In the same way that apache is a gaping security hole?
If Linux and OS X had made some of the same stupid design decisions that Windows did (e.g., integration of Internet Explorer into the operating system), sure, you might have a point.
The NYT may lean left, but it's not that far. For instance, a few months ago they issued a somewhat tepid apology for some of their reporting on the lead-up to the Iraq war. Why? Apparently a certain reporter had been fed a lot of bad information by Ahmed Chalabi's organization about Iraq's alleged WMDs.
The WSJ usually does a nice job of reporting. Their op-ed page, however, is usually pretty awful.
I disagree. Hoegaarden is a fine beer. It's perhaps a bit subtler than Chimay (depending on which one you've been drinking). It's also a completely different style, which Hoegaarden is a revival of. The brewer, Pierre Celis, has had breweries in Texas and I believe he's now working out of Michigan.
Look for (among others) Westmalle, Westvtlteren or Rochefort if you can find them. In the US, check out Ommegang--I particularly like Hennepin. May not be available out west.
I don't see this. The best estimates from the CIA before the war were that, while Iraq probably had some stockpiles of chemical and/or biological weapons, they weren't the threat that Bush claimed. It was pretty common for supporters of the war to complain about the CIA's assessment.
Indeed, the CIA was so little help in making the case for the war that the Office of Special Plans was set up to go around the CIA. The worst abuses of intelligence came out of the OSP.
No, the difference is that the Church of Subgenius is a joke--ur, wait a minute. The Church of Subgenius is supposed to be a joke, whereas Newsmax is a joke but isn't intended to be one.
A fair number of studies have shown that drinking in moderation has a positive effect on health.
As for the carbs, well, if your total caloric intake is under control then who the hell cares? People lose weight on low-carb diets because they tend to eat fewer total calories. It isn't the carbs themselves that are harmful.
I have a friend who just got her M.A. My advice to her was to print her thesis (or the new portions of it) at least once a week until she was done with it.
Yeah, it would have been hell to type it all over again, but it would have beat having to rewrite it from scratch.
This also has a lot to do with bad punch voting machines. The voting machines in Florida, for instance, didn't punch through the holes completely in a small percentage of cases. In a close election, this can make a difference.
The one good argument for electronic voting is simply that it makes it easier for people who have real physical difficulty filling out other ballots. Apparently the electronic voting machines have been quite successful in this regard.
Overall, though, I agree with you. Especially since we don't need another damn voting fiasco around here.
You have my sympathy. According to my wife (middle manager in IT in the Midwest), a lot of HR departments don't even read your cover letter/resume. They grep it somehow for buzzwords.
Right now I am pursuing various Unix certifications, largely so I can keep my job. I took the LPI 101 test yesterday for Linux. I did study for it, and I did ace it, but let's face facts. In real life I don't need to remember all the options for the rpm command. I know how to look it up in the man page.
And yes, I remember the options I use most commonly.
While I don't know enough about the cholesterol issue to comment intelligently, I will point out that the fact that a particular substance is neceessary does not mean that excess amounts can't be harmful.
Look at Vitamin D3. While necessary, excess amounts are most assuredly harmful. Vitamin D3 and variants are used in rat poison.
By the way, this also means that yes, they do put rat poison in milk.
A few months ago I forwarded them a bogus email my wife received purporting to be from Ebay. It said that they needed to verify her credit card information. The email contained an HTML form which linked to a CGI on a bogus Ebay web site. I forwarded Ebay the email and a description of the bogus site, and told them that this emailer was obviously attempting to commit fraud.
They sent me back a canned reply--this is fraud, don't give them your credit card information, etc. I sent them back a very polite reply indicating that, yes, I knew that, which is why I forwarded it to them in the first place.
Most Americans drink lagers, which are better served cold. Even good lagers should be served cold. I personally prefer ales, which should be served warmer.
But is Guinness "the finest beer ever made?" Nah. It's probably the best mass-produced beer in the world, but then again its competition is Bud, Miller and Coors. There are better stouts on the market.
Uh, no. There are other radiometric techniques such as isochron dating which allow you to determine the actual age of the rocks themselves.
A few years ago somebody tested volcanic rock from Mt. Vesuvius when Pompeii was buried. Since this eruption is well documented historically, this provides a nice validation of radiometric dating techniques.
In other words, this "circular reasoning" claim is false.
Yes, and many of them were killed when he was our ally.
Bush '41 also let him slaughter a lot of people when they rose up against him immediately after the end of the first Gulf War.
What a biting critique of evolution! I am impressed.
Odd, though. I don't think anybody had claimed that "simple metallic creatures can evolve into sophisticated intergallactic travellers." I thought it was just rocks (which may or may not contain tiny fossils).
And I don't remember anything about evolution doesn't say anything about not having to "worry about the environment." Any adaptations evolved by our descendants won't help us too much.
And--oh, never mind. Sheesh.
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Of course, the Israelites lived in Babylon for a while, where they just might have picked up some of the same legends.
If Linux and OS X had made some of the same stupid design decisions that Windows did (e.g., integration of Internet Explorer into the operating system), sure, you might have a point.
The WSJ usually does a nice job of reporting. Their op-ed page, however, is usually pretty awful.
Look for (among others) Westmalle, Westvtlteren or Rochefort if you can find them. In the US, check out Ommegang--I particularly like Hennepin. May not be available out west.
Indeed, the CIA was so little help in making the case for the war that the Office of Special Plans was set up to go around the CIA. The worst abuses of intelligence came out of the OSP.
No, the difference is that the Church of Subgenius is a joke--ur, wait a minute. The Church of Subgenius is supposed to be a joke, whereas Newsmax is a joke but isn't intended to be one.
But you know, maybe you ought to evaluate the study itself before you call it junk science.
As for the carbs, well, if your total caloric intake is under control then who the hell cares? People lose weight on low-carb diets because they tend to eat fewer total calories. It isn't the carbs themselves that are harmful.
Yeah, it would have been hell to type it all over again, but it would have beat having to rewrite it from scratch.
10 out of 10 Terrorists agree - Anybody but Bush in 2004 No, they want Bush. Bush has great for al Qaeda recruiting.
How did this get modded interesting? This is a profile of Bev Harris. Of course it's primarily about her! Granted, the summary is a bit misleading.
This also has a lot to do with bad punch voting machines. The voting machines in Florida, for instance, didn't punch through the holes completely in a small percentage of cases. In a close election, this can make a difference.
The one good argument for electronic voting is simply that it makes it easier for people who have real physical difficulty filling out other ballots. Apparently the electronic voting machines have been quite successful in this regard.
Overall, though, I agree with you. Especially since we don't need another damn voting fiasco around here.
You have my sympathy. According to my wife (middle manager in IT in the Midwest), a lot of HR departments don't even read your cover letter/resume. They grep it somehow for buzzwords.
Right now I am pursuing various Unix certifications, largely so I can keep my job. I took the LPI 101 test yesterday for Linux. I did study for it, and I did ace it, but let's face facts. In real life I don't need to remember all the options for the rpm command. I know how to look it up in the man page.
And yes, I remember the options I use most commonly.
It ain't perfect, but I am a big fan of CrossOver Office. I have Word open now--damn it, I should be working.
Look at Vitamin D3. While necessary, excess amounts are most assuredly harmful. Vitamin D3 and variants are used in rat poison.
By the way, this also means that yes, they do put rat poison in milk.
They sent me back a canned reply--this is fraud, don't give them your credit card information, etc. I sent them back a very polite reply indicating that, yes, I knew that, which is why I forwarded it to them in the first place.
Most Americans drink lagers, which are better served cold. Even good lagers should be served cold. I personally prefer ales, which should be served warmer. But is Guinness "the finest beer ever made?" Nah. It's probably the best mass-produced beer in the world, but then again its competition is Bud, Miller and Coors. There are better stouts on the market.
A few years ago somebody tested volcanic rock from Mt. Vesuvius when Pompeii was buried. Since this eruption is well documented historically, this provides a nice validation of radiometric dating techniques.
In other words, this "circular reasoning" claim is false.
Yes, and many of them were killed when he was our ally. Bush '41 also let him slaughter a lot of people when they rose up against him immediately after the end of the first Gulf War.
Another option is that their ATM's are in sad shape, too--but we just don't know it yet.
Not to be a smart ass, but didn't everybody already know that?
What a biting critique of evolution! I am impressed. Odd, though. I don't think anybody had claimed that "simple metallic creatures can evolve into sophisticated intergallactic travellers." I thought it was just rocks (which may or may not contain tiny fossils). And I don't remember anything about evolution doesn't say anything about not having to "worry about the environment." Any adaptations evolved by our descendants won't help us too much. And--oh, never mind. Sheesh.
Yeah, but it takes all the fun out of it when somebody cracks it and discovers that it reads "badgerbadgerbadger."
Don't get greedy. Take the money and run
The labels purged a bunch of artists a few years ago--it made the press, but I can't recall much of the details.