>>>not talking about using gov't violence to steal from others.
Because I don't want to trip over homeless people in the streets. Neither do most Americans, which is why they are willing to provide "food stamps" and shelters to help their fellow man. If YOU would rather trip over homeless people in the street, you are welcome to express that view and push for the elimination of food stamps/shelters. But do so without telling me I should shutup.
Interesting. Of course ultimately Obama said he would Veto the bill, but then he signed it anyway. He really should have kept his original promise, and sent it back to the Congress to have those two sentences removed. If I were president I would hav vetoed it, because it violates my oath to uphold the Constitution.
And let's not forget the Federal-level Judge who ruled NDAA does indeed cross the line of infringing upon 6th amendment rights, and he has suspended the law while he hears the ongoing case.
So. Basically. China acted like us. We also subsidized solar panel production via Solyndra and other government-sponsored companies. I guess we're guilty of dumping too. (And also hypocrisy.)
(sigh). What part of "The Senate would continue to operate normally" did you not understand? Yes a stupid law MIGHT pass a direct vote in the House, but it would not pass the Senate. Or the President. Or the Supreme Court (which would strike it down as unconstitutional).
AND it's preferable to the existing House, which represents the corporation campaign donors not us.
Anyway: At least make SOME attempt to understand how our government operates. It's actually easier to understand than learning C (the government's user manual is only ~10 pages long).
>>>That has absolutely nothing to do with "big goverment".
Um.
You're wrong. (1) I didn't say big government. (2) The contract exists between Comcast and the county GOVERNMENT where I live. Therefore my original sentence still stands as written: "Oftentimes monopolies arise, not through the free market, but via government order: Such as granting Comcast a monopoly in my neighborhood."
>>>Your argument sounds very close to that of an anti-vaccination nut.
I am pro-vaccine you stupid shit. YOU on the other hand sound like someone who jumps for joy when you read articles like, "Cops raid home & kill grandma by mistake" or "Kids murdered by swat team during drug bust" or "Miltiary veteran shot down when SWAT entered wrong house".
YES you love to see the government abusing the citizens. That's why you sit here and defend these actions. You probably can't wait to read the article I found two days: "California police invade home, kill family dog, and confiscate natural milk". You get your jollies off of it.
>>>Except that they feed that natural milk to their kids, and it has a tendency to do severe and permanent damage.
Bullshit. People have been drinking natural milk for 10s of thousands of years without harm. And besides the sellers of natural milk are strictly regulated for cleanliness. It's probably safer than the homrone-injected pastuerized milk that sometimes has puss floating in it.
Furthermore and most importantly: It's MY body and MY kids. I will decide what to drink, not some unelected stranger who doesn't give a shit about my kids, as he shoots them dead during an armed raid. (Yes it has happened that kids were killed by swat teams..... mutiple times.) The armed bureaucrats busting down the door and shooting are FAR more dangerous than a little bit of natural milk.
A bunch of investors throwing tons of money after dot-com companies on the belief that these companies, despite having no earnings, would somehow grow big. Then in 1999-2000 the bubble burst.
Today's investors are not going to make the same mistake of going after another dot-com company that has almost no earnings. The memory of 13 years ago is still too fresh. (Plus many of them are probably short on cash due to the ongoing recession.)
If you're not a criminal, or an "unwanted race" under some future tyranny state, what does it matter that the government tracks your phone? Besides you can disappear quite easily by just pulling the battery.
The facebook issue is more seriously, but when you publish things publicly, whether it's the new facebook or the old newspaper, the government can and will collect that data. Solution: Keep quiet.
The Nitrogen and Sulphur exhaust from diesels is dealt with the same way as nitrogen and sulphur in a gasoline car: A catalytic converter neutralizes them. There's no "burning" involved.
>>>What keeps diesel engines from becoming a standard in the US?
The diesel cars introduced during the 70s/80s fuel crisis were crap, and now they have a reputation for being smelly and unreliable even though that's not really true anymore. Modern diesels are LEV qualified.
>>>what stops them from making a hybrid car that benefits from the even greater efficiency of diesel?
Nothing. Several companies have built prototypes over the years (example: An 80mpg Dodge Intrepid), but they've all decided it was too expensive to add a battery to a diesel and never developed them. The company that seems to love diesel the most is Folkswagen, and they've mostly focused on extracting as much energy as possible for the standard engine w/o electric addons. For example: The Lupo 3L which was rated 88mpg on the highway.
>>>everything is moving over the next two decades to electric anyway.
Only for those who live close to work and never go long distances like the beach or grandparents' house in the next state. For the rest of us, we need fuel-powered cars (including hybrids).
I think Jefferson summed-up your thoughts eloquently: "If it were possible we would have no government. It is only to protect our rights that we resort to government at all."
In other words the ideal would be no government or regulation at all (anarchist), but since that's impractical, we create a minimal government to protect basic rights like not being harmed by others (libertarian). BTW I side with the free market viewpoint, since I don't see why there's need for government to regulate products, except to make sure factories don't abuse their workers, or abuse the water supply via dumping chemicals.
Oftentimes monopolies arise, not through the free market, but via government order: Such as granting Comcast a monopoly in my neighborhood, or DeBeers a monopoly over diamonds, or the Central Bank over interest rates for loans (price-fixing). Those orders should be revoked, and the free market allowed to operate.
Another change I would make is to convert the House (half of the Congress) into a direct vote. The representatives would still be there, debating with one another and crafting the actual bills, but when it came to the final vote, the Reps would step aside and the people would vote directly (via computer). If we had that, TARP and the other bailouts would have never passed..... per the will of the people.
The Senate would remain the same as now (the Member States' legislature).
Strange that Asimov spent a lot of time writing about corrupt societies (Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Galactic Empire).
The problem is that a lot of these "technocrats" or regulators as we call them in the U.S. are horribly, horribly corrupt. They use their knowledge not for the benefit of the common man, but for their own personal benefit (and landing future jobs with RIAA or Bank of America). The regulators are in bed with the industries they are supposed to be regulating. And the industries are buying-off the regulators to get favors or exemptions (like MF Global not being prosecuted for stealing funds from customer accounts).
I would sooner put the power in the hands of the People who, in their everyday market decisions, will decide which products succeed and fail. It's the closest thing we have to democracy with people "voting" directly with their dollars.
Of course we need agencies like OSHA to protect the workers, and the EPA to stop dumping of chemicals in waterways, and FTC to keep investment banks (gambling houses) separate from savings banks..... but we should try to keep these things as minimal as possible. When they start arresting people for choosing to drink natural milk, then they've gone too far and need to be downsized.
I envision the "less precise" CPUs being used in consumer laptops where people are just watching movies or listening to music.
It does not matter if the MPEG4 conversion is slightly off with the color, because the consumer's eye won't detect it. The selling point will be a laptop or tablet that lasts 10x longer on a battery charge.
"U.S. Commerce Department ruled that Chinese manufacturers sold cells at prices below the cost of production." - Nooooo. Chinese goods are cheaper to produce because they make their workers work, and work, and work. Like how I bought my Chinese-made TV-CRT from China for $80. Same thing built in the U.S. probably would have been $400..... that doesn't mean China is "dumping" TVs.
>>>Possession of weed or crack is still illegal in the U.S., by Federal law if not local law.
The Federal law is nullified by the Constitutional law which gives the power to ban weed/crack to the People and their Legislatures. In other words, just like the European Union, it is the responsibility of the member states.
>>>The electricity it takes to send a 0 or 1 down the line is negligable.
Then why are website data centers located in places with cheap electricity or cool climates (less A/C use). I think you're flat wrong. More use == more electricity & heat.
We provided a citation. Now you (and others) provide an apology. No need to "be a dick" to quote the grandparent.
"Senator Carl Levin has revealed it was the administration itself that lobbied to Remove language from the bill that would have protected American citizens from being detained indefinitely without trial."
>>>Jesus Christ. All I did was ask for a cite. You provided it. Then you were a dick.
I apologize on behalf of my other republicans. BUT when you look over this thread (and the one about a Tea Party engineer running for Congress), is it any surprise the Republicans are defensive? All day long Democrats have been spewing the most vile, racist hate towards them.
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That is why I said buying is cheaper than rental on "virtually everything" which is the same as saying "almost everything". Not every situation.
>>>not talking about using gov't violence to steal from others.
Because I don't want to trip over homeless people in the streets. Neither do most Americans, which is why they are willing to provide "food stamps" and shelters to help their fellow man. If YOU would rather trip over homeless people in the street, you are welcome to express that view and push for the elimination of food stamps/shelters. But do so without telling me I should shutup.
Interesting. Of course ultimately Obama said he would Veto the bill, but then he signed it anyway. He really should have kept his original promise, and sent it back to the Congress to have those two sentences removed. If I were president I would hav vetoed it, because it violates my oath to uphold the Constitution.
And let's not forget the Federal-level Judge who ruled NDAA does indeed cross the line of infringing upon 6th amendment rights, and he has suspended the law while he hears the ongoing case.
>>>massive deliberate subsidy by China
So.
Basically.
China acted like us.
We also subsidized solar panel production via Solyndra and other government-sponsored companies. I guess we're guilty of dumping too. (And also hypocrisy.)
(sigh). What part of "The Senate would continue to operate normally" did you not understand? Yes a stupid law MIGHT pass a direct vote in the House, but it would not pass the Senate. Or the President. Or the Supreme Court (which would strike it down as unconstitutional).
AND it's preferable to the existing House, which represents the corporation campaign donors not us.
Anyway: At least make SOME attempt to understand how our government operates. It's actually easier to understand than learning C (the government's user manual is only ~10 pages long).
>>>That has absolutely nothing to do with "big goverment".
Um.
You're wrong. (1) I didn't say big government. (2) The contract exists between Comcast and the county GOVERNMENT where I live. Therefore my original sentence still stands as written: "Oftentimes monopolies arise, not through the free market, but via government order: Such as granting Comcast a monopoly in my neighborhood."
>>>Your argument sounds very close to that of an anti-vaccination nut.
I am pro-vaccine you stupid shit. YOU on the other hand sound like someone who jumps for joy when you read articles like, "Cops raid home & kill grandma by mistake" or "Kids murdered by swat team during drug bust" or "Miltiary veteran shot down when SWAT entered wrong house".
YES you love to see the government abusing the citizens. That's why you sit here and defend these actions. You probably can't wait to read the article I found two days: "California police invade home, kill family dog, and confiscate natural milk". You get your jollies off of it.
>>>Except that they feed that natural milk to their kids, and it has a tendency to do severe and permanent damage.
Bullshit. People have been drinking natural milk for 10s of thousands of years without harm. And besides the sellers of natural milk are strictly regulated for cleanliness. It's probably safer than the homrone-injected pastuerized milk that sometimes has puss floating in it.
Furthermore and most importantly: It's MY body and MY kids. I will decide what to drink, not some unelected stranger who doesn't give a shit about my kids, as he shoots them dead during an armed raid. (Yes it has happened that kids were killed by swat teams..... mutiple times.) The armed bureaucrats busting down the door and shooting are FAR more dangerous than a little bit of natural milk.
>>>The particulates are captured in a filter and burnt
No customer car has those PM filters installed. They were used in a prototype but never implemented.
A bunch of investors throwing tons of money after dot-com companies on the belief that these companies, despite having no earnings, would somehow grow big. Then in 1999-2000 the bubble burst.
Today's investors are not going to make the same mistake of going after another dot-com company that has almost no earnings. The memory of 13 years ago is still too fresh. (Plus many of them are probably short on cash due to the ongoing recession.)
If you're not a criminal, or an "unwanted race" under some future tyranny state, what does it matter that the government tracks your phone? Besides you can disappear quite easily by just pulling the battery.
The facebook issue is more seriously, but when you publish things publicly, whether it's the new facebook or the old newspaper, the government can and will collect that data. Solution: Keep quiet.
No. It's cheaper to own then rent. Not just for cars but virtually everything.
The Nitrogen and Sulphur exhaust from diesels is dealt with the same way as nitrogen and sulphur in a gasoline car: A catalytic converter neutralizes them. There's no "burning" involved.
>>>What keeps diesel engines from becoming a standard in the US?
The diesel cars introduced during the 70s/80s fuel crisis were crap, and now they have a reputation for being smelly and unreliable even though that's not really true anymore. Modern diesels are LEV qualified.
>>>what stops them from making a hybrid car that benefits from the even greater efficiency of diesel?
Nothing. Several companies have built prototypes over the years (example: An 80mpg Dodge Intrepid), but they've all decided it was too expensive to add a battery to a diesel and never developed them. The company that seems to love diesel the most is Folkswagen, and they've mostly focused on extracting as much energy as possible for the standard engine w/o electric addons. For example: The Lupo 3L which was rated 88mpg on the highway.
>>>everything is moving over the next two decades to electric anyway.
Only for those who live close to work and never go long distances like the beach or grandparents' house in the next state. For the rest of us, we need fuel-powered cars (including hybrids).
Does the Walmart Netbook last 15 days? And I said "laptop" not a POS netbook.
I think Jefferson summed-up your thoughts eloquently: "If it were possible we would have no government. It is only to protect our rights that we resort to government at all."
In other words the ideal would be no government or regulation at all (anarchist), but since that's impractical, we create a minimal government to protect basic rights like not being harmed by others (libertarian). BTW I side with the free market viewpoint, since I don't see why there's need for government to regulate products, except to make sure factories don't abuse their workers, or abuse the water supply via dumping chemicals.
Oftentimes monopolies arise, not through the free market, but via government order: Such as granting Comcast a monopoly in my neighborhood, or DeBeers a monopoly over diamonds, or the Central Bank over interest rates for loans (price-fixing). Those orders should be revoked, and the free market allowed to operate.
Another change I would make is to convert the House (half of the Congress) into a direct vote. The representatives would still be there, debating with one another and crafting the actual bills, but when it came to the final vote, the Reps would step aside and the people would vote directly (via computer). If we had that, TARP and the other bailouts would have never passed..... per the will of the people.
The Senate would remain the same as now (the Member States' legislature).
Strange that Asimov spent a lot of time writing about corrupt societies (Caves of Steel, The Naked Sun, The Galactic Empire).
The problem is that a lot of these "technocrats" or regulators as we call them in the U.S. are horribly, horribly corrupt. They use their knowledge not for the benefit of the common man, but for their own personal benefit (and landing future jobs with RIAA or Bank of America). The regulators are in bed with the industries they are supposed to be regulating. And the industries are buying-off the regulators to get favors or exemptions (like MF Global not being prosecuted for stealing funds from customer accounts).
I would sooner put the power in the hands of the People who, in their everyday market decisions, will decide which products succeed and fail. It's the closest thing we have to democracy with people "voting" directly with their dollars.
Of course we need agencies like OSHA to protect the workers, and the EPA to stop dumping of chemicals in waterways, and FTC to keep investment banks (gambling houses) separate from savings banks..... but we should try to keep these things as minimal as possible. When they start arresting people for choosing to drink natural milk, then they've gone too far and need to be downsized.
I envision the "less precise" CPUs being used in consumer laptops where people are just watching movies or listening to music.
It does not matter if the MPEG4 conversion is slightly off with the color, because the consumer's eye won't detect it. The selling point will be a laptop or tablet that lasts 10x longer on a battery charge.
I think the Commerce Department is flat wrong.
"U.S. Commerce Department ruled that Chinese manufacturers sold cells at prices below the cost of production." - Nooooo. Chinese goods are cheaper to produce because they make their workers work, and work, and work. Like how I bought my Chinese-made TV-CRT from China for $80. Same thing built in the U.S. probably would have been $400..... that doesn't mean China is "dumping" TVs.
>>>Possession of weed or crack is still illegal in the U.S., by Federal law if not local law.
The Federal law is nullified by the Constitutional law which gives the power to ban weed/crack to the People and their Legislatures. In other words, just like the European Union, it is the responsibility of the member states.
>>>The electricity it takes to send a 0 or 1 down the line is negligable.
Then why are website data centers located in places with cheap electricity or cool climates (less A/C use). I think you're flat wrong. More use == more electricity & heat.
We provided a citation.
Now you (and others) provide an apology.
No need to "be a dick" to quote the grandparent.
"Senator Carl Levin has revealed it was the administration itself that lobbied to Remove language from the bill that would have protected American citizens from being detained indefinitely without trial."
(This includes multiple citations.) http://www.infowars.com/obama-administration-demanded-power-to-indefinitely-detain-u-s-citizens/
>>>Jesus Christ. All I did was ask for a cite. You provided it. Then you were a dick.
I apologize on behalf of my other republicans.
BUT when you look over this thread (and the one about a Tea Party engineer running for Congress), is it any surprise the Republicans are defensive? All day long Democrats have been spewing the most vile, racist hate towards them.
(This includes multiple citations.) http://www.infowars.com/obama-administration-demanded-power-to-indefinitely-detain-u-s-citizens/