And that's what hobbles US products in the rest of the world.
I know, right? Nobody buys American products in the rest of the world.
Hell, last year, the US only shipped $1.623 trillion worth of goods around the globe, including over $219billion in machines, engines and pumps and $172billion in electronic equipment. And $135billion in vehicles. And $125billion in aircraft and spacecraft.
If we'd only adopt the metric system, we might sell some stuff.
Other than their own shows and some kid stuff, there's not much in the way of good movies available on Netflix anymore.
Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Chan Wook-Park, Jim Jarmusch, Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Linklater and the Coen Brothers are all directors whose catalogs are nearly 100% available on Netflix Streaming. When you look at the back catalog, there's Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, John Ford, Howard Hawkes, King Vidor, etc etc etc.
So when you say, "not much in the way of good movies", I assume you're talking about Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.
Why would you go for that when the Toshiba SCS-T160 [amazon.com] is far cheaper and can be installed in a US home [instructables.com] for $30 in parts (excluding the electrical outlet)?
I rarely use the water spray, but the heated seat and no-slam lid are very nice.
Wait, a heated seat? You're supposed to sit on them?
Why dont you just go listen to Ella Fitzgerald and/or the Ink Spots instead of waiting for them to compile those songs onto "their" soundtrack o.0
I do listen to Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots. However, there is a special charm to listening to them armed with a mini-gun in a poisonous, radioactive wasteland with a dog as my companion while fighting giant spiders.
Though, I suppose I could always just move to West Texas. Same difference.
When the question instead became, "we're going to put things into space for $50M - how are we going to do that?" a whole new engineering methodology unfolded.
If NASA never existed, do you think there would be any private space exploration today, much less "putting something in space for $50M"? You think there would have been nuclear energy in the 20th century without a Manhattan Project?
It's easy for a company to pretend they hit a home run when they start the inning on third base.
Rand Paul made just enough noise to make it seem like something good was happening, and disappears into the Sunday morning talk shows.
Meanwhile, the handful of legislators who have been working to oppose the Patriot Act are left dangling by that skeevy SOB.
All those slashdotters who were going all RAND JESUS! should take this as a lesson. The man is a shit-sodden self-promoter. He gives absolutely no fucks about what powers the NSA has. He's just desperate to get the BitCoin vote. Maybe score some contributors off the Silk Road customers.
Here is the full list of House members who voted against the Patriot Act
Democratic Caucus:
Tammy Baldwin (WI-02) Thomas Barrett (WI-05) Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) David Bonior (MI-10) Rick Boucher (VA-09) Sherrod Brown (OH-13) Mike Capuano (MA-08) Eva Clayton (NC-01) John Conyers (MI-14) William Coyne (PA-14) Elijah Cummings (MD-07) Danny Davis (IL-07) Pete DeFazio (OR-04) Diana DeGette (CO-01) John Dingell (MI-16) Sam Farr (CA-17) Bob Filner (CA-50) Barney Frank (MA-04) Alcee Hastings (FL-23) Earl Hilliard (AL-07) Mike Honda (CA-15) Jesse Jackson (IL-02) Sheila Jackson-Lee (TX-18) Eddie Johnson (TX-30) Stephanie Jones (OH-11) Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) Barbara Lee (CA-09) John Lewis (GA-05) Jim McDermott (WA-07) James McGovern (MA-03) Cynthia McKinney (GA-04) Carrie Meek (FL-17) George Miller (CA-07) Patsy Mink (HI-02) Allan Mollohan (WV-01) Jerry Nadler (NY-08) James Oberstar (MN-08) David Obey (WI-07) John Olver (MA-01) Major Owens (NY-11) Ed Pastor (AZ-02) Donald Payne (NJ-10) Collin Peterson (MN-07) Nick Rahall (WV-03) Lynn Rivers (MI-13) Bobby Rush (IL-01) Martin Sabo (MN-05) Loretta Sanchez (CA-46) Bernie Sanders (I-VT) Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) Bobby Scott (VA-03) Jose Serrano (NY-16) Pete Stark (CA-13) Bennie Thompson (MS-02) John Tierney (MA-06) Mark Udall (CO-02) Tom Udall (NM-03) Nydia Velazquez (NY-12) Peter Visclosky (IN-01) Maxine Waters (CA-35) Diane Watson (CA-32) Mel Watt (NC-12) Lynn Woolsey (CA-06) David Wu (OR-01)
Republicans Bob Ney (OH-18) Butch Otter (ID-01) Ron Paul (TX-14)
Here is the full list of Senators who voted against the Patriot Act:
Democratic Caucus
Russ Feingold (D-WI)
Only one person voted against the Patriot Act as a congressman AND as a senator, and that's Independant Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
I live in a house over 100 years old with original heavy wood frame windows. The windows have rope that goes to counter-weight anchors inside of the window frame to balance the weight while the window is open. On one window, the rope broke...
I now open the window and place an old AT keyboard from the '80s on the side to prop the thing open.
I have a feeling you're not kidding.
Listen, it's really an easy fix. I'm one of the least handy people around and I was able to fix a broken sash rope. It's like a half-hour job, including the removal of the wood trim. Lots of good instructions online (google, "fix a broken sash cord").
If you like the look of the keyboard holding up the window though, never mind. I used one of those miniature baseball bats they give out at the ball park for like 4 years before I finally broke down and fixed the damned thing.
Again, what makes you think only non-Americans buy what they sell?
I'll bet the number of Americans who buy an Israeli newspaper is pretty small in proportion to the amount of money that Sheldon Adelson gives to candidates.
Slashdot Mirror
(not counting tech support calls)
I know, right? Nobody buys American products in the rest of the world.
Hell, last year, the US only shipped $1.623 trillion worth of goods around the globe, including over $219billion in machines, engines and pumps and $172billion in electronic equipment. And $135billion in vehicles. And $125billion in aircraft and spacecraft.
If we'd only adopt the metric system, we might sell some stuff.
Of course it is. Just try to buy a 400mm lens by calling it a "15.748 inch lens" and see what the guy at the camera store says.
And that football is played with helmets.
When I read stories like this, I hear the sound of guillotines being sharpened.
Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Chan Wook-Park, Jim Jarmusch, Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Linklater and the Coen Brothers are all directors whose catalogs are nearly 100% available on Netflix Streaming. When you look at the back catalog, there's Orson Welles, Billy Wilder, John Ford, Howard Hawkes, King Vidor, etc etc etc.
So when you say, "not much in the way of good movies", I assume you're talking about Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2.
Aren't scorpions spiders? What do I know? The big crawly things,
I grew up in Vault 34. I didn't get to see any critters until I was like 17.
Wait, a heated seat? You're supposed to sit on them?
Then how do you wash out your socks and undies?
I do listen to Ella Fitzgerald and the Ink Spots. However, there is a special charm to listening to them armed with a mini-gun in a poisonous, radioactive wasteland with a dog as my companion while fighting giant spiders.
Though, I suppose I could always just move to West Texas. Same difference.
Wolfie, please don't go to Soylent News. I'm begging you.
It's for the BroCoin crowd.
Lying to the FBI was a crime before the Patriot Act.
And if you happen to talk to the FBI, just don't lie to them.
I just hope Bethesda takes as much care with the music in Fallout 4.
https://youtu.be/itc8yl9uLD8
A Kohler San Tropez Bidet.
Because I'm worth it.
http://www.us.kohler.com/us/ca...
And that also would have been the result of a government program.
I told ya you should have got the hatchback.
If NASA never existed, do you think there would be any private space exploration today, much less "putting something in space for $50M"? You think there would have been nuclear energy in the 20th century without a Manhattan Project?
It's easy for a company to pretend they hit a home run when they start the inning on third base.
Rand Paul made just enough noise to make it seem like something good was happening, and disappears into the Sunday morning talk shows.
Meanwhile, the handful of legislators who have been working to oppose the Patriot Act are left dangling by that skeevy SOB.
All those slashdotters who were going all RAND JESUS! should take this as a lesson. The man is a shit-sodden self-promoter. He gives absolutely no fucks about what powers the NSA has. He's just desperate to get the BitCoin vote. Maybe score some contributors off the Silk Road customers.
Here is the full list of House members who voted against the Patriot Act
Here is the full list of Senators who voted against the Patriot Act:
Only one person voted against the Patriot Act as a congressman AND as a senator, and that's Independant Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.
I am in a constant state of over-excitement. This story doesn't even move the needle.
Nobody with such a low Slashdot UID should still be wearing t-shirts with clever sayings or Star Wars characters on them.
It might be time to grow up and switch to Hawaiian shirts.
I have a feeling you're not kidding.
Listen, it's really an easy fix. I'm one of the least handy people around and I was able to fix a broken sash rope. It's like a half-hour job, including the removal of the wood trim. Lots of good instructions online (google, "fix a broken sash cord").
If you like the look of the keyboard holding up the window though, never mind. I used one of those miniature baseball bats they give out at the ball park for like 4 years before I finally broke down and fixed the damned thing.
I'll bet the number of Americans who buy an Israeli newspaper is pretty small in proportion to the amount of money that Sheldon Adelson gives to candidates.
I figured this out when I was like seven years old. You just hook up one of these to a space ship and fly straight to Jupiter.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/w...
Oh, you've seen my whip. Pretty badass, huh?