I note your numbers show $35 mil from unions. Doesn't sound like much compared to the $3.5 Billion your c friends spent.
And this is an example of why I called you an asshole. Never disputed that corporate was abusive with regard to lobbying. Citation to prove otherwise on your part. My point was that typical liberals point to corporate lobbying but ignore other special interest lobbying. Again, citation to prove I was saying anything different.
I like your quote though on labor.
The unions aka mob is really just an under the table corporation fscking us.
I was thinking the same about Labor Unions and Mob ties, but I thought it would be considered troll/flamebait so I didn't use that statement.
On topic though, why would it just be corporate that would lobby for more use of the UAV's? I can see labor lobbying for more of these for one reason only? Jobs.
That would not fit the slash dot acceptable position because it is not anti corporate.I know, it's just not right that corporations employ people. And looking at the first link, damn. Someone can take their hobby and make money. Looking at the second link, a place to go for technical jobs also. Again, just not the type of information that typical liberal slash doters want to hear about corporate America. JOBS.
NOTE: Figures are on this page are calculations by the Center for Responsive Politics based on data from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on April 25, 2010.
Learn to fucking read.
Learn to comprehend what the fuck you read.
Learn to provide evidence to support your fucking argument if you disagree what the evidence put forth.
I noticed the decrease in the number of lobbyists. I also noticed that the total amount spent is lower, much. But hey, unlike you. I reconize that the fucking year isn't half over yet.
You know asshole, 2010. It's only July.
If you don't have evidence to dispute the numbers,shut the fuck up asshole.
are caused by those transnational corporations bribing our politicians (or to put it politely, "Lobbying").
Unions would never bribe(lobby) our politicions.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.php?txt=P01&cycle=2010
Home Influence & Lobbying PACs Labor
In Influence & Lobbying
Save/Share:
PrintE-mail
PACs
Labor
PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates
Total Amount: $38,145,981
Total to Democrats: $35,533,039 (93%)
Total to Republicans: $2,577,692 (7%)
Number of PACs making contributions: 76
Hmmmm, lets try: http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.php?txt=Q01&cycle=2010
Home Influence & Lobbying PACs Ideological/Single-Issue
PACs
Ideological/Single-Issue
PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates.
Total Amount: $27,593,911
Total to Democrats: $14,981,766 (54%)
Total to Republicans: $12,418,859 (45%)
Number of PACs making contributions: 68
Abortion Policy/Pro-Choice: $318,014
graphgraph
78% to Dems / 22% to Repubs
Abortion Policy/Pro-Life: $71,941
graphgraph
8% to Dems / 85% to Repubs
Democratic/Liberal: $1,299,340
graphgraph
99% to Dems / 1% to Repubs
Environment: $281,552
graphgraph
90% to Dems / 10% to Repubs
Foreign & Defense Policy: $394,227
graphgraph
71% to Dems / 28% to Repubs
Gun Control: $2,750
graphgraph
100% to Dems / 0% to Repubs
Gun Rights: $508,698
graphgraph
29% to Dems / 71% to Repubs
Human Rights: $1,168,960
graphgraph
87% to Dems / 13% to Repubs
Leadership PACs: $19,269,785
graphgraph
51% to Dems / 48% to Repubs
Misc Issues: $865,836
graphgraph
68% to Dems / 31% to Repubs
Pro-Israel: $1,640,898
graphgraph
62% to Dems / 38% to Repubs
Republican/Conservative: $1,475,409
graphgraph
0% to Dems / 97% to Repubs
Women's Issues: $296,501
graphgraph
86% to Dems / 14% to Repubs
I like how you chose to ignore non business lobbying in your statement. Could it be your a hypocrite?
Quit being a typical liberal, state ALL the facts. Not just some of them to make your point.
Destroying a huge region of ecosystem and screwing up hundreds of thousands of lives is not the same thing
You do realize that your electronic toys are products that were manufactured in third world countries where the working conditions are terrible. People die making your toys dick head.
Own a iPhone asshole? Seriously? You do know that workers are killing themselves at the factory in China don't you? Do you care? Didn't think so. Your as bad as EVERY MOTHER FUCKING COOPERATION you bitch and moan about.
You get a receipt? Peace of paper with the time, date, and transaction. Are you always in the habit of paying for anything, no matter how you pay for it, without receiving a receipt???????
ok, I hate to say it. But there is logic to what your saying.
Myself, I refuse to tie my self to any product that closely that I no longer have a choice. I find it interesting that I can think of no other product, other then windows, where a person is tied so tightly to the product they find it difficult to go to another product.
And probably they're already invested in iPhone apps.)
I do not have the numbers to back up this statement, so it is only an assumption. But based on the postings I have seen here and on other forums, I believe most iPhone owners also own other iProducts. Is it possible to transfer these apps to the other products.
I know when I owned(won it) an iPod Touch, all the apps would work on the iPhone. Then I gave the iPod to my daughter because I hate iTunes.
One tiny detail we overlooked in Apple’s last statement confirming the iPhone 4/iOS 4 reception problem was “if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.” Apparently this includes a change where Apple Stores won’t charge the usual 10% restocking fee, in this case $19.90 for the 16 GB iPhone 4 and $29.90 for the 32 GB version.
I hate apple, but that just answered a question for me about apple consumers along with the company itself.
The company is honoring its return policy.
Only an apple zombie would keep a defective product when they could return it for a full refund. Are people really this stupid? Seriously, are they?
you could use an iPhone and just not use App Store and get the same deal.
Then you would be purchasing the iCrap without the ability to have any aps at all. Oh, you forgot. iCrap only allows you to load applications that have been ok'd by the proprietary app store.
Have to love the apple fan club.
Ok asshole. All government data SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED. Because of YOUR ARGUMENT. People that disagree with the conclusion are amateurs and mad dog skeptics(in your fucking words).
Put up or shut up. If you don't want to share data, then nobody else should either. And your fucking opinion doesn't count worth jack shit on these other topics for the same reason that you don't consider others opinions as relevant. Its NOT YOUR FUCKING PROFESSION so you shouldn't have any input to how decisions are made. Your just a nay sayer that will find any excuse to say they are wrong. Isn't that EXACTLY what your saying with regard to this research?
They dealt with a criminal web site(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay_trial) to perform criminal acts. They deserve to be robbed of their personal information. What goes around comes around. Hope the information is sold to other criminals so they can continue to be robbed just like these people continue to rob others.
fuck em, they deserve what they got.
You know, you made a very valid point that makes me change my position.
Trips. No matter how you make the trip(plane, train, car), you have limited space. And books both take up space and make your luggage heavier. If your flying, this could cause the cost of your ticket to go up. Ok, you got me on this one.
When it comes to the storage of books in my living area. I try to share my books with others after I have finished reading them. Or, I give them to the library. I don't like rereading books, just something I never did. I'm looking to go through all my books I have at the house now and give them to the library.
Good point though about trips.
Please note that I am only talking about the books that I own for reading pleasure.
lol, I think Tom Clancy has lost his touch. My favorite author would be Clive Custler. I've found Brad Thor to a hit or miss as to if I like him or not. This novel I'm just now finishing is one that I sat down and didn't touch for months because it just didn't hold my interest.
I've read all of the Dan Brown series. And always before the movies came out. Angel and Demons was the best, with The lost symbol being the absolute worse. I have tried to find like subject manner, which has led me to James Rollins and a few other authors of the same type story line.
lol, and I do read left wing material also. There is always a grain of truth in all positions. The trick is to find it.
So, please. Just because you don't agree with my politics do not restrict my reading material. You would be surprised what I like to read. Hell, I know I am.
lol, ok. I'm a blood and guts type of guy when it comes to reading. I currently am reading a Brad Thor novel called Takedown. I will have to check out The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston. I am always looking for new authors.
And I agree. I helped start a "book exchange" at my previous place of employment. Books are like knowledge, they are a good thing to share. You have never read enough books and you never have too much knowledge. lol, that kind of goes together though I would think.
Personal reading for enjoyment, I use nothing but hard copy books. The argument that you can take 30 books on an electronic reader just doesn't wash with me. This reading is for enjoyment, and I would rather savor my joy one book at a time. If I am not reading it, it is because the story has lost my interest and I no longer want that book with me no matter what the source.
Technical books, I prefer electronic. This is reference material, and I am a firm believer that there is never enough reference material. Being able to carry 30 books is an asset and improves job performance.
Why the hell was this marked off topic? It is addressing a previous post's remarks and is relevant to the discussion.
No shit, sometimes fucking moderators are just assholes.
For fucks sake moderators, go back through the thread if you don't think something is on topic. You never know what the comment is about. Or what, are you just proving the statistics of this story by the way you moderate? You do not comprehend as well when reading electronic versus paper material.
If your going to mark a lower post as off topic assholes, make sure you mark the leading post the reply to as off topic also. Fucking idiots.
I never thought about DNS being the issue. I have stopped using the ISP's DNS, and now use OpenDNS. Hell, I thought I had something running that was slowing things down. I even did speed tests to see if my connection speed had degraded from the ISP.
I'll have to look to how I have the DNS set up. Thank you.
Fair enough. I have been use to seeing them for the last couple years. I can not state one way or another if they were/are everywhere. Or for how long.
Never said I was num nuts. Read ALL the fucking posts. The thread talks about using Linux emulation to put Chrome on FreeBSD. There are source and binaries for Linux.
In the Middle Ages, fines were the most common punishment for theft, and one that was not considered dishonorable. More severe cases could be punishable by flogging, the cutting off of one or both ears or a hand, or death by hanging. Even the loss of an ear made the perpetrator’s shame permanently visible.
Flogging is a good punishment for thieves.
I have been robbed, so people like you do not think my opinion counts.
I have had scum bags take my work to further their own carrier, or at least tried to. No difference then what you are doing.
You download without paying, your a thief. Harsher punishment should be applied. I was looking for an example of disfigurement. Ie, cut your fucking balls off you mother fucker for taking something that wasn't yours.
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Use the Consumer Reports suggestion. Duct Tape.
I note your numbers show $35 mil from unions. Doesn't sound like much compared to the $3.5 Billion your c friends spent.
And this is an example of why I called you an asshole. Never disputed that corporate was abusive with regard to lobbying. Citation to prove otherwise on your part. My point was that typical liberals point to corporate lobbying but ignore other special interest lobbying. Again, citation to prove I was saying anything different.
I like your quote though on labor.
The unions aka mob is really just an under the table corporation fscking us.
I was thinking the same about Labor Unions and Mob ties, but I thought it would be considered troll/flamebait so I didn't use that statement.
On topic though, why would it just be corporate that would lobby for more use of the UAV's? I can see labor lobbying for more of these for one reason only? Jobs.
http://careers.wylelabs.com/careers.aspx?adata=OxOh8%2BZoVixBCv5z5RQ38q6SHyuT9YS5PDYsLFzTo%2Fszzc5AOoQcvQddQNOHO2CKqE%2F0E6jH6BA69XTfiH2s4JDEp9eLji%2FXOSGvVibXLgs%3D
http://jobs.uavs.biz/a/jbb/find-jobs
That would not fit the slash dot acceptable position because it is not anti corporate.I know, it's just not right that corporations employ people. And looking at the first link, damn. Someone can take their hobby and make money. Looking at the second link, a place to go for technical jobs also. Again, just not the type of information that typical liberal slash doters want to hear about corporate America. JOBS.
NOTE: Figures are on this page are calculations by the Center for Responsive Politics based on data from the Senate Office of Public Records. Data for the most recent year was downloaded on April 25, 2010.
Learn to fucking read.
Learn to comprehend what the fuck you read.
Learn to provide evidence to support your fucking argument if you disagree what the evidence put forth.
Fucking asshole
You know asshole, 2010. It's only July.
If you don't have evidence to dispute the numbers,shut the fuck up asshole.
are caused by those transnational corporations bribing our politicians (or to put it politely, "Lobbying").
Unions would never bribe(lobby) our politicions.
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.php?txt=P01&cycle=2010
Home Influence & Lobbying PACs Labor
In Influence & Lobbying
Save/Share:
PrintE-mail
PACs
Labor
PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates
Total Amount: $38,145,981
Total to Democrats: $35,533,039 (93%)
Total to Republicans: $2,577,692 (7%)
Number of PACs making contributions: 76
Hmmmm, lets try:
http://www.opensecrets.org/pacs/sector.php?txt=Q01&cycle=2010
Home Influence & Lobbying PACs Ideological/Single-Issue
PACs
Ideological/Single-Issue
PAC Contributions to Federal Candidates.
Total Amount: $27,593,911
Total to Democrats: $14,981,766 (54%)
Total to Republicans: $12,418,859 (45%)
Number of PACs making contributions: 68
Abortion Policy/Pro-Choice: $318,014 graphgraph 78% to Dems / 22% to Repubs
Abortion Policy/Pro-Life: $71,941 graphgraph 8% to Dems / 85% to Repubs
Democratic/Liberal: $1,299,340 graphgraph 99% to Dems / 1% to Repubs
Environment: $281,552 graphgraph 90% to Dems / 10% to Repubs
Foreign & Defense Policy: $394,227 graphgraph 71% to Dems / 28% to Repubs
Gun Control: $2,750 graphgraph 100% to Dems / 0% to Repubs
Gun Rights: $508,698 graphgraph 29% to Dems / 71% to Repubs
Human Rights: $1,168,960 graphgraph 87% to Dems / 13% to Repubs
Leadership PACs: $19,269,785 graphgraph 51% to Dems / 48% to Repubs
Misc Issues: $865,836 graphgraph 68% to Dems / 31% to Repubs
Pro-Israel: $1,640,898 graphgraph 62% to Dems / 38% to Repubs
Republican/Conservative: $1,475,409 graphgraph 0% to Dems / 97% to Repubs
Women's Issues: $296,501 graphgraph 86% to Dems / 14% to Repubs
I like how you chose to ignore non business lobbying in your statement. Could it be your a hypocrite?
Quit being a typical liberal, state ALL the facts. Not just some of them to make your point.
Destroying a huge region of ecosystem and screwing up hundreds of thousands of lives is not the same thing
You do realize that your electronic toys are products that were manufactured in third world countries where the working conditions are terrible. People die making your toys dick head.
Own a iPhone asshole? Seriously? You do know that workers are killing themselves at the factory in China don't you? Do you care? Didn't think so. Your as bad as EVERY MOTHER FUCKING COOPERATION you bitch and moan about.
And if the clerk pockets the cash and calls the cops on you to cover the theft? Here's a 20 for pump #2. *pumps $20 worth of gas and takes off*.
Just saying, ask for a receipt if your worried about the clerk pocketing your cash. Have proof of your purchase.
You get a receipt? Peace of paper with the time, date, and transaction. Are you always in the habit of paying for anything, no matter how you pay for it, without receiving a receipt???????
Myself, I refuse to tie my self to any product that closely that I no longer have a choice. I find it interesting that I can think of no other product, other then windows, where a person is tied so tightly to the product they find it difficult to go to another product.
And probably they're already invested in iPhone apps.)
I do not have the numbers to back up this statement, so it is only an assumption. But based on the postings I have seen here and on other forums, I believe most iPhone owners also own other iProducts. Is it possible to transfer these apps to the other products.
I know when I owned(won it) an iPod Touch, all the apps would work on the iPhone. Then I gave the iPod to my daughter because I hate iTunes.
Good point though.
In my world: You buy a product. It's crap. You get a refund and don't buy again from the company.
Here you go, you really should have provided a link to prove that apple will do a return on the iCrap. Ug, I mean iPhone http://www.intomobile.com/2010/07/05/apple-waiving-10-restocking-fee-for-returned-iphones/
One tiny detail we overlooked in Apple’s last statement confirming the iPhone 4/iOS 4 reception problem was “if you are not fully satisfied, you can return your undamaged iPhone to any Apple Retail Store or the online Apple Store within 30 days of purchase for a full refund.” Apparently this includes a change where Apple Stores won’t charge the usual 10% restocking fee, in this case $19.90 for the 16 GB iPhone 4 and $29.90 for the 32 GB version.
I hate apple, but that just answered a question for me about apple consumers along with the company itself.
The company is honoring its return policy.
Only an apple zombie would keep a defective product when they could return it for a full refund. Are people really this stupid? Seriously, are they?
you could use an iPhone and just not use App Store and get the same deal.
Then you would be purchasing the iCrap without the ability to have any aps at all. Oh, you forgot. iCrap only allows you to load applications that have been ok'd by the proprietary app store.
Have to love the apple fan club.
lol, that was a great episode. God, that was funny.
I was surprised that the apple fan club didn't cry about how they were being picked on.
Ok asshole. All government data SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED. Because of YOUR ARGUMENT. People that disagree with the conclusion are amateurs and mad dog skeptics(in your fucking words).
Put up or shut up. If you don't want to share data, then nobody else should either. And your fucking opinion doesn't count worth jack shit on these other topics for the same reason that you don't consider others opinions as relevant. Its NOT YOUR FUCKING PROFESSION so you shouldn't have any input to how decisions are made. Your just a nay sayer that will find any excuse to say they are wrong. Isn't that EXACTLY what your saying with regard to this research?
God, I hate fucking hypocrites. No shit.
They dealt with a criminal web site(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay_trial) to perform criminal acts. They deserve to be robbed of their personal information. What goes around comes around. Hope the information is sold to other criminals so they can continue to be robbed just like these people continue to rob others. fuck em, they deserve what they got.
Trips. No matter how you make the trip(plane, train, car), you have limited space. And books both take up space and make your luggage heavier. If your flying, this could cause the cost of your ticket to go up. Ok, you got me on this one.
When it comes to the storage of books in my living area. I try to share my books with others after I have finished reading them. Or, I give them to the library. I don't like rereading books, just something I never did. I'm looking to go through all my books I have at the house now and give them to the library.
Good point though about trips.
Please note that I am only talking about the books that I own for reading pleasure.
I've read all of the Dan Brown series. And always before the movies came out. Angel and Demons was the best, with The lost symbol being the absolute worse. I have tried to find like subject manner, which has led me to James Rollins and a few other authors of the same type story line.
lol, and I do read left wing material also. There is always a grain of truth in all positions. The trick is to find it.
So, please. Just because you don't agree with my politics do not restrict my reading material. You would be surprised what I like to read. Hell, I know I am.
lol, ok. I'm a blood and guts type of guy when it comes to reading. I currently am reading a Brad Thor novel called Takedown. I will have to check out The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death by Charlie Huston. I am always looking for new authors.
And I agree. I helped start a "book exchange" at my previous place of employment. Books are like knowledge, they are a good thing to share. You have never read enough books and you never have too much knowledge. lol, that kind of goes together though I would think.
Technical books, I prefer electronic. This is reference material, and I am a firm believer that there is never enough reference material. Being able to carry 30 books is an asset and improves job performance.
Just my preference though.
No shit, sometimes fucking moderators are just assholes.
For fucks sake moderators, go back through the thread if you don't think something is on topic. You never know what the comment is about. Or what, are you just proving the statistics of this story by the way you moderate? You do not comprehend as well when reading electronic versus paper material.
If your going to mark a lower post as off topic assholes, make sure you mark the leading post the reply to as off topic also. Fucking idiots.
Completely acceptable load times. Again, I had tested different browsers when I had issues before and found differences in the page load times.
Not ready to make it my default browser again, but I am happy to say I won't be uninstalling it.
What the hell, I haven't a clue.
I'll have to look to how I have the DNS set up. Thank you.
Fair enough. I have been use to seeing them for the last couple years. I can not state one way or another if they were/are everywhere. Or for how long.
I have to go to FireFox on FreeBSD because chrome is not ported.
Again, stupid mother fucker. Learn to read
Stupid mother fucker.
But I NEVER EVER see an illegal down-loader address that. They ALWAYS say they are not taking anything from the owner because its electronic.
Um, buckwheet. It took work to produce the electronic file.
Truthfully, I think we should adopt ancient ways to punish people like you. http://www.milism.net/romanarmy.htm
Common criminals, such as thieves, were stoned. The wronged population exacted revenge.
http://www.historicallocks.com/en/site/hl/Articles/Theft-and-punishment/
In the Middle Ages, fines were the most common punishment for theft, and one that was not considered dishonorable. More severe cases could be punishable by flogging, the cutting off of one or both ears or a hand, or death by hanging. Even the loss of an ear made the perpetrator’s shame permanently visible.
Flogging is a good punishment for thieves.
I have been robbed, so people like you do not think my opinion counts.
I have had scum bags take my work to further their own carrier, or at least tried to. No difference then what you are doing.
You download without paying, your a thief. Harsher punishment should be applied. I was looking for an example of disfigurement. Ie, cut your fucking balls off you mother fucker for taking something that wasn't yours.