In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report predicted that by 2100, global warming will lead to a sea level rise of 19 to 58 cm[24], depending on which of six possible world scenarios comes to pass.
Given that the very best medical care is expensive, and resources are limited, what you are really saying is that if everybody can't have it, nobody should get it, right?
Is it just medical care that gets this treatment, or do you extend this to all goods and services?
I always wondered about this. Maybe it is my lack of education, or imagination. I have never heard the term "collective right" used to describe anything else but the 2nd amendment. Is there anything else that is seen as a collective right, or is the 2nd amendment the whole set?
It seems like we regularly read articles about the number of corporate environments that can't upgrade from IE6 because of applications that won't work with IE7 or IE8. I can't imagine that they are going to be in any hurry to start upgrading to Windows 7.
Sure, had the Nazis taken over a global government instead of just the German government in the late 1930's, the results probably would have been much worse.
When government is good, giving more power to them seems harmless. But over the long run, they don't stay good.
That could be. But I don't think the answer is to make the smart kids pay by having a lesser education, so that the dumb kids have an opportunity to improve. This seems totally unfair.
You made quite a jump there, from sexism in society to men being evil. You can easily have the first without the second.
I'd guess that the idea of specific gender roles, what girls are good at vs what boys are good at, what professions should a young person of either gender go into, etc, are widespread in both men and women. This doesn't mean that men are evil. It does, however mean that sexism is still widespread.
My understanding is that Google didn't do it this way just to be different, but rather it was the licensing terms for Java ME that caused the problem. Evidently ME is licensed differently from SE or EE, and Google couldn't use it.
Discussed here:
http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/110/
I don't know how those deals work now, but back when I was in the theater business, this was not true at all. Big blockbuster movie like that, all of the box office went to the studio. Cinema made their bundle from concessions. Think about what the markup is on soda and popcorn.
I think there is an issue here that nobody wants to talk about, which you mention under point 2:
Human life is worth more than a few extra dollars in your bank account.
Yes, maybe. "a few", you say. $10, for my neighbor down the street, sure. $10, for every person in my city? Hmmm...
Or like this: $10 for my neighbor? sure. $100,000 for my neighbor? $10,000,000 for my neighbor?
How much is a human life worth? Who gets to decide this? Do we keep paying, no matter what the cost, for a few extra minutes of life? If it is my money, who decides this for me? Me, or a bureaucrat?
The thing is that governments now realise that if they let industry sectors fail, that makes lots of people unemployed, which strains the state and cripples the economy, and leads to them not getting re-elected.
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As far as I can see, the major problem with it is its exclusivity. If everybody else got the same deal, I don't think I'd have a problem with it.
Crap! Is that in one of the bills? I need to pay more attention.
Reality has a known literal bias.
So the earth should be cooling, leading to another ice age. And we are screwing it up by adding to warming instead.
Damn.
Uh, from wikipedia:
Arrgh! Look at your list. Those are statistical, and say nothing whatsoever about any individual.
According to the "About" article on Wikipedia, you become an auto-confirmed editor by having an account for four days, and making 10 edits.
Hey! You made it here, didn't you?
I thought you canucks all used the 'wash room'.
By that measure, Microsoft is doing everything even more right, since they own the desktop OS market.
I think we are using differing definitions of 'right', here.
Is it just medical care that gets this treatment, or do you extend this to all goods and services?
I always wondered about this. Maybe it is my lack of education, or imagination. I have never heard the term "collective right" used to describe anything else but the 2nd amendment. Is there anything else that is seen as a collective right, or is the 2nd amendment the whole set?
I never drive less than two miles, because it is more than 2 miles from my house to get to anything.
I don't have AC, you insensitive clod!
The bag, I should do better on. The stupid reusable bag never seems to be in the car when i get to the store.
It seems like we regularly read articles about the number of corporate environments that can't upgrade from IE6 because of applications that won't work with IE7 or IE8. I can't imagine that they are going to be in any hurry to start upgrading to Windows 7.
Sure, had the Nazis taken over a global government instead of just the German government in the late 1930's, the results probably would have been much worse.
When government is good, giving more power to them seems harmless. But over the long run, they don't stay good.
That could be. But I don't think the answer is to make the smart kids pay by having a lesser education, so that the dumb kids have an opportunity to improve. This seems totally unfair.
Unfortunately for Microsoft, in this particular jungle, they are not the biggest predator.
You made quite a jump there, from sexism in society to men being evil. You can easily have the first without the second.
I'd guess that the idea of specific gender roles, what girls are good at vs what boys are good at, what professions should a young person of either gender go into, etc, are widespread in both men and women. This doesn't mean that men are evil. It does, however mean that sexism is still widespread.
This is not an "us vs them" issue.
My understanding is that Google didn't do it this way just to be different, but rather it was the licensing terms for Java ME that caused the problem. Evidently ME is licensed differently from SE or EE, and Google couldn't use it. Discussed here: http://www.betaversion.org/~stefano/linotype/news/110/
I don't know how those deals work now, but back when I was in the theater business, this was not true at all. Big blockbuster movie like that, all of the box office went to the studio. Cinema made their bundle from concessions. Think about what the markup is on soda and popcorn.
Stupid English spelling. If it's a possessive, it ought to have an apostrophe, dammit!
If there were non-lethal weapons with the reliable stopping power of firearms, I bet they would be extremely popular. What do you have in mind?
Human life is worth more than a few extra dollars in your bank account.
Yes, maybe. "a few", you say. $10, for my neighbor down the street, sure. $10, for every person in my city? Hmmm...
Or like this: $10 for my neighbor? sure. $100,000 for my neighbor? $10,000,000 for my neighbor?
How much is a human life worth? Who gets to decide this? Do we keep paying, no matter what the cost, for a few extra minutes of life? If it is my money, who decides this for me? Me, or a bureaucrat?
Man you almost had it.
The thing is that governments now realise that if they let industry sectors fail, that makes lots of people unemployed, which strains the state and cripples the economy, and leads to them not getting re-elected.
Things change. I'm guessing in another few years, the US won't be able to afford anything like the military it has now.