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Thank God for the internet!
Idiots--liberal or conservative--Democrat or Republican--no longer get a free ride!
http://thinkprogress.org/2007/04/27/fox-parody/
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Daily show on Goodling
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Not only can they breed, own weapons, but...
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Trump on Rosie, freudian slip?
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Excellent weird, weird editing
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Computer Talk: Link Hunting
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have any of you seen the movie boiler room
if so,do any real life companies act that way?sell stocks that dont exist?
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VA Tech Massacre
I am not a parent yet, (12 days to go. thank you, thank you)
But I can't imagine anything more horrific or chilling than a phone call to inform a parent that their child has been killed, and for no reason.
You have to wonder? Why? Why me??
In a blink of an eye, just like that, you can erase the last 18-20 years, gone, forever.
"Please come identify and collect your child's corpse."
My heart goes out to the parents. God bless them all.
I can't even fathom the pain.
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How to install Vista
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The dog barks and the caravan moves on and on and on...
Rodney King's "Why can't we all just get along?"
http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_107170729.html
Will somebody yell, "I DON'T WANT TO JUST GET ALONG!! I WANT _____ OUT OF THE GENE POOL!!"
Of course, the sky is falling, the sky is falling--Never S**T happens--For the lack of a better term: it's existence
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/VATech/...C-RSSFeeds0312
What is your favorite from the vagina-like lipped blondes of the drive-by media sticking a mike in front of a grieving family and asking how do they feel? Me, I would grab her cue card, reading, "How must you feel? (sob)," and show her forthwith, knowing the cue-card reader would be clueless, but it would sure help my grief process
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Attacks on Ca ISO energy grid
Suspect Arrested Following Dual Incidents at California ISO
April 19, 2007 7:36:AM ET
By Staff Reporter
Folsom, CA - The California Independent System Operator Corporation (California ISO) expresses its gratitude to authorities following the apprehension today of a suspect wanted in connection with two incidents that happened this week at its Folsom headquarters. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reports that Lonnie Charles Denison, 32, employed by a firm on contract with the ISO, was arrested at 1:30 p.m. today. Denison faces federal charges of Destruction of an Energy Facility. The FBI reports he is housed at the Sacramento County main jail and makes his initial appearance in Sacramento Federal Court on Thursday, April 19, 2007.
The ISO thanks the FBI and the quick response provided Monday by local law enforcement, which included the Folsom Police Department, Sacramento Police Department and the Sacramento County Explosives Ordnance Detail.
Authorities were called in to investigate immediately following a midnight act Sunday night that cut off the internal power supply to several computer systems that handle ISO market data. The deliberate disruption of onsite power to the computer banks did not impact grid operations or affect any electricity customers. Built-in redundancies in the ISO computer backbone prevent a single action from affecting the power grid. Additionally, the Energy Management System, which provides the computerized support of grid operations, remained unaffected. The ISO markets were functioning by 3:00 a.m., with full restoration of the computer systems by 6:00 a.m.
Nearly twelve hours after the first incident, the California ISO received a credible threat of physical harm to the facility via an email from the same suspect. With employee safety the top priority, the threat was taken very seriously and a decision was made immediately to evacuate all three ISO buildings at the Folsom campus. Grid operations were transferred within minutes to the California ISO's second Control Center, while approximately 500 employees safely evacuated its Folsom headquarters.
The ISO Folsom campus was cleared for reentry at approximately 5:00 p.m. Monday and ISO grid operations personnel returned to staff the Folsom Control Center for the night shift, assuming operation of the grid from its other control center by approximately 6:00 p.m.
The FBI and other authorities have established a link between the two incidents and have determined the suspect acted alone.
While many things went right in terms of the response to and recovery from these events, the California ISO is launching an internal investigation to review security policies and procedures, and other mitigation steps taken in response to the incidents.
This could easily be the work of one idiot as the FBI claim, or someone else now nows their sop to this type of attack. Just something else to think about.
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More reasons to hate ethanol
It pollutes more than gasoline, just gets better and better doesn't it?
http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/journa...e_ethanol.html
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Don Imus
You would think after all these years that Imus should know becoming a sniveling pus ain't gonna satisfy your critics, particularly if you are facing Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and so on
He should have apologized and not become a sorrowful wreck
The Jackson/Sharpton sharks are feasting off blood, and Imus still spews blood for this group
Nothing, zero, nata will satisfy this group!
Quite frankly, I wish Imus and many others--even if I disagree with them--would tell the empty headed sharks of the media--regardless race, gender, or whatever, "GO TO H___ !! I SCREWED UP, OK? YOU HAVEN'T SCREWED UP?!"
Geez!
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Avatar test
Avatar test
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A real good place to start?
Hey guys,
I got 1000$ im looking to play on the stock market. I was wondering if any of you have any suggestions on a good site to open an account on. I am Canadian if this in any way matters.
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Homework: Homework
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Dana Carvey on Bill Maher
In a good Al Gore impersonation: "I'm tellin' ya, we have to do something about global warming, and the best way to do that is to elect Hillary president, because she is one cold bitch"
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"The Sopranos" -- Week 2
Well, what do you think?
The song at the end was excellent, so creepy
All-in-all, I just plain like the show
Don't want to say much now, because I don't want to spoil the show if you watch it, too, and have not seen this week's episode
Makes me more than ever glad I ain't in the mob, because more than anything their life seem so boring as well as deadly
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Interesting
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Sos
Democrat or Republican
Liberal or conservative
The song is the same, just different performers
http://www.examiner.com/a-675671~Con..._up_steam.html
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Hey, let's form a lynch mob!
I was wrong
But, but, dang it, they were preppies--those, those smug jocks with rich parents whose ______ didn't stink of those long ago high school years, and now I am grown and not a racist (e.g., some of my best friends are green), let's get some justice!
Tha heck with a trial!
Jackson/Sharpton, guys, I am with you! Pay-back is rough, so these rich, smarmy, white lads deserve justice we average folk get
I didn't jump to conclusion--I LEAPED!! I WANT A LEGALIZED LYNCHING!! We will dot the i's and cross the t's and then hang-em!
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04132007...rea_peyser.htm
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Sex, Church and Pancakes
Sex
The mother of a 17-year-old girl was concerned that her daughter was having sex. Worried the girl might become pregnant and adversely impact the family's status, she consulted the family doctor.
The doctor told her that teenagers today were very willful and any attempt to stop the girl would probably result in rebellion. He then told her to arrange for her daughter to be put on birth control and until then, talk to her and give her a box of condoms.
Later that evening, as her daughter was preparing for a date, the woman told her about the situation and handed her a box of condoms.
The girl burst out laughing and reached over to hug her mother saying: "Oh Mom! You don't have to worry about that! I'm dating Susan!"
Church
A man went to church one day and afterward he stopped to shake the preacher's hand. He said "Preacher, I'll tell you, that was a damned fine sermon. Damned good!"
The preacher said, "Thank you sir, but I'd rather you didn't use profanity."
The man said, "I was so damned impressed with that sermon I put five thousand dollars in the offering plate!"
The preacher said, "No ****?"
Pancakes
Sylvia and John took their six-year-old son to the doctor. With some hesitation, they explained that although their little angel appeared to be in good health, they were concerned about his rather small penis.
After examining the child, the doctor confidently declared, "Just feed him plenty of pancakes. That should solve the problem."
The next morning when the boy arrived at breakfast, there was a large stack of warm pancakes in the middle of the table.
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Things to do for a family in S.F.
Gonna be in San Francisco middle of june and then again first week in july. Any suggestions as to what to do? I haven't been there in a few years and never with the kids. Anyone know if El Quake-O is still there? It was a neat little mexican place near the safeway on market.
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Homework: Computer Stuff
TIP:
(1) Restart daily even if you do not think you need it--This should be your first step anytime your computer begins acting sluggish--Note, Windows throws away nothing! For example, temp files--Why the law will grab your computer if you are a baddy
(2) Before a Restart:
Start > All Programs > Accessories > Disk Cleanup
(Note what you want cleaned, e.g., many use their Trashcan as a file folder, so watch cleaning this out)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...=Google+Search
Instead of using your Trashcan as a "temp" file folder, create a temp folder for this on your desktop
At your desktop, RIGHT mouse click > New > Folder > "TempDump"
Periodically, clean out your TempDump
crazy cursor is fun example of a programmer with too much time on his hands--there, just click and cursor away
http://www.neave.com/imagination/
Taskbar control:
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...l?tk=nl_hsxdwn
Recovery tools
http://lifehacker.com/software/lifeh...ols-251903.php
Vista system maint:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2112738,00.asp
Google's latest:
http://lifehacker.com/software/googl...ils-252036.php
Best "sorry" pages
http://www.365questions.org/2007/04/...st-sorry-page/
Mac Viruses
http://www.macobserver.com/article/2007/04/10.9.shtml
10 most dangerous internet sites
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/ba...rnet_sites.htm
Vista capable? (Stay up on this, because M$ will one day stop supporting XP, e.g., as it did Windows ninety-eight)
http://arstechnica.com/journals/micr...-vista-capable
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History of BOOYAH and SKI DADDY
So I saw the definitions and still don't get the Ski Daddy ?
When did Cramer start using those terms ?
Some of use history buffs would like to know!!!
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history of BOO YAAA and whose SKEE DADDY ????
Where'd these terms come from ?
BOO YA!!!!!!
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Viva Education!!!!!
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Colbert...edited. (NWS)
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M5 vs RS4
This brought back memories of my Vette driving days, glad I stopped driving like that;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMwfM...elated&search=
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Tv Funhouses' Media-opoly
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Sad news to report: Warren B. has slipped
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Proof there is a Gawd...
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investing strategys
So what do you people like better:shorting a stock or buying it? I've never bought stocks but I plan to short and buy stocks in my future.
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The Soprano's
Not the best or worst episode last night, setting up a few possibilities. Baccala leave a little DNA at the scene? Carmela an inspiration for Birthday presents everywhere? And I am not talking about the Taylor Made's.
Reports are the next episode is similar to this one.
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Par-don, but I doth swoonnnn, for I have new hero.
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Stockpickr
Anyone from here posting a portfolio over there? I have one that's been up since 31 march.
http://www.stockpickr.com/members/po...4-Portfolio-1/
A lot of bigshots have portfolio's as well. A good place to check out for ideas.
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Next president?
So who do you want to be the next president? I just want a democrat in the white house to fix Bush's problems. Explain who and why you want them to be president.
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No Coke for Jesus
Sight Of Jesus Drinking Coke Prompts Lawsuit
Coke Doesn't Want That Type Of Promotion
POSTED: 9:31 pm EDT April 5, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- The company's theme song used to be "I'd like to buy the world a Coke," but apparently the offer doesn't apply to Jesus.
Coca-Cola Co. is suing producers of an Italian film titled " 7 Km da Gerusalemme" (Seven Kilometers From Jerusalem), that shows Jesus swigging Coke from a can in the desert. Coke said the scene would probably give the soda a bad image. A spokeswoman said, "We are not interested in this kind of product placement."
The film is set in present-day Israel.
Variety reported that the movie was due to be released April 6, Good Friday, but it has now been pulled by Mediafilm. The company had hoped to capitalize on the Easter spirit.
Quite hilarious from my point of view; Jesus gives Coke a bad image, I can hardly stop laughing.
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owning a gas station... questions...
A nice deal sort of fell in my lap. I have a chance to own a gas station/convenience store. Should I risk it and do it? Anyone know about doing this? Ever done it, or know someone that has? Is it worth it? How much do you make from selling gas/diesel? It will be in an area were many 18-wheelers go and plenty of room for them to get in and out easily. It's not free or anything, but it's a damn good deal. It already was a gas station at one time, but not now. The tanks are the new fiberglass ones and it's up to EPA codes and such. It's not free, so there is some investing I'd have to do, but it's a really good deal if it's worth the trouble. Pros/Cons?
Thanks!
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Brain Flatulance 4/8/07
From the Wall Street Journal this week:
Crop Farms in Skyscrapers:
Feasible or Pie-in-the-Sky?
The only hope of feeding the Earth's expanding population without exacerbating global warming is to create an infrastructure of urban farms, a Columbia University scientist says. Don't worry about finding enough space, he says -- crop farms could be built into urban skyscrapers.
Dickson Despommier, a professor of environmental sciences and microbiology, says that skyscraper farms represent a feasible strategy for growing food while protecting the environment, Lisa Chamberlain reports in New York magazine.
It might seem pie-in-the-sky, but consider this: Mr. Despommier estimates that 150 or so vertical farms could feed the entire city of New York (pop: eight million) for a year. Assuming environmentally friendly building systems are used, a vertical farm would be self- sustaining, producing a net output of clean water and energy.
Why build vertical farms in urban areas? Controlled settings like skyscrapers would protect crops from traditional scourges of farming, from bad weather to contaminated run-off. With 80% of the world's population expected to live in urban areas by 2050, it makes sense to situate farms nearby. Ms. Chamberlain doesn't say how Mr. Despommier would offset the high real-estate costs or transportation complexities associated with urban areas.
Mr. Despommier began researching vertical farming six years ago. Since then, scientists from land-scarce Dubai and the Netherlands have contacted him about working on his ideas. He says it would take a group of scientists, architects and planners five to 10 years to figure out how to create workable skyscraper farms, and he is hoping to cultivate the deepest-pocketed philanthropists, and oil companies, to make it happen.
Wall Street Journal (4/7/07)