Posted by haltse on June 7, 2007 – 7:13 pm
Frustrating to think that it’s not just an accident but a very deliberate attempt
Immigration bill fails key test, is withdrawn – CNN.com
The legislation, which had been endorsed by President Bush, would tighten borders, institute a new system to prevent employers from hiring undocumented workers and give as many as 12 million illegal immigrants a pathway to legal status.
The legislation would not have done that, it’s a claim by those supporting amnesty and not one that CNN , or the AP, should be making in a non editorial section. The bill had many switchback clauses which upfront provided for all the headline grabbing of strong enforcement , compassion and make us safer etc which a few pages later were rescinded. The background checks, the one that took me a trip to get fingerprinted 80 miles away, then had to go back since they didn’t get it right plus the time for FBI checks etc now would have to take place in 24 hours OR they get a pass. Insane.
Posted by haltse on June 5, 2007 – 9:50 pm
This is a site www.sexylosers.com I am so glad I found at home it’s NSFW but its’ the best combination of sex and death with black humor that’s wandered by my screens.
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Posted by haltse on June 5, 2007 – 2:20 pm
400k for a logo that lamer than lame duck Prime Minister Tony Blair opined that this would lead to ”raised hopes that the symbol would leave people “inspired to make a positive change in their life”" Symbols are for the symbol minded ( thanks George C) So for 400k ( near 800k US) this must be ONE hell of a logo… let’s take a peek.
Bosses of the 2012 Olympics were plunged into a fresh row last night after spending £400,000 on a controversial new logo for the London Games..
A logo that one poster to Samizdata has related to Lisa Simpson performing, well this is a family blog;)
Olympic chiefs under fire for ‘puerile’ logo | Uk News | News | Telegraph
Posted by haltse on June 5, 2007 – 10:04 am
Domi Arigoto Lol meme.
Cats, Presidents and now the mechanicals get their day.
Lol Robots the 3 roolz of which are
- Me no hurtz humn wif lol inducing capshuns
- do what tolded bi humn otterwise i brakes teh furst
- ‘les iz transgresh roolz abov perteck ma skillz to lmao
INTO THA FLOYD VOID
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Posted by haltse on June 3, 2007 – 1:37 pm
Filed under reality, science
The law of unintended consequences has better representation presently than we do as a race. It’s nice that we have a myriad of ways to attempt to keep living in the manner to which a certain part of the world has been accustomed but where the real work seems to be lacking in removing the need for the need to try to maintain a status quo that’s so brief a time in our history is weird.
How much energy we waste just to have people show up same time, same place to interact remotely with those they never see face to face based on what? a fear your employees will “steal” and goof off your time? Some will, and already do, because as long as we still keep seeing most things as jobs , things you -have- to be paid to do and ends up with us treating people with the level of contempt that causes.
Seriously, adults checking up on the bowel movements of those with a different job title leads to what benefit to the customer? Bad enough you have to suffer the “piss police” and their shoddy inaccurate tests ,that can’t tell a cold medicine from a drug , but grown people having to account for the time they took to shit? Until that mindset alters I’m not sure how much we gain by making the transport to and from the workplace archipelago more efficient.
Well that was a nice digression. New Scientist has an article that asks what next? Prior to us even getting into the efficient non polluting technologies ( least in then conventional sense) we’re basing most of this tech on rare and pretty much unknown reserves materials like platinum, tantalum and gallium the latter two rather useful in semi conductors and solar panel construction.
Earth’s natural wealth: an audit – earth – 23 May 2007 – New Scientist Environment
This could prove lucrative, but Prichard is motivated by something far more significant than the chance of a quick buck. Platinum is a vital component not only of catalytic converters but also of fuel cells – and supplies are running out. It has been estimated that if all the 500 million vehicles in use today were re-equipped with fuel cells, operating losses would mean that all the world’s sources of platinum would be exhausted within 15 years. Unlike with oil or diamonds, there is no synthetic alternative: platinum is a chemical element, and once we have used it all there is no way on earth of getting any more. What price then pollution-free cities?
Posted by haltse on June 2, 2007 – 5:18 pm
There are 5 major currencies Dollar, yen , Yuan, Euro and the Great British pound. I turned up at my bank Wells Fargo and their system didn’t have, so they claimed pounds sterling, British pound, UKP or any other names that would let them accept the money until Monday where they call another office to validate the currency. Every time, three to date, I’ve tried to convert UK money within their branches it’s frustrating to the point of the , Hey why not just call me a fraud and get it out in the open. Do I want to spend a day changing all my accounts and standing orders just to be free of these nincompoops that but me bi-annually?
Posted by haltse on June 2, 2007 – 2:55 pm
In the why our kid won’t go state schools department is yet another case of idiots ruining it for everyone. You can decide which side the idiots are on. Seemingly the person walking across a stage is responsible for the conduct of the audience and can be penalized for it. Er why not penalize those disrupting it?. I’m not sure if not getting the paper is worth a fuss or if they are literally holding years worth of achievement to ransom. In the former big whoop print your own at home. If the latter then it’s probably more disruptive than any over excited family cheering for their kids.
The state education board doesn’t support the tin pot dictators of district 205 either, people surprised ” a total mystery” said one that family would do that to their kids. Not one of the educated people seems to think it possible that a great way to sink a rival would be a few hoots at their graduation.. nice blaming the victim is the hallmark of any good socialist accountability scheme:D The next step is accepting guilt and doing their bidding and thanking them for being so generous.
Cheering ban costs five students their H.S. diplomas – CNN.com
School officials said they will hear students and parents out if they appeal. Meanwhile, the school said the five students can still get their diplomas by completing eight hours of public service work, answering phones, sorting books or doing other chores for the district, situated about 150 miles southwest of Chicago.
Posted by haltse on June 1, 2007 – 10:21 pm
Seemingly the holier than though crowd are starved for role models that ANY hope of creating another zombie to join their network of dead flesh eaters ( note they didn’t go for the brains) I’m shocked it’s not a yellow guide to the bible but then again as anything other than fiction it’s redundant to use the term idiot.
Wiretapped: Paris’s Not Sure Why So Many Tell Her the Bible is a “Good Book” – This Just In
Since being sentenced to prison, Paris has gained religion. No, she isn’t converting to Islam. She’s showing off her newly purchased self-help books, including the Bible
Naturally I had to comment.
Firstly what’s with the caps it seems that the more “devout” the more you shout. If your god a little hard of hearing, gaging by effectiveness of brayers (not a typo) , please don’t assume we don’t have the same affliction.
That any excuse to push your beliefs has sank so low to even find it worth passing judgment on the “poor little” rich girl suggests that either you don’t read the book that your criticizing her for bandying about as some kind of magical talisman.
Or
You are right to wonder why any adult would buy that line of BS that’s not been indoctrinated since childhood as it stretches credulity that even someone with the intellectual weight of, well herself, would have problems with a fairy tale.
Either way you’ve managed to drag the fine pastime of discussing the lives of people you don’t know into disrepute by invoking such a tawdry,ego driven and shallow being such as the fiction god into a story about Paris.
Posted by haltse on June 1, 2007 – 10:17 pm
Without a doubt this is one of the best websites I’ve ever seen reflect my feelings towards a brand. Maybe I need to widen my love list from things that are sharp, light up or go bang to add anything that lessens the blow on the fiction of time? I think I am resigned, temporarily I hope, to the thought that I can’t afford a vehicle that’s built to the same standard .
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