Gay people just want to live their lives like anyone else.
Then why do they keep reminding everyone that they're not like anyone else?
They are not hurting you, why do you care if they have equal rights?
The problem is that they aren't seeking "equal rights", they're looking for special rights.
They want next of kin status for their partners, that's fair. They want to inherit property and make medical decisions for their partners, that's fair. They want visitation rights to children that aren't biologically theirs but they helped raise, that's fair. They want to redefine marriage to suit their desires, not fair and this is what the battle is over.
Matt Shephard was killed when someone tried to rip him off. They raised the "gay panic" defense because they thought that the court system would give them more mercy than if the murder was about drugs.
OTOH equating it with religious freedom is a perfect analogy. For instance jews being treated as subhuman merely for their beliefs.
No, that one's ever further off. Jews were/are persecuted because of their beliefs. In places where homosexuals are persecuted, it's because of their actions. There is a world of difference.
Oh, really? Ok, then, lets make it so that interracial marriages are banned again. Sound good?
That WOULD BE redefining marriage.
Heck, lets go further: blacks can't marry, period. Sound better?
Don't try that bullshit. Do NOT try to equate the struggle for racial equality with the battle over equality of sexual orientation. It belittles us both for you to try.
With the workers being 3.1 miles off of one of the biggest media laden metropolitan areas of the world, I doubt these people are going to try and hide very much.
Can YOU swim 3.1 miles across the pacific?
If they're in international waters, no authority can punish them for any infraction.
It doesn't matter if they're close to LA. They're untouchable.
They seem to be pretty open about what they have going on, but the point here is that they COULD do all sorts of nasty things there.
DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink are a fantastic combination. If you are just going to be playing the disc in your computer, you can use DVD Idle Pro to remove the Prohibited User Operations.
I assume some kind of additions and/or changes are being made to the core kernel itself to support some of these new things, even if the modules mentioned aren't used.
They're just devices, The kernel has had the ability to load modules for quite some time.
I can see why some people would have a problem with this, such as those that see Linux as a networking OS or for more of an embedded system.
Why are they bound to configure and compile their kernels on embedded systems? They can configure and compile on any system and then move the kernel to the embedded system.
If you want minimalistic device support, don't compile the modules. It's that simple.
Linux NEEDS as much device support as possible. The last thing any of us wants is to watch it die because no one thought to work on a driver for some new "gotta have it" product.
The US legal system is schizophrenic at best when it comes to privacy. For example the Roe v. Wade decision was based on the unspecified constitutional right to privacy, BUT you stand no chance of getting a drug case dismissed because your privacy rights were violated.
I would have NEVER considered an Apple product had it not been for OS X 10.3.
I stopped buying Apple right before OS 9.0 was released. When Apple decided that "beige was bad", no one should make clones and everything had to be clear plastic, I lost interest.
The Mac Mini is the first piece of Apple hardware that I have seriously considered buying since Steve Jobs returned.
It was a smart move. Now that there are linux distros trying to add support for the new hardware, it's just looking more attractive.
A. Could be accurate IF they're referring to B. when they say "quicker", meaning if you can recharge the capacitors faster then you could claim quicker shooting for a digicam.
For C, I'm in complete agreement.
For D, I kind of agree with you. If running the bulb hotter means that you'll quicken the pace that oxygen creeps into the bulb, sure it'll burn out quicker. But that's not just a function of the increased voltage.
The problem I have with most "alternative energy" proposals, is that they don't really propose anything.
Let's say that GM, Ford and Chrysler started selling cheap and reliable hydrogen powered cars. Where would we get all of the hydrogen to run them? H2 gas isn't exactly plentiful and pure. We need to extract it from other things. We can either extract it from petroleum or we can crack it from water. Both of which require more power than we get from the resultant H2.
To generate that energy we've got our choice of conventional energy sources; coal, oil, wind, solar and nuclear.
We need to improve conventional energy sources and at the same time, develop alternatives. We NEED to improve the security and safety of our current Fission power plants. We need to deploy more solar and wind power plants. We need to use the most energy efficient devices we have. We need to make our technology more energy efficient.
I completely agree with you about the baby steps, we can't do it all overnight. We need to take progress as it comes.
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Gay people just want to live their lives like anyone else.
Then why do they keep reminding everyone that they're not like anyone else?
They are not hurting you, why do you care if they have equal rights?
The problem is that they aren't seeking "equal rights", they're looking for special rights.
They want next of kin status for their partners, that's fair. They want to inherit property and make medical decisions for their partners, that's fair. They want visitation rights to children that aren't biologically theirs but they helped raise, that's fair. They want to redefine marriage to suit their desires, not fair and this is what the battle is over.
LK
Sure, Richard Simmons may not be MLK, but what does Matthew Shephard's death bring to mind?
The dangers of Drug abuse.
Matt Shephard was killed when someone tried to rip him off. They raised the "gay panic" defense because they thought that the court system would give them more mercy than if the murder was about drugs.
LK
OTOH equating it with religious freedom is a perfect analogy. For instance jews being treated as subhuman merely for their beliefs.
No, that one's ever further off. Jews were/are persecuted because of their beliefs. In places where homosexuals are persecuted, it's because of their actions. There is a world of difference.
LK
Oh, really? Ok, then, lets make it so that interracial marriages are banned again. Sound good?
That WOULD BE redefining marriage.
Heck, lets go further: blacks can't marry, period. Sound better?
Don't try that bullshit. Do NOT try to equate the struggle for racial equality with the battle over equality of sexual orientation. It belittles us both for you to try.
Richard Simmons and Jim J Bullock are NOT MLK.
LK
Same issue for me and Mandrake 10.0
LK
With the workers being 3.1 miles off of one of the biggest media laden metropolitan areas of the world, I doubt these people are going to try and hide very much.
Can YOU swim 3.1 miles across the pacific?
If they're in international waters, no authority can punish them for any infraction.
It doesn't matter if they're close to LA. They're untouchable.
They seem to be pretty open about what they have going on, but the point here is that they COULD do all sorts of nasty things there.
LK
DVD Decrypter and DVD Shrink are a fantastic combination. If you are just going to be playing the disc in your computer, you can use DVD Idle Pro to remove the Prohibited User Operations.
LK
50 Cent was a crack dealer, there aren't many things scummier than that.
LK
I assume some kind of additions and/or changes are being made to the core kernel itself to support some of these new things, even if the modules mentioned aren't used.
They're just devices, The kernel has had the ability to load modules for quite some time.
LK
I can see why some people would have a problem with this, such as those that see Linux as a networking OS or for more of an embedded system.
Why are they bound to configure and compile their kernels on embedded systems? They can configure and compile on any system and then move the kernel to the embedded system.
If you want minimalistic device support, don't compile the modules. It's that simple.
Linux NEEDS as much device support as possible. The last thing any of us wants is to watch it die because no one thought to work on a driver for some new "gotta have it" product.
LK
Great idea, but I fear that it would cause the former ACs to create a bunch of throw-away accounts so they could still get FP.
LK
USA Courts took privacy issues quite seriously.
The US legal system is schizophrenic at best when it comes to privacy. For example the Roe v. Wade decision was based on the unspecified constitutional right to privacy, BUT you stand no chance of getting a drug case dismissed because your privacy rights were violated.
LK
These eggs taste like they're 30 years old.
LK
Don't fuck over your employees. Don't lowball their salaries. Don't short them on vacation time. Be fair in the promotion process.
It's easier to keep employees happy than it is to monitor their every activity.
LK
I have an old copy of Symantec C++ that I'd be willing to sell you. You can program console apps in C++ using SIOUX.
LK
I would have NEVER considered an Apple product had it not been for OS X 10.3.
I stopped buying Apple right before OS 9.0 was released. When Apple decided that "beige was bad", no one should make clones and everything had to be clear plastic, I lost interest.
The Mac Mini is the first piece of Apple hardware that I have seriously considered buying since Steve Jobs returned.
It was a smart move. Now that there are linux distros trying to add support for the new hardware, it's just looking more attractive.
LK
Coppola wasn't an "actor" as far as these films were concerned.
LK
no anal?
That's par for the course with many women. No oral is the deal-breaker.
LK
Under many circumstances, being one quart short of new oil is STILL BETTER than being one quard short of old oil.
LK
If he owns the IP, no one else can do it.
LK
How long before he's replaced entirely by his own program to cut down on staff costs?"
He should patent the method AND copyright the idea so he can keep Universities from doing precisely that.
LK
IMHO Valve/Sierra and iD are shining examples of good gaming software practice from beginning to end with both of their flagship products
I respectfully disagree. Valve started HL2 millions in the hole because of the "code theft" in 2003.
With iD, it seems to be more about the games. HL2 is all about the money.
LK
A. Could be accurate IF they're referring to B. when they say "quicker", meaning if you can recharge the capacitors faster then you could claim quicker shooting for a digicam.
For C, I'm in complete agreement.
For D, I kind of agree with you. If running the bulb hotter means that you'll quicken the pace that oxygen creeps into the bulb, sure it'll burn out quicker. But that's not just a function of the increased voltage.
LK
The problem I have with most "alternative energy" proposals, is that they don't really propose anything.
Let's say that GM, Ford and Chrysler started selling cheap and reliable hydrogen powered cars. Where would we get all of the hydrogen to run them? H2 gas isn't exactly plentiful and pure. We need to extract it from other things. We can either extract it from petroleum or we can crack it from water. Both of which require more power than we get from the resultant H2.
To generate that energy we've got our choice of conventional energy sources; coal, oil, wind, solar and nuclear.
We need to improve conventional energy sources and at the same time, develop alternatives. We NEED to improve the security and safety of our current Fission power plants. We need to deploy more solar and wind power plants. We need to use the most energy efficient devices we have. We need to make our technology more energy efficient.
I completely agree with you about the baby steps, we can't do it all overnight. We need to take progress as it comes.
Walt
Because then you'd have kids going to school in the dark. As soon as one is hit by a car that's the end of that.
Small price to pay for a return to "normal" time, right?
LK