exist and is nothing more than a factual and logical contradiction created and used as a tagline by the MPAA and RIAA... unless you can prove it to me (that it does), I feel that if this term, and the other rediculous ways to say he is a copyright infringere and fraud are not relieved, this guy, though having a good reason to be PO'd, will, and should fall on his ass if he can't get what he's fighting right to begin with."
Mod me troll but...Dude! Can you put together a fucking coherent thought? What are you trying to say? I'm guessing that it's the "copyright is not a criminal act but a tort" issue but I really can't tell. And, spell ridiculous correctly please...moron.
"It's more likely to be electrical insulating tape. Masking tape is usually made of paper, and isn't particularly sticky because it's manufactured for easy removal after painting without leaving adhesive on the surfaces it was applied to."
Not to argue or anything but I was considering the fact that the comparison to duct tape implied a similar width. Also, I've used the blue masking tape with great success to hold things like 2x4's together before nailing/screwing together. Also, also, regular masking tape does a great job of sticking stuff together once a little heat is applied. If you doubt me, take some masking tape and attach it to something and put it in your car on a nice, hot day. You will have tape and/or residue on said object FOREVER.:)
"While I was in NZ I had some pretty big rifles (not a.50 cal however). All of them shoot into water fine without shattering the bullet. My brother is in the army and they are taught that water is not cover and show them what a.50 cal can do to water and even brick bulidings! To make a long story short. Thay are just plain wrong."
Great, I've shot bullets at water too. With pistols, rifles, and shotguns (slugs), I've seen ricochets off the surface, penetration, and penetration with shattering/fragmentation. Ricochets seemed to occur depending on trajectory, bullet type, and velocity. The bullet shattering or not depended on whether it was a jacketed round, hollow point, and the velocity. While a.50 caliber may be able to penetrate a brick wall, that is a very different surface than water. I would also expect a.50 cal aimed at brick wall to be much closer to perpendicular than a shot aimed at water. That makes a big difference. If I shoot a hollow point into the water at an angle between 45 and 90 degrees I would expect it to shatter/disintegrate. If I shoot a jacketed round into the water at the same angle I would expect it to be more likely to hold its shape. If I shoot any round into the water at something less than a 45 degree angle I would expect a good possibility of a ricochet depending on the round. So, comparing my anecdotal evidence with yours and the results of the show, how are they wrong? Obviously their results are their RESULTS. Do you think they faked them? Maybe they didn't choose the rounds or guns best suited for water penetration but in my opinion they had a fair amount of variety.
"I've found that super glue works pretty well, bu nothing is as good as blue duct tape. Blue duct tape rules."
Your duct tape has been hacked. Duct tape does not come in blue. The blue tape is masking tape for painting. Yes, it does stick very goodly...but by that fact alone it is not duct tape. Real duct tape is gray or silver and DOES NOT stick nearly as goodly to some surfaces.
They also tested tailgate up or down on a pickup truck for mpg. Up won and they fully explained why. I also really enjoyed the show that included bullets being shot into a pool including a big.50 cal. with the idea of being submerged could save your life if you're being shot at. I don't think you can completely pan them for a couple of specious results when overall their show is REALLY cool.
"While it's true that the initial tip-off came from two high-schoolers, their results were confirmed by Commerce Commision testing. One can safely assume that the confirmatory tests were conducted under controlled conditions in an accredited laboratory."
That's quite an assumption. Do you know anyone who works for the "Commerce Commision" (sic) and can you vouch for their technical abilities and "controlled conditions"? I tend to doubt in general, and especially where the government is involved. My government (US) acts as if its sheeple can't think for themselves and they must protect us from everything, unless that prohibits big business from making money. Granted, I'm wearing a tinfoil hat...but I sure as hell don't assume any government agency is making decisions based on my best interests. Is it possible that the "Commerce Commision" (sic) testing results benefited another company that has made judicious political contributions to a party that is currently in power?
You can't safely assume anything. There are plenty of posts in this discussion that posit possible reasons for the results differing from the stated contents. A couple of high school kids aren't going to cause me any concern without a panel of non-government experts duplicating their results.
"But thinking that evolution isn't supported by evidence, or isn't widely accepted by scientists, is just plain ignorance."
Not just ignorance but WILLFUL ignorance. I just don't get how believing in God and Jesus equates with ignoring the tremendous scientific evidence of evolution. How does faith trump logic? The news is full of newly discovered fossils and the evolutionary record grows daily. I just attended a seminar on avian anatomy and there is no doubt in my mind that birds evolved from a branch of dinosaurs/reptiles way back when. Evolution is fact no matter what religious folks say. Any serious study of biology can't help but provide tons of evidence in favor of evolution. The "devil" is in the details...and he didn't salt the earth with fossils in order to gain more souls.
"How about "th ideals embodied in the Constitution". It seems to me that the ideas are at least as important(and probably much more so) as the particular implementation."
The ideas mean virtually nothing without implementation. The ideas are important, but, without implementation they are nothing more than ideas.
"Unfortunately, folks like this don't realize that you need to face evil to become hardened to it."
WTF? Those of us who actually care don't want to become "hardened" to evil. Evil is evil and it sucks. Evil is bigotry, prejudice, violence, and those who don't choose to live by the "golden rule". They are the enemy of everyone. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If you become hardened to evil then you are choosing to ignore it. I don't want anyone to ignore evil. Make a difference. I'll risk my life to intervene if I see a mugging or convenience store robbery. I choose to not associate with people who espouse prejudices, violence, or really harmful "criminal" activities...who really cares about a friendly poker game or smoking a little pot?
As far as homosexuals go, they don't harm me or as far as I can see, they don't harm society. Hell, we've got too many kids out there who need parents and being raised by a homosexual does not mean you become a homosexual. Homosexuality seems to be in most mammalian and many bird species but they are, and must by Darwin's law, remain a minority.
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The article is lacking important details. I can't see this as anything other than a roaming profile despite the claim to have apps be portable as well as windows settings and user data.
From TFA: "Under the plan, Microsoft will develop software that will let users store their applications and data on small, Flash memory-based devices that connect to their computers' Universal Serial Bus."
C'mon...you're going to fit the MS Office suite and maybe Visio, Acrobat, QuickTime, iTunes, and Firefox, just to name a few of the obvious, as well as your favorite/current files and the custom settings that are used in those apps on a thumb drive? I call bullshit. This is a pipe dream at this point. Show me a thumb drive with a couple of hundred gigs and I might...might, see this as being possible in the near future.
Wow.
:)
My only thought was that if it is to replace Hubble it should be able to do everything Hubble can and then some.
Dude, you have stuck your proverbial foot in it...
First, and most importantly, you gave Ashley reactionary, piss-poor advice. File legal papers that emphasize her illegal act in order to try and minimize the publicity of said attempted illegal act? Duh!
Second, Rachel took the ID in the course of her paid duties while carrying out age determination policy of the establishment as required by law. Maybe Rachel did not technically have the right to keep the FAKE ID but Ashley had the legal right to protest that action by having the police intervene. Either she didn't know that was her right or chose not to take that action. At that point, it is a done deal. The FAKE ID is now the property of Rachel unless Ashley would like to file a theft report. DMCA does not come into the issue at all! You can't copyright any portion of a counterfeit government document!
Third, you have opened yourself as being possibly liable for inserting yourself into the issue. You appear to have given legal advice while obviously not being a lawyer.
"I told her since she owned the copyright to the picture and signature on the card that she could invoke the DMCA...I see this as activism to illustrate how bad the DMCA is. But I must say it feels good to use a law purchased by large corporate interests for personal use."
Does she own the copyright to the photo and signature? Can you cite the statutes and argue them successfully in a court of law? Do you even have a high school diploma? Did you really think that filing a DMCA would make this go away? And, you say you've been around slashdot a long time. Hell, slashdot hates the DMCA overall and loves to tirade against its abuses. Guess what? YOU are part of what slashdot hates about DMCA!!!
I hope you don't get burned too badly by all of this but it's probably too late for that. Even more I hope you learn to think a little more about consequences. If anything, you've made things a whole lot worse for poor Ashley and you have also shown your lack of understanding of the DMCA and its abuses. Next time, think first, think again, and then act after seeking expert advice.
"Not if the need to run that proprietary/legacy app or systems control expires before the Win98 machines do."
Hello! It's 2007. Win98 expired long ago...Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista...and that's just workstations. Do we need to include server flavors too? The machine may not have expired if you are running a different OS, but Windows 98 has expired, been buried, and can't be exhumed. Anyone running Windows 98 for a business critical system has a HUGE need to modernize. That should be the priority.
"Wait wouldn't that revoke their accreditation? I am pretty sure having all professors with a degree equal or higher then the degrees they teach for was a requirement of accreditation."
I believe there are multiple accreditations for colleges/universities. Which one(s) are you referring to?
If an honorary degree was conferred, does that count?
From Wikipedia, an often valid source, "MIT is governed by a 78-member board of trustees known as the MIT Corporation[47] which approve the budget, degrees, and faculty appointments as well as electing the President." If the MIT Corporation approves someone who does not have a degree as a faculty appointment, does that cause them to lose their accreditation? Would someone like Bill Gates, who has three honorary doctorates cause an educational institution to lose their accreditation if he were to teach there? While Bill Gates may be a somewhat controversial example, it's difficult to say that any institution of higher learning would be less than proud to say that he is a member of the faculty. My point is that I can't see any school losing accreditation for having some oddball on their faculty as long as the majority of their faculty meet the status quo.
I think the solution you should be looking for is to get rid of the Win98 machines. I'm guessing you have some proprietary/legacy app or systems control running on them but you'll eventually need to get rid of them anyway. Maybe you should work that aspect first?
"Okay, I call bullshit. You clearly don't know anything about MIT, and have an axe to grind when it comes to academics.
Fact 1: MIT has granted Full Professorships to people without degrees. They care about performance and ability more than about degrees.
Fact 2: They also care about integrity. A place like MIT earns and maintains its reputation based on both the quality and the integrity of the work done there. Integrity is where the dean screwed up, and why she is being canned."
Thank you for showing how institutions like MIT maintain their reputation as true educational institutions. If our public schools systems were willing to grant teaching certificates to those with the aptitude, necessary knowledge, and desire to teach instead of requiring any bogus bachelor's degree plus classes in "edumication", we probably wouldn't be graduating so many kids with a high school diploma who are functionally illiterate and unable to make change even with a cash register doing the calculating. In my opinion, that is why there is so little integrity to the US public school system.
"Question is, why did it take 28 years?"
"Answer: because the person who hired her lied about THEIR qualifications - they can't read."
You reply may be supposed to be humorous but either way, respectfully, I'll disagree. I think it's because 28 years ago people didn't put as much effort into checking references as they generally do now. Also, take into consideration that her position 28 years ago was more than likely entry level, not nearly the same scrutiny is applied. These days, anyone applying for the position of dean of admissions for MIT would certainly have some critical examination applied to their resume. References would be checked and transcripts requested.
Starcraft 2? Yay!
I have a big caveat to my first impulse though. Please, please, make sure that the stand alone version is as good, if not better than the original. My game time is limited. I don't play any games online so if there is a new Starcraft, I need there to be an awesome stand alone version.
"My understanding is that the RIAA simply tracks IP addresses and then sues whoever was using the address at that time"
And of course there is no way to mimic/spoof an IP address? My problem is the RIAA does not appear to always perform what is called "due diligence" in the legal world before suing. I may be wrong, I have been before and will be again...but, it seems to me that there are way too many cases where they have made huge assumptions and sued people based on those assumptions. They may also be violating the law in pursuing their agenda, in some cases. There are clouds that obscure facts sometimes. I would never sue someone without evaporating those clouds and being 100% sure of my facts. They only do so, in my opinion, because they have lawyers on retainer and in their employ and can afford to sue everyone they wish. They don't appear to care if they happen to pull in some innocents along the way.
I've been very happy with my HP Laser Jet 2600n. It prints great for our minimal everyday use and seems to be pretty economical for printing large quantity color tri-fold adverts for my wife's business. The print quality is wonderful and the variety of paper types that can be used is excellent. I've got it on a wireless print server by Linksys so all of our computers can use it as the default printer.
I would suggest that anyone using a bubble jet investigate a color laser printer. With the toner recycling promos offered by the office supply stores, replacement toners seem to be a lot less expensive than the little tiny bubble jet replacement cartridges.
"The problem isn't the choice, it's the follow-through."
I'm not disagreeing with your post. I will however try a somewhat different angle with little or no opinion as to MS functionality.
The problem isn't the choice, it's the research involved in trying to make an educated decision and then make a transition. I say make a transition because the fact of the matter is that MS rules. MS-centric is easy. You are a MS OS and app shop or you are not. It is easy to choose MS server and workstation OS, MS Office, MS Exchange, and MS SQL if you are a business of X size. You may have a specialty app or two that is non-MS, that may run on a non-MS OS, but for the most part, most medium, large, and even small businesses find it easier to just go ahead and use MS OS and apps. That is because the effort involved in researching and implementing non-MS requires too much effort and specialized expertise.
Sure, some entities use Lotus Notes instead of MS Exchange. But, how many use OpenOffice instead of MS Office? What effort is involved in migrating form templates, spreadsheets, and databases between the two much less training the end users? How many of your MS server and apps folks can support any *nix flavor? The effort required for change far exceeds the perceived benefit. "We are where we are. This is the way we have always done it." That is the rule until the perceived benefit grows exponentially.
"You spelled "favors" with a "u". I know what side of the Revolutionary War you were on. :P"
/ sport/2005/12/29/sohoey29.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/1 2/29/ixothspt.html)
Thank you! Missed that on the initial read. Of course, his side lost.
The UK pistol compteition teams can't even practice in their own country. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=
I expect that the US will eventually revolt and throw off the plutocratic and corporatcratic rulers because arms are owned and available to the masses. That extreme necessity is lamentable but at least we will have the option. Reminds me of a Heinlein where all of the lawyers were killed off. In the meantime, go ahead and break into my house, if my Doberman doesn't scare you off or eat you, something from my arsenal will convince you to stick around until the cops arrive on the scene. Whether you are bleeding or not will be your decision based on your ability to follow my instructions backed up by the judicious use of force.
Disclaimer: My tinfoil hat was only partially engaged for this post.
"All that money he's made selling shirts and paintings and stuff, where his assistants brought designs to him and he didn't bother to ask where they got them, well, he's gonna have no problem affording lawyers because he's rich.
It's the poor saps he's stolen from who are going to take the beatings. Such is the way of things."
SCO can afford really good lawyers too. It isn't doing them any good. The cases I saw (yes, I RTFA) are without a doubt infringement for the ones that are copyrighted. He's going to take a beating on this especially with there being so many diverse sources of original (probably mostly) copyrighted images. Any moron judge or jury who can view the whole spectrum of his images compared to the "originals" will see a wholesale scheme of copying others' images and ideas. Doom and gloom. If I was his lawyer I'd tell him to settle. Of course I'm not a lawyer, I have ethics and scruples...his lawyers will just fight and bill him for every cent they can get while they fight (many) losing battles.
"As it goes.... considerinng as a legal crime that does not exist and is nothing more than a factual and logical contradiction created and used as a tagline by the MPAA and RIAA... unless you can prove it to me (that it does), I feel that if this term, and the other rediculous ways to say he is a copyright infringere and fraud are not relieved, this guy, though having a good reason to be PO'd, will, and should fall on his ass if he can't get what he's fighting right to begin with."
Mod me troll but...Dude! Can you put together a fucking coherent thought? What are you trying to say? I'm guessing that it's the "copyright is not a criminal act but a tort" issue but I really can't tell. And, spell ridiculous correctly please...moron.
"It's more likely to be electrical insulating tape. Masking tape is usually made of paper, and isn't particularly sticky because it's manufactured for easy removal after painting without leaving adhesive on the surfaces it was applied to."
:)
Not to argue or anything but I was considering the fact that the comparison to duct tape implied a similar width. Also, I've used the blue masking tape with great success to hold things like 2x4's together before nailing/screwing together. Also, also, regular masking tape does a great job of sticking stuff together once a little heat is applied. If you doubt me, take some masking tape and attach it to something and put it in your car on a nice, hot day. You will have tape and/or residue on said object FOREVER.
"I'm an environmentalist, I'll only live under biodegradable objects ;)"
:)
Hmm...I guess rocks are geodegradable?
"While I was in NZ I had some pretty big rifles (not a .50 cal however). All of them shoot into water fine without shattering the bullet. My brother is in the army and they are taught that water is not cover and show them what a .50 cal can do to water and even brick bulidings! To make a long story short. Thay are just plain wrong."
.50 caliber may be able to penetrate a brick wall, that is a very different surface than water. I would also expect a .50 cal aimed at brick wall to be much closer to perpendicular than a shot aimed at water. That makes a big difference. If I shoot a hollow point into the water at an angle between 45 and 90 degrees I would expect it to shatter/disintegrate. If I shoot a jacketed round into the water at the same angle I would expect it to be more likely to hold its shape. If I shoot any round into the water at something less than a 45 degree angle I would expect a good possibility of a ricochet depending on the round. So, comparing my anecdotal evidence with yours and the results of the show, how are they wrong? Obviously their results are their RESULTS. Do you think they faked them? Maybe they didn't choose the rounds or guns best suited for water penetration but in my opinion they had a fair amount of variety.
Great, I've shot bullets at water too. With pistols, rifles, and shotguns (slugs), I've seen ricochets off the surface, penetration, and penetration with shattering/fragmentation. Ricochets seemed to occur depending on trajectory, bullet type, and velocity. The bullet shattering or not depended on whether it was a jacketed round, hollow point, and the velocity. While a
"That's it for today. Time to go to my home under a log. Where I've been living for the last two decades :)"
Dude...you are so way behind teh times...Shouldn't you like be living under a ROCK! Living under a log has been out of date for like evar...
"I've found that super glue works pretty well, bu nothing is as good as blue duct tape. Blue duct tape rules."
Your duct tape has been hacked. Duct tape does not come in blue. The blue tape is masking tape for painting. Yes, it does stick very goodly...but by that fact alone it is not duct tape. Real duct tape is gray or silver and DOES NOT stick nearly as goodly to some surfaces.
They also tested tailgate up or down on a pickup truck for mpg. Up won and they fully explained why. I also really enjoyed the show that included bullets being shot into a pool including a big .50 cal. with the idea of being submerged could save your life if you're being shot at. I don't think you can completely pan them for a couple of specious results when overall their show is REALLY cool.
"While it's true that the initial tip-off came from two high-schoolers, their results were confirmed by Commerce Commision testing. One can safely assume that the confirmatory tests were conducted under controlled conditions in an accredited laboratory."
That's quite an assumption. Do you know anyone who works for the "Commerce Commision" (sic) and can you vouch for their technical abilities and "controlled conditions"? I tend to doubt in general, and especially where the government is involved. My government (US) acts as if its sheeple can't think for themselves and they must protect us from everything, unless that prohibits big business from making money. Granted, I'm wearing a tinfoil hat...but I sure as hell don't assume any government agency is making decisions based on my best interests. Is it possible that the "Commerce Commision" (sic) testing results benefited another company that has made judicious political contributions to a party that is currently in power?
You can't safely assume anything. There are plenty of posts in this discussion that posit possible reasons for the results differing from the stated contents. A couple of high school kids aren't going to cause me any concern without a panel of non-government experts duplicating their results.
"But thinking that evolution isn't supported by evidence, or isn't widely accepted by scientists, is just plain ignorance."
Not just ignorance but WILLFUL ignorance. I just don't get how believing in God and Jesus equates with ignoring the tremendous scientific evidence of evolution. How does faith trump logic? The news is full of newly discovered fossils and the evolutionary record grows daily. I just attended a seminar on avian anatomy and there is no doubt in my mind that birds evolved from a branch of dinosaurs/reptiles way back when. Evolution is fact no matter what religious folks say. Any serious study of biology can't help but provide tons of evidence in favor of evolution. The "devil" is in the details...and he didn't salt the earth with fossils in order to gain more souls.
"How about "th ideals embodied in the Constitution". It seems to me that the ideas are at least as important(and probably much more so) as the particular implementation."
The ideas mean virtually nothing without implementation. The ideas are important, but, without implementation they are nothing more than ideas.
"Unfortunately, folks like this don't realize that you need to face evil to become hardened to it."
WTF? Those of us who actually care don't want to become "hardened" to evil. Evil is evil and it sucks. Evil is bigotry, prejudice, violence, and those who don't choose to live by the "golden rule". They are the enemy of everyone. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. If you become hardened to evil then you are choosing to ignore it. I don't want anyone to ignore evil. Make a difference. I'll risk my life to intervene if I see a mugging or convenience store robbery. I choose to not associate with people who espouse prejudices, violence, or really harmful "criminal" activities...who really cares about a friendly poker game or smoking a little pot?
As far as homosexuals go, they don't harm me or as far as I can see, they don't harm society. Hell, we've got too many kids out there who need parents and being raised by a homosexual does not mean you become a homosexual. Homosexuality seems to be in most mammalian and many bird species but they are, and must by Darwin's law, remain a minority.