If they're still using an older OS, that's tough shit for them.
There's going to be a lot of corporate computers running win2k. There's going to be some running WinNT. Times have been pretty tight, upgrading computers for some businesses isn't going to be the top priority. A lot of them dont need to upgrade. If you're using an as/400 session (or similiar telnet type app) and email, a P2 with 128MB and winNT is fine, and that covers a lot of people out there.
I strike a compromise: I block flash. Flash ads suck. I dont mind banner ads, but some flash ads have sound many have animation. If your site relies 100% on flash ads, then screw you. If I was on dial up, I guarentee you, I'd block all ads.
I recently bought a 19" 16ms LCD monitor to replace my failing 22" NEC fe1250. It's wonderful, except the black. Absolute black (#000000)actually seems a bit lighter than the shades that are a bit lighter (say, #050505). The other benifits make up for it, but there's no way I'd pay $1000+ for an LCD TV if that's normal for LCDs.
the poster must have lived through the late 90s. It wasn't hard to almost double your money in a few months back then. I made quite a bit (percentage wise) off of just amd, ati and beos stock.
Several aspects of the extreme people in the republican party would be easily considered fascist. The republican party's use of propaganda is unmatched by any other party in the US. They've used nationalism to the extreme since 9/11. The increasing power of the religious right is also making it so that they put the interests (or rights) of the state (or society) above those of the individual.
it's important to remember that no country will be 100% catagorizable. It's unlikely that we'll see another fascist country like italy again. Labels fit existing and former governments and wont be 100% accurate on future ones.
Considering the differing population sizes between the US and Venezuela, an equivalent number of non-existant votes would be, get this, a whopping 342 votes!
That was my first thought too. However, with the way the electoral college works, it' be more accurate to compare Ohio's size (11M) to Venezuela's (24M). So it'd be equal to over 8000 votes.
If there's no problem, then eliminating the idea of a conspiracy would be a simple as recounting the votes in the evote districts in question. Considering the amount of money involved in the election, the cost of putting most conspiracy theories to rest is minimal.
No amount of saying that it's unlikely is going to be sufficient. There needs to be proof that the election was accurate. People believe in absurd things ranging from ghosts to UFOs to magic to angels, it's going to take more than a logically convincing arguement to convice most people. If the election results can't be verified, then there really is a serious problem with the method, whether the results are accurate or not.
Most christians don't have a problem. However, the number of fundamentalists is growing in the USA, and they are a problem. They prey on people who can't deal with the real world, have never learned any critcal thinking skills or developed any form of skepticism. These are people who claim to be persecuted in the USA, they are victims, and their religious groups give them a sense of community. They are members of a cult, and one that is rapidly growing with people who can't deal with modern society. In return, the leaders of this cult make millions of dollars and get tremendous political power.
This leads to another problem, non-christians think that the fundies represent all christians, that all christians are fascist-like who would murder anyone who disagrees with them. Of course, that affects all religions -- a segment will always use it to prey on the weak minded.
First, I agree that eventually things will even out. And, hopefully, interconnected economies and cultures will do wonders for peace. However, the cost of outsourcing to some americans is greater than you might think and it should be no surprise many are upset. $40K per year isn't a fortune over here and if I only made $30K, I'd qualify for multiple types of government assistance.
What does it cost per month for rent? What is the monthly food budget for a family of 5?
Obviously, in the US rent (or mortgage) will vary depending on where a person lives, but for most middle class people, it'll be between $500 to $1500 per month. Food will be at least $500/month for a family. Tack on at least another $500 in other expenses such as utilities and we're at a $1500 to $2500 per month, or $18K to $30K per year without even considering clothing or medical costs. At a minimum, tack on another $5K/yr. We're now at $23K/yr to $35K/yr. The poverty line for a family of 5 in the US is $22K/yr, so I'm not talking about an extremely rich lifestyle here. We haven't even touched discretionary income or the cost of a car.
This is why many americans are so upset. Its not that they're tired of being extremely rich, its that there's a lot of people who are already having a hard time getting by and losing even $10K per year makes a big difference. While most americans might be richer than most people in India, most are no where as rich as they appear on TV.
"6% of doctors were causing 66% of the malpractice payouts"
If anyone can find a reputable link supporting that, that'd be great. If that's the case, it needs to be brought to public attention when politicians talk about tort reform.
If we treated all illegal businesses (and business people) as drug dealers, and apply forfeiture laws to them, we would see 1 of 2 good things happen: 1. fewer spammers and criminals (such as enron peeps) operating out of the USA. or 2. a repeal of forfeiture laws which run counter to the ideals of the constitution by being applied before a person is convicted.
10:1 says that once you apply them to CEOs, you'd end up with number 2, but it might help hurt spammers in the mean time. It'd never happen of course, because where would politicians get their money?
Balmer's job is to make Bill Gates look good. And he does it with flying colors. He looks and sounds like someone you wouldn't mind seeing get hit by a bus.
GPS instrument on the lava dome...suggest that the site moved a few inches northward Monday and Tuesday.... At that rate Mount St. Helens could reach Canada in a few thousand years
techtv started going down before the buyout -- at least the screen savers did (when they started doing 15 minutes of case modding type stuff every day, I stopped watching). Now the channel's more of an infomercial for games -- most of the shows aren't even reviews.
I agree, move the game (and cartoons) to G4, put the tech stuff on techtv, heck they could even split the channel -- g4 from 7am to 7pm, techtv from 7pm to 7am and people could timeshift what they want.
the ultimate linux pvr would: 1. do everything myth appears to do 2. be controllable by a radio (not IR) remote like the ati remote. 3. be able to be controlled and broadcast over the local network to both linux and windows boxes.
If Myth can do those (obviously it can do #1), i'd set one up this weekend. I'd love to be able to have it sit in the corner and use it from any of the other computers on my home network.
The problem is that there is a growing cult of chrisians that believes that the bible is a textbook. I'm talking about the fundementalist, speak in tongues, follow a multi-millionare on TV sects of christianity. Many christians and their beliefs arent at odds with science. But some definately are, and it's at the core of their belief system. And yes, I said cult.
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I've been talking to my PC for years:
You god damned son of a bitch! F'n Piece of shit!
I HATE THE GODDAMNED PEOPLE WHO WRITE GIANT FREAKING EMAILS THAT ARE IN ALL CAPS...
Damned lameness filter.
Dear dumb ass user: catch a clue. If it's in all caps, there's no help for you!
If they're still using an older OS, that's tough shit for them.
There's going to be a lot of corporate computers running win2k. There's going to be some running WinNT. Times have been pretty tight, upgrading computers for some businesses isn't going to be the top priority. A lot of them dont need to upgrade. If you're using an as/400 session (or similiar telnet type app) and email, a P2 with 128MB and winNT is fine, and that covers a lot of people out there.
I strike a compromise: I block flash. Flash ads suck. I dont mind banner ads, but some flash ads have sound many have animation. If your site relies 100% on flash ads, then screw you. If I was on dial up, I guarentee you, I'd block all ads.
I recently bought a 19" 16ms LCD monitor to replace my failing 22" NEC fe1250. It's wonderful, except the black. Absolute black (#000000)actually seems a bit lighter than the shades that are a bit lighter (say, #050505). The other benifits make up for it, but there's no way I'd pay $1000+ for an LCD TV if that's normal for LCDs.
the poster must have lived through the late 90s. It wasn't hard to almost double your money in a few months back then. I made quite a bit (percentage wise) off of just amd, ati and beos stock.
see the Wikipedias entry on fascism
Several aspects of the extreme people in the republican party would be easily considered fascist. The republican party's use of propaganda is unmatched by any other party in the US. They've used nationalism to the extreme since 9/11. The increasing power of the religious right is also making it so that they put the interests (or rights) of the state (or society) above those of the individual.
it's important to remember that no country will be 100% catagorizable. It's unlikely that we'll see another fascist country like italy again. Labels fit existing and former governments and wont be 100% accurate on future ones.
Considering the differing population sizes between the US and Venezuela, an equivalent number of non-existant votes would be, get this, a whopping 342 votes!
That was my first thought too. However, with the way the electoral college works, it' be more accurate to compare Ohio's size (11M) to Venezuela's (24M). So it'd be equal to over 8000 votes.
If there's no problem, then eliminating the idea of a conspiracy would be a simple as recounting the votes in the evote districts in question. Considering the amount of money involved in the election, the cost of putting most conspiracy theories to rest is minimal.
No amount of saying that it's unlikely is going to be sufficient. There needs to be proof that the election was accurate. People believe in absurd things ranging from ghosts to UFOs to magic to angels, it's going to take more than a logically convincing arguement to convice most people. If the election results can't be verified, then there really is a serious problem with the method, whether the results are accurate or not.
Most christians don't have a problem. However, the number of fundamentalists is growing in the USA, and they are a problem. They prey on people who can't deal with the real world, have never learned any critcal thinking skills or developed any form of skepticism. These are people who claim to be persecuted in the USA, they are victims, and their religious groups give them a sense of community. They are members of a cult, and one that is rapidly growing with people who can't deal with modern society. In return, the leaders of this cult make millions of dollars and get tremendous political power.
This leads to another problem, non-christians think that the fundies represent all christians, that all christians are fascist-like who would murder anyone who disagrees with them. Of course, that affects all religions -- a segment will always use it to prey on the weak minded.
First, I agree that eventually things will even out. And, hopefully, interconnected economies and cultures will do wonders for peace. However, the cost of outsourcing to some americans is greater than you might think and it should be no surprise many are upset. $40K per year isn't a fortune over here and if I only made $30K, I'd qualify for multiple types of government assistance.
What does it cost per month for rent? What is the monthly food budget for a family of 5?
Obviously, in the US rent (or mortgage) will vary depending on where a person lives, but for most middle class people, it'll be between $500 to $1500 per month. Food will be at least $500/month for a family. Tack on at least another $500 in other expenses such as utilities and we're at a $1500 to $2500 per month, or $18K to $30K per year without even considering clothing or medical costs. At a minimum, tack on another $5K/yr. We're now at $23K/yr to $35K/yr. The poverty line for a family of 5 in the US is $22K/yr, so I'm not talking about an extremely rich lifestyle here. We haven't even touched discretionary income or the cost of a car.
This is why many americans are so upset. Its not that they're tired of being extremely rich, its that there's a lot of people who are already having a hard time getting by and losing even $10K per year makes a big difference. While most americans might be richer than most people in India, most are no where as rich as they appear on TV.
"6% of doctors were causing 66% of the malpractice payouts"
If anyone can find a reputable link supporting that, that'd be great. If that's the case, it needs to be brought to public attention when politicians talk about tort reform.
If we treated all illegal businesses (and business people) as drug dealers, and apply forfeiture laws to them, we would see 1 of 2 good things happen:
1. fewer spammers and criminals (such as enron peeps) operating out of the USA.
or
2. a repeal of forfeiture laws which run counter to the ideals of the constitution by being applied before a person is convicted.
10:1 says that once you apply them to CEOs, you'd end up with number 2, but it might help hurt spammers in the mean time. It'd never happen of course, because where would politicians get their money?
You can blame gaming companies for requiring people to run windows as administrator.
Balmer's job is to make Bill Gates look good. And he does it with flying colors. He looks and sounds like someone you wouldn't mind seeing get hit by a bus.
It's a monster. According to a Map of Yellowstone, the caldera rim is about 40 miles wide.
GPS instrument on the lava dome...suggest that the site moved a few inches northward Monday and Tuesday. ...
At that rate Mount St. Helens could reach Canada in a few thousand years
Maybe it's expecting them to reinstate the draft?
can you state: "Read my lips, No new wars!"
ls -s /bin/more /bin/more
/usr/bin/less /usr/bin/less
24
ls -s
120
but less is 5 times bigger than more. So less is more than more.
techtv started going down before the buyout -- at least the screen savers did (when they started doing 15 minutes of case modding type stuff every day, I stopped watching). Now the channel's more of an infomercial for games -- most of the shows aren't even reviews.
I agree, move the game (and cartoons) to G4, put the tech stuff on techtv, heck they could even split the channel -- g4 from 7am to 7pm, techtv from 7pm to 7am and people could timeshift what they want.
the ultimate linux pvr would:
1. do everything myth appears to do
2. be controllable by a radio (not IR) remote like the ati remote.
3. be able to be controlled and broadcast over the local network to both linux and windows boxes.
If Myth can do those (obviously it can do #1), i'd set one up this weekend. I'd love to be able to have it sit in the corner and use it from any of the other computers on my home network.
Interesting? No, No, NO!
hint, there was no lynx release on april 1, 2004.
The problem is that there is a growing cult of chrisians that believes that the bible is a textbook. I'm talking about the fundementalist, speak in tongues, follow a multi-millionare on TV sects of christianity. Many christians and their beliefs arent at odds with science. But some definately are, and it's at the core of their belief system. And yes, I said cult.
I was thinking more along the lines of Jacko vs Andrea Yates on child care.
Does my lynx browser need updating?
2004-04-01 (2.8.5rel.2)
* fix for buffer in jpeg2ascii render code -BS
2004-02-04 (2.8.5rel.1)
* build fixes for MINGW32 -DK
* build fixes for OS/2 (reported by IZ) -TD