I think you are failing to understand the word 'Historically' correctly. If it were thirty years ago that we stopped really believing in free speech, his statement would still be correct.
Right, let's do away with peer review and scientific discourse because we aren't moving fast enough for a problem that has likely been building since the dawn of industry. So how about you just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us keep discussing the problem in hideous boring detail so we don't do anything stupid that will both hurt us and not help a damn thing. Shit, forgot about Cap and Trade... too late.
I'm skeptical of anybody who tells me they are here to save me or the world, whether the context is religious or scientific. Especially when said person gets more government money every time they produce new doomsday conclusions. Maybe it's time for the climate science community to un-circle the wagons and be a little more open about what's really going on. They might win over a few converts. Smog and it's affect on human health is enough of a reason for me to dislike pollution and seek cleaner alternatives.
And here I thought eventual acceptance of gay couples might actually lead to a higher rate of adoption. Thanks, Science, for keeping our orphanages full of unwanted kids.
Considering other international 'bullies' throughout history, I tend to think the world has gotten off pretty lightly since WWII. Given historical behavior of other bullies (most notably Britain and other European nations), America's policies probably aren't all that different from how, say, Britain would probably still be acting if it were still the 'British Empire'. We westerners have a bad habit of behaving badly outside our borders. Luckily (?), it's starting to turn inwards as well, and we're taking notice.
Mod this up please. "Won't somebody please think of all those poor people?"
At what point did you decide having 5 kids on your minimum wage income was a good idea? Following that, at what point was it ok to blow all your money on junk food and entertainment instead of spending it on your children's future? And now I'm supposed to feel bad because I didn't make those decisions and ended up better off?
Conservatives love to see poor as poor because they don't work hard enough. Liberals love to see poor as poor because of the evil rich guy who pays them too little. At what point does poor decisions make it into this? Is it possible to work really hard, make smart decisions, and still end up poor? I earned minimum wage most of my life, up until I got sick of it and used the money I squirreled away (and a few loans) to pay for college, get a CompSci degree, and start earning some real money doing work I actually like.
Without a doubt there are those who genuinely can't catch a break. But I fail to see why we should effectively reward the bad decisions of the other 99% for that.
Seriously, if congress were made up of people like Ron Paul, lobbyists wouldn't know what to do and our government would be the most transparent institution in the history of man. At least, I'd like to believe that. He seems to walk the walk.
That depends on your definition of sick. I was honorably discharged on medical grounds because I refused ocular surgery (the second time around).
If it interferes with your ability to complete your term of service, yes, they discharge you. If you are out sick for a month, they don't really care, as long as it's a valid reason.
Sick call? You mean the Motrin distribution center?:)
We had a kid come down with Spinal Meningitis while he was in. Went to sick call, got Motrin. Went to real doctor, got proper diagnosis, and got some real time off.
So yes, I guess you do get unlimited sick days, but you can't just call in and use them.
The U.S. Military, which is known for working people a lot harder than most corporations, still gives 30 days a year of paid leave. No 'Sick Days'. You could not take days off and build up 60 days if you wanted to. Anything over that was just paid back to you at end of year. It was the best policy I have ever worked under.
Now you couldn't always take your leave when you wanted to, for obvious reasons, but it worked and it's good for morale.
Agreed. Started using it not too long ago and it works well.
Whenever any of my relatives call me to get them to fix their XP machines, I just tell them to either get Windows 7 with MSE or to learn to use Linux.
Agreed, it has to be safe above all other concerns. The Navy has a perfect track record when it comes to operating and maintaining reactors, and they stressed that during our training over and over again.
As with all things, it starts to get cheap when it starts to get used. Compounding the problem is a shortage of people trained and willing to work with them and the fact that we have a variety of different designs, which means moving a trained person from one plant to another requires months of re-training. Until we standardize some designs and start using them (stamp them out like France does), we can expect to see high cost. It's probably one of the few areas I would love to see the government subsidize an industry to get it off the ground again. As far as I'm concerned, they can take all the money being wasted on Solar and put it into Nuclear power.
All the current Navy subs and ships that use nuclear reactors use reactors designed in the 60s / 70s. The decomissioned cruisers were expensive because of the cost of keeping enough trained personnel (like myself) on hand was much higher when you have to sustain those people out at sea; something like 50% of the staff of a nuclear cruiser was engine room staff.
We live in a new era as far as this technology is concerned - new designs are mostly automated and very efficient. We need to take this step forward, not just at sea but on land as well. Nuclear power is the best answer we have for large-scale power generation that could keep us moving forward until we discover a better energy source.
Or until world war breaks out and we all die. North Korea, South Korea... I'm looking at you.
I have four cats that respond to their names and pick up my social cues very well. They also learn what is acceptable and what isn't pretty quickly. You pretty obviously don't own cats, as you've only 'met' them. They didn't give a shit about you because you weren't one of their pack. Also, my four 'freeloading parasites' are cheaper to take care of than a single dog.
My two dogs, on the other hand, can obey a few commands but largely repeat the same stupid behaviors over and over again despite all my attempts to condition otherwise. Well, one of them anyway. The corgi is great.
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If you're going to mock the average Wal-Mart shopper as a redneck, at least go all the way.
Historically, meaning what? thirty years ago?
I think you are failing to understand the word 'Historically' correctly. If it were thirty years ago that we stopped really believing in free speech, his statement would still be correct.
Right, let's do away with peer review and scientific discourse because we aren't moving fast enough for a problem that has likely been building since the dawn of industry. So how about you just shut the fuck up and let the rest of us keep discussing the problem in hideous boring detail so we don't do anything stupid that will both hurt us and not help a damn thing. Shit, forgot about Cap and Trade... too late.
I'm skeptical of anybody who tells me they are here to save me or the world, whether the context is religious or scientific. Especially when said person gets more government money every time they produce new doomsday conclusions. Maybe it's time for the climate science community to un-circle the wagons and be a little more open about what's really going on. They might win over a few converts. Smog and it's affect on human health is enough of a reason for me to dislike pollution and seek cleaner alternatives.
And here I thought eventual acceptance of gay couples might actually lead to a higher rate of adoption. Thanks, Science, for keeping our orphanages full of unwanted kids.
Considering other international 'bullies' throughout history, I tend to think the world has gotten off pretty lightly since WWII. Given historical behavior of other bullies (most notably Britain and other European nations), America's policies probably aren't all that different from how, say, Britain would probably still be acting if it were still the 'British Empire'. We westerners have a bad habit of behaving badly outside our borders. Luckily (?), it's starting to turn inwards as well, and we're taking notice.
Mod this up please. "Won't somebody please think of all those poor people?"
At what point did you decide having 5 kids on your minimum wage income was a good idea? Following that, at what point was it ok to blow all your money on junk food and entertainment instead of spending it on your children's future? And now I'm supposed to feel bad because I didn't make those decisions and ended up better off?
Conservatives love to see poor as poor because they don't work hard enough. Liberals love to see poor as poor because of the evil rich guy who pays them too little. At what point does poor decisions make it into this? Is it possible to work really hard, make smart decisions, and still end up poor? I earned minimum wage most of my life, up until I got sick of it and used the money I squirreled away (and a few loans) to pay for college, get a CompSci degree, and start earning some real money doing work I actually like.
Without a doubt there are those who genuinely can't catch a break. But I fail to see why we should effectively reward the bad decisions of the other 99% for that.
You surely mean all the time. :)
Seriously, if congress were made up of people like Ron Paul, lobbyists wouldn't know what to do and our government would be the most transparent institution in the history of man. At least, I'd like to believe that. He seems to walk the walk.
At the same time, you have Ron Paul (R-TX) saying we need more WikiLeaks.
Funny thing, government.
They were waiting for left-wing nutjob flamebait.
A fantasy world, no doubt.
Well, for a brief instant, we will likely be anarchistic.
Even religions have to contend with philosophers. Science without peer review is worse than that.
Yeah, Navy. Motrin was pretty much their idea of a panacea.
That depends on your definition of sick. I was honorably discharged on medical grounds because I refused ocular surgery (the second time around). If it interferes with your ability to complete your term of service, yes, they discharge you. If you are out sick for a month, they don't really care, as long as it's a valid reason.
Sick call? You mean the Motrin distribution center? :)
We had a kid come down with Spinal Meningitis while he was in. Went to sick call, got Motrin. Went to real doctor, got proper diagnosis, and got some real time off.
So yes, I guess you do get unlimited sick days, but you can't just call in and use them.
The U.S. Military, which is known for working people a lot harder than most corporations, still gives 30 days a year of paid leave. No 'Sick Days'. You could not take days off and build up 60 days if you wanted to. Anything over that was just paid back to you at end of year. It was the best policy I have ever worked under.
Now you couldn't always take your leave when you wanted to, for obvious reasons, but it worked and it's good for morale.
In their time, they were all one and the same.
What took you so long? I had to scroll through numerous posts before seeing the obligatory M$ blame. I almost forgot I was on slashdot.
Agreed. Started using it not too long ago and it works well. Whenever any of my relatives call me to get them to fix their XP machines, I just tell them to either get Windows 7 with MSE or to learn to use Linux.
Of course they do, peasant. Mind your betters.
Ha. I use linux for several things, but I can't argue with this. So much time.
Agreed, it has to be safe above all other concerns. The Navy has a perfect track record when it comes to operating and maintaining reactors, and they stressed that during our training over and over again.
As with all things, it starts to get cheap when it starts to get used. Compounding the problem is a shortage of people trained and willing to work with them and the fact that we have a variety of different designs, which means moving a trained person from one plant to another requires months of re-training. Until we standardize some designs and start using them (stamp them out like France does), we can expect to see high cost. It's probably one of the few areas I would love to see the government subsidize an industry to get it off the ground again. As far as I'm concerned, they can take all the money being wasted on Solar and put it into Nuclear power.
All the current Navy subs and ships that use nuclear reactors use reactors designed in the 60s / 70s. The decomissioned cruisers were expensive because of the cost of keeping enough trained personnel (like myself) on hand was much higher when you have to sustain those people out at sea; something like 50% of the staff of a nuclear cruiser was engine room staff.
We live in a new era as far as this technology is concerned - new designs are mostly automated and very efficient. We need to take this step forward, not just at sea but on land as well. Nuclear power is the best answer we have for large-scale power generation that could keep us moving forward until we discover a better energy source.
Or until world war breaks out and we all die. North Korea, South Korea... I'm looking at you.
"Oh, you're a scientist? What do you research?"
"Well, today I measured penile blood flow of a bunch of guys who were smelling pumpkin pie to compare it to penile blood flow of those who weren't."
Science fail.
I have four cats that respond to their names and pick up my social cues very well. They also learn what is acceptable and what isn't pretty quickly. You pretty obviously don't own cats, as you've only 'met' them. They didn't give a shit about you because you weren't one of their pack. Also, my four 'freeloading parasites' are cheaper to take care of than a single dog.
My two dogs, on the other hand, can obey a few commands but largely repeat the same stupid behaviors over and over again despite all my attempts to condition otherwise. Well, one of them anyway. The corgi is great.