I think it would take a little more than four years. Unless you are working from different numbers than whats readily available with a quick Google search.
9/11 US death toll about 3000
Yearly alcohol deaths about 85,000 of course that is not counting all of the deaths from drunk people violently killing another person with a gun, knife, etc...
So it would be more like 28 yrs
What about the increase of the cost of power over time. Power will not always start at $00.10 a kwh. Humans in general don't conserve resources, we use as much as we have. Don't get me wrong there are a few of us out there that know how to conserve, but that is not the norm.
This my friend is spot on. I happen to work for one of those contractors for the time being. I have come to the same conclusion, but my answer is to get my small business approved for gov't contracting. If more of us don't do this the status quo will remain. Complaining is only the start, we must take the extra step and do something.
Here is something for everyone in America to think about. I recently had a house built. During this process I was required to have a gas shutoff valve connected at the point of entry to the house and at the stove. Now if I am required to have a double fail safe on my home, how is it possible for BP to get away with one shutoff valve (Blowout Preventer..) ????? Where are we headed if we can't have basic saftey regulation passed without any hitches. Does Murphy's Law ring a bell anywhere????
I don't think "unlimited" plans ever made much sense because some people will abuse it.
If something is advertised as unlimited how can you abuse it? You are placing the blame on the wrong side of the equation. Lets look at it this way... An air carrier over books a plane, and all passengers show up for said flight. By your logic it is the passengers fault that someone will have to be put on another plane. If the network can't handle unlimited use then don't advertise one. Or you may just over book the network and some passengers/packets will have to wait for another flight/pipe.
Once again we want to legislate before using common sense. The problem is with the parents not being involved enough. The teachers can only do so much. If parents forced their children to learn while at home instead of watching the idiot box all day things would change. So many of our problems in the country all start with the parents.
Responsibility and accountability.
This is not a problem of gov't. This happens in all forms of commerce public or private sector. The common factor is the HUMAN in the loop. Let me clarify that it is not all humans but there are those among us that side step all responsibility and accountability. They look for positions of protection and abuse them. Just look at the abuse of tenure in the school systems. Sorry to say it but the problem can not be solved unless we change our culture.
I see this everyday but since I don't have any social connections to management I am pretty much powerless to act. If I do act it would be me on the way out the door. Sad but very true.
Just my 2
This is just the start of what a Gov't scrambling to increase revenues will do. I have an equation that will amuse everyone.
Insurance company that was to big + Banks that were to big to fail = ????
Yep a Gov't that is to big to fail, hide your wallets everyone. This is only a preview of whats to come. Guess what else I don't blame this on Obama or Bush for that matter. I blame the citizens. We must become a nation of informed citizens if we want to compete in the global market in the future.
Time to make some tough decisions...
The logic you present is interesting. If the extremist in the middle east want Obama to win because he won't drop bombs at will, don't you think they would know that attacking us would provoke such a bombing?
Everyone should understand we don't have all the facts as civilians, people are extreme for a reason. Oppression creates extremists and "terrrorists freedom fighters." The term can be changed depending on what side of the fence you fall.
I look at all of these situations on a micro scale. If someone was attacking my property, and I knew that if I faced them in a man to man battle i'd get my butt kicked. I would use all resources availble to protect my family, my property, and myself. In that order, if I came to the conclusion that I couldn't preserve my life and win then strap a bomb to me because I am going in hot mytr style.
Please don't think for one minute that I agree with anyone attacking the US. I just would like people to think about the situation on a whole, and not just the US vs. Them mentality. One day we could be on the other side of this, and if rational thought is replaced with propaganda and fear... well you should get the picture by now.
I think you have been getting your information from a misleading source. I do believe it states a tax break for %95 of "working individuals." That doesn't sound like welfare to me. And if you are worried about your tax dollars being used for welfare, well wake up buddy. The bailouts that are happening now are welfare for the rich, and you don't have to take my word for it the information is freely availble.
I think the focus should be shifted from how easy it is to hack e-voting machines or print out fake ballots, and get down to the real problem. The real problem is Corrupt people in a system without the proper checks and balances. If we can remove the corruption the system will work, whether its pencil/paper or e-voting. There is no easy way to do this, but I do have a suggestion. At every point in any voting system that can be compromised by a corrupt person place a member from all interested parties there to oversee the operation as a group. It may mean a little more overhead but it will remove the root cause that led to the compromise in the first place.
I find that playing video games after smoking some of the finest herb allows me to get into a very relaxed state of mind. This I think is the ultimate factor in defeating many of my opponents. It just puts me "In The Zone."
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Actually I think the 360 and PS3 are still selling them at a loss, but the revenue from game sales gives a little boost. Sega lost that little boost when everyone was able to download and burn. I know its not the only reason for the demise, but I do think it is at the top of the list. And I bet it won't happen to another console ever again.
The real problem that took Sega out of the hardware industry was a design flaw in the dreamcast system. Someone in their engineering department dropped the ball with the Security of the system. Anyone with any business skillz knows you have to protect your product. Unmodded system playing burned games = extinct console.
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So I am guessing the next pic will be of Ben Stein. Must have been a very large 15yr old, because the jacket fits Shaq o' so well. Lol
I think it would take a little more than four years. Unless you are working from different numbers than whats readily available with a quick Google search. 9/11 US death toll about 3000 Yearly alcohol deaths about 85,000 of course that is not counting all of the deaths from drunk people violently killing another person with a gun, knife, etc... So it would be more like 28 yrs
What about the increase of the cost of power over time. Power will not always start at $00.10 a kwh. Humans in general don't conserve resources, we use as much as we have. Don't get me wrong there are a few of us out there that know how to conserve, but that is not the norm.
This my friend is spot on. I happen to work for one of those contractors for the time being. I have come to the same conclusion, but my answer is to get my small business approved for gov't contracting. If more of us don't do this the status quo will remain. Complaining is only the start, we must take the extra step and do something.
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Here is something for everyone in America to think about. I recently had a house built. During this process I was required to have a gas shutoff valve connected at the point of entry to the house and at the stove. Now if I am required to have a double fail safe on my home, how is it possible for BP to get away with one shutoff valve (Blowout Preventer..) ????? Where are we headed if we can't have basic saftey regulation passed without any hitches. Does Murphy's Law ring a bell anywhere????
I don't think "unlimited" plans ever made much sense because some people will abuse it.
If something is advertised as unlimited how can you abuse it? You are placing the blame on the wrong side of the equation. Lets look at it this way... An air carrier over books a plane, and all passengers show up for said flight. By your logic it is the passengers fault that someone will have to be put on another plane. If the network can't handle unlimited use then don't advertise one. Or you may just over book the network and some passengers/packets will have to wait for another flight/pipe.
Make that ... Except Big Oil = Gov't. Either way Big Oil still owns the world... Anyone up for a nice lobster bisque with nice sweet crude sauce :-D
This sounds like the prequel to "Who killed the electric car?" Where Big Oil = Gov't.
Once again we want to legislate before using common sense. The problem is with the parents not being involved enough. The teachers can only do so much. If parents forced their children to learn while at home instead of watching the idiot box all day things would change. So many of our problems in the country all start with the parents. Responsibility and accountability.
This is not a problem of gov't. This happens in all forms of commerce public or private sector. The common factor is the HUMAN in the loop. Let me clarify that it is not all humans but there are those among us that side step all responsibility and accountability. They look for positions of protection and abuse them. Just look at the abuse of tenure in the school systems. Sorry to say it but the problem can not be solved unless we change our culture. I see this everyday but since I don't have any social connections to management I am pretty much powerless to act. If I do act it would be me on the way out the door. Sad but very true. Just my 2
I didn't want that to be anon. I posted the parent
This is just the start of what a Gov't scrambling to increase revenues will do. I have an equation that will amuse everyone. Insurance company that was to big + Banks that were to big to fail = ???? Yep a Gov't that is to big to fail, hide your wallets everyone. This is only a preview of whats to come. Guess what else I don't blame this on Obama or Bush for that matter. I blame the citizens. We must become a nation of informed citizens if we want to compete in the global market in the future. Time to make some tough decisions...
Hey did I miss something I thought it was 2008? Where did you get all the extra zeros? :-D
The logic you present is interesting. If the extremist in the middle east want Obama to win because he won't drop bombs at will, don't you think they would know that attacking us would provoke such a bombing? Everyone should understand we don't have all the facts as civilians, people are extreme for a reason. Oppression creates extremists and "terrrorists freedom fighters." The term can be changed depending on what side of the fence you fall. I look at all of these situations on a micro scale. If someone was attacking my property, and I knew that if I faced them in a man to man battle i'd get my butt kicked. I would use all resources availble to protect my family, my property, and myself. In that order, if I came to the conclusion that I couldn't preserve my life and win then strap a bomb to me because I am going in hot mytr style. Please don't think for one minute that I agree with anyone attacking the US. I just would like people to think about the situation on a whole, and not just the US vs. Them mentality. One day we could be on the other side of this, and if rational thought is replaced with propaganda and fear... well you should get the picture by now.
I think you have been getting your information from a misleading source. I do believe it states a tax break for %95 of "working individuals." That doesn't sound like welfare to me. And if you are worried about your tax dollars being used for welfare, well wake up buddy. The bailouts that are happening now are welfare for the rich, and you don't have to take my word for it the information is freely availble.
I think the focus should be shifted from how easy it is to hack e-voting machines or print out fake ballots, and get down to the real problem. The real problem is Corrupt people in a system without the proper checks and balances. If we can remove the corruption the system will work, whether its pencil/paper or e-voting. There is no easy way to do this, but I do have a suggestion. At every point in any voting system that can be compromised by a corrupt person place a member from all interested parties there to oversee the operation as a group. It may mean a little more overhead but it will remove the root cause that led to the compromise in the first place.
There goes my $0.02
I find that playing video games after smoking some of the finest herb allows me to get into a very relaxed state of mind. This I think is the ultimate factor in defeating many of my opponents. It just puts me "In The Zone."
Actually I think the 360 and PS3 are still selling them at a loss, but the revenue from game sales gives a little boost. Sega lost that little boost when everyone was able to download and burn. I know its not the only reason for the demise, but I do think it is at the top of the list. And I bet it won't happen to another console ever again.
The real problem that took Sega out of the hardware industry was a design flaw in the dreamcast system. Someone in their engineering department dropped the ball with the Security of the system. Anyone with any business skillz knows you have to protect your product. Unmodded system playing burned games = extinct console.