He should now show up in South Park depictions of Hell along side other celebrities like Steve Irwin, Gandhi and Saddam Hussein. OK, Saddam got there before his actual death, but he was Satan's butt puppet.
Isn't Texas one of the high-risk-targets of hurricanes?
Not Austin. We are an evacuation destination for Houston;-). A few years ago, a hurricane caused enough panic in Austin for people to strip store shelves for supplies, which is completely retarded considering how far inland we are. Wherever you go, there are stupid people.
Iran was innocent when the CIA first got involved but these days they are playing the game with the big boys and getting what they deserve (as is the CIA).
That is my favorite quote of this/. story. It reminds me a little of the War of 1812. We had some provocation, but declaring war on the British Empire while the US had poor military leadership, resources and preparation turned out to be a bad idea.
...build good relations with those who oppose you?
Sure, let's get our diplomatic mission in Iran right on that. Oh yeah, they were all taken hostage and the embassy trashed. Well, maybe Iran has changed their policy on embassies... oops, the UK can testify that is not the case.
if you explained this bill to random people on the street, 5% would be in favor, 5% would be opposed, and the rest would stare at you blankly.
Heh. Well said, and it applies equally to most important issues, bills or policies. Disinterested, incurious and apathetic people make a perfect breeding ground for opportunistic politicians.
Why is there a connection between social and fiscal conservatism?
The connection is "social conservatives" are ripe for manipulation because of the emotional nature of the narrow band of issues they really care about: hating gays, making Christianity the national religion and criminalizing abortion. In steps large corporations and plutocrats, who want to be free from taxation and regulation (rule of law). They have the money to convince social conservatives their interests are the same and organize them to elect politicians to eliminate taxation and regulations, while *maybe* throwing a bone or two of legislation for the goals of the manipulated.
first thing verizon would do is remove the "cancel my service" button
Please someone mod this up. Too many sleaze bag companies use the "make it painful, time consuming and difficult if not impossible to cancel" policy as a way to limit turnover instead of providing good service. That is what turned a planned temporary cancellation of DirecTV into a permanent, bitter grudge to the grave unwillingness to ever do business with them again.
When Netflix's streaming library started shrinking rapidly (including a disappearing TV series I was halfway through) about the same time as the 60% price hike, at least it was easy to cancel. That left me with enough goodwill that I would consider subscribing again if they ever manage to start growing their streaming content. That would not happen if they became just another Verizon service.
They tried to lower costs and considered the risks, but got zapped anyways. Maybe they learned something. I've enjoyed satisfyingly low prices combined with generous leaps in capacity for years now, so I can't see that I "lost". A year from now, they will be back on the bargain treadmill.
About all the planet would need would be ammonia, for the missing nitrogen. (Doesn't titan have an ammonia atmosphere? Wink, nudge.)
You're right. There is a sci-fi novel in that: The domestic house apes of planet Earth fling Titan into Mars. Alien microbes from Titan thrive and mutate on Mars, becoming toxic to hoo-mahns. "Oh, Jordy Verrill, you lunkhead!"
From their site: TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed...
If your statement is true about Windows integrating that program, I find it sad that a company with the resources of Microsoft is incapable of producing a basic utility like that on their own and must buy it from another company.
No mod points today, so I'll post to keep your reasonable, polite and on-topic post from being buried by the "mod down anything supportive of unions" brigade. To the person modding the OP flamebait: If it's an echo chamber you want, there are plenty of other sites that will meet your needs.
...censored because the government should not spend tax money to distribute smut.
Tax money would not be used, subscribers still pay to use the connection. If someone claims any government involvement allows censorship, then someone else can claim it also prevents distribution of religious programming to maintain separation of church and state. Hopefully everyone will realize the path to getting what they want is not interfering with others getting what they want.
You may be right. After reading about the Stop Online Piracy Act (NAMBLA) hearings before the House Judiciary Committee, I thought "What a bunch of cunts!"
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He should now show up in South Park depictions of Hell along side other celebrities like Steve Irwin, Gandhi and Saddam Hussein. OK, Saddam got there before his actual death, but he was Satan's butt puppet.
I think Ren and Stimpy did something similar in the Space Madness episode.
Isn't Texas one of the high-risk-targets of hurricanes?
Not Austin. We are an evacuation destination for Houston ;-). A few years ago, a hurricane caused enough panic in Austin for people to strip store shelves for supplies, which is completely retarded considering how far inland we are. Wherever you go, there are stupid people.
... of Richard Stallman shedding a tear with text below: Forever alone.
Pirates took err jerbs!
Before the ban and after.
Iran was innocent when the CIA first got involved but these days they are playing the game with the big boys and getting what they deserve (as is the CIA).
That is my favorite quote of this /. story. It reminds me a little of the War of 1812. We had some provocation, but declaring war on the British Empire while the US had poor military leadership, resources and preparation turned out to be a bad idea.
...their elected leaders thrown out by us and the Shaw put in?
Now that you mention it, they *still* haven't thanked us for that... or the free drone (Merry Christmas!). You just can't reason with some people.
...build good relations with those who oppose you?
Sure, let's get our diplomatic mission in Iran right on that. Oh yeah, they were all taken hostage and the embassy trashed. Well, maybe Iran has changed their policy on embassies... oops, the UK can testify that is not the case.
if you explained this bill to random people on the street, 5% would be in favor, 5% would be opposed, and the rest would stare at you blankly.
Heh. Well said, and it applies equally to most important issues, bills or policies. Disinterested, incurious and apathetic people make a perfect breeding ground for opportunistic politicians.
Fucking. Hate. Forced. Acronyms.
Hipp5, the Generated Acronym Hater!
Why is there a connection between social and fiscal conservatism?
The connection is "social conservatives" are ripe for manipulation because of the emotional nature of the narrow band of issues they really care about: hating gays, making Christianity the national religion and criminalizing abortion. In steps large corporations and plutocrats, who want to be free from taxation and regulation (rule of law). They have the money to convince social conservatives their interests are the same and organize them to elect politicians to eliminate taxation and regulations, while *maybe* throwing a bone or two of legislation for the goals of the manipulated.
It is well understood, but perceived to be less profitable so is dismissed as an option. Same as it ever was.
first thing verizon would do is remove the "cancel my service" button
Please someone mod this up. Too many sleaze bag companies use the "make it painful, time consuming and difficult if not impossible to cancel" policy as a way to limit turnover instead of providing good service. That is what turned a planned temporary cancellation of DirecTV into a permanent, bitter grudge to the grave unwillingness to ever do business with them again.
When Netflix's streaming library started shrinking rapidly (including a disappearing TV series I was halfway through) about the same time as the 60% price hike, at least it was easy to cancel. That left me with enough goodwill that I would consider subscribing again if they ever manage to start growing their streaming content. That would not happen if they became just another Verizon service.
they gambled.
we all lost.
They tried to lower costs and considered the risks, but got zapped anyways. Maybe they learned something. I've enjoyed satisfyingly low prices combined with generous leaps in capacity for years now, so I can't see that I "lost". A year from now, they will be back on the bargain treadmill.
We *do not* trade our rights for the illusion of safety.
Homer Simpson: "I wouldn't have thought so either, but here we are."
About all the planet would need would be ammonia, for the missing nitrogen. (Doesn't titan have an ammonia atmosphere? Wink, nudge.)
You're right. There is a sci-fi novel in that: The domestic house apes of planet Earth fling Titan into Mars. Alien microbes from Titan thrive and mutate on Mars, becoming toxic to hoo-mahns. "Oh, Jordy Verrill, you lunkhead!"
I had to look up Teracopy.
From their site: TeraCopy is a compact program designed to copy and move files at the maximum possible speed...
If your statement is true about Windows integrating that program, I find it sad that a company with the resources of Microsoft is incapable of producing a basic utility like that on their own and must buy it from another company.
No mod points today, so I'll post to keep your reasonable, polite and on-topic post from being buried by the "mod down anything supportive of unions" brigade. To the person modding the OP flamebait: If it's an echo chamber you want, there are plenty of other sites that will meet your needs.
Some people used to think so.
...censored because the government should not spend tax money to distribute smut.
Tax money would not be used, subscribers still pay to use the connection. If someone claims any government involvement allows censorship, then someone else can claim it also prevents distribution of religious programming to maintain separation of church and state. Hopefully everyone will realize the path to getting what they want is not interfering with others getting what they want.
Your papers, schnell!"
A California resident would hand the TSA official a pack of Zig Zags.
...you're using expressions without really understanding what they mean.
Hah! That's the funniest thing I've heard in parsecs.
So, modern politics is female?
You may be right. After reading about the Stop Online Piracy Act (NAMBLA) hearings before the House Judiciary Committee, I thought "What a bunch of cunts!"
Eat hot death gopher!