No one likes to admit it but the type of person who becomes a soldier is far more likely to be violence prone in all manners of life.
No one likes to admit it because it isn't true. Soldiers are citizens with the same aptitudes, tendencies, and desires as the population which produced them.
Soldiers are the last people I would want as friends, family or neighbors after my own exp. with the mentally unstable they send back to the US from god knows what hell.
With the bias you've displayed here I'm sure the feeling is mutual. And yet the soldiers will continue to protect your right to defame them.
The mouse allows competent computer use without knowledge of esoteric keystroke combinations. An expert will always be faster with a keyboard, so why even argue that point?
A novice will close the efficiency gap more quickly with a mouse than a keyboard. It's getting them to move from the mouse (aka training wheels) completely to the keyboard that's difficult.
You don't need a degree in music to be a good musician, either. Anyone can hum and strum if they have minimal rhythm and pitch-differentiation skills. Get a big producer and you could be the next Ruben or Clay.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." -Calvin Coolige
I think China has come to realize the value of giving intelligent, hard working people a fantasy distraction in their off-hours that consumes them more than TV, but doesn't damage them like drugs or gambling. A distracted populous is easier to control.
Galactica was camp, and out of nowhere came this shining new well crafted "Space Opera".
Galactica didn't come out until after Star Wars, riding on its coattails, as did Buck Rogers.
The only 70s SF shows of any significance I can think of that came out before Star Wars were Space:1999, another timeless classic that has aged quite well; and Dr. Who, when Tom Baker was the Doctor.
The rank of Captain is not the same as position/title of ship's captain.
In the Navy, from which ST borrows its rank structure, Captain is both a title and a rank.
Captain, the rank, is equal to Colonel in the other services, and often has responsibility over thousands of sailors/employees. The Captain can be in charge of a base, a ship, or any unit of sufficient size to justify a manager/leader of that level.
Captain, the title, is reserved for the commander of a vessel, independent of rank. A small craft can be commanded by a LT, or even an Ensign. The crew addresses the person as Captain regardless of their rank.
(crap, hit the submit button by mistake) Where was I? Oh, yeah.
This is the first conflict since WW II where part-time volunteers (Guard, Reserves) in large numbers have left their civilian jobs and families to fight overseas. I hope, in the end, that our generation learns the true cost of war, like our grandparents who liberated Europe and fought toe-to-toe, island by island, against the Japanese 60 years ago.
It's amazing how quickly those of us who live in comfort forget the price paid to purchase that comfort.
What about the more modern battles like the war in Iraq? Nah, no where near as bad right? Bullshit. We just don't hold ourselves accountable for those actions because...well...we're not even there! Out of sight, out of mind.
Maybe you are not there. The U.S. currently has over 130,000 troops in Iraq, in harm's way. This is the first conflict since
Yep. Exactly why I only rip my existing CDs to 192Kbit MP3s. I'd rather have universal support than better compression until a new format wins the standards wars.
I rip using iTunes to a network drive. The music is instantly available on an IIS website, Windows streaming music server, and can synch to my iPod. Neither WMA or AAC would allow me to do that.
Are you telling me that in a world with hand-held weapons that can supposedly level/vaporize small mountains you are going to pull out your bat'leth or lightsaber and duke it out hand to hand?
"You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it, atomize it, pulverize it and wipe it clean of life - but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men into the mud." - T. R. Fehrenbach, WW II and Korean War veteran.
The spirit of the bayonet is alive and well in today's Army.
If you don't pay so much attention to the bikes you can get the feeling that you are going through the trees at a high rate of speed. If you can suspend disbelief enough to believe in space dogfights, complete with sounds and divebombing, you should forgive the cartoony speeder bikes.
The bike chase scene is an example of why Star Wars is great. It took many familiar elements (big trees, motorcycles, cocky bike cops, gravity) and created a (mostly) believable, thrilling SF action scene.
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Good perspective. Today's all volunteer force far outshines that of 30 years ago.
Wish I had mod points for you.
No one likes to admit it but the type of person who becomes a soldier is far more likely to be violence prone in all manners of life.
No one likes to admit it because it isn't true. Soldiers are citizens with the same aptitudes, tendencies, and desires as the population which produced them.
Soldiers are the last people I would want as friends, family or neighbors after my own exp. with the mentally unstable they send back to the US from god knows what hell.
With the bias you've displayed here I'm sure the feeling is mutual. And yet the soldiers will continue to protect your right to defame them.
Without the soldier you wouldn't get the opportunity to make the software.
To paraphrase George Orwell:
We code safely in our air-conditioned offices because rough men stand ready to do violence on those who would do us harm.
Thank you for your service. People forget that freedom isn't free.
"If you're reading this, thank a teacher. If you're reading it in English, thank a veteran."
Wish I had mod points for you. Apparently the readers here cannot separate service to the Constitution from support for the current administration.
"Hate the war. Love the warrior."
You always could cut/paste in the NT/Win2K/XP CLI.
The mouse allows competent computer use without knowledge of esoteric keystroke combinations. An expert will always be faster with a keyboard, so why even argue that point?
A novice will close the efficiency gap more quickly with a mouse than a keyboard. It's getting them to move from the mouse (aka training wheels) completely to the keyboard that's difficult.
And of course, even better to say: "I'll look at it after I've checked my email tomorrow". But then again, our jobs might be a little different?
I'd say. You must be a forest ranger.
You don't need a degree in music to be a good musician, either. Anyone can hum and strum if they have minimal rhythm and pitch-differentiation skills. Get a big producer and you could be the next Ruben or Clay.
"Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
-Calvin Coolige
I think China has come to realize the value of giving intelligent, hard working people a fantasy distraction in their off-hours that consumes them more than TV, but doesn't damage them like drugs or gambling. A distracted populous is easier to control.
Yes.
Star Trek was still dead
True.
Galactica was camp, and out of nowhere came this shining new well crafted "Space Opera".
Galactica didn't come out until after Star Wars, riding on its coattails, as did Buck Rogers.
The only 70s SF shows of any significance I can think of that came out before Star Wars were Space:1999, another timeless classic that has aged quite well; and Dr. Who, when Tom Baker was the Doctor.
oblig. TMBG - Everybody wants prosthetic foreheads on their real heads.
I like that. You could call him "The Head" for short, and people wouldn't know whether you were talking about the leader or the toilet. :)
Picard is definitely the better leader. A true soldier-statesman in the classic sense.
"The society that separates it scholars from its Soldiers will have cowards doing its thinking and fools doing its fighting"
--William Francis Butler
The rank of Captain is not the same as position/title of ship's captain.
In the Navy, from which ST borrows its rank structure, Captain is both a title and a rank.
Captain, the rank, is equal to Colonel in the other services, and often has responsibility over thousands of sailors/employees. The Captain can be in charge of a base, a ship, or any unit of sufficient size to justify a manager/leader of that level.
Captain, the title, is reserved for the commander of a vessel, independent of rank. A small craft can be commanded by a LT, or even an Ensign. The crew addresses the person as Captain regardless of their rank.
(crap, hit the submit button by mistake) Where was I? Oh, yeah.
This is the first conflict since WW II where part-time volunteers (Guard, Reserves) in large numbers have left their civilian jobs and families to fight overseas. I hope, in the end, that our generation learns the true cost of war, like our grandparents who liberated Europe and fought toe-to-toe, island by island, against the Japanese 60 years ago.
It's amazing how quickly those of us who live in comfort forget the price paid to purchase that comfort.
What about the more modern battles like the war in Iraq? Nah, no where near as bad right? Bullshit. We just don't hold ourselves accountable for those actions because...well...we're not even there! Out of sight, out of mind.
Maybe you are not there. The U.S. currently has over 130,000 troops in Iraq, in harm's way. This is the first conflict since
Yep. Exactly why I only rip my existing CDs to 192Kbit MP3s. I'd rather have universal support than better compression until a new format wins the standards wars.
I rip using iTunes to a network drive. The music is instantly available on an IIS website, Windows streaming music server, and can synch to my iPod. Neither WMA or AAC would allow me to do that.
Are you telling me that in a world with hand-held weapons that can supposedly level/vaporize small mountains you are going to pull out your bat'leth or lightsaber and duke it out hand to hand?
"You may fly over a land forever; you may bomb it,
atomize it, pulverize it and wipe it clean of life - but if you desire to defend it, protect it, and keep it for civilization, you must do this on the ground, the way the Roman legions did, by putting your young men into the mud." - T. R. Fehrenbach, WW II and Korean War veteran.
The spirit of the bayonet is alive and well in today's Army.
I remember watching a making-of special on ESB in 1980 where Lucas pretty much says the decision was made after ANH.
If you don't pay so much attention to the bikes you can get the feeling that you are going through the trees at a high rate of speed. If you can suspend disbelief enough to believe in space dogfights, complete with sounds and divebombing, you should forgive the cartoony speeder bikes.
The bike chase scene is an example of why Star Wars is great. It took many familiar elements (big trees, motorcycles, cocky bike cops, gravity) and created a (mostly) believable, thrilling SF action scene.
Perhaps I do that. Never noticed. However, in this case, I was providing information rather than insight. The thoughts weren't mine.
Hey, this is fun. Except there's no beer; and no 110" screen.
Thanks. I'll give that observation its due consideration.
By the way, I notice you refute arguments with more support by providing arguments with less support a LOT.
That attempt is successful in only one way:
1. It's entertaining.
So, to answer your question, the retina scan is useful in addition to a picture ID card, but not as a substitute to it.