Timewaster's Guide Archive

It all depends on what you want to do with your computer.

Think the saying goes  "think of computers as cars, PC can drive on all the roads but only go 35 MPH, when Macs can drive 55 MHP, but only on 5% of the roads"

Sorry for all the quotes....


Section 1962, sets forth the following prohibited activities:

   (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who has received any income derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering activity,..........

"Racketeering activity" generally means (1) any act or threat involving, among other things, gambling, which is a felony under state law

Taken from http://www.gambling-law-us.com/Federal-Laws/rico.htm

The fenlony is excessive punishment

The Court announced that the standard under the Eighth Amendment was that punishments are barred when they are ''excessive'' in relation to the crime committed. A ''punishment is 'excessive' and unconstitutional if it ..... (2) is grossly out of proportion to the severity of the crime.''

taken from: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/data/constitution/amendment08/06.html

The RIAA is using threats of a lawsuit of $250,000 USD per song (or copyrighted item).  That is grossly out of proportinat to the crime if you ask me, hence why I think that the pushing around of an individual person with these threats of lawsuits could be seen as a RICO violation.

I agree with T.F.O.  Throughout the movie Willy is scared of the children....except for Charlie.  To me, during the whole movie Willy has set up these kids from the beginning.  What I mean is that he placed the tickets in the bars that the kids would get in order to be able to set them up at his factory.  The first 4 kids where to show Charlie what happens when you become glutton, to competitive, greedy, and violent.  Finally the reason Charlie gets a ticket is because Willy sees Charlie's purity and wants him to leave his family, which for Willy, was a source of hatred toward candy and continue his work.  That’s just my thoughts on the new movie.

Sorry about that what I meant was that there are many aspects of art, I think, that detail is a more popular one, but by no means is the only important one to us

What?!........(off to the side comment) I think he said something like we're not communicating or something, I was not paying attention

you talking about google earth.....it is not a game, it is a mapping system that google has put out.  Go to google.com and search for it

never said it was legal. Just said that no police action is taken when people download

If you look back on what society in general considers being great artwork, it is work that has had great attention to detail, however that is only part of art.  I agree, many piece of art are used as insights into the human experience, however most insight is done through details in art work.  In one gallery, a man got famous for throwing candy on the floor in the corner and allowing people to take a piece if the wished.  The candy would later be replaced.  Since he was the first one to do it, he got famous.......do you think if a second person did something similar would they get as much credit for it.
Being the first means being original.


It was Felix González-Torres, Candy Spil....I believe