Also, in the open source world, there is too much "It works for me." attitude.
Also, one of the key benefits of open source is the supposed increased security. With tax software, the security aspect is so huge [I hope] that if people don't get to file their taxes securely, then they'll just walk and hopefully complain.
Tax software is something that is best handled by the government or the free market.
Wild speculation? What about communism? You can't think of a single fact to support communists destroying the world around them, in the name of freedom? You think that Soviet Russia and East Germany pale in comparison to the USA?
What about bubble zones? I doubt that that was brought on by conservatives.
What about political correctness?
I can't be bothered to look up the details of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, but I was under the impression that some people can't tolerate the word "negro".
Ah, I see. Using the numbers made more sense. With that, stand your ground should be available for almost anybody, anywhere.
I have never heard of castle doctrine, other than from you, but the concept certainly seems familiar. I'm willing to extend castle doctrine to property limits [i.e. the sidewalk, the edge of your grass, etc.].
If somebody is deliberately at the edge of the property, but still attacking, then another law should govern that. I'd rather have another law to keep castle doctrine simple.
Also, castle doctrine should give special permission to postal workers and similar trades, whose job it is to come on the property. I do not know how to do ensure checks and balances, but having a uniform would be a good step towards that.
Other guiding factors might include the time of day, or the amount of light. The idea being that at night, it is harder to see what is going on, so the home owner is at a greater disadvantage.
As for gated communities, I feel that there is a quasi-private aspect to it. Obviously, if people are visiting, then they have every right to be in there, as if they were home owners. I don't like salesmen too much, even though I do it, but they should have that permission, as well. Bear mind, that I say that, with the idea that we're not talking about Do Not Call/Knock Lists. We're talking about not getting shot.
In short, people should have every right to go where they want, and people should have every right to defend their neighbourhoods. The farther away from home they defend, the less rights they have.
Regarding Treyvon and Zimmerman, to form a solid opinion, I would have to actually see the neighbourhood, and look at a map. For example, if Treyvon was getting worried about being out late, and wanted to cut through a neighbourhood to shave off 30 minutes of walking, then Zimmerman should have been a bit more sympathetic. On the other hand, if they lived in a community with only 1 gate, and the fences were 20 ft high, then I would be very nervous about a stranger walking around at 2 a.m. I'm not saying that any of that is true. I'm just saying that it is subjective enough that the judge and jury really need to put their feet on the ground, and try to look at it impartially from both sides.
I just said that standing your ground as you describe it would force a person to be cornered, and that is why you think that it is a good and sensible law? I think that that is sad. You seem very judgemental to me.
For the record, when I think of a gated community, I think of residential areas, where there is nothing there except private property and maybe public roads. The idea is that outsiders have no business there, even when they are disoriented. That's why I have very little sympathy for Trayvon, even while I assume that he probably didn't intend any harm.
It seems that I was wrong about that guy. I mixed up 2 comments of yours, and remembered them as 1 comment, and assumed that he was responding to the 30 minute Google search.
Regarding the rule about being cornered, that makes no sense. I believe you, but I disagree with that kind of ruling. It would be almost too late. It's not self-defense, if you have to wait until you are cornered. By time you are cornered, the invader probably already has a battle plan, putting you at a severe disadvantage.
Ah, yes, I see. I mixed up 2 of his comments, and remembered them as 1 comment, and assumed that you were replying to that 1 comment that didn't exist. I see what you're saying now.
He probably read it, but it probably didn't register. It took me a while to figure it out. I only got it, because of the Google search. I'm not going to bother checking up on your facts, but I must say that it is very spine chilling if it is true.
That being said, I have never heard about standing our ground until this case.
That being said, I vaguely recalled a Slashdot discussion about a white guy killing an intruder, and getting the business end of justice. The idea is that the police recognized the intruder as an intruder, but they punished the defender anyways. Don't quote me, though.
When I first heard about this situation, I just assumed that it was another problem in North America, and even assumed that Zimmerman was guilty, but after reading about his claims, I began to trust him more.
Watch again. The top of the door frame does not show the door moving. There would have to be no glass there, or a hole in the door. A moving door would show some reflection. If they are going to bother bringing in actors, then they might as well do some video editing.
I think that the real trick is that there is video editing. Watch the guys holding the coat up. They don't move their faces even when the magician stands up. The Star Wars prequels had this problem. There was so much CGI, that some the actors might not have reacted realistically to some events.
First, Michael Bay came for Transformers, but I did not speak out, because Transformers is for fanbois. Next, Michael Bay came for G.I. Joe, but I did not speak out, because G.I. Joe is for gays. Then they came TMNT, but there is nobody to speak out, because I am the only fan.
The truth of the matter is that he started writing 9 minutes after the post that he is complaining about, and had to wait 2 minutes submit.
In the moderators defense, I have often read through a thread, and got the posts ready for moderating, before clicking on submit. The idea is that I want to upmod a whole bunch at the same time, instead of clicking a whole bunch and waiting for Slashdot to load pages.
Contrary to what many individuals think, not everybody on Slashdot went to college for a computer-related degree.
Really?? How many of us really thought that everybody here had a computer degree? I thought that there was a huge diversity of us. I thought that everybody else did too.
Out of millions of readers, did even 10 think that we all had computer degrees?
Recently, I have come to interpret "die" as a process. Usually, we refer to it, as a completed action, but I think that dieing is more of a process.
That's not to say that all vocabulary is used in the same way throughout the Bible. I'm just saying that dieing can be a slow process or a quick process.
A while ago, Slashdot had that big discussion about euthanasia, and somebody said that a particular woman was already dead, because of her brain being mostly deteriorated. I don't know what to believe about the specific incident, but I do believe that death is more of a process and destination.
When there is a corpse that is rotting, then yes, the person has "arrived". What about when the brain is gone, but the heart cells are still alive? What about if the heart is completely gone, but the brain is still active?
Frankly, I don't trust the typical scientific definition of death for an accurate definition, but I do trust it for a general use.
You are right about cooperation vs. independence. Some great results can only happen when people cooperate. That's true for a lot of things.
I agree with you on people not being allowed to stay in countries where cooperation is valued. I must confess that I'm not into getting vaccines, but if that meant giving up my citizenship, then it would force me to give up a reasonable choice.
These values need to be expressed to people before they enter the country, and on a regular basis to those who were born inside.
Those stats seem meaningless to me, because they don't account for beauty, or lack thereof. Based on those stats alone, we could conclude that only ugly people get divorced, or only good looking people get divorced.
I still think that ugly people get hit on much less. There is a certain point of ugliness, where hit will never occur at all. Relationships can form, but are unlikely.
I think that they can start using it now. According to Wikipedia, we might be able to drink 2 cups of sea water per day, when mixed with a cup of fresh water. So, if we take 2 cups of the "almost there" water, and then add a cup of fresh water, we can get something fairly useable. No?
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Also, in the open source world, there is too much "It works for me." attitude.
Also, one of the key benefits of open source is the supposed increased security. With tax software, the security aspect is so huge [I hope] that if people don't get to file their taxes securely, then they'll just walk and hopefully complain.
Tax software is something that is best handled by the government or the free market.
Wild speculation? What about communism? You can't think of a single fact to support communists destroying the world around them, in the name of freedom? You think that Soviet Russia and East Germany pale in comparison to the USA?
What about bubble zones? I doubt that that was brought on by conservatives.
What about political correctness?
I can't be bothered to look up the details of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, but I was under the impression that some people can't tolerate the word "negro".
Ah, I see. Using the numbers made more sense. With that, stand your ground should be available for almost anybody, anywhere.
I have never heard of castle doctrine, other than from you, but the concept certainly seems familiar. I'm willing to extend castle doctrine to property limits [i.e. the sidewalk, the edge of your grass, etc.].
If somebody is deliberately at the edge of the property, but still attacking, then another law should govern that. I'd rather have another law to keep castle doctrine simple.
Also, castle doctrine should give special permission to postal workers and similar trades, whose job it is to come on the property. I do not know how to do ensure checks and balances, but having a uniform would be a good step towards that.
Other guiding factors might include the time of day, or the amount of light. The idea being that at night, it is harder to see what is going on, so the home owner is at a greater disadvantage.
As for gated communities, I feel that there is a quasi-private aspect to it. Obviously, if people are visiting, then they have every right to be in there, as if they were home owners. I don't like salesmen too much, even though I do it, but they should have that permission, as well. Bear mind, that I say that, with the idea that we're not talking about Do Not Call/Knock Lists. We're talking about not getting shot.
In short, people should have every right to go where they want, and people should have every right to defend their neighbourhoods. The farther away from home they defend, the less rights they have.
Regarding Treyvon and Zimmerman, to form a solid opinion, I would have to actually see the neighbourhood, and look at a map. For example, if Treyvon was getting worried about being out late, and wanted to cut through a neighbourhood to shave off 30 minutes of walking, then Zimmerman should have been a bit more sympathetic. On the other hand, if they lived in a community with only 1 gate, and the fences were 20 ft high, then I would be very nervous about a stranger walking around at 2 a.m. I'm not saying that any of that is true. I'm just saying that it is subjective enough that the judge and jury really need to put their feet on the ground, and try to look at it impartially from both sides.
I just said that standing your ground as you describe it would force a person to be cornered, and that is why you think that it is a good and sensible law? I think that that is sad. You seem very judgemental to me.
I only read 1 or 2 articles. What was his business there?
For the record, when I think of a gated community, I think of residential areas, where there is nothing there except private property and maybe public roads. The idea is that outsiders have no business there, even when they are disoriented. That's why I have very little sympathy for Trayvon, even while I assume that he probably didn't intend any harm.
It seems that I was wrong about that guy. I mixed up 2 comments of yours, and remembered them as 1 comment, and assumed that he was responding to the 30 minute Google search.
Regarding the rule about being cornered, that makes no sense. I believe you, but I disagree with that kind of ruling. It would be almost too late. It's not self-defense, if you have to wait until you are cornered. By time you are cornered, the invader probably already has a battle plan, putting you at a severe disadvantage.
Ah, yes, I see. I mixed up 2 of his comments, and remembered them as 1 comment, and assumed that you were replying to that 1 comment that didn't exist. I see what you're saying now.
He probably read it, but it probably didn't register. It took me a while to figure it out. I only got it, because of the Google search. I'm not going to bother checking up on your facts, but I must say that it is very spine chilling if it is true.
That being said, I have never heard about standing our ground until this case.
That being said, I vaguely recalled a Slashdot discussion about a white guy killing an intruder, and getting the business end of justice. The idea is that the police recognized the intruder as an intruder, but they punished the defender anyways. Don't quote me, though.
When I first heard about this situation, I just assumed that it was another problem in North America, and even assumed that Zimmerman was guilty, but after reading about his claims, I began to trust him more.
That's what you thought of when you looked at the map??
When I looked at it, I thought, "Eastern US looks like a hairy chest...Western US looks like a long haired woman.".
That is really interesting. Because of you, I am now considering never going back to credit card.
Thanks for saying that. I used to think that I had such lousy aim, but when you put that way, I feel a lot more positive.
Watch again. The top of the door frame does not show the door moving. There would have to be no glass there, or a hole in the door. A moving door would show some reflection. If they are going to bother bringing in actors, then they might as well do some video editing.
I think that the real trick is that there is video editing. Watch the guys holding the coat up. They don't move their faces even when the magician stands up. The Star Wars prequels had this problem. There was so much CGI, that some the actors might not have reacted realistically to some events.
First, Michael Bay came for Transformers, but I did not speak out, because Transformers is for fanbois. Next, Michael Bay came for G.I. Joe, but I did not speak out, because G.I. Joe is for gays. Then they came TMNT, but there is nobody to speak out, because I am the only fan.
Interesting. I never thought about it in terms of people going but dropping out. Thanks for sharing that.
The truth of the matter is that he started writing 9 minutes after the post that he is complaining about, and had to wait 2 minutes submit.
In the moderators defense, I have often read through a thread, and got the posts ready for moderating, before clicking on submit. The idea is that I want to upmod a whole bunch at the same time, instead of clicking a whole bunch and waiting for Slashdot to load pages.
Really?? How many of us really thought that everybody here had a computer degree? I thought that there was a huge diversity of us. I thought that everybody else did too.
Out of millions of readers, did even 10 think that we all had computer degrees?
That's what I thought. It seems so crazy to imply otherwise. I guess that skeptics aren't as smart as they think.
Thanks!
Do you know about lung transplants? I'd like to ask about how long the blood bypasses the lungs.
The somebody should also look into how many pedophiles are heterosexual, bisexual, or homosexual.
That's true.
It's also easier to be amoral if you're rich to begin with.
Recently, I have come to interpret "die" as a process. Usually, we refer to it, as a completed action, but I think that dieing is more of a process.
That's not to say that all vocabulary is used in the same way throughout the Bible. I'm just saying that dieing can be a slow process or a quick process.
A while ago, Slashdot had that big discussion about euthanasia, and somebody said that a particular woman was already dead, because of her brain being mostly deteriorated. I don't know what to believe about the specific incident, but I do believe that death is more of a process and destination.
When there is a corpse that is rotting, then yes, the person has "arrived". What about when the brain is gone, but the heart cells are still alive? What about if the heart is completely gone, but the brain is still active?
Frankly, I don't trust the typical scientific definition of death for an accurate definition, but I do trust it for a general use.
That response is much more civil.
You are right about cooperation vs. independence. Some great results can only happen when people cooperate. That's true for a lot of things.
I agree with you on people not being allowed to stay in countries where cooperation is valued. I must confess that I'm not into getting vaccines, but if that meant giving up my citizenship, then it would force me to give up a reasonable choice.
These values need to be expressed to people before they enter the country, and on a regular basis to those who were born inside.
Those stats seem meaningless to me, because they don't account for beauty, or lack thereof. Based on those stats alone, we could conclude that only ugly people get divorced, or only good looking people get divorced.
I still think that ugly people get hit on much less. There is a certain point of ugliness, where hit will never occur at all. Relationships can form, but are unlikely.
I think that they can start using it now. According to Wikipedia, we might be able to drink 2 cups of sea water per day, when mixed with a cup of fresh water. So, if we take 2 cups of the "almost there" water, and then add a cup of fresh water, we can get something fairly useable. No?