Please excuse my ignorance. But would that just be a lit LED, thus indicating that the subject is always just leeching drinks with no intention of sleeping with the bearer of said device?
Yeah, but eventually the battery dies. And *that's* when you make your move.
one final thought for those of disbelief...if i am wrong(which i know i am not) then i lose nothing. if you are wrong then you lose everything. the latter doesnt seem to be a very good choice IMO.
Unless we're both wrong. What happens if the "real god" (whatever that means) punishes those who believe in other gods, but forgives those who worshipped no god? Or perhaps there are multiple gods, some wishing to punish, others wishing to save.
Your "final though" assumes that there are only two possibilities: a kind, loving Christian god, or no god at all. While either one is possible, there are certainly other possibilities.
I'm not saying you're wrong, just that there's an assumption in your final thought, known as Pascal's Wager (I think).
Exactly!
The "democratic stronghold" that once was the South is no more. The more people migrate into (damn yankees) and out of the South (good riddance), the more the southerners realize that just because grampappy and meemaw were farmers and voted democrat way back in the day doesn't mean they have to today.
A lot of "registered democrats" in Georgia (and indeed across the south) have been voting Republican for years.
And they did it by rigging the system, and *NOBODY* can prove it. There's no paper trail.
Since there's no way to prove it, that means that your theory is just a bunch of conspiracy crap. Incidentally, my theory that the democrats rigged the election in favor of the republicans so they could complain for four more years and run hillary/barak in '08 is also just a bunch of conspiracy crap.
Georgia uses the Diebold machines. Badnarik, the libertarian candidate got 17,000 votes there, more than any other third party candidate in any other state. If the republicans "rigged" the election, as you propose, why in the hell would they give a third party candidate so many votes?
Using your logic, I'm suspicious of the Boston Red Sox miracle. I mean, everything went so perfectly. How could there *not* be mischief afoot?
Perhaps bush won because the majority of Americans prefer an idiot to a douchebag, and not because of The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.
Ah, yes. CompUSA.
I went there a couple weeks ago for a 9-pin male/male gender changer adapter. There wasn't a price tag on it, but I figured even with the ridiculous markup on cables at Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, etc, that it'd be $10, maybe $15 at the most. But I needed it right away, so I was willing to pay extra.
I about keeled over when the cashier told me the total: $23.78. I put the $10 and $5 bills I was holding back in my wallet and walked out of the store muttering some choice words that I can't recall.
I ended up at Radio Shack in the mall, and somehow felt better about spending $12 for a gender changer.
So, no CompUSA for me.
Your asertion appeared to be that "people on the right" are in love with oil companies. I was simply illustrating that the whole country is in love with oil. It's not a political issue, but a cultural one.
Get over yourself.
Well, I'm on the right and I do NOT like oil.
Except for gas, because we need that to get to work. And tires, they go with the car. And plastic, because it's in just about every product manufactured these days. Oh! Dont' forget crayons, we can't take away the kid's fun. And lubricants, because they're fun for adults. And vaseline. Even some heart valves. Deodorant (hey, we're not French). Plus thousands of chemicals you use tens of times every day.
Every American is in love with oil, whether they want to admit it or not. It's not a political thing. It's a cultural thing. Pointing fingers and calling names doesn't solve the "impending energy crisis."...Reminds me of a teenager I knew who wouldn't eat meat because she was against the killing of innocent animals. Then I pointed out her leather belt. Oops...
When an eight year old thinks pulling wings off of baby birds is just a way to pass the time, you've a dangerous sociopath in the making.
True. But what's the cause of that? The melding of gametes 8 years before, or the time in between?
I say when an eight year old thinks pulling wings off of baby birds is just a way to pass the time, you've already made a dangerous sociopath years before.
actually.... not necessarily. I've got a Sony VAIO laptop that's just a couple (maybe three) years old. If I try to boot it up with a USB hub attached, the BIOS locks up tight on the logo screen. It won't respond to any keypresses, even holding down the power button. I have to unplug from AC adapter and take out the battery.
I've had the same thing happen with a cell phone. It wouldn't turn itself off with the power button, but it would turn on fine.
The fact that you have to hold down the button for a few seconds says that software is behind the button*. That software has to work. There's no "overriding" soft buttons. I *hate* soft buttons.
*there are other ways to do it, but none are as cheap as software when you've already got a micro and a spare input.
Most Cingular stores are not operated by Cingular. That's why you have to put your name on the sign in sheet -- so they have something to show to corporate. Cingular "stores" are just third-party contracted sales firms. If you need technical support don't go to the guy who sold it to you -- he's got no clue. Go to a real Cingular store, ie, one owned by Cingular. Those are usually the same ones that have technicians. In my experience, the techs at the real stores are very knoweldgeable. In contrast, the sales weasels are dumb as a stump, and I've never seen the same one working twice.
Now if I can only figure out why the OSS modules are being autoloaded for my built-in VIA 82something-or-ther rather than the ALSA ones, I'll be all set.
Can you fix it manually by editing/etc/modules?
When the battery dies on the iPod, it costs at least $50 to replace, and there has been an observed rather high percentage of "does not survive operation" (at least 25%).
By the time my iPod's battery dies, you will have spent $50 dollars on either a charger and 2 sets of high-capacity recharable batteries (2000 mAh+), or throw-away high-capacity batteries.
Not to mention you will have spent additional money on a case for your mp3 cds, as well the blank cds themselves.
What difference does it make? My iPod makes me happy. Your mp3 cd-player makes you happy. When your batteries die, you pop in a spare set and recharge the other. When mine battery dies, I'll fork over the 40 bucks and pop in the new one.
I've found meatspace spammers are getting more creative with their addresses. The other day, I got a bunch of coupons addressed to "Primary Grocery Shopper." I haven't decided how I feel about that. Is that better or worse than "Current Resident?"
Keep in mind that "prior art" does not include stuff written as soon as the patent is seen. It has to be prior to when the patent was filed.
So, if we limit ourselves to finding prior art for software patents, there's an even more effective method. I propose a three point plan:
Monkeys
Typewriters
Time
They will spew out prior art for every future software patent. Simply toss the stuff that doesn't compile, and make the rest searchable.
"We're not sure exactly how this code works, but we're fairly certain it's functionally identical to this patent application."
p.s. I have submitted a patent for this very anti-patent system, so don't even try to implement it. My other monkeys will track you down, and they will hurt you.
That's not really what I meant. Anybody can raise money. Actually getting on the ticket is the hard part. I sort of combined two thoughts into one, mid-sentence.
"The Two Parties" have passed laws that make it hard for third parties to get on the ballot. (requiring petitions with a large number of signatures). There's no Constitutional or moral reason for them to do this; they do it because they can, and because they want to prevous the status quo.
Two-party system seems to be what we have, and the Supreme Court seemed to think that we had it by design, as proposed by the Constitution.
Interesting. That's not the impression I got when I had to read The Federalist Papers. The way I understood it, they wanted *at least* two parties, but preferably more. Of course, that was back in high school, so maybe I read it wrong.
I think two parties seems to be the equilibrium position. Third parties are usually created because of some fundamental disagreement within a party. Because these disagreements are often caused by hot issues just before an election, they usually fade within a few years, and the party disintegrates. (Many many examples through America's short history). This self-cleaning aspect of the party system means that you'll return to the initial number of parties within a fairly small time period. That exlains why we still have two parties, but it doesn't explain why we have two parties.
The only thing I can come up with is that so many political issues are black and white. There's no real middle ground on issues like healtcare, welfare, defense. Especially things like abortion. They're yes or no questions. So the parties each pick a side, and people follow accordingly.
I remember several years ago when they ruled against "fusion candidates," that is, a candidate endorsed by more that one party (multiple third parties) could not appear on the ballot.
Of course they ruled against it. The justices weren't members of a third party. : ) It's simple self-preservation. The parties will work together to preserve the status quo. Had all the justices been members of a third party, the decision would have gone the other way.
Basically, we have a two party system because we already have two parties, and no third party has created the inertia necessary to compete with the major parties for a significant length of time.
You guys in the US have a problem - both your major parties suck.
Yup. Few people realize that other parties exist. (I think it's funny they're called third parties, all of them.) USians have been raised to belive that voting for a third party is "throwing your vote away." Personally, I think it's the other way around. In truth, I really don't mind a two party system -- it's just that the two parties currently in power suck.
People can't find a candidate they trust, so when it comes time to vote, they either vote for the party their parents voted for, or the cute one. Unfortunately, they don't recognize the third party candidates' names because the Two Parties have made laws that make it tough for third parties to raise funds for a decent campaign.
Maybe this year I'll do a write in. CmdrTaco, maybe?
Heh and the US electronic voting systems are a big joke.
Yeah, I hate 'em. My state uses those stupid Diebold machines. *shudder*
I've had a dish pvr for about 2 and half years now. It's not fabulous, but I haven't had any trouble with it. No complaints about video quality. There have been some quirks with the software occasionally, but then you just turn it off and wait for the update to come down. Turn it back on, and it asks you if you want to update the software, say yes, and boom. Problem solved. I can't compare it to TiVo, because I've never used one. I think they new Dish PVR's (the ones that keep getting delayed) are more TiVo like. Not sure what model I have, but I wanna say 719. Okay, so it's not actually me that has it, it's my parent's, but still. They didn't even pay for it either. Came with the contract. (I think it's like $5 a month extra over a normal second receiver, though.)
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Yeah, but eventually the battery dies. And *that's* when you make your move.
You sunk my battleship!
Unless we're both wrong. What happens if the "real god" (whatever that means) punishes those who believe in other gods, but forgives those who worshipped no god? Or perhaps there are multiple gods, some wishing to punish, others wishing to save.
Your "final though" assumes that there are only two possibilities: a kind, loving Christian god, or no god at all. While either one is possible, there are certainly other possibilities.
I'm not saying you're wrong, just that there's an assumption in your final thought, known as Pascal's Wager (I think).
Exactly! The "democratic stronghold" that once was the South is no more. The more people migrate into (damn yankees) and out of the South (good riddance), the more the southerners realize that just because grampappy and meemaw were farmers and voted democrat way back in the day doesn't mean they have to today. A lot of "registered democrats" in Georgia (and indeed across the south) have been voting Republican for years.
Dude, also, "sorority whores" is not the correct nomenclature. I believe the term is 'sorostitute' -- sorority + prostitute.
Ah, yes. CompUSA. I went there a couple weeks ago for a 9-pin male/male gender changer adapter. There wasn't a price tag on it, but I figured even with the ridiculous markup on cables at Best Buy, CompUSA, Circuit City, etc, that it'd be $10, maybe $15 at the most. But I needed it right away, so I was willing to pay extra. I about keeled over when the cashier told me the total: $23.78. I put the $10 and $5 bills I was holding back in my wallet and walked out of the store muttering some choice words that I can't recall. I ended up at Radio Shack in the mall, and somehow felt better about spending $12 for a gender changer. So, no CompUSA for me.
Your asertion appeared to be that "people on the right" are in love with oil companies. I was simply illustrating that the whole country is in love with oil. It's not a political issue, but a cultural one. Get over yourself.
Well, I'm on the right and I do NOT like oil. Except for gas, because we need that to get to work. And tires, they go with the car. And plastic, because it's in just about every product manufactured these days. Oh! Dont' forget crayons, we can't take away the kid's fun. And lubricants, because they're fun for adults. And vaseline. Even some heart valves. Deodorant (hey, we're not French). Plus thousands of chemicals you use tens of times every day. Every American is in love with oil, whether they want to admit it or not. It's not a political thing. It's a cultural thing. Pointing fingers and calling names doesn't solve the "impending energy crisis." ...Reminds me of a teenager I knew who wouldn't eat meat because she was against the killing of innocent animals. Then I pointed out her leather belt. Oops...
actually.... not necessarily.
I've got a Sony VAIO laptop that's just a couple (maybe three) years old. If I try to boot it up with a USB hub attached, the BIOS locks up tight on the logo screen. It won't respond to any keypresses, even holding down the power button. I have to unplug from AC adapter and take out the battery.
I've had the same thing happen with a cell phone. It wouldn't turn itself off with the power button, but it would turn on fine.
The fact that you have to hold down the button for a few seconds says that software is behind the button*. That software has to work. There's no "overriding" soft buttons. I *hate* soft buttons.
*there are other ways to do it, but none are as cheap as software when you've already got a micro and a spare input.
Most Cingular stores are not operated by Cingular. That's why you have to put your name on the sign in sheet -- so they have something to show to corporate. Cingular "stores" are just third-party contracted sales firms. If you need technical support don't go to the guy who sold it to you -- he's got no clue. Go to a real Cingular store, ie, one owned by Cingular. Those are usually the same ones that have technicians.
In my experience, the techs at the real stores are very knoweldgeable. In contrast, the sales weasels are dumb as a stump, and I've never seen the same one working twice.
Exactly. Like bridges, and stuff.
By the time my iPod's battery dies, you will have spent $50 dollars on either a charger and 2 sets of high-capacity recharable batteries (2000 mAh+), or throw-away high-capacity batteries.
Not to mention you will have spent additional money on a case for your mp3 cds, as well the blank cds themselves.
What difference does it make? My iPod makes me happy. Your mp3 cd-player makes you happy. When your batteries die, you pop in a spare set and recharge the other. When mine battery dies, I'll fork over the 40 bucks and pop in the new one.
What's the big deal?
I've found meatspace spammers are getting more creative with their addresses. The other day, I got a bunch of coupons addressed to "Primary Grocery Shopper." I haven't decided how I feel about that. Is that better or worse than "Current Resident?"
At least they didn't buy my name, I guess.
So, if we limit ourselves to finding prior art for software patents, there's an even more effective method. I propose a three point plan:
They will spew out prior art for every future software patent. Simply toss the stuff that doesn't compile, and make the rest searchable.
"We're not sure exactly how this code works, but we're fairly certain it's functionally identical to this patent application."
p.s. I have submitted a patent for this very anti-patent system, so don't even try to implement it. My other monkeys will track you down, and they will hurt you.
That's not really what I meant. Anybody can raise money. Actually getting on the ticket is the hard part. I sort of combined two thoughts into one, mid-sentence.
"The Two Parties" have passed laws that make it hard for third parties to get on the ballot. (requiring petitions with a large number of signatures). There's no Constitutional or moral reason for them to do this; they do it because they can, and because they want to prevous the status quo.
Right on.
Interesting. That's not the impression I got when I had to read The Federalist Papers. The way I understood it, they wanted *at least* two parties, but preferably more. Of course, that was back in high school, so maybe I read it wrong.
I think two parties seems to be the equilibrium position. Third parties are usually created because of some fundamental disagreement within a party. Because these disagreements are often caused by hot issues just before an election, they usually fade within a few years, and the party disintegrates. (Many many examples through America's short history). This self-cleaning aspect of the party system means that you'll return to the initial number of parties within a fairly small time period. That exlains why we still have two parties, but it doesn't explain why we have two parties.
The only thing I can come up with is that so many political issues are black and white. There's no real middle ground on issues like healtcare, welfare, defense. Especially things like abortion. They're yes or no questions. So the parties each pick a side, and people follow accordingly.
Of course they ruled against it. The justices weren't members of a third party. : ) It's simple self-preservation. The parties will work together to preserve the status quo. Had all the justices been members of a third party, the decision would have gone the other way.
Basically, we have a two party system because we already have two parties, and no third party has created the inertia necessary to compete with the major parties for a significant length of time.
Yup. Few people realize that other parties exist. (I think it's funny they're called third parties, all of them.) USians have been raised to belive that voting for a third party is "throwing your vote away." Personally, I think it's the other way around. In truth, I really don't mind a two party system -- it's just that the two parties currently in power suck.
People can't find a candidate they trust, so when it comes time to vote, they either vote for the party their parents voted for, or the cute one. Unfortunately, they don't recognize the third party candidates' names because the Two Parties have made laws that make it tough for third parties to raise funds for a decent campaign.
Maybe this year I'll do a write in. CmdrTaco, maybe?
Yeah, I hate 'em. My state uses those stupid Diebold machines. *shudder*
CNN had a writeup on this September 1st of last year.
I posted it on my site September 2nd.
It was even on slashdot that same day.
Or was that an "it's coming" article, and this is an "it's here" article?
I've had a dish pvr for about 2 and half years now. It's not fabulous, but I haven't had any trouble with it. No complaints about video quality. There have been some quirks with the software occasionally, but then you just turn it off and wait for the update to come down. Turn it back on, and it asks you if you want to update the software, say yes, and boom. Problem solved.
I can't compare it to TiVo, because I've never used one. I think they new Dish PVR's (the ones that keep getting delayed) are more TiVo like.
Not sure what model I have, but I wanna say 719. Okay, so it's not actually me that has it, it's my parent's, but still. They didn't even pay for it either. Came with the contract. (I think it's like $5 a month extra over a normal second receiver, though.)