Obviously, this is missing a big chunk that would actually lookup what the target for the skill check should be. I leave that as an exercise for the reader.
From your arguement, I would assume that your group spends more time in dank, musty caves and underground labyrinths than in more realistic settings. You guys are still talking about D&D, right?
Since the ban in question was a blanket ban directed at an entire organization, any individual in that organization could argue that they assumed the ban was directed at someone else and not them personally. If they weren't informed that their actions were the cause of the ban, and a reasonable person wouldn't infer that their edits were the cause, this argument would probably work.
in a system where people have the capacity to wield their political power without the possibility for corruption Ah, laddie, there's the rub. As long as humans are involved, there will always be the possibility for corruption. It doesn't matter if it's a direct democracy, representative republic, monarchy, oligarchy, or complete anarchy, there will always be some unethical douche bag willing to trade money or influence for favors.
Not true, many debts and assets do not survive death. The debts don't get passed on to the heirs, but they do get held against the estate (if any). That's what I was referring to when I mentioned debts surviving you. So basically, you stated you disagreed with me, then proceeded to offer an example of how I was correct.:)
I've heard these claims about how freelancers make more than their FTE counterparts before, but so far I haven't seen any evidence to support it. I really hope my experience, which is obviously different from yours, is the aberration; if so, maybe you can share some tips on how to get more than just the typical annual salary / 2000 hours as an hourly rate (at that rate, working freelance pays only marginally better than full time work, and not nearly as much of a difference to allow for saving for times of famine after the feast).
In short, what are you doing that I am not? I suspect there are others here who could use the advice, too, hence the post instead of an email.
Schadenfreude, when you read about other people being laid off, and you know that no-one - absolutely no-one - can do that to you. Except when your company fails completely, and you're left holding the bag. I'm not saying starting your own company is a bad idea, but if you go into it thinking "This is it, I'll never be out of work again!", you're ignoring the fact that most start-ups fail.
I've experienced something similar, and all I can say is that your privacy dies with you. Anything and everything you ever wrote, thought, or believed is now the property of your heirs (along with your other assets and debts). So good hunting, hopefully you'll find something that'll convince the insurance types this wasn't done on purpose (at least not by him). But make sure the family understands they may not like what they find out.
As for getting access to his accounts, links to obituaries are useless, you'll need an actual death certificate, and possibly either a will or a ruling from a probate court stating that a certain person is to be given access to his stuff. That's how it works with banks, I imagine it's the same with email providers and such.
As I implied, it's someone with civil authority, who has been confirmed by the Senate. Cabinet level advisers and their immediate deputies, ambassadors, and judges are the prototypical examples. There have been some efforts to impeach Congressmen and Senators, but most have not gotten further than debate in committee as there is a question regarding whether legislators are "civil officers".
Bureaucrats who can be hired and fired without input from the Senate appear to be exempt from this group.
Um, no he isn't. The Constitution grants the Congress the authority to impeach "the President, Vice President, and civil officers". Since the Chief of Staff of either the President or VP is merely a glorified secretary, with no real civil authority and who's appointment does not require the "advice and consent of the Senate", he is not considered a civil officer. Ergo, he can't be impeached.
Now we're in New Hampshire territory, and that's without doing anything really drastic. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
You might as well have mentioned the Alien and Sedition Acts (which really did outlaw speech against the government). Can you bring up anything that applies today and hasn't been overturned by either the courts or later legislation?
I'll grant that the math behind the equation is (as you said) more-or-less fine. But the application of it is useless, IMO, simply because we have no way of judging what the likely numbers for most of the variables could possibly be. I knew someone once who get extremely excited about the Drake equation, and would always point out that, no matter how "pessimistic" the numbers you used were, you always ended up with the chance for there to be one intelligent species in the universe.
Once I pointed out to him that we are that one species, he wasn't so excited anymore.
You're referring to the Drake Equation, which is complete bunk. Rather than write a long winded post debunking it, I'll just link to someone who's already done the heavy lifting.
Re:Wow, it really works (Score:5, Interesting) by The Clockwork Troll (655321) Alter Relationship on Thu Mar 27, '08 04:05 AM (#22879454) Unfortunately the "Interesting" moderation is not finest grain.
There are at least two subtypes of interesting: - Interesting to someone with joint degrees in math and computer science - Interesting to someone who has smoked two joints Gee, wonder which one of those applies to your moderation?
My wife is Polish and she sometimes calls people things in Polish that amaze me. One word can mean "very ugly and old and stupid". Ok, how many English words did I just use to say the same thing? Should've just said "fuglitard geezer". Still more than one word, but much closer and most English speakers (especially American English) will get the point.
That's the strength that English has over other languages: it's incredibly malleable.
Do you seriously think a majority of the car buying populace wants to "share the ride" with a stranger? When was the last time you saw a hitchhiker on the side of the road? People don't want someone they don't know getting into their car with them (unless that person is carrying a case of Bud Light, which is a different story altogether).
Slashdot Mirror
Sorry, northern Canada isn't the first place one would normally think of for insights into "air conditioning".
Pfft, amateurs.
import random
class DieRoll(object):
"""A class that handles die rolls. Only uses whole numbers (int).
Defaults to d20."""
def __init__(self, die = 20):
self.die = int(die)
self.result = None
self.critical_pass = False
self.critical_fail = False
def __str__(self):
return 'Roll of d%s' % str(self.die)
def roll(self):
self.result = random.randrange(1,self.die)
if self.result == 20:
self.critical_pass = True
elif self.result == 1:
self.critical_fail = True
return self.result
class Skill(object):
"""A class that describes a given skill, as well as the relative level of skill possessed by a given adventurer."""
def __init__(self, skill_name, skill_level = 0):
self.skill_name = skill_name
self.skill_level = skill_level
def __str__(self):
print '%s Skill' % str(self.skill_name).capitalize()
def skill_check(self, target, modifier = 0):
die_roll = DieRoll(20)
roll = die_roll.roll()
return die_roll, ((roll + modifier) >= target)
Obviously, this is missing a big chunk that would actually lookup what the target for the skill check should be. I leave that as an exercise for the reader.
Since the ban in question was a blanket ban directed at an entire organization, any individual in that organization could argue that they assumed the ban was directed at someone else and not them personally. If they weren't informed that their actions were the cause of the ban, and a reasonable person wouldn't infer that their edits were the cause, this argument would probably work.
I think you're so completely wrong, I'm going to fork this thread and start a new discussion.
The guy wasn't George Costanza, was he? Because he had an agreement with the pigeons.
I've heard these claims about how freelancers make more than their FTE counterparts before, but so far I haven't seen any evidence to support it. I really hope my experience, which is obviously different from yours, is the aberration; if so, maybe you can share some tips on how to get more than just the typical annual salary / 2000 hours as an hourly rate (at that rate, working freelance pays only marginally better than full time work, and not nearly as much of a difference to allow for saving for times of famine after the feast).
In short, what are you doing that I am not? I suspect there are others here who could use the advice, too, hence the post instead of an email.
I've experienced something similar, and all I can say is that your privacy dies with you. Anything and everything you ever wrote, thought, or believed is now the property of your heirs (along with your other assets and debts). So good hunting, hopefully you'll find something that'll convince the insurance types this wasn't done on purpose (at least not by him). But make sure the family understands they may not like what they find out.
As for getting access to his accounts, links to obituaries are useless, you'll need an actual death certificate, and possibly either a will or a ruling from a probate court stating that a certain person is to be given access to his stuff. That's how it works with banks, I imagine it's the same with email providers and such.
As I implied, it's someone with civil authority, who has been confirmed by the Senate. Cabinet level advisers and their immediate deputies, ambassadors, and judges are the prototypical examples. There have been some efforts to impeach Congressmen and Senators, but most have not gotten further than debate in committee as there is a question regarding whether legislators are "civil officers".
Bureaucrats who can be hired and fired without input from the Senate appear to be exempt from this group.
Um, no he isn't. The Constitution grants the Congress the authority to impeach "the President, Vice President, and civil officers". Since the Chief of Staff of either the President or VP is merely a glorified secretary, with no real civil authority and who's appointment does not require the "advice and consent of the Senate", he is not considered a civil officer. Ergo, he can't be impeached.
Oh, and Dick Armitage outed Plame, not anyone else.
Now we're in New Hampshire territory, and that's without doing anything really drastic. You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
You might as well have mentioned the Alien and Sedition Acts (which really did outlaw speech against the government). Can you bring up anything that applies today and hasn't been overturned by either the courts or later legislation?
Which is ironic, since C-net, maps, and flashlights are all obsolete themselves.
I'll grant that the math behind the equation is (as you said) more-or-less fine. But the application of it is useless, IMO, simply because we have no way of judging what the likely numbers for most of the variables could possibly be. I knew someone once who get extremely excited about the Drake equation, and would always point out that, no matter how "pessimistic" the numbers you used were, you always ended up with the chance for there to be one intelligent species in the universe.
Once I pointed out to him that we are that one species, he wasn't so excited anymore.
You're referring to the Drake Equation, which is complete bunk. Rather than write a long winded post debunking it, I'll just link to someone who's already done the heavy lifting.
Aliens Cause Global Warming, by Michael Crichton.
by The Clockwork Troll (655321) Alter Relationship on Thu Mar 27, '08 04:05 AM (#22879454)
Unfortunately the "Interesting" moderation is not finest grain.
There are at least two subtypes of interesting:
- Interesting to someone with joint degrees in math and computer science
- Interesting to someone who has smoked two joints Gee, wonder which one of those applies to your moderation?
The Internet really does make you stupid.
That's the strength that English has over other languages: it's incredibly malleable.
Do you seriously think a majority of the car buying populace wants to "share the ride" with a stranger? When was the last time you saw a hitchhiker on the side of the road? People don't want someone they don't know getting into their car with them (unless that person is carrying a case of Bud Light, which is a different story altogether).