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How about allowing high schools to offer technical degrees, college prep degrees, and basic degrees. That way, the diploma has meaning and value, rather than something that everyone gets, regardless of proficiency. A HS Diploma is nothing more than a trophy everyone "wins", it is meaningless.
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Here's an idea, make parents sit in the class with their disruptive students and babysit them. Hell, pay them a wage to do so. However, if the parent/student combo cannot be controlled, it requires remedial training for both parent and student. Failing that, they should be expelled and expect no government benefits at all. Why should society pay for assholes to be assholes? Screw them, they are a drain on society. We shouldn't be encouraging bad behavior by rewarding them with lifetime of benefits.
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There is a point for collective protection, then there is a case of educating people who neither deserve it nor want it. Not everyone wants or can be a college educated Ph.D. Further, education, especially at the higher levels, is all about self discipline. I don't have a problem helping people get educated, but I have a problem forcing people to be something they don't care about. Use of Government force should be limited, controlled and under very tight monitoring. Education, is one of those fields where government control and force is used excessively under the guise of "no child left behind".
As unfortunate as it is, some people don't want to be educated, if we abuse state power and force them to be, then that is an abuse I don't want. Education should be free, as in Opportunity, but not necessarily free, as in beer. Further, I do not have a problem making additional resources available to people willing to work hard and takes an active role in their own education, but they must show interest.
If you want to improve education in the US, start by fixing the dismal quality being offered in the K-12 arena. The dumbing down of a HS diploma is making it worthless piece of paper. And the McDonald's application is one more proof that too many people are illiterate even after 12 years of state sponsored education.
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What good is a telephone call, if you are unable to speak?
Not really. It is the fault of both the DNC and RNC parties muddling in for their cronies. You're just blind to the actions of the (D) party. Obama can do no wrong, has done no wrong, etc. When his eight years are over, and we're still at 8-9 % unemployment and Wall Street is hitting new highs, who will the DNC blame for the economy? When we're another 8 Trillion in debt, because both the DNC and RNC can't actually cut spending, raise taxes enough and have confiscated all the wealth they can get their hands on, who will you blame?
You can blame Bush all you want, but Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are just as much to blame for the mess we're in. AND if it was solely Bush to blame, then Obama is going down the same road, he has done NOTHING for the economy other than campaign about all the wonderful things he is going to do (but never actually does).
We bother outlawing murder, we should bother defining each method of murder. Is strangling worse or better than a claw hammer to the head? Why does it matter if a pistol was used and not an "assault rifle". And why do we go after "assault rifles" when the pistols / revolvers were used?
I realize that the left tends to be more passionate about things, and uses their feelings to judge things, but it doesn't really serve society well. We should judge the results, not the intentions. When I hear "what about the children?" asked, I know whatever comes next isn't about results, it is about how someone feels about something. Tyranny comes next.
Slippery Slope is a LOGICAL Fallacy not because it doesn't work, but rather that it doesn't work all the time. In this case, I used Slippery Slope to point out how silly it is to "ban" something because it might be used to do something "bad". Do we ban 3D printers because they can make a lower receiver to a gun? If so, then why wouldn't we do the same thing with all those other things I mentioned (slippery slope). At what point does making something that has a million legal uses illegal simply because someone might make something bad with it?
When you define that property, then you'll have broken the slippery slope. BUT it is up to those that say "ban 3D printers because they make guns" to define that point, because otherwise their logic extends all the way down the manufacturing chain. "Might make a gun" is not reason enough. "Too Easy" is not reason enough.
Hillary Knew it was a lie. She was married to the previous President, and yet she went to bat saying it was true. If you want to claim lies, then please apply them equally to Hillary, and refuse to support her future political campaign for president.
Obviously, we need to regulate machining tools because those might make a gun. And we must regulate robotic Metal Presses, because those might make machining tools, which might make guns. We need to regulate mining iron ore, because iron ore is used to make gun parts, machining tools and Robotics. And we must regulate Big Trucks, because they might carry dirt used in mining iron ore....
At some point, laws don't stop people. And making more laws doesn't help.
Embrace the Pirates, for they may be your salvation.
Release two versions, paid and pirate. Call them that, and have fun with it (pirate skin). Give them a reason to "buy" it, something emotional, tied to being a pirate (enhanced pirate skin, which they will pirate too). Tell the pirates you don't want their money, you want a Starbucks Gift Card (or whatever). Tell the Pirates you want them to tell their friends that you embrace their actions, as a means of publicity.
IF you product, service or whatever is good, then publicity is your friend. Then ask them to pay for it when they use it, just don't nag. Perhaps a reminder every month (30 days) of "hey, you like this app, please consider buying the Pirate version with the all new pirate skin".
If you fight the pirates, they will route around any attempt to block them. It is a fool's game of whack-a-mole.
And for those people that pirate apps, do you really think you're all that clever for going to Google and typing "Pirate Bag Android Apps". I really hope you all find hacked versions that steal your identity and money. Pay the damn $1.99 already.
If you read the blurb, this is not really a "new" product, but rather an extension of Google Drive. If you use Google Drive, you already have the product.
Speed of light is relative, and cannot be broken. Space warps as one approaches the speed of light (relative), which is why anything that approaches the speed of light, doesn't ever reach it (relatively). It is mind bending concept, but in reality, you're essentially not accurate when you say "parts of the universe that are being expanded away from us faster than the speed of light".
Once you get to the point where you're looking at things being at or near the speed of light, our linear/3D view of the universe breaks. What if I told you, there is no "edge" of the universe;)
As it is in every country. The issue isn't the consequences, it is the rules.
And the (D) and (R) parties in the US have been increasing the amount of "rules" and making the consequences even more harsh for petty non-crimes, to the point we are slowly becoming just like those we hate. The worst part is, we don't have a critical press for 1/2 the political spectrum. and the other side is supported by Faux News.
Reports are coming in that Cyanogenmod will not be spending any resources on Galaxy S4. None. They've complained that the Galaxy models are too hard to keep working. The strange thing about it, Cyanogen works for Samsung on their Android Team.
Question is, will that affect your decision to buy or not buy the Galaxy S4.
Americans realize that Government cannot protect everyone at all times, and doesn't try to. It works for us. We don't have to be like everyone else. I just wish people leaving their shitty ass countries coming here to America thinking they want to build us into the same shitty ass country they left would just stay home. If you don't like how we do things, don't come here, expecting us to change.
" I'm not personally in favor of more-than-2-person units"
That seems quite arbitrary. Plenty of cultures have plural marriages. So why do you hate so much?
" An immediate extension of existing marriage with no change but the male+female restriction (which is itself the "random criteria" here) would not introduce any new problems not already present under the existing system."
But again, you're a hater of people who love more than one other person. Why do you hate them so much?
You see, the lame arguments used by proponents of Gay marriage, also apply elsewhere, including the "hate" rhetoric. Or do you not see this obvious point yet? You're going to have to do better than "I feel", which is subject to change.
Trust me, the easier solution is to repeal the benefits granted by government, and it is much fairer to all.
Technology cannot ever fix Sociological problems, it can only mask them.
We design technology in ways so that it routes around failures, and then wonder why it fails when humans do the same thing. You want to solve the problem of people not showing up for work, you fire them or put them on 2 week unpaid leave, or doc their pay, or whatever. If you aren't going to do anything about it, then stop making noise and let them skip out.
So, we're going to give more benefits to more people, because you feel that is government's role? We're doomed. We can't even afford the benefits we currently are giving away. This affects everything, more than most people know.
I'm going to register me and my sons and daughters as "domestic partners" (polygamy/incestuous/gay) so that I can bypass inheritance and make sure she can be covered on my insurance for ever. I mean, if we're handing out benefits based on random criteria, why not?
When you're making shit up, it is important to stop the sophistry. Homosexual Marriage is not a "right" never has been, and is a modern invention.
" I'll tell you what I've personally see in same-sex committed unions," as have I.
" that indicate these are a good thing to further uplift and uphold with the benefits of law afforded their opposite-sex counterparts:"
Namely government granted benefits. So, you believe in making up new rights, that never existed before, to grant government benefits to people? How do you feel about polygamy, polyandry and heterosexual incestuous marriages, for the purposes of gaining government benefits?
Because, I can see how your whole argument doesn't require homosexuality at all.
As for my libertarian views, they are based on the premise that we need to protect the "rights" of people to believe what they want, as long as it doesn't affect others. You obviously don't care about my beliefs, and thus want to dictate to me what I must accept, even when it doesn't affect anyone else but me what I believe.
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How about allowing high schools to offer technical degrees, college prep degrees, and basic degrees. That way, the diploma has meaning and value, rather than something that everyone gets, regardless of proficiency. A HS Diploma is nothing more than a trophy everyone "wins", it is meaningless.
Here's an idea, make parents sit in the class with their disruptive students and babysit them. Hell, pay them a wage to do so. However, if the parent/student combo cannot be controlled, it requires remedial training for both parent and student. Failing that, they should be expelled and expect no government benefits at all. Why should society pay for assholes to be assholes? Screw them, they are a drain on society. We shouldn't be encouraging bad behavior by rewarding them with lifetime of benefits.
There is a point for collective protection, then there is a case of educating people who neither deserve it nor want it. Not everyone wants or can be a college educated Ph.D. Further, education, especially at the higher levels, is all about self discipline. I don't have a problem helping people get educated, but I have a problem forcing people to be something they don't care about. Use of Government force should be limited, controlled and under very tight monitoring. Education, is one of those fields where government control and force is used excessively under the guise of "no child left behind".
As unfortunate as it is, some people don't want to be educated, if we abuse state power and force them to be, then that is an abuse I don't want. Education should be free, as in Opportunity, but not necessarily free, as in beer. Further, I do not have a problem making additional resources available to people willing to work hard and takes an active role in their own education, but they must show interest.
If you want to improve education in the US, start by fixing the dismal quality being offered in the K-12 arena. The dumbing down of a HS diploma is making it worthless piece of paper. And the McDonald's application is one more proof that too many people are illiterate even after 12 years of state sponsored education.
What good is a telephone call, if you are unable to speak?
Not really. It is the fault of both the DNC and RNC parties muddling in for their cronies. You're just blind to the actions of the (D) party. Obama can do no wrong, has done no wrong, etc. When his eight years are over, and we're still at 8-9 % unemployment and Wall Street is hitting new highs, who will the DNC blame for the economy? When we're another 8 Trillion in debt, because both the DNC and RNC can't actually cut spending, raise taxes enough and have confiscated all the wealth they can get their hands on, who will you blame?
You can blame Bush all you want, but Barney Frank and Chris Dodd are just as much to blame for the mess we're in. AND if it was solely Bush to blame, then Obama is going down the same road, he has done NOTHING for the economy other than campaign about all the wonderful things he is going to do (but never actually does).
We bother outlawing murder, we should bother defining each method of murder. Is strangling worse or better than a claw hammer to the head? Why does it matter if a pistol was used and not an "assault rifle". And why do we go after "assault rifles" when the pistols / revolvers were used?
I realize that the left tends to be more passionate about things, and uses their feelings to judge things, but it doesn't really serve society well. We should judge the results, not the intentions. When I hear "what about the children?" asked, I know whatever comes next isn't about results, it is about how someone feels about something. Tyranny comes next.
Slippery slopes are logical fallacies, not because they work, but rather because they aren't absolutely 100% true, while logic requires absolutes.
Slippery Slope is a LOGICAL Fallacy not because it doesn't work, but rather that it doesn't work all the time. In this case, I used Slippery Slope to point out how silly it is to "ban" something because it might be used to do something "bad". Do we ban 3D printers because they can make a lower receiver to a gun? If so, then why wouldn't we do the same thing with all those other things I mentioned (slippery slope). At what point does making something that has a million legal uses illegal simply because someone might make something bad with it?
When you define that property, then you'll have broken the slippery slope. BUT it is up to those that say "ban 3D printers because they make guns" to define that point, because otherwise their logic extends all the way down the manufacturing chain. "Might make a gun" is not reason enough. "Too Easy" is not reason enough.
Well, we could ban education, because it is dangerous, people might learn something that can be used wrongly. ;-)
Hillary Knew it was a lie. She was married to the previous President, and yet she went to bat saying it was true. If you want to claim lies, then please apply them equally to Hillary, and refuse to support her future political campaign for president.
And Clinton will always be remembered for a blowjob by an intern. Sucks (pun intended) for him.
And you're probably okay with Obama bombing citizens under NDAA.
In other words, unless you're going to apply your logic to both (D) and (R) equally, then it doesn't matter. Both parties are criminal enterprises.
Obviously, we need to regulate machining tools because those might make a gun. And we must regulate robotic Metal Presses, because those might make machining tools, which might make guns. We need to regulate mining iron ore, because iron ore is used to make gun parts, machining tools and Robotics. And we must regulate Big Trucks, because they might carry dirt used in mining iron ore ....
At some point, laws don't stop people. And making more laws doesn't help.
while the adults talk
Says the AC stalker who can't formulate two sentences without swearing. I'm so impressed with your vocabulary.
Embrace the Pirates, for they may be your salvation.
Release two versions, paid and pirate. Call them that, and have fun with it (pirate skin). Give them a reason to "buy" it, something emotional, tied to being a pirate (enhanced pirate skin, which they will pirate too). Tell the pirates you don't want their money, you want a Starbucks Gift Card (or whatever). Tell the Pirates you want them to tell their friends that you embrace their actions, as a means of publicity.
IF you product, service or whatever is good, then publicity is your friend. Then ask them to pay for it when they use it, just don't nag. Perhaps a reminder every month (30 days) of "hey, you like this app, please consider buying the Pirate version with the all new pirate skin".
If you fight the pirates, they will route around any attempt to block them. It is a fool's game of whack-a-mole.
And for those people that pirate apps, do you really think you're all that clever for going to Google and typing "Pirate Bag Android Apps". I really hope you all find hacked versions that steal your identity and money. Pay the damn $1.99 already.
If you read the blurb, this is not really a "new" product, but rather an extension of Google Drive. If you use Google Drive, you already have the product.
http://drive.google.com/keep
Ah yes, the liberal "Bush Bash" party. Get over it already.
Speed of light is relative, and cannot be broken. Space warps as one approaches the speed of light (relative), which is why anything that approaches the speed of light, doesn't ever reach it (relatively). It is mind bending concept, but in reality, you're essentially not accurate when you say "parts of the universe that are being expanded away from us faster than the speed of light".
Once you get to the point where you're looking at things being at or near the speed of light, our linear/3D view of the universe breaks. What if I told you, there is no "edge" of the universe ;)
As it is in every country. The issue isn't the consequences, it is the rules.
And the (D) and (R) parties in the US have been increasing the amount of "rules" and making the consequences even more harsh for petty non-crimes, to the point we are slowly becoming just like those we hate. The worst part is, we don't have a critical press for 1/2 the political spectrum. and the other side is supported by Faux News.
http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s4-not-cyanogenmod-support-174322/
Reports are coming in that Cyanogenmod will not be spending any resources on Galaxy S4. None. They've complained that the Galaxy models are too hard to keep working. The strange thing about it, Cyanogen works for Samsung on their Android Team.
Question is, will that affect your decision to buy or not buy the Galaxy S4.
Americans realize that Government cannot protect everyone at all times, and doesn't try to. It works for us. We don't have to be like everyone else. I just wish people leaving their shitty ass countries coming here to America thinking they want to build us into the same shitty ass country they left would just stay home. If you don't like how we do things, don't come here, expecting us to change.
" I'm not personally in favor of more-than-2-person units"
That seems quite arbitrary. Plenty of cultures have plural marriages. So why do you hate so much?
" An immediate extension of existing marriage with no change but the male+female restriction (which is itself the "random criteria" here) would not introduce any new problems not already present under the existing system."
But again, you're a hater of people who love more than one other person. Why do you hate them so much?
You see, the lame arguments used by proponents of Gay marriage, also apply elsewhere, including the "hate" rhetoric. Or do you not see this obvious point yet? You're going to have to do better than "I feel", which is subject to change.
Trust me, the easier solution is to repeal the benefits granted by government, and it is much fairer to all.
Technology cannot ever fix Sociological problems, it can only mask them.
We design technology in ways so that it routes around failures, and then wonder why it fails when humans do the same thing. You want to solve the problem of people not showing up for work, you fire them or put them on 2 week unpaid leave, or doc their pay, or whatever. If you aren't going to do anything about it, then stop making noise and let them skip out.
Why is this so hard?
So, we're going to give more benefits to more people, because you feel that is government's role? We're doomed. We can't even afford the benefits we currently are giving away. This affects everything, more than most people know.
I'm going to register me and my sons and daughters as "domestic partners" (polygamy/incestuous/gay) so that I can bypass inheritance and make sure she can be covered on my insurance for ever. I mean, if we're handing out benefits based on random criteria, why not?
When you're making shit up, it is important to stop the sophistry. Homosexual Marriage is not a "right" never has been, and is a modern invention.
" I'll tell you what I've personally see in same-sex committed unions," as have I.
" that indicate these are a good thing to further uplift and uphold with the benefits of law afforded their opposite-sex counterparts:"
Namely government granted benefits. So, you believe in making up new rights, that never existed before, to grant government benefits to people? How do you feel about polygamy, polyandry and heterosexual incestuous marriages, for the purposes of gaining government benefits?
Because, I can see how your whole argument doesn't require homosexuality at all.
As for my libertarian views, they are based on the premise that we need to protect the "rights" of people to believe what they want, as long as it doesn't affect others. You obviously don't care about my beliefs, and thus want to dictate to me what I must accept, even when it doesn't affect anyone else but me what I believe.