This isn't an assault on anything, the public has every right to know which among them votes for whatever. Dave Chapelle had it right, this country seems to think that the way you vote is the most private information. That shouldn't be the case, if you're voting in a public election then your vote should also be public. In fact, you should be proud to stand up and say you voted for any one thing. If you're not proud to say that, then why did you vote?
There are a few reasons you can't (and shouldn't be able to) tie a name to a ballot: bribery and coercion, to name two.
If Joe can make a few bucks voting for Mr. A instead of Mrs. B, when he couldn't care less about the outcome of the election, why wouldn't he?
Should the management of Acme Co. be able to award bonuses to those who vote for a favored candidate, and demote or fire those who don't?
It seems that these First Amendment cases are always about the most trivial and petty things possible. I fully expect the next one to revolve around whether or not yo momma is so fat, and how fat she is.
"If so, then what is holding you back from realizing your full potential?"
Time.
I'm swamped with numerous projects. If I had the time, I'd go back and fix the kludgey spaghetti-code nightmares that I've conjured up, but since they work for their intended purposes, other projects that are more important to my management-types get priority.
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi ON WHEELS!!! is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 110,234,548th Congress. A Demoncrat, she is the first cyborg to hold the post of Speaker, or even lead a major political party in either house of Congress. She has represented the 8th District of Kaleefornia in the United States House of Representatives since 1887.
From what I heard, the Academy distributed their screeners on VHS this year, so it's unlikely that this is an "Oscar" version. Smart move on their part, if it's true.
I've been using PayPal for around six months now with no problems whatsoever. I haven't had a need to contact their customer service (which I suppose you could take as a positive thing) so I can't comment on that.
That said, I use a separate checking account as my PayPal account. I see no reason to take a chance with my money.
IANAL, but it's not just obnoxious, it's illegal- regardless of whether you obscure the names. Unless I specify otherwise, any communication I send you is intended for you, and you only. If you forward it to someone else, or, say, post it online for all to read, I can sue you.
Got a source for that? Just curious.
Mediocre "Body Snatchers"-style Story
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I bought this book for my father for Christmas, and while waiting to be picked up from the mall, decided to sneak a peek at the first 20 pages or so. Unfortunately, I have this annoying habit of being unable to leave a book unfinished, so I plowed through the remainder of the book that night.
This post will contain minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.
If you've enjoyed Chrichton's past novels, there's a good chance you'll enjoy Prey, but it's really just a collection of tired sci-fi cliches made to look new by the addition of nanotechnology. I won't comment much on the actual science of the book, since I really don't know much about nanotech, but some of it just seemed a tad hokey. The whole Body Snatchers idea seemed both implausible and overused.
Timeline was much better; I cared about its characters a lot more, which were more fully-developed. Most of Prey's characters, especially the "hacker" types, are nothing more than Star Trek redshirts: they get few sentences of exposition, and a few chapters later, they're dead. The most interesting ones get killed off first, too. Also, all of the hacker characters fit into a broad geek stereotype: there's the quiet geek, the punk grrl geek, the fat slob geek, and the anal geek. Not much imagination there.
Overall, it's entertaining, if you don't think too much about it, but Crichton's done better.
Contrary to popular american beliefs, Europe is NOT pro-Iraq, we're just not as keen on resorting to force nowadays since we saw the result of it at home.
The US hasn't in modern times seen widespread destruction on home turf, we still remember it vividly.
Hmm, let's see here:
1) Pearl Harbor 2) WTC
I think those qualify as "modern times," "widespread destruction" and "home turf."
I had a TA in a graduate-level numerical analysis course post this to a solutions page:
"For 1a u can use other methods like lagrange interpolation too and solve the equations by hand. For 2a u have to give the resulting set of equations that represent the spline - obtained by using the method in text or notes. If u have other questions about the solutions to this hw, send me a mail . I'll add the answers to this page or reply you."
Granted, his first language isn't English, but come on! Spell out the word 'you!' It's two more letters!
Keanu Reeves is a pretty good actor, so long as he's in a cyberpunk movie. Most of my friends and I agree that the man has no talent outside of this realm (Think Don John in Much Ado About Nothing).
Actually, Don John is supposed to be a wooden, one-sided character. I thought Keanu was particularly apt at portraying him.
In all seriousness, though, I think you're right about what roles Keanu is good for, though he might surprise us if he portrays Superman. Right now, though, I have a tough time picturing him in red and blue tights...
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You mean putting my @clownpenis.fart email address on my resume is a bad idea?
This isn't an assault on anything, the public has every right to know which among them votes for whatever. Dave Chapelle had it right, this country seems to think that the way you vote is the most private information. That shouldn't be the case, if you're voting in a public election then your vote should also be public. In fact, you should be proud to stand up and say you voted for any one thing. If you're not proud to say that, then why did you vote?
There are a few reasons you can't (and shouldn't be able to) tie a name to a ballot: bribery and coercion, to name two.
If Joe can make a few bucks voting for Mr. A instead of Mrs. B, when he couldn't care less about the outcome of the election, why wouldn't he?
Should the management of Acme Co. be able to award bonuses to those who vote for a favored candidate, and demote or fire those who don't?
I think you ought to know I'm feeling very depressed.
It seems that these First Amendment cases are always about the most trivial and petty things possible. I fully expect the next one to revolve around whether or not yo momma is so fat, and how fat she is.
Is it just me
Yes, it is just you, because the rest of us know the difference between "kindle" and "kindling."
"If so, then what is holding you back from realizing your full potential?"
Time.
I'm swamped with numerous projects. If I had the time, I'd go back and fix the kludgey spaghetti-code nightmares that I've conjured up, but since they work for their intended purposes, other projects that are more important to my management-types get priority.
Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi ON WHEELS!!! is the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 110,234,548th Congress. A Demoncrat, she is the first cyborg to hold the post of Speaker, or even lead a major political party in either house of Congress. She has represented the 8th District of Kaleefornia in the United States House of Representatives since 1887.
AQUAMAN has drowned
YOUR MOM has died of dysentery
Good times.
I don't suppose half a gig of RAM will make up for being 0.1 GHz short and having a GeForce 2 instead of 3...
If only I had the cash to upgrade. Stupid kid, messing with my video games!
drop of human blood required to read article
Does it have to be mine?
"Hey Bob, come here, I've got something cool to show you. Oh, and bring a thumbtack..."
Probably some "Oscar"-version
From what I heard, the Academy distributed their screeners on VHS this year, so it's unlikely that this is an "Oscar" version. Smart move on their part, if it's true.
I could be wrong, though.
Wow, great company name. It's only one letter away from meconium.
Also not to be missed is the Bone Kenning series. Well, I suppose it can't rightly be called a series just yet, but Wes is working on the second one.
You forgot Fatty. Poor, poor Fatty...
IIRC, it's illegal (in the US) for a telemarketer to knowingly call a mobile phone.
I've been using PayPal for around six months now with no problems whatsoever. I haven't had a need to contact their customer service (which I suppose you could take as a positive thing) so I can't comment on that.
That said, I use a separate checking account as my PayPal account. I see no reason to take a chance with my money.
Cool, now I know what that's from! (It's sampled in Desert Storm by Orbital.)
Until they laid some people
Well, I guess they really screwed their employees over, too.
IANAL, but it's not just obnoxious, it's illegal- regardless of whether you obscure the names. Unless I specify otherwise, any communication I send you is intended for you, and you only. If you forward it to someone else, or, say, post it online for all to read, I can sue you.
Got a source for that? Just curious.
I bought this book for my father for Christmas, and while waiting to be picked up from the mall, decided to sneak a peek at the first 20 pages or so. Unfortunately, I have this annoying habit of being unable to leave a book unfinished, so I plowed through the remainder of the book that night.
This post will contain minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.
If you've enjoyed Chrichton's past novels, there's a good chance you'll enjoy Prey, but it's really just a collection of tired sci-fi cliches made to look new by the addition of nanotechnology. I won't comment much on the actual science of the book, since I really don't know much about nanotech, but some of it just seemed a tad hokey. The whole Body Snatchers idea seemed both implausible and overused.
Timeline was much better; I cared about its characters a lot more, which were more fully-developed. Most of Prey's characters, especially the "hacker" types, are nothing more than Star Trek redshirts: they get few sentences of exposition, and a few chapters later, they're dead. The most interesting ones get killed off first, too. Also, all of the hacker characters fit into a broad geek stereotype: there's the quiet geek, the punk grrl geek, the fat slob geek, and the anal geek. Not much imagination there.
Overall, it's entertaining, if you don't think too much about it, but Crichton's done better.
Contrary to popular american beliefs, Europe is NOT pro-Iraq, we're just not as keen on resorting to force nowadays since we saw the result of it at home.
The US hasn't in modern times seen widespread destruction on home turf, we still remember it vividly.
Hmm, let's see here:
1) Pearl Harbor
2) WTC
I think those qualify as "modern times," "widespread destruction" and "home turf."
5 degrees fahrenheit is 15 degrees celcius to us canooks
Uhh, no... 5 degrees F is -15 degrees C. But that's beside the point.
A 5 degree F change is equivalent to a ~2.8 degree C change. Celsius degrees are "larger" (for lack of a better term) than Fahrenheit degrees.
I had a TA in a graduate-level numerical analysis course post this to a solutions page:
"For 1a u can use other methods like lagrange interpolation too and solve the equations by hand. For 2a u have to give the resulting set of equations that represent the spline - obtained by using the method in text or notes. If u have other questions about the solutions to this hw, send me a mail . I'll add the answers to this page or reply you."
Granted, his first language isn't English, but come on! Spell out the word 'you!' It's two more letters!
Keanu Reeves is a pretty good actor, so long as he's in a cyberpunk movie. Most of my friends and I agree that the man has no talent outside of this realm (Think Don John in Much Ado About Nothing).
Actually, Don John is supposed to be a wooden, one-sided character. I thought Keanu was particularly apt at portraying him. In all seriousness, though, I think you're right about what roles Keanu is good for, though he might surprise us if he portrays Superman. Right now, though, I have a tough time picturing him in red and blue tights...
The page says publication has been suspended, not cancelled. Big difference.