"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Hmm, I think that we're at their mercy already if they really make an effort at serious repression. Do you own anything that could take out a tank? Your handguns are just about worthless in any real revolt.
Ask the Russians about how the Afghans did with their worthless weapons.
More useful weapons, like rifles and shotguns are not nearly as regulated (nor need they be).
Huh? If gun control actually worked (did something besides disarming honest citizens, that is) then the shotguns and rifles would be the weapons that would have to be controlled. They are, after all, the most deadly of the firearms.
The current gun control debates are mostly about handguns. I don't know if the second ammendment really means that I should have the right to freely own an M16.
Your statement about the current gun control debate being about handguns is partly true. The gun control advocates (with a few exceptions) only say they want laws for handguns. Most of them want them all wiped out, but know that this can't happen, for political and practical reasons. As far as what the Second Amendment protects, an M16 would definitely be protected if the Congressmen and Judges of this country had actually read the Constitution and had the gonads to protect it.
I really wish sombody would mass market non lethal weapons that could be more common. It would let people be armed for defense if they feel the need, but wouldn't help murders or criminals (much).
We have common non-lethal weapons. Tasers, stun guns, Nerf Baseball bats. Those would let people have something. It wouldn't do much good, but they would have something. Don't worry about the murderers or criminals. They will get whatever they need to do their thing.
It comes down to this - A gun is an inanimate object. It can not, will not and never has done anything on it's own. It requires animate intervention.
It seems that jgaa's warFTP v1.70 server has a Y2K+1 day problem.
When I got a call from someone having trouble trying to get a file today (01-02-2000), I found that it would not display the files available for download. And even tho' I can upload to it, the files are not displayed after the upload completes.
Well, this did not make me a happy camper. I did some research, and lo' and behold, the files show that a new log was created on 01-01-00 and when it rolled to the next day it created a new file dated 12-31-69. The users that logged in were listed as having connected on 12-31-69.
So, it appears that warFTP refuses to display anything created after (what it thinks is) the current date.
I know that this will probably get hammered both for being off-topic and about a product for Windows NT, but what the heck, it seemed to fit in this thread.
2^12*304 = $98,304 and this is just for the last month. Before taxes he's going to get $196,584.00 for the entire year.
If he stays 12 months, he will get $98,280 and if they paid him to stay for a 13th month, he would get $196,560.
this isnt that hard to do... i could stay within my back yard for a year if everything was payed for. It would be even easier if i was clearing almost 200K before taxes.
The fact that it would only be a bit under $100K doesn't change my mind about this. IMHO, This isn't much different from the old radio stunt of someone getting up on a billboard until the home team wins or the holdout player signs with the team. It will be news for as long as we pay attention to it. The guy isn't proving anything to most people. Hell, if I had one of those stupid toilet/PC/desks, I wouldn't have to sit here right now and squirm until my team mate comes back from his smoke break.
I guess you mean the part about Reginald Denny getting his brains bashed in by a hoodlum just because he was white and driving through the "wrong part of town."
Race?
You mean the other black guy riding in the car with Rodney "Can't we all just get along" King? Yeah, the one that did not attack any officers after a high speed chase? The one that did not get beaten up because he did what he was told to do? The one that did not make it on every freakin' news show like his saintly friend, Sir Rodney?
No, I was talking about the part of the riots where jackasses burned down the businesses in their own community (or at least tried to - some were stopped by armed citizens since the police ran and hid). Then they bitched and moaned about "No one wants to invest in our community." BOO-HOO-HOO!
That is what I meant by my comparison. The kids wanted some Christmas presents, but they forgot what Christmas is about.
Now if the page was just a tad bit easier to read. At least on the monitor where I sit, the blue on blue and light beige on green and light blue is very hard on my 42 year old eyes.
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So that you don't think this is just a negative reply, I did enjoy what I saw of the L.A.M.E. Guide;-/
You can't see a situation that this could be good? Really?
Nope, not at all.
What about wrongful prosecution? "Where were you on the night of the 14th" type thing. People have been arrested and put in prison, but if they could have proven where they were (history logs from the tags) they wouldn't even have been arrested.
And the government would never fake up any logs to wrongfully prosecute an "enemy of the state", would they??
So, you don't think stopping a single innocent man from going to prison is worth being tagged do you not? Okay, so the system could be open to abuse, but it does have possibilities. Think about what it could mean for others, not just yourself.
I thought about the possibilities, and it's scary. As I said before, that's the same argument most of the uninformed folks use when they propose more gun control. "If only one person is saved, it's worth it." Except that argument always falls on it's face when you look at the reverse side of the argument. In order for that to stand up to reality, you also have to include the lives that are taken because of what is proposed. In the histroy of this earth, not just the US, the lives lost due to plans to "help us" have taken more than they have saved.
implant them in everybody at birth so that they can track each and every citizen in real time as he journals over the globe
Like that would be a good thing? Isn't it bad enough now that the government tracks as much information on/about you as it does? And what is to keep you from removing or altering your implant? Oh yeah, I saw that on an episode of Star Trek.
learning exactly how he spends his time on an average day as a measure to fight against "crime"
This is almost the same argument that is used by uninformed, well-meaning folks proposing MORE gun control as a means to crime control.
while paying no regard to privacy
My privacy is so valuable that I am actually willing to take responsibility for my own well being. I don't need the government to give me any cradle-to-grave protection.
let me put in a word that this might not necessarily be a bad thing if used correctly
I fail to see ANY scenarios where this could be used without doing more harm to the individual than it does good.
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"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
Hmm, I think that we're at their mercy already if they really make an effort at serious repression. Do you own anything that could take out a tank? Your handguns are just about worthless in any real revolt.
Ask the Russians about how the Afghans did with their worthless weapons.
More useful weapons, like rifles and shotguns are not nearly as regulated (nor need they be).
Huh? If gun control actually worked (did something besides disarming honest citizens, that is) then the shotguns and rifles would be the weapons that would have to be controlled. They are, after all, the most deadly of the firearms.
The current gun control debates are mostly about handguns. I don't know if the second ammendment really means that I should have the right to freely own an M16.
Your statement about the current gun control debate being about handguns is partly true. The gun control advocates (with a few exceptions) only say they want laws for handguns. Most of them want them all wiped out, but know that this can't happen, for political and practical reasons. As far as what the Second Amendment protects, an M16 would definitely be protected if the Congressmen and Judges of this country had actually read the Constitution and had the gonads to protect it.
I really wish sombody would mass market non lethal weapons that could be more common. It would let people be armed for defense if they feel the need, but wouldn't help murders or criminals (much).
We have common non-lethal weapons. Tasers, stun guns, Nerf Baseball bats. Those would let people have something. It wouldn't do much good, but they would have something. Don't worry about the murderers or criminals. They will get whatever they need to do their thing.
It comes down to this - A gun is an inanimate object. It can not, will not and never has done anything on it's own. It requires animate intervention.
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When I got a call from someone having trouble trying to get a file today (01-02-2000), I found that it would not display the files available for download. And even tho' I can upload to it, the files are not displayed after the upload completes.
Well, this did not make me a happy camper. I did some research, and lo' and behold, the files show that a new log was created on 01-01-00 and when it rolled to the next day it created a new file dated 12-31-69. The users that logged in were listed as having connected on 12-31-69.
So, it appears that warFTP refuses to display anything created after (what it thinks is) the current date.
I know that this will probably get hammered both for being off-topic and about a product for Windows NT, but what the heck, it seemed to fit in this thread.
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February - $ 48
March - $ 96
April - $ 192
May - $ 384
June - $ 768
July - $ 1,536
August - $ 3,072
September - $ 6,144
October - $12,288
November - $24,576
December - $49,152
Grand Total - $98,280
- Instead of the formula you used below.
2^12*304 = $98,304 and this is just for the last month. Before taxes he's going to get $196,584.00 for the entire year.
If he stays 12 months, he will get $98,280 and if they paid him to stay for a 13th month, he would get $196,560.
this isnt that hard to do... i could stay within my back yard for a year if everything was payed for. It would be even easier if i was clearing almost 200K before taxes.
The fact that it would only be a bit under $100K doesn't change my mind about this. IMHO, This isn't much different from the old radio stunt of someone getting up on a billboard until the home team wins or the holdout player signs with the team. It will be news for as long as we pay attention to it. The guy isn't proving anything to most people. Hell, if I had one of those stupid toilet/PC/desks, I wouldn't have to sit here right now and squirm until my team mate comes back from his smoke break.
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I guess you mean the part about Reginald Denny getting his brains bashed in by a hoodlum just because he was white and driving through the "wrong part of town."
Race?
You mean the other black guy riding in the car with Rodney "Can't we all just get along" King? Yeah, the one that did not attack any officers after a high speed chase? The one that did not get beaten up because he did what he was told to do? The one that did not make it on every freakin' news show like his saintly friend, Sir Rodney?
No, I was talking about the part of the riots where jackasses burned down the businesses in their own community (or at least tried to - some were stopped by armed citizens since the police ran and hid). Then they bitched and moaned about "No one wants to invest in our community." BOO-HOO-HOO!
That is what I meant by my comparison. The kids wanted some Christmas presents, but they forgot what Christmas is about.
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I have made the mistake of not including support for Netscape on pages I have done, so it's understandable.
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Even at times like this, humor is the best medicine.
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So that you don't think this is just a negative reply, I did enjoy what I saw of the L.A.M.E. Guide ;-/
Nope, not at all.
What about wrongful prosecution? "Where were you on the night of the 14th" type thing. People have been arrested and put in prison, but if they could have proven where they were (history logs from the tags) they wouldn't even have been arrested.
And the government would never fake up any logs to wrongfully prosecute an "enemy of the state", would they??
So, you don't think stopping a single innocent man from going to prison is worth being tagged do you not? Okay, so the system could be open to abuse, but it does have possibilities. Think about what it could mean for others, not just yourself.
I thought about the possibilities, and it's scary. As I said before, that's the same argument most of the uninformed folks use when they propose more gun control. "If only one person is saved, it's worth it." Except that argument always falls on it's face when you look at the reverse side of the argument. In order for that to stand up to reality, you also have to include the lives that are taken because of what is proposed. In the histroy of this earth, not just the US, the lives lost due to plans to "help us" have taken more than they have saved.
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Like that would be a good thing? Isn't it bad enough now that the government tracks as much information on/about you as it does? And what is to keep you from removing or altering your implant? Oh yeah, I saw that on an episode of Star Trek.
learning exactly how he spends his time on an average day as a measure to fight against "crime"
This is almost the same argument that is used by uninformed, well-meaning folks proposing MORE gun control as a means to crime control.
while paying no regard to privacy
My privacy is so valuable that I am actually willing to take responsibility for my own well being. I don't need the government to give me any cradle-to-grave protection.
let me put in a word that this might not necessarily be a bad thing if used correctly
I fail to see ANY scenarios where this could be used without doing more harm to the individual than it does good.
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