instead of spouting typical "literal reading" ignorance
(a) You chastise me about that then provide cut/pasted excerpts from the Constitution - which is *literally* a literal reading? Talk about irony. (b) I know all that, and it was mentioned by another poster (to which I replied as in (c)), so you're late and short. (c) Doesn't change my point that Congress passes the laws in this country - treaties and "recommendations" to Congress not withstanding. (d) You're (obviously) a pedantic dumb-ass.
Unfortunately, it's not true they just say "no". They say "no" to big stumbling blocks, not everything. In fact, the record shows plenty of laws passed. Somewhere upwards of 95%. But on big issue items, where the two parties have fundamentally different approaches/solutions, there is nothing moved forward. As it should be.
Indeed. On the other hand, of the ~260 "laws" on that list there was plenty of BS (cursory review below). So I'm not saying that what Congress does could be done by semi-trained monkeys, just (at least) 31% of what they do.
63 (24%) - were to name Post Office buildings
10 - were to (re)name other things
5 - to (re)appoint people to the Smithsonian Board of Regents
1 - to "facilitate the hosting in the United States of the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition, and for other purposes"
1 - "Amends the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to express the sense of Congress that the President should continue to support radio, television, and Internet broadcasting to the people of Belarus in languages spoken in Belarus"
1 - "To direct the Joint Committee on the Library to accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from the District of Columbia and to provide for the permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol."
It turns out that answer isn’t especially clear-cut. The conflict comes from the fact that the BBC previously credited “Doctor Who” as “Dr. Who” during the first run of the series, and there even was a 1965 movie released called “Dr. Who and the Daleks.”
The BBC, different actors who’ve played the Doctor, and the show’s original creators have all often used ‘Dr. Who’ as an abbreviation for the show. Today more people prefer not to do that because it implies it’s the character’s name,.... I’ve noticed it’s mainly American fans who get angry about it, oddly.”
The proper title for the series is ‘Doctor Who.’ To abbreviate it is not only lazy, but it sort of misses the point. Here’s why: The lead character’s name is ‘The Doctor’ (or at least that’s the only name he goes by). From the earliest episodes back in the ’60s, when he introduced himself as ‘The Doctor,’ he was usually met with the response, ‘Doctor who?’ That’s where the series’ title comes from (as any longtime fan will be happy to tell you). When people abbreviate the title to ‘Dr. Who,’ they’re actually removing his name from the title, adding the abbreviation of a professional occupation that has nothing to do with his adventures in time and space, and suggesting that ‘Who’ is his name. (It’s not.) So it’s wrong on not one, but three, very infuriating levels.
I would proffer it's even more important for Congress to know when it should NOT pass laws... Often the proper answer is "no", especially when it comes to political winds and short term trends.
Agreed and good point, but I'm pretty sure this Congress has other agendas with their liberal (no pun intended) reliance on "no" as their governing mantra. At least one Republican has been quoted as say they should deny Obama any achievements during his tenure.
You are correct that somebody needs a civics lesson, to learn whose job the U.S. Constitution says is to "recommend to [Congress'] Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient".
Ya, I know that and Obama has "recommended" many things to Congress during his term. How'd that work out for him with this Congress filled with people that don't want to say anything but "no" and, apparently, do little else? In any case, as I said, it's the job of Congress to actually pass laws. Perhaps, *someone* needs a lesson in "reading".
Hmm... I checked The Constitution and it doesn't say anything about it being the President's job to "ditch fossil fuels". Heck, it doesn't even mention "climate change". Perhaps this kid should take a Civics / Government class and learn that it's Congress that passes these things called "laws"...
I had a high school friend who was a fan of LSD. Saying it isn't addictive is a lie. He was constantly touting the benefits, which I didn't see in his life.
Having a negative impact on your life is not the same as being addictive. Eating candy bars can have a detrimental impact if you do it enough, but that doesn't make them addictive substances. Sounds like your friend was just a big fan.
Things (not just substances) can also be mentally and emotionally addictive, not just physically.
No LEDS to tell me the device is turned off. No LEDS to tell me it's "sleeping".
I would like to add: stop using those bright blue LEDs on everything. The ones on my equipment are like fucking search lights at night. I could read by the light of my electric shaver LED. I can see the glow from the computer equipment in my study down the hall from my bedroom. I have either (a) use black marker to dull them or cover them with paper.
Only goes to show. Of course, we have no proof that thin thread would of actually worked, but instead of caring about America's safety, the NSA only cared about getting more money.
Exactly. What boosts the perceived need for agencies like the NSA and their funding better and faster: (a) reasoning and prudence, (b) people getting killed and things blown up ? Preventing attacks would hurt their bottom line and struggle for power over the masses. (God damn, that was cynical - even for me.)
Man pages don't help you discover new commands. They're best if you know the command, but aren't sure the syntax of the different options. If you don't know the command in the first place, man pages are useless. They're basically only good for people who don't need them but may find them convenient from time to time.
For those unfamiliar, from the "man" man page:
man -k <regexp>
-k, --apropos
Equivalent to apropos. Search the short manual page descriptions for keywords and display any matches. See apropos(1) for details.
Wasn't it CIA meddling that instigated the various messes around the planet, including Afghanistan and Iran in the first place? Ultimately, it seems the CIA has the more blood on its hands than Snowden ever could - presuming Woolsey had a valid point and wasn't, apparently, a bat-shit crazy socio/psycho-path with a really short and/or selective memory.
I've given up on noscript, to be honest, and simply replaced it with an ad blocker. Unfortunately, the web has reached a tipping point where you simply can't view many modern sites with scripting blocked. I spent half my time selectively unblocking noscript trying to get the site to render correctly, I just got tired of the constant fiddling.
On the other hand, NoScript makes it easier to safely sample a new/unknown site to see if you even want to view its content - unless they're dicks and use Javascript to render even their basic text (I fucking hate that).
A billionaire businessman and a successful brain surgeon have nothing on you, right?
Get back to me when you match their success.
One has been divorced two more times than me than me and declared bankruptcy four more times and may or may not have more hair than me. The other can apparently sleep while standing, sitting and conversing and may or may not have tried to stab his friend (or relative) while trying to decide whether to accept his "scholarship" to West Point, before reminding a robber to rob someone else.
All in all, I think I'm doing pretty well - in comparison. Occupation, money and success aren't everything.
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instead of spouting typical "literal reading" ignorance
(a) You chastise me about that then provide cut/pasted excerpts from the Constitution - which is *literally* a literal reading? Talk about irony. (b) I know all that, and it was mentioned by another poster (to which I replied as in (c)), so you're late and short. (c) Doesn't change my point that Congress passes the laws in this country - treaties and "recommendations" to Congress not withstanding. (d) You're (obviously) a pedantic dumb-ass.
Cheers, have a nice day! :-)
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Unfortunately, it's not true they just say "no". They say "no" to big stumbling blocks, not everything. In fact, the record shows plenty of laws passed. Somewhere upwards of 95%. But on big issue items, where the two parties have fundamentally different approaches/solutions, there is nothing moved forward. As it should be.
Indeed. On the other hand, of the ~260 "laws" on that list there was plenty of BS (cursory review below). So I'm not saying that what Congress does could be done by semi-trained monkeys, just (at least) 31% of what they do.
Worst Dr. Who episode ever.
First "track" in TFS, now you with "Dr" ... what's with all the typos, people?!
I've seen it both ways, though, you're right, more often spelled out and I was being lazy. But for you pedants... From 'Doctor Who' or 'Dr. Who'? Experts weigh in on the great name debate (and other links):
It turns out that answer isn’t especially clear-cut. The conflict comes from the fact that the BBC previously credited “Doctor Who” as “Dr. Who” during the first run of the series, and there even was a 1965 movie released called “Dr. Who and the Daleks.”
The BBC, different actors who’ve played the Doctor, and the show’s original creators have all often used ‘Dr. Who’ as an abbreviation for the show. Today more people prefer not to do that because it implies it’s the character’s name, .... I’ve noticed it’s mainly American fans who get angry about it, oddly.”
The proper title for the series is ‘Doctor Who.’ To abbreviate it is not only lazy, but it sort of misses the point. Here’s why: The lead character’s name is ‘The Doctor’ (or at least that’s the only name he goes by). From the earliest episodes back in the ’60s, when he introduced himself as ‘The Doctor,’ he was usually met with the response, ‘Doctor who?’ That’s where the series’ title comes from (as any longtime fan will be happy to tell you). When people abbreviate the title to ‘Dr. Who,’ they’re actually removing his name from the title, adding the abbreviation of a professional occupation that has nothing to do with his adventures in time and space, and suggesting that ‘Who’ is his name. (It’s not.) So it’s wrong on not one, but three, very infuriating levels.
I would proffer it's even more important for Congress to know when it should NOT pass laws... Often the proper answer is "no", especially when it comes to political winds and short term trends.
Agreed and good point, but I'm pretty sure this Congress has other agendas with their liberal (no pun intended) reliance on "no" as their governing mantra. At least one Republican has been quoted as say they should deny Obama any achievements during his tenure.
Worst Dr. Who episode ever.
You are correct that somebody needs a civics lesson, to learn whose job the U.S. Constitution says is to "recommend to [Congress'] Consideration such Measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient".
Ya, I know that and Obama has "recommended" many things to Congress during his term. How'd that work out for him with this Congress filled with people that don't want to say anything but "no" and, apparently, do little else? In any case, as I said, it's the job of Congress to actually pass laws. Perhaps, *someone* needs a lesson in "reading".
Hmm... I checked The Constitution and it doesn't say anything about it being the President's job to "ditch fossil fuels". Heck, it doesn't even mention "climate change". Perhaps this kid should take a Civics / Government class and learn that it's Congress that passes these things called "laws"...
Ah, those kooky Congresscritters and their whimsical / ironic names for laws and such.
I had a high school friend who was a fan of LSD. Saying it isn't addictive is a lie. He was constantly touting the benefits, which I didn't see in his life.
Having a negative impact on your life is not the same as being addictive. Eating candy bars can have a detrimental impact if you do it enough, but that doesn't make them addictive substances. Sounds like your friend was just a big fan.
Things (not just substances) can also be mentally and emotionally addictive, not just physically.
So, you're a "glass half-full" type of person then?
The glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
You are all cows. Cows say moo. MOOOO! MOOOO! Moo cows MOOOO! Moo say the cows. YOU UBERIZED COWS!!
Sh-udder to think ...
He was only treated that way because he was perceived to be a Muslim ...
Perceived? Is he not Muslim? Perhaps you meant something else.
No LEDS to tell me the device is turned off. No LEDS to tell me it's "sleeping".
I would like to add: stop using those bright blue LEDs on everything. The ones on my equipment are like fucking search lights at night. I could read by the light of my electric shaver LED. I can see the glow from the computer equipment in my study down the hall from my bedroom. I have either (a) use black marker to dull them or cover them with paper.
Only goes to show. Of course, we have no proof that thin thread would of actually worked, but instead of caring about America's safety, the NSA only cared about getting more money.
Exactly. What boosts the perceived need for agencies like the NSA and their funding better and faster: (a) reasoning and prudence, (b) people getting killed and things blown up ? Preventing attacks would hurt their bottom line and struggle for power over the masses. (God damn, that was cynical - even for me.)
... and now I can't even access anything. I hope your happy.
Can't even access your apostrophes. Damn dude, you're screwed.
Man pages don't help you discover new commands. They're best if you know the command, but aren't sure the syntax of the different options. If you don't know the command in the first place, man pages are useless. They're basically only good for people who don't need them but may find them convenient from time to time.
For those unfamiliar, from the "man" man page:
man -k <regexp>
-k, --apropos
Equivalent to apropos. Search the short manual page descriptions for keywords and display any matches. See apropos(1) for details.
Not even close to perfect, but sometimes helpful.
Wasn't it CIA meddling that instigated the various messes around the planet, including Afghanistan and Iran in the first place? Ultimately, it seems the CIA has the more blood on its hands than Snowden ever could - presuming Woolsey had a valid point and wasn't, apparently, a bat-shit crazy socio/psycho-path with a really short and/or selective memory.
Fiction is about suspending disbelief, ...
Or, in this case, "suspensioning" disbelief.
On the upside, maybe this means we can finally put Google+ out of its misery...what's that? Even terrorists don't use Google+? Damn.
They don't use Siri either, 'cause they won't take directions from a woman.
And the fact that she's a single female answer-bot, not accompanied by a male relative answer-bot doesn't help.
Google+ is still alive?
They've "redesigned" it to help it be successful - it now just links straight to Facebook.
I've given up on noscript, to be honest, and simply replaced it with an ad blocker. Unfortunately, the web has reached a tipping point where you simply can't view many modern sites with scripting blocked. I spent half my time selectively unblocking noscript trying to get the site to render correctly, I just got tired of the constant fiddling.
On the other hand, NoScript makes it easier to safely sample a new/unknown site to see if you even want to view its content - unless they're dicks and use Javascript to render even their basic text (I fucking hate that).
So I don't think they do anything funny ...
Let's test that with a joke... "Two neutrinos pass through a bar ..." - You're right: not funny.
A billionaire businessman and a successful brain surgeon have nothing on you, right?
Get back to me when you match their success.
One has been divorced two more times than me than me and declared bankruptcy four more times and may or may not have more hair than me. The other can apparently sleep while standing, sitting and conversing and may or may not have tried to stab his friend (or relative) while trying to decide whether to accept his "scholarship" to West Point, before reminding a robber to rob someone else.
All in all, I think I'm doing pretty well - in comparison. Occupation, money and success aren't everything.
[about:config] browser.pocket.enabled = false
Every time Mozilla releases an update, I have to search through the config settings for new ".enabled" things to disable. (sigh)