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Reply to Lying Liars and their Lies in Politics JoeUser Forums

============ Like I said, conservatives can be zealots too full of nasty habits. But there's a big difference -- conservatives aren't the ones hoping that the government gets to be a huge, all encompassing thing with the power to civilize society by force. Conservatives don't view the government as "Mom". Hence, the liberal's tendency for selective tolerance should be a warning to those who believe that in an ideal world, the government would be the one solving life's problems rather than in

Reply to deviantART WindowBlinds library in Press Room JoeUser Forums

from anthony r: --------------- My objective was not to overtly or surreptitiously compare the EU today with the Thousand Year Reich. I was suggesting that a historical analysis in that region of the world would clearly demonstrate German dominance. Schroeder and Chirac probably despise each other, but they have learned that by working together, they have tremendously increased their power and influence... --------------- see, that kind of thing is clear and thought provoki

Reply to deviantART WindowBlinds library in Press Room JoeUser Forums

hey anthony r, even with your updated explanation, the use of fourth reich was insulting for no reason. technically reich means empire, yes, but you yourself said it's been stigmatized. i don't know why you don't think it is insulting to keep using it. in some ways your update actually makes things worse: --------- The European Union, a bloodless effort to create what Adolph Hitler always envisioned. --------- what "hitler always envisioned?" there are qui

Reply to Justice League Rocks! in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

i saw most of it. pretty good, although i missed the first half/episode. i didn't like how they automatically assumed that since they were not willing to kill that they weren't going to win. ie, evil will always triumph, because good is dumb. but overall i liked it. if they are making it less for kiddies then that is good news. i didn't really like the first season that much. but usually, alternate universes make for good episodes. like in that past episode where they meet the justice

Reply to DesktopX 2.4 released in Press Room JoeUser Forums

add left and right brackets (the less than, greater than signs) around the following: img src="http://www.fakesite.org/nonextistentpic.jpg" it only works in the comments under your own article or in your own article itself. so jamie can put a pic under comments of this article but not under comments of nand1's article. make sure the place the pic is hosted allows offsite linking!

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

ok, thanks for the info! happily, i am now just edging out the three weeks no update site :D

Reply to Quantum computer breakthrough. in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

to paraphrase the immortal prof. farnsworth: "It's a quantum computer!" "No fair! You changed the output by observing it!"

Maybe you haven't been keeping up with current events... in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

warning: I am assuming you saw Alien and Aliens already, so don't come crying if I spoil any surprises for you. The director's cut of Alien is out in theaters. I never saw it in its entirety on TV and may go see it in theaters. Why am I not sure I'll go? Well, the first Alien movie I saw was the sequel: Aliens , an intense sci-fi action thriller and one of my top two favorite movies. The first time I saw a chestburster was in that

Reply to JoeUser Feedback in Software Development JoeUser Forums

a list of where i recently posted comments would be nice too. or at least tell if there are new comments. btw, if you look in the comments of an article, the article at bottom has a weird date. i think it's for all of them too. it looks ok when you don't have comments on. i even see it below: =============== By T-Man Posted Saturday, December 30, 1899 on JoeUser's Development Discussion: Development ================

Reply to What happened to turn based? in Software Development JoeUser Forums

there are still a few turn-based games. wargames tend to be that way. and there is also the half-way: pauseable realtime like freedom force. ever try combat mission ? a good wwii game made by a very nice and very small company. they put a lot of effort into making a fun and realistic game. turn based and very exciting.

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

Reply By: Madine ================= Vast changes such as the great society and the ever-increasing amount of social security payouts. ================= right. (although the great society was in the 60s) and other such minor events as the great depression, wwii, rural electification, the cold war, nuclear weapons, the rise of a large standing military, the fall of isolationism, entangling allianes, women in the workplace, the civil rights movement, vietnam, the rising use of c

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

hey draginol, i read in another comment portion you tweaked author scores a bit. did you do the same for blog sites too? i compulsively check my blog site rank and i used to be 7th or something earlier today and now i am getting beat down by a site whose last article was over 3 weeks ago.

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

oh great, the joys of discussing social security. Reply By: Draginol ======================== In fact, if someone on the left wants to split hairs about honesty and not mentioning the payroll taxes then they should go the whole way: Demographically, most people in the top 5% of income earners are business owners. And those business owners not only get taxed more but have to pay for half the payroll taxes of their employees. In other words, far from making the liberal argume

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

by draginol: =========== Re GDP - point being, our taxes are still near historical highs. What I'm saying is that you are playing statistical games which I think is a big disengenous. Why not start arguing where taxes were a century ago? Or two centuries ago when in both cases they were basically nil. You cherry picked numbers that fit your argument. =========== i will try and respond to the other points later, but i want to tackle this one right away. well,

Reply to Beta's in Misc JoeUser Forums

depends on the company or type of beta. there are some companies that put out almost finished betas since they know it will be widely downloaded. or a beta downloaded 100,000 times with no reports of smoking computers. i read of a penguin behavior where the first few penguins get pushed into the water by the sheer mass of penguins behind them. then the penguins wait and see if they get eaten to see if there are any predators in the water. that's how i prefer to try out betas: t

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

Reply By: Anthony R.: ============= I think the government should give each citizen an itemized list at tax time, they could fill out the boxes of all the programs they are willing to support and that will speak volume about what type of government taxation is acceptable to each individual. ... I also believe that the individual taxpayer should have the right to opt out of Social Security and invest that money in thier own personal account. ============= would this b

Crappy Viewpoint Media Player in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

I was merrily scrolling through my Add/Remove programs list trying to free some hard drive space by deleting unused programs. I am a virtual packrat, hoarding programs "just in case", or "maybe one day I'll use it". Towards the end I see a program called Viewpoint Media Player . Never downloaded and installed this. Never saw it before. Immediately I knew it was some junk spyware program that somehow got onto my system and didn't get caugh

Reply to Federal Taxes, paid by the few to be given to the many in Politics JoeUser Forums

a long article on taxes. oh joy. by draginol: ===================== So next time you hear politicians debate about taxes, tax cuts, the debt, and "entitlements", remember these things: (1) Most federal taxes are simply pay offs to other families. (2) One percent of the population pays a third of those taxes already. (3) Beware of entitlements, in a democracy, the majority of people can vote in any entitlement. And when that majority only pays 4% of the total tax burden, such

Reply to Joan of Arcadia in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

cbs, friday at 8:00pm est just hit record on your vcr before you leave the house :)

Reply to JoeUser Feedback in Software Development JoeUser Forums

the bonus rating under each comment is there for the comment itself right? i only ask because the message sent to me says it is about the "article".

Reply to Universal Suffrage in Politics JoeUser Forums

cubanbob (i moved some of my best responses up so things are not in 100% order): ------------- Now tell me again why is it moral for one person to pay a thousand times more than another and still have the same vote. ------------- because one person is equal to another under the law, as you mentioned earlier. the voting booth doesn't care if you got a purple heart, an alcoholism problem, twenty-three kids, no kids, or a solid gold roll royce. one man, one vote.

Reply to Universal Suffrage in Politics JoeUser Forums

my bad(s): up above my response to draginol should read: "so their money, their contacts, and their greater ability to advertise and advocate their positions are not still greatly influential in the political process?" and "if they have a jobless 18 year old kid can s/he vote?" should be gone since draginol says adult dependents can vote right there. (i'm tired, cut me a break)

Reply to Universal Suffrage in Politics JoeUser Forums

cubanbob Posted: Sunday, October 19, 2003 ------------------ This article is utter crap. ------------------ charming. it's great that there are reasonable people willing to bring up the level of debate in this world. ------------------ There has always been qualifiers on who can vote and rightfully so. ------------------- right...hence the comments about the requirements of male landowners, then all males, then women, then the 26th amendment, etc

Reply to How fast is JoeUser? in Misc JoeUser Forums

yeah, joeuser definitely has a pause period after the header bar even on my cable connection.

Reply to Hypocricy Wars: Limbaugh vs. The Left in Politics JoeUser Forums

posted by RonPaul4Prez: --------------------- All I've tried to do is correct the record , and for that I'm attacked. --------------------- ... posted by RonPaul4Prez, upstream in the comments: -------------------- russellmz, You apparently believe all you read in the mainstream (controlled) media. Help yourself. We need worker bees who are incapable of thought...and you'll make a fine assistant manager at Burger King one day. ------------