Guess you missed that President Hope & Change has received the most money from... BP and it's employees than another other politician. Obama has corporations hands in his own pockets as much, or more so, than any other President.
Wouldn't it be a better idea for people to walk those short distances, given how fat people are these days?
It's all relative.
For a fat person, a "short distance" for a walk might be from the couch to the fridge to get another ice cream sandwich and back to the couch.
Whereas, for a non-fat (or low fat) person, a "short distance" for a walk might be walking five blocks to local restaurant to get a hand made malt or milk shake.
... is a cost cutting measure.
Very few people, in their right minds, would post on the forums when forced to reveal their real first and last names.
As a result, less server overhead, maintenance, admin time, etc. As a result, this will make the forums more efficient and give moderators and admins more time to respond to their actively posting customers....
No, really.
Why bring Reagan back when Obama is outpacing even the worst of them as far as increasing the debt?
3 trillion in debt added in the 16 months (Jan 2009 to May 2010, CBO) Obama has been President, a new record!
And, the *good thing* is that....he still has about 30 more months to go!
Let's give it up for our Debtor in Chief, whoo!/golf clap
Yeah, you obviously do not know much about the history of radio, let alone amateur radio, here in the U.S.
And, despite the waste of space in your head, where brains should be, during a major catastrophe (power down for days, weeks, etc.) POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) and HAM radio would be the only working sources for emergency communications, which might save even your sorry ass, that is, if you would ever pull your head out of it.
|| What the hell happened to the idea that technology was supposed to make society better? ||
It only makes it better, if Microsoft *says* it makes it better. Understand?
It is more and more apparent, that President Obama and his Administration, with his "Hope and Change" machinations are really "More of the Same, and Much Much Worse!" (TM)
With a little bit more of an expanded view, however, it is really Democrats and Republicans that are "More of the Same, and Much Much Worse!"
Both of the two major parties need a severe wake-up call, namely, less and less of them should be voted into office to the point where it starts messing with their power base, campaign financing and the like. That's really the only thing that will get their attention and start governing "...for the people..." and not "... for the multi-national corporations that give me nice fat campaign donation checks".
-- lemme see. If this was past, "other party" administration(s), what would your response have been to such musings?
What's that? Oh, you would have voiced something along the lines of "Bush and his administration are abusing their authority *and* proposing things that are un-constitutional. He and Cheney should be prosecuted!" Or something to that effect.
As I have said before, we are just getting more of the same (some much for "Hope and Change" huh?) and much, much worse.
Or, a message that prints on the OLED screen that says:
"Due to demands on the power grid, I will not be able to dry your clothes for another 9.37 hours. Sorry for the inconvenience. The Smart Grid."
Or...
"The power grid load is high now, therefore, I will not be able to play the 'Beatles Anthology: CD1' right now. Sorry for the inconvenience. The Smart Grid."
In all my math classes in high school, 1975-1980, you could use calculators in class. However, on tests, you *had* to show your work or you were not given credit for a correct answer. Oh, and you couldn't use them during tests anyway. As a result, other than one individual, the rest of us never brought or used calculators in class because when it came to test time, we were all practiced on showing our work./shrug
|| The people closest to this are the Libertarians, but they're so wacky they think that all roads should become private property and made into toll roads, so you have to pay tolls just to drive out of your driveway. ||
Nice pigeon hole you got there!
Not even "most" Libertarians I know (and, I am one) think that.
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Guess you missed that President Hope & Change has received the most money from... BP and it's employees than another other politician. Obama has corporations hands in his own pockets as much, or more so, than any other President.
I could go on, but there is no need to.
Uh, huh.
And, can you say "obvious", I knew you could.
It's all relative. For a fat person, a "short distance" for a walk might be from the couch to the fridge to get another ice cream sandwich and back to the couch. Whereas, for a non-fat (or low fat) person, a "short distance" for a walk might be walking five blocks to local restaurant to get a hand made malt or milk shake.
Yes, we have modified our food.
But, until GMO-sis, to coin a term, we haven't taken "X" gene from a completely unrelated species and put it in "Y" plant.
... is a cost cutting measure. Very few people, in their right minds, would post on the forums when forced to reveal their real first and last names. As a result, less server overhead, maintenance, admin time, etc. As a result, this will make the forums more efficient and give moderators and admins more time to respond to their actively posting customers.... No, really.
Now, why would you say that?
I am a Libertarian, Reagan doesn't even blip on my "hero" radar, even if I had such a thing.
Might wanna get your knee-jerk response reflexes checked out.
In a more ideal world, the government should the be convicted of fraud and told to keep their hands out of educating our youth.
An educated public, in the minds of those running governments, are a very dangerous thing, unless they are "educated the right way"....
FDR was hardly "...one of our greatest Presidents..." by any stretch of the imagination.
In fact, the complete opposite of "greatest", ranked right down there with Carter.
Why bring Reagan back when Obama is outpacing even the worst of them as far as increasing the debt? 3 trillion in debt added in the 16 months (Jan 2009 to May 2010, CBO) Obama has been President, a new record! And, the *good thing* is that....he still has about 30 more months to go! Let's give it up for our Debtor in Chief, whoo! /golf clap
Yeah, you obviously do not know much about the history of radio, let alone amateur radio, here in the U.S.
And, despite the waste of space in your head, where brains should be, during a major catastrophe (power down for days, weeks, etc.) POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) and HAM radio would be the only working sources for emergency communications, which might save even your sorry ass, that is, if you would ever pull your head out of it.
|| What the hell happened to the idea that technology was supposed to make society better? || It only makes it better, if Microsoft *says* it makes it better. Understand?
Yea, but be realistic here:
How many PCs are running "Windows" (or some form of it) compared to the reported "500 Kin" sold by Microsoft?
... my air conditioning unit A) connected to any communications network and B) to be charged for such connection.
Give me a fricken break!
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The only appropriate and correct response to that is "Yes".
Another fine example of Microsoft "Technology Evangelist" dollars at work.
It is more and more apparent, that President Obama and his Administration, with his "Hope and Change" machinations are really "More of the Same, and Much Much Worse!" (TM)
With a little bit more of an expanded view, however, it is really Democrats and Republicans that are "More of the Same, and Much Much Worse!"
Both of the two major parties need a severe wake-up call, namely, less and less of them should be voted into office to the point where it starts messing with their power base, campaign financing and the like. That's really the only thing that will get their attention and start governing "...for the people..." and not "... for the multi-national corporations that give me nice fat campaign donation checks".
-- lemme see. If this was past, "other party" administration(s), what would your response have been to such musings?
What's that? Oh, you would have voiced something along the lines of "Bush and his administration are abusing their authority *and* proposing things that are un-constitutional. He and Cheney should be prosecuted!" Or something to that effect.
As I have said before, we are just getting more of the same (some much for "Hope and Change" huh?) and much, much worse.
Or, a message that prints on the OLED screen that says:
"Due to demands on the power grid, I will not be able to dry your clothes for another 9.37 hours. Sorry for the inconvenience. The Smart Grid."
Or...
"The power grid load is high now, therefore, I will not be able to play the 'Beatles Anthology: CD1' right now. Sorry for the inconvenience. The Smart Grid."
Ad infinitum.
In all my math classes in high school, 1975-1980, you could use calculators in class. However, on tests, you *had* to show your work or you were not given credit for a correct answer. Oh, and you couldn't use them during tests anyway. As a result, other than one individual, the rest of us never brought or used calculators in class because when it came to test time, we were all practiced on showing our work. /shrug
What if scenario:
What if the homework assignments are *required* to be turned in only in the form that can be utilized/read/handled by the school's computers?
What happens then?
One answer: All sorts of lawyer induced warfare begins and, when the dust settles, nobody wins.
And ear marks to pay for adding turtle crossings to roads in Badlands, South Dakota.
Why isn't the EPA all over this? It could be contribution to global warming, for crying out loud!
|| makes my brain want to liquefy and seep out my ears. ||
Hey! Don't knock it till you've tried it!
|| The people closest to this are the Libertarians, but they're so wacky they think that all roads should become private property and made into toll roads, so you have to pay tolls just to drive out of your driveway. ||
Nice pigeon hole you got there!
Not even "most" Libertarians I know (and, I am one) think that.
I do not want tax payer money being given to any news-weasels to "save" or otherwise "preserve" the current news businesses.
They swim or sink like the rest of us, screw them!