Last I checked we were in a war, which is a state of emergency. I bet if we actually checked, we would see that the U.S. has been in a state of emergency for decades.
No, because that means more international students taking up spots in STEM programs, which reduces the number of American STEM students in America, which further reduces American competitiveness and increases our reliance on foreign brain trusts.
Not to mention that it also lowers wages in the U.S. and also means more American students becoming leaches, I mean lawyers.
What the OP means is that here in the U.S., one can go to a store and by a statue of a naked little boy peeing that spouts water. one can then take that statue, hook it up in one's front lawn and the worst that will happen is people will say it is tacky and against the development's rules.
But, one can not go into the same store and buy a statue of a naked little girl peeing. On the off chance one was able to do so, hooking it up in one's front yard would make one a pariah, and would likely get one arrested.
I wonder if there is similar double standard elsewhere.
Yes, civil servants should engage in partisan politics at work because thing would be much better if the ruling party could discriminate against people and companies that support the opposition. And, they should also use their position to solicit funds for campaigns and use government resources to do so.
Yeah, because the government has a time machine and sent people back to 1939 to get a law passed that would ban government employees from using their positions and government resources to engage in partisan politics.
If he had been fired, he would have been fired for cause, and thus would not have been qualified to collect unemployment in most locations.
Being fired for cause, like quitting, almost always disqualifies one from collecting unemployment because, when one's unemployment benefits ran out, one could get a job for the length of time it would take to qualify for unemployment again, then get fired for cause and go back on unemployment.
And, you don't want government employees saying to vendors, etc "Would you like to contribute to the campaign of (insert politician here)" when discussing contracts etc.
We really don't need government employees extorting money for their favorite party/candidate from the people they are supposed to be serving.
Engaging in "partisan politics" is your "God given" right as an American.
No, it isn't. Especially when the law prohibits one from doing so at work.
This dumbass employee should have waited until he went home from his government job before engaging in "partisan politics" specifically because it is against the rules and the law for him to engaging in "partisan politics" at work.
No, they won't. A minute handful may do so, but by far most will not even try a live CD, let alone try to install an OS.
Well over 90% of the people who buy a PC with Windows, regardless of version, will not load any other OS, ever. Most people are barely aware that there are other OSes out there that will run on a PC.
It is obvious you have no clue about transportation and logistics.
I never had any trouble driving in CA. In fact the worst places are in the NE because many of the locations were designed with 40ft or shorter trailers.
I spent a year as a trucker. How long were you one?
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Apparently, you don't know any truckers, have never been a trucker, or been in a truck.
The speed limit is fine. It is four-wheelers like you who get in the safety margin truckers leave that are the problem.
A good example happened in LA. A trucker was sited for following too close. He fought the ticket, and his defense was that it was impossible to not follow too close because any space he left in front of his truck was immediately filled by a car. He took the judge for a ride and showed him. The case was dismissed because within 5 minutes they were at a complete stop while the driver tried to comply with the law.
Oh, and about truckers and speeding, if you want to slow them down, change the law so they are not paid by the mile. The faster one drives, the more one makes.
I should I know. I drove a semi for Warner for a year.
Actually, I see it occasionally, especially when people are in conference rooms or going to and from same.
And, I did it last night. I was in my car in a parking lot of Kinkos' and started to download something. Decided to go in when it said it would be 10 min.
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Ok. Please explain in detail how the prohibition against marijuana is illegal.
Last I checked we were in a war, which is a state of emergency. I bet if we actually checked, we would see that the U.S. has been in a state of emergency for decades.
No, because that means more international students taking up spots in STEM programs, which reduces the number of American STEM students in America, which further reduces American competitiveness and increases our reliance on foreign brain trusts.
Not to mention that it also lowers wages in the U.S. and also means more American students becoming leaches, I mean lawyers.
Because they are simple-minded and that doesn't fit with their skewed world view.
Or, it could be that they are just malicious and assume everyone is the same as they are.
Or, they are arrogant and self-righteous, so any opinion that does not agree with theirs is automatically evil.
The possibilities are almost endless
IDLE uses the TCL/TK libraries which are written in what again?
That python webapp is running in a web browser, a program written in C/C++ or possibly Objective-C, right?
What the OP means is that here in the U.S., one can go to a store and by a statue of a naked little boy peeing that spouts water. one can then take that statue, hook it up in one's front lawn and the worst that will happen is people will say it is tacky and against the development's rules.
But, one can not go into the same store and buy a statue of a naked little girl peeing. On the off chance one was able to do so, hooking it up in one's front yard would make one a pariah, and would likely get one arrested.
I wonder if there is similar double standard elsewhere.
Yes, civil servants should engage in partisan politics at work because thing would be much better if the ruling party could discriminate against people and companies that support the opposition. And, they should also use their position to solicit funds for campaigns and use government resources to do so.
Do you see the problem now, dumbass?
NASA is a government agency. It is not a private business.
NASA's entire budget comes from the federal government and it's head is appointed by the President.
Where did you get the idea that NASA was not apart of the federal government?
Yeah, because the government has a time machine and sent people back to 1939 to get a law passed that would ban government employees from using their positions and government resources to engage in partisan politics.
You need a new tin-foil hat.
If he had been fired, he would have been fired for cause, and thus would not have been qualified to collect unemployment in most locations.
Being fired for cause, like quitting, almost always disqualifies one from collecting unemployment because, when one's unemployment benefits ran out, one could get a job for the length of time it would take to qualify for unemployment again, then get fired for cause and go back on unemployment.
And, you don't want government employees saying to vendors, etc "Would you like to contribute to the campaign of (insert politician here)" when discussing contracts etc.
We really don't need government employees extorting money for their favorite party/candidate from the people they are supposed to be serving.
It is not just about conflicts of interest or goofing off.
It also prevents one from using one's office to "encourage" (read extort) political contributions from those that must do business with one's office.
No, it isn't. Especially when the law prohibits one from doing so at work.
This dumbass employee should have waited until he went home from his government job before engaging in "partisan politics" specifically because it is against the rules and the law for him to engaging in "partisan politics" at work.
I guess breaking federal law doesn't qualify as a "most egregious" action in your world.
No, they won't. A minute handful may do so, but by far most will not even try a live CD, let alone try to install an OS.
Well over 90% of the people who buy a PC with Windows, regardless of version, will not load any other OS, ever. Most people are barely aware that there are other OSes out there that will run on a PC.
And, they don't care.
Of course, you could have hired someone in hyperbad or bangladesh to write your custom code at half of the price.
Respect other people's rights.
Oh, wait, I forgot. This is slashdot where the only rights that matter are those of the poster.
yeah, that will work~
It is obvious you have no clue about transportation and logistics.
I never had any trouble driving in CA. In fact the worst places are in the NE because many of the locations were designed with 40ft or shorter trailers.
So, how many miles have you driven as a trucker?
I spent a year as a trucker. How long were you one?
Apparently, you don't know any truckers, have never been a trucker, or been in a truck.
The speed limit is fine. It is four-wheelers like you who get in the safety margin truckers leave that are the problem.
A good example happened in LA. A trucker was sited for following too close. He fought the ticket, and his defense was that it was impossible to not follow too close because any space he left in front of his truck was immediately filled by a car. He took the judge for a ride and showed him. The case was dismissed because within 5 minutes they were at a complete stop while the driver tried to comply with the law.
Oh, and about truckers and speeding, if you want to slow them down, change the law so they are not paid by the mile. The faster one drives, the more one makes.
I should I know. I drove a semi for Warner for a year.
So, if it sucks so bad, why did he submit it and why did it make it to the front page?
Actually, I see it occasionally, especially when people are in conference rooms or going to and from same.
And, I did it last night. I was in my car in a parking lot of Kinkos' and started to download something. Decided to go in when it said it would be 10 min.
I don't have a hand. I have a flipper!
I like the finger print reader in my laptop. It speeds up logging in, especially after suspend or letting it go to screen saver.