> I don't really blame S&P for reducing the US's credit rating Yeah, they kept it "AAA" long past what any hypothetical honest rating company would have done.
They knew they would lose the four people who still paid attention to them if they failed to acknowledge that the derailing train really shouldn't continue to carry their highest safety rating, so they knocked their rating of the train's safety all the way down to "really-really-super-secure-safe++what-could-possibly-go-wrong".
It's not totally corrupt. If we replaced the government and got rid of their symbiotic business cartels, we'd find there are lots of decent people here.
The irony is that the theory that the sun rises and falls proved overly simplistic, but we keep repeating the inaccurate terminology even today. And nobody really notices or cares.
Exclusive power was designed out at the time of the constitution - it's a checks and balances thing.
The Constitution is openly ignored now, of course, but if any branch has any exclusive power, it's definitely not the legislature and definitely not over the budget.
My own kids are half latino. The concept doesn't seem all that far-fetched to me. The origin of my half-breed kids has much more to do with hormones than politics.
"Politically Correct" is such a cheap way to insult people or ideas. It's so blatantly lazy to diss a stereotype rather than explore an idea.
And if this Spiderman is obviously contrived to reach some emerging demographic, what's new? Wasn't a big part of Peter Parker's appeal that he was a loser nerd with a good heart, suddenly gifted with great power and responsibility? Is it any coincidence he's got admiring fans at slashdot?
Prices go up because either the commodity becomes harder to get, or because the currency has less value. Does increasing scarcity equate to economic growth? Does a devalued currency equate to economic growth?
I might accept that a commodity can continue to become more scarce forever, but I won't accept that inflation can. As the purchasing power of a currency approaches zero (did you know the US dollar has lost 96% of its purchasing power since 1913?), governments/markets will find a better currency.
I think the only robust measure of value is the effect on quality of life. Food, water, dwellings, transport will always be necessary. Farmville, not so much. The necessities of life depend on physical resources. Finite resources.
> what the hell is government's business? Obviously, it's to "interfere with the health, safety, and property of another citizen without consent" themselves. They hate competition.
I love your story idea. But I can't let the beads-for-realty thing go without making the comment that the Natives didn't pretend to own any land, so if anybody got taken for a ride in such a deal it was the one who purchased from a non-owner.
But I think the realty reality was more about violent force (and cooties) than swindling.
I'd imagine 35% of consumers also want to buy a car of the future. And if the market were limited to only one car each from Ford, Chevy, and Dodge, I imagine 35% of consumers would want to buy the next Ford.
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As hyperbole goes, measuring infrastructure quality in "light-years" is BTU's worse.
> remain competitive with the 3rd world
They can't really compete with the 3rd world in quality, so they're trying their best to compete in wages.
> I don't really blame S&P for reducing the US's credit rating
Yeah, they kept it "AAA" long past what any hypothetical honest rating company would have done.
They knew they would lose the four people who still paid attention to them if they failed to acknowledge that the derailing train really shouldn't continue to carry their highest safety rating, so they knocked their rating of the train's safety all the way down to "really-really-super-secure-safe++what-could-possibly-go-wrong".
Ca-ching!.
It's not totally corrupt. If we replaced the government and got rid of their symbiotic business cartels, we'd find there are lots of decent people here.
Yeah, we're screwed.
Everything is renewable with sufficient energy.
Follow the posts up for context.
+1 funny
But I googled ADDH just for fun, and turns out GP is ok - ADDH is ADD with Hyperactivity.
What's up with these shrinks? The H comes and goes, and reappears in new places. I feel like I've been HADD.
The irony is that the theory that the sun rises and falls proved overly simplistic, but we keep repeating the inaccurate terminology even today. And nobody really notices or cares.
Exclusive power was designed out at the time of the constitution - it's a checks and balances thing.
The Constitution is openly ignored now, of course, but if any branch has any exclusive power, it's definitely not the legislature and definitely not over the budget.
Yes. Inaccurately perhaps, but life goes on, the sun will still rise and fall.
> Windows programmers are going to be living with the
> mess for years to come.
It's a dirty job, and every other Friday I cry all the way to the bank.
> There's really no sense in worrying about anything in a
> car that's not responsible for the actual driving of the car.
We worry about our desktop PCs, laptops, smartphones - why should we worry less when the computer's embedded in the car?
> there's no reason for that to ever be even technically feasible.
Google "OnStar remote kill switch"
My own kids are half latino. The concept doesn't seem all that far-fetched to me. The origin of my half-breed kids has much more to do with hormones than politics.
"Politically Correct" is such a cheap way to insult people or ideas. It's so blatantly lazy to diss a stereotype rather than explore an idea.
And if this Spiderman is obviously contrived to reach some emerging demographic, what's new? Wasn't a big part of Peter Parker's appeal that he was a loser nerd with a good heart, suddenly gifted with great power and responsibility? Is it any coincidence he's got admiring fans at slashdot?
What does "increasing value" mean exactly?
Does it mean "Increasing prices"?
Prices go up because either the commodity becomes harder to get, or because the currency has less value. Does increasing scarcity equate to economic growth? Does a devalued currency equate to economic growth?
I might accept that a commodity can continue to become more scarce forever, but I won't accept that inflation can. As the purchasing power of a currency approaches zero (did you know the US dollar has lost 96% of its purchasing power since 1913?), governments/markets will find a better currency.
I think the only robust measure of value is the effect on quality of life. Food, water, dwellings, transport will always be necessary. Farmville, not so much. The necessities of life depend on physical resources. Finite resources.
> what the hell is government's business?
Obviously, it's to "interfere with the health, safety, and property of another citizen without consent" themselves. They hate competition.
> L0ser environmentalists stuck me with the tri-ethelyne,
Sounds like the "losers" won.
> simple plastic objects with no moving parts
Why "no moving parts"?
Here's a story of a company that can print a monkey wrench:
http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_18593056
I love your story idea. But I can't let the beads-for-realty thing go without making the comment that the Natives didn't pretend to own any land, so if anybody got taken for a ride in such a deal it was the one who purchased from a non-owner.
But I think the realty reality was more about violent force (and cooties) than swindling.
> Freedom doesn't come for free.
Make no mistake - you're not buying your freedom,.you're selling it out.
You're willingly surrendering your freedom to travel and your freedom from unwarranted searches for a few moments each year of "peace of mind."
You might want to re-think that.
> It will be interesting to see how political campaigns
> will use this information.
I'm sure this new heliocentric theory will be roundly denounced as a diabolical terrorist plot as soon as they learn of it.
I hereby declare those laws unconstitutional.
Arrest the NSA!
So if there's a guy who sleeps with a loaded gun under his pillow, that proves home invasion robberies are necessary?
Wooosh.
I'd imagine 35% of consumers also want to buy a car of the future. And if the market were limited to only one car each from Ford, Chevy, and Dodge, I imagine 35% of consumers would want to buy the next Ford.
I'm as skeptical of fuzzy science as the next guy, but I'd like to think we could apply the scientific method to cultural phenomena.
If you can set aside 15 minutes, check out this fascinating presentation Kevin Slavin gave at TED.