Say what ? Price fixing is *absolutely* "free market". Huge cartels (if not just one big monopoly) is exactly where the "free market" would end up without this sort of regulation.
The "Free Market" people seem to have forgotten that we tried that already, its was called:Laissez-faire. And it crashed and burned leading to things like the Great Depression, Sherman Anti-trust, unions and other intrusive government regulations.
...."the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility." That's in Sun's EULA. For real.
According to James Gosling, its there for good reason; to paraphrase: "During the early days of Java there were some guys getting support from Sun for a nuclear simulator. After some long discussions, they found out they were using it for the operation of a nuclear power plant. Sun and their lawyers wanted no part of anything like that, just in case."
"The alterations and fallacies made by these extremist conservatives are offensive to our communities and inaccurate of our nation's diverse history."
Gotta love the evil conservative hyperbole there. I really wish people would vote for people with less of a flair for the dramatic.
By not having the guts to call these "neo-fascist, religious zealots" what they are, they would be living up to the label of "liberal weenies". Good for them for actually showing a little spine for a change.
Ratified by the Senate, signed by President John Adams in 1797.
I hope that clears things up for these right wing wackos who are confused about our founding fathers' intentions. I hope to see this quote up on a sidebar in the next issue of their books.
When have the facts ever gotten in the way of the religious-right's claims?
I'm no astrophysicist but shouldn't a galactic anchor supermassive black hole tearing ass through it's soon-to-be former host galaxy be dragging a fair amount of material with it and creating a bow shock, much as this runaway star is doing?
What do you think is generating the x-rays they're using to spot the black hole?
I'm tired of sites using worthless flash windows and objects that don't add anything.
Then there are the flash only websites with broken back buttons, lame usability, impossible bookmark into.
This piece of garbage has been abused long enough, sure not every use is unnecessary or an abuse, but the signal to noise ratio is right up there with spam. So lets get rid of it completely.
Why on earth would you want to use an iPad to browse the internet if you have a laptop? Tiny screen, no Flash support, no keyboard... when did it become hip to use crippled devices?
The video is edited, as it seems to be showing the same thing twice. Perhaps to make it appear longer? Considering he doesn't have a mouse, he seems to click the image and the movie away fairly quickly.
The image is harmless, well to a European anyway, although age might be a factor, the women are to blurry to judge but how old are they? It is clearly an amateur shot, so some under-aged going on?
What remains is knowing how this votes. Is he a Republican: do as we say, don't do as we do. Who vote against gay marriage yet cheat on their wives while they are dying of cancer? Or is he a Democrat: You are the president of the most powerful country in the world and you fuck THAT?!?
Calling this "watching porn in the senate" requires an extraordinary puritan mind. Or an American one. Same thing really. In Holland two politicians posed nude in the playboy on the seats of our senate. So what. Afraid a little skin will start earth quakes or something? No human being could be that silly.
Its only p0rn if your a Republican. They're just upset because he's acting like a Democrat and looking at women.
I've known as many people over the years with CS degrees who couldn't code for shit. And some of them have an assload of experience, and/or graduate degrees from respectable universities. I've met guys who are young and seem really sharp, then find out later that its all bullshit. Then there are the old farts who don't seem to bright, maintaining legacy code, who when you get to know them, really know what the fuck they're doing.
Between applications from recent grads that can't find jobs, ex-grads currently working at Starbucks, and those folks laid off to increase CEO paychecks, EVERY job market is already flooded. Might as well do something you enjoy for 4 years. You're going to be fucked after that no matter what field you go into.
From your description I was just thinking that the ER room would be a good place to sweep for criminal border violators.
I also think that hospitals should be allowed to charge the country of origin for any undocumented citizen who is treated there.
In addition give ICE or whatever they're called now; give them a bonus based on number of criminals they capture and deport. Make it a lucrative process for the agents.
Since the 5th of May is coming up, setup a sting operation in the form of a Cinco de Mayo festival. Just check IDs when entering the festival; you know since there's alcohol there. Give everybody without an ID issued ID a red wrist band; then discretely shuttle them off to a tent for verification of status. If they're here illegally, process them and put them on a bus to be out of the country by sunrise.
If you don't like our failings, you don't have to stay here.
Speaking as someone who is "in between" (I have a 2 year green card, which is in the process of 'removing limitations', i.e. being issued as a 10 year green card), there are things you should know:
Backups are so bad that you are advised to send in your paperwork four to five months before your current papers expire. They will not accept paperwork more than six months prior. However, tThis is no guarantee that your new ones will be issued by the expiry. Indeed you might find yourself waiting an additional YEAR or more after expiry before new cards are issued
During this time, you are "on a stay authorized by the Attorney General", in essence, "until your application is accepted or declined". However, this status is not one of record. You will get a letter from USCIS stating that your application is in process, and that this letter does not suffice as a visa, etc, etc. If you contact USCIS, you will be told that you can NOT get a letter confirming that you are in that period - that, essentially, you are at the mercy of the various bureaucracies and service centers.
Do you know that if you are a foreigner who wishes to marry a US citizen, it is both QUICKER/and/ CHEAPER for you to come here on a tourist visa, sign a waiver saying you have no intention of marrying a citizen, get married anyway, and fill out a visa application that basically says "Oops. Can I stay anyway?" than it is for you to actually go through the process the "proper" way? Just one of the reasons immigration is... "problematic".
Despite having paid nearly $1000 two years ago for "processing" (just part of the nearly $15,000 my immigration has cost me in fees and direct expenses alone, not counting airfares, moving, etc) and biometrics, you now get stung for another biometrics to the tune of a few hundred dollars (in case, for example, your fingerprints have changed...)
So, really, fuck you Arizona - through no fault of my own, you feel entitled to detain me because of the failings of the government system? Because I can't get documentation of my status?
Now that would actually depends on how many pictures you take wouldn't it. I know a photographer who took more than 3K pictures on a 1 week trip to Italy.
Funny you mention the "move into the 21st century with the rest of us" bit. I've been taking a seminar on terrorism and one (of the many) reasons the middle east and (some of) the Muslims that inhabit it are so prone to violence is because they've had considerably less time to modernize. Europe and America had hundreds of years to turn from an agrarian society into a modern one. The middle eastern world has had considerably less time, and yet they still have access to all the AK-47s they can imagine. The modernization of the western world was not a clean process, but we had a lot of time to do it. Now we expect the same of all these random goat herders, but they don't want to drop their farm and start working in a cubicle and watching comedy central. This isn't the only reason for terrorism, but its something to ponder anyway.
My other thought as soon as I read the summary is, "You idiots. They did this to illustrate how stupid it is to get up in arms over a mere image. The fact that you took the bait and threatened actual violence against the South Park creators shows how backwards and moronic your whole life is. You have failed epically."
Of course, that would sound a bit like flamebait itself, but its pretty much the case. If a poorly drawn bear suit on a cartoon on TV thats merely purported to be "Muhammad" is an issue for you, maybe its time to grow some thicker skin.
WTF?
The Middle East has had more time to modernize than Western Civilization has. They have have no excuse for not being world leaders; the Middle East was at one time the greatest center of learning and science in the world. To say they have not had an opportunity to modernize is bull. They have continued to live in the iron age due to the choices they have made; not a lack of opportunity. And this garbage has persisted even into the current century.
There are restrictions, such as freeways, but this is true for most roads.
Just try and convince bicyclists they have to follow the rules of the road too. Most of them seem to think any piece of pavement is fair game and the rules of the road; even common courtesy do not apply to them.
In China (and everywhere else I believe), it is not illegal on its own to arrange 15-hour shifts. However, this can be carried out only in the presence of the employees' consent, and the "extra hours" (ones beyond the usual 8 hr) must be paid with extra wages (at least 2x on weekdays and 3x on holidays).
I can tell you that those girls and boys are more than willing to work the extra hours, but they're usually poorly educated and don't know their rights.
Also, in China it's not illegal to employ a 16- or 17-yr old if it can be proved that it is absolutely necessary for supporting the employee's family, AND the job does not involve risky operations e.g. ones w/ toxic matter, radiation, or working high above the ground.
If the other family members were paid a living wadge, its wouldn't be necessary to employ underage workers.
Personally I'd think that Adobe standing up for itself, and perhaps threatening Apple with some-sort of discontinuing of it's products on Macs may knock some sense into Apple; it'd probably be a good thing for Adobe in the long run.
If Apple obviously doesn't want to play nice with Adobe, why should Adobe keep providing Apple with a main selling feature of Macs? (The supposed fact they're for multimedia work).
Some of us want to see flash, along with all the similar products, die.
Right, because 30 days does something to change someone's attitude. Right?
Attitude, adjustment? maybe not. Action adjustment on the other hand is a different matter. If it doesn't work the first time; the judge can repeat as necessary.
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price fixing is not free market, nub.
Say what ? Price fixing is *absolutely* "free market". Huge cartels (if not just one big monopoly) is exactly where the "free market" would end up without this sort of regulation.
The "Free Market" people seem to have forgotten that we tried that already, its was called:Laissez-faire. And it crashed and burned leading to things like the Great Depression, Sherman Anti-trust, unions and other intrusive government regulations.
Which one hangs out on Slashdot?
If neither of them do than neither deserves the trademark.
...."the design, construction, operation or maintenance of any nuclear facility." That's in Sun's EULA. For real.
According to James Gosling, its there for good reason; to paraphrase: "During the early days of Java there were some guys getting support from Sun for a nuclear simulator. After some long discussions, they found out they were using it for the operation of a nuclear power plant. Sun and their lawyers wanted no part of anything like that, just in case."
In politics, it is essential to label the opposition both stupid and evil.
There corrected you.
Say what?
Even better, in TFA he follows it up with:
Gotta love the evil conservative hyperbole there. I really wish people would vote for people with less of a flair for the dramatic.
By not having the guts to call these "neo-fascist, religious zealots" what they are, they would be living up to the label of "liberal weenies". Good for them for actually showing a little spine for a change.
"As the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion..."
--Treaty of Tripoly
Ratified by the Senate, signed by President John Adams in 1797.
I hope that clears things up for these right wing wackos who are confused about our founding fathers' intentions. I hope to see this quote up on a sidebar in the next issue of their books.
When have the facts ever gotten in the way of the religious-right's claims?
I'm no astrophysicist but shouldn't a galactic anchor supermassive black hole tearing ass through it's soon-to-be former host galaxy be dragging a fair amount of material with it and creating a bow shock, much as this runaway star is doing?
What do you think is generating the x-rays they're using to spot the black hole?
Please let Flash die.
I'm tired of sites using worthless flash windows and objects that don't add anything.
Then there are the flash only websites with broken back buttons, lame usability, impossible bookmark into.
This piece of garbage has been abused long enough, sure not every use is unnecessary or an abuse, but the signal to noise ratio is right up there with spam. So lets get rid of it completely.
Why on earth would you want to use an iPad to browse the internet if you have a laptop? Tiny screen, no Flash support, no keyboard... when did it become hip to use crippled devices?
No Flash support?
You say that like its a bad thing.
Some of us want to see that annoying garbage die!
The video is edited, as it seems to be showing the same thing twice. Perhaps to make it appear longer? Considering he doesn't have a mouse, he seems to click the image and the movie away fairly quickly.
The image is harmless, well to a European anyway, although age might be a factor, the women are to blurry to judge but how old are they? It is clearly an amateur shot, so some under-aged going on?
What remains is knowing how this votes. Is he a Republican: do as we say, don't do as we do. Who vote against gay marriage yet cheat on their wives while they are dying of cancer? Or is he a Democrat: You are the president of the most powerful country in the world and you fuck THAT?!?
Calling this "watching porn in the senate" requires an extraordinary puritan mind. Or an American one. Same thing really. In Holland two politicians posed nude in the playboy on the seats of our senate. So what. Afraid a little skin will start earth quakes or something? No human being could be that silly.
Its only p0rn if your a Republican. They're just upset because he's acting like a Democrat and looking at women.
I've known as many people over the years with CS degrees who couldn't code for shit. And some of them have an assload of experience, and/or graduate degrees from respectable universities. I've met guys who are young and seem really sharp, then find out later that its all bullshit. Then there are the old farts who don't seem to bright, maintaining legacy code, who when you get to know them, really know what the fuck they're doing.
Between applications from recent grads that can't find jobs, ex-grads currently working at Starbucks, and those folks laid off to increase CEO paychecks, EVERY job market is already flooded. Might as well do something you enjoy for 4 years. You're going to be fucked after that no matter what field you go into.
Welcome to the world built by Alan Greenspan.
From your description I was just thinking that the ER room would be a good place to sweep for criminal border violators.
I also think that hospitals should be allowed to charge the country of origin for any undocumented citizen who is treated there.
In addition give ICE or whatever they're called now; give them a bonus based on number of criminals they capture and deport. Make it a lucrative process for the agents.
Since the 5th of May is coming up, setup a sting operation in the form of a Cinco de Mayo festival. Just check IDs when entering the festival; you know since there's alcohol there. Give everybody without an ID issued ID a red wrist band; then discretely shuttle them off to a tent for verification of status. If they're here illegally, process them and put them on a bus to be out of the country by sunrise.
If you don't like our failings, you don't have to stay here.
Speaking as someone who is "in between" (I have a 2 year green card, which is in the process of 'removing limitations', i.e. being issued as a 10 year green card), there are things you should know:
So, really, fuck you Arizona - through no fault of my own, you feel entitled to detain me because of the failings of the government system? Because I can't get documentation of my status?
Blah.
But much less than $14k.
Now that would actually depends on how many pictures you take wouldn't it. I know a photographer who took more than 3K pictures on a 1 week trip to Italy.
Or drive at or under the speed limit. Why is it that people never seem to consider this simple solution?
Excuse us while we get off your lawn.
Funny you mention the "move into the 21st century with the rest of us" bit. I've been taking a seminar on terrorism and one (of the many) reasons the middle east and (some of) the Muslims that inhabit it are so prone to violence is because they've had considerably less time to modernize. Europe and America had hundreds of years to turn from an agrarian society into a modern one. The middle eastern world has had considerably less time, and yet they still have access to all the AK-47s they can imagine. The modernization of the western world was not a clean process, but we had a lot of time to do it. Now we expect the same of all these random goat herders, but they don't want to drop their farm and start working in a cubicle and watching comedy central. This isn't the only reason for terrorism, but its something to ponder anyway.
My other thought as soon as I read the summary is, "You idiots. They did this to illustrate how stupid it is to get up in arms over a mere image. The fact that you took the bait and threatened actual violence against the South Park creators shows how backwards and moronic your whole life is. You have failed epically."
Of course, that would sound a bit like flamebait itself, but its pretty much the case. If a poorly drawn bear suit on a cartoon on TV thats merely purported to be "Muhammad" is an issue for you, maybe its time to grow some thicker skin.
WTF?
The Middle East has had more time to modernize than Western Civilization has. They have have no excuse for not being world leaders; the Middle East was at one time the greatest center of learning and science in the world. To say they have not had an opportunity to modernize is bull. They have continued to live in the iron age due to the choices they have made; not a lack of opportunity. And this garbage has persisted even into the current century.
Especially the ones that you notice, right?
Actually I do notice the ones who are actually polite, they are few and far between.
Bicycles are traffic.
There are restrictions, such as freeways, but this is true for most roads.
Just try and convince bicyclists they have to follow the rules of the road too. Most of them seem to think any piece of pavement is fair game and the rules of the road; even common courtesy do not apply to them.
Embarrassing, how the media got played to do advertisement for them. Goodbye, journalism.
Marketing pays better than journalism. Nothing new here.
Are there any conflicts with the Einstein Field Equations as this would suggest?
Why do you think there would be conflicts, the article says no such thing?
In China (and everywhere else I believe), it is not illegal on its own to arrange 15-hour shifts. However, this can be carried out only in the presence of the employees' consent, and the "extra hours" (ones beyond the usual 8 hr) must be paid with extra wages (at least 2x on weekdays and 3x on holidays).
I can tell you that those girls and boys are more than willing to work the extra hours, but they're usually poorly educated and don't know their rights.
Also, in China it's not illegal to employ a 16- or 17-yr old if it can be proved that it is absolutely necessary for supporting the employee's family, AND the job does not involve risky operations e.g. ones w/ toxic matter, radiation, or working high above the ground.
If the other family members were paid a living wadge, its wouldn't be necessary to employ underage workers.
Personally I'd think that Adobe standing up for itself, and perhaps threatening Apple with some-sort of discontinuing of it's products on Macs may knock some sense into Apple; it'd probably be a good thing for Adobe in the long run.
If Apple obviously doesn't want to play nice with Adobe, why should Adobe keep providing Apple with a main selling feature of Macs? (The supposed fact they're for multimedia work).
Some of us want to see flash, along with all the similar products, die.
Right, because 30 days does something to change someone's attitude. Right?
Attitude, adjustment? maybe not. Action adjustment on the other hand is a different matter. If it doesn't work the first time; the judge can repeat as necessary.
So encouraging people to use their freedom of speech is now a crime?
The rule is don't mess with a Federal Judge. If you don't believe me, ask a a lawyer, you might even get the answer for free.