Depending on how you slice the numbers (and that's a fun game), violent crime in the UK is higher than in the US. People just don't happen to get shot as much.
Personal firearm ownership is not about crime, or hunting, though.
"Why shouldn't law enforcement organisations have the ability to look in potential criminal action?"
Because there is nothing that is not a potential criminal action. There's certainly nothing that couldn't be defined as a potential criminal action if somebody decides that you are a "person of interest".
Heck, if you're a Syrian born Canadian, that's enough to get you tortured for a year.
"If the government doesn't abuse the power given to it by the citizens then it would by a permanent safety wouldn't it?"
Looks like it's not just Americans that have never cracked a history book.
I don't care whether it's the same shape as other AV components, whose form factor hasn't evolved pretty much ever.
I have a computer right next to my elbow when I'm sitting on the couch listening to my stereo. Why would I want to get up and fiddle with an LCD that happens to be in the component stack? I'd much rather have the interface be close to me than close to the amplifier.
"just that you're the sort of person who gets impatient with pointless rules."
Why are those people graduate students?
If you don't have the integrity to not cheat, at least do the rest of us the courtesy of keeping quiet about it. It's still despicable, just less noisy.
I got mediocre marks at school (working two jobs and a two hour commute makes studying problematic), but I am proud of the fact that every scrap of the work with my name on it is mine.
You might try to justify yourself, but you're still culpable for your lying. I'd love to see a mechanism to revoke the degrees of any person who's ever caught cheating.
OK, look. Any time ANYBODY says ANYTHING about an election, it is intrinsically about the Republicans and Democrats. They're the only ones with seats at the table, and they make all decisions wrt elections.
Um, you don't have to browse your music library on a TV.
Me? I'd much rather browse from a computer or the TV screen than a little two- or three-line VFD, which is why I bought an AirPort Express and not a Slimbox. But that's me, and other people are different, and that's fine.
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Look at the demographics of /. and Weird Al's fanbase. Now look at AOL's demographics.
Yeah.
You just go ahead and find me that lottery.
No no no, they said "Senator". Sorry for the confusion.
Depending on how you slice the numbers (and that's a fun game), violent crime in the UK is higher than in the US. People just don't happen to get shot as much.
Personal firearm ownership is not about crime, or hunting, though.
"Why shouldn't law enforcement organisations have the ability to look in potential criminal action?"
Because there is nothing that is not a potential criminal action. There's certainly nothing that couldn't be defined as a potential criminal action if somebody decides that you are a "person of interest".
Heck, if you're a Syrian born Canadian, that's enough to get you tortured for a year.
"If the government doesn't abuse the power given to it by the citizens then it would by a permanent safety wouldn't it?"
Looks like it's not just Americans that have never cracked a history book.
Who's "we"? Got a mouse in your pocket? Nobody asked ME about any of that crap.
Nuh uh! Your stupid!
(This is great. Gotta do this more often.)
You're kidding, right? oh look, a visual aid.
You're really going out of your way to make your argument work. Why?
What a great idea. Good thing I do that, when I get to make the decisions.
OK, one point though. Removing Safari from OS X is easy. Just drag it to the trash. Try that with Outlook.
Having said that, Safari causes way less drama than IE, so I don't know why you'd wish to remove it. It is, however, an option.
Options==good.
"And you are free, as a consumer, to not use the bundled products."
I am? How, exactly, do I get rid of MS's firewall, and IE?
I don't care whether it's the same shape as other AV components, whose form factor hasn't evolved pretty much ever.
I have a computer right next to my elbow when I'm sitting on the couch listening to my stereo. Why would I want to get up and fiddle with an LCD that happens to be in the component stack? I'd much rather have the interface be close to me than close to the amplifier.
Call me crazy.
"just that you're the sort of person who gets impatient with pointless rules."
Why are those people graduate students?
If you don't have the integrity to not cheat, at least do the rest of us the courtesy of keeping quiet about it. It's still despicable, just less noisy.
I got mediocre marks at school (working two jobs and a two hour commute makes studying problematic), but I am proud of the fact that every scrap of the work with my name on it is mine.
You might try to justify yourself, but you're still culpable for your lying. I'd love to see a mechanism to revoke the degrees of any person who's ever caught cheating.
OK, look. Any time ANYBODY says ANYTHING about an election, it is intrinsically about the Republicans and Democrats. They're the only ones with seats at the table, and they make all decisions wrt elections.
So, yeah, I'd call that relevant.
Lemme fix that for you.
In all states, all parties are crooked as hell.
See? Much more concise.
I thought a camel was a horse designed by committee.
When has Apple ever tried to compete on price? They don't need to.
Conspicuous exception: The nano is a pretty darn good deal for a solid state player.
Um, you don't have to browse your music library on a TV.
Me? I'd much rather browse from a computer or the TV screen than a little two- or three-line VFD, which is why I bought an AirPort Express and not a Slimbox. But that's me, and other people are different, and that's fine.
You think the artists are getting paid by the record labels? That's so ADORABLE!
Because there are more than one instance of "people" with different value systems? Yeah, I'm crazy.
"TV on to browse your music collection."
I bet you $20 that this thing will work perfectly with AirTunes.
As a supplement to cable TV, it's not a good deal.
As the a la carte TV package the cable companies will never give you, it has the potential to save me money.
So in other words, when you found out that your first set of objections had nothing to do with reality, you came up with different ones.
Good job!
Nobody's coming to take your Gentoo box away. Take a deep breath. It'll be all right. Seriously!