That "if" is big enough to justify blink, marquee and strong tags. It's like if I tell you that I'm going to audition for a movie next week. Last time I practiced I accidentally set my hair on fire, but if I do well next week I'll be a big star.
It does that to me sometimes. I just uncheck it, then check it again, with a couple of refreshes thrown in where appropriate and it goes back to normal.
Well yeah, but in this case the "competition" is socialism, and with the rich being as greedy as they are, the competition is starting to look a lot better.
Resources are indeed owned by those capable of keeping them. The problem in your scheme is that we talk to each other, and organise ourselves. One rich guy can't hold back the rest of society when they decide to not let him be rich any more. He might be able to keep a few people on his side, by sharing some riches, but he can't keep it up forever. As George Bush said: it's about winning over the hearts and minds; we'll convince people that our way is better for everyone except that one greedy rich guy, and then we'll take back our stuff.
It's similar to the religious ideas: learning all about the big bang and evolution is hard: reading a story about how God has always existed and created the universe because he loves you is easy.
Why you're an asshat in 6 words: starting your comment in the title. (Also some shit about throwing out big words with no indication that you actually know what it means, rather than just repeating it from the last time you were in a similar conversation, but the comment in the title thing grinds my gears more...)
Well, all they want to do is serve up targeted ads, so you don't need an individual identification. You just need to recognise that it's a black person so you can show an ad for malt liquor and Nike's.
Well, the numbers I worked out are only paying for the federal government. I assume the states would keep doing whatever they're doing now to fund themselves.
Basically, if you want to pay everyone a poverty line income, you need to increase the government spending by that amount. The sales tax will push up the poverty line, so you need to increase those payments, and then increase the sales tax to pay for that. Fortunately we worked out Zeno's paradox some time ago, so if we pay people enough that a house of more than 8 people can get by you'd need a 24% tax. If we want to pay everyone enough to live one their own it would be a 47% tax. Those numbers look big and scary, but maybe you could sell it if you promise to get rid of the other taxes, and compared to the taxes you see in other socialist countries it's not that bad...
I'd be worried about a repeat of what happened when they introduced the GST (goods and services tax) in Australia. They promised us that the money would be collected federally, and returned to the states, with the states cutting all of their sales taxes/stamp duty/other crap. As you might imagine, the federal government used their new power to put pressure on the states, so the states couldn't afford to get rid of all their taxes and we're left with a big mess. I don't have any hopes that the US would do better...
I realise you probably won't see this, but I would like to contribute that the decline in manners appears to be accompanying the "pussification" of society, so if anything insisting on manners is holding back the tide. Men used to be men, not afraid to punch someone on the nose when they deserve it, but knows enough to be polite when ladies are around.
As a/.'er unfamiliar with ASL, could you elaborate? I learned a couple of phrases for some volunteer work I did a few years back, but nothing to do with tits. I feel like I missed the most important part of the lesson.
They probably said the same about Newtonian physics. There's a difference between jumping on every bandwagon driven by a guy who's "unlocked the true secrets of the universe" and refusing the call a scientific theory infallible.
Maybe if they're making that much electronic they need to start including the kill switch like you'd find on a race car. You're never going to get to a system that has no errors, but you need to make sure the errors you do have are not catastrophic.
I'd be freak me out if I knew the cops could be in anything. Around here (Houston) they're either in older Impalas or new Chargers, so if I see a white one of them I make sure I'm doing everything right. I once spent 2 hours following a Crown Vic at 5 under the speed limit, until he stopped for gas and I realised it was just some old dude.
So I assume you're not talking about a method of teaching how to play piano (most of the results for googling PACE method.) Does it refer to tailing someone and keeping a constant gap so you know they're doing the same speed as you?
Cruise control, baby. Makes public roads so much more fun. Like I say, racetracks let you actually go fast, instead of hitting 80 and having to slam on your brakes to avoid the truck who just pulled into your lane.
I am a heterosexual male, and while I do not have the experience of the GP, I have driven fast enough to make you shit your pants (one of the reasons I don't let you in my car.) I also have never received a ticket, because I go to magical places known as racetracks when I want to drive faster than the local constabulary allows.
Just imagine how stupid the rest of the world will look when an asteroid gets on a collision course with earth, so North Korea nukes it and saves the planet.
Look, if you want to act like an asshole, that's your constitutional right. I'm sure you're very important and we all should be happy you took a few minutes out of your busy day to humour us. That doesn't change the rules of politeness, you may choose to waive them in extenuating circumstances, but that doesn't change the underlying rules.
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That "if" is big enough to justify blink, marquee and strong tags. It's like if I tell you that I'm going to audition for a movie next week. Last time I practiced I accidentally set my hair on fire, but if I do well next week I'll be a big star.
It does that to me sometimes. I just uncheck it, then check it again, with a couple of refreshes thrown in where appropriate and it goes back to normal.
Well yeah, but in this case the "competition" is socialism, and with the rich being as greedy as they are, the competition is starting to look a lot better.
Resources are indeed owned by those capable of keeping them. The problem in your scheme is that we talk to each other, and organise ourselves. One rich guy can't hold back the rest of society when they decide to not let him be rich any more. He might be able to keep a few people on his side, by sharing some riches, but he can't keep it up forever. As George Bush said: it's about winning over the hearts and minds; we'll convince people that our way is better for everyone except that one greedy rich guy, and then we'll take back our stuff.
It's similar to the religious ideas: learning all about the big bang and evolution is hard: reading a story about how God has always existed and created the universe because he loves you is easy.
Why you're an asshat in 6 words: starting your comment in the title. (Also some shit about throwing out big words with no indication that you actually know what it means, rather than just repeating it from the last time you were in a similar conversation, but the comment in the title thing grinds my gears more...)
We got a Verizon store. I think there must be an evil spirit living on the site or something...
Well, at least Chrome will work on XP for another couple of years: http://tech.slashdot.org/story/13/10/17/0311247/
Even with two tries!
Wait, you arrange in advance to be arrested? That definitely seems counter to the intent here.
Well, all they want to do is serve up targeted ads, so you don't need an individual identification. You just need to recognise that it's a black person so you can show an ad for malt liquor and Nike's.
Well, the numbers I worked out are only paying for the federal government. I assume the states would keep doing whatever they're doing now to fund themselves.
I was about to post a mathematical rejection of that idea, but you know, the numbers aren't really that crazy. Someone correct me if I've made a big mistake somewhere, but I've used the poverty level income from here: http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm, used the GDP as roughly the total spending we can tax (found here: http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/gdp) and used the 2012 budget figures from here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_federal_budget
Basically, if you want to pay everyone a poverty line income, you need to increase the government spending by that amount. The sales tax will push up the poverty line, so you need to increase those payments, and then increase the sales tax to pay for that. Fortunately we worked out Zeno's paradox some time ago, so if we pay people enough that a house of more than 8 people can get by you'd need a 24% tax. If we want to pay everyone enough to live one their own it would be a 47% tax. Those numbers look big and scary, but maybe you could sell it if you promise to get rid of the other taxes, and compared to the taxes you see in other socialist countries it's not that bad...
I'd be worried about a repeat of what happened when they introduced the GST (goods and services tax) in Australia. They promised us that the money would be collected federally, and returned to the states, with the states cutting all of their sales taxes/stamp duty/other crap. As you might imagine, the federal government used their new power to put pressure on the states, so the states couldn't afford to get rid of all their taxes and we're left with a big mess. I don't have any hopes that the US would do better...
I realise you probably won't see this, but I would like to contribute that the decline in manners appears to be accompanying the "pussification" of society, so if anything insisting on manners is holding back the tide. Men used to be men, not afraid to punch someone on the nose when they deserve it, but knows enough to be polite when ladies are around.
As a /.'er unfamiliar with ASL, could you elaborate? I learned a couple of phrases for some volunteer work I did a few years back, but nothing to do with tits. I feel like I missed the most important part of the lesson.
They probably said the same about Newtonian physics. There's a difference between jumping on every bandwagon driven by a guy who's "unlocked the true secrets of the universe" and refusing the call a scientific theory infallible.
Maybe if they're making that much electronic they need to start including the kill switch like you'd find on a race car. You're never going to get to a system that has no errors, but you need to make sure the errors you do have are not catastrophic.
I'd be freak me out if I knew the cops could be in anything. Around here (Houston) they're either in older Impalas or new Chargers, so if I see a white one of them I make sure I'm doing everything right. I once spent 2 hours following a Crown Vic at 5 under the speed limit, until he stopped for gas and I realised it was just some old dude.
They're slaters.
School is pronounced the same. Schedule is special like that.
So I assume you're not talking about a method of teaching how to play piano (most of the results for googling PACE method.) Does it refer to tailing someone and keeping a constant gap so you know they're doing the same speed as you?
Cruise control, baby. Makes public roads so much more fun. Like I say, racetracks let you actually go fast, instead of hitting 80 and having to slam on your brakes to avoid the truck who just pulled into your lane.
I am a heterosexual male, and while I do not have the experience of the GP, I have driven fast enough to make you shit your pants (one of the reasons I don't let you in my car.) I also have never received a ticket, because I go to magical places known as racetracks when I want to drive faster than the local constabulary allows.
Just imagine how stupid the rest of the world will look when an asteroid gets on a collision course with earth, so North Korea nukes it and saves the planet.
Look, if you want to act like an asshole, that's your constitutional right. I'm sure you're very important and we all should be happy you took a few minutes out of your busy day to humour us. That doesn't change the rules of politeness, you may choose to waive them in extenuating circumstances, but that doesn't change the underlying rules.