They may have ruined his career, but I'm afraid there's only one person you can blame the loss of Aaron's life on, and that's the man who actually took it.
perhaps giving online a tax break is market intervention? who's to say which is right? why would intervening to give online a tax break ok, but intervening to levy consistent taxes not ok? Sheesh.
It's not the concept I have a problem with - it's that whole "level the playing field" nonsense; one of those buzz-phrases that, when uttered by politicians, make me want to run screaming in the other direction.
Of course, assuming you're not a government agent, I suppose I can concede that what you meant is not what I inferred.
the problem is most of the gang bangers at least where i live happen to be Mexicans that were raised catholic and told that they will go to hell if the take the pill or put on a rubber
Hmm, funny, I was raised Catholic as well, and while I do recall there being some taboo's about birth control (taboo's that most actual Catholics completely ignore), I also seem to remember some other, more important stuff about, you know, not killing or robbing other people...
WTF, amirite?
P.S. - punctuation and capitalization, man, you're killing me. And your credit score.
Oh, yea - Plus, if some criminal breaks into my home at 3 AM, I know I can meet them with force if necessary, instead of letting them violate my home and family.
Say you own no firearms, and this scenario happens to you; what will you do? Let the criminal have their way with your loved ones? Or will you... call a man with a gun to protect you?
So, you've got all these guns. What do you do with them exactly? There is no sign of anyone using them to overthrow the government or actually change anything.
Overthrowing the government is not why Americans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
Not letting the government overthrow us is.
But the government does pretty much what they like to you despite you having guns.
No, they don't.
This makes me think of all the anti-gun comments akin to "well, if the government wanted to, they could just have the military steam-roll all you gun owners." If that were true, why haven't they? Where are the checkpoints, where are the government agents demanding papers? Where are the platoons of soldiers roaming our streets?
As much as you may not want to believe this, the fact that there are almost as many guns in this country as people is a very, very good reason why we aren't living in a constant state of martial law. Granted, not the only reason, but still a major one.
Moderators -- if you disagree with me, argue with me, make me understand. I'm getting fed up of being moderated into oblivion for expressing a valid point of view and asking valid questions.
Agreed - censorship is for pussies who are incapable of cogent thought.
I'm proposing to either leave it the hell alone, or implement a single blanket rate that applies to all customers, who would then be immune from any local use taxes on that item.
Hm, sound suggestions... which is why they'll never even be considered.
But aside form DC we all have reprint action in the senate. While we don't have control over individual issues, we can vote out the bastards if we don't like them.
... every 2-4 years... only to replace them with other bastards from a remarkably small pool.
No, they would go to some other less lethal device.
What evidence do you have that gang members would voluntarily de-escalate if pistols were banned? C'mon, man, nobodies really that naive.
You can't switch to long guns and explosives as they are not easily concealed.
Spoken like a person who knows precisely Jack about rifles and explosives. I've got a 9mm carbine that's no more than 2.5 ft long; if I put a folding stock on it, the folded length drops to just over a foot-and-a-half. Pipe bombs are often made from sections less than 12" in length.
Side note: I wouldn't say a whole lot about "explosives not being easily concealed" to any Iraq or Afghanistan War vets.
["Thugs"] prefer cheap and easily concealed pistols.
You seem to think that, if their preferred weapon was unavailable, they would just decide, "Ho, hum, can't get a pistol, guess I'll stop being a worthless POS and go get a job!"
Not realistic. What is realistic is that their preferred weapon would become something different - I would pray cudgels and bludgeons, but I highly doubt gang-bangers are going to willingly de-escalate their armaments. Realistically, they'll switch to long guns and explosives. Is that really a better situation?
I do not need a gun for self protection and if I did I would move.
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it, friend.
Also, I live in bear country, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let Winnie the Pooh chase me away.
Their test car had a (non-standard) top speed cap of 80 mph (presumably for 'average' reviewers). They called the Tesla hotline (available to all Tesla owners) and explained the problem to an actual person.
Well sure, as a niche company that has a sales volume of less than 5,500 units a year they can totally do that.
I question what the response will be if/when Tesla ever manages to scale up to the production levels of "real" auto manufacturers, e.g. Ford, Daimler, etc.
We just bought a diesel vehicle. The only issue we've had is that most gas stations that sell diesel seem to have the old nozzle style, while our new vehicle is designed to use the special diesel nozzle style.
If you were a 3d printer manufacturer, would you like your company to be associated with a mass killing?
What. The. Fuck. Are. You. On. About.
Does Harbor Freight get 'associated' with mass killings because they sell machines you can use to make a gun? Do people (who aren't complete fucking imbeciles, that is) associate Lowe's with the OKC bombing because they sell pipe nipples and fertilizer?
See, what you've done here is provide a sterling example of what vapid political hacks with a fucking agenda do, when they don't have any actual, valid arguments to make - they start searching for an innocent party to martyr. Congratulations, you're part of the problem.
"Gun issues" are at the front of the discussion because people care about those issues, including yourself (hence this comment), and including the hugely well-funded pro-gun lobby you're an apologist for. To pretend they are non-issues when you are here commenting on them is the height of intellectual dishonesty.
This is a topic [home made objects] that doesn't need immediate attention because it doesn't need ANY attention.
The topic is not home-made objects, it is home-made gun components. More intellectual dishonesty *applause*.
He never said it wasn't an issue - he said the only reason that it's a major issue at the moment because certain political hacks have an agenda.
Learn to read what's written, instead of inferring what you want to see, Anonymous Jackass.
So, you've got all these guns. What do you do with them exactly? There is no sign of anyone using them to overthrow the government or actually change anything.
Overthrowing the government is not why Americans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
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They may have ruined his career, but I'm afraid there's only one person you can blame the loss of Aaron's life on, and that's the man who actually took it.
Suicide is never the answer, ya dig?
Here's why:
Say a hacker in China breaks into a US government system and does whatever.
How, precisely, is the US government supposed to take "kinetic action," i.e. directed violence, against said hacker, without declaring war on China?
Murky waters, for certain.
perhaps giving online a tax break is market intervention? who's to say which is right? why would intervening to give online a tax break ok, but intervening to levy consistent taxes not ok? Sheesh.
It's not the concept I have a problem with - it's that whole "level the playing field" nonsense; one of those buzz-phrases that, when uttered by politicians, make me want to run screaming in the other direction.
Of course, assuming you're not a government agent, I suppose I can concede that what you meant is not what I inferred.
Mea culpa on that one.
... aaaaand this is why I continue to visit Slashdot! Great post, man. Just spiffy. /nosarc
Yea, I know. I was referring to election years, not terms.
Good point of clarification, nonetheless.
the problem is most of the gang bangers at least where i live happen to be Mexicans that were raised catholic and told that they will go to hell if the take the pill or put on a rubber
Hmm, funny, I was raised Catholic as well, and while I do recall there being some taboo's about birth control (taboo's that most actual Catholics completely ignore), I also seem to remember some other, more important stuff about, you know, not killing or robbing other people...
WTF, amirite?
P.S. - punctuation and capitalization, man, you're killing me. And your credit score.
Oh, yea - Plus, if some criminal breaks into my home at 3 AM, I know I can meet them with force if necessary, instead of letting them violate my home and family.
Say you own no firearms, and this scenario happens to you; what will you do? Let the criminal have their way with your loved ones? Or will you... call a man with a gun to protect you?
So, you've got all these guns. What do you do with them exactly? There is no sign of anyone using them to overthrow the government or actually change anything.
Overthrowing the government is not why Americans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
Not letting the government overthrow us is.
But the government does pretty much what they like to you despite you having guns.
No, they don't.
This makes me think of all the anti-gun comments akin to "well, if the government wanted to, they could just have the military steam-roll all you gun owners." If that were true, why haven't they? Where are the checkpoints, where are the government agents demanding papers? Where are the platoons of soldiers roaming our streets?
As much as you may not want to believe this, the fact that there are almost as many guns in this country as people is a very, very good reason why we aren't living in a constant state of martial law. Granted, not the only reason, but still a major one.
Moderators -- if you disagree with me, argue with me, make me understand. I'm getting fed up of being moderated into oblivion for expressing a valid point of view and asking valid questions.
Agreed - censorship is for pussies who are incapable of cogent thought.
I'm proposing to either leave it the hell alone, or implement a single blanket rate that applies to all customers, who would then be immune from any local use taxes on that item.
Hm, sound suggestions... which is why they'll never even be considered.
But aside form DC we all have reprint action in the senate. While we don't have control over individual issues, we can vote out the bastards if we don't like them.
... every 2-4 years... only to replace them with other bastards from a remarkably small pool.
Right, because that's what capitalism and free-market economics is all about - leveling the playing field by force.
Sheesh.
No, they would go to some other less lethal device.
What evidence do you have that gang members would voluntarily de-escalate if pistols were banned? C'mon, man, nobodies really that naive.
You can't switch to long guns and explosives as they are not easily concealed.
Spoken like a person who knows precisely Jack about rifles and explosives. I've got a 9mm carbine that's no more than 2.5 ft long; if I put a folding stock on it, the folded length drops to just over a foot-and-a-half. Pipe bombs are often made from sections less than 12" in length.
Side note: I wouldn't say a whole lot about "explosives not being easily concealed" to any Iraq or Afghanistan War vets.
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Can't be much more uncomfortable than some of the cheap Chinese AK's I've shouldered in my lifetime.
I'm surprised tho...I'd think at some point, they'd run out of bodies to shoot there.
Limited access to education and birth control ensures that they won't. Almost as if it's by design...
["Thugs"] prefer cheap and easily concealed pistols.
You seem to think that, if their preferred weapon was unavailable, they would just decide, "Ho, hum, can't get a pistol, guess I'll stop being a worthless POS and go get a job!"
Not realistic. What is realistic is that their preferred weapon would become something different - I would pray cudgels and bludgeons, but I highly doubt gang-bangers are going to willingly de-escalate their armaments. Realistically, they'll switch to long guns and explosives. Is that really a better situation?
I do not need a gun for self protection and if I did I would move.
Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it, friend.
Also, I live in bear country, and I'll be damned if I'm gonna let Winnie the Pooh chase me away.
Their test car had a (non-standard) top speed cap of 80 mph (presumably for 'average' reviewers). They called the Tesla hotline (available to all Tesla owners) and explained the problem to an actual person.
Well sure, as a niche company that has a sales volume of less than 5,500 units a year they can totally do that.
I question what the response will be if/when Tesla ever manages to scale up to the production levels of "real" auto manufacturers, e.g. Ford, Daimler, etc.
Never heard of Sweatshop HD before this...
Now I MUST PLAY IT!!!!
Good work, Apple, the dev couldn't pay for this kind of publicity.
Calvin & Hobbes fan myself, have the entire Bill Watterson collection on a sacred shelf in the home library.
We just bought a diesel vehicle. The only issue we've had is that most gas stations that sell diesel seem to have the old nozzle style, while our new vehicle is designed to use the special diesel nozzle style.
?
Special nozzle?
Could you elaborate, please?
Just bought a 2012 Jetta TDi for the wife last year; love that thing!
You really can't beat 40 MPG city / 50+ highway in a gasoline car. Plus, that Fender sound system is fuckin' boss.
Is that supposed to be in english?
Isn't that the term for the spin you put on a ball in billiards?
I think the word you're looking for is "English," with a capital E.
Oh, and before anyone gets all 'trolololol, Grammar Nazi" on me, I feel it's important to point out that poor grammar is an indication that you are a high credit risk, and credit companies these days very much are looking at such things.
So, see? I did you a favor!
If you were a 3d printer manufacturer, would you like your company to be associated with a mass killing?
What. The. Fuck. Are. You. On. About.
Does Harbor Freight get 'associated' with mass killings because they sell machines you can use to make a gun? Do people (who aren't complete fucking imbeciles, that is) associate Lowe's with the OKC bombing because they sell pipe nipples and fertilizer?
See, what you've done here is provide a sterling example of what vapid political hacks with a fucking agenda do, when they don't have any actual, valid arguments to make - they start searching for an innocent party to martyr. Congratulations, you're part of the problem.
"Gun issues" are at the front of the discussion because people care about those issues, including yourself (hence this comment), and including the hugely well-funded pro-gun lobby you're an apologist for. To pretend they are non-issues when you are here commenting on them is the height of intellectual dishonesty.
This is a topic [home made objects] that doesn't need immediate attention because it doesn't need ANY attention.
The topic is not home-made objects, it is home-made gun components. More intellectual dishonesty *applause*.
He never said it wasn't an issue - he said the only reason that it's a major issue at the moment because certain political hacks have an agenda.
Learn to read what's written, instead of inferring what you want to see, Anonymous Jackass.
So, you've got all these guns. What do you do with them exactly? There is no sign of anyone using them to overthrow the government or actually change anything.
Overthrowing the government is not why Americans have a fundamental right to keep and bear arms.
Not letting the government overthrow us is.