"he is not now and won't ever be someone who should have been allowed to be elected in the first place."
Absolutely wrong here. It is critical to the functioning of a non-dictatorial government that be very, very few restrictions on who is allowed to be elected. It is critical because the alternative is that someone must choose who is allowed, and then that person or body is by definition dictatorial. The existing restrictions on who may run for the office of President of the United States are all the restrictions that should exist.
Certainly sometimes someone gets elected who is undesirable, unqualified, uncooth, etc. But such results pale in significance to the importance of allowing nearly anyone to run for office.
My father in law worked at the local rail yard. One evening one of the employees was accidentally caught between the couplers as two rail cars were being coupled. His lower torso was completely smashed and compressed in the couplers. Because his lungs and heart were above the couplers, he continued living as the compression of the coupled cars kept him from bleeding out. They called his family and they came over to say their goodbyes. Then they uncoupled the cars and he died. Awful.
I've been a Dish Network customer for years now. It continues to have the best UI of all the satellite/cable services that I've encountered. The SlingBox feature is super nice.
If the case has closed then my understanding is no, the verdict will not be overturned due to what is now incorrect venue. At the time the case was argued, the venue was correct. That the venue is now different should have no legal bearing on old cases - only current and future cases. I believe the constitutional law that prevents old cases from being reopened in this way is called double jeopardy.
My wife and I are tennis fans as well and have a somewhat similar experience. Often we watch tennis with the sound turned off so that we don't have to listen to the announcers. We've discovered that announcers are a bit of a mixed bag: some are great, some are ok, and some are terrible. We can't stand to listen to Brad Gilbert, Pam Oliver, Cliff Drysdale, or Martina Navratilova. On the other hand, Lindsay Davenport is wonderful to listen to and adds a great deal to the experience.
I set NoScript to disable javascript on/. when the auto-refresh feature was rolled out. Now I have turned javascript back on with satisfactory results. Thank you!
Video games are better to spectate than sports. Broadcasters have known this for decades, doing what they could to compensate. Gimmicks won't stall change forever though, sooner than later they'll have to face this fact. The real interesting stuff will be the cultural shift when video games start to challenge the popularity of athletic sports.
Decades? That would imply at least two decades. So you are suggesting that in 1994 broadcasters knew that video games are better to spectate that sports? I think that might be overstating things a little...
This is exactly the reason for public hearings with juries of our peers. The constitution already contains the means whereby we may come to these determinations.
Are not the sentences "There is not a good left-leaning news channel out there." and "Also, the American news channels are nothing but spin. I want nothing but news." in direct contradiction? Is not the very definition of "left-leaning" (or "right-leaning") equal to "spin"? If you desire spin-free news, you cannot also desire that it lean to the left (or right, or any other direction).
Yes. Do you suppose the role of an intelligence organization is to spy on its allies? How much of an ally can they really be if we spy on them like we do our enemies? The role of the NSA is not (or should not be) to spy on everyone. Spying is not a friendly activity. Spying is fundamentally a hostile activity and subjecting our allies to hostile activity will quickly result in a loss of allies.
Would you be friendly with someone who was spying on you?
Except that self-driving cars are already greatly safer than those driven by humans. If such a car doesn't cooperate with government surveillance, it doesn't degrade your freedom -- and as an useful tool, actually improves it. You can do whatever you want when travelling...
I believe that the absolute best way to obtain an appropriate perspective on the value of others is to serve them. Make service part of your everyday life. There are endless opportunities and ways. It can be something as simple as opening the door for people and saying hello with a smile. You can join a service oriented club at your school. You could join a local church on some service project. You could visit people in a retirement center or hospital. You could volunteer whenever the chance arises.
Nothing has helped me appreciate other people more than serving them. I have found an awful lot of happiness in holding doors open, greeting others in a kind way, picking things up for people when they drop them, and participating in service groups. When you serve someone with a smile without expectation of reward, you obtain a happiness and humility that cannot be found in any other way.
I've seen several comments on here mentioning the lack of weather effects, the single player mode, and the apparent slowness of the game. I think the point that is being missed is that the GT is series is a driving simulator first and a racing game second. Of all the racing games I've ever played, none is as close to how a car really behaves as the GT series of games. The focus is not on cool explosions or stunts like most other racing games, but on becoming a better driver. The challenge and fun part to me is finding that perfect line and the perfect braking point. Almost everything else is a distraction.
The game is also absolutely gorgeous. The details in just the asphalt are amazing. And these kinds of details are much appreciated as every visual clue helps me understand the characteristics of the road which better enables me to drive a quicker lap.
I have Dish Network. I chose it after looking at several of my friend's installations. One of them has digital cable from Comcast. The big trouble with Comcast is that they force commercials on you while you are in the channel menu screen. I see enough commercials already without having to watch more while selecting what channel to watch!
In addition, Comcast menus are awful. Hideously aggravating to navigate and slow to respond. The screen of channels and show times is not at all easy to use. It is not simple to find what shows are coming up. The menus on Dish Network are far simpler and saner.
The awful menus turned me off from cable, but the advertising they put in the menus sent me running.
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"he is not now and won't ever be someone who should have been allowed to be elected in the first place."
Absolutely wrong here. It is critical to the functioning of a non-dictatorial government that be very, very few restrictions on who is allowed to be elected. It is critical because the alternative is that someone must choose who is allowed, and then that person or body is by definition dictatorial. The existing restrictions on who may run for the office of President of the United States are all the restrictions that should exist.
Certainly sometimes someone gets elected who is undesirable, unqualified, uncooth, etc. But such results pale in significance to the importance of allowing nearly anyone to run for office.
My father in law worked at the local rail yard. One evening one of the employees was accidentally caught between the couplers as two rail cars were being coupled. His lower torso was completely smashed and compressed in the couplers. Because his lungs and heart were above the couplers, he continued living as the compression of the coupled cars kept him from bleeding out. They called his family and they came over to say their goodbyes. Then they uncoupled the cars and he died. Awful.
I've been a Dish Network customer for years now. It continues to have the best UI of all the satellite/cable services that I've encountered. The SlingBox feature is super nice.
LWN is a close second.
If the case has closed then my understanding is no, the verdict will not be overturned due to what is now incorrect venue. At the time the case was argued, the venue was correct. That the venue is now different should have no legal bearing on old cases - only current and future cases. I believe the constitutional law that prevents old cases from being reopened in this way is called double jeopardy.
My wife and I are tennis fans as well and have a somewhat similar experience. Often we watch tennis with the sound turned off so that we don't have to listen to the announcers. We've discovered that announcers are a bit of a mixed bag: some are great, some are ok, and some are terrible. We can't stand to listen to Brad Gilbert, Pam Oliver, Cliff Drysdale, or Martina Navratilova. On the other hand, Lindsay Davenport is wonderful to listen to and adds a great deal to the experience.
Guess which ones work at ESPN...
I set NoScript to disable javascript on /. when the auto-refresh feature was rolled out. Now I have turned javascript back on with satisfactory results. Thank you!
Video games are better to spectate than sports. Broadcasters have known this for decades, doing what they could to compensate. Gimmicks won't stall change forever though, sooner than later they'll have to face this fact. The real interesting stuff will be the cultural shift when video games start to challenge the popularity of athletic sports.
Decades? That would imply at least two decades. So you are suggesting that in 1994 broadcasters knew that video games are better to spectate that sports? I think that might be overstating things a little...
This is exactly the reason for public hearings with juries of our peers. The constitution already contains the means whereby we may come to these determinations.
Are not the sentences "There is not a good left-leaning news channel out there." and "Also, the American news channels are nothing but spin. I want nothing but news." in direct contradiction? Is not the very definition of "left-leaning" (or "right-leaning") equal to "spin"? If you desire spin-free news, you cannot also desire that it lean to the left (or right, or any other direction).
Yes. Do you suppose the role of an intelligence organization is to spy on its allies? How much of an ally can they really be if we spy on them like we do our enemies? The role of the NSA is not (or should not be) to spy on everyone. Spying is not a friendly activity. Spying is fundamentally a hostile activity and subjecting our allies to hostile activity will quickly result in a loss of allies.
Would you be friendly with someone who was spying on you?
Except that self-driving cars are already greatly safer than those driven by humans. If such a car doesn't cooperate with government surveillance, it doesn't degrade your freedom -- and as an useful tool, actually improves it. You can do whatever you want when travelling...
Except for drive your own car...
I believe that the absolute best way to obtain an appropriate perspective on the value of others is to serve them. Make service part of your everyday life. There are endless opportunities and ways. It can be something as simple as opening the door for people and saying hello with a smile. You can join a service oriented club at your school. You could join a local church on some service project. You could visit people in a retirement center or hospital. You could volunteer whenever the chance arises.
Nothing has helped me appreciate other people more than serving them. I have found an awful lot of happiness in holding doors open, greeting others in a kind way, picking things up for people when they drop them, and participating in service groups. When you serve someone with a smile without expectation of reward, you obtain a happiness and humility that cannot be found in any other way.
I've seen several comments on here mentioning the lack of weather effects, the single player mode, and the apparent slowness of the game. I think the point that is being missed is that the GT is series is a driving simulator first and a racing game second. Of all the racing games I've ever played, none is as close to how a car really behaves as the GT series of games. The focus is not on cool explosions or stunts like most other racing games, but on becoming a better driver. The challenge and fun part to me is finding that perfect line and the perfect braking point. Almost everything else is a distraction.
The game is also absolutely gorgeous. The details in just the asphalt are amazing. And these kinds of details are much appreciated as every visual clue helps me understand the characteristics of the road which better enables me to drive a quicker lap.
I have Dish Network. I chose it after looking at several of my friend's installations. One of them has digital cable from Comcast. The big trouble with Comcast is that they force commercials on you while you are in the channel menu screen. I see enough commercials already without having to watch more while selecting what channel to watch!
In addition, Comcast menus are awful. Hideously aggravating to navigate and slow to respond. The screen of channels and show times is not at all easy to use. It is not simple to find what shows are coming up. The menus on Dish Network are far simpler and saner.
The awful menus turned me off from cable, but the advertising they put in the menus sent me running.