[geeks] KVM for Sun Sparc Servers with USB keyboards

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at gmail.com
Wed May 6 08:24:35 CDT 2009


On May 6, 2009, at 9:07 AM, adh at an.bradford.ma.us (Sandwich Maker)  
wrote:

> " From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
> "
> " On May 6, 2009, at 12:11 AM, "Jonathan C. Patschke"
> " <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:
> "
> " > On Tue, 5 May 2009, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:
> " >
> " >
> " >> I don't believe in the death penalty.  I don't believe in  
> communal
> " >> incarceration.  I don't believe in wars taken for offensive or
> " >> preemptive reasons.  However, many people around me do, and there
> " >> isn't
> " >> a whole lot I can do to convince them of what I perceive as their
> " >> error.
> " >
> " > But, if you don't agree with it, why should you be forced to fund
> " > it?  If
> " > they feel -so strongly- for those sorts of things, surely they  
> would
> " > be
> " > willing to fund them, right?
> "
> " Tax obligations are not a chinese menu, if it were there'd be no  
> need
> " for the Congress (or other government representatives), policy  
> decions
> " would be made based on the funding (or lack of funding) from the
> " citizens. Based on my sketchy education, that sounds like a true
> " democracy, as opposed to the republic form of government we  
> currently
> " enjoy here in the US of A.
>
> the problem is, as group size grows it becomes easier and easier for
> any one member to say they won't miss my money, someone else will pay
> for the important things.
>
> " From: Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at gmail.com>
> "
> " On May 5, 2009, at 6:45 PM, adh at an.bradford.ma.us (Sandwich Maker)
> " wrote:
> "
> " > " From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
> " > "
> " > " []
> " > "
> " > " I once suggested in relation to banks that we don't need more
> " > " regulation. We really need more supervision - someone who sits  
> on
> " > the
> " > " board to say "hell no" when they decide on something dangerously
> " > dumb.
> " >
> " > amen!  and it could stand for industry and government generally  
> - but
> " > who guards the guardians?
> "
> " An informed and engaged citizenry...
> "
> " That's what our founding fathers envisioned, but we've fallen a bit
> " short on both, I'm afraid...
>
> see above.  it's hard to be motivated when you're so completely
> anonymous that the system doesn't notice if you're there let alone
> feel the effect of your actions.  and it's demotivating when you do
> your utmost and the system continues unaffected against your wishes.

That's why I favor a stronger state government, over a stronger  
federal government, as our founding fathers originally designed our  
government..

You are less anonymous, have more influence at the state level.

Libel



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