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| 2007/3/29-31 [Uncategorized] UID:46136 Activity:nil 66%like:46137 |
3/28 Altern8!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_okbgJs57y4
\_ They're pretty rocking. I did some googling and it seems like they
broke up, but the YouTube dates suggest otherwise. Any suggestions
where I can find some of their albums? -dans |
| 2007/3/29 [Uncategorized] UID:46137 Activity:nil 66%like:46136 |
3/28 Altern8!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_okbgJs57y4
Beltram!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvXEjZi_Hxs |
| 2007/3/29-31 [Politics/Domestic/911, Politics/Domestic/Crime] UID:46138 Activity:moderate |
3/28 Good thing the GOP has leaders like Tom DeLay:
http://www.slate.com/id/2162672
\_ I assume this is a "Tom DeLay is evul!" article. Seriously, get
over the whole "our guys are angels, your guys are the devil" thing.
You've got land scammers, bribe takers, nation security document
destroyers and various other assorted and sundry felons walking
around free and in power in the majority party. Few things are
uglier than hypocrites.
\_ Pot, kettle, black. Your "defence" for Tom DeLay's hatred and
\_ Pot, Bongwater, Hash. Your "defence" for Tom DeLay's hatred and
corruption is that Democrats do it too? I am actually an
independent and despise (and actually do something about,
which is probably more than you can say) corruption in
both parties. You "assume"? You can't even be bothered to
read the article, but you feel qualified to offer up your
opinion on it? On second thought, this is actually pretty
funny and emblematic of why the GOP is in such bad shape.
\_ can we please stop the use of "Pot, kettle, black"? It's
\_ I don't defend Delay at all. I point out hypocrisy. If
DeLay is evuul, so be it, but to turn a blind eye to (D)
corruption or write it all off as 'not as bad' or to say
'charges haven't been filed so no problemo!' is painfully
and ridiculously intellectually dishonest. And no, I can't
be bothered to read the article. Tell me, was I wrong about
what was in it?
\_ You "pointed out hypocrisy" because I didn't condemn
both Democrats and Republicans in the same motd entry?
You are the hypocrite, padawan.
\_ can we please stop the use of "Pot, Bongwater, Hash"? It's
hackneyed, awkward, and stupid. -tom
\_ Pot, kettle, black.
\_ Pot, Bongwater, Hash.
\_ Pot, Bongwater, Hash.
\_ Pot, Bongwater, Hash.
\_ See, you're misunderstanding the post. The pp didn't say he
was defending DeLay. He said "stop attacking everyone on the
right while ignoring the corruption on the left". Expose the
problems on the left as well. -emarkp
\_ Name a corruption problem on the left. "Voter fraud"
will lose you -2 troll points.
\_ First of all, I have to ask, do you really thing there's
no corruption on the left. Secondly, look up "William
Jefferson"--the guy caught with $90K in his fridge.
-emarkp
\_ 1. That guy was not a major leader of his party.
\_ so what?
2. There is always corruption, but there are levels.
\_ *cough* No! There are no levels! Your
office holders are corrupt or they're not. If
they are corrupt they are undeserving of your
support and should get kicked out and
prosecuted. No level of corruption is ok.
\_ You obviously have not thought about this
too hard. Is Halliburton getting no bid
contracts an example of corruption or not?
How about companies giving big contributions
to office holders and then lobbying them
after they win office. Both of these are
legal, but borderline cases of corruption.
And not everyone is going to agree with
your black and white definition of what
corruption is, so you should stop trying
to force your vision of it on the world,
to force your vision of it on the motd,
and accept that there are going to be
grey areas in the real world.
The modern republican leadership has raised
the level of corruption to where something
like $90K is pocket change. William Jefferson
is more like Cunningham, not like Delay.
\_ Stuffing raw hard cash in your fridge is the
most base form of corruption possible. Even
if your 'relativist corruption' view point was
valid, it doesn't seem to bother you at all.
\_ So you're limiting corruption t leadership? Okay,
then refer beck to the pp about Harry Reid and his
shady land deals. Oh, and I agree that William
Jefferson is more like Cunningham. So why is
Cunningham in jail and Jefferson isn't? -emarkp
\_ Um, time? AFAIK, Jefferson has not been
charged with anything yet. He maintains his
innocence and was recently reelected. Now, I
personally would love to see him resign both
for the horrible appearance of impropriety, and
for the fact that his still being in the House
serves as a football for people like you who
want to say "Democrats do it too!" as cover for
the corrupt party you support. But for now,
he is a duly elected representative of the
people of his district. --scotsman
\_ The fact that months have gone by with no
prosecution or charges while some shmuck
like Libby is facing prison time for nothing
is insane and the root of the problem. His
own party has not only not disowned him but
put him on the DHS committee. Sure makes me
feel so much safer knowing he's only a few
bucks away from screwing over the entire
nations security to the best of his ability.
\_ He asked to be on the DHS committee. He
has not been seated yet. He may never
be. So just chill yourself.
\_ Someone had evidence on Cunningham, presented
such in court, and had him arrested; Jefferson
has been accused, and evidence has been alleged
but neither evidence nor charges have been
forthcoming. This is why C is in jail and J is
not. I agree that "cold hard cash" in his
fridge is fishy, but if he committed a crime,
charge him. --erikred
\_ Fishy? It's only fishy? If it was a (R)
you'd be calling for his political death
along with the rest of the left. *shakes
head* at thought of $90 in the fridge being
merely 'fishy'.
\_ Forgot to mention, why the silence about
Harry Reid's shady land deals? -emarkp
\_ Is there an indictment? Is there
anything beyond allegations? Are you
going to bring up the boxing thing
again? How 'bout Vince Foster again?
\- i shot vince foster, just to watch
him die. --wjc@organ.org
\_ Caught with hand in cookie jar. If
he was a (R) you'd be calling him
the worst sort of criminal. Getting
lawerly is the last sign of a lost
cause.
\_ Cookie Jar? Where? Would you
like to cite evidence, an
investigation, anything?
\_ So why is congress in uproar about AG when
they haven't said word one or done anything
to investigate WJ? They can police their
own members. -emarkp
\_ Politics and priorities, duh.
\_ As noted by above response, for the same
reason that RDC wasn't censured and
ejected when the GOP ran Congress. I will
certainly grant you that. But remember
that uproar over the AG need not preclude
investigation of WJ; these things are not
mutually exclusive as though there were
limited resources to investigate ethical
violations. A lack of political will to
pursue WJ until the charges are leveled
has nothing to do with the investigation
of whether the AG fired US Atys in order
to punish them for not embarassing the
opposition party. --erikred
\_ The USAGs can be fired for any reason
at all. They are politically
appointed positions. How you can say
their firing is worse than stuffing
your fridge with hot cash is beyond
my ability to understand. $90k in
your fridge is just fishy, though.
WJ is not defensible yet you defend
it. The USAG firing were handled
poorly but are in no way illegal, yet
you find this outrageous.
\_ Actually, what I find outrageous is
the idea that the Admin was so
blatant about firing these people
for not launching fruitless and
embarassing investigations of its
political rivals. I find partisan
use of the US Atys as your own
Gestapo utterly outrageous, but
I find the lack of circumspection
and careful planning insulting.
What they're saying is, we'll do
what we like, and you'll shut up
and take it. At least the Reagan
White House went through the
motions; these guys are strictly
amateurs. As for WJ, unlike you,
my capacity for outrage is not
limited to the opp. party; if he's
done wrong here, he's a scumbag,
and he should be censured. I've
got no problem with that. But at
least show me some proof. Also,
am I still talking to emarkp or
just to some AC? --erikred
\_ That swath of entries reeks of
reiffin. --scotsman
\_ Since the Democrats have been out of power in Washington
for so long, there is probably not a lot at the national
level to expose. I have (literally) campaigned for more
oversight at the local level, where the politicians are
all Democrats. Believe me, there is plenty of Democratic
machine corruption in San Francisco, but at least
Newsome is doing someting about it finally.
Newsom is doing someting about it finally.
\_ Newsom is the benefactor of the SF political machine.
He was Willie Brown's boy. I don't live in SF though so
I'm curious what he is doing to cut his own support?
\_ No, he is not really Willie's boy. Willie endorsed
him, but Gavin's "base" is in the Marina/Pac Heights
crowd, where Willie's was in Hunter's Point and
the Projects and the City's municipal unions. Newsom
fired the old corrupt Police Chief and Fire Chief
fired the old corrupt Police of Chief and Fire Chief
and replaced them with reasonably competent
technocrats, has upended the planning dept and
indicted a number of corrupt building inspectors,
and cleaned out the whole rat's nest of corruption
that surrounded placement in public housing.
I am sure there is more that I am unware of. |
| 2007/3/29-31 [Politics/Domestic/California/Prop] UID:46139 Activity:nil |
3/28 David Brooks apparently hasn't read his Orwell - says the new
Right-wing paradigm is "security leads to freedom"
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/opinion/29brooks.html?hp
and Glenn Greenwald's response:
http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2007/03/29/brooks/index.html
\_ With or without the Orwellian tint, it's closer to the zeitgeist than
the tax cuts/Prop 13 of the 80s. |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Computer/HW/Laptop, Politics/Domestic, Computer/HW/CPU] UID:46140 Activity:nil |
3/28 A kind reminder that CSUA stands for Computer Science Undergrad
Association. It is not the Political Science [aka I hate Democrats
and I hate Republicans] Undergrad Association.
In other news AMD is releasing a new laptop chip! EXCITING!!!
http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/29/amds-laptop-ready-m690-chipset-unveiled
\_ that's chipset. and CS students like to talk politics.
\_ Piss off.
\_ Well someone is pissy. If this is representative, I think I
know why I chose to hang out with CS types as opposed to
poli-sci types. -dans |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Politics/Domestic/President/Clinton, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:46141 Activity:nil |
3/28 "Bush's long history of tilting Justice"
by Joseph D. Rich, JOSEPH D. RICH was chief of the voting section in
the Justice Department's civil right division from 1999 to 2005. He
now works for the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-rich29mar29,0,3371050.story?coll=la-opinion-rightrail
\_ This man is a hypocrite because not even once did he mention
Bill Clinton's c*ck. |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Computer/SW/Virus] UID:46142 Activity:moderate |
3/28 After almost a decade of not using windows I'm thinking about getting
a cheap windows computer. Security wise what are some musts?
\_ install Linux
\_ Haha you are still funny.
\_ http://www.csua.berkeley.edu/~erikred/imlinux.jpg
\_ I actually agree w/ this. Install Linux and VMWare. Then
install Windows under VMWare. Patch Windows and Apps.
Make a copy of your VMWare HD. When your Windows gets
a virus, spyware, &c. restore from backup. Not only
can you start over w/o a virus, you get the added benefit
of the Linux firewall.
If you are buying Windows for gamez, then this won't
work for you. I just don't connect my Windows game box
to the internet, which keeps it virus/hack free.
\_ There's a reason to own a windows box that doesn't
involve games?
\_ Photoshop? Acrobat? Not really sure, b/c I have
a mac for everything other than games.
\_ On the subject of games, Parallels is apparently working
on 3D support for their OSX VM. I'd imagine you'll see
something similar in VMware at some point, which would make
games more feasible.
\_ If you're clueful enough to use VMWare you should be able
to restrain yourself from installing viruses and spyware.
Also you can easily image a clean install without VMWare.
\_ Really? Personally I feel that in Windows it is very
hard to control your system from infection. It just
seems like a very sealed off system to me.
\_ A hardware firewall, and keep it patched.
\_ I thought about the same thing, but I bought a new MacBook.
Less hardware. SP2 firewall on (no exceptions) and NAV 2007.
\_ ?!?
Only if you want a 386
Norton AntiVirus 2007 is WAY lighter than 2006 _/
\_ ZoneAlarm and a good virus scanner. I use the free one from
Grisoft.
\_ Keep it windowsupdated, run a software firewall (MS's is probably
good enough) and probably run a free virus scanner. I recommend
http://www.activevirusshield.com (it is free Kaspersky). A virus scanner
is not needed if you never run anything strange. Use firefox and
install adblock and noscript. Note that noscript can cause hassles
sometimes if you don't understand how it works. |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Politics/Domestic/Election, Politics/Domestic/President/Bush] UID:46143 Activity:nil |
3/29 John Dean on executive privilege and the "unitary executive" theory:
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20070323.html |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Uncategorized] UID:46144 Activity:nil |
3/29 David Brooks - "Security leads to freedom."
http://select.nytimes.com/2007/03/29/opinion/29brooks.html?hp
\_ For Isreal or the US? |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Uncategorized] UID:46145 Activity:nil |
3/29 Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
\_ no .. but I am richer!
\_ What a bitch, though she's kind of cute though. |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Iran, Politics/Foreign/MiddleEast/Others] UID:46146 Activity:nil |
3/29 My analysis of the Iran UK hostage situation:
Iran was conducting war games. UK rubber boats were close to border
but did not cross. Iranian navy commander orders capture of UK guys
because he had orders to detain observers. Iran calculates UK/U.S.
won't do shit -- good. Iran calculates even if UK/U.S. do something,
it will drive up oil prices -- good. Any way you look at it, win/win
for Iran.
Predicted end game: Prisoner swap. UK rules of engagement revised.
\_ The UK isn't holding any Iranians that we know of. They also import
40% of their gasoline, which is somewhat ironic being one of the
world's largest oil exporters, so a simple blockade would devastate
their economy. Not so win/win for Iran if things turn ugly.
\_ http://www.csua.org/u/id7
Iran grabbed the hostages in retaliation for American attempt
to snatch Iranian senior intelligence officials. |
| 2007/3/29-4/2 [Uncategorized] UID:46147 Activity:nil |
3/28 pine- "unable to read new mail!" error.. just started today.
any thoughts? |
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