Actually, no one reads what you write. We can't figure out how your last name is supposed to be pronounced, and move on to post from people with easier pseudonyms.;^)
Because what you think of as a "horse knee" isn't a horse's knee.
Google for an image of a horse skeleton, and compare its bones to your own. In another tab, google image for a horse. Look at where the joint between the humerus and radius bones is at (in humans that is the elbow), and what that point actually looks like on the horse. Do the same for the joint between the femur and tibia (a human knee).
Basically, what you think of as 'knees' in quadrupeds are equivalent to our wrists and ankles. What you consider their 'lower legs' is equivalent to our hands and feet. And what you consider to be their 'feet' is equivalent to our fingers and toes, and even our finger- and toenails for the hoofed animals.
With all that said, yes it does look like an animal with no head or tail is running ass-first.
Look at it this way: The news is only three months old, there isn't a dup on the front page (yet), and it's from a sleazy tabloid rather than a blog about someones blog about a sleazy tabloid article they saw on reddit.
So, by that measure, the Senate's response CR must not be clean either, since it apparently cut funding in other areas.
Get used to the fact that 'your side' is not always going to get everything it wants. The president was an idiot for saying he "won't compromise", and the people know it.
Better yet, get over the us-vs-them mentality, and look at what all the national parties and their politicians are doing to us. Vote all of them out, vote in people who can not only vote their conscience, but who can understand reality, and then we can get shit done. But of course that's not going to happen, and we are on the quick train to collapse.
Well, we've known that for a long time. Or, even worse, their definition of compromise is for the Republicans to cave to made-up public anger, and Obama throws a few symbolic victims under the bus. Of course, that's after they are no longer useful to him.
I think it does make sense. Considering there are going to be millions of people on this, there will be thousands of duplicate names. So rather than let the first person with a particular name, for example 'Tony Martin', take the username of 'tonymartin', make all of the Tony Martins have a number in their name.
Later when the tenth Tony Martin who signed up calls for info about his account, and they ask for his user name, he can't just say it's 'tonymartin', and get someone else's information.* He could say he is 'tonymartin3', but he has no guarantee that that particular one was chosen by anyone. But without the number requirement, you know the first person of each unique name is going to request that as their username. This way, they are more likely to have their name followed by numbers representing various things such as their age, birth year, wife's measurements, favorite Star Trek movie, favorite BMW model, sports records, etc.
*Yes, I'm sure they would require more verification than that before actually giving out personal information, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen anyway.
I thought that it was stopped for the government shutdown?
Serious question, are projects like Voyager, the Mars Rovers and all that still being actively monitored, or are they just being left to fend for themselves during the shutdown?
NASA has Howard Wolowitz and Raj Koothrappali monitoring the Mars rovers. But Voyager is on it's own.
On another, small, discussion board I used to go on last year, I mentioned after the election I voted for Jill Stein, and a fellow board member could hardly believe he and I voted for the same candidate. The two of us fought on many issues, and our politics are far apart, so he thought our choice would be polar opposites.
In fact, on that board, it turned out that over half of the couple dozen regulars voted third party because we couldn't stomach this crap anymore. One guy, who was the most vociferous liberal there had a hard time explaining why he still voted Democrat, when all his usual supporters didn't.
That's the message I try to put out as well. Too bad most people can't understand we don't actually have a "two party system".
As for myself, I voted for Jill Stein, even though I oppose most of the Green Party platform. She was willing to be arrested to uphold democracy, protesting the first debate between Romney and Obama for not including all national candidates. So even though I don't agree with the Green Party on much, some things are more important than my personal beliefs.
No, I understand why people want insurance. But his claim that his wife getting a job with insurance was vital to him being able to start his own business, means either he thinks his family will spontaneously keel over without it, or one of them has a serious condition that costs far more than the amount he was paying into an employer provided insurance plan.
Actually, I can understand his dilemma quite well, because I faced that very situation. My wife has a permanent condition, not life-threatening in itself, but very painful. The pain will eventually be what kills her, either from higher blood pressure or lack of exercise and loss of mobility. When I had a job with insurance, we paid about $600 per month in premiums, and her treatment was worth around $10,000 per month. One medicine alone was $7000 per month, no generics were available because it was still under patent.
So, yes I understand why people want insurance. I understand why some people consider it to be essential, because for some it is. But humanity survived long before insurance was available, and it seems people forget it is only essential if it is needed right then. That is why I wondered if PopeRatzo is one who needs insurance to pay for bills he can't otherwise afford.
For what it's worth, I don't have an objection to the government covering the class of people who are "uninsurable", which is what Obamacare is supposed to be the solution for. But I don't see Obamacare as the best solution for accomplishing that goal.
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Actually, no one reads what you write. We can't figure out how your last name is supposed to be pronounced, and move on to post from people with easier pseudonyms. ;^)
Well, of course it does. We evolved to climb in trees. Monkeys and apes don't walk decently on two legs either.
Maybe they'll get with Tesla, and put an all-day lithium pack in one.
I've seen that exact scene in several movies and tv shows. Apparently there are people that dumb out there. They're called "scriptwriters".
Because what you think of as a "horse knee" isn't a horse's knee.
Google for an image of a horse skeleton, and compare its bones to your own. In another tab, google image for a horse. Look at where the joint between the humerus and radius bones is at (in humans that is the elbow), and what that point actually looks like on the horse. Do the same for the joint between the femur and tibia (a human knee).
Basically, what you think of as 'knees' in quadrupeds are equivalent to our wrists and ankles. What you consider their 'lower legs' is equivalent to our hands and feet. And what you consider to be their 'feet' is equivalent to our fingers and toes, and even our finger- and toenails for the hoofed animals.
With all that said, yes it does look like an animal with no head or tail is running ass-first.
You sick bastard.
I prefer soylent green anyway.
Can I quote you on that?
is this what passes for news on /. now ?
Look at it this way: The news is only three months old, there isn't a dup on the front page (yet), and it's from a sleazy tabloid rather than a blog about someones blog about a sleazy tabloid article they saw on reddit.
I'd say it's a step forward!
Yep, apparently I can.
The first CR the House passed defunded Obamacare, the second one delayed the individual mandate.
Which is still immaterial to the use of the term "clean". The House is who sets the tone on spending, not the Senate or President.
How do you think he just found Slashdot? This site isn't one that you just accidentally type. ;^)
So, by that measure, the Senate's response CR must not be clean either, since it apparently cut funding in other areas.
Get used to the fact that 'your side' is not always going to get everything it wants. The president was an idiot for saying he "won't compromise", and the people know it.
Better yet, get over the us-vs-them mentality, and look at what all the national parties and their politicians are doing to us. Vote all of them out, vote in people who can not only vote their conscience, but who can understand reality, and then we can get shit done. But of course that's not going to happen, and we are on the quick train to collapse.
Well, we've known that for a long time. Or, even worse, their definition of compromise is for the Republicans to cave to made-up public anger, and Obama throws a few symbolic victims under the bus. Of course, that's after they are no longer useful to him.
Please, if you are going to post a link to the administration's goatse guy, warn us beforehand.
Instead, many politicians seem to be trying to make it as painful as possible.
You misspelled President Obama's adminstration
They did pass a clean resolution. It just didn't fund Obamacare.
What definition of "clean" are your masters telling you to use?
They already passed a clean CR. It just didn't fund Obamacare.
What definition of "clean" are your masters telling you to use?
Uh, I was thinking 500 thousand would be enough. Uh. We can cut 500 thousand taxi drivers. It won't be so bad.
I think it does make sense. Considering there are going to be millions of people on this, there will be thousands of duplicate names. So rather than let the first person with a particular name, for example 'Tony Martin', take the username of 'tonymartin', make all of the Tony Martins have a number in their name.
Later when the tenth Tony Martin who signed up calls for info about his account, and they ask for his user name, he can't just say it's 'tonymartin', and get someone else's information.* He could say he is 'tonymartin3', but he has no guarantee that that particular one was chosen by anyone. But without the number requirement, you know the first person of each unique name is going to request that as their username. This way, they are more likely to have their name followed by numbers representing various things such as their age, birth year, wife's measurements, favorite Star Trek movie, favorite BMW model, sports records, etc.
*Yes, I'm sure they would require more verification than that before actually giving out personal information, but that doesn't mean it isn't going to happen anyway.
Oh, I see. I misread you intent there. Now that I re-read it, I see what you are saying. Glad I checked out what responses my 'older' posts get.
Not gonna happen. It is ingrained in our culture.
I thought that it was stopped for the government shutdown?
Serious question, are projects like Voyager, the Mars Rovers and all that still being actively monitored, or are they just being left to fend for themselves during the shutdown?
NASA has Howard Wolowitz and Raj Koothrappali monitoring the Mars rovers. But Voyager is on it's own.
Uhhh, ... I think we've all been insulted. But I'm honestly not sure how.
Exactly right.
On another, small, discussion board I used to go on last year, I mentioned after the election I voted for Jill Stein, and a fellow board member could hardly believe he and I voted for the same candidate. The two of us fought on many issues, and our politics are far apart, so he thought our choice would be polar opposites.
In fact, on that board, it turned out that over half of the couple dozen regulars voted third party because we couldn't stomach this crap anymore. One guy, who was the most vociferous liberal there had a hard time explaining why he still voted Democrat, when all his usual supporters didn't.
That's the message I try to put out as well. Too bad most people can't understand we don't actually have a "two party system".
As for myself, I voted for Jill Stein, even though I oppose most of the Green Party platform. She was willing to be arrested to uphold democracy, protesting the first debate between Romney and Obama for not including all national candidates. So even though I don't agree with the Green Party on much, some things are more important than my personal beliefs.
I would rather see a panel consisting of a deaf mute, a quadriplegic, a rabbi, an ACLU lawyer, and Joe Plumber.
They would accomplish more than the panel that Obama put together.
No, I understand why people want insurance. But his claim that his wife getting a job with insurance was vital to him being able to start his own business, means either he thinks his family will spontaneously keel over without it, or one of them has a serious condition that costs far more than the amount he was paying into an employer provided insurance plan.
Actually, I can understand his dilemma quite well, because I faced that very situation. My wife has a permanent condition, not life-threatening in itself, but very painful. The pain will eventually be what kills her, either from higher blood pressure or lack of exercise and loss of mobility. When I had a job with insurance, we paid about $600 per month in premiums, and her treatment was worth around $10,000 per month. One medicine alone was $7000 per month, no generics were available because it was still under patent.
So, yes I understand why people want insurance. I understand why some people consider it to be essential, because for some it is. But humanity survived long before insurance was available, and it seems people forget it is only essential if it is needed right then. That is why I wondered if PopeRatzo is one who needs insurance to pay for bills he can't otherwise afford.
For what it's worth, I don't have an objection to the government covering the class of people who are "uninsurable", which is what Obamacare is supposed to be the solution for. But I don't see Obamacare as the best solution for accomplishing that goal.