The "wholesale fetishism" bit makes this all a matter of personal opinion, but the large standing army and enduring military-industrial complex followed WWII as a result of the Cold War. Each prior war saw a buildup during the war and a rapid dropoff in military spending immediately following. WWII broke this trend and we have yet to return to comparable military spending as in the interwar period.
Sort of like the amplification levels that a $5 pair of headphones can do? I'm not saying makers should run rampant with these things, but how can the harm these can do outstrip that of a set of in-ear noise cancelling headphones?
Are the foam eartips washable or easily/cheaply replaceable? How do they hold up? Curious as I use disposable foam earplugs regularly on my motorbike. Some earbuds would make the longer trips a bit more pleasant, but I only get a few uses out of the disposables before they cease being something I want to shove in my ears...
Helped a bit, sure, but given blacks historically vote about 90% Democrat, it's not as big a factor as you're trying to make. Can't we just say "Anybody can be racist" and get on with our lives?
Similar situation here (OK, she doesn't stay over *every* night yet...), but we do make the bed just about every morning. In my case I find it easier to get into a made bed instead of sorting it out when I'm tired.
Now, I do find that this entire discussion is an excellent example that people will *always* find something to fight viciously over. We'll take sides across our battle lines, the Flatties over here, the Crumplers over there. Then there shall be WAR!!! And you untidy, undisciplined Crumpler sons of bitches will finally get what's coming to you!
Dirt or sand in the bed isn't queasy, but it is uncomfortable. Sort of like having sand in your shoes. It sticks in one place and is irritating. GP's point to me as a dog owner is quite valid.
Emphasis on your second point... You're going to have an easier time convincing that upstanding lady to stay the night if your bedroom isn't a disaster area.
Oh but you know how American's think. You can have a great idea that would eliminate the need for 90% of animal testing in medical research or a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions while generating the same amount of power, but it's not a 100% solution and therefore you are only perpetuating the problem!
Y'know, I was looking for a good spot to post something about getting off your high horse, but you pretty much nailed it. I'm thinking this guy is just looking for "ethical" excuses to hold back his ambition.
I'm not sure you quite grasp how violent *many* species are. How is killing the young of your own species just because they didn't come from you not a basic form of ideology? Do you understand just how many different species kill their own kind for breeding or territory rights? What about the waste of surplus killings where predators kill prey without intending to eat it - just because it's there? Everybody is so anxious to point out how terrible humans are compared to noble animals (or hell, how noble humans are compared to savage animals), but the very slightest bit of knowledge shows that we are all pretty much the same.
You're assuming he went to the advisers or followed their advice... While advising was "required" at my high school, there were plenty of ways to slip yourself through the cracks or choose your own classes regardless of your advisement. Seniors in high school are given some pretty good leeway in deciding for themselves.
I don't disagree with the zero tolerance policies though. You still have to consider public schools are given conflicting requirements: Educate children and allow them to grow intellectually and creatively, but don't allow them to do anything another student or parent might object to. Hell in this very thread we have half of the posts complaining that schools are full of punks and bullies running amok while the other half complain that they are prison like indoctrination centers. You can't have it both ways. You must willing to put up with some creativity killing order as well as some bullies being bullies.
Your second bullet point there I think is key. It really should cost a company more money to hire a foreign worker than a local worker. Honestly, I'd prefer they just be eligible to immigrate, but in that interim time (or if the individual is working a short term job and doesn't want to immigrate) it *needs* to cost the company more money to hire overseas talent than it would to hire local talent. Get rid of the financial incentive to bring in overseas talent and *then* see how much tech companies really need those H1B visas.
Might need a bit more historical data to back that up... It's pretty well known that Vikings did come to the new world, but I haven't seen anything yet to suggest they were pushed out by the natives.
I'm not even saying you're wrong, just that I haven't heard about it (and would find it fascinating...)
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Maybe he was just making a factual statement and we all interpreted it as sarcasm?
Well, the Germans need to keep their kangaroos somewhere, don't they!?!
People are just animals, too.
The "wholesale fetishism" bit makes this all a matter of personal opinion, but the large standing army and enduring military-industrial complex followed WWII as a result of the Cold War. Each prior war saw a buildup during the war and a rapid dropoff in military spending immediately following. WWII broke this trend and we have yet to return to comparable military spending as in the interwar period.
Sort of like the amplification levels that a $5 pair of headphones can do? I'm not saying makers should run rampant with these things, but how can the harm these can do outstrip that of a set of in-ear noise cancelling headphones?
I'd be a bit more interested in active beard cancellation...
Are the foam eartips washable or easily/cheaply replaceable? How do they hold up? Curious as I use disposable foam earplugs regularly on my motorbike. Some earbuds would make the longer trips a bit more pleasant, but I only get a few uses out of the disposables before they cease being something I want to shove in my ears...
Strange, most of the people (white, black, whatever) I know voted for Obama because he wasn't Sarah Palin.
Helped a bit, sure, but given blacks historically vote about 90% Democrat, it's not as big a factor as you're trying to make. Can't we just say "Anybody can be racist" and get on with our lives?
Only when it happens to us, if we do it we're simply protecting our "interests."
Similar situation here (OK, she doesn't stay over *every* night yet...), but we do make the bed just about every morning. In my case I find it easier to get into a made bed instead of sorting it out when I'm tired.
Now, I do find that this entire discussion is an excellent example that people will *always* find something to fight viciously over. We'll take sides across our battle lines, the Flatties over here, the Crumplers over there. Then there shall be WAR!!! And you untidy, undisciplined Crumpler sons of bitches will finally get what's coming to you!
Listen, if there's no chance of the party extending into the bedroom, I don't wanna go.
Dirt or sand in the bed isn't queasy, but it is uncomfortable. Sort of like having sand in your shoes. It sticks in one place and is irritating. GP's point to me as a dog owner is quite valid.
I always thought bowling lanes were magical.
Emphasis on your second point... You're going to have an easier time convincing that upstanding lady to stay the night if your bedroom isn't a disaster area.
Oh but you know how American's think. You can have a great idea that would eliminate the need for 90% of animal testing in medical research or a 60% reduction in CO2 emissions while generating the same amount of power, but it's not a 100% solution and therefore you are only perpetuating the problem!
Good God man, grinding up algae for fuel? You brute! Why won't anybody think of the algae!?!?
Y'know, I was looking for a good spot to post something about getting off your high horse, but you pretty much nailed it. I'm thinking this guy is just looking for "ethical" excuses to hold back his ambition.
I'm not sure you quite grasp how violent *many* species are. How is killing the young of your own species just because they didn't come from you not a basic form of ideology? Do you understand just how many different species kill their own kind for breeding or territory rights? What about the waste of surplus killings where predators kill prey without intending to eat it - just because it's there? Everybody is so anxious to point out how terrible humans are compared to noble animals (or hell, how noble humans are compared to savage animals), but the very slightest bit of knowledge shows that we are all pretty much the same.
Just head to the bathroom or out back real quick, then you can yell it without drawing too much attention.
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!
You're assuming he went to the advisers or followed their advice... While advising was "required" at my high school, there were plenty of ways to slip yourself through the cracks or choose your own classes regardless of your advisement. Seniors in high school are given some pretty good leeway in deciding for themselves.
I don't disagree with the zero tolerance policies though. You still have to consider public schools are given conflicting requirements: Educate children and allow them to grow intellectually and creatively, but don't allow them to do anything another student or parent might object to. Hell in this very thread we have half of the posts complaining that schools are full of punks and bullies running amok while the other half complain that they are prison like indoctrination centers. You can't have it both ways. You must willing to put up with some creativity killing order as well as some bullies being bullies.
Your second bullet point there I think is key. It really should cost a company more money to hire a foreign worker than a local worker. Honestly, I'd prefer they just be eligible to immigrate, but in that interim time (or if the individual is working a short term job and doesn't want to immigrate) it *needs* to cost the company more money to hire overseas talent than it would to hire local talent. Get rid of the financial incentive to bring in overseas talent and *then* see how much tech companies really need those H1B visas.
Agreed - let them in, make them citizens. Put them on the same pay and benefits scale as everybody else.
Might need a bit more historical data to back that up... It's pretty well known that Vikings did come to the new world, but I haven't seen anything yet to suggest they were pushed out by the natives.
I'm not even saying you're wrong, just that I haven't heard about it (and would find it fascinating...)
Right, because nothing is better than something if that something isn't as much as you wanted. Unemployment benefits do eventually run out y'know...