From my experience they seem to put as many people through the naked scanners as they can. If there is not a long line when you roll up, they direct you over there. I'm sure there is some additional criteria... according to one pilot part of the criteria is being easy on they eyes.
"Why would he make the effort to put song titles into it?"
Why does anyone do anything now a days? This is the story all about how a cop was given a stage and decided to try to be cute. My opinion is that his life got flipped-turned upside down and he wanted to capitalize in some small way. I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, and I'll tell you all about how I think this guy....
ahh screw it. I can't think of how to get Bel-Air in there.
I have never in my life bought a DVD (I'm 29). I once won a DVD in a raffle, but gave it away after watching it once. I don't like stuff cluttering up my shelves. I've also bought less than 10 CDs in my life... I'm just not interested in owning any kind of physical media (unless it has multiple terabytes worth of data on it).
I have a Netflix subscription with a Boxee laptop (my box will arrive next week).
I may be a poor nobody, but I just dropped $2K on a new TV and a Boxee box (preorder). I have never had a cable subscription and (until last weekend) I have never actually owned a television.
My household:
- 3 people (my fiance, my roommate, and myself)
- 27 - 30 years old.
- 1 Female, 2 Males.
- We range from tech savvy to "what is twitter"?
- None of us would take cable even if it were free
"...Penny Arcade is far and away the exception and not the rule."
Is that because their content is so good? Or is it because they are really good at building a community?
This is an important distinction. Doonesbury may be that bee's knees, but if the author can't build and capitalize off of a dedicated fan a base, then he is truly just a slave to the "old way".
If you think about it... just about every single professional image that we see gets photoshoped somehow. I understand your point that the French are trying to portray a positive body image, but how come it is okay to take out acne, but not tuck in the belly a bit? Because you say so?
I think 6 makes a good point. I don't think Mike would argue that all inventor's rights should be removed, just as I doubt Quinn would argue that rights should be granted infinitely. The line is somewhere in between, so the debate is about where to draw it.
I think that if a debate were to proceed that both parties should take extra care to clearly define the point they are trying to make and the differences between stances. If only so that us n00bs can follow along.
The idea of overpaying a small group in exchange for hordes of henchmen is explored by Mr. Levitt in Freakonomics. He discusses it with the structure of inner city gangs, but it is the same idea. Interesting take.
Interestingly enough De Beers controlled not just the supply, but the demand. 80 years ago the idea that a proposal mandated a diamond was non-existent. Through intensive marketing they hammered people to believe that diamonds are how we show our love. Now the idea is so pervasive that there is a real social awkwardness if you don't propose with a diamond in tow. Interesting read.
I myself recently proposed, and did so with a wooden ring. I was uninterested in supporting the diamond cartel's efforts. Even though I consider myself a steadfast individual, I still occasionally have a moment of awkwardness when people realize what the wooden ring is indeed an engagement ring. Advertising is a powerful thing.
Laws should be enforced the same way every time. Bad laws more so, and if they are indeed bad, enforcement will bring about repeal. Asking the cops to use their best judgment or the prosecutor to ignore this one is not how it works. If you don't like the law then get it changed, don't gripe about it being enforced the way it was written.
Let me not be understood as saying that there are no bad laws, nor that grievances may not arise for the redress of which no legal provisions have been made. I mean to say no such thing. But I do mean to say that although bad laws, if they exist, should be repealed as soon as possible, still, while they continue in force, for the sake of example they should be religiously observed.
-Abraham Lincoln (found via www.quotationspage.com)
My neighbors are blind and I find their mobility skills to be fascinating. They do prefer to cross streets at lighted intersections, but even at lighted intersections they mainly use car sounds to determine what direction traffic is flowing.
If they come to a signal (or intersection) with light or no traffic they will wait and listen to determine which direction traffic is flowing to decide when to cross. If they hear nothing for a while they have no choice but to cross the street with no idea whether a car is coming. They do their best to stay out of cars' paths.
I'm not saying that I think artificial car noises are a good idea, but I can understand how the thought of a majority of cars being noiseless is a scary thought for the blind.
Are you daft? Sinatra and Elvis were shred managers of both their image and their business. They were both wildly successful in original ways precisely because they took control of their own careers and fought against the grain of their handlers. Had they not been innovative in the way they sold themselves you wouldn't know their names today.
I think the kid should declare that his note is artwork. I don't know about the rest of you, but I think his ransom note and petty theft are innocent/funny enough as to have artistic value of some sort.
"but what if people that get copies of that picture, photograph, book, etc starts stating that he painted it"
Copyright doesn't stop plagiarism. People don't plagiarize because if they get caught they look stupid. Lord Kames even addresses the attribution/ownership idea in the section provided here: "The privilege an author has by statute, is known to all the world".
The idea that someone could steal another's work and get famous by crossing off one name and using his own is laughable, especially in this day and age.
Check out the Google Maps API (or yahoo's). If you have a DB or XML file of info with addresses (or lat/long) anyone can mash something up in a couple of hours. That is precisely why they made the API available.
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Why does anyone do anything now a days? This is the story all about how a cop was given a stage and decided to try to be cute. My opinion is that his life got flipped-turned upside down and he wanted to capitalize in some small way. I'd like to take a minute, just sit right there, and I'll tell you all about how I think this guy....
ahh screw it. I can't think of how to get Bel-Air in there.
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I have a Netflix subscription with a Boxee laptop (my box will arrive next week).
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I may be a poor nobody....
My household:
- 3 people (my fiance, my roommate, and myself)
- 27 - 30 years old.
- 1 Female, 2 Males.
- We range from tech savvy to "what is twitter"?
- None of us would take cable even if it were free
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How about free competition?
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Is that because their content is so good? Or is it because they are really good at building a community?
This is an important distinction. Doonesbury may be that bee's knees, but if the author can't build and capitalize off of a dedicated fan a base, then he is truly just a slave to the "old way".
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I think that if a debate were to proceed that both parties should take extra care to clearly define the point they are trying to make and the differences between stances. If only so that us n00bs can follow along.
I would actually pay money to watch that debate.
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I myself recently proposed, and did so with a wooden ring. I was uninterested in supporting the diamond cartel's efforts. Even though I consider myself a steadfast individual, I still occasionally have a moment of awkwardness when people realize what the wooden ring is indeed an engagement ring. Advertising is a powerful thing.
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If they come to a signal (or intersection) with light or no traffic they will wait and listen to determine which direction traffic is flowing to decide when to cross. If they hear nothing for a while they have no choice but to cross the street with no idea whether a car is coming. They do their best to stay out of cars' paths.
I'm not saying that I think artificial car noises are a good idea, but I can understand how the thought of a majority of cars being noiseless is a scary thought for the blind.
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Copyright doesn't stop plagiarism. People don't plagiarize because if they get caught they look stupid. Lord Kames even addresses the attribution/ownership idea in the section provided here: "The privilege an author has by statute, is known to all the world".
The idea that someone could steal another's work and get famous by crossing off one name and using his own is laughable, especially in this day and age.
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See housingmaps.com for a good example.
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