"when there is money involved, there are two problems: first, people may prefer prostitution to other forms of work, and also, there is exploitation of the prostitutes, which is difficult to fight."
It's legal to work in porno. Some people do prefer that field of work, but it's not like bankers or even burger flippers are flocking en masse to that profession.
Also, if prostitution is legal there is no fear of punishment for reporting exploitation to the legal authorities.
If a known prostitute reports to the police that someone has beaten her up and taken her money she has to be worried about getting tossed in jail. That doesn't happen in places where prostitution is legal.
It's all about enforcing morality. Most people think that prostitution is a "bad idea" so it remains illegal.
That's the american way of life: watch your belly and let others die. Following Mr. Bush's politics, no treaty against child pornography, prostitution or drug dealing should be signed: after all, those things create jobs.
We'd take all of the profits out of drug dealing if we decriminalized them. Yes, prostitution does in fact create jobs. It should be legal.
It's legal to be a slut, but it's illegal to be a whore? That makes no sense. It's illegal to sell something that it's perfectly alright to give away for free. Why?
I'm using a 4096 bit key. Simply because it's not perceptable slower to use it for encryption but it takes more work to brute force it for decryption. Well, when compared to a 1024 bit key.
Unless you're talking about the same few from the question above, you will find that most emulators play games perfectly down to the last pixel, and in some cases, they look a lot better (as is the case with the playstation games.)
You are not kidding. I downloaded epsxe because the laser in my PSX is going bad. I tried Tobol #1 and I was simply AMAZED at how good it looked. There wasn't even a comparison. Using OpenGL or Direct3D makes flat shaded polygons look so much better than they originally did.
Anyone out there should fire up their old games and take another look. It'll be like getting your hands on an unreleased sequel.
If what I've said doesn't apply to a particular game you have, all you're risking is an hour of your time. If it does, you will lose several hours of your life rediscovering a game that you used to love.
Not so sure about trucks, but we definately had them on trains.
I don't remember which treaty it was with the USSR, but we agreed to let them see our nuclear weapons with their spy sats. Problem was if they could see how many there were, they'd also see where they were.
So, what was done is that several silos were allotted for a single missle. All of the silos were opened so the soviets could count and then the doors would shut and the missile would be moved underground via high speed train to a randomly selected silo.
This would insure that the soviets would not be able to take out our retaliatory capabilities but we'd let them know we were keeping up our end of the bargain.
I know there's a link out there somewhere, I just don't have the patience to find it.
Well thats because these people who don't want smart guns aren't very bright.
I'll take you on any time.
Electronics are just as reliable as mechanics. The gun not working because you hadn't cleaned it would be MORE likely than the smart part of the gun failing.
I've fired thousands of rounds for about a dozen different guns. I have had exactly 1 malfunction due to someone not cleaning it. It was my grandfather's.25 auto pistol. The bore was so dirty that the extractor couldn't pull the expended casing out. I have had 1 malfunction because there was no powder in the Russian surplus ammo that I was shooting in my SKS. 1 malfunction due to me not keeping my arm rigid when firing a pistol.
So, I'm up to 3 malfunctions and only 1 of them was mechanical.
In that same time period I have had many, many more electronic components fail. Hard drives, Floppy Drives, SIMMS, DIMMS, CD-ROM drives, cache chips, 1 Zip Drive, 1 Jaz Drive, 2 TVs, 1 Home Stereo System, 2 Car Stereos, 1 Amplifier; I think I'll stop counting there.
Electronic creations are far less reliable than mechanical ones. We all know that.
If you are scared of that not working, I suggest you don't drive a car since A)The cars electics could fail or B) Traffic lights could fail.
Fortunately, the brakes on both of my vehicles are hydraulic. Have you ever been to a busy intersection where the traffic light has failed? It's chaos, it's good that each intersection is controlled independantly.(at least they are where I live)
But, nowhere that I can see, is it suggested that this technology should be forced on anyone.
Carrot and stick my friend.
How long until people start suing gun makers who cater to the segment of the population who doesn't want this technology? How long before they're bankrupted by legal fees?
That's why we oppose it. Not for what it is, for what it can lead to.
In one sense you're right. None of my property is worth someone's life. My life is worth more than a burglar's life.
If you break into my home, I will assume that you are armed and willing to do me harm. I will kill you if you invade my home. Not because I'm worried that you'll take my TV, (I have 3, I can buy another at any time), but because you are a threat to my safety.
So you too were disgusted by Gingrich's bratty shutdown of the government?
They had a budget. The sitting president refused to sign it.
So you too were disgusted by the years of scandal mongering that the rabid right wing extremists perpetrated during the Clinton years?
Yeah, felonies committed by a sitting president are no big deal.
So you too understood the difference between impeaching a blow job and impeaching Nixon's criminal behavior?
Apparently you don't know what the impeachment was about.
What it boils down to is that, after stealing 2000, your brat of choice tanked the economy, foreign policy, and internal harmony of a great nation, all that and so much more in the name of fascism.
We were losing jobs for months before Bush 43 took office.
And now you expect the true majority to lie down and let you trample our liberty?
If you want a black market handgun in Australia, you are looking at a price tag of several thousands of dollars. The same gun in the US would be, $50 perhaps.
The least expensive gun I've ever bought was $89 plus tax and fees. In the end it cost me over $100. It was a two shot.38 Special Derringer.
Inexpensive guns like that are not going to be taken to AU for sale on the black market. No criminal wants them.
I think you'll find that while the ones in the public consciousness are overwhelmingly Democrat (excusing say Kelsey Grammer) the backers who put up the money are as Republican as they come.
What like Seven Spielberg? The second richest man in Hollywood and producer of over 100 projects? Man with a personal fortune estimated in the 2 billion dollar range?
You've believed the lie that only Rich people support the GOP. Understand something, rich people are going to stay rich no matter who's in office. Do you think that there is anything Kerry could have done that would have resulted in Bill Gates not being rich anymore? Murdoch and Turner will still be bitter rivals and filthy stinking rich in 4 years. The wealthy pick their affiliations based on social issues.
seriously though, it is kinda interesting that after a couple years of wait and see, they've suddenly decided to file these suits after bush (friend of corporations, etc) is firmly back in power
Hollywood was solidly backing Kerry, maybe this is their temper tantrum because "their guy" didn't win.
But this doesn't change the fact than many african americans are democrats & that there have been numerous high-profile cases of some conservatives preventing voting by minorities, many of whom would vote for the other guy.
You can't assume that. The vast majority of black people in the US vote democrat. That's a given, but you can never conclude that any individual black person is going to vote that way solely upon the basis of race.
I was pretending to be willfully ignorant so that I could point out that the person was being bigoted while accusing others of bigotry.
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"when there is money involved, there are two problems: first, people may prefer prostitution to other forms of work, and also, there is exploitation of the prostitutes, which is difficult to fight."
It's legal to work in porno. Some people do prefer that field of work, but it's not like bankers or even burger flippers are flocking en masse to that profession.
Also, if prostitution is legal there is no fear of punishment for reporting exploitation to the legal authorities.
If a known prostitute reports to the police that someone has beaten her up and taken her money she has to be worried about getting tossed in jail. That doesn't happen in places where prostitution is legal.
It's all about enforcing morality. Most people think that prostitution is a "bad idea" so it remains illegal.
LK
That's the american way of life: watch your belly and let others die. Following Mr. Bush's politics, no treaty against child pornography, prostitution or drug dealing should be signed: after all, those things create jobs.
We'd take all of the profits out of drug dealing if we decriminalized them. Yes, prostitution does in fact create jobs. It should be legal.
It's legal to be a slut, but it's illegal to be a whore? That makes no sense. It's illegal to sell something that it's perfectly alright to give away for free. Why?
LK
maybe I should get a stronger PGP key.
I'm using a 4096 bit key. Simply because it's not perceptable slower to use it for encryption but it takes more work to brute force it for decryption. Well, when compared to a 1024 bit key.
LK
I just took a quick tour of the web site and I can't find out just what the fuck is konfabulator. Can someone tell me?
LK
It might not be pretty or the best, but I use this one from Radio Shack. It works and it's cheap.
LK
I use a PSX controller with a USB adapter. It's Sweet!
LK
Unless you're talking about the same few from the question above, you will find that most emulators play games perfectly down to the last pixel, and in some cases, they look a lot better (as is the case with the playstation games.)
You are not kidding. I downloaded epsxe because the laser in my PSX is going bad. I tried Tobol #1 and I was simply AMAZED at how good it looked. There wasn't even a comparison. Using OpenGL or Direct3D makes flat shaded polygons look so much better than they originally did.
Anyone out there should fire up their old games and take another look. It'll be like getting your hands on an unreleased sequel.
If what I've said doesn't apply to a particular game you have, all you're risking is an hour of your time. If it does, you will lose several hours of your life rediscovering a game that you used to love.
LK
Do you have an alternative link for SSH Sentinel? ssh.com no longer has it available.
LK
Not so sure about trucks, but we definately had them on trains.
I don't remember which treaty it was with the USSR, but we agreed to let them see our nuclear weapons with their spy sats. Problem was if they could see how many there were, they'd also see where they were.
So, what was done is that several silos were allotted for a single missle. All of the silos were opened so the soviets could count and then the doors would shut and the missile would be moved underground via high speed train to a randomly selected silo.
This would insure that the soviets would not be able to take out our retaliatory capabilities but we'd let them know we were keeping up our end of the bargain.
I know there's a link out there somewhere, I just don't have the patience to find it.
LK
Well thats because these people who don't want smart guns aren't very bright.
.25 auto pistol. The bore was so dirty that the extractor couldn't pull the expended casing out. I have had 1 malfunction because there was no powder in the Russian surplus ammo that I was shooting in my SKS. 1 malfunction due to me not keeping my arm rigid when firing a pistol.
I'll take you on any time.
Electronics are just as reliable as mechanics. The gun not working because you hadn't cleaned it would be MORE likely than the smart part of the gun failing.
I've fired thousands of rounds for about a dozen different guns. I have had exactly 1 malfunction due to someone not cleaning it. It was my grandfather's
So, I'm up to 3 malfunctions and only 1 of them was mechanical.
In that same time period I have had many, many more electronic components fail. Hard drives, Floppy Drives, SIMMS, DIMMS, CD-ROM drives, cache chips, 1 Zip Drive, 1 Jaz Drive, 2 TVs, 1 Home Stereo System, 2 Car Stereos, 1 Amplifier; I think I'll stop counting there.
Electronic creations are far less reliable than mechanical ones. We all know that.
If you are scared of that not working, I suggest you don't drive a car since A)The cars electics could fail or B) Traffic lights could fail.
Fortunately, the brakes on both of my vehicles are hydraulic. Have you ever been to a busy intersection where the traffic light has failed? It's chaos, it's good that each intersection is controlled independantly.(at least they are where I live)
LK
But, nowhere that I can see, is it suggested that this technology should be forced on anyone.
Carrot and stick my friend.
How long until people start suing gun makers who cater to the segment of the population who doesn't want this technology? How long before they're bankrupted by legal fees?
That's why we oppose it. Not for what it is, for what it can lead to.
LK
In one sense you're right. None of my property is worth someone's life. My life is worth more than a burglar's life.
If you break into my home, I will assume that you are armed and willing to do me harm. I will kill you if you invade my home. Not because I'm worried that you'll take my TV, (I have 3, I can buy another at any time), but because you are a threat to my safety.
LK
And how about that carnage from those mismanaged explosives!
Can you name even one death as a result of those?
Say, why isn't a gung ho guy like you serving instead of posting?
I'm opposed to the Iraq war. I voted for Bush for social issues.
What's the matter, scared of an honest tally?
We've already had one. Deal with it. Your guy lost.
LK
So you too were disgusted by Gingrich's bratty shutdown of the government?
They had a budget. The sitting president refused to sign it.
So you too were disgusted by the years of scandal mongering that the rabid right wing extremists perpetrated during the Clinton years?
Yeah, felonies committed by a sitting president are no big deal.
So you too understood the difference between impeaching a blow job and impeaching Nixon's criminal behavior?
Apparently you don't know what the impeachment was about.
What it boils down to is that, after stealing 2000, your brat of choice tanked the economy, foreign policy, and internal harmony of a great nation, all that and so much more in the name of fascism.
We were losing jobs for months before Bush 43 took office.
And now you expect the true majority to lie down and let you trample our liberty?
You guy lost by 3.5 million popular votes.
Deal with it.
LK
If you want a black market handgun in Australia, you are looking at a price tag of several thousands of dollars. The same gun in the US would be, $50 perhaps.
.38 Special Derringer.
The least expensive gun I've ever bought was $89 plus tax and fees. In the end it cost me over $100. It was a two shot
Inexpensive guns like that are not going to be taken to AU for sale on the black market. No criminal wants them.
LK
I thought Australia was supposed to be some kind of gunless utopia.
Where'd they get the guns to do this?
LK
I think you'll find that while the ones in the public consciousness are overwhelmingly Democrat (excusing say Kelsey Grammer) the backers who put up the money are as Republican as they come.
What like Seven Spielberg? The second richest man in Hollywood and producer of over 100 projects? Man with a personal fortune estimated in the 2 billion dollar range?
You've believed the lie that only Rich people support the GOP. Understand something, rich people are going to stay rich no matter who's in office. Do you think that there is anything Kerry could have done that would have resulted in Bill Gates not being rich anymore? Murdoch and Turner will still be bitter rivals and filthy stinking rich in 4 years. The wealthy pick their affiliations based on social issues.
LK
Why just not let the free market sort it out?
If enough people dislike smoke, they won't go to establishments that allow smoking.
LK
But *IF* you are bent on this crazy idea of using a VM for games, why not run XP in the VM?
Because DirectX still won't work right.
LK
seriously though, it is kinda interesting that after a couple years of wait and see, they've suddenly decided to file these suits after bush (friend of corporations, etc) is firmly back in power
Hollywood was solidly backing Kerry, maybe this is their temper tantrum because "their guy" didn't win.
LK
(please, please, please give them some jail time. Pretty please)
15 years of ass rape in a maximum security prison is not a fitting punishment.
Maybe 30 or 90 days in county jail and a million dollar fine would be more like it.
LK
No, but I am the first to post about it in this Slashdot discussion.
Anyway, how do you say "Palindrome" in Malayalam?
LK
Yes. Don't do your personal banking at work.
If the company's information gets phished because of inept IT staff, that's not your problem.
Unless of course, you ARE the IT staff.
LK
It's a sad sad day for 50% of America.
49%, don't you watch CNN?
LK
But this doesn't change the fact than many african americans are democrats & that there have been numerous high-profile cases of some conservatives preventing voting by minorities, many of whom would vote for the other guy.
You can't assume that. The vast majority of black people in the US vote democrat. That's a given, but you can never conclude that any individual black person is going to vote that way solely upon the basis of race.
I was pretending to be willfully ignorant so that I could point out that the person was being bigoted while accusing others of bigotry.
LK