We are talking about two different things. I absolutely agree with your statement. I just wish the government would limit itself in such a manner.
By what I mean by "taking" aren't intangibles, but monetary equivelants. Intangibles are indeed valuable, but not in monetary means of measure. My Liberty is NOT for sale.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happyness are not monetizable. The Peace Treaty you propose could enhance or remove personal liberties of the designated citizens.
Actually those people who think I am wasting my vote for voting off party are the ones that need to vote for the winner, or else their vote is just as wasted as mine (perhaps more so).
At least my vote says "I don't like either of the two idiots running"
Then you believe that all votes are a waste unless you get something from the politicians who are in office.
What you must realize though is that in order for a politician to give you something, he must first take it from someone else. You may not have a problem with that at first, but in time, you will realize that eventually they will start taking from you.
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A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years.
If you are advanced enough to compile source code in such a way that it performs better or in a tighter controlled manner, which suits the purposes you need better than off the shelf builds (packages), then by all means, build it from source.
If on the other hand, you don't have a compelling reason to compile the source, then use the packaged product.
I don't know about you, but for most of my servers, the extra configuration options needed to squeeze an extra few percentage points of performance isn't enough to bother running my own compile.
Those that say they review ALL code before compiling for security (backdoors, holes etc) problems are probably lying. I am sure there are a couple people who do.
Basically if you do it just so you can be 1337, you are just vain, as I doubt that most people would see/feel the difference.
When the laser scanners were coming out, everybody was saying, retailers are going to collect information about what you buy. And none of that happened
This is NOT entirely accurate. The biggest Retailer has been tracking customer purchasing for YEARS, and reselling that data to its suppliers.
Here is a HINT, it is the same Retailer that is pushing for RFID tags on all its products.
Unregulated Government is as dangerous as unregulated business, even more so. The power to tax is immesurably more powerful a tool than any business could use.
When will the government stop this capitalism run amok?
This is NOT a problem with Capitalism. This is a problem with SOCIALISM. Our country has become MORE socialistic, and this is the result. True Capitalism is much more LIBERTARIAN, with the government resolving disputes, not creating laws to protect people from themselves.
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First hit is free.
After that it is $7.95 day habit. I predict a rise in crime surrounding Pac Bell Park for all those fans trying to pay for their habit.
Ah,
We are talking about two different things. I absolutely agree with your statement. I just wish the government would limit itself in such a manner.
By what I mean by "taking" aren't intangibles, but monetary equivelants. Intangibles are indeed valuable, but not in monetary means of measure. My Liberty is NOT for sale.
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happyness are not monetizable. The Peace Treaty you propose could enhance or remove personal liberties of the designated citizens.
Ah,
:)
I misunderstood your point. LOL, it happens.
Actually those people who think I am wasting my vote for voting off party are the ones that need to vote for the winner, or else their vote is just as wasted as mine (perhaps more so).
At least my vote says "I don't like either of the two idiots running"
Then you believe that all votes are a waste unless you get something from the politicians who are in office.
What you must realize though is that in order for a politician to give you something, he must first take it from someone else. You may not have a problem with that at first, but in time, you will realize that eventually they will start taking from you.
----
A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largess from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy, always followed by a dictatorship. The average age of the world's great civilizations has been two hundred years.
--Alexander Tytler
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We are approaching economic collapse.
It depends.
If you are advanced enough to compile source code in such a way that it performs better or in a tighter controlled manner, which suits the purposes you need better than off the shelf builds (packages), then by all means, build it from source.
If on the other hand, you don't have a compelling reason to compile the source, then use the packaged product.
I don't know about you, but for most of my servers, the extra configuration options needed to squeeze an extra few percentage points of performance isn't enough to bother running my own compile.
Those that say they review ALL code before compiling for security (backdoors, holes etc) problems are probably lying. I am sure there are a couple people who do.
Basically if you do it just so you can be 1337, you are just vain, as I doubt that most people would see/feel the difference.
I am almost 40, I stopped voting two party candidates nearly 20 years ago. I haven't regretted it on bit.
The funny thing is, people often complain that I am wasting my vote, or worse, allowing the greater of two evils win.
Well to them I just point out, unless you vote for the winner, you have wasted your vote, and the lessor of two evils is still evil.
I refuse to vote for anyone who can win. It only encourages them to keep trying.
This is NOT entirely accurate. The biggest Retailer has been tracking customer purchasing for YEARS, and reselling that data to its suppliers.
Here is a HINT, it is the same Retailer that is pushing for RFID tags on all its products.
http://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/
The French would be speaking German or living life as a lampshade if it wasn't for the US, TWICE.
My mother in law is from France, and you know what, SHE AGREES with me.
LOL. Another one of the famous French Milatary Victories
Yeah, and I use TCP, which MUST be another version of the powerful drug PCP. Or was it THC? GHB? LSD?
See kiddies, what computers will do to you?
This is your brain, 7h1s 15 y0uR 8r41n 0n 1337. Any questions?
No, But I thought it looked like a "Little Playmate Cooler" by Igloo
[blockquote]Your anger betrays you.[/blockquote]
Pot, is that you?
Now I know what they are doing with that new supercluster.
Your post as Anonymous Coward says more about you than you said about me. But as a complete moron, will won't have a clue what I mean.
I will tell you who loses each election. The Stupid people voting for politicians expecting government to solve ALL their problems.
Rebublicans vote for Tax cutting
Democrats vote for Social programs
Rebublicans vote for defense
Democrats vote against war
Rebublicans vote for ______
Democrates vote against _______
Rebublicans vote against ________
Democrats vote for ________
Solve your own damn problems, and let the government keep out of my business.
You shall not talk about the Illuminati, except on pain of Death.
As an expert on the Illuminati, I can reasonably conclude that you are NOT a member of the Illuminati.
If you want to know my qualifications as an expert, I cannot tell you. You understand?
Well then, we might actually have a decent coversation, should we ever meet.
They are planning to use Slashdot. The ultimate DDOS generation service.
I want to be the first to register bat.mobile
Unregulated Government is as dangerous as unregulated business, even more so. The power to tax is immesurably more powerful a tool than any business could use.
Actually, I understand MORE about Marx than most, having studied him. If one doesn't understand his enemy, he cannot fight them. I also know Sun Tzu.
And you? What do you know about anything?
Facism is a form of Socialism. IT is Corporate Socialism.
This is NOT a problem with Capitalism. This is a problem with SOCIALISM. Our country has become MORE socialistic, and this is the result. True Capitalism is much more LIBERTARIAN, with the government resolving disputes, not creating laws to protect people from themselves.
32 bit extensions to a 16 bit OS, built for an 8 Bit CPU by a two bit company.
Defining the Microsoft Legacy.