The federal government was not meant to be a massive overriding force in our lives
If it is you are doing it wrong.
However, it is more likely that you watch too much TV news. Most laws, especially laws that affect your day to day existence, are decided at the state and local level. The news media would have you believe that Obama/McCain is the biggest decision you have to make this year. The fact of the matter is that whatever is on your local ballot will have far more impact on your "pursuit of happiness."
Given the level of pseudo-socialist, whining-about-the-man rhetoric around here, it's difficult to know who to take seriously. Since your original post has been modded insightful, it appears I'm not the only one who took you seriously.
I am having a hard time thinking of a way to say this without sounding condescending, but I am afraid that I am going to fail.
Telephone companies, like most companies, are in business in order to make a profit. They may create products that you like and products that make your life easier, but the sole purpose for these products is to move the money from your pocket to theirs. In order to maximize profit, companies attempt to spend on things that produce a positive return on investment.
A "conspiracy" generally means someone is up to "no good" and trying to keep it a secret. Making a profit is sound business and not a secret, so there is no conspiracy here.
These competitions are so close, no one can predict who will win beforehand. All of the Olympic "legends" you know about, were one stumble away from obscurity. I'm sure there are coaches who say, if we fake this girl's birth certificate we'll take home the gold. What I'm saying is that guy is wrong more often than he is right.
On the other hand, given how short the age of competitiveness for an Olympic gymnast is, the girl who goes to the Olympics at 14 should have more chances to win a medal.
Last night, I heard an athlete sum up my original "who cares" sentiment more eloquently than I ever could. The man had just been awarded the bronze medal in a track event because the runner ahead of him was disqualified. When his agent congratulated him, he replied "but I still lost."
I was careful to say that the effects of age were negligible between 14 and 16. By age 20, I'm not so sure. I noticed that the men's team seems to be mostly in their 20's. I will concede that by age twenty, a woman's size and physical characteristics may be detrimental to their performance in gymnastics. I will not rule out that judges prefer younger female gymnasts because they appear more "graceful."
If this were about doping we wouldn't be having this discussion, because doping most likely does give an unfair advantage. But the advantage of being 14 instead if 16 is negligible if it exists at all.
Younger children are more flexible. However, training will compensate for any flexibility that might be lost between ages 14 and 16. When it comes to winning, consistency and accuracy are just as important as flexibility. The experience, strength, and "muscle memory" developed in those extra two years will have an enormous impact on the athletes performance. A 16 year old has just as much of a chance to win as a 14 year old.
The age restriction is arbitrary. If they made the limit 14 in 2012, someone would accuse the winners of being 12. If China had performed poorly, this would not even be a story.
Does it really matter? Do younger gymnasts have a significant advantage over gymnasts a couple of years older? It's not an issue of cheating but an issue of keeping children safe. Many people believe that a child should not have to work as hard as an Olympic athlete has to work. For better or worse, the IOC has decided that a person has to be 16 to decide to work that hard. So if you want to protect the children - protest. If you want to fight censorship as TFA suggests - protest. Otherwise, stop being a sore loser.
That being said, if I was known as a "search engine hacker," I think I would shoot myself.
I am not implying that an environmental activist is a terrorist, but the two labels are not mutually exclusive. There is a line that an activist can cross and become a terrorist. I don't know whether or not the police were justified in believing that the owners of this game were in the act of crossing that line. I was just commenting that if the police suspected that the group was involved in terrorist activities, confiscating the game and its contents was not unreasonable.
Not exactly. TFA indicates that the raid was on an environmental group, presumably planning or preparing for an act that could be considered and act of terror. If you are investigating an alleged terrorist, confiscating a box with the word "terror" printed on it is probably erring on the side of caution.
Nothing in TFA indicates whether or not the raid was justified, but it is pretty clear that the group's ownership of the game was not the cause of the raid.
I couldn't agree with you more. My post was a joke making light of the premise that legal actions against TBP hinder a persons ability to "learn" about computers. Considering it was modded insightful, it was not a very good joke, and I am sorry about that.
To set the record straight -
Parents should provide a nurturing environment that allows children to explore their academic interests - computers, chemistry, etc.
Parents also have an obligation to make sure their children are safe while exploring these interests. That is, educate their children about malware and online predators, provide safety equipment and education about harmful chemicals, etc.
Parents also have an obligation educate their children about safe-sex practices, but I have to draw the line there.
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The federal government was not meant to be a massive overriding force in our lives
If it is you are doing it wrong.
However, it is more likely that you watch too much TV news. Most laws, especially laws that affect your day to day existence, are decided at the state and local level. The news media would have you believe that Obama/McCain is the biggest decision you have to make this year. The fact of the matter is that whatever is on your local ballot will have far more impact on your "pursuit of happiness."
Now my head hurts.
Where are the jokes about porn in 3D?
Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for Captain James T Kirk!
And without integrated circuits, I wouldn't have this opportunity to write
WHOOSH!
"Fifty bucks says this was written by a dude."
100 bucks says samzenpus found that out in person.
You should tape the cd under the seat of a park bench and tell the client to find it there.
That way you cover yourself, and get a repeat customer. That Tom Clancy shit is fun - who wouldn't come back?
They must have a really big comms room.
from TFA:
Vaccarelli placed the calls in about 30 municipalities in Bergen County
The mod system isn't broken.
But your sense of humor is.
Go ahead. Prove me wrong.
Now, that is funny.
Given the level of pseudo-socialist, whining-about-the-man rhetoric around here, it's difficult to know who to take seriously. Since your original post has been modded insightful, it appears I'm not the only one who took you seriously.
I am having a hard time thinking of a way to say this without sounding condescending, but I am afraid that I am going to fail.
Telephone companies, like most companies, are in business in order to make a profit. They may create products that you like and products that make your life easier, but the sole purpose for these products is to move the money from your pocket to theirs. In order to maximize profit, companies attempt to spend on things that produce a positive return on investment.
A "conspiracy" generally means someone is up to "no good" and trying to keep it a secret. Making a profit is sound business and not a secret, so there is no conspiracy here.
Real men use PVCS!
MY computer gets the entire internet.
And NO, it does NOT run linux.
sniff...
sniff...
Does anyone smell smoke?
say goodbye to text messaging revenue
I think the carriers have their sites set on revenue targets much higher than that. Have you seen some of these android apps?
The bandwidth for text messages is minor league compared to this stuff, and they are not going to give the extra bandwidth away.
Another words, for all intensive purposes, the TFA in hails deeply.
These competitions are so close, no one can predict who will win beforehand. All of the Olympic "legends" you know about, were one stumble away from obscurity. I'm sure there are coaches who say, if we fake this girl's birth certificate we'll take home the gold. What I'm saying is that guy is wrong more often than he is right.
On the other hand, given how short the age of competitiveness for an Olympic gymnast is, the girl who goes to the Olympics at 14 should have more chances to win a medal.
Last night, I heard an athlete sum up my original "who cares" sentiment more eloquently than I ever could. The man had just been awarded the bronze medal in a track event because the runner ahead of him was disqualified. When his agent congratulated him, he replied "but I still lost."
Yeah! 8-track was AWESOME!
Except when the track switch screwed up your air-guitar solo.
I was careful to say that the effects of age were negligible between 14 and 16. By age 20, I'm not so sure. I noticed that the men's team seems to be mostly in their 20's. I will concede that by age twenty, a woman's size and physical characteristics may be detrimental to their performance in gymnastics. I will not rule out that judges prefer younger female gymnasts because they appear more "graceful."
If this were about doping we wouldn't be having this discussion, because doping most likely does give an unfair advantage. But the advantage of being 14 instead if 16 is negligible if it exists at all.
Younger children are more flexible. However, training will compensate for any flexibility that might be lost between ages 14 and 16. When it comes to winning, consistency and accuracy are just as important as flexibility. The experience, strength, and "muscle memory" developed in those extra two years will have an enormous impact on the athletes performance. A 16 year old has just as much of a chance to win as a 14 year old.
The age restriction is arbitrary. If they made the limit 14 in 2012, someone would accuse the winners of being 12. If China had performed poorly, this would not even be a story.
Does it really matter? Do younger gymnasts have a significant advantage over gymnasts a couple of years older? It's not an issue of cheating but an issue of keeping children safe. Many people believe that a child should not have to work as hard as an Olympic athlete has to work. For better or worse, the IOC has decided that a person has to be 16 to decide to work that hard. So if you want to protect the children - protest. If you want to fight censorship as TFA suggests - protest. Otherwise, stop being a sore loser.
That being said, if I was known as a "search engine hacker," I think I would shoot myself.
I am not implying that an environmental activist is a terrorist, but the two labels are not mutually exclusive. There is a line that an activist can cross and become a terrorist. I don't know whether or not the police were justified in believing that the owners of this game were in the act of crossing that line. I was just commenting that if the police suspected that the group was involved in terrorist activities, confiscating the game and its contents was not unreasonable.
Not exactly. TFA indicates that the raid was on an environmental group, presumably planning or preparing for an act that could be considered and act of terror. If you are investigating an alleged terrorist, confiscating a box with the word "terror" printed on it is probably erring on the side of caution.
Nothing in TFA indicates whether or not the raid was justified, but it is pretty clear that the group's ownership of the game was not the cause of the raid.
Or Apple's reputation of "just working" will go down the tubes because they no longer have total control over the hardware.
I predict in 2012, we'll see the OSX BSOD projected on the ceiling at the Olympics.
Except, knowing Apple, it will be fuchsia instead blue.
I think the article is using the metric system.
I couldn't agree with you more. My post was a joke making light of the premise that legal actions against TBP hinder a persons ability to "learn" about computers. Considering it was modded insightful, it was not a very good joke, and I am sorry about that.
To set the record straight -
Parents should provide a nurturing environment that allows children to explore their academic interests - computers, chemistry, etc.
Parents also have an obligation to make sure their children are safe while exploring these interests. That is, educate their children about malware and online predators, provide safety equipment and education about harmful chemicals, etc.
Parents also have an obligation educate their children about safe-sex practices, but I have to draw the line there.
It's better if the kids learn it at home than on the streets. Right?
So we give the kids free bomb-making kits, boot-leg movies and free hookers and they are set for life.
Damn! I wish I was a teenager again!