Really puts it into perspective when I hear people talking about the net and how new and exciting it is (usually older people). I was around on the net when CNET lauched. I've been using it for abut 1/3 of my life. Not so new anymore!!!
Thats it. Spread the word to friends, relatives and workmates. One vote may not make a difference but if its 100,000 single votes then we have something!
Why not vote for a third party? I am an aussie and we have the same 2 party system here. And really its the same as the US. THere really isn't much difference by the big 2 who are just corporate whores anyway. As u always voted republican why not vote for a right leaning independent or minor party. Personally I lean to the left but I wouldn't vote democrat (or labour in oz). We need to move away from the 2 party system.
First up I am a pacifist and hate all types of war but realise that sometimes its envitable. We have come to a point where war is becoming safer (so to speak) I watched Thin Red Line last night and realised we will probably never see a war like that again. WE no longer need thousands of men to storm an island. We can use smart missiles to take out certain things and destroy the military. As much as I objected to the invasion of Iraq, less civilians died this time than the first time (i think). It is definately getting better for our soldiers. I read today that 4 US soldiers were killed. In WW2 it would have been 4000 killed. So i think its a double edged sword. Hoepfully in the future we can get to a point where we can ( to use military jargon) decapitate the enemy without civilian deaths.
Just thought I'd let you know that in OZ and the UK scouts has been co-ed for at least 20 years. I was one and its much better. (especially around the age of 16)
Can anyone here say that they would have gone and done this at 14 or 16. I played violent games back then. People like this should be locked away for life for stupidity. What the hell did they think was going to happen if they shot at cars. The people they should be sueing are the parents who let their kids get their hands on guns. First they blame tv, now games. Parents should need a license to raise children.
I don't know about the US but in Oz and the UK GTA is rated 18+ so they can't really blame the game as they shuldn't have been playing it in the first place.
Just been reading a bill bryson book (think its called a short history of everything) which is a short history of scientific discovery. it is full of examples of scientists being pooh-pooh by others but then the results turn out to be right. i say it may be competely wrong but at least give it ago
Nothing wrong with Jackass. I like firefly but love Jackass as well. I agree with all your points about lowest ccommon denominator but thats funniest home videos not jackass.
If we ever did land on mars would we have to worry about disease etc. THey put the moon landing team in quarantine for a while after they came back. THe moon is a pretty dead, sterile place but mars has a possibility. I mean if there is life it would probably be of the microscopic bacteria/single celled organism type. We know how much bugs from the old world annihilated populations in the new world. Imagine what something from another planet could do!
THey think is just about price. Its not. Its about price we are willing to pay for the music. As most music today is crap we are only willing to apy a pittance for it. Its the reverse of the pay peanuts saying.
I am not religious at all. People say how can something come from nothing....there must be a god. I always say that god is something from nothing. To me its just an easy explaination.
Will some start focusing on that. With a bit of time and money it could happen. THe carbon nanotubes are starting to be developed. Quit using the shuttles. Stop developing another, leave suborbital to the x-prize and start looking at the space elevator. We know thats the only way to go.
Ha, thats really quite amusing. Whats next journalistic integraty on Fox News. Btw China is not a socialist or communist state. They just claim they are. Kind of like how the US claims to be a democracy.
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Good point!!!
You don't think they chose that acronym for a reason. I think so.
They also allowed slavery. Just because it was ok back then doesn't mean it still is. Things change.
Do u really think that the untrained citizens of the US with a few guns could go up against the US military and come out on top?
Really puts it into perspective when I hear people talking about the net and how new and exciting it is (usually older people). I was around on the net when CNET lauched. I've been using it for abut 1/3 of my life. Not so new anymore!!!
Thats it. Spread the word to friends, relatives and workmates. One vote may not make a difference but if its 100,000 single votes then we have something!
What about $150,000 per song!!!
Why not vote for a third party? I am an aussie and we have the same 2 party system here. And really its the same as the US. THere really isn't much difference by the big 2 who are just corporate whores anyway. As u always voted republican why not vote for a right leaning independent or minor party. Personally I lean to the left but I wouldn't vote democrat (or labour in oz). We need to move away from the 2 party system.
First up I am a pacifist and hate all types of war but realise that sometimes its envitable. We have come to a point where war is becoming safer (so to speak) I watched Thin Red Line last night and realised we will probably never see a war like that again. WE no longer need thousands of men to storm an island. We can use smart missiles to take out certain things and destroy the military. As much as I objected to the invasion of Iraq, less civilians died this time than the first time (i think). It is definately getting better for our soldiers. I read today that 4 US soldiers were killed. In WW2 it would have been 4000 killed. So i think its a double edged sword. Hoepfully in the future we can get to a point where we can ( to use military jargon) decapitate the enemy without civilian deaths.
Finally the oz government does something thats good for IT. About time too.
Just thought I'd let you know that in OZ and the UK scouts has been co-ed for at least 20 years. I was one and its much better. (especially around the age of 16)
Can anyone here say that they would have gone and done this at 14 or 16. I played violent games back then. People like this should be locked away for life for stupidity. What the hell did they think was going to happen if they shot at cars. The people they should be sueing are the parents who let their kids get their hands on guns. First they blame tv, now games. Parents should need a license to raise children.
I don't know about the US but in Oz and the UK GTA is rated 18+ so they can't really blame the game as they shuldn't have been playing it in the first place.
Just been reading a bill bryson book (think its called a short history of everything) which is a short history of scientific discovery. it is full of examples of scientists being pooh-pooh by others but then the results turn out to be right. i say it may be competely wrong but at least give it ago
Nothing wrong with Jackass. I like firefly but love Jackass as well. I agree with all your points about lowest ccommon denominator but thats funniest home videos not jackass.
YOu'd think that nuclear power station control systems would be connected to the net. THey should be stand alone. Whats doing with that.
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If we ever did land on mars would we have to worry about disease etc. THey put the moon landing team in quarantine for a while after they came back. THe moon is a pretty dead, sterile place but mars has a possibility. I mean if there is life it would probably be of the microscopic bacteria/single celled organism type. We know how much bugs from the old world annihilated populations in the new world. Imagine what something from another planet could do!
THey think is just about price. Its not. Its about price we are willing to pay for the music. As most music today is crap we are only willing to apy a pittance for it. Its the reverse of the pay peanuts saying.
thats such a good point.
I am not religious at all. People say how can something come from nothing....there must be a god. I always say that god is something from nothing. To me its just an easy explaination.
Will some start focusing on that. With a bit of time and money it could happen. THe carbon nanotubes are starting to be developed. Quit using the shuttles. Stop developing another, leave suborbital to the x-prize and start looking at the space elevator. We know thats the only way to go.
Ha, thats really quite amusing. Whats next journalistic integraty on Fox News. Btw China is not a socialist or communist state. They just claim they are. Kind of like how the US claims to be a democracy.
Is it getting a little warm in here.
that we have this seedy looking gray cloud clover over the whole country for the last few weeks. Can't see a building 1km away.
only if its real heineken not the brewed in the UK swill we got here until recently.
Real heineken is finally being imported!!!
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then something about winners doing something with the prom queen
Seriously big up to this guy endorsing microsoft on /. that takes balls.
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