...despite obvious inconsistencies, such as Jesus helping the poor and budget cutting anything that helps poor people.
Jesus advocated helping the poor. He didn't say to help the poor with somebody else's money. Christians donate more and run more charities as a group than any other.
I believe it was an Audi in the 80's that first had this problem, and it was turbo charged. It had a check valve in the vacuum line to the booster so that manifold pressure wouldn't enter the vacuum reservoir. In the case of a stuck throttle when that check valve had already failed, you'd lose brakes immediately. Not just lose power assist, but completely impossible to move the pedal.
Insurance does cover birth control. Show me a policy that doesn't.
Yes, I know that if you go to work for a catholic church, their policy probably won't cover it, but try to find a regular private or company policy that excludes birth control. Not going to happen.
In the U.S., local, state, and federal governments are separate entities. A state was originally almost a county on its own - in fact some of them were. The powers the states gave up to the federal government were spelled out in the Constitution of the United States. There weren't very many of them and after those federal powers were listed, it basically says, "Everything else belongs to the states." Remember that states joined the United States voluntarily.
But what does someone with power always want? More power.
Take one example - public roads. This is run by state governments and the federal government has no say. So what they've done over the years is to gradually tax the people and then gradually return that money directly to highways departments. It's my money going to pay for my local road, but it's passing through the federal government first.
Now they come along and pass a federal law that says, if a state does not set a maximum 55mph speed limit, they will stop returning that money. They'll still take the tax money, of course. So the state can either comply or pay twice for the same service. This happens now with many, many government functions.
So when someone says we should completely eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, they're not advocating the closing of public schools. It just means that the federal government would stop taking that money from my paycheck. The state would take it instead. Schools would still receive the same money they did before, but without the strings attached by the federal government.
Which is better? Well, that's the fundamental reason we have a 2 party political system. One wants a big federal government with far reaching power, and one wants a limited federal government. Although recently it's more like one wants a HUGE federal government and one wants one that is almost but not quite as enormous.
What are they looking for? I have them every couple of years and the dentist always says that everything's normal. When I did have a cavity, it was found by that iron hook, not an x-ray. So what's the point?
You will have to tell your kids that they must work harder to get accepted into college because they're white. (but be sure to be P.C. and say "Caucasian American".)
Obama called Gitmo a "Sad chapter in American history" and promised to close it in 2009. People voted for him because of that statement (I recall McCain saying at the same time that it'd be nice, but it's not that simple).
The president had the entire executive and legislative branches of the government but couldn't find a way to close a prison with 200 inmates, yet we are to trust those very same people with running our health insurance? I'm not trolling - if Obama's solution to every problem is more government, then there is NO excuse for Gitmo remaining open.
Rant: It burns my ass to see a Lexus hybrid with the "Clean Fuel" plates because
1. The driver weasled $7500 from tax payers for his luxury car.
2. It's clogging the commuter lane with ONE person in it, and it gets WORSE mileage than my regular car.
Remember a few years back when the weight of a Hummer accidentally qualified it as a farm implement? $9000 tax credit. There was an uproar over that one. But people seem to be okay with a $7500 subsidy for a Lexus LS500H* and a free pass in the carpool lane.
(* The same car that Toyota gave to Al Gore after delivering it by jet airplane.)
It's a breath of fresh air, until all the electric plants burning coal have to ramp up production of electricity to meet the demand of all these tailpipe diversion cars.
Not a problem. Power plants are located away from cities, where people are considered less important.
The built in UI widgets and windowing (Swing) is weak at best. While it has many of the basic widget types, it hasn't really evolved much as time has moved forward.
Hasn't evolved, compared to what? Its big competitor for the rich-client is.NET, which is basically just a wrapper over same old Win32 controls we were using with MFC in the 90's. I can do anything with Swing.
Java applets, I feel, have been dead for a long time. Applet initialization time was just too long or would break during loading to discourage people from using it. Though, I've seen Java Web Start work pretty well for deploying Java applications.
The worst thing to ever happen to Java was Netscape 3.x and the Hotspot VM. Everybody remembers the "Starting Java..." message on the task bar - for several minutes - and then the inevitable browser crash. That sealed Java's fate on the client.
The merchant should be trying harder to verify the identity of the buyer.
Someone wrote my CC number to a card magstripe and went on a Walmart shopping spree. $6000 over 20 minutes. Back and forth between their car and the electronics section pushing shopping carts full of big screen TVs. Nobody at Walmart noticed or cared. Nobody checked that the number matched the one printed on the card. Nobody checked the signature (do they ever? I always sign a smiley face).
Of the involved parties:
1. The thief
2. Walmart
3. Capital One
4. Me
Given the thief walked away, who next should be liable? Why should the bank pay for it?
It came on my netbook. Yes, that means I paid money for it.
I could understand just about anything crippled on Starter edition. Even the lack of configuration options, since it's supposed to be an appliance. What is unfuckingacceptable is that it actually runs a hash on the background bitmap file and bricks the computer if it's tampered with. The EULA specifically prohibits the end user from changing the background. That's like putting thumbtack on your chair and demanding money to take it away.
What's the first thing you do when you log into a Windows PC? Change the background. Sorry, you have to pay to upgrade to access a feature that's been standard since at least Win 3.1. And at that point, you've already opened the box and can't return the piece of shit.
Oh well, thanks to Microsoft, I learned that Ubuntu rocks on a netbook.
All evidence points to Microsoft no longer being "evil". At worst, maybe jerks, but not evil:
My bought-and-paid-for copy of Windows 7 Starter came with the Microsoft logo stuck as the wall paper. No way to change it. And if you find and replace the.BMP, it will brick the computer. I'm not making this up.
The first month I hit the cap (whatever it is) through normal home use, I'm cancelling the service outright. I've never had much sympathy for file sharing, but when they try to force me to give up Netflix/Hulu/Whatever and subscribe to HBO, I'm out.
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...despite obvious inconsistencies, such as Jesus helping the poor and budget cutting anything that helps poor people.
Jesus advocated helping the poor. He didn't say to help the poor with somebody else's money. Christians donate more and run more charities as a group than any other.
My driveway is on a very steep hill and I need to use both brakes and throttle at the same time. Even more so with a manual transmission.
I believe it was an Audi in the 80's that first had this problem, and it was turbo charged. It had a check valve in the vacuum line to the booster so that manifold pressure wouldn't enter the vacuum reservoir. In the case of a stuck throttle when that check valve had already failed, you'd lose brakes immediately. Not just lose power assist, but completely impossible to move the pedal.
Insurance does cover birth control. Show me a policy that doesn't.
Yes, I know that if you go to work for a catholic church, their policy probably won't cover it, but try to find a regular private or company policy that excludes birth control. Not going to happen.
humanoids walking on two feet with funny heads
And hot chicks with blue skin.
In the U.S., local, state, and federal governments are separate entities. A state was originally almost a county on its own - in fact some of them were. The powers the states gave up to the federal government were spelled out in the Constitution of the United States. There weren't very many of them and after those federal powers were listed, it basically says, "Everything else belongs to the states." Remember that states joined the United States voluntarily.
But what does someone with power always want? More power.
Take one example - public roads. This is run by state governments and the federal government has no say. So what they've done over the years is to gradually tax the people and then gradually return that money directly to highways departments. It's my money going to pay for my local road, but it's passing through the federal government first.
Now they come along and pass a federal law that says, if a state does not set a maximum 55mph speed limit, they will stop returning that money. They'll still take the tax money, of course. So the state can either comply or pay twice for the same service. This happens now with many, many government functions.
So when someone says we should completely eliminate the U.S. Department of Education, they're not advocating the closing of public schools. It just means that the federal government would stop taking that money from my paycheck. The state would take it instead. Schools would still receive the same money they did before, but without the strings attached by the federal government.
Which is better? Well, that's the fundamental reason we have a 2 party political system. One wants a big federal government with far reaching power, and one wants a limited federal government. Although recently it's more like one wants a HUGE federal government and one wants one that is almost but not quite as enormous.
Conservative more generous? Ask a waitress.
Ask a waitress? My wife waitressed through college and loved the Sunday morning church crowd. BIG tips. And very polite.
Very informative. Thanks!
So for a patient who is generally healthy and has uneventful regular cleanings and exams, how frequently do you recommend x-rays?
Listen to "The Toothache" on Bill Cosby's Why Is There Air album (1965). It'll always be an iron hook to me.
What are they looking for? I have them every couple of years and the dentist always says that everything's normal. When I did have a cavity, it was found by that iron hook, not an x-ray. So what's the point?
You will have to tell your kids that they must work harder to get accepted into college because they're white. (but be sure to be P.C. and say "Caucasian American".)
Obama called Gitmo a "Sad chapter in American history" and promised to close it in 2009. People voted for him because of that statement (I recall McCain saying at the same time that it'd be nice, but it's not that simple).
The president had the entire executive and legislative branches of the government but couldn't find a way to close a prison with 200 inmates, yet we are to trust those very same people with running our health insurance? I'm not trolling - if Obama's solution to every problem is more government, then there is NO excuse for Gitmo remaining open.
Rant: It burns my ass to see a Lexus hybrid with the "Clean Fuel" plates because
1. The driver weasled $7500 from tax payers for his luxury car.
2. It's clogging the commuter lane with ONE person in it, and it gets WORSE mileage than my regular car.
Remember a few years back when the weight of a Hummer accidentally qualified it as a farm implement? $9000 tax credit. There was an uproar over that one. But people seem to be okay with a $7500 subsidy for a Lexus LS500H* and a free pass in the carpool lane.
(* The same car that Toyota gave to Al Gore after delivering it by jet airplane.)
It's a breath of fresh air, until all the electric plants burning coal have to ramp up production of electricity to meet the demand of all these tailpipe diversion cars.
Not a problem. Power plants are located away from cities, where people are considered less important.
Semi off topic, but...
Notice how we always hear Trayvon's first name but Zimmerman's last name?
Perhaps because Martin and George wouldn't make the headlines.
Also interesting how hispanic he looks for being a white guy.
You're an asshole.
Windows look and feel should have been the default for every platform.
The built in UI widgets and windowing (Swing) is weak at best. While it has many of the basic widget types, it hasn't really evolved much as time has moved forward.
Hasn't evolved, compared to what? Its big competitor for the rich-client is .NET, which is basically just a wrapper over same old Win32 controls we were using with MFC in the 90's. I can do anything with Swing.
Java applets, I feel, have been dead for a long time. Applet initialization time was just too long or would break during loading to discourage people from using it. Though, I've seen Java Web Start work pretty well for deploying Java applications.
The worst thing to ever happen to Java was Netscape 3.x and the Hotspot VM. Everybody remembers the "Starting Java..." message on the task bar - for several minutes - and then the inevitable browser crash. That sealed Java's fate on the client.
However Java Applications have never gotten popular because they always end up looking a bit out of date
The Windows look-and-feel should have been enabled by default. Then Java wouldn't look like a 15 year old version of Solaris.
Just ask for an ID. How hard can that be? I write on my cards "REQUIRE PHOTO ID" and always thank the cashier when they do.
The merchant should be trying harder to verify the identity of the buyer.
Someone wrote my CC number to a card magstripe and went on a Walmart shopping spree. $6000 over 20 minutes. Back and forth between their car and the electronics section pushing shopping carts full of big screen TVs. Nobody at Walmart noticed or cared. Nobody checked that the number matched the one printed on the card. Nobody checked the signature (do they ever? I always sign a smiley face).
Of the involved parties:
1. The thief
2. Walmart
3. Capital One
4. Me
Given the thief walked away, who next should be liable? Why should the bank pay for it?
And what recourse do card holders have?
Cash still works. For now, anyways.
It came on my netbook. Yes, that means I paid money for it.
I could understand just about anything crippled on Starter edition. Even the lack of configuration options, since it's supposed to be an appliance. What is unfuckingacceptable is that it actually runs a hash on the background bitmap file and bricks the computer if it's tampered with. The EULA specifically prohibits the end user from changing the background. That's like putting thumbtack on your chair and demanding money to take it away.
What's the first thing you do when you log into a Windows PC? Change the background. Sorry, you have to pay to upgrade to access a feature that's been standard since at least Win 3.1. And at that point, you've already opened the box and can't return the piece of shit.
Oh well, thanks to Microsoft, I learned that Ubuntu rocks on a netbook.
All evidence points to Microsoft no longer being "evil". At worst, maybe jerks, but not evil:
My bought-and-paid-for copy of Windows 7 Starter came with the Microsoft logo stuck as the wall paper. No way to change it. And if you find and replace the .BMP, it will brick the computer. I'm not making this up.
That's evil.
But I still like C# and ASP MVC.
And most people who work with it would like for it to die.
I read that as, "And most people who work with it would like to die". For obvious reasons.
The first month I hit the cap (whatever it is) through normal home use, I'm cancelling the service outright. I've never had much sympathy for file sharing, but when they try to force me to give up Netflix/Hulu/Whatever and subscribe to HBO, I'm out.