I don't see it as much of a "revolution", but I think we are entering an era of choice. It will have some good aspects and some bad aspects, but ultimately will improve the industry as it will force software vendors to become more competitive.
[quote]I think gift giving should be thoughtful. I think it's better to get someone a gift card than a singing bass fish. Yes, the singing bass fish will get lots of laughs when you open it and then where does it go? I've never actually seen a singing bass fish hanging on anyone's wall. [/quote] (quietly removing my singing bass fish from the wall).
[quote]I think that gifts should be opened on Christmas eve.[/quote] When I worked in the group homes, for a couple straight years, Christmas day was one of the few days of the year I KNEW I would have off. I wanted to enjoy the holidays, but I wasn't going to miss the extremely rare opportunity to sleep in. So we started the tradition of opening presents on Christmas Eve, immediately after Christmas Eve service, and have been at it ever since. We've never raised our kids up "believing
[quote]Speaking of 1984, (as on your other article) there's an absolutely chilling track on that album that's basically the announcement being made in the streets by a totalitarian government. [/quote] I'll have to hunt that one down. The Clash quote has become a favorite of mine as it is proving increasingly true (which, by the way, was the reason I chose my current av...in case you were wondering. I might have to see if I can find a picture of John Hurt's Winston Smith (which
danielost, The end of the article was almost directly parroted from someone wanting to take away another one of your rights with the exact same proposal. That's why this article.
Frankly, what good does an electric razor or a set of silverware do me if I can't put gas in my car. I'm a practical person, and to me, if someone gives me something I can use, they HAVE put thought into it!
Gift cards most certainly ARE gifts! Generic ones like WalMart suck (for the most part; exception noted below), but I've been given gift cards on many occasions to places like Red Lobster or the Olive Garden; places I'm usually too cheap to spring for, but where I can enjoy an occasional NICE dinner courtesy of a thoughtful friend. And even the generic WalMart gift card can be useful; on more than one occasion I've been extremely thankful for the generosity of those who gave me WalMart
[quote]Wow...everyone just skips over all the pagan stuff I posted, huh?[/quote] No, it's just that the information is hardly unknown. I love ya, man, but you're beating a tired drum on that one...lol!
(Disclaimer: This article is a parody and not to be taken seriously): "You have the right to free speech As long as you're not dumb enough to actually TRY it!" (The Clash, "Know Your Rights") You don't need to look very far to see places where people have abused their freedom of speech: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/18/national/main2699800.shtml I guess I don't nee
Dan, The problem with that is that the very people guarding the repository would be the very people against whom the threat of armed revolt needs to be maintained. The second amendment was not instituted for duck hunting, or for clay pigeons, but because we had just liberated ourselves from a tyrannical force who had made even the ownership of a forge illegal in the colonies. In addition, you have just described a fascist state. The only way to ensure the weapons' return to the
no, a faggot is a bundle of sticks...a fag is a cigarette. [link="https://forums.joeuser.com/?g=editreply&aid=169741&rid=1387938"]WWW Link[/link]
[quote]I was thinking about that too, there is also the "mimimum mark up" law here in Wisconsin. So, one count each agaist those who knowingly stole gas, and two counts against her. ;~D[/quote] Let's think for a second about the .0001% who actually might have needed gas. Minocqua's a pretty small town, and although I didn't count the number of service stations last time I was there, it surely can't be many. And patrons shouldn't be expected to sit out overnight to wait for the error to
Well, when push comes to shove, dan, and the next time we have a knock down drag out, I want it remembered for the record that I DO have your back when I agree with you...lol!
I've noticed that every single person who points fingers at others somehow thinks they have the only handle on truth. This is a shameful waste of space.
[quote]i have a spelling problem but i know the difference between seen and scene. [/quote] hehehehe! I don't think he's a-gonna address that one, danielost.
This last week has given me an interesting change of perspective. For those who don't know, I spent the better part of last Saturday and early Sunday literally crippled with gout. Over the week, as I've been evaluating things and learning more about my condition, I have been intrigued with how readily we embrace foods that literally poison us with no afterthought. Being crippled, even if for less than 24 hours, makes you think about those things. I'm hoping this is the beginni
[quote] If you are so concerned about the poor, we should begin providing an energy credit in the form of a check to help them pay the higher energy costs until we solve this problem! [/quote] Tax them more then graciously give them back the money? That's such a bass ackwards financing system as to be laughable and totally undermine the credibility of anything you have to say. Again you conveniently avoid the issue that requiring stringent mileage standards will not help the po
[quote]For crying out loud, leave it alone people - this is getting boring real fast....[/quote] Yeah, I can see how talking about personal computing on a forum for personal computing would be pretty boring! Next we might talk about (gasp!) 64 bit processing!
[quote]Who cares? Anyone that buys gas or uses energy. YOU ARE AN IDIOT![/quote] Oh, you're right, Gene. I should let my family die in squalor rather than actually heat our home or drive to work! And tell me, do you bicycle everywhere you go? And I mean EVERYWHERE? If not, you are the idiot you claim us to be!
Wow, proof positive you don't give one rat's butt about the poor, Col! As I already detailed, the TRUTH is that this bill would have raised taxes on gasoline, natural gas and oil, meaning that the POOR would bear the brunt of the burden. The poor that you claim to care about would receive all of the burden and none of the benefits of this bill, since the cars that the poor drive are essentially castoffs from the wealthy of this country (we buy our cars USED, meaning a change within 5 ye
A-D, Well, since Huckabee's experience has been at the state level in a non border state, I'd guess the record would be rather limited, but I'll give it a look see tomorrow at work when I have more bandwidth.
[quote]Entropy would have lowered the number of assault weapon (and continuing increasing the price) with time, if the ban would have been continued.[/quote] Again, assuming criminals use legal channels to obtain their weapons. I think we're at the point on this subject of arguing in circles, so I won't continue making most of the points I've been making, but I do appreciate the discourse. One of the things I appreciate about your approach, cikomyr, is that when we disagree (wh
[quote]There are ways to fabricate magasines that will simply be impossible to modify. [/quote] I disagree. Just as it is impossible to create a completely hacker proof computer network, it is highly improbable that a completely mod-proof magazine could be created. Yes, you could make it difficult, but it's not likely to make it impossible. And let's say for the sake of argument that you could. How are you going to seize all of the high capacity magazines currently in existence? <br
[quote]I am not talking about outlawing guns, but lowering gun effeciency, like lowering the number of bullet in a magasine. If you outlaw to sell (or produce) magasines with more than 5 bullets in them, for example. I don't think this is covered by the constitution. [/quote] The problem, cikomyr, is that this only works assuming the gun users are law abiding. Mass murderers are, by definition, NOT. With the little knowledge I have, I am reasonably certain that I could
[quote]But where do illegal guns in the USA come from? Off course, if you impliment a law NOW that outlaw weapon device X, there will be some time before police work and restrictions eventually dry out the availability on the black market.[/quote] It's not that simple, cikomyr, because of the second amendment (an amendment that I personally happen to favor). There is a process to change the Constitution, but it's long, involved, and in the case of guns, highly unlikely to happen, simply
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