since it's been identified as a "lawsuit", rather than "criminal charges", that would mean civil. So, yeah, i dont think the 5th amendment would apply.
i wrote an albeit sloppy paper on this a few years ago. i found that there were several spikes in cd sales. one was during the heyday of napster. after napster was shut down, cd sales started to slow down. they picked up again as iTunes was gaining in popularity.
personally, i know for a fact that i wouldnt have a huge chunk of my (legally puchased) music collection had it not been for file sharing, simply because i would have never heard the bands before.
3C is actually very significant. the ice ages were only a few degrees C from what we are now. this chart is pretty frightening. the coldest it's been is 8C below what it is now. and it kinda looks like ice ages are the norm, and right now we're in an unusually warm period.
what's the accelerometer for? seems like that would be much less necessary than rumble feedback. i cant really picture any legimate use for it. maybe to see how hard you're slapping your ho?
or at least, maybe they could deactivate the rumble feedback when the accelerometer is in use.
it kinda does sound like that. they dont single out the word "podcast" but they're going after the titles "Podcast Ready" and "MyPodder" specifically because they contain their pending trademark "pod" and significant parts of their trademark "iPod", and MyPodder because "mypod" sounds like "ipod".
bingo. i've got a AUX in hooked up to my zen and it works great. now if i could just get it mounted somewhere close to the deck, it would be perfect (i have it sitting in my cup holder now).
i was also born in 82, and began my "computer life" at around 13 when i got AOL. i think we first had a 14.4, and eventually got a 56k.
after only about a year (maybe 2) of AOL, i started to really despise the company. i looked everywhere for free alternatives. i switched to NetZero (which was originally ad-based, free dialup).
then eventually i found a truly free connection. i think it was called wwweb. i just popped the phone-number into my modem, dialed up, and i was on. no ads or anything. no idea how they made money. maybe i wasnt actually supposed to be using it. maybe it was spyware, who knows.
Judge: How many degrees in a triangle?
Joan: 180 degrees.
Judge: Is it possible for more than 180 degrees to be in a triangle?
Joan: Probably not. You can change your opinion, but not your constitution.
Judge: It's not a question of opinion, it's a matter of physics and maths.
Joan: A five-ounce bird could not carry a one-pound coconut.
i've never used iTunes or an iPod so help me out here:
how does it know which files to "sync"? i have lots of media files, going well beyond what could fit on any iPod. how does it know which ones to choose?
doing that could be dangerous though. you'd want to make sure the input wasnt being sent to the output, otherwise you'd get an infinite feedback loop. i blew out a guitar amp doing that.
could the adblock utilities have any effect on this? i think we've all known that if everyone used adblockers, we'd have a big problem: free sites would no longer have any income. we havent really worried about it because it didnt seem like enough of us were using them to make a difference.
i dont understand it either, but i know what they're talking about. the punk scene has had a fetish with vinyl since the beginning, and i dont understand why. but because certain albums are only released on vinyl, i had to get a turntable. and, i have to say, there is an inexplicable feeling that comes from the ownership of a vinyl record, rather than a cd.
it probably has something to do with an elitist attitude.
"A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response." - Judge Francis Young, DEA. (source)
Most folks just can't afford to smoke enough ganja to kill them.
there actually is a lethal amount of pot. funny thing, though, it's physically impossible to consume that amount in the time required. IIRC, it's over 1 thousand pounds, and you have to consume it in less than an hour.
the only health risk is that it increases your chances of a heart attack by 400% for an hour. that seems like a lot, but on average your change of a heart attack is virtually 0, so 4 x 0 = 0. it's only a problem if you already have a high risk of heart attack.
they sometimes (or at least they used to) use the same key for different cars, too. my aunt once drove home the wrong VW Bug. hers was yellow. she drove home in a green one.
Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy has an excellent demonstration video showing how to hack a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine.
you'll need the right memory card, knowledge of the software (which you could learn at your leisure), a lock pick set or a screwdriver, and a few minutes alone with the machine
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i wrote an albeit sloppy paper on this a few years ago. i found that there were several spikes in cd sales. one was during the heyday of napster. after napster was shut down, cd sales started to slow down. they picked up again as iTunes was gaining in popularity.
personally, i know for a fact that i wouldnt have a huge chunk of my (legally puchased) music collection had it not been for file sharing, simply because i would have never heard the bands before.
3C is actually very significant. the ice ages were only a few degrees C from what we are now. this chart is pretty frightening. the coldest it's been is 8C below what it is now. and it kinda looks like ice ages are the norm, and right now we're in an unusually warm period.
the only 2 pages i see are aspx: https://members.wallop.com/Login.aspx, https://members.wallop.com/ForgotPassword.aspx
what's the accelerometer for? seems like that would be much less necessary than rumble feedback. i cant really picture any legimate use for it. maybe to see how hard you're slapping your ho?
or at least, maybe they could deactivate the rumble feedback when the accelerometer is in use.
it kinda does sound like that. they dont single out the word "podcast" but they're going after the titles "Podcast Ready" and "MyPodder" specifically because they contain their pending trademark "pod" and significant parts of their trademark "iPod", and MyPodder because "mypod" sounds like "ipod".
thanks.
ironically, pc.mtld.mobi looks like a very mobile-unfriendly site. let's hope it has a different display for a different user agent.
and according to Go Daddy: General Registrations begins on October 11, 2006 (7AM PT).
anyone know of any registrars already seeting .mobi? i wouldnt mind picking one up, just for fun.
bingo. i've got a AUX in hooked up to my zen and it works great. now if i could just get it mounted somewhere close to the deck, it would be perfect (i have it sitting in my cup holder now).
nifty.
i was also born in 82, and began my "computer life" at around 13 when i got AOL. i think we first had a 14.4, and eventually got a 56k.
after only about a year (maybe 2) of AOL, i started to really despise the company. i looked everywhere for free alternatives. i switched to NetZero (which was originally ad-based, free dialup).
then eventually i found a truly free connection. i think it was called wwweb. i just popped the phone-number into my modem, dialed up, and i was on. no ads or anything. no idea how they made money. maybe i wasnt actually supposed to be using it. maybe it was spyware, who knows.
he's in the second tall building from the left, 12th floor, 6th window. he's the one screwing his secretary.
i, too, call shenanigans.
seeing as how btjunkie.org seems to have been indirectly slashodotted, i find it hard to believe they're that big.
he was talking about the statement. you're talking about the poll.
i've never used iTunes or an iPod so help me out here:
how does it know which files to "sync"? i have lots of media files, going well beyond what could fit on any iPod. how does it know which ones to choose?
ah yes, the analog hole.
doing that could be dangerous though. you'd want to make sure the input wasnt being sent to the output, otherwise you'd get an infinite feedback loop. i blew out a guitar amp doing that.
1st year: party
2nd year: party
3rd year: sleep
4th year: work ass off
sounds like he decided to skip 1 through 3, and jump right to 4.
could the adblock utilities have any effect on this? i think we've all known that if everyone used adblockers, we'd have a big problem: free sites would no longer have any income. we havent really worried about it because it didnt seem like enough of us were using them to make a difference.
could this be the first sign?
i dont understand it either, but i know what they're talking about. the punk scene has had a fetish with vinyl since the beginning, and i dont understand why. but because certain albums are only released on vinyl, i had to get a turntable. and, i have to say, there is an inexplicable feeling that comes from the ownership of a vinyl record, rather than a cd.
it probably has something to do with an elitist attitude.
correction:
"A smoker would theoretically have to consume nearly 1,500 pounds of marijuana within about fifteen minutes to induce a lethal response." - Judge Francis Young, DEA. (source)
there actually is a lethal amount of pot. funny thing, though, it's physically impossible to consume that amount in the time required. IIRC, it's over 1 thousand pounds, and you have to consume it in less than an hour.
the only health risk is that it increases your chances of a heart attack by 400% for an hour. that seems like a lot, but on average your change of a heart attack is virtually 0, so 4 x 0 = 0. it's only a problem if you already have a high risk of heart attack.
they sometimes (or at least they used to) use the same key for different cars, too. my aunt once drove home the wrong VW Bug. hers was yellow. she drove home in a green one.
Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy has an excellent demonstration video showing how to hack a Diebold AccuVote-TS voting machine.
you'll need the right memory card, knowledge of the software (which you could learn at your leisure), a lock pick set or a screwdriver, and a few minutes alone with the machine