http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 19 May 2013 18:45:41 Sun, 19 May 2013 18:45:41 1- Turn off wireless access, if at all possible.

2- Along with #1, use ethernet to connect to my modem and router.

3- Use an excellent consumer-grade router. Of course, you can spend a lot of money on commercial-grade routers
but that's usually overkill for a home.

4- Harden your OS: http:... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/26 Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:53:28 http://pdxretro.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/morgan-fairchild-blonde-layered-hairstyle_thumb.jpg

61 and still going strong !... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/25 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:17:38 My point is, there is NEVER certainty in the global economy or US economy. Yes, there are periods of less certainty and more certainty but aside from buying US Treasury bonds (and even that was put in doubt recently), there is no guarantee you will make money on an investment.

Am I that far off i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/24 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:08:38 I remember reading an alternative newspaper in 1969 about Woodstock. I took it home, and my parents promptly found it and got rid of it x(

The "hippie vibe" was late in coming to my neck of the woods, but came it did. I would guess it lasted in my part of the world from 1969 to maybe 1973.

T... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/22 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:16:08 I grind my own coffee and I LOVE coffee. The problem is, my current beans/brew tastes a tad burned even after 10 minutes.

I need recommendations for good quality coffee beans. Thanks for your time !


Steve... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/23 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 12:14:13 I know you can't be too explicit about this, but it seems as if the "attack from the left" posters have vastly increased in the 7 years I've been here.

Are the mods trying to ferret out the RW-posing-as-LW attackers ? GD is almost unreadable at this point.

Thanks for a great discussion board.
... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/21 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:15:43 "When the Smilodon leaps, the caveman dodges, assuming that Smilodon is looking for a crunchy snack, that assumption could well save his life."

Humor FTW !... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/20 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:30:17 Quick summary: 1972-1974: Very liberal Dem, hated Nixon. Ford pardoned Nixon, tuned out for a long time.

1974-1976: Not able to vote yet, but still liberal Dem. but deeply disappointed in the system.

1976 to about 2003, I was a liberal Democrat. I wasn't really plugged into politics, but I hav... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/19 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:13:55 Here goes the reasoning:

1- 19 terrorists who were Islamic killed ~3000 people of many faiths and nationalities (generally accepted, with the caveats that they were not uber-devout Muslims and represented an extreme political anti-American viewpoint and an extreme Wahabbist sect)

2- Therefore,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/17 Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:54:16 http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/steve2470/1933-may-10-berlin-book-burning.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/15 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:10:37 Sarah... go back home and shut up... please.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/14 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 23:00:28 Lots of R's in Florida, the ignorant conservative ones.

BTW, I think this really hurt Florida:

[div class="excerpt"]Constitution of 1885:

http://www.law.fsu.edu/crc/conhist/1924amen.html

Amendments, Election of 11-4-24:

Section 11. No tax upon inheritances or upon the income of resi... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/13 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:43:22 Remember Newton's Laws of Motion ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton's_laws_of_motion

[div class="excerpt"]Third Law: The mutual forces of action and reaction between two bodies are equal, opposite and collinear. This means that whenever a first body exerts a force F on a second body, the se... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/12 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:33:17 I knew almost everything about Watergate in the 1970's. I strongly despised Nixon and the R's. Then Ford pardoned him and, temporarily, destroyed my faith in this country. I had to take a break from politics because I was so totally disillusioned and cynical.

Vote. Give money to your candidates. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/11 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:24:23 If the old World Trade Center site and its surrounding area (however far that is) were truly regarded as a national, secular hallowed ground (akin to Gettysburg), why didn't GWB and Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Paterson, etc. try to buy up all that land and make it a national historic site ?

Yes,... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/10 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:12:23 I know he has his plate full of RW nonsense and legitimate business, but I can see a big setback coming in November if a lot more isn't done about jobs. Yes, I know the R's are obstructionists but... not a good excuse.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/9 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:33:40 432 U.S. 43 (more)
97 S. Ct. 2205; 53 L. Ed. 2d 96; 1977 U.S. LEXIS 113; 2 Media L. Rep. 1993

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Socialist_Party_of_America_v._Village_of_Skokie

A similar case in protecting a hated minority.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/7 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:17:49 I really like this guy and regret I'm not in his CD. ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/8 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:11:30 http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/steve2470/story.jpg

from: http://www.salon.com/entertainment/comics/this_modern_world/2010/08/10/this_modern_world... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/6 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:08:57 Jurisdiction

The International Court of Justice acts as a world court. The Court has a dual jurisdiction : it decides, in accordance with international law, disputes of a legal nature that are submitted to it by States (jurisdiction in contentious cases); and it gives advisory opinions on legal q... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/5 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:55:07 This SCOTUS case spoke to me about religious freedom.

[div class="excerpt"]The Church of the Lukumi Babalu Aye leased land in Hialeah, Florida and planned to establish a church, school, and cultural center there. They would bring their practice of Santeria, which included the ritual sacrifice of ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/4 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:05:58 (I wish I was good with Photoshop to get rid of that text)

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y13/steve2470/glennbeck.jpg... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/1 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:31:20 "THEY CAME FIRST for the Communists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist.

THEN THEY CAME for the trade unionists,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist.

THEN THEY CAME for the Jews,
and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew.

THEN THEY CAME for me
and ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/2 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 15:52:08 I will gladly admit that Obama is flawed and I'm disappointed in him, for several reasons: DADT, Iraq, Afghanistan, financial reform, HCR, jobs, Patriot Act/civil rights/rendition. I could probably think of more.

However....unless he's defeated in the primaries, I'm voting for him in 2012. If a ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/steve2470/3 Mon, 16 Aug 2010 13:12:50