What gives trillian the right to steal profits from AOL and Yahoo? Trillian isnt freeware, so I can see why AOL and Yahoo would want to block Trillian.
The problem is blocking Trillian also blocks everything else, so why not put the blame where it belongs, on Trillian.
Kick Microsoft out of the country, Redhat will move in and take their place.
There is no shortages of businesses, theres a short supply of big businesses but why do we care? Small businesses arent going to leave the state, local businesses wont leave, and new businesses just starting wont leave.
Compared to many other countries, the USA is a utopia. You refer to the 'ghettos.' Have you ever been outside of the US? Do you really know what people live through in other countries? Do you know what it means to be poor in South American countries? Do you know what it is like to be at civil war for more than 10 years? I have been to other countries and witnissed what people go through there. Our 'ghettos' are like resorts compared to those places. Our 'poor' minorities have more opportunity and wealth than many poor South Americans combined. And if our 'poor' minorities don't like their current condition, then they can invest and work and be creative and have as much wealth as they would like. The American Dream really can be realized.
Just because theres people who have it worse does not change the fact that bad is bad.
You must be reffering to reparations for slavery. How can you so blatently misconstrue my statement to think that? I believe in extending the hand of mercy, so far as it does not rob justice. Rebuilding Iraq and Afgahnistan is just and merciful. Conversely, using taxpayer money to pay off the descendants of those who suffered does not serve either. Hey, if former slaves want to sue and prosecute their persecutors, I'm all for it! They have a proper claim for reparations. But I cannot support paying off what amounts to a bunch of winers with damaged pride. Hey! I'm Jewish and a Mormon. Should I sue Germany and the US states of Illinois, Ohio, and Missouri? Of course not! They did nothing to me. Yes, they murdered, robbed, and you name it to my ancestors; but that doesn't give me, personally, any claim whatsoever.
Reparations for segregation not slavery. I dont think the issue should be slavery, however if minorities ask for reparations for segregation then they'd have a point considering segregation was just ended about 20 years ago or so, before that things were seperate but unequal.
Either you are very uninformed or you do not live in the USA. If you care to read the 2004 fiscal budget, you'll see that 136 billion of 149 billion (see page 5 of Summary Tables) is to be used in programs that benefit Americans directly. That is 91.3% of the entire budget. This does not include defense funds.
Bullshit, most of the budget is used on the military and armed forces, not social programs. Read the budget properly, 400 billion is used on the military. We should be spending 100 billion at least on schools but we arent even spending 30 billion on schools. 50% of all highschool students in the Chicago drop out and this is the state of our public school system because we are too cheap to spend our money on ourselves.
Yes, but the Iraqis weren't and aren't. If we can afford to help them with a few drops from the bucket that represents our budget, shouldn't we do so?
If we cant afford to rebuild ghettos in the USA, why can we afford to rebuild ghettos in Iraq?
Do you think I give a damn about Iraq? Take a trip through compton and if you manage to not get shot in a drive by or caught up in a gang cival war, well then you'll have the right to say that our ghettos are resorts.
I can tell you never saw a Ghetto, most people living there are living in terror because the criminals run their communities. Whats your solution?
Is helping alleviate the AIDS epidemic stupid? What about curing disease and AIDs in the USA?
Of course not. Is rebuilding a nation we defeated in war stupid?
How about rebuilding ghettos and minoritiy communities in the USA?
Absolutely not, if we learned anything from World War I and World War II. One of the reasons why we haven't gone to war with Germany or Japan since is because we rebuilt their nations.
Oh ok, so now you agree with reparations? Are you going to pay for segregation? Rebuild every ghetto across the USA? Solve poverty in the USA? Build Schools and Hospitals?
Following experience, investing in Iraq and Afgahnistan will be worth it in the long run."
Investing in the USA wont? You Republicans make absolutely NO sense, how can you give away our money to people in other countries but not people in this country?!
People in the USA are begging for money but we dont have enough money for them, then some Iraqis and Africans in another country perhaps of the exact same race but on a different place on the map beg for money and suddenly its ok?
Why not help Blacks in USA and Arabs in the USA, why should we help other countries? I dont care if we did bomb Iraq, if we had a right to bomb it in the first place and if the Iraqis really wanted us to do this, we shouldnt have to rebuild anything, I mean if saddam was starving them and torturing them what are we rebuilding? Saddam was a bad guy right?
Why is it crazy? The human species is male and female right? Sure the best males and females should get the job, but what does choosing from an equal selection of male and female have to do with it? I'm sure theres plenty of women who can run government just fine and I'm sure an equal amount of them would be best for the job.
I do look at C-Span, and I mean Senate moreso than Congress.
Remember, the gov is still dominated by a certain class of white males, and it does not equally represent this entire country.
One law which makes sense to me, why shouldnt we pass a law requiring the government to be 50% male and 50% female? I mean our population is half female, so why do males run government at around 90%+ ratio?
Bush can veto or pass stuff, Bush can do executive orders, and Bush has the political power to bribe basically everyone in congress to get them to pass the patriot act or anything else he wants to pass.
He also controls the media to such a level that he can actually punish people who dont pass. Look at what happened to the democrats when they refuse to let certain judges in, look at foxnews damnit.
Also how can you vote a congressman out of office? You can only vote them in, and its not like we have a wide variety of people to choose from, usually its rich upper class white male vs rich upper class white male. Usually they both dressed in suit and tie say the same thing from two different angles and ideologies.
The majority rule vote did not elect George W Bush, he does not represent the majority of the people in this country because he did not win the majority of the vote you stupid idiot.
When I talk about government I know exactly what I'm talking about, we arent a democracy we are a republic and who you vote for has nothing to do with government.
You may be able to influence congress but thats about it, and you can only influence congress if you have cash to do so and of course you dont.
I know this, you know this, but the republican turds who think George Bush can do no wrong just because he has an R next to his name cannot see this.
I dont know what the difference is between voting republican or democrat, the only reason I'd vote democrat over republican is because democrats seem to understand the economy, and at least they flat out say "We are going to raise taxes"
I'd rather have my taxes raised to pay for stuff in this country than to pay for stuff in Iraq, Afganastan, Africa, etc.
Cant you see that the gov creates the laws and now h as the power to not only label anyone a criminal for any reason, but now they have the tools to rule over us and we can do nothing about it.
I'm all for the war against terrorism but what exactly are we fighting for if our solution for terrorism is to bring the Taliban and Nazi ideas over to the US?
I want to see some conservatives comment now on how Republicans are "conservative". Republicans want even bigger government than the Democrats. I am tired of this, everytime I read the news paper or watch TV George Bush is asking for more money for stupid shit. Hundreds of billions for building schools and hospitals in Iraq, Billions for Africa, Billions for this and Billions for that as if we have money to just throw into the fire, and then as our so called homeland security, we now spy on each other and use the patriot act as some kinda control against the people?!
I cant understand the logic of these Republicans, they seem to be far from conservative, Republicans seem to want Global Government which scares the shit out of me far more than the big US gov democrats.
SAT scores have absolutely nothing to do with intelligence.
You can train a monkey to memorize answers, you cannot train a monkey to think.
Duke is admittedly no Yale, but I personally know minorities that have gotten SAT's as low as 1050 where ~1430 is the median (25-75th is about 1370-1470 or somewhere thereabouts) and who have not athletics or other factors that got them in.
And I agree with your last paragraph--getting people into colleges where they don't deserve to be doesn't help anyone--because chances are, they aren't going to be able to fly there.
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KDE isnt doing much to their interface lately, although we can blame Xfree86 for not finishing up the SVG stuff, KDE is getting left in Gnomes dust right now.
I dont believe in grading on a curve, I dont think school should be like the work place made into some competition. People should compete with themselves only, to improve themselves.
Why should I have to worry about doing a better paper than you? There will be less teamwork and therefore less learning because Ill be more likely to keep whatever I'm working on secret and to give other classmates the worst advice I can to make sure they fail so I look better.
I dont want this, if school becomes like that I'll drop out and go to work and deal with that.
You, the unemployed dork who attends Massachussetts Bay Community College and posts obsessively to Slashdot, are a genius? You, the boy who bitches about the world being against him constantly and then proceeds to detail how rude he is to everybody else? YOU are a genius? Not fucking likely.
You are in the most denial I've ever seen. You construct this elaborate world in which nothing is your fault, you are the smartest, and you are always right, despite the fact that you're an utter failure. I guess it keeps you off drugs while also being unable to recognize how thoroughly you've fucked yourself in life. But you're a flaming idiot. Leave Slashdot.
You assume ALOT about me dont you?
First when did I say nothing was my fault? The fact that I'm community college and not Harvard or Yale is directly my fault, when did I say it wasnt?
Second, being a genius has nothing to do with being employed, getting a job has more to do with timing and having a good resume. Companies are trying to hire entry level at this time, I do get jobs just nothing stable but guess what, 99% of the other college students take whatever jobs they can get as well.
I post about as much to slashdot as you do, I checked your profile, you post as much as me. When did I bitch about the world being for or against me? The world does not give a damn about me.
Speaking of trolling, why do you read all my posts, and act so obssessed about me? I must be doing something right to have fans on Slashdot who dedicate their lives to following mine.
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What gives trillian the right to steal profits from AOL and Yahoo? Trillian isnt freeware, so I can see why AOL and Yahoo would want to block Trillian.
The problem is blocking Trillian also blocks everything else, so why not put the blame where it belongs, on Trillian.
Michael Robertson is a genius, be glad hes on OUR side.
Kick Microsoft out of the country, Redhat will move in and take their place.
There is no shortages of businesses, theres a short supply of big businesses but why do we care? Small businesses arent going to leave the state, local businesses wont leave, and new businesses just starting wont leave.
So tell all your friends from Cali to go to the site so we can actually get the word out in time.
Compared to many other countries, the USA is a utopia. You refer to the 'ghettos.' Have you ever been outside of the US? Do you really know what people live through in other countries? Do you know what it means to be poor in South American countries? Do you know what it is like to be at civil war for more than 10 years? I have been to other countries and witnissed what people go through there. Our 'ghettos' are like resorts compared to those places. Our 'poor' minorities have more opportunity and wealth than many poor South Americans combined. And if our 'poor' minorities don't like their current condition, then they can invest and work and be creative and have as much wealth as they would like. The American Dream really can be realized.
Just because theres people who have it worse does not change the fact that bad is bad.
You must be reffering to reparations for slavery. How can you so blatently misconstrue my statement to think that? I believe in extending the hand of mercy, so far as it does not rob justice. Rebuilding Iraq and Afgahnistan is just and merciful. Conversely, using taxpayer money to pay off the descendants of those who suffered does not serve either. Hey, if former slaves want to sue and prosecute their persecutors, I'm all for it! They have a proper claim for reparations. But I cannot support paying off what amounts to a bunch of winers with damaged pride. Hey! I'm Jewish and a Mormon. Should I sue Germany and the US states of Illinois, Ohio, and Missouri? Of course not! They did nothing to me. Yes, they murdered, robbed, and you name it to my ancestors; but that doesn't give me, personally, any claim whatsoever.
Reparations for segregation not slavery. I dont think the issue should be slavery, however if minorities ask for reparations for segregation then they'd have a point considering segregation was just ended about 20 years ago or so, before that things were seperate but unequal.
Either you are very uninformed or you do not live in the USA. If you care to read the 2004 fiscal budget, you'll see that 136 billion of 149 billion (see page 5 of Summary Tables) is to be used in programs that benefit Americans directly. That is 91.3% of the entire budget. This does not include defense funds.
Bullshit, most of the budget is used on the military and armed forces, not social programs. Read the budget properly, 400 billion is used on the military. We should be spending 100 billion at least on schools but we arent even spending 30 billion on schools. 50% of all highschool students in the Chicago drop out and this is the state of our public school system because we are too cheap to spend our money on ourselves.
Yes, but the Iraqis weren't and aren't. If we can afford to help them with a few drops from the bucket that represents our budget, shouldn't we do so?
If we cant afford to rebuild ghettos in the USA, why can we afford to rebuild ghettos in Iraq?
Do you think I give a damn about Iraq? Take a trip through compton and if you manage to not get shot in a drive by or caught up in a gang cival war, well then you'll have the right to say that our ghettos are resorts.
I can tell you never saw a Ghetto, most people living there are living in terror because the criminals run their communities. Whats your solution?
"Is peace in Africa stupid?
What about peace in the USA?
Is helping alleviate the AIDS epidemic stupid? What about curing disease and AIDs in the USA?
Of course not. Is rebuilding a nation we defeated in war stupid?
How about rebuilding ghettos and minoritiy communities in the USA?
Absolutely not, if we learned anything from World War I and World War II. One of the reasons why we haven't gone to war with Germany or Japan since is because we rebuilt their nations.
Oh ok, so now you agree with reparations? Are you going to pay for segregation? Rebuild every ghetto across the USA? Solve poverty in the USA? Build Schools and Hospitals?
Following experience, investing in Iraq and Afgahnistan will be worth it in the long run."
Investing in the USA wont? You Republicans make absolutely NO sense, how can you give away our money to people in other countries but not people in this country?!
People in the USA are begging for money but we dont have enough money for them, then some Iraqis and Africans in another country perhaps of the exact same race but on a different place on the map beg for money and suddenly its ok?
Why not help Blacks in USA and Arabs in the USA, why should we help other countries? I dont care if we did bomb Iraq, if we had a right to bomb it in the first place and if the Iraqis really wanted us to do this, we shouldnt have to rebuild anything, I mean if saddam was starving them and torturing them what are we rebuilding? Saddam was a bad guy right?
"Second, is isn't it better to take the person who is best, rather than the person who meets your man/woman quota."
Of course, all my Man/Woman ratio is, is a ratio, its not a QUOTA.
This means congress and senates will add seats for women and women will compete with other women, while the men compete with men for the seats.
Why is it crazy? The human species is male and female right? Sure the best males and females should get the job, but what does choosing from an equal selection of male and female have to do with it? I'm sure theres plenty of women who can run government just fine and I'm sure an equal amount of them would be best for the job.
I do look at C-Span, and I mean Senate moreso than Congress.
Remember, the gov is still dominated by a certain class of white males, and it does not equally represent this entire country.
One law which makes sense to me, why shouldnt we pass a law requiring the government to be 50% male and 50% female? I mean our population is half female, so why do males run government at around 90%+ ratio?
Conservative is absolute, you cannot be a partial conservative, you either want smaller government or you dont.
Bush wants global government, thats "BIGGER" government, so what he wont raise taxes, hes still making government bigger.
Bush can veto or pass stuff, Bush can do executive orders, and Bush has the political power to bribe basically everyone in congress to get them to pass the patriot act or anything else he wants to pass.
He also controls the media to such a level that he can actually punish people who dont pass. Look at what happened to the democrats when they refuse to let certain judges in, look at foxnews damnit.
Also how can you vote a congressman out of office? You can only vote them in, and its not like we have a wide variety of people to choose from, usually its rich upper class white male vs rich upper class white male. Usually they both dressed in suit and tie say the same thing from two different angles and ideologies.
Too bad this isnt survival of the fittest, smartest, stronger, its survival of the richest.
Often the rich and powerful have not earned their spot, ask George Bush.
The majority rule vote did not elect George W Bush, he does not represent the majority of the people in this country because he did not win the majority of the vote you stupid idiot.
When I talk about government I know exactly what I'm talking about, we arent a democracy we are a republic and who you vote for has nothing to do with government.
You may be able to influence congress but thats about it, and you can only influence congress if you have cash to do so and of course you dont.
I know this, you know this, but the republican turds who think George Bush can do no wrong just because he has an R next to his name cannot see this.
I dont know what the difference is between voting republican or democrat, the only reason I'd vote democrat over republican is because democrats seem to understand the economy, and at least they flat out say "We are going to raise taxes"
I'd rather have my taxes raised to pay for stuff in this country than to pay for stuff in Iraq, Afganastan, Africa, etc.
Oh no people will never say anything bad about Bush, because you'll lose your job and be labeled a terrorist if you do.
Lets also reminded the Media is controlled by Mr.Bush, just look at FoxNews, MSNBC, etc.
The police, the media, both controlled by Mr.Bush, so who will you vote for this election?
Be careful, make the wrong choice and someone might think you are a terrorist, a traitor, or unpatriotic, ask Anne Coulter.
Cant you see that the gov creates the laws and now h as the power to not only label anyone a criminal for any reason, but now they have the tools to rule over us and we can do nothing about it.
I'm all for the war against terrorism but what exactly are we fighting for if our solution for terrorism is to bring the Taliban and Nazi ideas over to the US?
I want to see some conservatives comment now on how Republicans are "conservative". Republicans want even bigger government than the Democrats. I am tired of this, everytime I read the news paper or watch TV George Bush is asking for more money for stupid shit. Hundreds of billions for building schools and hospitals in Iraq, Billions for Africa, Billions for this and Billions for that as if we have money to just throw into the fire, and then as our so called homeland security, we now spy on each other and use the patriot act as some kinda control against the people?!
I cant understand the logic of these Republicans, they seem to be far from conservative, Republicans seem to want Global Government which scares the shit out of me far more than the big US gov democrats.
SAT scores have absolutely nothing to do with intelligence.
You can train a monkey to memorize answers, you cannot train a monkey to think.
Duke is admittedly no Yale, but I personally know minorities that have gotten SAT's as low as 1050 where ~1430 is the median (25-75th is about 1370-1470 or somewhere thereabouts) and who have not athletics or other factors that got them in.
And I agree with your last paragraph--getting people into colleges where they don't deserve to be doesn't help anyone--because chances are, they aren't going to be able to fly there.
There is more criteria than SAT scores involved.
Yeah like Windows95. So why do we need linux.
KDE isnt doing much to their interface lately, although we can blame Xfree86 for not finishing up the SVG stuff, KDE is getting left in Gnomes dust right now.
This is crazy, 2 Gnome Releases, and 0 KDE releases.
something is definately wrong with the moderation system
has someone hacked slashdot?
Buying a degree is illegal and stupid.
I dont believe in grading on a curve, I dont think school should be like the work place made into some competition. People should compete with themselves only, to improve themselves.
Why should I have to worry about doing a better paper than you? There will be less teamwork and therefore less learning because Ill be more likely to keep whatever I'm working on secret and to give other classmates the worst advice I can to make sure they fail so I look better.
I dont want this, if school becomes like that I'll drop out and go to work and deal with that.
You, the unemployed dork who attends Massachussetts Bay Community College and posts obsessively to Slashdot, are a genius? You, the boy who bitches about the world being against him constantly and then proceeds to detail how rude he is to everybody else? YOU are a genius? Not fucking likely.
You are in the most denial I've ever seen. You construct this elaborate world in which nothing is your fault, you are the smartest, and you are always right, despite the fact that you're an utter failure. I guess it keeps you off drugs while also being unable to recognize how thoroughly you've fucked yourself in life. But you're a flaming idiot. Leave Slashdot.
You assume ALOT about me dont you?
First when did I say nothing was my fault? The fact that I'm community college and not Harvard or Yale is directly my fault, when did I say it wasnt?
Second, being a genius has nothing to do with being employed, getting a job has more to do with timing and having a good resume. Companies are trying to hire entry level at this time, I do get jobs just nothing stable but guess what, 99% of the other college students take whatever jobs they can get as well.
I post about as much to slashdot as you do, I checked your profile, you post as much as me. When did I bitch about the world being for or against me? The world does not give a damn about me.
Speaking of trolling, why do you read all my posts, and act so obssessed about me? I must be doing something right to have fans on Slashdot who dedicate their lives to following mine.