Comment Re:free speech? (Score 4, Insightful) 246
Not half as indecent as what the TSA does.
Not half as indecent as what the TSA does.
I can't help but wonder why the grid is so crappy up there in the northeast. 80 mph winds... big whoop. We had that a few weeks ago down here (North Texas). Several trees down in my neighbourhood, many damaged roofs. But power never went out. Didn't even flicker. All power lines here are buried except high voltage. Why can we do it when the northeast can't?
I liked the story but wish I'd gone to the 2D theater...And NOT worth $32 for two tickets. More for IMAX. More for 42fps, someday. They're just guaranteeing that I'll wait for it to come out on Netflix.
I saw Prometheus the release weekend, but waited until Sunday afternoon and watched it in 2D. Even at a very nice theater that only cost me $5.75. At that price point I left happy. The movie was OK with some memorable concepts and imagery. At $16 I would have been disappointed.
It would go a long way toward ensuring a safer, happier humanity instead of this "Well I carry a gun everywhere because it's better me than him." Are you fucking retarded? Try understanding why someone might flip out and start shooting up a post office, for instance.
Actually, you'd find it surprising how few crimes are committed by people who are carrying firearms legally. The criminals don't bother to jump through the hoops of registering, training, getting a license, etc. You'd find it even more surprising how many crimes are prevented by armed citizens.
Not to mention the supreme court has explicitly ruled that it is not the responsibility of the police to protect you.
True. I looked up the statistics for Texas concealed carry permit holders:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/administration/crime_records/chl/convrates.htm
If you have a concealed carry permit in Texas you are about 90% LESS likely to commit a violent crime.
You are aware that
The best quote I've heard is that true democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner (usually attributed to Ben Franklin).
Usually continued with "And liberty is an armed sheep".
It's "1337" hacker. Just sayin'.
And seriously,
That's got to be the craziest application of 'cop math' I've seen in a non-drug related case ever.
I guess you haven't seen the 'math' used in file sharing law suits then.
My only experience with the scanners was the Dallas International airport. I just politely told them I'd like to opt out of the scanner. The guy pointed me over to another guy and told him I was an "opt-out" in a loud voice. Several people in line looked surprised there was such a thing as "opt out" (sigh). I got a pat down without any junk-grabbing and I was on my way in about 30 seconds.
And this being the TSA I bet the dosimeters will be purchased under a no-bid contract from some politician's buddy at the low cost of $100,000 each.
And Audi is way ahead of Volvo. The actually-on-sale-you-can-go-to-a-dealer-and-buy-it-right-now-today Audi A2 has a sealed hood. There's a plastic flap on the front which covers two spouts into which you can add oil and water, but if you want to touch the engine itself, you need to be an Audi dealer.
It's the car equivalent of the failPhone.
No, not quite.From wikipedia:
"The bonnet was widely rumoured to be sealed — Car and Driver wrote: "...feature of the A2 that may foretell the future: the sealed hood". Actually, the bonnet is easily removed, being held in place by two twist-lock catches."
Unemployment: Solved.
You don't seriously think managers will be monitored, do you?
Let's go have a look.
Esso/Exxon commercials from way back when.
Been using it for 10 years. Yes, they had issues with 4.0 and 4.1 and I stuck with 3.5 until 4.2 came out. But from 4.2 and on I'm liking it. It does everything I want it to and looks pretty too.
Some don't like that the entire workspace is composed of widgets, but I think it's a great concept. I can customize my desktop to suit my style, and just about everything is adjustable/customizable.
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
