Having a hard copy of a vote doesn't take away from anonymity at all. If the persons name or identification doesn't show up on the ballot, then there's no way to tell how any particular person voted. But having the actual hard copies ensures that there has been no mishandling of the ballots. If there's machine voting, how hard is it to produce a little printout along with the electronic counting? If it comes down to a matter of trust, especially in something as important as an election, I'd take a person who can be held accountable over a machine that can't.
There's nothing to see in the trailer; no point in downloading it. Wait until there's a trailer with some of the actors and bits of scenes. Move along now... continue worki^H^H^H^H^Hreading slashdot.
Discussion of offering big MS apps for linux or switching to a linux kernel is all moot. It's not going to happen. What MS could do is just improve interoperability with Linux and *NIX apps in general. They aren't going to remove all possible migration to other OSs. What they can do, however, is make it easy for those that migrate to interact with others that have not migrated. Or rather to allow people to only migrate portions of their systems, portions they think could benefit from using Linux, and maintain Windows for those who just like Windows; even to the point of allowing Windows clients to more easily connect to services on a Linux server. There's a lot to be said for allowing variety while maintaing functionality.
Well, to be fair, I didn't mod your post as flamebait. I just modded down a few bad posts. But it's ok, my karma is so high, I get mod points several times a week. Far more than I know how to sensibly disperse anyway.:)
Of the developed countries, the US has the worst infant mortality and lifespan rates. It's also the only G7 country without universal coverage and in a UN report on health care it was said that there's a third world country within the US borders. There are tens of millions of people that have no health coverage at all. Ironically, the US also spends the most per capita on health care. It makes sense if you think about it though. With privatized health care, you can charge any crazy price you want. The same treatment costs far more in the US, so the few things the US does pay for are ridiculously expensive.
Canadians don't actually think all Americans are evil. We do, however, think that a small number of them are evil, and they tend to have an immense amount of political sway in the country. But Canadians aren'talone in this view. Personally, I think Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft and the whole lot of them, are terrible people. But I have family in the US and I certainly don't think they're evil... well maybe my aunt...
This just in: Terrorists are planning a train bombing. Thanks to our library surveillance we have tracked down the suspects. Unfortunately, our alienated youth seem to be among them including several young radicals 3 to 5 years of age. Fortunately, we'll have their trials moved to Texas so we can still use the death penalty. Please continue buying clothing and SUVs. --Homeland Security Chief, Tom Ridge
they criticize us for doing stuff like taking sadam hussein out of power.
And they also criticize the US for putting him into power and giving him weapons of mass destruction in the first place. Talk about flip-flopping! First there's criticism for supporting terrorists like Bin Laden, and then more criticism when trying to stop him by invading the privacy of all Americans. Make up your minds people!
Terrorism: As defined by the FBI, "the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives". This definition includes three elements: (1) Terrorist activities are illegal and involve the use of force. (2) The actions are intended to intimidate or coerce. (3) The actions are committed in support of political or social objectives."
Given that definition of terrorism, the entire US war in Iraq is terrorism. It's an unsanctioned illegal war (in violation of international law), that has killed and terrorized thousands upon thousands of Iraqi civilians. And as Bush said anyone who supports a terrorist is also a terrorist, then since the US supported the Taliban, and Saddam; who among other charges is being tried for gassing the kurds in Halabja. The US and its allies (Britain, Germany, France and Italy) provided Saddam with his chemical, biological and precursor nuclear capabilities. So by applying their own definition of terrorism to America, America qualifies as a terrorist state.
It's not a coincidence, a majority of technology funding is precisely for weapons research. Big tech companies get major weapon systems contracts (like HP and Microsoft). And universities which do a lot of research in technology also have weapons research labs that are heavily funded by the military (MIT being the obvious example). The entire tech industry was founded on the basis of military research.
According to the Wikipedia article, it also has ties to many prominent Democrats, including leftist money-man George Soros and the daughter of Madeline Albright.
The same Madeline Albright that said the death of 500,000 Iraqi children was "worth it". For people looking at America from the outside one of the funniest, and most pathetic, things to see is watching democrats and republicans arguing over foreign policy. The democrats are easily as horrendous in foreign policy as the republicans are. Bush (pick one) invaded Iraq, but Clinton was bombing Iraq for the entire time between Sr. and Jr. The Clinton administration also sabotaged the effectiveness of the oil-for-food program by vetoing and delaying the distribution of vital supplies for the Iraqi people (because they thought the price was "worth it"). Clinton also invaded a country (Serbia) without UN authorization. He tacitly supported the slaughter of the Kurds in Turkey and the East Timorese in Indonesia (through weapons shipments and blocking Security Council resolutions). And this behaviour is not limited only to Clinton. Carter supported terror in several central American countries (only to have it deftly taken over by Reagan). Even Kennedy sponsored great terror in his time, with involvement in Vietnam and Cuba. While Republicans are far worse for American internal policy, everyone outside of the US gets shafted either way.
I'm in Toronto and I saw it Friday night. The theatre was packed and I really enjoyed the movie. It's been playing all over the city with packed theatres. I think the popularity and build up to the movie have made a lot more people interested in seeing it than normally would be (those interested in left-leaning politics). And the way the facts are presented (and the movie is factual), makes Moore's argument very well.
Seriously, my iBook is never too hot for me to rest on my lap. The only time it heated up substantially was when I tried to play a DVD on it. Even then it comes nowhere close to the heat generation of my sister's or dad's laptops. I'm no Mac zealot, and I'd never buy a Mac desktop, but they just do laptops right...
Heh heh. Poor nukey56. You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But, theres nothing funny about... vapour lock. Its the third most common cause of stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked. I'm csguy314. Good night!
While those with a little more knowledge can block access to their computer or remove harmful software; for Joe User this sounds like a good idea. They'll clearly see what harmful or risky behaviour any particular piece of software can bring with it. Of course many software companies (particularly big ones with an interest in collecting information without necessarily letting people know they're doing that...) would fight it. But if it's legislated then they'd either have to comply, or be a lot more underhanded in how they do it. In either case, it still sounds better than a 50 page EULA (which they can be underhanded with anyway).
[pedant] While that's true, not all viruses work this way. Not all viruses have DNA. RNA viruses infect cells and just take over the cell's resources to reproduce their RNA. Or retro-viruses infect cells and then reverse-transcript their RNA into the cell's DNA. They then take over the cell's resources to produce more RNA viruses. AIDS is a retrovirus... [/pedant]
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Having a hard copy of a vote doesn't take away from anonymity at all. If the persons name or identification doesn't show up on the ballot, then there's no way to tell how any particular person voted. But having the actual hard copies ensures that there has been no mishandling of the ballots. If there's machine voting, how hard is it to produce a little printout along with the electronic counting? If it comes down to a matter of trust, especially in something as important as an election, I'd take a person who can be held accountable over a machine that can't.
There's nothing to see in the trailer; no point in downloading it. Wait until there's a trailer with some of the actors and bits of scenes.
Move along now... continue worki^H^H^H^H^Hreading slashdot.
Discussion of offering big MS apps for linux or switching to a linux kernel is all moot. It's not going to happen. What MS could do is just improve interoperability with Linux and *NIX apps in general.
They aren't going to remove all possible migration to other OSs. What they can do, however, is make it easy for those that migrate to interact with others that have not migrated. Or rather to allow people to only migrate portions of their systems, portions they think could benefit from using Linux, and maintain Windows for those who just like Windows; even to the point of allowing Windows clients to more easily connect to services on a Linux server.
There's a lot to be said for allowing variety while maintaing functionality.
Well, to be fair, I didn't mod your post as flamebait. I just modded down a few bad posts. But it's ok, my karma is so high, I get mod points several times a week. Far more than I know how to sensibly disperse anyway. :)
You can take down the site now. I just used up my mod points... -1 Flamebait for everyone!
Of the developed countries, the US has the worst infant mortality and lifespan rates. It's also the only G7 country without universal coverage and in a UN report on health care it was said that there's a third world country within the US borders. There are tens of millions of people that have no health coverage at all.
Ironically, the US also spends the most per capita on health care. It makes sense if you think about it though. With privatized health care, you can charge any crazy price you want. The same treatment costs far more in the US, so the few things the US does pay for are ridiculously expensive.
Canadians don't actually think all Americans are evil. We do, however, think that a small number of them are evil, and they tend to have an immense amount of political sway in the country. But Canadians aren't alone in this view.
Personally, I think Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft and the whole lot of them, are terrible people. But I have family in the US and I certainly don't think they're evil... well maybe my aunt...
Companies do NOT care if you have talk to a guy speaking Spanglish, Engrish, or Hinduish
Umm, Hinduism is a religion, not a language. The language is called Hindi, and it's only one of many languages spoken in India.
It's no wonder why we're home to ...
And this fat bastard.
This just in: Terrorists are planning a train bombing. Thanks to our library surveillance we have tracked down the suspects. Unfortunately, our alienated youth seem to be among them including several young radicals 3 to 5 years of age. Fortunately, we'll have their trials moved to Texas so we can still use the death penalty.
Please continue buying clothing and SUVs.
--Homeland Security Chief, Tom Ridge
A computer is not a weapon, it's a tool. Like a butcher knife or a harpoon, or, uh... or an alligator. They just need more education on the subject.
they criticize us for doing stuff like taking sadam hussein out of power.
And they also criticize the US for putting him into power and giving him weapons of mass destruction in the first place. Talk about flip-flopping! First there's criticism for supporting terrorists like Bin Laden, and then more criticism when trying to stop him by invading the privacy of all Americans. Make up your minds people!
Terrorism: As defined by the FBI, "the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population or any segment thereof, in the furtherance of political or social objectives". This definition includes three elements: (1) Terrorist activities are illegal and involve the use of force. (2) The actions are intended to intimidate or coerce. (3) The actions are committed in support of political or social objectives."
Given that definition of terrorism, the entire US war in Iraq is terrorism. It's an unsanctioned illegal war (in violation of international law), that has killed and terrorized thousands upon thousands of Iraqi civilians.
And as Bush said anyone who supports a terrorist is also a terrorist, then since the US supported the Taliban, and Saddam; who among other charges is being tried for gassing the kurds in Halabja. The US and its allies (Britain, Germany, France and Italy) provided Saddam with his chemical, biological and precursor nuclear capabilities.
So by applying their own definition of terrorism to America, America qualifies as a terrorist state.
It's not a coincidence, a majority of technology funding is precisely for weapons research. Big tech companies get major weapon systems contracts (like HP and Microsoft). And universities which do a lot of research in technology also have weapons research labs that are heavily funded by the military (MIT being the obvious example).
The entire tech industry was founded on the basis of military research.
According to the Wikipedia article, it also has ties to many prominent Democrats, including leftist money-man George Soros and the daughter of Madeline Albright.
The same Madeline Albright that said the death of 500,000 Iraqi children was "worth it".
For people looking at America from the outside one of the funniest, and most pathetic, things to see is watching democrats and republicans arguing over foreign policy. The democrats are easily as horrendous in foreign policy as the republicans are.
Bush (pick one) invaded Iraq, but Clinton was bombing Iraq for the entire time between Sr. and Jr. The Clinton administration also sabotaged the effectiveness of the oil-for-food program by vetoing and delaying the distribution of vital supplies for the Iraqi people (because they thought the price was "worth it").
Clinton also invaded a country (Serbia) without UN authorization. He tacitly supported the slaughter of the Kurds in Turkey and the East Timorese in Indonesia (through weapons shipments and blocking Security Council resolutions).
And this behaviour is not limited only to Clinton. Carter supported terror in several central American countries (only to have it deftly taken over by Reagan). Even Kennedy sponsored great terror in his time, with involvement in Vietnam and Cuba.
While Republicans are far worse for American internal policy, everyone outside of the US gets shafted either way.
I'm in Toronto and I saw it Friday night. The theatre was packed and I really enjoyed the movie. It's been playing all over the city with packed theatres.
I think the popularity and build up to the movie have made a lot more people interested in seeing it than normally would be (those interested in left-leaning politics). And the way the facts are presented (and the movie is factual), makes Moore's argument very well.
Slashdot will bring about the fall of humanity!
I thought that's what the politicians were for...
Seriously, my iBook is never too hot for me to rest on my lap. The only time it heated up substantially was when I tried to play a DVD on it. Even then it comes nowhere close to the heat generation of my sister's or dad's laptops.
I'm no Mac zealot, and I'd never buy a Mac desktop, but they just do laptops right...
Heh heh. Poor nukey56. You know, we had a lot of fun tonight. But, theres nothing funny about... vapour lock. Its the third most common cause of stalling. So please, take care of your car and get it checked. I'm csguy314. Good night!
Now now, the actions of the IRA are funded by the US. America wouldn't turn around on people it was helping and accuse them of terrorism, would it?
Uhhh...
Linux 2.4.0 - 2.4.26 and 2.6.0 - 2.6.5
This isn't counting the updates to 2.0 and 2.2 series kernels, and of course skipping all the 2.3 and 2.5 development kernels...
But I might actually consider upgrading my Mac if I think the added functionality would be worth it... I'd love to have multiple desktops on my iBook.
Even better...
"It's in there, and we know where; but we'll only tell you if you sign this non-disclosure agreement."
While those with a little more knowledge can block access to their computer or remove harmful software; for Joe User this sounds like a good idea. They'll clearly see what harmful or risky behaviour any particular piece of software can bring with it. Of course many software companies (particularly big ones with an interest in collecting information without necessarily letting people know they're doing that...) would fight it. But if it's legislated then they'd either have to comply, or be a lot more underhanded in how they do it. In either case, it still sounds better than a 50 page EULA (which they can be underhanded with anyway).
**hack**hack**cough** Weapons of Mass Destruction **cough**sputter**
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While that's true, not all viruses work this way. Not all viruses have DNA. RNA viruses infect cells and just take over the cell's resources to reproduce their RNA. Or retro-viruses infect cells and then reverse-transcript their RNA into the cell's DNA. They then take over the cell's resources to produce more RNA viruses. AIDS is a retrovirus...
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