Subjective argument - Clinton is a public figure who only has a 'reasonable' expectation of privacy. The dirt on Clinton was (here's the subjectivity) a violation of his oath of office and further aggrivated by his lying about it under oath (credibility issues). This had a direct impact on the public's trust and his ability to perform his job -> he has to have the trust and at least the respect of other nations to be effective, and to highly religious governments he provided the only 'proof' they needed to show that America was the great Satan. Basically, his poor judgement ate up a year of our lives and money and complicated politics for years to come (no matter which side your on).
Miss V _has_ a reasonable expectation of privacy since her ex-boyfriend is airing his complaints about their relationship in public -> details of which are really between him and her, and until he can prove it in court are unsubstantiated. Falls under slander clauses if he's wrong (or is it defamation of character?). If he posted them before she won the title as a warning to not let her win (is SHE the example you want for the position?) he'd still be in trouble, but it'd at least not look like a cheap attempt to get back at his ex. So no, you can't write about your former girlfriend and post it to the world just because you didn't like her for being a druken slut (and really, what's the problem?:P). Personally, I think he's just being a whiney bitch.
Of course, we in America love that dirty laundry...
Careful, or the queen on high will send her flying monkeys down from Boulder to kidnap you... and your little dog too.
You know what I'd like to know? Why is everyone so impressed with Steisand? She made a movie once like 30 years ago? Big deal. Seriously, why is she such luminary and someone that everyone seems to want to listen to?
you ninny. conversation with himself aside, how about the conflicts he felt when he was captured by what's his name? He was angry, terrified, betrayed and going to his 'happy place'. all at once. He also did a pretty good job at hating and loving Frodo, suspicion of the other hobbit, and was a very believable character, esp. for cgi. Everything else aside, he was one of the best acted characters in the film, totally believable given the context, and therefor, since that's the POINT OF ACTING... a better actor than you.
Please explain to me why even one cent of public money should be spent doing anything about this. Because disrupting someone's business is illegal and public money also pays for law enforcement.
What they did is fairly similar to walking into a bar (or any business that hosts large numbers of people) and flooding the toilets, overturning the tables and chairs, changing the menu, etc. etc. It may be funny, but you can bet the employees of said company were up all night trying to fix it so thier customers didn't leave.
I'm also the operations manager for a large financial institution (Not content management, however). And I'd wonder if we worked for the same company, except that we've decided to go with '.doc' on the 'teamshare' "platform" for the flexibility and industry standard format (no, I'm not kidding). Not that we're actually using it as anything but a glorified file server. Yeah. This is going to turn out well.
Just remember, no matter how bad it is, it can most definitely be worse. -- I'd love to hear how you think it should be done though. I have a few ideas, it just looks like I'm going to have to do it out of band on my own time. My book will arrive in 2 - 3 days according to BN.:)
that poking a big hole in the earth is a bad idea?
I'm just thinking that if that crack creates a weak fissure, we're going to create a hell of a volcano when that blob hits the high pressure liquid zones... I guess what I'm really thinking is that it's time to quit working as a henchman for Dr. Evil, because I've seen the end of this movie, and the whole secret complex (3 miles southwest of Las Vegas) blows up.
You know, with an HDTV projector in the back seat projecting onto your windshield, you could play vice city and not realize that there was no reset button.
which would be fun until you couldn't restart...
Amendment 17 empowers the European Commission to monitor the impact of the Directive on innovation and competition, and in particular on small and medium businesses
Actually, doesn't this line say that the commission will monitor the damage to small and medium business', not the community of developers? -- So, if an OpenSource program adversly effects a small or medium business and the commission reports on it, who stands to lose?
so neither Bruce nor Graham can claim to represent it
And therein lies the problem - Graham has put his name on a bill that may become law, presenting himself as an official representative of the Open Source community. Graham is not, nor has he ever been anything more than an advocate. He is not a representative, and as long as his name is on that bill as such, he's lying. Bruce (and others) have asked him to correct this so that the community at large isn't misrepresented, he has so far refused.
but only if you're in the USA. Has nobody yet got it through their heads that the rest of the world is not bound by the laws and statutes of the USA? MPAA and RIAA are toothless outside of the US.
All of what you said is partly true, but what's also not addressed are the security risks, homophobia of society in general, human resource problems, and unit cohesion. 1) Security risk - say you're in the closet and for any number of reasons don't want to be 'outed'. Your lifestyle makes you a prime target for blackmail - by people in your own unit trying to get a promotion to foreign networks looking for a mole. Yes, it happens every day.
2) Society homophobia - Gay men and women are still considered 'immoral' by most of the bible belt and most conservatives in the country. Accepting them openly in the military is political and societal suicide in America today. And that's a culture that's about as easy to solve as civil rights were in the 60's.
3) Human resources - You're not allowed to date others in the military unless you are the same rank, or in some cases in different branches of the military to prevent fraternization. Being gay does not change this policy, but it sure as hell complicates things. Imagine the civil rights implications of a single gay relationship that goes either untouched or prosecuted, while hundreds of straight relationships end in bad conduct discharges.
4) Cohesion - Unit cohesion depends primarily on trust, which you lose if you a) think someone is hiding something b) think someone is out 'to get you' c) think someone gets special treatment because of personal feelings or d) feel you are prosecuted because of your lifestyle.
Of course, these are the major complications and we could give examples and situations where this is right or wrong until electrons spin backwards, but the simple truth is that a military that allows openly gay members is not a possibility for America until our perceptions and mores as a country change.
I'll say this much - 1) Japan's sailors are as gay as they come, 2) I've served with gay members of the military and no one said a thing because they were, as you described in your Sgt Butch analogy, good soldiers.
No, I'm not gay either.
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What those other guys said too, but in the simpilist terms, when you said: Sometimes she assumes her priorities should override my priorities. When that happens I express what is important to me, and stick to my guns.
I had to laugh - I'm a new dad (3 months now), and let me tell you something... my daughter assumes her priorities override mine, my wife's, the cat and dog's, time. She's also much better at sticking to her guns since all she has to do is scream louder.:) I would however, do it [have kids] again, and plan to. It's awesome. I mean, it's a pain in the ass sometimes but it's worth it - more than worth it. Like linux. HA!
(I know... I'm a week late on the response. Sorry)
Don't you just love Bush's priorities in Iraq? Let countless, priceless antiquities in Iraq's museums, some of the oldest treasures mankind has, go to looters, thieves and Fox News cameramen, but let's make sure none of these Iraqis can steal music
How the fsck is that insightful?
The soldiers had been in Baghdad for all of 1 or 2 days when the looting started. They (our soldiers) probably didn't even know where the museums were, had no idea what was in those museums, had no orders to protect them - nor would they since they were not there to protect buildings, they were there to fight. Further, had they protected the buildings civilians probably would have died and you'd be ranting about how horrible it is that we're the new oppressors of Iraq.
I've about had it with you arm chair analysts who don't bother to look at the reality of a situation before you hand out your jenny jones-esque opinions in public. Morons. And I mean the moderators and the poster alike.
PS - I remember the days when Presidents were banging interns. I also remember that he proved to America that you can lie your ass off to the highest authority in the land, defend your personal indiscretions with public tax money, and get away with it. Bush is a moron, his cabinet is dangerous (and can reasonably be considered traitors if the truth be told), but he'll get away with it because of the examples set before him (from Clinton, his own father, from FDR, from good men doing nothing about bad men in office). So yes asshole, in perspective it does seem so bad.
wait 'till the transmission blows.
Seriously, I had an Audi quatro I loved. No special modifications for HP but it did very well without them. Unfortunately, getting parts for German cars is like an excersize in creative finance, and usually ends in bloodletting. I couldn't do it anymore, I've stepped down to a nissan and I'm probably getting a truck out of spite.
2 quick examples - the door lock knobs (old school) pop up plastic cover. 39 cents for an American car, $2.50 for a german model with the correct keying, available from the dealership only. Headlight for a VW Jetta (my other german car) - $280 including mounting bracket, where an aftermarket part would cost @ $50.
The imporant thing to remember about older German cars is that you better know someone you can get parts from, or a good mechanic that can get parts wholesale. Or have a lot of money you're willing to blow. At least, that's my experience after 3 german cars (2 audi, one vw).
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I don't know, man. Every time someone opens a door for a Demon we end up with 3 or 4 really bad sequels...
Subjective argument - Clinton is a public figure who only has a 'reasonable' expectation of privacy. The dirt on Clinton was (here's the subjectivity) a violation of his oath of office and further aggrivated by his lying about it under oath (credibility issues). This had a direct impact on the public's trust and his ability to perform his job -> he has to have the trust and at least the respect of other nations to be effective, and to highly religious governments he provided the only 'proof' they needed to show that America was the great Satan. Basically, his poor judgement ate up a year of our lives and money and complicated politics for years to come (no matter which side your on).
:P). Personally, I think he's just being a whiney bitch.
Miss V _has_ a reasonable expectation of privacy since her ex-boyfriend is airing his complaints about their relationship in public -> details of which are really between him and her, and until he can prove it in court are unsubstantiated. Falls under slander clauses if he's wrong (or is it defamation of character?). If he posted them before she won the title as a warning to not let her win (is SHE the example you want for the position?) he'd still be in trouble, but it'd at least not look like a cheap attempt to get back at his ex. So no, you can't write about your former girlfriend and post it to the world just because you didn't like her for being a druken slut (and really, what's the problem?
Of course, we in America love that dirty laundry...
Careful, or the queen on high will send her flying monkeys down from Boulder to kidnap you... and your little dog too.
You know what I'd like to know? Why is everyone so impressed with Steisand? She made a movie once like 30 years ago? Big deal. Seriously, why is she such luminary and someone that everyone seems to want to listen to?
you ninny. conversation with himself aside, how about the conflicts he felt when he was captured by what's his name? He was angry, terrified, betrayed and going to his 'happy place'. all at once. He also did a pretty good job at hating and loving Frodo, suspicion of the other hobbit, and was a very believable character, esp. for cgi. Everything else aside, he was one of the best acted characters in the film, totally believable given the context, and therefor, since that's the POINT OF ACTING... a better actor than you.
You just don't think cgi acting counts, admit it.
Please explain to me why even one cent of public money should be spent doing anything about this.
Because disrupting someone's business is illegal and public money also pays for law enforcement.
What they did is fairly similar to walking into a bar (or any business that hosts large numbers of people) and flooding the toilets, overturning the tables and chairs, changing the menu, etc. etc. It may be funny, but you can bet the employees of said company were up all night trying to fix it so thier customers didn't leave.
Do you often find yourself peeking out your window looking for the 'little men in dark suits'?
Get help. Soon. Your paranoia is the reason we have the department of 'homeland security'.
Well?! what do they use? do they have a CMS? CVS? I mean, that sounds great but c'mon man... throw us a bone here. need the info.
I'm also the operations manager for a large financial institution (Not content management, however). And I'd wonder if we worked for the same company, except that we've decided to go with '.doc' on the 'teamshare' "platform" for the flexibility and industry standard format (no, I'm not kidding). Not that we're actually using it as anything but a glorified file server. Yeah. This is going to turn out well.
:)
Just remember, no matter how bad it is, it can most definitely be worse. -- I'd love to hear how you think it should be done though. I have a few ideas, it just looks like I'm going to have to do it out of band on my own time. My book will arrive in 2 - 3 days according to BN.
"conservative" congressmen
I'm with you on everything but that statement - simply because the effort is being driven by democrats this time.
READ DAMNIT!
that poking a big hole in the earth is a bad idea?
I'm just thinking that if that crack creates a weak fissure, we're going to create a hell of a volcano when that blob hits the high pressure liquid zones... I guess what I'm really thinking is that it's time to quit working as a henchman for Dr. Evil, because I've seen the end of this movie, and the whole secret complex (3 miles southwest of Las Vegas) blows up.
You know, with an HDTV projector in the back seat projecting onto your windshield, you could play vice city and not realize that there was no reset button. which would be fun until you couldn't restart...
(it's entirely possible I'm missing some kind of joke here, or a spelling mistake somewhere or something, but I'll bite anyway...)
His name is Bruce Perens. Not Parens.
(hee hee!)
Actually, doesn't this line say that the commission will monitor the damage to small and medium business', not the community of developers? -- So, if an OpenSource program adversly effects a small or medium business and the commission reports on it, who stands to lose?
And therein lies the problem - Graham has put his name on a bill that may become law, presenting himself as an official representative of the Open Source community. Graham is not, nor has he ever been anything more than an advocate. He is not a representative, and as long as his name is on that bill as such, he's lying. Bruce (and others) have asked him to correct this so that the community at large isn't misrepresented, he has so far refused.
but only if you're in the USA. Has nobody yet got it through their heads that the rest of the world is not bound by the laws and statutes of the USA? MPAA and RIAA are toothless outside of the US.
;)
Have you seen Iraq? Afghanistan? CANADA?!
As always, the truth is more complicated.
All of what you said is partly true, but what's also not addressed are the security risks, homophobia of society in general, human resource problems, and unit cohesion.
1) Security risk - say you're in the closet and for any number of reasons don't want to be 'outed'. Your lifestyle makes you a prime target for blackmail - by people in your own unit trying to get a promotion to foreign networks looking for a mole. Yes, it happens every day.
2) Society homophobia - Gay men and women are still considered 'immoral' by most of the bible belt and most conservatives in the country. Accepting them openly in the military is political and societal suicide in America today. And that's a culture that's about as easy to solve as civil rights were in the 60's.
3) Human resources - You're not allowed to date others in the military unless you are the same rank, or in some cases in different branches of the military to prevent fraternization. Being gay does not change this policy, but it sure as hell complicates things. Imagine the civil rights implications of a single gay relationship that goes either untouched or prosecuted, while hundreds of straight relationships end in bad conduct discharges.
4) Cohesion - Unit cohesion depends primarily on trust, which you lose if you a) think someone is hiding something b) think someone is out 'to get you' c) think someone gets special treatment because of personal feelings or d) feel you are prosecuted because of your lifestyle.
Of course, these are the major complications and we could give examples and situations where this is right or wrong until electrons spin backwards, but the simple truth is that a military that allows openly gay members is not a possibility for America until our perceptions and mores as a country change.
I'll say this much - 1) Japan's sailors are as gay as they come, 2) I've served with gay members of the military and no one said a thing because they were, as you described in your Sgt Butch analogy, good soldiers.
No, I'm not gay either.
hippie.
I knew those voices in my head weren't mine...
What those other guys said too, but in the simpilist terms, when you said:
:) I would however, do it [have kids] again, and plan to. It's awesome. I mean, it's a pain in the ass sometimes but it's worth it - more than worth it. Like linux. HA!
Sometimes she assumes her priorities should override my priorities. When that happens I express what is important to me, and stick to my guns.
I had to laugh - I'm a new dad (3 months now), and let me tell you something... my daughter assumes her priorities override mine, my wife's, the cat and dog's, time. She's also much better at sticking to her guns since all she has to do is scream louder.
(I know... I'm a week late on the response. Sorry)
Don't you just love Bush's priorities in Iraq? Let countless, priceless antiquities in Iraq's museums, some of the oldest treasures mankind has, go to looters, thieves and Fox News cameramen, but let's make sure none of these Iraqis can steal music
How the fsck is that insightful?
The soldiers had been in Baghdad for all of 1 or 2 days when the looting started. They (our soldiers) probably didn't even know where the museums were, had no idea what was in those museums, had no orders to protect them - nor would they since they were not there to protect buildings, they were there to fight. Further, had they protected the buildings civilians probably would have died and you'd be ranting about how horrible it is that we're the new oppressors of Iraq.
I've about had it with you arm chair analysts who don't bother to look at the reality of a situation before you hand out your jenny jones-esque opinions in public. Morons. And I mean the moderators and the poster alike.
PS - I remember the days when Presidents were banging interns. I also remember that he proved to America that you can lie your ass off to the highest authority in the land, defend your personal indiscretions with public tax money, and get away with it. Bush is a moron, his cabinet is dangerous (and can reasonably be considered traitors if the truth be told), but he'll get away with it because of the examples set before him (from Clinton, his own father, from FDR, from good men doing nothing about bad men in office). So yes asshole, in perspective it does seem so bad.
so... you don't have kids. ;P
You forgot 'i' - the imaginary variable that your wife will inevitably use when she thinks you finally get it.
wait 'till the transmission blows. Seriously, I had an Audi quatro I loved. No special modifications for HP but it did very well without them. Unfortunately, getting parts for German cars is like an excersize in creative finance, and usually ends in bloodletting. I couldn't do it anymore, I've stepped down to a nissan and I'm probably getting a truck out of spite. 2 quick examples - the door lock knobs (old school) pop up plastic cover. 39 cents for an American car, $2.50 for a german model with the correct keying, available from the dealership only. Headlight for a VW Jetta (my other german car) - $280 including mounting bracket, where an aftermarket part would cost @ $50. The imporant thing to remember about older German cars is that you better know someone you can get parts from, or a good mechanic that can get parts wholesale. Or have a lot of money you're willing to blow. At least, that's my experience after 3 german cars (2 audi, one vw).