He conflated Afghanistan with Iraq. US military intervention in Afghanistan was 100% justified and I don't think any right-minded person would disagree. Bin Laden and Al Qaeda were headquartered there and the Taliban government refused to cooperate with the US in bringing Osama to justice. The US, went into Afghanistan, knocked over a brutally oppressive regime. Practically everything after that's been bungled, but the reasons for going into Afghanistan were legitimate and perfectly in line with the "war on terror."
I had actually planned to use Einstein as well, but the original poster specifically referenced the bible, so I wanted to stick with Christian figures.
Darwin was a pretty devout Christian as I recall. And Copernicus and Gregor Mendol were both monks. In general Christianity and Science are most definately compatible. Evangelical, Fundamentalist Christianity is a different kettle of fish.
Palm had a good thing going, but they have fallen behind in the past few years. I love my Palm, but I think it's too little, too late. My next PDA won't be a Palm. They're losing their competitive pricing. Other companies have had wireless for a long time that is much less expensive.
My Palm came with wireless built in when I bought it in January. Tungsten C all the way baby. I love my T|C, and I'm glad I picked it instead of the T3. Though I do wish Palm had a bluetooth sd card for the T|C.
-sam
>But it'll be much, much cooler when I can snag $10 or $15 or $75 out of the machine. Why do we get only 20s?
The ATM machine in the lobby where i work dishes out 1s, 5s, 10s, and 20s. Is great if I want to hit the vending machines. There are some advantages to working at a bank.:)
I can see your point about football, mostly on the QB's part, IMHO. You need to figure out your own strategy and anticipate the other team's and there's the opportunity to revise on every play. It's a continuously-changing strategy in a way. However, this is more on the QB's part. For the rest of the players, I'd think it's more about taking your part of the chosen strategy and improvising on it. For them, it's somewhat the same as futbol (however the spelling, fuessball, etc.) in terms of intellectualism.
Enh, not really. Sure, the QB needs to be able to read and react quickly based on what the defense is throwing at him, but so do the rest of the players on the offense, especially the O-Line. The guys on the line have to recognize the scheme the defense is using and adapt their approach to match. Last season SI ran a piece on college O-linemen and pointed out how many had GPA's greater than 3.
The thing with football is that it's a series of distinct plays. That gives both teams time to strategize more than most other sports. Plus football places tremendous importance on breaking down game film and studying your opponent. A star football player is going to spend as much time in the "classroom" as he will in the weightroom.
True story:
Actually saw two girls change their major from Computer Science after the first test in calculus. They switched to a major that had no math: Drama.
Hell, that was me in college, except I stuck it out with CS until I wound up on Academic Probation. I switched to History, got my degree, and now I'm working in IT.:)
-sam
Michael Jackson owns the Beatles rights not apple music.
Jackson owns the publishing rights. The songwriting rights are still held by the Beatles, and by extension Apple Records. And actually Jackson himself doesn't hold the publishing rights, that's handled by a company he established with Sony. At least that's what I remember from reading snopes.
-sam
For those who are running Thunderbird on OS X, what made you choose this over Apple's Mail program? What features does Thunderbird offer that Mail does not?
I use thunderbird on my OSX machine because I had previously used Thunderbird on my WinXP machine and I'm used to the app. There's just something about mail.app that bothers me. I'm not sure what it is, but I've tried to use it on several occaisions and I've always gone back to what I was using before, either Eudora or Thunderbird. Maybe I'll give Mail.app a try when my new 15" 1.5ghz PowerBook shows up.:)
-sam
Why hasn't James Brown sued any of the rap acts that have sampled his stuff? (and many, many, many hip hop songs have ripped off his stuff)
He has, he went after the two guys who did that "It takes 2" song for using an unlicensed of one of his backing singers. Yeah for VH-1's top 100 One Hit Wonders.
... I was kinda partial to it, ever since LHX came out for MSDOS back in like 1990 or so..
Except, of course, the LHX in the LHX game was a different design than the Commanche. Among other things the LHX used some funky ducted fan instead of the rear rotor. Microprose's Gunship 2000, on the other hand, did feature the Commanche in both of it's originally planned roles, scout and gunship. The Attack-variant was one of my favorite chopprers in that game, surpassed only by the Longbow Apache.
There is actually one army helo that is NOT named after a tribe: the AH-1 Cobra. The story I was told was that the Cobra was not procured through the normal acquisition channels, instead Bell created it on its own and basically offered it up to the army who never changed the name.
Wasn't the Cobra originally a redesign of the Huey, aka Iroquois? Voila, your Indian name.:)
-sam
And not a box with great longevity, relatively speaking, either, if Macrumors has the lifecycle pegged.
It's not like the machines are going to stop working or anything. It's just that the rumor mill has Apple about to roll out speed-bumped G5's.
I say this is a sweet time to pick up a dual 2 Ghz G5. Given the speed increases the rumor sites have been talking about (like 200-400 Mhz more) the new systems are not going to be that much faster than the current ones so the lower price is a win for someone looking for a near-bleeding edge system. I say if you've got the scratch and want a G5 go for it.
both wars. bastogne was in Belgium and thats is were the 101st fought in 44.
Indeed, however it's hard for a counter-offensive to start a war, especially when that counter-offensive takes place 5 years after the war was declared.
Echelon is a huge computer system, pretty much designed to intercept as much communication as possible. According to the admissions of 4 of the 5 countries that use it/made it, it exists. It has the capability to intercept any telephone communication, and probably any email, dissect it for key phrases, and generate warnings about suspected "problems" (like a secretive, electronic, TIA Act). It also was reputably used against some French technology firm for industrial espoinage (I think it may have been Airbus for Boeing, but I don't
Not to mention that they use it on Alias all the time.:)
The defense would likely be able to stay healthy if they werent' playing 3/4s of every game. For the last few years the Lion's D has been essentially playing twice as much as the average nfl team. Of course they're going to start falling apart.
Essentially true except that the two most greivous injuries to the lions this season (Cash and Stewart) occured in the preseason.
What they need, is more talented targets for harrington, and a credible running threat -- alot of which is in play calling
Kellen Winslow Jr. a reliable tight end would make Harrington that much better. The running game's a bit tougher because of Stewart's over-large contract, and the lack of top-flight backs in the draft this year. However, upgrading the middle of the line would help the running game as much as a new back. Pinner showed some spark in his limited playing time, he might be a stop gap answer. Ideally I'd like to see the lions draft Chris Perry in the second round, but that probably won't happen. If that is the case drafting a solid offensive guard to replace Ray Brown would be nice.
that said, the Lions will only see the superbowl in 2006 because it'll likely be in our backyard.
Uhm what's likely about it, the 2006 Super Bowl(XL) was already awarded to Ford Field.
yes, I check The Sporting News's mock draft on a weekly basis, can't you tell?
-sam
Assuming Millen and Mooch can inject some life into the moribund Lion's offense (ie draft Winslow in round one), and the defense can stay healthy the Lions will be a far improved team next season, and in the current NFL a run for the title in 2006 is not that far-fetched, though improbable.
Honestly, somebody correct me if I am missing something, but I haven't seen even one must-buy game for the XBox since Panzer Dragoon Orta.
A little game called Knights of the Old Republic comes to mind. Though I don't recall off the top of my head what the release dates of the two games were.
-sam
In the view of many experts, The Lord of the Rings was shaping up to be the biggest disaster in cinema history. Now it has gone down as one of its greatest triumphs. Evidence suggests that February 29 will be the date of Hollywood's official mea culpa. Assuming that Return of the King wins best picture (and you'd be a fool to bet against it), it will in effect be an award for all three films. The same goes for Jackson's probable nod as best director.
Well yeah, I've always felt that the people who vote for the Oscars were uncomfortable with the thought of a "three-peat" by the LotR films and hat this was precisely what they were going to do -- award the third film and consider that honoring the trilogy as a whole. After all it's really just one big movie that's been cut into three pieces.
At the bare minimum they need to give Peter Jackson some kind of special award for being able to pull of the production of the movies.
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Iraq is a whole other kettle of fish...
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Darwin was a pretty devout Christian as I recall. And Copernicus and Gregor Mendol were both monks. In general Christianity and Science are most definately compatible. Evangelical, Fundamentalist Christianity is a different kettle of fish.
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My Palm came with wireless built in when I bought it in January. Tungsten C all the way baby. I love my T|C, and I'm glad I picked it instead of the T3. Though I do wish Palm had a bluetooth sd card for the T|C.
-sam
The ATM machine in the lobby where i work dishes out 1s, 5s, 10s, and 20s. Is great if I want to hit the vending machines. There are some advantages to working at a bank. :)
-sam
Enh, not really. Sure, the QB needs to be able to read and react quickly based on what the defense is throwing at him, but so do the rest of the players on the offense, especially the O-Line. The guys on the line have to recognize the scheme the defense is using and adapt their approach to match. Last season SI ran a piece on college O-linemen and pointed out how many had GPA's greater than 3.
The thing with football is that it's a series of distinct plays. That gives both teams time to strategize more than most other sports. Plus football places tremendous importance on breaking down game film and studying your opponent. A star football player is going to spend as much time in the "classroom" as he will in the weightroom.
-sam
I hope Apple realizes that there's a big market hiding between the Power Mac and iMac products.
You mean like the G4 Cube?
-sam
Actually saw two girls change their major from Computer Science after the first test in calculus. They switched to a major that had no math: Drama.
Hell, that was me in college, except I stuck it out with CS until I wound up on Academic Probation. I switched to History, got my degree, and now I'm working in IT. :)
-sam
Michael Jackson owns the Beatles rights not apple music.
Jackson owns the publishing rights. The songwriting rights are still held by the Beatles, and by extension Apple Records. And actually Jackson himself doesn't hold the publishing rights, that's handled by a company he established with Sony. At least that's what I remember from reading snopes.
-sam
For those who are running Thunderbird on OS X, what made you choose this over Apple's Mail program? What features does Thunderbird offer that Mail does not? :)
I use thunderbird on my OSX machine because I had previously used Thunderbird on my WinXP machine and I'm used to the app. There's just something about mail.app that bothers me. I'm not sure what it is, but I've tried to use it on several occaisions and I've always gone back to what I was using before, either Eudora or Thunderbird. Maybe I'll give Mail.app a try when my new 15" 1.5ghz PowerBook shows up.
-sam
I just did a little recycle-bin diving at work and snatched up the winning caps that people threw out, I got almost twenty songs that way.
-sam
Of course you still have to show a picture ID to buy the alchohol...unless you look older than 35, or the cashier doesn't care.
-sam
He has, he went after the two guys who did that "It takes 2" song for using an unlicensed of one of his backing singers. Yeah for VH-1's top 100 One Hit Wonders.
-sam
Well, M and M are his initials...
-sam
I guess the question then becomes which will we see first, HL2 or a G5 Powerbook?
-sam
Except, of course, the LHX in the LHX game was a different design than the Commanche. Among other things the LHX used some funky ducted fan instead of the rear rotor. Microprose's Gunship 2000, on the other hand, did feature the Commanche in both of it's originally planned roles, scout and gunship. The Attack-variant was one of my favorite chopprers in that game, surpassed only by the Longbow Apache.
-sam
There is actually one army helo that is NOT named after a tribe: the AH-1 Cobra. The story I was told was that the Cobra was not procured through the normal acquisition channels, instead Bell created it on its own and basically offered it up to the army who never changed the name. Wasn't the Cobra originally a redesign of the Huey, aka Iroquois? Voila, your Indian name. :)
-sam
It's not like the machines are going to stop working or anything. It's just that the rumor mill has Apple about to roll out speed-bumped G5's.
I say this is a sweet time to pick up a dual 2 Ghz G5. Given the speed increases the rumor sites have been talking about (like 200-400 Mhz more) the new systems are not going to be that much faster than the current ones so the lower price is a win for someone looking for a near-bleeding edge system. I say if you've got the scratch and want a G5 go for it.
-sam
Indeed, however it's hard for a counter-offensive to start a war, especially when that counter-offensive takes place 5 years after the war was declared.
-sam
Poland. Belgium was World War I.
-sam
Not to mention that they use it on Alias all the time. :)
-sam
Essentially true except that the two most greivous injuries to the lions this season (Cash and Stewart) occured in the preseason.
What they need, is more talented targets for harrington, and a credible running threat -- alot of which is in play calling
Kellen Winslow Jr. a reliable tight end would make Harrington that much better. The running game's a bit tougher because of Stewart's over-large contract, and the lack of top-flight backs in the draft this year. However, upgrading the middle of the line would help the running game as much as a new back. Pinner showed some spark in his limited playing time, he might be a stop gap answer. Ideally I'd like to see the lions draft Chris Perry in the second round, but that probably won't happen. If that is the case drafting a solid offensive guard to replace Ray Brown would be nice.
that said, the Lions will only see the superbowl in 2006 because it'll likely be in our backyard.
Uhm what's likely about it, the 2006 Super Bowl(XL) was already awarded to Ford Field.
yes, I check The Sporting News's mock draft on a weekly basis, can't you tell? -sam
Assuming Millen and Mooch can inject some life into the moribund Lion's offense (ie draft Winslow in round one), and the defense can stay healthy the Lions will be a far improved team next season, and in the current NFL a run for the title in 2006 is not that far-fetched, though improbable.
-sam
A little game called Knights of the Old Republic comes to mind. Though I don't recall off the top of my head what the release dates of the two games were.
-sam
Well yeah, I've always felt that the people who vote for the Oscars were uncomfortable with the thought of a "three-peat" by the LotR films and hat this was precisely what they were going to do -- award the third film and consider that honoring the trilogy as a whole. After all it's really just one big movie that's been cut into three pieces.
At the bare minimum they need to give Peter Jackson some kind of special award for being able to pull of the production of the movies.
-sam