If you don't like the laws, fire your representative. Most people bitching about big government and big business are the ones that vote for the (D) and (R) parties that support these things. Insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.
Republicans are for big business (as is some democrats), Democrats are for big government (as are some republicans). You mix 40-60% of each and get this result: big business colluding with big government.
You want different results, try a different recipe, vote Libertarian.
Stupid people get into trouble, and then blame the system for them being stupid.
I have little sympathy for people stuck in this kind of merry-go-round, because more often then not, it is of their own making. My daughter does this, because she is an idiot, never takes my advice and does what she wants and then doesn't understand when shit goes badly. You can't fix stupid. The good news, is at 28, she is starting to realize that making stupid choices has consequences. School of hard knocks.
Actually, this has nothing to do with free markets. This has everything to do with employers and banks defrauding people of their money. This is a crime and a conspiracy. All it takes is a decent lawyer to figure out how restricting my pay makes it "not my money", and sue the bastards. My pay should be free from any company restrictions. Period. The company's bank is not my bank, I have no business with them. If I can't get the money out of the account without restrictions, then it isn't my money. Period.
Fuck that. Doesn't take well organized. It takes a lawyer that can think beyond "go to the file cabinet, file lawsuit". ANY restrictions on MY money is all the proof I need to say it isn't my money. And if the company isn't paying me in money I can use, as I see fit, without restrictions or fees, then I file lawsuit.
My guess, is the company is getting a kickback on the float interest and the fees generated by the bank. Collusion to defraud. I'm sure there is a statute against this kind of crap if the lawyers would simply get off their asses and do their job.
The problem isn't regulation, is is over regulation. Banks are so regulated, that they keep increasing the riskiness of their programs in search of a decent (or abusive) profit.
If my company tried this crap, I would take them to court and sue the crap out of them. Pay me my wages, in a check or in direct deposit. You don't get to control my money after you pay me. PERIOD. I don't bank with your bank, it is your bank. Give me the card, but if you or your agent take anything out of it for my privilege of using my money, there will be hell to pay.
Why isn't there a class action lawsuit? If there is any restrictions on a paycheck, then it isn't pay, it is something else.
Extensions are PHP code. An extension's skin is CSS, JavaScript and Images. Replace the CSS, JavaScript and Images, and you haven't changed the code. It may not work as intended, but it will work. In fact, Mixed licensing for PHP and the Extension's skin seems reasonable, as one can easily replace the stock skin (CSS, JavaScript, images) with alternate versions.
In fact, editing CSS of Extensions (speaking to Joomla specifically, since that is what I know well enough), is one of the things that make it useful. Not all extensions fit the design of the site it is intended for.
I saw X-MP and immediately thought they had a Cray simulate an XMP burst, and I rushed to open the article and read all about the latest #ingress news.
Realistically, I'm not sure how this is even a problem since one could create a CSS, JavaScript, and Images of their own, and have a working version. In the two cases above, Wordpress and Joomla, you can have fully working versions of these without adding in custom CSS, JavaScript or Images. These named types do not change the functionality, they are SKINS for the actual program. I'm not sure how OS advocates can claim GPL flows down to skins, being unlinked items not required for functionality of the core software.
There is a difference. Consumer chose the monitor. The seeds came not by choice. Of course, equating the two is wonderful.
Car Analogy: My Ford Pinto doesn't go 85 MPH (under powered) unless it is going downhill and with a tail wind, and that is Ford's Fault? the exploding gas tank is, however, Ford's fault. Blaming Google for not showing the color on a cheap monitor is like whining that the Pinto doesn't go 85 MPH.
Well, if you're going to the Mexican-American war, then why not go back to everyone live where their families came from, in the state of being they were, before 1492? I mean, most "Americans" are living in "stolen" property, including Mexicans who stole it from the Apache and Navajo, who probably stole it from someone before them.
Or did you not think your lame argument all the way through? I realize they teach this shit in public schools, but you have a brain and should question the logic at some point.
When you question one side, and not give a solution, yes. I'd rather side on the "no solution" side rather than "unlimited undefined government intrusion" side of things. This is how we get NSA and IRS scandals.
The scariest thing in the world to me are people who say "There ought to be a law", because invariably, it turns into "We have to do something, this is something, therefore we have to do it" legislation.
Your second link, in the comments has a solution to the problem presented in the article. If someone has a monitor that only displays 256 colors, and doesn't display my high color picture correctly, that is my fault how? How about creating a solution to the problem, an alternative CSS for Google that can be used on older / crappier monitors, rather than complaining?
What I don't like, is the implication that overbearing government protectionism via the Nanny State is the only solution to protect the idiots of the world from being idiots. What you don't realize is... to quote Ron White... "You can't fix stupid"
There is no reason for the FTC to do this, unless there is some specific company (companies) that are doing this. In which case, they should name and shame them and actually do their job. Firing a warning letter to every search engine is like paddling a canoe and getting a warning shot from a battleship for going too fast.
And this is one of the reasons why I hate big government. Unnecessary NannyStatism because ninnies like you can't figure out what is and what isn't an ad on google (even though they are clearly marked).
Libertarians have a wide range of beliefs. Some are pro-gay marriage, others believe that government should not be defining marriage one way or another. The pro-gay marriage people are typically opposed to plural marriages like Polygamy, which is just as bigoted as being "anti-gay marriage" (polygamy being tied to many cultures, while gay marriage is recent phenomena). I'm in the latter group, government should not be defining marriage.
I'm also pro-life, meaning I support the right to the unborn to a full term pregnancy, and not arbitrarily being dismembered because of how long the mother has been pregnant. If anything we are judged on how we, as a society, protects those that cannot protect themselves. I'm also anti-death penalty. I do, however, believe that prisoners deserve to live like the worst conditions our military have to live in, i.e. tents in the desert, eat the same MRE's and crappy food our military eats. Prison shouldn't be at all pleasant. Etc etc etc.
I've been libertarian for longer than many Slashdotters have been alive. I can make coherent arguments against all forms of big government, most of which ends up with "NSA" and "IRS" type intimidation tactics, only now I have proof of the outcome. Here's the next "scandal", ObamaCare. If you think the IRS can keep your medical records and insurance needs private, you're not paying attention. It is the cost of nationalized healthcare. And if you think there won't be rationing or "death panels" you haven't seen the recent case with a girl needing new lungs (Thanks Sabelious).
My point, the best things of government are outweighed by the bad things it can (and needs to) do to achieve those goals.
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I work at a school district ... CIPA requirements and all that.
outlast probably, outlast and not cause problems with veins, arteries and blood flow ... probably not. Best heart pumps are temporary fixes at best.
I actually picture it more like this ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrXfh4hENKs&safe=active
If you don't like the laws, fire your representative. Most people bitching about big government and big business are the ones that vote for the (D) and (R) parties that support these things. Insanity is repeating the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results.
Republicans are for big business (as is some democrats), Democrats are for big government (as are some republicans). You mix 40-60% of each and get this result: big business colluding with big government.
You want different results, try a different recipe, vote Libertarian.
Stupid people get into trouble, and then blame the system for them being stupid.
I have little sympathy for people stuck in this kind of merry-go-round, because more often then not, it is of their own making. My daughter does this, because she is an idiot, never takes my advice and does what she wants and then doesn't understand when shit goes badly. You can't fix stupid. The good news, is at 28, she is starting to realize that making stupid choices has consequences. School of hard knocks.
Actually, this has nothing to do with free markets. This has everything to do with employers and banks defrauding people of their money. This is a crime and a conspiracy. All it takes is a decent lawyer to figure out how restricting my pay makes it "not my money", and sue the bastards. My pay should be free from any company restrictions. Period. The company's bank is not my bank, I have no business with them. If I can't get the money out of the account without restrictions, then it isn't my money. Period.
Fuck that. Doesn't take well organized. It takes a lawyer that can think beyond "go to the file cabinet, file lawsuit". ANY restrictions on MY money is all the proof I need to say it isn't my money. And if the company isn't paying me in money I can use, as I see fit, without restrictions or fees, then I file lawsuit.
My guess, is the company is getting a kickback on the float interest and the fees generated by the bank. Collusion to defraud. I'm sure there is a statute against this kind of crap if the lawyers would simply get off their asses and do their job.
The problem isn't regulation, is is over regulation. Banks are so regulated, that they keep increasing the riskiness of their programs in search of a decent (or abusive) profit.
If my company tried this crap, I would take them to court and sue the crap out of them. Pay me my wages, in a check or in direct deposit. You don't get to control my money after you pay me. PERIOD. I don't bank with your bank, it is your bank. Give me the card, but if you or your agent take anything out of it for my privilege of using my money, there will be hell to pay.
Why isn't there a class action lawsuit? If there is any restrictions on a paycheck, then it isn't pay, it is something else.
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*who don't protest the degrading objectification of women in much of the porn industry.
Extensions are PHP code. An extension's skin is CSS, JavaScript and Images. Replace the CSS, JavaScript and Images, and you haven't changed the code. It may not work as intended, but it will work. In fact, Mixed licensing for PHP and the Extension's skin seems reasonable, as one can easily replace the stock skin (CSS, JavaScript, images) with alternate versions.
In fact, editing CSS of Extensions (speaking to Joomla specifically, since that is what I know well enough), is one of the things that make it useful. Not all extensions fit the design of the site it is intended for.
What is this personality thing and how does one acquire it? I have a yacht to trade.
I saw X-MP and immediately thought they had a Cray simulate an XMP burst, and I rushed to open the article and read all about the latest #ingress news.
Now I realize ... I have no life!
Realistically, I'm not sure how this is even a problem since one could create a CSS, JavaScript, and Images of their own, and have a working version. In the two cases above, Wordpress and Joomla, you can have fully working versions of these without adding in custom CSS, JavaScript or Images. These named types do not change the functionality, they are SKINS for the actual program. I'm not sure how OS advocates can claim GPL flows down to skins, being unlinked items not required for functionality of the core software.
There is a difference. Consumer chose the monitor. The seeds came not by choice. Of course, equating the two is wonderful.
Car Analogy: My Ford Pinto doesn't go 85 MPH (under powered) unless it is going downhill and with a tail wind, and that is Ford's Fault? the exploding gas tank is, however, Ford's fault. Blaming Google for not showing the color on a cheap monitor is like whining that the Pinto doesn't go 85 MPH.
You're assuming that the person punching you has any assets or income worth anything. Good luck with that.
wtf am I going to do with a yacht?
Use it to get laid by hot models that wouldn't give you ten seconds of attention otherwise? Just a guess.
Comparing Monsanto to Consumer grade equipment limitations is a great analogy /sarcasm
Well, if you're going to the Mexican-American war, then why not go back to everyone live where their families came from, in the state of being they were, before 1492? I mean, most "Americans" are living in "stolen" property, including Mexicans who stole it from the Apache and Navajo, who probably stole it from someone before them.
Or did you not think your lame argument all the way through? I realize they teach this shit in public schools, but you have a brain and should question the logic at some point.
When you question one side, and not give a solution, yes. I'd rather side on the "no solution" side rather than "unlimited undefined government intrusion" side of things. This is how we get NSA and IRS scandals.
The scariest thing in the world to me are people who say "There ought to be a law", because invariably, it turns into "We have to do something, this is something, therefore we have to do it" legislation.
Your second link, in the comments has a solution to the problem presented in the article. If someone has a monitor that only displays 256 colors, and doesn't display my high color picture correctly, that is my fault how? How about creating a solution to the problem, an alternative CSS for Google that can be used on older / crappier monitors, rather than complaining?
long as nobody mistakes the ads for search results
And there is the problem. You can't protect everyone from being stupid. And stupid happens a lot.
What I don't like, is the implication that overbearing government protectionism via the Nanny State is the only solution to protect the idiots of the world from being idiots. What you don't realize is ... to quote Ron White ... "You can't fix stupid"
There is no reason for the FTC to do this, unless there is some specific company (companies) that are doing this. In which case, they should name and shame them and actually do their job. Firing a warning letter to every search engine is like paddling a canoe and getting a warning shot from a battleship for going too fast.
And this is one of the reasons why I hate big government. Unnecessary NannyStatism because ninnies like you can't figure out what is and what isn't an ad on google (even though they are clearly marked).
Libertarians have a wide range of beliefs. Some are pro-gay marriage, others believe that government should not be defining marriage one way or another. The pro-gay marriage people are typically opposed to plural marriages like Polygamy, which is just as bigoted as being "anti-gay marriage" (polygamy being tied to many cultures, while gay marriage is recent phenomena). I'm in the latter group, government should not be defining marriage.
I'm also pro-life, meaning I support the right to the unborn to a full term pregnancy, and not arbitrarily being dismembered because of how long the mother has been pregnant. If anything we are judged on how we, as a society, protects those that cannot protect themselves. I'm also anti-death penalty. I do, however, believe that prisoners deserve to live like the worst conditions our military have to live in, i.e. tents in the desert, eat the same MRE's and crappy food our military eats. Prison shouldn't be at all pleasant. Etc etc etc.
I've been libertarian for longer than many Slashdotters have been alive. I can make coherent arguments against all forms of big government, most of which ends up with "NSA" and "IRS" type intimidation tactics, only now I have proof of the outcome. Here's the next "scandal", ObamaCare. If you think the IRS can keep your medical records and insurance needs private, you're not paying attention. It is the cost of nationalized healthcare. And if you think there won't be rationing or "death panels" you haven't seen the recent case with a girl needing new lungs (Thanks Sabelious).
My point, the best things of government are outweighed by the bad things it can (and needs to) do to achieve those goals.
All taxes do that. Even "progressive" ones. The rich can avoid some, most or even all taxes designed to "get them".
All taxes are regressive. Good luck trying to convince me otherwise, but go ahead and try.