Sun Tzu's classic document "Art of War" makes it very clear that you should NEVER have a politician actually commanding the armed services. I'm not so sure about that "NEVER". If Kennedy let the Joint Chiefs of Staff call the shots during the Cuban missle crisis, we'd probably be sifting the fallout dust out of our water right now.
Politicians are often inept, but there are advantages to having them act as a check upon the military. Military commanders don't have the full gamut of respones available to politicians - diplomacy, economic pressure, etc - and frequently see military force as the answer to most problems. It's like the old expression: "If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
Please reherse or find some more genuine presenters. It makes everything look more professional. Last year Sony was horrible for this reason.
What are you talking about? Sony's presenter last year was a latter-day Cary Grant. Although, to be fair, he was working with good material. Who could possibly sound like an idiot while pushing cutting-edge technology like Real Time Weapon Changing (tm)?
Somewhat off-topic, but I listened to the same lectures by Bob Brier (aka Mr. Mummy) and I thought they were an excellent overview of ancient Egypt. For anyone with an interest in Egyptology, head over to your library and check out the audiotape: "The History of Ancient Egypt."
If you've got top grades, you earn a chance at being accepted to a Law school (for example). Once you've done your time, you are practically guaranteed a six-figure income Hm.. I must have gone to the wrong law school.
My children know right from wrong. My children play violent video games I admit (Spiderman, Sonic, Mario and such) I read this, and my brain immediately slipped into a Ned Flanders voice: "Now Homer, I know Rod and Tod play that violent hedgehog game - what with the collecting gold rings and running upside down and such.."
I'm glad to hear that an author I've never heard of has secured film rights to a book that hasn't been released yet, but I think I liked this movie better when it was called 'The One' and starred Jet Li.
We're so quick to... understand that no good whatsoever can come of US involvement in the Middle East but they still want us to somehow vote for candidates that promise extend government meddling in areas such as retirement and health care.
1. Our current administration is bungling its ill-advised occupation. 2. A federal healthcare system would be more efficient than a patchwork of private insurers. Additionally, a person could lose his job without worrying that a serious injury/illness would bankrupt his entire family.
You may disagree with the factual validity of those arguments, but there is no logical inconsistency between them.
I thought the key to getting good mileage with a hybrid was understanding how to drive it properly and, when that was done, folks were getting close to the listed mileage.
Not really. I drive an '06 Civic Hybrid, which is listed at 49mpg city/50mpg highway. I am a very fuel-efficient driver and I get - at the most - 42 mpg when I drive around Philadelphia. And that's when I'm pissing off every driver behind me by accelerating slowly/coasting/etc. And under optimal weather conditions.
The highway estimate is a little more accurate. Cruising at 65-68 mph under optimal conditions (no AC, etc.) I usually get around 47 mph.
It's also kind of funny how much the weather affects my MPG. Cold weather drops me down at least 5 MPG. I'm not sure if that's particular to hybrids, or if that's every car.
If we're comparing like to like, we should be looking at other degrees as worthless as a Masters in pedagogy. Every teacher I know (in NJ/PA) is pursuing a graduate degree, not to advance intellectually, but to receive a higher salary. Personally, I think it's absurd. Do you really need a PhD in History to teach fifth-graders about the American Revolution?
I think it's more like "Stop the corporate shrilling". I refuse to believe that the "anonymous reader" who submitted the article isn't part of Apple's PR department.
Benevolent Leader performs magnanimous gesture for peon, news at 11:00.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is a very dangerous and radical leader who has openly (very openly) threated non muslim countries, including the USA, and frankly poses a bigger threat overall then saddam ever did.
Ahmadinejad is certainly a nut, but he is only the president of Iran - not the Supreme Leader. Iran's foreign relations are handled by its Supreme Leader, not its president. President Ahmadinejad may provide colorful quotes, but he's not the guy making the foreign policy decisions. If you want any indication of what Iran will be doing about its neighbors, listen to what the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is saying.
It goes without saying that Khamenei's statements are seldom reported in the media, whereas every bat-shit insane word out of Ahmadinejad is front page news.
I'm a low-level computer user with a gmail account, and I much prefer to use Thunderbird at home. I can't stand reading my mail through a web browser and seeing advertisements that relate to the text of my mail. Especially when the advertisements are for such shitty websites.
I love that the post started out by chiding someone about their poor communication skills, and ended with "have fun sorting my mail or painting my garage".
The ironing is delicious.
He's from New Jersey...I don't know of a better way to explain it. Anyone who works as a prosecutor in that state is bound to be such a hardass, just to deal with the locals
Uh, no. Speaking as a New Jersey prosecutor, I can tell you that shit like "he's gonna fry for this" certainly does not fly. If you say that sort of thing to the press, you're inflaming the populace and preventing the defendant from finding a fair jury in your area. The defendant moves to change venue, you're reprimanded by the judge, the trial is moved somewhere else, and the whole thing is now a huge pain in the ass. If you say anything like that to the jury, it's prosecutorial misconduct and the conviction will certainly be reversed on appeal.
If you're talking about "say whatever the hell you want", you must be thinking of defense attorneys. A defense attorney is expected to zealously advocate for his client, and if he says something outrageous, he suffers no harm for it. If a prosecutor says something he shouldn't, he probably loses his conviction to prosecutorial misconduct.
So I have my doubts about this "alleged death threat" by an NJ prosecutor. Especially since New Jersey has a moratorium on the death penalty and hasn't executed anyone since 1976.
YouTube cool? Whats so cool about some fat kids video diary?
I'll thank you not to slander my diary, sir. As evident by my large hit count, the public yearns to hear my musings on the eternal ninja/pirate debate.
I refuse to play games that have heavy advertising tie-ins. If there's a billboard in the background, it's not that big a deal, but a lot of games bring the prducts into the actual gameplay. I stopped playing Tony Hawk when one of the missions involved "50-50 grinding the McDonalds Arch!", or whatever the hell it was.
Same with Fight Night: Round 3. I didn't mind getting Under-Armor and Everlast gear, since it was at least related to the game, but having a huge Burger King ad taking up half the ring? And unlocking "The King" as a trainer? Ugh. I especially disliked Madden 07 for the xbox, which made you sit thru a "Sprint PCS report" at the end of every drive. The strange thing was, the Sprint ad was present in the xbox version and was absent in the xbox 360 and ps2 versions.
These game companies have to be making a fortune in advertising revenue. After all, they're delivering a captive audience to the advertisers: if you're playing a game, you have to be looking at the screen. Yet the games that advertise cost as much as the ones that don't. Screw that. It's like the commercials before movies. If you're charging me the same price as usual, while subjecting me to a new barrage of messages trying to get me to buy shit, then I don't want your product. I'll wait for the DVD, or in this case, buy a different game.
Scully, I've received another report of spontaneous human combustion. Quick - to the IBM's OmniFind Yahoo! Edition enterprise search software with UFO Crawler!
With any luck, we'll find a few geocities pages documenting this bizarre phenomenon. If we're extremely lucky, we might even come across a few poorly animated gifs of the combustion process.
A woman was pepper-sprayed in her car by a crazed astronaut. The astronaut had a knife and a mallet in her car and certainly meant to inflict quite grievous harm upon her victim. The assault was a pre-meditated and meticulously planned event.
And our reaction to this story should be: "Poor astronaut. I hope she has a nice future"?
There's an old saying to the effect of "Let's not forget the victims in our haste to pity their assailants." (That's a very rough paraphrase.) I don't understand what element of this story prompts your sympathy for Nowak, who went to great lengths and great trouble to kidnap and presumably kill a woman for dating Nowak's ex-lover. But I would venture to say that your sympathy is misplaced, and could probably find a more suitable recipient.
Speaking as a recent law school graduate ('05), I completely agree with parent. I can't believe anyone would find sanity among law students. They're generally an intellectually undistinguished breed with an inflated sense of self-importance. There were the occasional exceptions, but for the most part, hearing law students spout their arrogant, ill-informed opinions in class was enough. I can't imagine volunteering to spend more time with them outside of class.
I especially agree with the "echo chamber" part. Most students who entered law school with noble intentions generally lost them by the third year. I attributed this widespread disillusionment to all the time they spent with selfish yuppies who had no sense of social responsibility. Hanging around crowds of people with that mentality for three years can certainly have a corrosive effect on your values.
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Politicians are often inept, but there are advantages to having them act as a check upon the military. Military commanders don't have the full gamut of respones available to politicians - diplomacy, economic pressure, etc - and frequently see military force as the answer to most problems. It's like the old expression: "If all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail."
Somewhat off-topic, but I listened to the same lectures by Bob Brier (aka Mr. Mummy) and I thought they were an excellent overview of ancient Egypt. For anyone with an interest in Egyptology, head over to your library and check out the audiotape: "The History of Ancient Egypt."
I'm glad to hear that an author I've never heard of has secured film rights to a book that hasn't been released yet, but I think I liked this movie better when it was called 'The One' and starred Jet Li.
2. A federal healthcare system would be more efficient than a patchwork of private insurers. Additionally, a person could lose his job without worrying that a serious injury/illness would bankrupt his entire family.
You may disagree with the factual validity of those arguments, but there is no logical inconsistency between them.
The highway estimate is a little more accurate. Cruising at 65-68 mph under optimal conditions (no AC, etc.) I usually get around 47 mph.
It's also kind of funny how much the weather affects my MPG. Cold weather drops me down at least 5 MPG. I'm not sure if that's particular to hybrids, or if that's every car.
If we're comparing like to like, we should be looking at other degrees as worthless as a Masters in pedagogy. Every teacher I know (in NJ/PA) is pursuing a graduate degree, not to advance intellectually, but to receive a higher salary. Personally, I think it's absurd. Do you really need a PhD in History to teach fifth-graders about the American Revolution?
I think it's more like "Stop the corporate shrilling". I refuse to believe that the "anonymous reader" who submitted the article isn't part of Apple's PR department.
Benevolent Leader performs magnanimous gesture for peon, news at 11:00.
It goes without saying that Khamenei's statements are seldom reported in the media, whereas every bat-shit insane word out of Ahmadinejad is front page news.
I'm a low-level computer user with a gmail account, and I much prefer to use Thunderbird at home. I can't stand reading my mail through a web browser and seeing advertisements that relate to the text of my mail. Especially when the advertisements are for such shitty websites.
I love that the post started out by chiding someone about their poor communication skills, and ended with "have fun sorting my mail or painting my garage". The ironing is delicious.
If you're talking about "say whatever the hell you want", you must be thinking of defense attorneys. A defense attorney is expected to zealously advocate for his client, and if he says something outrageous, he suffers no harm for it. If a prosecutor says something he shouldn't, he probably loses his conviction to prosecutorial misconduct.
So I have my doubts about this "alleged death threat" by an NJ prosecutor. Especially since New Jersey has a moratorium on the death penalty and hasn't executed anyone since 1976.
"What's with all these awards? They're always giving out awards. Best Fascist Dictator: Adolf Hitler."
I refuse to play games that have heavy advertising tie-ins. If there's a billboard in the background, it's not that big a deal, but a lot of games bring the prducts into the actual gameplay. I stopped playing Tony Hawk when one of the missions involved "50-50 grinding the McDonalds Arch!", or whatever the hell it was.
Same with Fight Night: Round 3. I didn't mind getting Under-Armor and Everlast gear, since it was at least related to the game, but having a huge Burger King ad taking up half the ring? And unlocking "The King" as a trainer? Ugh. I especially disliked Madden 07 for the xbox, which made you sit thru a "Sprint PCS report" at the end of every drive. The strange thing was, the Sprint ad was present in the xbox version and was absent in the xbox 360 and ps2 versions.
These game companies have to be making a fortune in advertising revenue. After all, they're delivering a captive audience to the advertisers: if you're playing a game, you have to be looking at the screen. Yet the games that advertise cost as much as the ones that don't. Screw that. It's like the commercials before movies. If you're charging me the same price as usual, while subjecting me to a new barrage of messages trying to get me to buy shit, then I don't want your product. I'll wait for the DVD, or in this case, buy a different game.
Scully, I've received another report of spontaneous human combustion. Quick - to the IBM's OmniFind Yahoo! Edition enterprise search software with UFO Crawler!
With any luck, we'll find a few geocities pages documenting this bizarre phenomenon. If we're extremely lucky, we might even come across a few poorly animated gifs of the combustion process.
Well, that's certainly a different perspective.
A woman was pepper-sprayed in her car by a crazed astronaut. The astronaut had a knife and a mallet in her car and certainly meant to inflict quite grievous harm upon her victim. The assault was a pre-meditated and meticulously planned event.
And our reaction to this story should be: "Poor astronaut. I hope she has a nice future"?
There's an old saying to the effect of "Let's not forget the victims in our haste to pity their assailants." (That's a very rough paraphrase.) I don't understand what element of this story prompts your sympathy for Nowak, who went to great lengths and great trouble to kidnap and presumably kill a woman for dating Nowak's ex-lover. But I would venture to say that your sympathy is misplaced, and could probably find a more suitable recipient.
Speaking as a recent law school graduate ('05), I completely agree with parent. I can't believe anyone would find sanity among law students. They're generally an intellectually undistinguished breed with an inflated sense of self-importance. There were the occasional exceptions, but for the most part, hearing law students spout their arrogant, ill-informed opinions in class was enough. I can't imagine volunteering to spend more time with them outside of class.
I especially agree with the "echo chamber" part. Most students who entered law school with noble intentions generally lost them by the third year. I attributed this widespread disillusionment to all the time they spent with selfish yuppies who had no sense of social responsibility. Hanging around crowds of people with that mentality for three years can certainly have a corrosive effect on your values.