Besides, she's right. She wasn't threatening violence from dissatisfied voters -- she was pointing out that it was Sarkozy's policies which ignited race riots two years ago.
I wish Sarkozy and the Republic well, and the Socialists are long overdue for reform. Further, even though Royal is one of the world's hottest-looking politicians, she campaigned terribly. I just worry French voters may find they're going to get exactly what they just voted for.
I don't care what license they release the presidential debates under. It will be "closed source" until the debates establish reasonable guidelines under which minor party candidates are allowed to participate.
I'm a Democrat, but the exclusion of Independents and candidates from the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, Socialist, and Reform parties (among others) is a far worse abuse of power than anything done by Microsoft at the height of its antitrust powers.
These are not non-partisan debates -- they are bipartisan affairs, and the rules are deliberately constructed to preserve the political monopolies of the two main parties. It makes for boring, highly scripted debates, where the same old questions receive the same pat soundbite answers. The U.S. Constitution does not provide for a two-party system, and voters deserves better.
Any party or independent campaign which has gotten itself on enough state ballots to theoretically win an election if they carried those states' electoral votes belongs in the presidential debates. As it stands now, a candidate's party must also meet an unrealistic standard of previous electoral performance. This is pretty much impossible, given that minor parties are denied the millions of dollars of free advertising doled out by the media to the already well-funded Democrats and Republicans.
Rather than talking about open licensing for a series of closed debates, let's talk about forbidding their free broadcast over public airwaves until they amount to more than an undocumented campaign contribution by the networks.
Open the damn debates and quit feigning openness with this BS about a Creative Commons license.
Yet more evidence that Solar Warming is really happening. Before you know it, the solar polar ice caps will melt, covering the entire surface of the sun to a depth of 23 feet and extinguishing its flames. Then we're completely screwed.
I can see why the article calls this a "crisis." Scoff at your own peril.
I'm an enthusiastic Mac user, but I've signed that petition. I also run an environmental website (LighterFootstep.com), where the issue will be coming up again soon...
So, Apple, if you're reading this -- please green my Apple!
There is absolutely no way SCOTUS would go so far as to inhibit discount. There's no way at all -- it would be far to disruptive to commerce, and this is a conservative court.
> In the interest of fairness, here is a Republican, free-market perspective on the return of the Fairness Doctrine.
As if the Republicans -- after six years of political domination and the support of every mean-spirited talking head corporate flunky on radio and TV -- really needed another venue to get their opinions before the public.
Amen. I believe this comet is now about 4 degrees from the sun -- too close for me to see it today. The sky that close is far too bright to safely use binoculars under most cloud conditions. Don't do it, no matter what yesterday's SpaceWeather article says.
Well, maybe this story is news -- but not big news.
Apple's aesthetics have never been static. The Platinum desktop seems ubiquitous at a distance, but it only ruled from the release of OS 8 in July of 1997 through the release of OS X 10.0 in 2001. That's four years. Aqua is already older.
Not that Aqua has remained static. Today's Aqua features far less saturated colors than its predecessor. That god-awful brushed metal interface has been largely replaced by the Unified theme, sans titlebars, and the pinstripes are gone.
The biggest tip-off that change is coming was in the release of iTunes 7, which features dramatically darker colors, nothing "lickable" (to borrow Job's description of Aqua's widgets), and an interesting satin-finish window elevator.
It's not as if Apple's aesthetics are restricted to the desktop. Consider the goofy day-glo blue, green, orange, and purple of the early iPod advertising. I knew they were over the day I saw that moody blue-tone "Jazz" iPod spot. Bob Dylan's recent commercial sure fits the glossy white/glossy black look of the MacBook line. Both the glossy and blue-tone motifs are obvious on the current Apple Itunes and Quicktime web pages.
So it's no surprise Aqua is in for an overhaul. And while I doubt Vista was the driving force behind this evolution, it would probably be a bit prideful to think Aero had nothing to do with Apple possibly opting for a overhaul of OS X's presentation. So? Macintosh is in its best market position ever -- surely Jobs would have his baby on the front end of a desktop paradigm, rather than at the end.
I can't imagine Apple will bring Leopard to market with less than all the UI sexiness its designers can muster. Personally, I'm looking forward to it.
And now, this word from the Military Industrial Complex...
Did you know that war is good for you? That's right: think of all the amazing medical benefits which trickle down like a warm, red rivulet of blood from today's mechanized battlefield! Artificial limbs, artificial skin, artificial eyes... just thank a disfigured soldier!
But that's not all! Thanks to military development, you can buy a combat-sized humvee just like the ones you see smoldering on TV (armor not included -- see dealer for details). Your police department's armaments have never been deadlier. And coming soon: pain-causing crowd control devices guaranteed to put the "obey" back in "civil disobedience."
You U.S. citizens are fortunate to live in a nation which has been continuously at war somewhere in the world for over sixty years. Nothing benefits the homefront more than the front line. So call your legislator now, before the new Democratic congress, and tell him or her you demand the rich benefits of bloated defense appropriations. Because there's no bigger buzzkill than stopping the killing.
Can't find enough Russian nationals to stock your space program? I'll go. Send me a Berlitz Russian language course, and we can get started right away. Mars, ISS, the moon -- whatever. Better to be a poor astro... oops... cosmonaut than a rich investment banker, I'm sure.
I'll even bring friends. Plenty of bodies to run your program into the next decade.
No waking-up from a bad dream. You actually have to get off the chair and do something about it.
You could volunteer as a poll observer, for instance. Or write your local paper about the voting machines. Or join the call for election reform. Bitch at your legislators. All sorts of things.
Do it now, though, while peaceful mechanisms for reform are still available to us.
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Besides, she's right. She wasn't threatening violence from dissatisfied voters -- she was pointing out that it was Sarkozy's policies which ignited race riots two years ago.
I wish Sarkozy and the Republic well, and the Socialists are long overdue for reform. Further, even though Royal is one of the world's hottest-looking politicians, she campaigned terribly. I just worry French voters may find they're going to get exactly what they just voted for.
I don't care what license they release the presidential debates under. It will be "closed source" until the debates establish reasonable guidelines under which minor party candidates are allowed to participate.
I'm a Democrat, but the exclusion of Independents and candidates from the Libertarian, Green, Constitution, Socialist, and Reform parties (among others) is a far worse abuse of power than anything done by Microsoft at the height of its antitrust powers.
These are not non-partisan debates -- they are bipartisan affairs, and the rules are deliberately constructed to preserve the political monopolies of the two main parties. It makes for boring, highly scripted debates, where the same old questions receive the same pat soundbite answers. The U.S. Constitution does not provide for a two-party system, and voters deserves better.
Any party or independent campaign which has gotten itself on enough state ballots to theoretically win an election if they carried those states' electoral votes belongs in the presidential debates. As it stands now, a candidate's party must also meet an unrealistic standard of previous electoral performance. This is pretty much impossible, given that minor parties are denied the millions of dollars of free advertising doled out by the media to the already well-funded Democrats and Republicans.
Rather than talking about open licensing for a series of closed debates, let's talk about forbidding their free broadcast over public airwaves until they amount to more than an undocumented campaign contribution by the networks.
Open the damn debates and quit feigning openness with this BS about a Creative Commons license.
> Digg if you defend Religion, the Bush Administration... You are quite quickly buried, and with little debate on the topic.
And this is a problem?
Yet more evidence that Solar Warming is really happening. Before you know it, the solar polar ice caps will melt, covering the entire surface of the sun to a depth of 23 feet and extinguishing its flames. Then we're completely screwed.
I can see why the article calls this a "crisis." Scoff at your own peril.
I'd toss in my two cents worth on this issue. But with opinions hovering near three cents, I think I'll just save up for a better topic.
Raspberry jam? Not grape? Bummer.
I'm an enthusiastic Mac user, but I've signed that petition. I also run an environmental website (LighterFootstep.com), where the issue will be coming up again soon ...
So, Apple, if you're reading this -- please green my Apple!
Actually, Dell's environmental initiatives are quite laudable:
Is Dell the brand for EcoGeeks?... I can smell the virtual fresh air already.
There is absolutely no way SCOTUS would go so far as to inhibit discount. There's no way at all -- it would be far to disruptive to commerce, and this is a conservative court.
"No" means "We know it looks bad, but we always give major broadcasting corporations what they want. So no ... no ... maybe ... okay ... it's great!"
... like the NEXT time they set up shop in China?
Ah, the server has been drawn into a wormhole.
> In the interest of fairness, here is a Republican, free-market perspective on the return of the Fairness Doctrine.
As if the Republicans -- after six years of political domination and the support of every mean-spirited talking head corporate flunky on radio and TV -- really needed another venue to get their opinions before the public.
Amen. I believe this comet is now about 4 degrees from the sun -- too close for me to see it today. The sky that close is far too bright to safely use binoculars under most cloud conditions. Don't do it, no matter what yesterday's SpaceWeather article says.
Oh, great ... the sun has a big cycle on the way. No doubt it will be bitchy and irritable beforehand. Like we need that.
SCO is also asking Santa for a big red wagon and a puppy dog.
Well, maybe this story is news -- but not big news.
Apple's aesthetics have never been static. The Platinum desktop seems ubiquitous at a distance, but it only ruled from the release of OS 8 in July of 1997 through the release of OS X 10.0 in 2001. That's four years. Aqua is already older.
Not that Aqua has remained static. Today's Aqua features far less saturated colors than its predecessor. That god-awful brushed metal interface has been largely replaced by the Unified theme, sans titlebars, and the pinstripes are gone.
The biggest tip-off that change is coming was in the release of iTunes 7, which features dramatically darker colors, nothing "lickable" (to borrow Job's description of Aqua's widgets), and an interesting satin-finish window elevator.
It's not as if Apple's aesthetics are restricted to the desktop. Consider the goofy day-glo blue, green, orange, and purple of the early iPod advertising. I knew they were over the day I saw that moody blue-tone "Jazz" iPod spot. Bob Dylan's recent commercial sure fits the glossy white/glossy black look of the MacBook line. Both the glossy and blue-tone motifs are obvious on the current Apple Itunes and Quicktime web pages.
So it's no surprise Aqua is in for an overhaul. And while I doubt Vista was the driving force behind this evolution, it would probably be a bit prideful to think Aero had nothing to do with Apple possibly opting for a overhaul of OS X's presentation. So? Macintosh is in its best market position ever -- surely Jobs would have his baby on the front end of a desktop paradigm, rather than at the end.
I can't imagine Apple will bring Leopard to market with less than all the UI sexiness its designers can muster. Personally, I'm looking forward to it.
... the whole concept of social media ran into a brick wall. A bank wall, at that.
And now, this word from the Military Industrial Complex ...
Did you know that war is good for you? That's right: think of all the amazing medical benefits which trickle down like a warm, red rivulet of blood from today's mechanized battlefield! Artificial limbs, artificial skin, artificial eyes ... just thank a disfigured soldier!
But that's not all! Thanks to military development, you can buy a combat-sized humvee just like the ones you see smoldering on TV (armor not included -- see dealer for details). Your police department's armaments have never been deadlier. And coming soon: pain-causing crowd control devices guaranteed to put the "obey" back in "civil disobedience."
You U.S. citizens are fortunate to live in a nation which has been continuously at war somewhere in the world for over sixty years. Nothing benefits the homefront more than the front line. So call your legislator now, before the new Democratic congress, and tell him or her you demand the rich benefits of bloated defense appropriations. Because there's no bigger buzzkill than stopping the killing.
War ... what's it good for? It's good for you!
There is absolutely no proof that there's actually water in that glass. It could be liquid carbon dioxide. Enough of this junk science.
"Junior! What are those bubbles in the bathtub?"
"Just reducing drag, Ma."
Can't find enough Russian nationals to stock your space program? I'll go. Send me a Berlitz Russian language course, and we can get started right away. Mars, ISS, the moon -- whatever. Better to be a poor astro ... oops ... cosmonaut than a rich investment banker, I'm sure.
I'll even bring friends. Plenty of bodies to run your program into the next decade.
Star City, here we come.
RMS Vista: "Even God himself could not sink her!"
No waking-up from a bad dream. You actually have to get off the chair and do something about it.
You could volunteer as a poll observer, for instance. Or write your local paper about the voting machines. Or join the call for election reform. Bitch at your legislators. All sorts of things.
Do it now, though, while peaceful mechanisms for reform are still available to us.