All, or almost all, pensions are actual discrete funds that are invested in the stock market; the problem with government pensions is they are not subject to the (rather strict) requirements of ERISA regarding how well-funded they have to be, which is why we're seeing so much trouble these days with public pensions, while most private pensions are in better shape.
At least around here they're starting to have more "indie" soda companies that sell non-diet sodas that have sugar (frequently cane sugar as opposed to HFCS), just a lot less of it. They taste fine; actually, I prefer them now to the normal sugary mainstream brands. Only problem is they're not easy to find, and they're way too expensive.
Personally this is scary nuts that it wasn't tossed out the second this was filed. The attorneys should be dis-barred and the judge toss in jail.
Huh? The judges should be held accountable because someone filed a lawsuit with the court clerk's office, even though the judge hasn't even seen it yet?
The original GNU guys weren't I think, I'm talking about the latecomers, the late 90's OSI types who insisted that it was important that companies jump on the free software/open source bandwagon.
just like how the more refined and matured drinkers enjoy a single bottle of some obscure microbrew
I don't know if I'd use those adjectives to describe those kinds of drinkers. Far less flattering ones come to mind. And, let's be honest, in the end it's all just fermented grain juice.
"Media won't take responsibility. Amnesty won't. What to do?"
Take responsibility himself? Or is that asking too much? Why is it everyone else's responsibility?
Instead, Wikileaks simply did a cost-benefit analysis and found that the potential danger of the Taliban acquiring the documents, sifting through them, picking out suspect names, and then targeting them was not as valuable as releasing all these documents to the public
Who is competent at Wikileaks to do such a cost-benefit analysis, though?
Was there a struggle to get open source into businesses? I thought "In the early days of free software", the whole point was that the developers sought to provide free software in terms of libre, and as gratis as a side effect. Stallman wasn't trying to get businesses to use his software, he was trying to make the software he needed available for free because he saw that the software business was not distributing code or providing the freedoms to tinker and improve software enjoyed under the MIT heydays.
Then the libertarian contingent jumped in; they loved coding, but like the majority of libertarians, they were obsessed with money. They had to reconcile free software with someone, somewhere (not even necessarily themselves) making money, because that is the greatest societal good.
Except that was after you could get a UNIX shell account and use Usenet.
Not at my school at the time, unless you were a computer science major. And it would have taken the same amount of time to get it off usenet, plus all the time you'd spend uudecoding.
State copyright law is not expressly pre-empted by the Constitution, so state copyright law can exist unless preempted by Federal law, or where Federal law so takes over the field that there's no real space for state law.
You were on AOL in 1993? YOU KILLED THE INTERNET, YOU ASSHOLE!
I actually was doing one of my college classes through AOL (proto-online) at the time. I was also on BBSes at the time, but none of them had Doom the day it came out like AOL did (and none of them would have allowed me the 8 or so hours needed to download it). AOL at the time was actually a decent service compared to what else was out there (namely the hideously expensive Compuserv, and the DOS-client based Prodigy), especially considering the world wide web hadn't really come into existence in any sort of usable format.
it can go opposite way. Besides what's so inherently wrong with commodity based currency?
You're pegging the value of the currency to something that has little connection to the economy as a whole; should the value of people's savings be based on how much shiny metal someone else managed to find in the earth this month?
can't be printed so they would end all the keynesian nonsense that ruled supreme for the last 100 years
You mean the 100 years which saw the greatest number of people lifted out of poverty and hand-to-mouth existence in human history?
And for all the complaining about the Fed supposedly causing the bubble and it's bursting, what caused all the depressions before the Fed was created? Ron Paul is ignorant of economic history, like most libertarians.
I thought Star Wars was the Apple of science fiction? Star Trek had the communicators, matter replicators, and other things I hadn't seen in science fiction before. Granted, I've not read every single story written, but there's nothing is Star Wars I hadn't either seen in a scifi movie or book.
I could say the same thing about Star Trek; can't think of a single unique thing in it. Of course, Star Wars wasn't any better.
It's been used countless times before Star Trek I'm sure. Star Trek is the Apple of science fiction, taking other people's innovations and selling it in a slicker package.
Joe Lieberman is a shady opportunist; jumps onto Kerry's ticket, then supporting one of the driving forces behind the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" sleaze campaign as ambassador to Belgium. Attacks the filibuster in 1995, then threatens to use it against the healthcare reform bill, in order to curry favor with his right-wing friends.
Gambling with monumental changes to the U.S. (and thereby the world's) economy, namely the return to a medieval commodities-based currency and abolishing the IRS and Federal Reserve, ignoring climate change, and abolishing clean air and water laws.
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All, or almost all, pensions are actual discrete funds that are invested in the stock market; the problem with government pensions is they are not subject to the (rather strict) requirements of ERISA regarding how well-funded they have to be, which is why we're seeing so much trouble these days with public pensions, while most private pensions are in better shape.
At least around here they're starting to have more "indie" soda companies that sell non-diet sodas that have sugar (frequently cane sugar as opposed to HFCS), just a lot less of it. They taste fine; actually, I prefer them now to the normal sugary mainstream brands. Only problem is they're not easy to find, and they're way too expensive.
I have a Mini, and I am a pretty big guy (both height and weight). It's a roomy car.
Most people just call them all British.
Or pasty white crumpet monkeys.
"Fruitcake" is probably the most accurate descriptor.
Personally this is scary nuts that it wasn't tossed out the second this was filed. The attorneys should be dis-barred and the judge toss in jail.
Huh? The judges should be held accountable because someone filed a lawsuit with the court clerk's office, even though the judge hasn't even seen it yet?
The original GNU guys weren't I think, I'm talking about the latecomers, the late 90's OSI types who insisted that it was important that companies jump on the free software/open source bandwagon.
I appreciate a substantial relationship as well, though meaningless sex is better than no sex.
It's an invalid lawsuit, any reasonable judge is going to toss this thing right out.
just like how the more refined and matured drinkers enjoy a single bottle of some obscure microbrew
I don't know if I'd use those adjectives to describe those kinds of drinkers. Far less flattering ones come to mind. And, let's be honest, in the end it's all just fermented grain juice.
Just admit you're jealous. I know I was in college.
"Media won't take responsibility. Amnesty won't. What to do?"
Take responsibility himself? Or is that asking too much? Why is it everyone else's responsibility?
Instead, Wikileaks simply did a cost-benefit analysis and found that the potential danger of the Taliban acquiring the documents, sifting through them, picking out suspect names, and then targeting them was not as valuable as releasing all these documents to the public
Who is competent at Wikileaks to do such a cost-benefit analysis, though?
Was there a struggle to get open source into businesses? I thought "In the early days of free software", the whole point was that the developers sought to provide free software in terms of libre, and as gratis as a side effect. Stallman wasn't trying to get businesses to use his software, he was trying to make the software he needed available for free because he saw that the software business was not distributing code or providing the freedoms to tinker and improve software enjoyed under the MIT heydays.
Then the libertarian contingent jumped in; they loved coding, but like the majority of libertarians, they were obsessed with money. They had to reconcile free software with someone, somewhere (not even necessarily themselves) making money, because that is the greatest societal good.
Fools.
No, it makes sense. There is no reason you should need a password that has upper case, lower case, numbers, and symbols all in the same password.
Except that was after you could get a UNIX shell account and use Usenet.
Not at my school at the time, unless you were a computer science major. And it would have taken the same amount of time to get it off usenet, plus all the time you'd spend uudecoding.
State copyright law is not expressly pre-empted by the Constitution, so state copyright law can exist unless preempted by Federal law, or where Federal law so takes over the field that there's no real space for state law.
You seem to be under the impression that having the law on your side means that you won't be harassed by lawyers.
You seem to be under the impression that you have to obey cease and desist letters.
You were on AOL in 1993? YOU KILLED THE INTERNET, YOU ASSHOLE!
I actually was doing one of my college classes through AOL (proto-online) at the time. I was also on BBSes at the time, but none of them had Doom the day it came out like AOL did (and none of them would have allowed me the 8 or so hours needed to download it). AOL at the time was actually a decent service compared to what else was out there (namely the hideously expensive Compuserv, and the DOS-client based Prodigy), especially considering the world wide web hadn't really come into existence in any sort of usable format.
it can go opposite way. Besides what's so inherently wrong with commodity based currency?
You're pegging the value of the currency to something that has little connection to the economy as a whole; should the value of people's savings be based on how much shiny metal someone else managed to find in the earth this month?
can't be printed so they would end all the keynesian nonsense that ruled supreme for the last 100 years
You mean the 100 years which saw the greatest number of people lifted out of poverty and hand-to-mouth existence in human history?
And for all the complaining about the Fed supposedly causing the bubble and it's bursting, what caused all the depressions before the Fed was created? Ron Paul is ignorant of economic history, like most libertarians.
I thought Star Wars was the Apple of science fiction? Star Trek had the communicators, matter replicators, and other things I hadn't seen in science fiction before. Granted, I've not read every single story written, but there's nothing is Star Wars I hadn't either seen in a scifi movie or book.
I could say the same thing about Star Trek; can't think of a single unique thing in it. Of course, Star Wars wasn't any better.
For whatever reason, it is an American custom to eulogize dead politicians essentially without regard for quality. I'm not sure why.
It is American custom to regret needless death, even if you don't agree with, or like, the victims.
It's been used countless times before Star Trek I'm sure. Star Trek is the Apple of science fiction, taking other people's innovations and selling it in a slicker package.
Joe Leiberman votes his conscience as well.
Joe Lieberman is a shady opportunist; jumps onto Kerry's ticket, then supporting one of the driving forces behind the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" sleaze campaign as ambassador to Belgium. Attacks the filibuster in 1995, then threatens to use it against the healthcare reform bill, in order to curry favor with his right-wing friends.
Gambling with monumental changes to the U.S. (and thereby the world's) economy, namely the return to a medieval commodities-based currency and abolishing the IRS and Federal Reserve, ignoring climate change, and abolishing clean air and water laws.
The PADDs similar tablets in general, not just Apples iPad.
Actually real tablet computers are probably a lot more similar than the crippleware that is the iPad.