No kidding. I just bought my wife a Core i3 laptop with 4GB/750GB and a 15" LED display for just a few bucks more than that... installed Mint on it and it works just fine for her.
The larger impact of all of this NSA spying is going to be pushing countries like Colombia and Brazil over the edge, where they will distance themselves from the US and align instead with Bolivarian Socialist states in SA.
Brazil has already been moving that way for some time, but this may be the final nail in the coffin for any hope of avoiding becoming another despotic socialist state.
I stopped using credit cards at retail a long time ago because I was sick and tired of having my credit card numbers stolen every few months. And, these days there are always the privacy implications, knowing that government is collecting every transaction you make with a credit card.
Diesel engines are twice as efficient at extracting energy from fuel as are gas engines. The US should do what Europe has done and basically fully embrace diesel fueled vehicles for their efficiency.
No, you won't be breaking any 0-60 records, which might make it difficult for the MURKA! FUCK YEAH! crowd to accept, but when you can drive from Bakersfield to Baltimore on 100 gallons of diesel, it's worthy of serious consideration.
I am dismayed that this administration is so openly hostile towards diesel technology when it would seem to be a very simple, very clean, very cheap, and very easy solution both in the short and long term. You can buy a Jetta TDI cheap and get 55mpg on the highway. That beats the snot out of any Hybrid in overall cost.
Saying that anti-bacterial soaps will produce drug-resistant bacteria is like saying that running humans through a meat grinder will produce humans that are resistant to being ground up by meat grinders.
I never said that. I am only speaking of the people I know.
It could just be that the liberals I know are not happy in the south where they don't have the expectation of having micro-managerial control over everybody else.
But yes, it is absolutely true that I don't know a single liberal who isn't bitching incessantly about something all the time.
Why don't you just use halogen bulbs? They are still available in a wide range of wattages, as are 90W 130V commercial bulbs that have just slightly less output than a 100W 120V bulb. The halogen bulbs are more expensive but last much longer, especially if you have a soft-start digital dimmer.
I installed halogens on a digital soft-start dimmer in my living room in 2005 when I remodeled, and haven't had to replace one yet. The light is very nice, too.
They believe more in personal responsibility than shared responsibility. I live in the South, and the overwhelming majority of people I know would rather work hard for what they earn than take it from someone else without working for it. They believe that you must earn what you have, rather than simply be given it. And, they are okay with the fact that they don't have as much as others. They are happy with what they have.
I've lived in ultra-liberal and ultra-conservative parts of the country, and everywhere in between. The liberals I know are miserable. They can never be happy with what they have - they always see the grass being always greener elsewhere. They are also overwhelmingly underachievers with expectations that their slack will be taken up by "someone else."
Also, you have to take the data with a grain of salt. I live in a "poor" area by national standards - the median individual income in my city is approximately $30,000. However, the median home price is only about 2.5x. You can buy a "nice" home for $120-140k. My wife and I recently purchased a 2000 square foot home on 2 acres for $140k.
So, it's important not to confuse "poor" with "behind in the inflation race."
As far as my personal beliefs, I would rather shovel shit for minimum wage that reach into your wallet and steal your money. That is wrong, and I won't do it. So, it's not about voting in my own self interest, it is about voting for what is right.
Verizon, for example, isn't rolling out Fios anymore because government won't pay for it. The US Telecom model is "Get infrastructure for free from the taxpayer and then charge them a princely sum to use it, and smile all the way to the bank - just make sure the politicians get their cut."
It is because we are economic slaves to the elite. Feudalism never died - it only changed form. Instead of being servants to the lords and masters, we are all servants to government.
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As usual, under the guise of "protecting consumers" or "it's for our own safety," government is giving itself a bit more power over the peasant class.
No kidding. I just bought my wife a Core i3 laptop with 4GB/750GB and a 15" LED display for just a few bucks more than that... installed Mint on it and it works just fine for her.
The larger impact of all of this NSA spying is going to be pushing countries like Colombia and Brazil over the edge, where they will distance themselves from the US and align instead with Bolivarian Socialist states in SA.
Brazil has already been moving that way for some time, but this may be the final nail in the coffin for any hope of avoiding becoming another despotic socialist state.
"Retention" and "Collection" do not mean the same thing.
I stopped using credit cards at retail a long time ago because I was sick and tired of having my credit card numbers stolen every few months. And, these days there are always the privacy implications, knowing that government is collecting every transaction you make with a credit card.
We're teaching our kids that 2+2 equals whatever they feel it is equal to, as long as they are happy. What do we need with accuracy anymore?
They're all playing for the same team...
SHHHH! Case closed! Stop asking questions.
I love these quacks.
Diesel engines are twice as efficient at extracting energy from fuel as are gas engines. The US should do what Europe has done and basically fully embrace diesel fueled vehicles for their efficiency.
No, you won't be breaking any 0-60 records, which might make it difficult for the MURKA! FUCK YEAH! crowd to accept, but when you can drive from Bakersfield to Baltimore on 100 gallons of diesel, it's worthy of serious consideration.
I am dismayed that this administration is so openly hostile towards diesel technology when it would seem to be a very simple, very clean, very cheap, and very easy solution both in the short and long term. You can buy a Jetta TDI cheap and get 55mpg on the highway. That beats the snot out of any Hybrid in overall cost.
It's not news. It's a guy trying to generate click revenue on his blog.
His solutions aren't even that good. They are overcomplicated and unelegant.
Studies have repeatedly shown that RLCs increase the number and severity of intersection accidents.
There is zero justification, even if you ignore the lack of constitutional merit that RLCs have.
http://www.motorists.org/red-light-cameras/studies
Anti-bacterial soaps are not antibiotics.
Saying that anti-bacterial soaps will produce drug-resistant bacteria is like saying that running humans through a meat grinder will produce humans that are resistant to being ground up by meat grinders.
I never said that. I am only speaking of the people I know.
It could just be that the liberals I know are not happy in the south where they don't have the expectation of having micro-managerial control over everybody else.
But yes, it is absolutely true that I don't know a single liberal who isn't bitching incessantly about something all the time.
Why don't you just use halogen bulbs? They are still available in a wide range of wattages, as are 90W 130V commercial bulbs that have just slightly less output than a 100W 120V bulb. The halogen bulbs are more expensive but last much longer, especially if you have a soft-start digital dimmer.
I installed halogens on a digital soft-start dimmer in my living room in 2005 when I remodeled, and haven't had to replace one yet. The light is very nice, too.
My mom uses her Win7 machine as a User, and not as an Administrator.
You can avoid 99% of viruses, phishing, and other BS simply by taking away administrator rights.
It's simple, really.
They believe more in personal responsibility than shared responsibility. I live in the South, and the overwhelming majority of people I know would rather work hard for what they earn than take it from someone else without working for it. They believe that you must earn what you have, rather than simply be given it. And, they are okay with the fact that they don't have as much as others. They are happy with what they have.
I've lived in ultra-liberal and ultra-conservative parts of the country, and everywhere in between. The liberals I know are miserable. They can never be happy with what they have - they always see the grass being always greener elsewhere. They are also overwhelmingly underachievers with expectations that their slack will be taken up by "someone else."
Also, you have to take the data with a grain of salt. I live in a "poor" area by national standards - the median individual income in my city is approximately $30,000. However, the median home price is only about 2.5x. You can buy a "nice" home for $120-140k. My wife and I recently purchased a 2000 square foot home on 2 acres for $140k.
So, it's important not to confuse "poor" with "behind in the inflation race."
As far as my personal beliefs, I would rather shovel shit for minimum wage that reach into your wallet and steal your money. That is wrong, and I won't do it. So, it's not about voting in my own self interest, it is about voting for what is right.
Flash devices need a failsafe password mechanism that, if a particular password is entered, it immediately does a device erase on all flash memory.
I think you need to check your division skills there, buddy.
1) ... built with tax dollars ...
--- 99% of the time, they are
2) ... publicly owned ...
--- Haha, fat chance of that
Verizon, for example, isn't rolling out Fios anymore because government won't pay for it. The US Telecom model is "Get infrastructure for free from the taxpayer and then charge them a princely sum to use it, and smile all the way to the bank - just make sure the politicians get their cut."
The reality is that Government and Corporations are on the same side and none of them want to get rid of the tracking.
The question is, why the holy hell are you using cp and not rsync?
Has there been a single documented case of someone using a 3D-printed plastic gun to commit a crime?
It is because we are economic slaves to the elite. Feudalism never died - it only changed form. Instead of being servants to the lords and masters, we are all servants to government.
It does work. You just have to RTFM and set it up properly.