I agree that it's a culture war, but keep in mind, were it not for the oil, we could completely withdraw from that region, and our "evil culture" need no longer encroach upon theirs.
Were we hanging out there prior to their discovery of all of that sweet, delicious crude? Not so much.
I'm very surprised to see all of these "self-proclaimed" lefties that have no idea that THE LEFT has been opposed to nuclear energy.
Maybe it would be helpful to point out the specific leftie factions that have been very vocal about it... It's the Eco-nazi wing of your party that has the problems.
These people didn't exactly vote for Reagan.
Now in deference to you, and the previous like minded posters, I googled a little to find some specific vocal anti-nuclear groups, and I stumbled across this link:
It was prepared by the Nuclear Energy Institute, and their findings seem to indicate that opposition to nuclear energy has reduced over the years, even among left-leaning and environmental groups. (From the source, you may consider this propaganda, but I sincerely hope it's true. I'd love to tell the Middle East we don't need their oil any more, so have a nice Jihad without us.)
I sincerely hope that during this second Bush term, we can find an increased role for nuclear energy in a coherent and comprehensive energy policy. (Even if we still relied on oil for gasoline, how great would it be if we didn't need any oil at ll in the production of electricity?)
First, I (an American) have been to close to two dozen other countries around the world, between Far East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. The vast majority of the world is a "piss-poor, backwater" by comparison. Not every country, but by and large, most of them suck.
Second, we always "lose out" in the UN Human Development Index because it is an impartial scale devised and weighted by a bunch of socialistic bureaucrats from mostly piss-poor backwater nations with a collectivist agenda.
Do yourself a favor. Stay where you are. And the next time Germany invites itself over your border, you can handle it yourselves... After all, you've got us beat on the UN Human Development Index.
You're a programmer because you are smarter. Or you're a doctor because you are smarter. Or you're a lawyer because you are smarter.
All of these snivelling replies about how all people are exceptional in their own way... What a load of crap.
Any jerk can learn to program? Really? Ever take a programming class? Did everyone pass? Nobody ever fails a programming class?
Look, some people hit the genetic lottery in terms of intelligence, and others come up with the short end of the stick. That's how life is. Saying that all people are equally blessed, differring only in the manner is preposterous.
I'm not saying that there aren't any geniuses out there digging ditches; and I'm not saying that there aren't any dumb lawyers; I am saying that people are not all endowed with a similar amount of ability.
You don't need to feel guilty about it. It's not something you had a hand in.
You owe it to yourself to make the most out of what you've got, and if you want to look at it from a more evolved point of view, you owe it to society to maximize your potential for the benfit of mankind.
Somebody still needs to dig ditches... I'm glad it isn't me.
I'm a Poker fan, having really gotten into it about 4 years ago (Just prior to WPT starting up on the Travel Channel).
The game has always been played, but it's getting a great deal more exposure today than it has in times past.
It's a lot easier for the average guy to identify with poker players than it is to identify with professional atheletes. As one of the other posters mentioned, with time and patience, anybody could theoretically become a world-class poker player, whereas only people hitting the genetic lottery can become a world-class professional athelete. That level of accessibility goes a long way.
It has been estimated that a few years ago, approximately 20% of the population played poker occassionally, or more frequently. That was before the TV explosion.
I think it's a resurgence, rather than a fad, and I think the Poker spotlight will be shining for quite a while.
Well, nobody is announcing plans to kill RNC delegates, but several Republican campaign HQs have been broken into, with extensive property damage, and at last two Republican HQs have had shots fired into them from the outside.
I find it ironic that a bunch of anti-violence, anti-gun, peacemongers, like Democrats would behave this way. The anti-Bush crowd is foaming at the mouth. Have you all had your shots?
The way I read your post, it sounded to me like you were agreeing with the original poster that he'd been fired, which is silly. (If that's not the case, my apologies... Lot of Stern bashing in this thread, and I thought you were piling on.)
But here's the interesting thing... Now that he's announced that he won't be renewing, he'll essentially have the next 15 months to promote his Sirius gig, and encourage people to buy the hardware and subscriptions.
CBS/Viacom, and terrestrial radio in general, can't afford to give their competitor that kind of free ride.
Even though Stern has a contract, I don't think they'll keep him on the air. They'll have to pay him out (or he'll take them to court, and win, just like he's doing with Clear Channel over the 6 markets they kicked him out of), and they'll have to put a replacement show on, even though it'll hurt their ratings and advertising revenue.
Stern will not be on regular Radio for the entire period between now and his Satellite debut. (He hasn't publically predicted this, but if you look at how he's finally gotten his website together this year (He had no website up until this year) I'm sure he knows this to be true.)
So you think that CBS/Viacom "fired" the radio personality with No. 1 ratings in 46 major markets, including New York, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles...
I'm not a fan of Walmart, but I go weekly to pick up whatever new DVD release I'm looking for. If you buy the DVD in its first week in stores, they can be had on sale for like $15.
I've got a family of 4... To go to the theater with all of them means I'm out $30 just in the cost of tickets, and I'm restricted to family fare (My kids are 10 and 3). If I wanted to feed this bunch while there, it'd be easily another $20 - $30 (Just for some crappy snacks and drinks).
Like many of the other posters, I simply can't stand what the moviegoing experience has become. I don't like the crowds, and like the man once said: "In any sufficiently large group of people, most of them will be idiots." No place is this more evident than at a theater.
This only makes sense if you are making money selling the hardware...
US Wireless Tecos don't make any money on selling the phones themselves... They lose money.
All of their cash comes on the back end, through service agreements, long term committments, overage changes, and add-on services with their accompanied charges.
It doesn't make business sense for Verizon to let you transfer pictures for free, when they could instead charge you for on-air minutes.
Don't worry... Capitalism has a mechanism to protect you, the consumer. It's called choice. Use another provider, but there are trade-offs. Cingular or TMobile may has cooler phones, with better features, but their coverage areas are far weaker that Verizon's.
You need to decide up front what you need out of the service... The ability to make phone calls anytime, anyplace, or a cool techno toy that can send pictures to all your pals?
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Were we hanging out there prior to their discovery of all of that sweet, delicious crude? Not so much.
Maybe it would be helpful to point out the specific leftie factions that have been very vocal about it... It's the Eco-nazi wing of your party that has the problems.
These people didn't exactly vote for Reagan.
Now in deference to you, and the previous like minded posters, I googled a little to find some specific vocal anti-nuclear groups, and I stumbled across this link:
PDF
It was prepared by the Nuclear Energy Institute, and their findings seem to indicate that opposition to nuclear energy has reduced over the years, even among left-leaning and environmental groups. (From the source, you may consider this propaganda, but I sincerely hope it's true. I'd love to tell the Middle East we don't need their oil any more, so have a nice Jihad without us.)
I sincerely hope that during this second Bush term, we can find an increased role for nuclear energy in a coherent and comprehensive energy policy. (Even if we still relied on oil for gasoline, how great would it be if we didn't need any oil at ll in the production of electricity?)
Maybe you haven't seen the news since Tuesday evening.
All your uranium are belong to U.S.!
You drew an "insightful" on a "me too" as a follow up to flamebait.
Verily, the Slashdot gods do smile upon thee.
You too can be modded down as flamebait. You'll be in good company.
First, I (an American) have been to close to two dozen other countries around the world, between Far East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. The vast majority of the world is a "piss-poor, backwater" by comparison. Not every country, but by and large, most of them suck.
Second, we always "lose out" in the UN Human Development Index because it is an impartial scale devised and weighted by a bunch of socialistic bureaucrats from mostly piss-poor backwater nations with a collectivist agenda.
Do yourself a favor. Stay where you are. And the next time Germany invites itself over your border, you can handle it yourselves... After all, you've got us beat on the UN Human Development Index.
I'll be cancelling you out tomorrow. You may as well not even show up.
Gambling implies partaking in a game of chance against the house, where the house has a statistical advantage.
Poker is played not against the house, but against other people, and there is no statistical advantage for or against any of the players.
It will cost you nothing, and you'll get the benefit of playing aginst human opponents (for more erratic and unpredictable that any AI will ever be).
You can amass years worth of game experience in a couple of weeks, due to the pace of the online game.
PokerRoom has always had a full java implementation which works just fine in Linux.
You don't think this crowd, collectively, fares better in intelligence than half of the people you would encounter randomly on the street?
I'd take that bet in a heartbeat.
You're not smarter because you're a programmer.
You're a programmer because you are smarter. Or you're a doctor because you are smarter. Or you're a lawyer because you are smarter.
All of these snivelling replies about how all people are exceptional in their own way... What a load of crap.
Any jerk can learn to program? Really? Ever take a programming class? Did everyone pass? Nobody ever fails a programming class?
Look, some people hit the genetic lottery in terms of intelligence, and others come up with the short end of the stick. That's how life is. Saying that all people are equally blessed, differring only in the manner is preposterous.
I'm not saying that there aren't any geniuses out there digging ditches; and I'm not saying that there aren't any dumb lawyers; I am saying that people are not all endowed with a similar amount of ability.
You don't need to feel guilty about it. It's not something you had a hand in.
You owe it to yourself to make the most out of what you've got, and if you want to look at it from a more evolved point of view, you owe it to society to maximize your potential for the benfit of mankind.
Somebody still needs to dig ditches... I'm glad it isn't me.
The game has always been played, but it's getting a great deal more exposure today than it has in times past.
It's a lot easier for the average guy to identify with poker players than it is to identify with professional atheletes. As one of the other posters mentioned, with time and patience, anybody could theoretically become a world-class poker player, whereas only people hitting the genetic lottery can become a world-class professional athelete. That level of accessibility goes a long way.
It has been estimated that a few years ago, approximately 20% of the population played poker occassionally, or more frequently. That was before the TV explosion.
I think it's a resurgence, rather than a fad, and I think the Poker spotlight will be shining for quite a while.
Most recently: http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20041005-024 050-1855r.htm
I find it ironic that a bunch of anti-violence, anti-gun, peacemongers, like Democrats would behave this way. The anti-Bush crowd is foaming at the mouth. Have you all had your shots?
But here's the interesting thing... Now that he's announced that he won't be renewing, he'll essentially have the next 15 months to promote his Sirius gig, and encourage people to buy the hardware and subscriptions.
CBS/Viacom, and terrestrial radio in general, can't afford to give their competitor that kind of free ride.
Even though Stern has a contract, I don't think they'll keep him on the air. They'll have to pay him out (or he'll take them to court, and win, just like he's doing with Clear Channel over the 6 markets they kicked him out of), and they'll have to put a replacement show on, even though it'll hurt their ratings and advertising revenue.
Stern will not be on regular Radio for the entire period between now and his Satellite debut. (He hasn't publically predicted this, but if you look at how he's finally gotten his website together this year (He had no website up until this year) I'm sure he knows this to be true.)
Right, because they don't want/like/need money.
Tool.
...there is nothing impressive about Gungan. Read a Jamaican newspaper.
I've got a family of 4... To go to the theater with all of them means I'm out $30 just in the cost of tickets, and I'm restricted to family fare (My kids are 10 and 3). If I wanted to feed this bunch while there, it'd be easily another $20 - $30 (Just for some crappy snacks and drinks).
Like many of the other posters, I simply can't stand what the moviegoing experience has become. I don't like the crowds, and like the man once said: "In any sufficiently large group of people, most of them will be idiots." No place is this more evident than at a theater.
Home theater is where it's at.
It's a SPACE STATION!!!
US Wireless Tecos don't make any money on selling the phones themselves... They lose money.
All of their cash comes on the back end, through service agreements, long term committments, overage changes, and add-on services with their accompanied charges.
It doesn't make business sense for Verizon to let you transfer pictures for free, when they could instead charge you for on-air minutes.
Don't worry... Capitalism has a mechanism to protect you, the consumer. It's called choice. Use another provider, but there are trade-offs. Cingular or TMobile may has cooler phones, with better features, but their coverage areas are far weaker that Verizon's.
You need to decide up front what you need out of the service... The ability to make phone calls anytime, anyplace, or a cool techno toy that can send pictures to all your pals?
I read the article, and don't remember seeing anything that implied to difference between upload and download speeds.
Is there any reason to believe that this isn't a plain old 30Mbps pipe? (2/3rds of a DS3?)
Further, it there any reason to believe that this will be anything other than FastEthernet over fiber, with some rate limiting?
If anything, it's a haven for Liberals/Democrats.
Sure, there are some libertarians here, but I'd say we were far outnumbered by leftists.
Seeing the extended suffering would be so much more fulfilling! It would equate to bonus frags!
Would I get more points for killing someone with a larger extended family than for killing someone that was single, with no children?
What if you killed a single parent, denying the children the support of their sole provider? That should count triple, in my book.
(Get a grip... They're just pixels. Troll.)
If bad people become chess masters, the terrorists win!
But is it Conjugal Visit prison, or Federal Pound-me-in-the-Ass Prison?