I'd agree that a good way to not get in trouble for bad behavior is to not engage in it, whether famous or not. However, I don't think it's fair to destroy peoples' lives just because they're rich and/or famous. Don't treat them better because of their status, but don't treat them worse either.
Even if some people have a low opinion of their sport/music/acting/etc, a lot of them are famous for that. Why not leave it at that? (the gossiping is probably more important to some celebrities' fame than others.)
Credit to these scientists for their tactical decisions here. I think this is a great idea , to look at the technical details of evolution without getting into the religious/political arguments. I fondly remember taking a class in high school that was an extended version of this.
Yeah, I see this as an attempt to counteract that while they're still young enough for it to make an impact. Those complaining that this kind of thing is indoctrination are really complaining about it being a lack of indoctrination their way. (That statement also applies in many other situations.)
Yes, I've noticed that even big banks often tend to have lots of branches in some areas and none in others. For example, Chase is all over the Rochester area, but has nothing in Buffalo, Boston or DC.
The local public transit is cash-only, (but that isn't it's only weakness.) One good thing about the bigger-city mass-transit systems I've seen _is_ the farecard vending machines in the stations - they take debit/credit cards and can give change if you're feeding cash into the machine. Having to go into retail shops to get change is annoying, especially if you don't feel like making some small purchase while you're at it.
I generally don't hear too many of the sales pitches, and even if I do get some of that, they stop quickly. With me, the talking tends to be transaction-related, but drags out a bit because I'm not interested in the default quantities/denominations. For example, if I want $84, I'll look for 42 $2s, rather than just take 4 $20s and 4 $1s. The amount of small talk is easy for both parties to vary depending on the situation, as is often the case in general. In my case, the side-talk is often related to the collectibles and such that I'm looking for. Searching for those items is a big part of the service that I in particular look for.
I'm in the neighborhood banks all the time searching for collectibles, so I'm especially well-known. You're right; I generally experience good customer service from banks' in-branch personnel. (whether or not they're hawt as sibling poster peragrin referred to.:P)
Around here, many banks are open until 4 or 5, and the Chase branches are open until 6. The in-a-grocery-store Citizens branches keep even longer hours.
ATMs? Sometimes I want/need something besides $20s. Direct deposit is a great way to cut down on the hassle of cashing/depositing checks though.
You can tell which branches were built before the ATM era by all the now-extra teller stations
I recall reading during a previous trip to Wikipedia that the Israelis buried Adolf Eichmann at sea to keep supporters from having a grave/shrine for _him_
My sister has been using my Ubuntu laptop with minimal incident (I'm liberal with letting her borrow it [with a user account set up for her], because I use my desktop [XP] all the time anyway.) However, I do have to explain that at least occasionally some things don't work or work differently. When trying to watch a DVD, she even found via Google a good link for addressing the DVD-won't-play problem, I was glad to log in to my admin account and apply that solution.
Yes, Osama is one of the very few scummy enough for me to cheer his death. (This is as opposed to missing someone I cared about, or being neutral with regards to the death of an average stranger.)
That reminds me of a cutscene from an episode of Family Guy where a terrorist (not sure if it was Bin Laden in particular) shows up at the Pearly Gates, and is introduced to 72 guys at their computers talking about Magic The Gathering.
My job entails working with our office's document management system to manually enter metadata. In part, I essentially end up parsing the data which users entered in various formats. However, since the original form is entered electronically to begin with, I figure this could be a lot more automated. (The people in my office definitely have a clue; however, fat chance moving this up through the bureaucracy.)
It seems to be all about balancing two sets of rights that are sometimes in conflict with one another.
You seem to be alluding to things like British libel laws in the 2nd paragraph.
As for varying degrees of free speech, here are a couple more examples:
* Legality and the degree thereof for obscenity/profanity * Legality and the degree thereof for conspiracy theories/extremist beliefs (For example, the wide US definition of freedom of speech and religion protects the Westboro Baptist Church, whereas Fred Phelps et al are literally banned from the UK for inciting hatred.)
Vernor Vinge eh? Marooned In Realtime was very well-received by yours truly. However, as often happens with a musician where I like one album or one song, I haven't gotten more.
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I'd agree that a good way to not get in trouble for bad behavior is to not engage in it, whether famous or not.
However, I don't think it's fair to destroy peoples' lives just because they're rich and/or famous. Don't treat them better because of their status, but don't treat them worse either.
Even if some people have a low opinion of their sport/music/acting/etc, a lot of them are famous for that. Why not leave it at that?
(the gossiping is probably more important to some celebrities' fame than others.)
Like many things, don't get your hopes up indeed.
Credit to these scientists for their tactical decisions here.
I think this is a great idea , to look at the technical details of evolution without getting into the religious/political arguments.
I fondly remember taking a class in high school that was an extended version of this.
Yeah, I see this as an attempt to counteract that while they're still young enough for it to make an impact.
Those complaining that this kind of thing is indoctrination are really complaining about it being a lack of indoctrination their way. (That statement also applies in many other situations.)
I suppose this comes from the "except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted" clause in the Thirteenth Amendment.
Yes, I've noticed that even big banks often tend to have lots of branches in some areas and none in others.
For example, Chase is all over the Rochester area, but has nothing in Buffalo, Boston or DC.
The local public transit is cash-only, (but that isn't it's only weakness.)
One good thing about the bigger-city mass-transit systems I've seen _is_ the farecard vending machines in the stations - they take debit/credit cards and can give change if you're feeding cash into the machine.
Having to go into retail shops to get change is annoying, especially if you don't feel like making some small purchase while you're at it.
I generally don't hear too many of the sales pitches, and even if I do get some of that, they stop quickly.
With me, the talking tends to be transaction-related, but drags out a bit because I'm not interested in the default quantities/denominations. For example, if I want $84, I'll look for 42 $2s, rather than just take 4 $20s and 4 $1s.
The amount of small talk is easy for both parties to vary depending on the situation, as is often the case in general. In my case, the side-talk is often related to the collectibles and such that I'm looking for.
Searching for those items is a big part of the service that I in particular look for.
I'm in the neighborhood banks all the time searching for collectibles, so I'm especially well-known. :P)
You're right; I generally experience good customer service from banks' in-branch personnel. (whether or not they're hawt as sibling poster peragrin referred to.
Around here, many banks are open until 4 or 5, and the Chase branches are open until 6.
The in-a-grocery-store Citizens branches keep even longer hours.
ATMs? Sometimes I want/need something besides $20s. Direct deposit is a great way to cut down on the hassle of cashing/depositing checks though.
You can tell which branches were built before the ATM era by all the now-extra teller stations
P.S.
* Automated Teller Machine machine?
I recall reading during a previous trip to Wikipedia that the Israelis buried Adolf Eichmann at sea to keep supporters from having a grave/shrine for _him_
He was talking about the ISP adding them adding his bandwith total, not a charge for the updates themselves
My sister has been using my Ubuntu laptop with minimal incident (I'm liberal with letting her borrow it [with a user account set up for her], because I use my desktop [XP] all the time anyway.)
However, I do have to explain that at least occasionally some things don't work or work differently.
When trying to watch a DVD, she even found via Google a good link for addressing the DVD-won't-play problem, I was glad to log in to my admin account and apply that solution.
I get the clear impression from assorted coverage that he refused to surrender, which makes a capture rather difficult even if it's intended.
Yes, Osama is one of the very few scummy enough for me to cheer his death. (This is as opposed to missing someone I cared about, or being neutral with regards to the death of an average stranger.)
That reminds me of a cutscene from an episode of Family Guy where a terrorist (not sure if it was Bin Laden in particular) shows up at the Pearly Gates, and is introduced to 72 guys at their computers talking about Magic The Gathering.
the snippet I heard on the morning news ascribed the mission to Navy SEALs
Reminds me of this: http://www.snopes.com/rumors/pershing.asp
My job entails working with our office's document management system to manually enter metadata.
In part, I essentially end up parsing the data which users entered in various formats.
However, since the original form is entered electronically to begin with, I figure this could be a lot more automated. (The people in my office definitely have a clue; however, fat chance moving this up through the bureaucracy.)
I admit that the potential of condemning oneself is indeed the main logical pitfall with that line of thinking even when thinking of self-interest.
The potential for censorship abuse is obvious, but the media over-the-top fearmongering is also obvious.
It seems to be all about balancing two sets of rights that are sometimes in conflict with one another.
You seem to be alluding to things like British libel laws in the 2nd paragraph.
As for varying degrees of free speech, here are a couple more examples:
* Legality and the degree thereof for obscenity/profanity
* Legality and the degree thereof for conspiracy theories/extremist beliefs (For example, the wide US definition of freedom of speech and religion protects the Westboro Baptist Church, whereas Fred Phelps et al are literally banned from the UK for inciting hatred.)
I find it hard to sympathize with either the deadbeats or the thugs to try to get them to cough up
Vernor Vinge eh? Marooned In Realtime was very well-received by yours truly. However, as often happens with a musician where I like one album or one song, I haven't gotten more.
"Classic: a book which people praise but don't read."
What society of any world would waste resources on such a hopeless-cause cripple? Oh yeah, one that's gone soft.