Item 1: The poor in India aren't poor due to overtaxation. Item 2: India's government is in better shape than most in Asia but there's still a fair level of corruption. Item 3: If the corruption were cleaned up and civil institutions were impartial then the working poor could improve their situations in just a generation or two. Item 4: The amount of money spent on the space program is pretty negligible in the big scheme of things. At least it gives the country a boost in the international ranking of such things and showcases the smart people in India which can have a lot of intangible benefit.
I'm always amazed at how people on whichever side of demand vs supply economics are on the opposite side when it comes to crime. For example, conservatives want to influence the economy by rewarding or punishing producers of good more than paying attention to the consumer side. They then want to influence crime by punishing the consumers more than the producers. Modern liberals are the exact opposite.
Its not like everyone can simply form an orderly line and proceed calmly to the nearest exit
Apparently you've never been to Japan.
See some of the pictures from the last earthquake and tsunami; people evacuating the subway stations are stopped and standing to one side in a neat line on the halted escalator to let emergency workers go down past.
Perhaps we should eliminate speed limits all together. The only thing speed limits serve to do is generate a victimless crime
Speed limits are an attempt to get everyone moving at the same speed. Speed doesn't kill; a large delta in speed kills. To eliminate speed limits, please first ensure that 1. Everyone has a vehicle capable of going about the same high speed and 2. Everyone is willing to go that speed or 3. Ensure that anyone travelling at large differences of speed will not collide with each other.
Funny how it's the racist party trying to defend their agenda.
Which party is racist, exactly? One party's president sent federal troops to make sure minority schoolchildren could get into their local school over the best efforts of the governor of the other party.
It is for the exact same reason we have oil reserves.
Sorry, no, the USA's strategic oil reserves are not for day to day or even year to year market manipulation purposes. Yes, it makes great political theatre for whatever current president to gravely announce the release of x million gallons from the reserves in order to help consumers though these difficult times of high prices blah blah blah. But the marginal impact is tiny while making it seem like whoever is taking decisive action. Their true purpose is for a severe crisis level supply shock events such as war in the middle east.
The planned bomber version was thought to be a silly idea by people who didn't know any better. The proposal was to release a steel slug from 120,000' at mach 3 because the kinetic energy of the impact wouldn't require any actual explosives. But the idea of a bomb that didn't have explosives was deemed absurd by the decision makers.
Jesus: Jewish philosopher and faction leader circa 2100 years ago. Thanks to the conservation of energy, still exists in total, although no longer in previous form. Died without known children; genetic material likely no longer present.
You too will exist in the far future. If you have children, unlike the aforementioned, at least your genetic material will exist and still be alive.
I'd sign up for "indefinite" but "forever" is a mightly long time. Ever thought waiting in line for a new driver's license was boring? Well, the black hole era will be tedious on a whole new level. No thanks.
I think every state requires you to buy auto insurance and all mortgage companies require homeowners insurance
One of the key arguments against that section of the affordable care act is that as you say, the states do it. Only the states previously had the authority to make people do something like that under their power to police. The federal government had never done something like that.
Let's say that all the technical problems are overcome and such a ship heads out and starts making plastic furniture. What kind of irony would result from a rogue wave tipping all the cargo back into the sea?
Well, the CIA did this to the Soviets, now the Chinese are doing it to the US. Why it didn't occur to the US that this trick couldn't be used on them in turn is pretty monumental.
Someone needs to smack the twit who tethered his Kindle. As if Amazon wouldn't notice. Many times I've used my Kindle's lousy browser as a backup; if they crank down the usage or eliminate it because of this he needs to hope I never catch him unaware. How hard is it to just use a free bonus service in a device as a free bonus service in the device?
I find it interesting that one of the cornerstone requirements for a working free market - perfect access to full information - is being opposed by entities praising the free market at every turn.
Businesses are not pro-market - business tend to want to become a monopoly Workers are not pro-market - workers tent to want to be paid a lot for doing nothing Consumers are not pro-market - consumers tend to want it all and not pay for it
So, no, the entities in this article (the bigger businesses vs the smaller businesses) are NOT pro-market. Both sides only mention the consumers as a strategem for attacking each other. If only there were some impartial entity could meddle only barely enough in the market to balance these three interests then the economy would really do well. We could call it, "government", Oh wait, that name is already taken by a monstrosity controlled on one side by organized workers and on the other side by businesses. You see where that has gotten us: it has gotten us to the point where people make snarky comments about how businesses looking out for themselves is being an indicator there is a problem with market economics.
Does it warn you that since the battery can't be removed then in 3 years the laptop will be tied to a power outlet in the future? I don't mind (much) that laptop parts can't be upgraded but is it really too much to expect parts that are definitely going to fail after a few years (battery, fan) to be replaceable?
So how does this equate to the ruling against the police who were using an infrared camera to find the heat given off by sun lamps in home marijuana growers' setups? In that, the judge ruled they DID have an expectation of privacy when emitting in the eletromagnetic spectrum.
Slashdot Mirror
What else is there?
I'm still bitter that the constant Firefox updates broke the add-in that made that layout permanent.
$300 for 10Mbps for 10 years is $2.5/mo. That's less than a penny a day.
250 cents / 31 days = less than a penny a day ...
another victim of the public education system.
Item 1: The poor in India aren't poor due to overtaxation.
Item 2: India's government is in better shape than most in Asia but there's still a fair level of corruption.
Item 3: If the corruption were cleaned up and civil institutions were impartial then the working poor could improve their situations in just a generation or two.
Item 4: The amount of money spent on the space program is pretty negligible in the big scheme of things. At least it gives the country a boost in the international ranking of such things and showcases the smart people in India which can have a lot of intangible benefit.
I'm always amazed at how people on whichever side of demand vs supply economics are on the opposite side when it comes to crime. For example, conservatives want to influence the economy by rewarding or punishing producers of good more than paying attention to the consumer side. They then want to influence crime by punishing the consumers more than the producers. Modern liberals are the exact opposite.
Its not like everyone can simply form an orderly line and proceed calmly to the nearest exit
Apparently you've never been to Japan.
See some of the pictures from the last earthquake and tsunami; people evacuating the subway stations are stopped and standing to one side in a neat line on the halted escalator to let emergency workers go down past.
Perhaps we should eliminate speed limits all together. The only thing speed limits serve to do is generate a victimless crime
Speed limits are an attempt to get everyone moving at the same speed. Speed doesn't kill; a large delta in speed kills. To eliminate speed limits, please first ensure that 1. Everyone has a vehicle capable of going about the same high speed and 2. Everyone is willing to go that speed or 3. Ensure that anyone travelling at large differences of speed will not collide with each other.
Sharp makes amazing screens why are they in trouble? What did I miss?
From Sharp minds come Dull financial planning?
They seem to think (mistakenly) breaking in + stolen paper + stolen toner breaking in + stealing originals when they finally get caught.
Either that or they've watched one too many spy movies where the hero always makes a copy and leaves the originals.
Funny how it's the racist party trying to defend their agenda.
Which party is racist, exactly? One party's president sent federal troops to make sure minority schoolchildren could get into their local school over the best efforts of the governor of the other party.
My own experience in the California public school system
s/deficiently/definitely/g
UGH! Stupid spell checker.
Its' OK, most of the rest of us want to publick school to.
It is for the exact same reason we have oil reserves.
Sorry, no, the USA's strategic oil reserves are not for day to day or even year to year market manipulation purposes. Yes, it makes great political theatre for whatever current president to gravely announce the release of x million gallons from the reserves in order to help consumers though these difficult times of high prices blah blah blah. But the marginal impact is tiny while making it seem like whoever is taking decisive action. Their true purpose is for a severe crisis level supply shock events such as war in the middle east.
You need to look up this word, "failed". Neither of those aircraft models were failures; they were superceded.
The planned bomber version was thought to be a silly idea by people who didn't know any better. The proposal was to release a steel slug from 120,000' at mach 3 because the kinetic energy of the impact wouldn't require any actual explosives. But the idea of a bomb that didn't have explosives was deemed absurd by the decision makers.
I know Jesus doesn't exist
You are partly mistaken.
Jesus: Jewish philosopher and faction leader circa 2100 years ago. Thanks to the conservation of energy, still exists in total, although no longer in previous form. Died without known children; genetic material likely no longer present.
You too will exist in the far future. If you have children, unlike the aforementioned, at least your genetic material will exist and still be alive.
Forever, please
I'd sign up for "indefinite" but "forever" is a mightly long time. Ever thought waiting in line for a new driver's license was boring? Well, the black hole era will be tedious on a whole new level. No thanks.
OTOH, I love the idea of a car driving to pick me up at the curb outside a mall or restaurant during snow or heavy rain. Damn all the pedestrians!
You've obviously never been to China; a Chinese driver would have parked on the sidewalk right outside the door in the first place.
A lot of the insurance companies are rolling out straight to consumer health insurance to be compliant with the affordable care act.
I think every state requires you to buy auto insurance and all mortgage companies require homeowners insurance
One of the key arguments against that section of the affordable care act is that as you say, the states do it. Only the states previously had the authority to make people do something like that under their power to police. The federal government had never done something like that.
Let's say that all the technical problems are overcome and such a ship heads out and starts making plastic furniture. What kind of irony would result from a rogue wave tipping all the cargo back into the sea?
Well, the CIA did this to the Soviets, now the Chinese are doing it to the US. Why it didn't occur to the US that this trick couldn't be used on them in turn is pretty monumental.
Someone needs to smack the twit who tethered his Kindle. As if Amazon wouldn't notice. Many times I've used my Kindle's lousy browser as a backup; if they crank down the usage or eliminate it because of this he needs to hope I never catch him unaware. How hard is it to just use a free bonus service in a device as a free bonus service in the device?
I find it interesting that one of the cornerstone requirements for a working free market - perfect access to full information - is being opposed by entities praising the free market at every turn.
Businesses are not pro-market - business tend to want to become a monopoly
Workers are not pro-market - workers tent to want to be paid a lot for doing nothing
Consumers are not pro-market - consumers tend to want it all and not pay for it
So, no, the entities in this article (the bigger businesses vs the smaller businesses) are NOT pro-market. Both sides only mention the consumers as a strategem for attacking each other. If only there were some impartial entity could meddle only barely enough in the market to balance these three interests then the economy would really do well. We could call it, "government", Oh wait, that name is already taken by a monstrosity controlled on one side by organized workers and on the other side by businesses. You see where that has gotten us: it has gotten us to the point where people make snarky comments about how businesses looking out for themselves is being an indicator there is a problem with market economics.
Does it warn you that since the battery can't be removed then in 3 years the laptop will be tied to a power outlet in the future? I don't mind (much) that laptop parts can't be upgraded but is it really too much to expect parts that are definitely going to fail after a few years (battery, fan) to be replaceable?
So how does this equate to the ruling against the police who were using an infrared camera to find the heat given off by sun lamps in home marijuana growers' setups? In that, the judge ruled they DID have an expectation of privacy when emitting in the eletromagnetic spectrum.
NASA is always in budget trouble lately; they ought to more actively seek merchandising partnerships to raise funds.