For the millionth time in this post the Constitution does not grant rights to people. (It does recognize some rights of the people, but does not grant them those rights.) It limits what rights the government has. Anything not specifically mentioned is up to the state level or lower to sort out. Which is kind of what all those RIAA trials going on in different states is about.
Hardly? How could he not be Scottish when he was born in Edinburgh?? And the fact that he has a tattoo that says "Scotland Forever" on his arm doesn't really help your case either...
I know this isn't the point you are trying to make, but call MS and explain to them what you are doing. They will issue you another key with relatively few hassles. I have done this a few times in the past and have had nothing but helpful MS employees who have issued a new license key with minimal questions involved.
And no, I am by no means a MS fanboy, just relating my real-life experiences with MS keys and hardware changes.
Yeah, kind of like the old "The only secure computer is one that is connected to nothing, has no software installed, is locked inside of a safe and then encased in concrete at the bottom of a lake."
"With cats, you can generally expect the same behavior from the cloned animal. Your cloned dog is not likely to look or behave like your previous dog (without training anyway).
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Half right. The same can be expected for cloned cats. Personality is not 100% genetic based. Unless you give the EXACT same environment (which would be near impossible to duplicate) any cloned animal is not going to be a carbon copy of the DNA donor. They will have similar appearance/personality but not identical.
The whole "dogs are smarter than cats" is pure opinion. Like previous poster said it depends on your definition of "smart". Dogs are more loyal (to a fault) and cats are more independent. But I can tell you that my cat has never ate dog shit and I cant say the same about the dog.
Nobody is putting a gun to his head to make him work in a certain profession. My guess is there are thousands of other voice actors who would have been perfectly happy to do the same work for less money.
An "actually secure" OS? Which one is that? As far as I know every single major OS in use has exploits available. If you believe "my system is safe because I run [OS name]" you are taking the wrong approach to your security model. Security is not software, security is not a product. Security is a process which is the same regardless of the OS you chose to run.
"Thompson also has sued both the Alabama and Florida bar groups in Orange Circuit Court in Orlando, Fla., claiming the complaints violate state religious protections because his advocacy is motivated by his Christian faith.
Thompson "seeks to be left alone to serve God in the fashion that God has chosen, not in the fashion that two liberal bars would choose," his pleadings state. "
DISCLAIMER - I do hate religion in general. Well, maybe hate is a strong word, but "dislike and generally find useless in most cases" is an acceptable alternative.
Because that is how Scientology works - say something they don't like, and they will harass you with everything they can, quasi-legally. It is their entire strategy for defending themselves - attack their attackers.
Convenient that you forgot the other half of the US, who didn't want Bush elected and weren't fooled into thinking he would protect us. Just like all of Europe doesn't share one single voice, neither does the United States.
This post is so misguided and full of utter bullshit it isn't even funny. I'd like to see any figures to back up the nuclear claim, that is pure fabrication. The war in Iraq has the LEAST amount of popular support now than it ever has, so your claim that "Americans are not against it" now are just ludicrous. And the Democrats aren't out to screw the Iraqis because they are "arabs". They are out to save American soldiers and to not have to be occupying Iraq for the next century (well, unless you back McCain's "100 year war" plan) pissing off all the other Middle Eastern nations. That and not encouraging any young Muslims to become extreme radicals bent on doing harm to America.
You sir, are either a republican mouthpiece out to badmouth the Democratic party, or a complete ignoramus who has no idea what is really going on in the US. (I would guess the latter.)
"or American for that matter - but I hate them just as much as any other race"
You do understand that "American" is not a race, right? Most Americans are probably the same race as you (unless you are Aboriginal). Unless you were trying to imply you are an "equal opportunity bigot" - hating people for their race OR nationality in the same manner...
Nah. Americans have hated the French since long before the Iraq thing. Remember when the US was flying to bomb Momar Khadaffi in Libya and France wouldn't let them fly over French airspace? There was a big surge of anti-France sentiment then.
"liberal media" - yeah everybody knows that the biggest media mogul around, Rupert Murdoch, is the most lefty liberal guy out there. I wish there was a news network that gave a more conservative view than that pinko commie crap on Fox News.
Funny how you can come up with one anecdote that somehow invalidates EVERY other Hollywood movie ever made. Talk about your basic "Strawman Defense". Great, so one person figured out the plot to a Hollywood movie without seeing it. Care to explain how that means that not a single thoughtful, meaningful, entertaining, and relevant was ever made?
Ever seen a Kubrik film? How about Hitchcock? Just because SOME directors make bad, formula films in Hollywood doesn't mean EVERY director does. Sheesh!
P.S. Luis Bunuel was kind of "out there". The film he made with Dali with the sheep's eyeball being sliced by the razor still gives me the willies when I see it.
To not give the government some rights to examine what the thousands of people entering this country are bringing with them would be far more disastrous, and I am a HUGE advocate of personal rights and freedoms. But not examining ANYBODY coming in is just a terrible idea. I don't think it is so bad to give some rights to the customs agents - after all I think everyone is aware that by leaving one country and entering another, you and your belongings may be subject to search. Just one of the caveats of traveling internationally. If you are really opposed to the idea, then stay in your own country. Foreign travel without ever being searched is not one of our unalienable rights given to us by the Constitution. Nor is this a unique situation pertaining to the USA. Every country reserves the right to search you upon entering their domain.
Windows Update is not P2P - it is your computer directly contacting a central server for downloads. I can't think of any college who uses P2P apps for tests or classroom materials. If you RTFA, you will notice it only blocks P2P applications (Limewire, Kazaa, eMule, etc.), not the entire network.
I think you may have been trying to be funny (FAIL!), but Birth of a Nation does have some thought provoking stuff. Unless you are one of those types that can't possible consider that a controversial topic may actually "provoke thoughts" among some people. I took a film class in college, and all the dumb un-intellectuals in there spent about 2 weeks discussing Birth of a Nation. But don't worry, it certainly wasn't "thought provoking".
Apparently you have never heard of 2001:A Space Oddesey, or Blade Runner. Pure entertainment there, no serious thinking required. Just watch the pretty pictures moving across the screen...
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For the millionth time in this post the Constitution does not grant rights to people. (It does recognize some rights of the people, but does not grant them those rights.) It limits what rights the government has. Anything not specifically mentioned is up to the state level or lower to sort out. Which is kind of what all those RIAA trials going on in different states is about.
"Eerily reminds me of Brave New World."
Where's the Soma? Maybe the Soma is the 60" plasma they are watching on...
"Something higher than government of men gives you rights.
Who/What would that be?"
Chuck Norris.
Hardly? How could he not be Scottish when he was born in Edinburgh?? And the fact that he has a tattoo that says "Scotland Forever" on his arm doesn't really help your case either...
I know this isn't the point you are trying to make, but call MS and explain to them what you are doing. They will issue you another key with relatively few hassles. I have done this a few times in the past and have had nothing but helpful MS employees who have issued a new license key with minimal questions involved.
And no, I am by no means a MS fanboy, just relating my real-life experiences with MS keys and hardware changes.
I have an easier solution for you - give them my number and I will do the same for $250.
So how are the multiple sexual harassment lawsuits going then? What is the company out now, 10 or 11 million dollars?
Yeah, kind of like the old "The only secure computer is one that is connected to nothing, has no software installed, is locked inside of a safe and then encased in concrete at the bottom of a lake."
"With cats, you can generally expect the same behavior from the cloned animal. Your cloned dog is not likely to look or behave like your previous dog (without training anyway). "
Half right. The same can be expected for cloned cats. Personality is not 100% genetic based. Unless you give the EXACT same environment (which would be near impossible to duplicate) any cloned animal is not going to be a carbon copy of the DNA donor. They will have similar appearance/personality but not identical.
The whole "dogs are smarter than cats" is pure opinion. Like previous poster said it depends on your definition of "smart". Dogs are more loyal (to a fault) and cats are more independent. But I can tell you that my cat has never ate dog shit and I cant say the same about the dog.
Nobody is putting a gun to his head to make him work in a certain profession. My guess is there are thousands of other voice actors who would have been perfectly happy to do the same work for less money.
An "actually secure" OS? Which one is that? As far as I know every single major OS in use has exploits available. If you believe "my system is safe because I run [OS name]" you are taking the wrong approach to your security model. Security is not software, security is not a product. Security is a process which is the same regardless of the OS you chose to run.
Insert Libertarian rant about how the free market will fix every problem ever created and how minimum wage is unnecessary.
"so many slashdotters have a knee jerk hatred for anyone who dares to disbelieve that the universe and sentience itself is a coincidence."
Believing that is not religion, it is philosophy. Religion is a set of rituals, beliefs, and superstitions that tell you how to live your life.
From an article at law.com -
"Thompson also has sued both the Alabama and Florida bar groups in Orange Circuit Court in Orlando, Fla., claiming the complaints violate state religious protections because his advocacy is motivated by his Christian faith.
Thompson "seeks to be left alone to serve God in the fashion that God has chosen, not in the fashion that two liberal bars would choose," his pleadings state. "
DISCLAIMER - I do hate religion in general. Well, maybe hate is a strong word, but "dislike and generally find useless in most cases" is an acceptable alternative.
Because that is how Scientology works - say something they don't like, and they will harass you with everything they can, quasi-legally. It is their entire strategy for defending themselves - attack their attackers.
Convenient that you forgot the other half of the US, who didn't want Bush elected and weren't fooled into thinking he would protect us. Just like all of Europe doesn't share one single voice, neither does the United States.
This post is so misguided and full of utter bullshit it isn't even funny. I'd like to see any figures to back up the nuclear claim, that is pure fabrication. The war in Iraq has the LEAST amount of popular support now than it ever has, so your claim that "Americans are not against it" now are just ludicrous. And the Democrats aren't out to screw the Iraqis because they are "arabs". They are out to save American soldiers and to not have to be occupying Iraq for the next century (well, unless you back McCain's "100 year war" plan) pissing off all the other Middle Eastern nations. That and not encouraging any young Muslims to become extreme radicals bent on doing harm to America.
You sir, are either a republican mouthpiece out to badmouth the Democratic party, or a complete ignoramus who has no idea what is really going on in the US. (I would guess the latter.)
"or American for that matter - but I hate them just as much as any other race"
You do understand that "American" is not a race, right? Most Americans are probably the same race as you (unless you are Aboriginal).
Unless you were trying to imply you are an "equal opportunity bigot" - hating people for their race OR nationality in the same manner...
Nah. Americans have hated the French since long before the Iraq thing. Remember when the US was flying to bomb Momar Khadaffi in Libya and France wouldn't let them fly over French airspace? There was a big surge of anti-France sentiment then.
"liberal media" - yeah everybody knows that the biggest media mogul around, Rupert Murdoch, is the most lefty liberal guy out there. I wish there was a news network that gave a more conservative view than that pinko commie crap on Fox News.
Yeah, but that is like saying "Herpes are a thousand times more preferable than AIDS."
Funny how you can come up with one anecdote that somehow invalidates EVERY other Hollywood movie ever made. Talk about your basic "Strawman Defense". Great, so one person figured out the plot to a Hollywood movie without seeing it. Care to explain how that means that not a single thoughtful, meaningful, entertaining, and relevant was ever made?
Ever seen a Kubrik film? How about Hitchcock? Just because SOME directors make bad, formula films in Hollywood doesn't mean EVERY director does. Sheesh!
P.S. Luis Bunuel was kind of "out there". The film he made with Dali with the sheep's eyeball being sliced by the razor still gives me the willies when I see it.
To not give the government some rights to examine what the thousands of people entering this country are bringing with them would be far more disastrous, and I am a HUGE advocate of personal rights and freedoms. But not examining ANYBODY coming in is just a terrible idea. I don't think it is so bad to give some rights to the customs agents - after all I think everyone is aware that by leaving one country and entering another, you and your belongings may be subject to search. Just one of the caveats of traveling internationally. If you are really opposed to the idea, then stay in your own country. Foreign travel without ever being searched is not one of our unalienable rights given to us by the Constitution. Nor is this a unique situation pertaining to the USA. Every country reserves the right to search you upon entering their domain.
Windows Update is not P2P - it is your computer directly contacting a central server for downloads. I can't think of any college who uses P2P apps for tests or classroom materials. If you RTFA, you will notice it only blocks P2P applications (Limewire, Kazaa, eMule, etc.), not the entire network.
I think you may have been trying to be funny (FAIL!), but Birth of a Nation does have some thought provoking stuff. Unless you are one of those types that can't possible consider that a controversial topic may actually "provoke thoughts" among some people. I took a film class in college, and all the dumb un-intellectuals in there spent about 2 weeks discussing Birth of a Nation. But don't worry, it certainly wasn't "thought provoking".
Apparently you have never heard of 2001:A Space Oddesey, or Blade Runner. Pure entertainment there, no serious thinking required. Just watch the pretty pictures moving across the screen...