Are you saying that congress is in general conservative?
Given the Republican majority on both houses of Congress, that would be an accurate statement.
In the Senate it's a majority by what, 2 votes (51 to 49). In the house it's about 229 out of 435. So it's roughly 280 to 255, or roughly 52% to 48%. Not really enough to swing the center widely one way or the other.
There were two studies I cited. The Pew Research one (examining the political leanings of the press) and the UCLA/Univ. of Chicago which examined the leaning of the press.
Ummmm, this seems to be a significant problem with the study. The "true center" as compared to what? How did they measure that? Sure, if you think Drudge report is "centrist" then of course everything else seems "liberal."
It was based upon what they defined as the center of the political spectrum of the members of congress.
And using a study and a link to articles by FAIR, which publishes books attacking right-wing pundits (I'm still waiting for their attack on the editorial board of the NY Times), a group with a admittedly left leaning slant doesn't exactly further your point. From fair.org: FAIR is a media watchdog group that describes itself as "progressive" -- i.e., on the left.
1) What is it now? The "five times more likely" is current.
2) Are Bill O'Reilly/Ann Coulter/Rush Limbaugh members of the press? (hint: the answer is technically no - they're pundits and do not report news) Maybe (depends on how you define press). Press != report news. One definition of press includes: "Commentary or coverage"
3) Were editors/owners counted? Unsure.
4) Define 'liberal'. If "Not voting for GHWB"==Liberal, then you don't quite know liberal. Far more accurate studies have shown that members of the press are indeed liberal in some human-interest stories, but far more fiscally conservative than the general population when it comes to things like tax cuts, retirement, social security, etc.
The members of the press identified themselves in that study as "liberal", "moderate", or "conservative". And what studies are you sighting? The press, conservative on tax cuts and social security? Come on now...
If that UCLA one is the one I'm thinking of, they're comparing members of the press to members of congress to find out if they lean left/right. Doesn't sound right to me.
How so? Are you saying that congress is in general conservative? I'd say it's pretty damn close to split right down the middle. For every Hatch you have a Boxer.
Nope it isn't a fox bias, it is just further proof that the "liberal media" is a myth...
That's why, according to the Pew Research Group, members of the press are five times more likely to be liberal than conservative. Also in 1992, 7% of the members of the press voted for Bush Sr. as opposed to 37% of the general populace.
Also interesting from that studay was the absolute inablility of liberal members of the press to identify a "liberal" news org. Almost 3/4ths of them could not. You may debate the merrits of the belief that the press in general is left slanted, but their are clearly plenty of orginizations that are.
Also, a recent UCLA/University of Chicago study showed that "Our results show a very significant liberal bias,"
They also found that the Drudge Report and Fox News Special Report were pretty much at the true center of the political spectrum.
And we all know how the UCLA is far far right-wing, right? You can read the study here (warning, PDF).
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law meant to punish pornographers who peddle dirty pictures to Web-surfing kids is probably an unconstitutional muzzle on free speech.
That's from the AP. You know, the Associated Press. Also quoted on CNN. Sorry, no Fox bias here.
The far left bases their decisions and opinions on just as much "science" as the far right does. To the far left, nature and humanity is god. To the far right, God is god.
Yeah, no shit... This is news? Bad programming = security issues. Wow... we learn something new every day on slashdot.
Here's a tip editor boys: if group A says statement A and you post it as a news item, great. But when group B, C, D, E, F, G, and H all say the same statement A, it's not news. It's redundant (remember that modifier you put in? -1 Redundant? That's what it is).
I'm not familiar with Intel's current family, but I seem to remember that Celerons were based one on the P2
The first ones were based on the P2. Then they based them on the P3. And then the P4. And now this one is based on a newer P4. As any intelligent manufacturer would do, their cheaper product line is simply based upon older versions of their more expensive product line.
What Anandtech's review really seems to show is what an absolute piece of shit the 2.6GHz celeron was. In most of the benchmarks it was beat by the 1.6GHz Duron for fuck sakes. It was also beaten by a P4 1.8GHz, which wasn't too suprising, and even an AMD Athlon 1700+ (which runs at 1.47GHz - we're talking a 1.13GHz gap here).
Of course, last time a celeron interested me was when the good old Abit BP6 board was out.
Not only did you not get the joke, the mods didn't either.
Real statistics show that people are ~ 1.5 times more likely to call in sick on Monday and ~ 2 times more likely to call in sick on Friday, as opposed to Tuesday-Thursday.
That figures out to roughly: Monday: 23.5% Tuesday: 15.5% Wednesday: 15.5% Thursday: 15.5% Friday: 30%
I'm guessing the majority (80-90%) of the complaints are due to people not understanding the whole "Do Not Call List". I'm sure most people assume that the second you're on the list, the calls should stop. They do not understand that this list is only updated quarterly, so it could be several months before the phone calls should start to slow down.
Hi, I'm Carolyn D. Rogers and I'm the president of the Gary Common Council! I would like to welcome you to my city! Now... it's time for a song! WELL, HOT DAMN!
Gary, Indiana! What a wonderful name, Named for Elbert Gary of judiciary fame. Gary, Indiana, as a Shakespeare would say, Trips along softly on the tongue this way-- Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Let me say it once again. Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, That's the town that "knew me when." If you'd like to have a logical explanation How I happened on this elegant syncopation, I will say without a moment of hesitation There is just one place That can light my face. Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, Not Louisiana, Paris, France, New York, or Rome, but-- Gary, Indiana, Gary, Indiana, Gary Indiana, My home sweet home.
Oh yes... might as well start with some nice quotes from the book:
"Drink up."
He added, perfectly factually:
"The world's about to end."
-------------
"You barbarians!" he yelled. "I'll sue the council for every penny it's got! I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And whipped! And boiled... until... until... until you've had enough."
Ford was running after him very fast. Very very fast.
"And then I'll do it again!" yelled Arthur. "And when I've finished I will take all the little bits, and I will jump on them!"
My cable ISP is offering me an upgrade from 3 to 5mbps for a 50% increase of my bill...
Out of curiousity: Are you upset by this? A 50% jump in price isn't peanuts, but neither is a 66% jump in bandwidth. Is there an increase in your upload speeds as well?
Put at least 8 in each worker's area -- no more power strips!
You do realize that most power strips surve a much more important function than just givng you extra outlets, right?
On a related note... invest in some UPSs. Not really office related, but basic ones can be had for $30-$40. They won't last long enough to do any work on them (over a couple minutes), but most power outages/brown outs last less than a minute.
Against a country as large and technically developed as China
Although their military rivals America's in size, it does not have anywhere near the technology/hardware that ours does... currently. This may change, but it'd be quite a feat for them to catch up to our current tech in less than 6 years, much less be at the same point we are in 2010.
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Are you saying that congress is in general conservative?
Given the Republican majority on both houses of Congress, that would be an accurate statement.
In the Senate it's a majority by what, 2 votes (51 to 49). In the house it's about 229 out of 435. So it's roughly 280 to 255, or roughly 52% to 48%. Not really enough to swing the center widely one way or the other.
There were two studies I cited. The Pew Research one (examining the political leanings of the press) and the UCLA/Univ. of Chicago which examined the leaning of the press.
Ummmm, this seems to be a significant problem with the study. The "true center" as compared to what? How did they measure that? Sure, if you think Drudge report is "centrist" then of course everything else seems "liberal."
It was based upon what they defined as the center of the political spectrum of the members of congress.
And using a study and a link to articles by FAIR, which publishes books attacking right-wing pundits (I'm still waiting for their attack on the editorial board of the NY Times), a group with a admittedly left leaning slant doesn't exactly further your point.
From fair.org:
FAIR is a media watchdog group that describes itself as "progressive" -- i.e., on the left.
1) What is it now?
The "five times more likely" is current.
2) Are Bill O'Reilly/Ann Coulter/Rush Limbaugh members of the press? (hint: the answer is technically no - they're pundits and do not report news)
Maybe (depends on how you define press). Press != report news. One definition of press includes: "Commentary or coverage"
3) Were editors/owners counted?
Unsure.
4) Define 'liberal'. If "Not voting for GHWB"==Liberal, then you don't quite know liberal. Far more accurate studies have shown that members of the press are indeed liberal in some human-interest stories, but far more fiscally conservative than the general population when it comes to things like tax cuts, retirement, social security, etc.
The members of the press identified themselves in that study as "liberal", "moderate", or "conservative". And what studies are you sighting? The press, conservative on tax cuts and social security? Come on now...
If that UCLA one is the one I'm thinking of, they're comparing members of the press to members of congress to find out if they lean left/right. Doesn't sound right to me.
How so? Are you saying that congress is in general conservative? I'd say it's pretty damn close to split right down the middle. For every Hatch you have a Boxer.
Nope it isn't a fox bias, it is just further proof that the "liberal media" is a myth...
That's why, according to the Pew Research Group, members of the press are five times more likely to be liberal than conservative. Also in 1992, 7% of the members of the press voted for Bush Sr. as opposed to 37% of the general populace.
Also interesting from that studay was the absolute inablility of liberal members of the press to identify a "liberal" news org. Almost 3/4ths of them could not. You may debate the merrits of the belief that the press in general is left slanted, but their are clearly plenty of orginizations that are.
Also, a recent UCLA/University of Chicago study showed that
"Our results show a very significant liberal bias,"
They also found that the Drudge Report and Fox News Special Report were pretty much at the true center of the political spectrum.
And we all know how the UCLA is far far right-wing, right? You can read the study here (warning, PDF).
Needless to say, he's not my friend anymore. /True story.
"Needless to say"? Are you serious? Because he has a different political view from you? Time to get your priorities straight.
I guess, according to you, I should no longer be with my wife.
It's a fucking sad story is what it is.
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law meant to punish pornographers who peddle dirty pictures to Web-surfing kids is probably an unconstitutional muzzle on free speech.
That's from the AP. You know, the Associated Press. Also quoted on CNN. Sorry, no Fox bias here.
70m antennas [nasa.gov] are bigger that you might expect.
Damn. That is bigger than I thought it would be. One question though. Where's the headphone jack to listen for pulsating alien transmissions?
The far left bases their decisions and opinions on just as much "science" as the far right does. To the far left, nature and humanity is god. To the far right, God is god.
Take your pick.
Yeah, no shit... This is news? Bad programming = security issues. Wow... we learn something new every day on slashdot.
Here's a tip editor boys: if group A says statement A and you post it as a news item, great. But when group B, C, D, E, F, G, and H all say the same statement A, it's not news. It's redundant (remember that modifier you put in? -1 Redundant? That's what it is).
I'm not familiar with Intel's current family, but I seem to remember that Celerons were based one on the P2
The first ones were based on the P2. Then they based them on the P3. And then the P4. And now this one is based on a newer P4. As any intelligent manufacturer would do, their cheaper product line is simply based upon older versions of their more expensive product line.
What Anandtech's review really seems to show is what an absolute piece of shit the 2.6GHz celeron was. In most of the benchmarks it was beat by the 1.6GHz Duron for fuck sakes. It was also beaten by a P4 1.8GHz, which wasn't too suprising, and even an AMD Athlon 1700+ (which runs at 1.47GHz - we're talking a 1.13GHz gap here).
Of course, last time a celeron interested me was when the good old Abit BP6 board was out.
JAVA in 3D! Let the festivities begin!
I CAN"T LOVE YOU!
where is that big form listing why it will not?
Coffee, you can sleep when your dead!
Can't we at least get our sigs correct? It's "you're dead", not "your dead".
Coffee, you can sleep with your dead! would be correct, but disturbing, and I wouldn't want to meat "Coffee".
you have got to be kidding me... a new low in stupid Mods
This post:
Obviously, these people are forgetting the role that amateur rocketry played in 9-11.
Gets you a fucking Score: 4, Insightful
What the hell? IT WAS A JOKE! Amateur rocketry played no role in anything (other than getting geeks outside for part of a day).
Not only did you not get the joke, the mods didn't either.
Real statistics show that people are ~ 1.5 times more likely to call in sick on Monday and ~ 2 times more likely to call in sick on Friday, as opposed to Tuesday-Thursday.
That figures out to roughly:
Monday: 23.5%
Tuesday: 15.5%
Wednesday: 15.5%
Thursday: 15.5%
Friday: 30%
I'm guessing the majority (80-90%) of the complaints are due to people not understanding the whole "Do Not Call List". I'm sure most people assume that the second you're on the list, the calls should stop. They do not understand that this list is only updated quarterly, so it could be several months before the phone calls should start to slow down.
Did you just say, "Gary, Indiana"?
Hi, I'm Carolyn D. Rogers and I'm the president of the Gary Common Council! I would like to welcome you to my city! Now... it's time for a song! WELL, HOT DAMN!
I did it for the music! And for Earth DOG!
With its eye's closed...
Come on... you got the correct form of "its" but you screwed up on the plural form of "eyes"?
You can do better...
and yes... I am an idiot for not linking to it
In case you want to read your favorite chapter:
c h1 .html
http://www.totse.com/en/ego/science_fiction/hit
Oh yes... might as well start with some nice quotes from the book:
... until ... until ... until you've had
"Drink up."
He added, perfectly factually:
"The world's about to end."
-------------
"You barbarians!" he yelled. "I'll sue the council for every
penny it's got! I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And
whipped! And boiled
enough."
Ford was running after him very fast. Very very fast.
"And then I'll do it again!" yelled Arthur. "And when I've
finished I will take all the little bits, and I will jump on
them!"
My cable ISP is offering me an upgrade from 3 to 5mbps for a 50% increase of my bill...
Out of curiousity: Are you upset by this? A 50% jump in price isn't peanuts, but neither is a 66% jump in bandwidth. Is there an increase in your upload speeds as well?
Put at least 8 in each worker's area -- no more power strips!
You do realize that most power strips surve a much more important function than just givng you extra outlets, right?
On a related note... invest in some UPSs. Not really office related, but basic ones can be had for $30-$40. They won't last long enough to do any work on them (over a couple minutes), but most power outages/brown outs last less than a minute.
Against a country as large and technically developed as China
Although their military rivals America's in size, it does not have anywhere near the technology/hardware that ours does... currently. This may change, but it'd be quite a feat for them to catch up to our current tech in less than 6 years, much less be at the same point we are in 2010.