The American political system has evolved today into one that the only people capable of buying their way into congress are the Donald Trumps and Bernie Madoffs Once in there the only legislation passed are bills that favor them and the wealthy class
The best example I can think of right now is the Health Care reform clusterfuck. The root of our problem is the insurance industry. They are raping the system and all citizens and are the cause of the escalating costs of medical care. So what do our representatives do? They move to require all citizens to buy insurance or face a fine for not being wealthy enough to afford it. Does anyone really think people working at walmart can afford insurance if it isn't given to then as a benefit? The insurance industry is the same as the financial industry. Controlled and run by greedy corporate scum like Madoff.
I say sack them all and start over with a clean slate. I'm not the only one thinking violent revolution may be our only way out of this quagmire. I hear this idea more each day from people on the street. Those that have lost their homes and/or life savings and now watch as we fork over billions of public tax dollars to the scum responsible.
I concur. Australia is such a nice place with good friendly people May I suggest aiming a nice region killer at the DC area, or perhaps So. Calif (thinking RIAA & MPAA as the qualifying scourge for the selection) DC as a option is obvious
Lets make a poll of this: the US or the middle east. The global community would be better of without either
Sorry folks, this post may seem like flamebait, but tough decisions are never easy or popular The choice is yours, it's one or the other
On a serious side I wonder if this magma chamber is part of the chamber under Washington state: "studies that verify a plume of hot and molten rock at least 410 miles deep that rises at an angle from the northwest"
On the not quite so funny side, if this super volcano/magma chamber erupts, the particulate material will add to global cooling. It's already known that most particulate pollution from the industrial nations are slowing the CO warming of the atmosphere by the material shielding some of the solar radiation, thus reducing the run away greenhouse effect caused by industrialization.
I realize this contradicts what the repubs in congress think, but those jackoffs are either morons or on the payroll of big oil and big coal. I choose to believe the latter
Way back when, I used '97 Then when I bought w2k, got Office 2k. Liked both as I can still install them on any box I have without complaint. They don't phone home as far as I can tell. W2k does have difficulty with one of my USB printers though. Stone age technology...
Recently bought an new laptop, came with Vista. First thing I did was install/dual boot Kubuntu onto the thing. Occasionally I boot Vista just to see if a particular streaming video TV channel program will work. Last time I booted into Vista, it took forever to get to a desktop. Turns out the POS was in contact w/ uncle Balmer and busy installing some upgrade w/o my knowledge. Kind of pissed me off. I thought I told the POS to not perform any upgrades w/o my permission.
Personally, I think Vista is the biggest pile of crap M$ has ever produced. I doubt W7 will be any better. But that is just me. Glad to have options, and loving Kubuntu 9.10
You can easily disable JRE in OOo Although I find even with it enabled, it is still much faster on any system I have, than any version of MS Office running in windoz on the same box
I just knew this thread would bring out at least one MS fanboi to instantly start bashing OOo even though the thread isn't about OOo Your post would be more constructive if you stay on topic instead of attempting to hijack the thread with mindless nonsense
I seriously doubt journalists can be considered as spies
The real cover that the CIA uses for spies is that of business men traveling overseas
Some examples:
1. George HW Bush was a covert CIA operative for many years. His cover was an oil developer.
2. Valerie Plame: Also a covert operative spying on terror networks until Cheney/Novac outed her for political reprisal against her husband
The muslim laws (shariah) you're referring to, are the collections of decisions made by later priests based on their interpretations of the Koran and given the weight of law. But they are not actually in the Koran, and they are subject to cultural interpretation and political whims
Christianity is also guilty of this. The catholic church, and most all other christian sects, have woven interpretation into their laws/rules/beliefs that don't exist in the old or new testaments
One of my favorites: Which part of "Thou shalt not kill" was difficult for George W Bush to understand?
You're making shit up Japan had every intention to resist and fight to the end
I recall from high school history that Operation Downfall by General MacArthur, was an invasion plan of the Japan mainland.
The nuke option was taken as it would result in much less loss of life on both sides and hopefully bring an earlier end to the pacific war theater
The nuclear bomb was nothing more than another new technology weapon at the time. We have it, you don't. Maybe it can end a war, and then again maybe not. History dictates it was the right choice at the time and millions of lives were spared because of it's use then
Actually, women allow men to think they are smarter Everyone knows that women rule the world Men are easily persuaded to do what their better half tells them to
Personally, I prefer women's company over that of men They are much smarter and their knuckles don't drag the ground like most men's do
Are they going to sue me because I remember a film?
They just might especially if you continue to think of any particular scene more than once after leaving the theater
To do that you must pay a royalty to the MPAA
I left the big cities years ago for the exact reasons this branch-off-thread is about. Over population always leads to excessive violence in society. Always have, always will.
I can deal with the cold It's living in a war zone I have problems with
Today we have an expected high temperature of 10 below, and expected murders/rapes/muggings of zero I can deal w/ that
Not sure about the wikipedia citation of 100,000 Most would be military from 3 nearby bases Just keep thinking the worst you can about Fbks Whatever it takes to keep you in LA and not here
What is being pushed through is public money spent on private insurance companies. What people don't grasp here is the insurance companies are the root of our problem
They insure both the patient and the doctor. They gouge from both ends. The doctors pay excessively high malpractice insurance and pass the costs on to the patients. Patients with health insurance pay excessively high premiums and get little in return. The insurance corporations rake in record profits. This is what's broken in our system. Corporations reap record profits, and people are dying on their plans.
What we have being pushed through our congress is public money being pooled together, but still paying private insurance corporations. The insurance corps will still reap record profits, except all citizens will be required to pay for insurance, will get crappy health care and will still be getting screwed
I often refer to my insurance company as the Guido crime family. Give us all your money or we break your legs and you die
We have a politically slanted/paid/controlled media system here that promotes Socialism == bad... Capitalism == good. Most citizens are brainwashed this way. Unfortunately our capitalist system has gone off the deep end of badly corrupted. Robbing from the poor & middle class -> giving to the rich.
I personally believe a little socialism mentality would do us some good. "All for one & one for all" "We're all in this together" "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
To me socialism implies helping one another. Pooling our efforts together for community. Capitalism also works in this system. You keep what you kill. Just share the excess that would go to waste. If everyone contributes to the pot we can all have a full, well rounded meal.
Okay, I'm a dreamer. Small communities could work this way just fine. Most cities like Chicago have become such cluster-fucks the only way to save them would be to nuke 'em and start over from scratch
I have the regular AT&T plan on my blackberry, nothing special It irks me when I can't make a call when others next to me, using different providers can AT&T sucks! As soon as my contract is up, I'll be looking for a different provider
Might prove cheaper and more effective to end their obnoxious and unconstitutional ban on private handgun ownership.
Agreed! Private handgun ownership is a great deterrent to violence. In Fairbanks we all own handguns. We even have the right to carry them concealed (no permit required) anywhere w/ exception of federal buildings such as the courthouse, banks, & schools.
Point being, we have very little violent crime. Fairbanks is pretty redneck w/ no gangs. I doubt if gang members would last long here. Thinking of robbing everyone's favorite liquor store? You won't even make it out the door..
I seriously doubt handgun ownership will work in Chicago though. I would imagine the population would be reduced dramatically overnight if handguns were permitted, which would also solve most of your crime problem, after you clean up the spent carcasses.
As I stated, it's been going on for years I'm not defending Obama, just stating the obvious fact of the matter Although stories like this will bring out the "Obama did it conspiracy" crack pots
The police state America really got under way with Patriot Act, DHS, AT&T wire tapping, etc etc under bush/cheney
Although if I lived in Chicago, I would probably welcome greater surveillance as a deterrent to violent crime. Glad I don't..
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The American political system has evolved today into one that the only people capable of buying their way into congress are the Donald Trumps and Bernie Madoffs
Once in there the only legislation passed are bills that favor them and the wealthy class
The best example I can think of right now is the Health Care reform clusterfuck. The root of our problem is the insurance industry. They are raping the system and all citizens and are the cause of the escalating costs of medical care. So what do our representatives do? They move to require all citizens to buy insurance or face a fine for not being wealthy enough to afford it. Does anyone really think people working at walmart can afford insurance if it isn't given to then as a benefit? The insurance industry is the same as the financial industry. Controlled and run by greedy corporate scum like Madoff.
I say sack them all and start over with a clean slate. I'm not the only one thinking violent revolution may be our only way out of this quagmire. I hear this idea more each day from people on the street. Those that have lost their homes and/or life savings and now watch as we fork over billions of public tax dollars to the scum responsible.
Not a good sign
My thoughts exactly
The upside of Earth vs. near planet killer is new cheap land free for the taking after the last occupant was vaporized
Every bad situation has an equal and opposite benefit
I concur. Australia is such a nice place with good friendly people
May I suggest aiming a nice region killer at the DC area, or perhaps So. Calif (thinking RIAA & MPAA as the qualifying scourge for the selection)
DC as a option is obvious
Lets make a poll of this: the US or the middle east.
The global community would be better of without either
Sorry folks, this post may seem like flamebait, but tough decisions are never easy or popular
The choice is yours, it's one or the other
Discuss ..
I'm at a loss here
Which Airbus model was it that fell out of the sky this last year into the Atlantic between Brazil & Europe?
At least none of the current flying Boeing fleet have done the lawn-dart from faulty design as long as I remember
On a serious side
I wonder if this magma chamber is part of the chamber under Washington state:
"studies that verify a plume of hot and molten rock at least 410 miles deep that rises at an angle from the northwest"
On the not quite so funny side, if this super volcano/magma chamber erupts, the particulate material will add to global cooling. It's already known that most particulate pollution from the industrial nations are slowing the CO warming of the atmosphere by the material shielding some of the solar radiation, thus reducing the run away greenhouse effect caused by industrialization.
I realize this contradicts what the repubs in congress think, but those jackoffs are either morons or on the payroll of big oil and big coal. I choose to believe the latter
Way back when, I used '97 ...
Then when I bought w2k, got Office 2k. Liked both as I can still install them on any box I have without complaint. They don't phone home as far as I can tell. W2k does have difficulty with one of my USB printers though. Stone age technology
Recently bought an new laptop, came with Vista. First thing I did was install/dual boot Kubuntu onto the thing. Occasionally I boot Vista just to see if a particular streaming video TV channel program will work. Last time I booted into Vista, it took forever to get to a desktop. Turns out the POS was in contact w/ uncle Balmer and busy installing some upgrade w/o my knowledge. Kind of pissed me off. I thought I told the POS to not perform any upgrades w/o my permission.
Personally, I think Vista is the biggest pile of crap M$ has ever produced. I doubt W7 will be any better. But that is just me. Glad to have options, and loving Kubuntu 9.10
You can easily disable JRE in OOo
Although I find even with it enabled, it is still much faster on any system I have, than any version of MS Office running in windoz on the same box
I just knew this thread would bring out at least one MS fanboi to instantly start bashing OOo even though the thread isn't about OOo
Your post would be more constructive if you stay on topic instead of attempting to hijack the thread with mindless nonsense
Maybe he's just another typical /.er complete with a blow-up doll in the corner of his basement bedroom
Who need a woman when you have Rosie and her five sisters, and they are always willing to do anything you want .. how you want it .. when you want it
You'd be surprised just how simple your life would become without internet or power ...
For one, you would probably read more books
And you would certainly expose yourself to a lot less red slime from Fox news corp
Excuse me ???
Correction: We already bought that patent for some shiny beads
As an incentive we also got Manhattan island in the deal
I seriously doubt journalists can be considered as spies
The real cover that the CIA uses for spies is that of business men traveling overseas
Some examples:
1. George HW Bush was a covert CIA operative for many years. His cover was an oil developer.
2. Valerie Plame: Also a covert operative spying on terror networks until Cheney/Novac outed her for political reprisal against her husband
Christianity is also guilty of this. The catholic church, and most all other christian sects, have woven interpretation into their laws/rules/beliefs that don't exist in the old or new testaments
One of my favorites: Which part of "Thou shalt not kill" was difficult for George W Bush to understand?
You're making shit up
Japan had every intention to resist and fight to the end
I recall from high school history that Operation Downfall by General MacArthur, was an invasion plan of the Japan mainland.
The nuke option was taken as it would result in much less loss of life on both sides and hopefully bring an earlier end to the pacific war theater
The nuclear bomb was nothing more than another new technology weapon at the time. We have it, you don't. Maybe it can end a war, and then again maybe not. History dictates it was the right choice at the time and millions of lives were spared because of it's use then
Actually, women allow men to think they are smarter
Everyone knows that women rule the world
Men are easily persuaded to do what their better half tells them to
Personally, I prefer women's company over that of men
They are much smarter and their knuckles don't drag the ground like most men's do
Aw, come on man, carpet bombing is good clean fun
Right up there with dropping a nuke on someone else's city
They just might especially if you continue to think of any particular scene more than once after leaving the theater
To do that you must pay a royalty to the MPAA
I left the big cities years ago for the exact reasons this branch-off-thread is about.
Over population always leads to excessive violence in society. Always have, always will.
I can deal with the cold
It's living in a war zone I have problems with
Today we have an expected high temperature of 10 below, and expected murders/rapes/muggings of zero
I can deal w/ that
Not sure about the wikipedia citation of 100,000
Most would be military from 3 nearby bases
Just keep thinking the worst you can about Fbks
Whatever it takes to keep you in LA and not here
Very true
Just keep thinking about the dark & cold, this is what keeps most away and the state pristine.
Yes, 2 words: Violent Revolt
About the only choice left
March on DC with torches
Burn it all down
Sack everyone
Start over from scratch
Yep, you've hit it on the head
What is being pushed through is public money spent on private insurance companies.
What people don't grasp here is the insurance companies are the root of our problem
They insure both the patient and the doctor. They gouge from both ends. The doctors pay excessively high malpractice insurance and pass the costs on to the patients. Patients with health insurance pay excessively high premiums and get little in return. The insurance corporations rake in record profits. This is what's broken in our system. Corporations reap record profits, and people are dying on their plans.
What we have being pushed through our congress is public money being pooled together, but still paying private insurance corporations. The insurance corps will still reap record profits, except all citizens will be required to pay for insurance, will get crappy health care and will still be getting screwed
I often refer to my insurance company as the Guido crime family. Give us all your money or we break your legs and you die
Good post, If I had mod points ..
We have a politically slanted/paid/controlled media system here that promotes Socialism == bad ... Capitalism == good. Most citizens are brainwashed this way. Unfortunately our capitalist system has gone off the deep end of badly corrupted. Robbing from the poor & middle class -> giving to the rich.
I personally believe a little socialism mentality would do us some good.
"All for one & one for all"
"We're all in this together"
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
To me socialism implies helping one another. Pooling our efforts together for community. Capitalism also works in this system. You keep what you kill. Just share the excess that would go to waste. If everyone contributes to the pot we can all have a full, well rounded meal.
Okay, I'm a dreamer. Small communities could work this way just fine. Most cities like Chicago have become such cluster-fucks the only way to save them would be to nuke 'em and start over from scratch
I have the regular AT&T plan on my blackberry, nothing special
It irks me when I can't make a call when others next to me, using different providers can
AT&T sucks! As soon as my contract is up, I'll be looking for a different provider
Agreed! Private handgun ownership is a great deterrent to violence.
In Fairbanks we all own handguns. We even have the right to carry them concealed (no permit required) anywhere w/ exception of federal buildings such as the courthouse, banks, & schools.
Point being, we have very little violent crime. Fairbanks is pretty redneck w/ no gangs. I doubt if gang members would last long here. Thinking of robbing everyone's favorite liquor store? You won't even make it out the door ..
I seriously doubt handgun ownership will work in Chicago though. I would imagine the population would be reduced dramatically overnight if handguns were permitted, which would also solve most of your crime problem, after you clean up the spent carcasses.
As I stated, it's been going on for years
I'm not defending Obama, just stating the obvious fact of the matter
Although stories like this will bring out the "Obama did it conspiracy" crack pots
The police state America really got under way with Patriot Act, DHS, AT&T wire tapping, etc etc under bush/cheney
Although if I lived in Chicago, I would probably welcome greater surveillance as a deterrent to violent crime. Glad I don't ..