Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 14th Jan 2012 21:11 UTC
"Three weeks ago the 23-year-old UK-based administrator of a TV show and movie links site was arrested by police. The site, referred to only as TVShack, could be one of three domains of which two are already controlled by the US government after their seizure as part of Operation in Our Sites. Following his detention in the UK's largest prison, the admin is now fighting his extradition to the U.S. with the help of Gary McKinnon's lawyer." His site only linked; it did not host. The most damning point is that he was found not guilty under UK law. So, does this mean The Netherlands can request extradition of, say, Rick Santorum for his blatant anti-homosexual remarks, which are illegal under Dutch law? That would be fun.
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I may also add that Mahatma Gandhi was a notorious pedophile.
The only support for this argument I can find is a Penn and Teller episode (that I havent watched).
We should never make heroes of mere mortals.
Or believe everything you see on TV.
Btw, who should we make heroes of if not mere mortals? Imaginary persons? The only real heroes are mortals.
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Actually, a higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act than Democrats.
The Republicans had been the traditional political party for Black voters since the Civil War. However the Democrats could see the advantage of recruiting minority voters via the civil rights movement and other progressive policies. The result is that most electorates with significant Black populations are now strongly aligned to the Democrats.
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Actually, a higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act than Democrats.
Half a century ago...
I really, really have no idea why people think party labels (all ways) from half a century ago have any real sort of relevance now.
(and often done by the same people who, in another sentence, lament how politicians care only about too short time-scales, hm)
It's a disconnect of essentially 3+ generations by now. Vast majority of those people are DEAD. And it doesn't require too many years for quite major political overhauls (think Weimar Republic + 20 years, for example)
What is now a major party in my parliament (sometimes the biggest party - also in the times of negotiations & accession to NATO or EU, during opening years of present Afghanistan War, or when deciding to participate in the last invasion of Iraq) was, half a century ago, the Party (as in... communist regime). Red is still their official colour FFS (OK, how half of our flag it red makes this easier, still...)
1.5 decade ago most of the parties in my parliament didn't even really exist.
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Actually, a higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act than Democrats.
Just goes to show how far the GOP has fallen, remember this from Mr. Conservative himself Barry Goldwater -
"If they succeed in establishing religion as a basic Republican Party tenet, they could do us in."
"When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye."
Seems it has come true ....
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Actually, a higher percentage of Republicans voted for the Civil Rights Act than Democrats.
Todays Republican Party is no longer a Conservative Party.
Remember what Mr. Conservative himself Barry Goldwater said -
"If they succeed in establishing religion as a basic Republican Party tenet, they could do us in."
"When you say 'radical right' today, I think of these moneymaking ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others who are trying to take the Republican Party and make a religious organization out of it. If that ever happens, kiss politics goodbye."
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/20/13 11:29 UTC
The day has finally come! Jolla has finally announced the launch device for its Sailfish operating system - and by god this is a looker. It's decidedly different from other phones out there, but it has good specifications and carries a relatively reasonably price tag - EUR 399, and it's up for pre-order today, shipping in the fourth quarter of this year.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/18/13 21:33 UTC
Why does Google get so much credit in the technology industry? Why, despite the company's many obvious failings, do many geeks and enthusiasts still hold a somewhat positive view on the all-knowing technology giant? A specific talk at Google I/O this week provides the answer.
Linked by David Adams on 05/16/13 4:23 UTC
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/11/13 21:41 UTC
"Windows is indeed slower than other operating systems in many scenarios, and the gap is worsening." That's one way to start an insider explanation of why Windows' performance isn't up to snuff. Written by someone who actually contributes code to the Windows NT kernel, the comment on Hacker News, later deleted but reposted with permission on Marc Bevand's blog, paints a very dreary picture of the state of Windows development. The root issue? Think of how Linux is developed, and you'll know the answer.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/08/13 14:22 UTC
This is one of those news items that's fun to write, fun to read, fun to comment on, and where no one will be able to say anything unkind. It's all just one big ball of awesome fluffiness. TuneTracker, the BeOS radio automation software, has just released something very special: TuneTracker System 5, the first version designed entirely and specifically for Haiku. In fact, it actually includes Haiku in the software package. Better yet, TuneTracker also unveiled several system-in-a-box products - which have Haiku and TuneTracker pre-installed.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/02/13 15:28 UTC
Exactly twenty years ago, a document was published that played a huge role in establishing the web as we know it today. Twenty years later, and this simple and straightforward document is proof of an irrefutable fact: while closed technologies can change markets, open technologies can change the world.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/29/13 21:06 UTC
Oh multitasking. That staple of computing that got thrown out the window with many modern smartphones. We got some rudimentary thing in its place - but even as multitasking on phone and tablets improves, its user-visible side remains cumbersome. Windows 8 has a neat implementation, and now it's time Android follows in it footsteps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/24/13 22:24 UTC
They're here! Whether that excites you or not remains to be seen, but the Galaxy S4, which will most likely become the best selling Android smartphone of the year by a huge margin, has been reviewed by all the major sites, and there's lots of interesting conclusions in there - although I think most of you will get the gist.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/18/13 11:21 UTC
Nokia has posted its quarterly results for the first quarter of 2013, and just like the quarters that came before, there's not a whole lot of good news in there. The rise in Lumia sales still can't even dream of making up for the sales drop in Symbian phones, and when broken down in versions, the sales figures for Windows Phone 8 Lumias in particular are very disappointing. In North America, Nokia is getting slaughtered.More Features »
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May I suggest that you read about Dr. Martin Luther King's approach to dealing with bigotry and injustice? His birthday is 15 January. No better time to learn that being persistently honorable and of high character is better than merely being an ugly bully.
Just a thought.
King was a drunkard, a womaniser (with a penchant for white prostitutes) and an absolute buffoon. All his foibles were fully documented by the FBI with wire taps and photographs.
King's doctoral thesis and most of his speeches were also heavily plagiarised.
The civil rights movements success is mostly due to the fact that the Democrat party in the 1960s was actively courting the minority and left wing vote. Minorities should thank JFK and Lyndon Johnston rather than King for any improvements.