Careful, you quoted fact on a forum that is overrun by people that refuse to listen to such "lies." Be ready for the hordes that will have to swear at you can call you names. After all, you asked for it by using evil quotes and documentation and stuff.
"Does this act differ that much from people in the US donating money at Sinn Fein fund-raisers while the IRA were busy bombing London?"
Yes, it does. Very much.
Donating money to Sinn Fein is not US Government Policy. In fact, many members of Sinn Fein are not allowed in the country because of proven links to the IRA.
Hussein (the GOVERNMENT) is supporting terrorist acts against the Jewish people. Or are you arguing that that is ok?
I think this falls under the "Stuff that matters" portion of the Slashdot Slogan, "News for Nerds, Stuff that Matters."
As to the "politics" part, that would be valid if he added something like "Go get'um!" or "Bush is a terrorist!" All that was published was a link to what is the BIGEST story at the time.
If you want to have coverage of the protests, post links to the topic. It's very easy to do. For Example
Apparently they had very good intel that there would be a meeting of the leadership in a certain place and at a certain time. They then bombed that place, on the chance that they could get SH and put an end to the war early.
Did TiVo force SonicBlue out of business? Did TiVo engage in anti-competitive practices to drive SonicBlue to bankrupcy? On both counts, No.
TiVo is not preventing anyone from selling a PVR device. Too bad that there was such a high saturation in the nitch market of PVRs that SonicBlue couldn't stay profitable.
Most projectors for home video now baseline at more than 2000 hour bulbs. The Infocus X1 I just purchased has a 3000 hour bulb and replacement bulbs run $299 US on Infocus's webpage. That comes out to less than 10 cents an hour of use.
You could do what I've taken to doing. I put my pocket change in a "piggy" bank that I have in the projection room whenever I start up the projector. That's sure to provide me with more than enough money to replace the bulb when needed.
I know it is the "hip" and "cool" thing to rag on ESR for his views on pretty much anything, however this brief is a very well written document and worth your time to read it. Whatever his precieved faults, he is able to put this issue in clearer prospective for me than the the original posting did.
I saw the "Hyatt discusses Tabs" subject and thought, "What the hell does my kid sister know about tabs?" She's named after a maternal great-great-great (g3) grandmother and "hyatt" as a first name is rare.
The next thought was that she should hook up with this guy, marry, and her name would be Hyatt Hyatt, thus making her acent to popstardom a given.
Private schools get little direct state funding, but students bring federal and state money in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and other forms of aid.
There are some private schools that do not accept even those forms of goverment funding, but they are few and far between.
Sorry Cliff, $1500 is still near the low side for a motorized, computerized telescope with decent lens and wide aperture (sp?) for light collection.
I'd recomment looking at a Meade or Celestron scope for something in that price range. A Celesron NexStar 4 w/ Maksutov-Cassegrain optics would be a good choice in this price range. I don't think that the onboard computer system allows connections to outside computers, however. I've used a scope from the NexStar series, and it made for excellent near sky astrophotography.
Look at the lessons the Navy learned, Scorpion [lostsubs.com], Thresher [lostsubs.com]. How are these things powered...batteries? Have you ever heard of the Bonefish [lostsubs.com]
That is just so begging for a " hehe hehe he said "bonefish" comment.
That's a nice arguement, but what of the "Entertainment Tax" of places like NY and CA that tax sports teams that come to the state to play in a game? It has been stated that A-Rod pays close to $30,000 to play a game in NY. Of course, he's contract works out to $130,000+ a game, but does that mean that he should have to pay tax for an away game?
First and foremost, doesn't the taxation occur at the point of sale - as far as location goes? I mean, when I physically travel to a different state where they do not have sales tax for example...and buy something, the fact that I am from a state with sales tax is irrelevant, I don't pay sales tax?
I live in Michigan, so the below has to do with Michigan's Tax law, but I ssume that the other states have similar law.
Technically, you are supposed to pay tax on the inport of that purchase to the state that you live in. This is done on your yearly state tax forms. Currently, you are required to pay taxes on any purchase made out of state, be it mail order or over the internet.
The problem is that people don't pay this tax, and the states have no way to inforce the payment of said taxes. Now that the internet is becoming such a popular place to purchase products, the states see the tax income slipping away and want to find a way to get that money. Unfortunatly, there isn't a very clear cut way to solve this problem.
Instead of the "plasma" screen, you may want to look into front projection. Infocus and Sanyo have released "budget" home theater projectors such as the Sanyo Z1 (native 16:9) and Infocus X1 (4:3) that retail at the $1499 price point. Much more cost effective than the 50" plasma for $10,000.
What if we fight France of somebody next time? Think that M1 Abrams is going to fit through all those streets in Nice?
I'm sure they could make it fit, those things can push through and over pretty much anything. And anyway, France still has alot of little white flags, used once, left over from WW2. (just kidding)
That doesn't stand up to the facts. We all hear that the west of america was ripe with crime, but in actuallity, it was quite peaceful. The Old West was settled by people that lived through one of our nations bloodiest periods, The Civil War. People who made it through that hell weren't going to be scared of one guy with a pistol on a horse, especially since most everyone back then carried a weapon. Justice may have been harsh and delt out quickly, but crime itself was actually quite low. Who wants to steal a cow when the guy your stealing from has a repeating rifle and knows how to use it VERY well?
well, to pick nits, it's "nerd" not "geek" but beside the point, it doesn't say "computer nerd" does it? just because it doesn't fit into your small definition of "interesting" doesn't mean that someone else is very interested in it.
I've spend a couple of years in rec.crafts.homebrewing, and the majority of people there are very much involved in the computer industry, from research scientists to software engineers, but the majority seem to be old style UNIX folks. You know, the kind that grok *NIX with the best of them, but also do other things, like work on cars, bikes, and can actually string a few words together on topics other than AMD's latest processor or Intel's chipset pipeline.
well, to distill your boiling the mash in a conical container to steam off the alcohol into to tubes to condense and collect the straight alcohol. If the small tube gets blocked somehow, pressure builds and the still blows up.
you do have to be careful to make sure that you do it right and make sure you get the fusel alcohol and other impurities out before you drink it, as the products of your still could make you quite sick all the way up to blinding or killing you. I think this may have a little to do with distilling being illegal in the US. A bad beer might make you ill, but it couldn't make you blind or kill you.
There is plenty of information online about building and operating a functional still, as doing so is not illegal in some countries. I didn't say legal, because they might not have laws on the books saying it is legal, they just don't have laws saying it is illegal. "The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible" is a good book if your looking for information on the process.
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Careful, you quoted fact on a forum that is overrun by people that refuse to listen to such "lies." Be ready for the hordes that will have to swear at you can call you names. After all, you asked for it by using evil quotes and documentation and stuff.
"Does this act differ that much from people in the US donating money at Sinn Fein fund-raisers while the IRA were busy bombing London?"
Yes, it does. Very much.
Donating money to Sinn Fein is not US Government Policy. In fact, many members of Sinn Fein are not allowed in the country because of proven links to the IRA.
Hussein (the GOVERNMENT) is supporting terrorist acts against the Jewish people. Or are you arguing that that is ok?
Counting the $100 mail in rebate that runs until March 31st, a NEW Infocus X1 can be purchased for $1350 online.
Real, WindowsMedia, and QuickTime.
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As to the "politics" part, that would be valid if he added something like "Go get'um!" or "Bush is a terrorist!" All that was published was a link to what is the BIGEST story at the time.
If you want to have coverage of the protests, post links to the topic. It's very easy to do. For Example
Deaths as anti-war protests spread
I take it that was the story you were venting about?
They described that as a "target of opportunity"
Apparently they had very good intel that there would be a meeting of the leadership in a certain place and at a certain time. They then bombed that place, on the chance that they could get SH and put an end to the war early.
Did TiVo force SonicBlue out of business? Did TiVo engage in anti-competitive practices to drive SonicBlue to bankrupcy? On both counts, No.
TiVo is not preventing anyone from selling a PVR device. Too bad that there was such a high saturation in the nitch market of PVRs that SonicBlue couldn't stay profitable.
Sorry Tim, that's wrong.
Most projectors for home video now baseline at more than 2000 hour bulbs. The Infocus X1 I just purchased has a 3000 hour bulb and replacement bulbs run $299 US on Infocus's webpage. That comes out to less than 10 cents an hour of use.
You could do what I've taken to doing. I put my pocket change in a "piggy" bank that I have in the projection room whenever I start up the projector. That's sure to provide me with more than enough money to replace the bulb when needed.
I know it is the "hip" and "cool" thing to rag on ESR for his views on pretty much anything, however this brief is a very well written document and worth your time to read it. Whatever his precieved faults, he is able to put this issue in clearer prospective for me than the the original posting did.
This is the correct link http://www.wired.com/news/infostructure/0,1377,579 55,00.html
X-Men 1.5 was a nice release if you did not already own the first release or if you were a huge fan of the film and wanted to see the "extra" footage.
No, you'll still get screwed, you'll just have to wait a few months (year?) longer.
The song and dance about "New, NEVER BEFORE SEEN FOOTAGE" basically comes down to 3 to 5 deleated shots and some stills.
The LOTR EE release, on the other hand, was an excellent reason to double dip. None of the extra content from the first release was on the EE.
--And now for something completely different--
I saw the "Hyatt discusses Tabs" subject and thought, "What the hell does my kid sister know about tabs?" She's named after a maternal great-great-great (g3) grandmother and "hyatt" as a first name is rare.
The next thought was that she should hook up with this guy, marry, and her name would be Hyatt Hyatt, thus making her acent to popstardom a given.
Private schools get little direct state funding, but students bring federal and state money in the form of scholarships, grants, loans, and other forms of aid.
There are some private schools that do not accept even those forms of goverment funding, but they are few and far between.
Sorry Cliff, $1500 is still near the low side for a motorized, computerized telescope with decent lens and wide aperture (sp?) for light collection.
I'd recomment looking at a Meade or Celestron scope for something in that price range. A Celesron NexStar 4 w/ Maksutov-Cassegrain optics would be a good choice in this price range. I don't think that the onboard computer system allows connections to outside computers, however. I've used a scope from the NexStar series, and it made for excellent near sky astrophotography.
That is just so begging for a " hehe hehe he said "bonefish" comment.
That's a nice arguement, but what of the "Entertainment Tax" of places like NY and CA that tax sports teams that come to the state to play in a game? It has been stated that A-Rod pays close to $30,000 to play a game in NY. Of course, he's contract works out to $130,000+ a game, but does that mean that he should have to pay tax for an away game?
I live in Michigan, so the below has to do with Michigan's Tax law, but I ssume that the other states have similar law.
Technically, you are supposed to pay tax on the inport of that purchase to the state that you live in. This is done on your yearly state tax forms. Currently, you are required to pay taxes on any purchase made out of state, be it mail order or over the internet.
The problem is that people don't pay this tax, and the states have no way to inforce the payment of said taxes. Now that the internet is becoming such a popular place to purchase products, the states see the tax income slipping away and want to find a way to get that money. Unfortunatly, there isn't a very clear cut way to solve this problem.
Instead of the "plasma" screen, you may want to look into front projection. Infocus and Sanyo have released "budget" home theater projectors such as the Sanyo Z1 (native 16:9) and Infocus X1 (4:3) that retail at the $1499 price point. Much more cost effective than the 50" plasma for $10,000.
Link to some examples of the difference between Fool Screen, or Pan and Scam, and Widescreen that will show the amounts lost in the picture.
Of course, I'm sure I just latched onto a troll.
I'm sure they could make it fit, those things can push through and over pretty much anything. And anyway, France still has alot of little white flags, used once, left over from WW2. (just kidding)
That doesn't stand up to the facts. We all hear that the west of america was ripe with crime, but in actuallity, it was quite peaceful. The Old West was settled by people that lived through one of our nations bloodiest periods, The Civil War. People who made it through that hell weren't going to be scared of one guy with a pistol on a horse, especially since most everyone back then carried a weapon. Justice may have been harsh and delt out quickly, but crime itself was actually quite low. Who wants to steal a cow when the guy your stealing from has a repeating rifle and knows how to use it VERY well?
"News for Nerds. Stuff that matters."
well, to pick nits, it's "nerd" not "geek" but beside the point, it doesn't say "computer nerd" does it? just because it doesn't fit into your small definition of "interesting" doesn't mean that someone else is very interested in it.
I've spend a couple of years in rec.crafts.homebrewing, and the majority of people there are very much involved in the computer industry, from research scientists to software engineers, but the majority seem to be old style UNIX folks. You know, the kind that grok *NIX with the best of them, but also do other things, like work on cars, bikes, and can actually string a few words together on topics other than AMD's latest processor or Intel's chipset pipeline.
*guh*
well, to distill your boiling the mash in a conical container to steam off the alcohol into to tubes to condense and collect the straight alcohol. If the small tube gets blocked somehow, pressure builds and the still blows up.
you do have to be careful to make sure that you do it right and make sure you get the fusel alcohol and other impurities out before you drink it, as the products of your still could make you quite sick all the way up to blinding or killing you. I think this may have a little to do with distilling being illegal in the US. A bad beer might make you ill, but it couldn't make you blind or kill you.
There is plenty of information online about building and operating a functional still, as doing so is not illegal in some countries. I didn't say legal, because they might not have laws on the books saying it is legal, they just don't have laws saying it is illegal. "The Alaskan Bootlegger's Bible" is a good book if your looking for information on the process.
" It's not like she's going to make Sauron win."
Wow, wouldn't that be a change from the book? Not that we haven't seen movies that take those sort of liberties with the story.
"Based on the novel by XXXX" can mean as little as "Some characters have the same names as the ones in the book."