Your argument doesn't hold up. Don't try to change people, you'll fail miserably. Give them access to the things they need and stop allowing minority groups to dictate how we should live our lives.
It seems that nowadays the kids joining the army are doing it because it's "Easy money, just do what they tell you and try not to die." At least that's the impression they give here, north of your border. They come back with shiny new trucks, build brand new houses and act like "it was no thang."
Delete this or merge it. It's bad enough that almost every article is fucking clickbait to begin with, we don't need duplicate clickbait articles. Seriously this place is going to shit.
They don't, because there's nothing to fear. You want to be scared of the projects like this that you DON'T know of. Hint; they're probably not situated in China.
When I started work in software dev. I just couldn't let issues go. Everything I kept trying wouldn't work, but I kept hammering at the problem non-stop, usually putting in a bunch of unpaid OT, just because I'm too stubborn.
Fast-forward to today. I look at the clock, is my day done? Yes? OK, we'll look at this tomorrow. And usually what happens in the mornings is the problem "fixes itself".
Not enough can be said about walking away from a problem and coming back with a clear head, for all aspects of life.
That sounds ridiculous, but, wouldn't some other acting party also be able to say they want to buy these up? Wouldn't that in turn kick off a bidding war? I don't know. The way you explain it sounds so broken as to not even be true. But then again...
But I don't even think you could live off that in a tent.
Wrong. However, since this is Alaska, you'd have to also spend on something that'll keep you warm. So maybe two year's worth of allowance to pull this off. But a decent 4 season tent, self inflatable mattress, decently warm sleeping bag and a pillow is all you really need. (I'll assume you already have clothes...)
After that, you just need food and water. Oh and a place to go eum.... well, you know.
If you don't NEED to have chips and ice cream, you can easily split your allowance into 52 slices, you'll get about 38.50$ per week. I spend 100$ bi-weekly and eat pretty well, without coming even close to starving.
Of course, this would be a solo venture for the most part, and almost nobody will actually want to do this. But it is absolutely possible!
You're a Google search away from enlightenment. I gave you the biggest hint I possibly could have mate. Nothing wrong with not getting a joke, if you didn't watch WWF (now WWE) growing up, you won't care for it even once you DO get the joke.
Or maybe you're just a troll. If so, my hat off to you, making me waste two posts worth of time.
My thoughts. Those people would likely rather stay home. Where they grew up. Where they know best. I know I would. We need to help fix their situations.
Oh gee I'm just such a meanie, telling you people to stop being assholes. Gotcha. Bugger off.
Mate, I hate to say this to you but every time I've read anything with your userID associated to it, you've come off as an asshole. *Queue obnoxious alarmist comeback*
I think I've told you this before, but chill the fuck out. Yelling at the top of your lungs and calling everyone you come across an asshole/prick/what-have-you won't get you very far.
The argument that "we don't want our tax money to pay for other people to watch smut" is going to be a pretty powerful one, and anti-porn activists generally do not consider themselves as violating the first amendment because they do not recognize pornography as a form of speech.
And that's totally fine. If you wanted to watch it that badly you can go out and PAY for a commercial internet service package and watch as much pron as your heart desires.
A free, city-run internet connection can be, and should be, used for practical things.
If the majority of a township don't want to serve up pron on their free fiber, it's only democratic that we disallow it on that network. No free speech impeded.
Couldn't put it better myself. Ask a sample of random people on the street to give input on this exact article and more often than not I'm sure they won't bring up this very important factoid. You'll probably leave the study a little dumbfounded at how gullible people can be.
The general pop. doesn't care. They have their own lives to take care of and are under the assumption that those in power are trustworthy because it hasn't affected them DIRECTLY enough to care. Especially not matters related to the internet at large. "Does Facebook/Amazon/Netflix still work? Yes? I don't see the problem."
Municipal broadband service might be well described as a 'lifeline'-like service, intended to be lowest cost, minimum necessary, to provide access to government services, universally required services such as job search, bill payment, enrollments, etc.
I actually think this should be part of every single municipality that cares about it's people in the modern world.
It doesn't need to be fast. There's actually ZERO reason for it to be fast. It just needs to be free so that basic services and information can be accessed by the greater populace. No need for video or nice fancy images. We could allow them, just cap the data transfer rate so a bunch of shmucks can't tie up the network for everyone else. Suspend/ban/limit abusers. None of this takes any R&D.
If the idea can take off, web developers will be forced to cater to this with more responsive websites and not blindly assume everyone's running on a fucking 20G network.
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Your argument doesn't hold up.
Don't try to change people, you'll fail miserably. Give them access to the things they need and stop allowing minority groups to dictate how we should live our lives.
I see this a lot, and wholeheartedly agree.
It seems that nowadays the kids joining the army are doing it because it's "Easy money, just do what they tell you and try not to die."
At least that's the impression they give here, north of your border. They come back with shiny new trucks, build brand new houses and act like "it was no thang."
I'm sure the EU will figure out a way to fine them for it :)
You're on to something.
Delete this or merge it.
It's bad enough that almost every article is fucking clickbait to begin with, we don't need duplicate clickbait articles. Seriously this place is going to shit.
They don't, because there's nothing to fear.
You want to be scared of the projects like this that you DON'T know of. Hint; they're probably not situated in China.
Brains are still malleable.
It's a pretty straight forward concept, actually.
No mod points to give but this is spot on.
When I started work in software dev. I just couldn't let issues go. Everything I kept trying wouldn't work, but I kept hammering at the problem non-stop, usually putting in a bunch of unpaid OT, just because I'm too stubborn.
Fast-forward to today. I look at the clock, is my day done? Yes? OK, we'll look at this tomorrow. And usually what happens in the mornings is the problem "fixes itself".
Not enough can be said about walking away from a problem and coming back with a clear head, for all aspects of life.
Fucking hell, what if you lost an arm in 'Nam?
"Is the VPN light back on the blueish green box?".
"Is that the one with VPN written on top of it?"
Your microwave came with a manual?!?!
Now.. I'm no expert... but since there's no fuel left to stay in orbit wouldn't it eventually crash into the object it's orbiting?
That sounds ridiculous, but, wouldn't some other acting party also be able to say they want to buy these up?
Wouldn't that in turn kick off a bidding war? I don't know. The way you explain it sounds so broken as to not even be true. But then again...
You need to make an example or someone else will just get bought.
That's their problem.
You can't spend 2000$ on a flat screen TV then complain you have nothing to eat. I have zero compassion for those people.
But I don't even think you could live off that in a tent.
Wrong.
However, since this is Alaska, you'd have to also spend on something that'll keep you warm. So maybe two year's worth of allowance to pull this off. But a decent 4 season tent, self inflatable mattress, decently warm sleeping bag and a pillow is all you really need. (I'll assume you already have clothes...)
After that, you just need food and water. Oh and a place to go eum.... well, you know.
If you don't NEED to have chips and ice cream, you can easily split your allowance into 52 slices, you'll get about 38.50$ per week. I spend 100$ bi-weekly and eat pretty well, without coming even close to starving.
Of course, this would be a solo venture for the most part, and almost nobody will actually want to do this. But it is absolutely possible!
You're a Google search away from enlightenment. I gave you the biggest hint I possibly could have mate.
Nothing wrong with not getting a joke, if you didn't watch WWF (now WWE) growing up, you won't care for it even once you DO get the joke.
Or maybe you're just a troll. If so, my hat off to you, making me waste two posts worth of time.
My thoughts.
Those people would likely rather stay home. Where they grew up. Where they know best. I know I would.
We need to help fix their situations.
Oh gee I'm just such a meanie, telling you people to stop being assholes. Gotcha.
Bugger off.
Mate, I hate to say this to you but every time I've read anything with your userID associated to it, you've come off as an asshole.
*Queue obnoxious alarmist comeback*
I think I've told you this before, but chill the fuck out. Yelling at the top of your lungs and calling everyone you come across an asshole/prick/what-have-you won't get you very far.
His joke was extremely obvious. It flew right past you.
I guess you must not have watched much wrestling as a kid.
I read an article about the guy yesterday. Apparently they call him "Trump of the Tropics"
Not a great start.
Most logging companies in the US plan two new trees for each one cut down. The financial incentive is clear.
Yeah. Ever walk in one of those "forests"? Apart from squirrels and birds, and even then, it's dead.
The argument that "we don't want our tax money to pay for other people to watch smut" is going to be a pretty powerful one, and anti-porn activists generally do not consider themselves as violating the first amendment because they do not recognize pornography as a form of speech.
And that's totally fine. If you wanted to watch it that badly you can go out and PAY for a commercial internet service package and watch as much pron as your heart desires.
A free, city-run internet connection can be, and should be, used for practical things.
If the majority of a township don't want to serve up pron on their free fiber, it's only democratic that we disallow it on that network. No free speech impeded.
Couldn't put it better myself.
Ask a sample of random people on the street to give input on this exact article and more often than not I'm sure they won't bring up this very important factoid. You'll probably leave the study a little dumbfounded at how gullible people can be.
The general pop. doesn't care. They have their own lives to take care of and are under the assumption that those in power are trustworthy because it hasn't affected them DIRECTLY enough to care. Especially not matters related to the internet at large. "Does Facebook/Amazon/Netflix still work? Yes? I don't see the problem."
People suck, but that's just how it is.
Municipal broadband service might be well described as a 'lifeline'-like service, intended to be lowest cost, minimum necessary, to provide access to government services, universally required services such as job search, bill payment, enrollments, etc.
I actually think this should be part of every single municipality that cares about it's people in the modern world.
It doesn't need to be fast. There's actually ZERO reason for it to be fast. It just needs to be free so that basic services and information can be accessed by the greater populace. No need for video or nice fancy images. We could allow them, just cap the data transfer rate so a bunch of shmucks can't tie up the network for everyone else. Suspend/ban/limit abusers. None of this takes any R&D.
If the idea can take off, web developers will be forced to cater to this with more responsive websites and not blindly assume everyone's running on a fucking 20G network.