Since when do geeks (well, slashdotters) oppose Big Government? They criticize the byzantine parts they don't understand (copyright law, national security, law enforcement, patents, space travel) and applaud the utopian socialist talking points (anti-2nd amendment, heavy taxation of the "rich", "green" legislation, health care).
What happened in the 1970s during the artificial gas crunches causes me to theorize that you're wrong. That sales of SUVs have fallen in the last two years is the proof. That being said, there is definitely a floor on what consumers can do to decrease their demand.
Why shouldn't we cut taxes for the top 1%, as long as we are cutting them for everyone? In fact, everyone who actually pays taxes got a tax cut-- and the people on the bottom got the biggest percentage, so it was still good ol' socialism at work. But you probably couldn't know that because all the media ever reports is "tax breaks for the rich."
If you're going to troll, you would do well to research the area and find that they are called levees and they serve a much different function from dams.
Also, I'm going to go along with Charlie Rangel here (wow, never thought that would happen) and say that, as a non-American citizen, you have no right to critcize my president over domestic issues.
I don't know what RMS has done personally, but I'm sure he has a password on his account now, and I'm sure that fact greatly saddens him. I am sad about it myself. I don't like this new world of poison users and XSS and spyware and so on, but unfortunately you have to accept it as a fact of life.
I lock my house and car. I don't like this new world of robbers and thieves, but unfortunately you have to accept it as a fact of life.
FWIW, in the U.S. military you are given an honorable discharge on demand if wounded three times (three purple hearts), so even if something ridiculous like this happened you'd be sent home by the third severed limb:-P
That's not the setting you should change. If you change the AutoEndTasks value linked to in the related items on that page, you can get the system to AUTOMATICALLY shut down hung programs for you after the timeout period expires. That way, you still get a chance to cancel in the case of a mistake.
I don't think he was slandering the party. He was calling out the extremist wing of the party that unfortunately has hijacked the party. No one is suggesting that all Republicans are corrupt, election-rigging holy rollers,
See, this is ridiculous. What do pentecostals have to do with vote-rigging?
They have good reason to believe this, as he has consistently fought efforts to make it easier for people to vote. Yesterday he urged everyone to use absentee ballots, yet last year he fought efforts to make it easier for people to use those ballots.
I exposed this argument as flawed in my previous post. You are assuming that making absentee voting easier is always a good thing, while clearly it is not as more lax regulations (indeed, there are essentially no controls on absentee ballots in MD anymore) can result in voter fraud. We only need to look at previous elections where people voted multiple times using absentee ballots (sometimes using both absentee ballots and showing up at the polls) to see how this can be abused. For a forum full of geeks who criticize Microsoft at every turn for their poor security track record, I am dismayed that so many of you would not see the danger in loose controls on voting mechanisms. It becomes ironic when you read an an article deriding Diebold for their mini-bar security model, then in the next breath claim that the Governor of MD should be freely handing out absentee ballots. It's simply partisan politics and it's repulsive to see it coming from allegedly intelligent people.
The governor vetoed this bill for the same reason he opposes the electronic voting-- because it has not been proven to be reasonably secure. There is a reason that there are safeguards involved with absentee ballots. We have had numerous elections where people have voted more than once, usually by both absentee ballot and showing up at the polls on election day.
I also don't see the relevance in saying, "Current trends indicate Democrats across the country are set to turn out in large numbers, which would hurt the governor's chances for reelection. So he has called into question the election process." Is it a bad thing to demand a fair, accurate count? If this same Republican was pushing insecure Diebold machines, wouldn't you be questioning whether his cronies has arranged to exploit them for the purpose of compromising the vote count?
Just as absolutist Republician party members believe what they are doing by rigging elections is also right, because it helps the "godly and patriotic" stay in power.
You were doing very well up to that point. If you think that the way to stop corruption in government is to slander one party you disagree with, you are wasting your time.
Also, will breaking into one become a federal offence
Anything could become an offense-- even trolling on Slashdot. However, breaking into vending machines is not, nor could it be construed as, a federal offense under current law.
Yes, but he also responded to terrorist attacks on the WTC and the USS Cole, and violations of the Iraqi no-fly zone, but launching cruise missiles instead of actually making an attempt to solve problems decisively.
I wonder how much health insurance for Americans all that money would buy? Sad thing is, it's our money.
I wonder how much food and clothing your paycheck would buy for the poor? Sad thing is, it's your money.
As for me, I think that protecting the citizens militarily is non-negotiable. You wouldn't suggest we disband your local police, with all their expensive training, firearms, and vehicles-- would you?
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Since when do geeks (well, slashdotters) oppose Big Government? They criticize the byzantine parts they don't understand (copyright law, national security, law enforcement, patents, space travel) and applaud the utopian socialist talking points (anti-2nd amendment, heavy taxation of the "rich", "green" legislation, health care).
What happened in the 1970s during the artificial gas crunches causes me to theorize that you're wrong. That sales of SUVs have fallen in the last two years is the proof. That being said, there is definitely a floor on what consumers can do to decrease their demand.
Why shouldn't we cut taxes for the top 1%, as long as we are cutting them for everyone? In fact, everyone who actually pays taxes got a tax cut-- and the people on the bottom got the biggest percentage, so it was still good ol' socialism at work. But you probably couldn't know that because all the media ever reports is "tax breaks for the rich."
If you're going to troll, you would do well to research the area and find that they are called levees and they serve a much different function from dams.
Also, I'm going to go along with Charlie Rangel here (wow, never thought that would happen) and say that, as a non-American citizen, you have no right to critcize my president over domestic issues.
It won't confuse color blind people.
I won't go into your twisted ideas regarding ties between gun owners and the "religious right."
The apostrophe says, "Look out, here comes an 's'!"
We already have quite a few competently-engineered devices available on the internet that can beat your meat.
Modesty does not permit me to link to them.FWIW, in the U.S. military you are given an honorable discharge on demand if wounded three times (three purple hearts), so even if something ridiculous like this happened you'd be sent home by the third severed limb :-P
That's not the setting you should change. If you change the AutoEndTasks value linked to in the related items on that page, you can get the system to AUTOMATICALLY shut down hung programs for you after the timeout period expires. That way, you still get a chance to cancel in the case of a mistake.
I also don't see the relevance in saying, "Current trends indicate Democrats across the country are set to turn out in large numbers, which would hurt the governor's chances for reelection. So he has called into question the election process." Is it a bad thing to demand a fair, accurate count? If this same Republican was pushing insecure Diebold machines, wouldn't you be questioning whether his cronies has arranged to exploit them for the purpose of compromising the vote count?
No, we don't need to give the voter a paper receipt, thanks.
Have you been to New York City lately? I see LOTS of those kind of people walking around already!
Don't flatter yourself.
And the economy went from stagnation (yes, it was stagnating fom 1992-1993) to boom.
Yes, but he also responded to terrorist attacks on the WTC and the USS Cole, and violations of the Iraqi no-fly zone, but launching cruise missiles instead of actually making an attempt to solve problems decisively.
What is up with modding this "troll"? Moderation isn't a popularity contest, people.
As for me, I think that protecting the citizens militarily is non-negotiable. You wouldn't suggest we disband your local police, with all their expensive training, firearms, and vehicles-- would you?
... because he lost his mini-bar key.