...these Umbrellas of Mass Destruction. They serve no additional purpose in a civilized society living under the constant shadow of nuclear annihilation.
What about the good old fashioned telephone? Don't most people have an answering machine or service these days? She could get a telephone with big keys that speed dial people she loves.
That would be the problem. The way today's elections are bought with millions of dollars from special interest and corporations, there is little room left for governing based on what is right. Lawmaking today is based on who gave you soft money before and who can you get it from in the future.
The bottom line is... the results are inconclusive, and this needs to be studied more. It is quite possible that the predicted changes would be a good thing. My interpretation of this: While global warming tries melt the ice caps, this would cool them off.
The researcher also pointed out that the models were so rough, things could be quite different from what they predicted in this preliminary study.
Think of it another way. If you ask a million people if anything unusual happened today, one of them will tell you about an experience whose odds were a million to one.
Sorry, Weekly Reader. If vote suppression tactics fail in Florida, Ohio, and elsewhere, you just might be wrong.
I've been hoping to play be able to play all Doctor Seuss games that will be made!
But seriously, shouldn't I at least know what the hell DS stands for after reading the article summary? I admit I'm not an uber-geek in the gaming sense, but I don't think I'm the only one who wonders.
Hmmmm. Sounds like a good place for the Reply-to field. Because even if you legitimately own an address, if the message didn't go through that server, then it's not 100% accurate to say it's from there.
but allowing the Libertarians the possibility of seeking damages
How do you fix that after that fact? About the only solution I can think of that even approaches being fair is that they have to buy Badnarik 30 minutes of prime-time 30-second spots.
The enterprise storage system, which is available in either dual two processor or dual four processor configurations, includes an architecture that can address over 96 petabytes of data - or more than 4500 times the amount of information found in the Library of Congress.
People say it's importance to vote one's consience. Well, sure I have my favorite for president, but my conscience is screaming that 4 more years of Bush would be horrible for this country.
It's not my heart or my conscience that isn't working right. It's the voting system. It needs fixing.
When I was living there, I learned about the license fee for having a TV. One up-side is they have fewer commercials. Think about how many hours you spend every year being told what to think about such things as trash bags and breakfast cereal.
Because programming wasn't entirely funded by ads, it was a little different. Sitcoms, etc. were fewer in number and had small budgets. A lot of shows were brought in from the U.S. and dubbed into French (imagine Bill Cosby with a deep, throaty French voice). There were also some awful talk shows.
But some of the television was better than in the United States. News, documentaries, and movies all seemed less driven by commercial glitz and more driven by a sense of quality.
They'll manage to make singing in the shower illegal. But they won't catch me. I'll have a sound-tight bathroom built that can't be detected by federal agents on the outside. It will have special radar and active noise cancelling, along with speakeras projecting white noise (generated live using custom technology to avoid violating anyone's copyrights on white noise) outside. The whole thing will be surrounded in a tin foil shell with a small iris-activated door.
Oh yeah, and I'll move my house to a remote island. Underground. Not in missile silo--they know about all those. It will be my own hole, with recycled air, long-term water and food storage, and thermal power generation.
In your future days of mandatory digital compliance, on some rare night, you may have sweet dreams of someone on a remote island whose voice still echoes through the sprinkling mist.
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...these Umbrellas of Mass Destruction. They serve no additional purpose in a civilized society living under the constant shadow of nuclear annihilation.
1. Put it in the microwave for 5 minutes.
2. Use a hot pad to carefully remove your now dewormed player.
What about the good old fashioned telephone? Don't most people have an answering machine or service these days? She could get a telephone with big keys that speed dial people she loves.
...how many kittens died during these experiments?
Call me a proud Washington voter.
Plus, I volunteered to get out the vote, so I may be responsible for more votes than my own.
If there's one lesson to take from these last two elections, it's that voting matters.
That would be the problem. The way today's elections are bought with millions of dollars from special interest and corporations, there is little room left for governing based on what is right. Lawmaking today is based on who gave you soft money before and who can you get it from in the future.
Doctor: Norma, I thought I told you to hook up the... reader.
Heavy cars use more gas and damage the road more.
Cars that use less gas are better for the environment. Remember that tax break many states give hybrid cars to encourage people to buy them?
The state realizes hybrid owners are saving too much in gas taxes, so they propose to put a GPS in every car.
This makes no sense.
If you really think hybrid drivers are getting too good of a deal, then reduce the hybrid tax break.
Remember, California, we want more efficient cars on the road, not less.
than this Slashdot headline.
The bottom line is...
the results are inconclusive, and this needs to be studied more. It is quite possible that the predicted changes would be a good thing. My interpretation of this: While global warming tries melt the ice caps, this would cool them off.
The researcher also pointed out that the models were so rough, things could be quite different from what they predicted in this preliminary study.
Splitting the vote within a state is fine, but if you do it by congressional district, then the vote becomes the victim of jerrymandering.
you're bound to find some amazing coincidences.
Think of it another way. If you ask a million people if anything unusual happened today, one of them will tell you about an experience whose odds were a million to one.
Sorry, Weekly Reader. If vote suppression tactics fail in Florida, Ohio, and elsewhere, you just might be wrong.
Yeah, but wait until the the RIAA finds out...
I've been hoping to play be able to play all Doctor Seuss games that will be made!
But seriously, shouldn't I at least know what the hell DS stands for after reading the article summary? I admit I'm not an uber-geek in the gaming sense, but I don't think I'm the only one who wonders.
This sounds like a job for...
Gmail.
Hmmmm. Sounds like a good place for the Reply-to field. Because even if you legitimately own an address, if the message didn't go through that server, then it's not 100% accurate to say it's from there.
but allowing the Libertarians the possibility of seeking damages
How do you fix that after that fact? About the only solution I can think of that even approaches being fair is that they have to buy Badnarik 30 minutes of prime-time 30-second spots.
The enterprise storage system, which is available in either dual two processor or dual four processor configurations, includes an architecture that can address over 96 petabytes of data - or more than 4500 times the amount of information found in the Library of Congress.
A lot of people are missing the point.
Emergency calls OUTSIDE, people.
People say it's importance to vote one's consience. Well, sure I have my favorite for president, but my conscience is screaming that 4 more years of Bush would be horrible for this country.
It's not my heart or my conscience that isn't working right. It's the voting system. It needs fixing.
Any takers?
Hmmm. $69 is kind of spendy. Especially for a program that requires activation, so it may or may not work when you need it a few years down the road.
It's about time we figured out exactly how many bytes are in an LOC. Let the scanning begin.
When I was living there, I learned about the license fee for having a TV. One up-side is they have fewer commercials. Think about how many hours you spend every year being told what to think about such things as trash bags and breakfast cereal.
Because programming wasn't entirely funded by ads, it was a little different. Sitcoms, etc. were fewer in number and had small budgets. A lot of shows were brought in from the U.S. and dubbed into French (imagine Bill Cosby with a deep, throaty French voice). There were also some awful talk shows.
But some of the television was better than in the United States. News, documentaries, and movies all seemed less driven by commercial glitz and more driven by a sense of quality.
Overuse of acronyms degrade language, you know.
Of course. That's known as the OADL principle, isn't it?
They'll manage to make singing in the shower illegal. But they won't catch me. I'll have a sound-tight bathroom built that can't be detected by federal agents on the outside. It will have special radar and active noise cancelling, along with speakeras projecting white noise (generated live using custom technology to avoid violating anyone's copyrights on white noise) outside. The whole thing will be surrounded in a tin foil shell with a small iris-activated door.
Oh yeah, and I'll move my house to a remote island. Underground. Not in missile silo--they know about all those. It will be my own hole, with recycled air, long-term water and food storage, and thermal power generation.
In your future days of mandatory digital compliance, on some rare night, you may have sweet dreams of someone on a remote island whose voice still echoes through the sprinkling mist.