The show is stale news if you can call it that. The evening news was very excited about it at least, they were interviewing people who hoped it would portray their positive values or something lame like that. Lame.
Under the current system the winner must have the majority of a vote, not the most votes. If no one gets more than 50% of the vote it's called a plurality, the vote is then given to the House of Reps (i believe) and each state is given a single vote for the president. Here's a (really) better idea: Everyone ranks canidates on their preference 1,2,3,4,5...if one canidate gets the majority of 1's he wins all the electoral votes in that state, if no one has majority, you eliminate the canidate who has the most votes in 5, use number 2 for anyone who ranked that canidate in 1, and retest majority, repeat as necessary for 4 and 3 until a single canidate has the majority and give that canidate all of the electoral votes in that state.
The president should not be directly elected by national majority because the government shouldn't represent only the majority, it should represent everyone. This is why we have a Senate (one state two votes) and House of Reps (votes based on population) to represent the whole country and not just population centers. Always fear the "dictatorship of the majority" our forefathers did, and ignorant people claiming to be leaders should not change their system. It seems to have worked well for 215 years, far longer than any other constitutional governments.
A recent study shows that Calling Things Addictive and Evil is truely Addictive! Try to avoid sensational news stories at all costs else your head might rot and fall off.
Firstly, I'm trying hard as possible to not be a troll so hear me through.
Watch the evening news, weather models have significant trouble "predicting" whether or not its going to rain tomorrow, so i don't put much faith in 'studys' dealing with simulations. It's a guess and nothing more, just one possiblity in a very chaotic, non-linear system.
uhzzz.....do a little research please
ozone is created when UV light from the sun strikes O2 (oxygen you breathe) and forms 2 O3 (ozone) from 3 O2. Magical isn't it?
The founding fathers were fighting against their government seeking freedom because they were being abused[FF were wealthy educated, intellignet men who had good motives]. The 'terrorists' are attacking a forign government because their own government doesn't represent them [because they're religous extremists]
I think this is a bad paralell because the American Revolution was a revolution against the leaders of 'our' colonies. Colonists were loyal to the king, but the government abused them so they had the right and duty to rebel. No Arabian pledged aliegence to the United States, and if the US corporations abuse the Arabians the blame should not go on these United States. The people of the middle east should appeal to the leaders of their respective countries if they want change and not the US. The people of the Middle East should not be blaming my government for their own problems, not us. [I understand the United States has caused some of the problems, but only because it was allowed by the governments of that region]
This means that the FBI has to get a warrant before raiding your ISP you dirty hackers you. Not that my ISP wouldn't just give any information to anyone who asked if they slightly represented federal officials.
Are you being sarcastic or not?
The founding fathers weren't terrorists because their motive wasn't terror, but was freedom. Bin Laden didn't attack the US to promote his people's freedom, he attacked for revenge or somthing to that order. That's why the words patriot and terrorist aren't synonymous.
Popular vote is a bad idea, imagine the problem of a nation wide recount. Remember that the United States is a republic [recite the pledge if you disagree] and selection of a president should not be entirely in the hands of the stupid population. The 2000 election wasn't about a landslide loser getting the presidency, W (although I hate him) was only down a very small percentage under Gore and the people in "scattered no-consequence swing-states" had a little more power than those in larger states. If a popular vote was instated the president would not be elected to represent the people, he would be elected by the majority, and would be free to piss off 49% of the people and take away their liberty because they don't belong to the majority. Always fear the dictatorship of the majority.
doesn't this violate the entropy law of thermodynamics [rtfm if you really want to know] i've always had the deep down [crazy] feeling that the entropy thing wasn't true
trying to keep yourself secure with secrets won't help you any, it will just make you think you're secure when really you're more vunerable because of your arrogance
I've read something [in Wired probably] about movie makers using evolutionary software to make their creatures walk without having to hard code every movement [think LOTR: kings, the whole orc army was digital for a big chunk of the fight] I for one am not suprised that evolution came up with balance, just a feedback system of a motion dector and legs.
The greenhouse effect is proven. That however is not the question. The question is what will so much extra carbon in the atmosphere? The system of life on this planet is too complex to use small scale models or lifeless planets to compare. I'm afraid there is no way to predict how the climate will react be it positive or negative, hot or cold, you just have to wait and hope you haven't made the wrong decision. However the smog in LA clearly isn't good for anyone greenhouse or no.
This might be real proof that wind power changes the climate. There is no _proof_ that CO2 changes the large scale climate of the planet, and there's no proof that it doesn't. We just don't know yet. But the system of life can and will adjust, and compensate for extra carbon. Life can't compensate for a windmill slowing down the wind.
Oil is going to be around a lot longer, there are massive deposits too far away to reach. But the question is can we survive with all that carbon in the atmosphere?
How many birds, and can it be prevented? Though it is possibly a problem. Take everything into account. Cars kill deer, lets not use them either [troll sarcasm]
I read somewhere that in the UK somwhere a large wind farm appeared to change the local climate making it colder and dryer. Maybe a fluke, maybe a problem, but before we put too much in we should try to understand the effects more.
I admit i haven't read much, but it would seem easiest if big important packages [kernel, X, etc] were compiled and stored server side to be downloaded automaticly to the local client to make installing/updating as smooth as possible while not requiring IT people to visit every workstation.
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The show is stale news if you can call it that. The evening news was very excited about it at least, they were interviewing people who hoped it would portray their positive values or something lame like that. Lame.
The recent discovery of alien races has become a huge political issue this November 2nd, the real question is, "Is Mr. Spock a democrat?"
Under the current system the winner must have the majority of a vote, not the most votes. If no one gets more than 50% of the vote it's called a plurality, the vote is then given to the House of Reps (i believe) and each state is given a single vote for the president. Here's a (really) better idea: Everyone ranks canidates on their preference 1,2,3,4,5...if one canidate gets the majority of 1's he wins all the electoral votes in that state, if no one has majority, you eliminate the canidate who has the most votes in 5, use number 2 for anyone who ranked that canidate in 1, and retest majority, repeat as necessary for 4 and 3 until a single canidate has the majority and give that canidate all of the electoral votes in that state. The president should not be directly elected by national majority because the government shouldn't represent only the majority, it should represent everyone. This is why we have a Senate (one state two votes) and House of Reps (votes based on population) to represent the whole country and not just population centers. Always fear the "dictatorship of the majority" our forefathers did, and ignorant people claiming to be leaders should not change their system. It seems to have worked well for 215 years, far longer than any other constitutional governments.
A recent study shows that Calling Things Addictive and Evil is truely Addictive! Try to avoid sensational news stories at all costs else your head might rot and fall off.
Firstly, I'm trying hard as possible to not be a troll so hear me through. Watch the evening news, weather models have significant trouble "predicting" whether or not its going to rain tomorrow, so i don't put much faith in 'studys' dealing with simulations. It's a guess and nothing more, just one possiblity in a very chaotic, non-linear system.
uhzzz.....do a little research please ozone is created when UV light from the sun strikes O2 (oxygen you breathe) and forms 2 O3 (ozone) from 3 O2. Magical isn't it?
generally i suppose it's just more or less kinda random, orginization would require skill and work and planning, who wants to do that?
YAY lan party in Iowa!!!!! mine mostly involve 20 people 4 xboxes and theft of food from the poor sap who decided to host
The founding fathers were fighting against their government seeking freedom because they were being abused[FF were wealthy educated, intellignet men who had good motives]. The 'terrorists' are attacking a forign government because their own government doesn't represent them [because they're religous extremists]
I think this is a bad paralell because the American Revolution was a revolution against the leaders of 'our' colonies. Colonists were loyal to the king, but the government abused them so they had the right and duty to rebel. No Arabian pledged aliegence to the United States, and if the US corporations abuse the Arabians the blame should not go on these United States. The people of the middle east should appeal to the leaders of their respective countries if they want change and not the US. The people of the Middle East should not be blaming my government for their own problems, not us. [I understand the United States has caused some of the problems, but only because it was allowed by the governments of that region]
Not that they wil now need, they will once again need. Patriot is only a few years old you know.
This means that the FBI has to get a warrant before raiding your ISP you dirty hackers you. Not that my ISP wouldn't just give any information to anyone who asked if they slightly represented federal officials.
Are you being sarcastic or not? The founding fathers weren't terrorists because their motive wasn't terror, but was freedom. Bin Laden didn't attack the US to promote his people's freedom, he attacked for revenge or somthing to that order. That's why the words patriot and terrorist aren't synonymous.
Cannot the court subpoena the same records only with more time and difficulty involved?
Popular vote is a bad idea, imagine the problem of a nation wide recount. Remember that the United States is a republic [recite the pledge if you disagree] and selection of a president should not be entirely in the hands of the stupid population. The 2000 election wasn't about a landslide loser getting the presidency, W (although I hate him) was only down a very small percentage under Gore and the people in "scattered no-consequence swing-states" had a little more power than those in larger states. If a popular vote was instated the president would not be elected to represent the people, he would be elected by the majority, and would be free to piss off 49% of the people and take away their liberty because they don't belong to the majority. Always fear the dictatorship of the majority.
doesn't this violate the entropy law of thermodynamics [rtfm if you really want to know] i've always had the deep down [crazy] feeling that the entropy thing wasn't true
trying to keep yourself secure with secrets won't help you any, it will just make you think you're secure when really you're more vunerable because of your arrogance
I've read something [in Wired probably] about movie makers using evolutionary software to make their creatures walk without having to hard code every movement [think LOTR: kings, the whole orc army was digital for a big chunk of the fight] I for one am not suprised that evolution came up with balance, just a feedback system of a motion dector and legs.
The greenhouse effect is proven. That however is not the question. The question is what will so much extra carbon in the atmosphere? The system of life on this planet is too complex to use small scale models or lifeless planets to compare. I'm afraid there is no way to predict how the climate will react be it positive or negative, hot or cold, you just have to wait and hope you haven't made the wrong decision. However the smog in LA clearly isn't good for anyone greenhouse or no.
This might be real proof that wind power changes the climate. There is no _proof_ that CO2 changes the large scale climate of the planet, and there's no proof that it doesn't. We just don't know yet. But the system of life can and will adjust, and compensate for extra carbon. Life can't compensate for a windmill slowing down the wind.
The carbon did essentially start in the atmosphere, but the climate wasn't the same then. But do we want the climate to be the same as it was then?
Oil is going to be around a lot longer, there are massive deposits too far away to reach. But the question is can we survive with all that carbon in the atmosphere?
How many birds, and can it be prevented? Though it is possibly a problem. Take everything into account. Cars kill deer, lets not use them either [troll sarcasm]
I read somewhere that in the UK somwhere a large wind farm appeared to change the local climate making it colder and dryer. Maybe a fluke, maybe a problem, but before we put too much in we should try to understand the effects more.
I admit i haven't read much, but it would seem easiest if big important packages [kernel, X, etc] were compiled and stored server side to be downloaded automaticly to the local client to make installing/updating as smooth as possible while not requiring IT people to visit every workstation.