Maybe I'm not understanding this fully, but what about things like morning shows? Would this prevent them from recording their own shows and selling CDs of the 'Best of...' like many of them do now?
Charity or for the betterment of society. Just not back into the government. Think of it this way, "Oh, i got caught giving too much money to a government official, now that same government fines me $150,000 more."
I never said the idea was perfect, just a thought. Feel free to run with it or modify it on your own.
I semi-agree with you. I don't think they should go unpaid, in fact, i think they should be paid well... by the government. I think ALL donations from any entity (corporate, partnership, individual) should be limited to $500 TOTAL. You can give $500 1 candidate, $100 to 5 candidates, or $1 to 500 candidates. No more PAC or party donations, either. Any individual caught giving more get's fined 15x what their total donation is and it's given to public schools or cancer research, etc...
Any corporation caught, the board members and anyone in the chain of command for writing the check or doling out the cash get's fined 15X the amount each.
Also, why the hell are their term limits on the presidency, but not anything else? Why the F*** did Strom Thurmond wrinkly ass get to serve for over half a century, but a president couldn't even think of running for a 3rd term? Are south Carolinians that sedate that noone else could challeng him? Why is Ted Kennedy's fat ass still in Massachuesetts. If 8 years is good enough for the Commander in Chief, it's good enough for the house and senate (yes, I know senators serve 6 year terms, we can change that). Get rid of career politicians and you get rid of the desire to do whatever it takes to stay in power. I'm not saying it'll make everyone honest (or even anyone), but there'll be a lot less of bought votes and election year bantering (Janet's saggy tit? Howard Stern off the air? Who the fuck cares. How about the 70 GIs killed in the last 2 weeks? but that's another rant for another day.
My views on the war (which are semi-pro, but not entirely) are for another rant on another day.
To do a proper MAD-LIB you need to include the word type the average slashdotter is supposed to enter. As such:
Re:This award is very ____(adj)!!
I myself live in ____(place), WA and I'm so glad I live in a free country. I mean, I really feel for those poor people who don't have the ____(adj) amendment to protect their speech in ____(noun)land.
However, I'm a bit concerned that our current ____(group) might be going slightly overboard with this ____(election year issue) thing. In particular, ____(famous person) is really a bit worrying.
But no matter, nothing can take our ____(plural noun) away from us, thanks to our ____(noun) that I'm sure everybody would defend with their lives should it ever be under threat.
Anyway, this is just my ____(adj) cents. Regards, ____(middle name) ____(street you grew up on)
well, there's the federal, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, several other protectorates. This doesn't count the several thousand county, township, borough, and city governments per state.
I actually am color blind. The top is orangish-red. The middle is a not so bright orangish red, and the bottom light is white. Seeing the difference isn't such a big deal, knowing the order is. I get pissed off at the sideways mounted traffic lights and the single lights that blink yellow for one direction and red for the other. I can't tell the difference without the other lights to use in spatial reference.
Where I live (State College, PA) there isn't a monopoly. We have 2 cable companies to choose from: Adelphia and CEI. They actively try and market to each other's customers. It hasn't affected prices at all ('cept for those "introductory" rates for new customers), but it has forced them to pick up more channels. Adelphiua was here for years before CEI came in. After CEI was there for a little more than a year, Adelphia added several cable channels that it's customers had been begging for for years (like Sci-Fi, History, and H&G).
See my reply to diego in this same thread. It was just an observation. At no point did I suggest or try to disway anyone from taking action. I like to think that I am a liberaterian and try my best not to put my opinions on others. I try just to put information out there in the way that I see it as objectively as I can. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion whether I agree with it or not.
Just a point of clarification, I never said I agreed or liked the attitude and actions, just that that's the way it is. There are some things in life that are ugly and you just have to face them. For most people it's death (although, death doesn't bother me. Not saying I want to die, but I've come to terms with it, both my own and my friends and family), for PETA it's animal usage/eating, for social activists it's the disproportionate power/money distribution. I'm not saying don't fight against your cause, but recognize the reasoning those you are fighting against use. You'll get a lot further if you understand your enemies motivation than just blindly following your own.
Ah, you're one of those. The guys that failed reading comprehension when studying Darwin.
Ahh... you're one of those guys. Those that don't read the whole post, but only till they find a point they can contend with. If you read to the end, you'd notice I wrapped up with a line that similar to, "I'm not saying it's right, or that it's the way it should be... just the way it is." I have no fantasies that the U.S. will be #1 forever. I've long held the belief that if several other contries banded together (or China got her head out of her ass and developed the thriving economy it is capable of) that we'd all be speaking another language and eating lo mein every night. The reason the US rose to the top is because we had resources out the wazoo and were willing to be flexible. We were willing to put 6yr olds to work in dangerous mines. We were willing to get a thriving economy at the expense of the working man. We were willing to take whatever land in a controlled expansion that we wanted. In the late 1950s/early 1960s, our attitude changed from doing whatever it took to get on top to a more protectionary role to remain there (hence, the cold war). When the soviets fell, we got even worse, having noone to protect against. It's getting even so bad that we are fighting ourselves and opponents so small it's not worth the effort (elephant against a swarm of bees. Neither can win. The bees are but a mild annoyance to the elephant and the elephant can't pin the bees down).
Long story short, we've turned the corner from a developing nation to a protectionary nation and this, in history, has nearly always signalled the transfer from a rising society to a falling society.
Just curious, where do you propose that will leave us as a citizen of the planet?
Still #1.
Everyone will fear us and do what we say? Do we want to bully everyone just because we believe we're right, and everyone else is 3rd world?
That's the way of nature. The strongest survive. We're the alpha male of the world tribe. Eventually, we'll grow old and a new alpha male will arise. Until then, we get to choose whatever female of the species (metaphor for smaller countries) that we want. When other males (metaphor for other larger countries, but not as big as us) do something we don't like, we express our dominance and smack them down. It's a giant fight for territory.
When you are #1, you don't have to bend to the will of others. When you are at the top, you have more people looking to take advantage of you than when you are part of the masses. Do you think Bill Gates really cares what I think about him? Donald Trump? Rupert Murdoch? Howard Stern? Even when they get smacked, they still flip everyone off with the proverbial middle finger. Such is life at the top.
I'm not saying it's right or that that's the way it should be, but that it's the way it is. If they weren't that way, they wouldn't be at the top. They'd be down here with the rest of us. Same deal with the U.S.
Obvious falshoods like:
- The Earth is round
- The Earth revolves around the sun
- Evolution exists
- Free (as in beer)
- There is no proof that Cigarette smoke is linked to higher cancer rates.
A lot of things are taken as "obviously" false until they are proven true.
I usually frequent the Skellar. Their $2/dozen wings (nice sized ones, not the little crap you see else where) are good. $3 pitchers of beer 24-7-365 can get me nice and buzzed for under $15. I too have a fraternity house to go back to (alum as of 2000), but I tend to drink more than most of them do these days. Damn kids.
Our wings are, how should I say, 'suspect' in size, but we have the best flavors in town. Nothing compares to spicy-ranch. As for Champs, I've never been there. I won't go to any bar I have to drive to. Personal choice. Maybe someday i'll ride the bus out there, but as it is, when I go out, I get shit-faced beyond recognition, so driving to a bar is out.
I work there and I only go for the $.25 wings on Tuesday and Penguin games. Now that their turning it into a dance club on weekends, I don't even want to work then.
Know what I do when I get one of these irritating confirmation messages? I confirm. Then you (or your user) gets the stupid virus, and in future when my name gets forged, I won't get your idiotic confirmation message (but you or your user will get the virus).
Actually, no I don't. It just passes through the spam filter to the AV server. That dumps infected files. Now, you ask, why don't you have the AV server first in the chain instead of the spam-filter server? Because the spam-filter server can only check for spoofed domains if it is first in the list. If the From and the last relay don't match, it's gets a flag for possible spam. There are still many legitimate emails from relays (signal to noise ration about 1:100, but still enought that I can't block solely on that factor. It is merely a large factor in scanning for spam.
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Great book.
... ;)
Benson & Hedges cigaretts
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And peop(l)e who drive too slowly in the fast lane.
What about the people who use public urinals and piss on the seats?
What about the ones who walk around in the summertime going, "How about this heat?"
What about the ones who park in handicap spaces while the handicapped people make their handicapped faces?
And what about those that like football and porno and books about war?
What about the ones with wives, kids, jobs and a car? The ones with their feet on their table and are smoking a cuban cigar?
If you're going to suggest killing all assholes, than at least mnake it all encompassing.
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Really now, can you ever have TOO much red meat? I'm gonna die anyways, might as well enjoy my life while I can.
(LongLife != GoodLife)
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Maybe I'm not understanding this fully, but what about things like morning shows? Would this prevent them from recording their own shows and selling CDs of the 'Best of...' like many of them do now?
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I'm a PEBKAC man myself (Problem exists between keyboard and chair).
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I don't really think adzoox is trolling.
;)
For as hard as he's attacking this point in several threads, I'm starting to wonder if he didn't really like his new P-P-P-Powerbook.
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Charity or for the betterment of society. Just not back into the government. Think of it this way, "Oh, i got caught giving too much money to a government official, now that same government fines me $150,000 more."
I never said the idea was perfect, just a thought. Feel free to run with it or modify it on your own.
-Ab
I semi-agree with you. I don't think they should go unpaid, in fact, i think they should be paid well ... by the government. I think ALL donations from any entity (corporate, partnership, individual) should be limited to $500 TOTAL. You can give $500 1 candidate, $100 to 5 candidates, or $1 to 500 candidates. No more PAC or party donations, either. Any individual caught giving more get's fined 15x what their total donation is and it's given to public schools or cancer research, etc ...
Any corporation caught, the board members and anyone in the chain of command for writing the check or doling out the cash get's fined 15X the amount each.
Also, why the hell are their term limits on the presidency, but not anything else? Why the F*** did Strom Thurmond wrinkly ass get to serve for over half a century, but a president couldn't even think of running for a 3rd term? Are south Carolinians that sedate that noone else could challeng him? Why is Ted Kennedy's fat ass still in Massachuesetts. If 8 years is good enough for the Commander in Chief, it's good enough for the house and senate (yes, I know senators serve 6 year terms, we can change that). Get rid of career politicians and you get rid of the desire to do whatever it takes to stay in power. I'm not saying it'll make everyone honest (or even anyone), but there'll be a lot less of bought votes and election year bantering (Janet's saggy tit? Howard Stern off the air? Who the fuck cares. How about the 70 GIs killed in the last 2 weeks? but that's another rant for another day.
My views on the war (which are semi-pro, but not entirely) are for another rant on another day.
-Ab
To do a proper MAD-LIB you need to include the word type the average slashdotter is supposed to enter. As such:
Re:This award is very ____(adj)!!
I myself live in ____(place), WA and I'm so glad I live in a free country. I mean, I really feel for those poor people who don't have the ____(adj) amendment to protect their speech in ____(noun)land.
However, I'm a bit concerned that our current ____(group) might be going slightly overboard with this ____(election year issue) thing. In particular, ____(famous person) is really a bit worrying.
But no matter, nothing can take our ____(plural noun) away from us, thanks to our ____(noun) that I'm sure everybody would defend with their lives should it ever be under threat.
Anyway, this is just my ____(adj) cents.
Regards, ____(middle name) ____(street you grew up on)
-Ab
well, there's the federal, all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, several other protectorates. This doesn't count the several thousand county, township, borough, and city governments per state.
-Ab
I actually am color blind. The top is orangish-red. The middle is a not so bright orangish red, and the bottom light is white. Seeing the difference isn't such a big deal, knowing the order is. I get pissed off at the sideways mounted traffic lights and the single lights that blink yellow for one direction and red for the other. I can't tell the difference without the other lights to use in spatial reference.
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No No No No No!
The proper line is: You must be new here?
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Where I live (State College, PA) there isn't a monopoly. We have 2 cable companies to choose from: Adelphia and CEI. They actively try and market to each other's customers. It hasn't affected prices at all ('cept for those "introductory" rates for new customers), but it has forced them to pick up more channels. Adelphiua was here for years before CEI came in. After CEI was there for a little more than a year, Adelphia added several cable channels that it's customers had been begging for for years (like Sci-Fi, History, and H&G).
-Ab
See my reply to diego in this same thread. It was just an observation. At no point did I suggest or try to disway anyone from taking action. I like to think that I am a liberaterian and try my best not to put my opinions on others. I try just to put information out there in the way that I see it as objectively as I can. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion whether I agree with it or not.
-Ab
Just a point of clarification, I never said I agreed or liked the attitude and actions, just that that's the way it is. There are some things in life that are ugly and you just have to face them. For most people it's death (although, death doesn't bother me. Not saying I want to die, but I've come to terms with it, both my own and my friends and family), for PETA it's animal usage/eating, for social activists it's the disproportionate power/money distribution. I'm not saying don't fight against your cause, but recognize the reasoning those you are fighting against use. You'll get a lot further if you understand your enemies motivation than just blindly following your own.
-Ab
Ah, you're one of those. The guys that failed reading comprehension when studying Darwin.
... you're one of those guys. Those that don't read the whole post, but only till they find a point they can contend with. If you read to the end, you'd notice I wrapped up with a line that similar to, "I'm not saying it's right, or that it's the way it should be ... just the way it is." I have no fantasies that the U.S. will be #1 forever. I've long held the belief that if several other contries banded together (or China got her head out of her ass and developed the thriving economy it is capable of) that we'd all be speaking another language and eating lo mein every night. The reason the US rose to the top is because we had resources out the wazoo and were willing to be flexible. We were willing to put 6yr olds to work in dangerous mines. We were willing to get a thriving economy at the expense of the working man. We were willing to take whatever land in a controlled expansion that we wanted. In the late 1950s/early 1960s, our attitude changed from doing whatever it took to get on top to a more protectionary role to remain there (hence, the cold war). When the soviets fell, we got even worse, having noone to protect against. It's getting even so bad that we are fighting ourselves and opponents so small it's not worth the effort (elephant against a swarm of bees. Neither can win. The bees are but a mild annoyance to the elephant and the elephant can't pin the bees down).
Ahh
Long story short, we've turned the corner from a developing nation to a protectionary nation and this, in history, has nearly always signalled the transfer from a rising society to a falling society.
-Ab
Just curious, where do you propose that will leave us as a citizen of the planet?
Still #1.
Everyone will fear us and do what we say? Do we want to bully everyone just because we believe we're right, and everyone else is 3rd world?
That's the way of nature. The strongest survive. We're the alpha male of the world tribe. Eventually, we'll grow old and a new alpha male will arise. Until then, we get to choose whatever female of the species (metaphor for smaller countries) that we want. When other males (metaphor for other larger countries, but not as big as us) do something we don't like, we express our dominance and smack them down. It's a giant fight for territory.
When you are #1, you don't have to bend to the will of others. When you are at the top, you have more people looking to take advantage of you than when you are part of the masses. Do you think Bill Gates really cares what I think about him? Donald Trump? Rupert Murdoch? Howard Stern? Even when they get smacked, they still flip everyone off with the proverbial middle finger. Such is life at the top.
I'm not saying it's right or that that's the way it should be, but that it's the way it is. If they weren't that way, they wouldn't be at the top. They'd be down here with the rest of us. Same deal with the U.S.
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As parent to this thread, I'd just like to point out that I am a smoker as well :)
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Obvious falshoods like:
- The Earth is round
- The Earth revolves around the sun
- Evolution exists
- Free (as in beer)
- There is no proof that Cigarette smoke is linked to higher cancer rates.
A lot of things are taken as "obviously" false until they are proven true.
-Ab
Are you sure this isn't just another attempt to get Michael to comment on the number of posts you make? ;)
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I usually frequent the Skellar. Their $2/dozen wings (nice sized ones, not the little crap you see else where) are good. $3 pitchers of beer 24-7-365 can get me nice and buzzed for under $15. I too have a fraternity house to go back to (alum as of 2000), but I tend to drink more than most of them do these days. Damn kids.
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Our wings are, how should I say, 'suspect' in size, but we have the best flavors in town. Nothing compares to spicy-ranch. As for Champs, I've never been there. I won't go to any bar I have to drive to. Personal choice. Maybe someday i'll ride the bus out there, but as it is, when I go out, I get shit-faced beyond recognition, so driving to a bar is out.
-Ab
I work there and I only go for the $.25 wings on Tuesday and Penguin games. Now that their turning it into a dance club on weekends, I don't even want to work then.
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Unless you goto the SportsCafe. I will still card you. Yes, I have even carded my own mother. :)
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Know what I do when I get one of these irritating confirmation messages? I confirm. Then you (or your user) gets the stupid virus, and in future when my name gets forged, I won't get your idiotic confirmation message (but you or your user will get the virus).
Actually, no I don't. It just passes through the spam filter to the AV server. That dumps infected files. Now, you ask, why don't you have the AV server first in the chain instead of the spam-filter server? Because the spam-filter server can only check for spoofed domains if it is first in the list. If the From and the last relay don't match, it's gets a flag for possible spam. There are still many legitimate emails from relays (signal to noise ration about 1:100, but still enought that I can't block solely on that factor. It is merely a large factor in scanning for spam.
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