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  1. What's the problem? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll · on Western Union Blocking Money Transfers to Arabs
    We are keeping the money away from cold blooded murderers. Murder is an intrinsic part of the Islam cult. Read this letter to the editor of yesterday's Lansing State Journal (Michigan) on 2006-07-5:

    A Letter to the Editor Lansing State Journal

    I read Le Roy Barnett's letter ("Muslims, speak up," June 26) about Muslims' opinion on Abdul Rahman's conversion to Christianity.

    Islam is a guide for humanity, for all times, until the day of judgment. It is forbidden in Islam to convert to any other religion. The penalty is death. There is no disagreement about it.

    Islam is being embraced by people of other faiths all the time. They should know they can embrace Islam, but cannot get out. This rule is not made by Muslims; it is the supreme law of God.

    Please do not ask us Muslims to pick some rules and disregard other rules. Muslims are supposed to embrace Islam in its totality.

    Nazra Quraishi East Lansing

    Islam is like the Roach Hotel -- "roaches check in, but they can't check out . . . "

    Islam is a death cult, and the world's greatest enemy of pluralism, democracy, and liberation.

  2. Re:Now way by Tlosk · · Score: 1 · on Fast Track to Fine Wine?

    You're misreading the intent. This device isn't intended to make expensive wine cheap. It's intended to make cheap wine taste better.

    People who drive Lexus automobiles aren't a relevant concern when making more comfortable seats in Camrys.

    For your comment to be true, there can't be anyone out there that buys cheap wine. As two buck chuck demonstrated, there's a tremendous market out there for cheap wine that's decent quality.

    Low price doesn't mean a wine isn't worth drinking.

  3. Re:Cops that edited these Pictures... by bani · · Score: 2, Insightful · on Computer-Edited Photos Lead To Child-Porn Locale

    It's also a crime to rape people, steal, view child porn using government property, armed robbery, and thousands more.

    you're 100% right. they certainly do it all the time.

  4. Re:All down to mismanagement by Motherfucking+Shit · · Score: 5, Informative · on States Fight Internet Tax Ban, Cite VoIP Concern
    Please explain how the federal deficit has anything to do with state budgets. (Hint: It doesn't, really)
    Oh, is that right? You're saying that when the federal government is in the red, and can't give money to state governments because it can't even cover its own operating costs, that situation has no effect on states' budgets?

    http://www.eagletribune.com/news/stories/20030211/ NH_001.htm

    "Federal funding is nearly equal to the amount raised by general state taxes. In 2003, New Hampshire received $1,058,104,021 in federal funds, 26.83 percent of the $3,944,374,848 in total appropriations. Some agency or division budgets are more than 50 percent dependent on federal sources, but New Hampshire is not alone in its reliance on Washington, D.C. The national average is 26 percent, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities."

    http://www.lsj.com/news/local/030210_budget_1a-6a. html

    "U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Detroit, said the tax cut is the reason Michigan won't get more. "The president's fiscal year 2004 budget request contains misplaced domestic and economic priorities," Levin said. He called Bush's tax cut "a huge deficit creator" that "makes it impossible as a result to assist states like Michigan." Some state budgets are in their worst fiscal crises since World War II."

    http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/4/008402-65 14-090.html

    "For more than 25 years, the federal government has mandated special programs for students with disabilities, but it never has kept its promise to cover nearly half the cost. As a result, Indiana has been forced to pay millions of dollars each year to meet the federal requirements."

    "The federal government should pay Indiana $2,622 for each student in special education -- $420.4 million total. This year, Indiana received only about $171 million -- a contribution that falls about $250 million short of the 40 percent promise. To make up for the loss, the state spent $371 million, and districts spent countless classroom dollars."

    Before you state the obvious (one of the sources quoted is a Democrat, another article notes that the federal funding problem has been going on for 25 years) I should point out that this is not an anti-Bush post. I'm just trying to clarify that, yes, the federal budget (and deficit) does affect the state budgets.
  5. Faster Changes == More Unhappiness by IceAgeComing · · Score: 1 · on Will Humanoid Robots Take All the Jobs by 2050?

    Big news item now: More retirees losing health care

    While we can quibble about whether there will be more jobs in the future or not, nobody disputes that the speed of technology change is increasing. This spells "unhappiness" for society.

    America's new slogan: "Freedom for the Lucky".

  6. Re:In related news.... by JUSTONEMORELATTE · · Score: 1 · on Wireless LAN Equipment Shipments Up

    In related news, Pringles shipments were up by %110.
    They might have some catching-up to do first.

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  7. Let's not go crazy here... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Yoda, Gollum Take MTV Awards

    The 2-mile loop cost $2.4 million, not 30. (reference)

    And the $100 million special effects are for both movies together.

  8. Re:Tompkins' Real Motivation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0 · on MTU President Peeved At RIAA

    It is clear from MTU President Curt Tompkins' past that his real motive in this affair is his job security. His objection is to RIAA putting out a press release naming institutions, not individuals, and being caught unawares before he could relay the bad news to his superiors, the Board of Control, and more importantly the state legislature, before they read about it in the MoTown rags.

    Just two weeks ago Curt was flailing arms before the state legislative appropriation committees about shrinking state support for his institution (10% cut this year). He told legislators MTU would have to go private or close its doors if cuts continued. The chairmen of those committees probably melt Curt's phone when they heard what tax dollars were going toward up in HoTown while the rest of the state faces a tough rescession. And before you mention it - it does not matter the computer lab networks are completely paid for thro' student fees. Legislators are also going to be ticked off engineering students are garnering publicity thro' their leisure-time activities instead of helping the state build hydrogen-powered cars and increase employment. Curt is going to catch holy heck the next time he comes before the committees - if he's still president by then - and cannot show Michigan Tech students are working hard like their bretheren: UofM and noble Diversity or the Roman aspirations of Michigan State University students. (Now there's something our half-in-the-bag politicians can truly admire!)