My biggest problem with this is that the majority of this stuff is american, and its banned over there. They litterally can't get this stuff any way other than piracy, and yet the american movie companies are all for it. I don't understand it. I say if we're going to bring down communism we should do it via undermining their contries authority and showing them now the non-commies have it...
And then the Europeans completely annihilated their civilization and race. Funny how you never hear about that but you always hear about all the evils that the United States pulled back in the day with regards to our own natives. Tell me, what's worse? Attempted assimilation and forced moves or genocide?
Europeans are condescending, snouty, arrogant bastards who murdered the Native Americans. Being here for four generations tends to mull a person, while Europe still remains egotistical.
Or Russian for that matter. The Russians had Alaska and doubtless would have eventually colonized the rest of the New World had Europe not beaten them to it. If they had held onto it and history played out mostly the same way -- think of the power of the Soviet Union if it included the Americas.
Alaska is completely worthless besides the oil in the ANWR. Its huge, but worthless. Why else would it be the least populated state in the union? Why else would the purchase of Alaska be referred to as "Seward's folly?"
European countries don't realize how much of a minor power, and very minor importance, they've become since the end of the cold war. With the rising powers in Asia, South America, and even Africa they are becoming about as powerful as comparison of their sizes, ie: as powerful and important as Wisconsin.
"In the end, it seems the only real winner after a hybrid purchase is the environment." Thats not even true, batteries are far worse for the envirornment than gas, and hybrids gas mileage is only about 35 mpg, while my moms 2.5 ton Chrysler gets a good 28. For as light as they are I bet you throw a simple four cylinder in them you could pull just as good or not better gas mileage.
A television every decade? I have 15 tv's, one in every room including bathrooms. HDTV's are still rediculiously over priced. We have one. Just think of all the little portable tv's that will be dead. Target is selling watch televisions still that won't work in a matter of years. The entire concept of shutting off analog is rediculious. When it rains out our digital quite often goes out. We have a great HD antena, but congress seems to have no concept that not everyone lives in urban areas who watches broadcast television.
When an act of congress makes the $3000 worth of tv's in my house completely worthless I DAMN WELL expect them to shell out some cash for the boxes. They should be free!
Is that to say you do not use spell check? Just because we were taught, something in school does not mean we are perfect at it. And why does everyone get so damn defensive when I say I like grammar check? I find the grammar check can be indispensable for accidental screw-ups on words like "there" vs. "their". Yes yes, you say "blah blah blah, you should correct it your self" if you enjoy wasting hours proofreading papers for stupid mistakes go ahead, I on the other hand like having my mistakes pointed out to me, with nice green and red underlines none the less!
I'd have to say its worth the $140 for the grammar check. OO doesn't have one, nor star office. Why can no one make a decent gramar check other then MS?
I agree completely, and/. is full of dimwits that don't understand while liberals may seem to help the people, they want to regulate everything the people do.
Democrats - People = Sheep needing to be lead
Republicans - People = Humans who can think for them sleves
But if you want a machine that's not all in one, easy to work on, and self fixable, you have to go into the high end range. Its the exact oposite with pc's. LCD screens are not my thing either
If I were to give you 5 months notice that I was looking for something, quite possibly no larger then say a sofa, and sand dunes nearly the size of California to bury something (where any evidence of burying something would be blown over by in a matter of hours) would it not be easy enough to hide just about anything so it would be next near imposable to find? (Not to mention the huge labor force and money Sadam had behind him) I have a 15-archer yard; I am going to bury a nickel, no set distance from the top of the soil... I will give you 5 years to find it... I mean this isn't even to scale of soldier to ground space... Christ, think of the logistics. Slashdoters are supposed to be intelligent... think to scale
Heh, I was so pissed about my rating I actually made a post to this idea on my blog earlier tonight....
http://www.oasisband.net/index.php?pa=blogger/at/a t.html
Theres a link if you choose to read it... its long but I think you'd agree with much of it
Heh, I notice I got bad Karma for my last comment, because people don't like to take resoponsabiltiy, they like to blame it on the president, the government. Its not, its overpaid workers. Simple fact of the matter.
If you don't allow outsourcing, you will heart the economy more, companies will LEAVE AMERICA. It is not economicly feasable to hire americans while you can get forigners to work for half the price. Why can they work for half the price? The simple answer is unions have raised everyones wages in the united states higher then they deserve, therefore the price of everything has gone up simply because it can, raising the cost of living for everyone in the united states. If we wan't to stop outsorcing we have to take a wage hit, its that simple. Folowed by the abolishment of Unions, they do nothing but take peoples money now.
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You bet right! My entire life.
Spelled my last name wrong the second time but not the first ;)
Charging $15.99+ for movies though, only the richest of chinese would even be able to afford movies, when the average yearly income is $800
My biggest problem with this is that the majority of this stuff is american, and its banned over there. They litterally can't get this stuff any way other than piracy, and yet the american movie companies are all for it. I don't understand it. I say if we're going to bring down communism we should do it via undermining their contries authority and showing them now the non-commies have it...
I went to see They Might Be Giants like 2 years ago, ran me a grand total of $20
Gaye? Talk what about GLBT? I always shortened Gaye Bacon Lettus Tomato GBLT
Winamp you can choose to or not to install ANY component of it, making it as simple or complex as you desire.
Giving native americans Alchol? You call that helping?
European countries don't realize how much of a minor power, and very minor importance, they've become since the end of the cold war. With the rising powers in Asia, South America, and even Africa they are becoming about as powerful as comparison of their sizes, ie: as powerful and important as Wisconsin.
"In the end, it seems the only real winner after a hybrid purchase is the environment." Thats not even true, batteries are far worse for the envirornment than gas, and hybrids gas mileage is only about 35 mpg, while my moms 2.5 ton Chrysler gets a good 28. For as light as they are I bet you throw a simple four cylinder in them you could pull just as good or not better gas mileage.
Where are you living? An apartment building in New York or something? 15 rooms isn't that large of a house for Minnesota.
A television every decade? I have 15 tv's, one in every room including bathrooms. HDTV's are still rediculiously over priced. We have one. Just think of all the little portable tv's that will be dead. Target is selling watch televisions still that won't work in a matter of years. The entire concept of shutting off analog is rediculious. When it rains out our digital quite often goes out. We have a great HD antena, but congress seems to have no concept that not everyone lives in urban areas who watches broadcast television.
When an act of congress makes the $3000 worth of tv's in my house completely worthless I DAMN WELL expect them to shell out some cash for the boxes. They should be free!
Is that to say you do not use spell check? Just because we were taught, something in school does not mean we are perfect at it. And why does everyone get so damn defensive when I say I like grammar check? I find the grammar check can be indispensable for accidental screw-ups on words like "there" vs. "their". Yes yes, you say "blah blah blah, you should correct it your self" if you enjoy wasting hours proofreading papers for stupid mistakes go ahead, I on the other hand like having my mistakes pointed out to me, with nice green and red underlines none the less!
I'd have to say its worth the $140 for the grammar check. OO doesn't have one, nor star office. Why can no one make a decent gramar check other then MS?
I agree completely, and /. is full of dimwits that don't understand while liberals may seem to help the people, they want to regulate everything the people do.
Democrats - People = Sheep needing to be lead
Republicans - People = Humans who can think for them sleves
As do I
But if you want a machine that's not all in one, easy to work on, and self fixable, you have to go into the high end range. Its the exact oposite with pc's. LCD screens are not my thing either
lets change my origonal statment to wooden knickle and sand dunes
If I were to give you 5 months notice that I was looking for something, quite possibly no larger then say a sofa, and sand dunes nearly the size of California to bury something (where any evidence of burying something would be blown over by in a matter of hours) would it not be easy enough to hide just about anything so it would be next near imposable to find? (Not to mention the huge labor force and money Sadam had behind him) I have a 15-archer yard; I am going to bury a nickel, no set distance from the top of the soil... I will give you 5 years to find it... I mean this isn't even to scale of soldier to ground space... Christ, think of the logistics. Slashdoters are supposed to be intelligent... think to scale
Heh, I was so pissed about my rating I actually made a post to this idea on my blog earlier tonight.... http://www.oasisband.net/index.php?pa=blogger/at/a t.html
Theres a link if you choose to read it... its long but I think you'd agree with much of it
Heh, I notice I got bad Karma for my last comment, because people don't like to take resoponsabiltiy, they like to blame it on the president, the government. Its not, its overpaid workers. Simple fact of the matter.
If you don't allow outsourcing, you will heart the economy more, companies will LEAVE AMERICA. It is not economicly feasable to hire americans while you can get forigners to work for half the price. Why can they work for half the price? The simple answer is unions have raised everyones wages in the united states higher then they deserve, therefore the price of everything has gone up simply because it can, raising the cost of living for everyone in the united states. If we wan't to stop outsorcing we have to take a wage hit, its that simple. Folowed by the abolishment of Unions, they do nothing but take peoples money now.