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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gGdvZm4PmM
To be fair, this was from the Mac OS 8 days. Things were pretty ugly in Macland back then. I think I would have actually gladly taken a WinME machine over a Mac with OS 8.
>> ^NordlichReiter:
Uninstall that crap, and install Ubuntu or Linux. Pick your distro.
I use a Ubuntu Kernel.
By chance, are you a writer for CSI?
LoL, nice. :-D
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From about 8:20 on...
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I couldn't hear the last few words he said because my computer speakers suck, and I can't find my headphones. Now I'm frustrated.
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*dead
About the maps on your Bold.
That's really weird. I have almost 1MB cached at the moment, seems permanently.
Are you running stock storage? I have a 2 GB card. Maybe that has something to do with it, or at least where you store your cache.
Oh shit, I just noticed we're talking apples and oranges. I'm using Blackberry maps. Sorry.
Why do you use a fork to eat your gelatin? It glows better that way.
Why do you scratch your dog's back instead of his ears? Because he's hungry for Kittenchow.
Why respond to a statement eliciting simple, human interaction with a smart-ass question?
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Then why'd you vote for it?
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Video doesn't seem to play for me.
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I seem to be finding more and more javascript-based embeds from the small sites, particularly MMA videos that I'm trying to sift or resurrect. Any chance VS will allow them in the future?
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>> ^shole:
If I fire up gmaps in a deadzone on my blackberry, it tells me there's no service and does nothing. It ought to cache the road map if not the satellite imagery.
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Then why'd you vote for it?
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Video doesn't seem to play for me.
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*dead
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Maybe instead of resurrecting banned members we should be hunting down appreciated members who left and trying to get them to return.
karaidl
mlx
michie
firefly
pigeon (who just might have left due to being profile-stalked by ant, it seems)
raven
james roe
ladybug
intangiblemeg
smibbo
edeot
daphne...
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I'm highly tempted to vote this up. That's saying a lot, coming from me.
Corporations do care about small towns. Walmart is famous for setting up shop in small towns and putting local businesses out of business. In many places, Walmart is the only shopping option. When a business as large as Walmart comes to town, they can usually strongarm local governments into tax breaks and beneficial infrastructure projects. I only know of one case where Walmart was prevented from building a store, and that was in the small town of Los Angeles. I sure hope you are right about Walmart, but I only see people becoming more dependent on Walmart as they ravage the underclass.
Democratic government is people power by definition, even when the government you elect fails to stand up to powerful financial interests. I too am disillusioned about the current state of our state, but what gives me hope is that more and more people are becoming aware of these problems through increased access to information and technology.
Despite my screenname, I don't believe things are getting worse. I believe things have always been bad, and that it is only our increased access to information and communication that gives us the perception that things are getting worse. This new awareness (potentially) gives us the opportunity to diagnose problems and (hopefully) fix them. I believe the shift in the electorate from Bush towards Obama is evidence of this, and whether or not his administration has the power to make the changes they promised, he will at least make it easier for the next president.
This is why I see hope in darkness, and the will for change in our dystopian present.
The failure of Circuit City (or any of the others on your list) has had no meaningful impact on reducing corporate abuse. Circuit City was replace by Best Buy, which treats its employees worse than its predecessor. So in this case, 'wallet democracy' has actually made things worse.
This is because "wallet democracy" isn't based on intelligence, wisdom, morality or any kind of desire for social justice, it's based on convenient location, ad campaigns, low prices and blue light specials. These out-of-whack priorities have no real chance at achieving anything positive, and usually end up doing the opposite, by empowering the worst offenders, like Wal*Mart. I've not shopped in a Wal*Mart in over a decade, but still they thrive, despite my furious wallet. I guess the people have spoken, and working class dignity is an inferior candidate to low low prices.
'State's Rights' is another favorite corporate think tank meme, for the simple and obvious reason that corporations would rather face small enemies than large ones. Corporations have vast resources that they can use to bribe desperate states, to pit states against each other, and to punish states that don't toe the line, among other things.
I don't see local politicians being any less susceptible to lobbying; or local voters being any less susceptible to expensive ad campaigns, in fact, small town folk might be more suceptible to the glitz and glamor of corporate favor than their seasoned national counterparts. A few of the larger metropolitan areas might be organized enough to make a stand, but I can't see it realistically living up to your expectations.
Beyond all that, do you ever use the local control you already have?
-Have you ever attended a city council meeting?
-Do you research your local candidates in any depth?
-Do you know the names of local politicians, state senators, state congressmen, local judges and/or city council members?
Anyway, I like the old Clinton quote that goes something like 'there is nothing wrong with America that can't be fixed by what is right with America'. For better or for worse, our country is 'our' country, and as long as it remains our country, we have the ability to change it. It's easy to feel down about our country, because we are getting our asses kicked by a very small, but wealthy and powerful segment of our population. If enough of us can figure this out, and are mad enough to do something about it, we win. It's a big if.
(hahaha, nice dick joke)