Posts by GrimJack

All I can say is that the quality of a law school education seems to be declining quite a bit of late.

[edit]Heh.

Doesn't anyone bother to read what they are arguing about? Read Article 1 then come talk to us. Dave, I am surprised that you did not read the articles yourself rather than rely on someone else for your opinion. Just because the title of the article is "The Legislative Branch" is no impediment to its being where the role of the Vice President is defined - the reason that the VP is sometimes compared to a 'bucket of warm spit' is there is only one duty assigned to him and it is in Article 1.

[edit]heh,heh - you guys are tap dancing as fast as you can.

if you want to learn a language, try this site - I have friends that say they chose their programming language by trying each of the problems in the different languages. take a look, it could help you decide it could be fun.

I have to say that Spybot Search and Destroy is probably the best anti-spyware package. It is free and does a pretty thorough cleaning but I usually run Ad-Aware also because sometimes they catch different things.

And of course there is spywareblaster - Prevents the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted software.
# Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox.
# Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted sites in Internet Explorer.

Point well made, but I have a couple of questions.

Weren't the ROE stricter than that even in the Iraqi theatre?

In the case where the Mexican Army is performing incursions into the United States, is that a military or law enforcement issue?

Wrt: ROE - We didn't have no stinking ROE when I was in the Marine Corps - er, uh, unfortunately the scenario that I laid out is exactly what happened.

Border Patrol issue and they are, of course, law enforcement - they can call for support, if they need it.

I think that, like it or not, the military is going to have to start training its members in law enforcement techniques. Warfare and expectations have changed dramatically in recent years and we're either going to have to start training the military in how to arrest people and how to secure a scene in such a way as to be able to collect evidence that can later be used at trial, or we're going to have to stop putting them in situations where they have to do such things. There are going to be more and more "Peacekeeping" types of missions, which require different skills from the traditional combat mission, so if we're training soldiers only in combat techniques and only with a combat mindset, then sending them on peacekeeping missions, we're not going to be happy.

The perfect example of what you are talking about occurred in the 1992 L.A. riots when the Marines went in to back up the police. Two police officers needed to go into a building where there were some people who they though might be armed and told the Marines "Cover us", expecting the Marines to aim their weapons toward the building and to be ready to fire if someone pointed a gun at them. Instead, the Marines interpreted "Cover us" as "provide cover fire" and started shooting at the building. Two completely different interpretations of the term "Cover us". The police then quickly explained what they meant and everything was fine and no …

I do agree that the armed forces are not trained to be policemen and should not normally be put into that capacity. But when put into that situation I doubt anyone would perform as you indicated (track down the shooter and kill him). .

That is exactly what I thought until it happened in Arizona. The boy was 14 years old out with his .22 rifle - it is not known if he knew the Marines were even out there. The area is desert, the boy and his family were American citizens of Spanish descent. The Marines tracked the boy to his home, watched it for a while then shot the boy. They were tried and found innocent because they had 'justifiable belief that their life was in danger'. I feel it was outrageous that Marines were being used within the US as law enforcement (US Border Patrol is considered a law enforcement - "The United States Border Patrol is the mobile, uniformed law enforcement arm of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).") as part of border interdiction.

Anyone who has grown up in the West, in a sparsely populated area has gone out and shot gophers, squirrels, rocks, trees, etc. It is not supposed to be a capital offense to go 'plinking' with your .22. I use to go out gopher hunting with a .3030 (not real efficient) and a .22 while growing up in MT. Just 14 years ago …

Dave, you just got no clue.

I like the way she set up her big line with the "May I call you Joe?"; she finally used it with "Say it ain't so, Joe" - she probably has no clue what that quote was from or even meant. Then she quoted Reagan "there you go again". It was supposed to be killer stuff but her inability string clauses together in understandable order, it was just more blather. She had all these phrases written onto her note cards but they were supposed to be part of sentences not just sort of tossed out there to see what would stick. It was kind of painful to see her when she ran out of clauses to string together, she had to scramble through her notes until she found one she had not used before.

Sigh She is the best person in the US to be McCain's running mate.

That's not talking about freedom -- its referring to stopping terrorists, unless of course you think terrorists should be free to use WMD anytime and anyplace they wish.

This is the canard that is used to support the mass arrest of demonstrators in St. Paul before they had even had a chance to protest - they broke into private homes forced them all face down on the floor cuffed them and dragged them to jail. When a reporter present asked to see the warrant, she was arrested also and her film was confiscated. Everyone was released after the RNC went home. There were no WMDs found; there were no terrorists found. It is used to make everyone take their shoes off at the airport, but allow everyone free access to boats, trains, buses, etc.

To be honest, even bringing up terrorist and WMD in this context seems a little intellectually dishonest - like saying "if you allow <whatever of your choice> the terrorists win." If you want to draw a direct line from this discussion to allowing the terrorists to win, do so but please walk me through your map from one point to another.

you are making a mountain out of a molehill. The President is allowed to use military force when requested by state governors or when the state is unable or unwilling to to protect civil rights and property. I believe LBJ used that authority in the 1960s to assist school desegregation.

Posse Comitatus refers specifically to using the military to enforce laws

Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army or the Air Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.

This law was passed in response to the use of Federal troops in the Southern states following the Civil War.

LBJ use of Federal troops was under the Insurrection Act which is

...[T]he set of laws that govern the President of the United States of America's ability to deploy troops within the United States to put down lawlessness, insurrection and rebellion. The laws are chiefly contained in 10 U.S.C. § 331 - 10 U.S.C. § 335. The general aim is to limit Presidential power as much as possible, relying on state and local governments for initial response in the event of insurrection. Coupled with the Posse Comitatus Act, Presidential powers for law enforcement are limited and delayed.

- the important exception in the Posse Comitatus Act is this line

"Whoever, except in cases and …

we are free only because we shot enough people they couldn't control us...just ask the Georgians what it takes to be free...

I have no idea what you are saying here, if you want to communicate, somtimes paragraphs and logical progression of ideas really help.

Dominoes: Large Euro, US Banks On The Brink

You want dominoes - you get dominoes

When I worked for McCaw Cellular - Craig McCaw made the highest paid exec. in the US. I kept calling my supervisor every hour to tell him, "Craig just made another $71,000, what are you doing with your life?". I did not keep that job much longer.

Yeah? who you doing business as?

Spanglish is a mix of Spanish and English that flows well when spoken. It is getting more and morer popular in the USA.

Yeah! There was a radio station in Tuscon in the mid-90s called k-hot that did Spanglish and also alternated between English and Spanish every other sentence. It was pretty cool and the music was HOT.

fried chicken and bourbon and coke (I finally broke down and bought more coke - rot-gut bourbon is no good for sippin').

Well, looks like the missing post-Ike is as high as 450 and as few as 266

I will quote the article and link to it:

Tech Tips for the Basic Computer User

Last week, I wrote an entry on my blog that began like this:

“One of these days, I’m going to write a book called, ‘The Basics.’ It’s going to be a compendium of the essential tech bits that you just assume everyone knows–but you’re wrong.

(I’ll never forget watching a book editor at a publishing house painstakingly drag across a word in a word processor to select it. After 10 minutes of this, I couldn’t stand it. ‘Why don’t you just double-click the word?’ She had no clue you could do that!)”

Many readers chimed in with other “basics” that they assumed every computer user knew–but soon discovered that what’s common knowledge isn’t the same as universal knowledge.

I’m sure the basics could fill a book, but here are a few to get you started. All of these are things that certain friends, family or coworkers, over the years, did *not* know. Clip, save and pass along to…well, you know who they are.

* You can double-click a word to highlight it in any document, e-mail or Web page.

* When you get an e-mail message from eBay or your bank, claiming that you have an account problem or a question from a buyer, it’s probably a “phishing scam” intended to trick you into typing your password. Don’t click the link in the message. If in doubt, go into your browser and …

congratulations - just noticed I did it too and I don't even know which post it was. I am going to buy that 60 year old port myself - I am the same age as the port (I bought a bottle of it on my 40th - it was soooooo good). Unfortunately, I cannot afford the US$1,200 that it now costs.

so I am taking donations -- Help a poor old man buy himself a drink

donate now!

Impetuous you are. Speculation is part of the unknown. I am sure you are much ignorant on this matter as well.

When scientists were working on the Atomic Bomb, the much fear was that it would cause a chain reaction that would ignite and consume the whole planet atmosphere. Did it happen? Nope! Nevertheless, testing went ahead before knowing.

No one knows for sure, that's why is called testing.

The speculation lasted until they chased down the last couple of variables in the math. Once they had the math, they went back to work and set off trinity. J. Robert Oppenheimer (mis)quoted the Bhagavad-Gita while watching the Trinity:

If the radiance of a thousand suns
Were to burst at once into the sky
That would be like the splendor of the Mighty one...
I am become Death,
The shatterer of Worlds.

The Posse Comitatus act is under threat (if it is not already completely negated) by this administration. Consider that the military has been used as police (US Marines shot and killed a 14 year old with a .22 in Arizona(?) while on 'border' patrol in a drug interdiction - and they were cleared). I have no problems with National Guard or even reservists as they are under the control of their state governors.

To be honest, I am not comfortable with the norther Idaho survivalists, or the wacko militias but I will join them if I have to. I grew up in Montana (I keep repeating that like it means something) so I still have the guns I was born with. I am accumulating food and supplies and have route back home mapped out.

Unfortunately, I am 60 years and could not hike the 700 miles but I will die a free man.

America does seem to vote for the most attractive - Nixon vs Kennedy was the first tv debate and Nixon thought it would be 'girly' to wear makeup. No on doubts that his permanent 5:00 shadow and profuse sweating under the lights doomed him.

But I think that the American public has matured since then.

I am curious to know what this bad boy can do.....but perhaps the results could be disappointing, perhaps not.......I am just in awe of the structure, the power consuption, and what it could lead to...still extremely entertaining to me, and scary all at the same time!!

Go here and geek out

DW just walked in and said this is just too annoying and changed the channel so let me insert one more dig and forget about it. er

Well, cue the talking heads! I am watching on PBS.

Has anyone heard this song from Canada? I like the idea of bundling up all the unused ballots from the US elections and offering them to the rest of the world on a first come first served basis. US elections have so much of an impact on how the world goes - well, if we don't vote then we should let them.

Heh,Heh - Hey, JW - you could vote for your rightwing agenda, eh?!

This 'debate' tonight might be a competition of who can dig themselves to the bottom the fastest. It will happen in slow motion. The master of the non-answer vs the master of foot-in-mouth.

Welcome, I love almonds; but I find it interesting that UFOs use astrology. How do you know this? Astrology treats the universe as 2-dimensional whereas the universe is a little more complex than that. Astrology is very earth-centric, if someone visits from somewhere else, how could they use astrology when they would not see what we see?

Come on over to the Geek's lounge in the Coffee House.

That will get your mind going:

Heh,heh - love the pic. You know that pigeons are cliff-dwellers which is why the find cities so home-like - hawks take pigeons in the air so the pigeons stay on the ledges when they can. The hawks have started landing on the ledges and nudging the pigeons until one falls off, then bam - lunchtime.

Overheard in a bar in Montana:"If the Texans don't shut up about how much better they are than anyone else - we will split Alaska into 2 states and make Texas the third largest state."

Wilhelm screams for us all. I really hope he gets some royalties.

That is subjective to the preconceived opinion of the viewer/listener. A modern spectacle. Equivalent to WWF if you know about it.

World Wildlife Fund? Where did that come from?

From the scale - these pics show the scouring was at least 12 klicks in - lucky it missed Galveston proper and Houston.

The Palin aide, after first noting how "infuriating" it was for CBS to purportedly leak word about the gaffe, revealed that it came in response to a question about Supreme Court decisions.

After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases.

There was no verbal fumbling with this particular question as there was with some others, the aide said, but rather silence.

Sorry, Dave, nice try for spin but I don't buy it. If this had been the first blank stare, it could be - but about 20th time she does the 'deer in headlights' thing, you just gotta go with it.

COURIC: And when it comes to establishing, I was curious, what newspapers and magazines did you regularly read before you were tapped for this to stay informed and understand the world?

PALIN: I’ve read most of them, again with a great appreciation for the press, for the media.

COURIC: Like what ones specifically?

PALIN: Umm… all of them. Any of them that have been in front of me over all these years.

COURIC: Can you name any of them?

PALIN: I have a vast variety of sources where we get our news… Alaska isn’t a foreign country where it’s kind of suggested it seems like, wow how could you keep in touch with what the rest of Washington, DC may be thinking and doing, when you live up there in Alaska. Believe me, Alaska is like a microcosm of America.

This woman has a degree in journalism

Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin attended five colleges in six years before graduating from the University of Idaho in 1987.
She began college at Hawaii Pacific University, a private, nonsectarian school in Honolulu. She attended only as a freshman during the fall of 1982,From Hawaii Pacific, Palin transferred to North Idaho College, a two-year school in Coeur d'Alene, about 30 miles east of Spokane. She attended the college as a general studies major for two semesters, in spring 1983 and fall 1983,Palin transferred 70 miles south to the University of Idaho, the state's flagship institution. …

Without further ado.

I suppose I should not reply to my own posts but I went back and reread this article; then I worked my way through the responses: sniff,sniff - the passion, the name calling, the emotional outbursts remind me of how much I love DaniWeb where we keep our discussion under control - why I love this place so much.

Sigh.

What! Not even a thank you, f** you, or even a you are soooo wrong - pfft, see if I help with homework again.

Hello everyone, I'm new to the forum type sites but this one intrigued me. I have a computer problem and this seems like the best place to start.

Welcome! Yeah, a simple question is how we suck you in - then you can't get out because there is just one more thing you need....

Heh,heh

I was going through some of my old emails and came across this. I thought i'd share since there are some really good one here:

Things to think about

Can you cry under water?

Yes, just because tears are washed away does not negate the crying - if you are at depth, I would guess that yes, tears will still come because your eyes are at equalized pressures - but I will leave it open to divers to answer.

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Assassination is the targeted killing of a high-profile person. An added distinction between assassination and other forms of killing is that the assassin (one who performs an assassination) usually has an ideological or political motivation, though many assassins (especially those not part of an organization) also demonstrate insanity. Other motivations may be money (contract killing), revenge, or a military operation.

Why do you have to "put your two cents in".. . but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going to?

that is the buyer/seller dichotomy - I offer a penny for your thoughts but I throw my 2 cents in because I want 2 cents for mine.

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for an eternity?

Nope, you are forced into white robes, wings, and a halo (harp optional).

Why does a round pizza come in a square box?

Pizzas …

if you want to learn a language, try this site - I have friends that say they chose their programming language by trying each of the problems in the different languages. take a look, it could help you decide it could be fun.

Solar winds down to 50 year low

Without further ado.

Here you go Dave - looky here

The Palin Precipice

Not only can Sarah Palin field-dress a moose, but she can shave 344 points off the Dow with a single speech.

Well done, Medium Rea!

Sarah Palin: Bad for America, bad for wildlife, bad for your 401K.

Fed fan-fic

Bernanke reached the central vaults, accessed the Gibson mainframe, and began transmitting the requested files to his distant masters. He didn’t hear the gentle thud on the rooftop, the muffled explosive charges, or the sound of the door opening behind him. But at the last minute some sixth sense kicked in. He spun around just in time to see a golf-ball-sized lump of gold rapidly expanding in his vision. It struck him in the forehead, and he collapsed to the ground like a burlap sack full of scrapple.

Congressman Ron Paul retrieved the gold nugget from the floor and returned it to his satchel. “Try that,” he said, donning his sunglasses, “with a fiat currency.” He spun on his heel, cape swirling behind him, and swept from the room.

I played MP and MP2 and loved the noir humor. Now it is a movie to be released in September. here is the trailer. It has Mona and Bullet-Time and deep mythical voice-over (or do I mean mystical voice-over, nah).

Sigh - at least the trailer looks good.

As a youth in Montana, I worked on a ranch with a guy named Pick-Eye Pete - lunch with this guy was pretty disgusting. He was an old bare-knuckle boxer and had a lot of good stories but dang... lunch with him was too much.

Oh you should have listened to the whole thing! He made a lot of sense (to me) -- if the news media wants to dig up the dirt on Sara Palin's daughter and post it all over the net then that opens the can of worms to dig up the dirt about anyone, political or not. I liked the premise of his speech.

He is right about HO's mother -- she was white trash. But we can't blame HO for the sins of his parents.

He made a lot of sense to you? Who is HO? If this is your creepy way of saying Barrack Obama then what makes his mother white trash - is that more creepy stuff? Like maybe racist - married a black man equals white trash?

No one was digging up dirt on Sara Palin's daughter - Palin announced her daughter's out of wedlock pregnancy out of the blue. If it was Obama's daughter, it would have been a major news talking point but since it is the daughter of a white woman who believes in abstinence-only education it is out of bounds.

Please AD - explain your position on that tape.

Are we back to Palin v Obama?

Of course we are - McCain is not going to live 4 more years; cancer, aneurysm, heart attack, something like that is going to bring him down. McCain picked her because she was the best person in the country to be one heartbeat away from the presidency.

Dave, I think I have found your source of information

Well, not to beat a dead horse but now there is Dark Flow.

Using data from NASA's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), scientists have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters. The cause, they suggest, is the gravitational attraction of matter that lies beyond the observable universe.