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way2trivial writes:
unanimous opinion-- no dissents-- said the law was too broad and included 1st amendment & protected speech...
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&q=virginia+state+supreme+court
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way2trivial writes:
I run a small 4 story business- I'm going to decorate the exterior of building for Halloween-- and I've decided on a spider them-- big inflatable spiders..
I'm going to use manilla rope for the spokes, and some not 'cheap' garland for the web around the spokes.. I've poked around, I'm looking for a formula to compute the length of a spiderweb
(a decreasing coil) Any math folks wanna give me a hand?
First and foremost- I'm looking for someone to give me some math I can use to compute the amount of 'festooning' I need for a web that will be roughly 300ft long, and 50 ft high...
Second, I'm asking if anyone has any experience building such a thing so very large-- the rope I'm using is plain manilla 3/8's, ther festooning I've found has an apparent width of about 4"- and I'm wanting people to see this thing from the street-- about 80-100 feet away.. I'm sticking 5 constantly inflating 8' spiders on it...
I'm doing this early, so I can do it right..--- anyone have feedback?
PS-- Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau have made my personal research really painful through their use of arachnid terminology, now so pervasive throughout the internet-- I realize it wasn't personal~ but my god-- anyone doing arachnology must really suffer...
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way2trivial writes:
Fathom and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios are proud to present WarGames back on the big screen after 25 years. Don't miss this one-night-only event in select movie theatres nationwide on Thursday, July 24th at 7:30PM (local).
The event will include never-before-seen interviews with cast and crew on how the movie was ahead of its time and its relevance today. Additionally, only at this one night event, get a sneak peek at the making of the sequel — WarGames: The Dead Code.
YIPEE!
http://fathomevents.com/details.aspx?eventid=724
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way2trivial writes:
'ccording news.com "The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill saying that anyone offering an open Wi-Fi connection to the public must report illegal images including "obscene" cartoons and drawings — or face fines of up to $300,000.
That broad definition would cover individuals, coffee shops, libraries, hotels,"
crap! first offenses start at 300k!
http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html?tag=nefd.top
and they are ramming it through- it's for the children!
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way2trivial writes:
A lot of slashdotters say the reason music sales are off is the content..
it appears so too believe the music producers (at least some of them)
in todays NY times magazine, an article with a lot of interesting attributions and commentary that the content of todays music is the problem.
I find one item to not match my idea of reality however, it reads in part "and the once lucrative album market has been overshadowed by downloaded singles, which mainly benefits Apple" and here I thought Apple made a pittance on each track- and gave the majority to the producers.... and really cleanedup with their hardware sales....
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/02/magazine/02rubin .t.html?pagewanted=1
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Please Don't Ask writes:
I need advice. I have been encouraged by the topics covered in the past, I believe the /.'ers can produce gems on any subject.
I am going to remain of neccesity ambigious and anonymous.
I have invested over a decade of my life at the same small business, and I love it.
It is changing, and it is given me a wonderful financial opportnuity, and I can see this being the launch point of serious lifelong financial success, and it could easily lead to me being involved in this small business for the rest of my decades.
it is going from single owner to effectively a small corporation with about 30-90 shareholders, with a specialist filling in for the single owner to oversee the 'flip'
I will become the lead agent/representative for the corporation.
now 2 years into the project, which may take 3-5 more, as I am perusing the reams of contracts under which the corporation was offered, and there are some contractual (template?) clauses that if noticed/enforced, would increase the costs of the single owner, but as it stands, the new corporate members are shouldering the costs...
I just noticed this, and advised the specialist, whose reply boils down to 'shush'
this is something I have to decide what to do about it, as it will affect (as planned so far) my entire life.
contractually, I am currently beholden to perform the instructions of the specialist.
in two years, I expect to be bound to the shareholders.
now /. how would you solve this issue or where do you go to find an 'ethics advisor' (I'd be happy to shell out a few hundered dollars in professional consult-if I was not afraid it was being wasted) to whom I could provide all the explicit story details and items, and get advice from someone who knows the whole ball of wax confidentially.
the stress of what to do here is killing me
where do you go for business advice-when the efforts of your whole life to date (and its reward) is on the line?
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way2trivial writes:
http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/02/linux-opensource- microsoft-tech-enter-cz_dl_1102linux.html?partner= links
I am flabbergasted.
Here's a conspiracy idea to get you started.
MS and Oracle cooked this up to kill red hat, then as soon as redhat folds, they'll both decide their linux operations are as supportable as MS-Office on the Mac
