Someday, a creative person will come up with a plan that convinces the nation this is the right thing to do and the IRS tax code books will be used to heat the planet for a week or 3.
You mean you hate the Chinese government, right? Hell, even the Chinese hate the chinese government. Keep in mind that the people of China and the Chinese government are NOT interchangeable. In fact, there is a vast disconnect.
You know, when people start to rise up and revolt, death often happends to the oppressors. Now I'm not encouraging this kind of activity, but I'm really surprised something violent and deadly hasn't happened yet!!
It's not bad. It just leaves such a journalist in a light of little to no credibility. As such, they would be compelled to reveal their sources if they wish to be taken seriously.
How about rolling back the clock BEFORE we had Campaign Finance Reform. It's bad enough that this bill got pushed through in the first place, but it's even worse to patch it up and add even more layers of complexity riddled with contradiction. And if we are not carefull, we end up with another agency bought and paid for with YOUR tax dollars. It will be called...what... CFB (Campaign Finance Bureau) to monitor all this shit?
And another topic. Get rid of the IRS. The tax system is way to bloated with loopholes. Just make it a flat sales tax and get rid of the IRS at the same time.
Everyone in my family has a PC with broadband. Now I just need to get everyone one of these phones and setup a free skype to spype account. Then, everyone can just pick up the phone and make direct calls as though they were using the local teleco system.
I've been waiting for something like this to come out. Now I have. If Linksys makes this easy to use, I expect this to really sting the vonage and lingo customer base in the next few years.
A lot. But there is a difference now. When Russia and US first went to space, the discoveries and engineering feats were unknown at the time. Now days, if China or India are after the research, they can just buy copies of the reports from both Russia and US now.
Having been back from China, I can tell you that the government is just a paper tiger when it comes to "mankind" missions. This is just a PR move to jumpstart the publics love of the government. Fact is, the people there (at least in Shanghai) see everything as a "government issue" regardless if it's good or bad.
I bet that China will land man on the moon a few times and never go back. Basically, it's pure politics and not science....been there, done that.
It takes me 12 hours on a flight from Shanghai to Chicago. And they are saying 6 hours is half of what it takes for the Concord to travel an equivelent distance? WTF! Am I missing something?
Uhhh...no! The would not be a waste of time. The culture shock this would have all around the world would shatter our very perspective of the universe around us.
While we wont be able to communicate back with them in real-time, it would spawn a whole new field of science dedicated to the decoding of the transmission and any potential science discoveries to be learned from the original aliens that transmitted their discoveries. It could potentially be a passive version of a "galactic alien library" beamed out to space! Second, it would spur the desires for the younger generation to dive into math, science, and engineering in hopes to one day discover meathods for FTL travel. While the idea is far-fetched, at least there is now a definitive goal to strive for.
Just wait till the cost of Hi-Def camcorders come down in price for the consumer market. At this point, why watch rehashed HD shit when you can make your own? DRM will not even be a factor at this point.
Actually, it's Apple that compiles quicktime to run on Windows. As I've read on the forums (ya, rumors...could be true, could be BS), Apple does not use any x86 optimizations. Basically, It's just a ho-hum port with compatibility in mind.
Between Sony and MS, I'll take sides with MS DRM. Sony at the very least is a total DRM nazi regime. Everything from their minidisk format to their memory stick "magic gate" employ DRM.
Fuck Sony. I kick them to the curb. As with MS, I'll continue to watch them with a very close eye.
The top 1% of income earners pay 34.27% of all taxes. The top 25% of income earners pay 83.88% of all taxes. The top 50% of income earners pay 96.54% of all taxes. The rest, break even or are freeloaders leeching off American society.
Fact: Lowering taxes on the "rich" spurs ecconomic growth". Yet, socialists/communists would rather preach ecconomic "intentions" rather then true and factual historic "resaults".
Note: I haven't crunched the numbers, so until you do, treat every website reference around the world as "questionable".
Let's make a deal. When the Chinese government becomes democratic, THEN we can talk about handing the UN more control of such important operations. Also, I want to be able to elect my US representative to the UN much like I can elect my own president. Until then, I'm very worried about the dubious and corrupt motives of the UN at large.
If your going to be a member of the UN, then you better be held responsible for the country you represent to your own citizens whome elected you.
I wonder how long it'll be before we get a card that comes with an external fan attachment that you have to hang off of the back of your case?
Don't worry. Soon all die-hard PC gamers will easily be identified in the open public by their installed ATI/nVidia heat exchanger box setting right next to the AC compressor unit outside. Or, it will just be hung out the window.
After a time, those people begin to depend on my grinder and the waterwheel. Does that mean they should own it? Or have a say in what I do with it? Its still mine isn't it?
That depends on what philosophy of government you believe in. If your favor communism, everyone owns everything and you don't have the right to personal belongings. If you favor capitalism (such as you and I do), everyone shares their own resources, goods, and services in exchange for another.
With communism, society suffers as each person does not see the direct fruits of their own labor. As such, everyone has a lack of incentive to work hard.
With capitalism, it's about working hard for yourself (call it greed or survival if you will) to achieve rewards. As such, the aftermath spawns diversity in economic growth and prosperity.
Here is a question for all slashdotters. If you look back in history and to the present, should we judge "intentions" or "results" of a given philosophy? The answer should be obvious.
It's just a modern manifestation of appeasement, if you ask me.
IMHO, you are 100% correct! In fact, the same liberal geeks/nerds that post ideological appeasement rotgut prolly make up a very large percentage of those that would rather live with the demands of a jock then stand up to the very bullies.
You know, maybe there really is a physiological reason to why so many people on Slashdot are so liberal. In the end, it's about standing up for yourself and what you believe to be true and pure in this world. And honestly, how many geeks/nerds abide by such philosophies?
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Someday, a creative person will come up with a plan that convinces the nation this is the right thing to do and the IRS tax code books will be used to heat the planet for a week or 3.
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You mean like The FairTax book by Neal Boortz and John Linder. Check out more info here including reviews (lots of them) http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060875410/103-0
I hate China
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You mean you hate the Chinese government, right? Hell, even the Chinese hate the chinese government. Keep in mind that the people of China and the Chinese government are NOT interchangeable. In fact, there is a vast disconnect.
Just thought I would clear this up a bit
You know, when people start to rise up and revolt, death often happends to the oppressors. Now I'm not encouraging this kind of activity, but I'm really surprised something violent and deadly hasn't happened yet!!
Nothing special...other then having your nutsack shrivel up and fall off in a few months.
It's not bad. It just leaves such a journalist in a light of little to no credibility. As such, they would be compelled to reveal their sources if they wish to be taken seriously.
How about rolling back the clock BEFORE we had Campaign Finance Reform. It's bad enough that this bill got pushed through in the first place, but it's even worse to patch it up and add even more layers of complexity riddled with contradiction. And if we are not carefull, we end up with another agency bought and paid for with YOUR tax dollars. It will be called...what... CFB (Campaign Finance Bureau) to monitor all this shit?
And another topic. Get rid of the IRS. The tax system is way to bloated with loopholes. Just make it a flat sales tax and get rid of the IRS at the same time.
Everyone in my family has a PC with broadband. Now I just need to get everyone one of these phones and setup a free skype to spype account. Then, everyone can just pick up the phone and make direct calls as though they were using the local teleco system.
I've been waiting for something like this to come out. Now I have. If Linksys makes this easy to use, I expect this to really sting the vonage and lingo customer base in the next few years.
Welcome to the real world, where you don't have enough money to matter in discussions like this.
Wow! This one comment alone is worth giving mod points too. It's so very true. While the truth often sucks, it's sobering and to the point.
A lot. But there is a difference now. When Russia and US first went to space, the discoveries and engineering feats were unknown at the time. Now days, if China or India are after the research, they can just buy copies of the reports from both Russia and US now.
Why tread over the same tracks?
Having been back from China, I can tell you that the government is just a paper tiger when it comes to "mankind" missions. This is just a PR move to jumpstart the publics love of the government. Fact is, the people there (at least in Shanghai) see everything as a "government issue" regardless if it's good or bad. I bet that China will land man on the moon a few times and never go back. Basically, it's pure politics and not science. ...been there, done that.
Pfizer has a little pill for that...
It takes me 12 hours on a flight from Shanghai to Chicago. And they are saying 6 hours is half of what it takes for the Concord to travel an equivelent distance? WTF! Am I missing something?
He's called "The Govenator"
Uhhh...no! The would not be a waste of time. The culture shock this would have all around the world would shatter our very perspective of the universe around us.
While we wont be able to communicate back with them in real-time, it would spawn a whole new field of science dedicated to the decoding of the transmission and any potential science discoveries to be learned from the original aliens that transmitted their discoveries. It could potentially be a passive version of a "galactic alien library" beamed out to space! Second, it would spur the desires for the younger generation to dive into math, science, and engineering in hopes to one day discover meathods for FTL travel. While the idea is far-fetched, at least there is now a definitive goal to strive for.
Just one step closer to Darius Twin! And YES, they have freakin lasers attached to their heads.
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Just wait till the cost of Hi-Def camcorders come down in price for the consumer market. At this point, why watch rehashed HD shit when you can make your own? DRM will not even be a factor at this point.
Actually, it's Apple that compiles quicktime to run on Windows. As I've read on the forums (ya, rumors...could be true, could be BS), Apple does not use any x86 optimizations. Basically, It's just a ho-hum port with compatibility in mind.
Between Sony and MS, I'll take sides with MS DRM. Sony at the very least is a total DRM nazi regime. Everything from their minidisk format to their memory stick "magic gate" employ DRM.
Fuck Sony. I kick them to the curb. As with MS, I'll continue to watch them with a very close eye.
Yes, we do.
According to Rush Limbaughs website...
The top 1% of income earners pay 34.27% of all taxes.
The top 25% of income earners pay 83.88% of all taxes.
The top 50% of income earners pay 96.54% of all taxes.
The rest, break even or are freeloaders leeching off American society.
Fact: Lowering taxes on the "rich" spurs ecconomic growth". Yet, socialists/communists would rather preach ecconomic "intentions" rather then true and factual historic "resaults".
Note: I haven't crunched the numbers, so until you do, treat every website reference around the world as "questionable".
Let's make a deal. When the Chinese government becomes democratic, THEN we can talk about handing the UN more control of such important operations. Also, I want to be able to elect my US representative to the UN much like I can elect my own president. Until then, I'm very worried about the dubious and corrupt motives of the UN at large. If your going to be a member of the UN, then you better be held responsible for the country you represent to your own citizens whome elected you.
I wonder how long it'll be before we get a card that comes with an external fan attachment that you have to hang off of the back of your case? Don't worry. Soon all die-hard PC gamers will easily be identified in the open public by their installed ATI/nVidia heat exchanger box setting right next to the AC compressor unit outside. Or, it will just be hung out the window.
Same goes for the customer too. He/she better make sure they have both DSL and Cable access. Two different ISPs using their own physical medium.
After a time, those people begin to depend on my grinder and the waterwheel. Does that mean they should own it? Or have a say in what I do with it? Its still mine isn't it?
That depends on what philosophy of government you believe in. If your favor communism, everyone owns everything and you don't have the right to personal belongings. If you favor capitalism (such as you and I do), everyone shares their own resources, goods, and services in exchange for another.
With communism, society suffers as each person does not see the direct fruits of their own labor. As such, everyone has a lack of incentive to work hard.
With capitalism, it's about working hard for yourself (call it greed or survival if you will) to achieve rewards. As such, the aftermath spawns diversity in economic growth and prosperity.
Here is a question for all slashdotters. If you look back in history and to the present, should we judge "intentions" or "results" of a given philosophy? The answer should be obvious.
It's just a modern manifestation of appeasement, if you ask me.
IMHO, you are 100% correct! In fact, the same liberal geeks/nerds that post ideological appeasement rotgut prolly make up a very large percentage of those that would rather live with the demands of a jock then stand up to the very bullies.
You know, maybe there really is a physiological reason to why so many people on Slashdot are so liberal. In the end, it's about standing up for yourself and what you believe to be true and pure in this world. And honestly, how many geeks/nerds abide by such philosophies?