By increasing spending on social programs like prescription Medicare and schooling? "No Child Left Behind"? That's been a disaster. Medicare reform? Just more pandering to the AARP. It's still cheaper to buy many prescriptions from Canada or Mexico. BTW, what happened to being conservative
we removed the Taliban And now Afghanistan is supplying us with cheap heroin again, thanks G.W.B. Do you want to win the war on drugs (basically impossible) or the war on terror (again, basically impossible). They're both tremendously wasteful and nearly impossible to try to win by force. Perhaps diplomacy and medical treatment would be better strategies than war-mongering and the prison state.
and finished the Gulf War that Bush and Clinton had not finished. Riiiight. The first Gulf war was finished. GWB just started a new one. Even though some of the enemies were the same, and some of them wanted to fight for related reasons, the first gulf war and the invasion of Iraq are no more the same war than WW1 and WW2.
Do you think we should wait for Canada to keep the terrorists at bay? With what? Snowballs? Seems to have worked pretty well for them, don't you think? When was the last major terrorist attack in Canada?
One thing that really gets me is when people even unintentionally "mic bomb" you. You know, feedback, having a microphone turned up too loud, all that stuff. I wish that the server could detect when a sound coming in was way too loud and just clip it automatically. Anything more than say +5 or +10 db muted at the server. That shit sucks and is usually painful.
Yup far too much knee-jerking. Boston needs regime change. The people in charge there are obviously idiots and even worse they seem to lack a sense of humor. They aren't called "Massholes" for nothing.
Seriously folks, I understand that people are still all sorts of freaked out over a terrorist attack which happened in the US over 5 years ago, but it is time to chill out and not be so uptight about anything which may be suspicious.
These 38 lighted signs which were mistaken for bombs, never should have made the news. They did not look like bombs in any way shape or form, and had been in place for a considerable amount of time before people started going apeshit over them. People seem to fail to mention the "real" fake bombs which were planted in Boston on the same day (http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.b g?articleid=180349), and have been focusing entirely on a silly marketing stunt which didn't hurt anyone. Honestly people, do most terrorists even know where Boston is? It isn't exactly the biggest city in the US, nor does it have any huge symbols of American Imperialism such as the World Trade Center. It has a couple of nice universities, but do you thing the terrorists care at all about those?
Security will never come through "preparedness" against an enemy which doesn't care whether it lives or dies. If terrorists/crazy dictators/serial killers/thugs want to kill you badly enough, they probably will. The only way we will ever be secure is to make people not want to harm us
Somewhere in Germany, little Anne Frank hides in the attic, frantically trying to hide the XBox as she hears the police knocking on the door... Well, you can strike that mental image right from your head.
I guess next they will start banning deaf or blind pedestrians?
Isn't it already against the law to cross the street at places other than crosswalks? And if you get hit crossing the street when you have the right of way, aren't drivers at fault?
This is a pretty fucking stupid idea, but I wouldn't expect much more from the folks who elected Bloomberg and Guliani. Just because a city has some semblance of culture doesn't mean that the majority of its inhabitants are not fucking morons.
Mr. dyslexic High School dropout Tom Cruise keeps on saying "Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt." and says that "You don't know the history of psychiatry, I do." and accuses Matt Lauer of being "glib".
I'v got something umm... else in mind. People may stop stretching and yawning, but there is one thing they can't live without.;) Breathing? Yeah, I copyrighted that one. DMCA notices are on the way.
but what about the 100W halogen I have over my workbench? Switch to a Metal Halide light. They are more efficient than normal incandescent halogens and have a very nice spectrum (the best, IMO). They need a ballast however.
The spotlights that light up the outside of my house? You have spotlights on the outside of your house? Are you one of those people who has the lights which shine on your house to show it off at night? I've never understood that. It seems gaudy and wasteful.
Perhaps you mean floodlights? Most outdoor security lights and such are already HP Sodium fixtures, which are not incandescent anyways and are often equally or more efficient than fluorescents. If you have older incandescent outdoor security lights, you should maybe think about switching to HPS or even get an outdoor CFL bulb.
The turn signal blinkers in my car? Some car manufacturers are switching to LEDs now I think
The bulb inside my microwave? Can probably be replaced by LED or CFL bulbs.
Yeah, for home use in regular 120v sockets, CFL lightbulbs are more efficient than regular incandescents. Unfortunately, most CFLs contain mercury so disposal becomes an issue. Also, for larger applications, CFL bulbs are not practical. Take street lights for example, they use Metal halide or sodium bulbs which are in some cases considerably more efficient than fluorescents.
CFLs are nice, and regular incandescent bulbs are on their way out for a number of reasons, but CFLs are far from perfect. Try finding a CFL replacement for a 40 watt chandelier bulb which offers good light without a ballast hum or warm up period for example. I've replaced most of my bulbs with CFLs now, but finding a good replacement for a 40 watt incandescent chandelier type bulb is damn near impossible.
Oh yeah, and CFLs are still expensive as hell, which a lot of people don't like (even though they may save money in the long run). Replacing all the bulbs in my small house cost a few hundred dollars.
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Medicare reform? Just more pandering to the AARP. It's still cheaper to buy many prescriptions from Canada or Mexico.
BTW, what happened to being conservative we removed the Taliban And now Afghanistan is supplying us with cheap heroin again, thanks G.W.B. Do you want to win the war on drugs (basically impossible) or the war on terror (again, basically impossible). They're both tremendously wasteful and nearly impossible to try to win by force. Perhaps diplomacy and medical treatment would be better strategies than war-mongering and the prison state. and finished the Gulf War that Bush and Clinton had not finished. Riiiight. The first Gulf war was finished. GWB just started a new one. Even though some of the enemies were the same, and some of them wanted to fight for related reasons, the first gulf war and the invasion of Iraq are no more the same war than WW1 and WW2. Do you think we should wait for Canada to keep the terrorists at bay? With what? Snowballs? Seems to have worked pretty well for them, don't you think? When was the last major terrorist attack in Canada?
* Attend and graduate from an Ivy League or equivalent School, preferably pledging to a powerful fraternity or sorority. You forgot one thing:
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One thing that really gets me is when people even unintentionally "mic bomb" you. You know, feedback, having a microphone turned up too loud, all that stuff. I wish that the server could detect when a sound coming in was way too loud and just clip it automatically. Anything more than say +5 or +10 db muted at the server. That shit sucks and is usually painful.
New version of program contains features and bug fixes not present in previous version of program.
Seriously folks, I understand that people are still all sorts of freaked out over a terrorist attack which happened in the US over 5 years ago, but it is time to chill out and not be so uptight about anything which may be suspicious.
b g?articleid=180349), and have been focusing entirely on a silly marketing stunt which didn't hurt anyone. Honestly people, do most terrorists even know where Boston is? It isn't exactly the biggest city in the US, nor does it have any huge symbols of American Imperialism such as the World Trade Center. It has a couple of nice universities, but do you thing the terrorists care at all about those?
These 38 lighted signs which were mistaken for bombs, never should have made the news. They did not look like bombs in any way shape or form, and had been in place for a considerable amount of time before people started going apeshit over them. People seem to fail to mention the "real" fake bombs which were planted in Boston on the same day (http://news.bostonherald.com/localRegional/view.
Security will never come through "preparedness" against an enemy which doesn't care whether it lives or dies. If terrorists/crazy dictators/serial killers/thugs want to kill you badly enough, they probably will. The only way we will ever be secure is to make people not want to harm us
Anne Frank hid in an attic in the Netherlands.
I guess next they will start banning deaf or blind pedestrians?
Isn't it already against the law to cross the street at places other than crosswalks? And if you get hit crossing the street when you have the right of way, aren't drivers at fault?
This is a pretty fucking stupid idea, but I wouldn't expect much more from the folks who elected Bloomberg and Guliani. Just because a city has some semblance of culture doesn't mean that the majority of its inhabitants are not fucking morons.
They get wine in their lunchboxes and can take it to school.
And they get to eat french food every day.
Oh, you thought I was being serious?
I was taking a shot at Scientology, and Tom Cruise. It's from this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQCR02Unqhg
Mr. dyslexic High School dropout Tom Cruise keeps on saying "Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt." and says that "You don't know the history of psychiatry, I do." and accuses Matt Lauer of being "glib".
1-Set up space colony.
2-Send up scientologists.
3-Send up air. 4-???
5-Profit!
You're being glib.
So does this mean that I can't do the fucking moonwalk?
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Yeah, and neither could NASA, that's why they faked it.Whoo!
Looks like somebody needs to lern2quadraticformula, noob.
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/quadform.htm
Tin Barium Titanate is forever? (at a very specific temperature)
Is it also a girl's best friend?
Harry kills Voldemort on page 608!
Nooooooooooooooooo. You bitch.
I don't read fark. Did they do that same thing?
I've met Drew Curtis a few times though. He's a pretty cool guy.
Uh, when I first heard the term "mud volcano" I immediately thought about what happens when I eat too much Taco Bell.
And the idea of sticking 4 concrete balls with metal chains attached to them into my "mud volcano" is kinda sickening.
Perhaps you mean floodlights? Most outdoor security lights and such are already HP Sodium fixtures, which are not incandescent anyways and are often equally or more efficient than fluorescents. If you have older incandescent outdoor security lights, you should maybe think about switching to HPS or even get an outdoor CFL bulb. The turn signal blinkers in my car? Some car manufacturers are switching to LEDs now I think The bulb inside my microwave? Can probably be replaced by LED or CFL bulbs.
Yeah, for home use in regular 120v sockets, CFL lightbulbs are more efficient than regular incandescents. Unfortunately, most CFLs contain mercury so disposal becomes an issue. Also, for larger applications, CFL bulbs are not practical. Take street lights for example, they use Metal halide or sodium bulbs which are in some cases considerably more efficient than fluorescents.
CFLs are nice, and regular incandescent bulbs are on their way out for a number of reasons, but CFLs are far from perfect. Try finding a CFL replacement for a 40 watt chandelier bulb which offers good light without a ballast hum or warm up period for example. I've replaced most of my bulbs with CFLs now, but finding a good replacement for a 40 watt incandescent chandelier type bulb is damn near impossible.
Oh yeah, and CFLs are still expensive as hell, which a lot of people don't like (even though they may save money in the long run). Replacing all the bulbs in my small house cost a few hundred dollars.
Isn't that what an iPhone is going for these days? Seriously, $640k should be enough for anybody.