Those are instances where state laws were put in place, and the federal government (primarily the executive branch, aka Barack Obama personally) made a conscious decision to ignore the law and not enforce it.
No one wants the elimination of all government. How would "small government" benefit the parties involved in this case? Simple! By getting out of the way. A state law prohibited this smaller company from offering their services to interested customers. A smaller government wouldn't even have such laws on the books. The solution is getting rid of that law, aka smaller government.
I'm about as big of a proponent of a less intrusive government as you'll find, but there are times when I believe more is better. This is one of them. I floated the idea past a few state senators I know here in Nebraska, that drivers be required to take and pass a thorough state patrol-approved driver education class every 10 years. People change, vehicles change, laws change, etc. And yet the way it is now, any idiot can take some extremely simple tests at age 16, get handed a little card and suddenly they can operate a motor vehicle for the REST OF THEIR LIFE with no further training or education. Ever.
I cannot think of any other discipline in life where there is never, ever any additional education/training. But I was shot down by my state senators (from both sides of the ideological aisle) for what I considered superfluous reasons.
Lincoln, Neb., is getting gigabit fiber to every home and business in the next four years. It's a wet dream for anyone in the tech world. No install fees, no modem rentals, GUARANTEED MINIMUM of 100 mbit, no throttling, etc. It'll provide phone and TV as well. I've read the entire franchise agreement and it's a very good arrangement for the city. Interestingly enough, it's largely possible because back in the 1970s, a public works guy had the brilliant idea to install conduit to all the city's traffic signals. So there's more than 300 miles of conduit already installed and leasable.
A local company, Nelnet, bought a western Nebraska company, Allo Communications apparently because the top Nelnet guy couldn't get fiber to his home very easily. So he figured, heck, I'll just buy the whole company and get fiber to the whole city.
Umm, yeah. I live in Nebraska. Here, we have these things called "tornados." They're super windy god-sized vacuum cleaners that rake across the landscape periodically.
Do I really want a snap-together house the next time the tornado sirens start going?
I believe the narrative of this question to be false. An officer cannot start shooting unless and until their life or the life of another is clearly and imminently in danger. Reaching for the glove box? Yeah, no-go on that one. Pointing an actual gun at an officer? Yes, lethal force is justified. Pointing a gun at a third party (hostage situation, for example), yes, lethal force is justified.
So the question should be - When an alleged criminal is putting the life of an officer or a third party in direct harm with their own firearm, what non-lethal methods will immobilize a target? I don't think there is any other option. When a bad guy is high on meth or other drugs, for instance, gun shots often don't even work until there have been several of them.
When an officer's life, or the life of a third party, is directly threatened, I wouldn't want a cop using anything other than lethal force.
Lame. I've had a Roku3 for a couple years and it does this very nicely. And yes I have an AppleTV 3 also. I rarely use it. The Roku does everything the AppleTV does, and significantly more.
OK, the Roku won't mirror my iPhone, but that's a pretty minor thing.
An ad blocker "costs" an advertiser NOTHING. The whole narrative is wrong.
Is ad revenue reduced? Yes. But that is not a cost. It's a reduction in income or a reduction in gross receipts. A "cost" is when your expenses increase, not when your revenue decreases.
I know it'd be a moderate chunk of cash, but my recommendation would be to save up and purchase a 100-year domain registration. I think it runs about $1,000, but that'd likely take care of your fears.
You suck up your pride and live where you don't want to for a few years. You can ALWAYS find that dingy hole-in-the-wall apartment somewhere. Yes, it's not ideal living and you probably won't be terribly happy there, but you suck it up and do it for a while. And from the rent savings, do that! SAVE it. If you're paying $1,500 for rent now, find a rat hole for $400-500 a month.
Yes, I'm serious. If you're worried about possessions, rent a storage garage somewhere.
For those few years where your abode sucks, you'll have built some character, have some interesting stories to tell your kids some day, and you'll still be better off than probably literally HALF of the world's population.
Have I had to do this personally? Thankfully no. But would I if I needed to? Sure.
Another aspect of PTC to consider: One big reason that no one has mentioned yet regarding railroads missing the deadline. The GOVERNMENT! An obviously critical part of a PTC installation is tens of thousands of trackside antennas, so the locomotive can communicate with the whole PTC network. Well, guess what? The antennas that the government (FRA, Congress, etc.) is mandating be installed are being held up because the government (EPA and FCC) are requiring that all these antennas undergo an environmental review before they can be installed.
While we may not like this particular religion, that doesn't matter. They are a religious organization, and an organized religion. Especially in the United States, the government most certainly should not determine what is or is not a religion. It's stated pretty clearly here:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Any religion will have aspects that people agree with and don't agree with. If their activity is outright illegal, then punish that specific activity. Christians can worship Christ. Muslims can worship Allah. Pastafarians can worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Satanists can worship Lucifer. Eco fairies can worship Mother Earth. Atheists can worship nothing. Democrats can worship government. Republicans can worship capitalism. And Scientologists can worship whatever it is they worship.
The minute we allow government to dictate what is or isn't a religion is the instant we lose all religious freedom.
"What about accidental orders? Unless you set it up to do otherwise, Amazon only registers your first press of the button until your order is delivered. The company will also send you a confirmation alert via smartphone, giving you a chance to cancel any mistaken orders. Households with young children (or perhaps rascally teenagers) will want to be careful with this, or risk making canceling orders a regular routine."
So I suppose your scenario is possible, but only if you specifically override the default settings.
When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent to which the official temperature records – on which the entire panic ultimately rested – were systematically “adjusted” to show the Earth as having warmed much more than the actual data justified.
It seems to me that the real "junk science" is among the Global Warming or Climate Change supporters. Hugely significant chunks of data were completely fabricated and faked going back decades, all to show support and "proof" for climate change.
Of this there can be no argument. It is established fact.
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Those are instances where state laws were put in place, and the federal government (primarily the executive branch, aka Barack Obama personally) made a conscious decision to ignore the law and not enforce it.
But I bet they would be more than happy to do it for the right dollar amount.
Umm, sorry, but you're an idiot.
No one wants the elimination of all government. How would "small government" benefit the parties involved in this case? Simple! By getting out of the way. A state law prohibited this smaller company from offering their services to interested customers. A smaller government wouldn't even have such laws on the books. The solution is getting rid of that law, aka smaller government.
I'm about as big of a proponent of a less intrusive government as you'll find, but there are times when I believe more is better. This is one of them. I floated the idea past a few state senators I know here in Nebraska, that drivers be required to take and pass a thorough state patrol-approved driver education class every 10 years. People change, vehicles change, laws change, etc. And yet the way it is now, any idiot can take some extremely simple tests at age 16, get handed a little card and suddenly they can operate a motor vehicle for the REST OF THEIR LIFE with no further training or education. Ever.
I cannot think of any other discipline in life where there is never, ever any additional education/training. But I was shot down by my state senators (from both sides of the ideological aisle) for what I considered superfluous reasons.
Tsk Tsk...
Lincoln, Neb., is getting gigabit fiber to every home and business in the next four years. It's a wet dream for anyone in the tech world. No install fees, no modem rentals, GUARANTEED MINIMUM of 100 mbit, no throttling, etc. It'll provide phone and TV as well. I've read the entire franchise agreement and it's a very good arrangement for the city. Interestingly enough, it's largely possible because back in the 1970s, a public works guy had the brilliant idea to install conduit to all the city's traffic signals. So there's more than 300 miles of conduit already installed and leasable.
A local company, Nelnet, bought a western Nebraska company, Allo Communications apparently because the top Nelnet guy couldn't get fiber to his home very easily. So he figured, heck, I'll just buy the whole company and get fiber to the whole city.
Umm, yeah. I live in Nebraska. Here, we have these things called "tornados." They're super windy god-sized vacuum cleaners that rake across the landscape periodically.
Do I really want a snap-together house the next time the tornado sirens start going?
I believe the narrative of this question to be false. An officer cannot start shooting unless and until their life or the life of another is clearly and imminently in danger. Reaching for the glove box? Yeah, no-go on that one. Pointing an actual gun at an officer? Yes, lethal force is justified. Pointing a gun at a third party (hostage situation, for example), yes, lethal force is justified.
So the question should be - When an alleged criminal is putting the life of an officer or a third party in direct harm with their own firearm, what non-lethal methods will immobilize a target? I don't think there is any other option. When a bad guy is high on meth or other drugs, for instance, gun shots often don't even work until there have been several of them.
When an officer's life, or the life of a third party, is directly threatened, I wouldn't want a cop using anything other than lethal force.
Translation - Are all your cars 100% coal-powered? Electric-powered means coal-powered.
You absolutely and completely nailed it.
No, it seems to me that many of these need to be listed as ID-10-T abbreviations/codes.
I'd think this would be bad enough the first time, not to mention a subsequent encounter!
http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10...
Unspecified spacecraft accident injuring occupant, initial encounter.
Lame. I've had a Roku3 for a couple years and it does this very nicely. And yes I have an AppleTV 3 also. I rarely use it. The Roku does everything the AppleTV does, and significantly more.
OK, the Roku won't mirror my iPhone, but that's a pretty minor thing.
An ad blocker "costs" an advertiser NOTHING. The whole narrative is wrong.
Is ad revenue reduced? Yes. But that is not a cost. It's a reduction in income or a reduction in gross receipts. A "cost" is when your expenses increase, not when your revenue decreases.
I welcome our new microscopic black hole overlords!
Sheesh. EVERY car needs cup holders! Where else are you supposed to put your beer?
I know it'd be a moderate chunk of cash, but my recommendation would be to save up and purchase a 100-year domain registration. I think it runs about $1,000, but that'd likely take care of your fears.
How do you break out of it?
Easy.
You suck up your pride and live where you don't want to for a few years. You can ALWAYS find that dingy hole-in-the-wall apartment somewhere. Yes, it's not ideal living and you probably won't be terribly happy there, but you suck it up and do it for a while. And from the rent savings, do that! SAVE it. If you're paying $1,500 for rent now, find a rat hole for $400-500 a month.
Yes, I'm serious. If you're worried about possessions, rent a storage garage somewhere.
For those few years where your abode sucks, you'll have built some character, have some interesting stories to tell your kids some day, and you'll still be better off than probably literally HALF of the world's population.
Have I had to do this personally? Thankfully no. But would I if I needed to? Sure.
Why is it Facebook's responsibility?
Another aspect of PTC to consider: One big reason that no one has mentioned yet regarding railroads missing the deadline. The GOVERNMENT! An obviously critical part of a PTC installation is tens of thousands of trackside antennas, so the locomotive can communicate with the whole PTC network. Well, guess what? The antennas that the government (FRA, Congress, etc.) is mandating be installed are being held up because the government (EPA and FCC) are requiring that all these antennas undergo an environmental review before they can be installed.
While we may not like this particular religion, that doesn't matter. They are a religious organization, and an organized religion. Especially in the United States, the government most certainly should not determine what is or is not a religion. It's stated pretty clearly here:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
Any religion will have aspects that people agree with and don't agree with. If their activity is outright illegal, then punish that specific activity. Christians can worship Christ. Muslims can worship Allah. Pastafarians can worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster. Satanists can worship Lucifer. Eco fairies can worship Mother Earth. Atheists can worship nothing. Democrats can worship government. Republicans can worship capitalism. And Scientologists can worship whatever it is they worship.
The minute we allow government to dictate what is or isn't a religion is the instant we lose all religious freedom.
Apparently (as usual) no one bothers to read TFA:
"What about accidental orders? Unless you set it up to do otherwise, Amazon only registers your first press of the button until your order is delivered. The company will also send you a confirmation alert via smartphone, giving you a chance to cancel any mistaken orders. Households with young children (or perhaps rascally teenagers) will want to be careful with this, or risk making canceling orders a regular routine."
So I suppose your scenario is possible, but only if you specifically override the default settings.
According to TFA, or maybe another article I read, that is a US-only requirement. There is no such requirement in Europe.
These aren't new. In fact, the linked article is nearly a year old.
I can buy these at my local Menards.
http://tinyurl.com/l3dfdun
Sure.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/new...
From TFA:
When future generations look back on the global-warming scare of the past 30 years, nothing will shock them more than the extent to which the official temperature records – on which the entire panic ultimately rested – were systematically “adjusted” to show the Earth as having warmed much more than the actual data justified.
It seems to me that the real "junk science" is among the Global Warming or Climate Change supporters. Hugely significant chunks of data were completely fabricated and faked going back decades, all to show support and "proof" for climate change.
Of this there can be no argument. It is established fact.