The only problem is...that leaves you with a system where the people that get elected then get to decide/influence who gets to vote the next time around.
Not to mention that there is a whole lot of people out there who may be frightfully stupid, but they work hard, pay their taxes, don't cause trouble for anyone and just want to live their lives. I guess you're suggesting that as they lose their representation, so too goes their taxation?
Customers can be assholes. PR professionals cannot. Customer Service Representatives cannot.
Dealing with angry customers goes with the territory, especially if you go around making promises you can't keep, and even more especially when those failed promises mean your customers won't have your product, which has already been paid for, in time for the holiday season.
Like I said, RMS advocates having sex with a corpse.
Incorrect. He's saying that if I decide someone gets to bang my corpse after I pass away it is really none of your business and you should not be able to forbid it.
Ahhh, freedom. Easy to say one is in favor, right up to the point where people start doing things you find disgusting.
Makes perfect sense. Businesses, who as we all know are the epitome of ethics, can be trusted to do the Right Thing(tm). Whereas Joe Q. Public is only one step away from smoking pot, kissing a member of his own sex, downloading Britney Spears and buying a fake Rolex, and needs to be held in line with threats, teargas and the promise of an eternity in hell for his sins.
Quite often using satnav allows me to anticipate side roads well before I can actually see that is there *is* a road. Especially in the dark when there's trees or cars blocking the view just knowing that there is a road helps a lot in my opinion.
Heck, in order to pass the driver's exam I have to demonstrate being able to operate the thing and make use of it to find my way, might as well reap the benefits while I'm at it.
In non-repressive regimes we elect that folks that use surveillance on us ourselves.
Does that make us a bunch of stupid fucks? Yes it does. Does it make our governments repressive? Only to the extent that we want to repress our fellow citizens.
They just regurgitate corporate press releases without any critical analysis. Since it no longer pays to report in the public interest, we're left with PR whores chasing $$$, opponents with an axe to grind and obsessed amateur sleuths on the web.
The public isn't even interested in what you believe its interests are.
We don't want no stinking facts. We want our news outlets to provide us with "news" and opinions that confirm what, deep down, we already know. That we are the best, that we are the only ones who are right and that everyone else richly deserves to get clubbed over the head with a blunt object of one's choosing.
Capitalism and socialism are both ways to handle scarcity. And they both end up taking away the livelihood of a certain group of people. Under socialism those who are more talented, willing to work harder or just better able to perform get their extra earnings taken away to provide for those who didn't make out so well in the genetic lottery or are just plain lazy. Under capitalism, anyone who isn't willing to go along for the ride loses the means to live under a roof, keep themselves fed etc.
With the amount of people we have and the limited amounts of room, food and energy available, we need some sort of system to handle the scarcity. This can range from pure socialism to just letting anyone who had a stroke of bad luck or an accident rot away on the sidewalk. As it turns out with most of these cases, the best solutions lie somewhere in the middle.
Once they send in the uniformed goons to stop you from setting up a printing press in your backyard and distributing it yourself...that's where it crosses the line.
Freedom of speech does not bring any obligation for others to provide you with a platform for that speech, nor does it force others to pay attention to said speech.
A single world government, ready and willing to execute anyone that does not comply with its wishes on the spot. Will solve a whole bunch of other problems as well.
Just imagine, entire departments of people whose sole purpose will be to "think of the children". Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Don't porn sets typically have a few girls whose sole purpose is to make sure the male actors stay in a state of physical arousal in order to be able to perform?
Vaccines teach the human body how to kill a disease, instead of having to pump it full of chemicals once the disease is in full bloom and it might already be too late to do something about it...that's the whole point.
Even when a one-issue party like the Pirates holds only a small number of seats, it puts the issue on the map and larger parties will start to try and run with it, putting it more on the forefront of the public consciousness.
Of course that does assume a system that allows for more than 2 political parties to be active at the same time...otherwise all the people that actually give a shit can be safely drowned out for more of the same.
I think you pretty much answered your own question. Science deals with petty, flawed, biased humans by constantly questioning itself. As more evidence is presented and experiments are repeated, theories are either reinforced, shattered or slightly adjusted.
Take the CERN observations as a good example. Very first thing they said on their discovery was that it was really going to need for other folks to perform similar tests to see if it matches. It's the media that then take the ball and start blubbering about time travel...
If we want to stop China, Iran, or whoever the big boogeyman is from dropping bombs on us, we should be dumping them with wired and wireless communication as well as investing in the needed infrastructure.
Hey, my wireless communication to google passes through Iran whether I like it or not, mkay? Looks like they have all the infrastructure they need;-)
And in EVE, even a couple of complete nobodies can actually accomplish things...like hiring some nasty people to shoot said wall street trader and perform unspeakable acts on his frozen corpse...
To people who have lives, computers are just a tool to get something done and not a hobby to maintain. When a mechanics fixes your car or a doctor explains the surgery they performed on you, I bet they see the same blank stare on your face as you nod obediently. However, because they work in fields that require customer interaction, they've learned not to be assholes about it.
Hmmm, no actually. Because if I pay attention to what the mechanic tells me, I might be able to put that information to use, and knowing just what got cut up inside of me, what the possible consequences are and what it means for the future is pretty damn useful as well.
I'm a nerd. New information makes me happy, not stare blankly into space. And if I don't understand what I'm being told I'll ask for clarification or do a bit of research on my own. And considering that a car, my body and computers can all cause massive damage (to me and others) when handled improperly...I want to know what is going on.
As for people expressing their smugness on Slashdot...for a registered user with a 5 digit id the concept of irony should surely have dropped in your lap somewhere along all these years? Or do you just come by here to gloat about your "life"?
For that matter..why are ANY public jobs able to unionize? I mean...they're fighting against the tax payer...not evil corporate barons.
Wait, there's a difference?
As for why any public jobs are able to unionize...how about turning your argument around? Where do you get off telling folks they don't have the right to associate and bargain as a collective? Just because they work for the government, which is widely known as a bastion of intelligence, competence and integrity?
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The only problem is...that leaves you with a system where the people that get elected then get to decide/influence who gets to vote the next time around.
Not to mention that there is a whole lot of people out there who may be frightfully stupid, but they work hard, pay their taxes, don't cause trouble for anyone and just want to live their lives. I guess you're suggesting that as they lose their representation, so too goes their taxation?
Tough cookies.
Customers can be assholes. PR professionals cannot. Customer Service Representatives cannot.
Dealing with angry customers goes with the territory, especially if you go around making promises you can't keep, and even more especially when those failed promises mean your customers won't have your product, which has already been paid for, in time for the holiday season.
Unfortunately (for me), when I suck at making projections I lose contracts because my salary is not subsidized.
Doesn't really matter, does it? The client is still well and truly fucked and needs to take action promptly.
As AGW metaphors go it really isn't all that bad...
Like I said, RMS advocates having sex with a corpse.
Incorrect. He's saying that if I decide someone gets to bang my corpse after I pass away it is really none of your business and you should not be able to forbid it.
Ahhh, freedom. Easy to say one is in favor, right up to the point where people start doing things you find disgusting.
Makes perfect sense. Businesses, who as we all know are the epitome of ethics, can be trusted to do the Right Thing(tm). Whereas Joe Q. Public is only one step away from smoking pot, kissing a member of his own sex, downloading Britney Spears and buying a fake Rolex, and needs to be held in line with threats, teargas and the promise of an eternity in hell for his sins.
Which is why you park 1 or more Aegis cruisers next to the carrier to protect it from incoming crap.
There's a reason carriers tend to have a bunch of gangmates when they out representin' ;-)
The only way to eliminate middle management, is for upper management to utilize metrics in order to evaluate lower management.
Seriously? That's the only way to evaluate? You can't think of a single other way?
It's time for us Viking ancestors to export it right back I say. :-)
A war on christmas using longboats, axes and valkyries? Where do I sign up? ;-)
Heck I think satnav has added to safety.
Quite often using satnav allows me to anticipate side roads well before I can actually see that is there *is* a road. Especially in the dark when there's trees or cars blocking the view just knowing that there is a road helps a lot in my opinion.
Heck, in order to pass the driver's exam I have to demonstrate being able to operate the thing and make use of it to find my way, might as well reap the benefits while I'm at it.
In non-repressive regimes we elect that folks that use surveillance on us ourselves.
Does that make us a bunch of stupid fucks? Yes it does. Does it make our governments repressive? Only to the extent that we want to repress our fellow citizens.
They just regurgitate corporate press releases without any critical analysis. Since it no longer pays to report in the public interest, we're left with PR whores chasing $$$, opponents with an axe to grind and obsessed amateur sleuths on the web.
The public isn't even interested in what you believe its interests are.
We don't want no stinking facts. We want our news outlets to provide us with "news" and opinions that confirm what, deep down, we already know. That we are the best, that we are the only ones who are right and that everyone else richly deserves to get clubbed over the head with a blunt object of one's choosing.
Capitalism and socialism are both ways to handle scarcity. And they both end up taking away the livelihood of a certain group of people. Under socialism those who are more talented, willing to work harder or just better able to perform get their extra earnings taken away to provide for those who didn't make out so well in the genetic lottery or are just plain lazy. Under capitalism, anyone who isn't willing to go along for the ride loses the means to live under a roof, keep themselves fed etc.
With the amount of people we have and the limited amounts of room, food and energy available, we need some sort of system to handle the scarcity. This can range from pure socialism to just letting anyone who had a stroke of bad luck or an accident rot away on the sidewalk. As it turns out with most of these cases, the best solutions lie somewhere in the middle.
I'll start prepping the pitchforks and torches, for that *authentic* look.
They might need to work on their mad laughter skills though, there's a real knack to it.
Correct. That is not censorship.
Once they send in the uniformed goons to stop you from setting up a printing press in your backyard and distributing it yourself...that's where it crosses the line.
Freedom of speech does not bring any obligation for others to provide you with a platform for that speech, nor does it force others to pay attention to said speech.
A single world government, ready and willing to execute anyone that does not comply with its wishes on the spot. Will solve a whole bunch of other problems as well.
Just imagine, entire departments of people whose sole purpose will be to "think of the children". Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Don't porn sets typically have a few girls whose sole purpose is to make sure the male actors stay in a state of physical arousal in order to be able to perform?
I believe they're called Fluffers
Vaccines teach the human body how to kill a disease, instead of having to pump it full of chemicals once the disease is in full bloom and it might already be too late to do something about it...that's the whole point.
And yet they get 10% of the votes in Berlin.
Even when a one-issue party like the Pirates holds only a small number of seats, it puts the issue on the map and larger parties will start to try and run with it, putting it more on the forefront of the public consciousness.
Of course that does assume a system that allows for more than 2 political parties to be active at the same time...otherwise all the people that actually give a shit can be safely drowned out for more of the same.
I think you pretty much answered your own question. Science deals with petty, flawed, biased humans by constantly questioning itself. As more evidence is presented and experiments are repeated, theories are either reinforced, shattered or slightly adjusted.
Take the CERN observations as a good example. Very first thing they said on their discovery was that it was really going to need for other folks to perform similar tests to see if it matches. It's the media that then take the ball and start blubbering about time travel...
If we want to stop China, Iran, or whoever the big boogeyman is from dropping bombs on us, we should be dumping them with wired and wireless communication as well as investing in the needed infrastructure.
Hey, my wireless communication to google passes through Iran whether I like it or not, mkay? Looks like they have all the infrastructure they need ;-)
I always point this out when anti-abortion religious extremists try to argue "What if Jesus was aborted!?".
There would have been enough Jews to stand up to the germans and the holocaust would never have taken place.
Oh, and the inside of churches would have been a heck more tasteful.
Awww. How about a whole line of Bieber replicants, and an entire movie dedicated to all the gruesome ways in which they can be *ahem* retired?
Bonus points for Deckard going mad and taking out the template by mistake as well.
And in EVE, even a couple of complete nobodies can actually accomplish things...like hiring some nasty people to shoot said wall street trader and perform unspeakable acts on his frozen corpse...
Why did I let my account expire again?
To people who have lives, computers are just a tool to get something done and not a hobby to maintain. When a mechanics fixes your car or a doctor explains the surgery they performed on you, I bet they see the same blank stare on your face as you nod obediently. However, because they work in fields that require customer interaction, they've learned not to be assholes about it.
Hmmm, no actually. Because if I pay attention to what the mechanic tells me, I might be able to put that information to use, and knowing just what got cut up inside of me, what the possible consequences are and what it means for the future is pretty damn useful as well.
I'm a nerd. New information makes me happy, not stare blankly into space. And if I don't understand what I'm being told I'll ask for clarification or do a bit of research on my own. And considering that a car, my body and computers can all cause massive damage (to me and others) when handled improperly...I want to know what is going on.
As for people expressing their smugness on Slashdot...for a registered user with a 5 digit id the concept of irony should surely have dropped in your lap somewhere along all these years? Or do you just come by here to gloat about your "life"?
For that matter..why are ANY public jobs able to unionize? I mean...they're fighting against the tax payer...not evil corporate barons.
Wait, there's a difference?
As for why any public jobs are able to unionize...how about turning your argument around? Where do you get off telling folks they don't have the right to associate and bargain as a collective? Just because they work for the government, which is widely known as a bastion of intelligence, competence and integrity?