"Oh, and they only want to talk about subjects that are of interest to them"
Well, I can remember phoning the White House during the Clinton Administration. Before getting to an actual person I was presented with a survey of some sort. I can't remember what it was about, but I do remember thinking that I preferred NONE of the possible choices for each survey question.
My point is that it appears every administration does this. It's not simply the current one.
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Thanks for not modding me down on that account.
I actually came across CE3 after his ActiveX book, and I've been loving him since.
IMHO, he's right up there with ESR's hacker's dictionary.
The Syrians know to leave well enough alone; they'd liketo hold on to the Golan.
Some day Arafat's going to die.
The Palestinians are the majority in Jordan, and most of them want to stay there.
Shlomo's got a gun. And he's not going to give it up.
As to your throwaway about Israelis killing Palestinians faster than they can be born. Come on! The Palestinians have the advantage when it comes to Israelis or Palestinians killed. Specifically, the "massacres" at places like Jenin are turning out not to be, despite the fawning, lickspittle press that sees nothing bad in Arafat.
Well, first off, if someone can do a better job cheaper, they can have the job.
That said, I've worked with a few Indian programmers and it's been a mixed bag.
- Some have been good, some have been horrific. I'm talking about complete rewrite after delivery.
- I've found them to be a bit inflexible. If they've been certified on WebLogic, for example, they don't want to deal with, say, JBoss. Very credential driven. Solutions tend to be by rote and not terribly creative.
Still, invest in yourself and you should be ok. As Jefferson had it, if you're going to wait for the Government to tell you when to plant, you'll soon be starving.
Way back in the 1980s I used to do a lot of travel between England and Ireland. As an American citizen liveing in Ireland, I carried a passport issued by the US Consulate in Dublin.
I swear, every time I was stopped at Heathrow, they'd pull out the book of wanted IRA men and compare my picture to every damned one. Thank you, NORAID.
More recently, passing through Gatwick, I had my picture taken and compared programatically to a list of wanted faces. The camera was right out there in front of me. I've yet to experience the same in the U.S.
I guess the point is that the US may be going to hell, but it's doing so more slowly than everywhere else.
Imagine (HYPOTHETICALLY!) if your genitals were covered in warts and open sores (or seemed to be because of the way "People" doctored the photos) as part of a larger scheme to make you unattractive.
Now imagine if the public at large found out. If there were undeniable proof.
What would happen? How would middle-class America react? That would be the ultimate test of the unity of the American people. Would they actually -do- something about it? Or would the spin-doctors win?
You're wrong on the first point. Fascism is a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
...given some moments ago, about a Cuban vessel that docked in Florida without let, nor hinderance, from representatives of the government of the United States.
Are you wishing murder on the AG of the USA? That is sick! Apart from anything else, he's an actual human being. Try swimming with concrete shoes yourself before wishing it on someone else.
As for the rest, listen, this is America, the country of competing interests. Ashcroft is going to push as hard as he can to get his way, and otehr interests will push back against him.
By the way, could you give me a definition of "fascist" that doesn't include something like "my favorite epithet to hurl at Republicans"? If you do a good job, you'll probably realize that "fascist" (more closely, it's kissing cousin "corporatist") is a good description of the core of the EU.
As to your other bit, "The CIA should have stopped me from lying." Come on! What's a lie? It's when you make a statement you know to be false. Like when the Rapist-in-Chief said he'd not had sex with that woman, Ms Lewinsky.
Citing information from British Intelligence that later turns out to be dodgy is not a lie. Bad judgment, maybe, but not a lie.
Of course, this doesn't really matter to the hate-filled Democratic Left. They're full of rage that their guy turned out to be such a lying loser scumbag and they want all Republicans, regardless of reality, to be tarred the same way.
Poor sods. I pity them. If they have their way we'll all end up dead or in Gulags. If they fail to have their way, they die losers with no hope.
Ashcroft let Carnahan win (in other words, didn't chellenge his name on the ballot) so the Governor of Oklahoma could appoint his widow to fill the term. Being a Democrat, the first thing *she* did was turn on Ashcroft and dump on him from a height when he was being proposed for AG.
I mean, I just read a story about a guy who was trying to row across the Atlantic. Tide and weather carried him towards NY, and he ended up being searched and taken into custody by the USN. If the USN is paying attention to rowboats 200 miles offshore, then there is an attempt to protect the ports. This sort of calls the rest of your rant into question. And that's before I mention the story of the off-course private pilot here in GA who was forced to land by the USAF when he got too close to a nuclear facility.
I think your rage and hatred is blinding you. Sorry, but I do.
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"Oh, and they only want to talk about subjects that are of interest to them"
Well, I can remember phoning the White House during the Clinton Administration. Before getting to an actual person I was presented with a survey of some sort. I can't remember what it was about, but I do remember thinking that I preferred NONE of the possible choices for each survey question.
My point is that it appears every administration does this. It's not simply the current one.
Thanks for not modding me down on that account.
I actually came across CE3 after his ActiveX book, and I've been loving him since.
IMHO, he's right up there with ESR's hacker's dictionary.
...has an example of an SMTP-to-HTTP bridge.
Google and Amazon have published web APIs.
I see instant low-speed connectivity to two of the web's two big consumer apps.
!"JavaScript".equals("Java")
http://www.joelonsoftware.com/news/20030601.html
..."Mr Bunny's First Cup o' Java"
Israel does have treaties with Egypt and Jordan.
The Syrians know to leave well enough alone; they'd liketo hold on to the Golan.
Some day Arafat's going to die.
The Palestinians are the majority in Jordan, and most of them want to stay there.
Shlomo's got a gun. And he's not going to give it up.
As to your throwaway about Israelis killing Palestinians faster than they can be born. Come on! The Palestinians have the advantage when it comes to Israelis or Palestinians killed. Specifically, the "massacres" at places like Jenin are turning out not to be, despite the fawning, lickspittle press that sees nothing bad in Arafat.
I couldn't have said it better.
Welcome to 15% unemployment.
Well, first off, if someone can do a better job cheaper, they can have the job.
That said, I've worked with a few Indian programmers and it's been a mixed bag.
- Some have been good, some have been horrific. I'm talking about complete rewrite after delivery.
- I've found them to be a bit inflexible. If they've been certified on WebLogic, for example, they don't want to deal with, say, JBoss. Very credential driven. Solutions tend to be by rote and not terribly creative.
Still, invest in yourself and you should be ok. As Jefferson had it, if you're going to wait for the Government to tell you when to plant, you'll soon be starving.
I'm glad you concede at least part of my comment about Nobel Peace Prize-winner Yassir Arafat's plan for mass-murder.
As I understand it, Arafat's plan is to drive all the Jews into the sea, and shoot the ones that don't drown.
Way back in the 1980s I used to do a lot of travel between England and Ireland. As an American citizen liveing in Ireland, I carried a passport issued by the US Consulate in Dublin.
I swear, every time I was stopped at Heathrow, they'd pull out the book of wanted IRA men and compare my picture to every damned one. Thank you, NORAID.
More recently, passing through Gatwick, I had my picture taken and compared programatically to a list of wanted faces. The camera was right out there in front of me. I've yet to experience the same in the U.S.
I guess the point is that the US may be going to hell, but it's doing so more slowly than everywhere else.
Sorry about the Geography.
As for the rest, I pity you, you poor, unhappy, angry person.
...the path to fascism is along the path Hitler advocated and France and Germany are currently taking.
Your wordplay shows you as either a) a puerile asshole, or b) the President of [France|Germany]
In case of (b), I'm sorry that Berlusconi has made Tuscany so inhospitable to yout Jesus-booted ex-SS, ex-CRS friends.
Oh, and BTW, why post as an AC, yoo miserable AC?!?!?!???
You made me think...
Imagine (HYPOTHETICALLY!) if your genitals were covered in warts and open sores (or seemed to be because of the way "People" doctored the photos) as part of a larger scheme to make you unattractive.
Now imagine if the public at large found out. If there were undeniable proof.
What would happen? How would middle-class America react? That would be the ultimate test of the unity of the American people. Would they actually -do- something about it? Or would the spin-doctors win?
Or would you die clutching your pristine dick?
...they'll figure out how to make money off what the punters want.
RIAA?!?!?!?!!! Hello?!??!!!!!?!?!!!!
You're wrong on the first point. Fascism is a system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.
You're better on the second point.
Either way, you're below contempt.
...given some moments ago, about a Cuban vessel that docked in Florida without let, nor hinderance, from representatives of the government of the United States.
Are you wishing murder on the AG of the USA? That is sick! Apart from anything else, he's an actual human being. Try swimming with concrete shoes yourself before wishing it on someone else.
As for the rest, listen, this is America, the country of competing interests. Ashcroft is going to push as hard as he can to get his way, and otehr interests will push back against him.
By the way, could you give me a definition of "fascist" that doesn't include something like "my favorite epithet to hurl at Republicans"? If you do a good job, you'll probably realize that "fascist" (more closely, it's kissing cousin "corporatist") is a good description of the core of the EU.
Who do you pay attention to? Some szchlub on the other side of the contintent, or your boss, co-workers, and immediate acquaintences?
Come on!
Ever heard of a "filibuster"?
As to your other bit, "The CIA should have stopped me from lying." Come on! What's a lie? It's when you make a statement you know to be false. Like when the Rapist-in-Chief said he'd not had sex with that woman, Ms Lewinsky.
Citing information from British Intelligence that later turns out to be dodgy is not a lie. Bad judgment, maybe, but not a lie.
Of course, this doesn't really matter to the hate-filled Democratic Left. They're full of rage that their guy turned out to be such a lying loser scumbag and they want all Republicans, regardless of reality, to be tarred the same way.
Poor sods. I pity them. If they have their way we'll all end up dead or in Gulags. If they fail to have their way, they die losers with no hope.
As Oscar Wilde would have it, of course we're all living in the gutter. Some of us, however, are looking at the stars.
The rest of your post was pure venom.
...you couldn't be dead and run for office.
Ashcroft let Carnahan win (in other words, didn't chellenge his name on the ballot) so the Governor of Oklahoma could appoint his widow to fill the term. Being a Democrat, the first thing *she* did was turn on Ashcroft and dump on him from a height when he was being proposed for AG.
Class act, those Democrats.
Well, I can't agree with that.
I mean, I just read a story about a guy who was trying to row across the Atlantic. Tide and weather carried him towards NY, and he ended up being searched and taken into custody by the USN. If the USN is paying attention to rowboats 200 miles offshore, then there is an attempt to protect the ports. This sort of calls the rest of your rant into question. And that's before I mention the story of the off-course private pilot here in GA who was forced to land by the USAF when he got too close to a nuclear facility.
I think your rage and hatred is blinding you. Sorry, but I do.