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1/6 "Starfleet-class mass-storage"
http://www.cnet.com/4831-11405_1-6411595.html?tag=nl.e501 |
| 2006/1/6 [Computer/SW/Apps/Media, Reference/Religion] UID:41260 Activity:nil 76%like:41261 |
1/6 For a Christian perspective on loss and suffering, I suggest reading
the Book of Job.
For those who've heard the beautiful hymn "It is Well With My
Soul", written last century by a Chicago businessman after
he lost all five of his children, here's a link to the story:
http://www.geocities.com/cott1388/spafford.html
Here's the lyrics for the song:
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/soul.html
http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh377.sht |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Reference/Religion] UID:41261 Activity:moderate 76%like:41260 |
1/6 Since several threads touched upon this, for a Christian perspective
on loss and suffering, I suggest starting with the Book of Job.
Also, for those who've heard the beautiful hymn "It is Well With My
Soul", written in the 1870s by a Chicago businessman after
he lost all five of his children, here's a link to the story:
http://www.geocities.com/cott1388/spafford.html
Here's the lyrics for the song:
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis2/soul.html
http://www.hymnsite.com/lyrics/umh377.sht
Another related hymn is "God Hath Not Promised":
http://members.warpnet.net/karin/images/zgodprom.html
http://my.homewithgod.com/heavenlymidis/godhathnotpromised.mid
A Chinese hymn:
http://christianstudy.com/data/hymns/text/c1423.html
\_ The story of Job is a somewhat ironic starting place. Job's loss
and suffering were brought about by God in an act of what can only
be termed vanity.
\_ The moral I got is that while being Job sucks at least you're
alive. Being #2 to Job from the POV of g-d meant you're just
so much fodder.
\_ When a person suffers from inconsolable suffering and loss,
he may believe in one of the following:
(1) It is all blind chance and he just had bad luck.
(2) God is punishing him (even if he was righteous?), or the
person brought it upon himself.
(3) God allowed this to happen, and God sees his suffering.
The suffering is temporary (either in this life, or
in heaven). It is for a purpose, even if we may not
see it now.
Another related chapter is John 9.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%209;&version=31;
\_ I go with the former director of the National Mine Academy:
(4) The Dubya administration's relaxed enforcement of mine
safety led to the mine not being closed (which had many
citations), and those miners' deaths were unnecessary.
\_ And, pending further investigation, I would agree with
you on this specific case. Mine safety is also a big
issue in China, where the safety records of the coal
mines are just appalling. Being irresponsible with
regard to the safety of others is a direct violation of
what Jesus teaches: "To love others as one loves thyself."
\_ So you'll masturbate me, too? -tom
\_ "Do not grant the evil their desires" Psalm 140:8
\_ What logical people should see is that if the end result is
the same, it doesn't matter if there's a God. It doesn't
matter if He's capricious, apathetic, you're part of His
inconceivable master plan, or He doesn't exist. If in every
possible tangible way the outcome is the same, then His
existence is irrelevant. And since reality behaves in a manner
which does not correspond to an unfiltered reading of the
Bible, there is no reason to use the Bible as an accurate
description of God. Therefore if we've got no reliable
description and no evidence of action, there's really no reason
to believe in an ancient, politically motivated fabrication
like God.
\_ This is not what the Bible says or teaches, nor should
it be the experience of someone who walks with God.
\_ The Bible doesn't teach that it's irrelevant and so is
God? Surprise?
\_ You don't read the bible nor follow what the
bible teaches, and you claim that you cannot see
any "evidence".
\_ I have read the Bible cover to cover probably
four times. It is full of bad advice,
inconsistencies, and paints God as a very "do as
I say, don't do as I do" sort of fellow. Modern
moderate Christians only come up with a bearable
moral code by ignoring an awful lot of badness
littered all throughout the Bible. This is what
moral code by cherry-picking what they like from
the whole of the Bible. This is what
I meant about an "unfiltered reading".
\_ Tell me an instance of what Jesus did or said
that you disagreed with. Or where he did not
do what he said.
\_ Jesus' views on slavery: Luke 12:47
off the top of my head. And why are we
limiting ourselves to the NT? Christians
quote morality from the OT all the time.
Hell, this whole thing started with Job.
\_ The verse is about a servant who beats
other servants (see 12:45) and hence
deserves to be punished. Are you
saying it's okay for him to beat other
servants? Let's talk about Jesus
first.
\_ English translations of the Bible
dishonestly use the term "servant".
They were slaves. This is a parable
context (and 12:48 calls for "just
a little beating" for the others), the
point is that something that is a
clear moral evil is not commented on by
the omniscient son of God.
\_ Clearly it's not a moral evil! The
South was right.
\_ I disagree. The parable is
about watchfulness, and the point
is that we should not be
complacent with God's teachings
and commit evil thinking that
judgement and punishment will not
come. The servant who knows "the
master's will" (i.e. the word of
God) and yet commits evil will be
punished with "many blows". The
servant who does not know the
master's will (presumably not following
his own conscience?) will be
punished with "few blows". As for
slavery, the Bible says we are all
under the slavery of sin, and God
wants to free us from its power
through Christ.
As for servant vs slave. I don't
think it's as clearly defined
historically as you imply.
master's will (presumably not
following his own conscience?) will
be punished with "few blows". As
for slavery, the Bible says we are
all under the slavery of sin, and
God wants to free us from its power
through Christ. As for servant vs
slave. I don't think it's as
clearly defined historically as you
imply. I mentioned before that I
don't believe Jesus is omniscient,
not when he is on this world. One
I mentioned before that I don't
believe Jesus is omniscient, not
when he is on this world. One
does not have to be omniscient to
lead a life without sin.
\_ Does it bother you that the
Bible not only condones but
seems to support slavery?
\_ Wasn't Exodus about how
God led the Israelites
out of slavery in Egypt?
Have you heard of the
Quaker movement to abolish
slavery, or the Society for
the Abolition of the Slave
Trade?
\_ But Quakers do it in spite
of the Bible, not because
of.
\_ I think you got it
reversed. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/China] UID:41262 Activity:nil |
1/6 Microsoft Shuts Down Chinese Blog
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_hi_te/china_blog_shutdown
Commie Gates. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Politics/Foreign/Asia/China] UID:41263 Activity:nil |
1/6 Last 'Gang of Four' member dies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4586896.stm
\_ I don't understand: didn't the group that this group represented
effectively "win"? Why was he still in prison until recently?
--historyless
\_ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_four
\_ ah hah. thanks! should have RTFWP.
\_ That's too bad, they were a pretty good punk band in the 80s.
How did they all die so young?
\_ I knew Vlissides was dead, but I thought Gamma, Helm, and Johnson
were all very much alive.
\_ Good fucking riddance. May he enjoy doing snap rolls in his
murderous commie hell. -John
\_ China really should designate end of cultural revolution as a
national holiday. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Computer/SW/OS/Windows] UID:41264 Activity:nil |
1/6 My sister's Windows XP is hanging on startup. Apparently it shows
the Windows XP logo, chugs for a bit, then hangs. The only thing
that's changed is that she moved to Santa Cruz. Linux still
boots fine for her. Any ideas? Is there any way to see what
windows is doing during boot?
\_ ob SCO joke
\_ F8 for Safe Mode with logging, text file will be created in C:\
For a quick test lots of times the NIC hangs things, so unplug
the network cable
\_ Thanks. She said removing the network cable didn't help, and
safe mode hung too. What's the name of the log file?
\_ Whoops, it's C:\WINDOWS\Ntbtlog.txt
\_ Huh, that one doesn't seem to exist.
\_ If safe mode hangs too, maybe it's reinstall/recovery-disk
time.
\_ Yeah, she's about to do so now.
\_ I was reading on the net and people were suggesting
modifying C:\BOOT.INI, adding /noguiboot /sos /bootlog after
/fastdetect. This will show on screen as device drivers are
loaded.
\_ Your sister has hit the Millennium-Plus-Six Bug in the XP bootstrap
\_ Your sister has hit the Millennium-Plus-Six bug in the XP bootstrap
code! |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Uncategorized] UID:41265 Activity:nil |
1/6 My torso is a size S (36" chest) but my arms are at 34" which is a
size M. With dress shirts I can get exactly what I need because it's
fitted. But with coats I'm having a hard time getting something
that'll fit me. I'm looking at wool/cashmere coats. S is too short
arm-wise but M is too big around my torso. I'd imagine that
expensive coats ($300-$500 range) would be fitted like shirts instead
of coming in S, M, L, etc. Anybody have the same problem? What
brand of coats come in fitted sizes? This is formal wear so I can't
look like a clown. Thanks.
\_ Go to a decent shop, get fitted and the coat tailored. It'll be
worth it. A good sportscoat will last years.
\_ I'm a mixed size as well and tried Benetton and Zara. They have
european cuts and I found stuff that fit me well.
\_ Ernesto's tailoring, 860 Market St., 5th floor. -John
\_ definate cupping there.. definately..
\_ "definite". And "huh?" -John |
| 2006/1/6 [Uncategorized] UID:41266 Activity:nil |
1/6 Walmart is apparently still sorting the bugs out
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_web_site |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/SIG, Politics/Domestic/President] UID:41267 Activity:low |
1/6 "The time has come that the American people know exactly what
their Representatives are doing here in Washington. Are they
feeding at the public trough, taking lobbyist-paid vacations,
getting wined and dined by special interest groups? Or are they
working hard to represent their constituents? The people, the
American people, have a right to know." - Tom DeLay Nov 16, 1995
\_ Well, now we know.
\_ http://www.fec.gov/finance/disclosure/norindsea.shtml
Plug in Abramoff. The next few months are going to be fun
to watch.
\_ We've always known. Both parties have been sucking away at every
opportunity for decades. There is no news here.
\_ # of donations from Abramoff to Dems: 0
\_ 1) That's not what the radio reporter said, 2) there hasn't
been an investigation or final ruling, 3) if this was purely
a (R) problem, I'd expect the (D)'s to be jumping all over
it which they're not, 4) Abramoff isn't exactly the first
instance of payoffs and corruption in DC and I find it
intellectually dishonest that you would bring up a current
event which isn't fully fleshed out or known and compare it
to a blanket statement about previous decades as if this
was the only event of corruption ever seen. Try again. You
are a total idiot if you think (R) = evil and (D) = good.
They're all just people and people are what they are no
matter what little letter gets printed next to their name
on CNN.
\_ Neither party is really evil or good, but I think Bill
Frist for instance is quite simply an evil man. I think
there are several people in Congress who do not believe
in freedom, and whose entire ideology comes from the desire
for power, particuarly theocratic power. They're all
republicans.
\_ So there are no evil (D)'s huh? Okey dokey!
\_ Name one who is as evil as Frist.
\_ Pretty much the entire Kennedy family but the
current senior Senator from MA in particular
has a special story.
\_ In a word, bullshit. I don't think any
Kennedy is a threat to the U.S. the way
Frist is. If that guy becomes president,
I expect to see prison camps for political
dissenters, elimination of the non-executive
branches of government and bibical law within
the first couple years, followed by however
many years of dictatorship it takes for
revolution, coup or war to bring it all down.
We've already had a Kennedy in the whitehouse,
and this is just not a threat from them.
Just because you dislike them personally
doesn't make them evil.
\_ You are confusing your opinion with the
historical fact. You can expect the
moon to be made of cheese. It does not
make it so. The last Kennedy in the WH
brought us to the very edge of nuclear
war in a way no one else has. Thanks.
\_ The Democrats are jumping all over this. You are not
paying too much attention to the news.
\_ KOS isn't a news source. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Consumer/Audio] UID:41268 Activity:nil |
1/6 I have a G2 iPod (2002). How long does the warranty last?
\_ not this long
\_ probably a year, like the current warranty
hey, at least it's not creative's warranty, which is 1 year parts,
3 months labor ($40 for labor typically)
\_ isn't creative more durable? |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Consumer/Shipping] UID:41269 Activity:nil |
1/6 39 cent first class stamp, Jan 8, 2006.
\_ On Sunday, when the Post Office is closed.
\_ Score! An extra day. Here's a question. Why couldn't they have
made it 40 cents and made everyone's lives a little easier?
What's the last time the post office first class stamp was an
easy (divisible by 5) to deal with quantity?
\_ This is silly. The USPS is one of the few gov. agencies to
consistently run in the black, and they're able to keep stamp
cost low because of it. be thankful for that extra penny
\_ Only because federal law prohibits any private carrier from
competing. Note that FedEx, etc. can't deliver a package
for less than the USPS. By law!
\_ Right, and there are enough retarded people who enjoy
overpaying enough to support at least 3 major
commercial package delivery services.
\_ urlP
\_ http://www.slate.com/id/1095
"Also vexing to USPS's competitors are the postal
laws, dating back to 1845, which prohibit private
companies from transporting and delivering letters or
packets in competition with the Postal Service. There
are some exemptions, such as those for delivering
newspapers, magazines, and urgent letters, but where
competition is allowed, as in the case of urgent
delivery, private carriers must charge at least $3
more or twice as much as the first-class postage
rate."
\_ yeah, I'm sure that's vexing to USPS's
competitors. They're just dying to deliver
first-class mail across the country in two
days for 30 cents. -tom
\_ Couldn't they up it to 40 and invest the 1cent and just
keep it at 40 cents longer? I just don't like how often
they change it.
\_ The USPS is not a gov. agency now.
\_ actually they lost money in 2001 and 2002.
surplus in 2003 and '04 after that 34 -> 37 cent rate hike
\_ Bush underfunded them on biohazard screening funds after
the anthrax scares.
\_ As I understand it, they're on a three-year plan for
rate hikes. They make money the first year, break even
the second year, and lose money the third year (but
cover it with the profits from year 1). Then they raise
rates and do it again. This rate is coming sooner than
normal because of a requirement that the USPS must have
some billions in an escrow account or something. -gm
\_ And after they boosted the tree-killing junk mail
business. http://csua.org/u/eiy
\_ uh, I prefer 39 cent stamps to 40 cent stamps
\_ Why don't you buy them for 39 cents, and sell them outside
soda hall for 40. Hell, I'll be you could sell them for a
dollar since that's even rounder.
\_ The last time it was divisible by 5 was 1988-91, at 25 cents.
http://www.prc.gov/rates/stamphistory.htm
\_ do some of you young people remember having to lick stamps?
\_ The 60-cent stamps for overseas letters still need to be licked.
\_ So do the little denomination stamps. I think the guy
above lives in a cocoon.
\_ I have many self-adhesive one-cent stamps.
\_ or only uses the mainstream stamps - above guy
\_ Or never has to pay off yermom in lickable stamps.
\_ ob it's not stamps he's licking |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Consumer/Audio] UID:41270 Activity:nil |
1/6 Does anyone know a commandline linux mp3 player that supports fast
forward? Skip forward and back 30 seconds would be nice.
\_ mplayer does skip fwd/back and plays mp3's |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Reference/RealEstate, Finance/Investment] UID:41271 Activity:low |
1/6 We survived the great bear market of 2000-2002. Congratulations.
\_ and by the skin of our teeth. Bears are scary!
\_ What do you mean by survived? My previous company went under in
2001.
\_ though you suffered, you are still here, healthy, and
earning a decent income (I hope).
\_ nope, took a pay cut to find a job in 2002. Gonna change
jobs soon though.
\_ Prepare for the great housing collapse of 2006-8.
\_ I already have lawnchairs and a case of beer, if that's what
you mean. I intend to bask in shadenfreude.
you mean. I intend to bask in schadenfreude.
\_ didn't they say they were going to stop increasing interest
rates soon?
\_ Greenspam has been making noise about 1 more increase and
then seeing what happens. In other news, the housing bust
is here. In the last quarter the rate of increase in the
price of housing crashed down to 6%.
\_ Greenspan retired. And, uh, the rate of increase slowing
to 6% annually isn't exactly a bust. -tom
\_ Uh, the rate of increase slowing to 6% annually isn't
exactly a bust. -tom
\_ Sarcasm detectors... ACTIVATE! |
| 2006/1/6-13 [Computer/SW/Database] UID:41272 Activity:nil |
1/11 In phpadmin mysql, I went into someone's schema to
look at how they set things up. In the query, there
are descriptions to each column. How do I access
the descriptions using plain mysql command line, and
where is that information kept?
\_ http://www.phpmyadmin.net/documentation/#linked-tables --dbushong
\_ thanks dbushong, you r3wl!!!
\_ Thanks, I did "mysql < create_tables_mysql_4_1_2+.sql"
to create this phpmyadmin table that contains the
relationships and descriptions. Now, when I create new
tables in my DDL (create table commands) do I have to manually
populate the phpmyadmin tables with the relationships
and descriptions, or can I embed it in my DDL? ok thx. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Recreation/Music] UID:41273 Activity:nil |
1/6 Here's someone more stupid than Robertson:
"Second chord sounds in world's longest lasting concert - Yahoo! News"
http://csua.org/u/ej7
\_ That is honestly retarded. (pun intended)
\_ I weep for you all.
\_ That makes you weep? Man, be glad you weren't part of the
philosopher pun-test. (and if you were, then yeah -- I really
feel sorry for you, dude)
\_ man, I'd hate to be the one counting off the measures. 84341642,2,
3, 4...
\_ I'll bet they didn't take leap seconds into account.
\_ You don't know enough music geeks then. I'd be willing to take
that bet. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Reference/RealEstate, Politics/Domestic/California] UID:41275 Activity:nil |
1/6 http://www.inman.com/blogger/2006_01_01_bradinman_archive.aspx Go to "No thanks banks, I'll pay cash." Apparently 1/3 of the homes over 1 million dollars are paid by cash. \_ Why is this surprising? \_ The 1/3 number came from a 2003 Coldwell Banker survey of 200 of its agents. It's probably not all that scientific. Of the 15-ish people I know in $million+ houses (it's not hard in the Bay Area), everyone financed. Of course, that's not that scientific either. its agents. It's probably not all that scientific. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Reference/History/WW2/Germany] UID:41276 Activity:low |
1/6 http://tinyurl.com/96ukz Walmart halts Triumph of the Will DVD movie suggestion that was linked to Bush Family Fortunes DVD \_ what? english please?? \_ Triump of Will was a Nazi propaganda movie made before ww2. \_ That was the only obvious part of this post. What does the rest mean? \_ yes, and why a link to http://amazon.com?? |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/California, Reference/RealEstate] UID:41277 Activity:high |
1/6 http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/29/realestate/29afford.html Buying a home now is still easier than it was in the 80s \_ "in almost every place outside of New York, Washington, Miami and along the coast in California. ... places like New York and Los Angeles ... families buying their first home often must spend more than half of their income on mortgage payments, far more than they once did" \_ This could be read to mean exactly the opposite of what the article said. Even ignoring that, you left out the next sentence, "But the places that have become less affordable over the last generation account for only a quarter of the country's population." Considering the concentration of population in NY and CA, it's likely only a tiny number (<< 1/4) of municipalities have become less affordable. \_ It only means the exact opposite in places like NY, Washington, Miami, and coastal California. \_ It's your choice where you want to live and how much you are willing to spend on real estate. Fortunately, the number of places with more affordable housing is growing. \_ Enjoy your life in Nebraska. \_ I imagine that's the difference between us. I feel no superiority over people who would find Nebraska right for them. It sounds like you do. \_ I imagine that's the difference between us. You're a snob and I'm not. \_ Be grateful. Having all the people with that personality want to buy houses in the same small group of cities gets them out of your way. I could name several really wonderful cities which still have affordable houseing, but I won't, because I want to keep the speculator-parasites from even hearing the names. \_ have fun in boonyville. It's not hard to find out which cities will continue to boom regardless of existing population. I'll give you a hint-- where there are damn jews and orientals there will always be irrational housing boom. \_ *laugh* Hi Wannabe-Racist Housing Troll! And that's "damned" not "damn". Also, if you're going for the racist thing there are plenty of hard core racial slurs you could have used instead of "damn jews and orientals". That was pretty weak. You get a "D-". --Troll Rating Advisory Board \_ I imagine I have actually live in Nebraska \_ As far as "orientals" are concerned, there are plenty of busts following booms. Just check out HK, Spore, Tokyo, etc. \_ I imagine I have actually lived in Nebraska and you have not. Enjoy the 20 below zero weather with endless winds blowing off the prarie while I enjoy my sunny days in the 60s in January. \_ Yeah, but harder than it was during the 90s. At the end of the 80s home prices took a big drop. They will soon again. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Politics/Foreign] UID:41278 Activity:nil |
1/6 You only think you want to live in the country. Some people suffer
from the mistaken belief that they want to live on acreage far from
city life, a la Green Acres. Some years ago one of my Tucson, Ariz.,
in-town neighbors did just that. She sold her home and bought
another home in the desert. Communing with nature was fine until a
country coyote ate her city dog that took a lot of the glamour away
from the rural life. I've recently made friends with a couple who
emigrated to Tucson as retirees from Florida. They, too, thought they
wanted the romance of the rural home life away from it all. But now
they want to move into town. There is nothing to do at home in the
country, they say, and even as retirees, they dislike the commute
to do fun stuff in town. They are far enough out that even grocery
shopping is an expedition. --Christina B. Farnsworth
\_ I went to Tuscon once. Living in Tucson itself is already like
living in the country compared to the sf bay area. Living "outside"
a place like Tuscon might as well be the moon. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Transportation/Car/Hybrid] UID:41279 Activity:nil |
1/6 http://www.laautoshow.com/2006/designla/popGmc.html It's a car! It's a home! It's what GMC calls the hybrid car/home. Wait, isn't it just a glorified trailer home? \_ um, yes but it looks like its from the year 6000! so it must be cool. ps, what the fuck is a "teraflop of onboard memory"?? \_ Who cares? You're watching "The Island" on 2 screens at once! \_ An RV for the Burning Man crowd. |
| 2006/1/6-9 [Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:41280 Activity:nil |
1/6 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060106/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_28 New economic numbers look rosey. Bush Confident About Economy for 2006. |
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