It's late and you didn't provide any sources, so I won't either. The commerce clause has been invoked to cover absurd federal drug/culture war activities by the current administration. It was used in an attempt to fight California's emissions standards.
You seem to be implying that the modern Republican Party supports a more equitable distribution of power between the branches or between the levels of government. They have consistently shown this to be false for the last 20 years. They support an expansion of executive power while they hold the executive. They support an expansion of federal power when they have a majority in congress.
Further, I would argue that judicial support of new deal legislation came with the five justices appointed by FDR during his second term.
Disclaimer: While I obviously dislike the argument I see you using, I also disagree with the prevailing interpretation of both the commerce and elastic clauses. I feel that an amendment should have been required to implement many of the New Deal programs. I also feel that many of those programs were a step in the right direction.
Incidentally, recycling works the same way -- you need enough garbage to warrant the massive overheads of recycling before any effort is saved. I've got no idea if we're even there yet.
You'll have to define "we" on that one. Aluminum is profitable to recycle in every market I know of. In societies with vast areas of unused land, like the United States, it's fairly economical to simply throw everything else in a landfill and throw a natural gas plant on top of it after it's full. In a highly developed island state like Japan, however, landfill space is at a premium, transportation costs of trash are very high, and it's a better answer to recycle as much as you can, incinerate everything that's left after that, and dump the rest in a landfill. And even that isn't going to be a long-term, sustainable option.
Getting back on energy production, while I feel your solution can somewhat work by leveling use, it's not the only solution. The best alternative I know if is to reduce the peaks by intelligently spreading energy use out throughout the day. Good examples include dishwashers that automatically run at night. Increasing demand to boost efficiency also only works until you reach the limit of supply, which is a significant figure in oil.
Sorry, but the logical fallacy police have to intervene in this one. Absence of evidence is indeed evidence of absence; however, it is not proof of absence. In this case, as has already been demonstrated, we would need significantly more evidence of absence before we could come to any sort of meaningful conclusion. The current evidence of absence is about the equivalent of saying we know there's not a large ET base on the surface of the bright side of the moon.
Further, there's nothing logically wrong with the pot calling the kettle black. The kettle is indeed black regardless of the color of the pot. It just makes the pot look dumb for trying to make fun of the kettle. It reminds me of this quote attributed to Jack Nicholson:
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
Relax Francis. It's not like I think women should pay for rape kits. And I don't believe Palin knew about it, and I think the blame lis on the police chief. You have no evidence otherwise.
"The buck stops at the police chief" - Sarah Palin '08
I am trying to point out the difference between fact and rumor. As you stated, the fact check link does not provide evidence she did not intervene. At this point, there is no evidence she was even aware of it. There is only supposition by a politician of an opposing party that she must have known.
That's a moot point. It still proves that, in her limited "executive" experience, a horrendous misuse of government effort occurred. Additionally, she has failed to take any responsibility for the issue. As President, "I didn't know the Secretary was doing that" is not a valid excuse. All people occupying executive positions must be held accountable for the actions of their appointees.
And, for the record, I feel to see how charging insurance companies for the collection of criminal evidence is legitimate. Police departments are funded precisely so that they will be able to collect criminal evidence. I know the last time my car was dusted for finger prints my insurance company wasn't billed.
My guess is most of the uneducated, barely literate people are voting for Obama.
You're wrong. She's running for VP! (cue snare and cymbals)
It is easy to vote for someone who promises to steal from others to give you stuff you didn't earn for yourself.
Who wouldn't agree that actively taking by force from one group of people and giving it to another group is stealing? Except that's not his plan at all. You're intentionally misrepresenting it and hoping people will follow the rest of your logic without questioning that premise.
Yes, INCOME REDISTRIBUTION is STEALING, and not a "Right". Taking from someone else, under threat, is evil, and that is something that Obama and McCain both don't understand.
And why I'm voting libertarian.
I voted libertarian the last few times, and I am still registered as one. I'd love to see the federal government get its fingers out of the majority of crap they're involved in. Until that happens, we have to accept that income tax is a reality. So, no matter what, the government is "stealing" from some and "giving" to others. Right now the government "steals" from blue states and gives to red states. As long as you have a federal government taxing and spending you will have some redistribution of wealth.
The problem is that over the last eight years we really have seen an incredible redistribution of wealth orchestrated by the legislative and executive. We have seen remarkable tax cuts for the wealthy, a reimplementation of anti-labor laws, and a return to economic policies reminiscent of the gilded age. The middle class is drowning under a sea of debt and now makes less real money than they did in the 1970's.
Obama's plan is to return to a more progressive tax system that will give some relief to the middle class. The idea is that a healthier middle class will be able to make and spend more money and that the elite (top 0.1%) class will still continue to acquire wealth. Frankly, it's demonstrably better than the repeated, abysmal failure that we call "trickle down".
That paranoid theory that the NSA has already broken most encryption algorithms but just hasn't disclosed how yet, sounds a bit less paranoid once you see how many mathematicians are employed by them, and it's better to be safe than in Gitmo.
Almost correct... In fact, the NSA has already broken every algorithm that ever has or will exist, rendering even THEIR most sensitive communications insecure. Since all communications are insecure, they actually hire mathematicians as a cover. All the mathematicians really do is read your email. Also, they can only read your thoughts when you masturbate. Don't worry, once McCain is out of the way, that thought you had about your mother will land you in Gitmo.
If you're against the last statement, how can you, in good conscience, vote for bill which contains it? Voting for the bill in whole is exactly the same as voting for its constituent parts seperately. He should have voted against it until the parts he disagreed with were removed, and he's a coward for not sticking to his principles.
It's called "compromise" and it's an inherent, essential element of representative democracy. An uncompromising legislator will never accomplish anything. Politicians must also have certain points they will not waiver on... I recommend fundamental humans rights, but you can elect politicians on other issues.
In case you didn't know what the GP was referencing, Lake Nyos was the site of a natural disaster that killed approximately 1,700 people when the lake released 1,600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
If the FBI wanted to charge Bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks, the charges would be there.
Thanks for showing us how little you understand. The FBI doesn't charge anyone of anything. Bin Laden hasn't been indicted by a grand jury (or DA) for his role in the 9/11 attacks.
The excuse of blaming the "dumb mainstream media" is getting pretty thin. Maybe the scientists should point out the limits of their findings and what they mean by "junk" or "dark", etc., if only so to shut up slashdot smarta**es. Fat chance - marketing principle applies everywhere?
Your timing is incredible! How, exactly, would scientists communicate with the public? What do they do when the mainstream media intentionally misrepresents scientific quarrels?
Fear Looms Over Scientist's Experiment to Uncover Secrets of 'Big Bang' was a front page article on FoxNews.com today. Aside from the title, which implies "Arrogant Scientist Thinks He Knows It All", the text of the article is 100% misleading. Here are some good quotes, emphasis mine:
A British physicist has claimed he can explain the secrets of the Big Bang Theory, but his controversial experiment has scientists believing he could bring about the end of the world, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported.
Evans' ambitions, however, have brought widespread concern among scientists who say the experiment could create a shower of unstable black holes inside the Earth, and subsequently bring destruction to the planet.
The Daily Mall then went on to make some indirect ad hominem attacks on the lead researcher because he "is so relaxed about his job, he wears shorts to work".
Anyone who has been watching the story or knows anything about it knows that the crackpot doomsday theories have been thoroughly debunked ad nauseum.
Perhaps "dumb mainstream media" should focus on reporting the actual facts, as already reported by scientists in their published, peer-reviewed papers, rather than intentionally distorting them to create sensationalist headlines to further their ideological goals? Since we know they won't do that, people like you should turn your criticism on those who deserve it.
Disclaimer: FOX News can not be said to have not known the facts in this case. They displayed an Associated Press report about the LHC in June 2008 which accurately represented both sides of the debate in a more honest manner.
I can't match you on the ancient modem, my first machine came with a 2400 baud. Puts me in the 'old' camp as opposed to 'completely decrepit' like yourself.
If you find a good way of keeping these damned kids off your lawn, let me know.
Obviously neither of you ever used a 300 baud modem. If you're using a cradle modem, kids on the lawn are a good thing. Kids trying to use the phone or playing inside and knocking it off the cradle is the danger!
While I agree with you, if she really said "I don't want to hold you hostage, but would you mind hanging around until the other technician arrives so that the two of you can sort it out." then she was quite clearly not threatening him. It's a normal phrase part of speech. If someone said "I don't want to steal any more of your time", would you call them a thief?
Likewise, if the tech is correct that she "implied" she had a gun and would not allow him to leave until he fixed it, then she will likely be found guilty.
I don't see what any of this has to do with whether or not the problem was with her computer. If I were the tech, however, I would have tried my laptop on the connection real quick and showed her that the problem was not on the ISP's end.
Microsoft forced to remove Excel-Access linking. Carlos Armando did not have a functional product, and it's ridiculous to think that Microsoft needed his help or inspiration to develop this functionality.
Since I was booked to stay with one of my GFs over the next weekend I have to stay home and pick up the call before my wife answers them and open the Pandora's box. damm! the credit card company may as well call on the home number.
And in a related story, Slashdot's databases were compromised today, exposing the real identities of all Anonymous Cowards.
Thank you for the good links and references; it's a rare sight these days. I would have to agree with you that using known insecure software could potentially open them to various liabilities, and it could be interesting how this plays out over the next decade or so.
It would also be interesting to see a similar comparison of a standard Linux-based desktop. I imagine that even if the kernel is secure, there are many unpatched vulnerabilities across a whole repository.
Ask the Japanese about Pearl Harbor and you'll get your answer
They'll be happy to tell you it was an "unfortunate, but necessary" decision they made given the corner Americans backed them into. Unless you ask the youth... then they'll tell you America invaded because Marines were hungry and wanted to eat their babies while pushing their women off cliffs.
You'll find a similar take on history in both Koreas and both Chinas.
He destroyed the GP's argument, but I didn't see him say that polygamy is necessarily a bad thing. I agree with him entirely on his points, and Xellios was dead wrong about polygamy applying in "almost the entire animal kingdom".
Personally, I feel that monogamy works best for most people, but "whatever works for you" is fine by me. Government should not be involved in regulating living arrangements or private arrangements between consenting adults. If Bill Gates, however, chooses to marry 5 million women, I don't think he should be able to claim them all as dependents on his tax returns.
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Already have that - but we call it "flex time."
If they REALLY wanted to save energy, they'd go to the 4 day work week. 20% saving in gasoline used to drive cars to and from work.
Way ahead of you! We're headed straight for the 0 day work week.
It's late and you didn't provide any sources, so I won't either. The commerce clause has been invoked to cover absurd federal drug/culture war activities by the current administration. It was used in an attempt to fight California's emissions standards.
You seem to be implying that the modern Republican Party supports a more equitable distribution of power between the branches or between the levels of government. They have consistently shown this to be false for the last 20 years. They support an expansion of executive power while they hold the executive. They support an expansion of federal power when they have a majority in congress.
Further, I would argue that judicial support of new deal legislation came with the five justices appointed by FDR during his second term.
Disclaimer: While I obviously dislike the argument I see you using, I also disagree with the prevailing interpretation of both the commerce and elastic clauses. I feel that an amendment should have been required to implement many of the New Deal programs. I also feel that many of those programs were a step in the right direction.
Incidentally, recycling works the same way -- you need enough garbage to warrant the massive overheads of recycling before any effort is saved. I've got no idea if we're even there yet.
You'll have to define "we" on that one. Aluminum is profitable to recycle in every market I know of. In societies with vast areas of unused land, like the United States, it's fairly economical to simply throw everything else in a landfill and throw a natural gas plant on top of it after it's full. In a highly developed island state like Japan, however, landfill space is at a premium, transportation costs of trash are very high, and it's a better answer to recycle as much as you can, incinerate everything that's left after that, and dump the rest in a landfill. And even that isn't going to be a long-term, sustainable option.
Getting back on energy production, while I feel your solution can somewhat work by leveling use, it's not the only solution. The best alternative I know if is to reduce the peaks by intelligently spreading energy use out throughout the day. Good examples include dishwashers that automatically run at night. Increasing demand to boost efficiency also only works until you reach the limit of supply, which is a significant figure in oil.
Sorry, but the logical fallacy police have to intervene in this one. Absence of evidence is indeed evidence of absence; however, it is not proof of absence. In this case, as has already been demonstrated, we would need significantly more evidence of absence before we could come to any sort of meaningful conclusion. The current evidence of absence is about the equivalent of saying we know there's not a large ET base on the surface of the bright side of the moon.
Further, there's nothing logically wrong with the pot calling the kettle black. The kettle is indeed black regardless of the color of the pot. It just makes the pot look dumb for trying to make fun of the kettle. It reminds me of this quote attributed to Jack Nicholson:
"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
Relax Francis. It's not like I think women should pay for rape kits. And I don't believe Palin knew about it, and I think the blame lis on the police chief. You have no evidence otherwise.
"The buck stops at the police chief" - Sarah Palin '08
That should be "fail to see", however I don't feel this should be considered a failure on my part.
I am trying to point out the difference between fact and rumor. As you stated, the fact check link does not provide evidence she did not intervene. At this point, there is no evidence she was even aware of it. There is only supposition by a politician of an opposing party that she must have known.
That's a moot point. It still proves that, in her limited "executive" experience, a horrendous misuse of government effort occurred. Additionally, she has failed to take any responsibility for the issue. As President, "I didn't know the Secretary was doing that" is not a valid excuse. All people occupying executive positions must be held accountable for the actions of their appointees.
And, for the record, I feel to see how charging insurance companies for the collection of criminal evidence is legitimate. Police departments are funded precisely so that they will be able to collect criminal evidence. I know the last time my car was dusted for finger prints my insurance company wasn't billed.
My guess is most of the uneducated, barely literate people are voting for Obama.
You're wrong. She's running for VP! (cue snare and cymbals)
It is easy to vote for someone who promises to steal from others to give you stuff you didn't earn for yourself.
Who wouldn't agree that actively taking by force from one group of people and giving it to another group is stealing? Except that's not his plan at all. You're intentionally misrepresenting it and hoping people will follow the rest of your logic without questioning that premise.
Yes, INCOME REDISTRIBUTION is STEALING, and not a "Right". Taking from someone else, under threat, is evil, and that is something that Obama and McCain both don't understand.
And why I'm voting libertarian.
I voted libertarian the last few times, and I am still registered as one. I'd love to see the federal government get its fingers out of the majority of crap they're involved in. Until that happens, we have to accept that income tax is a reality. So, no matter what, the government is "stealing" from some and "giving" to others. Right now the government "steals" from blue states and gives to red states. As long as you have a federal government taxing and spending you will have some redistribution of wealth.
The problem is that over the last eight years we really have seen an incredible redistribution of wealth orchestrated by the legislative and executive. We have seen remarkable tax cuts for the wealthy, a reimplementation of anti-labor laws, and a return to economic policies reminiscent of the gilded age. The middle class is drowning under a sea of debt and now makes less real money than they did in the 1970's.
Obama's plan is to return to a more progressive tax system that will give some relief to the middle class. The idea is that a healthier middle class will be able to make and spend more money and that the elite (top 0.1%) class will still continue to acquire wealth. Frankly, it's demonstrably better than the repeated, abysmal failure that we call "trickle down".
Yes they do, this guy says so!
The trick is to get the right catalyst. 3 parts unicorn feathers to 1 part pixie dust should be fine.
Stripper dust works better and extracts money at an alarming rate.
If the metric system is so perfect, how do you use it to measure "Woosh"?
But what it does do is expose 'politics as usual' for her, all claims to maverick status are pretty much null and void now.
How do you figure? I'd say choosing to use a commercial email provider and moving away from govt-provided IT is pretty mavericky.
That paranoid theory that the NSA has already broken most encryption algorithms but just hasn't disclosed how yet, sounds a bit less paranoid once you see how many mathematicians are employed by them, and it's better to be safe than in Gitmo.
Almost correct... In fact, the NSA has already broken every algorithm that ever has or will exist, rendering even THEIR most sensitive communications insecure. Since all communications are insecure, they actually hire mathematicians as a cover. All the mathematicians really do is read your email. Also, they can only read your thoughts when you masturbate. Don't worry, once McCain is out of the way, that thought you had about your mother will land you in Gitmo.
If you're against the last statement, how can you, in good conscience, vote for bill which contains it? Voting for the bill in whole is exactly the same as voting for its constituent parts seperately. He should have voted against it until the parts he disagreed with were removed, and he's a coward for not sticking to his principles.
It's called "compromise" and it's an inherent, essential element of representative democracy. An uncompromising legislator will never accomplish anything. Politicians must also have certain points they will not waiver on... I recommend fundamental humans rights, but you can elect politicians on other issues.
In case you didn't know what the GP was referencing, Lake Nyos was the site of a natural disaster that killed approximately 1,700 people when the lake released 1,600,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
If the FBI wanted to charge Bin Laden for the 9/11 attacks, the charges would be there.
Thanks for showing us how little you understand. The FBI doesn't charge anyone of anything. Bin Laden hasn't been indicted by a grand jury (or DA) for his role in the 9/11 attacks.
oh yeah, and I also forgot the civilian contractors that we pay 3x as much to do the same thing the gov't used to do only MORE incompetently!
oh yeah, and I also forgot the civilian contractors that we pay 3x as much to do the same thing the gov't used to do only competently!
There, fixed that for you. Why do you feel the need to post on this subject when you obviously don't know what you are talking about?
The excuse of blaming the "dumb mainstream media" is getting pretty thin. Maybe the scientists should point out the limits of their findings and what they mean by "junk" or "dark", etc., if only so to shut up slashdot smarta**es. Fat chance - marketing principle applies everywhere?
Your timing is incredible! How, exactly, would scientists communicate with the public? What do they do when the mainstream media intentionally misrepresents scientific quarrels?
Fear Looms Over Scientist's Experiment to Uncover Secrets of 'Big Bang' was a front page article on FoxNews.com today. Aside from the title, which implies "Arrogant Scientist Thinks He Knows It All", the text of the article is 100% misleading. Here are some good quotes, emphasis mine:
A British physicist has claimed he can explain the secrets of the Big Bang Theory, but his controversial experiment has scientists believing he could bring about the end of the world, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported.
Evans' ambitions, however, have brought widespread concern among scientists who say the experiment could create a shower of unstable black holes inside the Earth, and subsequently bring destruction to the planet.
The Daily Mall then went on to make some indirect ad hominem attacks on the lead researcher because he "is so relaxed about his job, he wears shorts to work".
Anyone who has been watching the story or knows anything about it knows that the crackpot doomsday theories have been thoroughly debunked ad nauseum.
Perhaps "dumb mainstream media" should focus on reporting the actual facts, as already reported by scientists in their published, peer-reviewed papers, rather than intentionally distorting them to create sensationalist headlines to further their ideological goals? Since we know they won't do that, people like you should turn your criticism on those who deserve it.
Disclaimer: FOX News can not be said to have not known the facts in this case. They displayed an Associated Press report about the LHC in June 2008 which accurately represented both sides of the debate in a more honest manner.
I can't match you on the ancient modem, my first machine came with a 2400 baud. Puts me in the 'old' camp as opposed to 'completely decrepit' like yourself.
If you find a good way of keeping these damned kids off your lawn, let me know.
Obviously neither of you ever used a 300 baud modem. If you're using a cradle modem, kids on the lawn are a good thing. Kids trying to use the phone or playing inside and knocking it off the cradle is the danger!
While I agree with you, if she really said "I don't want to hold you hostage, but would you mind hanging around until the other technician arrives so that the two of you can sort it out." then she was quite clearly not threatening him. It's a normal phrase part of speech. If someone said "I don't want to steal any more of your time", would you call them a thief?
Likewise, if the tech is correct that she "implied" she had a gun and would not allow him to leave until he fixed it, then she will likely be found guilty.
I don't see what any of this has to do with whether or not the problem was with her computer. If I were the tech, however, I would have tried my laptop on the connection real quick and showed her that the problem was not on the ISP's end.
Microsoft forced to remove Excel-Access linking. Carlos Armando did not have a functional product, and it's ridiculous to think that Microsoft needed his help or inspiration to develop this functionality.
Is this example number 50?
Since I was booked to stay with one of my GFs over the next weekend I have to stay home and pick up the call before my wife answers them and open the Pandora's box. damm! the credit card company may as well call on the home number.
And in a related story, Slashdot's databases were compromised today, exposing the real identities of all Anonymous Cowards.
Thank you for the good links and references; it's a rare sight these days. I would have to agree with you that using known insecure software could potentially open them to various liabilities, and it could be interesting how this plays out over the next decade or so.
It would also be interesting to see a similar comparison of a standard Linux-based desktop. I imagine that even if the kernel is secure, there are many unpatched vulnerabilities across a whole repository.
Ask the Japanese about Pearl Harbor and you'll get your answer
They'll be happy to tell you it was an "unfortunate, but necessary" decision they made given the corner Americans backed them into. Unless you ask the youth... then they'll tell you America invaded because Marines were hungry and wanted to eat their babies while pushing their women off cliffs.
You'll find a similar take on history in both Koreas and both Chinas.
I believe everyone can find lasting happiness with marriage if they approach it with the right attitude.
Even if they're homosexual?
He destroyed the GP's argument, but I didn't see him say that polygamy is necessarily a bad thing. I agree with him entirely on his points, and Xellios was dead wrong about polygamy applying in "almost the entire animal kingdom".
Personally, I feel that monogamy works best for most people, but "whatever works for you" is fine by me. Government should not be involved in regulating living arrangements or private arrangements between consenting adults. If Bill Gates, however, chooses to marry 5 million women, I don't think he should be able to claim them all as dependents on his tax returns.