https://www.dailykos.com/user/gnutpnut/rss/index.xml News Community Action Copyright 2005 - Steal what you want Sun, 20 Jun 2021 19:54:34 +0000 Sun, 20 Jun 2021 19:54:34 +0000 Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) Daily Kos rss@dailykos.com (Daily Kos) https://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/25/109348/-Smack-dab-in-the-middle-of-DFW-Democrats-win-a-victory-over-the-weekend Euless, Texas is a small town halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth.  Every year Euless hosts Arbor Daze - a weekend-long, family-fun festival.  It features your average carnie rides and foods and arts and crafts booths.  It draws a crowd of 375,000 - 400,000 people from around North Texas. rss@dailykos.com (gnutpnut) _109348 Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:37:35 +0000 https://www.dailykos.com/story/2005/4/8/105458/-I-don-t-understand-how in this day and age, I can walk up to any ATM machine on any corner in the world, put a piece of plastic in, punch in a number, and this machine knows not only which bank I use, but also - to the penny - how much money I have in my account.  Before the card is spit back out, my bank knows how much I withdrew.  Then it will print out a receipt accounting and documenting every detail of the transaction.  And you're going to tell me that every bank and credit card company in the world has this technology, but not the U.S. government.  Bullshit! rss@dailykos.com (gnutpnut) _105458 Sat, 09 Apr 2005 02:49:14 +0000