Its not the President that is going to make the necessary change. Its Congress, American business, and the America people.
1. Congress makes the decisions on domestic policy and passes legislation. The President can sign or veto the proposed legislation, but congress can override that veto by a 2/3 majority
"After passage by both houses, a bill is submitted to the President. The President may choose to sign the bill, thereby making it law. The President may also choose to veto the bill, returning it to Congress with his objections. In such a case, the bill only becomes law if each house of Congress votes to override the veto with a two-thirds majority. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress]
So what good is the President on domestic policy when his decisions can be overridden?
2. Look at the current credit/economic crisis in America. Greed and overspending on the part of business and the populus. Short of the SEC and Fed making mistakes, 90% of that is due to non-governmental factors.
3. The President [at this time] has the obligation to preside over foreign policy matters and matters of national security. Thus, the next President must have a keen sense of foreign policy and diplomacy as we do live in a now "global" community.
In as far as either major candidate (yes, there are four others), I don't think any of them have the intelligence and experience to meet today's requirements.
Congress, That's where we need a change. They are the branch of Federal Government that is responsible for 90% of our domestic policy. Make the change there.
BTW, The House is majority Dems and the Senate, tho is 49/49 Rep/Dem, the remaining two seats have aligned themselves with the Dems, giving them de facto control.
Takes on a whole new twist if you substitute "breathing" for Gallium Arsenide...
Reader LM741N, pointing to a report released this month by California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, writes "Breathing has now been listed as a carcinogen. Given the increasing usage of breathing, the main constituent in life, and their recent championing as more efficient life sources in recent news stories and Slashdot, there may be significant environmental concerns as related to breathing. Morover, workers in industries where breathing exists may be at risk of cancer as well."
So they have the largest online population. Of course, it would be that 99% of them are members of the Chinese Communist Party [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China].
That is, they tend to be more careful and lose luggage MUCH less than other airlines. I can even get First Class for a very reasonable price. The flights are on time . The planes are nice, Pilots very safe and the flight is for the most par enjoyable.
Changing flights is not even an issue (short of change fees)
I don't know what all the hub-bub is on this story. Machines have been reading our minds for a while now. Take my car for instance: It knows that I need to change my oil, so it tells me by stopping the engine at the most inconvenient time. My grill always knows when I am having a cookout, and this inconveniently runs out of propane right in the middle of cooking. Right in the middle of a most important cell call, the towers sense this and decide that's when to lose the signal.
"The UI approach in GIMP is very unique and is one of the most innovative parts of GIMP."
You HAVE used Photoshop before, right? Here's a few that you might have missed:
The Blur tool (icon) The sharpen tool (icon) To simplify, most of the tool buttons, not only in look, but concept. Foreground/Background on the toolbar Layers/Channels "Flatten Image" "Merge Visible Layers" Background layer The indication of a layer transparency (checkerboard)...
"CS3 premium version for $1800 is not a practice of monopolistic power?"
Mmmmmm price is not an indicator of monopolistic power. Its when you prevent the competition an equal opportunity in the marketplace as an effect of your market dominance. See Microsoft.
Ok, for what its worth, I think Adobe is the biggest monopoly in computer history (Image editing with Photoshop, PostScript which has been freely emulated without fear of reprisal). Mind you, they do not seem to practice monopolistic power, so therefor I really like Adobe. The compete in an apparent, honest fashion: They have fantastic products.
That said, got it Adobe. I would consider buying Adobe Office, even over OOo (which I know is free). Adobe makes good stuff and in most cases is the de facto standard.
I can tell you who. Those bastards bought all the SCO stock certificates and shot them into the Sun, increasing its thermal output, causing one of the worst heat waves the South has seen in hundreds of years.
Slashdot Mirror
Unqualified ass.
Its not the President that is going to make the necessary change. Its Congress, American business, and the America people.
1. Congress makes the decisions on domestic policy and passes legislation. The President can sign or veto the proposed legislation, but congress can override that veto by a 2/3 majority
"After passage by both houses, a bill is submitted to the President. The President may choose to sign the bill, thereby making it law. The President may also choose to veto the bill, returning it to Congress with his objections. In such a case, the bill only becomes law if each house of Congress votes to override the veto with a two-thirds majority. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Congress]
So what good is the President on domestic policy when his decisions can be overridden?
2. Look at the current credit/economic crisis in America. Greed and overspending on the part of business and the populus. Short of the SEC and Fed making mistakes, 90% of that is due to non-governmental factors.
3. The President [at this time] has the obligation to preside over foreign policy matters and matters of national security. Thus, the next President must have a keen sense of foreign policy and diplomacy as we do live in a now "global" community.
In as far as either major candidate (yes, there are four others), I don't think any of them have the intelligence and experience to meet today's requirements.
Congress, That's where we need a change. They are the branch of Federal Government that is responsible for 90% of our domestic policy. Make the change there.
BTW, The House is majority Dems and the Senate, tho is 49/49 Rep/Dem, the remaining two seats have aligned themselves with the Dems, giving them de facto control.
I have a theory that we have finally found John McCain's missing personality.
And I thought it was to keep their asses warm facing a more southern sun...
Damn.
Takes on a whole new twist if you substitute "breathing" for Gallium Arsenide...
Reader LM741N, pointing to a report released this month by California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, writes "Breathing has now been listed as a carcinogen. Given the increasing usage of breathing, the main constituent in life, and their recent championing as more efficient life sources in recent news stories and Slashdot, there may be significant environmental concerns as related to breathing. Morover, workers in industries where breathing exists may be at risk of cancer as well."
In my mind I'm humming "Also Spract Zarathustra".
So they have the largest online population. Of course, it would be that 99% of them are members of the Chinese Communist Party [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China].
... it is a "good for nothing" OS anyhow.
And you eat with that mouth.
You know what they say
"Quitters never win and winners never quit. But those who never quit and never win are idiots."
I've been waiting 8 years to do that :-)
Gotta have some fun somehow..... he he
whoo hoo!
You realize, I won't be able to watch that show without thinking about this comment, right?
This is like a bad Ed Wood movie. "Plan 10 from SCO"
No, they're not going to get Slash-flooded now are they....
Gives new meaning to "... when you pry it from my cold, dead, fingers."
More like: "Pry it from your cold, dead, fingers? We have a solution for that!"
That is, they tend to be more careful and lose luggage MUCH less than other airlines. I can even get First Class for a very reasonable price. The flights are on time . The planes are nice, Pilots very safe and the flight is for the most par enjoyable.
Changing flights is not even an issue (short of change fees)
Never had an issue with them.
I don't know what all the hub-bub is on this story. Machines have been reading our minds for a while now. Take my car for instance: It knows that I need to change my oil, so it tells me by stopping the engine at the most inconvenient time. My grill always knows when I am having a cookout, and this inconveniently runs out of propane right in the middle of cooking. Right in the middle of a most important cell call, the towers sense this and decide that's when to lose the signal.
See, nothing new here. Move on.....
"The UI approach in GIMP is very unique and is one of the most innovative parts of GIMP."
...
You HAVE used Photoshop before, right? Here's a few that you might have missed:
The Blur tool (icon)
The sharpen tool (icon)
To simplify, most of the tool buttons, not only in look, but concept.
Foreground/Background on the toolbar
Layers/Channels
"Flatten Image"
"Merge Visible Layers"
Background layer
The indication of a layer transparency (checkerboard)
I could go on, but there is a text limit to post.
Funny that you mentioned porting to Linux.
:-(
Back in '97 I used Photoshop AND Illustrator on an SGI running IRIX.
Its portable. They've done it. Just not for Linux.
"Photoshop, from a UI perspective isn't very good at all."
Its UI tho, has been copied by the GIMP and others. Again, de facto standard.
"CS3 premium version for $1800 is not a practice of monopolistic power?"
Mmmmmm price is not an indicator of monopolistic power. Its when you prevent the competition an equal opportunity in the marketplace as an effect of your market dominance. See Microsoft.
Ok, for what its worth, I think Adobe is the biggest monopoly in computer history (Image editing with Photoshop, PostScript which has been freely emulated without fear of reprisal). Mind you, they do not seem to practice monopolistic power, so therefor I really like Adobe. The compete in an apparent, honest fashion: They have fantastic products.
That said, got it Adobe. I would consider buying Adobe Office, even over OOo (which I know is free). Adobe makes good stuff and in most cases is the de facto standard.
I can tell you who. Those bastards bought all the SCO stock certificates and shot them into the Sun, increasing its thermal output, causing one of the worst heat waves the South has seen in hundreds of years.
...or so I heard.
105 deg F in Columbia, SC.
What the fuckton did you just say?