But the fact that they all involve some 3rd party organizations that are collecting registrations and then turning highlights the real problem. They shouldn't be involved in the first place. They breed vote fraud like all of those examples. If voters are too lazy or uninterested in getting their ass down to the govt offices to register to vote, they shouldn't be voting.
Do you think the local govts would allow 3rd party orgs to collect and hand out auto licenses? Hell no. Why should voter registration be the different? Purge the voter rolls after every Federal election and outlaw these voter registration drives.
Actually, according to this and this, its more likely that they are just slapping a Dell or HP logo on them and shoving them out the door. Maybe not the same exact one, but they buy exclusive rights to a particular design, and that's about it.
I had a similar problem with a Compaq machine and replaced the power connector with one that was threaded and could be bolted to the case. The problem wasn't the original power connector being bad as it was the solder connections were the only thing securing it to the machine. Given that the users of the machine weren't particularly gentle when plugging the power connector, it didn't take long for the connections to become loose.
not to mention that some passenger side airbags will break the windshield. requiring yet another expensive part to be replaced on a car for what could be a minor bump that could be ignored on earlier vehicles.
This isn't going to make that much difference as long as vendors keep accepting the old bills that can be copied. Sure, the banks will be instructed to turn in the old ones to be shredded and replaced with the new ones, so in the long term any old bills may be treated with suspicion, but how long will that take?
Old English Mastiffs are pretty good dogs too. When we had one and the kids were out side, it would plant itself between them and the gate to the street and keep an eye on things. If there was someone or some animal it didn't like, it get between you and the object of it's suspicion. It would then proceed to growl, not really loud, more of a low rumble. Just the sight of it would cause unsuspecting utility workers to shit their pants in broad daylight, so I imagine encountering a pissed off 200 pound dog in the dark would not be a pleasant experience.
A Selectric isn't the same as the Selectric Composer. There would be no need of having a piece of equipment geared towards typesetting in a regular office environment. They would be useful in DC or where they were creating manuals, but not in a ANG office.
And as far as ANG units not being low priority, I'd say that's BS. My dad was in the ANG in the early to mid 60s and they always had to deal with USAF hand-me downs. Knowing guys that are in it now, I'd say that nothing's changed.
According to the site for the IBM Selectric Composer, that machine cost between $3600-4400. Why in the hell would a National Guard unit have a typewriter that would cost more than a new car at that time?
Even when I was an intern, I was never eligible for OT. What I find very disingenuous about the entire debate is the AFL-CIO ads telling everyone they are going to lose overtime. Usually someone on another non-tech message board will post the drivel and get all worked up about it. However, the changes in the law don't apply to those in unions or blue-collar hourly positions. Explaining that is like trying to talk to a brick wall.
I guess it's frustrating that people will believe some piece of BS chain letter when they can just go to the source and read the damn rules themselves. That's the beauty of the web: you can look up the legislation as written and make your own decisions instead of relying on someone else to tell you what it means.
The real question is then: Is the data used to create the weather maps fall in the category that is prohibited for sale? Given the resolution of those images, I would say no. Remember, the US Federal Govt also sells a lot of this data to other governmental agencies and individuals. It archives petabytes of this stuff for that purpose. The article and submitter are overreacting.
So in other words, if there is a satellite image that according to the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act can only be sold to the US Govt, then someone can't submit a FOIA request and get it for free. It sounds to me like they are closing big loophole and one that should have been addressed in 1992.
That's odd. I don't recall Bush attacking Kerry over his service in VietNam. He's been attacking him on his record in the Senate since then. But then again, what is wrong for attacking a weak point of your opponent?
Now a bunch of pissed off veterans who believe Kerry is lying and betrayed them by his actions after the war are the ones attacking Kerry. Not unlike a bunch of Bush protestors clogging up the streets of NYC.
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Why? Was there a clamor to change the rules when Clinton won 8 years ago with only 49% of the vote?
If you don't like the result, you have 4 years to find a better candidate than the other side.
my life is a boring as it was on 9-10-01.
What's wrong with flash memory or microdrives that use the CF interface standard?
I wouldn't mind having a Neuros recorder. How well does it stack up against a Nomad Jukebox 3?
But the fact that they all involve some 3rd party organizations that are collecting registrations and then turning highlights the real problem. They shouldn't be involved in the first place. They breed vote fraud like all of those examples. If voters are too lazy or uninterested in getting their ass down to the govt offices to register to vote, they shouldn't be voting.
Do you think the local govts would allow 3rd party orgs to collect and hand out auto licenses? Hell no. Why should voter registration be the different? Purge the voter rolls after every Federal election and outlaw these voter registration drives.
lie your ass off. Sure you may get responses, but they will still dump you after they figure out who you really are.
Actually, according to this and this, its more likely that they are just slapping a Dell or HP logo on them and shoving them out the door. Maybe not the same exact one, but they buy exclusive rights to a particular design, and that's about it.
Dell doesn't even make the laptops. They are all made by a handful of companies in Taiwan who then sell them to Dell, HP, Gateway, etc....
I had a similar problem with a Compaq machine and replaced the power connector with one that was threaded and could be bolted to the case. The problem wasn't the original power connector being bad as it was the solder connections were the only thing securing it to the machine. Given that the users of the machine weren't particularly gentle when plugging the power connector, it didn't take long for the connections to become loose.
not to mention that some passenger side airbags will break the windshield. requiring yet another expensive part to be replaced on a car for what could be a minor bump that could be ignored on earlier vehicles.
This isn't going to make that much difference as long as vendors keep accepting the old bills that can be copied. Sure, the banks will be instructed to turn in the old ones to be shredded and replaced with the new ones, so in the long term any old bills may be treated with suspicion, but how long will that take?
No. His will be the one with a decent plot and dialog and Spielberg's will have great special effects but will suck at pretty much everything else.
Sounds like the Great Plains.
Whatever you save in fossil fuel usage will be sucked up by people commuting in this.
Old English Mastiffs are pretty good dogs too. When we had one and the kids were out side, it would plant itself between them and the gate to the street and keep an eye on things. If there was someone or some animal it didn't like, it get between you and the object of it's suspicion. It would then proceed to growl, not really loud, more of a low rumble. Just the sight of it would cause unsuspecting utility workers to shit their pants in broad daylight, so I imagine encountering a pissed off 200 pound dog in the dark would not be a pleasant experience.
A Selectric isn't the same as the Selectric Composer. There would be no need of having a piece of equipment geared towards typesetting in a regular office environment. They would be useful in DC or where they were creating manuals, but not in a ANG office.
And as far as ANG units not being low priority, I'd say that's BS. My dad was in the ANG in the early to mid 60s and they always had to deal with USAF hand-me downs. Knowing guys that are in it now, I'd say that nothing's changed.
They don't have to deny anything. Just let the document experts express their doubts.
According to the site for the IBM Selectric Composer, that machine cost between $3600-4400. Why in the hell would a National Guard unit have a typewriter that would cost more than a new car at that time?
Even when I was an intern, I was never eligible for OT. What I find very disingenuous about the entire debate is the AFL-CIO ads telling everyone they are going to lose overtime. Usually someone on another non-tech message board will post the drivel and get all worked up about it. However, the changes in the law don't apply to those in unions or blue-collar hourly positions. Explaining that is like trying to talk to a brick wall.
I guess it's frustrating that people will believe some piece of BS chain letter when they can just go to the source and read the damn rules themselves. That's the beauty of the web: you can look up the legislation as written and make your own decisions instead of relying on someone else to tell you what it means.
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The real question is then: Is the data used to create the weather maps fall in the category that is prohibited for sale? Given the resolution of those images, I would say no. Remember, the US Federal Govt also sells a lot of this data to other governmental agencies and individuals. It archives petabytes of this stuff for that purpose. The article and submitter are overreacting.
There are still about 18000 troops in Afghanistan.
So in other words, if there is a satellite image that according to the Land Remote Sensing Policy Act can only be sold to the US Govt, then someone can't submit a FOIA request and get it for free. It sounds to me like they are closing big loophole and one that should have been addressed in 1992.
That's odd. I don't recall Bush attacking Kerry over his service in VietNam. He's been attacking him on his record in the Senate since then. But then again, what is wrong for attacking a weak point of your opponent?
Now a bunch of pissed off veterans who believe Kerry is lying and betrayed them by his actions after the war are the ones attacking Kerry. Not unlike a bunch of Bush protestors clogging up the streets of NYC.
It sounds as if it should be something used for developing on a Mac.
But this will make it very easy for researchers at CERN and CalTech to share their DVD and CD collections w/o having to make the trip.