If your idea of winning a race is tripping all the other participants then, evolutionarily, you're going to get blown out of the water by the runner who can dance. Watch it happen to MS.
Well then, we need a competitor for MS who is Intelligently Designed to be untrippable while water dancing. Someone get Kansas on the line!
If you want to get technical, Marvel is reponding to DC with regards to hiring high profile writers like Stephen King. Check out the credits to Batman 400, from 1986.
"One of our religious leaders has called for the assassination of that nation's elected President"
Sorry, we don't have religious leaders, and besides, it was Venezuela. Pat Robertson is a private citizen, and has no authority whatsoever, despite being a well known asshat.
From the report: "The SIPRI data on arms transfers refer to actual deliveries of major conventional weapons."
Thus this data records the money given by all countries to explicitly buy arms. If you're implying the $200M from the US was used exclusively for chemical weapons and other WMD, then I'd love to see a source. As would, I should think, the DNC, Moveon.org, the UN, etc.
Look, I'm not excusing the fact we provided this materiel to Iraq, only that we were hardly alone, and weren't nearly the worst offender.
I know this is one of those things that "everybody knows", that the US armed Saddam in the 80's, but the facts speak otherwise. Yes, we supplied Iraq with monies and arms, but we were far behind those paragons of International virtue like:
USSR 17503 50.78% France 5221 15.15% China 5192 15.06% Czechoslovakia 1540 4.47% Poland 1626 4.72% Brazil 724 2.10% Egypt 568 1.65% Romania 524 1.52% Denmark 226 0.66% Libya 200 0.58% USA 200 0.58%
A "podcast" is a downloadable audio file of some whiny kid who thinks he's an authority on something and has a delusional idea that people care what he has to say--in audio form.
You're trollish response aside, maybe you didn't read what I wrote. Let me pick out the pertinent part for you:
"Second, the statute requires the FBI to obtain an order from the FISA court, following a procedure that was first established during the 1970s. So the FBI can't unilaterally subpoena anything.
Third, the statute specifically provides that no such order can be based on activities that are protected by the First Amendment.
Given these facts, and given that there has never yet been a case where section 215 has been used to obtain library or bookstore records"
So if the law is used as intended, I don't see much difference between what law enforcement can do now vs. prior to 9/11. People are getting in a tizzy over something that isn't there. If all you listen to are Michael Moore, John Kerry, Pat Buchanan and the like, of course you're going to be upset about this act. But they're demagoguing based on an incorrect assumption of wht the law is. I'm not trying to say there is nothing wrong with the Patriot Act, far from it. Only that this particular issue is nonsense. Unless someone can point out examples where this law has been abused in relation to libraries and bookstores?
Yeah, except for the fact that no libraries or bookstores were ever subpoenaed for their records under this act. But don't take my word for it. Check out this entry over at http://powerlineblog.com/:
This week's silliest Congressional action was the House's vote, 238-187, to amend the Patriot Act to prohibit its use to subpoena records from libraries or booksellers. I haven't yet seen the specific language the House adopted today, but I assume it was similar or identical to the "Freedom to Read Act," which Bernie Sanders introduced last year. That amendment said:
None of the funds available may be used to make an application under section 501 of FISA [the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] to require the production of library circulation records, library patron lists, library Internet records, bookseller sales records, or bookseller customer lists.
The amendment would thus operate as a limitation on section 215 of the Patriot Act, which itself amended section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. At risk of authoring the most boring blog post in history, I think it is important to set out the complete text of the relevant portion of section 215 of the Patriot Act, at which the "library amendment" is aimed:
SEC. 215. ACCESS TO RECORDS AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT.
Title V of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 501 through 503 and inserting the following:
"SEC. 501. ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.
''(a)(1) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in Charge) may make an application for an order requiring the production of any tangible things (including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.
''(2) An investigation conducted under this section shall-- (A) be conducted under guidelines approved by the Attorney General under Executive Order 12333 (or a successor order); and (B) not be conducted of a United States person solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
''(b) Each application under this section--
"(1) shall be made to-- (A) a judge of the court established by section 103(a); or (B) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter 43 of title 28, United States Code, who is publicly designated by the Chief Justice of the United States to have the power to hear applications and grant orders for the production of tangible things under this section on behalf of a judge of that court; and 50 USC 1861.
"(2) shall specify that the records concerned are sought for an authorized investigation conducted in accordance with subsection (a)(2) to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities.
"(c)(1) Upon an application made pursuant to this section, the judge shall enter an ex parte order as requested, or as modified, approving the release of records if the judge finds that the application meets the requirements of this section.
''(2) An order under this subsection shall not disclose that it is issued for purposes of an investigation described in subsection (a).
''(d) No person shall disclose to any other person (other than those persons necessary to produce the tangible things under this section) that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained tangible things
Nowhere did I state or imply that we did not support Saddam. My point is simply that saying the US supported him without referencing the 10 other nations who supported him in *greater* amounts is disingenuous.
Being a Wal Mart DVD customer (by mail), I can say that they don't. I was able to get a few DVD's I was sure they wouldn't carry, like South Park and Team America. I just got the email today about the "merger" with netflix, and I'm not sure whether to go for it. I've read some crappy things about Netflix service.
Check out the "Windowlicker" video by Aphex Twin. They do a pretty good send up of that style of video which is rather disturbing. Here: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2432540
Why do I get the feeling that when this is over, tigerdirect will be very unhappy? I mean, taking on Apple legal is like walking up to Mike Tyson and bitchslapping him because you don't like how he looks. You're just asking for it. Right or wrong, I think tigerdirect will be handed an ass whuppin.
Maybe their lawyer will change his name afterwards to "Claude Balls".
Having gone throught the rigorous and stressful training to become a professional pilot, I have to shudder at the thought of every Joe Sweatsock flying around in one of these. Don't get me wrong, I would love for everyone to experience the joy and freedom of flying their own aircraft, but there are serious safety issues.
I'm old enough to have experienced the "watermelon demo" in the beginning of my training. All us students were taken out onto the ramp, where they had a Cessna 152 fired up, propeller spinning. We all stood back as an instructor threw a watermelon into the spinning propeller. After that, you had a serious respect for the propeller. It is not pretty what a prop will do to a human body.
Btw, they don't do the watermelon demo anymore as its extremely bad for the propeller.
"For what it's worth, I incline to the latter position. Europe's problems -- its unaffordable social programs, its deathbed demographics, its dependence on immigration numbers that no stable nation (not even America in the Ellis Island era) has ever successfully absorbed -- are all of Europe's making. By some projections, the EU's population will be 40 percent Muslim by 2025. Already, more people each week attend Friday prayers at British mosques than Sunday service at Christian churches -- and in a country where Anglican bishops have permanent seats in the national legislature.
Some of us think an Islamic Europe will be easier for America to deal with than the present Europe of cynical, wily, duplicitous pseudo-allies. But getting there is certain to be messy, and violent.
Until the shape of the new Europe begins to emerge, there's no point picking fights with the terminally ill. The old Europe is dying, and Mr. Bush did the diplomatic equivalent of the Oscar night lifetime-achievement tribute at which the current stars salute a once glamorous old-timer whose fading aura is no threat to them. The 21st century is being built elsewhere."
Oh come on, Detroit is really not that bad. It's come a long way since the seventies. Although, I do recall in the mid to late 80's a calendar being available called "Shot in Detroit" featuring scenic pictues of Detroit that all had chalk outlines in the foreground. I always wanted one.
Anyone who's balls can stand up to $2000 worth of condoms is not someone I would attempt to kick there. They'd probably grab your foot and break it off.
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If your idea of winning a race is tripping all the other participants then, evolutionarily, you're going to get blown out of the water by the runner who can dance. Watch it happen to MS.
Well then, we need a competitor for MS who is Intelligently Designed to be untrippable while water dancing. Someone get Kansas on the line!
They are, just ask Lawrence Summers.
If you want to get technical, Marvel is reponding to DC with regards to hiring high profile writers like Stephen King. Check out the credits to Batman 400, from 1986.
Alright, so it was just an intro.
It would certainly be confusing when someone wrote "Frist Post".
I broke the dam.
"I'm talking about quadruple anal penetration. Yes, four cocks in one woman's tight cunt."
Four nearsighted, cross eyed drunks, with no depth perception, apparently.
"One of our religious leaders has called for the assassination of that nation's elected President"
Sorry, we don't have religious leaders, and besides, it was Venezuela. Pat Robertson is a private citizen, and has no authority whatsoever, despite being a well known asshat.
"Really, I would like to see Apple succeed, but to do that, they may need to focus more on the usability and reliability of their products"
Yeah, why can't they be more like Microsoft? Oh wait, nevermind...
From the report: "The SIPRI data on arms transfers refer to actual deliveries of major conventional weapons."
Thus this data records the money given by all countries to explicitly buy arms. If you're implying the $200M from the US was used exclusively for chemical weapons and other WMD, then I'd love to see a source. As would, I should think, the DNC, Moveon.org, the UN, etc.
Look, I'm not excusing the fact we provided this materiel to Iraq, only that we were hardly alone, and weren't nearly the worst offender.
I know this is one of those things that "everybody knows", that the US armed Saddam in the 80's, but the facts speak otherwise. Yes, we supplied Iraq with monies and arms, but we were far behind those paragons of International virtue like:
m ps_73-02.pdf
USSR 17503 50.78%
France 5221 15.15%
China 5192 15.06%
Czechoslovakia 1540 4.47%
Poland 1626 4.72%
Brazil 724 2.10%
Egypt 568 1.65%
Romania 524 1.52%
Denmark 226 0.66%
Libya 200 0.58%
USA 200 0.58%
But don't take my word for it. Refer to the report from SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) here: http://projects.sipri.se/armstrade/Trnd_Ind_IRQ_I
If you're going to blame the US for something, go ahead, but a least blame us for something legitimate.
The day it stops making my life easier to have a Windows machine lying around is the last day I'll ever use it
Or as I call it, June 12, 1998.
A "podcast" is a downloadable audio file of some whiny kid who thinks he's an authority on something and has a delusional idea that people care what he has to say--in audio form.
So its like Slashdot, but in stereo?
You're trollish response aside, maybe you didn't read what I wrote. Let me pick out the pertinent part for you:
"Second, the statute requires the FBI to obtain an order from the FISA court, following a procedure that was first established during the 1970s. So the FBI can't unilaterally subpoena anything.
Third, the statute specifically provides that no such order can be based on activities that are protected by the First Amendment.
Given these facts, and given that there has never yet been a case where section 215 has been used to obtain library or bookstore records"
So if the law is used as intended, I don't see much difference between what law enforcement can do now vs. prior to 9/11. People are getting in a tizzy over something that isn't there. If all you listen to are Michael Moore, John Kerry, Pat Buchanan and the like, of course you're going to be upset about this act. But they're demagoguing based on an incorrect assumption of wht the law is. I'm not trying to say there is nothing wrong with the Patriot Act, far from it. Only that this particular issue is nonsense. Unless someone can point out examples where this law has been abused in relation to libraries and bookstores?
Yeah, except for the fact that no libraries or bookstores were ever subpoenaed for their records under this act. But don't take my word for it. Check out this entry over at http://powerlineblog.com/:
This week's silliest Congressional action was the House's vote, 238-187, to amend the Patriot Act to prohibit its use to subpoena records from libraries or booksellers. I haven't yet seen the specific language the House adopted today, but I assume it was similar or identical to the "Freedom to Read Act," which Bernie Sanders introduced last year. That amendment said:
None of the funds available may be used to make an application under section 501 of FISA [the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act] to require the production of library circulation records, library patron lists, library Internet records, bookseller sales records, or bookseller customer lists.
The amendment would thus operate as a limitation on section 215 of the Patriot Act, which itself amended section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. At risk of authoring the most boring blog post in history, I think it is important to set out the complete text of the relevant portion of section 215 of the Patriot Act, at which the "library amendment" is aimed:
SEC. 215. ACCESS TO RECORDS AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE ACT.
Title V of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861 et seq.) is amended by striking sections 501 through 503 and inserting the following:
"SEC. 501. ACCESS TO CERTAIN BUSINESS RECORDS FOR FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE AND INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM INVESTIGATIONS.
''(a)(1) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation or a designee of the Director (whose rank shall be no lower than Assistant Special Agent in Charge) may make an application for an order requiring the production of any tangible things (including books, records, papers, documents, and other items) for an investigation to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities, provided that such investigation of a United States person is not conducted solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution.
''(2) An investigation conducted under this section shall-- (A) be conducted under guidelines approved by the Attorney General under Executive Order 12333 (or a successor order); and (B) not be conducted of a United States person solely upon the basis of activities protected by the first amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
''(b) Each application under this section--
"(1) shall be made to-- (A) a judge of the court established by section 103(a); or (B) a United States Magistrate Judge under chapter 43 of title 28, United States Code, who is publicly designated by the Chief Justice of the United States to have the power to hear applications and grant orders for the production of tangible things under this section on behalf of a judge of that court; and 50 USC 1861.
"(2) shall specify that the records concerned are sought for an authorized investigation conducted in accordance with subsection (a)(2) to obtain foreign intelligence information not concerning a United States person or to protect against international terrorism or clandestine intelligence activities.
"(c)(1) Upon an application made pursuant to this section, the judge shall enter an ex parte order as requested, or as modified, approving the release of records if the judge finds that the application meets the requirements of this section.
''(2) An order under this subsection shall not disclose that it is issued for purposes of an investigation described in subsection (a).
''(d) No person shall disclose to any other person (other than those persons necessary to produce the tangible things under this section) that the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained tangible things
Nowhere did I state or imply that we did not support Saddam. My point is simply that saying the US supported him without referencing the 10 other nations who supported him in *greater* amounts is disingenuous.
"maybe the people of Iraq before *you guys* gave him millions in support, training and, according to some, bological weapons capabilities..."
/ 2003/12/how_the_us_arme.html/
m ps_73-02.pdf
Bzzzzzzttt!
Thanks for playing: http://dailyablution.blogs.com/the_daily_ablution
And for the original data: http://projects.sipri.se/armstrade/Trnd_Ind_IRQ_I
Wow. Describing the Simpsons as no more than "Homer is Stupid and Fat" on Slashdot is like saying "MacGyver is gay" to Patty and Selma.
Next thing you know, you're hanging by a wedgie froma telephone pole.
Being a Wal Mart DVD customer (by mail), I can say that they don't. I was able to get a few DVD's I was sure they wouldn't carry, like South Park and Team America. I just got the email today about the "merger" with netflix, and I'm not sure whether to go for it. I've read some crappy things about Netflix service.
Check out the "Windowlicker" video by Aphex Twin. They do a pretty good send up of that style of video which is rather disturbing. Here: http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2432540
Why do I get the feeling that when this is over, tigerdirect will be very unhappy? I mean, taking on Apple legal is like walking up to Mike Tyson and bitchslapping him because you don't like how he looks. You're just asking for it. Right or wrong, I think tigerdirect will be handed an ass whuppin.
Maybe their lawyer will change his name afterwards to "Claude Balls".
Having gone throught the rigorous and stressful training to become a professional pilot, I have to shudder at the thought of every Joe Sweatsock flying around in one of these. Don't get me wrong, I would love for everyone to experience the joy and freedom of flying their own aircraft, but there are serious safety issues.
I'm old enough to have experienced the "watermelon demo" in the beginning of my training. All us students were taken out onto the ramp, where they had a Cessna 152 fired up, propeller spinning. We all stood back as an instructor threw a watermelon into the spinning propeller. After that, you had a serious respect for the propeller. It is not pretty what a prop will do to a human body.
Btw, they don't do the watermelon demo anymore as its extremely bad for the propeller.
Yeah, things look great:
n 27.html
http://www.suntimes.com/output/steyn/cst-edt-stey
"For what it's worth, I incline to the latter position. Europe's problems -- its unaffordable social programs, its deathbed demographics, its dependence on immigration numbers that no stable nation (not even America in the Ellis Island era) has ever successfully absorbed -- are all of Europe's making. By some projections, the EU's population will be 40 percent Muslim by 2025. Already, more people each week attend Friday prayers at British mosques than Sunday service at Christian churches -- and in a country where Anglican bishops have permanent seats in the national legislature.
Some of us think an Islamic Europe will be easier for America to deal with than the present Europe of cynical, wily, duplicitous pseudo-allies. But getting there is certain to be messy, and violent.
Until the shape of the new Europe begins to emerge, there's no point picking fights with the terminally ill. The old Europe is dying, and Mr. Bush did the diplomatic equivalent of the Oscar night lifetime-achievement tribute at which the current stars salute a once glamorous old-timer whose fading aura is no threat to them. The 21st century is being built elsewhere."
Oh come on, Detroit is really not that bad. It's come a long way since the seventies. Although, I do recall in the mid to late 80's a calendar being available called "Shot in Detroit" featuring scenic pictues of Detroit that all had chalk outlines in the foreground. I always wanted one.
"then those big springs uncompressed and slammed the tank into my groin hard enough to crease the plastic"
See? There's your problem. You should always use a groin of case hardened steel, instead of cheaping out and going for plastic. Lesson learned.
Anyone who's balls can stand up to $2000 worth of condoms is not someone I would attempt to kick there. They'd probably grab your foot and break it off.