It looks highly suspicious like what? What you THINK a bomb looks like? Do you know what a bomb looks like? If you were a terrorist how would you build a bomb that you wanted to sneak past security?
Look it had "toggle swtiches" EVERY electronic device has a toggle switch. It had wires... Fewer new electronic devices have wires, but lots of older ones do. Besides your power cords that is. Ohhh and heaven forbid it had circuit board!
From the article, it seems as if the TSA did the safe thing and called the bomb squad, which I guess is the right thing to do. I don't expect the guy at the checkpoint to be able to decide if the "modified" watch is dangerous or not,
You know what is scary, you and people like you. NO they didn't do the safe thing. They did the WRONG thing.
Personally I think that the TSA needs to be abolished. And here is one reason why, you said you don't expect the guy to know. Except that is basically his job. LEAST he could have done was stick that watch in the sniffer. Doesn't sniff any bomby stuff, then send him on his way.
But really the watch had "toggle switches, a circuit board, fuses, and wires" That can describe almost ANY electronic device. But you think its ok to call the bomb squad.
I know many criminals are stupid. But do you think someone would build something that looks like a tv bomb?
Reserve judgement for what?
I came home from a race, and I brought our organizations timing system back in my carry on... It fits in a small black suitcase. You open it up, it has a timing system, toggle switches, and plenty of wire... Based on what they are claiming it could have been "potentially dangerous materials.' So I'm guilty? guilty of having "potentially dangerous materials" If I added a few more things (like the explosives) then I could have built a bomb. So throw me in jail?
Not only is this utterly ridiculous, many of the comments on here are ridiculous as well.
His watch would have justified an extra search. They might even have been justified in asking him to leave it behind because they were too stupid to understand it. His arrest is false imprisonment and was in no way justified.
I completely disagree. His watch should have justified ANYTHING. Not an extra search, NOR asking him to leave it. Or do you think anyone with a digital watch, smart phone, or computer should require extra searches?
What did you read that changed your mind?
Did you read how the watch had a circuit board (most digital watches do, just like my iPad, just like.. well you get the idea)
Did you read how the watch had... get this, a TOGGLE switch? Oh NO! Toggle switches are no cause for being arrested?
Perhaps you read how his shoes had cavities that could hide something. My pants have pocket that can hide things. Isn't that the whole reason we have to take our shoes off?
Maybe you read how he was wearing a military style shirt? That can be purchased at a outlet stores (but aren't common... Lo and behold if you wear an uncommon shirt!)
Or perhaps you caught the part on how we was on a day trip and had no luggage or extra clothes. Like anyone can afford to bring luggage on planes anymore
If you read more damning evidence please provide the links. Otherwise I don't see anything about the guy, other than he has the same things almost everyone else has.
Schools matter somewhat in terms of their career trajectories
Yep you are right... If you are a CE you can aspire to become a VP at Microsoft. But if you are a CompSci you can also aspire to become a VP at Microsoft... oh wait...
So what you are saying is, someone can buy one harry potter book, and then copy it and sell it?
You can also write a harry potter sex book? (This was actually one of the big issues Disney had)
A lot of people won't create the art if they had to do it under those circumstances
If you take away the compensation, you'll find a lot less will be created. Thus doing the exact opposite of fostering innovation.
The paper talks about a DJ Remix industry. That industry exist only because original songs exist. You would have fewer original songs (at least fewer quality ones) if you removed all forms of compensation.
I am guessing that was a misinterpretation.
But I did like:
The move was designed to speed up security lines at checkpoints there.
Well DUH. The old metal scanners took like 10 seconds. The new scanners take a couple of minutes (or appear too)
But you know what is even FASTER???? NO security at all! AMAZING
Gary Johnson? We all know that he won't win because America won't even vote Libertarians into low level local offices.
Of course he doesn't have a chance to win, with that attitude.
If more people ACTUALLY voted for him, instead of saying he won't win so I'll toss my vote away on someone else...
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machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code,
So when will someone design a machine that can read some proprietary magnetic encoding. And then not distribute the machine? Or do they also define what "machine readable" means?
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Apple wouldn't be a company today, if Microsoft hadn't invested in it a dozen years ago...
I don't want "the cloud" and I sure as hell don't want desktop / application level social media integration. Like many computer users, I want a reliable OS that stays the fuck out of my way while I work.
YOU don't want the cloud, but at the same time you want your OS to just work.
Guess what most people want (or don't want)???? They just want their OS to just work... cloud or no cloud.
Even better when they can easily access their personal stuff at work. Without having to do anything more than log in. Or access their music on their phone OR their desktop, at home OR at work. And that is what the cloud gives them. And the masses like it, because they have a reliable OS that just works.
You know what? This is what people don't get... you are right. Metro kind of blows for the desk top. Today companies develop applications for the desktop, or for the browser. They also produce applications for iOS and Android... Guess what? It won't change. Tomorrow companies will develop applications for the desktop or the browser. And they will also produce applications for iOS, Android, and Metro.
But here is the cool thing. Lets suppose I have a metro device (tablet, phone, whatever) that app I bought... ALSO works on my desktop. Yeah, it might not be the best experience, and eventually you might pony up and get the super duper mega desktop version. BUT the metro desktop experience blows the iOS desktop experience completely away... cause it doesn't exist!
By the time Microsoft is fixing the thing things that are wrong with the experience, Apple might be figuring out they need to me doing the same thing, and it will be too late.
and the look and feel will change anyway, why not try something else?
Because all the old software you still own, still works.
Your new computer works with the old software, and before you know it you've also learned the new UI. Now you have the best of both worlds.
A board game named 'Memory' is a specific piece of IP.
What you are describing would be covered by copyright.
This is a trademark issue, a different beast. Ravensburger trademarked the word "Memory" in relation to games (I assume) Thus you can't create a DIFFERENT kind of game and also call it Memory (or a variation), and thus get people to buy your game thinking it was the other one.
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He didn't cause anyone to do anything. If you are walking down the street and the cops decide to detain you... is it because you were harassing them?
It's going to look highly suspicious.
It looks highly suspicious like what? What you THINK a bomb looks like? Do you know what a bomb looks like? If you were a terrorist how would you build a bomb that you wanted to sneak past security?
Look it had "toggle swtiches" EVERY electronic device has a toggle switch. It had wires... Fewer new electronic devices have wires, but lots of older ones do. Besides your power cords that is. Ohhh and heaven forbid it had circuit board!
From the article, it seems as if the TSA did the safe thing and called the bomb squad, which I guess is the right thing to do. I don't expect the guy at the checkpoint to be able to decide if the "modified" watch is dangerous or not,
You know what is scary, you and people like you. NO they didn't do the safe thing. They did the WRONG thing.
Personally I think that the TSA needs to be abolished. And here is one reason why, you said you don't expect the guy to know. Except that is basically his job. LEAST he could have done was stick that watch in the sniffer. Doesn't sniff any bomby stuff, then send him on his way.
But really the watch had "toggle switches, a circuit board, fuses, and wires" That can describe almost ANY electronic device. But you think its ok to call the bomb squad.
I know many criminals are stupid. But do you think someone would build something that looks like a tv bomb?
Reserve judgement for what?
I came home from a race, and I brought our organizations timing system back in my carry on... It fits in a small black suitcase. You open it up, it has a timing system, toggle switches, and plenty of wire... Based on what they are claiming it could have been "potentially dangerous materials.' So I'm guilty? guilty of having "potentially dangerous materials" If I added a few more things (like the explosives) then I could have built a bomb. So throw me in jail?
Not only is this utterly ridiculous, many of the comments on here are ridiculous as well.
His watch would have justified an extra search. They might even have been justified in asking him to leave it behind because they were too stupid to understand it. His arrest is false imprisonment and was in no way justified.
I completely disagree. His watch should have justified ANYTHING. Not an extra search, NOR asking him to leave it. Or do you think anyone with a digital watch, smart phone, or computer should require extra searches?
so my FEELINGS tell me "jail him",
Your feelings say to jail him, because he pulled a perfectly legal stunt? My feelings say he should be sueing right about now.
What did you read that changed your mind?
Did you read how the watch had a circuit board (most digital watches do, just like my iPad, just like.. well you get the idea)
Did you read how the watch had... get this, a TOGGLE switch? Oh NO! Toggle switches are no cause for being arrested?
Perhaps you read how his shoes had cavities that could hide something. My pants have pocket that can hide things. Isn't that the whole reason we have to take our shoes off?
Maybe you read how he was wearing a military style shirt? That can be purchased at a outlet stores (but aren't common... Lo and behold if you wear an uncommon shirt!)
Or perhaps you caught the part on how we was on a day trip and had no luggage or extra clothes. Like anyone can afford to bring luggage on planes anymore
If you read more damning evidence please provide the links. Otherwise I don't see anything about the guy, other than he has the same things almost everyone else has.
Schools matter somewhat in terms of their career trajectories
Yep you are right... If you are a CE you can aspire to become a VP at Microsoft. But if you are a CompSci you can also aspire to become a VP at Microsoft... oh wait...
So what you are saying is, someone can buy one harry potter book, and then copy it and sell it?
You can also write a harry potter sex book? (This was actually one of the big issues Disney had)
A lot of people won't create the art if they had to do it under those circumstances
If you take away the compensation, you'll find a lot less will be created. Thus doing the exact opposite of fostering innovation.
The paper talks about a DJ Remix industry. That industry exist only because original songs exist. You would have fewer original songs (at least fewer quality ones) if you removed all forms of compensation.
That said, Hostess is a clusterfuck of a company. Their sales are shit,
2.5 BILLION is "shit?"
I wish I had shitty sales like that...
because their product wasn't as in demand.
Their product was in demand to the tune of 2.5 BILLION in sales. That is a LOT of demand.
Not to worry:
Just buy up your local food store's supply. They'll stay 'fresh' for centuries!
Worry. Your local food store's supply has already been bought.
So you want to buy something, someone doesn't want to sell it to you... so the answer is to forcefully take it?
The move was designed to speed up security lines at checkpoints there.
Well DUH. The old metal scanners took like 10 seconds. The new scanners take a couple of minutes (or appear too)
But you know what is even FASTER???? NO security at all! AMAZING
Both the TSA and DHS of homeland security need to be abolished.
Because of the boogey man
Gary Johnson? We all know that he won't win because America won't even vote Libertarians into low level local offices.
Of course he doesn't have a chance to win, with that attitude.
If more people ACTUALLY voted for him, instead of saying he won't win so I'll toss my vote away on someone else...
, a complete machine-readable copy of the corresponding source code,
So when will someone design a machine that can read some proprietary magnetic encoding. And then not distribute the machine? Or do they also define what "machine readable" means?
Apple wouldn't be a company today, if Microsoft hadn't invested in it a dozen years ago...
I don't want "the cloud" and I sure as hell don't want desktop / application level social media integration. Like many computer users, I want a reliable OS that stays the fuck out of my way while I work.
YOU don't want the cloud, but at the same time you want your OS to just work.
Guess what most people want (or don't want)???? They just want their OS to just work... cloud or no cloud.
Even better when they can easily access their personal stuff at work. Without having to do anything more than log in. Or access their music on their phone OR their desktop, at home OR at work. And that is what the cloud gives them. And the masses like it, because they have a reliable OS that just works.
You know what? This is what people don't get... you are right. Metro kind of blows for the desk top. Today companies develop applications for the desktop, or for the browser. They also produce applications for iOS and Android... Guess what? It won't change. Tomorrow companies will develop applications for the desktop or the browser. And they will also produce applications for iOS, Android, and Metro.
But here is the cool thing. Lets suppose I have a metro device (tablet, phone, whatever) that app I bought... ALSO works on my desktop. Yeah, it might not be the best experience, and eventually you might pony up and get the super duper mega desktop version. BUT the metro desktop experience blows the iOS desktop experience completely away... cause it doesn't exist!
By the time Microsoft is fixing the thing things that are wrong with the experience, Apple might be figuring out they need to me doing the same thing, and it will be too late.
and the look and feel will change anyway, why not try something else?
Because all the old software you still own, still works.
Your new computer works with the old software, and before you know it you've also learned the new UI. Now you have the best of both worlds.
And who cares if there is? The good news, is that by January, all the 2012 end of the world nonsense will be over (Even if they are right ;)
Do you think it will really be over? I'm sure a few people will claim it was a miscalculation.
A board game named 'Memory' is a specific piece of IP.
What you are describing would be covered by copyright.
This is a trademark issue, a different beast. Ravensburger trademarked the word "Memory" in relation to games (I assume) Thus you can't create a DIFFERENT kind of game and also call it Memory (or a variation), and thus get people to buy your game thinking it was the other one.