I'm sorry, but you've obviously been misinformed.
It's accepted wisdom on/. that it's George Bush who is in the pockets of the wealthy (ignore FEC data to the contrary), so it's simply not POSSIBLE that this scam happened during Clinton's watch.
Please recheck your sources until they agree with the average/.er
> doesn't matter what you say, as long as you can find a "Reliable Source" that said it first.
Yep - the Wikipedia article on my dad has plenty of citations, almost all of which are links to the website of his political opponents (and have been added by someone notorious for citing web pages under his control). One's political opponents can hardly be considered reliable sources.
Another example: Babelfishing "where'd you get your CPU, a box of Cracker Jacks?" to a furriner language and back returned "from where did you obtain your central processing unit of processing within a framework of biscuit studs?"
Consumer Reports did a survey of their members about flat screen TVs. 3% of the Plasma and LCD TVs needed some sort of repairs, while for DLP the number was 10%.
> No detection at all. And even the tugs heading out would likely not be detected.
Really? How large would such a tug have to be, especially given that it would need enough fuel to match velocity with the target BEFORE making the course change, as well as sufficient fuel to change said asteroid's course? (NASA's "Deep Impact" had no such requirement)
And how large a rocket would be required to get the tug into space?
I suspect the answers to those questions are "much bigger than the Space Shuttle" and "bigger than the Saturn V". (Saturn V was needed to get Apollo to the Moon - a tug traveling to an asteroid would need much more delta-V).
Somehow, I'm doubting any country could launch _one_ larger-than-Saturn-V rocket undetected, let alone 3.
> something much lighter than a rocket doesn't even leave the water completely
Uhhh... a submarine will not be "much lighter than a rocket". Example: googling for "submarine specifications" revealed an range of 7-9000 tons for one class of submarine (SSN-774 Virginia-class). The Saturn V (largest US rocket) weighed in at just over 3000 tons (mostly fuel, of course).
Actually, it's the pro-Christian stuff which tends to be censored, like the Easter "BC" strips.
As to why newspapers are so much more sensitive to Muslim concerns, simply perform the following operation:
1) Find a transcript of C3PO's conversation with Han Solo at the end of the chess-like game in "Star Wars". 2) Edit the transcript as follows:
a) s/droid/Christian/g
b) s/wookie/Muslim/g
c) s/pull people's arms out of their sockets/cut people's heads off/g
For all the media's claims of championing free speech, they generally trumpet it loudly when they face no real penalty to do so - it's easy to "speak the truth to power" when that power won't actually respond with violence.
That's curious. I use a SolarPC with a Mini-ITX board, a 500 MHz Via C3 and no hard drive as a diskless workstation, and it draws about 17 watts. I'm pretty sure the average 3.5 inch drive doesn't draw 23.
> We'll see how you like it when your speech is curtailed in violation of the Constitution of the United States.
That's funny!
Ever heard of FACE or McCain/Feingold? Federal speech restrictions are fine and dandy as long as Congress and the Supreme Court don't like the type of expression being prohibited.
McCain/Feingold is especially egregious - it takes a special kind of legal reasoning to say the 1st Amendment DOESN'T protect some forms of political speech, but DOES protect nude dancing.
I tend to think this is why so many movies and TV shows feature businessfolk as bad guys. The writers are simply following the dictum "write what you know", and they know how the studios are run.
Especially this line: "Unlike corporations such as IBM, our schools do not have the ability to generate new dollars to fund projects or pay for employees"
The school district is government-funded (next year's budget is $275 million, BTW), and their buddies in the government (all 4 politicians in the article are members of the party in control of the state legislature) can point the gun of government power at taxpayers and say 'fork it over, or else".
Meanwhile, evil corporations like IBM have to _persuade_ people to buy their products and services. If IBM had some magical ability to "generate new dollars", then it's probable it wouldn't be engaged in the current "LEAN" layoffs.
I'll believe those politicians when they have to lay off as many people (proportionately, of course) as IBM.
Then we can ban any vehicle whose hood obscures my view of oncoming traffic (I drive a '93 Civic hatchback). That means all those minivans, SUVs, and pickup trucks.
Next we can get rid of noisy motorcycles (that is, anything noisier than my '85 Sabre and its Kekker exhaust). I sure don't need to listen to _them_ at night!
When my plan is complete, everyone will be driving small, quiet cars like mine, and I'll be much happier.
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I'm sorry, but you've obviously been misinformed. It's accepted wisdom on /. that it's George Bush who is in the pockets of the wealthy (ignore FEC data to the contrary), so it's simply not POSSIBLE that this scam happened during Clinton's watch.
Please recheck your sources until they agree with the average /.er
As dramatized by Harry Turtledove in The Last Article
> doesn't matter what you say, as long as you can find a "Reliable Source" that said it first.
Yep - the Wikipedia article on my dad has plenty of citations, almost all of which are links to the website of his political opponents (and have been added by someone notorious for citing web pages under his control). One's political opponents can hardly be considered reliable sources.
Not Mr. Potter, for sure.
Who would have thought by this time that /. posters would have learned about question marks? They aren't that hard.
You just put one after every question.
Another example: Babelfishing "where'd you get your CPU, a box of Cracker Jacks?" to a furriner language and back returned "from where did you obtain your central processing unit of processing within a framework of biscuit studs?"
Context is everything. Was it really just "AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH", or was it the "Castle AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH"?
..."
"Perhaps he was dictating it
> I am not so sure about DLP sets.
Consumer Reports did a survey of their members about flat screen TVs. 3% of the Plasma and LCD TVs needed some sort of repairs, while for DLP the number was 10%.
> No detection at all. And even the tugs heading out would likely not be detected.
Really? How large would such a tug have to be, especially given that it would need enough fuel to match velocity with the target BEFORE making the course change, as well as sufficient fuel to change said asteroid's course? (NASA's "Deep Impact" had no such requirement)
And how large a rocket would be required to get the tug into space?
I suspect the answers to those questions are "much bigger than the Space Shuttle" and "bigger than the Saturn V". (Saturn V was needed to get Apollo to the Moon - a tug traveling to an asteroid would need much more delta-V).
Somehow, I'm doubting any country could launch _one_ larger-than-Saturn-V rocket undetected, let alone 3.
> something much lighter than a rocket doesn't even leave the water completely
... a submarine will not be "much lighter than a rocket". Example: googling for "submarine specifications" revealed an range of 7-9000 tons for one class of submarine (SSN-774 Virginia-class). The Saturn V (largest US rocket) weighed in at just over 3000 tons (mostly fuel, of course).
Uhhh
> I mean, when was the last time you've seen an ID with less than 5 digits?
... the last time I left a comment?
Uhhh
> for unleaded, even today you don't see much above 9:1
... like my wife's Honda Fit (not exactly a sports car), which sports a 10.4:1 compression ratio?
Uhhh
That doesn't sound right. The best deal I found in early '97 was $300 or so for a 3 gig drive.
Actually, it's the pro-Christian stuff which tends to be censored, like the Easter "BC" strips.
As to why newspapers are so much more sensitive to Muslim concerns, simply perform the following operation:
1) Find a transcript of C3PO's conversation with Han Solo at the end of the chess-like game in "Star Wars".
2) Edit the transcript as follows:
a) s/droid/Christian/g
b) s/wookie/Muslim/g
c) s/pull people's arms out of their sockets/cut people's heads off/g
For all the media's claims of championing free speech, they generally trumpet it loudly when they face no real penalty to do so - it's easy to "speak the truth to power" when that power won't actually respond with violence.
That's curious. I use a SolarPC with a Mini-ITX board, a 500 MHz Via C3 and no hard drive as a diskless workstation, and it draws about 17 watts. I'm pretty sure the average 3.5 inch drive doesn't draw 23.
Before they equal Frank's 2000-inch TV.
> We'll see how you like it when your speech is curtailed in violation of the Constitution of the United States.
That's funny!
Ever heard of FACE or McCain/Feingold? Federal speech restrictions are fine and dandy as long as Congress and the Supreme Court don't like the type of expression being prohibited.
McCain/Feingold is especially egregious - it takes a special kind of legal reasoning to say the 1st Amendment DOESN'T protect some forms of political speech, but DOES protect nude dancing.
> Bear in mind that MS openly flaunted antitrust law
s/flaunted/flouted/
Today I "inherited" an HP 1100 printer and 6200C scanner from a fellow "Freecycle" member.
Why? She'd "upgraded" to Windows Vista, which won't work with either such device.
So I'm hoping more people in my area will "upgrade" - who knows what other hardware I might get as a result?
For me, the funniest part of WC came when Blair was told that he had the power to sense the way to Earth.
At that point someone in the theater yelled "user the force, Luke!", and received a huge laugh.
I tend to think this is why so many movies and TV shows feature businessfolk as bad guys. The writers are simply following the dictum "write what you know", and they know how the studios are run.
Especially this line: "Unlike corporations such as IBM, our schools do not have the ability to generate new dollars to fund projects or pay for employees"
The school district is government-funded (next year's budget is $275 million, BTW), and their buddies in the government (all 4 politicians in the article are members of the party in control of the state legislature) can point the gun of government power at taxpayers and say 'fork it over, or else".
Meanwhile, evil corporations like IBM have to _persuade_ people to buy their products and services. If IBM had some magical ability to "generate new dollars", then it's probable it wouldn't be engaged in the current "LEAN" layoffs.
I'll believe those politicians when they have to lay off as many people (proportionately, of course) as IBM.
> They have no business on public streets. Ever.
Right on!
Then we can ban any vehicle whose hood obscures my view of oncoming traffic (I drive a '93 Civic hatchback). That means all those minivans, SUVs, and pickup trucks.
Next we can get rid of noisy motorcycles (that is, anything noisier than my '85 Sabre and its Kekker exhaust). I sure don't need to listen to _them_ at night!
When my plan is complete, everyone will be driving small, quiet cars like mine, and I'll be much happier.
What? My plan affects _your_ vehicle? Too bad!
I found it interesting that Gary's assertion raised far fewer objections than any mention of the Patriot Act.
... it's evil (or even proof that Bush=Hitler) for the government to listen to some phone conversations in the name of saving lives.
So
But it's perfectly OK for the government to BAN some phone conversations in the name of saving lives.
How about allowing people more freedom, but holding them responsible if their exercise of that freedom brings about unfortunate results?