Taxes are never the answer. Taxes would lead to more revenue for the government which would then take that money to create an energy bill(like the one here in the US) that basically gives the money back to the entrenched power companies so that they can find new ways to make oil cheaper. The answer is not tax increases but ceasing government intervention in business(subsidies). Especially when they clearly favor one business(oil) over others.
Your not an old fuddyduddy, your just smart. I would send txt msgs if it was faster then calling someone, but it's not. By the time you get the first two words out, you could have dialed the number and established a real time connection with someone. Factor in their response also through txt, and voice to voice is far superior. Txt msgs are good if your still in highschool and you want to "pass notes" to a friend.
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Not sure if that company is around anymore, but their keyboard was perfect(right size, right springs, ressistant to all foods and drinks)and I used it for a good 8-9 years until it literally fell apart. But if you want to save $80, just use a kepyboard for that long and the letters will just wear right off. Granted another year of use will cause the keyboard to fall apart, but your saved $80 should buy you at least 10 keyboards.
Tough questions there. I think the correct answers require pages and pages of writing, but I will at least try to squeeze it into a few sentences. Hhmmm, been sitting here for quite some time trying to figure out how to word it and I can't. Sorry. Email me at humpydumpy@gmail.com and I will be more then happy to have this discussion with you. You got my brain thinking again and I like that so I hope to hear from you.
Ok, my bad. I figured a public library would be funded by the public's money(taxes). But the government still has too much of our money, and apparently, too much knowledge of our lives.
...I will bitch slap anyone who suggests raising taxes as an answer to anything. Clearly the government has enough money if they can waste 40k on a redundant security system for library computers.
Yes, I'm quite upset about this new white look. I finally got all my TV, stereo, entertainment equipment black and I finally got my computer all black too. I guess it's time to switch back to white.
If any of these provisions do actually expire, I'm sure they will turn up again attached to some military spending bill that MUST pass without discussion.
The current government structure worked pretty good in the past, but as we can all clearly see is not working in the present and cannot be fixed to work in the future. A change is needed. Why not have everyone vote on every subject. And allow them to change that vote at any time. With the internet it would be very easy(assuming security/id theft ect. aren't a problem). There would still be a need for a president of sorts, and maybe a few other "true" public servants, but not the mess we have in DC right now. No need for senators to decide how people should live, people can decide how they should live.
I almost want them to win too. The job market isn't all that great these days, and the less people I have to compete with the better. If the creationist win, I will now have an entire state that I don't have to worry about. Sort of the reason I like gay people so much. I'm straight, and the less guys out there competing for the girls I want the better.
That and in order to burn a book, you have to buy it. The company/author made their money off those idiots and are laughing all the way to the bank. I'm sure they would love it if more people bought their books just to be burned. It was the same thing with those dumber then a post Americans who bought French wine just to pour it down the drain. Yeah, good idea, nothing like showing your hate for something by going out and financially supporting the company the produces it. But then again, most of these people don't think clearly and can probably be considered legally retarded.
I completely agree with you on this. Good musicians can offer free music and expect to sell out their shows. A bad musician can't because they often suck playing live(and even if they're good playing live their music sucks). That and the bad ones, I'll use Spears as an example, have an audience that range in age from 8 to 13, and that age group isn't know for spending big bucks on concerts. The main fear of the music industry, however, is not that they own the rights to mostly bad bands, it's that the only reason a band signs a contract is for their superior distribution capabilities. Take that away by offering your music free online, and large music companies are pointless. I disagree with the music industry's fight, but I understand. They are fighting for their survival. That said, what's your band, I'll come out and support you. If your good.
I will help you buy an island. It was my plan all along, just missing that, oh, what was it called, oh yeah, money. But once I get it I'm going to find a way to start my own country. Or at the least such a huge amount of private land that I can live free and welcome those who would like the same, provided they add to the private land grab. You are more then welcome.
I am in full agreement here. Our country has become a breeding ground for complainers, whiners, and people who are not responsible for anything. When a kid fails, it's the teachers fault, or the government isn't funding education enough, or, in this case, computers are to blame. I would have to say almost 95% of the time the parents and the student are the ones at fault, mostly the student. You don't want to learn, your not going to learn. Maybe we should rethink the idea of forcing kids to go to school. Perhaps the system should be set up so that children have to make the decision themselves if they want to learn and get educated.
I'm well aware of why senators have a say in how NASA spends the money it is given, I just don't understand why NASA doesn't stand up for itself. I haven't once hear anyone at NASA say, this is what we would like to do with the money, this is best for science, however, your senators are forcing us to do this. I haven't once heard someone from NASA say somethng like, we would really like to build a telescope on the darkside of the moon(I heard once that is an ideal place), we have the funds to do it, but congress decided we need more safety research or whatever.
Why would any scientific organization, including government created and funded ones, like NASA, listen to a senator? I will admit I know very little about this particular senator, but I'm fairly certain they are more lawyer/politician then scientist/explorer. If NASA keeps playing politics like this, they will hurt more then help our future in space. Do what is good for science, not what is good for some politican to get votes.
Crappier graphics, yes. But at least it was original. How many machine vs. human stories were there before the original series? And although I enjoy watching the new one, it is purely for the graphics and the chance to see a good battle scene. In the words of Comic Book Guy, Worst Plot Ever! I mean, come on. A machine that can look exactly like a human to infiltrate their ranks(yeah that has never been done before), a babbling scientist that reminds me of that really bad character from StarWars I, hot women thrown in to attarct the teen male crowd, and a story line that always leaves me saying, "that doesn't make any sense."
Actually, the term "dark matter" is used to refer to anything in our universe that should be there but for whatever reason we can't see it, measure it, ect. Don't take the word "matter" to mean it has to be something solid, something 3 dimensional. You can use the words "dark energy", "dark gravity", and "dark matter" to mean the same thing I believe. Dark matter can be another universe influencing our own somehow, or it could be another dimension that effects ours.
"SCI FI Channel announced that the second season of its hit original series Battlestar Galactica will premiere this summer..."
Last I checked the word original meant something new, something not done before, something creative. Am I the only one who remembers the older, better series.
Besides the fact that eventually these "free" or "cheap" government broadband services will be subsidized if not completely paid for by our taxes, which means you will pay for it and end up paying a lot more then you normally would, the thought of the government running an information network is too scary to think of. Imagine the rules and regulations they would start to add on to their service(they are doing this already). Everything you type one day would have to be recorded, you would need to get permission to d/l something, the sytem would NEVER get upgraded, ect. Not to mention the laws they would pass to keep the govn't system up and running while making it extremly hard for companies to compete. Any government, whether large or small, is worse then any corporation no matter how big. Just think of this, any government can FORCE you to do or not do something, no corporation can do that. You have to buy a company's products or services, your forced to pay for government. And to this day, I still have not benefitted off of anything from the government and I doubt anyone else has off my taxes.
Somewhere there is a program that lets you move around the universe in 3D, so you can visit any know object as long as you know what the coordinate are. I can't remember what it was called but it starts with a C. Sorry, that's all I remember. Anyway, it has all known sats and space junk around the Earth for you to view, and it's amazing. We basically created our own small ring around Earth with the amount of stuff we put up there already.
10 days to go around Australia? I think that can be done. I made it from Perth to Sydney in a little over 3 days. It would have been well under 3 if my car didn't break down 5 times and I didn't stop so many times for "entertainment expenses".
Anyway, I don't think it would be all that expensive to install these lines on the Aussie continent because everyone lives in urban clusters. Companies would only have to install last mile wiring in a few places, and everywhere in between would be one fat bundle easily laid next to a railroad or something.
Part of the problem is in the pricing system these companies have set up. If you live in the middle of nowhere, like many places here in the states, then you should have to pay a lot more for your connection, if not have to pay someone yourself to get the wires laid down. Although I would love to see everyone on a super fast broadband connection, I'm really upset at the attempts by governments and companies trying to make the internet equal for all. Instead of pouring more money into maintaining and upgrading the existing infrastructure in cities and their metro areas, they are spending it to lay a line through a desert so that Uncle Bob Redneck can have a fast connection at his slaughter cabin, um, hunting cabin.
If a small unknown company can successfully make a useable, safe, reliable CEV, I highly doubt they would want to "sell" it to our government. They would just use it themselves and make billions in the process.
If, however, a small unknown company successfully makes a somewhat useable, not all that safe, piece of junk, then yes, they would jump all the hurdles they can to sell it to the idiots currently defiling the once proud position of public servant.
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Taxes are never the answer. Taxes would lead to more revenue for the government which would then take that money to create an energy bill(like the one here in the US) that basically gives the money back to the entrenched power companies so that they can find new ways to make oil cheaper. The answer is not tax increases but ceasing government intervention in business(subsidies). Especially when they clearly favor one business(oil) over others.
Your not an old fuddyduddy, your just smart. I would send txt msgs if it was faster then calling someone, but it's not. By the time you get the first two words out, you could have dialed the number and established a real time connection with someone. Factor in their response also through txt, and voice to voice is far superior. Txt msgs are good if your still in highschool and you want to "pass notes" to a friend.
Not sure if that company is around anymore, but their keyboard was perfect(right size, right springs, ressistant to all foods and drinks)and I used it for a good 8-9 years until it literally fell apart. But if you want to save $80, just use a kepyboard for that long and the letters will just wear right off. Granted another year of use will cause the keyboard to fall apart, but your saved $80 should buy you at least 10 keyboards.
Tough questions there. I think the correct answers require pages and pages of writing, but I will at least try to squeeze it into a few sentences. Hhmmm, been sitting here for quite some time trying to figure out how to word it and I can't. Sorry. Email me at humpydumpy@gmail.com and I will be more then happy to have this discussion with you. You got my brain thinking again and I like that so I hope to hear from you.
Ok, my bad. I figured a public library would be funded by the public's money(taxes). But the government still has too much of our money, and apparently, too much knowledge of our lives.
...I will bitch slap anyone who suggests raising taxes as an answer to anything. Clearly the government has enough money if they can waste 40k on a redundant security system for library computers.
Yes, I'm quite upset about this new white look. I finally got all my TV, stereo, entertainment equipment black and I finally got my computer all black too. I guess it's time to switch back to white.
If any of these provisions do actually expire, I'm sure they will turn up again attached to some military spending bill that MUST pass without discussion.
The current government structure worked pretty good in the past, but as we can all clearly see is not working in the present and cannot be fixed to work in the future. A change is needed.
Why not have everyone vote on every subject. And allow them to change that vote at any time. With the internet it would be very easy(assuming security/id theft ect. aren't a problem). There would still be a need for a president of sorts, and maybe a few other "true" public servants, but not the mess we have in DC right now. No need for senators to decide how people should live, people can decide how they should live.
I almost want them to win too. The job market isn't all that great these days, and the less people I have to compete with the better. If the creationist win, I will now have an entire state that I don't have to worry about. Sort of the reason I like gay people so much. I'm straight, and the less guys out there competing for the girls I want the better.
They're around for a reason.
That and in order to burn a book, you have to buy it. The company/author made their money off those idiots and are laughing all the way to the bank. I'm sure they would love it if more people bought their books just to be burned. It was the same thing with those dumber then a post Americans who bought French wine just to pour it down the drain. Yeah, good idea, nothing like showing your hate for something by going out and financially supporting the company the produces it. But then again, most of these people don't think clearly and can probably be considered legally retarded.
I completely agree with you on this. Good musicians can offer free music and expect to sell out their shows. A bad musician can't because they often suck playing live(and even if they're good playing live their music sucks). That and the bad ones, I'll use Spears as an example, have an audience that range in age from 8 to 13, and that age group isn't know for spending big bucks on concerts. The main fear of the music industry, however, is not that they own the rights to mostly bad bands, it's that the only reason a band signs a contract is for their superior distribution capabilities. Take that away by offering your music free online, and large music companies are pointless. I disagree with the music industry's fight, but I understand. They are fighting for their survival. That said, what's your band, I'll come out and support you. If your good.
I will help you buy an island. It was my plan all along, just missing that, oh, what was it called, oh yeah, money. But once I get it I'm going to find a way to start my own country. Or at the least such a huge amount of private land that I can live free and welcome those who would like the same, provided they add to the private land grab. You are more then welcome.
Is there a second and third prize too like NASA has? Don't forget, we want to reward the losers too in this PC society.
I am in full agreement here. Our country has become a breeding ground for complainers, whiners, and people who are not responsible for anything. When a kid fails, it's the teachers fault, or the government isn't funding education enough, or, in this case, computers are to blame. I would have to say almost 95% of the time the parents and the student are the ones at fault, mostly the student. You don't want to learn, your not going to learn. Maybe we should rethink the idea of forcing kids to go to school. Perhaps the system should be set up so that children have to make the decision themselves if they want to learn and get educated.
I'm well aware of why senators have a say in how NASA spends the money it is given, I just don't understand why NASA doesn't stand up for itself. I haven't once hear anyone at NASA say, this is what we would like to do with the money, this is best for science, however, your senators are forcing us to do this. I haven't once heard someone from NASA say somethng like, we would really like to build a telescope on the darkside of the moon(I heard once that is an ideal place), we have the funds to do it, but congress decided we need more safety research or whatever.
Why would any scientific organization, including government created and funded ones, like NASA, listen to a senator? I will admit I know very little about this particular senator, but I'm fairly certain they are more lawyer/politician then scientist/explorer. If NASA keeps playing politics like this, they will hurt more then help our future in space. Do what is good for science, not what is good for some politican to get votes.
Crappier graphics, yes. But at least it was original. How many machine vs. human stories were there before the original series? And although I enjoy watching the new one, it is purely for the graphics and the chance to see a good battle scene. In the words of Comic Book Guy, Worst Plot Ever! I mean, come on. A machine that can look exactly like a human to infiltrate their ranks(yeah that has never been done before), a babbling scientist that reminds me of that really bad character from StarWars I, hot women thrown in to attarct the teen male crowd, and a story line that always leaves me saying, "that doesn't make any sense."
Actually, the term "dark matter" is used to refer to anything in our universe that should be there but for whatever reason we can't see it, measure it, ect. Don't take the word "matter" to mean it has to be something solid, something 3 dimensional. You can use the words "dark energy", "dark gravity", and "dark matter" to mean the same thing I believe. Dark matter can be another universe influencing our own somehow, or it could be another dimension that effects ours.
"SCI FI Channel announced that the second season of its hit original series Battlestar Galactica will premiere this summer..." Last I checked the word original meant something new, something not done before, something creative. Am I the only one who remembers the older, better series.
Besides the fact that eventually these "free" or "cheap" government broadband services will be subsidized if not completely paid for by our taxes, which means you will pay for it and end up paying a lot more then you normally would, the thought of the government running an information network is too scary to think of. Imagine the rules and regulations they would start to add on to their service(they are doing this already). Everything you type one day would have to be recorded, you would need to get permission to d/l something, the sytem would NEVER get upgraded, ect. Not to mention the laws they would pass to keep the govn't system up and running while making it extremly hard for companies to compete. Any government, whether large or small, is worse then any corporation no matter how big. Just think of this, any government can FORCE you to do or not do something, no corporation can do that. You have to buy a company's products or services, your forced to pay for government. And to this day, I still have not benefitted off of anything from the government and I doubt anyone else has off my taxes.
Somewhere there is a program that lets you move around the universe in 3D, so you can visit any know object as long as you know what the coordinate are. I can't remember what it was called but it starts with a C. Sorry, that's all I remember. Anyway, it has all known sats and space junk around the Earth for you to view, and it's amazing. We basically created our own small ring around Earth with the amount of stuff we put up there already.
10 days to go around Australia? I think that can be done. I made it from Perth to Sydney in a little over 3 days. It would have been well under 3 if my car didn't break down 5 times and I didn't stop so many times for "entertainment expenses". Anyway, I don't think it would be all that expensive to install these lines on the Aussie continent because everyone lives in urban clusters. Companies would only have to install last mile wiring in a few places, and everywhere in between would be one fat bundle easily laid next to a railroad or something. Part of the problem is in the pricing system these companies have set up. If you live in the middle of nowhere, like many places here in the states, then you should have to pay a lot more for your connection, if not have to pay someone yourself to get the wires laid down. Although I would love to see everyone on a super fast broadband connection, I'm really upset at the attempts by governments and companies trying to make the internet equal for all. Instead of pouring more money into maintaining and upgrading the existing infrastructure in cities and their metro areas, they are spending it to lay a line through a desert so that Uncle Bob Redneck can have a fast connection at his slaughter cabin, um, hunting cabin.
If a small unknown company can successfully make a useable, safe, reliable CEV, I highly doubt they would want to "sell" it to our government. They would just use it themselves and make billions in the process. If, however, a small unknown company successfully makes a somewhat useable, not all that safe, piece of junk, then yes, they would jump all the hurdles they can to sell it to the idiots currently defiling the once proud position of public servant.