This is one of the best long-con trolls that I think I have ever heard of. I wish I could claim responsibility for this masterpiece, and I don't even hate Bitcoin!
It would be interesting to know how far back in the blockchain it goes. Was it added in before bitcoin blew up? If so, then it sounds like someone was hoping they found a new way to disseminate or sell/buy CP. IF it's more recent, then it possibly could be an attempt to discredit bitcoin or, as you say, a troll from an anti-bitcoin person.
Presidents aren't just assassinated by random individuals.....except for McKinley, Garfield, Lincoln(can argue that's technically not random,but it was no great conspiracy), and the attempt on Reagan. So yes, Kennedy most likely was just an assassination by a random, crazy indiviual.
How about we make every take a free course outlining speaking safety, libel/slander laws, basic decency before being able to speak and/or exercising the use of the first amendment along with recurrent training covering the same topics?
We do. It's called compulsory primary education. The US already mandates at least an 8th grade education, and pretty much all of those topics are generally covered.
Owning and using guns is a right, not a privilege.
With rights comes responsibility. Just as the right to free speech doesn't allow you to yell "fire" in a theater, the right to bear arms doesn't allow you to, well, open fire in a theater. Just as reasonable limits on speech can exist without affecting your freedom of speech, so too can reasonable limits on firearms. I say this as someone who owns multiple firearms, and also believe the Constitution was written very specifically, and that the 2nd Amendment is the second amendment for a reason, because it shows how important gun ownership was to the founders.
Some easy, reasonable fixes: federal law already says it is illegal fire persons under 21 to purchase handguns from a licensed dealer. Amend that law to say firearms with an ammunition capacity over 5 rounds and/or barrel length. This takes care of most handguns (besides a limited number of revolvers, most of which are used for hunting as well) and AR-style rifles while still permitting the sale of hunting-geared weapons (shotguns, bolt actions, semi-autos like the modern BAR). Second would be require the attendance of a free course outlining firearm safety, handling, laws, and basic marksmanship before being able to attain a CCL or purchase a firearm as well as yearly recurrent training covering the same topics. We already make hunters do it, so it's a logical step.
I remember when they switched 96.1 in Atlanta over from rock to a Top 40 station (since already having 2 or 3 Top 40 stations in the same market isn't enough). Listening to rock music in my truck before refereeing a football game. Hopped in my truck after the game and it was Top 40. They never put out any warning, and from what I remember they didn't even warn the staff about the switch over. Haven't had good rock music on the radio since. The closest station we have now, every other song has a mandolin or banjo....
Suddenly, with linux/chrome, when I click on a heading it takes me straight to posting, and I can't see any comments, though the header shows some. I even have mod points. Help!
They make sure there are plenty of ads, but they don't care when the site messes up, or when some of those precious ads make the site almost unreadable by screwing up scrolling or keeping you from posting at all (anyone remember those?).
according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
WTF? Intelligence officials briefing the press? Prosecute them!
You do realize a lot of "leaks" are actually supported or directed by the administration or upper leadership of an agency, right? It's used as a way to control narratives, refute information that is about to be released by a news agency, as a way to get out information without making a formal statement, or even just to maintain relationships with friendly media.
Cost for a silencer is about $1-2k depending on quality and caliber. Have to wait a year from I hear. Also can just buy shotshell rounds for a shotgun effect
These playlists have a following because they have a reputation of creating good quality music selections. If they squander the goodwill by selling out to paid placements, so be it. Free market will take care of it.
It's tautological: The songs on these playlists must be good because the playlists are popular, and these playlists wouldn't be popular if the songs weren't good. So a lot of people will see those paid songs and assume they "have to" like them no matter if they really do or not. It happens all the time with art, music, movies, and video games. If people are told enough times that something is good they will talk themselves into believing it as well.
This. I am definitely a better shot with a Mosin Nagant in Red Orchestra 2 than I am with the one I own in real life. And that thing kicks like a mother too. Ironically enough though, the SKS I had shot a lot better than the SKS in Rising Storm 2 does.....
ABnB works because ad-hoc rooms are cheaper than standard hotel rooms.
So people rush into the ABnB market, removing conventional apartments from the pool of long-term housing, driving up rents as the pool of apartments shrinks.
So if hotels are losing customers, why aren't they cutting hotel rates to be more competitive with ABnB? Hell, why aren't they slashing staff completely and converting some properties to ABnB only -- or becoming apartments?
Do we need to reduce regulation on hotels so they can better compete with ABnB?
Or is it some other thing, like hotels had successfully restricted competition and there was a practical shortage of hotels which drove prices too high?
It's the Uber model. Hotels have to live up to all sorts of codes (fire codes, health codes, building codes, etc) and are inspected regularly. Airbnb homes, as private dwellings, are held to less stringent standards. Besides the cost reduction from this, the private homes don't have to pay for housekeeping, maintenance, front desk, and other staff, further reducing their costs. Hotels also have to collect and pay taxes that private dwellings may or may not collect and pay (there may or may not be local laws stating that they have to collect taxes, and they may or may not adhere to those laws if they do exist).
... it was "white flight" when middle-class people abandoned crime-infested, poor, dirty urban areas, and it was deemed bad.
Leaving by choice. Still bad because it deprived those neighborhoods of critically needed taxes and other benefits.
the crime and dirt and poverty are leaving, it's "gentrification" and it's deemed bad.
Being forced out. Not by choice. See the difference? Gentrification also usually means those pushed out have to move even further away from their jobs, sometimes making those jobs no longer tenable but mainly just increasing transportation cost (time and money) to those jobs. Costs the poor already have a hard time bearing as is.
To be fair, the average type of games created by the Japanese video game industry and the average type created by the American game industry are pretty different
So Japan sees fewer gun deaths than the US but has a far higher rate of tentacle rapes?
If it were for "charity", they'd be giving it away at $0.... instead they're still tryiing to Profit,
2 shipments a month on Prime at the discounted rate and they've probably reached that $5.99 in free shipping alone. At the same time the Prime owner gets free music, free TV shows/movies(so less money they "need" to spend on cable), and even some free ebooks. The increased marketshare is probably more important to Amazon than the extra $6 a month in Prime fees.
So Sri Lanka has a bit of a history of violence and oppression towards non-buddhists.
I agree with the history of civil strife in Sri Lanka. However in this case it is the government ( mostly Buddhist) that is doing its best to stop spread of violence, hence the blame on Buddhists is unjustified.
The Buddhist government is from all appearances trying to protect the Muslims, so yes, they aren't to blame. But a segment of the Buddhist population is still rioting and committing violence so the blame towards those Buddhists is justified.
In this particular case, a Buddhist man died so Buddhists are rioting and have burned down numerous mosques and Muslim owned shops and houses. Sri Lanka is not long removed from a pretty intense 25 year civil war between the Tamil minority and buddhist government. The Tamils are mostly Hindu, Christian, and Muslim. So Sri Lanka has a bit of a history of violence and oppression towards non-buddhists.
Private guns aren't a protection from the government. They are a supplement for the government. The founders intended the US would have a small, professional standing army that was to be augmented by the raising of local militia to fight in local battles if the US was invaded.
we never saw K die. He was just resting on some snowy stairs.
Oh come on... This is the protagonist of the movie who has been stabbed deeply, with his last shot being of him lying down, eyes closing with a dramatic pullback. No, we didn't get the "Hollywood" death like Miles Dyson had in Terminator 2... but we didn't need it. It had far more subtly than that - and was, frankly, a relief.
Hell, my dad still refuses to believe John Wayne died at the end of Sands of Iwo Jima, and they leave him laying face down in the dirt.
For those who answered "this content should be allowed on Facebook, and I would not mind seeing it" to that specific question, they immediately saw Chris Hansen pop up on the "people you may know" list.
Who says these kids are playing games? They are most likely watching youtube videos or similar. Even if they are playing games, on an iPad or smartphone the game is going to involve tapping or dragging, not using buttons and a directional pad like a Gameboy.
The other thing that slows down boarding is carry-ons. I do think maybe airlines should have checked luggage free but charge for carry-on bags that go in overhead, so they'd be less common and go to those that really need carry on. If people knew they would be getting carry-on space for sure they would not be so desperate to board early.
A lot of airlines use even narrow-body aircraft to carry freight in the cargo bins. Every time you fly you could very likely have a couple thousands pounds of mail, cargo, or even a human body or 2 sitting under you. Free checked bags means less room for cargo which is a pretty big money maker.
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This is one of the best long-con trolls that I think I have ever heard of. I wish I could claim responsibility for this masterpiece, and I don't even hate Bitcoin!
It would be interesting to know how far back in the blockchain it goes. Was it added in before bitcoin blew up? If so, then it sounds like someone was hoping they found a new way to disseminate or sell/buy CP. IF it's more recent, then it possibly could be an attempt to discredit bitcoin or, as you say, a troll from an anti-bitcoin person.
Presidents aren't just assassinated by random individuals.....except for McKinley, Garfield, Lincoln(can argue that's technically not random,but it was no great conspiracy), and the attempt on Reagan. So yes, Kennedy most likely was just an assassination by a random, crazy indiviual.
How about we make every take a free course outlining speaking safety, libel/slander laws, basic decency before being able to speak and/or exercising the use of the first amendment along with recurrent training covering the same topics?
We do. It's called compulsory primary education. The US already mandates at least an 8th grade education, and pretty much all of those topics are generally covered.
the privilege of buying a firearm
Owning and using guns is a right, not a privilege.
With rights comes responsibility. Just as the right to free speech doesn't allow you to yell "fire" in a theater, the right to bear arms doesn't allow you to, well, open fire in a theater. Just as reasonable limits on speech can exist without affecting your freedom of speech, so too can reasonable limits on firearms. I say this as someone who owns multiple firearms, and also believe the Constitution was written very specifically, and that the 2nd Amendment is the second amendment for a reason, because it shows how important gun ownership was to the founders.
Some easy, reasonable fixes: federal law already says it is illegal fire persons under 21 to purchase handguns from a licensed dealer. Amend that law to say firearms with an ammunition capacity over 5 rounds and/or barrel length. This takes care of most handguns (besides a limited number of revolvers, most of which are used for hunting as well) and AR-style rifles while still permitting the sale of hunting-geared weapons (shotguns, bolt actions, semi-autos like the modern BAR). Second would be require the attendance of a free course outlining firearm safety, handling, laws, and basic marksmanship before being able to attain a CCL or purchase a firearm as well as yearly recurrent training covering the same topics. We already make hunters do it, so it's a logical step.
this is one of the worst Radio monopolies in America. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
I remember when they switched 96.1 in Atlanta over from rock to a Top 40 station (since already having 2 or 3 Top 40 stations in the same market isn't enough). Listening to rock music in my truck before refereeing a football game. Hopped in my truck after the game and it was Top 40. They never put out any warning, and from what I remember they didn't even warn the staff about the switch over. Haven't had good rock music on the radio since. The closest station we have now, every other song has a mandolin or banjo....
Suddenly, with linux/chrome, when I click on a heading it takes me straight to posting, and I can't see any comments, though the header shows some. I even have mod points. Help!
They make sure there are plenty of ads, but they don't care when the site messes up, or when some of those precious ads make the site almost unreadable by screwing up scrolling or keeping you from posting at all (anyone remember those?).
Ever been around fighter pilots? They are jocks. To be fair though, you have to have a jock kind of mindset and ego to be successful at that job.
I'm also against the increasing trend of leaking:
according to current and former U.S. intelligence officials, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
WTF? Intelligence officials briefing the press? Prosecute them!
You do realize a lot of "leaks" are actually supported or directed by the administration or upper leadership of an agency, right? It's used as a way to control narratives, refute information that is about to be released by a news agency, as a way to get out information without making a formal statement, or even just to maintain relationships with friendly media.
For comparison in the other direction.
We need a unit that Slashdot readers can understand. How much lux does a burning Library of Congress put out from one furlong?
Cost for a silencer is about $1-2k depending on quality and caliber. Have to wait a year from I hear. Also can just buy shotshell rounds for a shotgun effect
These playlists have a following because they have a reputation of creating good quality music selections. If they squander the goodwill by selling out to paid placements, so be it. Free market will take care of it.
It's tautological: The songs on these playlists must be good because the playlists are popular, and these playlists wouldn't be popular if the songs weren't good. So a lot of people will see those paid songs and assume they "have to" like them no matter if they really do or not. It happens all the time with art, music, movies, and video games. If people are told enough times that something is good they will talk themselves into believing it as well.
This. I am definitely a better shot with a Mosin Nagant in Red Orchestra 2 than I am with the one I own in real life. And that thing kicks like a mother too. Ironically enough though, the SKS I had shot a lot better than the SKS in Rising Storm 2 does.....
Let me see if I understand this:
ABnB works because ad-hoc rooms are cheaper than standard hotel rooms.
So people rush into the ABnB market, removing conventional apartments from the pool of long-term housing, driving up rents as the pool of apartments shrinks.
So if hotels are losing customers, why aren't they cutting hotel rates to be more competitive with ABnB? Hell, why aren't they slashing staff completely and converting some properties to ABnB only -- or becoming apartments?
Do we need to reduce regulation on hotels so they can better compete with ABnB?
Or is it some other thing, like hotels had successfully restricted competition and there was a practical shortage of hotels which drove prices too high?
It's the Uber model. Hotels have to live up to all sorts of codes (fire codes, health codes, building codes, etc) and are inspected regularly. Airbnb homes, as private dwellings, are held to less stringent standards. Besides the cost reduction from this, the private homes don't have to pay for housekeeping, maintenance, front desk, and other staff, further reducing their costs. Hotels also have to collect and pay taxes that private dwellings may or may not collect and pay (there may or may not be local laws stating that they have to collect taxes, and they may or may not adhere to those laws if they do exist).
... it was "white flight" when middle-class people abandoned crime-infested, poor, dirty urban areas, and it was deemed bad.
Leaving by choice. Still bad because it deprived those neighborhoods of critically needed taxes and other benefits.
the crime and dirt and poverty are leaving, it's "gentrification" and it's deemed bad.
Being forced out. Not by choice. See the difference? Gentrification also usually means those pushed out have to move even further away from their jobs, sometimes making those jobs no longer tenable but mainly just increasing transportation cost (time and money) to those jobs. Costs the poor already have a hard time bearing as is.
To be fair, the average type of games created by the Japanese video game industry and the average type created by the American game industry are pretty different
So Japan sees fewer gun deaths than the US but has a far higher rate of tentacle rapes?
If it were for "charity", they'd be giving it away at $0.... instead they're still tryiing to Profit,
2 shipments a month on Prime at the discounted rate and they've probably reached that $5.99 in free shipping alone. At the same time the Prime owner gets free music, free TV shows/movies(so less money they "need" to spend on cable), and even some free ebooks. The increased marketshare is probably more important to Amazon than the extra $6 a month in Prime fees.
Everyone knows it takes a good game with a gun to stop a bad game with a gun.
I agree with the history of civil strife in Sri Lanka. However in this case it is the government ( mostly Buddhist) that is doing its best to stop spread of violence, hence the blame on Buddhists is unjustified.
The Buddhist government is from all appearances trying to protect the Muslims, so yes, they aren't to blame. But a segment of the Buddhist population is still rioting and committing violence so the blame towards those Buddhists is justified.
If even Buddhists hate you, you're probably doing something wrong.
Or rather, people are going to be people, regardless of their religion(or lack thereof).
In this particular case, a Buddhist man died so Buddhists are rioting and have burned down numerous mosques and Muslim owned shops and houses. Sri Lanka is not long removed from a pretty intense 25 year civil war between the Tamil minority and buddhist government. The Tamils are mostly Hindu, Christian, and Muslim. So Sri Lanka has a bit of a history of violence and oppression towards non-buddhists.
Private guns aren't a protection from the government. They are a supplement for the government. The founders intended the US would have a small, professional standing army that was to be augmented by the raising of local militia to fight in local battles if the US was invaded.
we never saw K die. He was just resting on some snowy stairs.
Oh come on... This is the protagonist of the movie who has been stabbed deeply, with his last shot being of him lying down, eyes closing with a dramatic pullback. No, we didn't get the "Hollywood" death like Miles Dyson had in Terminator 2... but we didn't need it. It had far more subtly than that - and was, frankly, a relief.
Hell, my dad still refuses to believe John Wayne died at the end of Sands of Iwo Jima, and they leave him laying face down in the dirt.
For those who answered "this content should be allowed on Facebook, and I would not mind seeing it" to that specific question, they immediately saw Chris Hansen pop up on the "people you may know" list.
Who says these kids are playing games? They are most likely watching youtube videos or similar. Even if they are playing games, on an iPad or smartphone the game is going to involve tapping or dragging, not using buttons and a directional pad like a Gameboy.
The other thing that slows down boarding is carry-ons. I do think maybe airlines should have checked luggage free but charge for carry-on bags that go in overhead, so they'd be less common and go to those that really need carry on. If people knew they would be getting carry-on space for sure they would not be so desperate to board early.
A lot of airlines use even narrow-body aircraft to carry freight in the cargo bins. Every time you fly you could very likely have a couple thousands pounds of mail, cargo, or even a human body or 2 sitting under you. Free checked bags means less room for cargo which is a pretty big money maker.