I think this story can be closed with this post right here. Version Control, end of story. P

Speaking as someone living in Hawthorne, it's really not so bad here in some neighborhoods. He could live in Playa del Rey and have a view of the ocean, or in a condo in Marina del Rey, and have an uninterrupted view of everything, including ocean. Honestly though, he should just learn how to fly a helicopter. SpaceX is located at an airport afterall. D

I have to call foul here. First of all, Jonathon Coulton previously had permission to perform the "Baby Got Back" song. Second, if a melody is important to the creation of what could be considered a "unique work", the original rap song had no discernible melody, except for a bass track that you could probably reproduce with your mouth no matter how unmusical you are. Jonathon Coulton created a unique melody to "Baby Got Back" and he changed one line to say "Johnny C's in trouble," referring to himself of course.

Now anyone creating a cover of "Baby Got Back"---and make no mistake Glee and Fox have hordes of talented musicians to choose from. See how "Piano Guy" just pops up out of nowhere? --- could create a new version with a unique melody that is different and distinct from Jonathan Coulton's version. Are you familiar with the "Jeopardy" Theme Song? Ever hear it used in a cartoon, but it's not the original tune. Notes go down, instead of up, and it's only vaguely familiar? Fox, in this case, used EXACTLY the same melody as JoCo, down to the note.

Lastly, JoCo's version has a different tempo than "Baby Got Back". There's a reason it's over 5 minutes long, when the original song is like 3 minutes something. The Glee version, while they could have sped up the tempo, or slowed down the tempo, is exactly the same.

Now I won't go into possible "duck" samples, or questioning the exact same use of the banjo, but Glee's version of "Baby Got Back" isn't a cover of the original Sir Mix-a-Lot's version, it's practically a note-for-note copy of JoCo's cover: same melody, same tempo, same words that JoCo changed referencing himself, and using exactly the same instruments and general feel of the song.

Fox has some giant balls on this one. I don't know why they bothered to change the vocals at all, personally, if they're going to steal the entire song in the first place.

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Simple. Ask to purchase your work computer when you leave. Not at the original purchase price, of course, but the value it is now. It might be worth the $300 or so for the CPU just for peace of mind. Or for that matter, just buy the hard drive. I'm sure they can work something out...

Less posting to Slashdot would be step 1...

Based on the changes made to Facebook today, it'll become as irrelevant as MySpace in less than a year, maybe even shorter. Instead of a nice simple interface... well it's crap now. Thanks Facebook!

Bah, who needs emacs! I'll stick with vi anyday! :wq

By Lenin!

...but that isn't very Nice.

"While a title is out on loan, it's unavailable to others to borrow (unless the library has purchased multiple copies); it only becomes available again once the loan period expires and the book removes itself from your reader."

What's next? YouTube that won't let you play a video with a copyrighted song until the last person stops playing it? Get rid of Brick-and-Mortar thinking already!

...That you get off the computer and get a life?

"Hi! We're the association of your condo. We noticed that the doorknob you use is one of those kinds where you stick a nail in and it unlocks! We have replaced the doorknow and lock for you, at our own expense, and have left the keys for you inside. Thieves have been breaking into units here and we want everyone to be protected."

Yeah, the original poster is a MORON if he can't figure out that they did him a favor in making their own network more secure.

My girlfriend has an insulin pump made by Medco. It has to do certain things like, if she has a certain high blood sugar level, give the right amount of insulin dose for the next hour to bring her into a normal range. If she eats, she estimates the amount of carbs she's eaten, enters in a certain dose level, and the pump calculates how much insulin she needs, based on the type of insulin she's using.

It uses a AAA battery. If the battery starts to run low, it beeps. If the battery is almost dead it beeps A LOT to let her know to change batteries.

Now... if she gets low on insulin, it will beep once or twice at approximately 10% left, and a few times at 5% left.

IF the pump runs out of insulin---THE PUMP SAYS NOTHING. No "OMG! NO INSULIN!" messages. NO WILD BEEPING! Nothing! If she somehow runs out of insulin in her sleep, she is well and truly fucked as the pump isn't going to wake her up! Nice of it to let her know when the battery is low (obviously if the battery is dead, it can't beep right?), but not so nice of it NOT to let her know when she's actually out of the life-giving fluid she needs to live.

Has it happened that she's run out of insulin and not noticed because the pump didn't say anything? Yes, it has. Luckily not when she's been asleep, but it could happen.

Good thing she doesn't have to milk a hairless cat to live, huh? Still, a little better design here might make a difference.