I'm Belgian and I worked in the senate when the decision was made in 2003 to buy support for the government from the green parties. It was clear then to political insiders that the nuclear power plants would not close in 2015, and it is just as clear now. Notice the IFs in the statement. We will face shortages and prices will skyrocket if we close the nuclear power plants, so we won't. Why are they saying this then? Once again to buy support from the green parties, this time not for the government but for the state reform which they helped negotiate and still need to vote through.
Belgian here. The sad thing is, trying to avoid the SABAM fees by only playing rights-free music in your business leads to all kinds of administrative hassle where you are forced to prove the music you play is rights free. Most people who'd be open to this alternative decide not to bother, which is of course the intention of the hassle. It's just another case of politicians serving business interests over their voters' interests.
Whether someone gets 1% or 3% is not going to make any difference for his party's chances, there's no hope for election in sight.
Given that California has voted in Repubs before, future Republican candidates' chances are greater than 0.
His vote wasn't a wasted vote because the result of the current Republican candidate has an impact on the chances of future Republican candidates, which are real. Your vote however was entirely wasted because the next libertarian candidate's chances will be as non-existant as Barr's. I wish it were otherwise but that's the system. At least you didn't end up voting against your own interest, like Nader voters in 2000.
"communists need to have a look at their ideology and ask themselves why every time communists get sweeping powers they do such unpleasant things."
Perhaps you need to take a look at history and ask yourself why only communists who did unpleasant things managed to get and hold on to power, and what happened to all the communists who just wanted to rule with popular support. Hint: you might want to take a look at US military history and the history of CIA-involvement in foreign affairs.
You'll notice that in countries with PR, there IS NO movement to change to fptp, and there IS NO support for such an idea, academic or otherwise. EVEN though the large parties and all the people who vote for them would gain from it, while in the USA and UK only the smaller parties and their smaller electorates would gain from changing the system.
Someone who thinks Afghanistan borders Iraq, who thinks Karzai was already in power before the Taliban, who insinuates the USA organised 9/11 and who thinks the Soviet Union still exists gets moderated to 4?
I don't care if you grew up in the Kremlin, you're just slapping random labels on two systems of dictatorship without apparently the faintest clue what those labels usually stand for.
The error in that line of thought is that if the 40% DRM-provider really grows and grows, all the others *will* allow licensing to each other. And if it gets 80%, like iTunes did, the publishing industry will favour alternatives, like the music industry did.
Israel could only be (re)founded because the territory was already colonised by foreign powers (first the Turks, then the British). Historically it was a fluke; let's see if it can survive longer than the crucader states did. The way they're making friends in the region, I'm not betting on it.
But then their populations would KNOW they're being cut off by their government. That would be a negative for regimes trying to keep their populations in check. Why do you think those regimes are allowing internet right now? Because they have to. Dictatorship aren't all-powerful, they have to make sure they don't exert power to the point that the population massively revolts. Not being able to contact relatives abroad would surely contribute to discontent.
12" is the perfect size for many people who want the smallest possible laptop that they can still be productive on (i.e. type on comfortably). 12" laptops are a product with a market and that market probably doesn't care whether the product is called a netbook or a notebook or whatever.
my first experience with Linux was that it didn't work. my second, third, fourth and fifth experiences, each with about a year between them and the last one Ubunti 08.04, were all the same. every time you read that Linux has now become so easy it works out of the box, and yet every time on my hardware (which changes over time) there is some component that just doesn't work (unless you're already a Linux adept or are prepared to invest hours of your time) - usually the wireless network. that's what the Linux experiene is like for me, and for many other people I bet.
As a pescetarian, let me assure you on behalf of my people that we would love for the rest of the world to learn the word "pescetarian" so we can actually use that word.
Also, would you be so kind as to only label pescetarians as hypochrites when they claim they don't cause animal suffering?
Or, we could give up our colonial arrogance and stop supporting murderous dictatorships who eliminate all democratic opposition - circumstances in which only the kind of extremists you talk about can survive and become the only voice of opposition. Look how well suppressing democracy by supporting the Shah has worked in Iran. Look how well suppressing democracy by supporting Mobutu has worked in Congo. The West makes the same mistake again and again: it suppresses democracy and supports dictatorships who are more friendly to our interests, and then acts all surprised when the whole thing blows up. The arrogance to blaim it all on the local people and label them savages who are incapable of peaceful democracy is staggering.
You're assuming your experience with GMail is representative for everyone's. My own experience is that it *always* works 100% without any problems whatsoever and that it is much more user-friendly than the Outlook/Exchange email service provided by my employer (a big IT services company). I'll bet you that my impression of Gmail is more common than yours.
yes, in fact I have it installed on the laptop I'm working on, and now I can zoom it like I want to, thanx:) I looked for an extension before checking the menus, my bad.
Does anyone know of FF3 extensions that...
- let me zoom in/out of text only, like in FF2?
- prevents the url bar from showing everyone standing behind me what sites I've been visiting?
During the 90s, it regularly happened that a young cyclist would drop dead during a race or training; e.g. the son of the seven-times world-champion cyclo-cross Eric De Vlaeminck died during a race. To the people who favour allowing doping, I'd like to ask: how much of this would be acceptible to you? How many cases of athletes dying during events could the olympics and other sporting events endure?
The current situation may be bad but it still allows athletes to pursue a career in sport without risking their lifes.
Poker is almost entirely a game of skill, not chance, at professional levels.
Oh please. Poker is almost entirely a game of chance, at all levels. There have been televised WPT events won by first-time players, including one who at the final table STILL didn't know whether a full house beat a straight or not. The myth of poker being a game of skill is perpetuated for marketing reasons, but the reason for poker's huge success is precisely that anyone can beat anyone.
Online, pro players spend their days either looking for clueless newbies to rob, or playing on 4 or 8 tables simultaneously using a simple formula. In real-life, the pro poker players are marketing creations who only make it to televised games so often because those games are invite-only.
The most telling indication of how poker is all about luck is when betting markets like Betfair organise bets on poker tournament winners. No matter how many famous players they list, the favourite to win the tournament is always "Other", with odds below 2 to 1, while no single player ever gets odds below 50 to 1. For comparison, Federer typically gets 2 to 1 odds for winning a major tennis tournament. That's because tennis is a game of skill, and poker is not.
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What makes you assume he wants there to be changes and more players? Apparently he's very happy with the game just the way it is now.
Have you even been to Vietnam? I've travelled a lot and the Vietnamese are among the happiest bunch of people I've met.
I'm Belgian and I worked in the senate when the decision was made in 2003 to buy support for the government from the green parties. It was clear then to political insiders that the nuclear power plants would not close in 2015, and it is just as clear now. Notice the IFs in the statement. We will face shortages and prices will skyrocket if we close the nuclear power plants, so we won't. Why are they saying this then? Once again to buy support from the green parties, this time not for the government but for the state reform which they helped negotiate and still need to vote through.
In the case of the Middle East, it keeps Israel secure by denying Arabs the right to choose their own leaders. That's what you get for your money.
Belgian here. The sad thing is, trying to avoid the SABAM fees by only playing rights-free music in your business leads to all kinds of administrative hassle where you are forced to prove the music you play is rights free. Most people who'd be open to this alternative decide not to bother, which is of course the intention of the hassle. It's just another case of politicians serving business interests over their voters' interests.
Whether someone gets 1% or 3% is not going to make any difference for his party's chances, there's no hope for election in sight. Given that California has voted in Repubs before, future Republican candidates' chances are greater than 0.
His vote wasn't a wasted vote because the result of the current Republican candidate has an impact on the chances of future Republican candidates, which are real. Your vote however was entirely wasted because the next libertarian candidate's chances will be as non-existant as Barr's. I wish it were otherwise but that's the system. At least you didn't end up voting against your own interest, like Nader voters in 2000.
"communists need to have a look at their ideology and ask themselves why every time communists get sweeping powers they do such unpleasant things." Perhaps you need to take a look at history and ask yourself why only communists who did unpleasant things managed to get and hold on to power, and what happened to all the communists who just wanted to rule with popular support. Hint: you might want to take a look at US military history and the history of CIA-involvement in foreign affairs.
You'll notice that in countries with PR, there IS NO movement to change to fptp, and there IS NO support for such an idea, academic or otherwise. EVEN though the large parties and all the people who vote for them would gain from it, while in the USA and UK only the smaller parties and their smaller electorates would gain from changing the system.
Someone who thinks Afghanistan borders Iraq, who thinks Karzai was already in power before the Taliban, who insinuates the USA organised 9/11 and who thinks the Soviet Union still exists gets moderated to 4?
I don't care if you grew up in the Kremlin, you're just slapping random labels on two systems of dictatorship without apparently the faintest clue what those labels usually stand for.
The error in that line of thought is that if the 40% DRM-provider really grows and grows, all the others *will* allow licensing to each other. And if it gets 80%, like iTunes did, the publishing industry will favour alternatives, like the music industry did.
Israel could only be (re)founded because the territory was already colonised by foreign powers (first the Turks, then the British). Historically it was a fluke; let's see if it can survive longer than the crucader states did. The way they're making friends in the region, I'm not betting on it.
But then their populations would KNOW they're being cut off by their government. That would be a negative for regimes trying to keep their populations in check. Why do you think those regimes are allowing internet right now? Because they have to. Dictatorship aren't all-powerful, they have to make sure they don't exert power to the point that the population massively revolts. Not being able to contact relatives abroad would surely contribute to discontent.
12" is the perfect size for many people who want the smallest possible laptop that they can still be productive on (i.e. type on comfortably). 12" laptops are a product with a market and that market probably doesn't care whether the product is called a netbook or a notebook or whatever.
Who does the writer think make the current crop of rockets - some bureaucrats in DC?
No, they get the plans from the aliens who control our government. Didn't you watch the X files?
my first experience with Linux was that it didn't work. my second, third, fourth and fifth experiences, each with about a year between them and the last one Ubunti 08.04, were all the same. every time you read that Linux has now become so easy it works out of the box, and yet every time on my hardware (which changes over time) there is some component that just doesn't work (unless you're already a Linux adept or are prepared to invest hours of your time) - usually the wireless network. that's what the Linux experiene is like for me, and for many other people I bet.
As a pescetarian, let me assure you on behalf of my people that we would love for the rest of the world to learn the word "pescetarian" so we can actually use that word. Also, would you be so kind as to only label pescetarians as hypochrites when they claim they don't cause animal suffering?
Or, we could give up our colonial arrogance and stop supporting murderous dictatorships who eliminate all democratic opposition - circumstances in which only the kind of extremists you talk about can survive and become the only voice of opposition. Look how well suppressing democracy by supporting the Shah has worked in Iran. Look how well suppressing democracy by supporting Mobutu has worked in Congo. The West makes the same mistake again and again: it suppresses democracy and supports dictatorships who are more friendly to our interests, and then acts all surprised when the whole thing blows up. The arrogance to blaim it all on the local people and label them savages who are incapable of peaceful democracy is staggering.
You're assuming your experience with GMail is representative for everyone's. My own experience is that it *always* works 100% without any problems whatsoever and that it is much more user-friendly than the Outlook/Exchange email service provided by my employer (a big IT services company). I'll bet you that my impression of Gmail is more common than yours.
yes, in fact I have it installed on the laptop I'm working on, and now I can zoom it like I want to, thanx :) I looked for an extension before checking the menus, my bad.
Does anyone know of FF3 extensions that... - let me zoom in/out of text only, like in FF2? - prevents the url bar from showing everyone standing behind me what sites I've been visiting?
During the 90s, it regularly happened that a young cyclist would drop dead during a race or training; e.g. the son of the seven-times world-champion cyclo-cross Eric De Vlaeminck died during a race. To the people who favour allowing doping, I'd like to ask: how much of this would be acceptible to you? How many cases of athletes dying during events could the olympics and other sporting events endure?
The current situation may be bad but it still allows athletes to pursue a career in sport without risking their lifes.
Poker is almost entirely a game of skill, not chance, at professional levels.
Oh please. Poker is almost entirely a game of chance, at all levels. There have been televised WPT events won by first-time players, including one who at the final table STILL didn't know whether a full house beat a straight or not. The myth of poker being a game of skill is perpetuated for marketing reasons, but the reason for poker's huge success is precisely that anyone can beat anyone.
Online, pro players spend their days either looking for clueless newbies to rob, or playing on 4 or 8 tables simultaneously using a simple formula. In real-life, the pro poker players are marketing creations who only make it to televised games so often because those games are invite-only.
The most telling indication of how poker is all about luck is when betting markets like Betfair organise bets on poker tournament winners. No matter how many famous players they list, the favourite to win the tournament is always "Other", with odds below 2 to 1, while no single player ever gets odds below 50 to 1. For comparison, Federer typically gets 2 to 1 odds for winning a major tennis tournament. That's because tennis is a game of skill, and poker is not.
You're touting a contradiction that doesn't exist. One way for countries to reach their Kyoto obligations is to impose higher taxes on energy.