FTFY. Gun laws just tend to make for more entertaining stories due to intense feelings on both sides of the issue.
Please rest assured that your nation's lawmakers are busy making ignorant laws for *all* fields. Being a software developer, I've heard of a good few stupid laws regarding software and computer issues. Being related to an MD, I also know a bit about medical related legislative stupidity. My guess is that since congress is composed of lawyers the same is true of every field of knowledge outside of law itself (although to some degree that too).
I couldn't agree more that Congress should consult a weapons expert when considering any legislation regarding firearms, but I think we shouldn't stop there. It would be great if it were a requirement for Congress to hear relevant expert opinions before any law is passed.
P.S. Apologies for the Pelosi rag:/ Couldn't help myself. I really do believe that this is a bi-partisan problem though.
Not so. If a police officer shoots and kills a bad guy threatening a hostage, then two lives are made safe.
There are many situations where an officer must act to protect third parties as well as himself. I can't believe that even needs to be said. This is +4 Insightful slashdot?
So you're ambivalent about the sacrifice of a man who has done us Americans a great service because of what he might do at some point in the future? That is ridiculous.
Our government has it out for this guy in a major way right now, and your ambivalence isn't helping. I find it extremely embarrassing for our country that the "Pardon Edward Snowden" petition only has 130k signatures. That petition should have been blown out of the water. The very least people could do to thank him for his service is to allow him to come back home.
Blaming the whole thing on Bush is scapegoating. The fact is that he had large bipartisan support. If you're going to be upset about the fact that we took out a tyrannical genocidal dictator, then at least be upset at the right politicians (namely all of them). Better yet, don't.
For Windows 7: Start Menu -> Right Click "Computer" -> "Manage" -> Device Manager (under system tools) -> Mice and other pointing devices -> Right click on your laptop's touchpad and click "Disable".
Make sure you've got another mouse to control the computer with after doing this:) Hope that helps!
I remember watching CNN on a night when I knew that the protests were occurring, and not one mention was made, so it's really not surprising people haven't heard about them.
Mod parent informative... Even Jesus didn't know when the rapture was to occur. This guy somehow knows better?
For those who don't want/care to look this up, Matthew 24:36 states (in reference to the rapture) "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." - NIV translation
Unrelated note: For some reason, I mis-read the slashdot headline as "What To Do When the Raptors Come?"
And I thought my crazy-ex-girlfriend story was horrifying...
As the (former?) target of a psychopath, I had multiple encounters with police (who tended to assume guilt) and all my online accounts hacked and defaced. I would.still be dealing with it today if she hadn't gotten caught in a bald faced lie to the cops, which was just dumb luck.
You have my sympathy good sir.
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Gun laws just seem to be some of the best known.
FTFY. Gun laws just tend to make for more entertaining stories due to intense feelings on both sides of the issue.
Please rest assured that your nation's lawmakers are busy making ignorant laws for *all* fields. Being a software developer, I've heard of a good few stupid laws regarding software and computer issues. Being related to an MD, I also know a bit about medical related legislative stupidity. My guess is that since congress is composed of lawyers the same is true of every field of knowledge outside of law itself (although to some degree that too).
I couldn't agree more that Congress should consult a weapons expert when considering any legislation regarding firearms, but I think we shouldn't stop there. It would be great if it were a requirement for Congress to hear relevant expert opinions before any law is passed.
P.S. Apologies for the Pelosi rag :/ Couldn't help myself. I really do believe that this is a bi-partisan problem though.
That would make them life-swapping, at most.
Not so. If a police officer shoots and kills a bad guy threatening a hostage, then two lives are made safe.
There are many situations where an officer must act to protect third parties as well as himself. I can't believe that even needs to be said. This is +4 Insightful slashdot?
So you're ambivalent about the sacrifice of a man who has done us Americans a great service because of what he might do at some point in the future? That is ridiculous.
Our government has it out for this guy in a major way right now, and your ambivalence isn't helping.
I find it extremely embarrassing for our country that the "Pardon Edward Snowden" petition only has 130k signatures. That petition should have been blown out of the water. The very least people could do to thank him for his service is to allow him to come back home.
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pardon-edward-snowden/Dp03vGYD
Working at a place where I don't have admin rights on my development machine.
If you can believe anything that is said by our politicians, yes they did indeed believe Iraq had WMD's. Not just the Republicans either:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/war/wmdquotes.asp
Blaming the whole thing on Bush is scapegoating. The fact is that he had large bipartisan support. If you're going to be upset about the fact that we took out a tyrannical genocidal dictator, then at least be upset at the right politicians (namely all of them). Better yet, don't.
Actually, I completely agree with the GP. What's legal for the government is legal for me, is how I see it.
That's why I've been incarcerating my neighbor Bob for the last 3 years in my basement (he "lost" my new putter that he borrowed).
Exactly, this is a step in the right direction, and I'm glad to see something coming of the We The People petitions.
However, the skeptic in me is worried that the administration is just throwing us a bone, and the next 1000 petitions will go ignored.
Did the same thing myself. I had heard mixed reviews beforehand, but 5 minutes of using it was enough for me to make up my mind.
Windows 8 is extremely confusing, even if you have no preconceived notions about the interface.
Pretty soon, they will develop a taste for cats: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wykeJBHdE&feature=youtu.be&t=34s.
For Windows 7:
Start Menu -> Right Click "Computer" -> "Manage" -> Device Manager (under system tools) -> Mice and other pointing devices -> Right click on your laptop's touchpad and click "Disable".
Make sure you've got another mouse to control the computer with after doing this :)
Hope that helps!
My ISP actually has the gaul to prioritize traffic to speakeasy, speedtest.net, and other speed testing sites.
Any ideas on how to deal with this?
Well, the reason it takes the cake for me was the basic geometric pattern recognition failure. Sphere != Triangle!
Not only that, but the summary goes so far as to call it a "Triangle-shaped Spot". Words fail to describe how I feel after reading that atrocity.
Indeed. Possibly the worst summary I've ever read here.
As Douglas Adams put it:
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Ugh, where us the "-1 shhhh" option when I need it.
They have had protests which have involved hundreds of thousands of people.
On left-leaning news stations, there was a total blackout of coverage, while on the right-leaning news station it was akin to the second coming.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=tea+party+protests+wikipedia&l=1
I remember watching CNN on a night when I knew that the protests were occurring, and not one mention was made, so it's really not surprising people haven't heard about them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=964MLq1db4s
Fact check first... The "piece of paper" quote is phony.
As far as i can tell, this is the original article (it has been retracted): http://www.capitolhillblue.com/artman/publish/article_7779.shtml
FactCheck.org: http://factcheck.org/2007/12/bush-the-constitution-a-goddamned-piece-of-paper/
Ok, yeah, that's pretty funny. Not a very inventive troll :)
A new online Cold War huh? For clarity we should call this one the Flame War.
Mod parent informative... Even Jesus didn't know when the rapture was to occur. This guy somehow knows better?
For those who don't want/care to look this up, Matthew 24:36 states (in reference to the rapture) "No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father." - NIV translation
Unrelated note: For some reason, I mis-read the slashdot headline as "What To Do When the Raptors Come?"
what do you do when the raptors come?
Good post. No mod points today, or I'd mod you up.
And I thought my crazy-ex-girlfriend story was horrifying... As the (former?) target of a psychopath, I had multiple encounters with police (who tended to assume guilt) and all my online accounts hacked and defaced. I would.still be dealing with it today if she hadn't gotten caught in a bald faced lie to the cops, which was just dumb luck. You have my sympathy good sir.
I for one am looking forward to this. Time Crisis 2015: (Please look away from screen to reload)
Woosh...