That's better than Dallas, TX where it's a low of 0 and a high of 1. In the newspapers, that is. I find the job boards to be good but you *really* have to work the searches and you absolutely must have a kick-ass cover letter! Headhunters..... I despise them. When they call, I act interested and sincere but I know that based on past experience that it will lead to nowhere. It seems typically there are several hudhunters vying for the same contract, so not only are you competing with other candidates but the people shopping the candidates are all competing with each other.
Ok, let's get some things straight here first. What do you mean by school prayer? My understanding of the term is a moment taken out of the day to spend time praying, this time is overtly endorsed by the school who is, by extension, a governmental authority. The "freedom of religion" is specifically about government endorsement of religion. Yes, from the larger picture, the U.S. government doesn't blatently endorse any one religion. When you drill down to the local level, however, there is endorsement of religion and it is almost always some form of Christianity in public schools. This is freedom of religion? You pretty much say that the state should not create an institution of religion, but isn't this what we are talking about? You seem to be for the creation of state religion through enforced prayer time. That is what I mean when I say "banning" of school prayer - the banning of government endorsed authority from instituting any religious dogmas, social pressures, etc. This is *not* the same as banning expression of religion. A christian (oops little "c") has every right to wave a flag of Jesus on the cross as long as I also have the right to wave a flag of Jesus getting pissed on. I could care less if my sectarian peers want to use their *own* time, not my time or the taxpayer's time, to pray to Allah, Jehovah, Jesus or aliens. That's thier freedom and I actually encourage those that need religion to pursue it.
I'm sorry that you feel that "freedom of religion" doesn't include the freedom of non-practice. The "freedom from religion" argument is one that the religious right frequently makes. That makes me question whether or not you are truly an athiest (little "a", big "A" doesn't matter). No problem, but who is truly deluded here?
The "moment of silence" is simply a politically correct rewording of "school prayer". It's a smokescreen and no one is fooled by it. I do think it's a step in the right direction in that it acknowledges that not everyone follows the same belief system. What you call emotional weakness I call societal pressure. If you don't understand pressures put on to those who are in a minority view when it comes to religious beliefs, then you have obviously never been on the recieving end. I am even apalled at christians when they seem to forget that there have been times in history when their own sect was persecuted.
Human life is human life. The state's only right to take human life is the fact that it can enforce that right through violent means. War is violence and modern justifications of it are typically backed by a series of twisted lies. This didn't just start with the recent takeover of Iraq.
The homeless aren't here from direct action. It's the indirect action that causes it. Homelessness is a side-effect of current economic systems and will never go away as long as we are only concerned with our mortgage, car payment, little Johnny's college and a Big Mac.
I don't think you are loon. This is just friendly discussion, isn't it?
This is getting way off-topic. You mention school prayer and the government "limit[ing] religious expression". What do you mean exactly? That government-run schools should enforce prayer at schools or that they should not? That statement is a little confusing to me. I don't see the banning of school prayer as limiting religious expression. Then again, I grew up as an athiest in the heart of rural Texas. If you were to experience that, you would know what I'm taking about. Try expressing that in the classroom and you'll be very sorry. School prayer is government *enforcement* of religion and the "moment of silence" is just as bad.
I respect your stance on abortion - but does your respect for human life also extend to capital punishment, the collateral damage incurred in the bombing of Iraq or the starving homeless that line U.S. streets and intersetions? Just curious, because I've found that most anti-abortionists/pro-lifers to make excuses to justify the other ills that are results of disrespect for human life.
You don't play games do you? The real world fact is that I'm tired of shelling out $50 for an unreturnable product that isn't finished. Yes, some bugs are to be expected but have you ever played a $50 game that is completely broken? The game industry has a lot of problems and unrealistic release dates from publishers is one of the worst.
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I've got a Sager (they compete with Alienware in the "custom" power laptop market) with a 3.2ghz P4 and ATI Radeon 9600 Mobility. The thing is definitely a desktop replacement when it comes to games - it's the fastest machine I've ever owned.
But your question about battery life is a very important one. Maximum life doing minimal activities (firefox, ssh, e-mail) or a lightweight game (non-3d) it only lasts about 20-30 minutes on the battery.
Now... most of the time when I take my laptop with me, I'm not running on battery but someone else's plug so it's no big deal really.
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Most people stick with what they are used to. Even when pop-up blocking is given as a feature of Mozilla to users that suffer from excessive pop-up ads, most still seem to prefer using the IE (or Windows?) add-ons that stop them.
Side-thought: I have no experience with IE pop-up blockers, but it would seem like a very effective method for spreading malware. Maybe that's just the old tin-foil hat I'm feeling.
The sites you mention as following your rules are also very utilitarian. Some are downright ugly (Ebay and Slashdot). Never, ever ever ever use Slashdot as a model of good design - haphazard navigation and the fonts do not work correctly after resized in my browser, which I have to do quite often. The no-bullshit sites are not successful based on the seeming simplicity of their design, but a combination of this simplicity and a large amount of "content".
While it's not the best design in the world, the Bleep site is usable and fits in with Warp's long-time electro/techno/industrial music styles.
Offtopic, but this is an oxymoron in the United States. The right wing is generally more authoritarian except when it comes to something hindering their pocketbooks. Left wing is not necessarily an appropriate description of anarchists, either, but is probably closer to being accurate since the left wing is somehow associated with socialism and anarchism is generally labor-empowering and cooperative.
I agree. WinAmp 5 is a very nice and underrated update to my most used piece of Windows software. I immediately forgot about the ITunes player that everyone seems to be in love with. The existing features I like, much improved default skins, playlist improvement and great media library functionality. I just disovered the Internet TV section in the library and it was a fun diversion. PBS, Ween TV and other things to watch.
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I read it all right. Extra-terrestrial microbial life should not be so easily dismissed. Existence of any type of life outside of our own planet should increase the possibilities of 'intelligent' life also. (Thanks for the attitude.)
Why is this necessarily a bad thing? Under the assumption that a higher level of technology would allow for greater automation and less focus on simple survival we could easily dump current economic systems. Okay, so that's as likely to happen as being contacted by an intelligent extraterrestrial society.
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All nine planets, a fair number of moons, and quite a few asteroids.
We've fully explored these? Do tell. We're still finding life occuring in places on the Earth that we didn't think could possibly survive just a decade ago. Iron slag dumps, underneath the earth's crust, etc.
You pointed out some obvious gains that women have gotten since feminism grew into a movement. Sensible men no longer believe that women are meant to be physically weak. Women are also seemingly accepted in many professional roles traditionally held by men.
Under the surface of our society, at least in the United States, there still exists a form of gender inequality. Males from among varying ideologies and backgrounds will say that women are equal in this or that area, while at the same time thinking women inferior in areas they think themselves good at. Men do not think women are their equals *in all things* no matter what they say in public.
There are more subtle cultural limitations on each gender than 'women aren't meant to be computer programmers'. Think about work situations that are still mostly, if not all male. I'm sure you can think of professions that are identified with a particular gender. That does not mean that the other gender isn't allowed 'in the club'. It does mean that those who choose those paths are seen as not being quite like the normal members of their gender group. They will be nominally accepted into the group but will most likely not be a full member.
If you take a close look at what men say to each other when it comes to women or on subjects deemed to be fit mostly for men, you'll see the attitude that men truly have towards women - an indoctrinated superiority complex. To openly admit that it is wrong risks outsider status on oneself. Always abide by the rules of your gender.
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It does only it's labeled "Preview".
As linux increases in popularity, I have no doubt we'll see an increase in viruses/trojans/etc targetted for it.
People repeat this year after year and it fails to materialize. I wonder why...
That's better than Dallas, TX where it's a low of 0 and a high of 1. In the newspapers, that is. I find the job boards to be good but you *really* have to work the searches and you absolutely must have a kick-ass cover letter! Headhunters..... I despise them. When they call, I act interested and sincere but I know that based on past experience that it will lead to nowhere. It seems typically there are several hudhunters vying for the same contract, so not only are you competing with other candidates but the people shopping the candidates are all competing with each other.
Strangely, I was just thinking about this at lunch before seeing this article.
Ok, let's get some things straight here first. What do you mean by school prayer? My understanding of the term is a moment taken out of the day to spend time praying, this time is overtly endorsed by the school who is, by extension, a governmental authority. The "freedom of religion" is specifically about government endorsement of religion. Yes, from the larger picture, the U.S. government doesn't blatently endorse any one religion. When you drill down to the local level, however, there is endorsement of religion and it is almost always some form of Christianity in public schools. This is freedom of religion? You pretty much say that the state should not create an institution of religion, but isn't this what we are talking about? You seem to be for the creation of state religion through enforced prayer time. That is what I mean when I say "banning" of school prayer - the banning of government endorsed authority from instituting any religious dogmas, social pressures, etc. This is *not* the same as banning expression of religion. A christian (oops little "c") has every right to wave a flag of Jesus on the cross as long as I also have the right to wave a flag of Jesus getting pissed on. I could care less if my sectarian peers want to use their *own* time, not my time or the taxpayer's time, to pray to Allah, Jehovah, Jesus or aliens. That's thier freedom and I actually encourage those that need religion to pursue it.
I'm sorry that you feel that "freedom of religion" doesn't include the freedom of non-practice. The "freedom from religion" argument is one that the religious right frequently makes. That makes me question whether or not you are truly an athiest (little "a", big "A" doesn't matter). No problem, but who is truly deluded here?
The "moment of silence" is simply a politically correct rewording of "school prayer". It's a smokescreen and no one is fooled by it. I do think it's a step in the right direction in that it acknowledges that not everyone follows the same belief system. What you call emotional weakness I call societal pressure. If you don't understand pressures put on to those who are in a minority view when it comes to religious beliefs, then you have obviously never been on the recieving end. I am even apalled at christians when they seem to forget that there have been times in history when their own sect was persecuted.
Human life is human life. The state's only right to take human life is the fact that it can enforce that right through violent means. War is violence and modern justifications of it are typically backed by a series of twisted lies. This didn't just start with the recent takeover of Iraq.
The homeless aren't here from direct action. It's the indirect action that causes it. Homelessness is a side-effect of current economic systems and will never go away as long as we are only concerned with our mortgage, car payment, little Johnny's college and a Big Mac.
I don't think you are loon. This is just friendly discussion, isn't it?
That didn't answer my questions, but I'll leave it at that. As usual - dodging.
This is getting way off-topic. You mention school prayer and the government "limit[ing] religious expression". What do you mean exactly? That government-run schools should enforce prayer at schools or that they should not? That statement is a little confusing to me. I don't see the banning of school prayer as limiting religious expression. Then again, I grew up as an athiest in the heart of rural Texas. If you were to experience that, you would know what I'm taking about. Try expressing that in the classroom and you'll be very sorry. School prayer is government *enforcement* of religion and the "moment of silence" is just as bad.
I respect your stance on abortion - but does your respect for human life also extend to capital punishment, the collateral damage incurred in the bombing of Iraq or the starving homeless that line U.S. streets and intersetions? Just curious, because I've found that most anti-abortionists/pro-lifers to make excuses to justify the other ills that are results of disrespect for human life.
You don't play games do you? The real world fact is that I'm tired of shelling out $50 for an unreturnable product that isn't finished. Yes, some bugs are to be expected but have you ever played a $50 game that is completely broken? The game industry has a lot of problems and unrealistic release dates from publishers is one of the worst.
I've got a Sager (they compete with Alienware in the "custom" power laptop market) with a 3.2ghz P4 and ATI Radeon 9600 Mobility. The thing is definitely a desktop replacement when it comes to games - it's the fastest machine I've ever owned.
But your question about battery life is a very important one. Maximum life doing minimal activities (firefox, ssh, e-mail) or a lightweight game (non-3d) it only lasts about 20-30 minutes on the battery.
Now... most of the time when I take my laptop with me, I'm not running on battery but someone else's plug so it's no big deal really.
I don't see a link.
Wow. There are just no words available to describe this thread.
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Most people stick with what they are used to. Even when pop-up blocking is given as a feature of Mozilla to users that suffer from excessive pop-up ads, most still seem to prefer using the IE (or Windows?) add-ons that stop them.
Side-thought: I have no experience with IE pop-up blockers, but it would seem like a very effective method for spreading malware. Maybe that's just the old tin-foil hat I'm feeling.
Please ignore this post. Messed up a moderation and need to disqualify it. Thank you and have a nice day.
It works perfectly fine in Firebird 0.7. That's all that I use. Slashdot on the other hand....
The sites you mention as following your rules are also very utilitarian. Some are downright ugly (Ebay and Slashdot). Never, ever ever ever use Slashdot as a model of good design - haphazard navigation and the fonts do not work correctly after resized in my browser, which I have to do quite often. The no-bullshit sites are not successful based on the seeming simplicity of their design, but a combination of this simplicity and a large amount of "content".
While it's not the best design in the world, the Bleep site is usable and fits in with Warp's long-time electro/techno/industrial music styles.
Rightwing anarchists
Offtopic, but this is an oxymoron in the United States. The right wing is generally more authoritarian except when it comes to something hindering their pocketbooks. Left wing is not necessarily an appropriate description of anarchists, either, but is probably closer to being accurate since the left wing is somehow associated with socialism and anarchism is generally labor-empowering and cooperative.
I agree. WinAmp 5 is a very nice and underrated update to my most used piece of Windows software. I immediately forgot about the ITunes player that everyone seems to be in love with. The existing features I like, much improved default skins, playlist improvement and great media library functionality. I just disovered the Internet TV section in the library and it was a fun diversion. PBS, Ween TV and other things to watch.
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I read it all right. Extra-terrestrial microbial life should not be so easily dismissed. Existence of any type of life outside of our own planet should increase the possibilities of 'intelligent' life also. (Thanks for the attitude.)
Why is this necessarily a bad thing? Under the assumption that a higher level of technology would allow for greater automation and less focus on simple survival we could easily dump current economic systems. Okay, so that's as likely to happen as being contacted by an intelligent extraterrestrial society.
All nine planets, a fair number of moons, and quite a few asteroids.
We've fully explored these? Do tell. We're still finding life occuring in places on the Earth that we didn't think could possibly survive just a decade ago. Iron slag dumps, underneath the earth's crust, etc.
You pointed out some obvious gains that women have gotten since feminism grew into a movement. Sensible men no longer believe that women are meant to be physically weak. Women are also seemingly accepted in many professional roles traditionally held by men.
Under the surface of our society, at least in the United States, there still exists a form of gender inequality. Males from among varying ideologies and backgrounds will say that women are equal in this or that area, while at the same time thinking women inferior in areas they think themselves good at. Men do not think women are their equals *in all things* no matter what they say in public.
There are more subtle cultural limitations on each gender than 'women aren't meant to be computer programmers'. Think about work situations that are still mostly, if not all male. I'm sure you can think of professions that are identified with a particular gender. That does not mean that the other gender isn't allowed 'in the club'. It does mean that those who choose those paths are seen as not being quite like the normal members of their gender group. They will be nominally accepted into the group but will most likely not be a full member.
If you take a close look at what men say to each other when it comes to women or on subjects deemed to be fit mostly for men, you'll see the attitude that men truly have towards women - an indoctrinated superiority complex. To openly admit that it is wrong risks outsider status on oneself. Always abide by the rules of your gender.
You apparently didn't read the article.
This could also be a result of dehydration and improper diet.