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U.S. Department of Interior Ordered Offline
The whole of the U.S. Department of Interior has been forced off of the internet as a result of a court case Cobell v. Babbit. This was the result of compromises with the Microsoft Windows servers. A judge decided to take the whole of the organization down. Should this judge have this much power? Info here on the
indian trust web site. This includes the BLM, USGS and the Park Service. Staggering, really. CD: Hold off on the blaming of MS, it's still not clear.
Did you not get it, or did you just not find it funny? The joke is that she was pissed off about her kid being in an adult chat room, and she took it out on the Dept. of the Interior.
:P
Oh well, i guess my humor is too advanced for you humans.
Oh shit! I forgot to click "Post Anonymously"...
This is what happens when you disobey a lawful order from a judge. Now, the teachers may still be doing the right thing, but if you want to practice civil disobedience, you might end up in the clink.
Judges do not have the luxury of ignoring the law, or just saying "oh well" when people fail to follow their lawful orders. Again, this isn't flamebait...teachers may be doing the right thing by standing up for themselves, but the judge is also doing the right thing in enforcing the law.
To the tune of "Blame Canada":
Times have changed, our kids are getting worse
They won't obey their parents, they just want to fart and curse
Should we blame the government? Or blame society?
Or should we blame the images on TV? No...
Blame Microsoft! Blame Microsoft!
With all their beady little eyes and their flappin heads so full of lies
Blame Microsoft! Blame Microsoft!
We need to form a full assault, it's Microsoft's fault!
Don't blame me for my son Stan
He saw the darn cartoon and now he's off to join the clan!
And my boy Eric once had my picture on his shelf
But now when I see him he tells me to fsck myself! Well...
Blame Microsoft! Blame Microsoft!
It seems that everything's gone wrong since Microsoft came along
Blame Microsoft! Blame Microsoft!
They're not even a real company anyway!
My son could have been a doctor or a lawyer, it's true
Instead he burned up like a piggy on a barbeque
Should we blame the matches? Should we blame the fire?
Or the doctors who allowed him to expire? Heck no!
Blame Microsoft! Blame Microsoft!
With all their hockey hullabaloo and that bitch Anne Murray too
Blame Microsoft! Shame on Microsoft!
For the smiling must stop, the laughter and fun must all be undone
We must blame them and cause a fuss
Before somebody thinks of blaming us!
Disclaimer: The above is intended to be parody.
I pledge allegiance to the flag...
of the Corporate States of America...
It never ceases to amaze me how a conservative statement always ends up with a "troll" marking while leftist "all software should be free" propaganda gets marked "interesting"
I love this US vs. THEM mentality.
I believe Rodney King said it best..."Can't we all just get along?"
Obviously, the teachers in your area were paid more than they were worth (hence the grammatical bankruptcy of your post).
There has been a lot of gnashing of teeth related to the cost of living in NJ - as a Manhattan resident and former NJ resident, I feel like I should weigh in: The vast majority of NJ is _NOT_ an expensive place to live, probably on average with the rest of the US. There are certainly luxury developments attached to the NYC commuting arteries that are priced almost as sky-high as Manhattan itself (but then, why would a NJ teacher need to live in such an area?).
Now, let's get a little perspective: These teachsers, who make an AVERAGE of $56,000 annually (newbies surely make less and the experienced teachers are definitely making more) are striking in explicit defiance of a judge's order. For what exactly are they striking? What amounts to a _three_hundred_dollar_ decrease in their annual incomes. They are striking to make a point to newly elected political leaders in New Jersey: "Step back! This is a Workers' Paradise and WE are running the show!" Unions are vile bastions of socialism and teachers' unions are the worst of all - stifling education by ensuring that even the least competent teachers are retained and promoted.
FWIW, I do agree that teachers are generally underpaid - my mom is a primary school teacher in VA and makes less than $30k. However, I think that the root cause is the fact that we get so little for our dollar from the educational system... Urban crime is a direct result of poor parenting and even poorer education. If we paid for performance instead of longevity and/or credentials, we might get our money's worth.
A) If this were a Communist country, there would be no need for anyone to have more money, thanks to strict price controls and the fact that everything is run by the State. The desire for more money is a result of Capitalist economics, not to mention our country's obsession with consumerism. Not to mention, a Communist country would probably crack down a lot harder on anyone attempting to go on strike than our country does (yes, I know, we threw them in jail... but can you imagine what would have happened in China?) So this has nothing to do with Communism. (And here I thought the rhetoric of union members being Communists went out with the Cold War; apparently, I was mistaken.)
B) The price of living in the Northeast is MUCH higher than in the Midwest. I know this, because I have lived in both. $56k went a lot further when I lived in Indiana than it does up here in Massachusetts. Unless you are living in Chicago, in which case, it becomes a lot closer. So $56k isn't as much as it seems like, especially if they have families to take care of.