jobeirne

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by jobeirne 18y ago
As an American, it is my right to be able to choose not to vote.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Ahem, Bob Barr.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Oh give it a rest.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
I use the optical drive frequently, as I'm a netflix user and like "backing up" the movies I don't own. Besides, I use the MB+external monitor as a DVD player, anyway.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
"You think you know it all." "Insulting people who disagree with you shows stupidity." Self-referential. I dig it.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
What we're talking about is human ethics, and what you just spouted back at me was a muddled vomit of sociology, if that.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Wrong. Humans are successful (when we are successful) because we use our inherent ingenuity to serve our individual ends and wants without infringing on those ends and wants of others. Maybe these desires include caring for others, which is
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Health care is not a human right. It is not my obligation to make sure that you survive.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Why would you still vote for the guy assuming you understand he had a hand in this current mess? That doesn't make any sense to me.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
If you ever want to buy a house without having all the cash up front.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Good point. Using a credit card is important to establish credit. What's more important is NEVER GETTING INTO DEBT.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
I signed the wrong social contract. (but it's not like anywhere else is preferable)
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by jobeirne 18y ago
This is gonna be the best Dan Lyons site ever.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
I was under the impression that most people understood pure democracy is doomed from the start. Guess not.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Looks pretty slick. I really like the minimal, "lurking in the shadows" sort of approach. Would integration with iCal be something feasible/desired?
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Does it drive anyone else crazy when they see "begs the question" used improperly?
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Live demonstration of the copter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JL04JJjocc
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Better yet, let's sell anyone in the general populace a two-ton box of metal they can propel in any given direction at speeds up to 120 mph. Wait, nevermind. That'll never take off.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Analogy: you can get a MacBook (i.e., trendy, desirable computer) for a reasonable price. If I were to tell you that the MacBook's production was inhibited by the finite supply of metals and silicon, you'd look at me like I'd just crapped a
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by jobeirne 18y ago
are you familiar with capitalism?
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Your coworker's 'top may not have had the discrete GPU mine had; I've heard that the integrated chip works great.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
I had an Inspiron 1420 that I believe packs the same graphics card as the M1330 currently ships with and had a pretty awful experience trying to get Linux (or Windows, for that matter) to drive it well. It was very choppy. I believe it was
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by jobeirne 18y ago
I've heard really scary things concerning Sony and the applicability of *nix drivers. I'd be really weary about buying a Vaio.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
As a kid growing up in the nineties, the city seems the inherently obvious place for anyone who enjoys life to live. City-dwellers are flanked on all ends by some of the highest forms of functional art (architecture), not to mention the hug
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by jobeirne 18y ago
is there some physics in-joke I'm missing?
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by jobeirne 18y ago
Watch Hackers. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
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by jobeirne 18y ago
I have a feeling we're enjoying the golden age of e-commerce right now. With taxation looming, things will only get worse.
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by jobeirne 18y ago
"I know a bunch of really rich guys, and they're no happier than anyone else." Yeah, but I bet they're a hell of a lot less miserable.
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Guerilla Documentary Series about North Korea(vbs.tv)
2 points by jobeirne 18y ago|0 comments
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by jobeirne 18y ago
wow, that's a really awesome video series.

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