In addition to good boot socks, you should consider several pairs of knee-high hose too. Worn underneath the socks, the hose will go a long way toward preventing blisters. We used to do this in the Army when we had to hump long distances.
....when you elect fascist republicans to office who don't believe in a right to privacy...or in any of your rights at all. We are all criminals in their minds.
....and they are all criminals in my mind (and according to the constitution).
And in the US, hey, if you can execute `em for crimes committed while minors/mentally incompetent (and yes, I know that's a broader encapsulation than 'disabled'), why wouldn't you be able to sue `em?
When Edison started in the power business, he was a huge proponent of DC. Because of the limited distance that DC can travel, the power stations had to be on just about every city block. The cogeneration was basically a side-effect of this.
Then Nikola Tesla came along, pushing AC. The benefit of AC (at that time) was the ability to centralize the power generation (e.g. Niagra Falls), and transmit the pwoer over long distances. For a long time, there were huge flamewars between Tesla and Edison, and Tesla's AC finally won out. I don't know if this was due to the power company's desire to monopolize, but I suspect that that had a lot to do with it (especially given the financial support of Tesla by JP Morgan and Westinghouse).
Just take a look at the "leadership" in both parties - their voting records, who their donors are, and how they don't actually represent the people who are just members of the parties. They feed at the same trough, and they are mostly equally corrupt. Kerry was a really lame-ass candidate, and I really don't think there would be any difference in the US policy (both domestic and foreign) if he were in the white house.
those that can't because of DRM'd CDs should just go out and buy a CD player.
And they wonder why there is so much animosity directed at their cartel from consumers.
The customer animosity will be hugely increased when (as many pointed out earlier), these DRM'd CD's won't even play on a regular CD player either, and they just wasted even more of their money.
A chimp would do a much, much better job (and is clearly more intelligent). I may not be some hard-core animal rights activist, but I sure wish people would stop insulting the simian population by comparing them with Bush!;)
When attempting to post the following in response to the parent: I just checked this morning and noticed something different looks great. Hell of a lot better then before. Looks a lot cleaner and sleaker. However my only concern is if you included an automated duper-detector. Or is that asking too much?
I got this meassage from/.: This exact comment has already been posted. Try to be more original...
For comments at least, an automated duper-detector has been successfully implemented.:)
In the 2004 election, Ralph Nader split from the Greens and ran on his own. I think this is because he disagreed with part of the platform of the Green Party. There isn't a party that can be all things to all people, and (due to media / electoral control and corruption), the US is stuck in a rut of Reps/Dems. I think they are both equally contemptible, in that they all go to the same rich people and corporations for their money. There are a few rare exceptions, but I don't live in their districts.
I would like to see a complete turnover of the white house, senate, and house by people voting for anybody OTHER than a Dem or Rep. One can dream...
Management bloat seems to be a very common theme within very large companies. At the last place I worked (really big company), this was certainly the case. There were about 10 levels of upper management**, and each person in these roles had to justify their jobs somehow. Usually, they just cut costs by laying people off. The layoff cycle was about every six months.
Fortunately, I was able to be laid off in the last cycle. That was an interesting day... you could tell who was laid off by the way they were smiling, and who wasn't by their scowls.
** Quick example: I once was told by my VP that he had just been to a meeting of the top 200; this was the top 200 VPs at this company.
I think that in Farenheit 9/11, Moore made the mistake of presenting his arguments, but not really providing enough information to back them up. I also think that he tried to put too much humor in the movie, which made it seem less credible.
I also think that it's not impossible that the whole thing could have been cooked up by the PNAC people, or - at the very least - ignored when there was a real threat.
Regarding the Bin-Laden family evacuation on 9/12, I think the point the Moore was trying to make was that they were not even questioned by the FBI prior to boarding the planes. Again, Moore's argument and supporting evidence were presented quite weakly.
You are correct in that security has not changed much in the last ten years, and that ten years ago it was already a horrendous idea. IMHO, we are no less or more secure than we were then.
What has changed, though, is that the potential for the abuse of such a database has dramatically increased in the time period. These changes have been taking place slowly and methodically over the last 20 years at least, through legislation. While we have been distracted by sports, reality-tv, and celeb breast exposures, the congress/senate/administrations have been changing the laws to erode the rights of the average (non-wealthy) citizen.
* Please note that this comment is US-centric; I cannot speak regarding any other countries.
And that was done to lessen the chances of confrontations that could lead to violence. There are many protests of the current administration and they aren't being shut down by any fascist society that you imagine to be in existence.
You are right that there are many protests of the current administration. I've been to many of them (a couple with 200,000+ people, one with 500,000+), and not one of them has been violent. They are mostly peace protests; Violence would be hypocritical. Also, it is interesting to note that, during the time of every one of these protests, the administration has been out of town.
Any time there has to be a "zone" for free speech, it is an indication that the politicians simply do not care what people have to say. I'm not only talking about the republicans here, but the dems too. They all feed at the same trough.
While we may not be fascist yet, we are headed that direction. Read some history and compare notes with the current trends and you'll understand.
You could count me as one of those Sun fanboys. I have been very happy with Sun hardware. Almost all of their boxes on which I've worked have never had a hardware failure. I even have a really old e250 that is still cranking along;)
I'm well pleased that they have diversified their product offering. It's nice to know that you can use one vendor for most of your server needs, regardless of platform, and with support for multiple OS's.
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In addition to good boot socks, you should consider several pairs of knee-high hose too. Worn underneath the socks, the hose will go a long way toward preventing blisters. We used to do this in the Army when we had to hump long distances.
....and they are all criminals in my mind (and according to the constitution).
or impeach 'em?
Sorry - couldn't resist ;)
Then Nikola Tesla came along, pushing AC. The benefit of AC (at that time) was the ability to centralize the power generation (e.g. Niagra Falls), and transmit the pwoer over long distances. For a long time, there were huge flamewars between Tesla and Edison, and Tesla's AC finally won out. I don't know if this was due to the power company's desire to monopolize, but I suspect that that had a lot to do with it (especially given the financial support of Tesla by JP Morgan and Westinghouse).
So are the republicans.
Just take a look at the "leadership" in both parties - their voting records, who their donors are, and how they don't actually represent the people who are just members of the parties. They feed at the same trough, and they are mostly equally corrupt. Kerry was a really lame-ass candidate, and I really don't think there would be any difference in the US policy (both domestic and foreign) if he were in the white house.
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Hey! We all know that the RIAA thinks of themselves as godlike, but let's not encourage that, eh? ;)
And they wonder why there is so much animosity directed at their cartel from consumers.
The customer animosity will be hugely increased when (as many pointed out earlier), these DRM'd CD's won't even play on a regular CD player either, and they just wasted even more of their money.
Jesus, as an AOL user, also considers blogging to be a form of therapy? Wow! ;)
Definitely. Even reading a good flamewar here on /. can be quite therapeutic. Some of the best entertainment going, these days.
A chimp would do a much, much better job (and is clearly more intelligent). I may not be some hard-core animal rights activist, but I sure wish people would stop insulting the simian population by comparing them with Bush! ;)
I know several people who would be interested in throwing a large rock, though.
I just checked this morning and noticed something different looks great. Hell of a lot better then before. Looks a lot cleaner and sleaker. However my only concern is if you included an automated duper-detector. Or is that asking too much?
I got this meassage from /.:
This exact comment has already been posted. Try to be more original...
For comments at least, an automated duper-detector has been successfully implemented. :)
I would like to see a complete turnover of the white house, senate, and house by people voting for anybody OTHER than a Dem or Rep. One can dream...
I wasn't surprised by that. What did surprise me is that the link to that article was not posted ny John Titor
Fortunately, I was able to be laid off in the last cycle. That was an interesting day... you could tell who was laid off by the way they were smiling, and who wasn't by their scowls.
** Quick example: I once was told by my VP that he had just been to a meeting of the top 200; this was the top 200 VPs at this company.
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Look Mom! I made a working Lego Tesla co<<<ZZZZAP>>>
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I also think that it's not impossible that the whole thing could have been cooked up by the PNAC people, or - at the very least - ignored when there was a real threat.
Regarding the Bin-Laden family evacuation on 9/12, I think the point the Moore was trying to make was that they were not even questioned by the FBI prior to boarding the planes. Again, Moore's argument and supporting evidence were presented quite weakly.
That movie could've been much better.
"that would be also idiotisch," says Krauss, "if it around dead animals goes, then that is no problem of the animal protection!"
Could Krauss be the new Babel-Yoda?
What has changed, though, is that the potential for the abuse of such a database has dramatically increased in the time period. These changes have been taking place slowly and methodically over the last 20 years at least, through legislation. While we have been distracted by sports, reality-tv, and celeb breast exposures, the congress/senate/administrations have been changing the laws to erode the rights of the average (non-wealthy) citizen.
* Please note that this comment is US-centric; I cannot speak regarding any other countries.
You are right that there are many protests of the current administration. I've been to many of them (a couple with 200,000+ people, one with 500,000+), and not one of them has been violent. They are mostly peace protests; Violence would be hypocritical. Also, it is interesting to note that, during the time of every one of these protests, the administration has been out of town.
Any time there has to be a "zone" for free speech, it is an indication that the politicians simply do not care what people have to say. I'm not only talking about the republicans here, but the dems too. They all feed at the same trough.
While we may not be fascist yet, we are headed that direction. Read some history and compare notes with the current trends and you'll understand.
I misread that as "People will use VM and run BOFH!" Now, that would be interesting to see....
In the case of choosing to buy GM, this would be a moot point ;)
I'm well pleased that they have diversified their product offering. It's nice to know that you can use one vendor for most of your server needs, regardless of platform, and with support for multiple OS's.