like most epics, it contains some traits common with Star Wars: jaded boy/girl leaves home & makes good on national/global/interstellar feats of heroism.
That said, I don't think this means it's a ripoff any more than Star Wars is a ripoff of Homer's Odyssey.
Yeah - I use Dynamat acoustical matting inside my Dual Athlon box case walls& it helped considerably. However, when I still had hardwood floors in my office, the vibration of the box itsaelf seemed to resonate with the floor & make things noisy. Maybe setting the box on some sort of acoustically padded mat would help that?
Maybe I should try putting my computer in a vacuum where sound doesn't have a medium with which to travel;)
sweet! That will make web designers' testing of websites across multiple browsers SOOO much easier - instaed of installing multiple versions of the standalones, we'll just need to set up a multiple-boot scenario for every upgrade to the Windows OS! how simple!
Weird. I'm amazed how much you lost that way. My fiancee has recently tried the Weight Watchers "points" approach (high fiber, low cal, low fat) and eats almost no meat... Yet she's lost the 35lbs she needed to ditch without having to give much up in terms of variety - it was just reduced in quantity & replaced by healthier alternatives.
I have to wonder how much cholesterol you're getting as a price for your weight loss...
if life then death
Because while his 90,000 voters in Florida would easily have tipped the scales, we're failing to place blame where blame is due. Gore. Loser. Not able to prove himself statesman material to the uneducated or uncaring masses.
Who was backing him? According to MSNBC's list of exit polls (if that link isn't working, find the map of the US for the election on their site, enter Florida, click on exit polls for that state's Presidential Race), the answer to the following question sums it up: Which was more important in your vote for President today? (issues vs. personal qualities)
Nearly 40% of Florida voters chose personal qualities. (approx. 2.3M voters). Of them, 59% chose Bush (approx 1.3M voters). Compare that to a meager 96K Naderites and you see what's wrong with american democracy. At least the Nader voters overwhelmingly (2 to 1) voted the issues at stake.
I personally feel that leaving the decision of policy up to how nice or seemingly honest someone appears to be in their propaganda, er... campaign means that the vote can be decided by folks who either didn't understand or didn't care about the issues at stake. Not to sound elitist, but I don't want my nation's policy decided by these people. I prefer those who understand the issues & vote their opinions on how these issues ought to be approached by whomever ends up running my country.
Disclaimer. I realize these are just numbers. Numbers can do what people want them do. Ask a statistician.
Here's hoping all the republicans take that slogan seriously.:)
But whatever will we do if Nader wins & we're stuck with a Magna Cum Laude Harvard Grad in the whitehouse? Boy would that make me wish bush or gore had won.
Nader has stated that the majority of non-voters are smart enough to see through the "Republicrat" scam that has been rotting the nation from the inside out. Rather than assuming that non-voting is an act of laziness or idiocy, he acknowledge that it's often a protest against the way things (don't) work for the people in politics today.
I'm sure that all people in poverty are having more kids strictly to make things worse for themselves and everyone else.
An overwhelming abundance of people with over 10 kids live on farms or in developing nations where the survival of the family is almost directly related to how many family members can work to support this family. If you've got a struggling farm with no money to pay hired hands, what better way to get more hands?
The unfortunate side effect of this is that more hands = more mouths to feed, etc. Vicious cycle & without access to develop a marketable talent with which to sell themselves to some rich employer, how does one escape?
You're correct in pointing out the fact that the electoral system has been primarily accurate in pointing out winners of the popular vote. However, you're dead wrong in saying that it does nothing to suppress 3rd party candidates. How much of the popular vote did Perot get? And how much of the electoral votes did he get? Clearly a discrepancy.
In addition, the situation in many states is that the majority of those who plan to vote will do so by voting against Bush. However, due to the lack of proportional representation, he will in many cases win the electoral vote for that state due to Gore's lack of appeal to Nader-voting progressive-minded liberals. Thus voters who believe Nader is the finer of the two liberal candidates are encouraged not to vote their conscience. It also means that a state with overwhelmingly progressive views has an fair chance that they will instead be represented by a right-wing candidate.
Check this out for more info on proportional representation & why most western countries agree that it's a better system.
However, obviously the electoral college is only part of the problem for 3rd party candidates. Aside from an overall biased media, the Commission for Private, I mean Political Debate was a hugely contributing factor to the notion that a 2 party system accurately portrays the wide range of political convictions. The fact that candidates such as Nader were not only barred from participating in these "official" forums for democracy, but even barred from watching them just goes to show the extent to which the dominant power structure seeks to retain dominance.
Having attended one of the many Super Rallies staged by the Greens this year, I would have to contend that their platform seems highly devoted to not only undermining authoritarian systems through campaign finance reform, support for Gays & Lesbians, Pro Choice, and other progressive policies, but also to promote critical thinking in the face of biased mainstream media drivel.
Your opinion that politics is a competition to herd the most sheep is rather frighteningly elitist, though by definition correct. Popular support is not gained by failing to inform people of your cause. However, there's a fine line between dogma and objective arguments & it is possible to spread your message without flat out forcing people to think something. Thus the arts of persuasion.
As stated by Granny D at the Greens rally, (the little old lady who walked across America in support of her stance on campaign finance reform), "When my friends ask me who I think they should vote for, I tell them that choosing a candidate is something which each individual should do for themself - taking into careful account the variety of facts and issues involved & then choosing the best candidate. But if they ask me who I am voting for, then I tell them, Ralph Nader".
Rule of, by, and for the people hasn't existed in so many years that we'd be shocked to see what it truly looks like. Given the fact that less than 50% of the people voted in the last presidential election, I can't help but posit that the most popular opinions are not necessarily reflected by the candidates elected.
hopefully they take it one step farther & fully incorporate cel/page/airport capacities into one handy little device that's priced affordably for non-corporate types (i.e. sub $200...). I'm only dreaming, no doubt, but can't blame me for wishing... Apple seems to be bent on simplifying & extending while keeping on budget lately, so here's hoping...
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like most epics, it contains some traits common with Star Wars: jaded boy/girl leaves home & makes good on national/global/interstellar feats of heroism.
That said, I don't think this means it's a ripoff any more than Star Wars is a ripoff of Homer's Odyssey.
Yeah - I use Dynamat acoustical matting inside my Dual Athlon box case walls& it helped considerably. However, when I still had hardwood floors in my office, the vibration of the box itsaelf seemed to resonate with the floor & make things noisy. Maybe setting the box on some sort of acoustically padded mat would help that?
;)
Maybe I should try putting my computer in a vacuum where sound doesn't have a medium with which to travel
sweet! That will make web designers' testing of websites across multiple browsers SOOO much easier - instaed of installing multiple versions of the standalones, we'll just need to set up a multiple-boot scenario for every upgrade to the Windows OS! how simple!
VIVA STANDARDS COMPLIANCE! VIVA LA REVOLUCION!
Weird. I'm amazed how much you lost that way. My fiancee has recently tried the Weight Watchers "points" approach (high fiber, low cal, low fat) and eats almost no meat... Yet she's lost the 35lbs she needed to ditch without having to give much up in terms of variety - it was just reduced in quantity & replaced by healthier alternatives. I have to wonder how much cholesterol you're getting as a price for your weight loss... if life then death
Why?
Because while his 90,000 voters in Florida would easily have tipped the scales, we're failing to place blame where blame is due. Gore. Loser. Not able to prove himself statesman material to the uneducated or uncaring masses.
Who was backing him? According to MSNBC's list of exit polls (if that link isn't working, find the map of the US for the election on their site, enter Florida, click on exit polls for that state's Presidential Race), the answer to the following question sums it up: Which was more important in your vote for President today? (issues vs. personal qualities)
Nearly 40% of Florida voters chose personal qualities. (approx. 2.3M voters). Of them, 59% chose Bush (approx 1.3M voters). Compare that to a meager 96K Naderites and you see what's wrong with american democracy. At least the Nader voters overwhelmingly (2 to 1) voted the issues at stake.
I personally feel that leaving the decision of policy up to how nice or seemingly honest someone appears to be in their propaganda, er... campaign means that the vote can be decided by folks who either didn't understand or didn't care about the issues at stake. Not to sound elitist, but I don't want my nation's policy decided by these people. I prefer those who understand the issues & vote their opinions on how these issues ought to be approached by whomever ends up running my country.
Disclaimer. I realize these are just numbers. Numbers can do what people want them do. Ask a statistician.
-Matt
and why are we over-extended? certainly not due to our trying to be global traffic cop instead of minding our own business.
except in the nixon election
Hrm. Gore voted to add Thomas & Scalia as justices when he was a tennessee governor. But voting for him now is the right thing to do?
But whatever will we do if Nader wins & we're stuck with a Magna Cum Laude Harvard Grad in the whitehouse? Boy would that make me wish bush or gore had won.
Click Here for more info on proportional representation.
Nader has stated that the majority of non-voters are smart enough to see through the "Republicrat" scam that has been rotting the nation from the inside out. Rather than assuming that non-voting is an act of laziness or idiocy, he acknowledge that it's often a protest against the way things (don't) work for the people in politics today.
Jesse's a governor, bud... When in doubt, undermine the status Quo.
An overwhelming abundance of people with over 10 kids live on farms or in developing nations where the survival of the family is almost directly related to how many family members can work to support this family. If you've got a struggling farm with no money to pay hired hands, what better way to get more hands?
The unfortunate side effect of this is that more hands = more mouths to feed, etc. Vicious cycle & without access to develop a marketable talent with which to sell themselves to some rich employer, how does one escape?
-matt
In addition, the situation in many states is that the majority of those who plan to vote will do so by voting against Bush. However, due to the lack of proportional representation, he will in many cases win the electoral vote for that state due to Gore's lack of appeal to Nader-voting progressive-minded liberals. Thus voters who believe Nader is the finer of the two liberal candidates are encouraged not to vote their conscience. It also means that a state with overwhelmingly progressive views has an fair chance that they will instead be represented by a right-wing candidate.
Check this out for more info on proportional representation & why most western countries agree that it's a better system.
However, obviously the electoral college is only part of the problem for 3rd party candidates. Aside from an overall biased media, the Commission for Private, I mean Political Debate was a hugely contributing factor to the notion that a 2 party system accurately portrays the wide range of political convictions. The fact that candidates such as Nader were not only barred from participating in these "official" forums for democracy, but even barred from watching them just goes to show the extent to which the dominant power structure seeks to retain dominance.
Having attended one of the many Super Rallies staged by the Greens this year, I would have to contend that their platform seems highly devoted to not only undermining authoritarian systems through campaign finance reform, support for Gays & Lesbians, Pro Choice, and other progressive policies, but also to promote critical thinking in the face of biased mainstream media drivel.
Your opinion that politics is a competition to herd the most sheep is rather frighteningly elitist, though by definition correct. Popular support is not gained by failing to inform people of your cause. However, there's a fine line between dogma and objective arguments & it is possible to spread your message without flat out forcing people to think something. Thus the arts of persuasion.
As stated by Granny D at the Greens rally, (the little old lady who walked across America in support of her stance on campaign finance reform), "When my friends ask me who I think they should vote for, I tell them that choosing a candidate is something which each individual should do for themself - taking into careful account the variety of facts and issues involved & then choosing the best candidate. But if they ask me who I am voting for, then I tell them, Ralph Nader".
Rule of, by, and for the people hasn't existed in so many years that we'd be shocked to see what it truly looks like. Given the fact that less than 50% of the people voted in the last presidential election, I can't help but posit that the most popular opinions are not necessarily reflected by the candidates elected.
--vents closed--
hopefully they take it one step farther & fully incorporate cel/page/airport capacities into one handy little device that's priced affordably for non-corporate types (i.e. sub $200...). I'm only dreaming, no doubt, but can't blame me for wishing... Apple seems to be bent on simplifying & extending while keeping on budget lately, so here's hoping...