You just made the primary argument for deregulation and smaller government. If the government doesn't have power over something, buying politicians has no effect.
I wanted to sell vinyl decals of the insignia of all the branches. All 4 branches that I called (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines) stated that this would be copyright infringement and would be prosecuted.
The decals would go on vehicles, typically as part of a large graphic - those tacky memorial decals, "My son is in the ________s" decals, etc. I was clearly not impersonating.
The insignia and seals of the armed forces are copyrighted, as far as I can tell. I've called several branches, and all indicated that they have and will sue for unauthorized duplication.
I'll disagree very slightly and mention that FPS games can be effective training tools for group tactics. No, they're aren't realistic in many way, but mindset is mindset, and it allows you to work through many circumstances without actually doing force-on-force training.
As an aside, the opposite seems to also be true. As I've become more proficient with a handgun and a rifle, I'm finding that my gaming tactics have changes slightly as well, and my rankings have improved.
We swapped Russians for Russians, which is kinda funny when you think about it:)
Still, we both gained. We gained by recovering Russian-born agents, giving the CIA the future ability to point at the and say "See? We take care of our own. If you come work for us, and get caught, we'll bring you to America.". Russia's benefit was more obvious, in that they got their spies back - with the same sort of marketing ploy for future agents.
Presuming that to be the case, would it not be a rational course of action to wait until this began to happen before passing new legislation?
If you *really* wanted to pass something, couldn't you have it trigger on something like this actually happening before passing that power off to the government?
So.... seeing as Hulu, YouTube, and other video sites *do* exist, and net neurality isn't codified into law, how do you reconcile your political beliefs with reality?
Agreed - I use a 15-year-old, $40 MS Intellipoint trackball at work, and it's still going strong. They stopped making them years ago, and they fetch a premium ($125) on eBay now.
Because he has failed to publicly and forcefully thwart allegations to that end. His father was from another country, and he lived outside the US for much of his childhood. Based on that, it seems like he would want to show as much documentation as possible that he qualifies for the job.
For what it's worth, McCain defended himself from very similar charges, since he was born in another country - Panama, to a US military family.
Personally, I'm more concerned about the fact that he went to school in Indonesia, which from my understanding, wasn't really possible at the time unless you were an Indonesian citizen. Also, I'm a little curious as to how he paid for college - I hear there is some evidence that he received a scholarship reserved for foreign nationals.
In the end, I've not really looked into this much because it doesn't matter. Even if the birthers are right, and the guy was born in Mombasa, there is no proof and there can be no proof that would remove him from office. It's nothing more than mental masturbation, and I have better things to do with my time than to chase down rumors that cannot have any real impact even if proven.
There's always going to be someone more extreme. His actions have resulted in increased government ownership of the means of production. Hence, Socialist.
On impeachment: Why is that "crazy"? Impeachment is merely calling a formal inquiry. All you've shown is the 39 percent of people who identify as republicans are suspicious enough of *something* to do with the man to want him to answer.
On the birther nonsense --- I don't believe that he was born elsewhere, but again, it is reasonable to ask for investigation into it. The issue is now so muddled with falsehoods and accusations that I can provide "proof" that he was born on Mars.
On racism --- have you read "Dreams from My Father"? The man certainly is influenced by overtly racist ideologies, if not an outright racist himself. That said, unless evidence comes to light that Obama had a direct hand in modifying the sentencing of Malik Shabazz, I don't see that he has done anything "racist" while in office. In that case, this is moot.
On "Socialist" - he is. So was Bush, to a very slightly lesser degree. They both have acted to give the federal government increasing power and ownership of private means of production.
On "Wanting the terrorists to win" - I see no evidence of that. Never assign malevolence to that which can be adequate explained by incompetence.
On ACORN - Yes, there was systematic fraud in 2008 (and before) perpetrated by ACORN. I don't believe its impact was enough to impact the results of the election. ACORN has basically ceased operation, though the fragments have started to reform and should be watched.
On secession - My state couldn't support itself. There is a time and a place for it, but it isn't now. In short, I *could* support secession, provided conditions are met.
On Palin - She wasn't running for President, first of all. Second - no, she isn't qualified to run for President, though she was close. Completion of her term and a term in the federal legislature would have done it, or being elected VP and serving with distinction would have done it too. She's now unelectable. That aside, she would have been a better President that Obama has been.
I have a personal account, and old personal account that I can't get rid of b/c i have Analytics and Adwords tied to it, and an account for each of the Apps domains that I administer. That's 6 Google accounts right now.
I'm sure everyone here can attest - if you want to be socially accepted as a nerd, you have to be able to translate the jargon that goes with our industries to non-technical speech. I spend so much of my time "switching levels", and looking for abstract ways to make complex ideas make sense (without provided extraneous information), that when I meet someone with the same level of knowledge and intelligence, it is difficult for me to speak on that level again at times.
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You just made the primary argument for deregulation and smaller government. If the government doesn't have power over something, buying politicians has no effect.
Companies will agree all they want - someone who isn't party to that agreement will be happy to exploit the competitive advantage.
I wanted to sell vinyl decals of the insignia of all the branches. All 4 branches that I called (Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines) stated that this would be copyright infringement and would be prosecuted. The decals would go on vehicles, typically as part of a large graphic - those tacky memorial decals, "My son is in the ________s" decals, etc. I was clearly not impersonating.
The insignia and seals of the armed forces are copyrighted, as far as I can tell. I've called several branches, and all indicated that they have and will sue for unauthorized duplication.
I'll disagree very slightly and mention that FPS games can be effective training tools for group tactics. No, they're aren't realistic in many way, but mindset is mindset, and it allows you to work through many circumstances without actually doing force-on-force training.
As an aside, the opposite seems to also be true. As I've become more proficient with a handgun and a rifle, I'm finding that my gaming tactics have changes slightly as well, and my rankings have improved.
"Photoshopping" means "digital photo manipulation" in the same way that "Kleenex" means "tissue". They've become part of the vernacular.
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I'm Googling now for images of nearby battles/battlefields. I can't get to the east where most of them took place, but I'm sure there are some.
Hell, even old pictures of the town will be cool.
They're hiding RPGs in makeup now? Or are we now being attacked by the Khymer Rouge? I'm confused.
I think GP was using it as an analogy.
We swapped Russians for Russians, which is kinda funny when you think about it :)
Still, we both gained. We gained by recovering Russian-born agents, giving the CIA the future ability to point at the and say "See? We take care of our own. If you come work for us, and get caught, we'll bring you to America.". Russia's benefit was more obvious, in that they got their spies back - with the same sort of marketing ploy for future agents.
I use Safari in Windows, and I'm taken care of too - I read the article (gasp!), turned off Autofill, and went about my day.
Presuming that to be the case, would it not be a rational course of action to wait until this began to happen before passing new legislation?
If you *really* wanted to pass something, couldn't you have it trigger on something like this actually happening before passing that power off to the government?
PHP is an interpreted language - "dropping a text file in the same folder" is actually adding code - creating a derivative work.
So.... seeing as Hulu, YouTube, and other video sites *do* exist, and net neurality isn't codified into law, how do you reconcile your political beliefs with reality?
Agreed - I use a 15-year-old, $40 MS Intellipoint trackball at work, and it's still going strong. They stopped making them years ago, and they fetch a premium ($125) on eBay now.
Because he has failed to publicly and forcefully thwart allegations to that end. His father was from another country, and he lived outside the US for much of his childhood. Based on that, it seems like he would want to show as much documentation as possible that he qualifies for the job.
For what it's worth, McCain defended himself from very similar charges, since he was born in another country - Panama, to a US military family.
Personally, I'm more concerned about the fact that he went to school in Indonesia, which from my understanding, wasn't really possible at the time unless you were an Indonesian citizen. Also, I'm a little curious as to how he paid for college - I hear there is some evidence that he received a scholarship reserved for foreign nationals.
In the end, I've not really looked into this much because it doesn't matter. Even if the birthers are right, and the guy was born in Mombasa, there is no proof and there can be no proof that would remove him from office. It's nothing more than mental masturbation, and I have better things to do with my time than to chase down rumors that cannot have any real impact even if proven.
On impeachment: Why is that "crazy"? Impeachment is merely calling a formal inquiry.
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There's always going to be someone more extreme. His actions have resulted in increased government ownership of the means of production. Hence, Socialist.
Congratulations on the most highbrow humorous exchange I have ever witnessed on the internet. Bravo!
On impeachment: Why is that "crazy"? Impeachment is merely calling a formal inquiry. All you've shown is the 39 percent of people who identify as republicans are suspicious enough of *something* to do with the man to want him to answer.
On the birther nonsense --- I don't believe that he was born elsewhere, but again, it is reasonable to ask for investigation into it. The issue is now so muddled with falsehoods and accusations that I can provide "proof" that he was born on Mars.
On racism --- have you read "Dreams from My Father"? The man certainly is influenced by overtly racist ideologies, if not an outright racist himself. That said, unless evidence comes to light that Obama had a direct hand in modifying the sentencing of Malik Shabazz, I don't see that he has done anything "racist" while in office. In that case, this is moot.
On "Socialist" - he is. So was Bush, to a very slightly lesser degree. They both have acted to give the federal government increasing power and ownership of private means of production.
On "Wanting the terrorists to win" - I see no evidence of that. Never assign malevolence to that which can be adequate explained by incompetence.
On ACORN - Yes, there was systematic fraud in 2008 (and before) perpetrated by ACORN. I don't believe its impact was enough to impact the results of the election. ACORN has basically ceased operation, though the fragments have started to reform and should be watched.
On secession - My state couldn't support itself. There is a time and a place for it, but it isn't now. In short, I *could* support secession, provided conditions are met.
On Palin - She wasn't running for President, first of all. Second - no, she isn't qualified to run for President, though she was close. Completion of her term and a term in the federal legislature would have done it, or being elected VP and serving with distinction would have done it too. She's now unelectable. That aside, she would have been a better President that Obama has been.
Ubuntu is on its 12th release as of this writing. 10.04 refers to the release date, not a version number.
What bank did you work for? They sound.... competent.
So, if I put up a honeypot system, then waited inside my darkened house with a rifle --- is that considered "hunting over bait"?
I have a personal account, and old personal account that I can't get rid of b/c i have Analytics and Adwords tied to it, and an account for each of the Apps domains that I administer. That's 6 Google accounts right now.
I'm sure everyone here can attest - if you want to be socially accepted as a nerd, you have to be able to translate the jargon that goes with our industries to non-technical speech. I spend so much of my time "switching levels", and looking for abstract ways to make complex ideas make sense (without provided extraneous information), that when I meet someone with the same level of knowledge and intelligence, it is difficult for me to speak on that level again at times.