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You donâ(TM)t know much about cars yourself, do you?

If the cars exhaust is blocked with snow, there is a danger of CO poisoning.

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There were broken windows and doors, damaged furniture, glass everywhere and large blood stains throughout the rental property,

Surely the corporate masters won't allow the patent system to shut down.

On top of this, surely the guys flying their private jets around wouldn't like air-traffic to get grounded or for themselves to get in an accident? Just read today that many air-traffic controllers are now working second jobs out of necessity leading to sleep deprivation which sounds like the perfect combination of factors for some massive fuckups to happen. And that's what they're saying. Trump is playing with lives here.

TCAS II and EGPWS will prevent most of the problems. Corporate jet pilots are used to calling out positions on the unicom frequency at untowered airports. A few years ago, a tower controller fell asleep and everything was fine. You'll see the airlines reduce the number of flights before the whole system goes tits up, but the corporate guys will be fine.

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That's just ONE news investigation about the prevalence of govt. workers watching porn while on the clock. And clearly, they weren't ALL arrested or lost their jobs over it. So yes, I'm aware of actual cases related to this ....

I have no idea what you're going on about with your other points? Sure, a government worker can own a high-end SUV. But it's also clear that if they're able to afford to do so, they're making pretty good money in their government position. Someone like that should really be able to weather the occasional "storm" of a government shut-down, since it's known that's a risk of doing that type of work. I'd guess that in at least some cases like that, their significant other earns a good paycheck someplace else too. So they probably still have that part of their income coming in (assuming they don't both work together in government jobs).

I can tell you when I was at that car wash, I was simply buying the $20 or so standard wash from them. I can't afford to pay hundreds to get my car detailed and hand waxed like that.
 

drivers of actual real licensed taxi cabs aren't likely to stream their fares over the internet, either.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/...

and they are less likely to try to kidnap you.

https://www.wctv.tv/content/ne...

or rape you

https://money.cnn.com/2018/04/...
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because most jurisdictions have actual regulations regarding taxi cabs, their drivers, their cars, and the fares they charge... and the cab companies follow those regulations, because they lose their ability to operate if they don't.

Meanwhile the USDA still hasn't restored the thousands of records it illegally deleted during the transition.

> Your assertion is at the two year old level: no facts, no logic, just babbling.

Normally the person asserting a claim is supposed to provide the proof. I note that you provided no evidence of a "false flag" and instead pointed out that there are tons of people who hate Trump, lending credence to the idea that some minority thereof might be angry enough to injure someone they believe supports him. You neatly fashion that into some kind of strawman, making claims I did not.

As for the other part about the Berkley employee, I'm perfectly capable of linking it and it's easy to find by searching, but I'll just hold off on naming names until I see a proper police report.

That said, you remember that plot to attack the Deploreaball that PV exposed that certain people were claiming was some kind of sting operation? There have been actual arrests as a result of that one. If you go back to the actual video, they were planning to put butyric acid in the ventilation systems as well, something NBC did not mention.

Or did you mean the part about the Young Turks (the original ones) throwing the Armenians out of their homes and leaving them to die? Pretty much only Turkey still denies that, for political reasons. Definitely not a group I'd want to name myself after.

Well the "debate" on encryption will start a again next year with the government pushing for ever more access. It isn't like those in power haven't fucking told us what they are going to do. I mean it isn't like the assholes in power didn't publicly state that it would take a terrorist attack where encryption was used to turn the public. Then a few months later the next few terror attacks didn't mention encryption at all.

Our school system is really only designed to enable rote memorization: ... Memorize your multiplication tables.

I don't think that's true. Twenty years ago kids were taught to do long multiplication, long division etc. as a straightforward set of rote instructions that they had to memorize and apply blindly.

More recently as part of "new maths" they're told to solve these problems differently -- with techniques that are no longer the rote application of instructions, but instead require creativity and understanding of what the numbers represent. http://www.nbcwashington.com/n...

I'm in two minds about this. As a computer scientist, I loved that kids were learning ALGORITHMs, and they're missing out on that now. But as someone who cares about maths, I'm happy that they're understanding numbers better. (even if it leaves their less mentally agile parents dismayed, like in the above link).

On another note, one of the worst failings of my schooling, back in the days of dinosaurs, was that the boys all got shop and the girls all got home economics. Now I thought shop was great, in all the manifestations we were taught, and I bet a lot of women would have benefited; but in the end, everybody needs to learn some home ec if they intend to move out of their parents' basements.

Our school system is really only designed to enable rote memorization: ... Memorize your multiplication tables.

I don't think that's true. Twenty years ago kids were taught to do long multiplication, long division etc. as a straightforward set of rote instructions that they had to memorize and apply blindly.

More recently as part of "new maths" they're told to solve these problems differently -- with techniques that are no longer the rote application of instructions, but instead require creativity and understanding of what the numbers represent. http://www.nbcwashington.com/n...

I'm in two minds about this. As a computer scientist, I loved that kids were learning ALGORITHMs, and they're missing out on that now. But as someone who cares about maths, I'm happy that they're understanding numbers better. (even if it leaves their less mentally agile parents dismayed, like in the above link).

Well yeah, there are steps to do math and established ways to work it out from start to finish, follow the steps and you'll get the correct answer. This new math is mindboggling how difficult they want to make something that's relatively simple, the best part of it is that you have to do math before you start doing the math. Take that example you posted, where is the math showing how the split the second number into smaller numbers in order to be able to add them back up again instead of just adding the two numbers? Are saying kids can't add more than 10 to something yet they can easily divide ane subtract in their heads. What about the bit that says 3+3+3+3+3 isnt the same as 5+5+5 when doing 3x5? http://uk.businessinsider.com/...

More recently as part of "new maths" they're told to solve these problems differently -- with techniques that are no longer the rote application of instructions, but instead require creativity and understanding of what the numbers represent. http://www.nbcwashington.com/n... [nbcwashington.com]

You know, it took me a minute, but I actually like the concepts in the "new math" subtraction.

They're trying to illustrate that subtraction is fundamentally the distance between two points. [32 - 12 = 20] because there are 20 points of difference between those two numbers. You can use "milestones" along the way to demonstrate that: From 12 to 15, from 15 to 20, from 20 to 30, and from 30 to 32. You chart a path from one end to the other, and measure the steps you took (3, 5, 10 and 2). Add up the steps to arrive at your answer.

You probably use a similar process when mathing out bigger numbers in your head. If you calculate [1000 - 432 = 568] in your head, you might figure out the big chunk, from 1000 down to 500, before sussing out the smaller part. Or you could go the other way and solve 432 up to 500, then finish out to 1000. Personally, I solved for 430, and just shaved off 2. Similar process, just taken further.

They have to start the learning on simple problems [32 - 12] to prove the concept to kids. Then work their way up to more complex stuff.

Our school system is really only designed to enable rote memorization: ... Memorize your multiplication tables.

I don't think that's true. Twenty years ago kids were taught to do long multiplication, long division etc. as a straightforward set of rote instructions that they had to memorize and apply blindly.

More recently as part of "new maths" they're told to solve these problems differently -- with techniques that are no longer the rote application of instructions, but instead require creativity and understanding of what the numbers represent. http://www.nbcwashington.com/n...

I'm in two minds about this. As a computer scientist, I loved that kids were learning ALGORITHMs, and they're missing out on that now. But as someone who cares about maths, I'm happy that they're understanding numbers better. (even if it leaves their less mentally agile parents dismayed, like in the above link).

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Because there have been suspicious deaths around Hillary already?

If you read what the FBI Director wrote/said, you will find that he actually details exactly what laws she broke, and how she broke them, then said no prosecutor would prosecute her for it. There is a significant difference between that statement and that she did nothing wrong. Other people have gone to prison for unintentionally breaking the exact same laws, and others have been fined and given probation for breaking them. Her "I don't remember the training" is utter bullshit trying to cover up for her mistakes, as the training is given on a yearly basis, and there are records she took it.

The War on Drugs is a globalist plot to erode American civil liberties, control global drug supply (for example, the US military is protecting the Afghan poppy fields which generate over 80% of the world's opium, a very profitable crop), and imprision vast numbers of otherwise non-criminals, particularly brown ones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_on_Foreign_Relations

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilateral_Commission

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Group

The globalists tried to assassinate both Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Afterwards, both presidents were much more compliant to the globalist agenda to erode civil liberties and create a more docile populace, ready to embrace control over their lives in exchange for control of some vague threat of "drugs" or "terrorism" (that happened later, of course).

Step out of line and they will kill you today as always.

> Presidents are selected, not elected.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

> Some of the biggest men in the United States, in the field of commerce and manufacture, are afraid of somebody, are afraid of something. They know that there is a power somewhere so organized, so subtle, so watchful, so interlocked, so complete, so pervasive that they had better not speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.

  Woodrow Wilson

> The money powers prey upon the nation in times of peace and conspire against it in times of diversity. It is more despotic then monarchy. More insolent than autocracy. More selfish then bureaucracy. I see the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. Corporations have been enthroned. An era of corruption will follow and the money power of the country, will endeavor to prolong it's reign by working upon the prejudices of the people. Until the wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.

  Abraham Lincoln

Once an inspiring effort at tech news, Slashdot now seems more driven by marketing and reckless government propaganda...

Domestic propaganda was re-legalized three years ago. That's a big part of it. The globalists know that trust in the mainstream media, which they have long controlled, is eroding, especially with the youth. Grassroots is the only way to reach a large number of people now.

Hillary Clinton openly admits that she will take direction from the globalist, secretive Council on Foreign Relations. David Rockefeller, a chairman of the board of the CFR, openly admits that a world government is the goal.

Donald Trump wants ideological tests for immigrants. I believe he started out as an arrogant, vain, blowhard with some pretty OK ideas about national sovereignty, but has now been co-opted by the globalists. A wall was a dumb idea. Ideological tests for immigration is downright scary. Now, that's some globalists, Nazi shit right there. You can bet your ass that advocation of personal liberty and gun ownership will be red flags on any such test, once cornerstones of the American way of life.

And, ugh, Gary Johnson now says he would support and sign the TPP.

I used to be a Christian who believed all the blood-for-blood, supernatural mumbo jumbo. That is the co-opting of the message of Jesus. Look at what Jesus actually said. "Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell?" Those who speak the truth, today as then, will be martyrs. "[F]ear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell."

Oblig.: Wake up sheeple

Well, it wasn't a robbery since nothing was taken...

Muggers on Metro are a relatively recent phenomena. However, the Metro system seems to be suffering from imminent cascade failure. During the one day total shutdown of Metro, 26 separate badly-worn cable connections were found, of the sort that caused a local shutdown on March 14th, and similar to the short that caused the L'Enfant Plaza incident in 2015 that killed one rider, and hospitalized 80 more. .

The REAL question, at least in my eyes, for Metro, is given the damage shown during the March 17th shutdown, how did these cables POSSIBLY have passed the inspection that was claimed to have been done after the L'Enfant Plaza incident. . .

What I really like is the outcry by police against the Waze app. All it does is notify you when police are known to be nearby. Apparently that's not ok at all. So why is it ok to track random non-officer 'A'?

Because goodness knows, nobody's been assaulted by a licensed taxi driver.

Sometimes there are "clues". Besides, what is "foreign" looking? Arizona is a multicultural state.

"You're not going to hunt for your dinner," said Leesburg resident Anne Meyers. "So I don't know why you'd need a gun in a restaurant."

Lessburg Police Chief Joseph Price agrees, especially since Crosswhite's restaurant serves beer and wine .

"No, sir, I don't plan to go [to the restaurant]," he said, "and having carried a firearm for better part of my adult life, I clearly know alcohol and firearms do not mix."

Thank you for bringing numbers into this. My $50 number is from one of several articles like this: Source.

My thought was that allowing up to $50 is certainly not enough for a typically grocery trip, but that if the outage was of a short duration (measured in hours rather than days), that it might be sufficient. It's at least a system in place today rather than one that would ostensibly need to clear numerous political hurdles.

I think some of the other threads have covered that EBT is run more like debit than credit, so that the fundamentals of the system are different. Furthermore, if it were set up to behave more like credit cards with automatically approving purchases in the event of an outage, someone will be liable for the difference (the retailers? the states?), and each has large negatives associated with it.

EBT is also a political lightning rod, so any changes that may improve the system from one perspective may be viewed as unconscionable from another. However the numbers shake out, a vulnerable population was hurt, but preventing it again in the future may not be as simple as one would hope.

I'm just thankful that we've made the news without any murders, theft, or corruption.

I thought that we had gotten rid of the idiotic school board when they disbanded it in 2002 and got Marilyn Bland and the others out of there. (although, we haven't gotten rid of her yet)

NASA is tasked as a neutral party to manage aviation safety issues

Of course when push comes to shove, the NTSB/FAA calls in the mounties (aka TSB Canada) instead...

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Speed-Camera-Set-On-Fire-Overnight-106435083.html

"In a trend that we've seen across the country, police have become increasingly hostile to bystanders recording their actions. You can read some examples here, here and here."

Yes I am stupid, but where did I say that poor people didn't enjoy their freedom?

Go look up the term "opportunity cost".

If you do not understand a simple fact that a rich spammer is likely to enjoy his freedom a lot more than some poor, cold and hungry homeless person in the street, then perhaps I'm the wrong person to explain stuff to you - I'm stupid after all.

My stupid guess is you probably don't have an idea of what it really means to be poor.

Sure, the poor can be very content and happy when they have their basic needs met. As Euripides said, "When a man's stomach is full it makes no difference whether he is rich or poor".

Unfortunately for the really poor, that doesn't happen regularly enough.

As for your last paragraph see:
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Homeless-Man-Smashes-Cruiser-to-go-to-Jail.html

Unlike Robert Jenifer, the filthy rich aren't going to be intentionally smashing police cruisers just to get themselves in jail for free food and shelter.