And yet the most famous philanthropists in history have been those who worked their way to the very top. Bill Gates built a company that made him the world's richest man. Having "won" business, he turned to philanthropy, giving away billions. Andrew Carnegie went from having absolutely nothing to being one of the richest men in the world. Having "won" business, he turned to philanthropy. Mitt Romney gave $4 million to charity in one year - 1/3rd of his income.
The rich very often didn't start off that way. They know what hardship is like, and are often willing to help.
Well, if you know they won't answer hands-free, then you are an accomplice to a crime. Sure, its usually just a traffic offense and there's a high burden of proof to show that you know they would answer in a manner that violates the law, but you would be complicit in the commission of a crime.
I can see a pretty good argument here for criminal negligence. And if you know that the driver texts while driving, and blindly weaves all over while doing so, I could even see the argument for depraved indifference.
My son used to be so sweet helpful when he was 10, but then he started playing video games, and now that he's 15, he is sullen, moody, angry and argumentative!
Also, the games gave him acne and made his spend all his time thinking about sex!
What's next, masturbating?
Vermont hippies have been trying to close that plant forever. Now, they're getting their wish, and smacked in the face with burning more fossil fuels.
Maybe this will wake some of them up to the environmental realities they have been too short sighted to recognize.
It probably won't. But I don't care. Screw those hippies.
(I didn't like living in VT)
Ugh. It was a short story in a collection. Can't recall the name.
It started off with the guy who designed this first desktop (and it was written back in the 50's-60's) showing it off to a friend. The computer builds itself an arm and things go awry.
In the same anthology there was a story about using a computer to investigate the source of jokes. The source turns out to be alien, part of a study being performed on humanity. When the experiment is discovered, it ends and takes all humor (except puns) with it.
Yeah, like how Asimov predicted some nonsense about future computers fitting into a small box made of colorful plastic that one keeps on a desk.
What a dolt! Desktop cases are mostly metal!
So long as it means everyone else does. There are more than enough people on the road who shouldn't be, and I'm happy to let a robot drive my car if it means those idiots aren't driving theirs.
It seems to me that they have to block any and all info on how polygraphs work in order to make this stick. If you know how they work, beating them is pretty easy.
Haven't you heard? The VA is still mostly on paper.
Big problem when it comes to processing medical benefits. The VA is literally collapsing under the weight of all the paper.
Haven't we been hearing about how the VA still has piles of paper records because they haven't digitized their systems yet? Seems to me that there probably isn't all that much digital data to lose.
So, I know our first instinct is to lambaste the insurance companies for not being able to do something so simple, but it turns out its not a problem on their end.
I heard an interview with an insurance company employee who explained that the problem was a lack of real time communication with the pharmacies. Pharmacies hire outside companies to handle benefit info, and those companies only talk to the insurance company once a day.
So. You an get out of the hospital and go to the pharmacy, where you may be overcharged because the insurance company hasn't been able to tell the pharmacy that you are over your deductible. So, you get overcharged and the insurance company gets hit with a penalty for it, even though it's not their fault the pharmacy only wants to talk to them once a day.
That's what I'm thinking. Give it some time to set in and look again.
It only recently hit me that almost all the shows I was downloading were available "OnDemand", and that now that my TV and computer are in the same room I don't need to download them anymore.
Which is good, because since my cable company bought NBC they seem to have become very touchy about me downloading those shows.
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Okay, its cool, but can we slap a sombrero on it? Rename it the MexiBot? Is it, like Bender B. Rodriguez, powered by cervezas?
But more than anything, I'm glad that its not just China doing it. Wouldn't want a botnet-gap.
The rich very often didn't start off that way. They know what hardship is like, and are often willing to help.
I wonder if he did it on his own, or if there was government pressure. Still, I sure won't say it was the wrong thing to do.
I'm getting tired of cleaning out yahoo*.cn crap from my company's spam filter.
I never understood that. It seems that software should be under copyright, not patents.
They're closing the plant because natural gas is so cheap. So, obviously that's what Vermont will be replacing the atomics with.
I can see a pretty good argument here for criminal negligence. And if you know that the driver texts while driving, and blindly weaves all over while doing so, I could even see the argument for depraved indifference.
I'm calling it now. This will be the snack food of the future! Fried, candy coated, cherry filled, or as a salad topping. Yum!
My son used to be so sweet helpful when he was 10, but then he started playing video games, and now that he's 15, he is sullen, moody, angry and argumentative! Also, the games gave him acne and made his spend all his time thinking about sex! What's next, masturbating?
50,000 about baguettes and other pastries.
150,000 complaints about having to work 5 days a week.
1,600,000 offering to surrender.
Vermont hippies have been trying to close that plant forever. Now, they're getting their wish, and smacked in the face with burning more fossil fuels. Maybe this will wake some of them up to the environmental realities they have been too short sighted to recognize. It probably won't. But I don't care. Screw those hippies. (I didn't like living in VT)
You need to be more patient.
Dangit, that's what I was about to say! (Thank you Niven)
Ugh. It was a short story in a collection. Can't recall the name. It started off with the guy who designed this first desktop (and it was written back in the 50's-60's) showing it off to a friend. The computer builds itself an arm and things go awry. In the same anthology there was a story about using a computer to investigate the source of jokes. The source turns out to be alien, part of a study being performed on humanity. When the experiment is discovered, it ends and takes all humor (except puns) with it.
Yeah, like how Asimov predicted some nonsense about future computers fitting into a small box made of colorful plastic that one keeps on a desk. What a dolt! Desktop cases are mostly metal!
So long as it means everyone else does. There are more than enough people on the road who shouldn't be, and I'm happy to let a robot drive my car if it means those idiots aren't driving theirs.
People can do good for reasons of pure self interest. The goodness of the act is not diminished by the motivation.
It seems to me that they have to block any and all info on how polygraphs work in order to make this stick. If you know how they work, beating them is pretty easy.
Haven't you heard? The VA is still mostly on paper. Big problem when it comes to processing medical benefits. The VA is literally collapsing under the weight of all the paper.
Haven't we been hearing about how the VA still has piles of paper records because they haven't digitized their systems yet? Seems to me that there probably isn't all that much digital data to lose.
I heard an interview with an insurance company employee who explained that the problem was a lack of real time communication with the pharmacies. Pharmacies hire outside companies to handle benefit info, and those companies only talk to the insurance company once a day.
So. You an get out of the hospital and go to the pharmacy, where you may be overcharged because the insurance company hasn't been able to tell the pharmacy that you are over your deductible. So, you get overcharged and the insurance company gets hit with a penalty for it, even though it's not their fault the pharmacy only wants to talk to them once a day.
That's what I'm thinking. Give it some time to set in and look again. It only recently hit me that almost all the shows I was downloading were available "OnDemand", and that now that my TV and computer are in the same room I don't need to download them anymore. Which is good, because since my cable company bought NBC they seem to have become very touchy about me downloading those shows.
Wait, aren't financial markets NP Hard?
Unless he's under a gag order. Those are, in principle, totally constitutional.