You brought up extraterrestrial incursions. Are you suggesting that it's really the MiB introducing this AAAAAAAAAAALiIon technology into the marketplace?
Quite right. From the articles I've read, Bush's nominees have come from almost all viewpoints around the political spectrum. All have had the highest ratings from the American Bar Association, which is a rather liberal organization.
There's only one thing these nominees have in common with each other, and with Bush. And that is, like you (and me), they believe in strict, to-the-letter interpretation of the Constitution and the Law. They hold to the rule that the writing of Law is to be done in the Legislative branch, not the Judicial.
This is seen as a threat by a very few ultra-out-there political activists who believe that their cause is more important to be inhibited by the legislative process. Most notably in the hijacked environmental movement, but elsewhere as well. These activists seek to use the court system, to get things accomplished through litigation that no elected public servant could ever propose while hoping to keep his or her seat.
I'm with you, a strict interpretation of the Constitution is the only way to keep the government from just ignoring our rights. And, much as I think the Republican party has generally become wussified on issues dealing with personal liberty, I fear the only way to ever push more strict Constitutionalist judges onto the bench short of an astounding third-party victory in Congress would be for Bush to get his nominees approved... which won't happen as long as certain Senators currently in power are in charge of the calendar.
Chill, friend. Just exercising my sometimes-lame and rarely-PC sense of humor, inspired by the parent post. I know the ways and methods of artists as well as anyone. I'm a hobby-musician, I often volunteer at coffee houses for the chance to hear local professionals of all styles, and my brother's in college studying jazz composition. Artistic inspiration based on prior work is familiar to me.
And, contrary to what a couple of ACs seem to believe, my musical tastes run very multi-genre. Granted, my taste for rap has not extended far beyond 'Gangster's Paradise', which I respect as a lament for those who feel trapped in the inner-city criminal lifestyle, in contrast to the vast majority of songs which seem to glorify it.
Interesting. And that limit doesn't seem to inhibit rap 'song' writers.
Of course, it is only with extreme revulsion that I can use the word 'song' to refer to products such as that bastardization of what was originally a very good tune from the musical Annie, namely, It's A Hard-Knocked Life. Especially since I had a college dorm neighbor who delighted in playing it at all hours of night at a volume that did a good job of penetrating the walls....
This leads me to conclude that, one day, when we have reached that theoretical limit, all 'music' produced will be rap. A very frightening concept, indeed. Isn't that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?
An interesting bit of English trivia, quoted from this page:
Filibuster: This American political term derives from the Dutch vrijbuiter, or free-booter, a term applied to pirates in the Caribbean in the 16th century.... The modern legislative sense was common by the 1850s, probably adopted because the filibusterers were hijacking the debate much like a pirate would hijack a ship.
So, Congress is full of pirates. Arrr, avast, ye mateys!
'Bout damn time. After so many episodes of Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo powering up, all interrupted by flashbacks of past seasons and the original series, I didn't think they'd ever get around to Cell's Death.
assuming that I believed in his guilt and I agreed with the law, which I probably wouldn't
Which is why you wouldn't ever be selected to serve on a jury for a crime of this type.
It's not a jury's position to rule on whether laws are good or bad. That's up to the judges, and then, only at the Appelate level and above.
The judge in a criminal trial has two basic duties: First, to make certain both prosecution and defense follow those rules to the letter, dotting all of their i's and crossing all of their t's. Second, to make certain the Jury understands the details of the written law.
The jury's job is even simpler: To determine whether the defendant actually did what the State says he did. To perform this task, a jury must be truly impartial, and equally critical of both sides.
As a citizen, your duty is not to rewrite the law in the courtroom should you ever be called to serve on a jury. Nor is it your duty to encourage others to break laws you think are 'bad'. If you wish to take a 'civil disobediance' position, and break the law with the intent of going to court to get it changed, then you must accept the potential consequences of this, which is that the court may not side with you. There are wiser ways of accomplishing this. The First Amendment promises the right to petition the government for redress. If you've been personally denied life, liberty, or property by a bad law, use it.
Civilized society is based on the strength of the rule of law, to which everyone, even those in power, are subject. Your duty, to fix bad laws, is to lobby your representatives in all forms of government, and to vote in an informed manner. Your duty is to be an informed and active citizen.
I commend Mr. Tresco on his decision to accept his sentence, and to face up to what he now sees as his responsibility. I wish him the best of luck, both in those 33 months, and in his life afterwards.
'In 50 years' time I doubt anyone would have ever heard of Samba'
Oh, I don't know 'bout that... it's been at least a few centuries since Waltz was invented and I know a few folks who still cut the rug in 3/4 time! *rimshot*
Suddenly I'm picturing an MIB-type setup, where NASA discovers aliens and super-high technology, and slowly leaks it to the public over a number of years.
Come to think of it....
Hey, what if the moon landing -was- faked... to hide the existance of a secret NASA/MIB base?
I would guess for two reasons. One, the bad-logic assumption that some folks make that, just because it isn't Windows, one doesn't have to be as concerned about keeping up-to-date with the patches. Sort of like the last item being weak passwords. It's not the system itself that's extremely insecure, as much as that some percentage of users fail to do all they can to secure it.
The other might be... well, it is a UNIX list, and it would be quite a hunt to find anything for UNIX that -is- quite as bad as IIS.
Here's the slashdot story. Unfortunately, the Yahoo story's gone.
Iirc, the device was situated on the desk/table, a few inches away from the user's fingers, with the source of the beam raised slightly above table level and shining down at an angle. And, also iirc, it worked with some sort of sonar method, detecting the thumps of your fingers on the surface you had it on. The idea was that this light-projecter would be small enough fit in one's pocket, making it a great way to plug a full-size keyboard into a handheld when on the road.
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Opera in phone: Good.
Phone going off at the Opera: Bad.
Thanks for your attention.
Bah, KDE vs. Gnome? That's not a religious battle.
Vi vs. Emacs, now -that's- a religious battle! All other software-of-choice religious battles pale in comparison.
[Checks off 'Step One' for his insane plan to solve the world energy crisis by generating a flamewar about flamewars.]
Even if he's got free nights and weekends, and his phone is powered by AAAAAAAAAA-Li-ons?
Terrific! Will they be porting the Warrior and Sorcerer classes from the original game as well?
And what will be the preferred 'unique' item for this 'Tetris' class?
You brought up extraterrestrial incursions. Are you suggesting that it's really the MiB introducing this AAAAAAAAAAALiIon technology into the marketplace?
The post said it used Bluetooth networking, but it didn't mention anything about a Tolkein Ring....
/me breaks into song:
Blame Kaneda! Blame Kaneda!
Sorry, sorry, just couldn't resist....
It's nothing to do with parties.
Quite right. From the articles I've read, Bush's nominees have come from almost all viewpoints around the political spectrum. All have had the highest ratings from the American Bar Association, which is a rather liberal organization.
There's only one thing these nominees have in common with each other, and with Bush. And that is, like you (and me), they believe in strict, to-the-letter interpretation of the Constitution and the Law. They hold to the rule that the writing of Law is to be done in the Legislative branch, not the Judicial.
This is seen as a threat by a very few ultra-out-there political activists who believe that their cause is more important to be inhibited by the legislative process. Most notably in the hijacked environmental movement, but elsewhere as well. These activists seek to use the court system, to get things accomplished through litigation that no elected public servant could ever propose while hoping to keep his or her seat.
I'm with you, a strict interpretation of the Constitution is the only way to keep the government from just ignoring our rights. And, much as I think the Republican party has generally become wussified on issues dealing with personal liberty, I fear the only way to ever push more strict Constitutionalist judges onto the bench short of an astounding third-party victory in Congress would be for Bush to get his nominees approved... which won't happen as long as certain Senators currently in power are in charge of the calendar.
I would've suggested this company as a manufacturer of Highly Rated Fireballs, but they've switched business models. Will Atomic Fireballs do?
Chill, friend. Just exercising my sometimes-lame and rarely-PC sense of humor, inspired by the parent post. I know the ways and methods of artists as well as anyone. I'm a hobby-musician, I often volunteer at coffee houses for the chance to hear local professionals of all styles, and my brother's in college studying jazz composition. Artistic inspiration based on prior work is familiar to me.
And, contrary to what a couple of ACs seem to believe, my musical tastes run very multi-genre. Granted, my taste for rap has not extended far beyond 'Gangster's Paradise', which I respect as a lament for those who feel trapped in the inner-city criminal lifestyle, in contrast to the vast majority of songs which seem to glorify it.
Interesting. And that limit doesn't seem to inhibit rap 'song' writers.
Of course, it is only with extreme revulsion that I can use the word 'song' to refer to products such as that bastardization of what was originally a very good tune from the musical Annie, namely, It's A Hard-Knocked Life. Especially since I had a college dorm neighbor who delighted in playing it at all hours of night at a volume that did a good job of penetrating the walls....
This leads me to conclude that, one day, when we have reached that theoretical limit, all 'music' produced will be rap. A very frightening concept, indeed. Isn't that one of the signs of the Apocalypse?
So, Congress is full of pirates. Arrr, avast, ye mateys!
Security is like public health and education
;-)
Isn't MS's security already at least as good the quality of teaching in our government schools?
You realize, of course, that the muzak industry is going to make a killing.
'Bout damn time. After so many episodes of Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and Piccolo powering up, all interrupted by flashbacks of past seasons and the original series, I didn't think they'd ever get around to Cell's Death.
I hope Pluto stays listed. Going along with this thread, I'd hate to have to say that My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine Quiches.
Only in Lake Wobiegon (sp?) is everyone above average...
:)
That's Lake Wobegon. Where the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and where all the children are above average.
Just so you know.
assuming that I believed in his guilt and I agreed with the law, which I probably wouldn't
Which is why you wouldn't ever be selected to serve on a jury for a crime of this type.
It's not a jury's position to rule on whether laws are good or bad. That's up to the judges, and then, only at the Appelate level and above.
The judge in a criminal trial has two basic duties: First, to make certain both prosecution and defense follow those rules to the letter, dotting all of their i's and crossing all of their t's. Second, to make certain the Jury understands the details of the written law.
The jury's job is even simpler: To determine whether the defendant actually did what the State says he did. To perform this task, a jury must be truly impartial, and equally critical of both sides.
As a citizen, your duty is not to rewrite the law in the courtroom should you ever be called to serve on a jury. Nor is it your duty to encourage others to break laws you think are 'bad'. If you wish to take a 'civil disobediance' position, and break the law with the intent of going to court to get it changed, then you must accept the potential consequences of this, which is that the court may not side with you. There are wiser ways of accomplishing this. The First Amendment promises the right to petition the government for redress. If you've been personally denied life, liberty, or property by a bad law, use it.
Civilized society is based on the strength of the rule of law, to which everyone, even those in power, are subject. Your duty, to fix bad laws, is to lobby your representatives in all forms of government, and to vote in an informed manner. Your duty is to be an informed and active citizen.
I commend Mr. Tresco on his decision to accept his sentence, and to face up to what he now sees as his responsibility. I wish him the best of luck, both in those 33 months, and in his life afterwards.
'In 50 years' time I doubt anyone would have ever heard of Samba'
Oh, I don't know 'bout that... it's been at least a few centuries since Waltz was invented and I know a few folks who still cut the rug in 3/4 time! *rimshot*
Let's get "gumpy". Kind of has a nice ring to it, huh?
Sounds good to me, I like boxed chocolates!
I'm going to have to complain about the lack of options in this poll. StarGate. ;-)
Suddenly I'm picturing an MIB-type setup, where NASA discovers aliens and super-high technology, and slowly leaks it to the public over a number of years.
Come to think of it....
Hey, what if the moon landing -was- faked... to hide the existance of a secret NASA/MIB base?
I would guess for two reasons. One, the bad-logic assumption that some folks make that, just because it isn't Windows, one doesn't have to be as concerned about keeping up-to-date with the patches. Sort of like the last item being weak passwords. It's not the system itself that's extremely insecure, as much as that some percentage of users fail to do all they can to secure it.
The other might be... well, it is a UNIX list, and it would be quite a hunt to find anything for UNIX that -is- quite as bad as IIS.
Here's the slashdot story. Unfortunately, the Yahoo story's gone.
Iirc, the device was situated on the desk/table, a few inches away from the user's fingers, with the source of the beam raised slightly above table level and shining down at an angle. And, also iirc, it worked with some sort of sonar method, detecting the thumps of your fingers on the surface you had it on. The idea was that this light-projecter would be small enough fit in one's pocket, making it a great way to plug a full-size keyboard into a handheld when on the road.
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