Since when is throwing more money at a problem a solution? If the headline had read "Ford to Hire More Engineers For R&D," I'd have been impressed. Increasing budgets, alone, merely drives up costs. MBAs aren't hired to innovate. And their favorite solution, outsourcing to a cheap, poorly run and educated company, will only soak up money. Bragging about burning money by the truckload to produce an underpowered, expensive to buy and own short-lived product only shows why car manufacturers are in the same boat with Java-only programmers.
Use computers to educate the voters, past the average 3rd grade level. Try to teach people how to vote, based on SOME kind of idea of what's best, rather than the usual. Party Lines, It's (Insert Name)'s Turn, They Give Me Money, or (my personal favorite) Because They Will Let Me Change Places With My (perceived) Oppressor.
What happens if the guidance system goes out? If the map the computer's using isn't fully up to date? If I need to move the car only a short distance, or park in a place without parking spaces? This is the same kind of thinking that removed guns from fighter aircraft because "dog fighting is obsolete." I haven't seen any self guiding car system that I would trust to act, with no ability to override. Build one that can handle New York or LA rush hour and I may change my mind.
You're probably right. I would rather we get our worst industries (pollution wise) off the planet, rather than drop back down to 1500's level of technology, but most politicians seem to want to use global warming as either a cash or power grab.
Even ONE of these companies has more cash on hand to fight this than NYC. Expect this to get tied up in court, until the heat death of the universe. Not saying that NYC might not be right, but this will be seen as a life or death fight. Probably, this might not be much more than a money grab, seeing as how NYC already taxes everything that moves (and quite a few that don't.) Going to be interesting, to say the least.
An overhyped producer of overpriced toys tanks. Film at Eleven. Anyone else notice how light Ms. Mash's "stories" are? Do your job, write a decent couple of paragraphs. Google News had more on the story than she did.
Favorite Linux flavor on thumb drive. Load whatever onto laptop hard drive. Put thumb drive in wallet. Looks bad, but just use the "Don't want it stolen" excuse. Have I left something out?
WHY AREN'T YOU DRINKING THE KOOLAIDE!!!??? DRINK IT!! DRINK!! Reading the story, this is all I saw. There are enough other music sources that if one craps the bed, there's no reason to stay with them.
It's a money grab, power creep, and blamestorming, all in one. "See, it's not our fault, we told the tech companies to stop terrorism! They couldn't so we took their money!"
Generalizations are never true. People who insist on rules like that would do so, regardless of religion. Some of us actually believe in the right to make a choice, so long as it's only your neck on the block. Want to drink? Be my guest. Wanna see nudes? Go right ahead. But don't insist that I have to pay for your liver transplant, or my kids have to see your pics. And being gay is most defintely a choice.
I hereby christen a New law...Gore's Law. It states that any discussion about facts will ALWAYS involve Global Warming, because all you Cowards go there first. So, to save time, just use Gore's law.
Edgelord Detected! Danger, Will Robinson! Seriously, why are most atheists so butthurt? Don't like church? Don't go. Don't associate with people who have beliefs different than yours. Just stay home in Mom's basement.
"Hangin's too good for 'im. Burnin's too good for 'im. He should be chopped into tinesy-winesy pieces and buried alive." Pesky "cruel and unusual" clause.
Look, legalizing prostitution won't stop the sex slave trade. The trade is not about sex. Want to have sex with a prostitute, legally? Quick trip to Nevada. And these people do have the money. The whole point to the slave trade is the same as rape...Power. "I can do what I want with you, and all I have to do is pay the right price."
Truth (Capital "T" Truth) and groupthink don't mix. Humans WILL lie to themselves about anything and everything. And we get very upset when reality refuses to follow our whims. And why, oh why, are you socializing with people you don't like on a platform that doesn't like you?
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Since when is throwing more money at a problem a solution? If the headline had read "Ford to Hire More Engineers For R&D," I'd have been impressed. Increasing budgets, alone, merely drives up costs. MBAs aren't hired to innovate. And their favorite solution, outsourcing to a cheap, poorly run and educated company, will only soak up money. Bragging about burning money by the truckload to produce an underpowered, expensive to buy and own short-lived product only shows why car manufacturers are in the same boat with Java-only programmers.
Use computers to educate the voters, past the average 3rd grade level. Try to teach people how to vote, based on SOME kind of idea of what's best, rather than the usual. Party Lines, It's (Insert Name)'s Turn, They Give Me Money, or (my personal favorite) Because They Will Let Me Change Places With My (perceived) Oppressor.
Screaming "Cultural Theft" in 3...2...1
What happens if the guidance system goes out? If the map the computer's using isn't fully up to date? If I need to move the car only a short distance, or park in a place without parking spaces? This is the same kind of thinking that removed guns from fighter aircraft because "dog fighting is obsolete." I haven't seen any self guiding car system that I would trust to act, with no ability to override. Build one that can handle New York or LA rush hour and I may change my mind.
You're probably right. I would rather we get our worst industries (pollution wise) off the planet, rather than drop back down to 1500's level of technology, but most politicians seem to want to use global warming as either a cash or power grab.
Clinging desperetley to a lead lined life preserver. Remember Clippy?
Even ONE of these companies has more cash on hand to fight this than NYC. Expect this to get tied up in court, until the heat death of the universe. Not saying that NYC might not be right, but this will be seen as a life or death fight. Probably, this might not be much more than a money grab, seeing as how NYC already taxes everything that moves (and quite a few that don't.) Going to be interesting, to say the least.
Because Special Snowflakes never learned how to parent, and Taking Mah Phones!!!! mmmmiiiight be seen as child abuse by other Special Snowflakes.
An overhyped producer of overpriced toys tanks. Film at Eleven. Anyone else notice how light Ms. Mash's "stories" are? Do your job, write a decent couple of paragraphs. Google News had more on the story than she did.
Favorite Linux flavor on thumb drive. Load whatever onto laptop hard drive. Put thumb drive in wallet. Looks bad, but just use the "Don't want it stolen" excuse. Have I left something out?
WHY AREN'T YOU DRINKING THE KOOLAIDE!!!??? DRINK IT!! DRINK!! Reading the story, this is all I saw. There are enough other music sources that if one craps the bed, there's no reason to stay with them.
It's a money grab, power creep, and blamestorming, all in one. "See, it's not our fault, we told the tech companies to stop terrorism! They couldn't so we took their money!"
Top Editor? Composition ability fail!
Generalizations are never true. People who insist on rules like that would do so, regardless of religion. Some of us actually believe in the right to make a choice, so long as it's only your neck on the block. Want to drink? Be my guest. Wanna see nudes? Go right ahead. But don't insist that I have to pay for your liver transplant, or my kids have to see your pics. And being gay is most defintely a choice.
Don't forget "God's Dead, Ye Merry Gentlemen" or "Deck the Halls (With Gasoline)."
I hereby christen a New law...Gore's Law. It states that any discussion about facts will ALWAYS involve Global Warming, because all you Cowards go there first. So, to save time, just use Gore's law.
Edgelord Detected! Danger, Will Robinson! Seriously, why are most atheists so butthurt? Don't like church? Don't go. Don't associate with people who have beliefs different than yours. Just stay home in Mom's basement.
After this, Twitter should have, what, 2 or 3 posts left?
"Hangin's too good for 'im. Burnin's too good for 'im. He should be chopped into tinesy-winesy pieces and buried alive." Pesky "cruel and unusual" clause.
Well, Facebook, Twitter, Apple, and Microsoft ARE American companies...
Look, legalizing prostitution won't stop the sex slave trade. The trade is not about sex. Want to have sex with a prostitute, legally? Quick trip to Nevada. And these people do have the money. The whole point to the slave trade is the same as rape...Power. "I can do what I want with you, and all I have to do is pay the right price."
Replace "humans" with "volcanic eruptions" and you would be just as correct.
Truth (Capital "T" Truth) and groupthink don't mix. Humans WILL lie to themselves about anything and everything. And we get very upset when reality refuses to follow our whims. And why, oh why, are you socializing with people you don't like on a platform that doesn't like you?
Isn't there a quote by Mr. Barnum to the effect of "It is immoral to allow a sucker to keep his money?" Guess there really IS one born every minute.