that highlight the safety instructions I've had at Aluminium plants. You never, ever, ever drop anything like used aluminium cans into the feed that is headed for melt shop as any bit of liquid still in the can will cause a rather powerful explosion
How about if they start taking their responsibility seriously and let those works pass into the public domain after a reasonable amount of time, AS WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. Give us back our culture, damnit!
Although I totally agree with your statement.. can we prefix it with the Studios having to make quality product in the first place?
.. at the moment the difference in sales is due to market segmentation based on who is buying each type of phone?
If you are a trendy game player you are buying the iPhone and games for it, but if you are an Android user you care less for games and more about being "free" ??
Didn't read TFA - just skimmed it a bit, but let me get this straight, some guy has analysized a bunch of fake conversations (that were created by the various shows' writers) in order to produce an explanation of real world office dynamics?
If you believe in gun rights then you support terrorism in the US
It's pretty hilarious that you're going on about this so soon after Guy Fawkes day. Were you saving it?
The proximity to Guy Fawkes is totally coincidental. What I was pointing out is that you don't need any fancy high tech methods to take down the US power grid, all you need is some accurate shooting out of insulators in remote areas where no-one can observe you et voila one dead network in as fast a time as you can take 10-20 shots. And putting armed guards along the power grid in those areas is impossible,
Given the propensity of the US administration to declare various items as being the hallmarks of terrorism (IE liquids on planes) I was attempting to use sarcasm to point out the FUD of this whole situation. However I am saddened by the knee-jerk response of the kiddies who can't seem to think things through, and the fact that I feel like I actually have to explain my comment.
[$group] failed to go through [$procedure] to have [$new_technology] legally recognized by [$other_group]. As a result all results recorded by [$group] using [$new_technology] are considered legally suspect by [$other_group].
As I don't know Beck personally I am of the opinion that the character that Beck plays on air is an anti-intellectual, fear mongering, fact misrepresenting, isolationist who uses logical fallacies to further his points. And as such the actual Beck is most likely a shrewd, capitalistic genius in being able to exploit the American public in the way he does in exchange for $$$. The possibility that Beck is actually like the character he portrays is even more scary than the entertainment show that he fronts. All entertainers have their schtick and Beck has found one that has attracted a large audience
"The Glen Beck Show - A fusion of entertainment and enlightenment" (my emphasis)
He's a sign of how much of an ideological split we have in this country, that we have certain people flinging accusations of treason against those who question our new overlord. (Or who ask crazy questions like "Where in the Constitution do the feds get the power to...?") The same people also have a tendency to be rude to the point of vileness. I've seen this twice personally with people I'd respected.
The other day I heard on (I believe) Beck's radio show (but it definitely wasn't Beck hosting) that someone had written a letter to their congresscritter asking how did the government have the right to enact the Health care legislation. The reply was along the lines of that as per the constitution the government has the right to do certain things such as making for the well being of the people, levying taxes, controlling interstate commerce etc It was a very fair and reasonable reply pointing out the legalities of the government's powers. The host of the show then spun that around to be "there you go folks, the government is planning to TAX YOU!!!!!!! in order to enact Health care". And the "TAX YOU!!" was repeated several times. It was really quite sad and pathetic to listen to, but scary as well given how many other people were listening to this rant and how much the FUD was going to take root.
It's not exactly unreasonable to call a program for the government to have the means to produce a thing (good or service) a socialist program.
totally agree.. which is why we have the socialist programs of the Armed forces and public schools. However Beck calls people Communist or Socialist (with no proof) which is a different thing altogether.
I would imagine most of the comments I just read were by those who have never even seen or listened to Beck's show.Calling the accusation of fictional rape of a young girl parody is ridiculous.
I have listened to Beck and I also consider his approach to calling anything or anyone who proposes a government run this or that as communist and socialist (and the "fact" that the left has a "hidden" agenda to turn the US into a communist state) is also ridiculous and extremely distasteful
It could be that the people that Beck is calling out are aware of the saying along the lines of "Never never wrestle with a pig, you'll only get dirty and the pig will enjoy it". Note that I am not calling Beck a pig, but am pointing out that he has made his fortune on a radio show that is subtitled "A fusion of entertainment and enlightenment" (ie no mention of truth). This has also included a lot cases of playing hard and fast with words and taking things as far as possible without being able to back things up (IE the OBama is not an American meme) . So without seeing any of the quotes in question, if I was one of those people I would not respond to Beck for that very reason - ie they have nothing to gain and everything to lose if they enter Beck's (non level) playing field.
Any Americans care to extend the info on this controversy for all us non-Americans?
While not an American (I just live here), I have heard Beck on the radio quite a bit (you can hardly miss him given that the local talk station has his show on 6 days a week*). IMHO Beck's program is so chock full of logical fallacies that you're brain would voluntarily cause an aneurism if you tried to deconstruct his "arguments". In addition pretty well any one who calls into the show and shows a modicum of intelligence but disagrees with him (or points out the error of his ways) gets cut off pretty quickly. The website in question was just turning the tables on him in a manner in which he had to respond to and couldn't duck and go to a commercial break.
* And in a bizarre set of circumstances the 6th show of the week is just a repeat of one the previous weeks shows. I assume that the station does so because it is cheap programming and they hope that no-one will notice that it isn't live
I'd hate to to think what this guy would do when he realizes that cameras don't pander to the visually impaired market. On the other hand, I'm blind in one eye so maybe I can take a leaf out of his book and and sue camera companies anyway for products that don't suit my particular physical situation and finally realize that "??? profit" step.
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that highlight the safety instructions I've had at Aluminium plants. You never, ever, ever drop anything like used aluminium cans into the feed that is headed for melt shop as any bit of liquid still in the can will cause a rather powerful explosion
Alice? Who the f**k is Alice?
it's a reference to her restaurant and the 8x10 glossy photographs that were part of the investigation as to who belted her to the moon.. you know ..
"You can get anything you want at Alice's restaurant .."
(Wham! Pow! Straight to the moon)
How about if they start taking their responsibility seriously and let those works pass into the public domain after a reasonable amount of time, AS WAS THE ORIGINAL INTENT. Give us back our culture, damnit!
Although I totally agree with your statement .. can we prefix it with the Studios having to make quality product in the first place?
And a pony too!
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www.rhdistributors.com
.. at the moment the difference in sales is due to market segmentation based on who is buying each type of phone?
If you are a trendy game player you are buying the iPhone and games for it, but if you are an Android user you care less for games and more about being "free" ??
This is definitely NOT the Droid you are looking for
Anyone remember Quark, a space garbage scow show from the 70's? :D
It's nice to see it's time...
That was exactly what I thought of when I saw this .. ah the memories of seeing it on TV and the crushing blow when it was discontinued.
Didn't read TFA - just skimmed it a bit, but let me get this straight, some guy has analysized a bunch of fake conversations (that were created by the various shows' writers) in order to produce an explanation of real world office dynamics?
Do I have that right?
If you believe in gun rights then you support terrorism in the US
It's pretty hilarious that you're going on about this so soon after Guy Fawkes day. Were you saving it?
The proximity to Guy Fawkes is totally coincidental. What I was pointing out is that you don't need any fancy high tech methods to take down the US power grid, all you need is some accurate shooting out of insulators in remote areas where no-one can observe you et voila one dead network in as fast a time as you can take 10-20 shots. And putting armed guards along the power grid in those areas is impossible,
Given the propensity of the US administration to declare various items as being the hallmarks of terrorism (IE liquids on planes) I was attempting to use sarcasm to point out the FUD of this whole situation. However I am saddened by the knee-jerk response of the kiddies who can't seem to think things through, and the fact that I feel like I actually have to explain my comment.
The lower 48 CONUS actually has 3 power grids, not just a singular grid
Maybe not for long .. check out the Tres Amigos project
If you believe in gun rights then you support terrorism in the US
[$group] failed to go through [$procedure] to have [$new_technology] legally recognized by [$other_group]. As a result all results recorded by [$group] using [$new_technology] are considered legally suspect by [$other_group].
Is Beck actually playing a joke on everyone?
As I don't know Beck personally I am of the opinion that the character that Beck plays on air is an anti-intellectual, fear mongering, fact misrepresenting, isolationist who uses logical fallacies to further his points. And as such the actual Beck is most likely a shrewd, capitalistic genius in being able to exploit the American public in the way he does in exchange for $$$. The possibility that Beck is actually like the character he portrays is even more scary than the entertainment show that he fronts. All entertainers have their schtick and Beck has found one that has attracted a large audience
"The Glen Beck Show - A fusion of entertainment and enlightenment" (my emphasis)
He's a sign of how much of an ideological split we have in this country, that we have certain people flinging accusations of treason against those who question our new overlord. (Or who ask crazy questions like "Where in the Constitution do the feds get the power to...?") The same people also have a tendency to be rude to the point of vileness. I've seen this twice personally with people I'd respected.
The other day I heard on (I believe) Beck's radio show (but it definitely wasn't Beck hosting) that someone had written a letter to their congresscritter asking how did the government have the right to enact the Health care legislation. The reply was along the lines of that as per the constitution the government has the right to do certain things such as making for the well being of the people, levying taxes, controlling interstate commerce etc It was a very fair and reasonable reply pointing out the legalities of the government's powers. The host of the show then spun that around to be "there you go folks, the government is planning to TAX YOU!!!!!!! in order to enact Health care". And the "TAX YOU!!" was repeated several times. It was really quite sad and pathetic to listen to, but scary as well given how many other people were listening to this rant and how much the FUD was going to take root.
It's not exactly unreasonable to call a program for the government to have the means to produce a thing (good or service) a socialist program.
totally agree .. which is why we have the socialist programs of the Armed forces and public schools. However Beck calls people Communist or Socialist (with no proof) which is a different thing altogether.
Wow, that's pretty specific. Good job.
says the anonymous coward!
As a conservative I generally find him to be embarrassing.
Isn't he technically libertarian? So you don't need to be embarrassed by him!
I would imagine most of the comments I just read were by those who have never even seen or listened to Beck's show.Calling the accusation of fictional rape of a young girl parody is ridiculous.
I have listened to Beck and I also consider his approach to calling anything or anyone who proposes a government run this or that as communist and socialist (and the "fact" that the left has a "hidden" agenda to turn the US into a communist state) is also ridiculous and extremely distasteful
He is very conservative
Actually I think he considers himself Libertarian rather than conservative, although his leanings are conservative
It could be that the people that Beck is calling out are aware of the saying along the lines of "Never never wrestle with a pig, you'll only get dirty and the pig will enjoy it". Note that I am not calling Beck a pig, but am pointing out that he has made his fortune on a radio show that is subtitled "A fusion of entertainment and enlightenment" (ie no mention of truth). This has also included a lot cases of playing hard and fast with words and taking things as far as possible without being able to back things up (IE the OBama is not an American meme) . So without seeing any of the quotes in question, if I was one of those people I would not respond to Beck for that very reason - ie they have nothing to gain and everything to lose if they enter Beck's (non level) playing field.
re Crying .. SNL did Beck in segment on 11/7/09 and they had him down pat
Oops "you're" instead of "your" for a change
Any Americans care to extend the info on this controversy for all us non-Americans?
While not an American (I just live here), I have heard Beck on the radio quite a bit (you can hardly miss him given that the local talk station has his show on 6 days a week*). IMHO Beck's program is so chock full of logical fallacies that you're brain would voluntarily cause an aneurism if you tried to deconstruct his "arguments". In addition pretty well any one who calls into the show and shows a modicum of intelligence but disagrees with him (or points out the error of his ways) gets cut off pretty quickly. The website in question was just turning the tables on him in a manner in which he had to respond to and couldn't duck and go to a commercial break.
* And in a bizarre set of circumstances the 6th show of the week is just a repeat of one the previous weeks shows. I assume that the station does so because it is cheap programming and they hope that no-one will notice that it isn't live
But didn't human error capsize this ship?
Another fine first post wasted by common sense and intelligence.
I'd hate to to think what this guy would do when he realizes that cameras don't pander to the visually impaired market. On the other hand, I'm blind in one eye so maybe I can take a leaf out of his book and and sue camera companies anyway for products that don't suit my particular physical situation and finally realize that "??? profit" step.