12/20   Fox News bought DirecTV
        http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/19/tech/main589655.shtml

12/20   We said that it was ok to use WMD to Saddam:
        http://csua.org/u/5c9
        \_ That's not what your link says.  Why do you feel the need to lie
           and make things up to support your beliefs?  That says a lot about
           your beliefs out here in the real world.
           \_ read the article for once.  We essentially said it was ok
              to use chemical weapon as long as Iraq win the war of aggression
              against Iran.
              \_ the 'article' was 1 paragraph long and did not in any way
                 say what you say it says.
                 \_ It is a link to an interview. Did you listen to the
                    interview?
                    \_ Of course not, duh.  Link to text and it'll get read.
                       No one here has the time to listen to some random
                       interview hoping for some tiny tidbit.  If it was really
                       all that special, it'd be in print somewhere.
                    \_ Doh!  Sorry for being an idiot.
                       \_ http://csua.org/u/5cj [washingtonpost.com]
                          Not quite "it's okay", more of "we don't care."

12/20   Another Republican/GWB success.  Keeping Americans safe:
        http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/12/21/wgad21.xml
        \_ Bah!  That's not success!  Barely managing to stay in office
           after an intern sex scandal is success!  Learn from the Democrats.
           \_ BLUE DRESS!  STAINED BLUE DRESS IS THE STANDARD INTERN!
              \_ Yeah, he jizzed on the dress while the intern wasn't in it.
                 \_ Is that like "he didn't inhale"?
        \_ As long you never served, you can not make that connection or
           qualification you starbucks drinking software engineer
           \_ *laugh* I see.  Now only ex-military can have an opinion, post
              urls, make connections or be qualified to discuss anything on
              the motd.  Mind if I use your idiotic line when some leftist
              posts that Bush is stupid and making the world a more dangerous
              place?
              \_ Is everyone that stupid about the military's free reign?
                 Democrat or Republican, they get their $, and they do
                 their thing to defend America.
                 \_ nice non sequiter.  that had exactly what to do with this
                    thread?
                    \_ If you want to use latin phrases, at least spend twenty
                       seconds looking up the correct spelling.  Don't look
                       like a total tool.
                       \_ its the motd, who cares?  you know what I meant and
                          spelling flames are always the last refuge of those
                          with nothing else to say.
                          \_ Well I certainly don't.  But you do look like a
                             tool, regardless of the validity of your point.
                             (It actually was a non sequitur, of course).
                             Next time don't pretend to be educated and just
                             don't use latin if you don't know how to spell it.
                             \_  Not as big a non sequitur as a spelling flame.
                                 Nothing marks one as a tool more than a
                                 spelling flame.  Nothing.
                                 \_ I d say badly written latin's worse.
                                    \_ nope, he's right. -someone else
                                       \_ Agreed.  -someone else #2

12/20   Any experience with serverbeach or rackforce dedicated Debian servers?

12/20   Don't really know what to say about this one, other than
        what a tragedy. Too bad OSHA has been defanged:
        http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/21/national/21OSHA.html?hp
        \_ when was osha defanged?
           \_ Clinton applied the pliers, Bush yanked em.
        \_ my god, did you all see the photo?

12/20   Amusing adbuster-style photos:
        http://tinyurl.com/2k4sa
        \_ Mad props to my boys at the Grand Lake Theater.  Keep 'em
           coming!

12/21   Bet you won't see this story in the American press:
        http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1014319.htm
        \_ Total Drivel (tm). the only source is
           "former Iraqi intelligence officer"... need I type more?
        \_ I believe this article stems from the Sunday Express, a
           conservative UK tabloid--its political leanings would probably
           lead it to want to try and discredit Blair and his friends, get
           the picture?  Also, have a look at a cover:
           http://www.express.co.uk  Hardly what I'd describe as a source
           of "serious" journalism.  -John