No, natural rights are things like gravity, inertia, mass, etc. and are absolutely inviolable by anything. Life and liberty and all those sentimental things can be wiped out by a single bullet to the head.
There's this little thing about "public accommodation" at play here, like in the civil rights laws. Equal treatment is the rule we must apply. We don't let the phone or electric companies prioritize their customers... I hope we don't. We need to turn the ISPs into common carriers.
Evidently you choose to misinterpret what I'm saying. Instead of raising taxes, they could just as easily cut back on their favorite pork barreled and wasteful military projects and Wall Street bailouts. Keep up the good work. You serve the other side well. I read your post there, and now I want to vote for Ms Palin... twice! I'll get the same results with better eye candy.
...the terms "liberal" and "conservative" in their US meanings.
Yes, that would be an American trait. They frequency associate "conservative" with rich. And "liberal" with poor. I agree they are poorly defined. But it serves its diversionary purpose. Normally I consider "liberal/conservative" to be a distraction myself. That's why the applied quotation marks around each.
I did not try to say anything about my country's economy, since that's naturally very off topic.
But classism is very real, and very much on topic. It's really what the article is about, and why the term "limousine liberal" is quite appropriate. "Rich boys and their toys" And what we have here is tax money being handed over to people who are completely undeserving (very much like the bank and insurance company bailouts), when it would bit as rational to give it to people who consider their personal transport to be more than just a prop to pick up chicks. This is what the "cash for junkers" should have done. It would have been helpful to our mitigate our oil dependence, and it might have helped out the auto industry if they were remotely inclined towards the public interest Instead we got this charade on all counts. We buy and spill more oil than ever, and the industry remains a sad joke.
Ya takes yer chances... Life's a gamble... No guarantees... I make the effort, hope for the best.. and expect the worst.. That way I'm never disappointed. I derive no benefit from simply lying down and living the lie. Yours may be a different story... Whatever makes you confortable
It depends... Are we talking about direct handouts, or shall we include all the tax loopholes and other dodges designed specifically for them in the deal? And let's not forget the hundreds of billions (now more than a trillion) spent on security provided by the nation's military and contractors. That comes out of our pockets.. and our kids'.. and our grand kids'... There's lots of not so well hidden costs in there that are kept on another set of books.
The ones that want to deny people the opulence and abundance that they (the phonies) possess. The ones who believe in zero sum, that resources are limited. The ones that tell us to consume less, as opposed to producing more with less (waste). They tell us to ration our water without seeing that the planet is damn near drowning in it. The ones that tell us the planet cannot support more people when the only real problem is corruption and mismanagement of the food (and water) supply. The ones that are playing Wall Street right along side with those they claim to oppose. And with that same "opposition", they'll tell you to sacrifice your child for some trumped up, totally unjustified war. Those "liberals". I put them in quotes because these people aren't the idealists who actually believe in things like personal liberty and real equal protection and respect under the law.
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The iPhone needs to do a power negotiation...
Yeah, I suppose passing data over a regular USB port would be a bit much to ask :-)
Invoking Ohm's law automatically ends the discussion...
Is there a practical reason that the iPhone / iPod cannot be recharged and / or synced via a simple USB mico connector interface?
Yes... Profit!
That would only show complete lack of concern for the intellectual property of others...
Somebody mixed up the books between this and laundered drug money.. And it's way more than 200 billion...
Stick them with an inanimate carbon rod.
Stupid and neurotic... Well there you go.. diminished capacity... Worked for Dan White. He got away with murder
And that is important.. Now we know that we shouldn't elect Mel Gibson governor of California, or appoint Paris Hilton as head of the DEA.
No, natural rights are things like gravity, inertia, mass, etc. and are absolutely inviolable by anything. Life and liberty and all those sentimental things can be wiped out by a single bullet to the head.
They retain the right to exclude...
Public accommodation rules preclude that. In civil society property rights are not absolute
To test our patience... Too many pages...
Does game inclusion say something fundamental about the nature of each operating system?
Yep. The only reason to upgrade to Vista and Win7 is the game graphics..
Pinball was great.. It worked perfectly on my 25MHz 486SX
There's this little thing about "public accommodation" at play here, like in the civil rights laws. Equal treatment is the rule we must apply. We don't let the phone or electric companies prioritize their customers... I hope we don't. We need to turn the ISPs into common carriers.
One is reminded of that Churchill quote about democracy...
What was it? Oh yeah... The best argument against democracy is a five minute discussion with the average voter.
you are NOTHING
Ahhh, excellent :-) That's what I've been waiting for. What took you so long?
you're an idiot.
From you, I'll take that as a complement...
Now please, go take some reading lessons.
You do understand how funding for public transit works?
Yeah! You cut out the pork and place the money where it's needed. Ain't gonna happen though, is it?
Evidently you choose to misinterpret what I'm saying. Instead of raising taxes, they could just as easily cut back on their favorite pork barreled and wasteful military projects and Wall Street bailouts. Keep up the good work. You serve the other side well. I read your post there, and now I want to vote for Ms Palin... twice! I'll get the same results with better eye candy.
...the terms "liberal" and "conservative" in their US meanings.
Yes, that would be an American trait. They frequency associate "conservative" with rich. And "liberal" with poor. I agree they are poorly defined. But it serves its diversionary purpose. Normally I consider "liberal/conservative" to be a distraction myself. That's why the applied quotation marks around each.
I did not try to say anything about my country's economy, since that's naturally very off topic.
But classism is very real, and very much on topic. It's really what the article is about, and why the term "limousine liberal" is quite appropriate. "Rich boys and their toys" And what we have here is tax money being handed over to people who are completely undeserving (very much like the bank and insurance company bailouts), when it would bit as rational to give it to people who consider their personal transport to be more than just a prop to pick up chicks. This is what the "cash for junkers" should have done. It would have been helpful to our mitigate our oil dependence, and it might have helped out the auto industry if they were remotely inclined towards the public interest Instead we got this charade on all counts. We buy and spill more oil than ever, and the industry remains a sad joke.
Ya takes yer chances... Life's a gamble... No guarantees... I make the effort, hope for the best.. and expect the worst.. That way I'm never disappointed. I derive no benefit from simply lying down and living the lie. Yours may be a different story... Whatever makes you confortable
It depends... Are we talking about direct handouts, or shall we include all the tax loopholes and other dodges designed specifically for them in the deal? And let's not forget the hundreds of billions (now more than a trillion) spent on security provided by the nation's military and contractors. That comes out of our pockets.. and our kids'.. and our grand kids'... There's lots of not so well hidden costs in there that are kept on another set of books.
Insurance... against those don't respect our rights.
The ones that want to deny people the opulence and abundance that they (the phonies) possess. The ones who believe in zero sum, that resources are limited. The ones that tell us to consume less, as opposed to producing more with less (waste). They tell us to ration our water without seeing that the planet is damn near drowning in it. The ones that tell us the planet cannot support more people when the only real problem is corruption and mismanagement of the food (and water) supply. The ones that are playing Wall Street right along side with those they claim to oppose. And with that same "opposition", they'll tell you to sacrifice your child for some trumped up, totally unjustified war. Those "liberals". I put them in quotes because these people aren't the idealists who actually believe in things like personal liberty and real equal protection and respect under the law.
You should leave the thinking to professionals. Now, be off...
i suppose you can protect me from these "savages" for a price?
Yep... Let's see if you can make worth my trouble
The savages make the encryption necessary. What are you talking about?