The thing is that as government funds training for a specific skill set, the value of that skill set (eventually) tanks. It may or may not benefit you, but if its going to happen anyway (and government doing stupid things is a norm, not an exception) you might as well be glad it's working for you rather than against you.
Dear guys,
Words can not express how much I hate you guys. As we fight our way northward into the great unknown, only that one thing remains certain: that I hate you guys with every tired muscle in my Confederate body. We have taken Topeka and now I must rally the men onward to Missoura, because I will not stop until we have won it all and you guys are my slaves. Because, I hate you guys, I hate you guys so very very much.
Yours,
General Cartman Lee
I would guess that they're referring to in-store sales and not independent sales that you're referring to. It's not the physical "CD" that is being rejected, just the sales volume in Best Buy, Wal-Mart, etc.
It wouldn't surprise me if independent sales actually saw an increase in the current economy. The prices are generally better and you get to hear the band live before you buy. Of course, there aren't any sales statistics on the 3 bands playing a local bar this weekend, so we have to keep taking the word of the RIAA as gospel.
You can nitpick the analogy if you like, but the notion that humans and dinosaurs coexisted is not an opinion. It simply did not occur. If you insist that it did, you are wrong. You can insist, or "believe", all you want but you are still wrong.
I was thinking the exact same thing. It almost reminds me of a Yahoo! Answers post.
Her computer is a relatively new XP machine, and this point she feels here computer has something wrong. But now she prefers to use my old machine instead of hers since it seems to be more responsive. We plan to run the recovery disk on hers. Assuming the college course work applications were part of the cause, what recommendations do any of you have when having to run this kind of software?
What the hell kind of "recommendations" is he looking for? If your school needs ActiveX plugins (I know, I know, the schools needs to get a clue, etc.), you use IE and run them. I guess we could recommend that he doesn't, but that kind of defeats the purpose. ActiveX isn't an automagic virus.
She feels her computer has something wrong? So what? What the hell does that have to do with his question? What the hell does "planning on running a recovery disk" have to do with his question? What the hell is his goddam question, anyway?
Plus, he's asking how to create a virtual machine in VMWare and how much it costs?!? Apparently this genius hasn't discovered www.google.com yet.
In any case, I will start to use linux as my main os as soon as there is a linux version that:
(1) has windows UI,
(2) can run all software I want to use (either runs the same program or has an alternative),
(3) use setup.exe (.sh,.whatever) file for installation of additional software that do not depend on some third party (apt-get, yum) database and have all needed files included (.so files,.dll files) (can have some exceptions, like LinuxD3D, Lin.net, LinVBrun),
(4) is compatible with majority of old software, written 15 years ago,
(5) uses GUI (for most options) or registry (for obscure options) for configuration, instead of text files,
(6) supports any currently made device that Windows supports (including a USB thermometer)
(7) is compatible with games.
(8) is so better (faster, more stable) than windows that I do not mind reinstalling the OS.
I understand the point you're making, but it sounds like you won't use Linux until it's almost exactly like Windows. Why not just keep using Windows?
Linux does things the Linux way, Windows does things the Windows way. Pick the one you like and go with it.
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are, to me, what Battlestar Galactica is to you. They're actually more like crossword puzzles as far as the major networks go. Jeopardy in particular is quite difficult to 'play along at home' with.
And unlike you, I can't download the torrent because everyone who watches those shows is like 90;)
Want to fix the problem? Fight to have sane copyright laws re-introduced. Having 100+ years to own a copyright (with unlimited future extension) is stupid.
Riiiight, because the people who got those insane copyright terms introduced (the "victims" of your post) are just going to sit back and applaud my efforts to get copyright reduced to 7-14 years like it was originally.
Tax cuts aren't enough to save the economy right now. If you can't see that, you're blinded by ideology. Even Bush supported the TARP bill back in November. He said something along the lines of "I believe in the free market, but this is an extraordinary circumstance."
Minimum wage jobs at Walmart barely qualifies as "putting people to work." Those aren't living wages, and they certainly aren't wages you can raise a family on.
Schools don't stimulate the economy. Building them does. Building anything does. Investing in things like green technologies saves money in the long term while fueling R&D in the field. The bill isn't perfect, but the government putting cash into the economy is the whole point of the bill. Cutting taxes just isn't going to cut it in this situation. This isn't a normal situation. 10 or 15 years ago in a mild recession, maybe tax cuts would do the trick. It's simply not enough when you have the world economy shutting down, banks collapsing and CEO's going to Washington and begging Congress for cash to prevent a total meltdown in the financial sector.
Have you been paying attention to anything that's happened in the last year?
We need to unite against Microsoft, the dominant power.
I don't really get that kind of thinking. First of all, it's just an operating system, not a war. I dislike Microsoft's business practices as much as the next person, but I'm not going to "unite" against a software company. I use Linux (Slackware, to be specific), but I use it because I like it, not because I want to "fight" Microsoft. I like tinkering and free software allows me to do just that. Even my (Microsoft) Xbox is running XBMC and I couldn't be happier with it.
I'm a little disappointed that this Haiku doesn't have an.iso available yet, or else I'd be giving it a spin right now. If it works and people like to use it, what does it really matter to you?
The notion that cutting taxes is the key to reversing the current financial crisis is laughable. The numerous tax cuts enacted over the course of the previous administration (which are still in effect) are proof enough of that. Not to say that tax cuts don't help. Indeed, there are many additional tax cuts present in the current stimulus bill. But, as has been pointed out by many others, the credit markets are locked up, and there is simply no institution in the United States right now with the resources to get things moving again except the federal government.
And you still fail to make your point about construction jobs. Any construction job anywhere eventually ends. That doesn't mean they shouldn't be done.
And this:
They are going to build local schools with local companies and when those schools are built, those people will be laid off again and we'll be back where we started, only about a trillion dollars poorer.
further shows how wrong you are. Where do you think that all that money goes? It doesn't evaporate, it's paid to the workers, who in turn spend it, which in turn gets money moving again, which is what the whole stimulus bill is all about!
The problem is that construction companies can't get credit from the banks because the banks aren't lending to anyone, regardless of credit rating.
How is this different from wi-fi and other tags on inventory equipment (think: Walmart, Borders, and convenience stores moving, tracking, and shipping products...) moving from shelf or bin or aisle and other places.
They advocate for affordable housing. They don't receive money to buy houses and rent them to poor people. Try reading the quote in it's entirety rather than just the two words you like.
Again, I'm not trying to defend ACORN. They're a little out there and their actions in the recent election was flat out wrong. But the notion that they are getting money from the stimulus to buy up houses and give them to poor people is just plain false.
And I would still like to hear your reasoning behind construction jobs being bad due to their temporary nature.
What is being said is, "what happens to those jobs when the schools built?" These are not permanent jobs.
By your logic, all construction projects are ultimately worthless because they are "temporary" jobs. Why build new homes, or skyscrapers, or bridges? Once they're built, the jobs are gone!
How does allocating money so groups like ACORN can purchase houses and rent them out create jobs?
Seriously, I keep hearing this come up in Republican talking points, and it's just plain wrong. ACORN is not a real estate company. From Wikipedia:
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is a community-based organization that advocates for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues.
They are an advocacy group. They aren't getting money to buy houses and give them to poor people. (I'm not trying to advocate for ACORN, I'm just pointing out the stupidity of the whole OMG ACORN IS GETTING MONEY FOR HOUSES argument.)
In other words, don't let the facts cloud your preconceived judgment of "Republicans bad, Democrats good".
Maybe you should consider what you're saying before making stupid statements.
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And while you suffer through allergy season, I'm enjoying it thanks to antihistamines!
(FYI, you might want to refrain from admitting to boneheaded behavior when trying to justify future points.)
Flying Spaghetti Monster Flu.
Fortunately, it's only spread through direct contact, so we should all be safe...for now.
The thing is that as government funds training for a specific skill set, the value of that skill set (eventually) tanks. It may or may not benefit you, but if its going to happen anyway (and government doing stupid things is a norm, not an exception) you might as well be glad it's working for you rather than against you.
Dear guys, Words can not express how much I hate you guys. As we fight our way northward into the great unknown, only that one thing remains certain: that I hate you guys with every tired muscle in my Confederate body. We have taken Topeka and now I must rally the men onward to Missoura, because I will not stop until we have won it all and you guys are my slaves. Because, I hate you guys, I hate you guys so very very much. Yours, General Cartman Lee
I would guess that they're referring to in-store sales and not independent sales that you're referring to. It's not the physical "CD" that is being rejected, just the sales volume in Best Buy, Wal-Mart, etc.
It wouldn't surprise me if independent sales actually saw an increase in the current economy. The prices are generally better and you get to hear the band live before you buy. Of course, there aren't any sales statistics on the 3 bands playing a local bar this weekend, so we have to keep taking the word of the RIAA as gospel.
You can nitpick the analogy if you like, but the notion that humans and dinosaurs coexisted is not an opinion. It simply did not occur. If you insist that it did, you are wrong. You can insist, or "believe", all you want but you are still wrong.
Her computer is a relatively new XP machine, and this point she feels here computer has something wrong. But now she prefers to use my old machine instead of hers since it seems to be more responsive. We plan to run the recovery disk on hers. Assuming the college course work applications were part of the cause, what recommendations do any of you have when having to run this kind of software?
What the hell kind of "recommendations" is he looking for? If your school needs ActiveX plugins (I know, I know, the schools needs to get a clue, etc.), you use IE and run them. I guess we could recommend that he doesn't, but that kind of defeats the purpose. ActiveX isn't an automagic virus.
She feels her computer has something wrong? So what? What the hell does that have to do with his question? What the hell does "planning on running a recovery disk" have to do with his question? What the hell is his goddam question, anyway?
Plus, he's asking how to create a virtual machine in VMWare and how much it costs?!? Apparently this genius hasn't discovered www.google.com yet.
Easily the dumbest Ask Slashdot I've seen.
In any case, I will start to use linux as my main os as soon as there is a linux version that: (1) has windows UI, (2) can run all software I want to use (either runs the same program or has an alternative), (3) use setup.exe (.sh, .whatever) file for installation of additional software that do not depend on some third party (apt-get, yum) database and have all needed files included (.so files, .dll files) (can have some exceptions, like LinuxD3D, Lin.net, LinVBrun),
(4) is compatible with majority of old software, written 15 years ago,
(5) uses GUI (for most options) or registry (for obscure options) for configuration, instead of text files,
(6) supports any currently made device that Windows supports (including a USB thermometer)
(7) is compatible with games.
(8) is so better (faster, more stable) than windows that I do not mind reinstalling the OS.
I understand the point you're making, but it sounds like you won't use Linux until it's almost exactly like Windows. Why not just keep using Windows?
Linux does things the Linux way, Windows does things the Windows way. Pick the one you like and go with it.
I was going to say you're full of shit since I live in Pittsburgh. Then I looked at the picture and I'm almost positive I know the guy on the right.
Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy are, to me, what Battlestar Galactica is to you. They're actually more like crossword puzzles as far as the major networks go. Jeopardy in particular is quite difficult to 'play along at home' with.
;)
And unlike you, I can't download the torrent because everyone who watches those shows is like 90
(I'm 24, FYI)
Want to fix the problem? Fight to have sane copyright laws re-introduced. Having 100+ years to own a copyright (with unlimited future extension) is stupid.
Riiiight, because the people who got those insane copyright terms introduced (the "victims" of your post) are just going to sit back and applaud my efforts to get copyright reduced to 7-14 years like it was originally.
Of course! It's a good thing that the Republicans and the Bush administration cut taxes the way they did! Our economy is stronger than ever!
So John Wilkes Booth was actually a hero?
*head explodes* (figuratively)
Tax cuts aren't enough to save the economy right now. If you can't see that, you're blinded by ideology. Even Bush supported the TARP bill back in November. He said something along the lines of "I believe in the free market, but this is an extraordinary circumstance."
Minimum wage jobs at Walmart barely qualifies as "putting people to work." Those aren't living wages, and they certainly aren't wages you can raise a family on.
Schools don't stimulate the economy. Building them does. Building anything does. Investing in things like green technologies saves money in the long term while fueling R&D in the field. The bill isn't perfect, but the government putting cash into the economy is the whole point of the bill. Cutting taxes just isn't going to cut it in this situation. This isn't a normal situation. 10 or 15 years ago in a mild recession, maybe tax cuts would do the trick. It's simply not enough when you have the world economy shutting down, banks collapsing and CEO's going to Washington and begging Congress for cash to prevent a total meltdown in the financial sector.
Have you been paying attention to anything that's happened in the last year?
We need to unite against Microsoft, the dominant power.
I don't really get that kind of thinking. First of all, it's just an operating system, not a war. I dislike Microsoft's business practices as much as the next person, but I'm not going to "unite" against a software company. I use Linux (Slackware, to be specific), but I use it because I like it, not because I want to "fight" Microsoft. I like tinkering and free software allows me to do just that. Even my (Microsoft) Xbox is running XBMC and I couldn't be happier with it.
.iso available yet, or else I'd be giving it a spin right now. If it works and people like to use it, what does it really matter to you?
I'm a little disappointed that this Haiku doesn't have an
And you still fail to make your point about construction jobs. Any construction job anywhere eventually ends. That doesn't mean they shouldn't be done.
And this:
They are going to build local schools with local companies and when those schools are built, those people will be laid off again and we'll be back where we started, only about a trillion dollars poorer.
further shows how wrong you are. Where do you think that all that money goes? It doesn't evaporate, it's paid to the workers, who in turn spend it, which in turn gets money moving again, which is what the whole stimulus bill is all about!
The problem is that construction companies can't get credit from the banks because the banks aren't lending to anyone, regardless of credit rating.
Cutting taxes alone will not fix this problem.
I really would still like to hear how construction jobs aren't real jobs.
How is this different from wi-fi and other tags on inventory equipment (think: Walmart, Borders, and convenience stores moving, tracking, and shipping products...) moving from shelf or bin or aisle and other places.
It cost 8 billion dollars?
Actually, they're referred to as "dossiers" in the new KGBFS.
The way this thing keeps getting delayed I'm starting to think CERN hired all the laid-off Vista engineers.
They advocate for affordable housing. They don't receive money to buy houses and rent them to poor people. Try reading the quote in it's entirety rather than just the two words you like.
Again, I'm not trying to defend ACORN. They're a little out there and their actions in the recent election was flat out wrong. But the notion that they are getting money from the stimulus to buy up houses and give them to poor people is just plain false.
And I would still like to hear your reasoning behind construction jobs being bad due to their temporary nature.
What is being said is, "what happens to those jobs when the schools built?" These are not permanent jobs.
By your logic, all construction projects are ultimately worthless because they are "temporary" jobs. Why build new homes, or skyscrapers, or bridges? Once they're built, the jobs are gone!
How does allocating money so groups like ACORN can purchase houses and rent them out create jobs?
Seriously, I keep hearing this come up in Republican talking points, and it's just plain wrong. ACORN is not a real estate company. From Wikipedia:
They are an advocacy group. They aren't getting money to buy houses and give them to poor people. (I'm not trying to advocate for ACORN, I'm just pointing out the stupidity of the whole OMG ACORN IS GETTING MONEY FOR HOUSES argument.)
In other words, don't let the facts cloud your preconceived judgment of "Republicans bad, Democrats good".
Maybe you should consider what you're saying before making stupid statements.
So your belief that weed makes people sleepy is your justification for it being outlawed?
They leave that to the Department of Homeland Security ;-)
lol that was absolutely ridiculous.