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2003/11/25-26 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic] UID:11214 Activity:nil |
11/24 battlestar galactica is back http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/about/background/index.html \_ cyborg Cylons!?! WTF?! Boycott! Go buy the DVD box set instead - a much better investment in time. \_ I think it is good that Starbuck is going to be a girl. I think that character will play better as a female. That being said, and although i will certainly be tuning in, I don't really have much hope. The second main guy they talk about in that link is from the ST_TNG_ and _DS9_ and those shows both mostly sucked ass. Also any time someone in SF talks about how it is really all about the characters, their show sucks. (of course, it is a small sample size of shows that all suck. I don't understand how two of the best shows \_ [added at the top because the rest of the replies are OT] SciFi has a real hit (Dune, Children of Dune) and miss (every- thing else) ratio with their original material. BG could go either way. As for ST:TNG and DS9, your opinion is noted and scoffed at, but basing your hopes for BG on the inclusion of a guy who did some "co-writing" and producing on the other shows makes no sense; the entire ST franchise is under the thumb of the domineering and autocratic Rick Berman. BG will be the first time we get to see Moore with full creative license. Let's see how badly he mangles the pilot and _then_ pillory him. \_ Well, I can't think of anyone in the industry that I despise like i despise Rick Berman, so I am willing to put all the blame on him. My fingers are now crossed. \_ Right on. Now, when it turns out to be a steaming pile, I'll be glad to commiserate with you right here. \_ You liked children of dune? \_ It was flawed, but yes, I liked it. \_ Troll/flamefest Below: --------------------------------------------------------------- \_ Anyone who uses the phrase "sucked ass" in a serious way can't be worth listening to. I knew you were an idiot when you said Starbuck should be female but didn't truly understand until you were sucking ass. \_ Wow. You managed to derail anything remotely like conversation about the topic. You get the troller-of-the-week cookie! \_ I bow before the other motd masters of destruction. I am but a butterfly before their hammer. \_ Starbuck acted like a female anyway, might as well make him one and give me something to look at. \_ STOP OVERWRITING OTHER PEOPLE'S POSTS \_ bite me, I didn't. \_ yes, you did. But apparently, you're too clueless to notice that a file has changed since you opened it in your editor. \_ because I used 'diff' incorrectly? bite me. \_ Wow. You're astoundingly closed minded. A swear word mixed in with a sentence does not invalidate the thoughts or intellect of the poster. It might not necessarily demonstrate good socialization or courtesy, but it has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. Let me put it this way: Go away you sanctimonious twit. Have a nice day. \_ Dear Moron, perhaps you failed basic reading comprehension, or maybe you were simply born with a low IQ or other mental defect so I shall explain to you v-e-r-y s-l-o-w-l-y. The op made 2 statements. I responded to both. I made it clear that the "swear word" was not my primary concern but was merely an indication of ordinary idiocy. I presented my reason for the belief in the next sentence. In the future I shall w-r-i-t-e m-u-c-h s-l-o-w-e-r for you. Please die and have a nice day. \_ cf, 'sanctimonius twit' etc. Have a nice day. \_ Apparently your definition of idiocy is different from mine. You're a christian republican sysadmin, aren't you? \_ You forgot "white, fat, racist, rich, old, uncool, greasy, stupid, uneducated, jewish, southern hick" in your ad hominen. \_ Hey, stop insulting us christian republican sysadmins (white, fat, or otherwise). \_ Why not? They are the most easily baited, and they make up most of the motd population. \_ left out again... --black muslim green poet |
2003/11/25-26 [Consumer/Audio] UID:11215 Activity:nil |
11/24 I'm thinking of buying a HD based MP3 player. And I'm considering iRiver iHP-120, iPod, and Rio Karma, in that order, so far. Just want to know what people use and think. \_ I've used them all and iPod is the most well rounded players of all in terms of reliability, support, weight, and ease of use. iPods do cost more, but you really get what you pay for. \_ is it possible to elaborate at all? ie, specify a few key features where iPod is better? your post is helpful but still sounds like an Apple commercial. -!op, also considering purchase \_ there was a cnet article recently re: 5 bad things about the ipod. you might want to search for it. what i remember is something about if 6 hrs battery life isn't enough, and the battery not being replaceable. \_ I've found the iPod works well for me, though I do wihs it had an FM tuner. It has a nice UI, works very well with my mac, has a fast transfer time, and is reasonably small. (I also use it to store phone numbers/addresses) Not an apple commercial, I just like it, and it saved my ass by being easy backup when my hard drive crashed. There is also an official apple battery replacement program now, though I'm not sure how long the batteries are supposed to last. -chialea \_ Too bad it has issues playing back variable bit rate mp3s. Specifically the r3mix'd kind. \_ really? I've been playing r3mixed and alt-preset standard vbr mp3's on it for almost a year with no problems at all. what are these issues you're talking about? \_ http://www.ipodsdirtysecret.com \_ I've got a 5 gb original iPod and the battery hasn't had any problems. Most of the people I know with iPods haven't had any problems either. These people sound like a bunch of whiners. \_ Actually, the iRiver costs more than the rest, I think. BTW, do iPods do crossfading? That's one reason I'm not jumping on the iRiver, and considering Karma. -op \_ You may want to consider one of the Creative Nomad Jukebox players. I have a Nomad Zen 60 GB and I'm happy with it. \_ you're all just a bunch of music stealing pirates. god will punish you all with non stop britney on a short loop with her lesbo mother/daughter kiss burned into your retinas. \_ i was stealing music long before digital music. \_ I get really turned on by mother/daughter lesbian porn. Actually watching Gilmore Girls that's all I think about! \_ sounds like incest, not lesbian \_ who says you can't have both at the same time? \_ California Penal Code Section 285. \_ i film my privately, not for pay. \_ Read the Code: Any incest is illegal. \_ ew! now I'll never enjoy m/d porn again! |
2003/11/25 [Transportation/Car, Transportation/Car/RoadHogs] UID:11216 Activity:nil |
11/24 What's the diff b/w 4WD and AWD? \_ usually if they say 4WD the vehicle is normally in 2WD with the ability to switch to 4WD.. but on normal city streets will not handle well in 4WD (often because it locks 1/both/all differentials). AWD usually implies it will automatically shift power to or away from wheels w/o any intervention. There are of course variations on these rules.. such as the mercedes 4matic \_ Yes, 4WD with locking differential(s) handles even worse than 2WD on paved roads unless you're always going straight. It's not intended to be used on-road. The only time the 4WD on my Cherokee saved my ass on city street was one time when I unknowingly landed one rear wheel on a cable car track on an uphill slope while waiting to make a left turn on a rainy day. As the opposite traffic cleared, I stepped on the gas but my truck didn't move an inch. Realizing that I was going to be hit by the oncoming cable car going downhill fast in the opposite direction, I paniced, pulled the 4WD lever, floored the gas pedal and pulled myself out of the intersection. \_ http://auto.howstuffworks.com/four-wheel-drive.htm/printable \_ great link, thanks! So I'm curious, how much of a mpg penalty is there for the awd differential? \_ Usually 2-4 MPG highway. Don't remember about city. Just check out this year's specs for various vehicle models with both AWD and 2WD. E.g. Toyota Sienna (van), Lexus RX300 (SUV), Toyota Matrix (car). \_ negligable on some, e.g. audi. definitely less than other factors like tire width, tire pressure, mass of lead foot. |
2003/11/25 [Computer/SW/WWW/Browsers] UID:11217 Activity:nil |
11/24 Alternatives to MS IE. Anybody know what's the skinny on Netscape 7.1? free, quality? Anything about it better than Mozilla? \_ No. If you're going to use NS7 you're better off with M1.x which is the same code base but actually gets worked on. \_ Firebird firebird firebird. \_ Yeah, I know. That's the one I'm recommending, but I'm trying to understand what is Netscape these days. is it downstream from Mozilla, or is it independent? \_ yes. NS will always be behind Moz, because it starts from the Moz codebase. \_ There's really nothing to recommend it. It's Mozilla with AOL ads. \_ it has an integrated aim client and its mail client can read netscape webmail. however, the netscape browser division is no more, so that's probably the last netscape you'll see. so i'd go with mozilla. maybe firebird, if it's good enough for you. \_ Safari. I'm told konqueror is pretty good too. Of course real men just need telnet to surf the web. \_ real men code in assembly too. |
2003/11/25 [Politics/Foreign/Europe] UID:11218 Activity:nil |
11/24 Great, while we are invading other nations for weapon of mass destruction, we've just approved a defense bill that includes research on new (smaller) nukes so we can blast anyone we want. \_ Not that I support more nuclear arms research, but I'd hazard a guess that most of the motd camp thinks this is just fine and dandy. Its the "Do what I say, not what I do" foreign policy. \_ Well considering we don't starve 90% of our population to death and are not ushering in the new caliphate by blowing up all non-believers... Of course, we can't expect the same criticism of Russia's development of the Topol-M or the continued testing by France in the South Pacific, because, as we all know the US is to blame for everything. \_ Nice strawman. French nuclear testing has been vigorously protested and criticized by a broad spectrum of organizations. \_ Not on the motd because as always any counter point to the Blame/Hate America First camp is always a strawman or a bad source or dismissed in some other way that shuts down all discussion since there's no other counter. \_ There's actually plenty of counters, its just that motd liberals have better things to do than to participate in endless circular arguments with right wing motd cranks. Like, getting out and seeing the sun and spending time with their friends, and stuff. |
2003/11/25 [Uncategorized] UID:11220 Activity:nil |
11/24 [ subaru thread nuked. Selective deletions aren't nice. ] |
2003/11/25-26 [Politics/Domestic/Gay] UID:11221 Activity:low |
11/25 "Considering how miserable weddings seem to make straight people -- the work, the expense, the seemingly inevitable conflicts with your parents, the 50 percent chance of a divorce -- shouldn't people who don't like gay people want us to get married, just to make us miserable?" -- Dan Savage \_ I agree with 3,000 years of recorded history. Marriage is an institution between a man and a woman ... and our constitution and laws should reflect that. -Massachusetts gov \_ I agree with thousands of years of recorded history. Slavery is an institution between a master and a servant.. and our constitution reflects that. Let's bring it back. \_ talk about missing the point. \_ No point to be missed, just some bigotry to be pointed out. \_ No, the point was "-Massachusetts gov". Care to try again? \_ The governor of Massachusetts is a Mormon. No surprises here. \_ Yeah, I see clearly in our Constitution where it says slavery. America - love it or leave it. \_ Taxation and Representation - Article 1 Section 2: "Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons." \_ superceded , 14th amendment section 2. \_ Which was exactly my point. Sometimes, you have to make changes. Slave Trade - Article 1 Section 9: "The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person." Fugitive Slaves - Article 4 Section 2:: "No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due." America - love it or fix it. \_ what's so broken about not allowing queers to marry? we don't allow lots of people who engage in anti-social behavior to do a lot of things for a lot of reasons. \_ Okay, I'll bite. What's anti-social about fucking? Seems pretty damn social to me. \_ Garriage! \_ ill bite, what's garriage mean? \_ I believe its a concatenation of "gay" and "marriage." -- !op \_ ah... thanks. garriage... please tell me, is it supposed to be insulting or a positive word/phrase? \_ I have no idea. I don't think its either. I think its just meant to be stupid/funny, like the rest of the motd. Whether it suceeds at that is a matter of opinion. I thought it was really funny the first time I saw, but I'm sure like ED! and RIDE BIKE! and now IFILE!, it will just become tiresome. \_ Actually, I was going for meme status... I'd like to promote it as an alternative to the term "civil union", which is the blinkingly obvious solution to this whole debate. Marriage == religious sacrament. Civil Union: Government's version of two people declaring their love of shared tax forms. \_ Nice plan, but the fundies will never go for it. Anything that acknoledges that there might be an acceptable, workable lifestyle that includes something other than missionary position vaginal sex between a married heterosexual couple for the purpose of reproduction is verboten. BTW, Dean supports something exactly like what you are suggesting, but of course the media will just spin it as "gay marriage" because it will get better ratings that way. \_ DEAN! |
2003/11/25-26 [Reference/RealEstate] UID:11222 Activity:high |
11/24 Don't overlook a condominium as an affordable first investment. Unlike years past, when condos were considered a lousy investment by comparison with detached homes, condos are now appreciating at twice the rate of single-family residences. http://csua.org/u/53b \_ Not a condo, but the whole condominium is a good investment. A single condo still sux balz! \_ Sure, but that will stop when they approach the cost of a SFR, which will always cost more - and the SFR will hold its value better, too. \_ Another factor I have heard is that the boomers are starting to reach retirement age, and their kids are leaving home, and because of that, many will be downgrading from house to townhome or apartment. \_ This was supposed to happen with WWII-era seniors when the boomers left home. It didn't quite work out that way as the boomers moved south and west and built more suburbs. The big change is the increase of single adults (with and without kids) with homes and immigrants. \_ OTOH, watch prices on 2-storey units drop as Boomers like my Mom and Dad realize they won't be able to make it up the stairs much longer. \_ Supply and demand affects condo prices more than homes because it is easier to increase the supply in a given neighborhood. If there are lots of condo developments and/or free land nearby, be wary. In as city like SF, you are prob safer from this kind of thing happening. \_ hehehe another bitter renter trying to delude himself into thinking the home he can't afford is a bad ivnestment. \_ Considering the fervent responses on the motd everytime someone questions housing prices, looks more like a bunch of heavily mortgaged home owners worried about the prices of their houses. Makes good troll bait. - happy owner of big house not in BA. \_ Not at all. I was in the bitter renter hoping for a housing crunch mode until I finally got a clue and just bought something. I'm up over $150 in 4 years, thanks and not even close to heavily mortgaged. I'll own it 100% in ~7.5 years. \_ Down with the Kapitalist bourgeiosie! \_ What makes you think the next 4 years is going to be like the last 4 years? The housing price increase rate during the bubble and interest rate cutting years is not sustainable. Home price increase first half of this year - San Jose -1%, Oakland 1%, SF 1%. That doesn't sound like good enough reason to rush out to buy a house at all cost. Interest rate can't go any lower. Latest news is housing sales went down. Economy is still uncertain. Besides, the Op may just be considering uncertain. Besides, the op may just be considering to buy a house. Just because you have no clue for a long time, and then made a "smart" move doesn't mean you whether it's worth it to buy a condo, or save more to buy a house. You said you had no clue for some time before making a "smart" move to buy a house. Perhaps you should consider the possibility that you may be quite clueless about what will happen in the next four years instead of jumping to conclusions that anyone less than 100% bullish abouthousing prices is a "bitter renter". |
2003/11/25-26 [Computer/SW/Security] UID:11223 Activity:nil |
11/25 When I do "ssh machine command" it keeps asking me for password. The weird thing is that it only happens on certain machines. Why is that and how do I make it so it never prompts for a password? Thx \_ create private keys \_ man ssh-keygen, man ssh-agent \_ Also man ssh, search for shosts. \_ shost-like authentication is not enabled by default in newer implementations of OpenSSH. Just use the key authentication. |
2003/11/25-26 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iraq, Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Israel] UID:11224 Activity:kinda low |
11/25 Farmer's house to be destroyed in a matter of hours. Just remember you never really own property in this country. If the government wants it, too bad. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1028759/posts \_ what does it mean in the comments section when freepers say "bump?" Is that like "Heil Bush?" \_ if it means the same thing as on various other boards, then it means to bump the thread back up to the top in the thread index. it works because posts that show activity get moved up. \_ Bzzt. As with so many freeper links, this does not contain enough info to make an informed judgement. Does this building constitute an asbestos hazard? Is this a living unit? What were Farmer Avery's responses to the letters sent by the Supervisor? Does the county intend to claim the land under eminent domain? Give us more info and less sloganeering. --erikred \_ Read the constitution. it's called immenient domain. \_ eminent \_ Not only do you not know how to spell, you don't know your Constitution. The Fifth Amendment ends, "nor shall private property be taken for public use, without just compensation." That's a right for the people, not the government. In this case, the property is not being taken, it is not being used for the public, and the property that is being destroyed is not being compensated for. The government contends this guy's home was being used improperly and is destroying it. Unless due process didn't occur, this is Constitutionally okay. Sucks for him, but sometimes due process doesn't get nice results. Further, saying "you never really own property in this country" is fallacious. It's like saying "you never really own your own body" because there are limits on abortion and the death penalty exists. Or because you can be jailed. In this country, property rights are far greater than in most. \_ I think it is funny that the same yahoos that celebrate when Iraqi or Palastinian homes are demolished get all up in arms when it happens to one of them. \_ Yeah, because inhabiting your own property because you're tired is just as bad a crime as killing innocents for political advantage. \_ I didn't see in the article where Farmer Bob blew anyone up, shot down any planes, set off any bombs, or sent his brainwashed children off to a pizza parlor to kill himself and some kids. \_ Neither did most of those people in Palestine either. They just happened to live in the same village. \_ It's a communist plot from America-hating democrats! \_ Fascist, actually. |
2003/11/25-26 [Politics/Domestic/California/Arnold] UID:11225 Activity:kinda low |
11/25 First Arnold campaign promise broken: Aug. 20: "SCHWARZENEGGER: Now, does this mean we're going to make cuts? Yes. Does this mean education is on the table? No." Now: "Education would absorb $160 million in cuts this year and next under the proposal Schwarzenegger presented to legislative leaders Monday." http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/1125califbudget-ON.html \_ RECALL! \_ Remember, Sully, when I promised to kill you last? ... I lied. \_ I feel so betrayed! In the movies he wouldn't let us down! \_ What about in Batman? \_ Y'all should've voted for Tom. \_ Do away with that pesky public education altogether. \_ Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos. \_ No. Mary Carey. |
2003/11/25-26 [Consumer/CellPhone] UID:11226 Activity:moderate |
11/25 Anyone used the Sony Ericsson T616 phone yet? I'm really tired of the Motorola-style flip phones... \_ While I don't really like motorola's phones, I do find flip phones \_ While I don't really like motorola's phones, i do find flip phones more comfortable to talk on, and find they give better audio quality more comfortable to talk on, and find they give better audio quality \_ The T616 suffers from horrible reception, at least much worse than old v60i. Fun to play with, though, if you have a strong signal. [format only because you had content] \_ I have a T616 and I like it more and more. However, I don't use any of the fancy features at the moment -- camera, GPRS, ringtones, Java, bluetooth -- and in that respect it has exactly the same utility to me as all my past, less-featurefull, Ericsson phones. --tobin Some notes: - The phone is tiny! fits in a shirt pocket, yet is comfortable to use. This is perhaps one of the greatest selling points. Most competing phones are incredibly bulky by comparison. - The T616 will not work in Europe. The T610 does. - The display is a bit difficult to read in direct sunlight. - AT&T wireless coverage has been excellent everywhere I've been *except* in Berkeley, where coverage in buildings is basically non-existant. However, there is an antenna on Etcheverry hall, so outdoor coverage on the campus is good. Along interstates it's almost always full bars. Note however that TDMA coverage (AT&T "Digital" as opposed to GSM) is vastly more widespread, but is not supported by Ericsson phones (they typically cater to the GSM market) but is [hopefully] going away, in favor of GSM. - Voice quality has been excellent everywhere where service has been available. It seems to be an all-or-nothing thing. - The menus are deeper than need be. It can take a lot of button pushes to accomplish something. - It can run Java programs that you download! I haven't tried this yet, but it sounds like it could make the phone the best thing since the TI-85. \_ Is this just a troll to piss off HP calculator people or are you really dumb enough to like the TI-85? There's a name for calculators that don't use rpn: "communist turd counters." - A headset thingee is included, and works well. - The built-in web browser is highly standards compliant (someone I met from Opera ran all sorts of browser tests on my phone and apparently the browser surpasses IE most of the time). However, the whole web-browser-on-a-phone doesn't seem to have $8/month worth of utility to me. for the person on the other end because them mic is closer to you for the person on the other end because the mic is closer to your mouth. |
2003/11/25-26 [Health, Politics/Domestic/SocialSecurity] UID:11227 Activity:moderate |
11/25 Cato Institute: "Cato's director of health and welfare studies said, "Today's passage of the Medicare prescription drug bill represents a return to 1960's Great Society-style big government. Congress has failed in its responsibility to reform Medicare, choosing instead to simply throw money at the problem. It is our children and grandchildren who will bear the cost of this massive new entitlement program." http://www.cato.org/pressroom/index.html#medicare \_ More importantly, they chose to throw money at the money-grubbing HMOs, which lobbied very hard for this one. \_ It's also a big chunk-o-welfare to drug companies, as the government will be paying the full asking price for drugs. Not only will more people be taking patented drugs, but those who move from HMO coverage will bring more money to BigPharm, as the HMOs can negotiate prices, but the gov't cannot. \_ I told you before: republican bill bad, democrat bill good. \_ Yes, you told us before, but you're just an obvious troll and you're not saying anything of substance. \_ It's not a troll if it's true. And who on is here saying anything of substance? The typical response is, "you're wrong and I hate you because you don't believe what I do and I won't respond further because I don't like your sources because I don't like their editors". You're so damned self blind and clueless. |
2003/11/25 [Reference/Celebration, Recreation/Food] UID:29668 Activity:nil |
11/24 Why the turkey tastes bad: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/24/opinion/24MART.html?partner=MYWAY |
2003/11/25 [Science/Space] UID:29669 Activity:nil |
11/24 Methinks this guy has watched Independence Day one too many times: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/space_hackers_031111.html |
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