It's plenty relevant. You wouldn't want to elect somebody who holds power over the lives of hundreds of millions of people and trillions of dollars who based major decisions on faith?
I mean, if he honestly believes the world is only 6000 thousand years old, who knows what other wacky shit he goes to bed with comfortably at night?
And before you think I'm trolling, I'll ask all of you here this: Would you, or would you not, vote for somebody to believed the biblical rapture was close to happening and that their main priority was laying the groundwork for it to kick off?
Don't they do that already? Lord knows I've seen Photshop LE (or elements or whatever their bargain basement photo editor is) preinstalled on many a PC. And let's not forget the Acrobat reader, which has to be the most redistributed piece of software ever.
Said in total derision, but that's actually a huge thing for them if they do get perceived that way. Only a few years ago, everyboy was predicting their demise...
just don't care that much about my job. What's with people stressing out so much about some e-mail?
You got modded funny, but this is pretty insightful.
In fact, it's pretty much my attitude at work. I maybe check my work email 5 or 6 times a day, and reply to emails as I see fit. At the end of the day, I'm either doing my job or not. Whether I assuage somebody's ego by quick reply is not my fucking problem.
Granted, we're not an ubercorp, so your mileage may vary.
Since we're talking about laptops here, this is THE solution IMO, covers both failure and theft. Granted, off the LAN, it could get a little sluggish, but you know, security, right?
Government calling the election is a real problem.
The remedy to this is the ability for the legislature to call and pass a vote of no confidence, which has occurred and produced changes of government. Seems like a good balance to me. Besides, there's the 5-year cap. If the term was longer, you'd have a stronger point (France comes to mind), but to me, Britain has one of the better democracies around, due in very large part to this fractiousness.
Gee, thanks Captain Obvious. The fluidity of when the election can be called is another plus IMO. Having it at fixed periods only helps to magnify the orgy if you ask me.
He sees things that everybody elses misses, but when he's wrong he's way wrong.
Very true, but IMO it's because he likes to think big. Much better than John "Why doesn't everybody capitulate to the MS monopoly already, dammit?" Dvorak.
When it costs in the neighbourhood of $200 million
Well, it will do when you make the campaign season last over a freaking year. I always cringe around election time in the US. How much productivity and money is wasted in this regular orgy of popularity contests?
Go for the British model. Announce elections, campaign 5 weeks, over and done with.
Forget campaign finance laws and lobbying problems. Just drastically shortening the election season alone would make a huge postive difference in the US.
is positively fraught with government intervention
You sure about that? TFA seemed more to point out how government basically abdicated most of their oversight duties simply because the telcos told 'em everything was just peachy.
And though "The FCC was (and probably still is) managed for the benefit of the companies and their lobbyists, not for you and me," that makes it even less free-market, not more.
I must need more coffee. How does that sentence even make sense?
How about, if you think troll and flamebait mods get overused, you just bump up their relative scores? Some of the best comments on/. are rated that way and are well worth reading.
No, they nurse their malice in secret, brooding in silence for decades if necessary, until the perfect opportunity presents itself. Then, they spring into action...
I gotta say, as clunky as Azureus has been, they've obviously been working hard on the thing, because it works so much more smoothly now. Even with a few torrents running, I don't get huge CPU grabs like I used to, and the overall feel of speed is definitely improved.
Actually, long term, most law school grads end up being something besides lawyers.
Very true. A Law Degree is a fantastic degree to have for almost any industry or position. One of the reasons I chose Law as a career path is that I'd have plenty of options open to me if being a lawyer didn't work out.
OK then, according to the BMI, I'm in the upper reaches of "overweight". Granted, I wouldn't mind coming down another 10 pounds to 230, but if I were to go by the BMI, at around 205/210, I'd look like a freaking skeleton, and I'm not mesomorphic AFAICT.
I've got no problem with applying criteria, but the BMI alone is a waste of time. How about they measure me for the lovely low levels of cholesterol I have as well?
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It's plenty relevant. You wouldn't want to elect somebody who holds power over the lives of hundreds of millions of people and trillions of dollars who based major decisions on faith?
I mean, if he honestly believes the world is only 6000 thousand years old, who knows what other wacky shit he goes to bed with comfortably at night?
And before you think I'm trolling, I'll ask all of you here this: Would you, or would you not, vote for somebody to believed the biblical rapture was close to happening and that their main priority was laying the groundwork for it to kick off?
turn, turn, turn...
Or using custom hosts files (or firewalls), which has a lot of advantages over blocking at the application level. How you gonna work around that?
Idiotic.
Don't they do that already? Lord knows I've seen Photshop LE (or elements or whatever their bargain basement photo editor is) preinstalled on many a PC. And let's not forget the Acrobat reader, which has to be the most redistributed piece of software ever.
Really, I had not expected this!
Thanks for the great link, but that seems to be heating-centric. Does anyone know what the model is for high head & humidity climates?
Yahoo! - it's the new AOL.
Said in total derision, but that's actually a huge thing for them if they do get perceived that way. Only a few years ago, everyboy was predicting their demise...
Oh I'm sorry, you misunderstood me. Of course I found your above comment funny - about 20 years ago when Sam Kinison was doing it.
Dude, spellcheck your sig.
just don't care that much about my job. What's with people stressing out so much about some e-mail?
You got modded funny, but this is pretty insightful.
In fact, it's pretty much my attitude at work. I maybe check my work email 5 or 6 times a day, and reply to emails as I see fit. At the end of the day, I'm either doing my job or not. Whether I assuage somebody's ego by quick reply is not my fucking problem.
Granted, we're not an ubercorp, so your mileage may vary.
Your wife? You, sir, have fallen for the biggest scam of all time. Trust me, I know. Suh-weet Jesus and Mohammad do I know.
Dude, just because your ex-wife wouldn't give you a blowjob, don't go tarring everybody else's marriages!
let people remote desktop in and work.
Since we're talking about laptops here, this is THE solution IMO, covers both failure and theft. Granted, off the LAN, it could get a little sluggish, but you know, security, right?
If Newt runs, it's hard to say. He eventually lost the center to Clinton as house speaker, but first he masterminded the Contract with America
You owe me a new monitor.
Another thing I like about the British system. The big questions go to the people. When was the last time this happened in the US?
Government calling the election is a real problem.
The remedy to this is the ability for the legislature to call and pass a vote of no confidence, which has occurred and produced changes of government. Seems like a good balance to me. Besides, there's the 5-year cap. If the term was longer, you'd have a stronger point (France comes to mind), but to me, Britain has one of the better democracies around, due in very large part to this fractiousness.
Gee, thanks Captain Obvious. The fluidity of when the election can be called is another plus IMO. Having it at fixed periods only helps to magnify the orgy if you ask me.
He sees things that everybody elses misses, but when he's wrong he's way wrong.
Very true, but IMO it's because he likes to think big. Much better than John "Why doesn't everybody capitulate to the MS monopoly already, dammit?" Dvorak.
When it costs in the neighbourhood of $200 million
Well, it will do when you make the campaign season last over a freaking year. I always cringe around election time in the US. How much productivity and money is wasted in this regular orgy of popularity contests?
Go for the British model. Announce elections, campaign 5 weeks, over and done with.
Forget campaign finance laws and lobbying problems. Just drastically shortening the election season alone would make a huge postive difference in the US.
is positively fraught with government intervention
You sure about that? TFA seemed more to point out how government basically abdicated most of their oversight duties simply because the telcos told 'em everything was just peachy.
And though "The FCC was (and probably still is) managed for the benefit of the companies and their lobbyists, not for you and me," that makes it even less free-market, not more.
I must need more coffee. How does that sentence even make sense?
Umm, how did this get modded up? Not only is it pure FUD, but as another reply above stated, it's gotten a lot smoother in FF2.
How about, if you think troll and flamebait mods get overused, you just bump up their relative scores? Some of the best comments on /. are rated that way and are well worth reading.
No, they nurse their malice in secret, brooding in silence for decades if necessary, until the perfect opportunity presents itself. Then, they spring into action ...
NINJA NUNS!
Sweeeeeeeet!
I gotta say, as clunky as Azureus has been, they've obviously been working hard on the thing, because it works so much more smoothly now. Even with a few torrents running, I don't get huge CPU grabs like I used to, and the overall feel of speed is definitely improved.
Actually, long term, most law school grads end up being something besides lawyers.
Very true. A Law Degree is a fantastic degree to have for almost any industry or position. One of the reasons I chose Law as a career path is that I'd have plenty of options open to me if being a lawyer didn't work out.
OK then, according to the BMI, I'm in the upper reaches of "overweight". Granted, I wouldn't mind coming down another 10 pounds to 230, but if I were to go by the BMI, at around 205/210, I'd look like a freaking skeleton, and I'm not mesomorphic AFAICT.
I've got no problem with applying criteria, but the BMI alone is a waste of time. How about they measure me for the lovely low levels of cholesterol I have as well?