Not true. Bush inherited an economy that was tanking before he even took office. I'm not saying it was Clinton's fault, just a natural cycle after one of the biggest bubbles we have ever had. In addition, 9/11 happened within one year of his office. He has not had an easy time.
Do not mistake me taking up for Bush in approving everything he does. I'm quite disturbed by both this issue, the NSA Domestic Wiretapping issue, and our handling of the Iraq war. Those issues will definitely weigh in my political choices. It should be an interesting election cycle in November.
I've been looking for a Micro / Mini ITX solution for a while with a low Watt processor. I would like to find a *small* case that and fit disks in it to store 1-TB with RAID 1 (mirroring). There are lots of commercial solutions out there with cool cases, but I want to build my own with Linux. Then I want to build a few more and sync them using rsync. You can't do that with any of the commercial solutions I have seen. The case has always been the issue. I can find the software and the motherboard.
You are right about Ethanol being more corrosive. Methanol is even worse. For the most part though, Ethanol is currently being used as a replacement for MTBEs. MTBEs are better than lead as an octane enhancer, but are still bad for the environment and for our health. Since Ethanol is being used instead this reduces harmful emissions from our cars, but at the expense of higher priced gas. I bet markets adjust in the long run though and reduce the price of Ethanol. The price at the pump may be a little higher in the end, but if we take the cost to our national health the effective price should be lower. We already did this once for lead and I'm glad we're taking a step forward and taking MTBEs from gas.
Also, check out the Gray & Varcoe paper on this topic. It's very informative, it explains why using Ethanol as an aromatic is a good idea and it has numerous references to back up every claim.
My mistake. I replied to the wrong comment. Sorry for the confusion.
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If you gave them your username and password there is no reason why they would not be able to pass that info on to vonage and relay the info back. Unlikely, but possible.
Well with any large keyspace there is a chance that you could get the right key even the first time, or in the first portion of a brute force attack. Considering there is no proof one can be skeptical or let the imagination run. I'll take the latter.
I love TrueCrypt. I have been using it daily to mount an encrypted volume from a USB Flash Drive drive with portable apps like Portable Thunderbird, Portable Firefox, Portable GAIM, and Portable FileZilla on it. Very easy to use, and keeps my personal information under wraps.
Sorry to hear about your brother. In hind site I'm sure he would have contacted Amazon earlier.
While we're throwing out anecdotal evidence I'll throw out mine. I've had nothing but good experiences with Amazon. I originally boycotted them for many years (maybe 3 - 5) because of their frivolous patents. Then I decided to give them a shot.
I do alot of online shopping and I now order hundreds if not thousands of dollars of merchandise from them. I have not had a single problem. In fact, I'm an Amazon Prime member and I love how I can get my computer books the next day from them for only $3.99 (plus the yearly $79.99 membership fee). The website is well layed out, the website learns what I like, I love the wishlists, and the reviews. When I go to shop I start at Amazon, and then branch out.
Also, if you're looking for a cheaper way to buy CDs try joining BMGmusic.com. Once you count the free CDs they give you you pay somewhere between $5 - $7 per CD with shipping. Not a bad deal at all, and if you sign up a friend (*cough* your alter ego *cough*) you get four free CDs and only pay a few bucks shipping. Then you can make your high quality rips, and not be encumbered by stupid DRM.
Very nicely put. When I vote next I'll definitely be putting civil liberties and ethics at the top of my agenda for the next round of elections. We have lots coming up in the next round. House, Senate (I think), and President, etc... I'm much more inclined to vote for Democrats into a Legislative body, but we'll have to see what the platform is. The Democrats need to capitalize and champion our civil liberties. They seem to have done so somewhat, but IMHO they aren't focused. For the most part they just come off as a bunch of nay-sayers to me. I really wish we could get more than a two-party system going here. Anyway... thanks for the post and for mentioning the Diebold BS.
Good idea! I had wondered if this was possible, but never tried it. The story you are talking about is titled NAT Router Security Solutions. Very cool! Now I just need to find a sale on routers...
"WEP Key is a security setting for your router. WEP is the only security that is compatible with the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection. You will need to set your router for WEP security -- or remove security on your router -- to use the Nintendo DS at this access point."Nintendo
I wish they supported WPA. WEP sucks and no security is not a good option for home use.
Patents were a way for the little guy that came up with an idea to protect themselves from the big guy with the resources. In practice I don't think it always plays out that way.
Hmm... yes, yes... Then we need to unleash the Tobacco Lawyers on them and sue them into oblivion and then shit away all the money. Heck, if Johnny Cochran was around we could use the Chewbacca Defense.
Does anyone know if there is a website out there that has a list of all the DRMed CDs put out by Sony and others? I looked on Google, but didn't find anything...
I would like to know so that I can make sure my dollars don't go to DRMed CDs.
"Since the big telecoms are not getting money from the VOIP services, except for the ones they are offering, they are receiving no money to maintain the infrastructure that is allowing people to make their VOIP calls."
Big telecoms are getting money from VOIP services in the form of broadband subscribers. I *pay* for broadband I get to do what I want to on it. The ISP has no right to regulate what I do with that connection. In fact, I would argue that the total throughput of voice calls per month is minor compared to the throughput used for other things we like to do on the net. However, for those other things the phone company doesn't say shit. They are just pissed because Vonage targets their over inflated voice business and they don't want to adjust their business model.
Whats funny is the irony. The phone company originally created ADSL to be able to offer video and compete with cable services. Now their own lines are being used to piggy back voice services for other companies.
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Re:For the same reason Black Friday *does* exist!
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"Materialism-and-oh-yeah-that-dead-Jew festival"
I understand where you are coming on the materialism issue. However, Christian or not, it would be nice if you showed a little more respect. Although I have my own beliefs, I respect the beliefs of others. Especially in a public forum. To not do so reflects poorly on you.
Good observation. I noticed that my zip was included in the URL before I posted, but figured I would leave it in there because it didn't include any specific personal information and it added a degee of authenticity to the URL. BTW, I didn't purchase the TV online. I only used it to see which stores in the area had the TV.
Well, I just bought a 32" TV 2.5-hours ago at Circuit City. It was between the Sony and the JVC. Both looked good and were at similar price points. Guess which one I bought? Thats right, I bought the JVC. Thats $500 less for Sony. All because of this XCP fiasco. They better wise up and remember that they are in the business of selling music and electronics. Not treating their computers like thieves and fscking up their computers.
1. Its fast. Most games are played in 30-min or less. Regular Risk can take 1 - 1.5 hours at least. 2. Easy to join network games 3. Online stats 4. Easy chatting with other team players 5. You can play multiple games at once
I actually have the PC CD-ROM game of Risk, but the online play sucked and I got good enough where I could beat the computer AI every time. Lux is way faster and alot more fun to play. They add a few rule variations from standard Risk, but those rules speed up game play and fun considerably.
I'm 29, and I think Brian Williams is a fantastic anchor. I also saw him as a guest on The Daily Show twice. The impression I got is that he's incredibly sharp and has a very quick wit. The first time, he went toe to toe with Jon Stewart and they were both hilarious. The second time was much more serious, and I was quite impressed with what Brian had been through covering Hurricane Katrina from inside the Super Dome and around New Orleans. Brian is no talking head. He could be replaced by a Gideon Yago type anchor, but the quality of the coverage would surely suffer. Making their newscasts available online is a good step to increasing their viewer base without pandering to meaningless Hollywood gossip, or other gimmicks.
"Part of the Red Hat emerging technology team's efforts will be to drive the Xen virtualization technologies as part of the Linux kernel rather than as part of a sidebar project, as is currently the case, Stevens said."
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Not true. Bush inherited an economy that was tanking before he even took office. I'm not saying it was Clinton's fault, just a natural cycle after one of the biggest bubbles we have ever had. In addition, 9/11 happened within one year of his office. He has not had an easy time.
Do not mistake me taking up for Bush in approving everything he does. I'm quite disturbed by both this issue, the NSA Domestic Wiretapping issue, and our handling of the Iraq war. Those issues will definitely weigh in my political choices. It should be an interesting election cycle in November.
JOhn
I've been looking for a Micro / Mini ITX solution for a while with a low Watt processor. I would like to find a *small* case that and fit disks in it to store 1-TB with RAID 1 (mirroring). There are lots of commercial solutions out there with cool cases, but I want to build my own with Linux. Then I want to build a few more and sync them using rsync. You can't do that with any of the commercial solutions I have seen. The case has always been the issue. I can find the software and the motherboard.
JOhn
I sync my iPod every morning as a limited user.
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You are right about Ethanol being more corrosive. Methanol is even worse. For the most part though, Ethanol is currently being used as a replacement for MTBEs. MTBEs are better than lead as an octane enhancer, but are still bad for the environment and for our health. Since Ethanol is being used instead this reduces harmful emissions from our cars, but at the expense of higher priced gas. I bet markets adjust in the long run though and reduce the price of Ethanol. The price at the pump may be a little higher in the end, but if we take the cost to our national health the effective price should be lower. We already did this once for lead and I'm glad we're taking a step forward and taking MTBEs from gas.
Also, check out the Gray & Varcoe paper on this topic. It's very informative, it explains why using Ethanol as an aromatic is a good idea and it has numerous references to back up every claim.
JOhn
We call it slashdotting here...
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My mistake. I replied to the wrong comment. Sorry for the confusion.
JOhn
If you gave them your username and password there is no reason why they would not be able to pass that info on to vonage and relay the info back. Unlikely, but possible.
JOhn
Well with any large keyspace there is a chance that you could get the right key even the first time, or in the first portion of a brute force attack. Considering there is no proof one can be skeptical or let the imagination run. I'll take the latter.
JOhn
I love TrueCrypt. I have been using it daily to mount an encrypted volume from a USB Flash Drive drive with portable apps like Portable Thunderbird, Portable Firefox, Portable GAIM, and Portable FileZilla on it. Very easy to use, and keeps my personal information under wraps.
JOhn
Sorry to hear about your brother. In hind site I'm sure he would have contacted Amazon earlier.
While we're throwing out anecdotal evidence I'll throw out mine. I've had nothing but good experiences with Amazon. I originally boycotted them for many years (maybe 3 - 5) because of their frivolous patents. Then I decided to give them a shot.
I do alot of online shopping and I now order hundreds if not thousands of dollars of merchandise from them. I have not had a single problem. In fact, I'm an Amazon Prime member and I love how I can get my computer books the next day from them for only $3.99 (plus the yearly $79.99 membership fee). The website is well layed out, the website learns what I like, I love the wishlists, and the reviews. When I go to shop I start at Amazon, and then branch out.
Also, if you're looking for a cheaper way to buy CDs try joining BMGmusic.com. Once you count the free CDs they give you you pay somewhere between $5 - $7 per CD with shipping. Not a bad deal at all, and if you sign up a friend (*cough* your alter ego *cough*) you get four free CDs and only pay a few bucks shipping. Then you can make your high quality rips, and not be encumbered by stupid DRM.
JOhn
Very nicely put. When I vote next I'll definitely be putting civil liberties and ethics at the top of my agenda for the next round of elections. We have lots coming up in the next round. House, Senate (I think), and President, etc... I'm much more inclined to vote for Democrats into a Legislative body, but we'll have to see what the platform is. The Democrats need to capitalize and champion our civil liberties. They seem to have done so somewhat, but IMHO they aren't focused. For the most part they just come off as a bunch of nay-sayers to me. I really wish we could get more than a two-party system going here. Anyway... thanks for the post and for mentioning the Diebold BS.
JOhn
Good idea! I had wondered if this was possible, but never tried it. The story you are talking about is titled NAT Router Security Solutions. Very cool! Now I just need to find a sale on routers...
JOhn
"WEP Key is a security setting for your router. WEP is the only security that is compatible with the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi Connection. You will need to set your router for WEP security -- or remove security on your router -- to use the Nintendo DS at this access point." Nintendo
I wish they supported WPA. WEP sucks and no security is not a good option for home use.
JOhn
Patents were a way for the little guy that came up with an idea to protect themselves from the big guy with the resources. In practice I don't think it always plays out that way.
JOhn
Hmm... yes, yes... Then we need to unleash the Tobacco Lawyers on them and sue them into oblivion and then shit away all the money. Heck, if Johnny Cochran was around we could use the Chewbacca Defense.
JOhn
Does anyone know if there is a website out there that has a list of all the DRMed CDs put out by Sony and others? I looked on Google, but didn't find anything...
I would like to know so that I can make sure my dollars don't go to DRMed CDs.
JOhn
"Since the big telecoms are not getting money from the VOIP services, except for the ones they are offering, they are receiving no money to maintain the infrastructure that is allowing people to make their VOIP calls."
Big telecoms are getting money from VOIP services in the form of broadband subscribers. I *pay* for broadband I get to do what I want to on it. The ISP has no right to regulate what I do with that connection. In fact, I would argue that the total throughput of voice calls per month is minor compared to the throughput used for other things we like to do on the net. However, for those other things the phone company doesn't say shit. They are just pissed because Vonage targets their over inflated voice business and they don't want to adjust their business model.
Whats funny is the irony. The phone company originally created ADSL to be able to offer video and compete with cable services. Now their own lines are being used to piggy back voice services for other companies.
JOhn
"Materialism-and-oh-yeah-that-dead-Jew festival"
I understand where you are coming on the materialism issue. However, Christian or not, it would be nice if you showed a little more respect. Although I have my own beliefs, I respect the beliefs of others. Especially in a public forum. To not do so reflects poorly on you.
JOhn
Good observation. I noticed that my zip was included in the URL before I posted, but figured I would leave it in there because it didn't include any specific personal information and it added a degee of authenticity to the URL. BTW, I didn't purchase the TV online. I only used it to see which stores in the area had the TV.
JOhn
Well, I just bought a 32" TV 2.5-hours ago at Circuit City. It was between the Sony and the JVC. Both looked good and were at similar price points. Guess which one I bought? Thats right, I bought the JVC. Thats $500 less for Sony. All because of this XCP fiasco. They better wise up and remember that they are in the business of selling music and electronics. Not treating their computers like thieves and fscking up their computers.
JOhn
Here is the link
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1. Its fast. Most games are played in 30-min or less. Regular Risk can take 1 - 1.5 hours at least.
2. Easy to join network games
3. Online stats
4. Easy chatting with other team players
5. You can play multiple games at once
I actually have the PC CD-ROM game of Risk, but the online play sucked and I got good enough where I could beat the computer AI every time. Lux is way faster and alot more fun to play. They add a few rule variations from standard Risk, but those rules speed up game play and fun considerably.
JOhn
I think about how they bilked someone out of $10 million who will probably never see a return. At least we're makin' jobs!
JOhn
I'm 29, and I think Brian Williams is a fantastic anchor. I also saw him as a guest on The Daily Show twice. The impression I got is that he's incredibly sharp and has a very quick wit. The first time, he went toe to toe with Jon Stewart and they were both hilarious. The second time was much more serious, and I was quite impressed with what Brian had been through covering Hurricane Katrina from inside the Super Dome and around New Orleans. Brian is no talking head. He could be replaced by a Gideon Yago type anchor, but the quality of the coverage would surely suffer. Making their newscasts available online is a good step to increasing their viewer base without pandering to meaningless Hollywood gossip, or other gimmicks.
JOhn
RTFA
"Part of the Red Hat emerging technology team's efforts will be to drive the Xen virtualization technologies as part of the Linux kernel rather than as part of a sidebar project, as is currently the case, Stevens said."
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