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  2. Caution Regarding Links

    in BestTechie News

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    IMPORTANT:

    It has come to our attention that members have been registering to BestTechie.net and other Tech Forums and PMing members with links to malware-infected sites. DO NOT CLICK ON LINKS FROM SOMEONE YOU DON'T KNOW! We are making every effort to track down and ban such members. If you receive such a Private Message, please forward it to an Admin immediately. Also, if you discover a post that seems questionable, please alert an Admin or Mod as well. The security of our members is of utmost importance to us.

  3. Legalization

    in World and Politics

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    So then why did the prohibition of alcohol fail so miserably? Isn't it possible that marijuana is a similar scenario?

    but hey, whatever it takes to grow the government, right?
    Ron Paul is likely the biggest supporter of small government in all of congress.
    THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION. God I'm sick of lawyer-speak.

    Then it goes off on the usual disasterous argument comparing marijuana to alcohol and tobacco. Alcohol and tobacco kill tens of thousands of people and destroys tens of thousands of families EVERY YEAR. The government sure makes a ton o' money off of those products though (Gee, ya wonder if that's why 'legalization' is getting traction all of a sudden?),

    I agree that wasn't the question. But its the main point of your argument. :blink:

    How about what Representative Paul said about the drug cartels and violence due to it being illegal? Even if you think that the economy should have nothing to do with this, couldn't this point be valid?

    You're playing right into their hands. <_<
    No, I gained my opinions independently.

  7. Vista Mbr Messed Up

    in Linux & Unix

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    Do you have a live linux cd? If so, you can try to reinstall grub:

    1. Pop in the Live CD, boot from it until you reach the desktop.

    2. Open a terminal window or switch to a tty.

    3. Type "grub"

    4. Type "root (hd0,5)", or whatever your harddisk + boot partition numbers are (my /boot is at /dev/sda6, which translates to hd0,5 for grub).

    5. Type "setup (hd0)", or whatever your harddisk number is.

    6. Quit grub by typing "quit".

    7. Reboot.

    Also from the Live CD, run the command:

    sudo fdisk -lu\

    And post the output here. It may help in troubleshooting

  9. Fascist Elements Target Obama Administration.

    in World and Politics

    Posted

    Wait... what?

    After eight years without a single corruption charge leveled against any politician or department, not one call for anyone's resignation, and no calls for impeachment, and no claims of illegal activities

    Dick Cheney? - http://blog.washingtonpost.com/sleuth/2007...ment_to_be.html

    Alberto Gonzales? - http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/27/washingt...d-gonzales.html

    Donald Rumsfeld? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rumsfe...for_resignation

    FBI investigations, ... ,advisors with questionable past

    Cheney/Halliburton investigation?

    Lewis "Scooter" Libby?

    Karl Rove?

    Moving to politics.

  14. Legalization

    in World and Politics

    Posted

    Obama is not for legalization.

    “Will you consider legalizing cannabis/marijuana/hemp so that the government can regulate it, tax it, put age limits on it, and create millions of new jobs and create a multi-billion dollar industry right here in the U.S.?â€â€”DJ C, Chicago, IL

    Response, 12/15/08: “President-elect Obama is not in favor of the legalization of marijuana.â€

    http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/open_for_...und_2_response/

  15. Legalization

    in World and Politics

    Posted

    Yeah, he's conservative-leaning. He had a show on CNN a year or so ago, then recently left for Fox News.

    I agree, it's certainly a good thing that your opinion isn't changed by one report. That shows you've really thought about the issue! :thumbsup: And many of the points you've made against legalization are strong as well. I think this is a very interesting topic, and as more and more states begin looking at it, it may start getting more attention--for and against.

  21. Obama's Promise: I Will Cut The Deficit In Half

    in World and Politics

    Posted

    It's not a double standard. Partisan politics is partisan.

    Good call.

    Did you hear Rush's speech or not?

    Yes I did. If you notice, I haven't made any comments one way or the other about it.

    Why is it OK to disagree with everything Bush did but it's not OK to disagree with anything Obama does?

    I agree with that statement. In fact, I made it in the converse (see my post above).

    Your opinion of the last eight years is either an exaggeration or I had a hell of a lot better eight years than you did, lucky me! (I even made money in the stock market, ha!)

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but I recall everyone being very upset about the economy these past eight years. Not as bad as they feel now, but quite upset. Gas prices anyone? I'm not blaming that directly on Bush, I'm just making a statement.

    Besides, the economy isn't the only measurement of how good things are, contrary to popular belief. I could talk about the two wars we're in, but that would go in a different thread.

    just how much does he have to do before we have your OK to express an opinion?

    Who said you couldn't express an opinion? Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean you should take it personally.

    ...and John McCain would be President (whoa, I scared myself on that last one!).

    You scared me too ;)

  22. Obama's Promise: I Will Cut The Deficit In Half

    in World and Politics

    Posted

    If you got your news from a balanced source
    What, like Fox News? :lol:
    The left has been attacking Bush for almost eight years, hoping everything he was even slightly involved with would fail, or claiming it has already failed even when it has not
    And yet, its ok when people do that to Obama now... :rolleyes:

    Bush had eight years, and they sucked. A lot. Obama hasn't been in office for 2 months yet. Seems like a double standard to me.

    The problem is that everything he has done so far has resulted in the market collapsing even further.
    You genuinely believe that the market would have stayed up had Obama done nothing... despite the approval ratings of his actions are at an all time high? Really?

  23. Obama's Promise: I Will Cut The Deficit In Half

    in World and Politics

    Posted

    He's spending so much it'll triple the deficit, which he will then cut in half (or so he promises), I'm not sure where I'm wrong.

    "A budget deficit occurs when an entity spends more money than it takes in." ... "An accumulated deficit over several years (or centuries) is referred to as the government debt. Government debt is usually financed by borrowing".

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deficit

    Since 100% of the spending so far put forth by Obama is financed by taxes, not borrowing from other countries, the national deficit isn't affected.