Nice thought, but they limited adult speech when they closed down the user rooms. Most user rooms had nothing to do with minors, but because of the "think of the children" crusade, they were shut down.
Although this is hardly a surprise, it is still upsetting to see so much time and money utterly wasted on trying to restrict the activities of consenting adults. Land of the free indeed.
It's very complicated, actually. Of course, there's the famous Justice Holmes' example of yelling fire in a crowded theater, but there are numerous other mitigating factors as well such as the sedition acts and obscene material.
And what do you suppose is the appropriate punishment for one of millions of people that were responsible for that oh so horrible loss of the publisher's right to decide how their work is distributed? The price of the movie? The price of ten movies? A thousand movies? Perhaps you would prefer jail time for these scoundrels... 10-20 sound good to you?
The publisher may have lost a little intangible something, but the point is the punishments are way out of line in respect to the infringer's behavior.
I'm sorry, but that's such a load of crap. If you can't seperate porn sex from real sex, it is your own damn fault. You say your problems were your own responsibility, but then go on to say that porn hurts people! Bullshit.
Some guys have always had problems in relationships with women. Some guys who have trouble in relationships looked at lots of porn. Some frequented prostitutes. Some lived pure and chaste and by the bible, and still had issues.
I'm sure it's easy for you to blame your difficulties with women on porn. So be it. Have fun crying about it with your shrink. But don't go spreading your passive-aggressive anti-porn crap around and giving ammunition to those who would prefer a nanny-state.
That is the really frightening prospect here. This is a provision in the Internet Safety and Child Protection Act. Who wants to oppose a bill called the "Child Protection Act"?
Senators barely read these things anymore. They're like monkeys pressing buttons when exposed to bright flashing lights in some research study.
I was under the impression that in the near future Microsoft was only going to allow downloads from the Download Center for "Genuine Microsoft Windows". You would have to validate your copy before downloading, like you have to now with some of their add-on crapware.
Of course, if none of this applies to security updates, I guess it doesn't matter.
1) Why are you so sure that this ray-gun will only be used in violent riot situations? Unlike our founding fathers, you must place an extremely high level of trust in our government and police forces. Ever hear of the civil rights demonstrations of the '60s? Some pretty brutal methods of RIOT CONTROL were used to DISPERSE the protestors; perhaps those unemployed vandals who were standing up for their basic rights should have been zapped by a ray-gun!
I am generally an Opera fan, but have recently been trying out Deer Park Alpha 2 and am also quite impressed. The fast back and forward feature is sweet, and the whole package seems a bit faster than the stable releases(although still slower than Opera for me).
One feature that Opera has which keeps me coming back for more is the ability to easily navigate webpages via the keyboard, using shift and the arrow keys.
I also believe that rocker navigation should be in Firefox by default. Why not?
My hands are a bit sweaty from wringing my hands, but I'll try to type this... I would submit that the hawks are making the world more dangerous for Americans. Starting a war based on bogus facts and occupying a foreign land doesn't help national security, it just breeds more enemies.
But hell, we're not going to agree, and I'm sure you're busy enlisting in the army so you can fight in the war you so vehemently support. I'm going to go wring my hands some more.
Unfortunately, all of the chaps that were around in the 1780's are no longer with us, so we have to interpret the language when a new constitutional issue arises (such as when a distinction arose between military and civilian arms).
And just because the Federalist Papers seductively lull me to sleep like some sort of sweet opium smoke doesn't mean that they don't inspire me. I can kiss founding father ass with the best of them!
Guess what? It's not just liberals who base their judgments on what they think the amendments mean. The Constitution is not a long document. It requires interpretation.
For example, the 2nd Amendment gives the people the right to keep and bear arms. If you were to take that quite literally, then citizens should be allowed to own grenade lauchers, canons, and howitzers. Instead, it is generally interpreted to mean that citizens are allowed to own certain types of guns.
In my experience, most who label themselves as conservatives have never read the Constitution either, and I've found the best use for the Federalist papers is to cure a nasty case of insomnia.
Unfortunately, those elected officials with an "R" next to their name have shown an astonishing tendency in the past few years to goosestep along with whatever their party says.
Also, do not forget that although the Republicans may have a majority in the Senate, they do not necessarily represent a majority of the country. There are 2 senators from every state, but obviously the states vary substantially in population.
It depends on what state you're in as well. Thanks to our wonderful electoral college system, If you are in a blue state (i.e. New York, California, Massachusetts, Vermont, etc.), it wouldn't have made a difference whether they voted or not anyway.
From the red states I've visited, such as Kentucky and Indiana, it was pretty obvious there was a substantial amount of support for G.W. (and judging from bumper-stickers, that there still is).
Don't give the media-drunk americans too much credit: even if they do vote, they certainly don't necessarily vote sensibly.
Now that Congress has tackled the most serious problem facing our nation today, namely spyware (because without legislation it's simply impossible to keep it off our PCs), perhaps it can pay attention to less dire issues, such as skyrocketing health-care costs.
Or wait, before they get to health-care, they should probably take a few more stabs at eliminating spam, because it's just so annoying to delete those extra few emails everyday.
Churchill did not try to appease the Nazi's with appeasement. In the 1930's, Churchill was one of the sole voices in the British government speaking out against appeasement. Neville Chamberlain, as Prime Minister, was the one who pushed appeasement as an answer to the growing German threat.
Linux is a PITA to install and configure on laptops. Perhaps this is a factor for medium sized business that require both desktops and laptops for the field. It might be a valid option to switch all your desktops to linux, but would it be worth it if you then encountered various compatibility problems with the laptops?
Samba is certainly fantastic, but I would imagine it would be easier to maintain a one-OS environment.
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Nice thought, but they limited adult speech when they closed down the user rooms. Most user rooms had nothing to do with minors, but because of the "think of the children" crusade, they were shut down.
Hmm... your problem must be due to a horrible user interface if even your elite computer skills can't sort it out.
Although this is hardly a surprise, it is still upsetting to see so much time and money utterly wasted on trying to restrict the activities of consenting adults. Land of the free indeed.
It's very complicated, actually. Of course, there's the famous Justice Holmes' example of yelling fire in a crowded theater, but there are numerous other mitigating factors as well such as the sedition acts and obscene material.
And what do you suppose is the appropriate punishment for one of millions of people that were responsible for that oh so horrible loss of the publisher's right to decide how their work is distributed? The price of the movie? The price of ten movies? A thousand movies? Perhaps you would prefer jail time for these scoundrels... 10-20 sound good to you? The publisher may have lost a little intangible something, but the point is the punishments are way out of line in respect to the infringer's behavior.
I just hope that if Google does release an instant-messenger client, that it will use decent encryption by default.
Every school? All five of them? Wow, I am impressed.
...of Linux in the living room.
I'm sorry, but that's such a load of crap. If you can't seperate porn sex from real sex, it is your own damn fault. You say your problems were your own responsibility, but then go on to say that porn hurts people! Bullshit. Some guys have always had problems in relationships with women. Some guys who have trouble in relationships looked at lots of porn. Some frequented prostitutes. Some lived pure and chaste and by the bible, and still had issues. I'm sure it's easy for you to blame your difficulties with women on porn. So be it. Have fun crying about it with your shrink. But don't go spreading your passive-aggressive anti-porn crap around and giving ammunition to those who would prefer a nanny-state.
That is the really frightening prospect here. This is a provision in the Internet Safety and Child Protection Act. Who wants to oppose a bill called the "Child Protection Act"?
Senators barely read these things anymore. They're like monkeys pressing buttons when exposed to bright flashing lights in some research study.
I was under the impression that in the near future Microsoft was only going to allow downloads from the Download Center for "Genuine Microsoft Windows". You would have to validate your copy before downloading, like you have to now with some of their add-on crapware.
Of course, if none of this applies to security updates, I guess it doesn't matter.
1) Why are you so sure that this ray-gun will only be used in violent riot situations? Unlike our founding fathers, you must place an extremely high level of trust in our government and police forces. Ever hear of the civil rights demonstrations of the '60s? Some pretty brutal methods of RIOT CONTROL were used to DISPERSE the protestors; perhaps those unemployed vandals who were standing up for their basic rights should have been zapped by a ray-gun!
2) Keep FOOLING yourself.
I am generally an Opera fan, but have recently been trying out Deer Park Alpha 2 and am also quite impressed. The fast back and forward feature is sweet, and the whole package seems a bit faster than the stable releases(although still slower than Opera for me).
One feature that Opera has which keeps me coming back for more is the ability to easily navigate webpages via the keyboard, using shift and the arrow keys.
I also believe that rocker navigation should be in Firefox by default. Why not?
My hands are a bit sweaty from wringing my hands, but I'll try to type this... I would submit that the hawks are making the world more dangerous for Americans. Starting a war based on bogus facts and occupying a foreign land doesn't help national security, it just breeds more enemies.
But hell, we're not going to agree, and I'm sure you're busy enlisting in the army so you can fight in the war you so vehemently support. I'm going to go wring my hands some more.
Unfortunately, all of the chaps that were around in the 1780's are no longer with us, so we have to interpret the language when a new constitutional issue arises (such as when a distinction arose between military and civilian arms).
And just because the Federalist Papers seductively lull me to sleep like some sort of sweet opium smoke doesn't mean that they don't inspire me. I can kiss founding father ass with the best of them!
Guess what? It's not just liberals who base their judgments on what they think the amendments mean. The Constitution is not a long document. It requires interpretation.
For example, the 2nd Amendment gives the people the right to keep and bear arms. If you were to take that quite literally, then citizens should be allowed to own grenade lauchers, canons, and howitzers. Instead, it is generally interpreted to mean that citizens are allowed to own certain types of guns.
In my experience, most who label themselves as conservatives have never read the Constitution either, and I've found the best use for the Federalist papers is to cure a nasty case of insomnia.
Unfortunately, those elected officials with an "R" next to their name have shown an astonishing tendency in the past few years to goosestep along with whatever their party says.
Also, do not forget that although the Republicans may have a majority in the Senate, they do not necessarily represent a majority of the country. There are 2 senators from every state, but obviously the states vary substantially in population.
Yes, 2006 will most certainly be the year of linux.
It depends on what state you're in as well. Thanks to our wonderful electoral college system, If you are in a blue state (i.e. New York, California, Massachusetts, Vermont, etc.), it wouldn't have made a difference whether they voted or not anyway.
From the red states I've visited, such as Kentucky and Indiana, it was pretty obvious there was a substantial amount of support for G.W. (and judging from bumper-stickers, that there still is).
Don't give the media-drunk americans too much credit: even if they do vote, they certainly don't necessarily vote sensibly.
You can see the outline of Katie Holmes' nipple in one of the photos. ...man, do I need to get out more.
Yes, watch out when the US picks up that big stick, because someone's going to get it; just like what happened to Bin Laden... Oh wait, nevermind.
Now that Congress has tackled the most serious problem facing our nation today, namely spyware (because without legislation it's simply impossible to keep it off our PCs), perhaps it can pay attention to less dire issues, such as skyrocketing health-care costs.
Or wait, before they get to health-care, they should probably take a few more stabs at eliminating spam, because it's just so annoying to delete those extra few emails everyday.
Churchill did not try to appease the Nazi's with appeasement. In the 1930's, Churchill was one of the sole voices in the British government speaking out against appeasement. Neville Chamberlain, as Prime Minister, was the one who pushed appeasement as an answer to the growing German threat.
Linux is a PITA to install and configure on laptops. Perhaps this is a factor for medium sized business that require both desktops and laptops for the field. It might be a valid option to switch all your desktops to linux, but would it be worth it if you then encountered various compatibility problems with the laptops?
Samba is certainly fantastic, but I would imagine it would be easier to maintain a one-OS environment.
$250,000? That's nothing! At least he wasn't caught sharing four or five songs...