Re-reading, though, I still think there's a problem; if Cheney was so good at keeping these things a secret, you'd think his secret-keeping IT staff would have deleted the e-mails from backups, too, as WyattEarp said.
Even I would have done that if I were trying to cover up something that badly.
Bush may or may not have been inept; on that we will actually will have to wait for the verdict of history.
Then you aren't the type of person/attitude I was sarcastically aiming at:)
To call Cheney "stupid" or "inept" is, well, foolish.
I agree.
And if it is impossible for a large group to keep a secret in Washington DC, answer me this:
It's certainly not impossible; and while investigating is fine and I don't have a problem with that, many seem to run rampant with conspiracy theories based on nothing more than the fact that they don't know (even though with some of them, we probably do know, but it doesn't suit their particular political bent - whether R. or D.).
I was primarily venting because I get tired of - and not you, apparently - various people attacking Bush (or Obama, for that matter) as being both exceedingly cunning/educated/knowledgeable-about-everything-going-on and stupid/ignorant/high-school-dropout. Slightly exaggerated, depending on who you talk to. "My" side - since conservatives tend to be Republicans - do it with Obama, too. Obama is well on his way, apparently, to turn the US into a Muslim country, to completely ruin the country economically and to ruin health care, all the while being ignorant, inept, and completely inexperienced.
I actually disagree very strongly with Obama on many issues... unfortunately, when many people disagree, they get angry; and when angry, they apparently don't think rationally and start accusing of even contradictory things....
No, because the Bush/Cheney administration are incredibly talented at pulling one of the biggest conspiracies in the history of the US while being inept, ignorant, uneducated, stupid, and a horrible public speaker. In other words, one of the smartest stupid educated ignorant uneducated charismatic foot-in-mouther guys in the world was just POTUS and deceived the entire world while completely ruining - in secret, mind you - the US economy.
And for the next X years, anything that goes wrong with foreign diplomacy, military conflicts, or the US economy is Bush's fault that Obama (or whoever else) is "cleaning up" with "tried and proven methods" of some sort (that apparently we have known about since the 30s but I guess nobody wants to try them; that or they've been tried and failed but we don't want to admit it).
It only takes one experiment to prove something? Mathematically, sure, but we're talking about practical safety here, which can't be proven mathematically or even using extremely sophisticated computer models.
Is there any evidence of a single species, other than humans, passing on knowledge from one generation to another, and actually building on knowledge of previous generations? As far as I know, even primates don't do that. They just go on living the same way as they always did. (I could be wrong though, enlighten me.:) )
. If the world were "fair" every single human would have as an inalienable right free access to decent food, housing, healthcare, and security and working beyond that would be an optional choice to better their life.
Who decided that all those things are what would be "fair" in a perfect world, might I ask?
So while we're allowed to complain about "telcos" being so utterly inhumane and charging us for basic rights, the government should intervene, etc., we're not allowed to get upset that another country will do who-knows-what do an American who was passing out laptops and cellphones?
Sure, he shouldn't have done if it was illegal. And the Cuban government should respect human life enough to realize that giving someone a free laptop is probably a pretty minor offense. Let's hope they do.
And anyone that wants to say Cuba is a model for anything successful in their government should probably have their head examined, it may have a few holes;)
Judge can summarily sentence the witness on the spot and drop the charges against the accused.
As I recall, the judge would be allowed to sentence the falsely-testifying witness according to what the false witness was trying to get the defendent accused of.... so, if the false witness said he saw so and so steal 50 shekels of silver and it turns out the witness was lying, the witness could be sentenced as if he had stolen 50 shekels of silver.
I could be wrong about that, I haven't read those sections of the OT in a while, but that's what I seem to remember.
And lest someone come with the "eye for an eye" and "tooth for a tooth" thing, that was, as I recall, a way to protect from over-sentencing, not a preclusion to mercy.
eventually resulted in the EU ordering Microsoft to divulge certain information about its server products and release a version of Microsoft Windows without Windows Media Player.
Chillingly evil. Bad Microsoft, including Windows Media Player in Windows. I bet Microsoft's customers were much happier not being able to play music and videos without first downloading a program to do it, too.
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Um. *or* not *of*
They messed up the stitching... that of someone invented a camouflage car.
used...Joe Biden effectively to mediate disputes
That is hard to believe. ;) [/sarcasm]
They ARE the equipment.
Ah, I misread his comment. Thanks. :)
"Proven" in this case means "proven" to the FAA.
On the contrary, I'd say it's quite the active field; people are dying to get in.
Monkeys are learning to weld now? Yikes...
Re-reading, though, I still think there's a problem; if Cheney was so good at keeping these things a secret, you'd think his secret-keeping IT staff would have deleted the e-mails from backups, too, as WyattEarp said.
Even I would have done that if I were trying to cover up something that badly.
Something, at least, seems fishy there.
Bush may or may not have been inept; on that we will actually will have to wait for the verdict of history.
Then you aren't the type of person/attitude I was sarcastically aiming at :)
To call Cheney "stupid" or "inept" is, well, foolish.
I agree.
And if it is impossible for a large group to keep a secret in Washington DC, answer me this:
It's certainly not impossible; and while investigating is fine and I don't have a problem with that, many seem to run rampant with conspiracy theories based on nothing more than the fact that they don't know (even though with some of them, we probably do know, but it doesn't suit their particular political bent - whether R. or D.).
I was primarily venting because I get tired of - and not you, apparently - various people attacking Bush (or Obama, for that matter) as being both exceedingly cunning/educated/knowledgeable-about-everything-going-on and stupid/ignorant/high-school-dropout. Slightly exaggerated, depending on who you talk to. "My" side - since conservatives tend to be Republicans - do it with Obama, too. Obama is well on his way, apparently, to turn the US into a Muslim country, to completely ruin the country economically and to ruin health care, all the while being ignorant, inept, and completely inexperienced.
I actually disagree very strongly with Obama on many issues... unfortunately, when many people disagree, they get angry; and when angry, they apparently don't think rationally and start accusing of even contradictory things....
No, because the Bush/Cheney administration are incredibly talented at pulling one of the biggest conspiracies in the history of the US while being inept, ignorant, uneducated, stupid, and a horrible public speaker. In other words, one of the smartest stupid educated ignorant uneducated charismatic foot-in-mouther guys in the world was just POTUS and deceived the entire world while completely ruining - in secret, mind you - the US economy.
And for the next X years, anything that goes wrong with foreign diplomacy, military conflicts, or the US economy is Bush's fault that Obama (or whoever else) is "cleaning up" with "tried and proven methods" of some sort (that apparently we have known about since the 30s but I guess nobody wants to try them; that or they've been tried and failed but we don't want to admit it).
-1 Flamebait, but oh well.
-1 Fire Insurance Line Was Included ;)
It only takes one experiment to prove something? Mathematically, sure, but we're talking about practical safety here, which can't be proven mathematically or even using extremely sophisticated computer models.
Otherwise, I've proven that...
Windows is perfectly stable.
Linux crashes all the time.
Itanium CPUs always die within the first year.
Hopping up two flights of stairs is safe.
...
Is there any evidence of a single species, other than humans, passing on knowledge from one generation to another, and actually building on knowledge of previous generations? As far as I know, even primates don't do that. They just go on living the same way as they always did. (I could be wrong though, enlighten me. :) )
. If the world were "fair" every single human would have as an inalienable right free access to decent food, housing, healthcare, and security and working beyond that would be an optional choice to better their life.
Who decided that all those things are what would be "fair" in a perfect world, might I ask?
So while we're allowed to complain about "telcos" being so utterly inhumane and charging us for basic rights, the government should intervene, etc., we're not allowed to get upset that another country will do who-knows-what do an American who was passing out laptops and cellphones?
Sure, he shouldn't have done if it was illegal. And the Cuban government should respect human life enough to realize that giving someone a free laptop is probably a pretty minor offense. Let's hope they do.
And anyone that wants to say Cuba is a model for anything successful in their government should probably have their head examined, it may have a few holes ;)
which views anyone who acts out of step with the government as a potential thread
*gasp* They're not going to sew him, are they?
Yeah, but it will be in Beta for a few light years... and you have to get invited first.
What about decelerating once we got there? That'd be kinda important, too. ;)
It seems he is refusing to take responsibility for his own actions.
How strange. ;)
Judge can summarily sentence the witness on the spot and drop the charges against the accused.
As I recall, the judge would be allowed to sentence the falsely-testifying witness according to what the false witness was trying to get the defendent accused of.... so, if the false witness said he saw so and so steal 50 shekels of silver and it turns out the witness was lying, the witness could be sentenced as if he had stolen 50 shekels of silver.
I could be wrong about that, I haven't read those sections of the OT in a while, but that's what I seem to remember.
And lest someone come with the "eye for an eye" and "tooth for a tooth" thing, that was, as I recall, a way to protect from over-sentencing, not a preclusion to mercy.
Maybe that's why we threw it in the Atlantic and now vastly prefer coffee. ;)
Sometimes those consequences are so bad that the original choice is banned.
Like picking my own health care plan options.
eventually resulted in the EU ordering Microsoft to divulge certain information about its server products and release a version of Microsoft Windows without Windows Media Player.
Chillingly evil. Bad Microsoft, including Windows Media Player in Windows. I bet Microsoft's customers were much happier not being able to play music and videos without first downloading a program to do it, too.
Which is ridiculous, of course, IMO... but this is an interesting "crime" that has nothing to do with privacy concerns.
I'm just waiting for Google to "commit monopolization." They seem to be pretty close.
It's at the top of the search results. Mine says: Web Images Videos Maps News Shopping Gmail more
As opposed to Bing's results for "increase site members" ?