You hit the nail on the head. For a while I would camp out at Taco Bell, as they had free wireless and nobody cared if someone sat there for hours with only a drink because they're all being paid shit. The problems you listed are exactly why I would only buy anything once.
It's only speculation, but I suspect that they got tired of me and just let the wireless router go into disrepair. Oh well.
I remember seeing an article about this idea in a popular science magazine years and years ago. Glad to see it's still around for those who hate needles.
"Ms Atkins, who is leaving her job at the end of August to take up a role with a private education company, said state education could learn lessons from the way industry works."
What are you darned kids using these days? Last I knew it was "phat", and that's when I stopped paying attention, and refused to go beyond "cool" thank you very much.
I agree with your sentiment despite not having witnessed first-hand the destructive power of these devices.
Furthermore, if one looks back at history, these revolutionary acts from a collective population tend to be very spontaneous. If we constantly have people whispering about how we should gather and revolt, then, well, that in itself doesn't do much. The tinder is already there in the form of the feeling of personal violation on the part of everyday citizens. The question is whether there is enough tinder to make a sustainable fire.
Once there is enough tinder, the question becomes what the ignition source will be, and that's the tricky part. These events are usually violent, with notable exceptions being just that. I personally don't want to be involved in instigating a violent conflict. The people who wish this are answering the question of whether the ends justify the means the same way as those currently abusing their power, and there would be collateral damage to somehow rationalize or trivialize.
I'm not comfortable with that, so what I want to do to effect change is to write software specifically aimed towards furthering the public good. Naturally this won't have immediate changes. However, with regard to current events, I hope that should a fire blaze, that it cleanses as it burns and that it burns only where necessary.
Why yes, I am cynical, but is there any reason to think the justice department will do better than the SEC, which investigated Madoff several times and still didn't find anything wrong, even though if they had done the simplest, most obvious checks, they would have found the problem?
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You hit the nail on the head. For a while I would camp out at Taco Bell, as they had free wireless and nobody cared if someone sat there for hours with only a drink because they're all being paid shit. The problems you listed are exactly why I would only buy anything once.
It's only speculation, but I suspect that they got tired of me and just let the wireless router go into disrepair. Oh well.
My smug sense of self-superiority! You've killed it!
Hi Carl.
Did you just... Did you just compare waging wars to charity?
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Oh, okay.
What is so difficult to understand about that?
Maybe it's difficult to understand because you're wrong.
I remember seeing an article about this idea in a popular science magazine years and years ago. Glad to see it's still around for those who hate needles.
Nonsense, he was hoping to head off the bad guys in Waterworld before they got started!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterworld#Smokers
"Ms Atkins, who is leaving her job at the end of August to take up a role with a private education company, said state education could learn lessons from the way industry works."
And there is your silver lining!
Your post reminds me of that time Aunt Petunia joined Hitler's Circus! *far off look followed by a guffaw*
What are you darned kids using these days? Last I knew it was "phat", and that's when I stopped paying attention, and refused to go beyond "cool" thank you very much.
I've been using Opera for accessing my chase account for months.
No problems.
They're just trying to save money, because they're blood sucking dicks.
Hey, you're not doing too well in English.
I agree with your sentiment despite not having witnessed first-hand the destructive power of these devices.
Furthermore, if one looks back at history, these revolutionary acts from a collective population tend to be very spontaneous. If we constantly have people whispering about how we should gather and revolt, then, well, that in itself doesn't do much. The tinder is already there in the form of the feeling of personal violation on the part of everyday citizens. The question is whether there is enough tinder to make a sustainable fire.
Once there is enough tinder, the question becomes what the ignition source will be, and that's the tricky part. These events are usually violent, with notable exceptions being just that. I personally don't want to be involved in instigating a violent conflict. The people who wish this are answering the question of whether the ends justify the means the same way as those currently abusing their power, and there would be collateral damage to somehow rationalize or trivialize.
I'm not comfortable with that, so what I want to do to effect change is to write software specifically aimed towards furthering the public good. Naturally this won't have immediate changes. However, with regard to current events, I hope that should a fire blaze, that it cleanses as it burns and that it burns only where necessary.
Also amusing is that only a single doctor would say anything about this, and only under the cover of anonymity.
C'mon, let's be realistic please.
New plan: steal my own identity sloppily under the guise of your identity which I stole perfectly. Now polish my boots!
Ada Lovelace disagrees.
Guy posts comment on website!
One either has an effect, or one affects. Think of affects as the more active form, whereas an effect simply exists.
Experiment log, day 1:
Slapped assistant for taking too long hiding the coffee; Assistant left. Drinking blend of both. It's the only way to be sure.
Experiment conclusions:
I need my coffee.
Demena was hypnotized, obviously.
A disorder in this context just means that something is not as it would normally be; So yes, you're missing that it's a difference from the norm.
Why yes, I am cynical, but is there any reason to think the justice department will do better than the SEC, which investigated Madoff several times and still didn't find anything wrong, even though if they had done the simplest, most obvious checks, they would have found the problem?
Oh, and don't forget the really smart guy no one listened to telling them exactly what was going on.
You wouldn't be able to either if you were a super-calloused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis...
That could just be the price of his ticket, in which case it is REALLY no wonder!