Yes, the Democrat's answer to everything: let the Government throw money at it. Where does the money for this grant come from? Do we put the last nail in the coffin of Social Security so that we can move to a "Hydrogen economy?" Maybe a few hundred thousand out of work citizens would be kind enough to forego food for their families so we can give their welfare money to gas stations. I know that's a bad argument, as our government would not take money from those just to fund this, but then where does it come from? Increase the income tax? Yeah, that's a good way to get votes next election season. I don't claim to have all the answers (well, actually I do claim that, but I am lieing:), but knee-jerk Government funding is definitely NOT the way to go. Private market means that the private companies have to either invest in the future or fail with the past. This is something that the companies should be aware of, but unfortunately, most "Mom & Pop Stores," as I called them previously, don't think of the future of their business enough as they are too busy trying to stay afloat the way it is now.
> You can easily be raised to worship stupidity and ignorance. I've seen the greatest minds of our generation succumb to it's wraith. > And if you disagree with me, maybe I'm just another nerd who thinks too much
Absolutely not, no one thinks too much; most don't think enough. But that stupidity-rearing is not purely an American problem. It is prevalent all over the world, and the USA is not even the worst offender. I am bothered that you would suggest that I consider you stupid because I don't agree with you. That seems to be far too common. It may be that people automatically call others stupid because they do not understand their point of view.
> hydrogen 'filling stations' where they're needed, i.e. everywhere a regular gas station is
Ah, that seems like a very reasonable argument until you realise that an H2 car can go a lot farther before needing a refill. Therefore you don't need as many stations around.
> as far as the Infrastructure goes, that is already mostly deployed. Most gast stations could be converted
Maybe the problem was phrased incorrectly, but the way I see "infrastructure" is pre-existing tanks. Replacing the present pumps & tanks is just about an entire rebuild of a gas station; a very expensive proposition, especially for "Mom & Pop" (I dislike that phrase) stations that don't necessarily have the necessary income to convert to Hydrogen. That means, excluding lots of loans to pay back, that corporations would have an exclusive market for hydrogen. Then we will have to complain about price fixing with that. I don't see fixing as an absolute issue, but it seems pretty likely to happen at kickoff.
> > "the TRUTH is that there is no LEGITIMATE use of CSS on the first place"
> Are you telling me I don't have a legitimate reason to decrypt the discs
PLEASE don't think I agree with the guy who said it, he appears to be an idiot or troll, but I'll point out that he said "in the first place" and you are not in the first place. If it wasn't used "in the first place" you would not need to decrypt it, as it wouldn't be encrypted (probably). If he would have said "no LEGITIMATE use of DeCSS," you would be right.
> Why Bush didn't sign Kyoto protocol about greehouse effect gazes?
Because he wasn't going to sign something simply for the sake of signing it. (Clinton didn't either, and he was correct for it.)
Not, take your own advice and read your own non-national media. You'll find that, of the countries that DID sign Kyoto, none of the major ones are anywhere close to the requirements. Why? Because it was hugely unrealistic in its expectations. Therefore, it was smart to not sign it because we couldn't meet the reqs and that was well known then as well.
But, I guess that "it's the thought that counts," whether or not it actually does anything.
> SCO's real class was demonstrated when they wouldn't let my friend's 4 year old use the bathroom
This takes nothing away from the argument, but WHY THE HELL SHOULD THEY? You expect them to allow bathroom use for any homeless bum who comes along? Then why should they let his son? If your friend was responsible (which I don't claim he isn't, maybe he just didn't think long enough) he would take his son elsewhere, or maybe NOT BROUGHT HIM TO A FRIGGIN PROTEST. Pause the picketing for five minutes, Gandhi, and walk to a damn MacDonalds.
> isn't braille a Three Dimensional Written Language
Well, it is in 3-Ds, but isn't written in 3-d. The same arrangement of bumps in Braille will not translate differently if the height of those bumps changes (AFAIK).
> we currently don't know how this end of things will come
Luckily we can have a pre-warning if it is actually armageddon. I heard (somewhere) that there will be 7 years (there's that damned 7 again) of peace beforehand. So if a Palestinian state appears around December of 2005, we got problems.
> how much easier it would've been to just write the information down
I agreed with you until I remembered that they didn't have pens & pencils. Sure, you can etch into clay or mud, but that isn't as easy to transport or keep in readable condition.
> I just got done writing him a letter and submitting it through his site. Here it is:...
Frankly I am appalled. No self-respecting/. geek would actually write a well-thought-out letter (supporting a republican, no less). I spit on the backside of your monitor (ew, I spit on my own screen...). I will not wipe it off until you make a goatse.cx link or rant nonsensically about which Linux Distro is best.
> Try explaining the issues to someone his age and make note of their response
D'oh, you've changed my mind. So now I think he's a flarging senile idiot instead of just an asshole (seriously). This gives me an interesting new perspective I hadn't thought of. It also strengthens my case for Eugenics. Get rid of the old, they're just holding us back with their outdated ideas. (~%75 joke, %25 serious)
> talking is still talking, still annoying, and still going to draw eyes (and ears)....which pisses me off. I know how to use a cell phone politely (read: not screaming into it), yet people still give me dirty looks & shit. I speak more softly into a Cell phone than I would if the person was actually in front of me, yet I'm still considered rude. Just goes to prove my point that people will always find a reason to hate you and think they are a bigger person, whether they are justified or not.
> I am a Wisconsinite, and I despise how wastefull the American economy is.
Never heard of that before... Anything like Samsonite? Are you Leather luggage? Anyway, you're wrong (but I don't blame you, everyone generalizes). The American Economy is not wasteful at all. You are giving way too much weight to an intangible thing. Put the blame where the blame belongs: it's the people who are wasteful. That's like saying SUVs run people over and kill them. It's the jackasses driving them that cause the deaths, not the car. Also, you are implicitly including every American in your statement, which, since you are obviously NOT one of those wasteful people, is untrue. I happen to be one of those wasteful people, so blame ME. Everyone else does...
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> Two Words: Government Grant
:), but knee-jerk Government funding is definitely NOT the way to go. Private market means that the private companies have to either invest in the future or fail with the past. This is something that the companies should be aware of, but unfortunately, most "Mom & Pop Stores," as I called them previously, don't think of the future of their business enough as they are too busy trying to stay afloat the way it is now.
Yes, the Democrat's answer to everything: let the Government throw money at it. Where does the money for this grant come from? Do we put the last nail in the coffin of Social Security so that we can move to a "Hydrogen economy?" Maybe a few hundred thousand out of work citizens would be kind enough to forego food for their families so we can give their welfare money to gas stations. I know that's a bad argument, as our government would not take money from those just to fund this, but then where does it come from? Increase the income tax? Yeah, that's a good way to get votes next election season.
I don't claim to have all the answers (well, actually I do claim that, but I am lieing
> You can easily be raised to worship stupidity and ignorance. I've seen the greatest minds of our generation succumb to it's wraith.
> And if you disagree with me, maybe I'm just another nerd who thinks too much
Absolutely not, no one thinks too much; most don't think enough. But that stupidity-rearing is not purely an American problem. It is prevalent all over the world, and the USA is not even the worst offender. I am bothered that you would suggest that I consider you stupid because I don't agree with you. That seems to be far too common. It may be that people automatically call others stupid because they do not understand their point of view.
> hydrogen 'filling stations' where they're needed, i.e. everywhere a regular gas station is
Ah, that seems like a very reasonable argument until you realise that an H2 car can go a lot farther before needing a refill. Therefore you don't need as many stations around.
I don't know why, but it seems funny that "Gay Nigger" and "CommieLib" are being much more polite and reasonable than most /.
> as far as the Infrastructure goes, that is already mostly deployed. Most gast stations could be converted
Maybe the problem was phrased incorrectly, but the way I see "infrastructure" is pre-existing tanks. Replacing the present pumps & tanks is just about an entire rebuild of a gas station; a very expensive proposition, especially for "Mom & Pop" (I dislike that phrase) stations that don't necessarily have the necessary income to convert to Hydrogen. That means, excluding lots of loans to pay back, that corporations would have an exclusive market for hydrogen. Then we will have to complain about price fixing with that. I don't see fixing as an absolute issue, but it seems pretty likely to happen at kickoff.
> I'm a bonehead sometimes
:)
I'm a bonehead the majority of the time, but alas, so is just about everyone else
> currently we do to the people we like the same as we do to people we don't like
I guess DRTFA should be a new common (polite) phrase...
> > "the TRUTH is that there is no LEGITIMATE use of CSS on the first place"
> Are you telling me I don't have a legitimate reason to decrypt the discs
PLEASE don't think I agree with the guy who said it, he appears to be an idiot or troll, but I'll point out that he said "in the first place" and you are not in the first place. If it wasn't used "in the first place" you would not need to decrypt it, as it wouldn't be encrypted (probably). If he would have said "no LEGITIMATE use of DeCSS," you would be right.
> so don't argue [...] COPYRIGHT=GREED, you pompus jerk!
Obviously you are using a well-reasoned and insightful argument. I just wish I could find it.
> Are you sure it's the French? Or is it the French Foreign legion?
Okay, what's the difference? Are the members of the FFL French? Ordered around by French Gov? If the FFL isn't military, what is it?
> you don't go on poluting the planet's atmospher 10 times more than any other citizen
Even though we have 10x the production of any other "citizen" of the planet?
> Why Bush didn't sign Kyoto protocol about greehouse effect gazes?
Because he wasn't going to sign something simply for the sake of signing it. (Clinton didn't either, and he was correct for it.)
Not, take your own advice and read your own non-national media. You'll find that, of the countries that DID sign Kyoto, none of the major ones are anywhere close to the requirements. Why? Because it was hugely unrealistic in its expectations. Therefore, it was smart to not sign it because we couldn't meet the reqs and that was well known then as well.
But, I guess that "it's the thought that counts," whether or not it actually does anything.
> Do you think we're as stupid as you?
Well, since America was made up of mostly Europeans, yes, we are exactly as stupid as you.
> SCO's real class was demonstrated when they wouldn't let my friend's 4 year old use the bathroom
This takes nothing away from the argument, but WHY THE HELL SHOULD THEY? You expect them to allow bathroom use for any homeless bum who comes along? Then why should they let his son? If your friend was responsible (which I don't claim he isn't, maybe he just didn't think long enough) he would take his son elsewhere, or maybe NOT BROUGHT HIM TO A FRIGGIN PROTEST. Pause the picketing for five minutes, Gandhi, and walk to a damn MacDonalds.
> your replacement would be?
People in Anarchy, Government trying to impose martial law, and loss of about half of the population. Yeah, sounds great, woo.
> isn't braille a Three Dimensional Written Language
Well, it is in 3-Ds, but isn't written in 3-d. The same arrangement of bumps in Braille will not translate differently if the height of those bumps changes (AFAIK).
> we currently don't know how this end of things will come
Luckily we can have a pre-warning if it is actually armageddon. I heard (somewhere) that there will be 7 years (there's that damned 7 again) of peace beforehand. So if a Palestinian state appears around December of 2005, we got problems.
> how much easier it would've been to just write the information down
I agreed with you until I remembered that they didn't have pens & pencils. Sure, you can etch into clay or mud, but that isn't as easy to transport or keep in readable condition.
> I just got done writing him a letter and submitting it through his site. Here it is:...
/. geek would actually write a well-thought-out letter (supporting a republican, no less). I spit on the backside of your monitor (ew, I spit on my own screen...). I will not wipe it off until you make a goatse.cx link or rant nonsensically about which Linux Distro is best.
Frankly I am appalled. No self-respecting
> Try explaining the issues to someone his age and make note of their response
D'oh, you've changed my mind. So now I think he's a flarging senile idiot instead of just an asshole (seriously). This gives me an interesting new perspective I hadn't thought of. It also strengthens my case for Eugenics. Get rid of the old, they're just holding us back with their outdated ideas. (~%75 joke, %25 serious)
> a striped leopard makes me laugh.
I would suggest against doing just this... leopards don't like being laughed at. not at all... *checks missing leg*
Come on, trolls, yer slacking here!
Imagine a beowulf cluster of these.... okay, it's said now.
> talking is still talking, still annoying, and still going to draw eyes (and ears). ...which pisses me off. I know how to use a cell phone politely (read: not screaming into it), yet people still give me dirty looks & shit. I speak more softly into a Cell phone than I would if the person was actually in front of me, yet I'm still considered rude. Just goes to prove my point that people will always find a reason to hate you and think they are a bigger person, whether they are justified or not.
> The universe does not care about your granola and birkenstocks.
:)
> Get some perspective
Wow, I bow before your insight (Yes, I'm being mildly sarcastic, but not in an offensive way -- I absolutely agree).
I could not have said it any better myself
> I am a Wisconsinite, and I despise how wastefull the American economy is.
Never heard of that before... Anything like Samsonite? Are you Leather luggage? Anyway, you're wrong (but I don't blame you, everyone generalizes). The American Economy is not wasteful at all. You are giving way too much weight to an intangible thing. Put the blame where the blame belongs: it's the people who are wasteful. That's like saying SUVs run people over and kill them. It's the jackasses driving them that cause the deaths, not the car. Also, you are implicitly including every American in your statement, which, since you are obviously NOT one of those wasteful people, is untrue. I happen to be one of those wasteful people, so blame ME. Everyone else does...