Of course I think that churches which aggressively intervene in politics should lose their tax-exempt status. But as Lincoln said, the best way to repeal a stupid policy is to strictly enforce it.
Open Thread
Busy. (I thought about writing something super corny, like “Busier than a one legged man in an ass kicking contest,” but thought that was just too cheesy).
Oh. And all that stuff about us not “legalizing” torture? Lies. But then again, we are facing an enemy who wants to ass rape us to death, so I guess we need to do a little torture.
Consider this your open thread before I start whining about the MAC again.
The MAC So Far
I like it. It is different, and I really appreciate my windows machine at home, but the MAC just looks so good (and is remarkably fast from what I have seen so far). It will just take some getting used to.
iCANT get iTunes to iWork and it iSucks
Problems so far:
1.) For some reason, every time I restart the machine, I have to re-enter my wireless account info in order to access the internet. Half the time when I enter the information, it gives me an error message. For obvious reasons, this is annoying.
2.) There appears to be no backspace key. Only delete.
3.) When I installed Firefox, it does not put it in applications. I have a /dmg file on the desktop, I have what looks to be a disk drive with the firefox icon. If I click that, a firefox icon appears down at the bottom of my screen, and some window appears with the firefox symbol in color with a -> to a minature black and grey firefox symbol with a + sign and another -> to a grayed out folder icon. WTF any of that means is beyond me, but when I reboot and try to use finder, Firefox is no in the applications.
4.) When I insert an audio cd, iTunes pops up. However, it gives me no information about the cd (if it matters, it is Alice in Chains), no track info- just length. I can’t figure out how to put the tracks on my HD, I can not figure out how to get information about the tracks, etc.
5.) I can not get aol instant messenger to automatically load when I boot the machine. Is there some other device I should use that incorporates AOL IM?
6.) The camera looking at me all the time scares me. How do I disable it so I can scratch/pick at myself without errantly broadcasting it over the iNTERTRONS.
The monitor is nice, though. That sure is one dainty damned keyboard, isn’t it? They have a version for fat fingers?
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Umm. Apparently there is no default viewer for .wmv files, and the eleventy billion dollar application Final Cut can not view them, either. Apparently final cut refers to what I am going to do to my wrists.
Any suggestions on applications?
This Mac is Killing Me
Look- I understand the reason you folks at Apple don’t include documentation for anything. It is supposed to be intuitive.
After 20 years of using Windows, it isn’t.
And not even a pamphlet for Final Cut Pro? Bastards.
And all these things across the bottom of the screen are giving me chest pains. Why is the aol one bouncing?
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And if anyone can come up with a reason why there is no knob to adjust the volume, I am all ears. Or how to insert a dvd and not have it take up my whole screen.
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And before I get too negative, I do love the 24″ monitor. It is beautiful. Figuring out how to use everything, however, can be summed up in one quick phrase:
iSuck
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Thanks for all the help, but WTF is “apple comma.” I see comma. I see no “apple comma.”
This Is Insane
There is no way to describe this situation other than “insane”:
Eduardo Gonzalez, a petty officer second class with the U.S. Navy, is about to be deployed overseas for a third time. Making his deployment even tougher is the fact his wife may not be around when he comes back.
Mildred and Eduardo Gonzalez worry about what would happen to their family if she is deported.
His wife faces deportation to Guatemala — her home country that she hasn’t seen since 1989. He also doesn’t know what would happen to his young son, Eduardo Jr., if that happens.
“I like being in uniform and serving my country, but if she goes back I’m going to have to give it all up and just get out and take care of my son and get a job,” he said.
“Defending the country that’s trying to kick my family out is a thought that always runs through my mind.”
What a country!
Damned Liberal Media
So Bush vetos a bill for Children’s health insurance- a bill that had wide bi-partisan support and almost every Demcorat voted for, and it is being portrayed as the Democrat’s fault:
SCHIP slips as Dems trip over message -By Jonathan E. Kaplan – October 03, 2007
Democratic leaders on Tuesday moved quickly to shift public attention to President Bush’s expected veto of a children’s health insurance program from a surtax to pay for the war in Iraq.
Democrats had been reveling in their good fortune, believing they had a winning issue in legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which Bush is expected to veto Wednesday.
Damned liberal media.