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Comment Re:Of course (Score 2) 945

Second, where do conservative commentators have their greatest strength, in terms of market penetration, viewership numbers, etc? Radio and Cable. On the radio, there is pretty much Right win talk, apolitical top-40 pop drivel, and NPR coming in a distant third. On cable, you have the rabid ideologues on Fox, and the slightly more respectable-looking "centrist" corporatistists elsewhere. The left pretty much has comedy central.

The left has a pretty good hold on cable too. CNN & MSNBC are pretty far left. Unfortunately, I dont think we even have a "centrist" news station any more. The only reason the left doesnt hold onto talk radio is because nobody wants to listen. They tried with Air America, which was FAR more "left" than FOX is "right". But Air America pushed themselves over the edge with batshit nutty people like Randy Rhoads.

Comment Re:Of course (Score 1) 945

If you actually had really and truly been listening, then you would have heard him say it goes 300 miles on gas "backup."

Oh, they were listening. See, they leave out the stuff that doesnt fit their agenda. Both left and right do that crap.

Comment Re:The U.S. Constitution (Score 3, Insightful) 414

I think you're looking at this from the wrong perspective. It isn't the ISPs that are pushing for it, even though they will benefit...

It's the MIAA and RIAA that are pushing for it. They're banking on making it expensive to pirate media in order to diminish how often it happens!

I think this would encourage piracy. If a person has to pay as they go, wouldn't it be cheaper to download a single compressed file, maybe even of lower quality, instead of streaming with commercials & all the other crap?

Comment So what is the goal here? (Score 1) 478

Are they looking to arrest parents that buy videogames for their kids? Because I don't buy the idea that parents don't know what games their kids are buying. Games are expensive. The parents give them the money or buy the game for the kid in most cases. They see them playing it. I think this is just an agenda for the holier-than-thou to force their views on others.

Comment Re:competition? (Score 1) 775

Correct me if I'm wrong, but you can setup your PayPal account so that it has the ability to deposit money right into your bank account, right? With online banking all the rage nowadays, can you not just transfer the money from your paypal account every week keeping a minimum in there for incidental costs? That way, you can keep your money in your own bank account. I don't know much about PayPal, but wouldn't that be a viable option instead of keeping say... 600,000 pounds in PayPal?

They can still get the money back from your bank account.

Comment Re:Stupid (Score 2, Insightful) 1695

What does the size of the ISP have to do with it? The Constitution in this case is irrelevant. The Constitution is a list of limits on government, not ISPs. If you dont like their contract, use a different ISP. That said, I would like to know who gets to determine what is, or is not, "hate" speech. The whole concept of hate speech and hate crimes is bullshit IMO.

Comment Re:That's how the market is supposed to work. (Score 1) 762

We bought an 07 Altima hybrid with 35k miles. All I know is, I get nearly 40mpg, and it has a full warranty to 100k. Our old Nissan SUV got about 16mpg. So my fuel bill is cheaper, and my payment is about $60/mo cheaper. Right now, for my family, that is what counts. I didnt get the car to make a statement or help humanity. I couldnt give a shit what anyone thinks. I got it because it helps my bills.

Comment They change it again? (Score 0) 1657

So they are calling it "global warming" again? I was just getting used to them changing from "global warming" to "climate change." Because the masses were not buying it. And man made? Its ego, plain and simple. The elites of this planet cannot contemplate being out of control. Or heaven forbid the masses being out of their control. And the rules and regulations from "controlling climate change" will keep the little people in line.

Comment Re:Before anyone gets in a huff... (Score 1) 1217

It was the way they taught with them, the way they used them in class. Different teachers too. They required different units over the years. And each model had various features the others didnt. Certain models they wouldnt allow on tests, so you had to have the one that teacher was using. I cant stand the damn things myself. I prefer my Hewlett-Packard RPN calculators.

Comment Art? (Score 1, Troll) 69

I understand the "creative class" needs their validation because they cannot cope with the real world. But graffiti is vandalism. Deal with it. What if one of them takes a shit on your porch and calls it "art?"

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