Makes you think:
"The US military seeks the capability to knock out every telephone, every
networked computer, every radar system on the planet"
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4655196.stm
Andrew.
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Being from Atlanta, this part of the thread's got my interest... I
grew up in suburban Atlanta, an area on the border of the town of
Tucker and Stone Mountain.
While I was in my teens, the church my family attended did a "Caring
Tree" project every Christmas. It's your standard "every ornament h
Nah, they won't work. I can't even get them to come over and clean my
house for good wages. They just want hand-outs. I've even bought
birth control pills and condoms for them, only to have them turn up
pregnant again a few months later. Total lack of any sense of
self-worth or responsibility.
> Maureen wrote:
> Showed up? Did you mean tonight, because I've always been here on the
> list, almost since the day it was created.
>
No, on this thread. It was really getting dark for awhile.
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> KG wrote:
> Haha, fucking mindmeld man. Now get outta my brain!
>
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Oh yeah - the day it came out.
On 1/26/06, Earl, George <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Raymond said:
> > Anyone else seen Thunderbird go nuts when deleting emails? I've got a
> > folder with quite a few emails in them, and when I go to delete even
> > just 10 messages a time, memory usage will shoot
Yes, rural georgia. Although parts of the city have clusters of them too
On 1/28/06, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I need to go. But what I was wondering was -- we are talkng someplace rural,
> yes? Not Atlanta?
>
> Dana
>
> > Nah, they won't work. I can't even get them to come over
I need to go. But what I was wondering was -- we are talkng someplace rural,
yes? Not Atlanta?
Dana
> Nah, they won't work. I can't even get them to come over and clean
> my
> house for good wages. They just want hand-outs. I've even bought
> birth control pills and condoms for them, only t
I don't think I would want my child being watched by some of the people you are
describing ;) Remember that the parent is responsible for the quality of the
child care, and if your toddler wanders into traffic while Ms Baby Phat jeans
is doing her nails, then you, my dear, are the one that gets
Agreed. But you probably don't want to get my started on my views
about drugs and other "moral" crimes.
On 1/28/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> BTW, I'm for that. You'll never stop drugs or prostitution so you
> might as well regulate it and tax it.
Showed up? Did you mean tonight, because I've always been here on the
list, almost since the day it was created.
On 1/28/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Man am I glad you showed up. I was beginning to think everyone was
> living in world devoid of honor and integrity.
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> Maureen wrote:
> When they start taxing prostitutes and crack dealers, I'll consider
> them part of the economy.
>
BTW, I'm for that. You'll never stop drugs or prostitution so you
might as well regulate it and tax it.
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Mess
> Maureen wrote:
> Yeah, it force the (white) girl who lives down the hill to feed and
> cloth her children instead of spending the monthly check on silk nails
> and Baby Phat jeans.
>
Man am I glad you showed up. I was beginning to think everyone was
living in world devoid of honor and integrity
What are your feelings on sweat shops, which would surely arise
without a government mandated minimum wage?
I'm not sure exactly how I feel about a minimum wage. I don't like
the concept, but I like the alternatives less.
On 1/28/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 3.) Minimum wage = We
is she on welfare? If so she probably already gets food stamps. Is there work
in that town? She may be trying, in a dysfunctional way, to get interview
clothes. Or not. Perhaps she is terminally self-involved, and as I mentioned,
the answer to that, if the child is truly neglected, is a call to
Back home in the south I could take you to numerous households where
grandma, mom and teenaged kids all received government assistance in
some form at some time. They may not all be getting it at the same
time, but it is always their first choice of income.
When they start taxing prostitutes and
> Maureen wrote:
> The government agency in charge of handing out the welfare could
> provide child care by putting together the groups, even training some
> of the mothers in child care.
It's a breath of fresh air! +1000
> No, I'm not. I am saying that the current system is a dismal failure
>
don't know a thing about middle Georgia or your cousin, so I can't speak to the
choices available to those women. I suspect a lot of them wouldn't mind a break
from their screaming rug rats and would be glad to work to get it ;) Where is
middle Georgia anyway, LOL?
> I don't know any black wome
> Dana wrote:
> Do you now. Can you explain how this differs from the current system?
>
Don't understand a word. I'll paraphrase for you (again):
1.) Corporate Welfare bad. However, cities have a right to bid for
jobs. I don't favor it.
2.) Personal Welfare bad. If you give people cash as o
Yeah, it force the (white) girl who lives down the hill to feed and
cloth her children instead of spending the monthly check on silk nails
and Baby Phat jeans.
On 1/28/06, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Do you now. Can you explain how this differs from the current system?
>
> Dana
>
> >
There WERE a lot of multigeneration welfare families. Kinda tough to get
multigenerational anymore with a five-year time limit.
I'll grant you that looking for the crack pipe is opting out of society, but if
that is what is going on then what is called for is foster care and an offer of
a trip
On 1/28/06, dana tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> they could huh ;) You assume that ten such women know each other. Exactly how
> flexible do you think they should be? Drunken eighbors, abusive ex-husbands,
> street people? How about all those unemployed people in the mental health
> wards?
> Dana wrote:
> ::shrug:: Sorry. I often agree with you, but on this child care issue you are
> plain wrong.
Well, I guess that explains why I find myself agreeing with just about
everything she's saying.
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Do you now. Can you explain how this differs from the current system?
Dana
>Instead I favor Maureen's approach that provides the good and services
>necessary to get someone back on their feet. Note that this is
>TOTALLY DIFFERENT than giving someone cash.
~~
I've met them. I met them in my neighborhood, at the family
gatherings, at the Rape Crisis center where I volunteered for many
years, in the streets of Watts where I worked for several years with a
literacy program.
Yes, there are a lot of poor people out there who are 2nd, 3rd or even
4th genera
ROFL. But see... it isn't welfare when you give it to a corporation ;)
Welfare=minimum wage. Or something ;)
thanks, I needed that
Dana
>It's not their's to give to the corporations either, and if you don' t
>think corporate welfare is a reality, I wonder what color the sky is
>on your planet.
>
> Maureen wrote:
> It's not their's to give to the corporations either, and if you don' t
> think corporate welfare is a reality, I wonder what color the sky is
> on your planet.
>
Apparently nobody read the part of my post that said this:
"When the gov't takes money from
people who've earned it
they could huh ;) You assume that ten such women know each other. Exactly how
flexible do you think they should be? Drunken eighbors, abusive ex-husbands,
street people? How about all those unemployed people in the mental health
wards?
If you thought child care was a red herring, you did not r
The local "Toys'r'Us" is going out of business and all video game stuff is
at least 30% of. This meant new GB Micros for around $65 (and GB SPs for
under $50). No PSPs or XBox 360's tho'. ;^)
Anyway my son (7 years old) has had an SP for several years and has a large
library of kids games and G
I don't know any black women on welfare, but I know plenty of middle
Georgia white wimmen who hang at the trailer park or at their mama's
house with their screaming rug rats.
I have one lazy-ass cousin who hasn't spoken to me since she called
and asked me if I knew how she could get a house and ca
> Maureen wrote:
> We have come a long way from the original purpose of these programs.
I firmly agree with everything you said. I have no problem with
helping people who need a boost getting back on their feet. I was one
of those people so I understand them very well. From one of your
posts ea
you know -- I spent several years working on the wrong side of the tracks in
Washington DC, which is an inner city if there ever was one, and I don't think
I *ever* met anyone who got up in the morning and said "today, I will refuse to
participate in the economy!"
;) No offense,but what I see
You can always find child care if you are flexiable in your
arrangements, and almost all the colleges and training centers have
some form of day care. I've always felt that lack of child care is a
red herring in the welfare debate.
If nothing else, they could form groups of 10 moms, 9 of whom wor
It's not their's to give to the corporations either, and if you don' t
think corporate welfare is a reality, I wonder what color the sky is
on your planet.
On 1/28/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, the gov't doesn't make money, therefore it's not their's to give.
We have come a long way from the original purpose of these programs.
They are part of what was a war on poverty. It was supposed to give
people in extreme economic distress a chance to have a better life.
It was never supposed to bread and circuses for those who refuse to
participate in the econ
I think here is the essence of what is bothering me about this thread. We seem
to be speaking, in code, about black teenagers having babies. While this does
happen, in fact most welfare recipients are white, adult divorcees who receive
benefits for less than two years. That's welfare=TANF.
I'l
and the availability of child care ;)
>kids, and is now a computer scientist with a six figure salary. Of
>course, achievement like that assumes the presence of a brain, and a
>willingness to work.
>
>On 1/26/06, Paul Ihrig <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> 1. a mother who cant afford child care,
>>
Not necessary. I could tell you about a woman who found herself
divorced and alone at 24 with two pre-school children, no child
support, no marketable skills, and the inflation and sorry job market
of the mid-70s.
She got her GED, went to college on financial aid, while working full
time packing g
Mine is by Oregon Scientific. I bought it at Marshalls for 12.95. It
shows steps, miles and calories burned, and has setting for length of
stride, and sensitivity. It has has a pulse meter.
I haven't measured the accuracy of the step count yet, but the mileage
it records from here to the office
Jesus.
No, I said nothing of the kind. I said that scenarios that increase demand
involve poor people HAVING more money. No mention at all of it coming from the
government, you Karl Rove wannabe ;) Now, the New Deal did involve a number of
government work programs, in which the unemployed buil
Nice, but not me.
On 1/27/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> my space blog for mamamaureen
>
> http://myspace.com/mamamaureen
>
> :) tw_rimshot
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The right to free speech is in much more danger from the current
administration with their Patriot Act and other actions than from
anyone in Iraq. Those who will stand up against Shrub and his minions
are doing more to protect free speech than any soldier in Iraq.
The troops who are currently in
ok, that's it, I am inspired
>Maureen that's fabulous Wow! Congratulations!
>
>Walking is such superb exercise. Especially in SF. :) Keep it up.
>
>I am very sore today in the back of my right leg. Been stretching it all
>morning. I hope it doesn't bug me too much later. I really want to d
Stupid orphans. Should have gotten born to healthier parents. Seriously, I
mentioned Hard Times in a previous thread. He said he didn't like Dickens. He
isn't even Victorian. This is pure Adam Smith.
Thomas Hobbes, in Leviathan. 'No arts; no letters; no society; and which is
worst of all, cont
Just a few here, old and new, so you can really see the difference
http://pics.livejournal.com/cloudwatcher/
On 1/27/06, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Pics of Maureen? I'd like to see those, too. I don't actually have a pic in
> my head.
thx, I'll be definately downloading it.
larry
On 1/28/06, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Check out XAMPP.
> http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
>
> "XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP
> and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use.
Haha, fucking mindmeld man. Now get outta my brain!
On 1/28/06, Wayne Putterill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> It's like the 20th century never happened - Charles Dickens would be
> familiar with your economic theories!
>
> Seriously, do you realise how victorian you sound? I fully expect your
> nex
Welcome to the new world order, where money is king and human lives
are worthless.
On 1/28/06, Vivec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How long this site will remain up is anyone's guess.
>
> http://www.iava.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=119
>
> "I remember times we had to post f
It's like the 20th century never happened - Charles Dickens would be
familiar with your economic theories!
Seriously, do you realise how victorian you sound? I fully expect your
next post to be an essay on the benefits of the workhouse system,
including a paragraph on how orphans can be utilised a
How long this site will remain up is anyone's guess.
http://www.iava.org/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=133&Itemid=119
"I remember times we had to post female MP's at the Oil Ministry so
they could search the female employees. The Oil Ministry was heavily
guarded like a fortress with tanks
I checked it out, but it looks like he's just got an iso image of all
the software you need, ie eclipse, mysql, eclipse plugins, etc.
The thing that I really liked about this Ruby on Rails one was that
there was zero install aside from unzipping into a directory.
Everything was preconfigured to r
Check out XAMPP.
http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
"XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP
and Perl. XAMPP is really very easy to install and to use."
Deanna will attest that I nearly wet myself with how easy this was. I
do wish it included an easy gui inte
Steven Collins did something similar with ACME (Apache CF MySQL
cfEclipse). and a pdf on how to set everything up. Its all in an ISO
file. You can download it at http://www.stephencollins.org/acme/
larry
On 1/27/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I know you guys get tired of heari
> Dana wrote:
> If you think that Keynes is about the government handing out money
> than say handing 22 billion to the insurance industry,
I'm not saying Keynes said that you are! ^^ See ^^
You keep saying that the gov't is "handing" money to corporations.
You just said it again. The
> > Always the troublemaker...
>
> Just a workstation behind a firewall, proxy and monitoring system that would
> make Big Brother proud. The only way I can get out is SSH, or use out-of-band
> communication by phone.
Wow, didn't realize you were tied up in so many layers of red tape
there. Might
Can't this be done with some scripting and Blue Dragon?
On 1/28/06, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Go to a client site with a thumb
> drive. Pop it in a usb port and within 10 seconds be demoing a fully
> functional database driven web app.
~~~
Kevin Graeme wrote:
> On 1/27/06, Jochem van Dieten wrote:
>>
>> I tried that URL in both Lynx and a mobile phone, but it didn't work.
>
> Always the troublemaker...
Just a workstation behind a firewall, proxy and monitoring system that would
make Big Brother proud. The only way I can get out i
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