(IMHO) It ain't about the money, its about really hurting the recording industry and all the greedy no-talent clotheshorses with multi-million dollar contracts who produce increasingly non-musical drivel at inflated prices.
A real home run for the Gummermint! They get to pick your pocket and spy on you simultaneously!
Personally I'm waiting for the flickering camera/monitor thingy in every room!
War is peace Freedom is slavery Ignorance is bliss Trust us, we're the government! If I kill you it'll be for you're own good! Achtung Juden! Amerika Uber Alles!
I was sent to VMware by Robert Half for an interview. Everything was going fine until we started to talk about Linux, with a growing sense of unease I could feel coming from them the interview ended abruptly.
The next day the head-hunter who set it up called me and said that they told him that "I smelled" and were angry that he would send someone that was "smelly" to them.
If he's in any danger of becoming president they'll book him on a "Paul Wellstone Express Flight" and make sure that Jeb Bush is a successful if unannounced write-in candidate.
Yes, you've got it right, at this point we are completely irrelevant, but will that always be the case?
And I take issue that as Carl Sagan once said, "we are a way for the universe to know itself" how do we know that? And would a sunset be even more beautiful with compound eyes?
Yes, we've gotta leave, but we have some other important stuff to do first!
In 5,000 years of recorded history, 282 aggregate years of peace or to quote me "we are a way for the universe to know pain".
Around 70,000 years ago the H Sapiens species went down to about 1,000 individuals after some big volcano blew it's top (saw it on Nova). So there was lots of interbreeding early on, thats my explanation of "red states", what's yours?
The BMI is pure unadulterated bullshit, it fails to take into account the many different body types that exist, it also fails to note that among the different types the primary source of inaccuracy is the relative proportional linear length of leg to torso (a linear inch of leg(s) is about 30% less than the equivalent length of torso) and it is well documented that different groups of humans have differing relative proportions of leg to torso.
Example: A 5'8" (5 foot 8 inch) Bantu male averaging 160 lbs. A 5'8" Inuit male averaging 190 lbs. Both are lean and healthy. Both are at their optimal weight!
I am NOT fit, my body fat is about 20%, not obese at all, I am 6'4 and 310 lbs, I am also 3'0" wide at the shoulders and my inseam is 30", according to the BMI, I'm overweight.
I remember discussing this with a doctor (during a visit) and seeing that she just did not "get" it I asked if she had any tall (my hight) colleuges who could come into the examination room. The young blond male physician was actually taller than myself and 50 to 60 lbs lighter but when I stood behind him my doctor immediately saw what I was talking about, that I was half again wider and that my wrists and ankles were twice his size. The doctor reluctantly agreed that the BMI completely disregards the somatic differences that are inherent in the human race and that it should probably be updated or scrapped for something else.
I am proud to say that my female partner/better half of 28 years would rather be shot in the foot than have to pick up a screwdriver (she leaves that for me), it's important to say that she is an executive and can afford to pay somebody to do stuff for her (I just won't let her).
You're right, let's say that in the life of a galaxy the size of the Milky Way (for the sake of argument) that there will be. 1,000,000 tool using, fire making, environment altering species. What percentage live on a planet with a history that allows for petroleum/coal reserves necessary to make the leap from plant burning to high-tech power sources. Let's say 10% do, that leaves 100,000. Of that number how many live within 10,000 light-years. Let's say that 2% of 100,000 do. of that 2,000 how many happen to live at roughly the same time as us. Let's say that 1 does. Do they have radio yet, will they ever have radio? Let's say they don't!
Well of course they are "Fair and balanced" but they are also ignorant, so ignorant in fact that they have no idea just how ignorant they are! And this is something that that I notice in almost all the "news media" the talking heads spew as fact a continuous stream of disinformation, propaganda and just plain lies, night after night.
As an exersize try taking notes on important (politicized) subjects during a news broadcast and afterwards do some REAL research on the subject, then see just how "free" and "independent" our (US/American) newsmedia actually is.
Every piece of sh*t politician who wants to get his/her name in the paper will invariably bleat about (select one of the big three) 1. Terrorism 2. Gun Control 3. Something to do with "The children"
Most of them don't have any real idea what they're drooling about as it's all just elaborate political theater designed to get the attention the worlds most ignorant and brainwashed electorate!
P.S. Dick Gephardt (A worthless sanctimonious pantload if there ever was one) once used "the children" in every sentence during a five minute speech and appeared to be getting irritated at he chuckles coming from the news media people attending.
Rah! I can barely see the print on most laptop screens (even the biggest ones) and I've looked! My laptop is 11 years old and has been used rarely if at all. I have three desktops, all built by me from parts obtained from Fry's, Ebay and pulls.
I don't like laptops (grimace)! I HATE laptops (cough) Piss on laptops! Stomp on laptops! Chew on laptops? It's almost time for my afernoon pills.
Is this going to be challenged? If so by whom? The Supreme Court? The Congress, (Cough)? I'll just watch the yellow stars and pink triangles start appearing on peoples clothing, maybe a red "T" for terrorist!
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(IMHO) It ain't about the money, its about really hurting the recording industry and all the greedy no-talent clotheshorses with multi-million dollar contracts who produce increasingly non-musical drivel at inflated prices.
Punky-ass kids just don't "get it" it not about "Smell" it's about your background and who you are!
This is why corporate (professional company sponsored apologists/attorneys) punks always post as "Anonymous Coward".
A real home run for the Gummermint! They get to pick your pocket and spy on you simultaneously!
Personally I'm waiting for the flickering camera/monitor thingy in every room!
War is peace
Freedom is slavery
Ignorance is bliss
Trust us, we're the government!
If I kill you it'll be for you're own good!
Achtung Juden!
Amerika Uber Alles!
Was it Tiberius who said "The people create the government that they deserve"?
What did you expect?
The "Axis of evil" begins on Pennsylvania Ave. and wraps around the world again and again, anywhere one person seizes power over another, it exists.
I was sent to VMware by Robert Half for an interview.
Everything was going fine until we started to talk about Linux, with a growing sense of unease I could feel coming from them the interview ended abruptly.
The next day the head-hunter who set it up called me and said that they told him that "I smelled" and were angry that he would send someone that was "smelly" to them.
Something stinks and I don't think it's my pits!
If he's in any danger of becoming president they'll book him on a "Paul Wellstone Express Flight" and make sure that Jeb Bush is a successful if unannounced write-in candidate.
I'm waiting for the next little weasel-fuck in the white house to think it's a good idea for American solders to "goose-step" on parade!
Yes, you've got it right, at this point we are completely irrelevant, but will that always be the case?
And I take issue that as Carl Sagan once said, "we are a way for the universe to know itself" how do we know that? And would a sunset be even more beautiful with compound eyes?
Yes, we've gotta leave, but we have some other important stuff to do first!
In 5,000 years of recorded history, 282 aggregate years of peace or to quote me "we are a way for the universe to know pain".
Around 70,000 years ago the H Sapiens species went down to about 1,000 individuals after some big volcano blew it's top (saw it on Nova). So there was lots of interbreeding early on, thats my explanation of "red states", what's yours?
WINE?
Uhh, I thought we were already virtualizing applications with "http://www.winehq.org/"
The BMI is pure unadulterated bullshit, it fails to take into account the many different body types that exist, it also fails to note that among the different types the primary source of inaccuracy is the relative proportional linear length of leg to torso (a linear inch of leg(s) is about 30% less than the equivalent length of torso) and it is well documented that different groups of humans have differing relative proportions of leg to torso.
Example:
A 5'8" (5 foot 8 inch) Bantu male averaging 160 lbs.
A 5'8" Inuit male averaging 190 lbs.
Both are lean and healthy.
Both are at their optimal weight!
I am NOT fit, my body fat is about 20%, not obese at all, I am 6'4 and 310 lbs, I am also 3'0" wide at the shoulders and my inseam is 30", according to the BMI, I'm overweight.
I remember discussing this with a doctor (during a visit) and seeing that she just did not "get" it I asked if she had any tall (my hight) colleuges who could come into the examination room. The young blond male physician was actually taller than myself and 50 to 60 lbs lighter but when I stood behind him my doctor immediately saw what I was talking about, that I was half again wider and that my wrists and ankles were twice his size. The doctor reluctantly agreed that the BMI completely disregards the somatic differences that are inherent in the human race and that it should probably be updated or scrapped for something else.
I am proud to say that my female partner/better half of 28 years would rather be shot in the foot than have to pick up a screwdriver (she leaves that for me), it's important to say that she is an executive and can afford to pay somebody to do stuff for her (I just won't let her).
I forgot to mention that in 65 years of life I have as of now, never had to pay anybody to fix anything, not a boast, it's true!
Yeah, but would they use radio ;-)...
You're right, let's say that in the life of a galaxy the size of the Milky Way (for the sake of argument) that there will be.
1,000,000 tool using, fire making, environment altering species.
What percentage live on a planet with a history that allows for petroleum/coal reserves necessary to make the leap from plant burning to high-tech power sources.
Let's say 10% do, that leaves 100,000.
Of that number how many live within 10,000 light-years.
Let's say that 2% of 100,000 do.
of that 2,000 how many happen to live at roughly the same time as us.
Let's say that 1 does.
Do they have radio yet, will they ever have radio?
Let's say they don't!
Exactly when did Skynet's fighters become self-aware?
I think I hear the Terminator theme music playing in the background!
Don't go to movies!
You have to wait in line, you have to put up with somebody's talking, somebody's screaming rugrat. people climbing over you, etc.
Wait till it comes out on DVD, watch it at home.
Rah!
Spyware
Crapware
Shovelware
And they are (considering) waiving the $40.00 price/fee!
Wowee, what a GREAT deal..
Well of course they are "Fair and balanced" but they are also ignorant, so ignorant in fact that they have no idea just how ignorant they are! And this is something that that I notice in almost all the "news media" the talking heads spew as fact a continuous stream of disinformation, propaganda and just plain lies, night after night.
As an exersize try taking notes on important (politicized) subjects during a news broadcast and afterwards do some REAL research on the subject, then see just how "free" and "independent" our (US/American) newsmedia actually is.
Every piece of sh*t politician who wants to get his/her name in the paper will invariably bleat about (select one of the big three)
1. Terrorism
2. Gun Control
3. Something to do with "The children"
Most of them don't have any real idea what they're drooling about as it's all just elaborate political theater designed to get the attention the worlds most ignorant and brainwashed electorate!
P.S. Dick Gephardt (A worthless sanctimonious pantload if there ever was one) once used "the children" in every sentence during a five minute speech and appeared to be getting irritated at he chuckles coming from the news media people attending.
Rah!
I can barely see the print on most laptop screens (even the biggest ones) and I've looked!
My laptop is 11 years old and has been used rarely if at all.
I have three desktops, all built by me from parts obtained from Fry's, Ebay and pulls.
I don't like laptops (grimace)!
I HATE laptops (cough)
Piss on laptops!
Stomp on laptops!
Chew on laptops?
It's almost time for my afernoon pills.
I use them too, they cater to the senior market.
You're all wrong, we were created out of mud by a bronze-age semitic deity 4,000 years ago!
And anybody who disagrees is a terrorist!
Is this going to be challenged?
If so by whom?
The Supreme Court?
The Congress, (Cough)?
I'll just watch the yellow stars and pink triangles start appearing on peoples clothing, maybe a red "T" for terrorist!