I fail to see how the context changes, in any way, the implications of her statement. Here's my translation:
I disagree with the commonly held notion that a wise man and wise woman will reach the same conclusion when presented with the same facts. Instead, I think that a Latina woman will reach a "better" conclusion.
As evidence of my claim, just look at these well respected white male judges who in the past ruled against gender and race equality.
That being said, I really, really try hard not to let my background negatively influence my decisions, unlike those other judges I mentioned.
Your post is worded as if it is self-evident that her statements are not racist. From my reading, even with context, this is totally racist. She implies that Latina women render better verdicts than white men. How is that not racist?
I know this will hard for you US'ians to accept but it's a proper role for Government to regulate what you can eat when your obesity rates are driving up the cost of medicine.
Yes, you're right. The government should not allow its property to do anything dangerous. After all, that might drive up the cost of medicine.
Let's ban fatty foods, soft drinks, alcohol, driving, boating, motorcycling, sky diving, marathon running, and playing music too loud. What's that, random special interest group? You're experiencing censorship envy? Ok, we'll ban computer monitors, too, since they cause eye strain. Anyone else need anything banned?
You are just being silly, right? Ubuntu 8.10 has had 5 kernel security updates in the 6 months since its release. Each one requires a reboot to be activated. Keeping a Linux installation secure requires frequent reboots.
I prefer running Linux instead of other operating systems, but I find it disheartening to read silly statements like this. Let Linux stand on its own merits; there is no need to lie on its behalf.
Here's that list in case you're curious: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-661-1
You cannot purchase whole albums on Amazon if you run Linux, only individual tracks. As a result, Linux users must pay extra, both in money, and in the amount of time it takes to individually purchase and download each track.
I have to disagree. VirtualBox has the makings of a good product, but right now is too buggy and unreliable to be used in a production environment.
Most of the unreliability that I've encountered stems from virtual disk management. For example, if you have a virtual machine with a CD ISO mounted, what happens if you stop that machine and delete the ISO? This:
VM cannot start because the hard disk '/home/seizurebattlerobot/.VirtualBox/VDI/Windows Vista.vdi' is not accessible (Could not access hard disk image '/home/seizurebattlerobot/.VirtualBox/VDI/Windows Vista.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)).
Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) Component: Console Interface: IConsole {ddc6fda1-a435-45ca-b43d-f9e88746e53e}
The only way to get the machine into a usable state again is to manually edit the virtual machine definition, which is a lot more complex than one would immediately think. Just look at the VirtualBox bug tracker for some horror stories.
The disk snapshot feature is also a mess and can result in data loss if you are not extremely familiar with how the underlying implementation works. The GUI dialogs that control snapshots are poorly documented and are definitely not production quality.
It is also not possible to shrink a virtual disk that uses snapshots. Normal GUI based activity has resulted in an inconsistent snapshot tree state that has caused data loss for me numerous times.
In short, I would recommend VirtualBox for anyone that wants a virtualization sandbox to play around in. To anyone concerned about data integrity, hates troubleshooting obscure and difficult to track down error messages, or wants to use disk snapshots at all, I would recommend waiting a few years before considering VirtualBox.
"Life sucks" is a valid sentiment only when the suffering cannot be responsibility of someone else. But if someone went out of their way, and documented that it is their responsibility? Well then, that person deserves to be convicted as much on being an idiot as being intentionally cruel and harmful to another person.
As a society we have to ask ourselves whether or not a citizen has the right to make another uncomfortable with their speech. Today, I believe that we are swinging more and more toward a society that disallows uncomfortable speech.
I hope to one day live in a society that accepts freedom of speech in all its forms, no matter how uncomfortable, sad, jealous, or angry it might make the listeners.
He is wrong, of course. If he was right, the Neo-Nazis and other such groups would also die under the heat lamp of the internet... the Scientologists would fail to gain traction and influence as well.
I think that you're comparing apples to oranges. Neo-Nazism and Scientology gained power before the Internet was in wide use. Internet access exposes people and ideas to a worldwide debate that weakens the power of ridiculous and hypocritical ideologies to take root in society. As internet adoption grows, the power of stupid ideas will only diminish.
I'll take someone who was a state senator [1], a United States senator [2], taught constitutional law at Harvard [3], and speaks intelligently about United States foreign policy [4] over someone who has abused power granted to her in the past [5], lies about her past policy positions [6] [7] [8], and who refuses to be interviewed except under the most controlled circumstances [9].
Honestly, I'm a big fan of impartiality and avoiding political contreversy by pointing out the flaws in both sides of the aisle, but at some point, you just have to scratch your head and say "Gee, it sure is funny that one side seems to be completely full of shit."
...but will it actually attract the Hillary supporters that the McCain camp seeks? At least now when confronted with attacks that liken a McCain presidency to a 3rd Bush term, he can point to his female running mate as progress.
She's also quite photogenic and a decent speaker. Who wants to bet that Palin's VP debate performance will outshine McCain's debate performance?
What's really scary about this whole thing is that Microsoft is getting more and more comfortable with forcibly and surreptitiously installing updates on to machines.
As the process gets more streamlined internally, the company will be obligated to install rootkits and trojans for the government when handed a court order. It wouldn't surprise me if this was already happening for various FBI investigations.
In fact, this is one of the main reasons I do not use Windows. Every copy of Windows has a back door that Microsoft can use to compromise the machine at its whim. Depending upon which countries the Windows Update servers are located, various government agencies from around the world can coerce Microsoft into using these back doors for whatever they want to.
How long before this back door is used to out dissidents in China or spy on the American ruling party's political opponents?
Wow. You seem pretty pent up. Pent up and incorrect.:-)
Marijuana does have an incredible positive effect on athletic and video game performance, as long as you are an experienced user. Unfortunately, a century of government propaganda has blinded most people to this amazing drug's potential benefits.
I occasionally smoke pot before jogging. As a result, I can usually cover more distance and get a much better workout than when I jog sober. I've timed myself before. The advantages of jogging stoned are staggering. The same is true of sports like ultimate frisbie, basketball, and football.
I occasionally smoke pot before playing pool and golf. After smoking, I am able to beat opponents that routinely beat me when I play without smoking. The same is true of racing video games like the Burnout and Wipeout series. You should see my Wipeout scoreboard. I sign different initials depending on whether I've smoked or not. Despite playing more often sober, the sober initials haven't made an appearance on the board in a long time.
I'm not saying that everybody benefits from smoking pot -- there are plenty of new smokers who become totally non-functional after smoking -- but I cannot recall anyone that I've met who smokes once or twice a week regularly that does not experience the benefits in sports and video games.
And if that's not modular enough for you, Debian based distros have independent packages for just about EVERY KDE program! I could list those off for you, but it would be a reeeeeally long post.
I like that behavior too, but it doesn't work well with some Java apps. They freak out and lock up for about 30 seconds every time they modify the clipboard. Weird, huh?
You could also ping potential peers and check out the TTL value to figure out how many hops away they are. Clients wouldn't need to routing information, just the number of hops.
In fact, I think it would actually be relatively trivial to write a Bit Torrent client that prioritized low hop peers using that technique. I think it would be a pretty neat plug in for something like KTorrent.
"Just like any other profession, law enforcement would rather take lower-risk path of arresting people less likely to kill them. Hell, they will jump right on this bandwagon! Mp3 users are a lot less likely to kill cops than are even drug users!"
The U.S. has three branches of the government so that doesn't happen. The people in charge of enforcing laws do not make them.
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I fail to see how the context changes, in any way, the implications of her statement. Here's my translation:
Your post is worded as if it is self-evident that her statements are not racist. From my reading, even with context, this is totally racist. She implies that Latina women render better verdicts than white men. How is that not racist?
Please break down her argument if you disagree.
Yes, you're right. The government should not allow its property to do anything dangerous. After all, that might drive up the cost of medicine.
Let's ban fatty foods, soft drinks, alcohol, driving, boating, motorcycling, sky diving, marathon running, and playing music too loud. What's that, random special interest group? You're experiencing censorship envy? Ok, we'll ban computer monitors, too, since they cause eye strain. Anyone else need anything banned?
You are just being silly, right? Ubuntu 8.10 has had 5 kernel security updates in the 6 months since its release. Each one requires a reboot to be activated. Keeping a Linux installation secure requires frequent reboots.
I prefer running Linux instead of other operating systems, but I find it disheartening to read silly statements like this. Let Linux stand on its own merits; there is no need to lie on its behalf.
Here's that list in case you're curious:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-751-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-715-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-662-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-661-1
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time." - Winston Churchill
You cannot purchase whole albums on Amazon if you run Linux, only individual tracks. As a result, Linux users must pay extra, both in money, and in the amount of time it takes to individually purchase and download each track.
I have to disagree. VirtualBox has the makings of a good product, but right now is too buggy and unreliable to be used in a production environment.
Most of the unreliability that I've encountered stems from virtual disk management. For example, if you have a virtual machine with a CD ISO mounted, what happens if you stop that machine and delete the ISO? This:
VM cannot start because the hard disk '/home/seizurebattlerobot/.VirtualBox/VDI/Windows Vista.vdi' is not accessible (Could not access hard disk image '/home/seizurebattlerobot/.VirtualBox/VDI/Windows Vista.vdi' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND)).
Result Code:
NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component:
Console
Interface:
IConsole {ddc6fda1-a435-45ca-b43d-f9e88746e53e}
The only way to get the machine into a usable state again is to manually edit the virtual machine definition, which is a lot more complex than one would immediately think. Just look at the VirtualBox bug tracker for some horror stories.
The disk snapshot feature is also a mess and can result in data loss if you are not extremely familiar with how the underlying implementation works. The GUI dialogs that control snapshots are poorly documented and are definitely not production quality.
It is also not possible to shrink a virtual disk that uses snapshots. Normal GUI based activity has resulted in an inconsistent snapshot tree state that has caused data loss for me numerous times.
In short, I would recommend VirtualBox for anyone that wants a virtualization sandbox to play around in. To anyone concerned about data integrity, hates troubleshooting obscure and difficult to track down error messages, or wants to use disk snapshots at all, I would recommend waiting a few years before considering VirtualBox.
As a society we have to ask ourselves whether or not a citizen has the right to make another uncomfortable with their speech. Today, I believe that we are swinging more and more toward a society that disallows uncomfortable speech.
I hope to one day live in a society that accepts freedom of speech in all its forms, no matter how uncomfortable, sad, jealous, or angry it might make the listeners.
I think that you're comparing apples to oranges. Neo-Nazism and Scientology gained power before the Internet was in wide use. Internet access exposes people and ideas to a worldwide debate that weakens the power of ridiculous and hypocritical ideologies to take root in society. As internet adoption grows, the power of stupid ideas will only diminish.
I'll take someone who was a state senator [1], a United States senator [2], taught constitutional law at Harvard [3], and speaks intelligently about United States foreign policy [4] over someone who has abused power granted to her in the past [5], lies about her past policy positions [6] [7] [8], and who refuses to be interviewed except under the most controlled circumstances [9].
Honestly, I'm a big fan of impartiality and avoiding political contreversy by pointing out the flaws in both sides of the aisle, but at some point, you just have to scratch your head and say "Gee, it sure is funny that one side seems to be completely full of shit."
[1] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois_Senate_career_of_Barack_Obama
[2] - http://obama.senate.gov/
[3] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_life_and_career_of_Barack_Obama#Career_1992-1996
[4] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9cGu1aiDks
[5] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Public_Safety_Commissioner_dismissal
[6] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorship_of_Sarah_Palin#.22Bridge_to_Nowhere.22
[7] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ttqv_0y0R4
[8] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LojJ9b43ZGg
[9] - http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/09/23/politics/fromtheroad/entry4470968.shtml
...but will it actually attract the Hillary supporters that the McCain camp seeks? At least now when confronted with attacks that liken a McCain presidency to a 3rd Bush term, he can point to his female running mate as progress.
She's also quite photogenic and a decent speaker. Who wants to bet that Palin's VP debate performance will outshine McCain's debate performance?
What's really scary about this whole thing is that Microsoft is getting more and more comfortable with forcibly and surreptitiously installing updates on to machines.
As the process gets more streamlined internally, the company will be obligated to install rootkits and trojans for the government when handed a court order. It wouldn't surprise me if this was already happening for various FBI investigations.
In fact, this is one of the main reasons I do not use Windows. Every copy of Windows has a back door that Microsoft can use to compromise the machine at its whim. Depending upon which countries the Windows Update servers are located, various government agencies from around the world can coerce Microsoft into using these back doors for whatever they want to.
How long before this back door is used to out dissidents in China or spy on the American ruling party's political opponents?
Wow. You seem pretty pent up. Pent up and incorrect. :-)
Marijuana does have an incredible positive effect on athletic and video game performance, as long as you are an experienced user. Unfortunately, a century of government propaganda has blinded most people to this amazing drug's potential benefits.
I occasionally smoke pot before jogging. As a result, I can usually cover more distance and get a much better workout than when I jog sober. I've timed myself before. The advantages of jogging stoned are staggering. The same is true of sports like ultimate frisbie, basketball, and football.
I occasionally smoke pot before playing pool and golf. After smoking, I am able to beat opponents that routinely beat me when I play without smoking. The same is true of racing video games like the Burnout and Wipeout series. You should see my Wipeout scoreboard. I sign different initials depending on whether I've smoked or not. Despite playing more often sober, the sober initials haven't made an appearance on the board in a long time.
I'm not saying that everybody benefits from smoking pot -- there are plenty of new smokers who become totally non-functional after smoking -- but I cannot recall anyone that I've met who smokes once or twice a week regularly that does not experience the benefits in sports and video games.
kdeaccessibility, kdeadmin, kdeartwork, kdebase, kdebindings, kdeedu, kdegames, kdegraphics, kdemultimedia, kdenetwork, kdepim, kdetoys, kdeutils, kdewebdev
And if that's not modular enough for you, Debian based distros have independent packages for just about EVERY KDE program! I could list those off for you, but it would be a reeeeeally long post.
What's with all the KDE misconceptions today?
I like that behavior too, but it doesn't work well with some Java apps. They freak out and lock up for about 30 seconds every time they modify the clipboard. Weird, huh?
You could also ping potential peers and check out the TTL value to figure out how many hops away they are. Clients wouldn't need to routing information, just the number of hops.
In fact, I think it would actually be relatively trivial to write a Bit Torrent client that prioritized low hop peers using that technique. I think it would be a pretty neat plug in for something like KTorrent.
"Just like any other profession, law enforcement would rather take lower-risk path of arresting people less likely to kill them. Hell, they will jump right on this bandwagon! Mp3 users are a lot less likely to kill cops than are even drug users!" The U.S. has three branches of the government so that doesn't happen. The people in charge of enforcing laws do not make them.