It looks like the standard right wing talking point response to this story is to mention a DNC document (usually citing the same Rocky Mountain News story) in which it is said:
If no signs of intimidation techniques have emerged yet, launch a pre-emptive strike.
It's well known that the right wing is really good about distributing these talking points and hammering away on them in a consistent fashion.
My question is: where is this particular point being coordinated from? Is it though a web site like Free Republic, or through the propaganda channels in the more traditional media outlets, e.g. Limbaugh, Hannity, O'Reilly, etc? I've been following these things on the left, but am curious about how the right is operating.
I have a feeling that you're trolling, but I'll bite anyway.
There is much debate regarding the definition of atheism.
Most self-identifying atheists define it as a "lack of belief in deities".
Many theists and flame warriors define it as "belief in a lack of deities".
Some people lack the ability to distinguish the two positions.
Some people claim that the first position is actually "agnosticism",
while others will reply that "agnosticism" means a belief that the truth or falsehood of the existence of deities is unknowable,
and will point to the definition of Aldous Huxley, who coined the term.
I may have left out some positions in the flame war. Feel free to add any that I missed.
I'm fortunate enough to live in an area with a good number of great noncommercial radio stations
(my favorite being KFJC).
These stations offer actual programs with different styles of music (or talk)
that you typically won't find on the bland and offensively inoffensive corporate stations.
If, for example, I love bluegrass, but I'm not near a radio when a good bluegrass show is on,
then it would be nice if I had a device that could record the program for later enjoyment.
This is an issue for me because the radio reception in my office is terrible.
I'm not sure about this particular product though. I haven't read the fucking article yet.
Apparently neither you nor the people who gave you positive moderation have been to
Kerry's website
where Kerry (or his staff) outlines his positions on a number of issues,
very few of which appear to have anything to do with Vietnam.
I suppose doing a little research is too much trouble though.
The presidential election is one of many happening this year. Every seat in the House of Representatives is up for grabs, as well as about a third of the Senate, and numerous state and local elections. I don't think the Green Party is endorsing Democratic candidates in most of those.
The presidential election is a special case, both in general (because of the Electoral College and the fact that a lack of a majority there means that the decision goes to the House), and this election in particular (many people think the Bush administration is HITLER SATAN 666).
Thanks to prop 13, California doesn't get as much of its revenue from property tax as other states do, so it has to rely on other means of taxation.
California sends more tax money to the federal government than it gets back in spending, so it doesn't get the free bonus that more rural, Republican-voting states do.
Fortunately, my salary is a lot higher than it would be in most other states, so I can afford it. Still kinda sucks though.
a warlike culture is inconsistent with FTL travel.
When the humans and kzin met up, neither had FTL technology.
The kzin build large invasion fleets and launched them towards human planets,
and, assuming the invasion failed, tried to learn from their mistakes while building the next fleet.
After the humans acquired FTL tech from the Outsiders and won the war,
the kzin had sort of a crisis regarding their place in the universe.
Though I think this had more to do with finding another race that could defeat them than the FTL technology.
You could always switch to light mode. It will "reduce the complexity of Slashdot's HTML for AvantGo, Lynx, or slow connections", but I use it with graphical browsers over a fast connection.
I think it looks a lot better than default mode. I'm the sort of person who cares more about content than (hideous) presentation.
It's one thing to call a package management system "shitty" and to insult its proponents. It's another thing to express meaningful arguments for the inadequacy of that system.
You have obviously chosen the former. I wonder, though, if you expect to convince anyone of your views, or if you're just looking for a flame war.
And un-installing an unneeded package is so much cleaner when you use a package management system. With Slackware you have to guess which files belong with what package you wish to remove.
Use removepkg to remove a package.
Look in/var/log/packages/ to see what packages you have.
Each file in that directory lists the files installed via that package.
(even though they are mostly registered democrats)
Who are mostly registered Democrats? People who work in the media? Or people in policy-setting positions in the media? Most of the people who work for huge multinational corporations are not wealthy -- does that mean that the huge multinational corporations are not wealthy?
Just before the release of Slackware 10, I installed Slackware 9.1 on a new hard drive (heh) and didn't bother installing any email-related software. My friends are mostly using IM, and my family seems to have stopped using email altogether except for that one relative everyone seems to have that insists on forwarding every piece of crap that he comes across (e.g. let's protest the price of gas by boycotting one particular company, and always seems to be the same one every time). My Yahoo account mostly gets used for web site registration (and as a target for spam and scams).
I have one email account that gets a significant amount of use, and that's at work, for communications within the company.
I tends to be more secure out of the box than other distros. It has a superior package system that doesn't break your system or install lots of unnecessary crap. It has superior BSD style init scripts that are easier to manage (no need to wrestle with multiple levels of scripts and symbolic links). It puts files where software developers intend them to be instead of second-guessing them. It doesn't try to tie you in to nonstandard admin tools. These last two points make finding answers on the internet a lot more productive, since you have to spend less effort trying to adjust the information to your machine.
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Maybe I should spend more time personally monitoring the right wing.
For more information on the US Government's respect for intellectual property, do a google search for INSLAW.
Avoid the hard way bets and big 6 or 8. Play the pass line and odds bets. Maximize the latter.
I may have left out some positions in the flame war. Feel free to add any that I missed.
The prison guard lobby loses. What about the poor prison guards? Who will they guard if we put fewer people into their custody?
If, for example, I love bluegrass, but I'm not near a radio when a good bluegrass show is on, then it would be nice if I had a device that could record the program for later enjoyment. This is an issue for me because the radio reception in my office is terrible.
I'm not sure about this particular product though. I haven't read the fucking article yet.
Apparently neither you nor the people who gave you positive moderation have been to Kerry's website where Kerry (or his staff) outlines his positions on a number of issues, very few of which appear to have anything to do with Vietnam. I suppose doing a little research is too much trouble though.
For improper use of "begs the question".
The presidential election is a special case, both in general (because of the Electoral College and the fact that a lack of a majority there means that the decision goes to the House), and this election in particular (many people think the Bush administration is HITLER SATAN 666).
A couple things to keep in mind are:
Fortunately, my salary is a lot higher than it would be in most other states, so I can afford it. Still kinda sucks though.
I think it looks a lot better than default mode. I'm the sort of person who cares more about content than (hideous) presentation.
You have obviously chosen the former. I wonder, though, if you expect to convince anyone of your views, or if you're just looking for a flame war.
- Use removepkg to remove a package.
- Look in
/var/log/packages/ to see what packages you have.
- Each file in that directory lists the files installed via that package.
Are you lying, or just ignorant?I have one email account that gets a significant amount of use, and that's at work, for communications within the company.
See here: Loose-Lose
I wonder how much testing they did with that square joystick. Looks painful.
I tends to be more secure out of the box than other distros. It has a superior package system that doesn't break your system or install lots of unnecessary crap. It has superior BSD style init scripts that are easier to manage (no need to wrestle with multiple levels of scripts and symbolic links). It puts files where software developers intend them to be instead of second-guessing them. It doesn't try to tie you in to nonstandard admin tools. These last two points make finding answers on the internet a lot more productive, since you have to spend less effort trying to adjust the information to your machine.