There are legitimate reasons to allow anonymity -- whistle blowing comes to mind. In some cases, the greater good is served by some leeway in the ability of people and organizations to confront accusers.
That said, I sincerely doubt that the skank status of anyone constitutes information necessary for the greater good.
I don't think Blomkamp was out to make the next "Star Wars" or "Matrix." He took the resources and talent he had, and he produced this film.
Frankly, "District 9" is the most fun I've had at a movie in a long time. I'm impressed that it has engendered such debate (who the hell is talking about the last Harry Potter film?), but for all the talk about deep themes and plot holes I've really got to wonder if people just watch stuff because it's entertaining any more.
Remind you of the present day United States where the public will cheer on air campaigns with minimal American loss of life but go apeshit we land ground forces and start suffering a larger number of casualties?
I think the present day United States public is just unaccustomed to fighting a war against someone who actually needed to be fought. Or was there a bunch of going apeshit over Afghanistan that I was unaware of?
In those heady days when MythVodka was working with minimal jiggering, the quality of the Hulu streams wouldn't make you forget OTA -- but it was more than sufficient for me to finish out the season of Burn Notice after I canceled TV service from Comcast. No reptilians. Some pixelation in fast-moving scenes, but the quality was better than you'd think.
Best of all, I save $70 a month and got to watch stuff quickly, conveniently, and legally. There's no way Comcast was going to put up with that for long...
OMG incompetent guvmunt can't do nuthin right, right?
I'm so sick of this argument, especially as it relates to health care. We pay more and get less in return than the citizens in dozens of other countries. The difference? People in other countries ceded some and varying levels of control of health care -- a basic human necessity -- to an entity without a profit motive.
No amount of anecdotal "waiting lists" or complaints about phantom lawsuits driving up costs can change the objective fact, which is that we're being ripped off by the existing private system. It has failed to expand the reach of care, to control costs or to improve the health of the nation. Yet we continue to fall for idiotic "government can't do anything right" arguments despite all the real-world examples of governments that are succeeding in keeping their populations healthy while spending less per capita.
I guess it depends on your cable company, but Comcrap in Minneapolis has SA set-top boxes for digital cable that have active Firewire ports, and I was able to record everything -- including HD channels -- that wasn't pay TV (e.g., HBO) via MythTV. Until I ditched the cable, anyway.
It was highly reliable with the latest Knoppmyth, and didn't tie up a tuner.
Think of it as a time-release capsule. All the medicine doesn't hit the body at the same time.
For infrastructure projects, yes -- it'll take some time for the jackhammers to hit the concrete. But there are a lot of things that lead up to that, including architectural design, material processing and procurement, real estate procurement, and other spending related to planning.
It's also a psychological boost for many industries. What's going on right now, even at my company, is prophylactic layoffs. People are losing their jobs because companies think things are going to be worse this year. If companies know that spending is coming, more people might keep their jobs. The calculus here is more than just $X per new job -- with more than half a million people put out of work last month, a job saved in this economy is about as good as a job created.
There's another thing that bugs me about all this talk about infrastructure and "pork" in the stimulus. In the last 8 years, we've ended up more than $8 trillion in the hole. What do we have to show for it? At least it seems like the stimulus is aimed at getting us either direct "stuff" or on the road to long-term changes in things like energy production that we should have started in 2001.
From TFA, it sounds like he accused the chiropractor of insurance fraud. If he can prove it, no problem. If he can't, then the chiropractor was well within his rights to sue.
Depending on the facts, it may be a bit premature for/. to headline this as an act of suppression.
Medical insurance is so expensive because an entire industry of middle men has inserted itself into the health care process. These people provide no service, but siphon off billions of dollars that could otherwise pay for care. Where I live, the head of a medical insurance company has consistently been the highest paid person in the state.
Insurance companies are the Ticketmaster of our health care system. Enjoy those convenience fees.
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There are legitimate reasons to allow anonymity -- whistle blowing comes to mind. In some cases, the greater good is served by some leeway in the ability of people and organizations to confront accusers.
That said, I sincerely doubt that the skank status of anyone constitutes information necessary for the greater good.
I don't think Blomkamp was out to make the next "Star Wars" or "Matrix." He took the resources and talent he had, and he produced this film.
Frankly, "District 9" is the most fun I've had at a movie in a long time. I'm impressed that it has engendered such debate (who the hell is talking about the last Harry Potter film?), but for all the talk about deep themes and plot holes I've really got to wonder if people just watch stuff because it's entertaining any more.
It's an energy field created by all living things. It surrounds us and penetrates us. It binds the galaxy together.
Probably has something to do with the fact that I sucked/suck at it.
In my defense, I stated clearly that it was pronounced "something like" what I wrote. What you wrote is something like what I wrote.
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose.
Impress your significant other: it's pronounced something like "ploo sah shanj, ploo say la mem showj."
4 years of high school French -- and finally, 20 years later, I get to put it to some use.
Just checked to make sure -- Firefox is still my default. No surreptitious shenanigans.
Is this an XP thing? TFA didn't say which OS he was running.
His/her post wasn't entitled to much of anything. It was titled "Question."
Douche.
I think the present day United States public is just unaccustomed to fighting a war against someone who actually needed to be fought. Or was there a bunch of going apeshit over Afghanistan that I was unaware of?
In those heady days when MythVodka was working with minimal jiggering, the quality of the Hulu streams wouldn't make you forget OTA -- but it was more than sufficient for me to finish out the season of Burn Notice after I canceled TV service from Comcast. No reptilians. Some pixelation in fast-moving scenes, but the quality was better than you'd think.
Best of all, I save $70 a month and got to watch stuff quickly, conveniently, and legally. There's no way Comcast was going to put up with that for long...
Police don't come knocking on your door for slander. Lawyers do.
In Minnesota, that works no matter what kind of car it is.
Haven't had my morning coffee yet. Irony detector may not be functioning.
Batman Begins: PG-13
The Dark Knight: PG-13
Oh no no no
I'm a rocketbat
rocketbat -- burning out his fuse up here alone
Dogpile, so you didn't have to pick one.
Damn it! Aunt Mabel bought me this iTunes card, but since downloading is a crime...
OMG incompetent guvmunt can't do nuthin right, right?
I'm so sick of this argument, especially as it relates to health care. We pay more and get less in return than the citizens in dozens of other countries. The difference? People in other countries ceded some and varying levels of control of health care -- a basic human necessity -- to an entity without a profit motive.
No amount of anecdotal "waiting lists" or complaints about phantom lawsuits driving up costs can change the objective fact, which is that we're being ripped off by the existing private system. It has failed to expand the reach of care, to control costs or to improve the health of the nation. Yet we continue to fall for idiotic "government can't do anything right" arguments despite all the real-world examples of governments that are succeeding in keeping their populations healthy while spending less per capita.
Ancient OS lives
pretty icons made of lines
what will run on it?
I guess it depends on your cable company, but Comcrap in Minneapolis has SA set-top boxes for digital cable that have active Firewire ports, and I was able to record everything -- including HD channels -- that wasn't pay TV (e.g., HBO) via MythTV. Until I ditched the cable, anyway. It was highly reliable with the latest Knoppmyth, and didn't tie up a tuner.
Think of it as a time-release capsule. All the medicine doesn't hit the body at the same time.
For infrastructure projects, yes -- it'll take some time for the jackhammers to hit the concrete. But there are a lot of things that lead up to that, including architectural design, material processing and procurement, real estate procurement, and other spending related to planning.
It's also a psychological boost for many industries. What's going on right now, even at my company, is prophylactic layoffs. People are losing their jobs because companies think things are going to be worse this year. If companies know that spending is coming, more people might keep their jobs. The calculus here is more than just $X per new job -- with more than half a million people put out of work last month, a job saved in this economy is about as good as a job created.
There's another thing that bugs me about all this talk about infrastructure and "pork" in the stimulus. In the last 8 years, we've ended up more than $8 trillion in the hole. What do we have to show for it? At least it seems like the stimulus is aimed at getting us either direct "stuff" or on the road to long-term changes in things like energy production that we should have started in 2001.
I generally agree, but the microwave has some advantages:
1) Your chocolate is a lot less likely to seize in the microwave than a double boiler.
2) Rice is a breeze in the microwave, and you don't have to worry about scorching (unless your microwave is hideously overpowered).
3) Microwave popcorn delivers consistently better results than popping kernels in oil on the stove.
4) Microwave an egg in the right sized ramekin and you've got your breakfast sandwich filling ready faster than you can toast your english muffin.
5) There's no way to use a conventional oven to make Peeps explode.
And I had a heart attack last month. At 39. If I'd known about this, I wouldn't have chosen to be from the Indian subcontinent!
From TFA, it sounds like he accused the chiropractor of insurance fraud. If he can prove it, no problem. If he can't, then the chiropractor was well within his rights to sue.
/. to headline this as an act of suppression.
Depending on the facts, it may be a bit premature for
I have mod points. I want to mod this "facepalm." Can someone help me?
A little OT, but I can't let this one go.
Medical insurance is so expensive because an entire industry of middle men has inserted itself into the health care process. These people provide no service, but siphon off billions of dollars that could otherwise pay for care. Where I live, the head of a medical insurance company has consistently been the highest paid person in the state.
Insurance companies are the Ticketmaster of our health care system. Enjoy those convenience fees.
that a galaxy that was far, far away in the 70s is now far, far, far away?