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Comment Re:Guantanamo (Score 1) 128

No what I am saying is that the US government can not pick and choose which restrictions it wishes to be bound by.

What you are suggesting is that the US could pass a law that says "All non-citizens must be Christian" or that it would be OK to search, arrest, and detain anyone who is not a US citizen for no other reason than "S/He is not Christian"

If you think about it, allowing the government to do such things can, and more than likely will, lead to the government deciding who is and is not a true "Citizen" Thus creating a subclass of people who have no protected rights and can be detained, used for labor, and considered less than other Americans. Maybe they will be nice and say they are 1/5 of a citizen.

Comment Re:Guantanamo (Score 2) 128

Really? Have you read the Constitution?

your interpretation is wrong, the Constitution lays the foundation for the US Government and outlines restrictions on the government. It does not grant rights and it does not say "The government can not do this to American Citizens"

For example, Amendment #1

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

I could list them all but basically it restricts the government from taking actions that violate our inalienable rights. Those are the ones that we are granted by our creator. Some one in government decided that they can violate those restrictions provided it is only done to people outside the US. In my opinion that is BULL SHIT!

Comment Re:Wow (Score 2) 136

Being able to answer simple questions, ones that every girl learns by age 13.

Things like references to there 28 day cycle. I have commented that someone must be in the first 7 days of 28 and had the person in chat ask what I meant. When I replied "You know, your 28 day cycle?" I have been asked "What? I dont understand. 28 days of what?"

Most guys when asked their favorite color of lipstick reply with RED. Hint, there is no red. There is "Wild Orchid" and "Ruby" but no lipstick is just RED

You can also ask about pantyhose sizes, panty sizes, dress sizes, Hair colors, etc, etc. Lots of things that guys pay no attention to.

Then you get to the more obscure stuff like sex during a period tends to relieve cramps, Women will eat something before a first dinner date because the date is about the conversation and not the food. Heck if she gets into Sexting you can really toss some fun stuff in like descriptions of what you are doing to her labia or how you are pressing her cervix. Then watch to see how they reply, do they even know where those parts are?

The joy of growing up with 2 sisters, having two daughters, a wife, and a girlfriend. You learn a lot about women. lol

Comment Re:Queue the deniers (Score 1) 387


Yes, it does. It's the only way for practical research to ever happen. You can't go around questioning fundamental assumptions at every turn.

Your right, You cant go around questioning settled science. it would be wrong.

Marijuana is a dangerous and addictive substance that has no accepted medical uses. The science is settled and there is a federal law saying so. So all the Marijuana deniers are just fighting a loosing battle and need to realize that the science is settled. :P

Comment Re:Get used to disappointment... (Score 3, Insightful) 284

I'd say if you have another 10-15 years of life left in you, you will, no matter where you live.

I have heard that statement made many times over the last 30 years. It has yet to happen and I dont think it will.

The truth is that Bush Sr, GW Bush, and Obama are all the same. There is no difference between Dem. and Rep. It all boils down to money and power, nether gives a S**T about the people.

  I only hope that some day enough people wake up and say F*** IT, then vote third party. I would love to see a three way tie or even a race between three parties that comes down to less than 1% difference.

Submission + - Heartbleed Patches Further Expose Microsoft's Flaws (microsoft.com) 1

Keith Kevelson writes: As Microsoft continues to grapple with the Heartbleed bug by releasing new patches, many of the patches reveal other flaws. Several Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 users have already reported that installing recommended updates, including the recently released patches, cause nothing but a blank screen and a blinking cursor upon rebooting. The updates installed range from the Juniper Patch for VPN usage to routine updates for drivers, and people are storming tech-support about it. To make matters worse, Microsoft Tech Support is telling people to reinstall their drivers and operating systems, causing many to lose much of their software and work.

"I called Microsoft and they told me that if I couldn't load Safe Mode that I just have to reinstall everything like Word and Adobe and then hung up. I don't know how to do that" says Katharine Reynolds, a retired hairdresser.

"It was incredibly frustrating because I set restore points, back up my files, and do everything they[Microsoft] recommends, but they still tell you to reinstall all of your software," says Bob Harper, a 52 year old accountant.

I was unable to get a tech support worker from Microsoft to comment or reveal his full name for quote, but I can confirm that they did recommend reinstalling the hard-drive after enough things fail. I also enclosed a link from 2010 that reveals that this problem has been happening for a long time now. At any rate, failure for Windows to load is usually caused by updates enabling the UEFI mode by accident. The fact that nobody told these people how to disable UEFI and switch to legacy mode after installing updates, which almost always solves the blinking cursor problems after updating Windows, is deeply disturbing.

Submission + - U.S. Military Drones Migrating to Linux (linuxgizmos.com)

__aajbyc7391 writes: Raytheon is switching its UAV control system from Solaris to Linux for U.S. military drones, starting with a Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter. Earlier this month Raytheon entered into a $15.8 million contract with the U.S. Navy to upgrade Raytheon’s control systems for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to a May 2 Avionics Intelligence report. The overhaul is designed to implement more modern controls to help ground-based personnel control UAVs. Raytheon’s tuxified version of its Vertical Takeoff and Landing Unmanned Air Vehicle (VTUAV) Tactical Control System (TCS) will also implement universal UAV control qualities. As a result the TCS can be used in in all U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps UAVs that weigh at least 20 pounds. By providing an open standard, the common Linux-based platform is expected to reduce costs by limiting the types of UAV control systems that need to be built and maintained for each craft.

Comment Re:Militia, then vs now (Score 1) 1633

I have a 1923 German 8mm Mouser Sniper rifle. I paid $90 for it several years ago and at 100 yards with hand loaded matched ammo I can create a single 8mm hole in the target with the first round and put the next 5 rounds through the same hole. At 200 yards I keep a pattern under .25in.

Low cost accurate rifles are available.

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