War in the US has always led to a curtailment of freedoms, as it must
Fine. When Congress passes a formal Declaration of War (not just a namby-pamby "use of force" resolution), then we can discuss the possibility of reducing my civil liberties FOR ONLY AS LONG AS THE FORMAL STATE OF WAR EXISTS. Even then, they'd better have a damn good rationale...
Either Qaddafi is an incredible actor, or he didnt' do it. After the attack, he called on all Muslims to aid the US, regardless of the politics involved.
The constitution clearly states that only the state of Washington, or the federal government can slap a fine on MS because state powers can only regulate their own states. It will be a cold day in hell before the state of Washington investigates them.
The Constitution says something about the state of Washington?
Read the post. "state powers can only regulate their own states". If I recall correctly, MS is headquartered in Washington State. Of course, the OP did phrase it badly.
((especially with all of the "consumers" living in either state, a ban on distribution of Windows XP wouldn't be a joy-ride for MS).
Alas, that won't fly, if it's imposed by CA and NY. The Interstate Commerce Clause, while generally abused by the Feds, does reserve to the Federal government the right to regulate Interstate commerce. Therefore it doesn't fall under the 10th Amendment, and would be an unconstitutional attempt by those states to interfere with Interstate Commerce.
Support: "How can I help you?"
User: "Umm, yeah, I just downloaded this program, but I don't know what to do with it."
Support: "And why are you putting this on your company PC? Do you have root access for this machine? That's like Administrator access, in case you weren't sure."
It's not an issue. MS is being sued in a single Federal court case by the DOJ AND several States. The multiple jurisdiction rule does not apply. As parties to the suit, the various States do have a say in what any settlement is.
Funny thing is, I'm a PacBell DSL subscriber and I never got this email! I only found out about the new naming scheme by going to the pbinet.* and alt.onlline-services.pacbell groups on Google!
I recall that at one point they ran some exercise (I think it was REFORGER, but I could be wrong) completely simulated, involving units from all over the world. This was back in the '95-'96 time frame.
Also, simulation isn't just for desensitization. It's mainly used for vehicle simulations. Remember, those planes/tanks/whatevers ain't cheap! Not to mention the ability to train soldiers under battle conditions without risk to their lives.
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Moscow, Russia
Why has Putin been silent on this? You think that there would be *SOME* sort of official/semi-official protest from the Russian government!
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We are in a WAR
Gee, I must have missed the news bulletin where they announced that Congress had declared war on someone.
However, if you read the rest of the post, it's a rather cleverly written troll. Well done.
Basically, there are too many companies, chasing too many incompatible technologies
Gee... sounds like something Microsoft would say in defense of their "Innovation"(tm)
War in the US has always led to a curtailment of freedoms, as it must
Fine. When Congress passes a formal Declaration of War (not just a namby-pamby "use of force" resolution), then we can discuss the possibility of reducing my civil liberties FOR ONLY AS LONG AS THE FORMAL STATE OF WAR EXISTS. Even then, they'd better have a damn good rationale...
Combine it with the hideous green ketchup Heinz is making
Heinz also makes purple ketchup. I saw it in my local supermarket.
\i{and don't forget Libya...}
Either Qaddafi is an incredible actor, or he didnt' do it. After the attack, he called on all Muslims to aid the US, regardless of the politics involved.
I think you read it in "Rainbow 6", dude!
This is why some people can't understand why we didn't just shoot down the second WTC plane while it's pretty obvious to me
CBS reported that fighters were scrambled, but were 70 miles away when the second plane hit.
If the celebrations didn't happen, then why were they reported in the Israeli daily Ha'Aretz?
The real ironic thing is that Gregg is the Senator from New Hampshire... You know, the "Live Free or Die" state?
P.S. I submitted this this morning and was rejected... oh well...
OK, dickweed, let me rephrase that for you.
When was the last time Americans were dancing in the streets because some Palestinian or Iraqi CIVILIANS were killed?
Don't forget the Camp David Accords in 1977.
Because MS has been ruled a monopoly. It's not illegal to have a monopoly, but once you have it, you need to obey more stringent rules.
The constitution clearly states that only the state of Washington, or the federal government can slap a fine on MS because state powers can only regulate their own states. It will be a cold day in hell before the state of Washington investigates them.
The Constitution says something about the state of Washington?
Read the post. "state powers can only regulate their own states". If I recall correctly, MS is headquartered in Washington State. Of course, the OP did phrase it badly.
((especially with all of the "consumers" living in either state, a ban on distribution of Windows XP wouldn't be a joy-ride for MS).
Alas, that won't fly, if it's imposed by CA and NY. The Interstate Commerce Clause, while generally abused by the Feds, does reserve to the Federal government the right to regulate Interstate commerce. Therefore it doesn't fall under the 10th Amendment, and would be an unconstitutional attempt by those states to interfere with Interstate Commerce.
Support: "How can I help you?"
User: "Umm, yeah, I just downloaded this program, but I don't know what to do with it."
Support: "And why are you putting this on your company PC? Do you have root access for this machine? That's like Administrator access, in case you weren't sure."
It's not an issue. MS is being sued in a single Federal court case by the DOJ AND several States. The multiple jurisdiction rule does not apply. As parties to the suit, the various States do have a say in what any settlement is.
but there is a coffee restaurant called "the Second Cup" up here.
<ECHOING-THOUGHT>Jim never has a second cup at home!</ECHOING-THOUGHT>
I hate to admit it, but I drink Diet Coke with my burgers because regular Coke tastes too sweet for me... not because of any alleged health benefits.
I was down to less than a cup per day at my last job, and then I changed jobs...
My new company runs on caffeine and sugar (and Thai food). I'm back up to two per day.
Funny thing is, I'm a PacBell DSL subscriber and I never got this email! I only found out about the new naming scheme by going to the pbinet.* and alt.onlline-services.pacbell groups on Google!
Don't you love their customer service?
I submitted IE6, but got rejected.
I was gonna post AC, but what the hell, I've got Karma to burn...
No, but it *WOULD* be cool to have one that made mpaa.com do all the work...
But variations could be engineered to make online piracy much more efficient, he cautioned.
Uh, oh, now the RIAA, MPAA, and any other ??AA organizations will want to ban TCP/IP!
Does this mean the Internet is in violation of the DMCA?
The Marine Corps at one point used a customized version of DOOM for training... wish I could remember the URL!
Now to more serious stuff...
STRICOM is the Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command. They are heavily into distributed simulation (especially DIS and HLA).
I recall that at one point they ran some exercise (I think it was REFORGER, but I could be wrong) completely simulated, involving units from all over the world. This was back in the '95-'96 time frame.
Also, simulation isn't just for desensitization. It's mainly used for vehicle simulations. Remember, those planes/tanks/whatevers ain't cheap! Not to mention the ability to train soldiers under battle conditions without risk to their lives.
Moscow, Russia
Why has Putin been silent on this? You think that there would be *SOME* sort of official/semi-official protest from the Russian government!