SUSPENDED? Shit, when I was in high school (not too long ago, class of 04), a pocket knife got you/expelled/. Cigarettes got you 3 days, even if you were eighteen.
ever seen a wreck with someone not wearing a seatbelt? no? Well, usually said driver is ejected from the vehicle - sometimes even when it's a relatively minor crash, that a seatbelt wearer would have just been jostled, and been able to relatively safely stop his vehicle afterwords. Now, when the driver is thrown from the seat (not even neccisarly the car, just the pedals and wheel) - there's no chance of damage control after the fact.
Oh, and those morons on motorcycles, yeah, if I were an ambulance driver, I'd rather be saving someone than cleaning their head off the highway with a power hose. There's reasons for these laws.
The "Information Superhighway" should be just like the/real/ highway. We pay a proportionately low price for the road (Currently in PA, it costs me $36/car/year and $25/4 years for a license), and are given unlimited access to all roads, owned by my state or not. I, however, choose the car, how I maintain it, the route, etc etc. Imagine paying Bell a small fee for access to the "Public Data Network" and then choosing your own services separately, or running them yourself if you want. Rates could act just like road rates - As much as you can use it, but more if you're making profit, ala apportioned registrations for trucks, etc.
I can see it being as cheap as road access, too, considering how much it costs to lay a mile of pavement these days.
err, i wouldn't say they gain money by "chip shrinkage" - anyone in the industry is going to read that as retail loss of the chips - Shrink is destruction/theft at the retail level. Now reduction in chip size? Sure.
Actually, I tried a inflation calculator for the price of gas at the lowest I remember it, 1998 (I'm 20). It was $0.89, and according to the CPI, it should be $1.11 now. Even if we say it was $1.35 in 1998 (which it was in 2002 when I started driving), it would be $1.68 now.
In some (western) countries certain drugs are legal. Is it ok if they try circumvent US law to "free" people here?
Actually, yes, because it's one of my basic human rights to access any information that I want to, and consume anything that I see fit. No other human, richer, more powerful, or not, should have any right to say what I do with myself, provided I do not infringe upon others' rights. Therefore, I will continue to support those that circumvent China's firewalls, as those that do not feel the need to access information blocked will simply not circumvent the firewall. The choice is up to them, I do not force them to view anything they don't want to. As for drugs such as marijuana and psilocybin that are legal in other countries, I will continue to not follow the advice of some man in a suit that is paid to tell me they are bad.
The problem with Unions, IMHO, is that they concentrate power, which in turn gets corrupted. Once a factory goes union, is there an option to "opt-out"?
There probably is. Most states have a "right to work" law that says you don't HAVE to be in the union. But don't expect to be treated well.
Oh, and while I'm defending my country, you don't/need/ a goddamn "militaty-like lecture" in a 3-shift factory. I'm working in one for a summer job, and my day starts off "Hey, what's up. What machines am I running today?" and I CERTAINLY don't have to work in single-file lines.
Just because you have a Ph.D. doesn't mean you're all there. (I'm in college I know. Did ya know the leader of the National Alliance has a doctorate?)
I don't get what this guy is trying to say. "Teachers, etc. are mostly rather immature except at work" to paraphrase. Right. So, basically, as a society, we now value/enjoying life/ more than working ourselves into injury?
OK. I'm fine with that. I'm gonna go dance in the street now... ooh look a robin!
nono, that's not what I was trying to say - I can still look through your dumpster to find your cc number and not have you know! (Or, phish for it, which seems to work considering nobody'd bother trying if it didn't)
That's the point that I was trying to make. Drug illegality has always been about politics first, with public safety taking a distant second. I think the example I gave with Marinol (synthetic d-9-THC) being Schedule III and marijuana being Schedule I proves your theory great.
My issue is a political science major having such blind faith in drug laws (and, in fact, blind faith in an incorrect interpretation of them).
Except where control is required by United States obligations under an international treaty, convention, or protocol, in effect on October 27, 1970, and except in the case of an immediate precursor, a drug or other substance may not be placed in any schedule unless the findings required for such schedule are made with respect to such drug or other substance. The findings required for each of the schedules are as follows:
(2) Schedule II. -
* (A) The drug or other substance has a high potential for abuse.
* (B) The drug or other substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or a currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions.
* (C) Abuse of the drug or other substances may lead to severe psychological or physical dependence.
Actually, the only mention of "Narcotic Drug" is under the definition of Schedule III. Oh, and anabolic steroids are scheduled, under Schedule III.
I'm a Human Development and Family Studies major. A bachelor's degree lands me a job in social work, but that's not why I'm in the major. I'm doing it for pre-law. My parents both work in the same field. You should know this, but the people who make laws don't know shit when it comes to the not-so-well-off in society. And when it comes to drug laws, the entire system was built on racism and is perpetuated on moneymaking. I firmly agree with you, these drugs, especially ones like Adderall, are very addictive, and very, very dangerous, and should not be taken without perscription - and trust me, I've seen first hand how drug addicts turn out, but whoever told you that these were/narcotics/ is just perpetuating the drug war, and trying to undo the lies is something I'm rather passionate about.
1. n. An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
Ritalin is certainly not a narcotic. You are correct that Vicodin is Schedule 3 - up to 15mg/dose, however. After that, it is Schedule II.
Other drugs on Schedule II that are not narcotics include cocaine (which does have legitimate medical uses), methamphetamine, amphetamine, and phencyclidine (PCP), among others.
Also note that FDA classification does not denote agreement with the medical profession. Marijuana is listed as Schedule I, the most highly physically addictive, dangerous category that is supposed to have no medical use, but most doctors would agree that is is not physically addictive. Marinol, a synthetic d-9-THC pill, is Schedule III, Nicotine, which is sometimes regarded as more addictive than heroin, is not scheduled at all. As a matter of fact, heroin is Schedule I, but fentanyl, which is even stronger, is Schedule II.
Drug laws will never be based on facts, and I hope you realize this.
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SUSPENDED? Shit, when I was in high school (not too long ago, class of 04), a pocket knife got you /expelled/. Cigarettes got you 3 days, even if you were eighteen.
ever seen a wreck with someone not wearing a seatbelt? no? Well, usually said driver is ejected from the vehicle - sometimes even when it's a relatively minor crash, that a seatbelt wearer would have just been jostled, and been able to relatively safely stop his vehicle afterwords. Now, when the driver is thrown from the seat (not even neccisarly the car, just the pedals and wheel) - there's no chance of damage control after the fact.
Oh, and those morons on motorcycles, yeah, if I were an ambulance driver, I'd rather be saving someone than cleaning their head off the highway with a power hose. There's reasons for these laws.
I attend PSU, too.
Tried using it this summer yet? They shut it off at the end of May. Free - but only during the year.
But why can't I pick and choose that?
/real/ highway. We pay a proportionately low price for the road (Currently in PA, it costs me $36/car/year and $25/4 years for a license), and are given unlimited access to all roads, owned by my state or not. I, however, choose the car, how I maintain it, the route, etc etc. Imagine paying Bell a small fee for access to the "Public Data Network" and then choosing your own services separately, or running them yourself if you want. Rates could act just like road rates - As much as you can use it, but more if you're making profit, ala apportioned registrations for trucks, etc.
The "Information Superhighway" should be just like the
I can see it being as cheap as road access, too, considering how much it costs to lay a mile of pavement these days.
Decent? You didn't see the pictures from her Hiptop did you? Pretty indecent, if you ask me.
I guess you missed the words "access records" after the word "content".
Sweet video of an ant running. Very helpful in describing the effect. [/sarcasm]
err, i wouldn't say they gain money by "chip shrinkage" - anyone in the industry is going to read that as retail loss of the chips - Shrink is destruction/theft at the retail level. Now reduction in chip size? Sure.
Actually, I tried a inflation calculator for the price of gas at the lowest I remember it, 1998 (I'm 20). It was $0.89, and according to the CPI, it should be $1.11 now. Even if we say it was $1.35 in 1998 (which it was in 2002 when I started driving), it would be $1.68 now.
In some (western) countries certain drugs are legal. Is it ok if they try circumvent US law to "free" people here?
Actually, yes, because it's one of my basic human rights to access any information that I want to, and consume anything that I see fit. No other human, richer, more powerful, or not, should have any right to say what I do with myself, provided I do not infringe upon others' rights. Therefore, I will continue to support those that circumvent China's firewalls, as those that do not feel the need to access information blocked will simply not circumvent the firewall. The choice is up to them, I do not force them to view anything they don't want to. As for drugs such as marijuana and psilocybin that are legal in other countries, I will continue to not follow the advice of some man in a suit that is paid to tell me they are bad.
The problem with Unions, IMHO, is that they concentrate power, which in turn gets corrupted. Once a factory goes union, is there an option to "opt-out"?
There probably is. Most states have a "right to work" law that says you don't HAVE to be in the union. But don't expect to be treated well.
oh boohoo, 12 hour shift?
/really/ know.
What, you think unions won't do it? Oh, ok, classroom educated. You wouldn't
Oh, and while I'm defending my country, you don't /need/ a goddamn "militaty-like lecture" in a 3-shift factory. I'm working in one for a summer job, and my day starts off "Hey, what's up. What machines am I running today?" and I CERTAINLY don't have to work in single-file lines.
I think I now get why China is so much cheaper.
Look at the picture of the woman on page three. SHE'S WEARING FLIP FLOPS.
If OSHA saw that here, someone would be paying bigtime! Morons.
Just because you have a Ph.D. doesn't mean you're all there. (I'm in college I know. Did ya know the leader of the National Alliance has a doctorate?)
/enjoying life/ more than working ourselves into injury?
I don't get what this guy is trying to say. "Teachers, etc. are mostly rather immature except at work" to paraphrase. Right. So, basically, as a society, we now value
OK. I'm fine with that. I'm gonna go dance in the street now... ooh look a robin!
nono, that's not what I was trying to say - I can still look through your dumpster to find your cc number and not have you know! (Or, phish for it, which seems to work considering nobody'd bother trying if it didn't)
And how is that, say, any different than VISA/Debit Cards?
Why would it be? "Calls may be recorded for quality or training purposes" - they've informed you that they may tape the call, so you can too.
So, in other words, your alternative OS isn't as useful or complete as it would seem?
I dunno, if I was a laptop and I saw that shit, I'd be laughing so hard my battery would short out, too.
c'mon. If you NEED this service because you don't know where your kid is, your kid already has the solution figured out.
What's that, you say?
*** We're sorry, but the subscriber you have requested is not currently connected to the network.
That's the point that I was trying to make. Drug illegality has always been about politics first, with public safety taking a distant second. I think the example I gave with Marinol (synthetic d-9-THC) being Schedule III and marijuana being Schedule I proves your theory great.
My issue is a political science major having such blind faith in drug laws (and, in fact, blind faith in an incorrect interpretation of them).
I'm from Pennsylvania, and go to Pennsylvania State University.
My tuition is $5,074 per year. And that's CHEAP!!
Section 812(b). Schedules of Controlled Substances.
Source: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/laws/cntrlsub/ctlsbtoc.
Actually, the only mention of "Narcotic Drug" is under the definition of Schedule III. Oh, and anabolic steroids are scheduled, under Schedule III.
I'm a Human Development and Family Studies major. A bachelor's degree lands me a job in social work, but that's not why I'm in the major. I'm doing it for pre-law. My parents both work in the same field. You should know this, but the people who make laws don't know shit when it comes to the not-so-well-off in society. And when it comes to drug laws, the entire system was built on racism and is perpetuated on moneymaking. I firmly agree with you, these drugs, especially ones like Adderall, are very addictive, and very, very dangerous, and should not be taken without perscription - and trust me, I've seen first hand how drug addicts turn out, but whoever told you that these were
Do you even know what a narcotic is?
1. n. An addictive drug, such as opium, that reduces pain, alters mood and behavior, and usually induces sleep or stupor. Natural and synthetic narcotics are used in medicine to control pain.
Ritalin is certainly not a narcotic. You are correct that Vicodin is Schedule 3 - up to 15mg/dose, however. After that, it is Schedule II.
Other drugs on Schedule II that are not narcotics include cocaine (which does have legitimate medical uses), methamphetamine, amphetamine, and phencyclidine (PCP), among others.
Also note that FDA classification does not denote agreement with the medical profession. Marijuana is listed as Schedule I, the most highly physically addictive, dangerous category that is supposed to have no medical use, but most doctors would agree that is is not physically addictive. Marinol, a synthetic d-9-THC pill, is Schedule III, Nicotine, which is sometimes regarded as more addictive than heroin, is not scheduled at all. As a matter of fact, heroin is Schedule I, but fentanyl, which is even stronger, is Schedule II.
Drug laws will never be based on facts, and I hope you realize this.