"If it does not have ABS...How do i stop?? Whats that? I can't tailgate and wham the brakes at the last second?!?!?!?!"
You couldn't do that with ABS either, as the purpose of ABS is to allow steering during braking, not to decrease stopping distance. In fact, in certan road conditions, it actually INCREASES stopping distance.
So, you'd probably be better off taligating in a car without ABS. But you're new to driving, who'd expect you to know that.
"You miss my point. I can make very good arguments about why the racial slurs that you used are offensive"
Then do so. You have yet to even attempt it.
"You have NOT, in multiple posts, ever given a single reason why you think "redneck" is offensive."
Because I find it offensive. EITHER YOU CAN'T READ, OR YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH. That's the only reason anyone needs, especially these days.
"Because I think it's offensive" is not a good enough reason for me. If the word was consistently used by evil bastards to torment the repressed, I would consider that a good reason. Comprende?"
Sure I do, but that's YOUR standard, not mine. And I have to say, it's a pretty stupid standard. By your standard I can call a wealthy black doctor a nigger, because he's not "oppressed" (not "repressed"). Again, very stupid.
So apart from you repeatedly insisting it's not offensive, you have yet to make anything resembling a logical argument for your racism.
You need to seriously reconsider your world view, then educate yourself (especially because you thought repressed meant opressed, heh).
Notice the conclsuion. Then try to continue complaining about interference (which if you don't want to read the pdf, is described by the ARRL as "barely perceptable" with moderate separation of the antenna and homeplug equipment. Moderate separation is described in one place as 60 feet.
Homeplug is working with HAMS. Stop bellyaching about something you haven't bothered to research.
"When the hurricanes hit last year (direct hits by three of them over about a months time) we found that cell phones failed almost immediately"
Where do you live? I live in Orlando, where there were two direct hits (I know of no place in the state that receieved three, but maybe you're talking about another state).
Also, MY cellphone worked flawlessly during the storms, and after, with the only caveat being that they were so BUSY, it was sometimes difficult to get calls through.
The landlines and my friends house (where I satyed while my apartment got whacked) never went out. They were also without power for a week, but the phone worked the whole time.
In short, I don't think you're accurately representing what happened, at least where I live.
"Peaceful coexistence with radio frequencies, however, has yet to be demonstrated."
It won't be. It won't NEED to be. The market has spoken, and HAMS are out of luck.
"Broadband operators are _not_ licensed for broadcast, and when it comes to Licensed vs Unlicensed, Licensed Wins Every Time. Either you fix your leaks or pay a ton of fines and get shut down. It's as simple as that."
Then why are more and more of these setups being deployed every day? You don't think the power companies know the rules, and have found (or will find) a way around them?
Sorry, HAMS, you lost. I didn't do it, but I sure do agree with the people who did.
"When you're in prison, you KNOW you're vulnerable. When you're naked, you're even MORE vulnerable. When kids with big guns pointed at you are laughing their asses off at this, you're even MORE... well, you get it."
SO? Not illegal. Not torture. Mental abuse? Ok, I'll give you that. BUt leat's call it what it is. I'm so tired of people engaging in hyperbolic nonsense I could spit.
"Then you throw in some dogs that are large enough (and most likely TRAINED) to tear a man's throat out and it's more than "a little harmless fun." It's more than humiliation. It's terrifying."
Again, SO WHAT? So some people THREATENED them. That's ALL it was. That's not torture, by any definiton. It's probably a bad idea, definately unseemly, but not torture.
"The levee system, it was forecast several years ago, was not even up to the task of resisting a smaller hurricane than Katrina. The Clinton administration had spent 500 mill on it, but funding dropped considerably under Bush."
This was simply a difference in policy. The belief of the current administration is that things such as this are local government's responsiblity. Agree or disagree, I respect that, but it wasn't maliciousness.
"Additionally, National Guard and Army troops, who would normally be called in to assist in major emergencies, were not available at this time, being elsewhere engaged."
This, however, is simply a lie. There were ample resources available in this area, but the state and local officials chose not to seek their assistance until well after the fact. Stop lying.
These pathetic attempts to hijack any cause by blaming the administartion for things beyond their control is stupid. It galvanizes individuals like me who are politically moderate to avoid supporting causes by the screed spewing finger pointers (on BOTH sides).
So is it the stripping part you have issue with, or the dogs part?
Because as far as I can tell, neither is torture, and neither is all that bad.
So they let a dog bark at you. SO WHAT? Anyone who's not a moron would understand the repurcussions if they actually let the dogs attack.
That's not to say the boundaries weren't crossed, but your example is stupid. Use on where there really was a crime committed, instead of the ridiculous "what about your mom" example.
I wouldn't want my mom to be billy clubbed during a protest either, but that doesn't make it illegal, and it certainly doesn't make it torture.
"My argument is that many people think that they have to spend money to make Windows useful,"
And YOU are a liar. Your point was that you HAVE to spend money, not that people think they have to.
By the way, I love how you preface your well thought out argument by calling me an idiot. Yet amazingly You're the one who can't even keep his argument straight.
"Now that 60% of your memory is used up, you can start thinking about which $500 applications you want. A word processor and spreadsheet maybe? $500. Maybe some photo editing software? $700. You get my point. Easy to use out of the box, sure. That's because it can't do anything out of the box... and you've already spent $150 on it! I personally will stick with Linux which has no box and a new piece of software is just an apt-get away. Even if you manage to do everything you want to do with free software under Windows, you still have to go out and find it every damn time you re-install. And you have to keep it up to date yourself, there's nothing that automates that. Easy to use indeed."
Nowhere in there does it say anything about people THINKING they have to buy software. Nor does it imply it (don't lie and try to say it does).
Liars like you disgust me. Be a man, not a linux fanboi, and admit you lied. You'll feel better (but you'll still be a liar).
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"If it does not have ABS...How do i stop?? Whats that? I can't tailgate and wham the brakes at the last second?!?!?!?!" You couldn't do that with ABS either, as the purpose of ABS is to allow steering during braking, not to decrease stopping distance. In fact, in certan road conditions, it actually INCREASES stopping distance. So, you'd probably be better off taligating in a car without ABS. But you're new to driving, who'd expect you to know that.
You DO get an opt-in, you CHOOSE to buy a GM car.
Did you bother to think about this at all?
"You miss my point. I can make very good arguments about why the racial slurs that you used are offensive"
Then do so. You have yet to even attempt it.
"You have NOT, in multiple posts, ever given a single reason why you think "redneck" is offensive."
Because I find it offensive. EITHER YOU CAN'T READ, OR YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF UNDERSTANDING ENGLISH. That's the only reason anyone needs, especially these days.
"Because I think it's offensive" is not a good enough reason for me. If the word was consistently used by evil bastards to torment the repressed, I would consider that a good reason. Comprende?"
Sure I do, but that's YOUR standard, not mine. And I have to say, it's a pretty stupid standard. By your standard I can call a wealthy black doctor a nigger, because he's not "oppressed" (not "repressed"). Again, very stupid.
So apart from you repeatedly insisting it's not offensive, you have yet to make anything resembling a logical argument for your racism.
You need to seriously reconsider your world view, then educate yourself (especially because you thought repressed meant opressed, heh).
"The only mention of HomePlug was in the Slashdot teaser. The article is about BPL, Broadband Over Powerline, not about using house wiring for a LAN."
This proves you don't know what you're talkinga about. HomePlug is a special BPL implementation that uses filters to help deal with interference.
You condecension would be less moronic if you had bothered to do your research before opening your mouth.
You didn't read the conclusion.
This is HOMEPLUG, not BPL. If you're unwilling (or unable) to acknowledge the difference, you shouldn't be discussing the subject.
l ug_ARRL_Dec_2000.pdf
In case you were unaware,
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/files/HomeP
Notice the conclsuion. Then try to continue complaining about interference (which if you don't want to read the pdf, is described by the ARRL as "barely perceptable" with moderate separation of the antenna and homeplug equipment. Moderate separation is described in one place as 60 feet.
Homeplug is working with HAMS. Stop bellyaching about something you haven't bothered to research.
"When the hurricanes hit last year (direct hits by three of them over about a months time) we found that cell phones failed almost immediately"
Where do you live? I live in Orlando, where there were two direct hits (I know of no place in the state that receieved three, but maybe you're talking about another state).
Also, MY cellphone worked flawlessly during the storms, and after, with the only caveat being that they were so BUSY, it was sometimes difficult to get calls through.
The landlines and my friends house (where I satyed while my apartment got whacked) never went out. They were also without power for a week, but the phone worked the whole time.
In short, I don't think you're accurately representing what happened, at least where I live.
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/files/HomePl ug_ARRL_Dec_2000.pdf
No, it won't.
Read and be enlightened http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/files/HomePl ug_ARRL_Dec_2000.pdf
http://www.arrl.org/tis/info/HTML/plc/files/HomePl ug_ARRL_Dec_2000.pdf
Could you please read this, then shut up.
Thanks.
"Peaceful coexistence with radio frequencies, however, has yet to be demonstrated."
It won't be. It won't NEED to be. The market has spoken, and HAMS are out of luck.
"Broadband operators are _not_ licensed for broadcast, and when it comes to Licensed vs Unlicensed, Licensed Wins Every Time. Either you fix your leaks or pay a ton of fines and get shut down. It's as simple as that."
Then why are more and more of these setups being deployed every day? You don't think the power companies know the rules, and have found (or will find) a way around them?
Sorry, HAMS, you lost. I didn't do it, but I sure do agree with the people who did.
"five decades of near-constant petty warfare and general unrest!"
You left out "...which was completely unrelated to the conflict that occurred during the war, and completely caused by events that occurred before."
Whew, it's a good that not everyone is as uniformed as you.
"Since "redneck" isn't a race"
Neither is nigger. You haven't thought this through have you?
Find me a non-white redneck. Good luck.
"How do I decide if it's OK? The way I see it, he doesn't have a good enough reason to be offended"
But YOU don't get to decide that. I do. If it doesn't offend you, then bully for you, but you don't get to decide that for me.
I don't find the word spic offensive. Does that mean it's ok to use it on someone who does find it offensive?
"It *IS* illegal for cops to club people! It *IS* torture!"
And you're stupid. If someone commits a crime, ti is very much LEGAL to club them.
Thanks, have a nice day.
"When you're in prison, you KNOW you're vulnerable.
When you're naked, you're even MORE vulnerable.
When kids with big guns pointed at you are laughing their asses off at this, you're even MORE... well, you get it."
SO? Not illegal. Not torture. Mental abuse? Ok, I'll give you that. BUt leat's call it what it is. I'm so tired of people engaging in hyperbolic nonsense I could spit.
"Then you throw in some dogs that are large enough (and most likely TRAINED) to tear a man's throat out and it's more than "a little harmless fun." It's more than humiliation. It's terrifying."
Again, SO WHAT? So some people THREATENED them. That's ALL it was. That's not torture, by any definiton. It's probably a bad idea, definately unseemly, but not torture.
Question then.
If you're ok with "GoMail" which is ONE character different from G-Mail, then why aren't you ok with GMail, which is also ONE character different?
"We're not going to sit on the sidelines while a company uses our intellectual property rights"
Has anyone even heard of these idiots?
YOU PUT A G IN FRONT OF MAIL.
Don't try to act like it's the light bulb, you snaggletoothed limey.
My sarcasm detector is flawless, so I vote for moron
"How it made a world a better place?"
Well, I'd say France was pretty happy about it. And the UK, and Poland. And Germany and Japan are reasonably pleased with the outcome.
But, you're not willing to acknowledge a point are you, you just plan to cling to your pacifist ideal, despite the fact that I've proven you wrong.
Or are you willing to admit you have no idea what you're talking about?
"The levee system, it was forecast several years ago, was not even up to the task of resisting a smaller hurricane than Katrina. The Clinton administration had spent 500 mill on it, but funding dropped considerably under Bush."
This was simply a difference in policy. The belief of the current administration is that things such as this are local government's responsiblity. Agree or disagree, I respect that, but it wasn't maliciousness.
"Additionally, National Guard and Army troops, who would normally be called in to assist in major emergencies, were not available at this time, being elsewhere engaged."
This, however, is simply a lie. There were ample resources available in this area, but the state and local officials chose not to seek their assistance until well after the fact. Stop lying.
These pathetic attempts to hijack any cause by blaming the administartion for things beyond their control is stupid. It galvanizes individuals like me who are politically moderate to avoid supporting causes by the screed spewing finger pointers (on BOTH sides).
So is it the stripping part you have issue with, or the dogs part?
Because as far as I can tell, neither is torture, and neither is all that bad.
So they let a dog bark at you. SO WHAT? Anyone who's not a moron would understand the repurcussions if they actually let the dogs attack.
That's not to say the boundaries weren't crossed, but your example is stupid. Use on where there really was a crime committed, instead of the ridiculous "what about your mom" example.
I wouldn't want my mom to be billy clubbed during a protest either, but that doesn't make it illegal, and it certainly doesn't make it torture.
"The president of the US now has to power to utter the name of any US citizen in anger and have that person disappear forever."
Then how do YOU know what's going on?
Oh right you're making shit up.
"Bush wants to nuke north korea just in case the republicans are down in the polls."
You know, it's indicative of just how moronic the mods here are, when something like this gets modded insightful.
I'm sure killing millions (by bombing N. Korea and the subsequent leveling of Seoul in return) would give a big bump in the polls.
Imbeciles.
"And you know - violence won't stop anything"
It stopped the Germans. And the Japanese.
Need I go on, or are you sufficiently humbled?
"My argument is that many people think that they have to spend money to make Windows useful,"
And YOU are a liar. Your point was that you HAVE to spend money, not that people think they have to.
By the way, I love how you preface your well thought out argument by calling me an idiot. Yet amazingly You're the one who can't even keep his argument straight.
"Now that 60% of your memory is used up, you can start thinking about which $500 applications you want. A word processor and spreadsheet maybe? $500. Maybe some photo editing software? $700. You get my point. Easy to use out of the box, sure. That's because it can't do anything out of the box... and you've already spent $150 on it!
I personally will stick with Linux which has no box and a new piece of software is just an apt-get away.
Even if you manage to do everything you want to do with free software under Windows, you still have to go out and find it every damn time you re-install. And you have to keep it up to date yourself, there's nothing that automates that. Easy to use indeed."
Nowhere in there does it say anything about people THINKING they have to buy software. Nor does it imply it (don't lie and try to say it does).
Liars like you disgust me. Be a man, not a linux fanboi, and admit you lied. You'll feel better (but you'll still be a liar).