Oh and for what it's worth, we have no income tax either.
Congrats on the taxing the poor proportionally more, can't have them thinking above their position.
That may not actually be the case. Florida has no income tax either. They're able to fund most of the money the state needs through hotel taxes and the rest comes from taxes on business and property. Florida has a homestead act that allows people to deduct a certain portion of their property tax on their home. That is based entirely on property tax assessment value. So, a poor person can deduct a large portion of their property tax while a person with a fancy house will pay through the nose.
Of course it would be the height of irony if a mosquito managed to transfer the CRISPR gene package (from itself or a mouse) to its main host, thus getting rid of the most invasive species in Earth's history: US
Hold on there, fella! Europeans have been going on for over a hundred years about how US has no real national heritage or history, That the US is just a baby nation in comparison to them. Now you're trying to claim that the US is the most invasive people in Earth's history? That seems like a stretch buddy, but maybe you're right!
When I was studying computer science in school, most of our classes were in lecture halls, and you'd have a lab portion on a different day. I got a PowerBook for my last couple of years, and was able to type my notes, since I can type way faster than I can write., so it worked out pretty well for me. Of course, Facebook wasn't a thing yet, and I detested MySpace.
Now that I'm teaching, we're in a classroom with computers. Since so many students just goof off on the computers during the lecture, I decided to start flipping my classroom. I record video lectures and then have them work on their labs & homework during class time. It has worked out pretty well, especially for the good students, and it removes some excuses for the bad students.
I had a sleep disorder when I was in college and was completely unaware of it. Screwing around on my laptop kept me awake during lectures instead of asleep in my chair. I dare say that I learned more while distracted by the computer than I did when I slept through class. But my friends and I would just sit there and play around on party poker during class, we weren't getting into long drawn out conversations on facebook (which did not exist). One time I did wake up from a nap in class to look over the shoulder of the guy in front of me and see that he was getting a strip tease on Yahoo Messenger from some girl. I think I stayed awake for the rest of that lecture.
I don't understand why they had to make a First Amendment argument in the first place. If the government cannot point to a specific law which prohibits recording, the police have no authority to interfere. When We, The People are in a public place and government is spying on us, they assert that we have no "reasonable expectation of privacy". How can government employees claim that they are entitled to special rights when they're in public? I think the ruling should have affirmed the right to record on that basis. No law is being broken and police cannot interfere in lawful activity.
I'm not sure why we needed the First Amendment here, but I trust that the ACLU & their lawyers know what they're doing & I'm very pleased with the end result. For once, a ruling goes our way.
Many states (I do not know about Pennsylvania) did enact laws that made it illegal to record police officers. So it is possible that, in the case that such a law did exist and then it would be required for the plaintiff to prove that the law recorded either violates the state or federal constitution.
Could be that the government doesn't want to simply revoke a necessary freedom for it's citizens even if it means increased safety and decreased deaths.
I would guess that it is very similar to Florida. AARP practically controls the state of Florida. You could never get a new law passed that restricted elderly drivers in Florida even though there are a lot of them that should not be driving anymore. Japan, too, has an aging population that is not likely to be okay with restricting their own rights.
You know, sort of like how we over here say "No, why would we limit gun sales?"
You do realize that there is a constitutional amendment that makes this difficult to legislate, right? California just had several gun control laws struck down in Federal Court. There have been gun control laws struck down all over the US lately. There is no such amendment guaranteeing people the right to drive in the US. I doubt that Japan has any sort of law or constitutional protection over driving, either.
Are you kidding me?
White men did what?
They killed the Indians, killed their bisons (their food) to force them to move to somewhere else, they confiscated their land, and now they 'built America'?
The bloody arrogance...
And now we're correcting your spelling! Bison would be the correct plural spelling. Just give us 10 more minutes and we'll come back more arrogant than before, don't worry! We're here to serve!
IIHS loves to fuck over the automakers by suddenly testing for things they never tested for in the past in order to make them look bad and raise the cost of your insurance
I don't think you know much about insurance. Insurance is a competitive market, so they can't just make up reasons to just charge you more, you can go to another insurer. They can differentiate, so charge you more and your neighbor less because their car is safer--but that's a good thing.
IIHS is far less subject to politics than NHTSA which wasn't allowed to do rollover for the longest time because too many SUVs were going to fail miserably.
While that is true, I would not be surprised if the IIHS was trying to make sure Teslas could garner a higher premium. The problem is that when a Tesla does get into an accident, they're typically expensive to repair. There was a story about this a few months ago. That alone ought to be enough of a reason for the industry to raise rates but, we all know that corporations are greedy bastards and will do everything they can to improve their bottom line.
Pump water storage is a pretty solid technology as it can store massive amounts of potential energy. But like many things it only works properly under circumstances where you have an abundance water available and also have the space to store that water. And then again we're talking about California here, where you can get fined for wasting water during the rather frequent draughts. Well, at least that's what the internet tells me. I don't live actually there so your mileage may differ.
California does pump water back into the San Luis reservoir at night with spare base load electricity. Assuming there is enough water in the river, there is no reason they could not do that during the day while they're experiencing a surplus of solar. Of course, there would probably be huge environmental impacts from this due to the fact that the reservoir would not be letting any water out for a 24 hour period potentially.
Dogs may be able to digest carbohydrates but if you stop and think about it, where would dogs get carbohydrates in the wild? Trace amounts from eating grass, but otherwise they would be eating meat or scavenging carrion. They can only tolerate some carbohydrates because of their long association with humans.
Most dog food is chock full of carbohydrates and it fattens dogs just like fattens people and cattle in the feedlot.
Dogs are scavengers and will eat almost anything. My dog will happily eat fruit and even some vegetables off the ground. They need a large amount of protein in their diet, but they do eat more than just grass as you suggest. They do not, however, eat grains.
A big part of it is that people are incredibly ignorant of how much exercise a healthy dog actually needs. They think that if they walk until the human is tired then the dog got a good workout. Which is a bit like an olympic athlete training for an event by going for a walk with his grandmother.
A large part of the problem, though, is pet food feeding guidelines. If you feed a typical pet what the bag says, 90% of the time you'll get an obese pet. Heck, if you feed most active dogs what the bag says, you'll get a fat dog.
Unfortunately, my dog is old enough that I can now out walk her most summer days. During the winter, I can't keep up with the poor beast. She just doesn't tolerate heat like she used to. But you're right, most dogs are overfed. I'm fortunate enough that my dog only eats what she thinks is necessary. We walk about 5 miles a day and I leave unlimited food out for her 24/7. Most people I know would have an extremely overweight dog by now, but she eats very carefully.
In families with at least one obese person, usually EVERYONE in the family is obese - even small children, who obviously aren't making their own dietary decisions. It doesn't surprise me that the pets are obese, too.
Interestingly enough, the article I read on the subject said that the State of Colorado has the fittest humans in the US and also the most obese cats and dogs. So that is actually contrary to your statement. In fact, in my experience walking my dog and meeting other dog owners, it usually is the pet who is fat and the owner skinny when running into people who regularly walk their dog. I think the problem is likely due to overfeeding and, in the case of a woman I met on Monday, giving too many treats to the dog. That particular dog has pancreatitis, probably from too many fatty treats!
You can't spring a few million for a custom built or customized (e.g., based on OS/2, QNX, VXWorks, Linux, etc.) OS that has all the networking and other non-essential components removed? Then you can allow network access via a very tightly controlled and well audited interface.
How do you know they don't run a customized install of Windows XP? I don't know how the UK does it, but in the US there are DoD Information Assurance policies that make sure that any machine the DoD procures has certain security settings based on the OS installed. They have different rules depending on the OS you're using, and only have certain OSes that have been officially sanctioned. The rules vary based on the purpose of the machine and they have software that automatically checks to make sure that the image used to create a machine has the correct settings enabled. They often fill spare USB ports with epoxy, or have them physically disconnected so that they provide a charge only. Then they white list specific USB devices for the ports that are enabled. Going through the Information Assurance certification process on a Windows machine is a nightmare. It's relatively easy with RedHat Enterprise Linux. I worked on simulators that were never connected to any network (outside of the locked cabinet that contained all the machines used in the simulation) and we hated dealing with certification. I'm not saying that those policies completely protect against all attack vectors but I bet you did not see WannaCry hitting any DoD computer network. I certainly did not hear of any.
That's not to say that the ship may be free of critical software bugs that could cause serious problems with the functioning of the ship. I'm just merely stating that they don't go down to Best Buy, get a copy of Windows, and throw it onto the machine with default services and settings. If they are using Windows, it is almost certainly on a human interface and they're probably doing so because it's what most people are accustomed to. Though that does not rule out the possibility that they are doing so to leverage legacy software / code.
Because the original EO was rescinded and is now not at issue.
Ok but the person I responded to said there was no religion test in the first EO. I have never claimed there was one in the second EO. I have stated from the beginning that I've never even read the second EO. So why have we been arguing over this?
Because religion isn't a criteria used to restrict entry, duh. Like I said, your argument fails.
It absolutely was a criteria of the original executive order. IT allowed Christian who already had an established relationship with the US to enter the US. It did not allow Muslims who already had an established relationship with the US to enter the US. Since the only difference between these two groups is their religion, how can you say that that religion is NOT a factor? That was quite literally the only exception in the original order. In what universe does this not constitute a restriction based upon religion?
But Muslims from 47 odd countries representing hundreds of millions of people had no restrictions at all. Your argument fails.
That's irrelevant. The order specifically allowed non-muslim refugees but refused access to already vetted and approved Muslim refugees strictly because of their religion. How is that not a religious test?
The issue was whether or not a religious test was being implemented, and it's an issue because Trump and his proxies spent a good deal of time before and even after the election talking about a "Muslim ban".
There is no "religious test" in the second (or even the first) Executive Order, there are only comments made by Candidate Trump.
What SCOTUS essentially said was the injunction was incorrect - the lower court based it's decision on the legislation based on things not in the legislation, not the actual wording of the legislation.
Did you read the first executive order? It absolutely had a religious test in it, and was worded in such a way to never mention Islam but to specifically exclude people who were Islamic. I have not read the second executive order, so I cannot comment on it. The first order, however, specifically said it would allow religious minorities to seek asylum under the order. All of the countries affected by the ban are predominately Muslim. It specifically banned people who were not religious minorities from entering the US, even if they already had a valid visa and had been living in the US for some time./P.
I thought it is more to do with the layer of pesticide residue on the edible skins of fruits and vegetables.
That depends. Some fruits and vegetables are very difficult to clean properly and so, even if prewashed, can often contain harmful diseases and bacteria on the surface. Strawberrries, spinach, lettuce, and other such delectable treats should be thoroughly washed prior to consumption.
I don't know if you don't remember correctly, or if you're just a stupid shit who has always been ignorant. I have an app on the App Store that is currently 25MB. It uses Swift.
While it's true that the Swift runtime must be included with every app, as it's not yet ABI-stable, it's just not that big. And it's only included once per app.
I think there's a bit more to the Whole Foods business model. The high prices keep traffic low.
Where do you live that is so hipster free? I live within walking distance of a Whole Foods and they have about 15 registers open all day and the checkout line alone takes 10+ minutes. I've been to one in DC that is worse, that has over 25 registers and the line to checkout goes to the back of the store. That DC Whole Foods uses the Fry's Electronics model for its express checkout. It has about 10 express checkout registers with a single line that goes pretty quickly, but is insanely long.
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Oh and for what it's worth, we have no income tax either.
Congrats on the taxing the poor proportionally more, can't have them thinking above their position.
That may not actually be the case. Florida has no income tax either. They're able to fund most of the money the state needs through hotel taxes and the rest comes from taxes on business and property. Florida has a homestead act that allows people to deduct a certain portion of their property tax on their home. That is based entirely on property tax assessment value. So, a poor person can deduct a large portion of their property tax while a person with a fancy house will pay through the nose.
Of course it would be the height of irony if a mosquito managed to transfer the CRISPR gene package (from itself or a mouse) to its main host, thus getting rid of the most invasive species in Earth's history: US
Hold on there, fella! Europeans have been going on for over a hundred years about how US has no real national heritage or history, That the US is just a baby nation in comparison to them. Now you're trying to claim that the US is the most invasive people in Earth's history? That seems like a stretch buddy, but maybe you're right!
When I was studying computer science in school, most of our classes were in lecture halls, and you'd have a lab portion on a different day. I got a PowerBook for my last couple of years, and was able to type my notes, since I can type way faster than I can write., so it worked out pretty well for me. Of course, Facebook wasn't a thing yet, and I detested MySpace. Now that I'm teaching, we're in a classroom with computers. Since so many students just goof off on the computers during the lecture, I decided to start flipping my classroom. I record video lectures and then have them work on their labs & homework during class time. It has worked out pretty well, especially for the good students, and it removes some excuses for the bad students.
I had a sleep disorder when I was in college and was completely unaware of it. Screwing around on my laptop kept me awake during lectures instead of asleep in my chair. I dare say that I learned more while distracted by the computer than I did when I slept through class. But my friends and I would just sit there and play around on party poker during class, we weren't getting into long drawn out conversations on facebook (which did not exist). One time I did wake up from a nap in class to look over the shoulder of the guy in front of me and see that he was getting a strip tease on Yahoo Messenger from some girl. I think I stayed awake for the rest of that lecture.
I don't understand why they had to make a First Amendment argument in the first place. If the government cannot point to a specific law which prohibits recording, the police have no authority to interfere. When We, The People are in a public place and government is spying on us, they assert that we have no "reasonable expectation of privacy". How can government employees claim that they are entitled to special rights when they're in public? I think the ruling should have affirmed the right to record on that basis. No law is being broken and police cannot interfere in lawful activity.
I'm not sure why we needed the First Amendment here, but I trust that the ACLU & their lawyers know what they're doing & I'm very pleased with the end result. For once, a ruling goes our way.
Many states (I do not know about Pennsylvania) did enact laws that made it illegal to record police officers. So it is possible that, in the case that such a law did exist and then it would be required for the plaintiff to prove that the law recorded either violates the state or federal constitution.
Could be that the government doesn't want to simply revoke a necessary freedom for it's citizens even if it means increased safety and decreased deaths.
I would guess that it is very similar to Florida. AARP practically controls the state of Florida. You could never get a new law passed that restricted elderly drivers in Florida even though there are a lot of them that should not be driving anymore. Japan, too, has an aging population that is not likely to be okay with restricting their own rights.
You know, sort of like how we over here say "No, why would we limit gun sales?"
You do realize that there is a constitutional amendment that makes this difficult to legislate, right? California just had several gun control laws struck down in Federal Court. There have been gun control laws struck down all over the US lately. There is no such amendment guaranteeing people the right to drive in the US. I doubt that Japan has any sort of law or constitutional protection over driving, either.
Are you kidding me? White men did what? They killed the Indians, killed their bisons (their food) to force them to move to somewhere else, they confiscated their land, and now they 'built America'? The bloody arrogance...
And now we're correcting your spelling! Bison would be the correct plural spelling. Just give us 10 more minutes and we'll come back more arrogant than before, don't worry! We're here to serve!
IIHS loves to fuck over the automakers by suddenly testing for things they never tested for in the past in order to make them look bad and raise the cost of your insurance
I don't think you know much about insurance. Insurance is a competitive market, so they can't just make up reasons to just charge you more, you can go to another insurer. They can differentiate, so charge you more and your neighbor less because their car is safer--but that's a good thing.
IIHS is far less subject to politics than NHTSA which wasn't allowed to do rollover for the longest time because too many SUVs were going to fail miserably.
While that is true, I would not be surprised if the IIHS was trying to make sure Teslas could garner a higher premium. The problem is that when a Tesla does get into an accident, they're typically expensive to repair. There was a story about this a few months ago. That alone ought to be enough of a reason for the industry to raise rates but, we all know that corporations are greedy bastards and will do everything they can to improve their bottom line.
If Apple isn't using weird screws why can't you buy the screwdriver at any tool store?
Answer is: Because they don't carry it; not because it is made of Unobtanium.
Try Amazon, Fry's, other "Tech" tool sites.
Pretty sure iFixit has it. I've got bits for all those weird apple devices.
She could also have been planning this and made the "his idea" post to bolster her story later.
Nope. They had two different GoPros rolling the whole time and it shows that he clearly was a willing participant in the endeavor.
Pump water storage is a pretty solid technology as it can store massive amounts of potential energy. But like many things it only works properly under circumstances where you have an abundance water available and also have the space to store that water. And then again we're talking about California here, where you can get fined for wasting water during the rather frequent draughts. Well, at least that's what the internet tells me. I don't live actually there so your mileage may differ.
California does pump water back into the San Luis reservoir at night with spare base load electricity. Assuming there is enough water in the river, there is no reason they could not do that during the day while they're experiencing a surplus of solar. Of course, there would probably be huge environmental impacts from this due to the fact that the reservoir would not be letting any water out for a 24 hour period potentially.
Except Canadians, we do not pay anything to enter the USA.
Except your soul! (evil laugh)
Judging from the coyote scat I see around my place and what my dogs eat outside, fruit is a pretty popular source of nutrients and carbs.
Bingo! Dogs love sweat tasting foods. My dog will even eat some vegetables.
Dogs may be able to digest carbohydrates but if you stop and think about it, where would dogs get carbohydrates in the wild? Trace amounts from eating grass, but otherwise they would be eating meat or scavenging carrion. They can only tolerate some carbohydrates because of their long association with humans.
Most dog food is chock full of carbohydrates and it fattens dogs just like fattens people and cattle in the feedlot.
Dogs are scavengers and will eat almost anything. My dog will happily eat fruit and even some vegetables off the ground. They need a large amount of protein in their diet, but they do eat more than just grass as you suggest. They do not, however, eat grains.
A big part of it is that people are incredibly ignorant of how much exercise a healthy dog actually needs. They think that if they walk until the human is tired then the dog got a good workout. Which is a bit like an olympic athlete training for an event by going for a walk with his grandmother.
A large part of the problem, though, is pet food feeding guidelines. If you feed a typical pet what the bag says, 90% of the time you'll get an obese pet. Heck, if you feed most active dogs what the bag says, you'll get a fat dog.
Unfortunately, my dog is old enough that I can now out walk her most summer days. During the winter, I can't keep up with the poor beast. She just doesn't tolerate heat like she used to. But you're right, most dogs are overfed. I'm fortunate enough that my dog only eats what she thinks is necessary. We walk about 5 miles a day and I leave unlimited food out for her 24/7. Most people I know would have an extremely overweight dog by now, but she eats very carefully.
In families with at least one obese person, usually EVERYONE in the family is obese - even small children, who obviously aren't making their own dietary decisions. It doesn't surprise me that the pets are obese, too.
Interestingly enough, the article I read on the subject said that the State of Colorado has the fittest humans in the US and also the most obese cats and dogs. So that is actually contrary to your statement. In fact, in my experience walking my dog and meeting other dog owners, it usually is the pet who is fat and the owner skinny when running into people who regularly walk their dog. I think the problem is likely due to overfeeding and, in the case of a woman I met on Monday, giving too many treats to the dog. That particular dog has pancreatitis, probably from too many fatty treats!
You can't spring a few million for a custom built or customized (e.g., based on OS/2, QNX, VXWorks, Linux, etc.) OS that has all the networking and other non-essential components removed? Then you can allow network access via a very tightly controlled and well audited interface.
How do you know they don't run a customized install of Windows XP? I don't know how the UK does it, but in the US there are DoD Information Assurance policies that make sure that any machine the DoD procures has certain security settings based on the OS installed. They have different rules depending on the OS you're using, and only have certain OSes that have been officially sanctioned. The rules vary based on the purpose of the machine and they have software that automatically checks to make sure that the image used to create a machine has the correct settings enabled. They often fill spare USB ports with epoxy, or have them physically disconnected so that they provide a charge only. Then they white list specific USB devices for the ports that are enabled. Going through the Information Assurance certification process on a Windows machine is a nightmare. It's relatively easy with RedHat Enterprise Linux. I worked on simulators that were never connected to any network (outside of the locked cabinet that contained all the machines used in the simulation) and we hated dealing with certification. I'm not saying that those policies completely protect against all attack vectors but I bet you did not see WannaCry hitting any DoD computer network. I certainly did not hear of any.
That's not to say that the ship may be free of critical software bugs that could cause serious problems with the functioning of the ship. I'm just merely stating that they don't go down to Best Buy, get a copy of Windows, and throw it onto the machine with default services and settings. If they are using Windows, it is almost certainly on a human interface and they're probably doing so because it's what most people are accustomed to. Though that does not rule out the possibility that they are doing so to leverage legacy software / code.
Because the original EO was rescinded and is now not at issue.
Ok but the person I responded to said there was no religion test in the first EO. I have never claimed there was one in the second EO. I have stated from the beginning that I've never even read the second EO. So why have we been arguing over this?
Because religion isn't a criteria used to restrict entry, duh. Like I said, your argument fails.
It absolutely was a criteria of the original executive order. IT allowed Christian who already had an established relationship with the US to enter the US. It did not allow Muslims who already had an established relationship with the US to enter the US. Since the only difference between these two groups is their religion, how can you say that that religion is NOT a factor? That was quite literally the only exception in the original order. In what universe does this not constitute a restriction based upon religion?
But Muslims from 47 odd countries representing hundreds of millions of people had no restrictions at all. Your argument fails.
That's irrelevant. The order specifically allowed non-muslim refugees but refused access to already vetted and approved Muslim refugees strictly because of their religion. How is that not a religious test?
The issue was whether or not a religious test was being implemented, and it's an issue because Trump and his proxies spent a good deal of time before and even after the election talking about a "Muslim ban".
There is no "religious test" in the second (or even the first) Executive Order, there are only comments made by Candidate Trump.
What SCOTUS essentially said was the injunction was incorrect - the lower court based it's decision on the legislation based on things not in the legislation, not the actual wording of the legislation.
Did you read the first executive order? It absolutely had a religious test in it, and was worded in such a way to never mention Islam but to specifically exclude people who were Islamic. I have not read the second executive order, so I cannot comment on it. The first order, however, specifically said it would allow religious minorities to seek asylum under the order. All of the countries affected by the ban are predominately Muslim. It specifically banned people who were not religious minorities from entering the US, even if they already had a valid visa and had been living in the US for some time./P.
Of course people can game the system by saying their super organic gmo free fruit is just regular cheap fruit
That's alright! The grocery store is probably just putting the exact same fruit out in both places ;)
I thought it is more to do with the layer of pesticide residue on the edible skins of fruits and vegetables.
That depends. Some fruits and vegetables are very difficult to clean properly and so, even if prewashed, can often contain harmful diseases and bacteria on the surface. Strawberrries, spinach, lettuce, and other such delectable treats should be thoroughly washed prior to consumption.
Today, this planet would still be populated by pond scum.
You must be new to Slashdot.
I don't know if you don't remember correctly, or if you're just a stupid shit who has always been ignorant. I have an app on the App Store that is currently 25MB. It uses Swift.
While it's true that the Swift runtime must be included with every app, as it's not yet ABI-stable, it's just not that big. And it's only included once per app.
And once per framework.
I think there's a bit more to the Whole Foods business model. The high prices keep traffic low.
Where do you live that is so hipster free? I live within walking distance of a Whole Foods and they have about 15 registers open all day and the checkout line alone takes 10+ minutes. I've been to one in DC that is worse, that has over 25 registers and the line to checkout goes to the back of the store. That DC Whole Foods uses the Fry's Electronics model for its express checkout. It has about 10 express checkout registers with a single line that goes pretty quickly, but is insanely long.