The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men ...
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State of the Union
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... often go awry.
I was one of the "idiotic baby boomers" that you speak of. Illness and unforseen events have totally wiped out our savings.
So without social security, when I get too old to keep working, under your plan, I would have to resort to crime to make ends meet. There is no way that the consequences of poor decisions will accrue only to those who made the decisions. Eliminating social problems caused by the actions of those who are disenfranchised, either by their own poor choices or due to circumstances beyond their control, is the reason Social Security was created.
This system can be saved and continue benefitting society by using new technologies to increase the per capita economic output of workers, so that raising the withholdings from the paychecks of those still in the workforce will have no negative impact upon those workers' living standards.
That's just Libertarian Nonsense. The general welfare of the nation benefits by having some services provided by the public sector. Scientific research that doesn't immediately translate into marketable product is one example. Public education is another. I advocate that ALL medical care should also fall into this category. I think that would be at least as efficient as our current policy of distributing medical care upon the basis of the ability to pay for it. Our nation may need defending from ignorance and disease more than from terrorism.
But to get back on topic, the weather service may have an obligation by its previous arrangement with commercial purveyors of this information, not to present the general public with anything other than the raw data that the taxpayers have paid for. But we are free to take that information and provide it in a usable format to the public free of charge and without advertizing if we wish. If commercial weather information purveyors want exclusive access to it, then let them fund it instead of the taxpayers. It may well be that this is a type of scientific research that would be better served by the private sector.
Several Cans of Raid were found under Saddam's bathroom sink. There may also have been a straight razor in his medicine cabinet. It is no longer there but we have before and after photos of Saddam's face indicating that he may have once had one in his possession.
If God created the universe, then doesn't it imply that God had existence in something more expansive than the created universe. What do you call the environment in which God existed prior to the creation of the universe? Who created that? CowboyNeal? SRR
I wouldn't want to work for a company that required 14 interviews. The first 2 would be understandable, but after the 3rd interview I would be saying, "I'm sorry but I'd now like to speak with the person who can tell me whether or not you'll be using my services."
Can people be taught which information to ignore? Some people think they haven't read a book if they don't read every word of it.
"..answering the phone no matter how busy they are..."
Reminds me of one guy I knew who insisted on answering the phone even during sex. Now that's real multi-tasking.
BTW, She left him.
The followup book Beyond Linux from Scratch goes way beyond compiling a basic system. It has all the instructions and patches needed to get X11, KDE, Gnome, Office Suites, etc compiled from scratch. The 2 books have matching version numbers for compatibility.
I've built a few of these. They work better than any other Linux system I've seen. Mostly, this is because by building them you learn how to fix something when it doesn't work.
I enjoy the show, but from watching it I now sadly realize that I'm not good-looking enough to be a scientist. I am relieved to know that Las Vegas is the location of such vibrant intellectual activity (since I live there).
I've been running OpenOffice 1.1 on a 300 MHz laptop with 128 Megs of Ram. It starts slowly but so far I've had no problem importing Excell spreadsheets, MS Word documents or Powerpoint presentations.
Since he's running with less memory than I am (even though his processor is faster), I'm not sure OpenOffice will be fast enough for him, but since it costs nothing, he may as well try it.
See the electoral college map. See how many blue states are along the coasts. Melting the polar ice caps will put those states under water. The Bush Administration favors policies that will cause global warming which in turn melts the ice caps. Coincidence,...;)
The Constitution says the one with a majority of electoral votes serves as President. So even if Bush is claiming victory and Kerry is conceding defeat, if the provisional ballots in Ohio cause a turn around in the count, (however unlikely) then Kerry would have to serve as President. The Constitution says nothing about a candidate winning by concession from the other candidates.
It's very unlikely, but in the event that this did happen, you would see a very nasty temper tantrum from the current administration. You could count on them suddenly reversing their position on a Strict Interpretation of the Constitution.
Support George Bush on Wednesday, Nov 3rd
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Election Day Discussion
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Don't forget that those voting for President Bush are to vote in the SPECIAL ELECTION, on Wednesday, November 3rd.
Re:Not outsourcing - from a business point of view
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Inside Wal-Mart IT
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"Over the long run, the market will do the right thing if you let it be."
This sort of nonsense was spouted by people who opposed the New Deal. People don't live "over the long run". They live each day. I've got bills to pay and groceries to buy NOW! Shall I tell my creditors to wait until after the long run has come and gone before I pay them. I for one will NOT be buying my groceries or any other thing from WalMart. Stick with Costco. They have deals that are just as good and are decent and respectful to their employees.
As a child in the late sixties and early seventies, I was sure that I'd have a flying car just like George Jetson by the 1980's, The futuristic 1980's when we'll be taking trips to the moon and flying around in our cars. And robots will do all the really difficult chores.
The future's not what it used to be.
Try remapping the keyboard to dvorak. I did so in an effort to increase my speed. While my speed is about the same, my hands are no longer as sore as they use to be after extended periods of typing.
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... often go awry.
I was one of the "idiotic baby boomers" that you speak of. Illness and unforseen events have totally wiped out our savings.
So without social security, when I get too old to keep working, under your plan, I would have to resort to crime to make ends meet. There is no way that the consequences of poor decisions will accrue only to those who made the decisions. Eliminating social problems caused by the actions of those who are disenfranchised, either by their own poor choices or due to circumstances beyond their control, is the reason Social Security was created.
This system can be saved and continue benefitting society by using new technologies to increase the per capita economic output of workers, so that raising the withholdings from the paychecks of those still in the workforce will have no negative impact upon those workers' living standards.
To drive drunk in China, just do the same as you would in the States. Turn off your headlights so that the cops won't see you.
No this isn't off topic. The article is about running a virus on Wine. Get it?
That's just Libertarian Nonsense. The general welfare of the nation benefits by having some services provided by the public sector. Scientific research that doesn't immediately translate into marketable product is one example. Public education is another. I advocate that ALL medical care should also fall into this category. I think that would be at least as efficient as our current policy of distributing medical care upon the basis of the ability to pay for it. Our nation may need defending from ignorance and disease more than from terrorism.
But to get back on topic, the weather service may have an obligation by its previous arrangement with commercial purveyors of this information, not to present the general public with anything other than the raw data that the taxpayers have paid for. But we are free to take that information and provide it in a usable format to the public free of charge and without advertizing if we wish. If commercial weather information purveyors want exclusive access to it, then let them fund it instead of the taxpayers. It may well be that this is a type of scientific research that would be better served by the private sector.
I hope the Pres of Harvard is wearing his asbestos underoos.
Several Cans of Raid were found under Saddam's bathroom sink. There may also have been a straight razor in his medicine cabinet. It is no longer there but we have before and after photos of Saddam's face indicating that he may have once had one in his possession.
It'll be difficult for a labor organizers to organize these robots. But I'll bet it'll also be difficult to get them to act as good consumers.
If God created the universe, then doesn't it imply that God had existence in something more expansive than the created universe. What do you call the environment in which God existed prior to the creation of the universe? Who created that? CowboyNeal?
SRR
Personally I'm CowboyNeal agnostic. I can neither prove or disprove his existence.
"Blessed are those who believe in CowboyNeal without proof".
SRR
I wouldn't want to work for a company that required 14 interviews. The first 2 would be understandable, but after the 3rd interview I would be saying, "I'm sorry but I'd now like to speak with the person who can tell me whether or not you'll be using my services."
Can people be taught which information to ignore?
Some people think they haven't read a book if they don't read every word of it.
"..answering the phone no matter how busy they are..."
Reminds me of one guy I knew who insisted on answering the phone even during sex.
Now that's real multi-tasking.
BTW, She left him.
Bonds may have taken some intelligence enhancing drugs, but did not know at the time he took them that they were intelligence enhancing drugs.
The followup book Beyond Linux from Scratch goes way beyond compiling a basic system. It has all the instructions and patches needed to get X11, KDE, Gnome, Office Suites, etc compiled from scratch. The 2 books have matching version numbers for compatibility.
I've built a few of these. They work better than any other Linux system I've seen. Mostly, this is because by building them you learn how to fix something when it doesn't work.
"...corruption is regarded as highly unethical and unacceptable from a social POV."
In America, corruption is regarded as shrewd and commendable from a social POV.
I enjoy the show, but from watching it I now sadly realize that I'm not good-looking enough to be a scientist. I am relieved to know that Las Vegas is the location of such vibrant intellectual activity (since I live there).
I've been running OpenOffice 1.1 on a 300 MHz laptop with 128 Megs of Ram. It starts slowly but so far I've had no problem importing Excell spreadsheets, MS Word documents or Powerpoint presentations.
Since he's running with less memory than I am (even though his processor is faster), I'm not sure OpenOffice will be fast enough for him, but since it costs nothing, he may as well try it.
See the electoral college map. See how many blue states are along the coasts. Melting the polar ice caps will put those states under water. The Bush Administration favors policies that will cause global warming which in turn melts the ice caps. Coincidence, ... ;)
The Constitution says the one with a majority of electoral votes serves as President. So even if Bush is claiming victory and Kerry is conceding defeat, if the provisional ballots in Ohio cause a turn around in the count, (however unlikely) then Kerry would have to serve as President. The Constitution says nothing about a candidate winning by concession from the other candidates.
It's very unlikely, but in the event that this did happen, you would see a very nasty temper tantrum from the current administration. You could count on them suddenly reversing their position on a Strict Interpretation of the Constitution.
Don't forget that those voting for President Bush are to vote in the SPECIAL ELECTION, on Wednesday, November 3rd.
(Slackware User)^2 = LFS user
"Over the long run, the market will do the right thing if you let it be."
This sort of nonsense was spouted by people who opposed the New Deal. People don't live "over the long run". They live each day. I've got bills to pay and groceries to buy NOW! Shall I tell my creditors to wait until after the long run has come and gone before I pay them. I for one will NOT be buying my groceries or any other thing from WalMart. Stick with Costco. They have deals that are just as good and are decent and respectful to their employees.
As a child in the late sixties and early seventies, I was sure that I'd have a flying car just like George Jetson by the 1980's, The futuristic 1980's when we'll be taking trips to the moon and flying around in our cars. And robots will do all the really difficult chores.
The future's not what it used to be.
When I load the page with Galeon or Konqueror, I get the blank page but when I load it with Mozilla it loads OK.
Try remapping the keyboard to dvorak. I did so in an effort to increase my speed. While my speed is about the same, my hands are no longer as sore as they use to be after extended periods of typing.