Just follow the money. California is where Hollywood is. Now, can you think of any entity based in Hollywood that would contribute vast sums of money to a political figure? And party affiliation doesn't matter. I am sure Hollywood gives a ton of money to both Republicans and Democrats, just to "cover all bases".
"save yourself the trouble. My ATV runs boxee great (no Netflix support due to their use of Silverlight as a media player - needs too much raw CPU)."
Those seem like contradictory statements. I already have Netflix and want to be able to access all the features. The Mac Minis seem underpowered for what you could get if you built it yourself. (Unless a "sexy case" is the most important aspect of it to you.) I think you haven't looked at the prices of Minis for a while too. $600 for a Dou Core 1.83, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB hard drive? I just built a Duo Core 3.0 Ghz, 4GB RAM, 750 GB drive, and a Geforce 9800 GT for the same price. Granted it is a little bigger than a Mini (well a lot bigger) but size wasn't an issue for me. (I also got a nice Antec 500W power supply, and Antec case and a ThermalMax CPU cooler included in the price. And a LG Dual-layer DVD-RW.)
Just because the frames survived breaking the sound barrier two times doesn't mean that they were designed to do so, or that it would be a good idea to do so again. Or, in other words, just because you CAN do something doesn't mean it is SAFE.
I know. Why do Atari's accomplishments get largely ignored? They had the best early color and sound systems in any of the home computers back then. The C64 was leaps and bound ahead of the old Vic 20, which was a pretty decent machine itself. Once I got my first Atari 800, it was all but impossible to go back to the TRS-80...
That said I still do have some love for Woz though. (But I don't watch any stupid "reality" shows on television either.)
That isn't too expensive. I have Comcast where I live, and it is $55 for digital cable (the cheapest package) and another $45 for the internet. No breaks. My cable/internet bill is about $109 after all the BS fees and taxes are calculated. The other options are DSL, which I am not close enough to a switching point to get the speed I want, or the city-wide wireless which I have heard nothing but horror stories about their service, and also would cost $35/month for 6Mb speed, plus the $5/month for their "wireless modem" you need to use their wireless (I know, it doesn't make much sense). So no matter how you slice it, where I live you are paying a minimum of $40-50 per month for broadband internet. That seems like too much to me.
So there are a few RIAA lawyers in higher positions. Is it a big deal? Maybe.
Is it such a big deal I would risk having Roe vs. Wade overturned, keeping Gitmo open for torture, keeping the ban on stem cell research, etc. to make sure it wouldn't happen? No.
Accept the fact that no matter what you think of Obama, he is not going to do what you wish he would all the time.
Either one can cut/harm/kill you potentially. That was my point. It's like asking "Would you rather get shot by a.357 or a.44?" The only answer I could give would be "neither" because either option would not be pleasant.
You are making HUGE assumptions now. I never once called them "heroes" or thought anything along those lines. (Hint - a lot of Americans also think what their government says is mostly bullshit too.) I was merely pointing out it is easy to speculate what one might do in a similar situation, but that is all it is - speculation. Those people had no idea what was going on, and hindsight is 20/20. If they had all the information that you have now about what was happening, it may have turned out different.
"this is just media bullshit made to inspire some crappy patriotic feeling"
Sorry to have to inform you of this, but the USA doesn't have a monopoly on that market. If you really want to see how the pros do it, take a look China's way.
Pretty easy to armchair quarterback in total safety what you think you would have done in the same situation, but the truth is you would never know until you were in that situation. I don't think the plane was full of extraordinarily "unaverage" people - they were average joes. Odds are you would have sat right there with them scared out of your wits as well. The funny thing is, if as many people who claimed they would be a hero in situations such as this actually did step up and be a hero, stuff like that would not happen as much as it does in reality.
P.S. It would be fairly trivial to kill someone with what you call a "kid's knife". A box cutter is a razor blade with a handle. Would you like to be slashed with a razor?
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This is simply not true. I have a very adult preoccupation with women's breasts.
"How much more black could this be? The answer is none. None more black."
Just follow the money. California is where Hollywood is. Now, can you think of any entity based in Hollywood that would contribute vast sums of money to a political figure? And party affiliation doesn't matter. I am sure Hollywood gives a ton of money to both Republicans and Democrats, just to "cover all bases".
So your solution to the problem is to waste taxpayer dollars on snail mail responses? Brilliant.
Yes, that defines what a disability is.[Emphasis added.]
I still fail to see where it specifically mentions books must be accessible to blind people.
Ditch the wife instead of cable. That list of shows alone are grounds for disillusionment.
"save yourself the trouble. My ATV runs boxee great (no Netflix support due to their use of Silverlight as a media player - needs too much raw CPU)."
Those seem like contradictory statements. I already have Netflix and want to be able to access all the features. The Mac Minis seem underpowered for what you could get if you built it yourself. (Unless a "sexy case" is the most important aspect of it to you.) I think you haven't looked at the prices of Minis for a while too. $600 for a Dou Core 1.83, 1GB of RAM, and an 80GB hard drive? I just built a Duo Core 3.0 Ghz, 4GB RAM, 750 GB drive, and a Geforce 9800 GT for the same price. Granted it is a little bigger than a Mini (well a lot bigger) but size wasn't an issue for me. (I also got a nice Antec 500W power supply, and Antec case and a ThermalMax CPU cooler included in the price. And a LG Dual-layer DVD-RW.)
IANAL, but I don't know of any laws that state books must have "accessibility features" for the blind.
"As one of my old bosses used to say so frequently, "Fuck you, sue me."
Which is great advice unless your boss is Dog the Bounty Hunter.
Sounds like you shouldn't have posted those messages.
And they sure as hell aren't the only ones to blame for this mess.
"A duopoly is better than a monopoly"
Of course it is. Nothing better than having a choice of who bends you over and rapes you.
Yes. Those 3 people are the only ones to blame.
Just because the frames survived breaking the sound barrier two times doesn't mean that they were designed to do so, or that it would be a good idea to do so again. Or, in other words, just because you CAN do something doesn't mean it is SAFE.
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"IE the temperature"
I use Firefox to get the temperature.
I know. Why do Atari's accomplishments get largely ignored? They had the best early color and sound systems in any of the home computers back then. The C64 was leaps and bound ahead of the old Vic 20, which was a pretty decent machine itself. Once I got my first Atari 800, it was all but impossible to go back to the TRS-80...
That said I still do have some love for Woz though. (But I don't watch any stupid "reality" shows on television either.)
"The US already has programs which allow the hand out of weapons and training.
Just ask Osama bin Laden.
Fail. You forgot to somehow tie this all back to Bill Clinton messing up the perfect American utopia of the 80s that Reagan and Bush Sr. created.
That isn't too expensive. I have Comcast where I live, and it is $55 for digital cable (the cheapest package) and another $45 for the internet. No breaks. My cable/internet bill is about $109 after all the BS fees and taxes are calculated. The other options are DSL, which I am not close enough to a switching point to get the speed I want, or the city-wide wireless which I have heard nothing but horror stories about their service, and also would cost $35/month for 6Mb speed, plus the $5/month for their "wireless modem" you need to use their wireless (I know, it doesn't make much sense). So no matter how you slice it, where I live you are paying a minimum of $40-50 per month for broadband internet. That seems like too much to me.
So there are a few RIAA lawyers in higher positions. Is it a big deal? Maybe.
Is it such a big deal I would risk having Roe vs. Wade overturned, keeping Gitmo open for torture, keeping the ban on stem cell research, etc. to make sure it wouldn't happen? No.
Accept the fact that no matter what you think of Obama, he is not going to do what you wish he would all the time.
Either one can cut/harm/kill you potentially. That was my point. It's like asking "Would you rather get shot by a .357 or a .44?" The only answer I could give would be "neither" because either option would not be pleasant.
You are making HUGE assumptions now. I never once called them "heroes" or thought anything along those lines. (Hint - a lot of Americans also think what their government says is mostly bullshit too.) I was merely pointing out it is easy to speculate what one might do in a similar situation, but that is all it is - speculation. Those people had no idea what was going on, and hindsight is 20/20. If they had all the information that you have now about what was happening, it may have turned out different.
"this is just media bullshit made to inspire some crappy patriotic feeling"
Sorry to have to inform you of this, but the USA doesn't have a monopoly on that market. If you really want to see how the pros do it, take a look China's way.
Speaking of EPIC FAILURES....
Could you please define the word "irony" for me?
Pretty easy to armchair quarterback in total safety what you think you would have done in the same situation, but the truth is you would never know until you were in that situation. I don't think the plane was full of extraordinarily "unaverage" people - they were average joes. Odds are you would have sat right there with them scared out of your wits as well. The funny thing is, if as many people who claimed they would be a hero in situations such as this actually did step up and be a hero, stuff like that would not happen as much as it does in reality.
P.S. It would be fairly trivial to kill someone with what you call a "kid's knife". A box cutter is a razor blade with a handle. Would you like to be slashed with a razor?