But I'm curious - can you tell me why you hate Kerry so much?
I honestly don't understand all the Kerry-loathing that's common even in people of my party (Democrat).
It is the same reason you see so many 'Bush hate' posts. People see all of the opposing party's bad sides in the leader. It is not fair and should be constantly stated by moderate people on both sides of politics (that it is wrong).
Sigh. I'd like less rhetoric and more responsibility from the conservatives
Maybe you should look at moderating your own rhetoric first. The religous right are no different than the unions on the left; they are both embarrasing but useful for votes.
By generalizing all republicans as bible bashers you only show your own ignorance. Every time you go to do it, imagine a right winger summing up lefties as 'hippies', 'commies' etc. (as is all too commonly done as well).
Many people in the community are moderate in their beliefs, including you as you mentioned. IMO these people are not very impressed (or swayed) by being lumped in with the loonies from their side of politics.
AC says says Raw Story is not credible because of an anti-Bush ad.
It doesn't exact inspire confidence in their objectivity though, does it? In fact I would say any news site displaying anti-[political party] ads is suspicious from the start.
Banks are capitalist in the most classic definition. They make money for shareholders by minimizing value returned to depositors, in favor of shareholders and private owners.
Just like every other for-profit company on earth (that's 90% of them).
Large statistical "anomalies" between exit polling and "recorded votes" associated with the 2002 (Georgia, Minnesota), 2004 (Presidential election, many states) and 2005 (Ohio referendums) verge on the quasi-impossible, until you factor in deliberate fraud.
It's funny though because I've never seen the Democratics argue for a system that includes formal checks against exit polls for these apparently obvious anomalies.
You seem very certain that there is enough evidence in the exit polls to call it "deliberate fraud", so I will allow you to offer any science you have to back up the exit poll theory.
Your link goes to an interview with an ex employee of the company being interviewed by a left winger reporting 100% heresay. What was your point again?
Is it just me or is he basically asking for evidence proven true in the court of law before he'd accept the case going to court to be proven true?
He's asking for any type of evidence showing that the CEO rigged the machines. You have only showed intent (he's a Republican and he had possible access to rig them).
You, know, otherwise any evidence is just "rumor" and "speculation" unless it fits his worldview.
'Evidence' is well defined after centuries of legal evolution and does not include rumor or speculation.
As a Firefox user, there is nothing I have seen that Opera does that can't be done using Firefox plugins. These are so easy to find and install it is not funny (extensions menu). So the argument that pre-integration of these things (opera) makes it more worthwhile is thin (especially for slashdot demographic).
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Sorry, that's not how I searched. I did it the old fashion way. I read lots of books, and talked to lots of people.
Try working on your computer while you are malnourished and suffering from dysentery.
While that is true, there is still a huge chunk of people in the world that do have the basics, but are still trapped in poverty. The $100 laptop will make an enormous difference in these demographics. Consider the ultra low cost of setting up internet businesses combined with the start of the information age.
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"An estimated quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas resources are in the Arctic."
And people wonder why the energy industry/US government is doing all it can to drag their heels on climate control.
Besides being dishonest to lump the government and energy industry's ideals together, many moderate right wingers simply put a higher priority on other world problems. To imply that they wish to reverse climate controls is a plain lie. They want an ideal climate like everyone else.
Secondly, energy companies are blocked in the form of international land controls for polar mining. Do you really think it is just a matter of them not having the technology to drill through ice?
Perhaps becoming the hypothetical "well-rounded person" (as typified by HR department evaluations and other similar organizations) is the best solution for those who feel like they don't quite fit in. Which is virtually what the parent post said (strive towards being more rounded if you are not). Implying that he wanted everyone to become a very narrowly defined "hypothetical 'well rounded person'" seems to be malicious for no reason.
From parent: "As long as you're not making your life and the lives of those around you miserable with your behavior, there's not problem."
For example; today I had an awful day. I'll think about it until tomorrow morning. My extroverted friends will shrug it off as "bad day, tomorrow is another". My brother is an extrovert yet he is known as a real worrier.
So basically this is a colony of introverts, and we get a story about how great introverts are. I've read plenty of posts in this story from self admitting extroverts.
What does that do for us in terms of teaching us? By hearing the opinions of all posters we get the chance of learning a new perspective.
I would go further and say that if Sun had taken a leaf out of Macromedia's book and improved the size and loading time of the JVM so that it was negligable, it would so so popular.
As a developer I just don't understand why this is not a more common opinion of the 'failing' of Java to dominate (because it is such a great language/library besides that).
The calculator is certainly the faster way, and in my professional life, I will likely use a calculator over adding fractions by hand, but when you are learning the fundamentals of mathematics, it is much more important to understand what's going on than it is to simply get the right answer.
I for one wouldn't agree with that. I can see why it would be more productive to give fraction learners calulcators.
Not everyone in the world has to be spoon fed information. I for one do not learn very well in a class room setting. I am a hacker (explorer), and many others are like me.
I'd take that even further and say that nearly everyone is like this. People love learning by doing and running into real concrete problems. Theory is only good for summarizing what people know from real examples that they saw through their eyeballs (imo). I mean that in the sense that real examples have a lot more meaning to people than abstract concepts.
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But I'm curious - can you tell me why you hate Kerry so much?
I honestly don't understand all the Kerry-loathing that's common even in people of my party (Democrat).
It is the same reason you see so many 'Bush hate' posts. People see all of the opposing party's bad sides in the leader. It is not fair and should be constantly stated by moderate people on both sides of politics (that it is wrong).
Sigh. I'd like less rhetoric and more responsibility from the conservatives
Maybe you should look at moderating your own rhetoric first. The religous right are no different than the unions on the left; they are both embarrasing but useful for votes.
By generalizing all republicans as bible bashers you only show your own ignorance. Every time you go to do it, imagine a right winger summing up lefties as 'hippies', 'commies' etc. (as is all too commonly done as well).
Many people in the community are moderate in their beliefs, including you as you mentioned. IMO these people are not very impressed (or swayed) by being lumped in with the loonies from their side of politics.
AC says says Raw Story is not credible because of an anti-Bush ad.
It doesn't exact inspire confidence in their objectivity though, does it? In fact I would say any news site displaying anti-[political party] ads is suspicious from the start.
Banks are capitalist in the most classic definition. They make money for shareholders by minimizing value returned to depositors, in favor of shareholders and private owners.
Just like every other for-profit company on earth (that's 90% of them).
Large statistical "anomalies" between exit polling and "recorded votes" associated with the 2002 (Georgia, Minnesota), 2004 (Presidential election, many states) and 2005 (Ohio referendums) verge on the quasi-impossible, until you factor in deliberate fraud.
It's funny though because I've never seen the Democratics argue for a system that includes formal checks against exit polls for these apparently obvious anomalies.
You seem very certain that there is enough evidence in the exit polls to call it "deliberate fraud", so I will allow you to offer any science you have to back up the exit poll theory.
Your link goes to an interview with an ex employee of the company being interviewed by a left winger reporting 100% heresay. What was your point again?
Is it just me or is he basically asking for evidence proven true in the court of law before he'd accept the case going to court to be proven true?
He's asking for any type of evidence showing that the CEO rigged the machines. You have only showed intent (he's a Republican and he had possible access to rig them).
You, know, otherwise any evidence is just "rumor" and "speculation" unless it fits his worldview.
'Evidence' is well defined after centuries of legal evolution and does not include rumor or speculation.
As a Firefox user, there is nothing I have seen that Opera does that can't be done using Firefox plugins. These are so easy to find and install it is not funny (extensions menu). So the argument that pre-integration of these things (opera) makes it more worthwhile is thin (especially for slashdot demographic).
Sorry, that's not how I searched. I did it the old fashion way. I read lots of books, and talked to lots of people.
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Sad because you would missed existing also:
http://www.google.com/search?hs=d3X&hl=en&lr=&c2c
I suppose that my comment was marked as troll, because I hit a nerve with someone.
I would say it was this:
"Generally, they treat their stuff just as badly as they treat themselves, which is why they're usually in that situation."
Your worldview is simplistic and retarded.
Try working on your computer while you are malnourished and suffering from dysentery.
While that is true, there is still a huge chunk of people in the world that do have the basics, but are still trapped in poverty. The $100 laptop will make an enormous difference in these demographics. Consider the ultra low cost of setting up internet businesses combined with the start of the information age.
"An estimated quarter of the world's undiscovered oil and gas resources are in the Arctic."
And people wonder why the energy industry/US government is doing all it can to drag their heels on climate control.
Besides being dishonest to lump the government and energy industry's ideals together, many moderate right wingers simply put a higher priority on other world problems. To imply that they wish to reverse climate controls is a plain lie. They want an ideal climate like everyone else.
Secondly, energy companies are blocked in the form of international land controls for polar mining. Do you really think it is just a matter of them not having the technology to drill through ice?
The guy is out there, doing what he believes in, and making a difference.
And it's great that he never misses an opportunity to work his venomous political commentary into any interview he has regarding his charity work.
Perhaps becoming the hypothetical "well-rounded person" (as typified by HR department evaluations and other similar organizations) is the best solution for those who feel like they don't quite fit in.
Which is virtually what the parent post said (strive towards being more rounded if you are not). Implying that he wanted everyone to become a very narrowly defined "hypothetical 'well rounded person'" seems to be malicious for no reason.
From parent:
"As long as you're not making your life and the lives of those around you miserable with your behavior, there's not problem."
For example; today I had an awful day. I'll think about it until tomorrow morning. My extroverted friends will shrug it off as "bad day, tomorrow is another".
My brother is an extrovert yet he is known as a real worrier.
So basically this is a colony of introverts, and we get a story about how great introverts are.
I've read plenty of posts in this story from self admitting extroverts.
What does that do for us in terms of teaching us?
By hearing the opinions of all posters we get the chance of learning a new perspective.
I would go further and say that if Sun had taken a leaf out of Macromedia's book and improved the size and loading time of the JVM so that it was negligable, it would so so popular.
As a developer I just don't understand why this is not a more common opinion of the 'failing' of Java to dominate (because it is such a great language/library besides that).
Here here.
Who cares about a few dupes if non-regular readers like us see it for the first time?
(I realise this very comment has been duped many times in the past, but can it be said enough?).
Just imagine: We can enhance Javascript to support more OO features and reflection and add JIT and it will become just like Java!
Isn't this what Flash did, and look at it's success.
You could even make the same (wrong) argument for css or just about any other web technology that was made after Java.
Thank you for taking the time to post that. I was also under the impression that the parent post was correct as I know nothing about this new tech.
It's funny, the only other place I get that overlapping is microsoft.com.
Would be funnier if it didn't say beta in big red letters at the top of the site.
The calculator is certainly the faster way, and in my professional life, I will likely use a calculator over adding fractions by hand, but when you are learning the fundamentals of mathematics, it is much more important to understand what's going on than it is to simply get the right answer.
I for one wouldn't agree with that. I can see why it would be more productive to give fraction learners calulcators.
Not everyone in the world has to be spoon fed information. I for one do not learn very well in a class room setting. I am a hacker (explorer), and many others are like me.
I'd take that even further and say that nearly everyone is like this. People love learning by doing and running into real concrete problems. Theory is only good for summarizing what people know from real examples that they saw through their eyeballs (imo). I mean that in the sense that real examples have a lot more meaning to people than abstract concepts.
Now. Can we talk about something that isn't stupid?
Yes you were saying something about Natalie Portman and mmmmm hot gritttts...