I'll grant that Bill Clinton, as President, was more a centrist than a leftist. But he's still a Democrat, and that means he belongs to the major political party that is most likely to provide host to the American left.
What was it the abortion people used to say? What do nine old dudes in robes know about my body?
What do nine old farts (gender neutral term to keep up with the times) know about climate science? Apparently as much as Leonarda Dicaprio and John Travolta. Enough to be dangerous.
I'm always amused that the implied argument here (or inferred, I guess) is that the 2nd Amendment does not go far enough; the right to own missiles and bazookas shall not be infringed!
the actual nadir of South Park bandwagon jumping was 'Osama Bin Laden Has Farty Pants'
(I say the following as a big fan of South Park, still.)
That episode is like a ill-proportioned clay ash tray made by a retarded kid, and given to you as a gift. At first you say "WTF?" But then you think about all the heart in it, and how hard he tried...
In a another, similar article, I read of people noticing a mysterious foul odor that seemed to be coming from one of the office computers. A tech investigated, and found that one of the plastic panels for an (empty) drive bay was a little loose. He opened it and found what looked to be a month-old taco. Seems somebody confused the computer for a fridge.
Or does it make much of a difference that the corp has to go to the government first, present a business plan, and then the government takes away your property, crying "eminent domain", and hands it over to the corp ?
In such a case, does the corporation in question deserve the lion's share of the blame? No, although they may be a villain. The blame lies with the government, the courts, and in ourselves.
But since I don't own Slashdot, I suppose they can fit if CmdrTaco, et al, says they fit. But it just means/. is changing. And some people will go on to find other things, rather than changing a setting.
When I first started scanning the stories at Digg, people would cram all kinds of political stories in there, and they would shoot straight to the top. People would whine about it, then be called "fuck-tards" for complaining about it, invited to leave, etc. Finally, Digg introduced more categories, which you can ignore if you wish. Maybe/. is headed there too?
At least this one has something to do with YouTube. But you could tell from the story summary that we would be talking about gay Republicans.
For about the past 10 years, the Democrats have been like a pack of wild dogs; whenever they finally manage to bring down some game, they turn on each other over who gets more of the carcass. I have a suspicion that they will be more disciplined this time, but we'll see.
(This analogy is not meant to impugn either Democrats or wild dog packs.)
Voting is only the beginning. Your real power is in getting involved to whatever degree you can, and write letters! Your elected representatives - whether they are the ones you picked or not - are highly sensitive to letters. Email is just about worthless, phone calls are so-so, printed letters (i.e., nicely typeset, etc.) are good, but the hand-written letter is the gold standard for getting your opinion before their eyes.
There's an election tomorrow. Do voters know what they're doing? According to the typical economist -- and many political scientists -- the answer is "No, but it doesn't matter." How could it not matter? The main argument is that the public's errors cancel out.
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Has there ever been a video that looked so much like it was going to be porn, then wasn't? I submit that, no, there never has been.
I'll grant that Bill Clinton, as President, was more a centrist than a leftist. But he's still a Democrat, and that means he belongs to the major political party that is most likely to provide host to the American left.
And the funny thing is, this list of Web software doesn't even look anything like the greatest Web software ever written!
It's a graph, all right. I'm not prepared to argue with graphs.
Are you kidding me? The Bee Rapture was the inspiration for the best-selling series of novels, "Left Bee-hind."
Sorry, I can't read the article if I expect to get my post read by people who encourge me to RTFA.
What do nine old farts (gender neutral term to keep up with the times) know about climate science? Apparently as much as Leonarda Dicaprio and John Travolta. Enough to be dangerous.
I'm always amused that the implied argument here (or inferred, I guess) is that the 2nd Amendment does not go far enough; the right to own missiles and bazookas shall not be infringed!
Pretty sure you're wrong.
Now I know where to look for my car keys...
What they need is a bungee boss to jump in and change everything, and quickly, before he gets fired.
(I say the following as a big fan of South Park, still.)
That episode is like a ill-proportioned clay ash tray made by a retarded kid, and given to you as a gift. At first you say "WTF?" But then you think about all the heart in it, and how hard he tried...
Is this Insight?
In a another, similar article, I read of people noticing a mysterious foul odor that seemed to be coming from one of the office computers. A tech investigated, and found that one of the plastic panels for an (empty) drive bay was a little loose. He opened it and found what looked to be a month-old taco. Seems somebody confused the computer for a fridge.
How do we know this?
Define 'many.' One thing you will notice is that very, very few people get in boats and land on Cuban shores. (Well, willingly - there's Gitmo.)
In such a case, does the corporation in question deserve the lion's share of the blame? No, although they may be a villain. The blame lies with the government, the courts, and in ourselves.
Your point is well taken, but I expect the Politics section to have something to do with technology. (I'm not talking about this particular story.) Just recently though, we've had Rumsfeld Stepping Down, Democrats Take House, Senate Undecided, and Is An Uninformed Vote Better Than No Vote?. These stories, IMO, don't fit into Slashdot's domain.
But since I don't own Slashdot, I suppose they can fit if CmdrTaco, et al, says they fit. But it just means /. is changing. And some people will go on to find other things, rather than changing a setting.
When I first started scanning the stories at Digg, people would cram all kinds of political stories in there, and they would shoot straight to the top. People would whine about it, then be called "fuck-tards" for complaining about it, invited to leave, etc. Finally, Digg introduced more categories, which you can ignore if you wish. Maybe /. is headed there too?
At least this one has something to do with YouTube. But you could tell from the story summary that we would be talking about gay Republicans.
There is a /. post that mentions the administration's "remarkable show of integrity" and it's modded Insightful? A lot has changed since the election!
Ah, there's my old /.
For about the past 10 years, the Democrats have been like a pack of wild dogs; whenever they finally manage to bring down some game, they turn on each other over who gets more of the carcass. I have a suspicion that they will be more disciplined this time, but we'll see.
(This analogy is not meant to impugn either Democrats or wild dog packs.)
You expected me to read something before posting it here?
Actually, I posted the link because of the seeming coincidence. I really don't have much of an opinion about it though.
They form a constituency that's easy to please. All they want is the peace and quiet of the grave, and the occasional brain for a snack.
Voting is only the beginning. Your real power is in getting involved to whatever degree you can, and write letters! Your elected representatives - whether they are the ones you picked or not - are highly sensitive to letters. Email is just about worthless, phone calls are so-so, printed letters (i.e., nicely typeset, etc.) are good, but the hand-written letter is the gold standard for getting your opinion before their eyes.
So work on your hand writing.
Something I read over lunch today was germane to this discussion. As I was ready to post the link, I read your comment first thing.
The link: http://www.cato-unbound.org/2006/11/06/bryan-capla n/the-myth-of-the-rational-voter/
Quote from the first paragraph: