The melting pot works fine, as long as it is not overwhelmed by too large an influx of new residents from dissimilar cultures.
Multiculturalism has proven a failure in Canada, as well as in Europe, where voters are increasingly demanding lower immigration levels to allow for cultural assimilation.
This is not racism; it is called cultural survival.
Despite its faults, Western Civilization has provided the ethical foundation for modern, liberal, democratic society. It would be foolish to allow it to be overwhelmed by waves of multiculturalism. Unfortunately, it seems that its weakness is precisely that tendency toward self-destruction through excessive tolerance and permissiveness.
...when you head down the slippery slope of "thoughtcrime."
The Europeans thought they were being "compassionate" by outlawing "racism" and "xenophobia," even in countries (like Britain) where the citizens' representatives had not voted on the matter.
Now, the tables have been turned, and the leftists are whining now that the precedent they set has been used against them.
I am a Catholic, and, yes, this stuff is offensive to me, but I would not wish for the State to criminalize it. When you use the State, and its implication of force, to control any speech, even the most offensive, you are playing with fire.
You have got to be kidding. Everyone has an agenda. No one is
truly objective. If you don't think the art
of grant acquisition is political, you're kidding yourself.
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So it is OK that political power groups would remain the final framers of scientific and technical truth?
They already are.
It's just that the groups currently framing the "facts"
are the ones with which you apparently agree.
And I think it's safe to say that any thinktank looking for a way to turn the worlds problems over to government and/or the U.N. has a vested interest in demonstrating that there is an energy crisis.
There are no disinterested parties; you have to
look at the data and try to wade through the biases.
Ha! No. I wish I had some musical talent. But I can
only tinker on the piano. I was being a bit
overboard for effect, I admit. I don't totally
discount the electronica arrangers; but I think
there are a lot of great roots musicians, who don't have
multimillion-dollar record deals, or corporate
promoters, or commercial radio play, who deserve
our attention.
Funny, I just bought a Fat Boy Slim CD, and that wasn't bad pop. Come to think of it, neither is Bjork
Well, I suppose it all depends on how one defines "bad pop.":-)
For a change of pace, why not try checking out some actual musicians? You
know, the kind that can actually play musical instruments, instead of
operating electronic devices?
Check out Dr. Ralph Stanley, to start with. You just might be surprised that there's
a whole world of real, down-to-earth acoustic
music out there.
If "Lindows" was based on someone else's proprietary
code, you better believe the copyright holder
would hold them to compliance with the copyright.
It doesn't work any differently with GPL. If you
want to redistribute software that is GPL, you are
required to do so under the terms of the GPL, because
nothing else grants you the right to redistribute
the software.
This isn't whining; it's just a request for license
compliance.
"Beta" versions are not granted an exception to
the terms of the GPL; if you are redistributing
to anyone outside your organization, you must
comply with the terms.
So, "Lindows" needs to start complying with the
terms forthwith.
Do you know how many crimes are prevented by
the presence of a firearm, without the bearer
ever even drawing the weapon, let alone firing
it? Rethink your hoplophobic position.
The second amendment was never about an individual's right to a gun.
Is that right?
Well, let's see what the men who wrote the
second amendment have to say:
"No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
-Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776, Jefferson Papers 344
"Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense."
-John Adams, A Defense of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America, 1787-88
"The Constitution preserves "the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation...(where) the governments are afraid to trust the people with arms."
-James Madison, The Federalist #46
"...arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property...Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived the use of them."
-Thomas Paine, Thoughts on Defensive War, 1775
"A militia when properly formed are in fact the people themselves...and include all men capable of bearing arms...To preserve liberty it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms..."
-Richard Henry Lee, Additional Letters From the Federal Farmer 53, 1788
"The Constitution of the United States shall never be construed to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms."
-Samuel Adams, During the Massachusetts U.S. Constitution ratification convention, 1788
"I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
-George Mason, during Virginia's ratification convention, 1788
"The right of the people to keep and bear... arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained to arms, is the best and most natural defense of a free country...."
-James Madison, I Annuals of Congress 434 (June 8, 1789)
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them..."
-Richard Henry Lee, 1788, Initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights
"A militia, when properly formed, are in fact the people themselves... and include all men capable of bearing arms."
-Richard Henry Lee, Senator, First Congress, Additional Letters from the Federal Farmer (1788) at 169
"That the said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to infringe the just liberty of the press or the rights of conscience; or to prevent the people of The United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms..."
-Samuel Adams
Never about an individual's right to a gun, eh? Yeah, right.
I hardly hold you at fault, though. You no doubt
attended government schools, and the misinformation
you spout is merely the product of your indocrination.
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Let's just look at the midrange configuration:
Sun LX50:
2 1.4 GHz PIII
1 GB RAM
72 GB Ultra 160 SCSI HDD
$4,295
Apple Xserve: 2 1GHz G4 PPC
512 MB RAM
60 GB IDE HDD
$3,999
How is the Sun "$2000 more"? Check your calculator program; it may have a bug.
Bah. Even Sun sells a real server with SCSI for about as much as the Xserve.
A more legitimate comparison would be a $4000 Xserve running OS X vs. $4000 worth of Linux on x86 hardware.
But, we know what the results of that would be.
Dissent in the media is not tolerated in Canada, particularly on certain subjects.
Meanwhile, two VP6s with dual PIIIs running at rated speed are dead.
Hardware seems to be getting less and less dependable as we push the envelope on speed and heat.
The bad news is that all Imperial troops will be replaced with ewoks, and all light sabres and other weapons replaced with walkie-talkies.
Multiculturalism has proven a failure in Canada, as well as in Europe, where voters are increasingly demanding lower immigration levels to allow for cultural assimilation.
This is not racism; it is called cultural survival.
Despite its faults, Western Civilization has provided the ethical foundation for modern, liberal, democratic society. It would be foolish to allow it to be overwhelmed by waves of multiculturalism. Unfortunately, it seems that its weakness is precisely that tendency toward self-destruction through excessive tolerance and permissiveness.
I've come to the conclusion that pretty much all IDE drives currently being sold suck.
I have had zero problems with our IBM SCSI drives.
"Imagination" isn't quite the word I would put there. :-)
Nice try, munchkin.
The Europeans thought they were being "compassionate" by outlawing "racism" and "xenophobia," even in countries (like Britain) where the citizens' representatives had not voted on the matter.
Now, the tables have been turned, and the leftists are whining now that the precedent they set has been used against them.
I am a Catholic, and, yes, this stuff is offensive to me, but I would not wish for the State to criminalize it. When you use the State, and its implication of force, to control any speech, even the most offensive, you are playing with fire.
Tell it to the USF&W employees in Washington who were caught falsifying data.
You have got to be kidding. Everyone has an agenda. No one is truly objective. If you don't think the art of grant acquisition is political, you're kidding yourself.
They already are.
It's just that the groups currently framing the "facts" are the ones with which you apparently agree.
There are no disinterested parties; you have to look at the data and try to wade through the biases.
ROFL
That statement is so Microsoft.
So, now what?
Well, there's always Chilisoft, which is now owned by Sun.
Ha! No. I wish I had some musical talent. But I can only tinker on the piano. I was being a bit overboard for effect, I admit. I don't totally discount the electronica arrangers; but I think there are a lot of great roots musicians, who don't have multimillion-dollar record deals, or corporate promoters, or commercial radio play, who deserve our attention.
Well, I suppose it all depends on how one defines "bad pop." :-)
For a change of pace, why not try checking out some actual musicians? You know, the kind that can actually play musical instruments, instead of operating electronic devices?
Check out Dr. Ralph Stanley, to start with. You just might be surprised that there's a whole world of real, down-to-earth acoustic music out there.
It doesn't work any differently with GPL. If you want to redistribute software that is GPL, you are required to do so under the terms of the GPL, because nothing else grants you the right to redistribute the software.
This isn't whining; it's just a request for license compliance.
"Beta" versions are not granted an exception to the terms of the GPL; if you are redistributing to anyone outside your organization, you must comply with the terms.
So, "Lindows" needs to start complying with the terms forthwith.
Perhaps.
Molon Labe.
Do you know how many crimes are prevented by the presence of a firearm, without the bearer ever even drawing the weapon, let alone firing it? Rethink your hoplophobic position.
Is that right?
Well, let's see what the men who wrote the second amendment have to say:
Never about an individual's right to a gun, eh? Yeah, right.
I hardly hold you at fault, though. You no doubt attended government schools, and the misinformation you spout is merely the product of your indocrination.
In addition to the other comments refuting your statements, I would add: the Second Amendment was never about hunting.