Its not as bad as you're pretending it to be... And what with the alternative? McCain and Palin? That was a very disgusting and appalling alternative. If the GOP had the balls and the backbone to be intelligent and real, and put up RON PAUL, I wouldn't spend so much time wondering why tens of millions of people think that NeoConservativism = Conservativism. The difference between the two is blatant, but the gang mentality and ignorance of most people in general has left the GOP to be run by neocon scumbags and force many of us to vote against it.
If the GOP would actually do what they say they stand for, they would succeed. Right now the GOP = Corporate handouts and immunity, orwellian doctrine, unequal rights, and selfish-driven hate.
I fear the GOP will never root out the virus that has taken it --- its disease is permanent and irreversible, its people like zombies, unaware of the difference and unable to see what they are pushing.
The dems are just as bad, but Obama was a better choice than McCain. The GOP and big media never gave Ron Paul a chance (lying/misrepresenting him and denying fair coverage)-- clearly, good conservatives are NOT what they want.
There has been a change and transparency is happening... Its a lie to pretend it isn't, or maybe its just ignorant. I want transparency on ACTA and will not re-elect Obama if it stays exempt from his promises, but that doesn't mean I'm going to exaggerate/deny the truth and say he's no more transparent than many presidents/administrations of the past.
This is news about a number of movies that nerds often watch or care about. Blade Runner, aside from being an amazing movie that is relevant even in today's world, is also the most highly sampled movie in Drum N' Bass. I'm also a DnB nerd. How's that for relevance?
You're missing the better parts of the movies, apparently. These are hardly a 'die hard' in the future. These movies have social and personal depth that often go unnoticed. You find the value by seeing it, but the value is not obvious to those who don't look or can't see.
Blade runner, despite its age, is perfect in today's terms. Blade runner can show you where biotechnology and IT may be going --- the complexities of *creating* life that has awareness and emotion --- and all the ethical/moral thoughts around the issue.
This shouldn't be necessary. Obama said part of his move to change would be a transparent government. Though I am sure he is aware, maybe we might consider reminding him that the ACTA is not exempted from his promises; that we care about what he said he would do and will not be interested in re-election if he can't follow through.
To me, this needs to be followed through if I were to ever consider Obama part 2.
Of course a large number of people want to stick it to him -- and far beyond any other partisan or previous personal prejudice... He is black. Millions of people are still far too ignorant and prejudiced to give him the due criticism that has been applied to every white president before him for the usual reasons.
Socialist? Try JFK and FDR. Corrupt? Try Nixon, Reagan, Cheney. Fool? Try Bush Jr. and Ford.
----But being black makes it so much worse for many. Every day I love and appreciate the youth because race is fading fast, especially in denser populations; and yet every day I am embarrassed by the blatant racism and ignorance of my peers and elders.
One piece of advice for the racist: Racism is only making your life more negative; you're making your life worse by maintaining those beliefs.
That hat won't protect you, nor will your gun or any semblance of power you may feel you wield by owning one.
True democratic power is the only way. The problem being that widespread media influences the largely imbecilic populous to keep following the way.
Speak truth and incite criticism and true interest among your peers. Spread knowledge and activism through your own example. Teach others the truth about things and your passion for it will spread onto them.
When the majority will not simply accept something. When the majority will LITERALLY sit down and say "NO WAY", then we will get what we really want.
Right now, what 'we' really want, is largely biased by the ignorant sheeple 'we' that make up the majority. They decide votes from television and receive what they think is their own 'opinions' from paid mouths. Lead by example and your integrity and honor will influence them to follow you.
Even though you're anoymous, you've obviously not seen the video that was linked or even the actual product of the OP posting. Both clearly transmit natural light into the spaces they are installed in. And the light is very pleasing looking as compared to electrical light sources.
The only other light that is just as appealing, to me, is from fire. But I hardly live by candle light or fireplace...
Hey man... thanks for that. I'm glad to see how much easier/cheaper you can do it for at home and may actually make use of that kind of design for a shop or garage or something.
One thing I must say about the originally pointed out product and these bottle ones.... the light looks really appealing. It looks very natural and cozy, like when you have a well lit home that gets most its light from nice location and windows.
Under that assumption MSN Search would have been tops... it wasn't. I would want to believe you if there weren't a glaring flaw in the history of the exact example you gave.
A corporation *is* a US Person. It shouldn't be that way, but it is that way. For this reason, corporations have rights beyond private businesses; and yet against this reason, corporations are virtually exempt from *personal* responsibility for their actions...
These things are very important to consider when you start swinging around big words like saying there should be no taxes on corps. Our military fights for our defense, we pay taxes. Our military is used to persuade/dissuade foreign policy to corporate benefit... but they shouldn't pay taxes? Please...
I haven't seen enough of the Obama administration to agree with your claims. Bush, yes... Within several years of his presidency it was clear what he would do. Obama, though, hasn't really shown us enough to be as skeptical as you appear to do.
I'm not saying you've got a tinfoil hat, but I don't think you've got enough cotton to make a real one.
Under bush the liberals/dems wallowed in paranoia.
Under obama the conservatives/repubs wallow in paranoia.
This country is hardly enough of a bother to induce real action. Its hard to get people to actually do something when what they really care about is the next episode of Lost and their acceptance of the generally unimpeded path between work and the couch.
It is because you and others accept it this that the thing you really desire is not available to you.
Consumers can be powerful, but often lack the ability of foresight or delayed gratification to truly benefit from markets. Instead, they accept the offerings they were told by advertisers is 'fitting' for their lifestyles.
I recently heard that as well! Lamesauce.com. People need to stop supporting this crap *NOW*. Look at how the iphone closed model (and the toolbags that paid to make it a success) influenced the decisions that MS is now making!
There is a clear parallel between this and major print and televised media.
Not true. every purchase of the 'limited client' type products is a vote with dollars to have more of it. That was the point of my little elaboration into the reality of what is happening. Sadly the GP is either unaware or lacking in foresight, and will buy into the closed and/or 'provided' system like a group of children discovering a box of poisoned candy....
I'm upset to see major industries pushing hard for the think client and the 'cloud computing'.
Security is not real. Anything that involves human beings is flawed and can be breached and likely *will* be breached. Putting everything in a 'cloud' is like putting everything behind one lock or one barrier... If you don't see the parallel with, for example, how major media outlets completely dominate the media spectrum and consequently people have a hard time believing or even having heard about information that is not mainstream... well then you're not really trying to understand.
Do you know how many channels and radio stations Rupert Murdoch controls? Look into it. The kids ate his poisoned candy, voting with dollars, and now he's a part of the few media sources that are pretty much all you have available.
Windows Mobile is pretty open compared to the iPhone and my HTC Touch Pro is far beyond the coolness of an iPhone. Obviously the iPhone fanatics will vote me down here, but I've experienced both and if given a choice, I would choose the HTC Touch Pro over an iPhone, even if the iphone costed half the price.
You'd have to have hands on experience with both and a strong interest in OS modification, application variety, hardware tweaking (like overclocking), etc.
Right now I'm running the latest MightyRom build. So sick.
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When you buy into closed systems, you put money into the hands of people who will perpetuate closed systems. As a result, more advertising, sneaky (I say that because its closed) innovation, and influence is produced and then the culture of computer use trends further in that direction...
Many forces right now are interested in producing limited/closed systems, and furthermore very thin 'clients' that would have the majority if the processing and data storage done in the cloud. Nevermind that you are limited by the permissions inherent to the construct of the closed system -- and subject to the inevitable "nickle and dime" pay/fees attached.
Buying into this junk is a way of voting with your money for a future that has more of it. I'm pretty happy with the freedoms I enjoy in computing. Right now, computing is still kind-of a 'wild west' of sorts, with many freedoms still open and available. As have many other aspects of life, the power of the susceptible consumer buying into bad ideas has led to the limitation of access to variety/possibilities/alternatives; that which is not mainstream loses its ground and at some point has no platform to present from.
Think for yourself. Do you want a 'computer' that only allows you to do what they want you to do? Do you want people who offer this to get your money and drive the market further in that direction?
A degree in history hardly gives you the basis for understanding the processes of climate science, or even the general activities of scientific method (wherein often outlier data is discarded or a rational address of its causes leads to its removal from the pool). Again, you don't know because you don't know, but you still think you know. Good luck with that. You can attempt to post on my myspace that I said a 4 year old shouldn't have a valid opinion about the science related to AGW... I won't permit you because you're just a trolling idiot now; but try your best.
If you understood the science, you would understand how little those inconsitencies relate to the bigger picture. If you don't know whats going on, something small may appear to be quite large, or vice versa. You conveniently ignore the implications of EM radiation from electronic devices and their potential to be causative to harm... You conveniently refrain from skepticism in any other science where there are plenty of inconsistencies and for you find a point of ignorant contention.
Again, if you knew what you were looking at, it would make sense. The reason your opinion gets washed under the bridge is because it is ignorant and those that are educated in the field cannot tell you over and over to go learn *why* enough times. Good luck not knowing and fearing; I suggest a university to help you, but everyone I tell this to, as you, tells me they don't need to understand what's going on in order to have an opinion or a question.... That's like validating the opinions of children on complex subjects.
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Its not as bad as you're pretending it to be... And what with the alternative? McCain and Palin? That was a very disgusting and appalling alternative. If the GOP had the balls and the backbone to be intelligent and real, and put up RON PAUL, I wouldn't spend so much time wondering why tens of millions of people think that NeoConservativism = Conservativism. The difference between the two is blatant, but the gang mentality and ignorance of most people in general has left the GOP to be run by neocon scumbags and force many of us to vote against it.
If the GOP would actually do what they say they stand for, they would succeed. Right now the GOP = Corporate handouts and immunity, orwellian doctrine, unequal rights, and selfish-driven hate.
I fear the GOP will never root out the virus that has taken it --- its disease is permanent and irreversible, its people like zombies, unaware of the difference and unable to see what they are pushing.
The dems are just as bad, but Obama was a better choice than McCain. The GOP and big media never gave Ron Paul a chance (lying/misrepresenting him and denying fair coverage)-- clearly, good conservatives are NOT what they want.
There has been a change and transparency is happening... Its a lie to pretend it isn't, or maybe its just ignorant. I want transparency on ACTA and will not re-elect Obama if it stays exempt from his promises, but that doesn't mean I'm going to exaggerate/deny the truth and say he's no more transparent than many presidents/administrations of the past.
This is news about a number of movies that nerds often watch or care about. Blade Runner, aside from being an amazing movie that is relevant even in today's world, is also the most highly sampled movie in Drum N' Bass. I'm also a DnB nerd. How's that for relevance?
Oh.. its not linux. Sorry.
You're missing the better parts of the movies, apparently. These are hardly a 'die hard' in the future. These movies have social and personal depth that often go unnoticed. You find the value by seeing it, but the value is not obvious to those who don't look or can't see.
Blade runner, despite its age, is perfect in today's terms. Blade runner can show you where biotechnology and IT may be going --- the complexities of *creating* life that has awareness and emotion --- and all the ethical/moral thoughts around the issue.
This shouldn't be necessary. Obama said part of his move to change would be a transparent government. Though I am sure he is aware, maybe we might consider reminding him that the ACTA is not exempted from his promises; that we care about what he said he would do and will not be interested in re-election if he can't follow through.
To me, this needs to be followed through if I were to ever consider Obama part 2.
Of course a large number of people want to stick it to him -- and far beyond any other partisan or previous personal prejudice... He is black. Millions of people are still far too ignorant and prejudiced to give him the due criticism that has been applied to every white president before him for the usual reasons.
Socialist? Try JFK and FDR. Corrupt? Try Nixon, Reagan, Cheney. Fool? Try Bush Jr. and Ford.
----But being black makes it so much worse for many. Every day I love and appreciate the youth because race is fading fast, especially in denser populations; and yet every day I am embarrassed by the blatant racism and ignorance of my peers and elders.
One piece of advice for the racist: Racism is only making your life more negative; you're making your life worse by maintaining those beliefs.
That hat won't protect you, nor will your gun or any semblance of power you may feel you wield by owning one.
True democratic power is the only way. The problem being that widespread media influences the largely imbecilic populous to keep following the way.
Speak truth and incite criticism and true interest among your peers. Spread knowledge and activism through your own example. Teach others the truth about things and your passion for it will spread onto them.
When the majority will not simply accept something. When the majority will LITERALLY sit down and say "NO WAY", then we will get what we really want.
Right now, what 'we' really want, is largely biased by the ignorant sheeple 'we' that make up the majority. They decide votes from television and receive what they think is their own 'opinions' from paid mouths. Lead by example and your integrity and honor will influence them to follow you.
... that we can now control the TV with our minds after decades of it going the other way.
Exactly!
Monopolies/Oligopolies *MUST* be regulated because the market does not exist.
The free market concept does not apply here. Imagine if PG&E was not regulated... imagine how bad they'd have us by the nards.
.... why?
Even though you're anoymous, you've obviously not seen the video that was linked or even the actual product of the OP posting. Both clearly transmit natural light into the spaces they are installed in. And the light is very pleasing looking as compared to electrical light sources.
The only other light that is just as appealing, to me, is from fire. But I hardly live by candle light or fireplace...
Hey man... thanks for that. I'm glad to see how much easier/cheaper you can do it for at home and may actually make use of that kind of design for a shop or garage or something.
One thing I must say about the originally pointed out product and these bottle ones.... the light looks really appealing. It looks very natural and cozy, like when you have a well lit home that gets most its light from nice location and windows.
Rockin!
Under that assumption MSN Search would have been tops... it wasn't. I would want to believe you if there weren't a glaring flaw in the history of the exact example you gave.
Bing *HAS* failed.
Take a poll. Chances are most people on this site not only prefer google, or go to it habitually, but likely even have it as their homepage.
Apple doesn't stand a chance, either. They should stick to making Duplo (tm) computers and trendy gadgets.
A corporation *is* a US Person. It shouldn't be that way, but it is that way. For this reason, corporations have rights beyond private businesses; and yet against this reason, corporations are virtually exempt from *personal* responsibility for their actions...
These things are very important to consider when you start swinging around big words like saying there should be no taxes on corps. Our military fights for our defense, we pay taxes. Our military is used to persuade/dissuade foreign policy to corporate benefit... but they shouldn't pay taxes? Please...
I haven't seen enough of the Obama administration to agree with your claims. Bush, yes... Within several years of his presidency it was clear what he would do. Obama, though, hasn't really shown us enough to be as skeptical as you appear to do.
I'm not saying you've got a tinfoil hat, but I don't think you've got enough cotton to make a real one.
Under bush the liberals/dems wallowed in paranoia.
Under obama the conservatives/repubs wallow in paranoia.
This country is hardly enough of a bother to induce real action. Its hard to get people to actually do something when what they really care about is the next episode of Lost and their acceptance of the generally unimpeded path between work and the couch.
It is because you and others accept it this that the thing you really desire is not available to you.
Consumers can be powerful, but often lack the ability of foresight or delayed gratification to truly benefit from markets. Instead, they accept the offerings they were told by advertisers is 'fitting' for their lifestyles.
Thanks for selling out. *rolleyes*
I recently heard that as well! Lamesauce.com. People need to stop supporting this crap *NOW*. Look at how the iphone closed model (and the toolbags that paid to make it a success) influenced the decisions that MS is now making!
There is a clear parallel between this and major print and televised media.
Not true. every purchase of the 'limited client' type products is a vote with dollars to have more of it. That was the point of my little elaboration into the reality of what is happening. Sadly the GP is either unaware or lacking in foresight, and will buy into the closed and/or 'provided' system like a group of children discovering a box of poisoned candy....
I'm upset to see major industries pushing hard for the think client and the 'cloud computing'.
Security is not real. Anything that involves human beings is flawed and can be breached and likely *will* be breached. Putting everything in a 'cloud' is like putting everything behind one lock or one barrier... If you don't see the parallel with, for example, how major media outlets completely dominate the media spectrum and consequently people have a hard time believing or even having heard about information that is not mainstream... well then you're not really trying to understand.
Do you know how many channels and radio stations Rupert Murdoch controls? Look into it. The kids ate his poisoned candy, voting with dollars, and now he's a part of the few media sources that are pretty much all you have available.
Windows Mobile is pretty open compared to the iPhone and my HTC Touch Pro is far beyond the coolness of an iPhone. Obviously the iPhone fanatics will vote me down here, but I've experienced both and if given a choice, I would choose the HTC Touch Pro over an iPhone, even if the iphone costed half the price.
You'd have to have hands on experience with both and a strong interest in OS modification, application variety, hardware tweaking (like overclocking), etc.
Right now I'm running the latest MightyRom build. So sick.
When you buy into closed systems, you put money into the hands of people who will perpetuate closed systems. As a result, more advertising, sneaky (I say that because its closed) innovation, and influence is produced and then the culture of computer use trends further in that direction...
Many forces right now are interested in producing limited/closed systems, and furthermore very thin 'clients' that would have the majority if the processing and data storage done in the cloud. Nevermind that you are limited by the permissions inherent to the construct of the closed system -- and subject to the inevitable "nickle and dime" pay/fees attached.
Buying into this junk is a way of voting with your money for a future that has more of it. I'm pretty happy with the freedoms I enjoy in computing. Right now, computing is still kind-of a 'wild west' of sorts, with many freedoms still open and available. As have many other aspects of life, the power of the susceptible consumer buying into bad ideas has led to the limitation of access to variety/possibilities/alternatives; that which is not mainstream loses its ground and at some point has no platform to present from.
Think for yourself. Do you want a 'computer' that only allows you to do what they want you to do? Do you want people who offer this to get your money and drive the market further in that direction?
A degree in history hardly gives you the basis for understanding the processes of climate science, or even the general activities of scientific method (wherein often outlier data is discarded or a rational address of its causes leads to its removal from the pool). Again, you don't know because you don't know, but you still think you know. Good luck with that. You can attempt to post on my myspace that I said a 4 year old shouldn't have a valid opinion about the science related to AGW... I won't permit you because you're just a trolling idiot now; but try your best.
If you understood the science, you would understand how little those inconsitencies relate to the bigger picture. If you don't know whats going on, something small may appear to be quite large, or vice versa. You conveniently ignore the implications of EM radiation from electronic devices and their potential to be causative to harm... You conveniently refrain from skepticism in any other science where there are plenty of inconsistencies and for you find a point of ignorant contention.
Again, if you knew what you were looking at, it would make sense. The reason your opinion gets washed under the bridge is because it is ignorant and those that are educated in the field cannot tell you over and over to go learn *why* enough times. Good luck not knowing and fearing; I suggest a university to help you, but everyone I tell this to, as you, tells me they don't need to understand what's going on in order to have an opinion or a question.... That's like validating the opinions of children on complex subjects.
If you're too poorly educated to understand, of course you are unworthy to have a VALID opinion. Ask a 4 year old.