Recent content by DaveShack

Playing Civ3 Complete via Steam on my new computer. Win 11 so I figured what chance of this working? The newer .net 4 version didn't work at all. Surprise, installed the older version and the .net 3.5 that it asks for when run, which is the most recent compatible version, and it worked straight...

Personally, I'm not worked up over it either way. The difference with me is that I can understand both positions and make an informed choice. I prefer the small chance that Trump will actually be able to do anything negative. It's much less risk than the alternative. A liberal SCOTUS could...

Deterrence comes from people who have not yet offended seeing what happens to those who do. They need to know what happens in order to fear the consequence. The consequence must be something bad enough that the individual will do (or not do) almost anything to avoid it. If we did have flogging...

Not gonna read the whole thing, so this may have been said... Impeachment is only for things done while in office. Things that happened before aren't on the table to begin with.

I managed to get two scans of innocent ghosts. Happy to see that the scum read on CELTICEMPIRE was correct.

The ruling seems more than a little weird to me. I'd expect it to be overturned on federal appeal. Wasn't the whole point of Miranda that the suspect already has rights and has to explicitly waive them? When I've been on a jury, the instruction is that failure to answer questions cannot be...

My work and family life are a lot more balanced than they were 5 years ago. At one point I was working 60 hours and getting yelled at if I took a couple of hours off for a doctor appointment. Now I have the occasional 60 hour week, but may take the equivalent of 2-3 days off another week for...

I'm in favor of equality and tolerance. I'm also in favor of recognizing and understanding differences. Juxtaposition does not imply equivalence. Don't be silly, I don't need to be forced to acknowledge there are disagreements. Given my positions and the demographics of CFCOT, that's a...

Minority A oppresses minority B, so minority B tries to get the majority to oppress minority A. I can't change how other people think. I can only act correctly myself. Here's a story to illustrate. I was at the bus station in Kansas City, on the way to my first active duty Air Force post...

Let's see... Don't care about gays either way, dislike gay activism Friends with lots of non-white, dislike the way race is used politically Have no problem with females, dislike feminist activism Have no problem with Muslims, dislike jihadists Actively engage in science. Don't think our...

I'm going to act on previous hunch that the almost-votes mean something, and vote: CELTICEMPIRE. Since nobody has said anything about it yet, give the pendant to me and I'll see what (if anything) it means.

I must admit I have absolutely no idea what this is talking about. What's devolution? Maybe some links or quotes would help the discussion? :rolleyes:

I think that my positions on political issues are internally consistent and follow from certain core beliefs. Those positions don't align 100% with any political party, and may appear to be inconsistent in places when viewed by an outsider. I think that we all prioritize core beliefs...

There is a huge difference between software used by individuals and that used by large organizations. Banks, for instance, are not going to want their core systems to run on open source. I'm fairly certain the bank's customers would be uneasy about that as well. Releasing the source of an old...

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