Start to work and respect OUR rules or gtfo to your desert you came from, you can have any rules you want there and you won't have to use our infidel euros
What, no Camel Jockey slur? You do realize that not all muslims come from deserts. Hell, not all Arabs come from deserts, let alone all muslims.
Nice race-baiting, otherwise...
While we are at it, let's get all these Poles out off the UK motorways, since they refuse to put the steeringwheel of their lorries on the right hand side. I mean, if you are gonna work here, assimilate, damnit! And you Eastern Europeans need to just drop all those centuries old traditions if you want to work in the UK airports!
Most of NASA is already driven by the commercial sector, known as "contractors". NASA doesn't even make anything anymore do they? It's all made by Boeing, Lockheed, Northrup et. al.
You overestimate how interested in politics we Americans are. In general, people just like to have an opinion, and it's usually an uninformed one. That's not interest in politics, that's interest in ignorance and believing what we want to believe...and not even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because most of us don't want to know something that goes against what we believe so we don't inform ourselves. If it rocks our world-view, then that's baaaad...that's the liberal media agenda attacking our good old country roots.
Sorry, I refuse to accept my fate has been determined by God. My fate was, however, determined by the choices my parents made and the environment they raised me in.
Well it is the robot that lacks social skills that would come up with the erroneous conclusion that we are trying to use Apple products for social reasons. Therein lies the problem. We don't really care what you think about our Macbooks when we are surfing the web at bookstore/coffeeshop/public conveyance-of-choice (generally, minus the few hipster dorks that give us all a bad name). We also don't really care that you are using a Dell Latitude either.
Well my anecdotes go like this: I took a drive from Austin (where I live) to go see the new Formula 1 track. No less than 5 miles outside of city limits, I could have sworn I was in Borat's hometown.
I used to live in Hinesville, GA (military town). Living proof that we aren't doing so hot at the bottom end. And from there it's that way 200 miles in any direction.
Even in ritzy Monterey CA, where I lived for several years, you have basically the equivalent of Tijuana Mexico right next door (Seaside).
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. Have you SEEN one of those towns that no longer have timber industry jobs?
Actually, you don't. You only need the two lines that intersect. A third tower (and each additional tower) only adds to the accuracy. Where the two lines intersect is a pretty good indication of the location of the emitter. The "distance circles" you mention decrease with a third tower, but you still only need two to get close enough (for government work).
I'm not comparing poverty in a developed country with poverty in undeveloped countries. I distinctly said other western developed countries. The lowest tier of rural America is no better off than the the rest of the developed hemispheres. And like I said, this is extra sad, because it is mostly by choice.
I've lived in Tunisa, Yemen, and Egypt. If you think Mexico is on par with these countries, you haven't seen much of the world.
I've also lived in England and Germany, whose bottom tier are far better of than America (again, mostly by choice).
Then there's reality: for whatever reason, blacks commit more crimes than X, regardless of the cause.
Look, I'm no racist, but the figures are exactly that...numbers. If you want to discuss WHY there is more crime in black communities, that is another discussion altogether (if that's even a true statement, I don't know, I'm just stating that numbers are numbers, and stating a number is not equivalent to racism).
"Arrested disporportionately" is one thing, but "commit more crimes than..." is another thing altogether (like I said, if true).
Paying a couple hundred bucks more has nothing to do with status and everything to do with the value of my time. Status symbol is something I buy to impress other people. If I buy a Macbook, all things equal, over a PC for the asthetics, it's because I like the aesthetics, and don't really care what other people think (status symbol). If anything, given two things of equal specs, the one with better aesthetics wins, because it shows a level of detail that the lesser one doesn't.
So you just skim right over the substance of my point and go right to flaming. Thanks for contributing nothing.
Back in the real world, the concept of buying a computer with the least amount of hassle in mind is firmly biased towards the Mac column, and has been ca. 1987. Because of that ease (the walled-garden), users sacrifice customization and features, but also miss out on the incompatibilities and nasty malware. The tradeoff for many of us is a fair one, especially when we don't particularly need to be able to do any and all things, and only need a computer to do the things we do (duh) and want to do so with the least amount of fuss possible.
No, it's because the people who produce TV shows use Macs in greater numbers than the general populace.
You people need to seriously get over your own insecurities. My Macbook was a couple hundred bucks more than some off-brand PC. There's no status symbol involved.
I said libertarians want government out of their property and personal business, but they support using the government to prevent abortion and gay rights.
I don't make this stuff up. Try looking at Ron or Rand Paul's platforms and you'll see. Last I checked, they are the poster children of Libertarianism.
You have an inflated evaluation of rural America. Compared to other Western countries, we are no better on the bottom end than any other. We just like to pretend we are....USA!! USA!! USA!!
I didn't say the people living in trailers and rv's (that don't actually move) did so because of a lack of opportunity or ability. I agree they chose to live like that. It doesn't change the fact we have an entire bottom 3rd of our country living like bad parts of Rio. The fact many do so BY CHOICE makes it even worse.
Now if you'll take of your jingo-colored glasses for a moment...
I know nobody over the age of 16 who considers buying iProducts or Macs based on a "fashion accessory". This is such a tired, stupid generalization. It's not really any harder or more expensive to design a nice looking device. It does take talent, however, but the parts are just parts.
Personal philosophy is garbage when it is not based in truth. Outside of music and movie reviews, I really don't care what somebody's "opinion" is, I only care about facts and reality.
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Apart from Valve, I see no other company who cares so much about games and gamers.
What about Electronic Arts?
***ducks***
Start to work and respect OUR rules or gtfo to your desert you came from, you can have any rules you want there and you won't have to use our infidel euros
What, no Camel Jockey slur? You do realize that not all muslims come from deserts. Hell, not all Arabs come from deserts, let alone all muslims.
Nice race-baiting, otherwise...
While we are at it, let's get all these Poles out off the UK motorways, since they refuse to put the steeringwheel of their lorries on the right hand side. I mean, if you are gonna work here, assimilate, damnit! And you Eastern Europeans need to just drop all those centuries old traditions if you want to work in the UK airports!
Most of NASA is already driven by the commercial sector, known as "contractors". NASA doesn't even make anything anymore do they? It's all made by Boeing, Lockheed, Northrup et. al.
You overestimate how interested in politics we Americans are. In general, people just like to have an opinion, and it's usually an uninformed one. That's not interest in politics, that's interest in ignorance and believing what we want to believe...and not even in the face of evidence to the contrary, because most of us don't want to know something that goes against what we believe so we don't inform ourselves. If it rocks our world-view, then that's baaaad...that's the liberal media agenda attacking our good old country roots.
Sorry, I refuse to accept my fate has been determined by God. My fate was, however, determined by the choices my parents made and the environment they raised me in.
Well it is the robot that lacks social skills that would come up with the erroneous conclusion that we are trying to use Apple products for social reasons. Therein lies the problem. We don't really care what you think about our Macbooks when we are surfing the web at bookstore/coffeeshop/public conveyance-of-choice (generally, minus the few hipster dorks that give us all a bad name). We also don't really care that you are using a Dell Latitude either.
Well my anecdotes go like this: I took a drive from Austin (where I live) to go see the new Formula 1 track. No less than 5 miles outside of city limits, I could have sworn I was in Borat's hometown.
I used to live in Hinesville, GA (military town). Living proof that we aren't doing so hot at the bottom end. And from there it's that way 200 miles in any direction.
Even in ritzy Monterey CA, where I lived for several years, you have basically the equivalent of Tijuana Mexico right next door (Seaside).
I grew up in the Pacific Northwest. Have you SEEN one of those towns that no longer have timber industry jobs?
Ron and Rand Paul, two famous libertarians, disagree with your assessment.
Actually, you don't. You only need the two lines that intersect. A third tower (and each additional tower) only adds to the accuracy. Where the two lines intersect is a pretty good indication of the location of the emitter. The "distance circles" you mention decrease with a third tower, but you still only need two to get close enough (for government work).
I'm not comparing poverty in a developed country with poverty in undeveloped countries. I distinctly said other western developed countries. The lowest tier of rural America is no better off than the the rest of the developed hemispheres. And like I said, this is extra sad, because it is mostly by choice.
I've lived in Tunisa, Yemen, and Egypt. If you think Mexico is on par with these countries, you haven't seen much of the world.
I've also lived in England and Germany, whose bottom tier are far better of than America (again, mostly by choice).
Then there's reality: for whatever reason, blacks commit more crimes than X, regardless of the cause.
Look, I'm no racist, but the figures are exactly that...numbers. If you want to discuss WHY there is more crime in black communities, that is another discussion altogether (if that's even a true statement, I don't know, I'm just stating that numbers are numbers, and stating a number is not equivalent to racism).
"Arrested disporportionately" is one thing, but "commit more crimes than..." is another thing altogether (like I said, if true).
Paying a couple hundred bucks more has nothing to do with status and everything to do with the value of my time. Status symbol is something I buy to impress other people. If I buy a Macbook, all things equal, over a PC for the asthetics, it's because I like the aesthetics, and don't really care what other people think (status symbol). If anything, given two things of equal specs, the one with better aesthetics wins, because it shows a level of detail that the lesser one doesn't.
Yes, but in the context of a conversation about crime rates in urban areas, such as this one, it is germane.
So you just skim right over the substance of my point and go right to flaming. Thanks for contributing nothing.
Back in the real world, the concept of buying a computer with the least amount of hassle in mind is firmly biased towards the Mac column, and has been ca. 1987. Because of that ease (the walled-garden), users sacrifice customization and features, but also miss out on the incompatibilities and nasty malware. The tradeoff for many of us is a fair one, especially when we don't particularly need to be able to do any and all things, and only need a computer to do the things we do (duh) and want to do so with the least amount of fuss possible.
Why people can't understand this is beyond me.
No, it's because the people who produce TV shows use Macs in greater numbers than the general populace.
You people need to seriously get over your own insecurities. My Macbook was a couple hundred bucks more than some off-brand PC. There's no status symbol involved.
You are complaining about nothing that I said...
I said libertarians want government out of their property and personal business, but they support using the government to prevent abortion and gay rights.
I don't make this stuff up. Try looking at Ron or Rand Paul's platforms and you'll see. Last I checked, they are the poster children of Libertarianism.
You have an inflated evaluation of rural America. Compared to other Western countries, we are no better on the bottom end than any other. We just like to pretend we are....USA!! USA!! USA!!
I didn't say the people living in trailers and rv's (that don't actually move) did so because of a lack of opportunity or ability. I agree they chose to live like that. It doesn't change the fact we have an entire bottom 3rd of our country living like bad parts of Rio. The fact many do so BY CHOICE makes it even worse.
Now if you'll take of your jingo-colored glasses for a moment...
You triangulate a single phone with two or more cell towers (triangulate is a misnomer, because all you need are two lines of bearing, not three).
A Simon Cowell production, nonetheless
I know nobody over the age of 16 who considers buying iProducts or Macs based on a "fashion accessory". This is such a tired, stupid generalization. It's not really any harder or more expensive to design a nice looking device. It does take talent, however, but the parts are just parts.
I used to work at apple, 75% of my colleagues were gay. ... not that there's anything wrong with that.
It went down to 74% after you quit?
Maybe I'm assuming that same-sex marriage = liberal, but I don't know too many conservatives that support it.
same-sex marriage = non-closed minded bigot
Only retarded red necks believe that conservatism will lead to anything else than the same fucked up ways they always were.
Well that IS the definition of "conservative" after all.
Personal philosophy is garbage when it is not based in truth. Outside of music and movie reviews, I really don't care what somebody's "opinion" is, I only care about facts and reality.
there's nothing left to exercise power
EXCEPT the corporate oligars.
FTFY.
Sincerely,
Glenn Beck