If the paperwork the Telcos had gotten was legitimate and above board, there would have been no need for an act of Congress to shield them from liability.
guess I misjudged the amount of pro-BBC feeling on here.
Complaining about the objectivity of the BBC to Americans is going to get you a lot of eyerolling. A lot of us over here don't trust any news but the fake news, and that's only on for 4 hours every week (except during vacations... come back Jon!!)
You may not like the BBC, but it's still some of the least-biased and most informative news in the world. Maybe paid news *should* be more impartial, or more detailed, but it doesn't ever seem to be.
Trial by a military court doesn't allow for very many of the silly technicalities that frequently get bad guys off the hook in civilian courts
I think the technical name is "due process". Some folks may not like Innocent Until Proven Guilty (and similar anachronsims), but I think most of us think it's a heck of an idea. I hope it comes back in style soon. Those "silly technicalities" also keep innocent people out of jail at least as often as the guilty ones, after all.
Law & Order and CSI have done a great deal of damage to the public's belief in the justice system, and it makes me sad.
and face it, the Republicans deregulated, deregulated, and deregulated some more. Of course there were exceptions, but on the whole they're mostly for deregulation.
You won't get any argument out of me that the Republicans fucked up and dug us a hole that will take the better part of a generation to dig out of. I'm just tired of left-leaning partisans wielding the GWB administration as a shield to deflect any and all criticism of the current government. Here's the typical conservation with one of them:
"I'm worried about the national deficit and how much it's going to rise under Obama."
"When George W. Bush took office he had a SURPLUS. Then he passed his TAX CUT FOR THE RICH and now we have a huge deficit. Republicans can't claim to be the party of fiscal responsibility any longer"
Umm, yeah, and how does that relate to my current concerns?
I think the reality-based conclusion to your phantom left-leaning partisan's argument is closer to: "... and so this administration has to spend massive amounts of money now on social investments and new regulation that will hopefully pull us out of the economic nosedive handed to us by a corrupt Republican-ruled government." You may disagree with that strategy, but don't dismiss the argument.
I think the empty rhetoric laced with outright lies is tiresome too. This particular tactic is still paying off for the GOP, and unfortunately a large portion of the public is still buying it. Setting up strawmen to joust doesn't solve the problem though, even when it feels good.
Of course we're all concerned with the deficit, and I'm no economist, but I don't see many alternatives to the current plan. We're spending as a means to curb the most devastating aspects of the current economic crisis. Projections from late last year suggested we'd still be dropping like a stone in an empty well, but we seem to be headed for recovery. Maybe with a little forethought and oversight we can manage the deficit too - but not with 10+% unemployment.
Also, as much as I hate Comcast and its ilk, they have little to do with the economic climate that resulted from massive deregulation, nor was comcast mentioned in mcgrew's comments. Fed rate massaging combined with deregulation of the housing and lending markets are clearly closer to (if not at) the top of the culprit list. I'm not really sure why you bring up Comcast at all, actually. It's a non sequitur in this discussion.
get politicians of all striped out of the money business.
Yes, this seems like a practical and realistic agenda to pursue. Best of luck with it.
Unfortunately the rest of us, stuck here in the real world, are trying to support and learn from people that are genuinely interested in putting out the fires of poor (de-)regulation and crass, self-interested tax-trickle-up policies.
Krugman is articulate and cogent regarding economic theory and practice, particularly for non-economists such as myself. I've been reading his articles for 8+ years, and his opinions do not seem either unreasonable or logically or philosophically inconsistent.
Politically infeasible sometimes - I cannot disagree with that - but I don't think anyone from anywhere on the political spectrum believes concrete solutions to real problems will ever be politically expedient.
The audio was interesting, and in MP3 format - so anyone that wants to can pop it on their iPod for convenient listening on the way to work (or... wherever). Highly recommended, if only for the unique overlap of worlds that it suggests. I love the image of Paul Krugman curling up with a bit of sci fi pulp.
Although I can't imagine there is any kind of comparative study available for this kind of thing, it seems patently obvious to me that the parent poster is *probably* correct.
I can count school shootings on one or two hands, and there are hundreds of thousands of teachers. Just going on my experiences with humans in general, a large portion of those are probably huge assholes more likely to abuse little people under their control than not, at least some of the time.
I don't think he deserves a flamebait tag, it's a valid point. I'm not saying all teachers are molesters, just that - as with police or politicians - many people that seek authority will abuse their power to a degree.
But the ethanol companies have convinced the politicians that Corn can be turned into fuel and so we'll have NO corn to fee the Cow/Pigs/Chickens and then no Dinner for us!
Actually, isn't it the corn companies that have convinced the politicians that they are ethanol companies?
Have we degraded so low that we must break our civil liberties to protect paid content?
The answer to this question, as you well know, is a resounding "Yes!"
The solution is messy. What we need is a number of people actively and visibly breaking the DMCA as acts of civil disobedience in ways that the public will identify with and support. With EFF/ACLU/SPLC(? etc.) backing, such a case might be brought to the Supreme Court and the law might be struck down. Even if it is not, a truly sympathetic case can get the public behind a support to get the law repealed through the House and Senate.
I don't know which of these is more likely to succeed, but they are the only ways that I know of to fix this problem.
If they tend to see their mother with a machete in random ink blots, don't you think they know that's unusual? Why would they share that with you?
Although I am not very familiar with the usage of the Rorschach test, it seems to me that part of the role of an analyst is developing a trusting relationship with the patient. Doctor-patient confidentiality exists for a reason, after all.
Abstract observation, including Freudian or Jungian introspection, has been discredited because it is of questionable validity, reliability, and (most importantly) falsifiability.
. I don't think that the field of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy has been discredited to the extent you seem to believe. Certainly it has it's opponents, of which you seem to be one, and in that sense it is "discredited" with certain groups or schools of thought.
. The unconscious is a powerful force in our lives, but it is not something that can be measured with a thermometer, or a blood test, or brain imaging. As with any kind of interpretation, useful results are only achieved with a truly competent analyst. Add to that the natural human inclination to resist the kind of confrontation inherent to psychoanalysis and you have a recipe for the appearance of the kind of hand-waving that you allege.
. That does not mean, however, that such work should be relegated to the annals of history. It is uncomfortable in the extreme to actively confront and accept our unconscious selves, and it is not a challenge most people are willing to take up. For those that are willing, the rewards can far surpass the results of modern psychopharmacology.
. In computer terms, it is a relatively simple thing to fix a hardware issue - untangling an OS that has been tied up with poor installs and malware is a far more complex and delicate task. In this metaphor, there is no useful human equivalent to wiping the drive and reinstalling, and we must each deal with the install we have been dealt. Sorry, I couldn't come up with a car analogy. =(
the works these individuals produced when not self-medicating or while being properly treated by a psychiatrist with medication were almost always of higher quality.
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If the paperwork the Telcos had gotten was legitimate and above board, there would have been no need for an act of Congress to shield them from liability.
Troll elsewhere.
guess I misjudged the amount of pro-BBC feeling on here.
Complaining about the objectivity of the BBC to Americans is going to get you a lot of eyerolling. A lot of us over here don't trust any news but the fake news, and that's only on for 4 hours every week (except during vacations... come back Jon!!)
You may not like the BBC, but it's still some of the least-biased and most informative news in the world. Maybe paid news *should* be more impartial, or more detailed, but it doesn't ever seem to be.
Trial by a military court doesn't allow for very many of the silly technicalities that frequently get bad guys off the hook in civilian courts
I think the technical name is "due process". Some folks may not like Innocent Until Proven Guilty (and similar anachronsims), but I think most of us think it's a heck of an idea. I hope it comes back in style soon. Those "silly technicalities" also keep innocent people out of jail at least as often as the guilty ones, after all.
Law & Order and CSI have done a great deal of damage to the public's belief in the justice system, and it makes me sad.
and face it, the Republicans deregulated, deregulated, and deregulated some more. Of course there were exceptions, but on the whole they're mostly for deregulation.
You won't get any argument out of me that the Republicans fucked up and dug us a hole that will take the better part of a generation to dig out of. I'm just tired of left-leaning partisans wielding the GWB administration as a shield to deflect any and all criticism of the current government. Here's the typical conservation with one of them:
"I'm worried about the national deficit and how much it's going to rise under Obama."
"When George W. Bush took office he had a SURPLUS. Then he passed his TAX CUT FOR THE RICH and now we have a huge deficit. Republicans can't claim to be the party of fiscal responsibility any longer"
Umm, yeah, and how does that relate to my current concerns?
I think the reality-based conclusion to your phantom left-leaning partisan's argument is closer to: "... and so this administration has to spend massive amounts of money now on social investments and new regulation that will hopefully pull us out of the economic nosedive handed to us by a corrupt Republican-ruled government." You may disagree with that strategy, but don't dismiss the argument.
I think the empty rhetoric laced with outright lies is tiresome too. This particular tactic is still paying off for the GOP, and unfortunately a large portion of the public is still buying it. Setting up strawmen to joust doesn't solve the problem though, even when it feels good.
Of course we're all concerned with the deficit, and I'm no economist, but I don't see many alternatives to the current plan. We're spending as a means to curb the most devastating aspects of the current economic crisis. Projections from late last year suggested we'd still be dropping like a stone in an empty well, but we seem to be headed for recovery. Maybe with a little forethought and oversight we can manage the deficit too - but not with 10+% unemployment.
Also, as much as I hate Comcast and its ilk, they have little to do with the economic climate that resulted from massive deregulation, nor was comcast mentioned in mcgrew's comments. Fed rate massaging combined with deregulation of the housing and lending markets are clearly closer to (if not at) the top of the culprit list. I'm not really sure why you bring up Comcast at all, actually. It's a non sequitur in this discussion.
get politicians of all striped out of the money business.
Yes, this seems like a practical and realistic agenda to pursue. Best of luck with it.
Unfortunately the rest of us, stuck here in the real world, are trying to support and learn from people that are genuinely interested in putting out the fires of poor (de-)regulation and crass, self-interested tax-trickle-up policies.
Krugman is articulate and cogent regarding economic theory and practice, particularly for non-economists such as myself. I've been reading his articles for 8+ years, and his opinions do not seem either unreasonable or logically or philosophically inconsistent.
Politically infeasible sometimes - I cannot disagree with that - but I don't think anyone from anywhere on the political spectrum believes concrete solutions to real problems will ever be politically expedient.
The audio was interesting, and in MP3 format - so anyone that wants to can pop it on their iPod for convenient listening on the way to work (or... wherever). Highly recommended, if only for the unique overlap of worlds that it suggests. I love the image of Paul Krugman curling up with a bit of sci fi pulp.
my genes don't care about anything [...my genes] want to be passed on
Don't come to a gunfight with a pair of knives, son. You'll just wind up full of holes.
Although I can't imagine there is any kind of comparative study available for this kind of thing, it seems patently obvious to me that the parent poster is *probably* correct.
I can count school shootings on one or two hands, and there are hundreds of thousands of teachers. Just going on my experiences with humans in general, a large portion of those are probably huge assholes more likely to abuse little people under their control than not, at least some of the time.
I don't think he deserves a flamebait tag, it's a valid point. I'm not saying all teachers are molesters, just that - as with police or politicians - many people that seek authority will abuse their power to a degree.
How do I start my own BS movement so I can sit there like Ingrid Newkirk and pull in a good salary for being a jerkwad.
I think the GOP is looking for some fresh faces, perhaps you could inquire in that direction.
But the ethanol companies have convinced the politicians that Corn can be turned into fuel and so we'll have NO corn to fee the Cow/Pigs/Chickens and then no Dinner for us!
Actually, isn't it the corn companies that have convinced the politicians that they are ethanol companies?
Have we degraded so low that we must break our civil liberties to protect paid content?
The answer to this question, as you well know, is a resounding "Yes!"
The solution is messy. What we need is a number of people actively and visibly breaking the DMCA as acts of civil disobedience in ways that the public will identify with and support. With EFF/ACLU/SPLC(? etc.) backing, such a case might be brought to the Supreme Court and the law might be struck down. Even if it is not, a truly sympathetic case can get the public behind a support to get the law repealed through the House and Senate.
I don't know which of these is more likely to succeed, but they are the only ways that I know of to fix this problem.
If I see a clown, I'm outta here
Better be sure and shoot them on sight. :P
They all float, you know. We all float down here.
Perhaps, but the short story it was based on was much better.
What is this, the Daily Fucking KOS?
Chysn and b4dc0d3r, you are both cock sucking SOBs. I hope you get hit by a truck.
Compassionate conservatism at it's best.
They found correlations between certain diagnoses and certain types of answers or behaviors exhibited during the test.
You might have seen this here before.
CorrelationIsNotCausation.
In this context, your remark is a non sequiter. Correlation is the relevant value here.
If they tend to see their mother with a machete in random ink blots, don't you think they know that's unusual? Why would they share that with you?
Although I am not very familiar with the usage of the Rorschach test, it seems to me that part of the role of an analyst is developing a trusting relationship with the patient. Doctor-patient confidentiality exists for a reason, after all.
Abstract observation, including Freudian or Jungian introspection, has been discredited because it is of questionable validity, reliability, and (most importantly) falsifiability.
. I don't think that the field of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy has been discredited to the extent you seem to believe. Certainly it has it's opponents, of which you seem to be one, and in that sense it is "discredited" with certain groups or schools of thought.
. The unconscious is a powerful force in our lives, but it is not something that can be measured with a thermometer, or a blood test, or brain imaging. As with any kind of interpretation, useful results are only achieved with a truly competent analyst. Add to that the natural human inclination to resist the kind of confrontation inherent to psychoanalysis and you have a recipe for the appearance of the kind of hand-waving that you allege.
. That does not mean, however, that such work should be relegated to the annals of history. It is uncomfortable in the extreme to actively confront and accept our unconscious selves, and it is not a challenge most people are willing to take up. For those that are willing, the rewards can far surpass the results of modern psychopharmacology.
. In computer terms, it is a relatively simple thing to fix a hardware issue - untangling an OS that has been tied up with poor installs and malware is a far more complex and delicate task. In this metaphor, there is no useful human equivalent to wiping the drive and reinstalling, and we must each deal with the install we have been dealt. Sorry, I couldn't come up with a car analogy. =(
its transparent to the user
You seem to be arguing against using OpenDNS, but I'm not sure I understand your objection. Why is what they do bad for a consumer (e.g., me)?
Rhetoric. For the love of god... it's rhetoric.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhetoric
Also, fixed taxes don't work when prices (not the least of which being currency itself) fluctuate.
Hide? Books are good places to live! I grew up in Hobbiton and went to high school at Hogwarts, with some side trips to various other universes.
I spent all of middle school abroad, living on the Disc. Ankh-Morpork is lovely in the fall - you can really taste the river air.
the works these individuals produced when not self-medicating or while being properly treated by a psychiatrist with medication were almost always of higher quality.
[citation needed]
Wherever there is danger he'll be there.
Mod parent informative!
it's the less educated people who were sleeping through their government and civics classes in high school
In case you haven't been paying attention, this refers to every public school student in the US today. Civics and Government classes are gone.
I'm actually pleased to infer that we agree this is a Bad Thing.
When did you stop beating your wife?
Hey! I never stop beating my wife!
Squeeee!!!!!!!
I heartily endorse this event or product.
Who decides what "p2p apps" to ban and which to approve?
I think you missed the bit up-thread about a "secure workplace". We aren't talking about Big Brother, we're talking about workplace network nazis.