How is that *not* an assertion that the existence of privatized turnpikes is proof that privatized roads are feasible?
If the standard in any discussion is "exactly the same" then only the means used to establish the status quo can satisfy.
Bullshit. You said building roads is "commercially viable". Well, guess what, that means building highways, municiple roads, interstates, etc. If that, too, isn't possible, then road building, in general, isn't commercially viable, save for a few special cases.
So, what *are* you asserting?
But "the West was won" and commerce was established from coast to coast without benefit of the Interstate Highway System.
Yeah... before the advent of cars. Good luck living with such a system in today's world. And that's ignoring the obvious benefits of a large interstate system (eg, reduced shipping costs). And you completely ignored the issue of municipal road construction (surprise surprise).
In fact there were interstate highways before there was in Interstate Highway System.
And they were built... by the government! Shocker of shockers.
My statement stands
Umm... what was that statement, exactly? You claimed "Building roads is perfectly commercially viable". I then pointed out that your turnpike example is a poor one, and that it proves nothing. So... unless you intend to provide additional support for your claim, I'd say your statement most certainly does not "stand".
built around a parody of a conservative commentator
Nah, it's built around satirizing an extremist talking head, specifically Bill O'Reilly. The fact that he's conservative is, I think, entirely tangental (unless you believe that conservative politics encourages such behaviour).
Stewart has repeatedly said that his show doesn't favor either side and will lampoon whoever is worthy of it.
Well, that's not strictly true. He's said is that the show is clearly left-leaning, and unashamedly so. That said, they're in the business to satirize the ridiculous theatre that is politics, and that theatre is performed by those on both sides of the aisle.
It is indeed. Aside from Sonic 2, it's the best in the series, IMHO.
The real problem with the CD is the damn obsession publishers had on producing FMV games, rather than taking advantage of the greater capacity, improved graphics, and CD sound to produce top-notch games in the same basic genres. Ahh, Sega CD... so much potential, squandered.
Which, of course, is why you'd get yourself a Dreamcast Broadband Adapter. 'course, they didn't make a lot of them, but if the console had been more successful, you can bet they would've released them widely.
As for the controller, it looks clumsy, but it's remarkably comfortable. One of the better controllers out there, IMHO.
Who is going to foot the bill to upgrade the US power grid?
Well it better not be the government. The government is EVIL!!!! That's why companies like Enron should be allowed to run the electrical grid. They do a *way* better job, for less money, and the consumer always wins. Yup, it's true! Also, the sky is pink and unicorns are real, I saw one once!
Ahh, I see your mistake. You're arguing logic and facts with a libertarian. Don't worry, spend a little more time here and you'll quickly discover the error of your ways...
I'm not sure what your point is. Are you saying Google's business model isn't sound because another competitor can sweep in and take over? History has shown that certainly isn't the case... making money on advertising means more than just throwing up a website with a few ads on it. It requires eyeballs, and I'll bet even sites like Facebook, which are wildly successful, don't see a fraction of the traffic that Google sees.
Meanwhile, the cable television space has shown an explosion in content availability, but guess what? The networks still take the lions share of ad spending dollars. Why? Because they have the eyeballs, and the content to draw them, and no piddly little cable channel can compete. Kinda like Google.
Buh? I'm pretty sure you can play Steam games offline (I *know* I've played HL2 without a live Internet connection). Just hit Cancel when Steam is first starting up, and it'll ask you if you want to play offline. Hit "Yes" and you're good to go. No?
For many of us, mushroom just covers the whole spectrum of tasty things out there. Include the whole spectrum of fungus, and you'll get up into things like truffles, which can be some of the most flavorful (and expensive) foodstuffs.
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In short, if organized correctly, bash can be used where a senior sysadmin would normally reach for perl or python. This is often helpful when your juniors have a good grasp of bash, but aren't very strong in other languages.
You mean it makes it possible to use the wrong tool for the job, in order to avoid a little training.
No offense, but that's a *really* terrible idea.
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All the 3D characteristics of the record.
The data has to get digitized eventually, and that means quantization. What do you think a CD is? If you want "all" the information, all that means is a higher sampling frequency... but that doesn't change the fact that it'll be a digital representation of an analog signal, and the audophiles simply won't stand for that!
I know it's fashionable to rail against the US, but in truth the European countries have shared this shortcoming due to their addiction to Russian oil.
Luckily, this is a story about *US* foreign policy, particularly with respect to NASA, so your comment is entirely off topic, and only serves to muddy the waters.
In order to get yields comparable to conventional methods using organic methods
That's quite the assumption you're making. Millions of acres go fallow every year in the US. Why do you suppose it's necessary to achieve comparable yields versus simply activating more cropland? Not to mention taking advantage of things like hydroponic techniques.
Yeah, it'll probably be more expensive, but again, we're talking about sustainable, here, not necessarily cheap.
Wrong, no deficiency, at least for lacto-ovo vegetarians (those that eat eggs and dairy). As long as you get a varied diet, you are fine.
Heh, you've just demonstrated my point for me!:) How many prospective vegetarians do you think even realize that lacto-ovo vegetarianism is an option? Which is, to repeat myself once more, the reason anyone considering such a massive lifestyle change should educate themselves on all the options, and any pitfalls involved with the dietary regimen they choose.
Did it ever occur to you that one might be able to rent lab space in a properly zoned facility, and as a by-product, not end up endangering your neighbours?
I've been to dozens that are farmers trying to get the highest yields possible while trying to pay the lowest price - and they know they can get a premium if they can call it organic
Hah, well, that's an entirely different problem. If the USDA had a meaningful standard for what qualified as "organic", maybe that wouldn't be an issue. Problem is, the US is so reticent to regulate any market that, even in cases like this where such regulation is highly beneficial, they aren't willing to do it (in all probability because of the incredibly powerful farm lobby).
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I never asserted that they were equivalent.
Umm... yes, you did. To wit:
"Look up the word "turnpike".
Building roads is perfectly commercially viable."
How is that *not* an assertion that the existence of privatized turnpikes is proof that privatized roads are feasible?
If the standard in any discussion is "exactly the same" then only the means used to establish the status quo can satisfy.
Bullshit. You said building roads is "commercially viable". Well, guess what, that means building highways, municiple roads, interstates, etc. If that, too, isn't possible, then road building, in general, isn't commercially viable, save for a few special cases.
So, what *are* you asserting?
But "the West was won" and commerce was established from coast to coast without benefit of the Interstate Highway System.
Yeah... before the advent of cars. Good luck living with such a system in today's world. And that's ignoring the obvious benefits of a large interstate system (eg, reduced shipping costs). And you completely ignored the issue of municipal road construction (surprise surprise).
In fact there were interstate highways before there was in Interstate Highway System.
And they were built... by the government! Shocker of shockers.
My statement stands
Umm... what was that statement, exactly? You claimed "Building roads is perfectly commercially viable". I then pointed out that your turnpike example is a poor one, and that it proves nothing. So... unless you intend to provide additional support for your claim, I'd say your statement most certainly does not "stand".
We vote for these guys, and then they act like Democrats.
Oh bullshit. At least the Dems would've had the sense to tax, as well as spend, as opposed to Bush's strategy of spend and *cut* taxes.
Face it, you may not like the Dems, but the neocons are even worse.
Does this mean your defending the system that got us into this mess?
Hint: Bad regulation doesn't mean regulations are bad.
Or: No, I'm not.
ROFL, yes. A toll-based turnpike is exactly the same as building the entire interstate system, or a municipal traffic system.
Seriously, what fantasy world do you live in??
Luckily, the GP provided a citation. Where's yours?
built around a parody of a conservative commentator
Nah, it's built around satirizing an extremist talking head, specifically Bill O'Reilly. The fact that he's conservative is, I think, entirely tangental (unless you believe that conservative politics encourages such behaviour).
Stewart has repeatedly said that his show doesn't favor either side and will lampoon whoever is worthy of it.
Well, that's not strictly true. He's said is that the show is clearly left-leaning, and unashamedly so. That said, they're in the business to satirize the ridiculous theatre that is politics, and that theatre is performed by those on both sides of the aisle.
FWIW, Sonic CD is pretty awesome.
It is indeed. Aside from Sonic 2, it's the best in the series, IMHO.
The real problem with the CD is the damn obsession publishers had on producing FMV games, rather than taking advantage of the greater capacity, improved graphics, and CD sound to produce top-notch games in the same basic genres. Ahh, Sega CD... so much potential, squandered.
Which, of course, is why you'd get yourself a Dreamcast Broadband Adapter. 'course, they didn't make a lot of them, but if the console had been more successful, you can bet they would've released them widely.
As for the controller, it looks clumsy, but it's remarkably comfortable. One of the better controllers out there, IMHO.
Who is going to foot the bill to upgrade the US power grid?
Well it better not be the government. The government is EVIL!!!! That's why companies like Enron should be allowed to run the electrical grid. They do a *way* better job, for less money, and the consumer always wins. Yup, it's true! Also, the sky is pink and unicorns are real, I saw one once!
Ahh, I see your mistake. You're arguing logic and facts with a libertarian. Don't worry, spend a little more time here and you'll quickly discover the error of your ways...
I'm not sure what your point is. Are you saying Google's business model isn't sound because another competitor can sweep in and take over? History has shown that certainly isn't the case... making money on advertising means more than just throwing up a website with a few ads on it. It requires eyeballs, and I'll bet even sites like Facebook, which are wildly successful, don't see a fraction of the traffic that Google sees.
Meanwhile, the cable television space has shown an explosion in content availability, but guess what? The networks still take the lions share of ad spending dollars. Why? Because they have the eyeballs, and the content to draw them, and no piddly little cable channel can compete. Kinda like Google.
Buh? I'm pretty sure you can play Steam games offline (I *know* I've played HL2 without a live Internet connection). Just hit Cancel when Steam is first starting up, and it'll ask you if you want to play offline. Hit "Yes" and you're good to go. No?
But does Google even sell services?
No, they sell eyeballs, which is how network TV has been making it's money for the last, oh, 50 years or so... but, I'm sure that's just a fad.
Well, good for me then! ;)
Well, for MY money, I'd like to see how far the human body can be willingly pushed.
Trust me, you really don't. *shudder*
For many of us, mushroom just covers the whole spectrum of tasty things out there. Include the whole spectrum of fungus, and you'll get up into things like truffles, which can be some of the most flavorful (and expensive) foodstuffs.
Indeed! Just ask Steve!
In short, if organized correctly, bash can be used where a senior sysadmin would normally reach for perl or python. This is often helpful when your juniors have a good grasp of bash, but aren't very strong in other languages.
You mean it makes it possible to use the wrong tool for the job, in order to avoid a little training.
No offense, but that's a *really* terrible idea.
All the 3D characteristics of the record.
The data has to get digitized eventually, and that means quantization. What do you think a CD is? If you want "all" the information, all that means is a higher sampling frequency... but that doesn't change the fact that it'll be a digital representation of an analog signal, and the audophiles simply won't stand for that!
I know it's fashionable to rail against the US, but in truth the European countries have shared this shortcoming due to their addiction to Russian oil.
Luckily, this is a story about *US* foreign policy, particularly with respect to NASA, so your comment is entirely off topic, and only serves to muddy the waters.
'course, that also wasn't Lucas' idea (surprise surprise)... you can thank Harrison Ford for ad-libbing that line in the movie.
In order to get yields comparable to conventional methods using organic methods
That's quite the assumption you're making. Millions of acres go fallow every year in the US. Why do you suppose it's necessary to achieve comparable yields versus simply activating more cropland? Not to mention taking advantage of things like hydroponic techniques.
Yeah, it'll probably be more expensive, but again, we're talking about sustainable, here, not necessarily cheap.
Wrong, no deficiency, at least for lacto-ovo vegetarians (those that eat eggs and dairy). As long as you get a varied diet, you are fine.
Heh, you've just demonstrated my point for me! :) How many prospective vegetarians do you think even realize that lacto-ovo vegetarianism is an option? Which is, to repeat myself once more, the reason anyone considering such a massive lifestyle change should educate themselves on all the options, and any pitfalls involved with the dietary regimen they choose.
Did it ever occur to you that one might be able to rent lab space in a properly zoned facility, and as a by-product, not end up endangering your neighbours?
I've been to dozens that are farmers trying to get the highest yields possible while trying to pay the lowest price - and they know they can get a premium if they can call it organic
Hah, well, that's an entirely different problem. If the USDA had a meaningful standard for what qualified as "organic", maybe that wouldn't be an issue. Problem is, the US is so reticent to regulate any market that, even in cases like this where such regulation is highly beneficial, they aren't willing to do it (in all probability because of the incredibly powerful farm lobby).