When was the last time you saw a conservative question his party or candidate? You don't hear about it that much. They are united. They do not question the party line. And it works to the party benefit.
Wow, so us conservatives are all the same, huh? I'll have to change my opinions on abortion, stem cell research, holding people without charges, etc., etc., in order to not question the party line then.
Personally, I was a McCain fan during the previous election, but when that didn't work out, well yes, I was going to vote for the person that best matched my beliefs. As for questioning the party, you better damn well believe I'm gonna question it.
Now, I know you can make a more logical commentary than this, because I've read your previous posts, and had marked you as friend...some of my best friends are Democrats.
No offence, but parents should take a proactive stance toward keeping their kids "in line," rather than a passive one. Trusting the government to fall in line with your particular social and cultural values is just stupid.
No offense, but the idea that parents will be able to take enough of a proactive stance to protect their kids "is just stupid". I spend alot of time with my 13 yr. old daughter, but there is only so much that a working parent can do. Having spent nearly seven years as a single parent, and ending up with a daughter that is a joy & A student, I consider myself very lucky. Though, I know that it wasn't all luck, and that much of it was due to help from friends & neighbors, and my ability to afford good daycare. If you haven't been a parent (no pun intended to the above poster), you really have no idea what it takes. The environment that kids are exposed to pales compared to what was available when I was a kid...and I was raised on 6-mile, SO THERE Eminem!
...if the licenses would show real capabilities to nurse and maintain a relationship (akin to a driving licence for driving a car), divorce rates would arguably be much lower.
Interesting that this should come up in a discussion about Louisiana. Isn't that the state that also has the option of getting a "covenant marriage"?
Having been a computer tech from '77-'91, before making the switch to software, I can tell you that the places I worked cracked just about every monitor we had. Back in those days, it was standard operating procedure to align them on a periodic basis. The comments above seem to indicate that you needed to be really smart, but honestly, you just needed to be safe...discharge the tube when necessary, etc. I witnessed a couple coworkers getting zapped on them over the years, but other than peeing their pants, they were fine.
Also like a lot of old-timers (in my 30's), I wax nostalgic for the days when you put in the disk, turned the computer on, and used your program. No DRM, no crashes (not as often as now, anyway), no spyware, no internet or solitaire or slashdot, no mysterious slow-down in your OS over a period of months (KDE, why do you do that????).
Damn you wipper-snappers (in my 40's), I wax nostalgic for the days when if you had a disk you were probably rich, cuz they were only available on mini, midi, or main-frames. I was lucky enough to be a technician back in the mid '70s, and enjoyed many a day repairing multi-platter disk crashes.
No, I'm not talking about Geo. Orwell, I'm talking about the first year of the Mac. I've probably still got the ads for the 128k Mac...I know I've got copies of MacWorld and MacUser from back then, when I bought mine at an Air Base in Germany...if I recall correctly for around $1800
I moved up to the 512ke, and then paid over $4000 for the Mac II in 1987, $1200 for a 12" Sony color monitor, another $1400 for an 80M disk drive, and around another $1000 for 1M of RAM! Yes, prices are a bit better these days.
cince when has any speeder cared about anyone but themselves?
show me ONE speeder that limit's hid dangerous behaivoir to the open roads.
they dont the do the same crap in construction and resedential areas.
As a person who drives to work on an open highway at 4:30 in the morning, I'm one of those people who speeds regularly. I don't EVER speed in neighborhoods or areas were other people might be at risk. I spent six years of my life flying down the Autobahns at speeds of up to 155mph, and 55 on an open highway is simply asinine.
They awarded the contract to Accenture, whose core competency is turning documents into cash. They won't pull anything worth anything together in decades.
You might want to consider the fact that single companies rarely win contracts as large at this. In fact, here's a snippet from http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/18_22/dat astream/22849-1.html The Accenture team, called the Smart Border Alliance, includes AT&T Corp., Datatrac Information Services Inc. of Richardson, Texas, a DHS contractor; Dell Inc.; Deloitte Consulting Global Technology Management Inc.; Raytheon Co.; Sandler and Travis Trade Advisory Services Inc. of Washington, a contractor on DHS' Automated Commercial Environment customs modernization program; Sprint Communications Co. LP; SRA International Inc.; and Titan Corp.
The only thing not covered here are reel to reels and turntables, and that's probably only because those don't have remotes.
Well, the first wireless remote control I ever had was for a turntable, the Accutrac 4000 had some kind of ultrasonic remote that was detected by this futuristic looking globe connected to the turntable. Really pretty cool for 1977! Obviously wouldn't work with this remote though.
...we'll have to change PDA to mean Patriot Digital Assistant.
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Okay, you've admitted that you're not technically competent, but now you're claiming that the book is providing you with "more than enough information about how to protect my vulnerable computer"??? How do YOU know? Just because you're paranoid (which is good in this case) doesn't make you competent enough to judge the merits of this text. On the other hand, it just might be a good one.
> Did you ever notice that fighters are painted with camoflage paint. Whuich planes? Camo is definately *not* USAF standard because it makes the aircraft *more* visible. Please, give us a break.
I spent five years in the USAF, and am also a private pilot. There are many different flavors of camo. Please, think before you ask for a break.
I call bullshit. I suppose people out in the countryside were watching planes flying SEVERAL MILES above them, and were able to tell that they were F-16s. Did you ever notice that fighters are painted with camoflage paint. Most folks wouldn't know an F16 from a jumbo jet, much less be able to identify one from miles away. And don't try to tell me that they were flying low. When a fighter is on the hunt, getting to the target is done by flying fast at high altitude because you can go faster there than at low altitude.
It also means that production would be higher. If only MS bought chips and the supply was short, MS would be short on XBoxes. With Apple also buying the same chip (assume they do), then if the supply drops MS can outbid Apple to buy the chips and keep XBoxes on the shelf (even if they take a profit hit temporarily, that's better than no profit).
I agree with everything you said in the previous two paragraphs, but then I read the part about "outbid Apple", and wondered if it really worked like eBay, or (what I think is really the case) if these contracts are signed way in advance, and the prices fixed at that point. Obviously, it doesn't explain how a chip shortage would be handled by IBM if they're not allowed to auction them, but I'd bet that that's spelled out in the contractual language.
Funny how anecdotal evidence doesn't prove anything.
You're absolutely right about that, but it does build up as you hear more and more of the same. Here's mine...Since 1984, I've owned six Macs, and six PCs. I still have all of the Macs except my original 128k, and every one of them have worked flawlessly, never a breakdown, never needed to reload the OS. Of the PCs, I've also never had a breakdown (well, my CD drive seems to be on the fritz lately), but have had to reload Windows on three occasions.
What a shame it would be to spend all that money putting Hubble up there and then not servicing it because of budget cuts. That would be like spending $20,000 on a new car and then deciding a few years later that you can't afford to take it in for an oil change. It's already up there, they might as well service it.
The Hubble was built in 1985. So, your analogy is a bit off base. It would be more like repairing that old 128k MacIntosh you bought back then. There's a time to repair, and there's a time to move on to newer technology. Otherwise, you're only hanging on for sentimental reasons, not for science.
Seriously, corporations don't do jack unless they think it'll help them sell their wares.
I suppose that at the Fortune 500 company I've worked at for 22+ yrs, that that's the reason they've sponsored: 1. Local races supporting cancer research, and children with brain damange 2. Annual creek cleanup 3. United Way...every year 4. Matching funds donations to numerous charities (I've written many personal checks that were doubled up) 5. Etc.,...I'm sure if I spent ten minutes, I could triple this list.
Yes, they're in business to make money, but to insist that all that stuff is done just to sell our wares is nothing but crap. I personally know a couple of VPs at major companies, and my dad was a business owner...they are REAL people, and they didn't all get there by being cold hearted SOBs.
Yeah, but how many of you bought one of the original Mac-128k, 68000, 8Mhz back in '84? I was even able to resell it for $1500 in '86 (to my Korean landlord...they didn't have many Macs available there, and his son wanted it to learn COBOL!), and upgrade to a 512ke.
But back in the '80s the IRS didn't have the massive amount of automation it does now. It would be very simple for them to send you a refund, minus expenses for overpayments, or a bill for your underpayment along with $100 fine and interest.
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When was the last time you saw a conservative question his party or candidate? You don't hear about it that much. They are united. They do not question the party line. And it works to the party benefit.
Wow, so us conservatives are all the same, huh? I'll have to change my opinions on abortion, stem cell research, holding people without charges, etc., etc., in order to not question the party line then.
Personally, I was a McCain fan during the previous election, but when that didn't work out, well yes, I was going to vote for the person that best matched my beliefs. As for questioning the party, you better damn well believe I'm gonna question it.
Now, I know you can make a more logical commentary than this, because I've read your previous posts, and had marked you as friend...some of my best friends are Democrats.
The point was that Bush does very few interviews
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Well then you'll probably want to watch Larry King Live at 9pm ET tonight:
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.k
How can he get ahead if they don't let him seek a new position in this sector? If not, I hope he's able to stay on track and spin up at the new job.
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No offence, but parents should take a proactive stance toward keeping their kids "in line," rather than a passive one. Trusting the government to fall in line with your particular social and cultural values is just stupid.
No offense, but the idea that parents will be able to take enough of a proactive stance to protect their kids "is just stupid". I spend alot of time with my 13 yr. old daughter, but there is only so much that a working parent can do. Having spent nearly seven years as a single parent, and ending up with a daughter that is a joy & A student, I consider myself very lucky. Though, I know that it wasn't all luck, and that much of it was due to help from friends & neighbors, and my ability to afford good daycare. If you haven't been a parent (no pun intended to the above poster), you really have no idea what it takes. The environment that kids are exposed to pales compared to what was available when I was a kid...and I was raised on 6-mile, SO THERE Eminem!
...if the licenses would show real capabilities to nurse and maintain a relationship (akin to a driving licence for driving a car), divorce rates would arguably be much lower.
Interesting that this should come up in a discussion about Louisiana. Isn't that the state that also has the option of getting a "covenant marriage"?
Having been a computer tech from '77-'91, before making the switch to software, I can tell you that the places I worked cracked just about every monitor we had. Back in those days, it was standard operating procedure to align them on a periodic basis. The comments above seem to indicate that you needed to be really smart, but honestly, you just needed to be safe...discharge the tube when necessary, etc. I witnessed a couple coworkers getting zapped on them over the years, but other than peeing their pants, they were fine.
Also like a lot of old-timers (in my 30's), I wax nostalgic for the days when you put in the disk, turned the computer on, and used your program. No DRM, no crashes (not as often as now, anyway), no spyware, no internet or solitaire or slashdot, no mysterious slow-down in your OS over a period of months (KDE, why do you do that????).
Damn you wipper-snappers (in my 40's), I wax nostalgic for the days when if you had a disk you were probably rich, cuz they were only available on mini, midi, or main-frames. I was lucky enough to be a technician back in the mid '70s, and enjoyed many a day repairing multi-platter disk crashes.
No, I'm not talking about Geo. Orwell, I'm talking about the first year of the Mac. I've probably still got the ads for the 128k Mac...I know I've got copies of MacWorld and MacUser from back then, when I bought mine at an Air Base in Germany...if I recall correctly for around $1800
I moved up to the 512ke, and then paid over $4000 for the Mac II in 1987, $1200 for a 12" Sony color monitor, another $1400 for an 80M disk drive, and around another $1000 for 1M of RAM! Yes, prices are a bit better these days.
cince when has any speeder cared about anyone but themselves? show me ONE speeder that limit's hid dangerous behaivoir to the open roads. they dont the do the same crap in construction and resedential areas.
As a person who drives to work on an open highway at 4:30 in the morning, I'm one of those people who speeds regularly. I don't EVER speed in neighborhoods or areas were other people might be at risk. I spent six years of my life flying down the Autobahns at speeds of up to 155mph, and 55 on an open highway is simply asinine.
They awarded the contract to Accenture, whose core competency is turning documents into cash. They won't pull anything worth anything together in decades.
t astream/22849-1.html
You might want to consider the fact that single companies rarely win contracts as large at this. In fact, here's a snippet from http://www.washingtontechnology.com/news/18_22/da
The Accenture team, called the Smart Border Alliance, includes AT&T Corp., Datatrac Information Services Inc. of Richardson, Texas, a DHS contractor; Dell Inc.; Deloitte Consulting Global Technology Management Inc.; Raytheon Co.; Sandler and Travis Trade Advisory Services Inc. of Washington, a contractor on DHS' Automated Commercial Environment customs modernization program; Sprint Communications Co. LP; SRA International Inc.; and Titan Corp.
There is also the problem of the US lacking any data protection legislation.
What exactly would you call this?
http://www.usdoj.gov/foia/privstat.htm
The only thing not covered here are reel to reels and turntables, and that's probably only because those don't have remotes.
Well, the first wireless remote control I ever had was for a turntable, the Accutrac 4000 had some kind of ultrasonic remote that was detected by this futuristic looking globe connected to the turntable. Really pretty cool for 1977! Obviously wouldn't work with this remote though.
...we'll have to change PDA to mean Patriot Digital Assistant.
Just kidding.
Okay, you've admitted that you're not technically competent, but now you're claiming that the book is providing you with "more than enough information about how to protect my vulnerable computer"??? How do YOU know? Just because you're paranoid (which is good in this case) doesn't make you competent enough to judge the merits of this text. On the other hand, it just might be a good one.
> Did you ever notice that fighters are painted with camoflage paint. Whuich planes? Camo is definately *not* USAF standard because it makes the aircraft *more* visible. Please, give us a break.
I spent five years in the USAF, and am also a private pilot. There are many different flavors of camo. Please, think before you ask for a break.
I call bullshit. I suppose people out in the countryside were watching planes flying SEVERAL MILES above them, and were able to tell that they were F-16s. Did you ever notice that fighters are painted with camoflage paint. Most folks wouldn't know an F16 from a jumbo jet, much less be able to identify one from miles away. And don't try to tell me that they were flying low. When a fighter is on the hunt, getting to the target is done by flying fast at high altitude because you can go faster there than at low altitude.
It also means that production would be higher. If only MS bought chips and the supply was short, MS would be short on XBoxes. With Apple also buying the same chip (assume they do), then if the supply drops MS can outbid Apple to buy the chips and keep XBoxes on the shelf (even if they take a profit hit temporarily, that's better than no profit).
I agree with everything you said in the previous two paragraphs, but then I read the part about "outbid Apple", and wondered if it really worked like eBay, or (what I think is really the case) if these contracts are signed way in advance, and the prices fixed at that point. Obviously, it doesn't explain how a chip shortage would be handled by IBM if they're not allowed to auction them, but I'd bet that that's spelled out in the contractual language.
Funny how anecdotal evidence doesn't prove anything.
You're absolutely right about that, but it does build up as you hear more and more of the same. Here's mine...Since 1984, I've owned six Macs, and six PCs. I still have all of the Macs except my original 128k, and every one of them have worked flawlessly, never a breakdown, never needed to reload the OS. Of the PCs, I've also never had a breakdown (well, my CD drive seems to be on the fritz lately), but have had to reload Windows on three occasions.
1 Lovelace = the gravitational pull that would be needed to suck a golf ball through a garden hose.
What a shame it would be to spend all that money putting Hubble up there and then not servicing it because of budget cuts. That would be like spending $20,000 on a new car and then deciding a few years later that you can't afford to take it in for an oil change. It's already up there, they might as well service it.
The Hubble was built in 1985. So, your analogy is a bit off base. It would be more like repairing that old 128k MacIntosh you bought back then. There's a time to repair, and there's a time to move on to newer technology. Otherwise, you're only hanging on for sentimental reasons, not for science.
Seriously, corporations don't do jack unless they think it'll help them sell their wares.
I suppose that at the Fortune 500 company I've worked at for 22+ yrs, that that's the reason they've sponsored:
1. Local races supporting cancer research, and children with brain damange
2. Annual creek cleanup
3. United Way...every year
4. Matching funds donations to numerous charities (I've written many personal checks that were doubled up)
5. Etc.,...I'm sure if I spent ten minutes, I could triple this list.
Yes, they're in business to make money, but to insist that all that stuff is done just to sell our wares is nothing but crap. I personally know a couple of VPs at major companies, and my dad was a business owner...they are REAL people, and they didn't all get there by being cold hearted SOBs.
"I, for one, welcome our nouvelle overlord of freedom."
Hey dumbass, you can't surrender to the French! (I'm kidding...really...I even married one!)
Yeah, but how many of you bought one of the original Mac-128k, 68000, 8Mhz back in '84? I was even able to resell it for $1500 in '86 (to my Korean landlord...they didn't have many Macs available there, and his son wanted it to learn COBOL!), and upgrade to a 512ke.
You insensitive clod! I'm old enough to remember the history of the calculator.a lc.htm
http://aknight.home.mindspring.com/c
But back in the '80s the IRS didn't have the massive amount of automation it does now. It would be very simple for them to send you a refund, minus expenses for overpayments, or a bill for your underpayment along with $100 fine and interest.