It is a Stephen Colbert quote. Full quote reproduced here:
"I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in 'reality.' And reality has a well-known liberal bias." - Stephen Colbert
Wouldn't work until you hit a critical mass of people using GPS with traffic monitoring.
Even then, for most people the daily commute is a habit that is not easily broken, and even if they hear about traffic up ahead, few seek an alternate route.
It is the voters who are electing people who represent them, and to make decisions on their behalf. Voting is not only a right, it is also a responsibility, and one that people need to take more seriously. If the only way to get them to see that is a direct link between votes and the consequences, then so be it. Also, a million dollar settlement in a city of a million people would only mean one dollar per person (yes, very exaggerated, rounded numbers, I have no idea what the population is there) but if everyone pays a dollar (or 5 or 10 dollars) and *knows* it, hopefully they will take that into account next time they vote.
The penalty will be applied to all the taxpayers, each paying a tiny portion, and I think that is actually an appropriate punishment to be applied to them for electing the brain-dead morons who hired that principal. Actions have consequences, and if you elect and appoint people like that in your town, you pay the consequences.
Instead of taxing work, which is something to be encourages, or a sales tax, when sales should also be encouraged as a benefit to the economy, why doesn't the government *only* tax things it wants to discourage, like fuel consumption and energy use? How much would you be willing to pay for a gallon of gasoline if you had no income tax or other sales tax? Of course solar and wind power would be tax free, and it wouldn't take long (maybe a few years) for most industries to make the switch. It doesn't have to happen all at once, but a gradual shift over a 10 year period from income tax to a tax on pollution, and consumption of non-renewable resources would go a long way to not only dramatically reducing the carbon dioxide output of the country, but also the pollution generated. (yay! breathable air in our cities again)
You lie. There are no 6-month old PowerBooks. The last of the PowerBook line was discontinued over a year ago, when they were phased out in favor of the Intel based MacBook Pro.
I put them in the same category as "Creation Scientists" and Flat Earthers. They have a theory, and the vast majority of science has examined the theory, and found it to be wrong. You can always find one or two nutjobs to advocate for any postion, no matter how absurd, and when you combine those crazy people with the overwhelming financial support for their point of view from industries who have no interest in truth, only in profit (while real scientists are starved for funding by governments with other priorities) you get this "debate" that makes it seem like there are two perfectly reasonable sides to the argument, when in reality one side is so absurd it is not even worth debating.
Climate change is real, folks. I have no financial interest in either side, and I'm quite certain of it.
Sorry to reply to my own comment, but now that I've RTFA and realized that we're talking about portable drives, I figured I should point out that these are also available from LaCie: http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=1 0691
LaCie had a 500GB AES 128-bit hardware encryption fingerprint-biometric (with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, & USB 2.0) like, 6 months ago! Why is this news?
Someone always asks this question, and I know its not meant to be answered, but I will anyway.
The reason they don't make the whole plane out of the same material as the black box is that if they did, it would be way to heavy to ever get off the ground (and if it did, it would use so much fuel that a plane ticket would cost 10 times as much).
Also, in a plane crash, its not the plane breaking apart that usually causes the deaths, its that sudden stop when the plane hits the ground that gets you, and the heat from the burning jet fuel. If you somehow manage to survive the impact and the heat, there is still the problem of smoke and fumes from burning jet fuel. That stuff really has a knack for ruining your day.
I say do it! Then the crazy fundies will stop buying Wiis, and there will be more for the rest of us! (I *still* haven't been able to find one anywhere in Toronto. Mostly because the shipments arrive during the day when I'm at work, and always sell out within 20-30 minutes)
The change you are talking about is the switch from real sugar to high fructose corn syrup, and it happened almost a year before the introduction of New Coke. It was pretty uneventful, since there were no blogs back then. A few people complained, but they were ignored.
Certainly there was a value placed on higher-quality meat. Part of the problem is that pure capitalism imposes no penalty for deception. If the meat packers lie about the origins of the meat or the processing method used, their deception is very profitable for them, and the long term health of the population suffers. (The same could be said for several modern industries. There is still very little penalty for misleading marketing, and in fact the fastest route to getting rich quick in the USA seems to be deceptive advertising and marketing bullshit; hence the preponderance of snake oil infomercials that pollute our airwaves.)
When we report this kind of stat, can we please report it accurately and say that 25% of Windows computers are in a botnet, or infected, or spamming us, etc...
This in no way applies to any Mac, Linux, Unix, or other machines. Botnets are, at this point, unique to windows! Make sure everyone knows it!
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It is a Stephen Colbert quote. Full quote reproduced here:
"I know there are some polls out there saying this man has a 32% approval rating. But guys like us, we don't pay attention to the polls. We know that polls are just a collection of statistics that reflect what people are thinking in 'reality.' And reality has a well-known liberal bias." - Stephen Colbert
Jumping the shark has jumped the shark.
Libertarianism is as unworkable as communism. Both are great in theory, but can never work in the real world.
Wouldn't work until you hit a critical mass of people using GPS with traffic monitoring.
Even then, for most people the daily commute is a habit that is not easily broken, and even if they hear about traffic up ahead, few seek an alternate route.
Grey is a colour.
Actually, neither is correct. It is a shade.
It is the voters who are electing people who represent them, and to make decisions on their behalf. Voting is not only a right, it is also a responsibility, and one that people need to take more seriously. If the only way to get them to see that is a direct link between votes and the consequences, then so be it. Also, a million dollar settlement in a city of a million people would only mean one dollar per person (yes, very exaggerated, rounded numbers, I have no idea what the population is there) but if everyone pays a dollar (or 5 or 10 dollars) and *knows* it, hopefully they will take that into account next time they vote.
Unfortunately, good technical support costs money, and companies in a race to the bottom don't want to spend it.
The penalty will be applied to all the taxpayers, each paying a tiny portion, and I think that is actually an appropriate punishment to be applied to them for electing the brain-dead morons who hired that principal. Actions have consequences, and if you elect and appoint people like that in your town, you pay the consequences.
Instead of taxing work, which is something to be encourages, or a sales tax, when sales should also be encouraged as a benefit to the economy, why doesn't the government *only* tax things it wants to discourage, like fuel consumption and energy use? How much would you be willing to pay for a gallon of gasoline if you had no income tax or other sales tax? Of course solar and wind power would be tax free, and it wouldn't take long (maybe a few years) for most industries to make the switch. It doesn't have to happen all at once, but a gradual shift over a 10 year period from income tax to a tax on pollution, and consumption of non-renewable resources would go a long way to not only dramatically reducing the carbon dioxide output of the country, but also the pollution generated. (yay! breathable air in our cities again)
Great! Now all I need is a Wii!
(Still searching for one in Toronto)
You lie. There are no 6-month old PowerBooks. The last of the PowerBook line was discontinued over a year ago, when they were phased out in favor of the Intel based MacBook Pro.
Exxon or Haliburton, tough call...
If the next President is a Democrat (or even an honorable Republican) then Halliburton is in deep doo-doo.
I put them in the same category as "Creation Scientists" and Flat Earthers. They have a theory, and the vast majority of science has examined the theory, and found it to be wrong. You can always find one or two nutjobs to advocate for any postion, no matter how absurd, and when you combine those crazy people with the overwhelming financial support for their point of view from industries who have no interest in truth, only in profit (while real scientists are starved for funding by governments with other priorities) you get this "debate" that makes it seem like there are two perfectly reasonable sides to the argument, when in reality one side is so absurd it is not even worth debating.
Climate change is real, folks. I have no financial interest in either side, and I'm quite certain of it.
Sorry to reply to my own comment, but now that I've RTFA and realized that we're talking about portable drives, I figured I should point out that these are also available from LaCie:1 0691
http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=
and have been for many moons.
LaCie had a 500GB AES 128-bit hardware encryption fingerprint-biometric (with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, & USB 2.0) like, 6 months ago! Why is this news?
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http://www.lacie.com/us/products/product.htm?pid=
This is the winter olympics we're talking about. They won't be running around in circles. They'll be skating around in circles!
Someone always asks this question, and I know its not meant to be answered, but I will anyway.
The reason they don't make the whole plane out of the same material as the black box is that if they did, it would be way to heavy to ever get off the ground (and if it did, it would use so much fuel that a plane ticket would cost 10 times as much).
Also, in a plane crash, its not the plane breaking apart that usually causes the deaths, its that sudden stop when the plane hits the ground that gets you, and the heat from the burning jet fuel. If you somehow manage to survive the impact and the heat, there is still the problem of smoke and fumes from burning jet fuel. That stuff really has a knack for ruining your day.
I say do it! Then the crazy fundies will stop buying Wiis, and there will be more for the rest of us! (I *still* haven't been able to find one anywhere in Toronto. Mostly because the shipments arrive during the day when I'm at work, and always sell out within 20-30 minutes)
What good is matchmaking if the guys outnumber the girls 100 to 1? (or even 20-1)
The change you are talking about is the switch from real sugar to high fructose corn syrup, and it happened almost a year before the introduction of New Coke. It was pretty uneventful, since there were no blogs back then. A few people complained, but they were ignored.
Didn't they see the episode of the Simpsons where Homer built the car?
The only ones I trust less than the government to keep my health information private is my HMO.
Certainly there was a value placed on higher-quality meat. Part of the problem is that pure capitalism imposes no penalty for deception. If the meat packers lie about the origins of the meat or the processing method used, their deception is very profitable for them, and the long term health of the population suffers. (The same could be said for several modern industries. There is still very little penalty for misleading marketing, and in fact the fastest route to getting rich quick in the USA seems to be deceptive advertising and marketing bullshit; hence the preponderance of snake oil infomercials that pollute our airwaves.)
This in no way applies to any Mac, Linux, Unix, or other machines. Botnets are, at this point, unique to windows! Make sure everyone knows it!