It's true because the movie skillfully picked on both the left and the right. Trey Parker is a Libertarian and made a tv commercial for a former Libertarian candidate for CA Governor's Office Steve Kubby years ago. AFAIK it's the only commercial ever made with the SP characters endorsing something else.
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Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Software And Emulators, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $50 (fifty United States dollars) into our accounts in exchange for a Mac OS X emulator that runs on your MS Windows PC. Great cost has gone into the research of this software and it must be transferred as soon as possible out of the country.
While there is no demostration copy available for testing I can assure you that you will be able to run Mac OS X at full speed on any computer with a Pentium III or faster. Screenshots will soon follow after we receive your check (complete with routing numbers).
IMO this seems doubtful. Their speed claims seem unrealistic, their web site (cheeryos.com) is almost brand new (2004-07-12), nothing on USENET and no independent reviews. I suspect their software is a rehash of a past Mac emulator.
Is there any place in the world where they could host their servers that would be free from the long arms of the US DOJ?
Why do I suspect that IM's drives will be returned to them wiped clean? Shutting down any nationwide media outlet is a pretty scary thing. Agree or disagree with them, they still qualify for "freedom of the press". Or atleast they did. I serious hope this is not a trend before the November Elections.
A soft moddable X-BOX 2 (with a PPC CPU) running GNU/Linux with MOL would be pretty cool. Imagine how fast Mac OS 9.x would run on it.
If someone is able to soft mod the X-BOX 2 the rest should come together quickly. Of course you'll have raised the ire of both Gates and Jobs but have the accolades of almost every console gamer out there.
I've got it built into a custom plywood case with a 19" LCD, 4 drive RAID, tape backup and 100 disc CDR changer. I'm working on installing the 3 day battery backup and generator this week.
I emphasize the mild part, because that is what prevents if from being a schedule II drug.
Do you think that caffeine could be considered a Schedule III, Schedule IV or Schedule V drug (see Description of Fed. Schedules)? IMO caffeine could fit somewhere in there. I guess my point is why are some addictive drugs legally supplied to the public by tax paying companies and other drugs are illegally supplied by the criminal element (thus allowing the criminal element to profit without paying taxes)? I don't see anything that could stop the US Govt from making caffeine illegal at any time (except the throngs of caffeine addicts going wild looking for a quick fix).
OT: Your photo gallery is very good. I'm surprised at the good quality and control of the shots you got from the equipment used (i.e.: not a $2kUSD Nikon). Skillfully done.
Schedule II
Examples : Cocaine, Hydrocodone, Morphine, Opium, Amphetamine, PCP
The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.
Abuse of the drug or other substance may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Schedule II drugs may be prescribed with a written prescription from a licensed physician or nurse practitioner.
So exactly what is keeping the DEA from making coffee a Schedule II drug? It has a high rate of recreational use.
Could there really be anything worse? I mean this is a couple of surveillance reports so it is likely they only deal with Lennon's movements and how he was tracked. It's the "how" part that makes the FBI nervous, especially now with the PATRIOT Act up for permanent renewal. The last thing the DOJ wants is the public being reminded of Hoover's lack of respect to the individual man and the FBI's checkered past.
This is why the FOIA is such a good thing. While it's easier to forget about our mistakes, analyzing them helps us avoid repeating them. Its so we can see what the Govt has said about us.
One idea of the many suggested: a hotel.
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Work with the hotel during their off season. This idea has some big pros and cons:
Pros:
Their property, their insurance. So long as cables are secured and they approve of the layout you should be fine.
Possibly a lower cost on the facilities. Say it's a small hotel with 300 rooms, it's off season, a time they're normally almost empty and you can book 150 rooms. It's quite likely they'll give you the meeting room space for free or a low per person charge. Add in the profit (for the hotel) on overpriced drinks (soda, coffee, booze, etc.) and the money made on what would normally be an empty room.
If the hotel can make a good profit off the whole thing they'll likely comp a few rooms for the organizers. Keep everyone in line (i.e.: not destroying the place) and the hotel might do a better deal the next year.
Cons:
Their property, their rules. If they run a hard ass place then your lan party is going to be like a high school study hall. If they're willing to look the other way on certain minor issues like late night noise (in the gaming area) or someone having a toke outside then things are good. Expect wrist bands for the players and guests.
No outside food or drinks. Hey, they want to make some money of this event too and drinks are quite profitable. They'll most likely be hard on this one. Try to preset the prices of sodas, beers and a few food items. Remember, they can't say no to your own food/drink in a guest room but they can (and will) forbid it in the gaming area.
They might want you to cover any loses. Get a contract and get it approved by a lawyer. If a bunch of people no show on their rooms and the hotel can't charge them for whatever reason you could be left on the hook. Again, get a contract and a lawyer. A few hundreds bucks spent will be well worth it.
Advice on dealing with the hotel:
Check the place out. Does it look like they handle meetings often? How's the access to the proposed gaming area? Enough parking and can some be reserved? Take lots of photos during the walk through for your record, planning and the web site pushing the event. Again, a room no sold is lost revenue. If they're empty (like Cape Cod in February) they're much more likely to give you a better deal if they have a bunch of rooms sold. Forget any holiday weekends. Try to book when no other meetings are taking place. Multiple meetings might mean less access to the gaming area before and after play. Make sure the contract covers clean up. Reasonable is you removing the wiring you laid and the duct tape you use to cover it. Food, drink, table breakdown, chair stacking and general cleanup; the hotel's problem. Budget a few bucks for tips to the staff you deal with. This might really help you in the end.
Be mature. They're running a business with some tight profit margins. If they can make money on the deal they'll talk to you. If not they'll boot you out within 30 seconds. Welcome to the hotel industry. Sign nothing until your lawyer approves it. While there are some very honest hotels out there, there are also some that will screw you as much as they can. Be careful.
A hotel can be a great place to have a lan party or you're worse nightmare. Be careful but check it out.
GWB et al have stood in the way of medical marijuana from day one. They've used the DEA to kick in the doors of the sick and dying in California that were in full compliance with State law. They even continue to defy a Federal Judge's restraining order to leave these people alone. While some of the most respected Conservatives call for an end to the war on marijuana and call the prosecution of the sick that use medical marijuana under a doctor's advice inhuman GWB is still jailing people with little time to live.
He has done nothing to improve health care in the US. In fact he has made things worse by "shunning" the use of condoms to reduce the HIV transmission rate and replacing impartial scientists on government advisory boards with political hacks that say whatever he or the RNC wants them to say. He has also fought "tooth and nail" against requiring large companies to offer health insurance to their workers.
Simply put Bush sucks. Even taking away the stem cell research part he's still a menace to the public's health.
Go with DynDNS.org. Most popular, and best supported among various clients. LinkSys routers even come with support to update DynDNS.org right in the official firmware.
I know netgear routers have had dyndns.org support for years but Linksys?
Some how I suspect that Diebold doesn't have the time to patch, test and recertify their voting machines before the November election. Please tell me that someone isn't going to be able to "patch" or add an infected jpeg [to Diebold's "root distro"] to alter a machine's tally. Because of recertification time restraints I suspect that fixing problems like this could take months instead of the few minutes, like it does for most XP boxes.
Add in all the other critical systems that need any patches first "certified" by a vendor (i.e.: medical, manufacturing, "plant" operations software and/or hardware) and this little exploit could be a real mess.
I guess this is another reason to say no to electronic voting.
First, I personally don't like the idea of using a host as both a file server and a firewall. Unless you have some strange requirements a linksys or netgear router will work quite well. Otherwise build a separate smoothwall router.
As for the server I recently built a Biostar 200v XPC (case, mobo, PS and heat sink for $160USD). There's room two 3.5" HDs and a CD drive. While it's hardly a cutting edge machine and will never play Doom 3, for under $500 you can build a nice, compact, quiet home server.
Seriously, I hope MS checks every copy of XP and shuts down every pirated version. Maybe then people might realize that they have a
choicewhenitcomestooperatingsystems that don't cost a lot of money.
I really wonder if MS would so have such a lax attitude towards piracy if GNU/Linux wasn't around? I'm guessing no. To many, an easily obtained, free pirated copy of XP is better than a truly free copy of GNU/Linux. Something MS is banking on since they are better off keeping eveyone possible away from GNU/Linux even if it digs into the short term bottom line.
but the speed difference is barely noticeable comparing between other distros.
Check out Mandrake 9.1 vs Gentoo 1.4. IMO there's a big speed avantage over some of distros simply because it's quite easy to tune and tweak a Gentoo install not to load drivers or programs it doesn't need. Comparing Suse 9.1 Pro to Gentoo (I backed up my Gentoo box, wiped the drive, installed, tested and by the end of the day had Gentoo back on), Gentoo won the speed contest hands down.
The only thing they got going for them is the multiple architecture support.
I think Portage is pretty cool. It's the only distro that I've use that could install mplayer correctly the first time (emerge mplayer). Gentoo is hardly perfect but it is a very stable distro with unique features. I've been using it for over a year now and have yet to find anything better for my purposes and in my opinion.
No GNU/Linux distro is the best for everyone. Having choices is a good thing. Gentoo isn't for everyone but is pretty damn good.
Been registered since I was eighteen and haven't missed a federal election yet. Even in the military I made sure to vote.
The problem is the facts are the facts. Check out
opensecrets.org, put in your Rep's name or any of the backers of the DMCA or INDUCE and look where their money comes from. Until real campaign finance reform is passed, like only voters can contribute (No PACs, unions or churches) I feel the system will never be fixed.
What can I say but "Prove me wrong!" (To quote Seymour Skinner).
I'm sorry and hope I'm wrong but IMO they're not going to listen. They didn't listen to us over the PATRIOT Act, Carnivore, electronic voting or the DMCA. The politicians will pay a little lip service to the media saying they're "still investigating" the bill in question and haven't made up their minds while in reality they've already cast their lot to the highest bidder.
Let's face it: the politicians stopped listening to their constituents a long time ago.
If I may quote the great FZ from "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing":
You say yer life's a bum deal
'N yer up against the wall...
Well, people, you ain't even got no kinda
Deal at all
'Cause what they do
In Washington
They just takes care of NUMBER ONE
An' NUMBER ONE ain't YOU
You ain't even NUMBER TWO
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Please use the coralized links for the movies and save these guys some bandwidth.)
Stills from Steve Kubby's site.
Video and back story
"Libertarian's Ad Takes Cues From 'South Park'" (The Sacramento Bee - October 30, 1998)
"Two Libertarians' 'animated' work for liberty"(LP News May 1999)
Coralized links to the movies:
faster than a modem
modem
Yes, It's a fake. Most Nigerian scam letters have much poorer grammer.
Attention: The President/CEO
Dear Sir,
Confidential Business Proposal
Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information gathered from the Nigerian Chambers Of Software And Emulators, I have the privilege to request your assistance to transfer the sum of $50 (fifty United States dollars) into our accounts in exchange for a Mac OS X emulator that runs on your MS Windows PC. Great cost has gone into the research of this software and it must be transferred as soon as possible out of the country.
While there is no demostration copy available for testing I can assure you that you will be able to run Mac OS X at full speed on any computer with a Pentium III or faster. Screenshots will soon follow after we receive your check (complete with routing numbers).
Thank You And God Speed,
Howgul Abul Arhu
I meant "no other independent reviews"
It just seems too good to be true.
Since your listeners are so close you could use a FRS radio for requests and chats. Just list the frequency and CTCSS in the same place.
Why do I suspect that IM's drives will be returned to them wiped clean? Shutting down any nationwide media outlet is a pretty scary thing. Agree or disagree with them, they still qualify for "freedom of the press". Or atleast they did. I serious hope this is not a trend before the November Elections.
If someone is able to soft mod the X-BOX 2 the rest should come together quickly. Of course you'll have raised the ire of both Gates and Jobs but have the accolades of almost every console gamer out there.
But the good news is you can get your MCSE in just 12 months!
Thank you, I'll be here all week ...
Finally an explaination to all those football riots!
Do you think that caffeine could be considered a Schedule III, Schedule IV or Schedule V drug (see Description of Fed. Schedules)? IMO caffeine could fit somewhere in there. I guess my point is why are some addictive drugs legally supplied to the public by tax paying companies and other drugs are illegally supplied by the criminal element (thus allowing the criminal element to profit without paying taxes)? I don't see anything that could stop the US Govt from making caffeine illegal at any time (except the throngs of caffeine addicts going wild looking for a quick fix).
OT: Your photo gallery is very good. I'm surprised at the good quality and control of the shots you got from the equipment used (i.e.: not a $2kUSD Nikon). Skillfully done.
This is why the FOIA is such a good thing. While it's easier to forget about our mistakes, analyzing them helps us avoid repeating them. Its so we can see what the Govt has said about us.
Pros:
Their property, their insurance. So long as cables are secured and they approve of the layout you should be fine.
Possibly a lower cost on the facilities. Say it's a small hotel with 300 rooms, it's off season, a time they're normally almost empty and you can book 150 rooms. It's quite likely they'll give you the meeting room space for free or a low per person charge. Add in the profit (for the hotel) on overpriced drinks (soda, coffee, booze, etc.) and the money made on what would normally be an empty room.
If the hotel can make a good profit off the whole thing they'll likely comp a few rooms for the organizers. Keep everyone in line (i.e.: not destroying the place) and the hotel might do a better deal the next year.
Cons:
Their property, their rules. If they run a hard ass place then your lan party is going to be like a high school study hall. If they're willing to look the other way on certain minor issues like late night noise (in the gaming area) or someone having a toke outside then things are good. Expect wrist bands for the players and guests.
No outside food or drinks. Hey, they want to make some money of this event too and drinks are quite profitable. They'll most likely be hard on this one. Try to preset the prices of sodas, beers and a few food items. Remember, they can't say no to your own food/drink in a guest room but they can (and will) forbid it in the gaming area.
They might want you to cover any loses. Get a contract and get it approved by a lawyer. If a bunch of people no show on their rooms and the hotel can't charge them for whatever reason you could be left on the hook. Again, get a contract and a lawyer. A few hundreds bucks spent will be well worth it.
Advice on dealing with the hotel:
Check the place out. Does it look like they handle meetings often? How's the access to the proposed gaming area? Enough parking and can some be reserved? Take lots of photos during the walk through for your record, planning and the web site pushing the event. Again, a room no sold is lost revenue. If they're empty (like Cape Cod in February) they're much more likely to give you a better deal if they have a bunch of rooms sold. Forget any holiday weekends. Try to book when no other meetings are taking place. Multiple meetings might mean less access to the gaming area before and after play. Make sure the contract covers clean up. Reasonable is you removing the wiring you laid and the duct tape you use to cover it. Food, drink, table breakdown, chair stacking and general cleanup; the hotel's problem. Budget a few bucks for tips to the staff you deal with. This might really help you in the end.
Be mature. They're running a business with some tight profit margins. If they can make money on the deal they'll talk to you. If not they'll boot you out within 30 seconds. Welcome to the hotel industry. Sign nothing until your lawyer approves it. While there are some very honest hotels out there, there are also some that will screw you as much as they can. Be careful.
A hotel can be a great place to have a lan party or you're worse nightmare. Be careful but check it out.
He has done nothing to improve health care in the US. In fact he has made things worse by "shunning" the use of condoms to reduce the HIV transmission rate and replacing impartial scientists on government advisory boards with political hacks that say whatever he or the RNC wants them to say. He has also fought "tooth and nail" against requiring large companies to offer health insurance to their workers.
Simply put Bush sucks. Even taking away the stem cell research part he's still a menace to the public's health.
I know netgear routers have had dyndns.org support for years but Linksys?
Add in all the other critical systems that need any patches first "certified" by a vendor (i.e.: medical, manufacturing, "plant" operations software and/or hardware) and this little exploit could be a real mess.
I guess this is another reason to say no to electronic voting.
As for the server I recently built a Biostar 200v XPC (case, mobo, PS and heat sink for $160USD). There's room two 3.5" HDs and a CD drive. While it's hardly a cutting edge machine and will never play Doom 3, for under $500 you can build a nice, compact, quiet home server.
I really wonder if MS would so have such a lax attitude towards piracy if GNU/Linux wasn't around? I'm guessing no. To many, an easily obtained, free pirated copy of XP is better than a truly free copy of GNU/Linux. Something MS is banking on since they are better off keeping eveyone possible away from GNU/Linux even if it digs into the short term bottom line.
Check out Mandrake 9.1 vs Gentoo 1.4. IMO there's a big speed avantage over some of distros simply because it's quite easy to tune and tweak a Gentoo install not to load drivers or programs it doesn't need. Comparing Suse 9.1 Pro to Gentoo (I backed up my Gentoo box, wiped the drive, installed, tested and by the end of the day had Gentoo back on), Gentoo won the speed contest hands down.
The only thing they got going for them is the multiple architecture support.
I think Portage is pretty cool. It's the only distro that I've use that could install mplayer correctly the first time (emerge mplayer). Gentoo is hardly perfect but it is a very stable distro with unique features. I've been using it for over a year now and have yet to find anything better for my purposes and in my opinion.
No GNU/Linux distro is the best for everyone. Having choices is a good thing. Gentoo isn't for everyone but is pretty damn good.
AppleCorp a megacorp? Sure they are. Just check out all the projects going on at their two main corporate web sites.
(They need to change their name to AppleCorpse.)
The problem is the facts are the facts. Check out opensecrets.org, put in your Rep's name or any of the backers of the DMCA or INDUCE and look where their money comes from. Until real campaign finance reform is passed, like only voters can contribute (No PACs, unions or churches) I feel the system will never be fixed.
What can I say but "Prove me wrong!" (To quote Seymour Skinner).
Let's face it: the politicians stopped listening to their constituents a long time ago.
If I may quote the great FZ from "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing":