You show the basic difference between Kerry supporters and Bush supporters quite clearly. Bush supporters generally belive that this war in Iraq is the war against Terror, and the only major issue in this campaign. His two minor isssues are recriminizing abortions, and putting down those damn uptity homos who think that they have the 'special right' to fall in love. No child left behind was underfunded, he hasn't gotten tort reform though a republican controled congress, perscription drug prices have continued to soar (can't import drugs from those damn dirty Canadians), the American economy has been 'leaking' jobs, oil prices have hit a record high (go figure two 'oil men' in the Whitehouse), support for outsourceing in both advice and tax breaks, in four years Bush hasn't seen a spending bill that he didn't like (not one veto), ran a record surplus into a record defict. All in all his 'minor' campain promises are just retread 'ideas' from 2000, that he never tried to act on in his four long years.
I think that you have 'said it best':
I literally cannot believe how black-and-white supposedly "open-minded" "progressive" people view this. They point fingers at others' ignorance, while being simultaneously the smartest, most well-read, "informed" ignorant people around.
This election is not (or rather should not) be 'about' the war in Iraq. Niether canidate would do anything signifcantly different about the current situations in Iraq, or Afganistan. The war with Al Queada (primarilly in Afganistan) will continue in about the same manor. If you really believe Bush's FUD that Kerry wouldn't 'stand up for America', then I've got a bridge to sell you.
Kerry brings in hope that we could 'off load'. some responsiablity for Iraq to parts of NATO, but even that chance is slim. The only place where change would make a difference is if we had to press a fight against Iran, or North Korea, Kerry would have some 'fresh creditability' (note: that 'some' might be marginal). The real difference between these two canidates is domestic policy, including those other items, as well as stem cell research, hydrogren research and production, a more unified (but still private) health care system.
As far as McCain goes, I feel betrade by the 'strait talk express', here is a man who has made numerous public complaints against the Bush administration for the last 4 years, yet, he's more than willing to 'tow the party line'. Perhaps he still has hope for the 2008 election and is pandering to the republican fateful, but it doesn't play well to those of us who used to admire him.
ShELL OIL, 4 looks like a lower case 'H', for those of us getting way too old, the upside down calculator 'messages' provided way too much entertainment in study hall.
Interface Builder on OS X can sort of do this, with the new Controller objects introduced in 10.3. There was apparently a demonstration at WWDC where the guy built a bare-bones but usable web browser entirely within IB.
I am not familiar with Interface Builder, but I suspect that most of the browser functionality was already built into the system. Using visual studio you can already 'drag and drop' interfaces, but you still need to implement the background code to make anything work. That tool doesn't appear to do anything different (except work on a Mac).
Interface building tools only help the programmer become more effecient, not replace them. The IB can use Carbon or Cocoa to implement the functionality (i.e. proceedural C and object C), and apparenently you can use Xcode as your IDE. IDEs are out there and some a very useful, personally, I perfer eclipse
Ouch. It's already with possible with Visio and BizTalk server, buddy. You can draw your business processes in Visio and drag that into BizTalk, and Voila. You may have to add 3-5 lines of code after that and you're done. Don't worry, I didn't believe it either until I saw it with my own eyes.
I've tried using the same tools. Rational Rose has that capability as well. What I believe is that tools like this can be useful to save a lot of typing, but saying that they replace the programmer, is incorrect. At best they just give a different view of the code. In java, they mostly replace typing:
with a couple of mouse clicks and some typing. The only really nice thing is that you get by defualt a nice chart which to confuse the sales people with. lol. Really a UML chart can be useful for an experienced programmer, but you still need to use a lot of 'programming' to design the chart, the business logic, and the application flow, which is the real 'meat' of programming anyways.
I didn't claim that it wasn't related to programming. Just that it might not be programming in (what I would consider) the classical sense, and even that is very, very debatable. Excel is an example of a tool created by programmers, which allows it's users to affect the runtime to produce specific results. It was designed to allow 'reqular business people' to access powerful spread sheet programming, without programming ability. That is exactly what 'people' claim will happen to all programming.
All I argue is that in the end they have created a 'new' programming disipline, which still requires specialized knowledge.
Sure, knowing what's going on allows you to learn new stuff easily (look at all the C++ programmers who can code up Java once they have a 10 minute tutorial)
I've seen this, and it ain't pretty. Hell, even most of the old C++ programmers will acknowledge their early Java code tries as misguided. What helps an experienced programmer the most is his (or her) 'general' knowledge of the task of programming itself. Moving from C++ to Java (IMHO) is something like moving from a motor cycle to a car. Sure the car's 4 wheels help balance (ie trash collection), but car can't fit though your old short cuts.
One day, I think business apps will be programmed using tools something like Visio - drag and drop your 'web service' 'component' match up the inputs and outputs, and connect a GUI at one end (that provides inputs) and a DB 'component' at the other (to provide outputs).
Bill Gates!, glad to see your here! AKA, they have been predicting this exact situation for the past couple of years. As one who has coded and worked with several web services, Bull Shit. It's not going to happen anytime soon, if ever.
Something like this would be suitable for programming 99% of business applications and would be useable by 'business people', not dedicated programmers.
Then those business people will say that they program. look on some resumes, you will eventually find someone who can 'program' MS Excel.
As the tools improve (ie become more automated) you have to keep up with them, or become as anachronistic as the blacksmith mentioned.
Sure you don't see too many black smiths around these days, but you do see...
Metallurgical Tech./Technician
Machinist
Machine shop workers
Steel workers
locksmiths
and many more...
Just becuase they don't call themselves Black Smiths, doesn't mean that can't trace back to some guy standing over an avil, pounding away with a hammer.
Considering that the Drudge report is consistantly known for unsubstanciated and poorly researched rumors, I'd say that Rather did a 'Drudge' not the other way around. What Jayson Blair did was just plain and simple make stuff up, if he included an Alien or two his stories would have been perfect for a super market tabloid.
By selling a pamplet on TV about "How to make money on the Internet! (spam your way to fame and fortune). You sell them on your great rise from a 'one bedroom apartment' to a mansion and tell the people how they can as well. Once you have your fortune, you can use part of it to educate the same people you just ripped off! Even better, since you already have their addresses you can just direct mail them! It'd save a ton of money on TV costs.
You can already use your passport for 'basic' identification. Mostly they are talking about making a common format for the state issued Id's (including Driver lic).
Have you ever seen an Id book which is carried in most bars? It's a pain in the butt. Every state has a different form factor and security features. Sometimes just finding the date of birth can be a 'finding Waldo' experience, not to mention the expiration date.
Orwellian concerns aside, this would be a great boon for security personel (inc bouncers), who right now have a potential of seeing (well) over 50 different forms of Identification for just U.S. citizens alone. However, I believe that couching this change as being 'needed to combat terrorism', is pathetic and weakens that arguement for when it is really needed (i.e. the Bush who cried Wolf).
One site claims he was seen consulting a cheat sheet, but that also doesn't make sense if he was wired.
those 'cheat sheets' are as much as a prop as they are for finding facts. One major difference between speaches and debates, is that with a speach you don't have to stand around while someone else rips your viewpoint. While you don't want to look like your not at all paying attention, you don't want to show much reaction at all. Having something else to focus on can be important. I suppose that he could stand there and play with his watch, or check his tie, but shuffling note cards is a classic. Many people will see this action as an indication that he is gathering his thoughts. I wouldn't be half suprised if one of the 'sugestions' made by his (I'm going all out and saying) handler is 'look down and shuffle your note cards now'.
As far as Bush's posture goes, well, he seems to do that a lot. Can't fault him for it, I tend to hunch myself. I don't think that I've seen lots of pictures of Bush's back, so it's hard to tell if it's something new, but there is definately something on his back in the debate photo. Perhaps it's a Deadlock syle device attaching him to Karl Rove.
You've seen DNC ads, and 527 ads, and ACLU ads on it. I'm skeptical you are seeing Kerry ads on the subject,
No I did say that it was a Democratic ad, and I believe that I was quite clear. Again, you don't seem to understand how politics work here's the formula: DNC == Kerry
Brinkley's "agenda" was to paint Kerry as a war hero turned peace hero. The Slate article happens to quote it extensively online, especially on the Kerry fetish, its the best I could do short of mailing you a copy. YOU ASKED FOR A BLOODY REFERENCE, I SENT YOU ONE, A PRO KERRY BIOGRAPHY AND YOU JUST LEAP IN TO DENIAL ON THE SUBJECT.
NO, I said that Kerry didn't write it. The Kennedy Fetish (as you put it) is Brinkley's, not Kerry's. The fact that he a Kerry supporter and pushes his belief that Kerry is some kind of reincarnation of JFK, has nothing to do with Kerry's view of the world.
As for the Jewish issue dont try to tag me as a Jew hater:...[All of the 'logical reasons' why you hate Israel and Jews who support it]
Frankly, you do a pretty good job at it yourself. I never mentioned Israel, You equate all of Judism with the actions of the State of Israel. The other side of that street is people who associate all Muslism with the actions of Bin Laden (or the Taliban, or Saudi Arabia, or Syria, etc), wave to them, your not that far apart.
And the thing I dislike most is the obvious fact Kerry is doing his best to brush his heritage under the rug
Seriously you are a bigot. You don't see Bush going "I am a WASP, here are my papers". Only a bigot would be worried if Kerry has some Jewish blood in him. Only a bigot would make (and press) and press an issue like that. Only a bigot would descibe issues about his heritage as "the thing I dislike the most...". We here in America have tried very hard to eliminate those issues, you are the proof that we still have a long ways to go.
On another point, Israel isn't 'my favorite state in the world, the Palestinians are at least nearly as much to fault. Perhaps we can just wall off the entire area, take away Israel's tanks and planes, and have the ultimate steel gage death match. (that is just a joke) The ultimate solution is well beyond me, but somehow I bet you have a answer. Here's a suggestion go to a street corner in Gaza, and tell them what to do, if you don't get shot by Hammas, you might just make a difference (if you did that in Israel, they'd likely deport you)
Its a term everybody is using about Kerry, except devotees like yourself, because it fits.
So now your speaking for everybody, wow. I never make the claim.
Nice ad hominem attack. You seem to think I'm some kind of sucker for Bush campaign propaganda don't you. Maybe you should read my signature and some of my old posts. I trash him every opportunity I get, at lost worse than I've been trashing Kerry here. The difference between you and me is I dont fall in line with you are either a Democrat or a Republican. I think they are both bad and I'm not going to kid myself into thinking either of them is great, which is what you are doing, because neither of them is great.
Well you are repeating all of the right wing crap,
Not sure I really follow your point. Cheney is the VP he has to follow Bush's policy line because he is on the bottom of the ticket and he serves at Bush's discretion, it has nothing to do with the platform. If he didn't support Bush's position he'd run the risk of Bush dumping him. Bush doesn't like people crossing him...Bush isn't even remotely obligated to follow the party platform...
Cheney made a point of it in his debate, he is still on the ticket. Rumsfeld and Powell have said things that don't agree with 'the party line', and they seem safe (at least for now).
Also note that Bush wouldn't be in the Whitehouse unless he was willing to tow the line on some of the party's posititions.
As a President looking for another term, he does have considerable 'hold' over what the party considers important, but he doesn't have the complete control that you seem to think he has.
[Yea, I agree, you do have a mind full of political BS]...
My point again, which you didn't answer but rather lept into the ad hominem, is when was the last time Kerry said anything major against the Patriotic Act like he did in nearly every speech during the primaries when he was stealing Dean's thunder on the subject?
I've seen Democratic ads almost every day about the problems with the Patriot Act. Perhaps I am seeing them more because I am in the TV market for a 'swing state'. I am sorry bout the personal attact about 'your mind', it was 'over the top', but the way you worded that it just seemed too easy and I should have said that there.
It's clear the you supported Dean in the primaries, personally I perferred Clarke, but the fact is we need to get rid of Bush. You don't like Kerry. I do. He's not perfect, but he good, honest, and can give us a fresh start of creditablity in the world.
I notice you didn't have any comment about Kerry's Kennedy fetish as soon as I pointed you to a voluminous resource on the fact he has had an unnatural Kennedy fetish most of his life. Since you seem to think you are so much better informed than I, I'm shocked I knew something about him you didn't.
No, you didn't quote the article. You just pointed at it an said 'beat this'. It's a book written by someone with an agenda, you might have as well linked the Swift boat vets for truth site. In Mass. the Kennedys have let's say 'quite a following', frankly sometimes it almost scary. I don't know if he was shitting me or not but a guy I once knew from Boston told me that their maid set up a little shrine which included a picture of JFK every time she came to clean the house. John Kerry didn't write the book, Douglas Brinkley did. Attributing those thoughts to John Kerry himself is a misrepresentation worthy of Bush himself.
There is another aspect of Kerry's phoniness and his Kennedy fetish I should point out. Everyone think he is Irish Catholic just like the Kennedy's which is a good thing to be in Boston especially if you have a Kennedy fetish. Well he isn't really. It is another part of his phonine
I wasn't aware that he tried to get a deferment, if its true, I hate to point this out to you but its just one more case where he hasn't been straight with people, because he tells everyone he eagerly volunteered for Vietnam in order to serve his country. Flip-flop.
Every time I hear the phrase flip-flop I always think of Sideshow Bob telling Springfield why they should vote for him. Believe it or not you can be happy perhaps even 'eager' to do something that you know you must do, even if at first you try to avoid it. Also I worry about someone who makes an early decision, then mindless sticks with it no matter what, that's Bush's biggest problem. Flip Flop is a term used by 'Conservative' talk show hosts (really just Republican pundits) like Rush, as a way to provide a simple statement for people who like things black or white. Political realities can make strange bedfellows, for example , 'arch' conservatives teamed with 'labor' liberals to try to defeat NAFTA. Later some of those who voted 'no' changed their vote, when certain clauses were written in, or certain promises made. Did those guys 'flip flop', I say, no because the second vote was done with different conditions. I would even be hesitant to suggest that Bush had flip flopped on the 9/11 commission, he just held his ground until he go at least some of what he wanted. But it does make a nice simple statement which appeals to nice simple people. If you think that every time you go into a negotiation you need to start with the same position you want to end with, then car dealers must love you: "I want the car and I want it Today!".
As soon as he had the nomination he nailed he turned back in to himself, a wishy washy centrist trying to offend no one, which is what the pundits told him to do to win the general election, he was neither for or against Iraq, nor for or against the Patriot Act, and his first policy initiative was a tax cut for big business. Unlike many people in America, it seems, I have a pretty good memory for political BS.
Yea, I agree, you do have a mind full of political BS. Do you mean the guy with "the most liberal record in the Senate"? Also,(believe it or not) when you run for President, you are running as a representative of that party, and as a person who must run on their party's platform, not on whatever pops in his head. One of the 'duties' of the President is a leader of their party.
For example Dick Cheney, who has a strongly held belief that the states need to handle the marriage question, is willing to 'support' Bush's constitutional amendment. Reality is the way that it is, it'd be nice if we excreted twinkies instead of the foul brown stuff, but we don't and won't, no matter how right it would be.
I don't recall him saying anything about the Patriot act, maybe he has I just missed it.
That the trouble with information, if you don't look for it, often, you will not find it. May I suggest CSPAN, and the Internet. The news channels are ok, but really repetitive, and you tend to get sound bites of whatever the producer thinks is important. You can find more infomation by looking at Position Papers. Every canidate has them, even Nader From a section called "Guard Liberty at Home" on the Homeland Security page
He believes some provisions of the Patriot Act - like the money laundering provisions - must be made stronger. Others - like the library and "sneak-and-peek" search provisions - must be made smarter, to better protect privacy and freedom while allowing our government to do everything necessary to track down terrorists and defend America.
It appears to me that you are looking for Black and White answers, served to you on a silver platter, with a side of chips. Congradulations, despite what you think, you are typical.
Have you ever heard of the lend-lease program, some would say (including many conservatives before WW2) that by 'favoring' the British we were inviting an attack. In hindsight, all appears well, because the U.S. came out on top, but the future is never as clear as the past, the correct course of action is a matter of sujective reasoning. Personally, I think that FDR made the right choices, but from 1936 onward he made every step knowing that we were going to go to war. The conservatives of FDR's day felt that he was inviting attack with his alliances, many held strict isolationist ideas.
In fact, before the U.S. entered WW1 there was some question about which side the U.S. would be on, if it came to war (it did, of course). Unrestricted submarine warefare on merchant vessels, and the Zimmermann Telegram were two of Wilson's primary points for entering the war against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Much like Congressional conservatives fought with Clinton over our involvement in Kosovo. Hell, every time Clinton did anything internationally, all the conservatives could say was Wag the Dog !!!!.
My point is that traditionally conservatives fight against nearly all military intervention. Some of them, but not all, say that 9/11 was the spark against Iraq. Some top Republicians are now saying that they also think that Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time. Trouble is that we are stuck there, and we need a President who can come to the international table with fresh creditability. If you take a look at Northern Ireland, the real solution to terrorism (or insurgency) is a political solution, military action can 'hold off' the terrorists for the most part, perhaps even cripple them for a time, but if you don't get to the source, it will resurface time and time again. Don't get me wrong I am not saying that the situation in the three counties is stable, just significantly better than it was not 10 years ago.
That link points to a image that (I think) was made in the 70's. The next pageshows a more advanced image taken within the last ten years. In most cases WiMax will be added to cell phone towers, and I bet that the service will be an add on to wireless phone service.
...what is funny to me is that I made my post as apolitical as possible, just stating the candidate's views. And along comes somebody who assumes that one of those views is my own, and debates it.
When I post something on slashdot, I expect that someone will either debate the issue, add to the information, answer a question, or ask a question, etc... The last thing that I expect is that noone will have any comments on my post, most of the time I expect it, and often I welcome it (like the poster off the parent thread who pointed out the Health savings plan and it's benifits).
As soon as I thought of the Subject "Bush != Conservative", I knew that this was going to be a big loud thread, I knew that my post would be among the first couple of posts, and the title 'jumped'. Honestly the title was an afterthought, I would have like to have supported it more by quotes from the article, but the story was live at that point and if you wait for 10 minutes to post on a hot topic you had better attach your post to someone else's thread (as I think that you did).
When someone replies to my post, I have something substancial to add (or subtract, if you will), and I feel like it, I will reply. For example I posted a 'funny' about 'my Evil Twin' a couple of days ago, several posters 'burned' me (in a funny way) and if it was IM I'd would have replied "ROFL", I couldn't think of anything meaningful or funny, which was even remotely 'on topic' so I am letting it age. I might make the effort to thank them for the good laugh before the topic is closed, but it's not on the 'a' list. Of course I am getting so off topic here, I think that I would be a little disappointed if I didn't get at least one 'off topic' mod point!
Judging from your userId you have been on slashdot a good while, you should know better. Complaining that someone replied to your post on slashdot is like complaining that the Mountains aren't flat, it's just not their nature.
He went to Vietnam with the apparent desire to get on a PT boat(Swift boat) and rack up some medals to further his political career and follow in JFK's footsteps
Where is your link, your quote, your facts, well all I see is complete and total Bush sponsored FUD. If anything the record indicates that he tried to get a deferment and was unsuccessful, was that part of his 'grand plan' as well? He certainly wasn't the only vet who came back and complained.
A strong leader does form some conviction on issues. Kerry does in fact adopt the position he thinks will be most politically advantageous at each point in time and has NO reservation about completely reversing himself, often multiple times, all the while kidding himself that no one notices.
Again you seem to get most of your political knowledge from 527 ads. Truth is when you vote on a bill in the Senate, you vote on more than just the title. That bill called 'Reduced Bus Fare for War Widows' can have some pretty nasty riders attached to it. It's just how politics work, each individual bill has to be considered on it's own.
Despite those blocks it is a remarkably cohesive, very dangerous, very unified party of people, mostly WASP's, who seem to have a remarkable oneness of thought.
I was being 'over simplistic' by appearing to define all Republicans as 'single isssue voters', but when Bush the 41st's lost voters to Perot, thus electing Clinton, many found that they really do need to stick together if they want their 'plank' to be represented.
Personally I am glad that you are willing to 'hold your nose' and vote for Kerry, but I am sorry that you feel that way. In a perfect world Kerry wouldn't have been my choice either (Halle Berry, but only if she dressed up like catwoman for the inaguration), but he is a good man, he is a strong leader, he has *vision* and he will be a welcome change from the current administration.
Your insightful mod points only show off the nearly blind liberal hate that infests/...
I won't be voting for Bush either, but at least I am not delusional nor filled with hate as many here are.
Go in Peace, brother...
IS that what you want to hear?
Where you have a party powered by anti-religous bigots colliding with many ethnic groups who base most of their values in religion.
You should go write for some conservative talk show host (if you don't already). Where is your proof, name names, show quotes, hell, at least make a connnection somehow.
If you looked closely at the newspaper which claimed to be backing Kerry you would quickly realize this isn't something you want to brag about. The found was a anti-Baptist Zealot who not only viruently attacked religon but he also showed quite a bit of racism when he referenced blacks.
I'm confused here, are you talking about Kerry or the editor? Again, where is your quote, or is this about just slapping some mud and hoping it sticks.
Of course he could ditch his integrity and be like Carter and accept victory at any cost (taking a Nobel prize when it was clear it was given to somehow insult Bush)
So again where is your proof. Carter has been a fine former President (IMHO better than he was as President), and is a good man. He well deserved his Nobel Peace Prize, to say that he had no dignity for accepting it is an injustice beyond words, but clearly you are the one who should keep their hatred in check.
Yea, your right, I remember being offered that several years ago, It sounded like a familiar program. The problem with the plan is that anything that is left at the end of the year is kept, so you need to accuratly predict your health care spending. This is a real boon for those who have cronic health problems, but is only of limited benifit for those who are generally healthy.
wow, you have convinced me using your carefully crafted logic.
[Balanced Bugdet]
That's an economic policy goal, and it's one that not all conservatives agree about.
Kensian economics is not a conservative value.
[Protecting American Jobs]
No, that's the opposite of the conservative position. Conservatives are for open markets and free trade.
Again you are confusing 'conservative' with another issue. Free trade is generally considered to be a liberal attitude, just look at who fought NAFTA.
[Not being involved in needless foreign wars.]
Careful. Your biases are showing.
(how's this for bias)It was liberal democrats who lead us into WW1, WW2, and Vietnam. If you were a student of history, you would know that traditionally conservatives fought intervention in the afairs of other states. Of course this usually changes after the first shots are fired, many people are willing (like yourself) to believe the Iraq had something to do with Sept 11.
For many this election is as much about the Supreme court as it is about Iraq. Many conservatives have been quitely complaining about the Bush administration, but they are will to keep it down in deference for the 'holy grail' of single issue politics: making abortions illegal again. They want Bush to replace one of the 5 judges who rule in favor of a woman's right to choose. Considering their ages, it's a wonder that he hasn't had even one supreme court pick, of course the year isn't out yet.
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Ok, I'm not your parent poster, but I got it too. He didn't re-add the link, which was lost in the paste https://signin.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SignIn&Us ingSSL=1&pUserId=&co_partnerId=2&siteid=0&ru=http% 3A%2F%2Fcgi4.ebay.com%2Fws%2FeBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAP ICommand%3dRedirectToDomain%26DomainUrl=http%3A%2F %2F62.193.211.236%2FeBayISAPI.php&pageType=1883, and it still works! Just for the really incredable stupid... this is the Phishing attack. The page is a valid Ebay sign in page, but the action will send you to the phisher's site. I'm not sure what they do there, I'd guess that they just say that your password was invalid and to try again. Anyone got a throw away Ebay account they would like to try on it?
Finally I tried abuse@ebay, that sent back an automated reply and in that reply, I found the email spoof@ebay.com
I doubt if I'm the only person who found that scam, but I am glad that they seem to be taking action.
I think that you have 'said it best':
This election is not (or rather should not) be 'about' the war in Iraq. Niether canidate would do anything signifcantly different about the current situations in Iraq, or Afganistan. The war with Al Queada (primarilly in Afganistan) will continue in about the same manor. If you really believe Bush's FUD that Kerry wouldn't 'stand up for America', then I've got a bridge to sell you. Kerry brings in hope that we could 'off load'. some responsiablity for Iraq to parts of NATO, but even that chance is slim. The only place where change would make a difference is if we had to press a fight against Iran, or North Korea, Kerry would have some 'fresh creditability' (note: that 'some' might be marginal). The real difference between these two canidates is domestic policy, including those other items, as well as stem cell research, hydrogren research and production, a more unified (but still private) health care system.As far as McCain goes, I feel betrade by the 'strait talk express', here is a man who has made numerous public complaints against the Bush administration for the last 4 years, yet, he's more than willing to 'tow the party line'. Perhaps he still has hope for the 2008 election and is pandering to the republican fateful, but it doesn't play well to those of us who used to admire him.
oilmen from texas with a side of Haliburton.
ShELL OIL, 4 looks like a lower case 'H', for those of us getting way too old, the upside down calculator 'messages' provided way too much entertainment in study hall.
Interface building tools only help the programmer become more effecient, not replace them. The IB can use Carbon or Cocoa to implement the functionality (i.e. proceedural C and object C), and apparenently you can use Xcode as your IDE. IDEs are out there and some a very useful, personally, I perfer eclipse
All I argue is that in the end they have created a 'new' programming disipline, which still requires specialized knowledge.
- Metallurgical Tech./Technician
- Machinist
- Machine shop workers
- Steel workers
- locksmiths
- and many more...
Just becuase they don't call themselves Black Smiths, doesn't mean that can't trace back to some guy standing over an avil, pounding away with a hammer.Considering that the Drudge report is consistantly known for unsubstanciated and poorly researched rumors, I'd say that Rather did a 'Drudge' not the other way around. What Jayson Blair did was just plain and simple make stuff up, if he included an Alien or two his stories would have been perfect for a super market tabloid.
By selling a pamplet on TV about "How to make money on the Internet! (spam your way to fame and fortune). You sell them on your great rise from a 'one bedroom apartment' to a mansion and tell the people how they can as well. Once you have your fortune, you can use part of it to educate the same people you just ripped off! Even better, since you already have their addresses you can just direct mail them! It'd save a ton of money on TV costs.
Have you ever seen an Id book which is carried in most bars? It's a pain in the butt. Every state has a different form factor and security features. Sometimes just finding the date of birth can be a 'finding Waldo' experience, not to mention the expiration date.
Orwellian concerns aside, this would be a great boon for security personel (inc bouncers), who right now have a potential of seeing (well) over 50 different forms of Identification for just U.S. citizens alone. However, I believe that couching this change as being 'needed to combat terrorism', is pathetic and weakens that arguement for when it is really needed (i.e. the Bush who cried Wolf).
As far as Bush's posture goes, well, he seems to do that a lot. Can't fault him for it, I tend to hunch myself. I don't think that I've seen lots of pictures of Bush's back, so it's hard to tell if it's something new, but there is definately something on his back in the debate photo. Perhaps it's a Deadlock syle device attaching him to Karl Rove.
Later, doood
Seriously you are a bigot. You don't see Bush going "I am a WASP, here are my papers". Only a bigot would be worried if Kerry has some Jewish blood in him. Only a bigot would make (and press) and press an issue like that. Only a bigot would descibe issues about his heritage as "the thing I dislike the most...". We here in America have tried very hard to eliminate those issues, you are the proof that we still have a long ways to go.
On another point, Israel isn't 'my favorite state in the world, the Palestinians are at least nearly as much to fault. Perhaps we can just wall off the entire area, take away Israel's tanks and planes, and have the ultimate steel gage death match. (that is just a joke) The ultimate solution is well beyond me, but somehow I bet you have a answer. Here's a suggestion go to a street corner in Gaza, and tell them what to do, if you don't get shot by Hammas, you might just make a difference (if you did that in Israel, they'd likely deport you)
So now your speaking for everybody, wow. I never make the claim.
Well you are repeating all of the right wing crap,
Cheney made a point of it in his debate, he is still on the ticket. Rumsfeld and Powell have said things that don't agree with 'the party line', and they seem safe (at least for now). Also note that Bush wouldn't be in the Whitehouse unless he was willing to tow the line on some of the party's posititions. As a President looking for another term, he does have considerable 'hold' over what the party considers important, but he doesn't have the complete control that you seem to think he has.
I've seen Democratic ads almost every day about the problems with the Patriot Act. Perhaps I am seeing them more because I am in the TV market for a 'swing state'. I am sorry bout the personal attact about 'your mind', it was 'over the top', but the way you worded that it just seemed too easy and I should have said that there. It's clear the you supported Dean in the primaries, personally I perferred Clarke, but the fact is we need to get rid of Bush. You don't like Kerry. I do. He's not perfect, but he good, honest, and can give us a fresh start of creditablity in the world.
No, you didn't quote the article. You just pointed at it an said 'beat this'. It's a book written by someone with an agenda, you might have as well linked the Swift boat vets for truth site. In Mass. the Kennedys have let's say 'quite a following', frankly sometimes it almost scary. I don't know if he was shitting me or not but a guy I once knew from Boston told me that their maid set up a little shrine which included a picture of JFK every time she came to clean the house. John Kerry didn't write the book, Douglas Brinkley did. Attributing those thoughts to John Kerry himself is a misrepresentation worthy of Bush himself.
It appears to me that you are looking for Black and White answers, served to you on a silver platter, with a side of chips. Congradulations, despite what you think, you are typical.
In fact, before the U.S. entered WW1 there was some question about which side the U.S. would be on, if it came to war (it did, of course). Unrestricted submarine warefare on merchant vessels, and the Zimmermann Telegram were two of Wilson's primary points for entering the war against Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
Much like Congressional conservatives fought with Clinton over our involvement in Kosovo. Hell, every time Clinton did anything internationally, all the conservatives could say was Wag the Dog !!!!.
My point is that traditionally conservatives fight against nearly all military intervention. Some of them, but not all, say that 9/11 was the spark against Iraq. Some top Republicians are now saying that they also think that Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time. Trouble is that we are stuck there, and we need a President who can come to the international table with fresh creditability. If you take a look at Northern Ireland, the real solution to terrorism (or insurgency) is a political solution, military action can 'hold off' the terrorists for the most part, perhaps even cripple them for a time, but if you don't get to the source, it will resurface time and time again. Don't get me wrong I am not saying that the situation in the three counties is stable, just significantly better than it was not 10 years ago.
That link points to a image that (I think) was made in the 70's. The next pageshows a more advanced image taken within the last ten years. In most cases WiMax will be added to cell phone towers, and I bet that the service will be an add on to wireless phone service.
As soon as I thought of the Subject "Bush != Conservative", I knew that this was going to be a big loud thread, I knew that my post would be among the first couple of posts, and the title 'jumped'. Honestly the title was an afterthought, I would have like to have supported it more by quotes from the article, but the story was live at that point and if you wait for 10 minutes to post on a hot topic you had better attach your post to someone else's thread (as I think that you did).
When someone replies to my post, I have something substancial to add (or subtract, if you will), and I feel like it, I will reply. For example I posted a 'funny' about 'my Evil Twin' a couple of days ago, several posters 'burned' me (in a funny way) and if it was IM I'd would have replied "ROFL", I couldn't think of anything meaningful or funny, which was even remotely 'on topic' so I am letting it age. I might make the effort to thank them for the good laugh before the topic is closed, but it's not on the 'a' list. Of course I am getting so off topic here, I think that I would be a little disappointed if I didn't get at least one 'off topic' mod point!
Judging from your userId you have been on slashdot a good while, you should know better. Complaining that someone replied to your post on slashdot is like complaining that the Mountains aren't flat, it's just not their nature.
Personally I am glad that you are willing to 'hold your nose' and vote for Kerry, but I am sorry that you feel that way. In a perfect world Kerry wouldn't have been my choice either (Halle Berry, but only if she dressed up like catwoman for the inaguration), but he is a good man, he is a strong leader, he has *vision* and he will be a welcome change from the current administration.
IS that what you want to hear?
You should go write for some conservative talk show host (if you don't already). Where is your proof, name names, show quotes, hell, at least make a connnection somehow. I'm confused here, are you talking about Kerry or the editor? Again, where is your quote, or is this about just slapping some mud and hoping it sticks. So again where is your proof. Carter has been a fine former President (IMHO better than he was as President), and is a good man. He well deserved his Nobel Peace Prize, to say that he had no dignity for accepting it is an injustice beyond words, but clearly you are the one who should keep their hatred in check.Yea, your right, I remember being offered that several years ago, It sounded like a familiar program. The problem with the plan is that anything that is left at the end of the year is kept, so you need to accuratly predict your health care spending. This is a real boon for those who have cronic health problems, but is only of limited benifit for those who are generally healthy.
For many this election is as much about the Supreme court as it is about Iraq. Many conservatives have been quitely complaining about the Bush administration, but they are will to keep it down in deference for the 'holy grail' of single issue politics: making abortions illegal again. They want Bush to replace one of the 5 judges who rule in favor of a woman's right to choose. Considering their ages, it's a wonder that he hasn't had even one supreme court pick, of course the year isn't out yet.