You're missing the point. The libertarian stand isn't so much 'anti-gun-control' as it is 'pro-freedom' and 'pro-personal-responsibility'. Why do people completely misunderstand these concepts? The biggest problem with your post is the attitude that protecting people from 'Timmy' is more important than protecting liberty. There will always be a 'Timmy' no matter what rights you suppress or however many 'dangerous' items you ban. Will there always be liberty?
Also, while I disagree with their cause, the terrorists we're currently fighting in Iraq are proof positive that an armed population does have a chance against the military. Shit.. The sheer existence of America at all is proof positive... Your pessimism in regard to the escape from government oppression is exactly the reason it has been able to happen.
"During the years of litigation, he had moved his millions overseas and then left the country himself, occasionally calling Kremen to taunt him."
and
"While Kremen was busy with other things, including the company that grew into online dating site Match.com, he did nothing with Sex.com"
If I were Kremen, I'd have to go visit him at least once to tell him:
"Yeah Cohen, there's a lot of prisoners on my Match.com site, you should really set up an account and try and form a long lasting relationship. Our 200 point match engine can provide you with a companion you'll really like to be sodomized by"
I filled my tank on Tuesday (Harrisburg, PA) and paid $2.29 for regular. I've seen prices fall as low as $2.19 here since then. I didn't want to get all excited and give our evil oil-masters any reason to believe that I was willing to pay MORE, so I didn't run through the streets exclaiming how CHEAP gas was all of a sudden;)
On a side note, a rant: I am in fact one of the evil SUV driving American wastemongers. I bought a used 2000 Dodge Durango about 3 years ago because I had been doing quite a bit of construction on my home and was tired of borrowing and/or renting a truck. What I ended up with is a vehicle that gets an average of 13.5 mpg that's 1/2" too narrow to accommodate a sheet of drywall, plywood, or anything else 48" wide. I can't honestly understand why a company would make a monstrous vehicle like the 1997?-2004 Dodge Durango that was obviously marketed toward DIY and professional folks (RAM TOUGH!) that is completely useless to anyone other than the soccer-mom/grocery-getter. The sick part is that the rear liftgate is wide enough, but the two inch thick plastic/vinyl trim on each side just inside the liftgate is what causes the problem. I could understand the 1997 model year having this problem, but how could they sell a vehicle for seven years without fixing this? I know I should have measured the damn thing before I bought it, but I guess I was giving Chrysler/Dodge the benefit of the doubt... Moral of the story: If you are a little bit of a DIY guy and are looking for a cheapish used SUV to accomplish some hauling tasks, don't get a f'n Durango.
"While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?"
The effects are:
1. A whole bunch of geeks who never had a chance at getting laid anyway get an excuse.
2. Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2 is expected to go platinum in just 12 hours.
3. Realdoll sales skyrocket.
4. Slashdot becomes an even bigger sausage party than it already was.
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"Off topic, does anyone know where the Apple call center is? Cute accent..."
It's handled by inmates of a maximum security prison for sex offenders just outside of your town. He thought you sounded nice too;)
I have a close friend who is fairly proficient, but he's encountered a lot of spyware/malware/adware problems even though he runs adaware, spybot, etc. He built another PC that he uses for his work (music) that isn't connected to the internet. He's said that he has fewer problems with that box and that he just feels more secure. If he needs to get on the internet, he just goes to one of his other boxes that's connected.
I asked them to note on my account that we had the conversation and what the outcome was. I'm not a paper person, so even if they sent it to me, I'd lose it;)
true.. I was just glad that I didn't have to argue with them.. like I usually have to each month when I get my completely illegible and incorrect bill.
I got one of these letters several months ago accusing me of sharing some movie i've never heard of on a p2p. I called their abuse department and asked what the deal was and explained that I had never used morpheus or whatever the p2p was and that I never had the filenames in question. The guy told me that there were discrepancies between the databases that they used to generate the letters and the database that tracks their ip leases. Meaning... The ip they listed was never one that was assigned to me, and the letter was a mistake. The guy in their abuse department said that they are required to send the letters but to just throw it away and move on and nothing else was ever going to happen anyway.
I would use an xbox.. progressive output, constant innovation in the way of XBMC and XBMP, and the ability to stream a dvd from a network server. Cheap xbox, modchip, NAS and you're done.
found a link.. best $30 you'll spend..
http://www.thealarmclockshop.com/tiaustdualcl.html
From the site:
TIMEX Auto-Set Stereo Dual Alarm Clock Radio 276B
Time and date are preset at the factory; just plug it in and it sets itself!
Clock and calendar automatically adjust for daylight savings and leap years.
Wake to choice of AM/FM radio or three unique bell sounds.
Fall asleep to radio or three relaxing nature sounds: Brook, Ocean, or Forest.
Dual alarm system with independent settings.
Ninety-nine year calendar.
Sure Alarm battery backup system.
--- no matter what they say, I know it's set via the rf signal from the atomic clock
I have a timex alarm clock that allows you to set days for the two alarm modes. Mon-Fri, Sun-Sat or Sat/Sun Only. Not only that, but it sets itself via radio signal when you plug it in. I can't find a link, but I got it at target. It had a big sign that said 'EXTRA LOUD ALARM!'.
My wife got so angry with the clutter of remotes from all of our a/v equipment that she made me get a universal. I settled on a Philips Pronto programmable remote, and it's replaced all but one of my remotes. The only one I can't shake is the Sony Tivo remote. It's different from the one that comes with a Series 2 or any of the Philips HDR Series 1 units. It just fits my hand so perfectly that I can't seem to replace it. If they had only made it a learning remote so that I can adjust receiver volume or control my DVD player... If anyone is in the market for a Tivo, the used Sony SVR-2000 and SVR-3000 units listed on eBay are great and they come with this unbeatable remote.
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You're missing the point. The libertarian stand isn't so much 'anti-gun-control' as it is 'pro-freedom' and 'pro-personal-responsibility'. Why do people completely misunderstand these concepts? The biggest problem with your post is the attitude that protecting people from 'Timmy' is more important than protecting liberty. There will always be a 'Timmy' no matter what rights you suppress or however many 'dangerous' items you ban. Will there always be liberty?
Also, while I disagree with their cause, the terrorists we're currently fighting in Iraq are proof positive that an armed population does have a chance against the military. Shit.. The sheer existence of America at all is proof positive... Your pessimism in regard to the escape from government oppression is exactly the reason it has been able to happen.
You cannot legislate natural selection.
I'm in love ;)
I filled my tank on Tuesday (Harrisburg, PA) and paid $2.29 for regular. I've seen prices fall as low as $2.19 here since then. I didn't want to get all excited and give our evil oil-masters any reason to believe that I was willing to pay MORE, so I didn't run through the streets exclaiming how CHEAP gas was all of a sudden ;)
On a side note, a rant: I am in fact one of the evil SUV driving American wastemongers. I bought a used 2000 Dodge Durango about 3 years ago because I had been doing quite a bit of construction on my home and was tired of borrowing and/or renting a truck. What I ended up with is a vehicle that gets an average of 13.5 mpg that's 1/2" too narrow to accommodate a sheet of drywall, plywood, or anything else 48" wide. I can't honestly understand why a company would make a monstrous vehicle like the 1997?-2004 Dodge Durango that was obviously marketed toward DIY and professional folks (RAM TOUGH!) that is completely useless to anyone other than the soccer-mom/grocery-getter. The sick part is that the rear liftgate is wide enough, but the two inch thick plastic/vinyl trim on each side just inside the liftgate is what causes the problem. I could understand the 1997 model year having this problem, but how could they sell a vehicle for seven years without fixing this? I know I should have measured the damn thing before I bought it, but I guess I was giving Chrysler/Dodge the benefit of the doubt... Moral of the story: If you are a little bit of a DIY guy and are looking for a cheapish used SUV to accomplish some hauling tasks, don't get a f'n Durango.
"While this is certainly a concern, what are the overall effects of such a mass departure?"
The effects are:
1. A whole bunch of geeks who never had a chance at getting laid anyway get an excuse.
2. Dead Or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball 2 is expected to go platinum in just 12 hours.
3. Realdoll sales skyrocket.
4. Slashdot becomes an even bigger sausage party than it already was.
"Off topic, does anyone know where the Apple call center is? Cute accent..." It's handled by inmates of a maximum security prison for sex offenders just outside of your town. He thought you sounded nice too ;)
I have a close friend who is fairly proficient, but he's encountered a lot of spyware/malware/adware problems even though he runs adaware, spybot, etc. He built another PC that he uses for his work (music) that isn't connected to the internet. He's said that he has fewer problems with that box and that he just feels more secure. If he needs to get on the internet, he just goes to one of his other boxes that's connected.
XMBC is the first media center type application that I have found that runs on $150 worth of hardware. That says a whole lot about it's success.
I asked them to note on my account that we had the conversation and what the outcome was. I'm not a paper person, so even if they sent it to me, I'd lose it ;)
I agree. But, at the same time, this introduces competition with Comcast's on-demand service which you get for free with digital cable and HBO anyway.
true.. I was just glad that I didn't have to argue with them.. like I usually have to each month when I get my completely illegible and incorrect bill.
I got one of these letters several months ago accusing me of sharing some movie i've never heard of on a p2p. I called their abuse department and asked what the deal was and explained that I had never used morpheus or whatever the p2p was and that I never had the filenames in question. The guy told me that there were discrepancies between the databases that they used to generate the letters and the database that tracks their ip leases. Meaning... The ip they listed was never one that was assigned to me, and the letter was a mistake. The guy in their abuse department said that they are required to send the letters but to just throw it away and move on and nothing else was ever going to happen anyway.
I would use an xbox.. progressive output, constant innovation in the way of XBMC and XBMP, and the ability to stream a dvd from a network server. Cheap xbox, modchip, NAS and you're done.
found a link.. best $30 you'll spend.. http://www.thealarmclockshop.com/tiaustdualcl.html
From the site:
TIMEX Auto-Set Stereo Dual Alarm Clock Radio 276B
Time and date are preset at the factory; just plug it in and it sets itself!
Clock and calendar automatically adjust for daylight savings and leap years.
Wake to choice of AM/FM radio or three unique bell sounds.
Fall asleep to radio or three relaxing nature sounds: Brook, Ocean, or Forest.
Dual alarm system with independent settings.
Ninety-nine year calendar.
Sure Alarm battery backup system.
--- no matter what they say, I know it's set via the rf signal from the atomic clock
I have a timex alarm clock that allows you to set days for the two alarm modes. Mon-Fri, Sun-Sat or Sat/Sun Only. Not only that, but it sets itself via radio signal when you plug it in. I can't find a link, but I got it at target. It had a big sign that said 'EXTRA LOUD ALARM!'.
My wife got so angry with the clutter of remotes from all of our a/v equipment that she made me get a universal. I settled on a Philips Pronto programmable remote, and it's replaced all but one of my remotes. The only one I can't shake is the Sony Tivo remote. It's different from the one that comes with a Series 2 or any of the Philips HDR Series 1 units. It just fits my hand so perfectly that I can't seem to replace it. If they had only made it a learning remote so that I can adjust receiver volume or control my DVD player... If anyone is in the market for a Tivo, the used Sony SVR-2000 and SVR-3000 units listed on eBay are great and they come with this unbeatable remote.