By the time any weapon or weapon system makes its way through the U.S. defense acquisition system, I doubt very much that it is "state of the art" any longer.
I would argue that the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to ensure that citizens have a means to resist an oppressive government and take up arms against it.
I would argue that this argument is a load of crap. Personal firearms are not enougn to resist an oppressive government, if that government is the United States. Were this really the purpose of the 2nd Amendment, I could argue that it's within my constitutional rights to own fighter aircraft, high explosives, armored vehicles and artillery. Granted, I don't have the capital to afford this kind of hardware, but many corporations in this country just might. Micro$oft comes to mind.
flash requires a lot of time to download on my modem
Much like good or bad web page HTML design, there is also good or bad flash design.
It doesn't have to be big.
...and while I'm at it. The only reason Flash exists is because Nutscrape and Micro$oft couldn't get their collective shit together and follow the standards set by the W3C. You know why designers use Flash? It's because it looks the same on every browser and every OS.
If I ever catch anyone downloading a whole album off me, I cut them off.
Sounds assinine to me. "I'll share an entire album, but you better not try to copy all of it." What's the point? Oh, I get it... to grab a track or two is "sampling," but to grab an entire album is "piracy."
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What CC company?
I've had charges removed simply by calling and saying, "I did not authorize this bill."
Just cold calling the CC company and expecting the account to get closed through non-payment is fraud.
Bullshit. It's a service. When the payment stops so should the service. Simple as that.
...in all of about five minutes.
By the time any weapon or weapon system makes its way through the U.S. defense acquisition system, I doubt very much that it is "state of the art" any longer.
If the missle is turned to point at the target, it's already behind. The missile needs to point in front of the target towards the point of intercept.
You're off on a nice tangent. I stated that the argument was flawed, not that the 2nd Amendment should be repealed.
But what the hell... go ahead and argue my side of the discussion along with your own. I won't stand in the way of your fun.
Afganistan had help.
I would argue that the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to ensure that citizens have a means to resist an oppressive government and take up arms against it.
I would argue that this argument is a load of crap. Personal firearms are not enougn to resist an oppressive government, if that government is the United States. Were this really the purpose of the 2nd Amendment, I could argue that it's within my constitutional rights to own fighter aircraft, high explosives, armored vehicles and artillery. Granted, I don't have the capital to afford this kind of hardware, but many corporations in this country just might. Micro$oft comes to mind.
Obviously, you never tried WWII Online.
I am a replicant.
When you're tired and feeling low on energy, to you rush out and find a hooker?
An added bonus, is you can beat her up and take your money back afterwards.
I'm with ya... I've used a little bit of flash, but I generally try to avoid it.
That said, I understand the motivation for using it.
Also... keep in mind. You are not the target audience for all of these tricks. Some idiot on AOL is.
Right... Lots of public people calling Enron crooked. Maybe this is the way out of their financial trouble. They can sue everyone.
Hmmm... why bother suing a person that obviously lacks credibility?
Konqueror?
Maybe I overstated the "every OS, every browser" argument.
flash requires a lot of time to download on my modem
Much like good or bad web page HTML design, there is also good or bad flash design.
It doesn't have to be big.
...and while I'm at it. The only reason Flash exists is because Nutscrape and Micro$oft couldn't get their collective shit together and follow the standards set by the W3C. You know why designers use Flash? It's because it looks the same on every browser and every OS.
Layoffs in the shoe manufacturing trade do not a recession make.
The usual rule of thumb is that gross domestic product must contract for two consecutive quarters before a recession is declared.
This has not occurred, but what the heck... if Greenspan wants to call it a recession, go right ahead.
Recession may already be over
If I ever catch anyone downloading a whole album off me, I cut them off.
Sounds assinine to me. "I'll share an entire album, but you better not try to copy all of it." What's the point? Oh, I get it... to grab a track or two is "sampling," but to grab an entire album is "piracy."
Bullshit. You can't straddle the line.
If you have a toddler in the house, hand the phone to them. They love talking on the phone and they don't care if it's a stranger.
Where does the law allow Nintendo to make this demand? "...turn over your remaining stock to Nintendo."
The article didn't name names but it did say how to find them. Look for Hacked by the UCA.
The twit hacked some sites that few will ever see:
www.amorphous-productions.com
www.sans.org
www.aspects.org
What was the point?
Hmmm... Amazon turned a profit, someone knows more about this topic at about.com than you and you like LL Bean's website. So what?
oh... and this is rich...
Most consumers hate spam, but it doesn't bother them so much if it's about things they want, and if they're getting something for the attention.
Like what? An X10 camera?
That MAN wasn't driving when he did it. :)
You've just described 25% of the computer users. The vast majority haven't a clue and they get their email via AOL.
Okay... you'd rather listen to Britney Spears and N'Sync?
Maybe if we had a similar law in the United States, we wouldn't have to listen to Celine Dion. LOL.