You got that one wrong, you meant to write Republicans (homophobic, racist, anti-middle class...). Who voted against the repeal of DADT? Republicans, Who voted against a more comprehensive anti hate crime law? Republicans. Who sleeps with the religious right bowing to its will? Republicans. Who voted against tax breaks for small businesses 2 weeks ago? Republicans. Who voted against tax breaks for corporations who keep jobs in the U.S. less than a week ago? Republicans. Who created a $13 TRILLION hole in the government finances? BUSH thank you very much, he's a republicans. and the list goes on...
As for the last 30 years, actually I beat you, let's do 60 years, under Democrats the income of the middle class has steadily increased by 3%/year and that of the upper class by 2%/year, under Republicans the increase has been around 1% for both.
if you want to believe propaganda go right ahead, You would look a lot smarter if you did some research first though. I'm an independent and I can think with my own brain. There are lots of stupid Democrats but they don't resemble the Republicans by far.
On a (somewhat more) serious note: man went to the Moon ONCE, and it was a freaking big deal because of the Cold War. How the heck did NASA manage to lose the original recording? Wouldn't even a half intelligent person figure they'd need to be protected in a double vault or something?
I second that, I read all the book and they add a lot to the series, especially those written by Eric Nylund which includes the Fall of Reach (my favorite). "The Flood" is the weakest one as it mimics the game step by step, written by William C. Dietz, at times it can even be boring because of the writing style. Anyway, any fan of the game Halo would appreciate the books because they expand on the Halo universe and John's (master chief) past and how it all came to be.
You would call the iPod standardized? I can play nearly any non-proprietary video on the Zune; I can play MP3 and WMA (and I convert everything to WMA since at same bit-rate it's half the file size of an MP3, have you tried that on the iPod?). Meaning that for a music only 80GB iPod it's really a 160GB Zune equivalent. WMA also uses less processing power, which means longer battery use. I can fly from Chicago to Italy without having to worry about recharging.
The Zune might not have killed the iPOD but it still remains a much better product. Just like Zune 2.0 software is light years ahead of iTunes 10. I've owned a Zune first Gen., I own a Zune HD, I've used iPods all flavors and i own and iPhone 4 which I don't use for music, yuck! And... yeah, Zune wins for compatibility with standards as well as human interface.
Theirs is a common tactic, they'll block accounts with lots of money so meanwhile they can earn interest. In California there was a class action on this, but because they settled out of court the lawyers got most of the settlement money, not the people, and they can keep doing it because this involves only California. They tried in Australia but the courts shot them down because, unlike in the U.S., in the rest of the developed world governments protect their people.
I stopped selling on ebay (ebay owns Paypal) over a year ago and don't touch PayPal anymore because of their lack of honesty.
PayPal must be considered a bank because that's exactly what it does, and follow regulation.
So... if I fail to find males sexually arousing, I'm a homophobic? And what about gay men, if they fail to find women attractive, they're heterophobic? Are lesbians heterophobic unless they can "get off" with males?
That's just the stupidest thing I've read this week, and I read slashdot daily.
I think you just misunderstood, what he said was that the considering contact with another man creepy is just a lingering effect of societal homophobia, to which I totally agree.
This is a petition to the U.S. Government's FCC (Federal Communication Commission) to mandate an unlock of all iPhones. We paid for the phone, we should be able to use it how we see fit.
Please post a message on the wall saying "Please unlock" Only people with a US iPhone and contract please.
Spammers will be reported and banned.
Actually you're wrong, there's a large number of heterosexual people who engage in sexual acts with people of the same sex just for physical pleasure or a various number of other reasons. The accepted medical definition of gay is someone who feels an emotional attraction to someone of the same sex. If you're a straight man you can get off with another man, it's just the way human body works, falling in love with that man that's a totally different story.
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I got an iPhone 4 last July and deeply regret it for many reasons. I wish I had switched to a Droid.
Thanks for correcting me. I only remember that ONE because I was there ;)
How's the above "Offtopic" ? The entire thread is about tape releasing. tsk! too many imbeciles with moderation points.
and the list goes on... As for the last 30 years, actually I beat you, let's do 60 years, under Democrats the income of the middle class has steadily increased by 3%/year and that of the upper class by 2%/year, under Republicans the increase has been around 1% for both.
if you want to believe propaganda go right ahead, You would look a lot smarter if you did some research first though. I'm an independent and I can think with my own brain. There are lots of stupid Democrats but they don't resemble the Republicans by far.
They taped over episodes of The Golden Girls
On a (somewhat more) serious note: man went to the Moon ONCE, and it was a freaking big deal because of the Cold War. How the heck did NASA manage to lose the original recording? Wouldn't even a half intelligent person figure they'd need to be protected in a double vault or something?
and there's no life on the sun.
Maybe we should sent an expedition to check for life on the sun
It's been done: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xeelee_Sequence_species#Photino_birds
I would say that the chances for life on this planet are 100 percent. I have almost no doubt about it,"
He contradicts himself: chances are 100%, almost sure. "Almost" is not 100%.
Plus what's up with Planet G? Planet M would have been better ;)
The good news is I went and found it, the bad news is it's probably not as cool as I'd hoped
Very convenient, they took the photo of a galaxy and called it an atom.
No worries, the atom will post its photo on its Facebook profile soon.
I second that, I read all the book and they add a lot to the series, especially those written by Eric Nylund which includes the Fall of Reach (my favorite). "The Flood" is the weakest one as it mimics the game step by step, written by William C. Dietz, at times it can even be boring because of the writing style. Anyway, any fan of the game Halo would appreciate the books because they expand on the Halo universe and John's (master chief) past and how it all came to be.
You should be bugged by things that have a real impact in the world we live in, dumbass. Grow up!
But it's not about switching, it's about attracting new customers. Funny enough Microsoft's hype cannot compete with Apple's hype.
You would call the iPod standardized? I can play nearly any non-proprietary video on the Zune; I can play MP3 and WMA (and I convert everything to WMA since at same bit-rate it's half the file size of an MP3, have you tried that on the iPod?). Meaning that for a music only 80GB iPod it's really a 160GB Zune equivalent. WMA also uses less processing power, which means longer battery use. I can fly from Chicago to Italy without having to worry about recharging.
The Zune might not have killed the iPOD but it still remains a much better product. Just like Zune 2.0 software is light years ahead of iTunes 10. I've owned a Zune first Gen., I own a Zune HD, I've used iPods all flavors and i own and iPhone 4 which I don't use for music, yuck! And... yeah, Zune wins for compatibility with standards as well as human interface.
I stopped selling on ebay (ebay owns Paypal) over a year ago and don't touch PayPal anymore because of their lack of honesty.
PayPal must be considered a bank because that's exactly what it does, and follow regulation.
If you want to see more complaints check this: http://www.my3cents.com/companyOverview.cgi?code=668
Canada: The US's more awesome sibling.
That's flamebait, too.
This is so funny, SlashDot has become a place full of moralists. Yes, this last comment is flamebait. Go mod down my ass.
I foresee a lot of servers being moved to Chile. Plus it's cheaper there.
until the sky fills with jetpack equipped people, and one gets there faster by walking.
Yey! I can't wait to have a sky full of asian women "driving" a jetpack ;)
So at the end we seem to all agree with my original statement: sexuality is about who you're attracted to, not about who you have sex with.
So... if I fail to find males sexually arousing, I'm a homophobic? And what about gay men, if they fail to find women attractive, they're heterophobic? Are lesbians heterophobic unless they can "get off" with males? That's just the stupidest thing I've read this week, and I read slashdot daily.
I think you just misunderstood, what he said was that the considering contact with another man creepy is just a lingering effect of societal homophobia, to which I totally agree.
http://www.baitbus.com/ guess your statistics are wrong. Your forgot to factor money.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=133380463371767&ref=ts
This is a petition to the U.S. Government's FCC (Federal Communication Commission) to mandate an unlock of all iPhones. We paid for the phone, we should be able to use it how we see fit.
Please post a message on the wall saying "Please unlock"
Only people with a US iPhone and contract please.
Spammers will be reported and banned.
Actually you're wrong, there's a large number of heterosexual people who engage in sexual acts with people of the same sex just for physical pleasure or a various number of other reasons. The accepted medical definition of gay is someone who feels an emotional attraction to someone of the same sex. If you're a straight man you can get off with another man, it's just the way human body works, falling in love with that man that's a totally different story.