Comment Re:Yep (Score 1) 484
That explains the disappointed look on the cable guy's face when he showed up at my girlfriend's place and found me.
Comment Re:Or could it be (Score 1) 458
This comment shows a lack of understanding of Gandhi's accomplishments. Had he acted alone, he would surely have been run over by a train and long forgotten. And the British were *very* violent--ask anyone who was at Amritsar.
Gandhi succeeded because he knew why the British were there, and inspired millions to help make it more difficult to stay than it was worth.
If you get enough people to lie before a train, one of two things will happen-- (1) the sheer number of bodies will physically stop the train, or (2) the engineer will be unable to stomach plowing through so many people.
Wars are not necessarily won by decimating your opponent, but by eliminating your opponent's taste for war.
Comment Re:Fight them (Score 1) 857
Fine. Then we should let them secede from the union, put a fence around them, then let them devolve in peace.
Comment Bill's Title = True Intent of Bill??? (Score 2, Insightful) 248
I'm confused. The bill is called Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009, but having read the bill, it looks like it would actually do the OP says it will. I was beginning to think that there was a rule that a bill's title has to be antithetical to its true intent (e.g., the PATRIOT Act and Internet Freedom and Broadband Deployment Act)
Comment Re:Let me get this straight... (Score 1) 199
Wow. I often don't even wear pants. Oh, wait, you're talking about being at home.
Submission + - Microsoft tries to strong-arm Florida senators
lisah writes: "Microsoft apparently took issue with a bill on the floor of the Florida senate and sent three lobbyists to persuade Senators to change its wording before it is signed. As chair of the House Committee on Audit & Performance, Rep. Ed Homan saw an opportunity to save taxpayers some money by exploring open source solutions as the state prepares to upgrade the computers and software at the Department of Health. He inserted some language to that effect into bill 1974 before it got to its first committee approval, but Microsoft started pressuring senators almost immediately to have it removed. From the article, '...within 24 hours three Microsoft-paid lobbyists, all wearing black suits, were pressuring members of the Senate Committee on Governmental Operations (COGO) to remove the words they didn't like.""
Feed Climate Change Poses Serious Threat To U.S. National Security (sciencedaily.com)
Global climate change presents a serious national security threat that could affect Americans at home, impact U.S. military operations and heighten global tensions, according to a study released today by a blue-ribbon panel of retired admirals and generals.
