I think a lot of people need some slight perspective with regards to the recent problems that the UN has faced.
It's not overly effective in some respects (stopping invasions, oppression) but that's a fault of the countries involved not the organisation itself.
The UN -is- the countries involved. Further, a look at which countries the UN appoints to commissions protecting human rights, governing economic aid, etc demonstrates plenty of problems with the organization itself. It consistently appoints the worst examples in each category to lead the category.
And as a bonus, you get a cool little American flag in the corner if you also select "Show input menu in menu bar." (Local flag results may differ.) Hold option and click to drag the menulets around, stick the flag next to the pretty Spotlight icon or what have you.
The majority of the SETI users I know are also environmentalists, probably for the same reason I've never heard a Coast to Coast AM caller who didn't go off on Bush at every opportunity. Does anyone else view these folks as a bit wacky when they'll gladly keep the CPU use pinned at 100% and waste power hunting for spacemen rather than letting the CPU throttle back and use less power?
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PipianJ writes "Remember the ruling in Britain which outlawed mod chips last year? BBC News is reporting that a man has been convicted of modding an Xbox and sentenced to 140 hours of community service, a fine of 750 pounds (about $1300), and the confiscation of his PCs and Xboxes From the article: "The man had been selling his modded Xboxs, instead of modding it for personal use, but whatmodified Xbox consoles which he fitted with a big hard drive containing 80 games. 'This case sets a major precedent does this set for casual homebrew gamers and importers?"which marks a milestone in the fight against piracy,' said games industry spokesman Michael Rawlinson."Update: 07/04 22:12 GMT by Z: Updated to more accurately discuss the story.
I think you mean that the conservatives have an originalist interpretation of the constitution. They adhere to the original document, not personal interpretations of the founders' intent. Yes though, there are many conservative creationinsts. Just not in this context.:)
As for Roe v Wade, people need to understand this ruling better. It argues against legislating abortion because abortion laws would treat men and women differently. Well, duh. When women being required to wear bikini tops on the beach represents a constitutional crisis, you'll be able to argue that this was a good ruling. Until then, it's the biggest cop out evasion in history. Whether you're pro- or anti-abortion, you've got to agree that the constitution doens't cover it and accordingly, that it should be decided in state courts. Until I can use the womens' can, Roe v Wade is hella weak.
Respectfully, your calculations don't include the thousands of Iraqis killed every month for political and religious dissent, and it doesn't include the number of Americans who may not die if (yes, a big if) Bush's plan for reforming the middle east reduces terrorism.
Why is the parent moderated as flamebait? Like it or not, she's one of the greatest advocates of the "living constitution" -- in favor of erasing the rights granted individuals in favor of New Deal "community rights" that don't exist in the constitution. Only last week, people were up in arms against the pro-community-rights eminent domain ruling.
Perhaps if companies like HP weren't releasing printer and scanner software that only works as an admin user, things would be better. Ditto if MS didn't make new computer accounts admin by default!
What would you do if your employer asked you to break into a competitor's office and copy their contract files? How about if he asked you to go buy him some drugs and hire him a prostitute?
Just beacuse it's a crime with a lesser chance of getting caught doesn't change the nature of the act. (Not that the spy and hooker job wouldn't be hella awesome...) You refuse to do it, or you break the law. You don't isolate yourself from responsibility for your commission of a criminal act.
It will be interesting to see if this works the other way around as well. Will Apple's hardware check for a signed loader and lock the hardware to only running their OS as well?
People have speculated about MS doing something similar in order to better control the platform, enable more meaningful DRM, and reduce Linux platform choices. In the MS context, the idea of restricted hardware has generally been written off as anticompetitive and evil.
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"Dvorak sucks if you're not American."
Everything sucks if you're not American. America, fuck yeah!
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If you're typing fsck often enough to worry over speed, you've got bigger problems than your key layout.
"Allow me to admonish your hasty conclusion with this analysis of the Unabomber Manifesto."
"Kids... don't break eye contact, and back away slowwwwly."
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But seriously, DVORAK is _so_ much more efficient, and typing actually becomes a pleasure.
This is the part where you move from advocate to fanatic. Seriously. You sound like the Mac or Firefox evangelist who spends half an hour showing how cool his tool is, changes someone's mind by revealing how it can be useful, then changes it back by going all weepy over it and making it clear this isn't about the tool qua tool. Big neon culty warning signs.
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Maybe I'll get in trouble saying this... I hope I'm not violating my NDA... but hughalughalugha I love you Apple let me put my mouth in your pants and give you a Steve Job hughalughalugh
The question is: Is nationalized broadband unamerican. And the answer is: yes.
If you want to see where this leads, take a look at the lack of choices for telephone and television in Europe, as well as the heavy government controls they're able to impose on both.
The thing I like most about IceRocket is that it works and looks very much like Google. It's an unapologetic clone, but it's not in the crosshairs of all the search engine "optimization" brats. As a result, I get far fewer link farms and blogs with IceRocket.
Also, I turn those page previews off. They're cute, but I don't get any value from them. They just clutter things up. I hit the engines searching for specific content, not a nice layout!
IceRocket offers an RSS link on every search page so you can add the term to your aggregator or your My Yahoo! page. It also has the ability to search blogs explicitly and as it knows what is and isn't a blog, seems to do a better job of keeping blogs from rising to the top of every search as Google too often does.
I use IceRocket for most of my non-technical searches these days, and use Google for technical searches. Nothing beats Google when you know a few rare keywords guaranteed to be on the page you want, but I find its utility has been on the wane for general interest pages.
Phosphorus is nifty because it's an anticoagulant. If you cut yourself, you get a wound that doesn't heal without being washed out thoroughly. A deep cut with phosphorous-coated glass can be comedy.
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And as a bonus, you get a cool little American flag in the corner if you also select "Show input menu in menu bar." (Local flag results may differ.) Hold option and click to drag the menulets around, stick the flag next to the pretty Spotlight icon or what have you.
If there were a drinking game for this sort of thing, we'd all be in trouble.
The majority of the SETI users I know are also environmentalists, probably for the same reason I've never heard a Coast to Coast AM caller who didn't go off on Bush at every opportunity. Does anyone else view these folks as a bit wacky when they'll gladly keep the CPU use pinned at 100% and waste power hunting for spacemen rather than letting the CPU throttle back and use less power?
PipianJ writes "Remember the ruling in Britain which outlawed mod chips last year? BBC News is reporting that a man has been convicted of modding an Xbox and sentenced to 140 hours of community service, a fine of 750 pounds (about $1300), and the confiscation of his PCs and Xboxes From the article: "The man had been selling his modded Xboxs, instead of modding it for personal use, but what modified Xbox consoles which he fitted with a big hard drive containing 80 games. 'This case sets a major precedent does this set for casual homebrew gamers and importers?" which marks a milestone in the fight against piracy,' said games industry spokesman Michael Rawlinson."Update: 07/04 22:12 GMT by Z: Updated to more accurately discuss the story.
As for Roe v Wade, people need to understand this ruling better. It argues against legislating abortion because abortion laws would treat men and women differently. Well, duh. When women being required to wear bikini tops on the beach represents a constitutional crisis, you'll be able to argue that this was a good ruling. Until then, it's the biggest cop out evasion in history. Whether you're pro- or anti-abortion, you've got to agree that the constitution doens't cover it and accordingly, that it should be decided in state courts. Until I can use the womens' can, Roe v Wade is hella weak.
Respectfully, your calculations don't include the thousands of Iraqis killed every month for political and religious dissent, and it doesn't include the number of Americans who may not die if (yes, a big if) Bush's plan for reforming the middle east reduces terrorism.
Why is the parent moderated as flamebait? Like it or not, she's one of the greatest advocates of the "living constitution" -- in favor of erasing the rights granted individuals in favor of New Deal "community rights" that don't exist in the constitution. Only last week, people were up in arms against the pro-community-rights eminent domain ruling.
Perhaps if companies like HP weren't releasing printer and scanner software that only works as an admin user, things would be better. Ditto if MS didn't make new computer accounts admin by default!
Just beacuse it's a crime with a lesser chance of getting caught doesn't change the nature of the act. (Not that the spy and hooker job wouldn't be hella awesome...) You refuse to do it, or you break the law. You don't isolate yourself from responsibility for your commission of a criminal act.
You shouldn't be surprised. Modern liberals are collectivists and live to sacrifice individuals to groups.
And see? This just proves that IE is less stable than Safari! (If you rig it like Steve Jobs demo.)
People have speculated about MS doing something similar in order to better control the platform, enable more meaningful DRM, and reduce Linux platform choices. In the MS context, the idea of restricted hardware has generally been written off as anticompetitive and evil.
Everything sucks if you're not American. America, fuck yeah!
If you're typing fsck often enough to worry over speed, you've got bigger problems than your key layout.
"Kids... don't break eye contact, and back away slowwwwly."
Have a mirror.
How about you read the comic and let them tell YOU that instead. (Right-hand column)
Maybe I'll get in trouble saying this... I hope I'm not violating my NDA... but hughalughalugha I love you Apple let me put my mouth in your pants and give you a Steve Job hughalughalugh
If you want to see where this leads, take a look at the lack of choices for telephone and television in Europe, as well as the heavy government controls they're able to impose on both.
That suggestion will all end up in the cache, so it won't generate much bus load and won't make the bridge chipset and memory do more work.
Also, I turn those page previews off. They're cute, but I don't get any value from them. They just clutter things up. I hit the engines searching for specific content, not a nice layout!
I use IceRocket for most of my non-technical searches these days, and use Google for technical searches. Nothing beats Google when you know a few rare keywords guaranteed to be on the page you want, but I find its utility has been on the wane for general interest pages.
Phosphorus is nifty because it's an anticoagulant. If you cut yourself, you get a wound that doesn't heal without being washed out thoroughly. A deep cut with phosphorous-coated glass can be comedy.