But don't call it overthrowing democracy when taking action against an unelected official appointed by someone who didn't even actually win a majority of votes cast.
Fair enough to call it too extreme in this particular case.
I did NOT buy an iPhone. One reason is that the battery is a pain to replace. I bought a phone where the battery can be replaced with a small screwdriver. It's also waterproof to 6 feet.I chose it specifically for those features (and a few more).
My mom bought one that is actually quite thin that needs no tools to replace the battery.
Apple/iPhone is 3rd in the market.
Speaking of choice, don't discount the number of people who didn't ask about changing the battery because they assumed nobody would be stupid enough to make a phone where you can't swap the battery out easily. That used to be something you could safely assume.
Most cell phones are bulky now. It's just that they come incomplete. First you buy the razor thin phone because it's stylish, then you buy the bulky protective cover so you don't break it when you sneeze.
But I imagine it's fine if you just need a commonly available small screwdriver.
Web apps are fine, but the logic should be driven by the server side. The client javascript should be a minimal thing that handles updating dynamic content and does input prevalidation. If it's big enough to need a framework, you've probably already gone too far by half.
How many levels of indirection do you require before you consider the person unelected? Pai was appointed by someone who was elected, but the people certainly didn't vote for him. He was kept in by someone who actually lost the popular vote. He then went on to ignore the clear will of the people during the comment period.
Eliminating net neutrality was the opposite of democracy. It was an unelected official ignoring the voice of the people and doing whatever the hell he wanted.
Human nature? You think our society today resembles human nature? I can just see the cave men of old scratching their heads in frustration while doing their taxes trying to remember where they put the slab of rock with their proof of health insurance chiseled into it.
The lines at the grocery store were quite slow back when the cashier had only her fingers and toes to add up the total. And fingers and toes don't help much when figuring the sales tax.
Or alternatively, imagine how fast the police would be called if I went hunting and gathering in the Publix. Standing in line and paying isn't part of human nature.
The solution isn't to make sure everyone continues to work, the solution is to make it so nobody HAS to work. Unless you're ready to trade your car for a horse and ditch your plastic containers for wooden barrels so the farriers and coopers can get back to work.
It's the transition period that is the problem. There are plenty of people who seem to have a visceral reaction against anyone without a job or existing material wealth receiving even the most basic goods or services needed for life. Until that is eradicated, we can have only dystopia.
Actually, in both states they made compliance "optional" IFF the ISP chooses never to do business with the state government. FCC or no, state governments don't HAVE to award contracts if they don't want to as long as the criteria are articulated and don't include race, religion, etc.
Too bad there's no such option for internet service in many areas.
In real life (as opposed to the elementary school level understanding of competition), you'd need to have a few dozen ISPs to choose from in order to keep the competitors honest.
More like all socks are carried the same way but if you pay double, they won't hold them at a warehouse a mile from your home for 5 days before they put them on the delivery truck.
But that's not what the commercial showed. It showed you could either have the regular old speed for double the normal price or you could wait the full regular time plus an artificial delay to have it at the regular price. Sound good?
Two states have already reinstated net neutrality within their jurisdictions and there's a bill in congress to reinstate it federally. This is a good time to apply a bit of political pressure.
Perhaps you could make a case for the responsible officials having their assets liquidated to help pay the bill. Also demand the U.S. pay a portion as a co-conspirator. But ethically, the money IS due. Law enforcement illegally destroying a multi-billion dollar business just because some foreign government said "jump" is pretty harsh as well.
Don't worry, the bills will keep on coming. Plenty of people lost data, money, and opportunities as a result of this illegal action.
I get the nicotine and flavorings from myfreedomsmokes.com The glycerin from CVS or a local health food store.
I'm mostly using a kbox mini with the matching subtank these days. It isn't temperature control but it works well with a 0.5 ohm 24 gauge stainless steel coil. Most of the paint has peeled off, but it still works well. I usually mix a concentrate with 60ml of flavoring and 90 ml of the 100mg/ml nicotine. Then I just mix 1ml of that w/ 9ml of glycerine to make a good 6mg subjuice.
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But don't call it overthrowing democracy when taking action against an unelected official appointed by someone who didn't even actually win a majority of votes cast.
Fair enough to call it too extreme in this particular case.
Next thing you know, there'll be a law that you can get your oil and air filter changed anywhere you want...
I did NOT buy an iPhone. One reason is that the battery is a pain to replace. I bought a phone where the battery can be replaced with a small screwdriver. It's also waterproof to 6 feet.I chose it specifically for those features (and a few more).
My mom bought one that is actually quite thin that needs no tools to replace the battery.
Apple/iPhone is 3rd in the market.
Speaking of choice, don't discount the number of people who didn't ask about changing the battery because they assumed nobody would be stupid enough to make a phone where you can't swap the battery out easily. That used to be something you could safely assume.
But I imagine it's fine if you just need a commonly available small screwdriver.
Web apps are fine, but the logic should be driven by the server side. The client javascript should be a minimal thing that handles updating dynamic content and does input prevalidation. If it's big enough to need a framework, you've probably already gone too far by half.
How many levels of indirection do you require before you consider the person unelected? Pai was appointed by someone who was elected, but the people certainly didn't vote for him. He was kept in by someone who actually lost the popular vote. He then went on to ignore the clear will of the people during the comment period.
Eliminating net neutrality was the opposite of democracy. It was an unelected official ignoring the voice of the people and doing whatever the hell he wanted.
Human nature? You think our society today resembles human nature? I can just see the cave men of old scratching their heads in frustration while doing their taxes trying to remember where they put the slab of rock with their proof of health insurance chiseled into it.
The lines at the grocery store were quite slow back when the cashier had only her fingers and toes to add up the total. And fingers and toes don't help much when figuring the sales tax.
Or alternatively, imagine how fast the police would be called if I went hunting and gathering in the Publix. Standing in line and paying isn't part of human nature.
The solution isn't to make sure everyone continues to work, the solution is to make it so nobody HAS to work. Unless you're ready to trade your car for a horse and ditch your plastic containers for wooden barrels so the farriers and coopers can get back to work.
It's the transition period that is the problem. There are plenty of people who seem to have a visceral reaction against anyone without a job or existing material wealth receiving even the most basic goods or services needed for life. Until that is eradicated, we can have only dystopia.
Like I said before, elementary school level understanding. There are many companies all selling their own variation on Android.
But the choice isn't just Apple and Android, it's Apple, HTC, Samsung, LG, etc.
Actually, in both states they made compliance "optional" IFF the ISP chooses never to do business with the state government. FCC or no, state governments don't HAVE to award contracts if they don't want to as long as the criteria are articulated and don't include race, religion, etc.
I live in a major metro area and here there are two. Two is not enough to make market competition work. There'd need to be dozens.
Too bad there's no such option for internet service in many areas.
In real life (as opposed to the elementary school level understanding of competition), you'd need to have a few dozen ISPs to choose from in order to keep the competitors honest.
More like all socks are carried the same way but if you pay double, they won't hold them at a warehouse a mile from your home for 5 days before they put them on the delivery truck.
Much like if there was actual competition for ISPs, net neutrality would enforce itself in the market.
But that's not what the commercial showed. It showed you could either have the regular old speed for double the normal price or you could wait the full regular time plus an artificial delay to have it at the regular price. Sound good?
Two states have already reinstated net neutrality within their jurisdictions and there's a bill in congress to reinstate it federally. This is a good time to apply a bit of political pressure.
Perhaps you could make a case for the responsible officials having their assets liquidated to help pay the bill. Also demand the U.S. pay a portion as a co-conspirator. But ethically, the money IS due. Law enforcement illegally destroying a multi-billion dollar business just because some foreign government said "jump" is pretty harsh as well.
Don't worry, the bills will keep on coming. Plenty of people lost data, money, and opportunities as a result of this illegal action.
So do it! Show us the code!
I get the nicotine and flavorings from myfreedomsmokes.com The glycerin from CVS or a local health food store.
I'm mostly using a kbox mini with the matching subtank these days. It isn't temperature control but it works well with a 0.5 ohm 24 gauge stainless steel coil. Most of the paint has peeled off, but it still works well. I usually mix a concentrate with 60ml of flavoring and 90 ml of the 100mg/ml nicotine. Then I just mix 1ml of that w/ 9ml of glycerine to make a good 6mg subjuice.
Makes a nice item on a resume. Bragging rights. You made it sound so easy and simple to do.
Lots of things are made and sold that have no chance for addiction. Some of those things have less utility, yet they sell.
So is a coffee cup.