Well, it's called the "global marketplace." And Pat "sig heil" Buchanan can't do anything to change it. The fact is, the president was an invention for a common people who needed a king so they could put a face on the government. (It's a lot easier to rant about "that fucking Clinton jerk I didn't vote for" instead of really looking at what causes the problems with our government and our society.
And yes. Why don't we eliminate the idea of citizenship. Why not have a world government? One that can actually exercise some control over those corporations you are complaing about?
Ooh, maybe we can get "Hollywood" Hogan elected! Actually, that would just confirm in lots of people's minds that America has lost ours. Good point about "wasted" votes, though. Perot (though he was insane) is another example of what a third or independent candidate can do. Just think if he had made some sense, he might have gotten elected.
Of course, my solution to the entire mess is to force every incumbent out of office, and make term limits of 12 years total. After all, government was never intended to be a lifetime career, rather a service to one's country. Kind of like open source: you make your contribution, and you let it go.
Well, people tried to keep Clinton from getting elected by arguing that Hillary would be the real president...
I think the best thing to dis him for would be his continued support of clipper and his hardline opposition to stuff like public key crypto and decriminalizing the export of strong crypto. If any of you like Sun, Novell, etc, you might be interested that they can't sell shite to other countries because of the stupid crypto export restrictions.
Besides, while Tipper was the person behind the PMRC, Al was the one who told Dee Snyder (of Twisted Sister) "I am not a fan of your music."
God, I wish I still had my SST sticker that looked like the "Parental advisory" stickers, but said "Fuck parental advice. SST Records." Ahhh, those were carefree days.
Really, though. Star Trek is true Sci-Fi. Well, The first series and Next Gen. As far as I can tell, DS9 and Voyager are soaps in space. In contrast, Star Wars is, and always has been, a space opera, a fantasy, set in a different time with some technology and space travel to avoid comparisons to the lord of the rings. A good rule of thumb is this: if the spinoff books are more about the tech, it's sci fi. If the spinoffs are more about the art, it's fantasy.
And if people use a Mac to hack anything, it's Super-Extra-Deluded fantasy.
Gee, why not a laptop that captures the kinetic energy of your fingers hitting the keyboard (okay, I read wired. Sue me.) Serious, though. For those of you who read Snow Crash, this is just the next step to being a gargoyle. Yeeha!
I wonder why someone who apparently considers themselves a "Christian" has declined to identify themself, and that they would further criticize someone else's beliefs.
Important thing to remember, people: patent!=copyright. A patent is on a product, a physical product, or a scientific innovation. When whoever the hell it was came up with fractal compression, they patented the specific algorithm they were using. However, when you want to protect your piece of software, you have to copyright it. So if I make a game or a word processor or a really cool ping util, and I use all existing technology (like I build on the Quake engine, or whatever) then I have to visit the copyright people. Of course, copyrights are easier to declare. F'rinstance: This post Copyright (C) 1999 Zagmar. All Rights Reserved.
Educated people would say "blah blah blah hoi polloi blah blah blah..." and sound absolutely stupid. Hoi is "the." Polloi is "many." However, when you move it to english (which is, by the way, a rude combination of norman, anglo-saxon, and any miscellaneous terms that someone decided they liked) the "the" is added. Now, in fitting with the way grammar works, and the way we have imported other phrases from Greek and Latin, you would say "the polloi" like you would say "the plebes."
God, a couple years of Greek and I'm screwed up for life.
It's kind of sad that Dell won't use AMD. After all, they are, for the most part, neighbors down here in Austin. As for offering it as a consumer option, Linux is just too geared towards programmers and hobbyists. When the average american gets home at night, they don't want to think about what they are doing, they want to punch a button and be on the internet.
This does not, however, mean I support microsquash. Because I have to use Win95 at work, and it is a pain in the ass. I think Macs would be perfect for people who want an easy to use proto-information-appliance.
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Nah, he just has a lot of time on his hands.
Zagmar
Well, it's called the "global marketplace." And Pat "sig heil" Buchanan can't do anything to change it. The fact is, the president was an invention for a common people who needed a king so they could put a face on the government. (It's a lot easier to rant about "that fucking Clinton jerk I didn't vote for" instead of really looking at what causes the problems with our government and our society.
And yes. Why don't we eliminate the idea of citizenship. Why not have a world government? One that can actually exercise some control over those corporations you are complaing about?
Ooh, maybe we can get "Hollywood" Hogan elected! Actually, that would just confirm in lots of people's minds that America has lost ours.
Good point about "wasted" votes, though. Perot (though he was insane) is another example of what a third or independent candidate can do. Just think if he had made some sense, he might have gotten elected.
Of course, my solution to the entire mess is to force every incumbent out of office, and make term limits of 12 years total. After all, government was never intended to be a lifetime career, rather a service to one's country. Kind of like open source: you make your contribution, and you let it go.
Zagmar
Well, people tried to keep Clinton from getting elected by arguing that Hillary would be the real president...
I think the best thing to dis him for would be his continued support of clipper and his hardline opposition to stuff like public key crypto and decriminalizing the export of strong crypto. If any of you like Sun, Novell, etc, you might be interested that they can't sell shite to other countries because of the stupid crypto export restrictions.
Besides, while Tipper was the person behind the PMRC, Al was the one who told Dee Snyder (of Twisted Sister) "I am not a fan of your music."
God, I wish I still had my SST sticker that looked like the "Parental advisory" stickers, but said "Fuck parental advice. SST Records." Ahhh, those were carefree days.
Zagmar
Does this mean I gotta vote?
Rout'er, n. One that finds a route.
Route, n. A path. Pronounced, variously, rowt and root.
How do you people pronounce "Roto-Router?"
Jeez. I say po'tay'to, you say po'tah'to. BFD.
Zagmar
We could threaten to slashdot CNNinteractive, eh?
I've been told that both the brothers bush will be running. Living in Austin, I'm sure to be able to update everyone on George Jr.'s campaign.
Whoough. Makes me almost wish we could have Mondale back. Oh well, time to waste my vote by voting libertarian.
I wish we could hack congress and make *them* more efficient.
Zagmar
Man, and I thought I took this stuff serious.
Really, though. Star Trek is true Sci-Fi. Well, The first series and Next Gen. As far as I can tell, DS9 and Voyager are soaps in space.
In contrast, Star Wars is, and always has been, a space opera, a fantasy, set in a different time with some technology and space travel to avoid comparisons to the lord of the rings. A good rule of thumb is this: if the spinoff books are more about the tech, it's sci fi. If the spinoffs are more about the art, it's fantasy.
And if people use a Mac to hack anything, it's Super-Extra-Deluded fantasy.
Zagmar
Gee, why not a laptop that captures the kinetic energy of your fingers hitting the keyboard (okay, I read wired. Sue me.) Serious, though. For those of you who read Snow Crash, this is just the next step to being a gargoyle. Yeeha!
Zagmar
How about Linux users becoming aware of the Mac?
Zagmar
I wonder why someone who apparently considers themselves a "Christian" has declined to identify themself, and that they would further criticize someone else's beliefs.
It's just sad.
Zagmar
Important thing to remember, people: patent!=copyright. A patent is on a product, a physical product, or a scientific innovation. When whoever the hell it was came up with fractal compression, they patented the specific algorithm they were using. However, when you want to protect your piece of software, you have to copyright it. So if I make a game or a word processor or a really cool ping util, and I use all existing technology (like I build on the Quake engine, or whatever) then I have to visit the copyright people. Of course, copyrights are easier to declare. F'rinstance:
This post Copyright (C) 1999 Zagmar. All Rights Reserved.
There. Now that post is copyrighted. Easy.
--The geek formerly known as Zagmar
Educated people would say "blah blah blah hoi polloi blah blah blah..." and sound absolutely stupid. Hoi is "the." Polloi is "many." However, when you move it to english (which is, by the way, a rude combination of norman, anglo-saxon, and any miscellaneous terms that someone decided they liked) the "the" is added. Now, in fitting with the way grammar works, and the way we have imported other phrases from Greek and Latin, you would say "the polloi" like you would say "the plebes."
God, a couple years of Greek and I'm screwed up for life.
Zagmar
It's kind of sad that Dell won't use AMD. After all, they are, for the most part, neighbors down here in Austin. As for offering it as a consumer option, Linux is just too geared towards programmers and hobbyists. When the average american gets home at night, they don't want to think about what they are doing, they want to punch a button and be on the internet.
This does not, however, mean I support microsquash. Because I have to use Win95 at work, and it is a pain in the ass. I think Macs would be perfect for people who want an easy to use proto-information-appliance.
Zagmar