Windows may have some pretty severe reliability problems. However, I haven't had any problems with hardware drivers since the Win9x days. Hardware drivers are not a major source of Windows' reliability problems.
There isn't a terribly wide selection of hardware currently in production that isn't already supported by OS X. We already have good drivers for Intel chipsets, ATI and nVidia graphics, and most commonly-used networking controllers.
I haven't heard a first-hand account of any XP user I know suffering any significant inconvenience from a virus having installed free anti-virus software (Avast).
Raises hand.
Seriously. I've come across dozens of infected machines whose owners "did everything right"
Ryanair operates entirely outside of the juristiction of the TSA. They do flights around the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe. The US never factors into the equation (which is why they're so cheap)
I think most of the people that truly just want to be left alone call themselves Libertarians these days.
No. That's the States' Rights crowd.
Ron Paul sure as heck isn't a Libertarian in the traditional sense of the word. He wants more power for Texas, and is very forthcoming about this opinion.
Well, it all depends on how blatant of a violation it is.
The DC gun ban was considered vaguely constitutional for decades. I wouldn't send the people who instituted it to jail.
On the other hand, warrantless wiretapping is blatantly unconstitutional. It'll be overturned as soon as (if) it hits the Supreme Court, as long as the justices have an ounce of sense left in them (and I'm pretty sure that they do)
This may be true, but the mindset of the stereotypical Alaskan is pretty different from your typical red-state conservative.
For one, their "pro-gun" viewpoints probably don't consider handguns or things like concealed carry.
If you haven't noticed, the Bush administration hasn't been particularly conservative in the conventional/traditional sense. In fact, given how much money Bush spent, you could argue that he's not a conservative at all.
Like I said... anarcho-socialist. The government should attempt to provide for the well-being of its citizens, but also shouldn't attempt to regulate every aspect of its citizens lives.
The state has a large endowment left over from the revenue they earn as a result of the oil drilling that goes on in their state (currently around $40 billion).
Part of the interest of that endowment is distributed to the citizens, given that there are relatively few of them. It amounts to about $1650/year currently.
What, exactly, is wrong with a successful government sharing some of the wealth with its people? It's definitely not "welfare," and depending on how much you make, your taxes can easily outstrip whatever it is that you receive from the permanent fund.
AK is one of the most conservative and republican states in the country, btw.
Alaskans love calling themselves conservative. However, when it actually comes down to the issues, they seem to be pretty strong liberals (I'd call them anarcho-socialists, even though the term is somewhat self-contradictory)
A few observations: 1) They're pro-gun rights, but more in the "protecting yourself from grizzlies" sense than then the "self defense against unarmed burglar" sense.
2) Pro-drug-legalization. 20+ hours/day of darkness in the wintertime. 'Nuff said.
3) Surveillance isn't an issue. (Seriously)
4) Pro-alternative-energy. Alaskans are among the first to see the real effects of climate change. In places like Fairbanks, the temperature inversion in the winter also causes smog to hang low to the ground, and accumulate over the course of the winter, which has a very noticeable effect.
5) The bible belt hasn't really infiltrated Alaska nearly as much as it has the other "red states". People actually seem to be vaguely rational regarding social issues.
6) Pro-military. Tons of military bases in Alaska. Like much of the military, they're also a bit uneasy about the number of dead bodies returning from Iraq.
7) Pro-small-government. If you enjoy living in the middle of nowhere, you probably don't support a large, overbearing government.
He's the guy who wanted the bridge to nowhere.... let's be frank that's a much larger problem than his blustering.
The people on the island that the bridge would have gone to didn't even want the damn bridge. I seriously doubt it'd have ever been built.
On the other hand, the second "bridge to nowhere" that got struck down would have been fairly useful, even though it was presently uninhabited, as it would have connected directly to the heavily-congested Anchorage metropolitan area, opening new land up for development.
No. What he's saying is that he did a great amount of good in the first 35 years of his senate career, and then went a bit overboard toward the end.
He did a good job of convincing the Senate that Alaska was important to the nation as a whole, and that it required a disproportionate amount of federal funding (in comparison to the population) to fulfill this role. Alaska supplies most of our domestic oil, and is of considerable military importance. I don't doubt any of these things, and didn't mind my tax dollars being spent this way.
Unfortunately, he found that he had an innate ability to convince the senate to spend money on his state, and let more than a few frivolous projects through. Fortunately, the federal government has a good system of checks and balances in place, and these were mostly blocked.
Honestly, I think he's just getting old and senile.
The best Math teachers I had were from the 1970s vintage, and on the verge of retirement.
They could seriously inspire the entire class to be interested in, and passionate about math. Once the new teachers started to move in, with the newer, "better" teaching methods, the enthusiasm vanished overnight.
Compare that to my next physics courses which were basically applied calculus, except they left out the important part of what the **** any of it meant and how it applied to... anything really.
This seems to be pretty reflective of my undergraduate physics education as well.
It's a damn miracle that we graduate any physics majors anymore. It's an entire discipline that seems to have shunned reasonable teaching methods in favor of ridiculous proofs of concepts that are never actually explained.
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Windows may have some pretty severe reliability problems. However, I haven't had any problems with hardware drivers since the Win9x days. Hardware drivers are not a major source of Windows' reliability problems.
There isn't a terribly wide selection of hardware currently in production that isn't already supported by OS X. We already have good drivers for Intel chipsets, ATI and nVidia graphics, and most commonly-used networking controllers.
So you mean to say that Jonathan Swift didn't actually want the Irish to eat their own babies?
And make sure John Hodgman is chosen as either Press Secretary, or Secretary of State.
While we're at it, he might as well appoint Larry David as our delegate to the UN.
I haven't heard a first-hand account of any XP user I know suffering any significant inconvenience from a virus having installed free anti-virus software (Avast).
Raises hand.
Seriously. I've come across dozens of infected machines whose owners "did everything right"
Ryanair operates entirely outside of the juristiction of the TSA. They do flights around the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe. The US never factors into the equation (which is why they're so cheap)
I think most of the people that truly just want to be left alone call themselves Libertarians these days.
No. That's the States' Rights crowd.
Ron Paul sure as heck isn't a Libertarian in the traditional sense of the word. He wants more power for Texas, and is very forthcoming about this opinion.
Actually, he sounds a lot like a cross between FDR and JFK.
As long as he keeps himeself accountable, I think we're safe.
Is there any option in the slashcode that would allow taco to give trolls a +1 bonus for this article only?
Seems fitting.....
What exactly about H264 is not open?
I can play it in VLC to my heart's content, no? Why not work on improving the VLC browser plugin, and keep these things separate!
It's not like it's never been violated before.
Because other states get money to build massive bridges.
Why should the federal government punish the state for having a successful government that's been able to raise a surplus?
Don't forget Atomic Force Microscopy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_force_microscope
I went to the library to do some research regarding a cure for Terry, but all I got was a banana.....
Well, it all depends on how blatant of a violation it is.
The DC gun ban was considered vaguely constitutional for decades. I wouldn't send the people who instituted it to jail.
On the other hand, warrantless wiretapping is blatantly unconstitutional. It'll be overturned as soon as (if) it hits the Supreme Court, as long as the justices have an ounce of sense left in them (and I'm pretty sure that they do)
This may be true, but the mindset of the stereotypical Alaskan is pretty different from your typical red-state conservative.
For one, their "pro-gun" viewpoints probably don't consider handguns or things like concealed carry.
If you haven't noticed, the Bush administration hasn't been particularly conservative in the conventional/traditional sense. In fact, given how much money Bush spent, you could argue that he's not a conservative at all.
Like I said... anarcho-socialist. The government should attempt to provide for the well-being of its citizens, but also shouldn't attempt to regulate every aspect of its citizens lives.
The state has a large endowment left over from the revenue they earn as a result of the oil drilling that goes on in their state (currently around $40 billion).
Part of the interest of that endowment is distributed to the citizens, given that there are relatively few of them. It amounts to about $1650/year currently.
What, exactly, is wrong with a successful government sharing some of the wealth with its people? It's definitely not "welfare," and depending on how much you make, your taxes can easily outstrip whatever it is that you receive from the permanent fund.
Hold up.
I thought it was the House's job to introduce new legislation.
AK is one of the most conservative and republican states in the country, btw.
Alaskans love calling themselves conservative. However, when it actually comes down to the issues, they seem to be pretty strong liberals (I'd call them anarcho-socialists, even though the term is somewhat self-contradictory)
A few observations:
1) They're pro-gun rights, but more in the "protecting yourself from grizzlies" sense than then the "self defense against unarmed burglar" sense.
2) Pro-drug-legalization. 20+ hours/day of darkness in the wintertime. 'Nuff said.
3) Surveillance isn't an issue. (Seriously)
4) Pro-alternative-energy. Alaskans are among the first to see the real effects of climate change. In places like Fairbanks, the temperature inversion in the winter also causes smog to hang low to the ground, and accumulate over the course of the winter, which has a very noticeable effect.
5) The bible belt hasn't really infiltrated Alaska nearly as much as it has the other "red states". People actually seem to be vaguely rational regarding social issues.
6) Pro-military. Tons of military bases in Alaska. Like much of the military, they're also a bit uneasy about the number of dead bodies returning from Iraq.
7) Pro-small-government. If you enjoy living in the middle of nowhere, you probably don't support a large, overbearing government.
He's the guy who wanted the bridge to nowhere.... let's be frank that's a much larger problem than his blustering.
The people on the island that the bridge would have gone to didn't even want the damn bridge. I seriously doubt it'd have ever been built.
On the other hand, the second "bridge to nowhere" that got struck down would have been fairly useful, even though it was presently uninhabited, as it would have connected directly to the heavily-congested Anchorage metropolitan area, opening new land up for development.
No. What he's saying is that he did a great amount of good in the first 35 years of his senate career, and then went a bit overboard toward the end.
He did a good job of convincing the Senate that Alaska was important to the nation as a whole, and that it required a disproportionate amount of federal funding (in comparison to the population) to fulfill this role. Alaska supplies most of our domestic oil, and is of considerable military importance. I don't doubt any of these things, and didn't mind my tax dollars being spent this way.
Unfortunately, he found that he had an innate ability to convince the senate to spend money on his state, and let more than a few frivolous projects through. Fortunately, the federal government has a good system of checks and balances in place, and these were mostly blocked.
Honestly, I think he's just getting old and senile.
Alaska has oil, and is of strategic importance to the military.
Until both of those cease to be true, they'll continue to receive a disproportionate level of federal funding.
Their population density certainly doesn't help things either (~1 person/mi^2 for AK, versus 1,000+ for New Jersey)...
Well, you could run the lines alongside one of the major roads, the pipeline or the Railroad.
All were specifically designed to avoid areas of permafrost, and don't seem to have moose problems.
Heck. You could kill two birds with one stone, and electrify the railroad while you're at it.
The best Math teachers I had were from the 1970s vintage, and on the verge of retirement.
They could seriously inspire the entire class to be interested in, and passionate about math. Once the new teachers started to move in, with the newer, "better" teaching methods, the enthusiasm vanished overnight.
Compare that to my next physics courses which were basically applied calculus, except they left out the important part of what the **** any of it meant and how it applied to... anything really.
This seems to be pretty reflective of my undergraduate physics education as well.
It's a damn miracle that we graduate any physics majors anymore. It's an entire discipline that seems to have shunned reasonable teaching methods in favor of ridiculous proofs of concepts that are never actually explained.
Slashpac, anyone?
Done.