Well as such a supporter of the constitution, I shouldn't need to remind you that the right to keep and bear arms is in fact an unalienable right, according to the constitution, the one you are a sworn defender of. In fact the second amendment says 'shall not be infringed'. It doesn't say 'unless the person is an idiot' or 'if I deem they are unsuitable for XYZ reasons'.
That definitely clears up my misconceptions of 'the left', thank you..
You cannot have both "strict" and "reasonable" gun regulation. If you don't like guns then the restrictions are "reasonable". If you value the second amendment, then any gun regulation is "strict". My guess is that the countries you've lived in don't have a second amendment like the US.
Best gift for my 4 year old: A record player, a Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf and Led Zeppelin record, and my time showing her how to use it and listen with her.
You're right here. In fact even Metallica stated they looped parts of their music when they repeat phrases, instead of 'playing the whole song out'. Not that they use electronic loops, but when they record the chorus to a song, they just cut-and-paste that chorus time three (or whatever) into the spots its supposed to go, rather than playing the whole song end-to-end. I can understand why: they're 50 years old! When you've been playing music for 40+ years, you just want to increase your workflow efficiency. Why not use the technology if you have it. If you're trying to sell records that is.
I think they write the lyrics and music because the 'musicians' performing aren't really musicians at all, they're actors. The actual musicians making the music are either MacBooks or studio musicians who don't get paid much, are easily replaceable and are a dime a dozen.
I think he's referring to the fact that no one wanted a magic touch bar and Apple spent the time and money to develop something that's not in general very useful. Time and money that could have been better spent on some other hardware feature like a new magnetic USB-C connector or wireless charging for the Macbook.
Good points. I stopped caring about CPU performance years ago. I care about drive space more than RAM or GHz. I run my music studio on my Macbook Pro. Have no issues with dropouts or performance. When Apple makes a laptop "cage" that accepts an iPhone in place of the trackpad then I'll buy that too.
When someone says to me "Not every agrees with you", I don't reply "I'll make them agree". I reply "They don't have to agree". End of story. Life moves one.
I used BT and RF headphones in an attempt to track guitar using Logic. Latency was terrible, 180ms+. I use the Airpods for mixing on my Macbook while not at my studio but I don't actively track with them.
Written warning or some other disciplinary action sure, especially if the company has a "don't work on your stuff on our time" policy. Depends on what the person is doing to. On my downtime I write music or wire guitars. I wouldn't want to get fired because I spent an hour doing something other than "work". But if my company had a policy that says "Thou shalt work only on work projects" then I can't fault the company for firing me. But really, firing is quite harsh. I would think a warning or 'stern talking to' would send the same message.
Musicians are a thing of the past, at least in popular music. There's no need for 'music' anymore. If you want to listen to talented musicians you need to venture out into the bar and club scene for live music. Pop music has no talented musicians anymore.
Although this is true for at-will states, if you get fired you can still sue for wrongful termination. It will still be up to the company to prove that you were NOT fired for actionable events (such as being female, or gay, or asian, etc). Most smart companies (HR specifically) will fire you with NO REASON thus if you sue, they just have to prove you were not fired because you were female or black or whatever. If they fire you for A REASON then when you sue they ALSO have to prove that reason. So if you're fired because you show up late, and they state that in documentation, when you sue, they have to PROVE you were late and notified of being late, etc. with documentation of the infractions. In a lot of companies, if you are fired, there is NO REASON given. You might be told you're fired because you're late, but the documentation does not list a reason, thus helping the company in the event of a lawsuit.
Exactly he's complaint is not against Unions per se but against someone who purposely got hired by Tesla for the expressed purpose of instigating Unionization.
well if we then have to vote for you or ur neighbor to be the leader of the country then i vote for you, since your neighbor can't be trusted with securing his home against trivial invasion.
Wait, those jobs were all scheduled for Mexico. Trump negotiated about half to stay in the US. What's the problem here? 1,000 jobs times about $40,000 each employees salary is $40 million dollars that the company is spending on payroll that will be added to the economy (because those with jobs will spend that money). It "cost" the government of Indiana $7 million to keep $40 million of salary in their state. What's the problem with that? Would it be better to send all the jobs to Mexico and the state gets $0? In fact the state would get negative dollars since those people would lose their jobs and end up on welfare/unemployment/underemployment.
I think its a win-win. Trump gets his credit, those 1,000 people keep their job, and the economy does have to absorb 2600 lost jobs and wages.
If you ask those 1,000 people who keep their job, I bet that all say its a win. Not one of them would say "fuck it i'd rather Clinton in the WH and no job".
Have to give credit where credit is due. You don't have to like Trump but you have to see this as a win.
Its not a perfect arrangement, but the other option is what? ALL the jobs moved to Mexico. That's not a win.
The law Hillary broke re: email retention was put in place due to Bush's loss of 22 million of them. And if it was such a big deal then, why didn't Hillary, a Senator at the time, push to have Bush indicted on record retention charges?
Registering handguns with unique serial numbers has turned out quite well for law enforcement hasn't it? The reality is that this is dumb and there's no need for it. If a drone flies over your house you should be allowed to shoot it down, period.
This is not the answer. If Jeb and Colin were not caught or held to the same standards that doesn't excuse the current person from those same standards. Just because you drove a leaded-gas car in 1960 doesn't mean you need to pay for lead poisoning now that they got rid of lead from gasoline. They changed the rules, and the people who violated the new rules aren't accountable anymore. The people who are accountable are those who are supposed to follow the new rules. Thats how it works. If Colin violated the rules 15 years ago well then he should be punished. But he didn't, and those rules weren't even in place when he was SOS.
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Well as such a supporter of the constitution, I shouldn't need to remind you that the right to keep and bear arms is in fact an unalienable right, according to the constitution, the one you are a sworn defender of. In fact the second amendment says 'shall not be infringed'. It doesn't say 'unless the person is an idiot' or 'if I deem they are unsuitable for XYZ reasons'. That definitely clears up my misconceptions of 'the left', thank you..
You cannot have both "strict" and "reasonable" gun regulation. If you don't like guns then the restrictions are "reasonable". If you value the second amendment, then any gun regulation is "strict". My guess is that the countries you've lived in don't have a second amendment like the US.
They had LED bulbs before any incandescent bulb ban was in place.
Best gift for my 4 year old: A record player, a Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf and Led Zeppelin record, and my time showing her how to use it and listen with her.
You're right here. In fact even Metallica stated they looped parts of their music when they repeat phrases, instead of 'playing the whole song out'. Not that they use electronic loops, but when they record the chorus to a song, they just cut-and-paste that chorus time three (or whatever) into the spots its supposed to go, rather than playing the whole song end-to-end. I can understand why: they're 50 years old! When you've been playing music for 40+ years, you just want to increase your workflow efficiency. Why not use the technology if you have it. If you're trying to sell records that is.
I think they write the lyrics and music because the 'musicians' performing aren't really musicians at all, they're actors. The actual musicians making the music are either MacBooks or studio musicians who don't get paid much, are easily replaceable and are a dime a dozen.
You're probably right. People aren't doing drugs to enhance the music experience anymore. They're just getting whacked out on heroin.
I think he's referring to the fact that no one wanted a magic touch bar and Apple spent the time and money to develop something that's not in general very useful. Time and money that could have been better spent on some other hardware feature like a new magnetic USB-C connector or wireless charging for the Macbook.
I second that, thank you for the comment.
Good points. I stopped caring about CPU performance years ago. I care about drive space more than RAM or GHz. I run my music studio on my Macbook Pro. Have no issues with dropouts or performance. When Apple makes a laptop "cage" that accepts an iPhone in place of the trackpad then I'll buy that too.
When someone says to me "Not every agrees with you", I don't reply "I'll make them agree". I reply "They don't have to agree". End of story. Life moves one.
I agree. In a lot of ways, MacOS is the "Linux for the Desktop"
I used BT and RF headphones in an attempt to track guitar using Logic. Latency was terrible, 180ms+. I use the Airpods for mixing on my Macbook while not at my studio but I don't actively track with them.
Written warning or some other disciplinary action sure, especially if the company has a "don't work on your stuff on our time" policy. Depends on what the person is doing to. On my downtime I write music or wire guitars. I wouldn't want to get fired because I spent an hour doing something other than "work". But if my company had a policy that says "Thou shalt work only on work projects" then I can't fault the company for firing me. But really, firing is quite harsh. I would think a warning or 'stern talking to' would send the same message.
Musicians are a thing of the past, at least in popular music. There's no need for 'music' anymore. If you want to listen to talented musicians you need to venture out into the bar and club scene for live music. Pop music has no talented musicians anymore.
+1 this is true. 5 songs on a Pink Floyd album is an hour of music to enjoy.
Although this is true for at-will states, if you get fired you can still sue for wrongful termination. It will still be up to the company to prove that you were NOT fired for actionable events (such as being female, or gay, or asian, etc). Most smart companies (HR specifically) will fire you with NO REASON thus if you sue, they just have to prove you were not fired because you were female or black or whatever. If they fire you for A REASON then when you sue they ALSO have to prove that reason. So if you're fired because you show up late, and they state that in documentation, when you sue, they have to PROVE you were late and notified of being late, etc. with documentation of the infractions. In a lot of companies, if you are fired, there is NO REASON given. You might be told you're fired because you're late, but the documentation does not list a reason, thus helping the company in the event of a lawsuit.
Exactly he's complaint is not against Unions per se but against someone who purposely got hired by Tesla for the expressed purpose of instigating Unionization.
No soldier, doesn't include tenants not related to the Federal Government.
well if we then have to vote for you or ur neighbor to be the leader of the country then i vote for you, since your neighbor can't be trusted with securing his home against trivial invasion.
Wait, those jobs were all scheduled for Mexico. Trump negotiated about half to stay in the US. What's the problem here? 1,000 jobs times about $40,000 each employees salary is $40 million dollars that the company is spending on payroll that will be added to the economy (because those with jobs will spend that money). It "cost" the government of Indiana $7 million to keep $40 million of salary in their state. What's the problem with that? Would it be better to send all the jobs to Mexico and the state gets $0? In fact the state would get negative dollars since those people would lose their jobs and end up on welfare/unemployment/underemployment. I think its a win-win. Trump gets his credit, those 1,000 people keep their job, and the economy does have to absorb 2600 lost jobs and wages. If you ask those 1,000 people who keep their job, I bet that all say its a win. Not one of them would say "fuck it i'd rather Clinton in the WH and no job". Have to give credit where credit is due. You don't have to like Trump but you have to see this as a win. Its not a perfect arrangement, but the other option is what? ALL the jobs moved to Mexico. That's not a win.
People are getting bored with ISIS this and that so now back to the 60's with Zee Commies!
The law Hillary broke re: email retention was put in place due to Bush's loss of 22 million of them. And if it was such a big deal then, why didn't Hillary, a Senator at the time, push to have Bush indicted on record retention charges?
Registering handguns with unique serial numbers has turned out quite well for law enforcement hasn't it? The reality is that this is dumb and there's no need for it. If a drone flies over your house you should be allowed to shoot it down, period.
This is not the answer. If Jeb and Colin were not caught or held to the same standards that doesn't excuse the current person from those same standards. Just because you drove a leaded-gas car in 1960 doesn't mean you need to pay for lead poisoning now that they got rid of lead from gasoline. They changed the rules, and the people who violated the new rules aren't accountable anymore. The people who are accountable are those who are supposed to follow the new rules. Thats how it works. If Colin violated the rules 15 years ago well then he should be punished. But he didn't, and those rules weren't even in place when he was SOS.