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On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:30:18 -0400, Warp wrote:
> And in Finland if I tell you that you can bypass DVD copy protection
> by
> using mencoder, at least in theory I could get jailed. Not only is the
> act of bypassing copy protections illegal, but even discussing with
> someone how to do it is illegal.
As Darren said, DMCA here is very similar. But the other rather
insidious part of copyright is how "big copyright holders" continue to
extend the terms of copyright in the US. Just have a look at the
copyrights Disney holds on Mickey Mouse and see how that lobby has pushed
(and continues to push) the extension of copyrights.
Jim
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>> When will XKCD start being entertaining again? It seems like it's been
>> ages...
>
> Oh, I don't know... I've enjoyed quite a few of them lately :)
>
> http://www.xkcd.com/626/
> http://www.xkcd.com/624/
> http://www.xkcd.com/623/
> http://www.xkcd.com/622/
> http://www.xkcd.com/619/ (this one was especially good :) )
Of these, only 624 was actually amusing. The others either fail to make
sense, or they make sense but just aren't very amusing.
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Invisible wrote:
>>> When will XKCD start being entertaining again? It seems like it's
>>> been ages...
>>
>> Oh, I don't know... I've enjoyed quite a few of them lately :)
>>
>> http://www.xkcd.com/626/
>> http://www.xkcd.com/624/
>> http://www.xkcd.com/623/
>> http://www.xkcd.com/622/
>> http://www.xkcd.com/619/ (this one was especially good :) )
>
> Of these, only 624 was actually amusing. The others either fail to make
> sense, or they make sense but just aren't very amusing.
I disagree :)
I will admit, however, that sometimes the references can be pretty
difficult to get in which case the jokes aren't funny.
OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly :)
...Chambers
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>> Of these, only 624 was actually amusing. The others either fail to
>> make sense, or they make sense but just aren't very amusing.
>
> I disagree :)
>
> I will admit, however, that sometimes the references can be pretty
> difficult to get in which case the jokes aren't funny.
Well, take 622. It's pretty self-explanatory: sleep deprevation does
weird things to your brain. *yawn*
> OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
>
> If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly :)
It's true, but it's not especially funny.
Hell, even 518 was funnier.
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:48:00 -0700, Chambers wrote:
> OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
>
> If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly
> :)
Yes! :-)
Jim
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:52:04 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>> Of these, only 624 was actually amusing. The others either fail to
>>> make sense, or they make sense but just aren't very amusing.
>>
>> I disagree :)
>>
>> I will admit, however, that sometimes the references can be pretty
>> difficult to get in which case the jokes aren't funny.
>
> Well, take 622. It's pretty self-explanatory: sleep deprevation does
> weird things to your brain. *yawn*
>
>> OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
>>
>> If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly
>> :)
>
> It's true, but it's not especially funny.
>
> Hell, even 518 was funnier.
I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
Jim
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>>> OK, new one's up: http://www.xkcd.com/627/
>>>
>>> If you have EVER done tech support for family, this nails it perfectly
>>> :)
>> It's true, but it's not especially funny.
>>
>> Hell, even 518 was funnier.
>
> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
funny. It's DEPRESSING.
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
>
> Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
> funny. It's DEPRESSING.
You haven't tried helping my mom, then....
Jim
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On 24-8-2009 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>
>>> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
>> Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
>> funny. It's DEPRESSING.
>
> You haven't tried helping my mom, then....
Does she do stand up comedy while you work at it?
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On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:05:19 +0200, andrel wrote:
> On 24-8-2009 17:39, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:28:32 +0100, Invisible wrote:
>>
>>>> I'll send my mom your way the next time she has a problem, then. ;-)
>>> Tech support for non-tech people isn't funny. It's not even slightly
>>> funny. It's DEPRESSING.
>>
>> You haven't tried helping my mom, then....
>
> Does she do stand up comedy while you work at it?
She perhaps doesn't think she does....
Jim
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