Ah, thanks for the info... am moving back to the area (probably around Three Forks) after a long absence, and was wondering what sort of internet service I'd be stuck with/in hock for.
I read somewhere that tidal shifts in the oceans more than accounted for the slight up-and-down at the various sample locations. Anyone remember anything about that?
And a couple years ago, my property, at the top of a ridge in the middle of the desert, was declared a flood hazard zone by FEMA. Meanwhile, FEMA delisted the nearby dry lake bed (which the next year was a lake 16 miles long) and the dry riverbed a few miles downhill (which I've personally seen with 30 feet of water in it, but presently is full of condos).
And the other day I was reading on some car forum about how the muscle car enthusiasts are increasingly being limited to older models, since the newer ones are difficult to modify, largely due to the assorted chips controlling everything (the equivalent of soldered-down parts in a PC). The upshot was (according to the posts I read) that the muscle-car and modding crowd are being relegated to the dustbin.
Damn, and here I wasn't even looking for a car analogy.
Well, see, you did it right. Links go to related/relevant stuff, ads are down the page a ways and I can look or not, as I wish, none of it makes my eyes bleed. So long as such a site doesn't drag on my connection (slow ad server syndrome) I'm very unlikely to block its ads.
I'm driving down the street. Suddenly the ad-fairy shits on my windshield! I have to stop, get out, clean the windshield, and only then can I continue on my way. No sooner do I get going again, than another ad-fairy shits on my windshield. Rinse and repeat, and I never do get to my destination.
How is that any different from how ads behave on some websites? Those are the ones that generated blocking in the first place.
Slashdot provides me enough value that I think it worth the minimal price of subscribing. I don't see any ads at all, and my $5 goes a long ways. Are there search sites I'd subscribe to? Well, maybe, if the content was predictably what I expected, rather than targeted to please the advertisers (as now seems to be the majority case).
If I'm paying for the bandwidth, and they use it without my permission, that is theft of services. No different from theft of electricity after my meter, really -- use without my permission of something I'm paying for.
When I go to a website, yes, I give them tacit permission to use some of my bandwidth. But that doesn't mean I give them blanket permission to use as much of it as they want for whatever the hell they want. Kinda like if I give one neighbor permission to park in my spare driveway, that doesn't mean the whole neighborhood can park there and hold a party too.
When ads tended to be site-relevant, bandwidth-light, and visually non-intrusive, I didn't bother blocking them; indeed, as they tended to reflect the site I was already at, they were often interesting. No longer....
According to some folks (I don't have a reference immediately to hand) the medieval Arab world more or less stole its knowledge, rather than inventing it, so the notion that they were necessarily more cultured/educated for their time may be a bit shaky...
That too (hell, *I* wear oversized boots with homemade fleece liners as winter work boots), tho probably not the po'man's "custom-fitted" boot, in this case.
Still, it sure points up how this security theatre is manufacturing "threats" to justify its existence.
Is there any detail about the boots? I'm wondering if they're "Pacs" or some similar insulated boot, which would routinely be both "too large" and have extra liners/insoles.
[I know someone who wears oversized shoes with extra insoles because she has really bad flat feet and this prevents painful feet.]
"I'd posit that it might be true; in nature carnivores are naturally more aggressive, (generally) selfish, opportunistic creatures. Herbivores seem to be more docile, group oriented, and passive. "
You've obviously never been around goats, dairy bulls, stallions, rams, stags in rut, hippos, rhinos, or water buffalo (according to professional guides, THE most dangerous animal in the African bush).
My observation is that herbivores are generally *more* inclined to both selfish and violent behavior, both as individuals and as a group. Carnivores might share a kill among a group, but herbivores tend to push and shove and try to be #1 to the feed (which is why you spread out hay, rather than pile it up).
Or to paraphrase Larry Elder, "affirmative action" operates from the assumption that minorities are inherently LESS capable, therefore need this special help. So yes, affirmative action is racist -- against the very minorities it purports to assist.
Dewey??! Good heavens, no. Use the Library of Congress system... it's much finer-grained.
[I learned the LoC system in college... after that, going back to a Dewey-cataloged library was like being blind. Yeah, Dewey is a lot easier, but it lacks fine distinctions. LoC's system can locate a single book, not just a subcategory.]
And it's interesting that the blue counties tend to be heavily union, and/or highly welfare-ized, and/or Indian reservations (which explains some of those in the middle of nowhere).
Remember a few years ago, 40-some members of Montana's *state legislature* went so far as to sign their names to a document threatening secession over 2nd Amendment rights. Has any other state gone that far??
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I'm wondering what the cost of food would be if this tax flow didn't happen.
Ah, thanks for the info... am moving back to the area (probably around Three Forks) after a long absence, and was wondering what sort of internet service I'd be stuck with/in hock for.
Real bummer next time Condo River has a wet winter...
I read somewhere that tidal shifts in the oceans more than accounted for the slight up-and-down at the various sample locations. Anyone remember anything about that?
And a couple years ago, my property, at the top of a ridge in the middle of the desert, was declared a flood hazard zone by FEMA. Meanwhile, FEMA delisted the nearby dry lake bed (which the next year was a lake 16 miles long) and the dry riverbed a few miles downhill (which I've personally seen with 30 feet of water in it, but presently is full of condos).
You may have unwittingly extended the analogy :) Kinda like having to invest in soldering skills to deal with new CPUs.
[Wishing some enthusiast would buy my '79 Chrysler LeBaron...]
And the other day I was reading on some car forum about how the muscle car enthusiasts are increasingly being limited to older models, since the newer ones are difficult to modify, largely due to the assorted chips controlling everything (the equivalent of soldered-down parts in a PC). The upshot was (according to the posts I read) that the muscle-car and modding crowd are being relegated to the dustbin.
Damn, and here I wasn't even looking for a car analogy.
However, combine a whole bunch of such insignificant influences, and perhaps you've got a significant total.
[goes off, looks at homepage]
Well, see, you did it right. Links go to related/relevant stuff, ads are down the page a ways and I can look or not, as I wish, none of it makes my eyes bleed. So long as such a site doesn't drag on my connection (slow ad server syndrome) I'm very unlikely to block its ads.
I'm driving down the street. Suddenly the ad-fairy shits on my windshield! I have to stop, get out, clean the windshield, and only then can I continue on my way. No sooner do I get going again, than another ad-fairy shits on my windshield. Rinse and repeat, and I never do get to my destination.
How is that any different from how ads behave on some websites? Those are the ones that generated blocking in the first place.
Slashdot provides me enough value that I think it worth the minimal price of subscribing. I don't see any ads at all, and my $5 goes a long ways. Are there search sites I'd subscribe to? Well, maybe, if the content was predictably what I expected, rather than targeted to please the advertisers (as now seems to be the majority case).
Best non-car analogy ever :)
If I'm paying for the bandwidth, and they use it without my permission, that is theft of services. No different from theft of electricity after my meter, really -- use without my permission of something I'm paying for.
When I go to a website, yes, I give them tacit permission to use some of my bandwidth. But that doesn't mean I give them blanket permission to use as much of it as they want for whatever the hell they want. Kinda like if I give one neighbor permission to park in my spare driveway, that doesn't mean the whole neighborhood can park there and hold a party too.
When ads tended to be site-relevant, bandwidth-light, and visually non-intrusive, I didn't bother blocking them; indeed, as they tended to reflect the site I was already at, they were often interesting. No longer....
According to some folks (I don't have a reference immediately to hand) the medieval Arab world more or less stole its knowledge, rather than inventing it, so the notion that they were necessarily more cultured/educated for their time may be a bit shaky...
That too (hell, *I* wear oversized boots with homemade fleece liners as winter work boots), tho probably not the po'man's "custom-fitted" boot, in this case.
Still, it sure points up how this security theatre is manufacturing "threats" to justify its existence.
Is there any detail about the boots? I'm wondering if they're "Pacs" or some similar insulated boot, which would routinely be both "too large" and have extra liners/insoles.
[I know someone who wears oversized shoes with extra insoles because she has really bad flat feet and this prevents painful feet.]
Of course he's aware of the 4th Amendment. How can you properly circumvent a law you don't understand?
"I'd posit that it might be true; in nature carnivores are naturally more aggressive, (generally) selfish, opportunistic creatures. Herbivores seem to be more docile, group oriented, and passive. "
You've obviously never been around goats, dairy bulls, stallions, rams, stags in rut, hippos, rhinos, or water buffalo (according to professional guides, THE most dangerous animal in the African bush).
My observation is that herbivores are generally *more* inclined to both selfish and violent behavior, both as individuals and as a group. Carnivores might share a kill among a group, but herbivores tend to push and shove and try to be #1 to the feed (which is why you spread out hay, rather than pile it up).
Or to paraphrase Larry Elder, "affirmative action" operates from the assumption that minorities are inherently LESS capable, therefore need this special help. So yes, affirmative action is racist -- against the very minorities it purports to assist.
Dewey??! Good heavens, no. Use the Library of Congress system ... it's much finer-grained.
[I learned the LoC system in college... after that, going back to a Dewey-cataloged library was like being blind. Yeah, Dewey is a lot easier, but it lacks fine distinctions. LoC's system can locate a single book, not just a subcategory.]
I'm wondering when, or perhaps if we've reached that tipping point where the ONLY thing we produce is advertising...
The most annoying I've seen to date, I just tripped over today... it's an overlay on all the user-uploaded pictures on the forums at ford-trucks.com
To add insult to injury, the ad (same ad on all the pics) was for some Dodge crap!
And it's interesting that the blue counties tend to be heavily union, and/or highly welfare-ized, and/or Indian reservations (which explains some of those in the middle of nowhere).
Remember a few years ago, 40-some members of Montana's *state legislature* went so far as to sign their names to a document threatening secession over 2nd Amendment rights. Has any other state gone that far??
Documents:
http://web.archive.org/web/20080225160154/http://www.progunleaders.org/resolution.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20080226113128/http://www.progunleaders.org/officials.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20080225151900/http://www.progunleaders.org/argument.html
You're claiming someone in a blue state wants to find work??!