OK, OK, so it looked like a giant space-turd ice cream cone with cheesy laser effects. And maybe it was only so great because it got both William Shatner and William Windom chewing the scenery at the same time. But anything that can bring out that much overacting must be a formidable weapon. Plus the story idea came from a real Sci-Fi writer - Fred Saberhagen.
With GW not around to kick reporters are going to have to start doing research instead of getting on the GW/Republican bash bandwagon.
I don't know, the Republicans seem to blame everything on Clinton and his blowjob even today. So I guess we Dems get at least eight years of bitching about Bush and the war in Iraq.
That's how most movies (even by the major studios) are financed. The studios usually set up and sell shares in limited partnerships to fund the films and then those LLPs receive return from the profits. I had a broker try to sell me one once. That being said, the terms sucked so I passed, but don't assume that the studios use only their own money to make a film.
... unilaterally take control of a.gov domain name?
You make it sound like he invaded.gov and stole a domain. Sheesh. The government hands out.gov domain names for a wide variety of purposes. The transition from one administration to another, whether you like wither of them or not, is a governmental function. Dissemination of information on this topic is not misuse of the.gov domain. Pinhead.
Being pressed into service with the fairly limited weapons training of the time did not train them to respond on instinct.
This was actually uncovered data-wise, post WWII and added fuel to behaviorist psychological research. Before WWII there was no notion of instinctive response in the human (scientists at the time thought that we were better than our brute natures). Soldiers were motivated by appeals to God and country, taught to fire a gun at the enemy, and led out to battle/slaughter (whichever you prefer). Add in the fact that WWII fighting forces had to be ramped up very quickly, and your argument falls down even faster.
Even if the notion of "professional soldier" (below the officer rank) had been around at that time, we didn't have the psychological models to train them correctly, nor would we have had the time to recruit that many of them. Yes, a professional, volunteer fighting force is better, but don't distort history to make your case.
Yup. And us putting US troops into Saudi Arabia had absolutely nothing to do with it. And our willingness to fund the corrupt ruling families of Saudi Arabia by not minimizing our use of imported energy had nothing to do with it either. And our funding of Islamic fundamentalist Freedom Fighters in Afghanistan to fight the Russians back in 1980 had nothing to do with it, either. Yes! Our hands are completely clean...
Most of the rich are professionals with advanced degrees and short careers (highly specialized Doctors do 4 years college, 4 years medical school, 6 years residency & specialization, 3 year fellowship -- they are 35 when they earn a living, and because of the surgical specialization, probably can't work past 55
First of all, surgeons (like all other medical professionals) are supposed to take continuing education courses throughout their career to maintain their license. The fact that some of them may choose to go on a drug company-sponsored boozy junket to learn about the company's latest offering rather than going to an symposium where they might actually learn something about medical technique does not make them objects of pity in my book. Second, modern whiz-bang technologies are not needed in 90% of most surgeries. Most surgeons can make a tidy living stuffing a stent or laparoscopically yanking an appendix or gall bladder. Also note that when these technologies were first introduced, the companies that made these equipment were covering the landscape making sure that training in these new technologies were available free of charge to most surgical practitioners to make sure the equipment had a market. As for not availing oneself of this training, see point one. Finally, even assuming that the surgeon's skills lapse to the point where he's not wanting to actively practice his specialty, he's still a licensed physician, capable of pulling down a couple hundred grand a year in a general practice group.
In reality, most surgeons retire at 55 because they can. And, yes, my father was a surgeon (and general practice physician), so I know of which I speak.
What about during the time when you're trying to get your business going, making negative money every month, i.e., burning up all your savings on your dream.
The IRS is clear on that - you may deduct those expenses in following years when the business actually makes a profit. It's called expense carryover. People who don't understand basic accounting (or won't contract with those who do) probably shouldn't be trying to start a business anyway.
I will not try to make myself look more moral than my competitors by raising a stink about (or, even worse, leaving a country over) a foreign government's odious requests.
How many records do we have from ancient Assyrians? From the Egyptians? Romans? British Empire?
Entropy and loss happens. Most of the data deserves to be lost. How much do I care that Asuk the Assyrian was assessed two goats in taxes? Not a hell of a lot. How much will someone five years from now care about this post? About as much.
We work and write and live for today. That anything travels down the road of time intact is a miracle. What gets carried along is random. This is part of life. Get over it.
Vote by mail... forces you to dispense with the notion of a private ballot.
No it doesn't.
In Oregon, the ballot is enclosed in an unmarked envelope which is then mailed in a signed envelope. The signature on the outer envelope is matched against the voter's signature and the inner envelope is then removed and put in a pile of unmarked ballot envelopes holding ballots to be scanned. Once the validation has passed, there is no connection of the person casting the vote with the ballot.
First, you can't have voter fraud without registration fraud.
This is a false statement. People can stuff ballot boxes without registering. As there is no registration needed to do this, there is no registration fraud. Machines can be hacked without registration. Again, since there is no registration, there is no registration fraud.
I understand that the line "No voter fraud without registration fraud" is one of the talking points of mouth-breathing Republicans, but it is a demonstrably false statement. I guess that's par for the course for them.
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... it seems to translate every question into "My hovercraft is full of eels!"
Only 50 GNeurons. No wireless. Lame...
From the Star Trek episode of the same name!
OK, OK, so it looked like a giant space-turd ice cream cone with cheesy laser effects. And maybe it was only so great because it got both William Shatner and William Windom chewing the scenery at the same time. But anything that can bring out that much overacting must be a formidable weapon. Plus the story idea came from a real Sci-Fi writer - Fred Saberhagen.
Mainly your legal counsel's advice. If you can't afford that, don't bother - you couldn't afford to make your policy stick when it counted, either.
Now how are they going to film Galactica 2010? You know, the one with Starbuck guiding the cute kids with super powers on Earth?
Does anybody else remember when the greatest thing in Windows was After Dark, with it's screensaver of flying toasters?
Yeah, that was developed on the Mac first, too.
With GW not around to kick reporters are going to have to start doing research instead of getting on the GW/Republican bash bandwagon.
I don't know, the Republicans seem to blame everything on Clinton and his blowjob even today. So I guess we Dems get at least eight years of bitching about Bush and the war in Iraq.
I'd take either, given the alternatives.
That's how movies should be financed.
That's how most movies (even by the major studios) are financed. The studios usually set up and sell shares in limited partnerships to fund the films and then those LLPs receive return from the profits. I had a broker try to sell me one once. That being said, the terms sucked so I passed, but don't assume that the studios use only their own money to make a film.
... unilaterally take control of a .gov domain name?
You make it sound like he invaded .gov and stole a domain. Sheesh. The government hands out .gov domain names for a wide variety of purposes. The transition from one administration to another, whether you like wither of them or not, is a governmental function. Dissemination of information on this topic is not misuse of the .gov domain. Pinhead.
All I'm saying is that you need to look at things on an individual basis.
Laws (and governmental action, short of law enforcement) should almost never be focused on an "individual basis". Think about it.
Being pressed into service with the fairly limited weapons training of the time did not train them to respond on instinct.
This was actually uncovered data-wise, post WWII and added fuel to behaviorist psychological research. Before WWII there was no notion of instinctive response in the human (scientists at the time thought that we were better than our brute natures). Soldiers were motivated by appeals to God and country, taught to fire a gun at the enemy, and led out to battle/slaughter (whichever you prefer). Add in the fact that WWII fighting forces had to be ramped up very quickly, and your argument falls down even faster.
Even if the notion of "professional soldier" (below the officer rank) had been around at that time, we didn't have the psychological models to train them correctly, nor would we have had the time to recruit that many of them. Yes, a professional, volunteer fighting force is better, but don't distort history to make your case.
Yup. And us putting US troops into Saudi Arabia had absolutely nothing to do with it. And our willingness to fund the corrupt ruling families of Saudi Arabia by not minimizing our use of imported energy had nothing to do with it either. And our funding of Islamic fundamentalist Freedom Fighters in Afghanistan to fight the Russians back in 1980 had nothing to do with it, either. Yes! Our hands are completely clean...
Yes. It's because they hate our freedoms.
James H. Kunstler, is that you?
Most of the rich are professionals with advanced degrees and short careers (highly specialized Doctors do 4 years college, 4 years medical school, 6 years residency & specialization, 3 year fellowship -- they are 35 when they earn a living, and because of the surgical specialization, probably can't work past 55
First of all, surgeons (like all other medical professionals) are supposed to take continuing education courses throughout their career to maintain their license. The fact that some of them may choose to go on a drug company-sponsored boozy junket to learn about the company's latest offering rather than going to an symposium where they might actually learn something about medical technique does not make them objects of pity in my book. Second, modern whiz-bang technologies are not needed in 90% of most surgeries. Most surgeons can make a tidy living stuffing a stent or laparoscopically yanking an appendix or gall bladder. Also note that when these technologies were first introduced, the companies that made these equipment were covering the landscape making sure that training in these new technologies were available free of charge to most surgical practitioners to make sure the equipment had a market. As for not availing oneself of this training, see point one. Finally, even assuming that the surgeon's skills lapse to the point where he's not wanting to actively practice his specialty, he's still a licensed physician, capable of pulling down a couple hundred grand a year in a general practice group.
In reality, most surgeons retire at 55 because they can. And, yes, my father was a surgeon (and general practice physician), so I know of which I speak.
What about during the time when you're trying to get your business going, making negative money every month, i.e., burning up all your savings on your dream.
The IRS is clear on that - you may deduct those expenses in following years when the business actually makes a profit. It's called expense carryover. People who don't understand basic accounting (or won't contract with those who do) probably shouldn't be trying to start a business anyway.
I will not try to make myself look more moral than my competitors by raising a stink about (or, even worse, leaving a country over) a foreign government's odious requests.
How many records do we have from ancient Assyrians? From the Egyptians? Romans? British Empire?
Entropy and loss happens. Most of the data deserves to be lost. How much do I care that Asuk the Assyrian was assessed two goats in taxes? Not a hell of a lot. How much will someone five years from now care about this post? About as much.
We work and write and live for today. That anything travels down the road of time intact is a miracle. What gets carried along is random. This is part of life. Get over it.
The internet wasn't designed to be used the way it is being used today anyway.
Incorrect - there has always been porn on the internet.
Vote by mail ... forces you to dispense with the notion of a private ballot.
No it doesn't.
In Oregon, the ballot is enclosed in an unmarked envelope which is then mailed in a signed envelope. The signature on the outer envelope is matched against the voter's signature and the inner envelope is then removed and put in a pile of unmarked ballot envelopes holding ballots to be scanned. Once the validation has passed, there is no connection of the person casting the vote with the ballot.
It's the only way to make Real America (TM) safe from the liberal terrorists inhabiting the border regions!
Heh. I thought cloud computing was a stupid idea when it was still called Web 2.0.
No, no, no! Web 2.0 was social networking with stupid looking badges on pages. Cloud computing is Web 3.0 - Now with stupid looking applications!
See subject. Then make everyone talk in UTC. That should do it.
First, you can't have voter fraud without registration fraud.
This is a false statement. People can stuff ballot boxes without registering. As there is no registration needed to do this, there is no registration fraud. Machines can be hacked without registration. Again, since there is no registration, there is no registration fraud.
I understand that the line "No voter fraud without registration fraud" is one of the talking points of mouth-breathing Republicans, but it is a demonstrably false statement. I guess that's par for the course for them.
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