On some topics, like social security, then yes I do feel they are left wing. However, I am not a fan of Bill O'Reilly and his ilk, so I do agree with some of their politics. Like I said, though, I mainly go there to get video clips and to stay current on current news and scandals (in addition to Google News and Findory). Of course, I do realize that by only presenting some of the video clips, they are acting as a filter.
Well, for one, the president is often insulated from the protests. Honestly, look at his "town hall meetings". There are maybe two people in attendance who wouldn't get on their knees right then and there to give Bush a blowjob.
Second, have you seen how horrible a job he is doing? 2/3 of the country disapproves of his job and, as Stephen said, the last 1/3 is backwash anyway. It is our job to call him on his wrong doings and try to get this country back in line.
I think this is Stephen Colbert's Crossfire appearance. Jon Stewart played Crossfire the same way: pointing out all the faults of the people he was with. Stephen Colbert's audience was even more prestigious than Jon Stewart's. I didn't know about this appearance until after it happened (so I download the video last night) and I was amazed that he had the opportunity to chew out the president... right to the presidents face!
Unfortunately, I think some of the humor was lost on people who didn't realize the character Colbert plays. However, I also think he has made a lot of new fans this weekend.
Well, considering their link patterns (websites like Daily Kos), their commentary, and how they usually position Fox News in a negative light, then unless you are a member of ELF or a communist, you probably consider it left-wing.
Since I don't often read the non-video posts, I use Crooks and Liars mainly as a source for keeping up on the news, because they cherry pick the most telling videos of the day.
Or, are you trying to say that they are a "far left smear website"? Well, in the words of the great Stephen Colbert, "Reality has a well known liberal bias."
In many countries you can just walk into a store and pick up an antibiotic, here you need to go thru half a dozen specialists and a pharmacist.
Actually, that's probably for the best, at least in America. I wouldn't trust us to self medicate with antibiotics when improper usage can cause huge problems for everyone (drug resistance).
Now, going through a huge hassle and having to give away my privacy to buy my cold medicine of choice: pseudoephedrine... well, that's a whole 'nother story.
I never said it would be good for you or me, but it is good overall. The workers in other countries (including 3rd world countries) have as much right to economic prosperity as we do. If we have the smartest people doing these jobs, then society becomes even more efficient and the rate of progress increases even more.
Now, eventually almost everything will be automated or done by computer agents... at which point, yes, some other system will have to come about because we'll have 90% unemployment. Maybe we'll eventually move away from money and be like the people in Star Trek.
I would solve this by making companies show that there are NO Americans at all who can do the job before getting an H1B. Also, I would love to see companies that are shipping jobs away boycotted.
Why do we have to ensure jobs for anyone who is even the most minimally qualified? If a company wants to bring in smart foreign workers, since they are smarter than the folks at home, then more power to them. By propping up poor CS students, we are doing the same thing the RIAA does that we hate so much: getting government legislation to keep around a failing business model/person.
I'm in my second year of a CS degree and I do support immigrants and having offices in other countries. I think Google does it the right way: hiring people in other countries for their remote offices, while at the same time, still hiring lots of Americans as well.
You may be marginalized in the short term, but in the long run, the globalization of knowledge jobs is a good thing.
Nevertheless, it is a nice sight off in the distance. I think it would be cool to have some huge, slowly twirling windmills here on the west side of the state. I don't get why people are against windmills, I think they are somewhat sexy:)
"In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used improperly to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only. Calling the vulva the vagina is akin to calling the mouth the throat."
The vagina? I thought that was a purely sexual organ. It does excrete stuff, but only stuff necessary for reproduction. However, I have had a glass of wine or two, so I might not be thinking straight:).
Exactly. The grand parent to this post (the original MOD PARENT DOWN) hits the nail on the head. Cars these days are still emitting lots of carbon dioxide, but much less of the other things like particulate matter. The emit less "pollution" but still a lot of climate change causing gasses.
Well, it doesn't matter if sites stay in Freenet, that is a good thing.
It takes a bit of work to insert and maintain a free site. First you design it, and then you have to worry about getting it inserted. Insertion can take a while and isn't guaranteed to work. It helps if you have a node that runs 24/7, but that isn't an option for everyone. It is even worse with a DBR page, because then you have to insert it every day or every week.
The Freenet community is relatively small. Also, the learning curve for publishing is much higher than with the normal internet. This is why their is relatively little new content. Also, there could be a lot more content in Freenet than you realize, but people might not be sharing the keys to it. Right now, most content is found through one of the index pages, but they have to learn about the new content somehow. Frost is fairly active (at least on.7) and I used the Freenet mail server at one point (forget the name), but I don't know the state of it right now (I think it was abandoned at one point).
There is always new content being added, but if you go away for a while, it doesn't take a super long time to read it all. Some of the floggers were fairly active when I last used Freenet regularly. Also, it is popular to mirror internet content like the Diebold files or things from websites that have been taking down.
There is always one of you per Freenet discussion.
I've used Freenet off and on for a number of years and I don't see much churn in the number of free sites. The most active free sites tend to be FLOGs (Blogs on Freenet). Many of the sites in Freenet have been there since what seems like the beginning of time. There are new ones added (like someone mentioned the Diebold files), but they tend to not be kiddie porn.
Here's an idea... run a node, access the non-kiddie porn content, post your own content, and use the network. The network is changed by observing it, so by accessing non-kiddie porn, you are encouraging it to be replicated across the network, while also making the kiddie porn hard to find.
1. Leave it at the Apple store. 2. Wait 2 weeks with no information. 3. Hurricane hits where the computer is stored. 4. Finally get told that they can't repair it (now four weeks after #1). 5. Get sent a new AlBook.
Hmm, really? I e-mailed them a problem with some of the videos on the iTunes Music Store and they gave me this response. I told them that the aspect ratio of some of their TV shows is wrong (noticeably so), and after two e-mails where they ignored what I was saying, they finally responded by saying they had an engineer look at it and found nothing wrong. Basically, they told me it was in my head. I was upset that they dismissed me, so I made a page which clearly shows the problem.
Interesting point. Although, not everything kills as fast as death from smoking. If an obese person has to take diabetes medicine for most of their adult life, then that adds up to be quiet a bit as well.
Also, I guess you could take into account the cost of having an otherwise productive member of society being removed from the workforce.
That's assuming Libertarians take complete control of the government. I'd just like to see some Libertarians in Congress to represent small government and provide balance to the huge, inflating government that Republicans and Democrats favor. They would be able to do things like stop hundred-billion dollar highway bills. I don't want to see Libertarians in complete control any more than I want Democrats or Republicans in complete control.
Also, if we get a Libertarian president, we'd still have lots of Republicans and Democrats in Congress preventing them from dismantling the federal reserve (although, alas, they'd also probably prevent them from dismantling Social Security).
Andrew (Regulated Free-Market, Environmental Business Hippy)
I've seen at least one of his kids and I'd estimate he is in the domain of 12-15 years old.
Just because daddy works at Microsoft doesn't mean the son would use their products. Robert Scoble's (famous Microsoft blogger) son has a blog and is a Mac/iPod user. Here is a quote from his most recent post, "My friend has just started a blog, jeez this kid is crazy. I'm turning him to the Mac side of the force too(he wants an iBook G4)."
Scoble can use his son to see what Apple is doing right and what they are doing wrong. This is much more productive than insulating yourself from differing ideas and opinions as some leaders do.
Conservatives on the other hand seem to be thinking 50-100 years into the future.
Sorry, I find this amusing. I'm no fan of the Dems, but I think they are more forward thinking than the Repubs. A few years ago George W. was saying that we shouldn't conserve because it is against the American way (even though energy will become more scarce and most money spent on energy goes to foreign countries, increasing our trade deficit). Also, Republicans are out of control in their government spending, through pork projects and military budgets. I don't think the Democrats would spend any less, but at least they would raise taxes so we wouldn't be mortgaging our future generations.
Also, with your two word, mutually exclusive descriptions, I don't exist. I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative (unfortunately, something both parties seem to be moving away from). I think we should have small government and not impede people's personal lives. I think there are a lot more libertarians out there than people believe, but since we only have two viable parties (for a number of reasons), most libertarians choose the lesser of two evils. This country desperately needs a 3rd and 4th party, but the institution is keeping them out.
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On some topics, like social security, then yes I do feel they are left wing. However, I am not a fan of Bill O'Reilly and his ilk, so I do agree with some of their politics. Like I said, though, I mainly go there to get video clips and to stay current on current news and scandals (in addition to Google News and Findory). Of course, I do realize that by only presenting some of the video clips, they are acting as a filter.
Well, for one, the president is often insulated from the protests. Honestly, look at his "town hall meetings". There are maybe two people in attendance who wouldn't get on their knees right then and there to give Bush a blowjob.
Second, have you seen how horrible a job he is doing? 2/3 of the country disapproves of his job and, as Stephen said, the last 1/3 is backwash anyway. It is our job to call him on his wrong doings and try to get this country back in line.
Exactly. You, sir, understand what is going on.
I think this is Stephen Colbert's Crossfire appearance. Jon Stewart played Crossfire the same way: pointing out all the faults of the people he was with. Stephen Colbert's audience was even more prestigious than Jon Stewart's. I didn't know about this appearance until after it happened (so I download the video last night) and I was amazed that he had the opportunity to chew out the president... right to the presidents face!
Unfortunately, I think some of the humor was lost on people who didn't realize the character Colbert plays. However, I also think he has made a lot of new fans this weekend.
Well, considering their link patterns (websites like Daily Kos), their commentary, and how they usually position Fox News in a negative light, then unless you are a member of ELF or a communist, you probably consider it left-wing.
Unless you like the idea of someone pissing off the president on stage, the content wasn't humorous IMHO.
That was just the icing on the cake.
"I just read it for the videos."
Since I don't often read the non-video posts, I use Crooks and Liars mainly as a source for keeping up on the news, because they cherry pick the most telling videos of the day.
Or, are you trying to say that they are a "far left smear website"? Well, in the words of the great Stephen Colbert, "Reality has a well known liberal bias."
Andrew
In many countries you can just walk into a store and pick up an antibiotic, here you need to go thru half a dozen specialists and a pharmacist.
Actually, that's probably for the best, at least in America. I wouldn't trust us to self medicate with antibiotics when improper usage can cause huge problems for everyone (drug resistance).
Now, going through a huge hassle and having to give away my privacy to buy my cold medicine of choice: pseudoephedrine... well, that's a whole 'nother story.
I never said it would be good for you or me, but it is good overall. The workers in other countries (including 3rd world countries) have as much right to economic prosperity as we do. If we have the smartest people doing these jobs, then society becomes even more efficient and the rate of progress increases even more.
Now, eventually almost everything will be automated or done by computer agents... at which point, yes, some other system will have to come about because we'll have 90% unemployment. Maybe we'll eventually move away from money and be like the people in Star Trek.
Andrew
I would solve this by making companies show that there are NO Americans at all who can do the job before getting an H1B. Also, I would love to see companies that are shipping jobs away boycotted.
Why do we have to ensure jobs for anyone who is even the most minimally qualified? If a company wants to bring in smart foreign workers, since they are smarter than the folks at home, then more power to them. By propping up poor CS students, we are doing the same thing the RIAA does that we hate so much: getting government legislation to keep around a failing business model/person.
I'm in my second year of a CS degree and I do support immigrants and having offices in other countries. I think Google does it the right way: hiring people in other countries for their remote offices, while at the same time, still hiring lots of Americans as well.
You may be marginalized in the short term, but in the long run, the globalization of knowledge jobs is a good thing.
This is an excellent post. I just wish you could get enough people to read it to actually make a difference.
Is it really the largest?
:)
Nevertheless, it is a nice sight off in the distance. I think it would be cool to have some huge, slowly twirling windmills here on the west side of the state. I don't get why people are against windmills, I think they are somewhat sexy
Andrew
While they are near each other, the urethra and vagina are separated. Also, the wikipedia page for Vagina bluntly says:
"In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used improperly to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only. Calling the vulva the vagina is akin to calling the mouth the throat."
The vagina? I thought that was a purely sexual organ. It does excrete stuff, but only stuff necessary for reproduction. However, I have had a glass of wine or two, so I might not be thinking straight :).
Google Toolbar doesn't work with Safari. Oh, wait, I have Safari :)
(and system wide spellcheck).
You might want to bring that up with Apple then, seeing as they are the ones providing the Holiday calendars.
Exactly. The grand parent to this post (the original MOD PARENT DOWN) hits the nail on the head. Cars these days are still emitting lots of carbon dioxide, but much less of the other things like particulate matter. The emit less "pollution" but still a lot of climate change causing gasses.
Well, it doesn't matter if sites stay in Freenet, that is a good thing.
.7) and I used the Freenet mail server at one point (forget the name), but I don't know the state of it right now (I think it was abandoned at one point).
It takes a bit of work to insert and maintain a free site. First you design it, and then you have to worry about getting it inserted. Insertion can take a while and isn't guaranteed to work. It helps if you have a node that runs 24/7, but that isn't an option for everyone. It is even worse with a DBR page, because then you have to insert it every day or every week.
The Freenet community is relatively small. Also, the learning curve for publishing is much higher than with the normal internet. This is why their is relatively little new content. Also, there could be a lot more content in Freenet than you realize, but people might not be sharing the keys to it. Right now, most content is found through one of the index pages, but they have to learn about the new content somehow. Frost is fairly active (at least on
There is always new content being added, but if you go away for a while, it doesn't take a super long time to read it all. Some of the floggers were fairly active when I last used Freenet regularly. Also, it is popular to mirror internet content like the Diebold files or things from websites that have been taking down.
Andrew
There is always one of you per Freenet discussion.
I've used Freenet off and on for a number of years and I don't see much churn in the number of free sites. The most active free sites tend to be FLOGs (Blogs on Freenet). Many of the sites in Freenet have been there since what seems like the beginning of time. There are new ones added (like someone mentioned the Diebold files), but they tend to not be kiddie porn.
Here's an idea... run a node, access the non-kiddie porn content, post your own content, and use the network. The network is changed by observing it, so by accessing non-kiddie porn, you are encouraging it to be replicated across the network, while also making the kiddie porn hard to find.
Andrew
Or, if they are servicing your TiBook:
1. Leave it at the Apple store.
2. Wait 2 weeks with no information.
3. Hurricane hits where the computer is stored.
4. Finally get told that they can't repair it (now four weeks after #1).
5. Get sent a new AlBook.
Hmm, really? I e-mailed them a problem with some of the videos on the iTunes Music Store and they gave me this response. I told them that the aspect ratio of some of their TV shows is wrong (noticeably so), and after two e-mails where they ignored what I was saying, they finally responded by saying they had an engineer look at it and found nothing wrong. Basically, they told me it was in my head. I was upset that they dismissed me, so I made a page which clearly shows the problem.
Interesting point. Although, not everything kills as fast as death from smoking. If an obese person has to take diabetes medicine for most of their adult life, then that adds up to be quiet a bit as well.
Also, I guess you could take into account the cost of having an otherwise productive member of society being removed from the workforce.
Or maybe it is because we are a nation of obese people that don't know how to eat right or exercise.
That's assuming Libertarians take complete control of the government. I'd just like to see some Libertarians in Congress to represent small government and provide balance to the huge, inflating government that Republicans and Democrats favor. They would be able to do things like stop hundred-billion dollar highway bills. I don't want to see Libertarians in complete control any more than I want Democrats or Republicans in complete control.
Also, if we get a Libertarian president, we'd still have lots of Republicans and Democrats in Congress preventing them from dismantling the federal reserve (although, alas, they'd also probably prevent them from dismantling Social Security).
Andrew
(Regulated Free-Market, Environmental Business Hippy)
I've seen at least one of his kids and I'd estimate he is in the domain of 12-15 years old.
Just because daddy works at Microsoft doesn't mean the son would use their products. Robert Scoble's (famous Microsoft blogger) son has a blog and is a Mac/iPod user. Here is a quote from his most recent post, "My friend has just started a blog, jeez this kid is crazy. I'm turning him to the Mac side of the force too(he wants an iBook G4)."
Scoble can use his son to see what Apple is doing right and what they are doing wrong. This is much more productive than insulating yourself from differing ideas and opinions as some leaders do.
Conservatives on the other hand seem to be thinking 50-100 years into the future.
Sorry, I find this amusing. I'm no fan of the Dems, but I think they are more forward thinking than the Repubs. A few years ago George W. was saying that we shouldn't conserve because it is against the American way (even though energy will become more scarce and most money spent on energy goes to foreign countries, increasing our trade deficit). Also, Republicans are out of control in their government spending, through pork projects and military budgets. I don't think the Democrats would spend any less, but at least they would raise taxes so we wouldn't be mortgaging our future generations.
Also, with your two word, mutually exclusive descriptions, I don't exist. I am socially liberal but fiscally conservative (unfortunately, something both parties seem to be moving away from). I think we should have small government and not impede people's personal lives. I think there are a lot more libertarians out there than people believe, but since we only have two viable parties (for a number of reasons), most libertarians choose the lesser of two evils. This country desperately needs a 3rd and 4th party, but the institution is keeping them out.