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Re: RAM 700 ute: new images

Dave — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 23:18:40 -0000

Here's one I saw this morning in SE South Dakota. Mexican plate on it, so I don't think it's a local. ;) https://uploads.disquscdn.c...

Re: Fizzled Out: The New Coke Protests of 1985

Dave — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 10:26:50 -0000

The New Coke "failure" was totally planned. Pepsi had been gaining ground on Coke with their blind taste test thing, so Coke changed their product to taste more like Pepsi. That brought the real Coke fan base out of the woodwork and forever quashed Pepsi's whole taste test game. No, I don't have any proof, just the memory of how similar the taste of New Coke was to Pepsi, and the fact that you didn't hear much about taste tests from Pepsi after that.

Re: Obama Reverses Course on Orlando 911 Transcripts

Dave — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 10:21:40 -0000

What I don't understand is why Obama and others in the government bureaucracy and in the media keep referring to the terrorists as "ISIS" or worse, "ISIL"; both refer to them on *their* terms, as the Islamic State. If what Obama keeps telling us is true -- that they do not represent Islam -- then why keep referring to them using the term? Daesh is a more representative name, and a name they hate. Use it, people.

Re: A Kid Destroyed This $15,000 LEGO Brick Sculpture

Dave — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 16:37:00 -0000

My thoughts exactly.

Re: Montage: Obama's civility flip-flops during SOTU

Dave — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 16:58:30 -0000

"He said doubting global warming was like doubting the existence of Sputnik after the Russians beat America to space."

And just yesterday I watched a video clip of a reporter going after a WH spokesnerd about the President not acknowledging that North Korea is a nuclear state. Isn't that like doubting the existence of Sputnik? :facepalm:

Re: This Viral Photo Destroys Self-Entitled College Students who Complain About Debt and Want Free College

Dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:48:39 -0000

And I'm pretty sure this guy will put more into his education than someone who got it for free, and appreciate it a lot more as well.

Re: Bernie Sanders Tells Liberty University Crowd America was Founded on ‘Racist Principles’

Dave — Mon, 14 Sep 2015 16:48:26 -0000

What dimension is this guy living in? Does he really believe that Obama was voted in "based on his ideas and not the color of his skin"? That's not the song most Obama supporters were singing at the time.

Re: Worst places to live in South Dakota

Dave — Wed, 19 Aug 2015 16:46:50 -0000

So, tell me again why am I supposed to care about what "two guys in Durham, NC," who have probably never, ever been to, nor probably never, ever will go to South Dakota think of South Dakota...

"About RoadSnacks -- RoadSnacks is brought to you by two guys in Durham, NC. We aim to deliver infotainment about where you live that your real estate agent won't tell you. We use data, analytics, and a sense of humor to determine the dirt on places across the country."

Yeah, nope.

Re: What Is Belly Button Fluff?

Dave — Mon, 03 Aug 2015 17:20:39 -0000

According to my brother-in-law, belly button fluff has an official name; meh-meh. And it's even in the Urban Dictionary. That makes it super official, doesn't it?

Re: Navy Vet Brutally Attacked by Random Thug as Part of “Knockout Game”

Dave — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 14:10:29 -0000

What a cowardly punk. Too bad he didn't stick around; the vet probably could've whooped him good, provided the punk's idiot punk posse didn't join in.

Re: Abort Your Down Syndrome Child? A Spanish Firm’s Outrageous Ad | National Review Online

Dave — Mon, 15 Jun 2015 11:08:08 -0000

The thing that strikes me is that the product Genoma is touting is probably one of a number of products used to determine whether an unborn child has trisomy 21, and argue that their product is more accurate than other methods. The unmentioned problem here is that the errors with any product like that can swing both ways, leading to false negatives and false positives. If the statistics say that 95% of those who tested positive for trisomy 2, how many of those were false positives, and aborted perfectly normal children? I guess that's something we will never know this side of heaven.

Re: Mac as a Metaphor

Dave — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 13:53:43 -0000

Sorry, but if that's what's behind the title of your article, it's a very flawed metaphor.

Re: Mac as a Metaphor

Dave — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:59:50 -0000

Old news. Old insignificant news.

http://appleinsider.com/art...
Wirelurker is a trojan, not a virus.

http://www.macrumors.com/20...
Thunderstrike is also not a virus, but a hardware exploit that requires the attacker have physical access to the device.

Compare your list to the vulnerabilities in Windows 7 alone (and watch for updates because that list grows daily); http://www.cvedetails.com/v...

The fact that those potential exploits are so well known is proof that the incentive is there for hackers to try, and all they've accomplished is minor attacks that have gone nowhere.

More worrisome than any "cult" are people who sensationalize the vulnerabilities of an obviously more secure platform, and encourage people to continue to use a less secure platform. The Mac OS is not perfect by any means, but compared to the competition, there is just no comparison. My opinion is not the result of any cultish devotion, but rather from many years of experience with both platforms in the real world.

Re: Mac as a Metaphor

Dave — Mon, 20 Apr 2015 01:51:51 -0000

Your line about market share being the main reason Macs have the advantage over Windows machines is pure bologna. Market share has absolutely nothing to do with it. It's estimated that almost 20% of all computers in use today run some flavor of Mac OS X. Consider also that the first hacker to cause a serious virus infection on the Mac OS will instantly become the king of hackers; that itself is incentive enough for them to try and keep trying. Also consider how long ago Apple released Mac OS X (1999) and how many significant virus threats there are that affect Mac computers (pretty much zero.) The only malware threats that have affected Macs are worms and trojans, which aren't truly viruses. Trojans & worms require the user to be duped into authorizing them to be installed, but a PC user can unknowingly infect the computer simply by visiting a website with a malicious ad in a sidebar. That fact alone is enough for me to have only Mac computers in my home. I am a political conservative, and am in my early 50's.

I provide IT support for a small company running an 80/20 mix of PCs and Macs, and I spend easily 99% of my time on the PCs. Despite the diligent use of antivirus software and strict firewall & internet filtering policies, the PC users still manage to get their computers seriously infected on a far too regular basis. The Macs don't even run any antivirus software. Are Macs perfect for everything? No, but for the vast majority of people using a computer at home, they will do everything users need them to do with much less trouble from malware.

I agree with Kansas Gal; this article shouldn't even be on AT. I come here for thoughtful commentary on politics, not brainless opining about computer OS preferences.

Re: 6 Secrets of Supermarkets

Dave — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 18:31:15 -0000

The local grocery chain (HyVee) has several stores near where I live; there is one store that I use most often, but end up stopping at any of the others if I happen to have an errand that takes me near it. Each visit drives me just a little bit closer to the edge, because the layout of each store is completely unique. Zero commonality between them, other than the registers and Starbucks kiosk near the doors. And they do this intentionally too, figuring that it might improve my chances of buying something else if I dash in to buy milk and can't find it right away. Sorry, Mr. Marketing genius; your plan just had the opposite effect.

Re: Liberals Use Twitter Trend #ThingsJesusNeverSaid to Mock Christians On Easter

Dave — Mon, 06 Apr 2015 16:35:16 -0000

Another thing Jesus didn't say is to co-opt the government to take money from one group of people and give it to another. He did say to share what you have, but I'm pretty sure the involuntary kind of "sharing" doesn't really count.

Re: “American Sniper” screening at major university is overshadowed by what Muslim students are doing.

Dave — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 00:06:11 -0000

Have the complainers even seen the movie, or are they just going by the negative reviews they've read about it?

Re: Feels+good%2C+man+%2835+Photos%29

Dave — Fri, 30 Jan 2015 16:25:16 -0000

#6 I tried that once, but the ice fell on my lap before I got the window down.

https://thechive.files.word...

Re: Thoughts+so+deep+they+had+to+be+conjured+up+in+the+shower+%2821+Photos%29

Dave — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 22:08:54 -0000

#1 WRT #1, female centaurs ought to also have two sets of mammaries... I'd like to know at which end of mama centaur does baby centaur nurse.

https://thechive.files.word...

Re: Something+about+this+beer+is+a+bit+nutty+%284+Photos%29

Dave — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 18:43:01 -0000

Holy. Crap. BTW, how do you pronounce "Steðji"?

Re: Why Are There Two Dakotas and Two Carolinas?

Dave — Sat, 27 Dec 2014 13:18:13 -0000

By the way, Pierre, as in the capital of South Dakota, is properly pronounced "peer". If I hear one more talking head on the news pronounce it "pee-air" my poor television will suffer dreadfully.

Re: Daily+Afternoon+Randomness+%2849+Photos%29

Dave — Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:41:36 -0000

On #1; I've always wondered if mama centaurs fed their babies with the boobies up front or the teats in the back...

http://thechive.files.wordp...

Re: Everyone’s a Winner? The Whole WH Press Corps LOLs at Earnest’s Inability to Say ‘Loss’

Dave — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:10:56 -0000

Reminds me of Fonzie in "Happy Days" having difficulty in saying the word "wrong".

Re: Religious themed snowplows are not city endorsement

Dave — Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:46:20 -0000

Well said, Greg.

Re: Huether: "We are not painting over plow blades"

Dave — Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:49:20 -0000

Please, show me where in the Constitution it says anything about painting a religious message on a snow plow...

FYI, most of us do understand this issue, and are sickened by the sheer idiocy of even bringing it up. Any THINKING individual realizes that the stuff painted on these plows in no way constitutes an endorsement of the message by the city. Why do you think people are so stupid as to believe otherwise?