Even if the paper clips were made of 100% lead (mixed with other toxins) couldn't something like slapping a "Parental supervision required" notice on the package circumvent all these concerns? Then again I haven't really seen that label on a product in years.
I suggest that an attentive parent is perhaps more effective at keeping a child safe from choking hazards than government regulations. I state this with understanding that in today's reality a parent can't keep as close an eye on their child as is probably needed. But I wonder if the promise of safety by regulatory agencies makes parents more complacent and less attentive, less involved with ensuring the safety of things they buy for their child.
*scratches head* Now you've completely lost me. So you honestly believe that the punitive punishments allayed against my friends were due to incompetence by the secret service? And that "the secret service are stupid" is a moral?
It's kinda unfair to say there have been no terrorist attacks prevented by passengers in one breath, and then decide to rule out any instance in which terrorists WERE stopped by passengers in the next one.
I mean, its kinda like saying that no terrorist attack has ever been stopped by anyone, ever, except when terrorists are incompetent.
In my experience, sending nasty drunken threatening emails to the white house as a US citizen usually ends up with being banned from getting within a specified number of miles of the president. This has been the case since the Clinton years, and probably from even prior.
I personally know a few people who were banned from being within a 50 mile radius of the president after emailing rather inflammatory remarks to the white house (again drunken), and these incidents occurred under both the Clinton and the Bush administrations. This is really is standard operating procedure and has been for decades. I suspect the "banned from America" is what they do in similar situations when the person is not a US citizen.
You can disagree with a president or his policy, but it is asked you do so respectfully. Or if you're gonna be nasty don't send it to the White House, just do what everyone else does and complain about it on Slashdot or Facebook.
I suppose the moral of this story is not to send angry drunken emails the White House.
You're comparing a straight bourbon to two 12 year single malt scotches and a 12 year blended scotch whiskey?
That's like comparing a scotch to a rye, or an Irish...they're all completely different flavors.
I think it's reasonable that you might not like whiskey made of maize mash, but I'll have to disagree with you about Maker's. It's a very good bourbon for the the price.
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You hate Hanna-Barbara cartoons? Well then it's a good thing that The Hobbit was a Rankin/Bass cartoon. You dodged a bullet there.
Banned like Dry Ice Bombs?
Even if the paper clips were made of 100% lead (mixed with other toxins) couldn't something like slapping a "Parental supervision required" notice on the package circumvent all these concerns? Then again I haven't really seen that label on a product in years.
I suggest that an attentive parent is perhaps more effective at keeping a child safe from choking hazards than government regulations. I state this with understanding that in today's reality a parent can't keep as close an eye on their child as is probably needed. But I wonder if the promise of safety by regulatory agencies makes parents more complacent and less attentive, less involved with ensuring the safety of things they buy for their child.
Touche sir. I concede your point.
If we allow them to build a military, their giant robots will dominate the planet and fighting for the next 100 years. There must be another way!
The chip they are referring to is not a GPS, it's a digital dog tag. When scanned by a wand the chip gives you health and home information on the dog.
I'm pretty sure the parent was being sarcastic.
Sextron needs Nerds.
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I found another one: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/orion-spacecraft-on-the-path-to-future-flight-2010-09-21?reflink=MW_news_stmp It appears that they've brought all the manufacturing and testing facilities to Kennedy Space Center, which makes cost saving sense to me. I guess Orion is still going forward despite reports to the contrary.
*scratches head* Now you've completely lost me. So you honestly believe that the punitive punishments allayed against my friends were due to incompetence by the secret service? And that "the secret service are stupid" is a moral?
Well, good luck to you.
You use the phrase,"the moral of the story" but it does not mean what you think it means.
*laugh* I tip my hat to you sir!
It's kinda unfair to say there have been no terrorist attacks prevented by passengers in one breath, and then decide to rule out any instance in which terrorists WERE stopped by passengers in the next one.
I mean, its kinda like saying that no terrorist attack has ever been stopped by anyone, ever, except when terrorists are incompetent.
In my experience, sending nasty drunken threatening emails to the white house as a US citizen usually ends up with being banned from getting within a specified number of miles of the president. This has been the case since the Clinton years, and probably from even prior.
I personally know a few people who were banned from being within a 50 mile radius of the president after emailing rather inflammatory remarks to the white house (again drunken), and these incidents occurred under both the Clinton and the Bush administrations. This is really is standard operating procedure and has been for decades. I suspect the "banned from America" is what they do in similar situations when the person is not a US citizen.
You can disagree with a president or his policy, but it is asked you do so respectfully. Or if you're gonna be nasty don't send it to the White House, just do what everyone else does and complain about it on Slashdot or Facebook.
I suppose the moral of this story is not to send angry drunken emails the White House.
I'm banned for life from Canada for having tried to cross the border within 5 years of being charged (not convicted) with a drug charge in the US.
So to heck with Canada!
Still, it irks me because it is more likely to protect bad people than good ones.
Because in general it's bad people who take advantage of loopholes.
Still, it's irking that every single citizen can be considered a member of the press.
Is merely the publishing of data to be considered journalism?
You're comparing a straight bourbon to two 12 year single malt scotches and a 12 year blended scotch whiskey?
That's like comparing a scotch to a rye, or an Irish...they're all completely different flavors.
I think it's reasonable that you might not like whiskey made of maize mash, but I'll have to disagree with you about Maker's. It's a very good bourbon for the the price.
I think you'd probably want something like Rovio.
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I dunno, if you can levitate a frog... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_levitation
Unless the hat is from prior to the 1930's when the world was black and white.
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