From TFA:
"They had an awful lot of information," he said, but he was not allowed to discuss specifics.
He feels its ok to just hand over two computers, but he is "not allowed" to duscuss anything about it??????
If he was compelled by a warrant to hand over the machines, then fine, I can accept he cannot speak further.
But he wasn't so compelled.
They walk in an talked him into handing it over. How the f-bomb is he compelled to not talk about it???
What a complete and utter wussy.
I would: let them have the run of his wood shop, and kept up a steady stream of Lego kits, Estes model rockets, chemistry sets, Heathkit projects, and other fun science stuff from the Edmund Scientific catalog
C'mon, man, this is a marketing ploy be Atlanta Blue Sky.
Look at the time his first blog was posted.
Look at the time stamp on the email he gets threatening a lawsuit.
Your gonna tell me that some relatively obscure blog is gonna be noticed THAT quickly? about a commonly known workaround? And lawsuit being threated????
Sheeesh, ABS is getting paind by adverts.
what better way to boost your unique hits than by having a reference on/. ?
Why is this tagged "biotech" and "science"??
Honestly,/. needs a "stoner revelations" tag if they are going to post this goofy stuff.
"hey...if I had gills, I bet I could swim underwater longer...yeah"
...yeah, they've lost their street-cred.
How can they continue now to claim this:
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How cute of you.
Sure, now and then that sort of stoopid corporate culture happens when investment dollars come in, but not in smart companies who want to do some real development.
I would *really* like to think that something was learned from the late '90s in terms of sticking with a deal business plan, budgeting and ROI, regardless of how much funding one gets.
Someone in Boston WiFi area, try the Google English->English translation: http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en%7Cen&u =boingboing.net/
Not you should have to...fucking puritans. I thought the NorthEast these days was supposed to be the liberal ones?
Is liberal really that far from Communism?
Also, what does the Terms of Service say anyway?
Pigs.
This is bullshit.
Here are the members of the House Education and Labor committee:
Committee members
Please, start to express to these people how misguided this effort is NOW before he can get a co-sponsor and take it further.
Ric Keller is a member of the Pell Grant Caucus, and as such, he will need to drastically re-write This Page if this thing goes through.
Bullshit? Bullshit.
We have something called {i]standard sizes[/i] in the building industry.
Doors, windows, garage-doors, roof-pitches, fencing, siding, trim, steps...
all of them are standard sizes.
So I stand by that...any half-decent contractor can stand from the same spot the picture was taken and come up with the correct dimensions.
Yes, I know that's impossible..
Since we are referring to contractors, it was meant to be presummed that I was speaking relatively.
I can't think of many situations where the crown moulding needs to be trimmed as accurate as a nanometer.
Let me re-phrase:
Since it is not 100% accurate [i]compared with what their current accuracy standards are.[/i]
Regardless, this thing is a piece of crap.
They don't [i]know[/i] their market...they only think they do.
If they acctually asked a professional in any field they thought this would be useful, they'd have been laughed at.
Regardless, some shmuck is gonna have to measure everything out by hand to make sure the siding is cut to correct size.
But since it is not 100% accurate, then its trash.
A GOOD contractor can stand in front of that house, (like in the example picture) with nought but a pad and pencil, can come up up with the same dimensions.
They were guarenteeing it would work with Vista. That has been the selling point for the past few months. Packaging had the sticker boasting "Vista READY"
Well they're not really facing a class action lawsuit are they?
Some gamer gets upset and starts a web site because nVidia banned him from their forums.
How is that facing a lawsuit?
I can cetainly understand wanting to look into a lawsuit, since they have been promoting their cards as "Vista Ready" for some time now.
Hell, that sticker is one of the reasons I bought my card when I did, rather than putting it off till later. I haven't moved to Vista, and prolly won't for a while, but I was thinking I would before the next time I upgrade my box.
Bah...maybe I will just wait it out.
btw, is XP 64bit still gonna be available? or is that now a can't buy thing?
I have to agree.
When presenting it the way they did, I initially thought: "Cool...hang out on the ISS for a couple of days just the the previous 4 "space tourists""
This is more akin to driving all day to get to the beach, slowing down to have a look and then going home.
Not that I would turn it down, but it is a bit misleading.
No...
they were all laid off because they suck.
Because they get too big??? Oh, like how the Rolling Stones were laid off? Like how Ozzy can't seem to find work?
Like how Dave Matthews needs to start flipping burgers?
Maybe I am being too niave about this, but wouldn't a simple defense be that yes, indeed you have bought those CDs? and since they have been lost/stolen/damaged/burned-by-ex-girlfried/whateve r?
If what they now say is that you are buying a license to the music, then whose to say what you have bought?
Honestly, how many people still have ALL of the CDs, cassette tapes, 8-tracks or vinyls that they have EVER bought?
And why don't they get pissy about Second hand music shops? Hell, someone is making a profit from that.
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From TFA:
"They had an awful lot of information," he said, but he was not allowed to discuss specifics.
He feels its ok to just hand over two computers, but he is "not allowed" to duscuss anything about it??????
If he was compelled by a warrant to hand over the machines, then fine, I can accept he cannot speak further.
But he wasn't so compelled.
They walk in an talked him into handing it over. How the f-bomb is he compelled to not talk about it???
What a complete and utter wussy.
From TFA:
But Opera 9.5 is no less revolutionary than Firefox, matching its open source rival feature for feature,
That should be:
But Firefox is no less revolutionary than Opera, matching its proprietary rival feature for feature
Do we really need to break out the list of things that Opera developed that are now taken for granted by other browsers?
Look into Oper's "Widgets" for additional, modular features.
I would: let them have the run of his wood shop, and kept up a steady stream of Lego kits, Estes model rockets, chemistry sets, Heathkit projects, and other fun science stuff from the Edmund Scientific catalog
First Post! oh crap...who do I make the check out to?
C'mon, man, this is a marketing ploy be Atlanta Blue Sky.
/. ?
Look at the time his first blog was posted.
Look at the time stamp on the email he gets threatening a lawsuit.
Your gonna tell me that some relatively obscure blog is gonna be noticed THAT quickly? about a commonly known workaround? And lawsuit being threated????
Sheeesh, ABS is getting paind by adverts.
what better way to boost your unique hits than by having a reference on
You mean you missed the "Optimus Concept" link at the top?
Why is this tagged "biotech" and "science"?? /. needs a "stoner revelations" tag if they are going to post this goofy stuff.
Honestly,
"hey...if I had gills, I bet I could swim underwater longer...yeah"
that would be better than
GLIESE: SSSHH!!! "Friends" is on!
How about all of Autodesk's products? Ex: 3ds Max ($3500) you get a 30 day trial, with NO limitations/disabled features of any sort.
...yeah, they've lost their street-cred.
How can they continue now to claim this:
What's Digg?
Digg is all about user powered content.
Everything is submitted and voted on by the
Digg community. Share, discover, bookmark,
and promote stuff that's important to you!
How cute of you.
Sure, now and then that sort of stoopid corporate culture happens when investment dollars come in, but not in smart companies who want to do some real development.
I would *really* like to think that something was learned from the late '90s in terms of sticking with a deal business plan, budgeting and ROI, regardless of how much funding one gets.
Someone in Boston WiFi area, try the Google English->English translation:u =boingboing.net/
http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en%7Cen&
Not you should have to...fucking puritans. I thought the NorthEast these days was supposed to be the liberal ones? Is liberal really that far from Communism? Also, what does the Terms of Service say anyway? Pigs.
You trust those fuckers?
This is bullshit. Here are the members of the House Education and Labor committee:
Committee members
Please, start to express to these people how misguided this effort is NOW before he can get a co-sponsor and take it further.
Ric Keller is a member of the Pell Grant Caucus, and as such, he will need to drastically re-write This Page if this thing goes through.
Replying in support of that sentiment. Register to view articles? Fuck that.
Bullshit? Bullshit. We have something called {i]standard sizes[/i] in the building industry. Doors, windows, garage-doors, roof-pitches, fencing, siding, trim, steps... all of them are standard sizes. So I stand by that...any half-decent contractor can stand from the same spot the picture was taken and come up with the correct dimensions.
Sure a homeowner would love it...
because its a gadget, not because it has any real value.
Just because a consumer is willing to drop $99 on something because it is shiny doesn't mean it isn't a useless piece of shit.
Yes, I know that's impossible.. Since we are referring to contractors, it was meant to be presummed that I was speaking relatively. I can't think of many situations where the crown moulding needs to be trimmed as accurate as a nanometer. Let me re-phrase: Since it is not 100% accurate [i]compared with what their current accuracy standards are.[/i] Regardless, this thing is a piece of crap. They don't [i]know[/i] their market...they only think they do. If they acctually asked a professional in any field they thought this would be useful, they'd have been laughed at.
Regardless, some shmuck is gonna have to measure everything out by hand to make sure the siding is cut to correct size. But since it is not 100% accurate, then its trash. A GOOD contractor can stand in front of that house, (like in the example picture) with nought but a pad and pencil, can come up up with the same dimensions.
They were guarenteeing it would work with Vista.
That has been the selling point for the past few months. Packaging had the sticker boasting "Vista READY"
Well they're not really facing a class action lawsuit are they? Some gamer gets upset and starts a web site because nVidia banned him from their forums. How is that facing a lawsuit? I can cetainly understand wanting to look into a lawsuit, since they have been promoting their cards as "Vista Ready" for some time now. Hell, that sticker is one of the reasons I bought my card when I did, rather than putting it off till later. I haven't moved to Vista, and prolly won't for a while, but I was thinking I would before the next time I upgrade my box. Bah...maybe I will just wait it out. btw, is XP 64bit still gonna be available? or is that now a can't buy thing?
I have to agree. When presenting it the way they did, I initially thought: "Cool...hang out on the ISS for a couple of days just the the previous 4 "space tourists"" This is more akin to driving all day to get to the beach, slowing down to have a look and then going home. Not that I would turn it down, but it is a bit misleading.
No... they were all laid off because they suck. Because they get too big??? Oh, like how the Rolling Stones were laid off? Like how Ozzy can't seem to find work? Like how Dave Matthews needs to start flipping burgers?
Maybe I am being too niave about this, but wouldn't a simple defense be that yes, indeed you have bought those CDs? and since they have been lost/stolen/damaged/burned-by-ex-girlfried/whateve r?
If what they now say is that you are buying a license to the music, then whose to say what you have bought?
Honestly, how many people still have ALL of the CDs, cassette tapes, 8-tracks or vinyls that they have EVER bought?
And why don't they get pissy about Second hand music shops? Hell, someone is making a profit from that.