Yeah, we know how to pick our politicians here in California. The total IQ of our state legislature is about 3. Dumbest asses ever. All of them. Republicans. Democrats. Whatever. I think Sacramento has something in the water.
Minor updates in a cratering economy. Color me stunned.:-\
I was considering an iMac if it had a quad core, though. Not sure what to do now. The 24" falling to the price of the previous 20" is a pretty good deal, I would think.
I loved Oblivion *and* Morrowind. I love all three Fallout games. Never understood the existence of hate camps for some of these games against the others. It's gaming, folks. Games. Fun. Remember fun?
What's funny is going to gaming message boards and seeing what people expected out of some of these games, or their ideas for improvements. They always fail to explain where I'm going to get the supercomputing cluster to run their version of the game.
Oh please. The guy has had about three complete air balls right in a row, as long as we're using odd analogies. his percentage from the line has never been that good.
So the federal government should step in and make sure all Americans have the same taste of hyperactive Japanese teens fully doped on energy drinks? Now *that's* a stimulus package.:-)
Dude, this stuff just isn't that important. So the Japanese have some more advanced (and very buggy from what I've seen) phones. Who cares? WIll one of those phones make me happier? Help me retire earlier?
Actually, if it means I can get a phone that transforms into a talking cat and a giant mecha armor suit, I might advocate this. Bonus points if it transforms into a sexy android or a cat girl.
If you are concerned about what the federal government is doing
Sorry, my state government (California) is busy with a financial rape rampage of epic proportion at the moment. They seem to think that one of the biggest and most regressive state tax increases in history is a real good idea in a dying economy, despite every single piece of empirical evidence being against them. We're adopting the NH motto of "Live Free or Die" although we're shortening it to simply "Die".
Hey, California just passed enough tax increases to cancel out the Obama-stimpack. And when the economy here dies a little more, and revenues shortfall again, they will raise taxes again. Rinse and repeat. And big government fans think this is rational behavior and cheer it on. And people wonder why I'm considering retirement options overseas.
The fools in Washington are led around by their nose (and their peckers) by lobbying dollars.
They get bribes and perks and live a luxurious lifestyle while being able to fuck with people's lives and not have to live under many of the laws they pass.
Oh, and they laugh long and hard and loud at people who call them fools.
There is a streak of anti-Drug War attitude in the conservative world. It was led at one point by the late William Buckley. Dunno if anone else took up the gauntlet there. I think it's an issue that cuts across traditional ideological lines.
The Libertarian Party itself tends to be a too extremist last I checked. Their open borders stance is a no go with many people. I'm very pro-immigration (of the legal type) and even I don't know what they are smoking.
What I'd like to see is some sort of Centrist party that takes the best ideas of all ideological realms and applies them flexibly where appropriate. That includes the ability, for example, privatize a service in one part of the country but leaving it public in another simply because it works better that way due to cultural differences.
The problem is that politician parties are full of, well, politicians. Our system is such that only a certain type of sociopath can ever make their way to the top of the heap to get elected, and by then they've been driven even more insane by the sheer amount of dicks they had to fellate.
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We had a state politician submit a bill that government buildings should be built and decorated according the fung shui.
A Democrat this time. Here's the actual bill.
http://www.fengshui88.be/docs/fs_bsc%202.doc
NYT article
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D03E6DA1138F933A05752C0A9629C8B63
Ah, for the days when we were only $14 billion in debt...
Yeah, we know how to pick our politicians here in California. The total IQ of our state legislature is about 3. Dumbest asses ever. All of them. Republicans. Democrats. Whatever. I think Sacramento has something in the water.
Minor updates in a cratering economy. Color me stunned. :-\
I was considering an iMac if it had a quad core, though. Not sure what to do now. The 24" falling to the price of the previous 20" is a pretty good deal, I would think.
I loved Oblivion *and* Morrowind. I love all three Fallout games. Never understood the existence of hate camps for some of these games against the others. It's gaming, folks. Games. Fun. Remember fun?
What's funny is going to gaming message boards and seeing what people expected out of some of these games, or their ideas for improvements. They always fail to explain where I'm going to get the supercomputing cluster to run their version of the game.
Who are they suing?
Wow. This sort of thing gives me hope for the world and life in general seems a bit brighter.
Nah! I'm BS-ing ya. Everything sucks! ;-)
Oh please. The guy has had about three complete air balls right in a row, as long as we're using odd analogies. his percentage from the line has never been that good.
What is he prattling on about now?
So the federal government should step in and make sure all Americans have the same taste of hyperactive Japanese teens fully doped on energy drinks? Now *that's* a stimulus package. :-)
Dude, this stuff just isn't that important. So the Japanese have some more advanced (and very buggy from what I've seen) phones. Who cares? WIll one of those phones make me happier? Help me retire earlier?
Actually, if it means I can get a phone that transforms into a talking cat and a giant mecha armor suit, I might advocate this. Bonus points if it transforms into a sexy android or a cat girl.
that only puts you up against people who really are geeks/nerds/tech heads/etc and shows just how much fail you really are
Yes, I've lost count of the number of people I've sent away crying by telling them they are NOT a geek.
I've seen considerable discussion over the years on how to change this imbalance
Just have a lot of geek guys read the Goddess book. Some will want to convert.
The commander says "may god have mercy on us". I'm beginning to feel that way now.
OK, now hold one hand to your racing heart and the other to your forehead and declare, "Oh my! I have the vapors!"
Now swoon, gimme that look of shock and.... faint to the floor!
Perfect! Cut! Print it. Take five, everyone.
From here on out, a "doctorow" is slang for someone who brazenly predicts the past.
Why do you know when Brittany's tour kicks off? Hell, I didn't know she was out of the loony bin yet.
What's a Brittany? Is that a new phone?
will bring in $6.7 million annually.
Of which $12.3 million is already spent.
Absolute bollocks. And taxes are not the only reason for my wide ranging list of retirement locales.
If you are concerned about what the federal government is doing
Sorry, my state government (California) is busy with a financial rape rampage of epic proportion at the moment. They seem to think that one of the biggest and most regressive state tax increases in history is a real good idea in a dying economy, despite every single piece of empirical evidence being against them. We're adopting the NH motto of "Live Free or Die" although we're shortening it to simply "Die".
Hey, California just passed enough tax increases to cancel out the Obama-stimpack. And when the economy here dies a little more, and revenues shortfall again, they will raise taxes again. Rinse and repeat. And big government fans think this is rational behavior and cheer it on. And people wonder why I'm considering retirement options overseas.
Didn't Joe DuBois invent this on Medium last season?
What part of the Libertarian platform is socially conservative?
Ya got me. It's the first I heard anyone say that. I can sort of see how a libertarian might be pro-life, though. Liberty for the fetus, I guess.
Personally, I'd have abortions available for free in mall kiosks, any age, no questions asked.
Is not honor reward enough? Doing the right thing is its own reward.
Grandma? Is that you?
Yes, in Magical Elf World where pies grow on trees, the ale flows in the riverbeds and all the fair elf maidens are forever aroused and ready for it.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go try and buy some food and clothes with some honor.
The fools in Washington are led around by their nose (and their peckers) by lobbying dollars.
They get bribes and perks and live a luxurious lifestyle while being able to fuck with people's lives and not have to live under many of the laws they pass.
Oh, and they laugh long and hard and loud at people who call them fools.
There is a streak of anti-Drug War attitude in the conservative world. It was led at one point by the late William Buckley. Dunno if anone else took up the gauntlet there. I think it's an issue that cuts across traditional ideological lines.
The Libertarian Party itself tends to be a too extremist last I checked. Their open borders stance is a no go with many people. I'm very pro-immigration (of the legal type) and even I don't know what they are smoking.
What I'd like to see is some sort of Centrist party that takes the best ideas of all ideological realms and applies them flexibly where appropriate. That includes the ability, for example, privatize a service in one part of the country but leaving it public in another simply because it works better that way due to cultural differences.
The problem is that politician parties are full of, well, politicians. Our system is such that only a certain type of sociopath can ever make their way to the top of the heap to get elected, and by then they've been driven even more insane by the sheer amount of dicks they had to fellate.
Hey, Yelp. For the right incentive this whole Slashdot thread can go away.