"Do you really think that it's hyperbole anymore??"
Yes. And beyond that, unreasonable paranoia.
Here's a few examples:
"Free speech zones."
I'm sure you aren't suggesting that public safety is less important than the ability to say whatever you want where ever you want to say it and with any number of people. Or are you?
"Suspension of habeus corpus when they see fit"
Really? When they see fit? Isn't that a bit vague? There are valid constitutional grounds (as have been argued) based on Article 1. Also:
1. It's RARELY been suspended (hardly what I'd call "fascist") 2. The few times it has been has generated legal challenges (ex parte milligan re: civil war as a prime example to define civil rights in times of war)
"When any other country does this, Americans scream fascism and freedom"
Yes. Lets compare "occupy wall street" camps riddled with disease and crime being torn down in LA to Tiananmen square. How DARE we! We're worse than Stalin! We're worse than Mao! We're worse than Hitler!
Adjust your tinfoil hat and enjoy your fabricated reality. I'll live in the real world and deal with any extra-constitutional issues that arise as they come up through the system designed by our framers. It's not perfect, but it's HARDLY worth calling "Fascist". Unless you really don't understand the words being used, that is.
Bump this. If pay isn't your be-all/end-all, manning a phone and following a script isn't that hard. Not too many small-medium companies have "help desks" -- their IT guy(s) usually pull double duty. You usually see help desk positions for the larger, corporate shops.
"But saying their ability to earn a living should suffer because of something not directly related to their skill as a musician seems wrong."
I can stick the straw portion of a can of compressed air in my fist and make some incredible music by just adusting the muscles in my hand. My skill at making such music is amazing.
Pay me. My ability to earn a living shouldn't suffer because not enough people want to listening to fist-squeezing-air-can music!
CSA is the Canadian Space agency! I thought I took a nap and woke in a Turtledove-esq alternate universe where the south won the civil war and were in space!
I seem to remember reading an article about her a few years ago. IIRC, her telomeres are shortening at a normal rate -- which would suggest she *IS* aging at that level.
Just a note: I have a son and daughter both less than 10 years away from entering college. I've already looked at their options and I'm aware of what's do-able based on what my wife and I have done.
"When the cost of college exceeds your gross income how do you not end up with loans?"
How is this possible working 40 hours a week? Go to state college. The local CSU runs about $6500 per year. Add another $2k for books and are still well under "gross income" at even minimum wage. Share a studio for $350/mo and eat cheap. Get your first two years out of the way at the local CC for much less and save so you have extra money when you hit years 3-4. This is not rocket science.
My wife did this -- and did post grad at USC (in a program that didn't cost her a thing). Her brother did the same and did post-grad at Howard in DC and is now a dentist (although, he took loans for that, but nothing gut-retching and certainly affordable based on the LOW estimates of his expected income (which he dramatically exceeds)).
And *IF* someone is going to take loans to go to school, at LEAST let them do a BIT of research as to what their expected income would be and how employable they would be.
It depends on where you live and how you live. I did that myself on ~$6.50/hour (1980s) and rented a cheap room (and for a few months was actually 'homeless' (lived in my truck*, got a $29.00 motel room once a week and had a locker at school where I kept most of my stuff)). The homeless part was because I made the mistake of leaving my books in my truck (which were stolen) and I needed to re-purchase those. I backed out of my apartment rather than risk getting evicted. I eventually found a converted garage I rented (1/3rd the price of my apartment) and ended up with spending money, too!
I also did that in Los Angeles. They weren't "good" years, but getting out of school with no debt hanging over my head was worth it.
Top Romen will be your friend.
*Note: a beat up old mini-truck (4 cyl) I know how to fix. Still have it, too after 20+ years. My wife hates it (heh)).
"Oh, you mean much like McDonalds charges me extra for every patty they drop on the floor while trying to prepare my order (since that's what costs them, not how much I actually eat)?"
No. Much like McDonalds price reflects the cost of the paper wrapper and bag the burger comes in, the cost of the paper-hat serving you, etc.
"Right off the bat, they actually came out and said that their top political goal was to stop Obama from getting elected to a second term."
Was it really "right off the bat"? Or was it in after the 2010 elections -- and the President had made if fairly clear that he really wasn't willing to compromise and work with the other side?
I'm sorry -- I was posting in brevity (was on the go and wanted to get the IDEA across in as few of keystrokes as possible that volunteering can work).
I could have been clearer -- by saying "value in equipment". I donate workstations, servers, routers, switches, monitors, etc -- I also sometimes buy replacement parts for busted equipment which I donate. The equipment I donate is past it's prime (useless to me or my business), but still has some value. It doesn't cover my time, but again, that's not why I'm doing it.
I've donated my time/skills to charity (I've got ~20 years in IT). I received "payment" in value (tax write off). I get far less than what I'm worth (in the form of the write-off), but that's not why I'm doing it.
I've worked with a few other volunteers to in just the situation described here. 2 or 3 months later they usually vanish because they were able to put the time they spent on a resume and get a job. Even hired one myself when I was in a position to do so.
"Bingo, I would wager that most households use wireless only now, since wireless only devices are becoming so popular. I just bought a house...not one inch of ethernet in the place. I don't know about you guys...but that would drive me crazy to make all my desktops wireless!"
Same here. My house was built in the 1950s. Guess they used mostly wifi back then, too.
Are you seriously suggesting the newest 'touch' was 'quietly released' due to some conspiracy by the 'telecommunications firms which promote the Iphone"?
Could you stand in a mirror and read your post to yourself for me? After doing so, can you say it doesn't sound just a wee bit tin-foil-hat-ish?
Think about this... when have blacks voted for a republican in any meaningful way. If 85% of the black vote went for Obama (rather than the typical 95%-98%, Romney would win...
"And what is the probability to hit a perfect innocent in these circumstances?"
I was in north hollywood when there was that ugly bank shooting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout). People move out of the way fairly quickly.
I'd bet that at the theater incident above there were masses of people around the shooter for about 3 or 10 seconds. After that, if you weren't hit, you bugged out or were hiding behind something. At that time someone could have probably had a clear shot.
Not that I'm advocating this -- just your reasoning is incomplete.
"You mean like no one is attacking NATO force in Afganisthan because they are openly carrying weapons? If some nuts decide to go mass murderer it is not some concealed weapon that are going to make him change hist mind, he will just use clever tactics."
Not building a better mousetrap isn't necessarily a reason to prevent getting better mice -- it's likely the mice will figure out what you have and use "clever tactics" to get around your stale technology. Sometimes you need to have an "arms race".
Note to AC: When you can't compromise enough to even coax 2 senator to flip -- and lose even one of your OWN, maybe... just MAYBE your legislation is too extreme.
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"Do you really think that it's hyperbole anymore??"
Yes. And beyond that, unreasonable paranoia.
Here's a few examples:
"Free speech zones."
I'm sure you aren't suggesting that public safety is less important than the ability to say whatever you want where ever you want to say it and with any number of people. Or are you?
"Suspension of habeus corpus when they see fit"
Really? When they see fit? Isn't that a bit vague? There are valid constitutional grounds (as have been argued) based on Article 1. Also:
1. It's RARELY been suspended (hardly what I'd call "fascist")
2. The few times it has been has generated legal challenges (ex parte milligan re: civil war as a prime example to define civil rights in times of war)
"When any other country does this, Americans scream fascism and freedom"
Yes. Lets compare "occupy wall street" camps riddled with disease and crime being torn down in LA to Tiananmen square. How DARE we! We're worse than Stalin! We're worse than Mao! We're worse than Hitler!
Adjust your tinfoil hat and enjoy your fabricated reality. I'll live in the real world and deal with any extra-constitutional issues that arise as they come up through the system designed by our framers. It's not perfect, but it's HARDLY worth calling "Fascist". Unless you really don't understand the words being used, that is.
None limit the wealth of possible choices available as those who falsely exaggerate reality based on their paranoia. - Jhon
If you're in trouble he will save the day
He's brave and he's fearless come what may
Without him the mission would go astray
He's Arnold, Arnold, Arnold Rimmer
Without him life would be much grimmer
He's handsome, trim, and no-one slimmer
He will never need a zimmer
"United States of Fascism" and "that dictatorship with an illusion of freedom"
Really? And you don't feel this is just a wee-bit over the top?
Bump this. If pay isn't your be-all/end-all, manning a phone and following a script isn't that hard. Not too many small-medium companies have "help desks" -- their IT guy(s) usually pull double duty. You usually see help desk positions for the larger, corporate shops.
"But saying their ability to earn a living should suffer because of something not directly related to their skill as a musician seems wrong."
I can stick the straw portion of a can of compressed air in my fist and make some incredible music by just adusting the muscles in my hand. My skill at making such music is amazing.
Pay me. My ability to earn a living shouldn't suffer because not enough people want to listening to fist-squeezing-air-can music!
Three words:
Space Shuttle Robotic Arm.
Ok... four words...
CSA is the Canadian Space agency! I thought I took a nap and woke in a Turtledove-esq alternate universe where the south won the civil war and were in space!
I seem to remember reading an article about her a few years ago. IIRC, her telomeres are shortening at a normal rate -- which would suggest she *IS* aging at that level.
Just a note: I have a son and daughter both less than 10 years away from entering college. I've already looked at their options and I'm aware of what's do-able based on what my wife and I have done.
"When the cost of college exceeds your gross income how do you not end up with loans?"
How is this possible working 40 hours a week? Go to state college. The local CSU runs about $6500 per year. Add another $2k for books and are still well under "gross income" at even minimum wage. Share a studio for $350/mo and eat cheap. Get your first two years out of the way at the local CC for much less and save so you have extra money when you hit years 3-4. This is not rocket science.
My wife did this -- and did post grad at USC (in a program that didn't cost her a thing). Her brother did the same and did post-grad at Howard in DC and is now a dentist (although, he took loans for that, but nothing gut-retching and certainly affordable based on the LOW estimates of his expected income (which he dramatically exceeds)).
And *IF* someone is going to take loans to go to school, at LEAST let them do a BIT of research as to what their expected income would be and how employable they would be.
It depends on where you live and how you live. I did that myself on ~$6.50/hour (1980s) and rented a cheap room (and for a few months was actually 'homeless' (lived in my truck*, got a $29.00 motel room once a week and had a locker at school where I kept most of my stuff)). The homeless part was because I made the mistake of leaving my books in my truck (which were stolen) and I needed to re-purchase those. I backed out of my apartment rather than risk getting evicted. I eventually found a converted garage I rented (1/3rd the price of my apartment) and ended up with spending money, too!
I also did that in Los Angeles. They weren't "good" years, but getting out of school with no debt hanging over my head was worth it.
Top Romen will be your friend.
*Note: a beat up old mini-truck (4 cyl) I know how to fix. Still have it, too after 20+ years. My wife hates it (heh)).
"You mean how Hostess tripled their CEO's pay and raised other exec's salaries, while cutting worker's pay and benefits? "
You mean how their union was demanding different product be placed in separate vans when going to supply stores?
There's blame to go around here. If you claim the CEOs pulled the trigger, the union was driving the getaway car.
"Oh, you mean much like McDonalds charges me extra for every patty they drop on the floor while trying to prepare my order (since that's what costs them, not how much I actually eat)?"
No. Much like McDonalds price reflects the cost of the paper wrapper and bag the burger comes in, the cost of the paper-hat serving you, etc.
"Just like you get to pay for roads you may not drive on so that we also build the ones that you do"
I don't know... I see a lot of signs that say "Weight Limit X Tons".
"Right off the bat, they actually came out and said that their top political goal was to stop Obama from getting elected to a second term."
Was it really "right off the bat"? Or was it in after the 2010 elections -- and the President had made if fairly clear that he really wasn't willing to compromise and work with the other side?
You may want to read this before you answer.
I'm sorry -- I was posting in brevity (was on the go and wanted to get the IDEA across in as few of keystrokes as possible that volunteering can work).
I could have been clearer -- by saying "value in equipment". I donate workstations, servers, routers, switches, monitors, etc -- I also sometimes buy replacement parts for busted equipment which I donate. The equipment I donate is past it's prime (useless to me or my business), but still has some value. It doesn't cover my time, but again, that's not why I'm doing it.
I've donated my time/skills to charity (I've got ~20 years in IT). I received "payment" in value (tax write off). I get far less than what I'm worth (in the form of the write-off), but that's not why I'm doing it.
I've worked with a few other volunteers to in just the situation described here. 2 or 3 months later they usually vanish because they were able to put the time they spent on a resume and get a job. Even hired one myself when I was in a position to do so.
"Bingo, I would wager that most households use wireless only now, since wireless only devices are becoming so popular. I just bought a house...not one inch of ethernet in the place. I don't know about you guys...but that would drive me crazy to make all my desktops wireless!"
Same here. My house was built in the 1950s. Guess they used mostly wifi back then, too.
Are you seriously suggesting the newest 'touch' was 'quietly released' due to some conspiracy by the 'telecommunications firms which promote the Iphone"?
Could you stand in a mirror and read your post to yourself for me? After doing so, can you say it doesn't sound just a wee bit tin-foil-hat-ish?
"as well as among minority voters"
Think about this... when have blacks voted for a republican in any meaningful way. If 85% of the black vote went for Obama (rather than the typical 95%-98%, Romney would win...
Yet, with very few exceptions, they have been fairly accurate. But you are right, they ARE "marred by a persistent, consistent" something... usually articles claiming they are crazy wrong and then need to backtrack after they are proven accurate...
Yup.
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_attacks_in_China_%282010%E2%80%932011%29"
"And what is the probability to hit a perfect innocent in these circumstances?"
I was in north hollywood when there was that ugly bank shooting. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout). People move out of the way fairly quickly.
I'd bet that at the theater incident above there were masses of people around the shooter for about 3 or 10 seconds. After that, if you weren't hit, you bugged out or were hiding behind something. At that time someone could have probably had a clear shot.
Not that I'm advocating this -- just your reasoning is incomplete.
"You mean like no one is attacking NATO force in Afganisthan because they are openly carrying weapons? If some nuts decide to go mass murderer it is not some concealed weapon that are going to make him change hist mind, he will just use clever tactics."
Not building a better mousetrap isn't necessarily a reason to prevent getting better mice -- it's likely the mice will figure out what you have and use "clever tactics" to get around your stale technology. Sometimes you need to have an "arms race".
Note to AC: When you can't compromise enough to even coax 2 senator to flip -- and lose even one of your OWN, maybe... just MAYBE your legislation is too extreme.