I suspect the reason the American President is kept away from this give-and-take is that, unlike most countries, he is both Chief Executive and Head of State. Sort of like if Queen Elizabeth was also Prime Minister. If she was, the questioning would tone down because of the dignity of her office as head of state.
In a parliamentary system, you can rip the Chief Executive to shreds but everybody would still be untimately loyal to the head of state.
Good idea! McCain suggested today that Presidents should undergo barely-moderated weekly questioning, like the Prime Minister of England. I used to watch M. Thatcher bust a move all over whatzisname with the fuzzy sweaters-Neil Kinnock. That was excellent. Can you imagine members of Congress grilling Clinton every week on national television? Yes!
Interesting. I've had precisely the same problems with IE 5. Except for, when the "menu not coming up" problem occurs, I just switch focus to another window, then back to the original, and the menus will then work properly.
Sorry. Guess I underestimated how non-standard your setup is, and more significantly, how destructive your users are (as another response pointed out). Yikes. I'm blessed with intelligent users.
Why does this webmonkey fellow refer to VA Linux as a software company, and then says Red Hat is in "direct competition" with VA? When can we order our next kick-ass server from Redhat? And can Iget a copy of the VA Linux distribution for my computer at home?
Either this guy is trolling for hits from Slashdot, or he is truly ignorant.
original reason for the NT machines in the first place...and they aren't reliable
Okay. If you guys are running NT machines with simple applications that don't change, and you're getting serious reboot and crash problems, then you have some very incompetent NT people. Myself- I run linux at home and introduced it into the network at work. But we are still mostly NT, and there's not been a BSOD since I mis-installed NT for the first time. And our few crashes are inevitably application crashes, not OS crashes. For the purposes you guys have, NT should be plenty reliable. Hire some knowledgable NT people.
When the machine dies on me / reboots, the temp dirs are cleared, and I can't get my paper back!)
Have you considered using AutoSave? Just set it to save every minute if you're that worried. Sorry, but this is such a lame criticism. NT is not the OS one would prefer, but you're making it sound like W95.
It's tempting to not respond since your post is so foolish you might be a troll, but... Are you aware the OIC offered several articles of impeachment to the House, and none of them reads "Impeach - because this man is an adulterer!"? They were real violations of the law, like abuse of power and obstruction of justice. If he was an ordinary citizen who had lied to a grand jury (one of his several crimes), even about something tawdry like an affair, it would get him 3-5 years.
Tripp made those tapes so she could get a book deal out of a friend's confidences. She only turned them over to the feds when she found out that what she had done was illegal...
The book deal was discussed well after she made the tapes. (N.B. Said book was very hypothetical, and was never written.) The tapes were made because Tripp was being already being slandered by the White House as a liar for mentioning a discussion she had witnessed. She was concerned that the White House would publicly lie and smear about her, as they had done to many others who spoke out against the administration (Kathleen Willey et al). She was being pressured to perjure herself for the President by Ms. Lewinsky (the "talking points" memo) and wanted evidence of her own honesty to fall back on if she was going to have to testify truthfully in court against these people.
and Kennith Starr was getting desperate to get SOMETHING on Clinton.
This is even funnier. The OIC (Starr's office) had already secured almost two dozen indictments, most followed by convictions or plea bargains, against members of the administration. They already had their plate full with a number of other areas, such as the travel office firings and Web Hubbel. The last thing they needed was a tawdry sex scandal distraction from more substantial abuses within the administration. But since the President had apparently obstructed justice (as they belived he had on many other occasions), the evidence could not be ignored. With re to a personal vendetta against Clinton in the OIC, keep in mind about half the lawyers in Starr's office were Democrats. But professional prosecutors pursue regardless of party.
Finally, there is a great explanation of the gap in the Nixon tapes in the hilarious movie Dick.
It's remarkable that of all the people you mention, Nixon, Lewinsky, Clinton and Tripp, LT is the only one who is "evil." Yours is a strange belief system.
Those things aren't left out of low-level American history books for political reasons. They are left out because the people who write history texts (and most other texts) in America are stupid. Some fools think getting an Education degree, with a few rinky-dinky history classes thrown in, qualifies you to teach history and author texts on the subject.
What are you talking about? I don't like Buchanan (he's too left-wing) but he is doen't speak in obscenities. And he may be wrong about the chopsticks (assuming he really complained about that) but he's accurate when he points at huge trade imbalances the US has with some countries. And yes, several of those countries are on the Pacific Rim. You don't have to be a "fire-eater" like Buchanan or a "poorly-educated American" to know that Japan, and to a lesser extent, China, are very tough about accepting imports.
I'm unable to figure out how this answers my question. In your example, Taiwan, a close US ally, depends on the US for military protection. Yet they weren't afraid to criticize and file complaints against the US and its companies for unfair trade practices. You seem to be demonstrating my point.
US protectionism will depend a lot on who is sitting in the White House. Obviously, a long-shot like Buchanan would fulfill your protectionist fears. But he has as much chance as Britney Spears of being inaugurated.
But I'm genuinely curious, when has a policy of military protection or alliance ever caused a US ally to put up with US protectionism? No country I know of is afraid to criticize US trade policy when it's heavy-handed or unfair. Do you have an example in mind?
The vote in the House had nothing at all to do with semiconduuctor supplies. The US has been officially committed to the defense of Taiwan for several decades. For much of that time "Made in Taiwan" was a less than impressive distinction. (That's all changed now in the 80's and 90's with the economic boom.)
The House vote just reiterated long-standing US policy that discourages China from invading Taiwan. This commitment has ideological, not economic roots. It has more to do with halting what once feared to be a militaristic expansion of Mao's Revolution off the continent. The vote has much more to do with continued Chinese military exercises, saber-rattling, and trash-talking directly across the sea from Taiwan.
Allright, if you insist: This Article in the Washington Times mentions the figures in the 9th, 10th, and 12th paragraphs, reproduced below:
Nearly 1 billion people watched the game, including 130 million Americans. The Super Bowl was broadcast in 24 languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Bulgarian and Hindi. The game even prompted an informal holiday in Germany, where many arose early to watch the 4 a.m. live broadcast.
"Lots of Germans have learned that the Super Bowl is the greatest party of the year," said Alexander Roesner, sports coordinator of Germany's SAT 1 network. "The game is a highlight event, especially for the younger people."
. There were 3,500 journalists covering the Super Bowl, including 476 from 162 international agencies. An estimated 500,000 also monitored the game through www.nfl.com.
Wy would it take ten years before we could return to the moon when it only took us seven or eight years to get there in the 60's? Do you really think NASA and space technology have gone backwards since then?
A concerted effort could get us there, and that is the point of the article - a concerted effort would be a good thing. It would be interesting to see what sort of new designs they'd come up with, since all of NASA's big machines were built with old technology.
...make them switch seats, the Mac person will have next to no difficulty adapting to the new system
It's funny that you say that. I've been working for a company for a few months, converting their Mac network to an NT network (so they could use the right software - yeah yeah i know, leave me alone). All i have heard is a shitstorm of complaints about the user interface of the NT system. They want their macs back. In spite of the fact that the folks here are rather intelligent, they bitch about the smallest perceived inconveniences of the NT GUI.
But this is just an anecdote. Maybe you're right in general.
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In a parliamentary system, you can rip the Chief Executive to shreds but everybody would still be untimately loyal to the head of state.
Yikes! I like the Tories, but is Blair really a fascist? That's strong (overused) language.
Good idea! McCain suggested today that Presidents should undergo barely-moderated weekly questioning, like the Prime Minister of England. I used to watch M. Thatcher bust a move all over whatzisname with the fuzzy sweaters-Neil Kinnock. That was excellent. Can you imagine members of Congress grilling Clinton every week on national television? Yes!
Except in Deliverance
Interesting. I've had precisely the same problems with IE 5. Except for, when the "menu not coming up" problem occurs, I just switch focus to another window, then back to the original, and the menus will then work properly.
Sorry. Guess I underestimated how non-standard your setup is, and more significantly, how destructive your users are (as another response pointed out). Yikes. I'm blessed with intelligent users.
Ack! You're right. It's not really what he was talking about, but you're right. I'd forgotten that VA distributes Debian.
Either this guy is trolling for hits from Slashdot, or he is truly ignorant.
Well, yes.
Okay. If you guys are running NT machines with simple applications that don't change, and you're getting serious reboot and crash problems, then you have some very incompetent NT people. Myself- I run linux at home and introduced it into the network at work. But we are still mostly NT, and there's not been a BSOD since I mis-installed NT for the first time. And our few crashes are inevitably application crashes, not OS crashes. For the purposes you guys have, NT should be plenty reliable. Hire some knowledgable NT people.
When the machine dies on me / reboots, the temp dirs are cleared, and I can't get my paper back!)
Have you considered using AutoSave? Just set it to save every minute if you're that worried. Sorry, but this is such a lame criticism. NT is not the OS one would prefer, but you're making it sound like W95.
It's tempting to not respond since your post is so foolish you might be a troll, but... Are you aware the OIC offered several articles of impeachment to the House, and none of them reads "Impeach - because this man is an adulterer!"? They were real violations of the law, like abuse of power and obstruction of justice. If he was an ordinary citizen who had lied to a grand jury (one of his several crimes), even about something tawdry like an affair, it would get him 3-5 years.
Tripp made those tapes so she could get a book deal out of a friend's confidences. She only turned them over to the feds when she found out that what she had done was illegal...
The book deal was discussed well after she made the tapes. (N.B. Said book was very hypothetical, and was never written.) The tapes were made because Tripp was being already being slandered by the White House as a liar for mentioning a discussion she had witnessed. She was concerned that the White House would publicly lie and smear about her, as they had done to many others who spoke out against the administration (Kathleen Willey et al). She was being pressured to perjure herself for the President by Ms. Lewinsky (the "talking points" memo) and wanted evidence of her own honesty to fall back on if she was going to have to testify truthfully in court against these people.
and Kennith Starr was getting desperate to get SOMETHING on Clinton.
This is even funnier. The OIC (Starr's office) had already secured almost two dozen indictments, most followed by convictions or plea bargains, against members of the administration. They already had their plate full with a number of other areas, such as the travel office firings and Web Hubbel. The last thing they needed was a tawdry sex scandal distraction from more substantial abuses within the administration. But since the President had apparently obstructed justice (as they belived he had on many other occasions), the evidence could not be ignored. With re to a personal vendetta against Clinton in the OIC, keep in mind about half the lawyers in Starr's office were Democrats. But professional prosecutors pursue regardless of party.
Finally, there is a great explanation of the gap in the Nixon tapes in the hilarious movie Dick.
It's remarkable that of all the people you mention, Nixon, Lewinsky, Clinton and Tripp, LT is the only one who is "evil." Yours is a strange belief system.
Hey, totally off-topic, but did anybody notice VA Linux purchased Andover.net yesterday? Slashdot is now a subsidiary of VA Linux. Interesting.
Those things aren't left out of low-level American history books for political reasons. They are left out because the people who write history texts (and most other texts) in America are stupid. Some fools think getting an Education degree, with a few rinky-dinky history classes thrown in, qualifies you to teach history and author texts on the subject.
What are you talking about? I don't like Buchanan (he's too left-wing) but he is doen't speak in obscenities. And he may be wrong about the chopsticks (assuming he really complained about that) but he's accurate when he points at huge trade imbalances the US has with some countries. And yes, several of those countries are on the Pacific Rim. You don't have to be a "fire-eater" like Buchanan or a "poorly-educated American" to know that Japan, and to a lesser extent, China, are very tough about accepting imports.
I'm unable to figure out how this answers my question. In your example, Taiwan, a close US ally, depends on the US for military protection. Yet they weren't afraid to criticize and file complaints against the US and its companies for unfair trade practices. You seem to be demonstrating my point.
But I'm genuinely curious, when has a policy of military protection or alliance ever caused a US ally to put up with US protectionism? No country I know of is afraid to criticize US trade policy when it's heavy-handed or unfair. Do you have an example in mind?
The House vote just reiterated long-standing US policy that discourages China from invading Taiwan. This commitment has ideological, not economic roots. It has more to do with halting what once feared to be a militaristic expansion of Mao's Revolution off the continent. The vote has much more to do with continued Chinese military exercises, saber-rattling, and trash-talking directly across the sea from Taiwan.
Nearly 1 billion people watched the game, including 130 million Americans. The Super Bowl was broadcast in 24 languages, including Mandarin Chinese, Bulgarian and Hindi. The game even prompted an informal holiday in Germany, where many arose early to watch the 4 a.m. live broadcast.
"Lots of Germans have learned that the Super Bowl is the greatest party of the year," said Alexander Roesner, sports coordinator of Germany's SAT 1 network. "The game is a highlight event, especially for the younger people."
. There were 3,500 journalists covering the Super Bowl, including 476 from 162 international agencies. An estimated 500,000 also monitored the game through www.nfl.com.
No, it's really 800 million viewers. Not quite the World Cup, but much much bigger than "Just American".
A concerted effort could get us there, and that is the point of the article - a concerted effort would be a good thing. It would be interesting to see what sort of new designs they'd come up with, since all of NASA's big machines were built with old technology.
The article mentions a figure of around 20 billion. Not cheap, but over a few years not that much out of a 1.7 trillion dollar/year budget.
So far nobody has made any suggestion that the NSA write a d.net client for... oh forget it.
It's funny that you say that. I've been working for a company for a few months, converting their Mac network to an NT network (so they could use the right software - yeah yeah i know, leave me alone). All i have heard is a shitstorm of complaints about the user interface of the NT system. They want their macs back. In spite of the fact that the folks here are rather intelligent, they bitch about the smallest perceived inconveniences of the NT GUI.
But this is just an anecdote. Maybe you're right in general.
In fact, the application can run virtually unnoticed in the background for years, much like the Libertarian Party