I present for you the single largest obstacle to Democracy: Mitch McConnell!
This is an issue that a large majority of Americans want, and ol' Turtle-Neck can single-handedly block it, with no recourse. Not even Trump can do that, even with a veto, as Congress has the ability to override if desired.
Since death metal inspires joy, can we start a little thread of our favorite death metal songs?
I'm not a regular death metal listener, but I have to admit that when I hear it I get unreasonably giddy. Here's Cannibal Corpse, who I like because they remind me of a real live version of Deathklok.
I listen to this shit and I'm ready to go put my head through some drywall. In next life, I want to come back as a death metal bass player, but hopefully not Murderface.
A couple of years ago I was driving to work, and was in a particularly foul mood (don't remember why exactly). I was flipping through the SiriusXM stations and when I reached Liquid Metal they were playing Cannibal Corpse's "Kill or Become". It was so cathartic, it just pulled that dark mood right out of me.
CBS had a grand total of ONE (1) show that I would have been interested in watching (Star Trek Discovery). Not enough to get me to buy the subscription.
Disney on the other hand, has quite a large list of things I want to watch (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, etc). As long as they price it decently and have no ads (I could see paying $10-15/month without blinking) I will likely get a sub.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov
Blizzards are mainly due to high winds (35MPH+) and poor visibility, but not necessarily a lot of snowfall. We had one on Feb 7th, where the snowfall was only about an inch. That one was what they call a ground blizzard, which blows snow around that had already fallen.
And the other side consists of Anti-Fascist authoritarian terrorists and violent anarchists.
Or we could just admit that some people on one side believe that we shouldn't try to erase history and some people on the other side believe we shouldn't build monuments to traitors and slave owners. But that would require actually talking to each other and coming to some kind of accommodation. I don't know like a big brass plaque next to a confederate statue that says something like: This racist monument brought to you by the Democratic party. The party that tried to destroy the Union in support of slavery. They built this statue after the war when they retook the government by denying civil rights to people of color. Let us never forget.
Yesterday's Democrats are not today's Democrats.
Yesterday's Republicans are not today's Republicans either.
But unfortunately for us the "march of progress" is pretty much forcing us to upgrade, even when the existing copies of Office 2003 and up work just fine.
We looked at going to Office 365 and the pricing looked good... until we found that needed functionality cost extra. We would end up paying more in less than 2 years going with Office 365 instead of Office 2019. And we would keep paying that out, year after year. Office 2019 could last us many years.
Personally I'd be more than happy to switch to LibreOffice, but that would never fly.
Indeed. We could even call this hypothetical delivery person a 'milk man', maybe dress them all in white to denote their station. They could even service lonely housewives, for extra efficiency. I'll get on this, right away!
Make that a 'milk lady' and you've got yourself a deal!
We are in the midst of a huge mass extinction event. It's up to us, our generation, to save what little we can for future generations. If humanity gets through this.. it will be our time RIGHT NOW that will be judged harshly. Grow plants, create pools for insects in your yard. Do whatever you can.
At least, lucky for us, we have strong leaders who want to do something about it.
Fuck the future! I'll be dead by then, having made MORE money RIGHT NOW!
Safe up until a drone gets sucked into a passenger jet's engine, killing a couple hundred people when it crashes. All because some jackass doesn't have the common sense to avoid airports with his drone.
This is why we can't have nice things... idiots who can't be bothered to think about anyone except themselves. Especially assholes who are doing shit like this "for the lulz" like this incident appears to be.
That seems like a pretty unhealthy precedent to set.
Quite so....snipsnip...
Agreed. I wonder if our new Messiah Donald has heard the phrase "What goes around comes around". I.e. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, or He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
And I think the failing rod has long since come to pass.
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I present for you the single largest obstacle to Democracy: Mitch McConnell!
This is an issue that a large majority of Americans want, and ol' Turtle-Neck can single-handedly block it, with no recourse. Not even Trump can do that, even with a veto, as Congress has the ability to override if desired.
No one man should have that power.
You can have my desktop when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
You can use the Media Creation Tool to build a bootable USB stick for installing. Works much faster than a DVD.
It'll die in the Senate. On the plus side this puts the Republicans on record as opposing Net Neutrality.
The Republicans aren't "opposed to Network Neutrality". They're opposed to using a broken fix that will break things further.
OK, fine. Why didn't they fix it then?
I'll tell you why: their corporate masters don't want it fixed.
If there is someone who actually wants to film me having sex I would question their sanity.
Way too much work. Just pass a law that sets pi to be 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Since death metal inspires joy, can we start a little thread of our favorite death metal songs?
I'm not a regular death metal listener, but I have to admit that when I hear it I get unreasonably giddy. Here's Cannibal Corpse, who I like because they remind me of a real live version of Deathklok.
https://youtu.be/482tDopNzoc
I listen to this shit and I'm ready to go put my head through some drywall. In next life, I want to come back as a death metal bass player, but hopefully not Murderface.
A couple of years ago I was driving to work, and was in a particularly foul mood (don't remember why exactly). I was flipping through the SiriusXM stations and when I reached Liquid Metal they were playing Cannibal Corpse's "Kill or Become". It was so cathartic, it just pulled that dark mood right out of me.
Since when do The Powers That Be want to have a "well educated populace"?
CBS had a grand total of ONE (1) show that I would have been interested in watching (Star Trek Discovery). Not enough to get me to buy the subscription.
Disney on the other hand, has quite a large list of things I want to watch (Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, etc). As long as they price it decently and have no ads (I could see paying $10-15/month without blinking) I will likely get a sub.
One less food source for a parasite.
Bullshit. I have the Netflix sub that allows for 2 screens and HD. I use one, and my son at college uses the other.
If they don't want account sharing then charge for each screen. Probably not a good idea, as that would very likely piss off customers.
The study is fucking stupid for implying piracy.
One more thing on the list of Things That Should Not Have Software.
There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov
You've mistaken scientology for a religion.
Why? Scientology has all the hallmarks as any other religion does. And it is just as valid as the rest of them too.
If Jesus has any flaws, or resorts to kicking arse
Like he did in the temple? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
That would make for some strange love, for sure...
Blizzards are mainly due to high winds (35MPH+) and poor visibility, but not necessarily a lot of snowfall. We had one on Feb 7th, where the snowfall was only about an inch. That one was what they call a ground blizzard, which blows snow around that had already fallen.
Halloween '91... now THAT was a proper blizzard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
And the other side consists of Anti-Fascist authoritarian terrorists and violent anarchists.
Or we could just admit that some people on one side believe that we shouldn't try to erase history and some people on the other side believe we shouldn't build monuments to traitors and slave owners. But that would require actually talking to each other and coming to some kind of accommodation. I don't know like a big brass plaque next to a confederate statue that says something like: This racist monument brought to you by the Democratic party. The party that tried to destroy the Union in support of slavery. They built this statue after the war when they retook the government by denying civil rights to people of color. Let us never forget.
Yesterday's Democrats are not today's Democrats.
Yesterday's Republicans are not today's Republicans either.
But unfortunately for us the "march of progress" is pretty much forcing us to upgrade, even when the existing copies of Office 2003 and up work just fine.
We looked at going to Office 365 and the pricing looked good... until we found that needed functionality cost extra. We would end up paying more in less than 2 years going with Office 365 instead of Office 2019. And we would keep paying that out, year after year. Office 2019 could last us many years.
Personally I'd be more than happy to switch to LibreOffice, but that would never fly.
Indeed. We could even call this hypothetical delivery person a 'milk man', maybe dress them all in white to denote their station. They could even service lonely housewives, for extra efficiency. I'll get on this, right away!
Make that a 'milk lady' and you've got yourself a deal!
Boss: "I need you to itemize all unforeseen problems. Include mitigation solutions for long term viability."
Trump Derangement Syndrome.
Seek help now.
The only ones with TDS are the non-wealthy GOPers that support that dishonest narcissistic asshole. Talk about cognitive dissonance.
We are in the midst of a huge mass extinction event. It's up to us, our generation, to save what little we can for future generations. If humanity gets through this.. it will be our time RIGHT NOW that will be judged harshly. Grow plants, create pools for insects in your yard. Do whatever you can.
At least, lucky for us, we have strong leaders who want to do something about it.
Fuck the future! I'll be dead by then, having made MORE money RIGHT NOW!
(in other words: "I've got mine, fuck you.")
Safe up until a drone gets sucked into a passenger jet's engine, killing a couple hundred people when it crashes. All because some jackass doesn't have the common sense to avoid airports with his drone.
This is why we can't have nice things... idiots who can't be bothered to think about anyone except themselves. Especially assholes who are doing shit like this "for the lulz" like this incident appears to be.
That seems like a pretty unhealthy precedent to set.
Quite so. ...snipsnip...
Agreed. I wonder if our new Messiah Donald has heard the phrase "What goes around comes around". I.e. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, or He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.
And I think the failing rod has long since come to pass.
I prefer the phrase "Do unto others; then split."