In case the last 50 years has not taught you anything, it seems that none of the major powers are willing to blow up the world. It is this thing called Mutually Assured Destruction. Also, since the rest of the world looks down upon countries spreading nukes, I don't think China will be selling nukes or nuke capable missle technology any time soon.
Please cite some backup for your communist rantings.....
Besides, the market for ICBMs are pretty small.. like none. Jet fighters, tanks, bombers, conventional missles, etc are what sell. And please don't try and tell me that China makes them better.
As these countries get richer, they need to build up their military to defend against the Terrorist Threat. And who makes the best weapons? Why USA of course.
In the piece, the guy they were talking had a buddy list with about 40 others. Trying to call them all just to say that he is drinking a beer at the corner pub is kind of silly.
The other "feature" they talked about was getting text messages from people who is on one of your buddies' buddy list. That way you can hook up with friends of friends.
The only good thing about the ants is that they keep cokroaches away.
And termites... They are here in SoCal as well. My house used to have termites, but since these ants have cleaned out the local ones, I don't see any more termite scat. But I have seen large trails of these ants going into termite damaged wood.
Keeping my kids from growing up to be Howard Stern seems worth almost any price!;)
I know you have the smiley, but aside from Stern's language, what is so bad about a guy who worked his arse off to go from nothing to a very rich and successful guy near the top of his field? And on top of that, he is a constant voice for free speech.
Being an SBC DSL customer, this would be welcome news, but the question I have is, Where will this happen, when? Living in a neighborhood that is not quite on top of the charts, I wonder if it may take years before I see any activity in this area.
Are there any SBC folks who would know of any pending time schedules?
Pray tell, is there anything that isn't the Frenchs' fault?
Yes, the Los Angeles Dodgers recent fall from first place. That would be the Dodgers' fault and not the French. Unless you consider losing games to Montreal to be the French's fault..:)
Yes, the US lost that "Policing action". But remember, yet again, who it was we went there to help. Yep, the French. If France had been able to clean up their own mess, the USA would not have had to shed one drop of blood.
That sounds extremely noble in writing, but I doubt many people including yourself would actually be willing to die in order to prevent a law such as this one from being passed.
It would not start with death, it would start with large grass roots political fights. In the USA, I bet you would see people from both the left and the right lining up to fight this. Web sites would spring up in defiance. Of course, the SCOTUS would toss the law out. In USA, a law like that would be political suicide, plain and simple.
If all else failed and somehow the law did not get tossed, then you would see an escalation in actions. The citizens of USA might not agree on many things, but don't test Freedom of Speech
The bitter part comes in the last couple of paragraphs, where he takes the opportunity to say that Linus was a misguided kid who should have paid more attention in class such that he would have seen the obvious superiority of a microkernel over a macrokernel. But he's quick to point out that he and Linus are not enemies.
When I read it, to me it came across as a gentle rub, more good natured than bitter. Alas, when reading text, very often it is hard to determine the mind set of the author at the time of witing...
Another Victory for us parents who want to raise our kids without endless regulations and laws. It is my job to make sure my son does not have access to games I think are not suitable for him, not the store. So far this has worked out quite well.
PC online playing does not cost money just to connect, other than your ISP. I can go home and jump on hundreds of servers at no extra cost.
Also, many PC games are released with the tools to make your own game mods. Look at NeverWinterNights and UT2004. Both come with full mod development tool set. You think MS/Sony/Whoever will want the users to create their own games that they donm't get a slice of? Hardly....
The telling statment is that he said his wife will leave him if he did not follow. The grandparent is absolutely correct that there could be a major problem with the marriage. If he does not want to go, but decides he must, he will resent this, especially if his career suffers. A good friend of mine followed his wife back to her birth country because she could not handle USA. In a few years, he came back alone.
This need to run by the poster's wife should be looked at very carefully. If she is running from herself, no matter how far she runs, she will be sure to find herself there.*
If the reason to move is to raise kids in a nice place, then that actually is a very good reason to move. But I tell you, ultimatums backfire. And by the tone of the poster, I bet he feels a bit distressed over being forced out of the city and will regret it. I hope not, but being old and all, you recognize patterns in relationships and this is a pattern I have seen before.
(*that was a sort of quote from a Social Distortion song, Ball and Chain)
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In case the last 50 years has not taught you anything, it seems that none of the major powers are willing to blow up the world. It is this thing called Mutually Assured Destruction. Also, since the rest of the world looks down upon countries spreading nukes, I don't think China will be selling nukes or nuke capable missle technology any time soon.
Fine, you can drive your 4 Yugos to battle and I will be in my Hummer...
Please cite some backup for your communist rantings.....
Besides, the market for ICBMs are pretty small.. like none. Jet fighters, tanks, bombers, conventional missles, etc are what sell. And please don't try and tell me that China makes them better.
As these countries get richer, they need to build up their military to defend against the Terrorist Threat. And who makes the best weapons? Why USA of course.
In the piece, the guy they were talking had a buddy list with about 40 others. Trying to call them all just to say that he is drinking a beer at the corner pub is kind of silly.
The other "feature" they talked about was getting text messages from people who is on one of your buddies' buddy list. That way you can hook up with friends of friends.
The only good thing about the ants is that they keep cokroaches away.
And termites... They are here in SoCal as well. My house used to have termites, but since these ants have cleaned out the local ones, I don't see any more termite scat. But I have seen large trails of these ants going into termite damaged wood.
Keeping my kids from growing up to be Howard Stern seems worth almost any price! ;)
I know you have the smiley, but aside from Stern's language, what is so bad about a guy who worked his arse off to go from nothing to a very rich and successful guy near the top of his field? And on top of that, he is a constant voice for free speech.
The test page did push data to the opened MS window.
Did NOT push data..
The test page did push data to the opened MS window.
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Nothing to see, move along...
Being an SBC DSL customer, this would be welcome news, but the question I have is, Where will this happen, when? Living in a neighborhood that is not quite on top of the charts, I wonder if it may take years before I see any activity in this area.
Are there any SBC folks who would know of any pending time schedules?
Pray tell, is there anything that isn't the Frenchs' fault?
Yes, the Los Angeles Dodgers recent fall from first place. That would be the Dodgers' fault and not the French. Unless you consider losing games to Montreal to be the French's fault.. :)
Its those poodles with their hair cuts... scary I tell ya!
Yes, the US lost that "Policing action". But remember, yet again, who it was we went there to help. Yep, the French. If France had been able to clean up their own mess, the USA would not have had to shed one drop of blood.
While I might disagree with much of what our current administration is doing, I would still not trade that stupidity with the brand you are selling.
That sounds extremely noble in writing, but I doubt many people including yourself would actually be willing to die in order to prevent a law such as this one from being passed.
It would not start with death, it would start with large grass roots political fights. In the USA, I bet you would see people from both the left and the right lining up to fight this. Web sites would spring up in defiance. Of course, the SCOTUS would toss the law out. In USA, a law like that would be political suicide, plain and simple.
If all else failed and somehow the law did not get tossed, then you would see an escalation in actions. The citizens of USA might not agree on many things, but don't test Freedom of Speech
The bitter part comes in the last couple of paragraphs, where he takes the opportunity to say that Linus was a misguided kid who should have paid more attention in class such that he would have seen the obvious superiority of a microkernel over a macrokernel. But he's quick to point out that he and Linus are not enemies.
When I read it, to me it came across as a gentle rub, more good natured than bitter. Alas, when reading text, very often it is hard to determine the mind set of the author at the time of witing...
Is The Boeing Company large enough for you? The admins have been running around patching like fools the past few days either by hand, or an SMS push.
:)
Ever since the company got owned by the Slammer virus, they have been very proactive in mandating patches.
Of course as soon a patch breaks something.....
Another Victory for us parents who want to raise our kids without endless regulations and laws. It is my job to make sure my son does not have access to games I think are not suitable for him, not the store. So far this has worked out quite well.
Well done legislators!!
Overrated?!?!?... geez moderators can be dumbasses.
Google Watch also raises some interesting points concerning privacy, such as their persistant cookies and ties to the Bush Administration.
PC online playing does not cost money just to connect, other than your ISP. I can go home and jump on hundreds of servers at no extra cost.
Also, many PC games are released with the tools to make your own game mods. Look at NeverWinterNights and UT2004. Both come with full mod development tool set. You think MS/Sony/Whoever will want the users to create their own games that they donm't get a slice of? Hardly....
dude.. stop feeding the trolls...
btw.. you are right in your posts. These other folks are just confused....
The telling statment is that he said his wife will leave him if he did not follow. The grandparent is absolutely correct that there could be a major problem with the marriage. If he does not want to go, but decides he must, he will resent this, especially if his career suffers. A good friend of mine followed his wife back to her birth country because she could not handle USA. In a few years, he came back alone.
This need to run by the poster's wife should be looked at very carefully. If she is running from herself, no matter how far she runs, she will be sure to find herself there.*
If the reason to move is to raise kids in a nice place, then that actually is a very good reason to move. But I tell you, ultimatums backfire. And by the tone of the poster, I bet he feels a bit distressed over being forced out of the city and will regret it. I hope not, but being old and all, you recognize patterns in relationships and this is a pattern I have seen before.
(*that was a sort of quote from a Social Distortion song, Ball and Chain)
SSSSHHHHhhhhhhhh...
don't let the secret out...
I still have the green card larywers t-shirt that someone from news.admin was selling. Ahh, the good old days...