This has to be the most insightful and well thought-out AC comment I have seen in a while. Kinda makes up for the other AC who responded to my earlier posting.
NO, I AM NOT, I KNOW WHERE MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS.
The tech bubble burst because of the things that BUSH's friends did. Don't try to hang this one on Clinton.
It was Enron and Worldcom that burst the bubble. It was their shoddy accounting, and frankly, outright frauds that crashed the economy, first in SoCal, than in New Jersey, and then the rest of the country.
The Bubble burst long before the Enron and Worldcom scandals (although that sure didn't help the economy while it was down)
If it weren't for the frauds of those two companies, which drove up the price of internet access, the price of transportation, the cost of electricity, the three ingredients for 95% of dot.coms, the "bubble" as you call it would never had burst.
It might have had more to do with the fact that the vast majority of dot coms had no profit (many had no income at all save venture capitalists). And again, the bubble burst long before the events you mentioned.
And the price of internet access has gone down steadily throughout all of this.
So keep on thinking that Clinton was responsible for what Ken Lay, Bush's closest advisor, friend and last person to interview White House staffers, who, like Worldcom, benefitted immensely when on 9/11, Larry Silverstein decided to do his friends a favor and "pull" WTC 7, which held all the evidence against those scumbags.
Woah, ease up on the meds and the run on sentences. Some may consider this "raving".
And it certainly wasn't Clinton's fault, nor was it Bush's fault. The president has almost no effect on the economy. The Dot com bubble grew and burst on its own, as a result of rampant venture capitalism with no return on investement.
You know what? Go fuck yourself.
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Get off this board and watch Fox. You want to blame Clinton for everything, anyway.
Unfortunately to many Amercians, everyone from the Middle East is an Indian (and muslum).
It isn't intentional ignorance, it is simply that we are in a huge country cut off off from Europe, Africa, and Asia by a lot of water. Proxmimity plays a major role. What goes on in the neighboring states is generally more relevent to the average American's life than what goes on in countries they will likely never come anywhere near.
Unforunately, we are also really damn loud, so the opinions of our most ignorant citizens gets broadcast everywhere.
Forest rangers??! As a search and rescue field team leader I appreciate them and their importance but I'm not sure they directly impact the economy in any meaningful way.
Bush's recent surge in the polls is likely in no small part because of the these ads.
I'm willing to bet it had more to do with the speaches at the RNC having to do with actual, important, and relevent issues. The DNC degenerated into a "yay, I served in Vietnam" pep rally.
Don't get me wrong, I am no friend of Bush (and I sure as hell will not be voting for him), but Kerry is running the saddest campaign I have seen yet. The Swift boat thing wouldn't have even BEEN an issue if Kerry hadn't made it the cornerstone of his early campaign. It is completely irrelevent. Not to mention the constant "I have a plan for the economy and Iraq but I can't tell you until after I am elected" comments.
And the strange "let's blame Bush for letting the assault weapon ban expire" tactic. Nevermind that it was a completely symbolic law that accomplished absolutely nothing, and never mind that Bush (as president) doesn't introduce legislation. Say, isn't introducing legislation the job of congressmen? And what is Kerry again? hmmmmm. I'm pretty sure he is a congressman but the guy never shows up for votes. Sheesh.
Given all the legit ammunition against Bush this election should be a cakewalk, yet we see Kerry consistently screw it up.
Apple use has been skyrocketing in higher education. It used to be that when I went to conferences 90% of the laptops were IBM or Dell running windows. Lately it as been a little more than 50% Powerbooks and iBooks, and the remaining computers are split between Linux and Windows.
Walking around on campus you see a LOT more apple laptops than you used to. The recent public awareness of how grossly insecure Windows is has helped that a lot since I know a quite a few people who went to Apple to escape the monthly system rebuild that was required when they got infected with spyware, viruses, or Trojans. While Windows certainly CAN be secure it is much easier for a non computer geek to keep an OS X box secure. I would say that Apple is poised to possibly invade the corporate world from the ground up as more graduates have expertise in OS X.
This is just my observations though, no marketing data to back that up.
Yup, I agree with you on all that. Obviously baby steps need to be taken for something as grandious as "corporations not being able to act as legal entities" to happen. However, for many of those pie in the sky ideals, we are currently going in the wrong direction. It could be argued that to steer people in the right direction the endgame must be offered.
Justify it all you want, it is still illegal. You have a serial number, misplacing it does not give you the right to use someone else's.
I'm not in any way defending wiping a home directory, but it is perfectly reasonable for the software to refuse to work if a known pirated S/N is entered.
As I (and others) have said, how does your magical trap detect the difference between a burgler and a fireman breaking in to save people in a fire? It is the non-discriminatory aspect that makes it illegal.
Because traps are non-discriminatory. They cannot tell the difference between a cold blooded killer breaking into your house to rape/murder your family and a fireman breaking in to rescue your family in the event of a fire (or any variation along that theme)
I wonder if the idea of a corporation as being it's own citizen is nonlibertarian, in which case they could just say that the individuals involved in the scandal could all be individually sued by the people they wrongfully ripped off.
Cop out answer or not, that is my opinion. And I consider myself a Libertarian (or more accurately, that is the party most closely aligned with my opinions)
The whole idea of limited liability seems stupid to me. Imagine the accountibility inside of corporations if everyone was responsible for covering their own butt, and not just hiding behind a corporate veil. Whistleblowers would get to these Enron type of things much quicker because when it is your ass on the line legally, turning a blind eye just to keep your job a little longer is not a good option.
then most of the physics that has been done for the past 150 years is flat out wrong.
Frankly I would be suprised if that turned out not to be the case. Are we so vain now as to think that for the first time in human history, we actually have a good grasp on how the universe works? We only know now what our power of reasoning and measuring equipment allows us to understand. It will likely turn out that we have been incorrect about most things physics related as we study further.
Even something that looks like an AK-47. There were several specific models banned , here they are:
-Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models); -Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil; -Beretta Ar70 (SC-70); -Colt AR-15; -Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC; -SWD M-10; M-11; M-11/9, and M-12; -Steyr AUG; -INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9, AND TEC-22; -revolving cylinder shotguns such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12.
So no Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models) huh. Well AK-47s are still cheaply available everywhere, although there are several knock offs that have a reputation for higher quality. It is an easy law to get around and accomplishes nothing. For that matter while the Colt AR-15 is banned, there are like 10 other manufacturers who build AR-15s that are perfectly legal. The Intertec Tec-9 is not legal under this bill but the nearly identicaly Tec-10 is.
The other provisions of the bill stated that a gun can only have two of the following:
Rifles -Folding/telescoping stock -Protruding pistol grip -Bayonet mount -Threaded muzzle or flash suppressor -Grenade launcher
Pistols -Magazine outside grip -Threaded muzzle -Barrel shroud -Unloaded weight of 50 ounces or more -Semi-automatic version of a fully automatic weapon
Yes they do, but I don't see what that has to do with this? The stat referenced has been debunked by nearly every group that has studied it, it is simply a flawed piece of research.
The NRA puts put its share of flawed research too, but I fail to see what that has to do with this? Do two wrongs suddenly make a right now?
Congrats, you quoted possibly one of the most debunked, flawed stat in gun control history. It seems that people think if they keep repeating it, it might gain credibility.
*sigh* yet another geek with no clue about the assualt weapon ban.
Hint, AK-47s (the media's favorite representative of assualt weapons) was never banned. Automatics were, but those have been banned since the mid 30's without a special license.
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I would really have liked to have seen "Hurricane Chad" hit FL, but no. The weather service people have no sense of humor.
This has to be the most insightful and well thought-out AC comment I have seen in a while. Kinda makes up for the other AC who responded to my earlier posting.
Finkployd
What are you IGNORANT?
NO, I AM NOT, I KNOW WHERE MY CAPS LOCK BUTTON IS.
The tech bubble burst because of the things that BUSH's friends did. Don't try to hang this one on Clinton.
It was Enron and Worldcom that burst the bubble. It was their shoddy accounting, and frankly, outright frauds that crashed the economy, first in SoCal, than in New Jersey, and then the rest of the country.
The Bubble burst long before the Enron and Worldcom scandals (although that sure didn't help the economy while it was down)
If it weren't for the frauds of those two companies, which drove up the price of internet access, the price of transportation, the cost of electricity, the three ingredients for 95% of dot.coms, the "bubble" as you call it would never had burst.
It might have had more to do with the fact that the vast majority of dot coms had no profit (many had no income at all save venture capitalists). And again, the bubble burst long before the events you mentioned.
And the price of internet access has gone down steadily throughout all of this.
So keep on thinking that Clinton was responsible for what Ken Lay, Bush's closest advisor, friend and last person to interview White House staffers, who, like Worldcom, benefitted immensely when on 9/11, Larry Silverstein decided to do his friends a favor and "pull" WTC 7, which held all the evidence against those scumbags.
Woah, ease up on the meds and the run on sentences. Some may consider this "raving".
And it certainly wasn't Clinton's fault, nor was it Bush's fault. The president has almost no effect on the economy. The Dot com bubble grew and burst on its own, as a result of rampant venture capitalism with no return on investement.
You know what? Go fuck yourself.
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Get off this board and watch Fox. You want to blame Clinton for everything, anyway.
I don't watch Fox, and I never blamed Clinton.
Finkployd
Mozilla's security updates do not have a history of breaking things.
Finkployd
The Tech Bubble happened and burst under Clinton's watch, but thanks for playing.
You other comments have merit though. Well, except the weather one, I didn't quite get that. Did Bush just cause a bunch of hurricanes?
Finkployd
Unfortunately to many Amercians, everyone from the Middle East is an Indian (and muslum).
It isn't intentional ignorance, it is simply that we are in a huge country cut off off from Europe, Africa, and Asia by a lot of water. Proxmimity plays a major role. What goes on in the neighboring states is generally more relevent to the average American's life than what goes on in countries they will likely never come anywhere near.
Unforunately, we are also really damn loud, so the opinions of our most ignorant citizens gets broadcast everywhere.
Defense contractors hire people too.
Forest rangers??! As a search and rescue field team leader I appreciate them and their importance but I'm not sure they directly impact the economy in any meaningful way.
Finkployd
Bush's recent surge in the polls is likely in no small part because of the these ads.
I'm willing to bet it had more to do with the speaches at the RNC having to do with actual, important, and relevent issues. The DNC degenerated into a "yay, I served in Vietnam" pep rally.
Don't get me wrong, I am no friend of Bush (and I sure as hell will not be voting for him), but Kerry is running the saddest campaign I have seen yet. The Swift boat thing wouldn't have even BEEN an issue if Kerry hadn't made it the cornerstone of his early campaign. It is completely irrelevent. Not to mention the constant "I have a plan for the economy and Iraq but I can't tell you until after I am elected" comments.
And the strange "let's blame Bush for letting the assault weapon ban expire" tactic. Nevermind that it was a completely symbolic law that accomplished absolutely nothing, and never mind that Bush (as president) doesn't introduce legislation. Say, isn't introducing legislation the job of congressmen? And what is Kerry again? hmmmmm. I'm pretty sure he is a congressman but the guy never shows up for votes. Sheesh.
Given all the legit ammunition against Bush this election should be a cakewalk, yet we see Kerry consistently screw it up.
Jabber is a protocol, you are complaining about clients that use that protocol.
How do you feel about iChat? Jabber with an iChat front end should certainly be an improvement over what you have experienced.
And try a more recent version of Gaim if you haven't lately, it has improved in terms of functionality quite a bit.
Apple use has been skyrocketing in higher education. It used to be that when I went to conferences 90% of the laptops were IBM or Dell running windows. Lately it as been a little more than 50% Powerbooks and iBooks, and the remaining computers are split between Linux and Windows.
Walking around on campus you see a LOT more apple laptops than you used to. The recent public awareness of how grossly insecure Windows is has helped that a lot since I know a quite a few people who went to Apple to escape the monthly system rebuild that was required when they got infected with spyware, viruses, or Trojans. While Windows certainly CAN be secure it is much easier for a non computer geek to keep an OS X box secure. I would say that Apple is poised to possibly invade the corporate world from the ground up as more graduates have expertise in OS X.
This is just my observations though, no marketing data to back that up.
Finkployd
Yup, I agree with you on all that. Obviously baby steps need to be taken for something as grandious as "corporations not being able to act as legal entities" to happen. However, for many of those pie in the sky ideals, we are currently going in the wrong direction. It could be argued that to steer people in the right direction the endgame must be offered.
And when your company and website inevitably go away? The people who legitimately purchased your software will never be able to re-install it.
I would never deal with a company with that approach.
Finkployd
Justify it all you want, it is still illegal. You have a serial number, misplacing it does not give you the right to use someone else's.
I'm not in any way defending wiping a home directory, but it is perfectly reasonable for the software to refuse to work if a known pirated S/N is entered.
Finkployd
As I (and others) have said, how does your magical trap detect the difference between a burgler and a fireman breaking in to save people in a fire? It is the non-discriminatory aspect that makes it illegal.
Finkployd
Because traps are non-discriminatory. They cannot tell the difference between a cold blooded killer breaking into your house to rape/murder your family and a fireman breaking in to rescue your family in the event of a fire (or any variation along that theme)
Finkployd
Opensecrets.org
I wonder if the idea of a corporation as being it's own citizen is nonlibertarian, in which case they could just say that the individuals involved in the scandal could all be individually sued by the people they wrongfully ripped off.
Cop out answer or not, that is my opinion. And I consider myself a Libertarian (or more accurately, that is the party most closely aligned with my opinions)
The whole idea of limited liability seems stupid to me. Imagine the accountibility inside of corporations if everyone was responsible for covering their own butt, and not just hiding behind a corporate veil. Whistleblowers would get to these Enron type of things much quicker because when it is your ass on the line legally, turning a blind eye just to keep your job a little longer is not a good option.
Finkployd
Still making it yet another incredibly stupid patent?
In all seriousness, am I violating their patent if I manually scan the header in their special order?
Finkployd
then most of the physics that has been done for the past 150 years is flat out wrong.
Frankly I would be suprised if that turned out not to be the case. Are we so vain now as to think that for the first time in human history, we actually have a good grasp on how the universe works? We only know now what our power of reasoning and measuring equipment allows us to understand. It will likely turn out that we have been incorrect about most things physics related as we study further.
Even something that looks like an AK-47. There were several specific models banned , here they are:
-Norinco, Mitchell, and Poly Technologies Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models);
-Action Arms Israeli Military Industries UZI and Galil;
-Beretta Ar70 (SC-70);
-Colt AR-15;
-Fabrique National FN/FAL, FN/LAR, and FNC;
-SWD M-10; M-11; M-11/9, and M-12;
-Steyr AUG;
-INTRATEC TEC-9, TEC-DC9, AND TEC-22;
-revolving cylinder shotguns such as (or similar to) the Street Sweeper and Striker 12.
So no Avtomat Kalashnikovs (all models) huh. Well AK-47s are still cheaply available everywhere, although there are several knock offs that have a reputation for higher quality. It is an easy law to get around and accomplishes nothing. For that matter while the Colt AR-15 is banned, there are like 10 other manufacturers who build AR-15s that are perfectly legal. The Intertec Tec-9 is not legal under this bill but the nearly identicaly Tec-10 is.
The other provisions of the bill stated that a gun can only have two of the following:
Rifles
-Folding/telescoping stock
-Protruding pistol grip
-Bayonet mount
-Threaded muzzle or flash suppressor
-Grenade launcher
Pistols
-Magazine outside grip
-Threaded muzzle
-Barrel shroud
-Unloaded weight of 50 ounces or more
-Semi-automatic version of a fully automatic weapon
Shotguns
-Folding/telescoping stock
-Protruding pistol grip
-Detachable magazine capacity
-Fixed magazine capacity greater than 5 rounds
Clearly this law is just "feel good legislation" that did nothing of substance (except cause the Democrats to lose congress in 94).
Yes they do, but I don't see what that has to do with this? The stat referenced has been debunked by nearly every group that has studied it, it is simply a flawed piece of research.
The NRA puts put its share of flawed research too, but I fail to see what that has to do with this? Do two wrongs suddenly make a right now?
Finkployd
Congrats, you quoted possibly one of the most debunked, flawed stat in gun control history. It seems that people think if they keep repeating it, it might gain credibility.
Ummm, Hi. You could buy AK-47s before the ban expired. Please get informed.
Well, in that case a much better plan is "do not live in New Jersey" ;)
Finkployd
*sigh* yet another geek with no clue about the assualt weapon ban.
Hint, AK-47s (the media's favorite representative of assualt weapons) was never banned. Automatics were, but those have been banned since the mid 30's without a special license.
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