I would say, in many cases, because Elon Musk and the Tesla Brand are outperforming the actual sales and profitability figures.
In the US, families become famous and wealthy, for, well, little other than staying in the spotlight. Let's refer to it as the car-Ian effect, and not in a derogatory way.
I would clarify that in the case of Porsche, there is plausibly a damage-control scheme in place.
There was a corner store near here who placed hot check writers' names up on a wall of shame. Prior to posting a name, the store offered multiple chances to settle up
I don't know if it helped recover any money from the deadbeats, but I recall pretty much everyone looking to see if they recognized any of the names.
On topic...the first round of anti-aging experiments will probably go badly. But that won't stop people from volunteering. Better to be a mutant super-monster than dead.
How far would you take that?
No matter what it is, say, whatever you personally find most offensive, you either become... or perish forever.
NO matter the measure, would there always be a miserable life that was better than the greatest death?
Instead, automated license plate readers would scan the cars driving down streets known to have a prostitution problem, and the letters would be sent to the address associated with those vehicles.
Automated iris recognition scanning software should then be used to identify all milk drinkers as children, as a very high percentage of pedophiles drank milk as children.
There are cases throughout history (and likely beyond) illustrating a particular species without natural enemies that has multiplied beyond sustainability.
The humans have proven to be particularly resilient and resourceful, but the rather near future requires more environment in which to expand, or a whittling of the population to achieve some balance.
but I was not Marshallese, so I didn't get involved.
Whether you believe in God or climate change, and I'm not certain why the two are typically mutually exclusive, it has to occur to you that change is inevitable. Tangible evidence exists that the World's weather is different now, and it doesn't take a wild leap of imagination to infer that eight billion humans probably have something to do with it.
The sacrifice required now to right the ship is minimal compared to what it will become in a decade... and past a certain tipping point, there will be no remedy. Buy some land where it's presently very cold.
Another auction, which closes on Dec. 1, includes assets seized from Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, who in 2012 was convicted of stealing more than $53.7 million over two decades from the city where she was employed. She is serving a nearly 20-year federal prison sentence. More than 390 lots are being auctioned, to include 150 belt buckles, an number of horse-shaped plaques and trophies.
Dixon is a city of 15,733 souls, per Wikipedia, as of the 2000 census.
How in the bloody hell did that much money disappear unnoticed for 20 years?
The music industry has a well documented path for those who think this is the solution to higher creativity, higher productivity, and dealing with crunch times.
In fact, it is not hard to find a dozen well known names that have passed due to drug overdose, in the industry that "used" them just to get through the schedules.
And these aren't stupid people. They were good enough to learn how to play instruments better than you or I, train their voices for singing, and in some cases write their own music. They didn't start off with the intent to harm themselves, but the problem is that for most people, addiction follows recreational use. Even if the drug itself is seemingly free of the worst side effects, the person can become dependent and in that dependency can create life long problems for themselves.
And if they can't fix it, with the resources available to them, then what are the odds that a code slinger in CA has a better shot.
I can see the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith might've had longer careers had they abstained from the recreationals.
I imagine far more people are addicted to chocolate or video games than horse droppings for example.
That is a fairly human-centric point of view. My faithful posting companion, Miss Daisy, agrees to disagree and doesn't drive, despite the nom de coincidence.
She can't do chocolate, whines all during game time about the absence of an opposing thumb, and eats shit like it is going out of style... yes, like someone in mid-management.
The news has more slots to fill than ever, having evolved from a noon, five, and eleven broadcast to several stations with differing agendas filling 24-hour slots of their own.
Availability heuristic works in advertising too, but if you hear a thing in the news enough times, it brings it to bear sooner and with exceptional relevance in your brain's personal selection process.
And as everyone knows, scandalous gossip just sells better than than the other brand.
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In a sense, this is protection for the gullible from themselves; admittedly more necessary than one might like to imagine.
"Why is he running? He didn't do anything."
"Because we have to chase him. Because he's not our hero."
More blasphemy than you can shake sticks at! Questioning the US-centric view has become bovine-like in its ubiquitous-ness.
Now, we are hurling compressed clumps of mineral at the glass domicile of the earth-centric tenet?
In the US, families become famous and wealthy, for, well, little other than staying in the spotlight. Let's refer to it as the car-Ian effect, and not in a derogatory way.
I would clarify that in the case of Porsche, there is plausibly a damage-control scheme in place.
Am I the only one who thinks it's wrong to shame people as a form of punishment?
We had even less luck rewarding people with shaming.
I don't know if it helped recover any money from the deadbeats, but I recall pretty much everyone looking to see if they recognized any of the names.
Crazy good sig.
On topic...the first round of anti-aging experiments will probably go badly. But that won't stop people from volunteering. Better to be a mutant super-monster than dead.
How far would you take that?
No matter what it is, say, whatever you personally find most offensive, you either become... or perish forever.
NO matter the measure, would there always be a miserable life that was better than the greatest death?
The jihad comes to California. Two San Bernardino shooters identified as Tayyeep Bin Ardogan and Farouk Saaed.
Keep in mind that early reports are often erroneous...
Doesn't sound much like disgruntled employees or suicidal students...
There's probably an algorithm for projected income from the mined data versus likely fines for breach of conduct.
As recently as 2007, they were still listed as the #2 search engine.
I still remember those stupid commercials. "Ya-Hooooooo!"
but, Max and her siblings will still have a head start my children have only dreamed of.
Should we suppose the banks in Greece are substantially different from those the world over??
Sure, the customers are out of viable currency...
Instead, automated license plate readers would scan the cars driving down streets known to have a prostitution problem, and the letters would be sent to the address associated with those vehicles.
Automated iris recognition scanning software should then be used to identify all milk drinkers as children, as a very high percentage of pedophiles drank milk as children.
I still don't give a shit, it's not a computer
AHhhh... relevance, right?? Right on.
Although, maybe, a Masterlock somewhere is being used to secure access to a computer or server.
Or someone with a computer or server has something, somewhere secured with a pop-a-lock.
The humans have proven to be particularly resilient and resourceful, but the rather near future requires more environment in which to expand, or a whittling of the population to achieve some balance.
To be fair, it was the only thing spiked at the entire party.
Whether you believe in God or climate change, and I'm not certain why the two are typically mutually exclusive, it has to occur to you that change is inevitable. Tangible evidence exists that the World's weather is different now, and it doesn't take a wild leap of imagination to infer that eight billion humans probably have something to do with it.
The sacrifice required now to right the ship is minimal compared to what it will become in a decade... and past a certain tipping point, there will be no remedy. Buy some land where it's presently very cold.
Another auction, which closes on Dec. 1, includes assets seized from Rita Crundwell, the former comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, who in 2012 was convicted of stealing more than $53.7 million over two decades from the city where she was employed. She is serving a nearly 20-year federal prison sentence. More than 390 lots are being auctioned, to include 150 belt buckles, an number of horse-shaped plaques and trophies.
Dixon is a city of 15,733 souls, per Wikipedia, as of the 2000 census.
How in the bloody hell did that much money disappear unnoticed for 20 years?
He's fifteen. The long hair, the hip hop activism, and the impossible suit are means to an end for him.
He's probably getting laid for this shit.
The music industry has a well documented path for those who think this is the solution to higher creativity, higher productivity, and dealing with crunch times. In fact, it is not hard to find a dozen well known names that have passed due to drug overdose, in the industry that "used" them just to get through the schedules.
And these aren't stupid people. They were good enough to learn how to play instruments better than you or I, train their voices for singing, and in some cases write their own music. They didn't start off with the intent to harm themselves, but the problem is that for most people, addiction follows recreational use. Even if the drug itself is seemingly free of the worst side effects, the person can become dependent and in that dependency can create life long problems for themselves.
And if they can't fix it, with the resources available to them, then what are the odds that a code slinger in CA has a better shot.
I can see the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith might've had longer careers had they abstained from the recreationals.
I imagine far more people are addicted to chocolate or video games than horse droppings for example.
That is a fairly human-centric point of view. My faithful posting companion, Miss Daisy, agrees to disagree and doesn't drive, despite the nom de coincidence.
She can't do chocolate, whines all during game time about the absence of an opposing thumb, and eats shit like it is going out of style... yes, like someone in mid-management.
Best use of a qualifier this weekend!
Availability heuristic works in advertising too, but if you hear a thing in the news enough times, it brings it to bear sooner and with exceptional relevance in your brain's personal selection process.
And as everyone knows, scandalous gossip just sells better than than the other brand.