Comment: racist trolls (Score 1) 175
If someone browses at -1, they will notice that you definitely can post 'nigger' on Slashdot.
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If someone browses at -1, they will notice that you definitely can post 'nigger' on Slashdot.
in most cars I've seen, windshield wiper is controlled by a stick to the right of the wheel, turn signal by a stick to the left of the wheel. Different things, although I still occasionally hit the wrong one.
A lot of controls seem to be hybrid - can be turned like a dial (for adjusting), can be pushed like a button (for on/off). Either way, I don't like to fidget with them while driving.
I suppose fighting off foreigners would be a different dynamic than fighting other locals.
I can see the positives and negatives of both sides here.
Some things wouldn't happen without guns involved. Even if other weapons are involved, would the result be less severe? However, in a practical sense, it can be hard to make this work for crime prevention.
Maybe the authorities worry about an armed citizenry, but why? What can the average person do against police/military with professional training and equipment anyway?
true, maybe that has a point about the principle represented by the 2nd amendment.
reminds me of when I was a dishwasher
one of my few positive memories of that job was one shift where I listened to the first four Led Zeppelin albums in order.
Music is a great alternative to just listening to the machinery. It's great when plowing through grunt work, but not so great when you have to coordinate with others.
manager sometimes took issue with music playing.
perhaps the cords/equipment would have gotten caught up in something
When doing creative work, what I'm listening to can definitely be an inspiration. For instance, what I write is often related to song lyrics.
any of the stuff I usually listen to helps me - vocal or instrumental-only, high-energy or mellow, whatever genre
maybe it's because it's something I'm familiar with - I'd stop to concentrate on the song if it's something I hadn't heard before.
that's one great thing about music, it can easily go in the background while doing other things.
that's the right specialty wiki for Trek, though sometimes it's interesting to compare the regular wiki article and the specialty wiki article
"It is by will alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the juice of sapho that thoughts acquire speed, the lips acquire stains, the stains become a warning. It is by will alone I set my mind in motion." - Mentat mantra, something added by David Lynch to his Dune film
in theory, in information is a good idea. in reality, labeling as GMO seems to stir up the bio-Luddites.'
Sure, Monsanto just wants the $, but this is how I feel even being nonconnected to them.
Heavier than air flying machines are impossible. -- Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, c. 1895