It's a joke. If the mental image of a bunch of dudes in white coats with clipboards sticking a guy in a big humming machine, and proceeding to burn his arm with a hot iron doesn't amuse (or terrify) you, then you are officially a zombie.
You should see how they inflicted the emotional pain!
Well, they won't actually whine but just increase the prices. At the end of the day, it's the consumers who will get affected, not the vendors. They don't need mercy of yours at all, better prepare to pay more.
Actually, both consumers and vendors are affected. If your customers can no longer afford to buy your product, you'll soon be without customers.
So journalists should find information they do not care about and heartlessly report about it?
Yes, they should. It's called "being objective", and is one of the tenets of good journalism. It's odd that you think otherwise; perhaps you are hiding some sort of agenda?
At his trial, he might be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
And this is one of the major flaws in the American justice system IMO. Not Guilty by reason of insanity shouldn't exist. The proper finding is Guilty BUT insane.
That's the law in Arizona. For Arizona crimes, there is only "Guilty but insane", where if you ever do get well enough to leave the hospital, you get to finish your sentence in a regular prison... or a tent.
90% of pot smokers are still going to buy it from the same guy they buy it from today. A fact I also base on nothing at all.
You're right about not basing that on anything at all. It doesn't even make sense. The only reason to go to the same guy is if he's the most convenient or has the lowest prices.
If pot were legalized, he would almost certainly not be either of those.
And to your original point, the old drug dealers who peddled pot would either be out of work or move on to harder drugs, because they would be out of the pot business in a hurry. So, whether or not they want to share their profits is irrelevant, since the legitimate businesses now filling the niche would be only too happy to charge sales tax (liquor stores do!).
I can think of 3 possible answers, in decreasing likelihood:
1) They didn't type in the right parameters into the script they're running.
2) They are not wasting cycles populating the messages until they verify that the messages will actually be delivered.
3) The empty messages are used by the botnet controllers to show potential customers how effective their botnets are, similar to "Your ad here!" billboards.
it wasn't visible to "the world to see", it was visible to neighbours and people walking by
And what was preventing anyone in the world from walking/driving by and seeing it?
Physical access.
Most people in the U.S., for example, will never have the opportunity to walk by and see it. But, they certainly can view it on the internet.
No, it's just required to hold a parade, which disrupts traffic and commerce in the area for a short time. There are plenty of other ways to exercise your freedom of speech that don't disrupt anyone, and don't require a permit.
As long as you stay in the Free Speech zone, of course.
It's about time. Those Somalians with AK-47s can release the hostages now. Ugly business, piracy - ships destroyed, sailors killed, lives ruined. I'm glad the government is finally doing something about protecting shipping lanes. Apparently LimeWire is some sort of service that these pirates use to track ships or something.
Actually, I was making a subtle joke. You see, the phrase I quoted was referring to where you pointed out those with something to hide are most vocal in attacking others with the same problem. I intentionally swapped in "your" for "you're" because I was agreeing with your point. But, alas, the moderators (and you) apparently thought I was attacking you in earnest, when quite the opposite is true.
I don't really care that you had a typo with "hide", clearly it wasn't a true misspelling, but I feigned overreaction to drive home your point.
Think what you will, darth, but I guess sometimes my humor is lost on those that are not me.
It's a well known psychological phenomenon that people trying (incompetently) to hid embarrassing personal habits are often the loudest voices shrieking about how awful those habits are.
We've all been subjected to so much false promises it's now part of culture. People expect, demand, massive promises, don't buy the product if it's not flaunted as an outright miracle, and don't complain when it ultimately doesn't fulfill expectations. It's established business practice, called marketing and advertising, and those who master it are rewarded with lots of money and prestige. Enforcing an actual, 100% fulfilled, do-as-you-say in the marketing business would mean practically a revolution. No more smiling hotties in car ads on empty roads, show traffic, stress, and endless expenses with insurance, parking. Lots of accident statistics, pollution. Just imagine the ads for junk food. Cavities, no nutritious properties, vastly overpriced and unhealthy salt-and-fat-and sugar based, fattening and artery-busting food. It implies deep changes in advertising profits, marketing, production, communication companies, culture.
That's true. Another example of this is "just a buck" value items where they show some guy with a dollar bill buying the $1 item. At the end of the commercial, he's eating at a table with 3 or 4 of the items. This doesn't even take into account that sales tax applies to just about every item advertised that way. So the guy with the dollar bill, in real life, wouldn't even be able to afford one of the advertised "just a buck" items that he is enjoying.
the federal government to pay the victor all legal expenses incurred + any time off work for court + any travel expenses for court, times three, within 30 days of the official ruling.
Where does the federal government get the money to pay for this? Oh, that's right, the taxpayers. So, the taxpayers will be paying for the mistakes of a poor USPTO system. No, I think a better solution would instead be to fire the patent officer responsible for approving it and immediately invalidate every patent that that officer had previously approved (even "valid" ones, if such things exist).
I think after just a few of these, along with some big companies getting bitten hard by the suddenly invalidated patents, would cause quality control to skyrocket.
A little off topic I guess, but how did college professors get around the ethical challenge of selling their own books to their class as a requirement and charging whatever they felt like for it?
~S
They downplay it by never using or even mentioning the required book in class.
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No, it has nothing to do with that, haven't you seen The Fifth Element?
Yeah, it was a lame movie that should have been about boron.
We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us.
Sorry, I meant to say we're Anonymous Coward.
Sure you did, Juan.
It's a joke. If the mental image of a bunch of dudes in white coats with clipboards sticking a guy in a big humming machine, and proceeding to burn his arm with a hot iron doesn't amuse (or terrify) you, then you are officially a zombie.
You should see how they inflicted the emotional pain!
A lot of inspiration can be found in seemingly bizarre experiments.
For instance, with the properly constructed experiment, we could finally figure out "How many marketing people does it take to change a lightbulb?"
Well, they won't actually whine but just increase the prices. At the end of the day, it's the consumers who will get affected, not the vendors. They don't need mercy of yours at all, better prepare to pay more.
Actually, both consumers and vendors are affected. If your customers can no longer afford to buy your product, you'll soon be without customers.
so its a bit more important then you are eluding to.
But you... and then... oh forget it.
If you are buying something you need, like money, and the advertiser gives you 50% off, then you are indeed saving money.
That's true. I spend at least half my income on money. But I never buy it at a discount store, because the quality just isn't there.
Yes, those are the ones you can use to mod your own posts. I had them once, and I modded all my posts off-topic.
So journalists should find information they do not care about and heartlessly report about it?
Yes, they should. It's called "being objective", and is one of the tenets of good journalism. It's odd that you think otherwise; perhaps you are hiding some sort of agenda?
If Commander Taco was really Sarah Palin, I'd date her, except she's married.
Let's go over your fantasy:
(a) Commander Taco is really Sarah Palin. <-- Check!
(b) Taco/Palin would date you. <-- Check!
(c) You would date a married woman. <-- No Way!
That's an interesting place to inject reality...
At his trial, he might be found not guilty by reason of insanity.
And this is one of the major flaws in the American justice system IMO. Not Guilty by reason of insanity shouldn't exist. The proper finding is Guilty BUT insane.
That's the law in Arizona. For Arizona crimes, there is only "Guilty but insane", where if you ever do get well enough to leave the hospital, you get to finish your sentence in a regular prison... or a tent.
90% of pot smokers are still going to buy it from the same guy they buy it from today. A fact I also base on nothing at all.
You're right about not basing that on anything at all. It doesn't even make sense. The only reason to go to the same guy is if he's the most convenient or has the lowest prices.
If pot were legalized, he would almost certainly not be either of those.
And to your original point, the old drug dealers who peddled pot would either be out of work or move on to harder drugs, because they would be out of the pot business in a hurry. So, whether or not they want to share their profits is irrelevant, since the legitimate businesses now filling the niche would be only too happy to charge sales tax (liquor stores do!).
I can think of 3 possible answers, in decreasing likelihood:
1) They didn't type in the right parameters into the script they're running.
2) They are not wasting cycles populating the messages until they verify that the messages will actually be delivered.
3) The empty messages are used by the botnet controllers to show potential customers how effective their botnets are, similar to "Your ad here!" billboards.
I don't see it either. It's either slashdotted or just a really crappy site. There's no motion at all.
it wasn't visible to "the world to see", it was visible to neighbours and people walking by
And what was preventing anyone in the world from walking/driving by and seeing it?
Physical access. Most people in the U.S., for example, will never have the opportunity to walk by and see it. But, they certainly can view it on the internet.
No, it's just required to hold a parade, which disrupts traffic and commerce in the area for a short time. There are plenty of other ways to exercise your freedom of speech that don't disrupt anyone, and don't require a permit.
As long as you stay in the Free Speech zone, of course.
It's about time. Those Somalians with AK-47s can release the hostages now. Ugly business, piracy - ships destroyed, sailors killed, lives ruined. I'm glad the government is finally doing something about protecting shipping lanes. Apparently LimeWire is some sort of service that these pirates use to track ships or something.
Do you park that near your horseless carriage?
Actually, I was making a subtle joke. You see, the phrase I quoted was referring to where you pointed out those with something to hide are most vocal in attacking others with the same problem. I intentionally swapped in "your" for "you're" because I was agreeing with your point. But, alas, the moderators (and you) apparently thought I was attacking you in earnest, when quite the opposite is true. I don't really care that you had a typo with "hide", clearly it wasn't a true misspelling, but I feigned overreaction to drive home your point. Think what you will, darth, but I guess sometimes my humor is lost on those that are not me.
Your a closet misspeeler aren't you?
Well, at least one person understood the joke.
It's a well known psychological phenomenon that people trying (incompetently) to hid embarrassing personal habits are often the loudest voices shrieking about how awful those habits are.
Your such an idiot, you misspelled "hide".
We've all been subjected to so much false promises it's now part of culture. People expect, demand, massive promises, don't buy the product if it's not flaunted as an outright miracle, and don't complain when it ultimately doesn't fulfill expectations. It's established business practice, called marketing and advertising, and those who master it are rewarded with lots of money and prestige. Enforcing an actual, 100% fulfilled, do-as-you-say in the marketing business would mean practically a revolution. No more smiling hotties in car ads on empty roads, show traffic, stress, and endless expenses with insurance, parking. Lots of accident statistics, pollution. Just imagine the ads for junk food. Cavities, no nutritious properties, vastly overpriced and unhealthy salt-and-fat-and sugar based, fattening and artery-busting food. It implies deep changes in advertising profits, marketing, production, communication companies, culture.
That's true. Another example of this is "just a buck" value items where they show some guy with a dollar bill buying the $1 item. At the end of the commercial, he's eating at a table with 3 or 4 of the items. This doesn't even take into account that sales tax applies to just about every item advertised that way. So the guy with the dollar bill, in real life, wouldn't even be able to afford one of the advertised "just a buck" items that he is enjoying.
the federal government to pay the victor all legal expenses incurred + any time off work for court + any travel expenses for court, times three, within 30 days of the official ruling.
Where does the federal government get the money to pay for this? Oh, that's right, the taxpayers. So, the taxpayers will be paying for the mistakes of a poor USPTO system. No, I think a better solution would instead be to fire the patent officer responsible for approving it and immediately invalidate every patent that that officer had previously approved (even "valid" ones, if such things exist). I think after just a few of these, along with some big companies getting bitten hard by the suddenly invalidated patents, would cause quality control to skyrocket.
It could succeed or fail to deliver the 0s and 1s with their souls intact.
That won't bother me, I listen to popular music.
A little off topic I guess, but how did college professors get around the ethical challenge of selling their own books to their class as a requirement and charging whatever they felt like for it?
~S
They downplay it by never using or even mentioning the required book in class.