The policy is over the line with the indefinite seizures; however, HISTORICALLY the government has always had the right to search anything entering its borders. I've got NO problem with that, particularly for non-US citizens. The indefinite crap has got to go, though - they need to be able to search laptop info a little better than that.
I believe all the official releases that have to be made ALSO must be filed with the SEC. You can change it on your website, sure, but everything that is required by law is required by law to be with the SEC. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
You really think you wouldn't give it back at the pump with they raise prices to cover the cost? Give me a break - it would hurt "working people" (whatever that means) more than it would benefit.
Reduced consumption isn't going to work in the US. We're NOT going to consume a substantial amount less of oil. We went down some this year, and I suspect we may be able to squeeze down a little more. Those of us on the right are promoting EVERYTHING - drilling, nuclear, wind, coal, etc, to meet energy needs. We're not opposed to alternative sources, but oil is a good stopgap because we already know what we're doing with it. Drilling also allows us to lower the price LATER, or at least keep it down and sell it off when the Chinese and Indians REALLY start using more and raise demand. We can't just count on conserving, and we know we can sell it, particularly when we won't need it as much as the developing world will.
It's not just about price, it's also about supply and who we get it from. Drilling increases supply, and the more we can get from here the more we can affect the price here. I'm not arguing against you, I'm stating that what you're suggesting cannot - and won't be - enough.
No it isn't, because you didn't bring it up. Oil companies net 8-10% on their money. Percentage-wise, that's doing decently for a business, and it's intellectual dishonesty to NOT talk about the whole picture when it comes to profits.
And, if you're going to avoid getting labeled with the hate, you better speak out on what you're for, otherwise, you get more of the same.
Here's an easy solution - why don't we cut some taxes? Of course, that's AWFUL to let someone make more profit. Of course, there's Obama's path, which would put an extra $1000 in the pockets of consumers...but does ANY leftie realize who would pay for that?
Mod as "underinformed about business" and mod the children to this post which talk about real net profit and not gross UP. If you can'r recognize the full picture, you're intellectually dishonest on this matter and you're buying the Leftist party line and not keeping the "open mind" and being as intelligent as those on the left are supposed to be.
You're expressing the WORST argument for not drilling. Oil companies know better than ANYONE precisely how much it costs to get a drop out of the ground. Do you really think they would be pushing to drill in other areas if drilling where they already have leases were cost effective - particularly at the pace prices have been growing for the past 3 years?
Do you REALLY think that those "evil" oil companies just want to be mean to everyone and run rampant and pillage? They're out to make the most cost-effective dollar by drilling for oil.
Think about it this way - they AREN'T drilling on those leases because they WON'T make any money doing it....and I would trust their word on how much money they make off of oil than yours, unless you're some sort of petro-economic engineering expert.
Been well over a year since I played WoW, so how has the bot trouble been? They were always more annoying than anything else, and adversely affected some of the economy, but that was about it. Massive bot use would seriously affect gameplay, though...Blizzard may be better off getting some people to corrupt the stuff coming out of pirate bay or something. Distribute bad bots to people who are trying...or they could reduce the grind. Or something. I dunno.
Of course, I could rag on how WoW needs to release its source code and everyone's info because INFORMATION WANTZEZ TO BEEZ FREE, dawg.
The US government - and just about any government - has always retained the right to inspect anything entering its borders - citizenship notwithstanding. This is NOTHING new. It simply applies to laptops, now. It hasn't been a privacy issue for 200+ years, and NOW we're concerned about it.
I'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm just trying to provide a little context. If you're going to complain about it, at least acknowledge a little bit of history here.
I don't see "compassionate Conservatives" as neocons, though. The two Bushes fall into that line. I'm still trying to figure out where I fit in - pro-business, pro-free trade, small government, occasionally interventionist in international affairs, and socially conservative (to a point).
Paleocons are too isolationist for my tastes, and restrict themselves too much in monetary policy. Neocons are a bit too machiavellian (which is about how I see them) and power-hungry.
It's usually mislabeled as well. I've seen it used WAY too many times with people who aren't neocons (like Bush). Of course, it's also one of those words which definition is in the mind of the beholder.
Odd thing about Gen-xers and the following generations...due to our proliferation in playing video games, there won't be as many of us with Alzheimer's, but EVERY one of us is going to wind up with carpal tunnel.
Thank your dad for his research for all of us - this is one of the worst ways to go.
Make that William "Dolla Bill" Jefferson. New Orleans pols are some of the most entrenched and traditionally corrupt. What many people don't understand about the last race, where an idiot was re-elected (Nagin) was STILL the more palatable choice, because his opponent was actually part of the Morial crew who PRECEDED Nagin and was MORE corrupt and would have done as BAD a job during Katrina as Nagin did.
Okay...so if I design a new game, say, Duke Nukem Forever or something, it should be free for whoever wants to play it? Is that what people are arguing at some places here?
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The worst part is when it's your JOB to perform said role, and you get in trouble for both not doing it AND doing it. Security jobs are a catch-22 - you can get blamed when things go wrong, but when you try to do your job, it can be seen as getting in the way.
Actually, I would be surprised if we were the largest monitored population. I would suspect China takes that award. There's no telling what the Russians are up to today as well.
That depends on whether or not you're a Calvinist, but that may tick a few too many people off around here....anyway, there's also a pretty decent argument that just about anything that could be perceived as an "error" actually has a fairly decent explanation or matters little to the overall picture.
And they're in the VAST minority. King-James-Onlyists are NOT part of the evangelical mainstream. Some practically hold the translation up as an "idol" as it were.
Actually, Biblical scholars make similar arguments that you have - different authors writing different stories that rarely contradict (and don't contradict where it particularly matters). The passage you talk about is referenced in II Peter, but you may be talking of a bit of a longer work.
If you're going to have such an attitude about the church toward scientific thought, you may want to study your history. Just about EVERY scientist up until the late 19th century was one sort of professed Christian or another. It was practically the only way to get an education. True, there is a certain amount of idiotic resistance to modern scientific thought (most Christians are woefully behind the times on modern science), but I see similar dogma coming out of some who oppose Christianity and the benefits it has helped to give society - abolition of slavery, philosophy, working democracies, most of the charity work, etc...
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The policy is over the line with the indefinite seizures; however, HISTORICALLY the government has always had the right to search anything entering its borders. I've got NO problem with that, particularly for non-US citizens. The indefinite crap has got to go, though - they need to be able to search laptop info a little better than that.
I believe all the official releases that have to be made ALSO must be filed with the SEC. You can change it on your website, sure, but everything that is required by law is required by law to be with the SEC. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.
You really think you wouldn't give it back at the pump with they raise prices to cover the cost? Give me a break - it would hurt "working people" (whatever that means) more than it would benefit.
Reduced consumption isn't going to work in the US. We're NOT going to consume a substantial amount less of oil. We went down some this year, and I suspect we may be able to squeeze down a little more. Those of us on the right are promoting EVERYTHING - drilling, nuclear, wind, coal, etc, to meet energy needs. We're not opposed to alternative sources, but oil is a good stopgap because we already know what we're doing with it. Drilling also allows us to lower the price LATER, or at least keep it down and sell it off when the Chinese and Indians REALLY start using more and raise demand. We can't just count on conserving, and we know we can sell it, particularly when we won't need it as much as the developing world will.
It's not just about price, it's also about supply and who we get it from. Drilling increases supply, and the more we can get from here the more we can affect the price here. I'm not arguing against you, I'm stating that what you're suggesting cannot - and won't be - enough.
No it isn't, because you didn't bring it up. Oil companies net 8-10% on their money. Percentage-wise, that's doing decently for a business, and it's intellectual dishonesty to NOT talk about the whole picture when it comes to profits.
And, if you're going to avoid getting labeled with the hate, you better speak out on what you're for, otherwise, you get more of the same.
Here's an easy solution - why don't we cut some taxes? Of course, that's AWFUL to let someone make more profit. Of course, there's Obama's path, which would put an extra $1000 in the pockets of consumers...but does ANY leftie realize who would pay for that?
Wow....you're close to breaking Godwin's Law using Bush instead of Hitler. Get off it...there are far worse evils than ANY American President.
Mod as "underinformed about business" and mod the children to this post which talk about real net profit and not gross UP. If you can'r recognize the full picture, you're intellectually dishonest on this matter and you're buying the Leftist party line and not keeping the "open mind" and being as intelligent as those on the left are supposed to be.
Argue about NET PROFIT.
You're expressing the WORST argument for not drilling. Oil companies know better than ANYONE precisely how much it costs to get a drop out of the ground. Do you really think they would be pushing to drill in other areas if drilling where they already have leases were cost effective - particularly at the pace prices have been growing for the past 3 years?
Do you REALLY think that those "evil" oil companies just want to be mean to everyone and run rampant and pillage? They're out to make the most cost-effective dollar by drilling for oil.
Think about it this way - they AREN'T drilling on those leases because they WON'T make any money doing it....and I would trust their word on how much money they make off of oil than yours, unless you're some sort of petro-economic engineering expert.
Been well over a year since I played WoW, so how has the bot trouble been? They were always more annoying than anything else, and adversely affected some of the economy, but that was about it. Massive bot use would seriously affect gameplay, though...Blizzard may be better off getting some people to corrupt the stuff coming out of pirate bay or something. Distribute bad bots to people who are trying...or they could reduce the grind. Or something. I dunno.
Of course, I could rag on how WoW needs to release its source code and everyone's info because INFORMATION WANTZEZ TO BEEZ FREE, dawg.
The US government - and just about any government - has always retained the right to inspect anything entering its borders - citizenship notwithstanding. This is NOTHING new. It simply applies to laptops, now. It hasn't been a privacy issue for 200+ years, and NOW we're concerned about it.
I'm not saying it's right or wrong, I'm just trying to provide a little context. If you're going to complain about it, at least acknowledge a little bit of history here.
Netcraft confirms it!
I don't see "compassionate Conservatives" as neocons, though. The two Bushes fall into that line. I'm still trying to figure out where I fit in - pro-business, pro-free trade, small government, occasionally interventionist in international affairs, and socially conservative (to a point).
Paleocons are too isolationist for my tastes, and restrict themselves too much in monetary policy. Neocons are a bit too machiavellian (which is about how I see them) and power-hungry.
It's usually mislabeled as well. I've seen it used WAY too many times with people who aren't neocons (like Bush). Of course, it's also one of those words which definition is in the mind of the beholder.
Odd thing about Gen-xers and the following generations...due to our proliferation in playing video games, there won't be as many of us with Alzheimer's, but EVERY one of us is going to wind up with carpal tunnel.
Thank your dad for his research for all of us - this is one of the worst ways to go.
Make that William "Dolla Bill" Jefferson. New Orleans pols are some of the most entrenched and traditionally corrupt. What many people don't understand about the last race, where an idiot was re-elected (Nagin) was STILL the more palatable choice, because his opponent was actually part of the Morial crew who PRECEDED Nagin and was MORE corrupt and would have done as BAD a job during Katrina as Nagin did.
Wow, it's been up this long and no Obamapologists yet.
His name is GREAT for mixing with appropriate suffixes and other words...Obamania, Feauxbama, Obamaholics, Obamaphobe, Obamaphile...
Okay...so if I design a new game, say, Duke Nukem Forever or something, it should be free for whoever wants to play it? Is that what people are arguing at some places here?
The worst part is when it's your JOB to perform said role, and you get in trouble for both not doing it AND doing it. Security jobs are a catch-22 - you can get blamed when things go wrong, but when you try to do your job, it can be seen as getting in the way.
Nah, more like scientologists, except tamer.
Actually, I would be surprised if we were the largest monitored population. I would suspect China takes that award. There's no telling what the Russians are up to today as well.
That depends on whether or not you're a Calvinist, but that may tick a few too many people off around here....anyway, there's also a pretty decent argument that just about anything that could be perceived as an "error" actually has a fairly decent explanation or matters little to the overall picture.
And they're in the VAST minority. King-James-Onlyists are NOT part of the evangelical mainstream. Some practically hold the translation up as an "idol" as it were.
Actually, Biblical scholars make similar arguments that you have - different authors writing different stories that rarely contradict (and don't contradict where it particularly matters). The passage you talk about is referenced in II Peter, but you may be talking of a bit of a longer work.
If you're going to have such an attitude about the church toward scientific thought, you may want to study your history. Just about EVERY scientist up until the late 19th century was one sort of professed Christian or another. It was practically the only way to get an education. True, there is a certain amount of idiotic resistance to modern scientific thought (most Christians are woefully behind the times on modern science), but I see similar dogma coming out of some who oppose Christianity and the benefits it has helped to give society - abolition of slavery, philosophy, working democracies, most of the charity work, etc...