This is an archive of CompuServe forum messages from 1985 to 1995, as saved in transcripts by John Foust.
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Message #47685
I'm sure that someone has figured this out by now, so here goes. . . The iconx program in 3.1 no longer works with earlier iconx scripts. Other than loading the 2.1 version, how can I modify the scripts to work? -Karl
Actually, if you look at the market for programmers these days, it SHOULD be. -Karl
That may well be, but to MY knowledge they haven't been in the same places, at the same time as we have. However, the examples you cite are flawed. Somalia was not, originally, a UN "peace-keeping" operation, but a unilateral US humanitarian one. AFTER we got there, the UN got…
Well, *I* have ordered the Supra, so you know what I think. OTOH, my order has been on backorder for more than a month, so the word seems to be out. -Karl
No, it's a human thing. Anyone who tries to offend as many people as possible, as deeply as possible, WITH THEIR OWN MONEY TAKEN FROM THEM BY FORCE, has no right whatsoever to complain he isn't properly appreciated. But as I pointed out, he got off lightly. Just ask Salmon…
>I've met many a political reporter (I used to be one — flew on Bob Dole's >campaign plane, once) who wouldn't as a matter of course seek out >opposition views or explanations for something like this. Hmmm, first they do, and now they don't? You should decide which side of…
You aren't going to get an argument on that from ME. -Karl
If it's art somebody likes, it doesn't need a federal grant to subsidize it. If NOBODY likes it, then there's no market for it all all. In either case, why should taxpayers subsidize it? -Karl
Rage? You want to see RAGE, try that with a copy of the Koran. Take out life insurance first. -Karl
"Of course that depends on what you mean by the quotes around research. No, I don't mean like scientific research – which I also believe should get some federal money – but like literary research. Mr. Zombie" -Karl
"As for papers only reporting the Democratic version of events involving the school lunch program, blame that on the Republicans" Oh? If the papers print anything released from administration sources as though it was the Word directly from God, and Republican statements are ALWAYS checked against the Democratic people, why…
UNPROFOR is a special case. In every other case where US troops are involved (the only cases I'm usually interested in) I have NEVER seen UN troops from any larger power than Italy, and them only once. Definition of a minor power: One that needs to yell for help to…
"Of course that depends on what you mean by the quotes around research. No, I don't mean like scientific research – which I also believe should get some federal money – but like literary research." -Karl
Trent, take another look. What I said, AND WHAT YOU QUOTED, is "you have to have some chance of success." Now, how you managed to interpret that as meaning that I think we need "a sure fire chance of winning" before we can do anything completely mystifies me. If you…
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Trust Fund
Message #188901
Fine. I support your right to do so, with no qualms whatsoever. As long as the government doesn't force *other* people who *don't* like it to pay for it. -Karl
Yes, I'm an evil philistine all right. Somehow, I feel disturbed that we take money BY FORCE from families making 25K a year to give to "artists" doing things like coating themselves with chocolate on stage. And that is a *mild* example, suitable for a family forum. I can't believe…
Yes, that's always the problem. You can never really tell for sure if you're spending too much on the military. Spending too little, on the other hand, can be determined positively and decisively, but only after the fact. Like in "oops." -Karl
>If the US wants to have a say in world politics, then these 'missions' are >essential. Hmmm, I think you are overstating the case. "Peace keeping" may or may not be useful, but surely there are cases where we simply have no interests involved. I would also think that, first…
Re: accounting. Hmmm, you have it *exactly* backwards. To *Democrats*, especially the head one, a 4.5% increase *is* a cut. Just take a look at ANY of the "cuts" in his budgets. Only the house, run by the evil Republicans, now uses zero baseline budgeting where a cut means "spending…
#Trust Fund
Message #188606
Since the Democrats who believe that Social Security "should be a trust fund" don't seen to have objected to any of Clinton's budgets (Which included SS receipts as part of general revenue and counted it against the deficit, each and every one) before this, I'm afraid I have to question…
Oh, GOOD. It was scheduled to close a couple of years ago, they must have gotten some orders for the E/F after all. That's something, anyway. -Karl
You wanna straight answer? I don't have the exact figures, but you ought to consider that the majority of the military budget goes for personnel costs, including pensions and VA. This is a Huge chunk of cash, and IT DOESN'T GET SMALLER no matter what else you cut. Then there's…
Well, it depends on what you think "our defense" requires. If it is only to defend our beaches, we probably have more than enough. If it is to prevent troublemakers from disrupting our interests elsewhere, then we are probably too small for some possible situations. Personally, I prefer that we…
Oh, that's all right then. (snicker) -Karl
If you think Clinton is ordering any new planes, I have a big surprise for you. The F-15 line is still open only because MD got a large order from Saudi Arabia. The F-15 and F-18 lines are shut, and F-16 production is either shut also or is about to.…
Ah, well, I'm not the only one, since this all started when you said, and I quote exactly, "Many Democrats are fighting the amendment for a reason that I think is justified, but not properly explained in the media. Social Security is a trust fund." So, perhaps you don't remember…
I don't entirely disagree with you either, but I have a little different slant on the subject (I was in aerospace). The British, even more than most European countries, have a very limited procurement budget. It is often the case that their aerospace industry can supply considerably more advanced items…
No, no, it's "trust funds," not trust funds. A trust fund is a real thing, with legal obligations. "Trust funds" are what we have. -Karl
If you don't care who said what, you oughtn't to get into arguments about whether the Republicans are just as bad as Democrats with spending. If you don't know who said and did what, what's the point of arguing about it? Especially when if you DID know, you wouldn't be…
Well, yes and no. Yes, the stock F-15 avionics are much better than the 29's. The problem arises when somebody buys the 29s cheap, and calls, say, British Marconi to upgrade the electronics. THEIR stuff (and other Western suppliers) has track while scanning, multiple targets, etc., just like the fine…
But that is *exactly* what happens NOW. There IS NO TRUST FUND. Some government securities are bought, yeah, but what is the difference between selling securities to ourselves and selling them to the public? *We* still owe the money. AND WHEN THE SECURITIES GET BOUGHT, THE MONEY FROM THE SALE…
Paul, CURRENT Russian planes are equal or better than the F-15, and the Russians are selling them around the world like party favors. One of the reasons our Air Force has been very successful in recent years is that our equipment has been superior to the competition. (and our pilots…
Then you will be happy to know that you got that machine for well under HALF the market price. Don't tell the seller. -Karl
I can't argue with that. -Karl
Very well said! -Karl
#liberal as ever
Message #187843
Well, I wasn't as happy as you were about Campbell. He isn't *my* idea of a moderate. Sure, he's pretty conservative fiscally, but he's a screaming liberal most other ways. I was a lot happier when he was the Democrat's problem. I think Hatfield has pretty much debunked the argument…
#liberal as ever
Message #187842
And just how would you do that? Put in the *Constitution* that Social Security could NEVER be cut? You think this is a good idea, or even a serious one? It is simply nonsense that the unadorned Amendment would somehow REQUIRE cuts in SS to balance the budget. That would…
liberal as ever
Message #187841
Paul, the argument for more but smaller carriers was pretty decisively debunked by the Faukland war. The British thought the same way (not that they had much choice, they couldn't afford supercarriers), but soon learned that since the smaller carriers CANNOT launch modern high-performance planes this makes them nearly useless…
#liberal as ever
Message #187840
Obviously our army is better man for man, but that only buys you so much. We can't send ALL of it to the middle east the next time someone causes trouble, and the proportion we COULD send is already a lot smaller than we sent last time. The Iraqi army…
Ah, you hadn't heard about this either, I see. The Republicans DID agree to formalize the "trust fund", in special legislation immediately after the passage of the Amendment. The objecting Democrats hemmed and hawed, and then said "Well, what about if we had a recession?" You see, it was all…
Ah, Paul, maybe you haven't been keeping up with current events, but the military is down by about a third. We now have a smaller army than Iraq. Just how much smaller do you think we should go? -Karl
That's a given. -Karl
Oh, come ON! You don't really believe that they are concerned about SS, do you. What really happened is that the Democratic Party collectively, and many members individually are frantically opposed to any limitations on spending. After all, they really have nothing else to offer these days but spending programs.…
I'm sure he doesn't mean that. But every political party has their speciality, and, well, you'll notice what party the universally proclaimed King Of Pork, Sen. Byrd, hails from. There is only ONE party out there fighting the balanced budget amendment, as well. -Karl
Well, I don't make THAT mistake, anyway, although there seems to be a little confusion around here over the relationship between Windows, NT, and Win95. -Karl
Yes, I believe you're correct, they are dual boot. Booting NT requires a specific command. -Karl
Could be. This is the first I've heard of it myself, but your experience certainly sounds suggestive. -Karl
>NT doesn't disable DOS, as it loads instead of DOS. It does? It didn't look like that on our installations, but I didn't look that close. *Something* has to be running the system before NT boots, no? I do know that DOS is not running while NT is, which was…
You can thank a large hard drive and Steve Ahlstrom, who made it easy to import documents into Autopilot. And you're welcome. -Karl
If the Atari mags got their info from the Tramiels, that would explain what you read. But not, alas, add much to it's veracity. Just how did your Atari mag explain Atari's lawsuit against CBM for snatching Amiga from their claws? ("Oh, we were never interested at all, we just…
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