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  The Americans are gonna destroy the Earth!!
 
(URL) I say more... Strange quarks are cool. (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: What happened?
 
(...) We can resist without guns you know, have you heard of the marching season in Ireland - some go through opposition housing estates such as the Orange marches through Catholic estates. Sometimes there is massive resistance of the petrol bomb (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: What happened?
 
(...) I thought we was comparing the US Economy to that of Europe's. Ireland's economy is improving because of the peace agreement - money is flooding in because it won't get blown up by terrorist ground strikes. Germany however and to squeeze it's (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Photo Radar
 
(...) The police *must* have had some sense of humor, or why go to the trouble of sending another picture back to the guy? No humor would mean issuing a bench warrant and hauling him in. -- Terry K -- (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) Well, I think you're not going to find much love for AIX anywhere. (...) Oh my. I personally like the ability to at least have case retained, but can go either way on whether opening a file is case sensitive. But passwords sure as hell should (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
 
(...) The gov is of the people, by the people and for the people. If that's what the people want, what's wrong with that? By judging their moral judgments, aren't *you* making a moral judgment? (...) Or, if you must walk around naked, don't do it (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Photo Radar
 
(...) Funny, last time I heard that story, the police sent a picture of handcuffs... (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: ValuJet double jeopardy?
 
(...) AFAIK, double jeopardy is where you are _TRIED_ twice for the same offense. I believe that the States Attorney slapped them with both just to cover if the jury cannot find for 3rd Degree Murder, but can find for manslaugter ... Usually murder (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Photo Radar
 
A story like this was on Paul Harvey about 3 months ago ... A mans car sped through a 'photo radar' trap, and he was sent a ticket with the picture of his car ... He then sent in a picture of cash along with the ticket ... The police saw no humor in (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) Yah, no argument there. I prefer the Windows 4 GUI over almost anything else (1), and I can run a wide range of apps on my NT box. But, I know the difference between reliability and popularity, and for mission-critical apps where down time (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
Sproaticus wrote in message ... (...) that (...) born (...) fun (...) My current experience with UNIX is limited to IBM's AIX, but I find it infinitely more painful to use than Windows for some of the following reasons: X-Windows: sorry, in many (...) (25 years ago, 18-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) I don't care if MS is a money-grubbing empire as long as they make great products. The problem I have with it is that they're only making good (not great) products and that, in combination with their monopolistic nature, hurts the other guys (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
 
(...) Free to discriminate however they choose, for any reason or no reason at all. They're not the government. The government, having a de jure monopoly on the initiation of the use of force, is not free to discriminate in any way shape or form. (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Photo Radar
 
(...) Or if they were in the USA, it would free them up to spend more time in coffee shops and donut shops. Probably give them more chances to bust people for driving while black. (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
 
(...) Assuming we step into Libertopia, and you and Ed shack up, the government ought to treat you no differently than anyone else, right? He can inherit your property when you die, etc. What about corporations? Does ACME Insurance company have to (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Extropianism
 
(...) Okay, Lar, I guess I would like to hear why you think goodness is innate? I would think stuff like survival of self would be innate, but that goodness would be a learned trait. We are certainly born innocent but quite selfish to the exclusion (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) Please. Where would we be if we had nothing but Apple and Steve "I'm a megalomaniac" Jobs to depend on? I remember hearing YEARS ago how superior the Mac was to the PC because at the time all it took to "network" a couple of Macs together was (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Government's role [Was: Re: What happened?]
 
(...) What gives the government the right to discriminate among contracts? It is then making a moral judgement that one sort of free will behaviour non rights damaging behaviour is better than another. Please address this fundamental point. (...) No (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) Hey! I *like* seafood! What are you saying, Todd? :-D (...) I know. :-, That's why I chose the platform to pick on. (...) Okay, it's actually starting to make sense. You're morally opposed to the evilness of Windows, not its usefulness. I'm (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
 
  Re: Perl rules!
 
(...) No, not at all! First, I support someone's choice of platform they have chosen to develop for. Second, I understand that MS platforms are the chief money makers in the microcomputer software industry, and that there's a lot to be said for (...) (25 years ago, 17-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.geek)


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