The "popular vote" is a myth. There is no official popular vote. The only "popular vote" numbers you see are calculated by the media. Theses numbers did not include all absentee ballots, so therefore they cannot be accurate. --
Uh that's just a little bit inaccurate, because from what I've seen lately, more republicans are taking the initiative to decriminalize marijuana than democrats. I can think of at least 2 examples. I believe it was a republican legislator in Maryland who got it legalized (or is trying to) for medicinal uses, and I think the governor of Arizona is fighting to get it decriminalized down there. Drug legalization is actually an ultra-conservative belief. Notable conservative thinker William F. Buckley is even for it. Take a look at the Libertarian Party's beliefs, and you will see. --
Nobody will be forced to buy a digital TV. No one has to watch TV in the first place. If "they" actually get total control of what one sees on a digital TV, no one needs to suffer whatever consequences that come as a result. Since evidently you do not want "them" to control what you see, then simply do not purchase a digital TV. Problem solved. You do not need TV. No one does. People survived pretty well before its existence. And do not be concerned with the people that do buy them. That is entirely their problem. If you want entertainment, then just read a book.
Unchecked capitalism is not the terrible thing you make it out to be - particularly in this day and age. One reason that corporations have come to be so large and powerful, is that they can procure employees of good quality in order to grow rapidly. Labor unions and high taxes have actually made this easier by disouraging the entrepeneurial spirit that made this country great. Think about it. Fewer and fewer people these days are putting their asses on the line to start their own businesses. This is because working for someone else is much easier these days. Why risk losing everything if you can just work for someone else? This results in fewer small businesses, and produces a smaller number of large businesses. Those large businesses then eat up other large businesses, completely squash any remaining small businesses, and competition is flushed down the crapper. This of course screws over everyone. Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot and the like would not be doing so well, and would not be killing the little guy, if it were not for their ability to hire people who know their shit. No one would shop at these places if they failed to provide an acceptable level of convenience, service, and low prices. They would not have any of the above if they were being run by a bunch of idiots. I know theres loads of companies out there who are completely half-assed but they are just competent enough to survive. (ala Dilbert's employer) Unfettered capitalism would mean lower taxes, fewer government restrictions, therefore enticing more people to get out of the job market to start their own businesses, igniting more competition, lowering prices, and making businesses more efficient. Everyone wins.
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I keep hearing people say C++ is bloated, citing Netscape as an example. Certainly Netscape is the king of bloatware, but look at BeOS. Unless I've been misinformed, (and I'm sure someone will let me know) isn't BeOS written almost entirely in C++? Yet BeOS is lightning quick on my Pentium 133 with only 64 megs of memory. Perhaps the slowness is a result of the programmer or the compiler, and not the language itself? --
Heh. America crashed the Soviet economy? I think they did an excellent job of killing it all by themselves. Oh wait - NOW I get it! When communism fails, blame it on the successful capitalist countries! Duh, I should of thought of that! Nice idea! --
It was a troll because it was in no way humurous, so therefore it was just a pathetic attack on Bush's occasional phonetic anomalies. This angle started getting old several months ago. It's really sad though. I wish people would at least start putting some actual thought and creativity into making fun of the President. --
Teacher: Now class, repeat after me: I pledge allegiance to the flag...[snip]...one nation, indivisible...
Chris: I pledge allegiance to the flag...[snip]...one nation, under God, indivisible...
Teacher: CHRISTOPHER! How DARE you say the G word in here! You report to the principal's office IMMEDIATELY!
Principal: Young man, we do not tolerate that kind of CRAP in this school! If I hear any more about your disgusting "praying" habits, you will be immediately expelled from this school! Do I make myself CLEAR?
Considering how long it took him to screw up abortion funding
Now explain why it is right to force those who do not agree with abortion to pay for abortions at all. Then, explain why it is right to force anyone to pay for abortions overseas.
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I'm sure the Russian people are very grateful to Putin for looking after their safety in such a responsible intelligent manner. This decision was clearly well thought out. I can not imagine the brain power it must have required to decide that the answer to prison overcrowding is to just release convicted criminals. I am truly in awe, as I imagine the good law abiding citizens of Russia are. --
Yeah, why would anyone expect you to read other points of view. That's preposterous! God forbid you be open minded! Have you ever actually read the National Review, or are you just not reading it because liberalism tells you that it's bad? I found the article rather informative and much less biased than what one would find in the mainstream liberal media. Now do you honestly think that Salon.com is unbiased? You just never noticed that obnoxious left wing spin in those articles? I encourage you to read the National Review, even if you don't agree with it. Other points of view will not hurt you. And you won't be sending ad revenue to so-called "fascists" (and I challenge you to prove any fascist relation to the site) unless you click on the ads. Having an open mind is a good thing.
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Actually, last I heard, IBM is now the dot in '.com'. The root DNS server at Network Solutions was a Sun Enterprise 450 or something like that, and thats why Sun came up with that slogan. However, Network Solutions replaced that box with an IBM RS/6000 machine (or machines) of some sort. This is all off the top of my head. Someone will hopefully correct me if I'm wrong.
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+4 insightful? Are you all RETARDED? I mean...COME ON! This is clearly a load of Utopian garbage. Allow me to educate you imbiciles: Human beings are inherently corrupt. Human beings are not perfect. Am I wrong? No. So keep that in mind. That's why ideas like Communism do not work. Yet there are many who have yet to learn this lesson. Amazing. Simply amazing. --
Informative my ass! I suppose any post that bashes Microsoft or Bill Gates, no matter how blatantly lame in its wording, automatically gets moderated up. This is just another piece of evidence that/. is becoming increasingly more retarded every day. This site will be completely unreadable in short timing. It won't be long before you see nothing but all the fucking lame ass fp, goatsec.kz, and hotgrits bullshit. I would love to raise my threshold, but time and time again I see rather informative posts get scores of 0 or even -1. I'm eventually going to get sick of it all and stop visiting this site, and I'm sure many others will, as well.
oh, and microsoft suckses and i think bill gates should be gang raped by an eternal line of diseased prisoners!!!
right, and then everyone could then get root on your machine without possessing any skill whatsoever. scp works well for me, but ftp is easier to deal with. Try using Proftpd instead. You dont see root hacks posted for it twice a week, unlike the WU garbage. --
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The "popular vote" is a myth. There is no official popular vote. The only "popular vote" numbers you see are calculated by the media. Theses numbers did not include all absentee ballots, so therefore they cannot be accurate.
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Uh that's just a little bit inaccurate, because from what I've seen lately, more republicans are taking the initiative to decriminalize marijuana than democrats. I can think of at least 2 examples. I believe it was a republican legislator in Maryland who got it legalized (or is trying to) for medicinal uses, and I think the governor of Arizona is fighting to get it decriminalized down there. Drug legalization is actually an ultra-conservative belief. Notable conservative thinker William F. Buckley is even for it. Take a look at the Libertarian Party's beliefs, and you will see.
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The ABM Treaty was between the USA and the USSR. There is no longer a USSR. How is there still a treaty?
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Bah! This is just a blurred b&w photo of someones wiring closet.
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The Stagehand union is I.A.T.S.E. (International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees), and Manhattan is served by Local 1.
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Unchecked capitalism is not the terrible thing you make it out to be - particularly in this day and age. One reason that corporations have come to be so large and powerful, is that they can procure employees of good quality in order to grow rapidly. Labor unions and high taxes have actually made this easier by disouraging the entrepeneurial spirit that made this country great. Think about it. Fewer and fewer people these days are putting their asses on the line to start their own businesses. This is because working for someone else is much easier these days. Why risk losing everything if you can just work for someone else? This results in fewer small businesses, and produces a smaller number of large businesses. Those large businesses then eat up other large businesses, completely squash any remaining small businesses, and competition is flushed down the crapper. This of course screws over everyone. Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot and the like would not be doing so well, and would not be killing the little guy, if it were not for their ability to hire people who know their shit. No one would shop at these places if they failed to provide an acceptable level of convenience, service, and low prices. They would not have any of the above if they were being run by a bunch of idiots. I know theres loads of companies out there who are completely half-assed but they are just competent enough to survive. (ala Dilbert's employer) Unfettered capitalism would mean lower taxes, fewer government restrictions, therefore enticing more people to get out of the job market to start their own businesses, igniting more competition, lowering prices, and making businesses more efficient. Everyone wins.
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I keep hearing people say C++ is bloated, citing Netscape as an example. Certainly Netscape is the king of bloatware, but look at BeOS. Unless I've been misinformed, (and I'm sure someone will let me know) isn't BeOS written almost entirely in C++? Yet BeOS is lightning quick on my Pentium 133 with only 64 megs of memory. Perhaps the slowness is a result of the programmer or the compiler, and not the language itself?
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Heh. America crashed the Soviet economy? I think they did an excellent job of killing it all by themselves. Oh wait - NOW I get it! When communism fails, blame it on the successful capitalist countries! Duh, I should of thought of that! Nice idea!
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Well I must admit I like the dog. Then again, I like alot of pointless things that unnecessarily devour system resources.
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It was a troll because it was in no way humurous, so therefore it was just a pathetic attack on Bush's occasional phonetic anomalies. This angle started getting old several months ago. It's really sad though. I wish people would at least start putting some actual thought and creativity into making fun of the President.
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Whoops, I just spilled a heaping bowl of sarcasm all over myself.
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Teacher: Now class, repeat after me: I pledge allegiance to the flag...[snip]...one nation, indivisible...
Chris: I pledge allegiance to the flag...[snip]...one nation, under God, indivisible...
Teacher: CHRISTOPHER! How DARE you say the G word in here! You report to the principal's office IMMEDIATELY!
Principal: Young man, we do not tolerate that kind of CRAP in this school! If I hear any more about your disgusting "praying" habits, you will be immediately expelled from this school! Do I make myself CLEAR?
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what exactly does the have to do with Free Republic?
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I think PBS is allowed to show anything they want to. I've seen nudity on PBS on numerous occasions.
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..a Beowulf cluster of these!
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Now explain why it is right to force those who do not agree with abortion to pay for abortions at all. Then, explain why it is right to force anyone to pay for abortions overseas.
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I'm sure the Russian people are very grateful to Putin for looking after their safety in such a responsible intelligent manner. This decision was clearly well thought out. I can not imagine the brain power it must have required to decide that the answer to prison overcrowding is to just release convicted criminals. I am truly in awe, as I imagine the good law abiding citizens of Russia are.
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I swear that dude looks exaclty like Pavarotti.
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Yeah, why would anyone expect you to read other points of view. That's preposterous! God forbid you be open minded! Have you ever actually read the National Review, or are you just not reading it because liberalism tells you that it's bad? I found the article rather informative and much less biased than what one would find in the mainstream liberal media. Now do you honestly think that Salon.com is unbiased? You just never noticed that obnoxious left wing spin in those articles? I encourage you to read the National Review, even if you don't agree with it. Other points of view will not hurt you. And you won't be sending ad revenue to so-called "fascists" (and I challenge you to prove any fascist relation to the site) unless you click on the ads. Having an open mind is a good thing.
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Actually, last I heard, IBM is now the dot in '.com'. The root DNS server at Network Solutions was a Sun Enterprise 450 or something like that, and thats why Sun came up with that slogan. However, Network Solutions replaced that box with an IBM RS/6000 machine (or machines) of some sort. This is all off the top of my head. Someone will hopefully correct me if I'm wrong.
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+4 insightful? Are you all RETARDED? I mean...COME ON! This is clearly a load of Utopian garbage. Allow me to educate you imbiciles: Human beings are inherently corrupt. Human beings are not perfect. Am I wrong? No. So keep that in mind. That's why ideas like Communism do not work. Yet there are many who have yet to learn this lesson. Amazing. Simply amazing.
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Informative my ass! I suppose any post that bashes Microsoft or Bill Gates, no matter how blatantly lame in its wording, automatically gets moderated up. This is just another piece of evidence that /. is becoming increasingly more retarded every day. This site will be completely unreadable in short timing. It won't be long before you see nothing but all the fucking lame ass fp, goatsec.kz, and hotgrits bullshit. I would love to raise my threshold, but time and time again I see rather informative posts get scores of 0 or even -1. I'm eventually going to get sick of it all and stop visiting this site, and I'm sure many others will, as well.
oh, and microsoft suckses and i think bill gates should be gang raped by an eternal line of diseased prisoners!!!
you may now mod me +5 insightful
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right, and then everyone could then get root on your machine without possessing any skill whatsoever. scp works well for me, but ftp is easier to deal with. Try using Proftpd instead. You dont see root hacks posted for it twice a week, unlike the WU garbage.
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2. Microsoft products are more affordable than some other commercial UNIX vendors.