I also understand how the lack of specifics in biblical Hebrew make the "modern" translations (especially the common Hebrew Bible -> Greek translation of Hebrew Bible -> Latin New Testament -> English translation) AWFUL.
Just as a simple note, this particular problem can be solved by avoiding things like the One And Only True King James Authorized Verion of the Bible You'll Ever Read Period, Damnit, and heading over to something like the ESV or the NASB. What's really neat is the keyed NASB with the Strong's Greek/Hebrew dictionary in the back. It makes your Bible big enough to kill someone with, but it's astoundingly useful.
I also understand how the lack of specifics in biblical Hebrew make the "modern" translations (especially the common Hebrew Bible -> Greek translation of Hebrew Bible -> Latin New Testament -> English translation) AWFUL.
Just as a simple note, this particular problem can be solved by avoiding things like the One And Only True King James Authorized Verion of the Bible You'll Ever Read Period, Damnit, and heading over to something like the ESV or the NASB. What's really neat is the keyed NASB with the Strong's Greek/Hebrew dictionary in the back. It makes your Bible big enough to kill someone with, but it's astoundingly useful.
Just a note.
As an ARES communications worker, and post-immediate-storm Katrina-aftermath-obsessee, I'd like to suggest that it wasn't the military's fault. You can't just march troops in, and now that the federal government has been given permission to, things have gone much better.
That and getting the starving people out. That tends to help, too. Don't get me started on FEMA. Or NOLA Mayor Nagin. Or the Governess.
Anyways, they like us and want to keep us in Germany, Japan, Korea, and Kuwait. We're good for their economy, and good for their security. Re: my earlier post about this. Vietnam sucked. So did Somalia. I'm not sure the US actually -got- to Kosovo. We mostly flew over it. NATO did, though.
Besides, why can't they hate freedom, democracy, and our particular incarnation of civilization? I mean, yeah, it's pretty rotten of them, but who's to say they don't?
(1) Korea: Defending against Communist advances (Communist backers: China, USSR). (2) Vietnam: Defending against Communist advances (Communist backers: China, USSR). (3) Kuwait: Defending a third country against a militant dictator's advances. (4) Kosovo: Ending a civil war and potential genocide. Liberating Kosovo, returning 100,000s of refugees. (5) Afghanistan: Retaliation against a government sponsoring attacks on the United States. (6) Iraq: Def..en...d...okay, right, whatever. 5 out of 6 ain't bad.
The nations who host our military are actually rather glad to have us there, particularly in the Asian area right now. South Korea protests every time we draw down our troops, because they know that America is the only thing standing between them and another war.
The Germans like us there, too. We're rather good for the economy, and they -REALLY- loved having us there during the Cold War, when we were the only force between them and the Red Army. One of the major concerns and protests of the German people of us leaving Germany is that our military bases have a profound positive impact on the local economy.
Somalia and Vietnam kinda sucked. I'll give you that much. But let's not pretend for even a moment that we're using our military bases as instruments of control over nations we decided not to rule.
As an amateur radio operator, ARES (emergency services) comm worker, and a future (18 days) USAF 1N2x1 (SIGINT) trainee I can assuredly confirm a couple things:
(1) Most radios can kill if dropped off an overpass. Especially Icoms:D (2) Communications are very much a weapon, dating back to ancient times. How many wars were won or lost by knowing where the enemy was, what they were saying, and who they were talking to? Enigma, for instance...
Anyways, that's it.
73 de KI4IIB. (oh, and my Kenwood is milspec grade, so it won't break if I bash someone's head in with it:D it's a REUSABLE weapon!!)
Y'know...if you know enough to reliably work a CB with sideband...and you know what that means......a tech license isn't that hard... -winkwinknudgenudge
Oh god!! The memories!! They come flooding back...
I remember being friggin' ADDICTED to...
OOH! JUMPMAN! AHH. I only had the shareware version, and I was horrified when I reached the "end", because I was finally so good, and it STOPPED ME......six years old, and no money. The horror of it all...
...which we all know is the kind of like that sells nukes to people who spend the rest of our lives paying for the construction, security and cleanups.
I know, I know. Why, just the other day, the Nuke Power Inc. salesman was at my door again. My girlfriend almost bought a few. It's a good thing I was there to talk some sense into them.
She almost bought the extended warranty, too. Jeez.
Retail discounts at the BX (15-25%, if you happen to want to shop there), and at the commissary (15-25% again, but always at least 6% where I live, because everything's TAX FREEEE!:D).
There's also the Tricare Prime(Prime? Premium?) healthcare, that (they tell me) is honored at LOTS of offbase locations (just in case the on-base doctors suck as badly as they say). So health insurance, free.
Free gym membership -- at Eglin, it's an exceptionally nice gym. Reduced-rate pool usage (especially compared to, say, the YMCA). Hell, basically all of Services.
Free Space Available flights on DoD aircraft, provided you play with your schedule right.
Assuming you're an umarried E-4, you're probably stationed at Barksdale AFB, in Louisiana. Given your current location, you -might just- draw Hostile Fire Pay:(
The median compensation for an entry-level Network Engineer (according to Salary.com) in Shreveport is $53,000.
So, yeah, the pay sucks. But the benefits kick ass. Right? They do, right? Please tell me I haven't been fed a line of total bullshit.
Sean Flynn, DEP Candidate...waaaiting, waaaitng, waaaiting...
The Federal Disaster Area declaration is nearly as large as the United Kingdom. How would you go about getting everything to everyone in a few days?
I don't know. How WOULD we do that? That's hard. Maybe we should PAY someone to do it. Like, an Emergency Manager. We could have one in each county of a state.
Only, one guy in one state might get overwhelmed in times of disaster, so maybe we could make a federal Emergency Manager...he could manage...ohhh, hell -- we could just call it the Federal Emergency Management Agency! Or, just FEMA for short.
Oooh -- ooh!! And I know just the PERFECT guy to run it. His name is Michael Brown. He got fired from his last job organizing horse shows, but I just KNOW he'll do --GREAT!!--
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In that case, it seems to be social commentary anyway.
Easy. SUVs with frickin' rangefinding/mapping lasers on their heads.
No, really.
It would sound a lot like someone making out with their cell phone.
Just as a simple note, this particular problem can be solved by avoiding things like the One And Only True King James Authorized Verion of the Bible You'll Ever Read Period, Damnit, and heading over to something like the ESV or the NASB. What's really neat is the keyed NASB with the Strong's Greek/Hebrew dictionary in the back. It makes your Bible big enough to kill someone with, but it's astoundingly useful.
Just a note.
I also understand how the lack of specifics in biblical Hebrew make the "modern" translations (especially the common Hebrew Bible -> Greek translation of Hebrew Bible -> Latin New Testament -> English translation) AWFUL. Just as a simple note, this particular problem can be solved by avoiding things like the One And Only True King James Authorized Verion of the Bible You'll Ever Read Period, Damnit, and heading over to something like the ESV or the NASB. What's really neat is the keyed NASB with the Strong's Greek/Hebrew dictionary in the back. It makes your Bible big enough to kill someone with, but it's astoundingly useful. Just a note.
Mental exersize; replace "The US government" with "The Kremlin", and see how you feel about it. Then, with "Osama Bin Laden". See how that works?
No thanks. Letting -them- do what they want is/was BAD. Denying them the capability is called defeating the bad guys. It's a good idea.
honest.
As an ARES communications worker, and post-immediate-storm Katrina-aftermath-obsessee, I'd like to suggest that it wasn't the military's fault. You can't just march troops in, and now that the federal government has been given permission to, things have gone much better.
That and getting the starving people out. That tends to help, too. Don't get me started on FEMA. Or NOLA Mayor Nagin. Or the Governess.
Anyways, they like us and want to keep us in Germany, Japan, Korea, and Kuwait. We're good for their economy, and good for their security. Re: my earlier post about this. Vietnam sucked. So did Somalia. I'm not sure the US actually -got- to Kosovo. We mostly flew over it. NATO did, though.
Besides, why can't they hate freedom, democracy, and our particular incarnation of civilization? I mean, yeah, it's pretty rotten of them, but who's to say they don't?
Let's see.
(1) Korea: Defending against Communist advances (Communist backers: China, USSR).
(2) Vietnam: Defending against Communist advances (Communist backers: China, USSR).
(3) Kuwait: Defending a third country against a militant dictator's advances.
(4) Kosovo: Ending a civil war and potential genocide. Liberating Kosovo, returning 100,000s of refugees.
(5) Afghanistan: Retaliation against a government sponsoring attacks on the United States.
(6) Iraq: Def..en...d...okay, right, whatever. 5 out of 6 ain't bad.
The nations who host our military are actually rather glad to have us there, particularly in the Asian area right now. South Korea protests every time we draw down our troops, because they know that America is the only thing standing between them and another war.
The Germans like us there, too. We're rather good for the economy, and they -REALLY- loved having us there during the Cold War, when we were the only force between them and the Red Army. One of the major concerns and protests of the German people of us leaving Germany is that our military bases have a profound positive impact on the local economy.
Somalia and Vietnam kinda sucked. I'll give you that much. But let's not pretend for even a moment that we're using our military bases as instruments of control over nations we decided not to rule.
As an amateur radio operator, ARES (emergency services) comm worker, and a future (18 days) USAF 1N2x1 (SIGINT) trainee I can assuredly confirm a couple things:
:D
:D it's a REUSABLE weapon!!)
(1) Most radios can kill if dropped off an overpass. Especially Icoms
(2) Communications are very much a weapon, dating back to ancient times. How many wars were won or lost by knowing where the enemy was, what they were saying, and who they were talking to? Enigma, for instance...
Anyways, that's it.
73 de KI4IIB. (oh, and my Kenwood is milspec grade, so it won't break if I bash someone's head in with it
+4 Funny for "Hahahahahaha :)"?!!! Hell, I can beat that. Check it:
:D
"BWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"
oh and
Y'know...if you know enough to reliably work a CB with sideband...and you know what that means... ...a tech license isn't that hard...
-winkwinknudgenudge
73 de KI4IIB
Six MEGAHERTZ??
Holy shit. As a brand new PSK31 enthusiast, that makes my brain hurt.
73 de KI4IIB
One sentence:
Fifty-five thousand employees.
Some beautiful person has done some great work putting Jumpman on the modern PC. I love this man. http://www.oldskool.org/pc/jumpman
Oh god!! The memories!! They come flooding back...
...six years old, and no money. The horror of it all...
I remember being friggin' ADDICTED to...
OOH! JUMPMAN! AHH. I only had the shareware version, and I was horrified when I reached the "end", because I was finally so good, and it STOPPED ME...
I want choplifter and jumpman back.
please?
Thanks, Bob. I definitely just wasted, like, thirty minutes on your sig, read the article, showed it to my girlfriend (who loved it)...
-sigh- all from three little words.
Ohh, I see. Yes, quite logical.
Schools, ironically, are the one place that I'd expect this not to be true. There are a -lot- of bored student crackers out there.
Lemme guess: You're over 18, and you've already picked up your copy.
:P
--19, in Florida, so I wouldn't really care, except as goes California, so goes the rest of the nation
Actually, it's biometrics and smartcards WAY before you get to the ultra-spooky world. For instance:
- At my county EOC
- Your friendly USAF Recruiter's office (check his laptop; his ID will probably be stuck in a smartcard reader in there).
They'll be able to make the amateur ops happy when BPL stops blanketing the surrounding countryside with stray RF =)
...which we all know is the kind of like that sells nukes to people who spend the rest of our lives paying for the construction, security and cleanups.
I know, I know. Why, just the other day, the Nuke Power Inc. salesman was at my door again. My girlfriend almost bought a few. It's a good thing I was there to talk some sense into them.
She almost bought the extended warranty, too. Jeez.
Oh, and Salary.com allegedly overreports by anywhere from as much as 20% to 60%. (http://ask.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=161343&th reshold=1&commentsort=0&tid=98&tid=99&tid=4&mode=t hread&cid=13495921).
It seems to overvalue the low-end jobs by about 30% for my area, and undervalue the high-end jobs by about the same amount.
So we'll pretend and say that an entry-level Network Engineer makes about $37,100/yr in total compensation.
Considering that this hypothetical civilian Network Engineer has a four-year degree, I'd say that's not bad at all.
Ahh, but there's more than meets the eye!
:D).
:(
...waaaiting, waaaitng, waaaiting...
Retail discounts at the BX (15-25%, if you happen to want to shop there), and at the commissary (15-25% again, but always at least 6% where I live, because everything's TAX FREEEE!
There's also the Tricare Prime(Prime? Premium?) healthcare, that (they tell me) is honored at LOTS of offbase locations (just in case the on-base doctors suck as badly as they say). So health insurance, free.
Free gym membership -- at Eglin, it's an exceptionally nice gym. Reduced-rate pool usage (especially compared to, say, the YMCA). Hell, basically all of Services.
Free Space Available flights on DoD aircraft, provided you play with your schedule right.
Assuming you're an umarried E-4, you're probably stationed at Barksdale AFB, in Louisiana. Given your current location, you -might just- draw Hostile Fire Pay
The median compensation for an entry-level Network Engineer (according to Salary.com) in Shreveport is $53,000.
So, yeah, the pay sucks. But the benefits kick ass. Right? They do, right? Please tell me I haven't been fed a line of total bullshit.
Sean Flynn,
DEP Candidate
The Federal Disaster Area declaration is nearly as large as the United Kingdom. How would you go about getting everything to everyone in a few days?
I don't know. How WOULD we do that? That's hard. Maybe we should PAY someone to do it. Like, an Emergency Manager. We could have one in each county of a state.
Only, one guy in one state might get overwhelmed in times of disaster, so maybe we could make a federal Emergency Manager...he could manage...ohhh, hell -- we could just call it the Federal Emergency Management Agency! Or, just FEMA for short.
Oooh -- ooh!! And I know just the PERFECT guy to run it. His name is Michael Brown. He got fired from his last job organizing horse shows, but I just KNOW he'll do --GREAT!!--