Personally, I liked all of them, with maybe the exception of Voyager. I did, however, miss a substantial portion of DS9, due to not having a UPN station when I moved to Cincinnati. I hear the final seasons sucked.
Nonetheless, if you ignore the whole "temporal war" crap, Enterprise was OK. I liked the ship and the crew. Looked very reasonable for the era. Now, they did take liberties with the Klingons and Romulans. Neither were supposed to be warp capable as of yet. (non-cannon sources on Klingons along with some innuendo from ST-TNG) but I can give them a little wiggle room.
This new Enterprise (the ship & bridge) look way too advanced. They should have made the exterior the same as TOS, but maybe modernized the bridge a *little*. Maybe somewhere between TOS and ST-TMP. I definitely think they went WAY too far.
Easier target than the others, probably. Why does the cop ticket the speeder at the back of the pack, who is going 11 over the limit, instead of the guy in the front going 20 over?
I doubt W. is stupid enough to just go after him because of the 1st Gulf War, or some sort of ego trip to please his daddy... He may play stupid very well, but don't let his act fool you.
One last point to ponder...
If he is willing to side-step this Constitutional mandate, and hide it... what other laws is he willing and eager to avoid?
For someone who will swear to uphold and defend the Constitution, shouldn't he be willing to follow it?
Iraq: Previous administrations tried to negotiate. Again and again. Hussein snubbed his nose at the US, the UN, and the international community repeatedly. During that time he committed acts of genocide against his own citizens, and other atrocities. At some point, enough is enough!
Afghanistan: The Taliban aided and supported Bin Laden. They harbored, sheltered, and shielded him.
Currently, they openly and routinely target civilian populations. They openly and purposefully murder innocents. People who just want to have a say in their lives, and live their own religion in peace.
Yes, I know our forces have killed civilians as well, and that is a terrible shame. We DON'T specifically target civilians, and we try to minimize civilian casualties as much as possible. They DO specifically target civilians, and DON'T CARE who gets killed in their "holy war".
Additionally, the IRA did not want to destroy England, or protetantism. They wanted England out of their country. Big difference... These people want the whole world to embrace their version of islam or die. They want the western world destroyed. And they are more than willing to kill anyone and everyone, including themselves, to accomplish this. Can one really reason with this type of person?
I do agree to a timeline of sorts, but we should make sure that the Iraqi government is fully capable of taking care of themselves, and the damage we caused to their infrastructure is repaired as much as possible given the current issues.
I just don't want Obama to pull out immediately, as he was want to do early on. Most US citizens favor an immediate pullout as well. I think it would be disastrous.
I also don't want those "groups" and countries out there chanting for our destruction to think that we're going to go soft on them now. Diplomacy is one thing, rolling over and taking it is another.
Well, considering that this is the highest and most powerful position in the country, I would think that making doubly sure to "dot all the i's and cross all the t's" as it were, would be of utmost importance.
For this job, at least, can we afford to be careless?
As for Iraq, Yes. These are the conditions that really led to this, and I agree that something had to be done. We should have finished Afghanistan first, though, and we should have made sure that the rest of the world was "With Us" before we went into Iraq.
We *should not* be the police force of the world. We shouldn't be the *only ones* who actually do something when others are suffering. Finally, we can't do it alone while the rest of the world hates us for doing it.
For the isolationist argument, I agree it's unlikely, but really, we need to do something... We can't pay or bills if we can't work. We can't work if we cost more than anyone else, and we can't afford to work at the pay rates of these other countries and still have a lifestyle that even closely resembles a modern country. Not to mention that many of these countries also don't have the regulations we have when it comes to environmental safety, worker safety, etc. How can we openly and freely compete?
Anyone have a sensible solution?
What is? verifying that the president of the US is a natural born citizen?
Ok class, what is the historical purpose of this provision of the US Constitution? What were the Founding Fathers thinking when putting this document together?
I agree. Bush's excesses should be investigated. As well as the members of the Congress and the Supreme Court who allowed it to happen.
I strongly disagree with his domestic policies. I strongly disagree with the Congress and Supreme Court that let it happen. The reason we have 3 branches of government is so that things like this don't happen, and ALL 3 BRANCHES were responsible for this.
We can't place 100% of this on Bush. He overreacted (as did most of us right after 9/11). But, his primary job is national security. He gets much less blame in my book than Congress and the Supreme Court whose jobs it is to look out for the Constitution and Law.
I don't think we should have been in Iraq, BUT now that we screwed up the country, shouldn't we FIX IT. I.E. make it a viable self-sustaining country that can take care of itself and it's people? Or, should we just wash our hands of the whole thing, and tell the people of Iraq to just piss off and take care of themselves?
I personally would have liked it if we stayed ONLY in Afghanistan until everyone who had a part in 9/11 was found, and tried in an international court. Then, we can go around and see who else is threatening world peace.
My preference is to try diplomacy and sanctions, and escalate those as necessary until the offending country chokes or gives up and complies. This should continue until ALL trade, humanitarian aid, finances, banking, etc. are completely cut off by the US and its true allies. Active military action should only be taken if we are attacked, or one of our allies are attacked. Then God help the attackers and their backers. I really like the old saying of "walk softly and carry a big stick". I don't like to start a fight, but I will finish one.
Also, I would really like it if the US cut off ALL TRADE AND SUPPORT of ANY kind to any country that is openly wishing our destruction. Why would we support them if they hate us so much? Why would they want our products, food, medicines, etc. anyway?
Really, though, Iraq aside, it would be very nice if the US would enter into a stage of isolationism, like before WW I. We should close ALL overseas military bases, and bring ALL US troops home. This includes Europe, Asia, Middle East, etc. They don't want us there, or the extra money our people bring to their economies, or the jobs that the bases provide, so why stay? We should also but back on trade. Our economy is so weak that we need to focus inwards and rebuild, instead of focusing outwards and lowering trade barriers, tariffs, etc. We have the natural resources and labor pool to pull it off.
Ok, can you make an argument or comment rather than being profane and belligerent? This was a serious question.
If there IS a problem that has been swept under the rug, this is a BIG constitutional issue.
Or, does anyone apart from us rednecks care about the Constitution of the US? Seriously.
Was there any rebuttal to the accusation that when Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro, from Malaysia, and a young Obama entered school there, that his parents would have had to have taken Malaysian citizenship, renounced their US citizenship, and that Obama would have had to have been naturalized to regain it? There was "proof" shown that Obama's step father did "acknowledge" him as his son, thus making Obama a naturalized Malaysian citizen, and as the US does not allow dual citizenship, Obama would have lost his. There are school records showing that his citizenship at that time was listed as Malaysian, and his religion as islam (as non-islamics were not allowed schooling at the time).
Just wondering if this has been resolved, or swept under the carpet...
Hold on to your butts....
Now that Obama won, I'll bet we'll see a regrouping of the extreme islamists, a great boost of their morale, and a redoubling of their efforts. They know that he'll let them get away with everything they've done. He doesn't want to fight them, he wants to "talk to them". Fat lot of good that'll do... Didn't work last time...
One we pull out of (read abandon) Iraq and Afghanistan, we'll see the crumbling of their current governments, ethnic clensing of everyone not Muslim, executions of anyone who helped the US, and a return of the Taliban and Al-Quieda. The people that we abandon there will hate us even more than they do now. We throw them into chaos, give so many a taste of freedom, and now that the clean-up and rebuilding are getting uncomfortable (thanks to mostly foreign extremists) we're just going to wash our hands of it...
Personally, I picked up an off-lease tablet from eBay... paid about $300, and then picked up the $50 one year warranty... Not too bad. P3 1300, 14" screen, 30Gb drive, and 512Mb ram... Runs all my office and development apps fairly well. I can get pretty much anything done that I need to. Who needs to buy a "new" item, when we can recycle an older one that works just fine?
One more reason for me to ignore the NFL (and baseball, basketball, soccer, etc.)... I'll add them to the same list that contains: Movie Theaters, CD & DVD stores, and commercial radio stations.
These guys are the terrorists trying to destroy the true "American Way of Life"
Why would anyone think they could air their grievances in a peaceful way in an open forum... This is America after all... Universities aren't supposed to prepare people to be proper citizens who can think and act for themselves, or show any creativity... You're supposed to give them your money, and be a good little sheeple.
I weep for future generations...
Honestly, unless it becomes a lot cheaper than Cat-5 UTP, I think it's going to be a non-starter. Now, if it was 100 GBPS, that would be a different story...
Well, personally, my first browser was NCSA Mosaic. I was very happy, though, when Mozilla 0.99 was released, and then followed by Netscape 1.0N. I still have copies of all of them on a CD, enshrined in my cabinet, along with Trumpet Winsock and WS-FTP. Of all these, I still use WS-FTP.
Damn I feel old....lol...
Personally, I liked Atari. I started programming on a CBM, then a Vic 20, but the first computer I owned myself was an Atari 400. I still have it, as well as the 800xl I replaced it with. Who knew that machine would lead to my career as a programmer! Basic was a nice language, but things really took off when I learned 6502 assembly, and then the machine code itself. I learned every part of that system! Every register, every memory location, the innards of Dos 2, 2.5, and 3.0... I loved it!
I finally picked up an 800, and another 800xl for my collection, along with the appropriate peripherals (810, 830, 410, a few 1050's, printer, plotter, etc.) and still enjoy running them from time to time. Most of my disks and cartridges still work!
I'm thinking the other cable ready channels, like Discovery, Sci-Fi, History, etc. I get these (and about 70 others) on my analog televisions (not to mention my SageTV DVR) through cable ready, but only the 4 locals in digital...
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Personally, I liked all of them, with maybe the exception of Voyager. I did, however, miss a substantial portion of DS9, due to not having a UPN station when I moved to Cincinnati. I hear the final seasons sucked.
Nonetheless, if you ignore the whole "temporal war" crap, Enterprise was OK. I liked the ship and the crew. Looked very reasonable for the era. Now, they did take liberties with the Klingons and Romulans. Neither were supposed to be warp capable as of yet. (non-cannon sources on Klingons along with some innuendo from ST-TNG) but I can give them a little wiggle room.
This new Enterprise (the ship & bridge) look way too advanced. They should have made the exterior the same as TOS, but maybe modernized the bridge a *little*. Maybe somewhere between TOS and ST-TMP. I definitely think they went WAY too far.
Well, there is a long standing method to update and modify the Constitution. Perhaps he should pursue this.
Hell, I'd love to see Arnold as president! Lol...
Easier target than the others, probably. Why does the cop ticket the speeder at the back of the pack, who is going 11 over the limit, instead of the guy in the front going 20 over?
I doubt W. is stupid enough to just go after him because of the 1st Gulf War, or some sort of ego trip to please his daddy... He may play stupid very well, but don't let his act fool you.
One last point to ponder... If he is willing to side-step this Constitutional mandate, and hide it... what other laws is he willing and eager to avoid? For someone who will swear to uphold and defend the Constitution, shouldn't he be willing to follow it?
Iraq: Previous administrations tried to negotiate. Again and again. Hussein snubbed his nose at the US, the UN, and the international community repeatedly. During that time he committed acts of genocide against his own citizens, and other atrocities. At some point, enough is enough! Afghanistan: The Taliban aided and supported Bin Laden. They harbored, sheltered, and shielded him. Currently, they openly and routinely target civilian populations. They openly and purposefully murder innocents. People who just want to have a say in their lives, and live their own religion in peace. Yes, I know our forces have killed civilians as well, and that is a terrible shame. We DON'T specifically target civilians, and we try to minimize civilian casualties as much as possible. They DO specifically target civilians, and DON'T CARE who gets killed in their "holy war".
Additionally, the IRA did not want to destroy England, or protetantism. They wanted England out of their country.
Big difference...
These people want the whole world to embrace their version of islam or die.
They want the western world destroyed. And they are more than willing to kill anyone and everyone, including themselves, to accomplish this.
Can one really reason with this type of person?
I do agree to a timeline of sorts, but we should make sure that the Iraqi government is fully capable of taking care of themselves, and the damage we caused to their infrastructure is repaired as much as possible given the current issues. I just don't want Obama to pull out immediately, as he was want to do early on. Most US citizens favor an immediate pullout as well. I think it would be disastrous. I also don't want those "groups" and countries out there chanting for our destruction to think that we're going to go soft on them now. Diplomacy is one thing, rolling over and taking it is another.
Well, considering that this is the highest and most powerful position in the country, I would think that making doubly sure to "dot all the i's and cross all the t's" as it were, would be of utmost importance. For this job, at least, can we afford to be careless?
As for Iraq, Yes. These are the conditions that really led to this, and I agree that something had to be done. We should have finished Afghanistan first, though, and we should have made sure that the rest of the world was "With Us" before we went into Iraq. We *should not* be the police force of the world. We shouldn't be the *only ones* who actually do something when others are suffering. Finally, we can't do it alone while the rest of the world hates us for doing it. For the isolationist argument, I agree it's unlikely, but really, we need to do something... We can't pay or bills if we can't work. We can't work if we cost more than anyone else, and we can't afford to work at the pay rates of these other countries and still have a lifestyle that even closely resembles a modern country. Not to mention that many of these countries also don't have the regulations we have when it comes to environmental safety, worker safety, etc. How can we openly and freely compete? Anyone have a sensible solution?
What is? verifying that the president of the US is a natural born citizen? Ok class, what is the historical purpose of this provision of the US Constitution? What were the Founding Fathers thinking when putting this document together?
I agree. Bush's excesses should be investigated. As well as the members of the Congress and the Supreme Court who allowed it to happen. I strongly disagree with his domestic policies. I strongly disagree with the Congress and Supreme Court that let it happen. The reason we have 3 branches of government is so that things like this don't happen, and ALL 3 BRANCHES were responsible for this. We can't place 100% of this on Bush. He overreacted (as did most of us right after 9/11). But, his primary job is national security. He gets much less blame in my book than Congress and the Supreme Court whose jobs it is to look out for the Constitution and Law.
I don't think we should have been in Iraq, BUT now that we screwed up the country, shouldn't we FIX IT. I.E. make it a viable self-sustaining country that can take care of itself and it's people? Or, should we just wash our hands of the whole thing, and tell the people of Iraq to just piss off and take care of themselves? I personally would have liked it if we stayed ONLY in Afghanistan until everyone who had a part in 9/11 was found, and tried in an international court. Then, we can go around and see who else is threatening world peace. My preference is to try diplomacy and sanctions, and escalate those as necessary until the offending country chokes or gives up and complies. This should continue until ALL trade, humanitarian aid, finances, banking, etc. are completely cut off by the US and its true allies. Active military action should only be taken if we are attacked, or one of our allies are attacked. Then God help the attackers and their backers. I really like the old saying of "walk softly and carry a big stick". I don't like to start a fight, but I will finish one. Also, I would really like it if the US cut off ALL TRADE AND SUPPORT of ANY kind to any country that is openly wishing our destruction. Why would we support them if they hate us so much? Why would they want our products, food, medicines, etc. anyway? Really, though, Iraq aside, it would be very nice if the US would enter into a stage of isolationism, like before WW I. We should close ALL overseas military bases, and bring ALL US troops home. This includes Europe, Asia, Middle East, etc. They don't want us there, or the extra money our people bring to their economies, or the jobs that the bases provide, so why stay? We should also but back on trade. Our economy is so weak that we need to focus inwards and rebuild, instead of focusing outwards and lowering trade barriers, tariffs, etc. We have the natural resources and labor pool to pull it off.
Ok, can you make an argument or comment rather than being profane and belligerent? This was a serious question. If there IS a problem that has been swept under the rug, this is a BIG constitutional issue. Or, does anyone apart from us rednecks care about the Constitution of the US? Seriously.
Was there any rebuttal to the accusation that when Obama's mother married Lolo Soetoro, from Malaysia, and a young Obama entered school there, that his parents would have had to have taken Malaysian citizenship, renounced their US citizenship, and that Obama would have had to have been naturalized to regain it? There was "proof" shown that Obama's step father did "acknowledge" him as his son, thus making Obama a naturalized Malaysian citizen, and as the US does not allow dual citizenship, Obama would have lost his. There are school records showing that his citizenship at that time was listed as Malaysian, and his religion as islam (as non-islamics were not allowed schooling at the time). Just wondering if this has been resolved, or swept under the carpet...
Hold on to your butts.... Now that Obama won, I'll bet we'll see a regrouping of the extreme islamists, a great boost of their morale, and a redoubling of their efforts. They know that he'll let them get away with everything they've done. He doesn't want to fight them, he wants to "talk to them". Fat lot of good that'll do... Didn't work last time... One we pull out of (read abandon) Iraq and Afghanistan, we'll see the crumbling of their current governments, ethnic clensing of everyone not Muslim, executions of anyone who helped the US, and a return of the Taliban and Al-Quieda. The people that we abandon there will hate us even more than they do now. We throw them into chaos, give so many a taste of freedom, and now that the clean-up and rebuilding are getting uncomfortable (thanks to mostly foreign extremists) we're just going to wash our hands of it...
We finally see the minimum recommended hardware spec for the next version of Windows... And I thought Vista was a resource hog. Talk about code bloat!
Blizzard is evil...
Oh well, I don't need them, and they don't need my money.
One less customer here.
Personally, I picked up an off-lease tablet from eBay... paid about $300, and then picked up the $50 one year warranty... Not too bad. P3 1300, 14" screen, 30Gb drive, and 512Mb ram... Runs all my office and development apps fairly well. I can get pretty much anything done that I need to. Who needs to buy a "new" item, when we can recycle an older one that works just fine?
One word: Wah! About time THEY get it in the backside! Turnabout is fair play!
One more reason for me to ignore the NFL (and baseball, basketball, soccer, etc.)... I'll add them to the same list that contains: Movie Theaters, CD & DVD stores, and commercial radio stations. These guys are the terrorists trying to destroy the true "American Way of Life"
Why would anyone think they could air their grievances in a peaceful way in an open forum... This is America after all... Universities aren't supposed to prepare people to be proper citizens who can think and act for themselves, or show any creativity... You're supposed to give them your money, and be a good little sheeple. I weep for future generations...
Honestly, unless it becomes a lot cheaper than Cat-5 UTP, I think it's going to be a non-starter. Now, if it was 100 GBPS, that would be a different story...
Well, personally, my first browser was NCSA Mosaic. I was very happy, though, when Mozilla 0.99 was released, and then followed by Netscape 1.0N. I still have copies of all of them on a CD, enshrined in my cabinet, along with Trumpet Winsock and WS-FTP. Of all these, I still use WS-FTP. Damn I feel old....lol...
Personally, I liked Atari. I started programming on a CBM, then a Vic 20, but the first computer I owned myself was an Atari 400. I still have it, as well as the 800xl I replaced it with. Who knew that machine would lead to my career as a programmer! Basic was a nice language, but things really took off when I learned 6502 assembly, and then the machine code itself. I learned every part of that system! Every register, every memory location, the innards of Dos 2, 2.5, and 3.0... I loved it! I finally picked up an 800, and another 800xl for my collection, along with the appropriate peripherals (810, 830, 410, a few 1050's, printer, plotter, etc.) and still enjoy running them from time to time. Most of my disks and cartridges still work!
I'm thinking the other cable ready channels, like Discovery, Sci-Fi, History, etc. I get these (and about 70 others) on my analog televisions (not to mention my SageTV DVR) through cable ready, but only the 4 locals in digital...