According to court documents, the person was Alyce Zeoli
Why am I not surprised it was a woman who complained of "emotional distress" because of what someone wrote about her online? Grow some skin, lady! People can only hurt you with their words if you let them.
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Of course, when you suggest reducing spending, people lose their shit and ask "well what would YOU cut?" as if it's some fucking trick question.
My usual answer to that is, 15% from everything non-defense, and 25-50% from defense. Those are serious cuts, and once they're done we can reexamine what needs further cutting.
(2) For purposes of subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (D)(ii) of paragraph (1), a court shall presume, subject to rebuttal by the person, that the distribution or publication using the Internet of a photograph of, or restricted personal information regarding, a specific person serves no legitimate purpose
Wait a minute. Did they just outlaw uploading pics to Facebook of your drunk friend passed out in the flower bed?
Unfortunately we consider the US to have a reliable and fair legal system
Either the British standards of what constitutes "reliable and fair" are terribly low, or your leaders are drinking way too much gin at lunch every day.
What the hell are you talking about? Life is risk! You risk your life crossing the street, you risk your future quitting one job to start a new one, you risk heart break going up to talk to a new guy/gal. If you're so terrified of getting hurt you want to remove all risk from life, then stay put in your parents' basement, but don't to force the rest of us to be pussies, too.
there are no vital organs in the leg, so an injury there is less likely to be lethal.
The femoral artery is the single largest artery in your body after the aortic artery. Even just knicking it, let alone severing it, will cause you to bleed out in about 30 seconds.
And considering modern standards of diet and health care, I think you could find considerably better specimens for testing endurance while wearing armor than among knights from 500 years ago.
Have you ever ridden a galloping horse over rough ground? It's hard, and you use a lot of muscles in your legs, buttocks, and abdomen just to stay upright. Add in all the weight from armor and weapons, and it's no wonder that knights who had to move, even if they were riding horses, would be exhausted compared to knights who could stand back and let the enemy come to them.
Not when the local warlord keeps on stealing it all because there's no strong central goverment stopping him.
Europe used to be besotted with local warlords, too. But those same warlords were forced to give up some power over time and now the whole continent are thriving democracies. And Africa should be able to make that transition in less time than it took Europe because most of the kinks have already been worked out of the system.
And has it never occurred to you that the warlords are the central government in some areas? A strong central government isn't the panacea you imply it is. Not when it's one based on might-makes-right and corruption, at least.
As to the comment about society helping those in need: that's all well and good, but a social safety should never be a lifestyle. We (the developed world) have been pouring money into Africa for generations now. At some point, we need to let go and let them sink or swim on their own. Keeping them in a permanent state of dependency isn't helping them in the least little bit.
If you want to help Africa, education is the about the only resource we can give them that they can't give themselves. Free food only discourages farmers from growing their own. Free goods and money discourages entrepreneurs from starting their businesses. Even free medicine (with the exception of vaccine programs, as long as the CIA stays the hell away from them) undermines their local doctors. But building schools, donating books, and helping the kids learn how the world works would do far more to clamp down on the power of warlords (in the long term) than anything else. It wasn't force of arms that overthrew most of the warlords in Europe, it was the printing press.
the place is about as messed up as a place can possibly be. It has been receiving aid from both countries and individuals for decades and decades
Wow, so giving people free money and food doesn't help them out of poverty? Imagine that.
Let Africa fix their own problems. They're adults, they can handle it. The sooner we stop babying them and pretending that all of their problems are everyone else's fault instead of their own responsibility to deal with, the better off they (and the rest of the world) will be.
You need to do either one of two things (and maybe you've tried these, in which case I'll gladly shut my piehole):
1. Look for more senior positions, maybe even C-level. With the kind of experience you have, you're better utilized running programming shops than being a drone.
2. Get a little combative in your interviews. For instance, the chick who commented on your age, you should've just said "So when do I start? Because you just made an observation about my age, which opens you and your company up to a huge lawsuit. Or, you can just cut me a check right now." Why not, they probably won't hire you anyway, might as well get a payday out of them.
I've used a variant of #2 once before and it worked. When I was still in the Reserves, an interviewer commented on it and how he was concerned about how any deployments might affect him and the company. I blunted told him he had just broken Federal law and his only out was to give me the job. I started the next Monday.
Considering the biases and motivations of source material is one of the basics of critical thinking, idiot.
And responding with ad hominems is a hallmark of intellectual rigorousness, I presume?
Either show something that contradicts the study, or shut the fuck up already. You came close in your second paragraph, when you threw doubt on the veracity of some of their claims. A simple Google search of "Montana 3g map" yields several maps, all clearing showing multiple towns and villages outside of 3g coverage areas. This alone makes the claim that only 1.5% of residents did not have 3g seem ludicrous on its face.
But you didn't do that, you went for the easy/lazy route by listing previous jobs of the authors. Calling that kind of argument "critical thinking" is not only incorrect, it's disingenuous and serves only to drag down the debate. Frankly I'm sick of seeing it everywhere I look.
Keep in mind that this study was conducted by people I don't like, therefore I'm going to poison the well and try to convince everyone not to pay attention to it, rather than spend any time refuting its findings.
Then don't lay lines, erect WiMax and LTE towers. This whole push to lay fiber to rural areas is asinine when there are modern methods to give people broadband that don't require that kind of investment in infrastructure.
What about the problem of cholera epidemics? We've conquered that disease in the west, but it still ravages entire countries in Africa. Simply pouring cholera-infested feces onto crops (let alone handling it all) doesn't seem like a very sound idea.
I think the relevant parties lost their claim to the property when they threw it in the trash. This was settled in the landmark court case, Finder v. Keeper.
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A regulation would just mean someone could lose their job. That's nothing. Much better to make sure it's a felony and someone could go to prison.
According to court documents, the person was Alyce Zeoli
Why am I not surprised it was a woman who complained of "emotional distress" because of what someone wrote about her online? Grow some skin, lady! People can only hurt you with their words if you let them.
Of course, when you suggest reducing spending, people lose their shit and ask "well what would YOU cut?" as if it's some fucking trick question.
My usual answer to that is, 15% from everything non-defense, and 25-50% from defense. Those are serious cuts, and once they're done we can reexamine what needs further cutting.
This is essentially what Greece is about to do.
Greece can't do this without sign off from the money comptrollers in Brussels and Berlin. That's one of the drawbacks to joining the euro.
[debasing currency] became a popular tactic about 100 years ago.
The Romans were notorious for debasing their currency, making this tactic older than feudalism.
You're also buried under 10 feet of tundra. I'd rather have a police state!
(2) For purposes of subparagraphs (B)(ii) and (D)(ii) of paragraph (1), a court shall presume, subject to rebuttal by the person, that the distribution or publication using the Internet of a photograph of, or restricted personal information regarding, a specific person serves no legitimate purpose
Wait a minute. Did they just outlaw uploading pics to Facebook of your drunk friend passed out in the flower bed?
Thank you, and God Bless Gondor.
So much perfection destroyed by that one line. Should've been "Ëa bless Gondor."
Unfortunately we consider the US to have a reliable and fair legal system
Either the British standards of what constitutes "reliable and fair" are terribly low, or your leaders are drinking way too much gin at lunch every day.
To be fair, sharing goatse really should be a capital offense.
The obvious answer there is, keep them in bubbles until they're 21. That should fix it!
What the hell are you talking about? Life is risk! You risk your life crossing the street, you risk your future quitting one job to start a new one, you risk heart break going up to talk to a new guy/gal. If you're so terrified of getting hurt you want to remove all risk from life, then stay put in your parents' basement, but don't to force the rest of us to be pussies, too.
There are other ways to handle that kind of thing, like teach the kid to stay away from peanuts.
Or maybe keep an emergency epi pen in the cafeteria. It's not hard to notice when someone's throat starts swelling up, then jab them with the pen.
I know, it's crazy! Storage numbers are increasing faster than the national debt!
there are no vital organs in the leg, so an injury there is less likely to be lethal.
The femoral artery is the single largest artery in your body after the aortic artery. Even just knicking it, let alone severing it, will cause you to bleed out in about 30 seconds.
And considering modern standards of diet and health care, I think you could find considerably better specimens for testing endurance while wearing armor than among knights from 500 years ago.
Have you ever ridden a galloping horse over rough ground? It's hard, and you use a lot of muscles in your legs, buttocks, and abdomen just to stay upright. Add in all the weight from armor and weapons, and it's no wonder that knights who had to move, even if they were riding horses, would be exhausted compared to knights who could stand back and let the enemy come to them.
Not when the local warlord keeps on stealing it all because there's no strong central goverment stopping him.
Europe used to be besotted with local warlords, too. But those same warlords were forced to give up some power over time and now the whole continent are thriving democracies. And Africa should be able to make that transition in less time than it took Europe because most of the kinks have already been worked out of the system.
And has it never occurred to you that the warlords are the central government in some areas? A strong central government isn't the panacea you imply it is. Not when it's one based on might-makes-right and corruption, at least.
As to the comment about society helping those in need: that's all well and good, but a social safety should never be a lifestyle. We (the developed world) have been pouring money into Africa for generations now. At some point, we need to let go and let them sink or swim on their own. Keeping them in a permanent state of dependency isn't helping them in the least little bit.
If you want to help Africa, education is the about the only resource we can give them that they can't give themselves. Free food only discourages farmers from growing their own. Free goods and money discourages entrepreneurs from starting their businesses. Even free medicine (with the exception of vaccine programs, as long as the CIA stays the hell away from them) undermines their local doctors. But building schools, donating books, and helping the kids learn how the world works would do far more to clamp down on the power of warlords (in the long term) than anything else. It wasn't force of arms that overthrew most of the warlords in Europe, it was the printing press.
the place is about as messed up as a place can possibly be. It has been receiving aid from both countries and individuals for decades and decades
Wow, so giving people free money and food doesn't help them out of poverty? Imagine that.
Let Africa fix their own problems. They're adults, they can handle it. The sooner we stop babying them and pretending that all of their problems are everyone else's fault instead of their own responsibility to deal with, the better off they (and the rest of the world) will be.
You need to do either one of two things (and maybe you've tried these, in which case I'll gladly shut my piehole):
1. Look for more senior positions, maybe even C-level. With the kind of experience you have, you're better utilized running programming shops than being a drone.
2. Get a little combative in your interviews. For instance, the chick who commented on your age, you should've just said "So when do I start? Because you just made an observation about my age, which opens you and your company up to a huge lawsuit. Or, you can just cut me a check right now." Why not, they probably won't hire you anyway, might as well get a payday out of them.
I've used a variant of #2 once before and it worked. When I was still in the Reserves, an interviewer commented on it and how he was concerned about how any deployments might affect him and the company. I blunted told him he had just broken Federal law and his only out was to give me the job. I started the next Monday.
Considering the biases and motivations of source material is one of the basics of critical thinking, idiot.
And responding with ad hominems is a hallmark of intellectual rigorousness, I presume?
Either show something that contradicts the study, or shut the fuck up already. You came close in your second paragraph, when you threw doubt on the veracity of some of their claims. A simple Google search of "Montana 3g map" yields several maps, all clearing showing multiple towns and villages outside of 3g coverage areas. This alone makes the claim that only 1.5% of residents did not have 3g seem ludicrous on its face.
But you didn't do that, you went for the easy/lazy route by listing previous jobs of the authors. Calling that kind of argument "critical thinking" is not only incorrect, it's disingenuous and serves only to drag down the debate. Frankly I'm sick of seeing it everywhere I look.
134 comments and not one references making a gun using wave motion. Slashdot, I am disappoint.
Keep in mind that this study was conducted by people I don't like, therefore I'm going to poison the well and try to convince everyone not to pay attention to it, rather than spend any time refuting its findings.
FTFY.
Then don't lay lines, erect WiMax and LTE towers. This whole push to lay fiber to rural areas is asinine when there are modern methods to give people broadband that don't require that kind of investment in infrastructure.
What about the problem of cholera epidemics? We've conquered that disease in the west, but it still ravages entire countries in Africa. Simply pouring cholera-infested feces onto crops (let alone handling it all) doesn't seem like a very sound idea.
As it is, they're being being true to their nature as bureaucrats.
FTFY.
I think the relevant parties lost their claim to the property when they threw it in the trash. This was settled in the landmark court case, Finder v. Keeper.