Mars has pulled a Snickers commercial featuring Mr. T of the A-Team fame. Mars announced the decision "following communication between the HRC Workplace Project and Mars." The ad features a dainty man being shot by Mr. T with Snickers for speed walking. The ad concludes with the tagline "Get some nuts".
Snickers was also criticized for a Super Bowl ad in 2007. In the ad two men expressed disgust after accidentally kissing.
Superhero nude women. I doubt any of these women could be considered geeks but it sure makes a good calendar.
I sfw'ized these. I originally found them at io9.com [nsfw]. The calendar can be had at totallynerdcore.com.
Wow. Maybe this is a clever viral way to sell cookbooks but I doubt it. Either way it's funny.
Wow. This is horrible. Rapping about taxes. Signs of the apocalypse I tell you.
This lady just rambled. Her problem ended up being that she had checked the "do not show this again" box on the the windows 98 tour and couldn't get it back.
Note: Please see the original post for back story.
So is it public data or not? I just want to do my own technical research with data that is available.Why is this so difficult?
Response from ARIN #1
Hello,
We need more clarification from you to ensure that the Bulk Whois Copy you are
requesting will be used in accordance with the ARIN Acceptable Use Policy.
Please answer the following questions and email back.
1. How will the Whois data be used?
2. Will your organization use the Whois data for Internet operations or for
technical research pertaining to Internet operations? Please explain.
3. Will your organization be using this for advertising, direct marketing, or
marketing research?
4. Will the Whois data be available to users on a single query or small number
of queries at a time basis or will it be available for redistribution?
5. If you are redistributing data, please describe what safeguards you have
implemented to ensure the data is not accessible to automated processes for
bulk querying.
6. Is this a renewal request?
My Response #1
1. How will the Whois data be used?
Only for research. I am a student. I am looking at patterns in the data. Common words, names etc.
2. Will your organization use the Whois data for Internet operations or for
technical research pertaining to Internet operations? Please explain.
I may publish findings but I will stay within the TOS.
3. Will your organization be using this for advertising, direct marketing, or
marketing research?
No.
4. Will the Whois data be available to users on a single query or small number
of queries at a time basis or will it be available for redistribution?
No.
5. If you are redistributing data, please describe what safeguards you have
implemented to ensure the data is not accessible to automated processes for
bulk querying.
No. See 4.
6. Is this a renewal request?
No.
Response from ARIN #2
Hello,
Thank you for your request for the ARIN WHOIS bulk data. In accordance with
ARIN's policy, we have attempted to validate your request. Based on your answers
to the questions, the WHOIS information you are requesting will be used for
purposes that are forbidden under the Acceptable Use Policy.
BulkWHOIS is only released to organizations, not individuals.
Therefore, ARIN will have to deny your request for the Bulk Whois data.
My Response #2 (fair enough...I work for myself. I'll just use my company name)
1. How will the Whois data be used?
XXXXXXX is using the data for research purposes only. We are looking for data trends, common patterns, etc.
2. Will your organization use the Whois data for Internet operations or for
technical research pertaining to Internet operations? Please explain.
We will only use the data for research purposes.
3. Will your organization be using this for advertising, direct marketing, or
marketing research?
No.
4. Will the Whois data be available to users on a single query or small number
of queries at a time basis or will it be available for redistribution?
No.
5. If you are redistributing data, please describe what safeguards you have
implemented to ensure the data is not accessible to automated processes for
bulk querying.
No. See 4.
6. Is this a renewal request?
No.
Response from ARIN #3
Hello,
Thank you for your request for the ARIN WHOIS bulk data. In accordance with ARIN's policy, we have attempted to validate your request. Based on your answers to the questions, the WHOIS information you are requesting will be used for purposes that are forbidden under the Acceptable Use Policy. Therefore, ARIN will have to deny your request for the Bulk Whois data. If you have any further questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to reply to this email.
Maybe it looks like I want to do marketing research? Hmm. Perhaps I'll try again and be more specific. I'll let them know I only intend to do technical research with the data. I bet I get shot down. How "public" is this data?