If I can't even get a +1 Funny, on freakin' Slashdot, for an Office Space quote because it goes against "the political tide" here, something is really fucked up.;P
Actually, I was going to make this just a "funny" reply, but then I realized that this really gets to me. The original article was absolutly opinionated and absolutely false. The administration has nothing to do with Google's search engine. For years, Slashdot has been a place where I've read interesting articles and fun opinions. Now, somebody has taken it upon themselves to turn Slashdot into a propaganda machine. It's crap. I never came to Slashdot to read propaganda. In fact, it's one of those sites where I come to mostly check out what's happening with Space, Apple computers, and Linux. Usually I read everything with a grain of salt when it comes to "hot button" topics like Microsoft's corporate maneuvering or the DMCA. I listen to people complain about not being able to steal music, and I think it's total crap because the case is that stealing is stealing. I listen to people complain about Microsoft without giving them ANY credit for some of the good stuff they have done. I'm not saying Microsoft, Bush, Patent Laws, or Copywrite Laws are all perfect. I'd say that would be far from the truth. But I'm not going to post an article saying, "My apple has a worm crawling in it, sounds like Microsoft's IE Browser security has failed again." Maybe I'm the rare geek that doesn't EVER believe a conspiracy theory.
It would be so easy to put forth the conspiracy theory that Slashdot altered it's election poll results to give Kerry a big win on Slashdot. I wouldn't do that though. I know that most of rural America just plain doesn't "do" Slashdot, and that urban dwellers (read Slashdot users) generally voted for Kerry (at least in the northeast and the west where Kerry had tons of support and probably the greatest number of Slashdot users reside).
Among my friends, we have a word for propagandists. The word is "Liars". It's a sad thing too. I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and guess that the person who posted the article and the staff at slashdot aren't much older or younger than I am, at 29 yrs. old. It's sad to see that you haven't learned enough honesty to admit your own mistakes by now. Maybe you're stuck where I was when I was 21, working in Silcon Valley and making more money than I could ever need. That's the kind of thing that'll keep you immature forever.
Yes, I did see the link to the explaination by Google of the problem. But, I'm very suprised that you still kept the sentence about the administration in the body of the article. Maybe, this is another case of the administration of Slashdot confusing "their ability to run a site about interesting techie articles" with "their egos".
I'm not even trying to be funny. I really don't think that human beings will even exist 5,000,000,000 years from now. I'd be pretty suprised if we made it to the year 10,000,000. If slashdot exists in the year 5 billion, you can mod me down.
his is another case of our administration confusing "National Security" with "Politically Undesirable".
Tom Smykowski : It's a "Jump to Conclusions Mat". You see, you have this mat, with different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
Hmm... I guess what your sayng proves that electronic voting actually works. That glitch was found pretty quickly, and they knew which of the votes came from the actual voters. That's pretty good error resolution.
Leave it to research scientists to have no clue that people actually gain wisdom as they experience the "outside" world. I can only guess that they're still stuck in the "college liberal" mindset because they have never left their campus labs. Now, they need to do "brain scans" to solve the problem of their own inadequacies.
But I want the same money the lawyer gets. He can have my part of the settlement.
I actually did have the exact same problem. So I just bought another XBox because I didn't want to wait for the repairs. I wouldn't mind getting my money back for the second XBox.
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If America leaves there will only be ONE religion. No, there will only be one RADICAL SECT of one religion in ABSOLUTE CONTROL.
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They weren't called in because they were Muslim. They were probably called in because of their citezenship. The fact that they're Muslim doesn't have anything to do with it.
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Speak for yourself...
I never cringe when I hear "... land of the free..."... neither do my Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Protestant and atheist classmates that are all allowed to believe and practice their faiths exactly as they wish.
Please mod me down as off-topic -1 as my car is 10 years old and only has a few microcontrollers.
In case you ever wanted to know how much it costs, I'm the man to ask. Bought a '95 NSX Last year...
$1000 Starter Motor
$2000 A/C Control Panel
$2000 A/C Motor
$1500 Timing belt replacement (labor included)
$2000 Clutch (labor not included)
$600 One Oxygen Sensor (I replaced 2)
$600 Valve Adjustment (I've had 3, two incorrect, one correct, paid for all 3)
$400 Cam Seals
... I'm not even going to list everything, but I put more than $20k into making the car "like new", and it didn't have a single abnormal for a '95 NSX problem. Be advised.
By the way, the C5 Vette, non-Z06 certainly has "more power", but the performance numbers are very similar and the NSX has the incredible mid-engine feel that's tough to match. All said, I like both cars and considered trading for the new C6, but I just love my insanely pricey out-of-warranty black beauty.
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
I hadn't checked out this Franklin character much since I was taught that he was a "great American patriot" in grade school (Help, Help, I'm being repressed!). Maybe he should have kept his mouth shut a little more often because these quotes are pure drivel. Give me a break, who is he to tell me what I do or do not deserve?
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If I can't even get a +1 Funny, on freakin' Slashdot, for an Office Space quote because it goes against "the political tide" here, something is really fucked up. ;P
Actually, I was going to make this just a "funny" reply, but then I realized that this really gets to me. The original article was absolutly opinionated and absolutely false. The administration has nothing to do with Google's search engine. For years, Slashdot has been a place where I've read interesting articles and fun opinions. Now, somebody has taken it upon themselves to turn Slashdot into a propaganda machine. It's crap. I never came to Slashdot to read propaganda. In fact, it's one of those sites where I come to mostly check out what's happening with Space, Apple computers, and Linux. Usually I read everything with a grain of salt when it comes to "hot button" topics like Microsoft's corporate maneuvering or the DMCA. I listen to people complain about not being able to steal music, and I think it's total crap because the case is that stealing is stealing. I listen to people complain about Microsoft without giving them ANY credit for some of the good stuff they have done. I'm not saying Microsoft, Bush, Patent Laws, or Copywrite Laws are all perfect. I'd say that would be far from the truth. But I'm not going to post an article saying, "My apple has a worm crawling in it, sounds like Microsoft's IE Browser security has failed again." Maybe I'm the rare geek that doesn't EVER believe a conspiracy theory.
It would be so easy to put forth the conspiracy theory that Slashdot altered it's election poll results to give Kerry a big win on Slashdot. I wouldn't do that though. I know that most of rural America just plain doesn't "do" Slashdot, and that urban dwellers (read Slashdot users) generally voted for Kerry (at least in the northeast and the west where Kerry had tons of support and probably the greatest number of Slashdot users reside).
Among my friends, we have a word for propagandists. The word is "Liars". It's a sad thing too. I'm gonna take a shot in the dark and guess that the person who posted the article and the staff at slashdot aren't much older or younger than I am, at 29 yrs. old. It's sad to see that you haven't learned enough honesty to admit your own mistakes by now. Maybe you're stuck where I was when I was 21, working in Silcon Valley and making more money than I could ever need. That's the kind of thing that'll keep you immature forever.
Yes, I did see the link to the explaination by Google of the problem. But, I'm very suprised that you still kept the sentence about the administration in the body of the article. Maybe, this is another case of the administration of Slashdot confusing "their ability to run a site about interesting techie articles" with "their egos".
Matt
I'm not even trying to be funny. I really don't think that human beings will even exist 5,000,000,000 years from now. I'd be pretty suprised if we made it to the year 10,000,000. If slashdot exists in the year 5 billion, you can mod me down.
Matt
Wow, that was the "perfect" moderation.
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his is another case of our administration confusing "National Security" with "Politically Undesirable". Tom Smykowski : It's a "Jump to Conclusions Mat". You see, you have this mat, with different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
I guess you don't understand that "moving expenses" is a partciple phrase.
Hmm ... I guess what your sayng proves that electronic voting actually works. That glitch was found pretty quickly, and they knew which of the votes came from the actual voters. That's pretty good error resolution.
Where do I send the check for donations to your moving expenses?
Leave it to research scientists to have no clue that people actually gain wisdom as they experience the "outside" world. I can only guess that they're still stuck in the "college liberal" mindset because they have never left their campus labs. Now, they need to do "brain scans" to solve the problem of their own inadequacies.
But I want the same money the lawyer gets. He can have my part of the settlement. I actually did have the exact same problem. So I just bought another XBox because I didn't want to wait for the repairs. I wouldn't mind getting my money back for the second XBox.
If America leaves there will only be ONE religion. No, there will only be one RADICAL SECT of one religion in ABSOLUTE CONTROL.
They weren't called in because they were Muslim. They were probably called in because of their citezenship. The fact that they're Muslim doesn't have anything to do with it.
Speak for yourself... I never cringe when I hear "... land of the free ..." ... neither do my Muslim, Jewish, Catholic, Hindu, Buddhist, Protestant and atheist classmates that are all allowed to believe and practice their faiths exactly as they wish.
Not sure about that Ishtar LaserDisc though...
In case you ever wanted to know how much it costs, I'm the man to ask. Bought a '95 NSX Last year...
By the way, the C5 Vette, non-Z06 certainly has "more power", but the performance numbers are very similar and the NSX has the incredible mid-engine feel that's tough to match. All said, I like both cars and considered trading for the new C6, but I just love my insanely pricey out-of-warranty black beauty.
Goes both ways...
In America, Chevy sold 34,064 Corvettes last year. Honda sold less than 50 Acura NSX's.
Ben Franklin is batting 0 for 2 this week.
The other one...
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. ~Benjamin Franklin, Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759
I hadn't checked out this Franklin character much since I was taught that he was a "great American patriot" in grade school (Help, Help, I'm being repressed!). Maybe he should have kept his mouth shut a little more often because these quotes are pure drivel. Give me a break, who is he to tell me what I do or do not deserve?
Matt