The CBC has a great little flash animation of the election results.
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/11/02/ uselec041102.html
Hope y'all find it helpful.
I have taken a bible to school -- my English professor recommended everyone get their hands on a bible, to help them with the analysis of symbolism in literature. Lots of churches in the area I live post Commandments or specific bible verses on their placards outside, where people driving past can see. No one tries to stop them. I think you're imagining persecution where it doesn't exist (another common trait of Republicans).
If you're going to bitch about the cost of supporting "self-destructive" drug habits, why don't you care about the cost of the war on drugs? It costs enormous amounts of money, and puts hundreds of thousands of otherwise productive workers into prison. For many drugs, there isn't even any evidence that many they're any more harmful than alcohol or cigarettes.
Legislation should NEVER be about morality. It should only provide a minimal legal framework to protect people from hurting each other, and to encourage those things society considers valuable (like science and art, two things Republicans hate above anything else).
And the rest of us don't the need the bible to have fun. But that doesn't mean we try to get it banned.
That's what separates Republicans from reasonable people -- Republicans go out of their way to ruin everyone else's fun because they have too much a rod up their ass to have any fun themselves. They try to legislate morality, while simultaneously espousing a darwinian code of conduct where the strong can prey on the weak.
Baloney -- the only freedoms Republicans believe in are the freedoms to own guns and not pay taxes. They don't care about the freedom to pursue pleasure without harming others, they don't care about freedom of sexuality, or freedom to enjoy drugs, or freedom to own pornography. They expect the disabled and ill to simply shuffle off and die so as not to inconvenience anyone else. They ban books, encourage censorship, and create endless laws designed to enforce morality.
It's liberals who fight for REAL freedom. Republicans are nothing but a bunch of greedy businessman and gun-nuts.
Maybe if Europe banned the practice of software patents, our leaders here in North America will wise up and do the same.
I'll be if we required software makers to publish the source code of any project containing patented code, that software patents would die a quick and decisive death.
You hit the nail on the head there. I remember the last time I was able to work, I purchased quite a number of albums, and more than a few video games.
When I'm a student, or too sick to do anything, I certainly can't afford to buy DVDs or CDs. I still buy the odd used game, but $10 for a game that will provide twenty to fifty hours of entertainment is within ANY budget.
But whenever I have dinner with my aunt and uncle, he regales me with stories of all the free software he downloads. It kind of disgusts me since he can obviously afford to purchase it legit. I switched to Linux precisely to get away from having to pirate software. I always encourage people to switch, so that they can benefit from truly a free operating system and office suite. I've gotten quite a few people to switch to OpenOffice.
That's only because there's no "Fascist" moderation. Troll is about the closest thing.
This judge made a decision to ensure that Democracy is preserved -- the only people that would oppose such a decision are Fascists and other supporters of totalitarianism.
He just thinks that 4 years of Bush would be indistinguishable from 4 years of Kerry -- and he's right. America has degenerated from a two-party system to a one-party system. That party justs has two public faces.
The kinetic energy of the plasma beam would be negligible -- we're not talking about accelerating a ship by firing cannon balls at it. Energy being imparted to the vehicle comes from the electrical charge on the plasma -- heance the magnetic sail. If it were simply kinetic impacts, a plain old fashioned canvas sail would do the job.
You're ignoring the fact that the plasma can contain energy OTHER than its kinetic energy. In fact, I'd imagine that the total mass of plasma being beamed at the vehicle would be exceptionally low. The energy being imparted to the vehicle would come from the reaction of the electrically charged plasma with the vehicle's magnetic field.
What are you talking about? Bill DOESN'T have us by the cajones -- we're totally free to use superior browsers. Bill lies precisely because he has lost control. He wants us to think we have no choice.
The only webpage I've used in the last few years that required IE was my University's web-registration system, and even that has become standard-compliant recently. Even Microsoft's own homepage works fine in Firefox and Konqueror.
1) no more voter reg deadlines. show up give them your name and you vote
2) vote from any poll site. can't make it back to your home before 9? just vote at the most convenient site. a voting kiosk will display the proper ballot for your election district
3) no over-voting. everyone gets one vote, no voting in two districts. in ny it is possible, though illegal, to register in many different counties, since they all keep their own records and dont share (at least not well enough).
Stuff like this is very encouraging -- the commercial viability of Linux and Linux-compatible hardware will help prevent Microsoft and Trusted Computing from ruining the computing experience for us tech-savvy types. And Linux's viability help ensure the viability of other operating systems.
If that were true, the White House wouldn't have had to lie. Seriously -- why not just say "we're going to liberate the Iraqi people", or "we're going to take out the dictator that we armed in the first place"? Why concoct a pack of lies about nonexistent WMDs and fictitious ties to Al-Qaeda?
Americans shouldn't have to die just so Bush Junior can clean up Bush Senior's mess.
But you're argument is that Government should be given MORE money.
Where did I say that? You're imagining things.
It's funny how Conservatives bitch all the time about taxes, but they still love the things those taxes pay for -- like a standing military, a highway system, and enormous amounts of federally-funded research. You think the Centre For Disease Control runs itself? You think soldiers work free? You think corporations invented computers or the Internet? Would you trust a private corporation to run a nuclear generator or to safely manage a nuclear stockpile?
So you're saying that only someone who drools uncontrollably needs to have their roads built for them? That's hard to believe.
But please, prove me wrong by going out and building a national highway system for yourself. And then successfully put out a raging housefire all by yourself. And then fight off invading barbarians (because taxes fund the military that keeps you safe). Don't forget to put some satellites in orbit by yourself, because we wouldn't want the government wasting money on rockets to launch them.
I totally agree. Governments shouldn't be given money. After all, roads just build themselves. Teachers, Police Officers, and Firefighters all work free. People who are too disabled to work can happily subsist without any money to live on.
Bush is still leading polls. Affect the rest of the world is right -- maybe next the USA can liberate us Canadians and take our tar sands. Maybe they could invade Argentina in order to stop the flow of cocaine from Colobmia's. Hurray!
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Try aa-xaos -- now you can view fractals as 80x25 ASCII art. The past is now! Geezers unite!
The CBC has a great little flash animation of the election results. http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2004/11/02/ uselec041102.html
Hope y'all find it helpful.
Ahh, America -- land of the moron. Where the nation's anti-terrorism forces bravely persecute toy-store owners for "violation" of expired patents.
If you're going to bitch about the cost of supporting "self-destructive" drug habits, why don't you care about the cost of the war on drugs? It costs enormous amounts of money, and puts hundreds of thousands of otherwise productive workers into prison. For many drugs, there isn't even any evidence that many they're any more harmful than alcohol or cigarettes.
Legislation should NEVER be about morality. It should only provide a minimal legal framework to protect people from hurting each other, and to encourage those things society considers valuable (like science and art, two things Republicans hate above anything else).
That's what separates Republicans from reasonable people -- Republicans go out of their way to ruin everyone else's fun because they have too much a rod up their ass to have any fun themselves. They try to legislate morality, while simultaneously espousing a darwinian code of conduct where the strong can prey on the weak.
It's liberals who fight for REAL freedom. Republicans are nothing but a bunch of greedy businessman and gun-nuts.
I'll be if we required software makers to publish the source code of any project containing patented code, that software patents would die a quick and decisive death.
When I'm a student, or too sick to do anything, I certainly can't afford to buy DVDs or CDs. I still buy the odd used game, but $10 for a game that will provide twenty to fifty hours of entertainment is within ANY budget.
But whenever I have dinner with my aunt and uncle, he regales me with stories of all the free software he downloads. It kind of disgusts me since he can obviously afford to purchase it legit. I switched to Linux precisely to get away from having to pirate software. I always encourage people to switch, so that they can benefit from truly a free operating system and office suite. I've gotten quite a few people to switch to OpenOffice.
This judge made a decision to ensure that Democracy is preserved -- the only people that would oppose such a decision are Fascists and other supporters of totalitarianism.
He just thinks that 4 years of Bush would be indistinguishable from 4 years of Kerry -- and he's right. America has degenerated from a two-party system to a one-party system. That party justs has two public faces.
The kinetic energy of the plasma beam would be negligible -- we're not talking about accelerating a ship by firing cannon balls at it. Energy being imparted to the vehicle comes from the electrical charge on the plasma -- heance the magnetic sail. If it were simply kinetic impacts, a plain old fashioned canvas sail would do the job.
You're ignoring the fact that the plasma can contain energy OTHER than its kinetic energy. In fact, I'd imagine that the total mass of plasma being beamed at the vehicle would be exceptionally low. The energy being imparted to the vehicle would come from the reaction of the electrically charged plasma with the vehicle's magnetic field.
The only webpage I've used in the last few years that required IE was my University's web-registration system, and even that has become standard-compliant recently. Even Microsoft's own homepage works fine in Firefox and Konqueror.
Apparently freedom of speech only applied to Fox "News". The rest of us are no more free than anyone else who lives under a Fascist government.
Didn't they do this in William Gibson's "Virtual Light"? Yet another Gibson prophecy fulfilled.
Stuff like this is very encouraging -- the commercial viability of Linux and Linux-compatible hardware will help prevent Microsoft and Trusted Computing from ruining the computing experience for us tech-savvy types. And Linux's viability help ensure the viability of other operating systems.
Americans shouldn't have to die just so Bush Junior can clean up Bush Senior's mess.
It's funny how Conservatives bitch all the time about taxes, but they still love the things those taxes pay for -- like a standing military, a highway system, and enormous amounts of federally-funded research. You think the Centre For Disease Control runs itself? You think soldiers work free? You think corporations invented computers or the Internet? Would you trust a private corporation to run a nuclear generator or to safely manage a nuclear stockpile?
But please, prove me wrong by going out and building a national highway system for yourself. And then successfully put out a raging housefire all by yourself. And then fight off invading barbarians (because taxes fund the military that keeps you safe). Don't forget to put some satellites in orbit by yourself, because we wouldn't want the government wasting money on rockets to launch them.
Yeah that's right, it's sarcasm. Fucking moron.
So Al Gore didn't get 60% of the votes in the last election?
Bush is still leading polls. Affect the rest of the world is right -- maybe next the USA can liberate us Canadians and take our tar sands. Maybe they could invade Argentina in order to stop the flow of cocaine from Colobmia's. Hurray!
Why are parallels between Rome and the USA becoming so common? Oh... right, the conquest, slavery, and facade of Democracy.