Typewriters are far more complex than pianos. Pianos are interesting, but each mechanism is fairly simple and identical to the others. On a typewriter, you have each key, but you also have the carriage and all that goes with it.
Just an FYI - the only thing they got right about me was the house value, which happens to be very public information that anybody can see. The rest of it was not just wrong but hilariously so. It turns out that I'm a mail-order buyer (never), single (not for the last 15 years), have spent $200 online once (Amazon Prime, need I say more?), have no vehicles, etc. I pity anybody who pays money for this "data".
These laws weren't made under Constitutional authority. You can't wipe your ass with it and then say "hey, the Constitution says you can't do that". It either matters or it doesn't, and since we're clearly in the "it doesn't" territory....
But, in the end, the real question is under what Constitutional authority the federal government supposes to ban or even regulate a substance that is grown and sold within a state. You'd think a "Constitutional scholar" like our beloved President would ask that before he started enforcing laws with vigor as he has.
Oh, and for those of you wondering - there is no such Constitutional authority. Marijuana is under the purview of the states, and if a state says "it's legal", it's legal. Period. The appropriate thing to do would be to make it a felony for federal agents to attempt to enforce unconstitutional laws in your state at the same time you legalize marijuana, with the stipulation that they have to pay for all legal defenses out of their own pockets. Problem solved tomorrow.
So you are right: you pay less per kWh in the USA: However you use between 4 to 10 times the electricity a German household or person does. So bottom line you pay far more than we do.
It's also hotter in most of the US, and air conditioning makes up a huge portion of our energy usage.
Based on polling, between 10 and 20% of Muslims are "radicalized". That represents at least 200,000,000 people. They are following their scripture's teachings. Not surprisingly, there are Muslim terrorist attacks in the Middle East almost daily. Pakistan is particularly hard hit, and most victims of Muslim violence are other Muslims.
The "Christians" that you've mentioned there are not following the teachings in their scriptures, and they number in the hundreds total. They've killed a few people. On average, they've killed fewer people in the last 100 years than the Muslims kill in a day.
I'm surprised that the inventor of The Internet would make such erroneous claims.
Of all places, Slashdot really ought not to fall victim to such an erroneous meme.
What Al Gore actually said: "I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
Yes, I was watching the interview where he said that, and he did say it. The problem is that he uses the idiomatic phrase "took the initiative". One cannot "take" a Congressional initiative. The phrase literally means "I did this".
"take the initiative (to do something)- to activate oneself to do something even if one has not been asked to do it."
He was saying that he created the internet. I agree with Newt that Gore was a major early contributor to funding the internet. But he didn't create it.
If you would read the intro and accompanying texts with an open mind you would realize that the guy is a world-class bullshitter, and claiming to have created the internet fits into the rest of what he does.
I don't care. He killed and maimed many people, his life is of no value. I know, that's harsh, but it's reality. I'd rather worry about the people who are in prison because they were in possession of dead plants.
To be fair, one of them is the ADX Florence Supermax Prison which is a "nice" prison compared to others on the list. They put it there due to the inmates being isolated, but the only people who get sent there (so far) are the so-called "worst of the worst" - people like Ted Kaczinski. I'm very against bad prison conditions but I have no problem with that one in its current usage.
As for Rikers Island I have no doubt it's awful. I would, however, question its inclusion on that list. Look at the picture and compare to the others - it doesn't fit.
Yes, very much so. Most of us in the reality based world made him out to be a world-class Chicago-style bullshitter after listening to him talk for 2-3 seconds. Unfortunately, a smooth talker is able to win a lot of votes, even if he says nothing of substance.
That's not my point at all. The film had nothing to do with the attack, and there was no "protest". The fake protest was a cover for a preplanned terrorist attack on the embassy. The Obama administration lied about it and tried to blame it on a filmmaker apparently because the whole terrorist attack was too embarrassing.
I think his plan succeeded. He wished to make the argument that Muslims are easily incited to violence, so he made a film insulting them - and the immediate reaction was a series of violent protests and a few murders, making his point quite clearly.
Except the film had nothing to do with the violent protests, which were a cover for the terrorist operation to attack the embassy. Nobody in Libya mentioned the film. Ever.
The executive branch wanted to push a false narrative about Benghazi where a bunch of people got pissed off about the film, started a protest, and attacked the embassy. So they had the filmmaker loudly arrested. They've since started to admit the truth.
Google and Apple do nothing of consequence? How in the hell did you get modded up past -10?
Google is worth many many thousands of dollars/year to my company. There's no way to program in a modern system like RoR without being able to search and find answers to questions. That's not to mention all of the other stuff that I can easily search and learn about, like when I had shingles 4 weeks ago. What used to take me a day at the library 25 years ago now takes me 5 minutes. Sorry, that's value.
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Typewriters are far more complex than pianos. Pianos are interesting, but each mechanism is fairly simple and identical to the others. On a typewriter, you have each key, but you also have the carriage and all that goes with it.
You've bought the false narrative. GZ didn't "follow" or "stalk" TM at any time. Scroll back up for a good writeup on what actually happened.
GZ should have stayed in his truck, and he should have looked the other way.
I guess you missed the whole "neighborhood watch" thing. He was driving around specifically watching for trouble, and he found it.
Just an FYI - the only thing they got right about me was the house value, which happens to be very public information that anybody can see. The rest of it was not just wrong but hilariously so. It turns out that I'm a mail-order buyer (never), single (not for the last 15 years), have spent $200 online once (Amazon Prime, need I say more?), have no vehicles, etc. I pity anybody who pays money for this "data".
Yes, and the SCOTUS was full of shit when they decided that.
These laws weren't made under Constitutional authority. You can't wipe your ass with it and then say "hey, the Constitution says you can't do that". It either matters or it doesn't, and since we're clearly in the "it doesn't" territory....
But, in the end, the real question is under what Constitutional authority the federal government supposes to ban or even regulate a substance that is grown and sold within a state. You'd think a "Constitutional scholar" like our beloved President would ask that before he started enforcing laws with vigor as he has.
Oh, and for those of you wondering - there is no such Constitutional authority. Marijuana is under the purview of the states, and if a state says "it's legal", it's legal. Period. The appropriate thing to do would be to make it a felony for federal agents to attempt to enforce unconstitutional laws in your state at the same time you legalize marijuana, with the stipulation that they have to pay for all legal defenses out of their own pockets. Problem solved tomorrow.
An expert in tanking companies at the helm of Microsoft? I can't wait.
Why wait? Enjoy Ballmer while he's still there!
So you are right: you pay less per kWh in the USA: However you use between 4 to 10 times the electricity a German household or person does. So bottom line you pay far more than we do.
It's also hotter in most of the US, and air conditioning makes up a huge portion of our energy usage.
Based on polling, between 10 and 20% of Muslims are "radicalized". That represents at least 200,000,000 people. They are following their scripture's teachings. Not surprisingly, there are Muslim terrorist attacks in the Middle East almost daily. Pakistan is particularly hard hit, and most victims of Muslim violence are other Muslims.
The "Christians" that you've mentioned there are not following the teachings in their scriptures, and they number in the hundreds total. They've killed a few people. On average, they've killed fewer people in the last 100 years than the Muslims kill in a day.
Which group should I be more worried about?
I'm surprised that the inventor of The Internet would make such erroneous claims.
Of all places, Slashdot really ought not to fall victim to such an erroneous meme.
What Al Gore actually said: "I took the initiative in creating the Internet."
Yes, I was watching the interview where he said that, and he did say it. The problem is that he uses the idiomatic phrase "took the initiative". One cannot "take" a Congressional initiative. The phrase literally means "I did this".
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+the+initiative
"take the initiative (to do something)- to activate oneself to do something even if one has not been asked to do it."
He was saying that he created the internet. I agree with Newt that Gore was a major early contributor to funding the internet. But he didn't create it.
If you would read the intro and accompanying texts with an open mind you would realize that the guy is a world-class bullshitter, and claiming to have created the internet fits into the rest of what he does.
I don't care. He killed and maimed many people, his life is of no value. I know, that's harsh, but it's reality. I'd rather worry about the people who are in prison because they were in possession of dead plants.
To be fair, one of them is the ADX Florence Supermax Prison which is a "nice" prison compared to others on the list. They put it there due to the inmates being isolated, but the only people who get sent there (so far) are the so-called "worst of the worst" - people like Ted Kaczinski. I'm very against bad prison conditions but I have no problem with that one in its current usage.
As for Rikers Island I have no doubt it's awful. I would, however, question its inclusion on that list. Look at the picture and compare to the others - it doesn't fit.
Yes, very much so. Most of us in the reality based world made him out to be a world-class Chicago-style bullshitter after listening to him talk for 2-3 seconds. Unfortunately, a smooth talker is able to win a lot of votes, even if he says nothing of substance.
That's not my point at all. The film had nothing to do with the attack, and there was no "protest". The fake protest was a cover for a preplanned terrorist attack on the embassy. The Obama administration lied about it and tried to blame it on a filmmaker apparently because the whole terrorist attack was too embarrassing.
The guy who bought a Windows Phone will be thrilled to hear about this!
I think his plan succeeded. He wished to make the argument that Muslims are easily incited to violence, so he made a film insulting them - and the immediate reaction was a series of violent protests and a few murders, making his point quite clearly.
Except the film had nothing to do with the violent protests, which were a cover for the terrorist operation to attack the embassy. Nobody in Libya mentioned the film. Ever.
The executive branch wanted to push a false narrative about Benghazi where a bunch of people got pissed off about the film, started a protest, and attacked the embassy. So they had the filmmaker loudly arrested. They've since started to admit the truth.
Plain and simple the federal government is suposed to be small, the states are suposed to be the ones with the power.
And who is supposing this? Also, people might have had more sympathy for States' Rights if states didn't use them to oppress people.
Ironically posted to an article about one of the many federal agencies currently in the news for oppressing people.
Obama would be right wing in just about any other Western country. The US is an aberration.
And the US is the most successful country in history. Probably just a coincidence....
So the author keeps using the word "customers" - yes, with an "s". Apparently someone else has bought a Windows Phone.
Google and Apple do nothing of consequence? How in the hell did you get modded up past -10?
Google is worth many many thousands of dollars/year to my company. There's no way to program in a modern system like RoR without being able to search and find answers to questions. That's not to mention all of the other stuff that I can easily search and learn about, like when I had shingles 4 weeks ago. What used to take me a day at the library 25 years ago now takes me 5 minutes. Sorry, that's value.
Don't even get me started about my iphone.
By what legal authority did Obama delay this implementation?
Simple: asp.net. Plenty of half assed coders out there can, with little effort, build a website using Visual Basic or C#.
Sounds like a great accomplishment and major win for Microsoft.
Ever heard of PHP?
They ought to just call the guy who bought one and explain it to him.
If you RTFA, you'll find that the muzzle energy is 3% of that of a .22, not the velocity. The velocity is about 40m/s, or about 90MPH.