Translucent computer cases were a gimmick the first time, but now are a big fashion in the PC "gearhead" community; just search for "case mods". Being fashinable with the desktop ricers makes something not a gimmic? Are you sure about that?
In college I asked a law professor about EULAs and his take was that (generally speaking) EULAs are enforceable only if the buyer has had an opportunity to review them prior to the sale. What does an opportunity to review them mean exactly? IMHO it should only be valid if it is printed on the box, or in some other place that is readily available to the buyer at the time of purchase. I would think that that just because a person had the opportunity to find the EULA hidden away on some corporate website prior to purchase, it wouldn't be reasonable to think they would.
The gp's point was wrong. Not all opinions are equal and worth of consideration. In fact many opinions are utter rubbish (e.g. ID is science, gays are ruining society, global warming is a myth, the earth is flat...)
That's true, I guess I'm just lucky to live within a half mile of about 5 really good local shops with free wi-fi, along with the obligatory 2 Starbucks which I've never had to bother with.
I've lived in other places which weren't so lucky, but Panara was still available in those places too.
Why be a parasite? Panera has coffee too. I'm in total agreement with the OP, any coffee shop worth spending any time in already has free wifi. Who needs Starbucks?
Screen too little and people are scared and don't fly Really? Has this been tried? Flying is still the safest way to travel, so if the government can stop trying to make people think flying is risky they probably won't be scared.
That's true. It's also true that people who don't have accounts on slashdot have been responsible for all the worlds great atrocities. Damn those nasty non-slashdotters!
Hatta is right. It sounds like you are unaware of the widespread impact the drug war has had. If you think concern over prohibition is all about locking up poor addicts you need to do more reading before you debate the issue.
Ron Paul wasn't asked if he though ID should be allowed to be taught in schools, he was asked if he though it should be taught in schools. There is a difference and if he didn't support the ID movements attempt to get religion into schools under the guise of science he had the chance to say so.
For health care, I don't think the comparison between cars and health care is an appropriate one since expensive cars are a luxury. A cheap car does everything a car needs to do. You know, I sometimes wonder if there are any real libertarians who live in poverty. To me it seems an ideology that is only held by people who don't have any real financial worries. Would they reject any government assistance if something happened and they found themselves suddenly unable to support their families (illness, disability, etc...), or are they more like those people who fight so hard to make abortion illegal for everyone else but who still take their daughter to the clinic when she "makes a mistake".
Now obviously not everyone can access the best medical care and the wealthy will always have some advantage, I'm not advocating pure socialism, but we should look to the medical systems in Europe that are far more efficient and where everyone is covered. I can afford my health care just fine at the moment so this is not a personal matter for me, it's more of a moral issue.
(PS, sorry if this isn't the most clearly worded response. I'm trying to watch my Pats as I type this)
I actually do realize that not opposing ID in the classroom doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't believe in Evolution, but it does at least mean that he's taken a queue from Fox News on the definition of "Fair and Balanced". The simple fact is that ID is not science and were it not for political pressure from creationists it would never have made it into a single school on its merits alone. There is really no excuse for not being aware of that fact. If the Bush appointed judge in the Dover school case didn't even buy it then please forgive me for assuming that if you say you support teaching ID in the classroom it is coded language for your support of the ID movement and the Wedge Document and all that goes along with it. Sure I could be wrong, but the burden of proof is on you to convince me. If Ron Paul also supports teaching about the FSM in science class then maybe I'll give him a second look.
Now regarding health care, from everything I've heard (caveat: I'm no expert on the subject) the US spends more money than any other developed nation for its health care and yet our health care is far from the best. For instance, we are 29th in life expectancy. Andora beats us by 5.5 years in average life span. Now it is true that we have many excellent medical facilities, maybe even the best, but that is all irrelevant when nobody but the wealthiest percentile have access to it. I think the evidence shows that a well designed government program can be at least as good as our private system.
Oh, I absolutely agree our voting system is beyond fucked. My ideal candidates would actually be Kucinich or Dodd but none of them had a chance. Before we have a chance of some real change in our government our voting system needs to see some real change:
1) IRV. Our first across the line voting system does not work for more than two candidates. 2) Public funding of campaigns. Candidates should compete in something other than fund raising. 3) Get rid of the broken electoral system. It hasn't been anything like what the founding fathers intended for a very long time so we need to stop pretending there is some use to something that amounts to just a popular vote where some citizens count more than others.
Those are the big three. There are other things that would help too, such as debates being run by independent groups instead of these joke debates run by the big networks.
That said while Obama isn't my ideal candidate, and the media love fest early on was a huge turnoff for me, he is a strong and well qualified candidate from what I've seen. There are some important differences between him and Hillary. First of course is his continuous opposition to the War in Iraq. His mostly opposes capital punishment. He hasn't gone in detail but he also doesn't seem to be a big supporter of the War on Drugs as Hillary is. And from what I know he's never wasted his time worrying about flag burning or video games.
I also get the impression that he's intellectually honest, he seems to really care about facts and reason. He even firmly believes in evolution, unlike Dr. Paul. It actually surprised me quite a bit that Ron Paul doesn't oppose ID in the classroom.
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My jury duty experience was 8 hours of paid leisurely reading time. I'd recommend it.
Careful, you won't win many friends here being contemptuous of masturbation, academic or otherwise.
You aren't limited to enrolling just one finger, the software on my laptop allows me to enroll up to 10 fingers.
Not all our problems. If I had an unlimited number of Maryanne's available to me my energy expenditure would go way up!
So which encyclopedia can you recommend that cites multiple sources for every fact?
My wikipedia says the thickness is 12,000 light years.
Hey man, don't give up on google just yet. Just because "tight" doesn't work anymore, there are other words you can search for to get what you want.
The gp's point was wrong. Not all opinions are equal and worth of consideration. In fact many opinions are utter rubbish (e.g. ID is science, gays are ruining society, global warming is a myth, the earth is flat...)
I've seen web pages showing how to wire up old video game controllers for serial ports. I'm sure you can find something with a little googling.
This is why labels are not necessarily a bad thing.
That's true, I guess I'm just lucky to live within a half mile of about 5 really good local shops with free wi-fi, along with the obligatory 2 Starbucks which I've never had to bother with.
I've lived in other places which weren't so lucky, but Panara was still available in those places too.
Why be a parasite? Panera has coffee too. I'm in total agreement with the OP, any coffee shop worth spending any time in already has free wifi. Who needs Starbucks?
That's spectacular.
That's true. It's also true that people who don't have accounts on slashdot have been responsible for all the worlds great atrocities. Damn those nasty non-slashdotters!
Hatta is right. It sounds like you are unaware of the widespread impact the drug war has had. If you think concern over prohibition is all about locking up poor addicts you need to do more reading before you debate the issue.
On the contrary, it demonstrates awareness of reality.
Ron Paul wasn't asked if he though ID should be allowed to be taught in schools, he was asked if he though it should be taught in schools. There is a difference and if he didn't support the ID movements attempt to get religion into schools under the guise of science he had the chance to say so.
For health care, I don't think the comparison between cars and health care is an appropriate one since expensive cars are a luxury. A cheap car does everything a car needs to do. You know, I sometimes wonder if there are any real libertarians who live in poverty. To me it seems an ideology that is only held by people who don't have any real financial worries. Would they reject any government assistance if something happened and they found themselves suddenly unable to support their families (illness, disability, etc...), or are they more like those people who fight so hard to make abortion illegal for everyone else but who still take their daughter to the clinic when she "makes a mistake".
Now obviously not everyone can access the best medical care and the wealthy will always have some advantage, I'm not advocating pure socialism, but we should look to the medical systems in Europe that are far more efficient and where everyone is covered. I can afford my health care just fine at the moment so this is not a personal matter for me, it's more of a moral issue.
(PS, sorry if this isn't the most clearly worded response. I'm trying to watch my Pats as I type this)
I actually do realize that not opposing ID in the classroom doesn't necessarily mean he doesn't believe in Evolution, but it does at least mean that he's taken a queue from Fox News on the definition of "Fair and Balanced". The simple fact is that ID is not science and were it not for political pressure from creationists it would never have made it into a single school on its merits alone. There is really no excuse for not being aware of that fact. If the Bush appointed judge in the Dover school case didn't even buy it then please forgive me for assuming that if you say you support teaching ID in the classroom it is coded language for your support of the ID movement and the Wedge Document and all that goes along with it. Sure I could be wrong, but the burden of proof is on you to convince me. If Ron Paul also supports teaching about the FSM in science class then maybe I'll give him a second look.
Now regarding health care, from everything I've heard (caveat: I'm no expert on the subject) the US spends more money than any other developed nation for its health care and yet our health care is far from the best. For instance, we are 29th in life expectancy. Andora beats us by 5.5 years in average life span. Now it is true that we have many excellent medical facilities, maybe even the best, but that is all irrelevant when nobody but the wealthiest percentile have access to it. I think the evidence shows that a well designed government program can be at least as good as our private system.
Oh, I absolutely agree our voting system is beyond fucked. My ideal candidates would actually be Kucinich or Dodd but none of them had a chance. Before we have a chance of some real change in our government our voting system needs to see some real change:
1) IRV. Our first across the line voting system does not work for more than two candidates.
2) Public funding of campaigns. Candidates should compete in something other than fund raising.
3) Get rid of the broken electoral system. It hasn't been anything like what the founding fathers intended for a very long time so we need to stop pretending there is some use to something that amounts to just a popular vote where some citizens count more than others.
Those are the big three. There are other things that would help too, such as debates being run by independent groups instead of these joke debates run by the big networks.
That said while Obama isn't my ideal candidate, and the media love fest early on was a huge turnoff for me, he is a strong and well qualified candidate from what I've seen. There are some important differences between him and Hillary. First of course is his continuous opposition to the War in Iraq. His mostly opposes capital punishment. He hasn't gone in detail but he also doesn't seem to be a big supporter of the War on Drugs as Hillary is. And from what I know he's never wasted his time worrying about flag burning or video games.
I also get the impression that he's intellectually honest, he seems to really care about facts and reason. He even firmly believes in evolution, unlike Dr. Paul. It actually surprised me quite a bit that Ron Paul doesn't oppose ID in the classroom.
Also, it says "for the private use of our audience". What constitutes the audience of a free broadcast?