To all those who bashed the 'evil' republicans the past 10 years... will you now bash the 'evil' democrats with equal fervor?
And its not just FISA... check out H . CON . RES . 362
(3) demands that the President initiate an international effort to immediately and dramatically increase the economic, political, and diplomatic pressure on Iran to verifiably suspend its nuclear enrichment activities by, inter alia, prohibiting the export to Iran of all refined petroleum products; imposing stringent inspection requirements on all persons, vehicles, ships, planes, trains, and cargo entering or departing Iran; and prohibiting the international movement of all Iranian officials not involved in negotiating the suspension of Iran's nuclear program;
And yet they claim nothing in the resolution "shall be construed as an authorization of the use of force against Iran." Nah.. Naval blockcades aren't a use of force nor an act of war.
Obama = McCain = the same crock of shit
That would be an extremely heavy backpack to cause any
significant damage. And highly unlikely.
All those commenting on this topic at the least should read
Levi's On Nuclear Terrorism published late last year. You will have a much greater understanding of the issues involed and the extreme difficulty of getting even a crude explosive device in position to do damage and exactly how extensive those damages might be. FYI - the book is not overly technical and should be understanable by most anyone, you don't need a physics Phd.
Many blogs copy photos from legitimate news sources, that alone may be suspect but even worse, fail to at least attribute the source and/or photographer.
A few years ago I wasted my time explaining this issue to the owner of this site. For a few days after there was an effort made at giving proper credits. But I guess it was just too much work. Given her sites popularity and her own work on TV you would think she would be more careful.
Dude.. chill. You are one of the tiny % that have not only a desire, but a use for those features. Most people don't.
I might add - I don't tend to keep my photos on my cell phone and longer than necessary and I use a real camera for real photos. Cell phone photos are throw-aways. Poor lens, poor sensors.
Using the web for what? Scores? Quotes? Directions? Headlines? Generally available as an add on to regular cell phones for far cheaper each month.
FYI - I've had a smartphone (non-apple) for two years. It was cool for the first six months but I can only categorize its usefulness (to me) as 'a convenience' not as a necessity. And at 400+ a year, its not worth. YMMV.
you mean profit for a couple of years. It will be interesting to see what the renewal rates are starting next summer as the first round of 2yr commits expire. The iPhone for the vast majority of people buying it is about having the latest coolest toy. When the reality sets in that they are paying upwards of $400/yr in data charges for a device they pretty much just use to make phone calls or play music sales will level off. The iPhone is a great product for those that really need what it has to offer but most people will rarely use those features - this applies to all the smart phones, not just the iPhone.
if opec sets the price, what is the point of the oil futures market? Opec does not set the price any more than the US sets the price of West Texas Intermediate. And note that Russia produces as much each day as Saudi Arabia and the US produces the third most at 80% of the leaders (and twice 4th place Iran).
The oil market is a lot more complex than "Opec sets the price" and "Big Oil is raping us", neither of which are true.
As to taxes, yes they suck and while in the US federal taxes are relatively light on those making under about 60K a year, social security, state and local taxes are painful, property taxes in particular.
I'm not familar with benefits packages in Australia in regards teachers or office workers. In the US, unionized teachers generally have much better benefits packages than office workers and that needs to be factored in too (pension, medical).
Oh please. Stop repeating this old nonsense about the woefully underpaid teacher. In my area (major metro suburbs) teachers are pushing 100K when benefits are taken into account. Factor in a 10 month (at most) work year and they are doing pretty damn well. Not once in the past 15 years has a school budget increased less than 8% and most are in the 10 - 15 % range.
As of May 2007, BLS estimates the median annual wage for all professions at $40,690. The median for teachers was: Kindergarden $47,750; Middle School: $50,630, High School $52,450. Add generous medial and retirement plans. Add lots of vacation.
Its not so much that they attempt to reproduce the printed document but that pdf's lock in a single specific paper size with no real option to regenerate on the fly for a user prefered size. Sure there will be some things that just wont work (an image or chart that no matter what will be too small) but as most stuff is text, the ability to resize w/ font size change (to readable size) is needed.
I've managed to take some latex source and generate pdfs of physics papers that are quite readable with only minor dicking around. But even this is asking a lot - source file + latex editor + time.
Using a sony reader and generally quite happy with it. The size is a compromise between those who want something not bulk to carry with them and those who are more or less home bound and would like a larger, more hardcover screen size. But there remain two issues with ebooks/readers:
1) The pricing model. Ebooks, in general, remain far to expensive. With significant distribution cost savings and no physical material, ebooks shouldn't sell for much over 25% of the print version. The ultimate insult is Amazon selling text books for the same price as the print edition. Clue: Sell the print edition and toss in the emedia for $1 more.
2) Adobe PDFs suck. The ability to regenerate a document on the fly in a variety of sizes is essential (a3,4,5,6 etc). Unfortunately, pdf's are locked in stone after they have been created and only some dramatic hacks make them at all usable on an ereader. Way too much work for inferior results. Adobe, are you listening?
during college the 'inhouse' dorm hall phones had an 867 prefix and yes, one of them was 867-5309. We had good fun with that as you can imagine. Hmm... what would kids today do if their only option to make phone calls was a pay phone in the hallway!
Of course, if you read armscontrolwonk.com you would have had this info three weeks ago (note that J. Lewis contributed on the NYT story mentioned as well).
powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
While I have no objection to your general argument, your math is poor so I hope your software firm does not code where numerical precision is important. Virtually any profitable company would jump at the chance to have a 5% flat rate tax.
A 5% flat tax would be wonderful for my software company with 95%+ margins, but "unfair" (and lethal) to someone making 1-5% doing manufacturing. They would have to raise their rates, making it difficult to compete with imports, requiring more taxation on imported goods to maintain a "level" playing field. The tax rate is not subtracted from the margin rate.
Basis of his 'estimates'? Access to SIOP? Access to any other data, either physical or strategic of our, our allies or our 'adversaries' nuclear weapons/plans?
Oh.. zero? By all means lets trumpet his 'work' outside his area of training as authoritative, complete
with requisite frightening headlines.
As someone who provided evidence to the various federal agencies involved, I'm glad to know
I won't have to go to Seattle for a deposition or anything else. When I signed documents early last fall, they said to be prepared for a trial sometime in January so guess they didn't miss
that mark by much. I mean its not sex but it sure does feel good that this guy has been taken down.
A 5% increase (when inflation is 3+%) isn't much to write home about. Up front let me say I only go to at most 1 or 2 movies a year since, well, most of them suck and then there is netflix. That said, it would be a lot more helpful to have not only same screen data (ie, same store sales) but also to adjust it for inflation. That is the only way to have even a remote idea of where things stand. Significantly harder to quantify is the changing nature of what people do in their free time. Growing up in the late 70s/early 80s there wasn't much to do besides a) get drunk b) get high c) to to a movie.
Mine is right next to the TV chair..it will not get lost as it weighs in at a good 3 lbs if not 5. Its far easier to cradle a handset then the crappy wireless (which are for all intents cell phone clones) ones. And it can be used as a weapon in a pinch!
As to kids seeing one.. hide the TV remote and see if your kid can figure out
how to change the station. 'Daddy don't lie! Nobody ever had to get up and touch the TV to change the channel!'
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That would be an extremely heavy backpack to cause any significant damage. And highly unlikely. All those commenting on this topic at the least should read Levi's On Nuclear Terrorism published late last year. You will have a much greater understanding of the issues involed and the extreme difficulty of getting even a crude explosive device in position to do damage and exactly how extensive those damages might be. FYI - the book is not overly technical and should be understanable by most anyone, you don't need a physics Phd.
Many blogs copy photos from legitimate news sources, that
alone may be suspect but even worse, fail to at least
attribute the source and/or photographer.
A few years ago I wasted my time explaining this issue to
the owner of this site. For a few
days after there was an effort made at giving proper
credits. But I guess it was just too much work. Given
her sites popularity and her own work on TV you would
think she would be more careful.
Dude.. chill. You are one of the tiny % that have not only a desire, but a use for those features. Most people don't.
I might add - I don't tend to keep my photos on my cell phone and longer than necessary and I use a real camera for real photos. Cell phone photos are throw-aways. Poor lens, poor sensors.
Using the web for what? Scores? Quotes? Directions? Headlines? Generally available as an add on to regular cell phones for far cheaper each month.
FYI - I've had a smartphone (non-apple) for two years. It was cool for the first six months but I can only categorize its usefulness (to me) as 'a convenience' not as a necessity. And at 400+ a year, its not worth. YMMV.
you mean profit for a couple of years. It will be interesting to see what the renewal rates are starting next summer as the first round of 2yr commits expire. The iPhone for the vast majority of people buying it is about having the latest coolest toy. When the reality sets in that they are paying upwards of $400/yr in data charges for a device they pretty much just use to make phone calls or play music sales will level off. The iPhone is a great product for those that really need what it has to offer but most people will rarely use those features - this applies to all the smart phones, not just the iPhone.
if opec sets the price, what is the point of the oil futures market? Opec does not set the price any more than the US sets the price of West Texas Intermediate. And note that Russia produces as much each day as Saudi Arabia and the US produces the third most at 80% of the leaders (and twice 4th place Iran).
The oil market is a lot more complex than "Opec sets the price" and "Big Oil is raping us", neither of which are true.
As to taxes, yes they suck and while in the US federal taxes are relatively light on those making under about 60K a year, social security, state and local taxes are painful, property taxes in particular.
I'm not familar with benefits packages in Australia in regards teachers or office workers. In the US, unionized teachers generally have much better benefits packages than office workers and that needs to be factored in too (pension, medical).
Oh please. Stop repeating this old nonsense about the woefully underpaid teacher. In my area (major metro suburbs) teachers are pushing 100K when benefits are taken into account. Factor in a 10 month (at most) work year and they are doing pretty damn well. Not once in the past 15 years has a school budget increased less than 8% and most are in the 10 - 15 % range.
As of May 2007, BLS estimates the median annual wage for all professions at $40,690. The median for teachers was: Kindergarden $47,750; Middle School: $50,630, High School $52,450. Add generous medial and retirement plans. Add lots of vacation.
the Space Torch for nothing you know
Its not so much that they attempt to reproduce the printed document but that pdf's lock in a single specific paper size with no real option to regenerate on the fly for a user prefered size. Sure there will be some things that just wont work (an image or chart that no matter what will be too small) but as most stuff is text, the ability to resize w/ font size change (to readable size) is needed.
I've managed to take some latex source and generate pdfs of physics papers that are quite readable with only minor dicking around. But even this is asking a lot - source file + latex editor + time.
Using a sony reader and generally quite happy with it. The size is a compromise between those who want something not bulk to carry with them and those who are more or less home bound and would like a larger, more hardcover screen size. But there remain two issues with ebooks/readers: 1) The pricing model. Ebooks, in general, remain far to expensive. With significant distribution cost savings and no physical material, ebooks shouldn't sell for much over 25% of the print version. The ultimate insult is Amazon selling text books for the same price as the print edition. Clue: Sell the print edition and toss in the emedia for $1 more. 2) Adobe PDFs suck. The ability to regenerate a document on the fly in a variety of sizes is essential (a3,4,5,6 etc). Unfortunately, pdf's are locked in stone after they have been created and only some dramatic hacks make them at all usable on an ereader. Way too much work for inferior results. Adobe, are you listening?
during college the 'inhouse' dorm hall phones had an 867 prefix and yes, one of them was 867-5309. We had good fun with that as you can imagine. Hmm... what would kids today do if their only option to make phone calls was a pay phone in the hallway!
Of course, if you read armscontrolwonk.com you would have had this info three weeks ago (note that J. Lewis contributed on the NYT story mentioned as well).
10th:
powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
High Margin Co:
Revs: 100 Exps: 5 Gross: 95 Tax: 4.75 Net: 90.25 (90.25%)
Low Margin Co:
Revs: 100 Exps: 95 Gross: 5 Tax: 0.25 Net: 4.75 (4.75%)
Basis of his 'estimates'? Access to SIOP? Access to any other data, either physical or strategic of our, our allies or our 'adversaries' nuclear weapons/plans? Oh.. zero? By all means lets trumpet his 'work' outside his area of training as authoritative, complete with requisite frightening headlines.
you think it has changed in the past 50 years? get over it.
As someone who provided evidence to the various federal agencies involved, I'm glad to know I won't have to go to Seattle for a deposition or anything else. When I signed documents early last fall, they said to be prepared for a trial sometime in January so guess they didn't miss that mark by much. I mean its not sex but it sure does feel good that this guy has been taken down.
Me thinks Vito and Tony are gonna be mighty jealous.. watch out Jobsy boy
A 5% increase (when inflation is 3+%) isn't much to write home about. Up front let me say I only go to at most 1 or 2 movies a year since, well, most of them suck and then there is netflix. That said, it would be a lot more helpful to have not only same screen data (ie, same store sales) but also to adjust it for inflation. That is the only way to have even a remote idea of where things stand. Significantly harder to quantify is the changing nature of what people do in their free time. Growing up in the late 70s/early 80s there wasn't much to do besides a) get drunk b) get high c) to to a movie.
Mine is right next to the TV chair..it will not get lost as it weighs in at a good 3 lbs if not 5. Its far easier to cradle a handset then the crappy wireless (which are for all intents cell phone clones) ones. And it can be used as a weapon in a pinch!
As to kids seeing one.. hide the TV remote and see if your kid can figure out how to change the station. 'Daddy don't lie! Nobody ever had to get up and touch the TV to change the channel!'
And many of them deserve to get an EOF card right up the ....
Yes and then he pussied out on the final vote: Obama (D-IL), Not Voting That is
completely lame. As is Clinton (D-NY), Not Voting.
So where does Obama stand on the FISA/wiretap/NSA/telecom immunity bill? That should be a good indication of what to expect from his administration.