Anything that even looks like deviant sexual behavior can cost someone their job, their wife and kids, etc. It's a powerful blackmail tool, no matter how common we all know it is.
I think trickle down has always been premised on the idea that rich people and CEO's would voluntarily do the right thing with their money and increased profits. It's premised on the idea that a CEO would act in the best interests of the company and invest his profits the company's long-term future--not just go for the quick short-term profit, use it to pay himself a big bonus, and then bail with his golden parachute when the long-term problems hit. It's premised on the idea that a rich individual is going to share his wealth (hiring more servants, buying more stuff, and spreading it around)--not just horde his money and be a cheapskate fuck to the illegal immigrants he hires on the cheap to do all the work around his mansion.
In other words, the premise that trickle-down is based on is complete bullshit, as has been evidenced by over three decades now in the U.S. of watching money NOT trickling down for shit.
In other words "I'm lazy and don't want to put any effort towards fixing the problem, and I also don't want to pay for it".
No, I'm just practical and have some understanding of basic human behavior. People will only go so far out of their way before they say "Fuck this." Give them a practical option and make it easier on them to do they right thing, and they'll do the right thing. Then we all win. Make doing the right thing a huge pain in the ass, and they'll just say "fuck this." Then none of us win.
Giving away more durable bags (or a 5 cent surcharge) will just lead to a new type of bag in the landfills.
That's why you make recycling EASY. Drop your plastic bags off at ANY store, get your 5 cents a bag. Even if you're too lazy and just throw them away, you can bet some homeless person or trash hauling company is going to pull it out before it goes to the landfill and collect the money.
1) You don't have to wash them after ever visit, unless you're buying, like, unwrapped raw chicken in which case you've got bigger problems
If you want to take your chances with bacteria, salmonella, etc.--go for it.
2) You don't have to remember to bring them to the store so long as you have the presence of mind to know that you're going to the store, or to keep one in a handy place for unexpected runs.
In other words, you don't have to remember to bring them to the store, just as long as you remember to bring them to the store.
Yes, except I'm not going to use a bunch of fabric bags that have to buy myself, remember to bring to the store, and that have to be washed after every visit to the store. A much better and more practical idea would be a modest surcharge (5 cents/bag or whatever) which you then get back when you turn them in for recycling (which would be required in every store, not just at recycling centers). We already do this with plastic bottles in several states in the U.S. and, the way I see it, everybody wins.
Yep, and I remember when a NY prosecutor said he had a *rock solid* case against Dominique Strauss Kahn, and then suddenly decided that the whole case was bogus exactly three days after Kahn's successor at the IMF was sworn in.
I've always strongly believed in any adult's legal right to commit suicide (either via their own hand, or at the hand of a proxy at their request). I saw one of my relatives go with Alzheimer's and I *never* EVER want to go that way myself. There is nothing more undignified than losing your mind. And I (and everyone else) should be allowed to have a living will to specify that I be put down in such a circumstance.
If Johnny Bible-thumper wants to live like than because he thinks Jesus wants him to, then that's his choice. But it's not mine. And it shouldn't be forced on me just because a bunch of senators need Johnny Bible-thumper's support to get re-elected.
If he was worried about extradition to the United States why didn't he run the embassy sooner?
Maybe because he was hoping that for once the UK government wouldn't be the pathetic lapdogs of their U.S. masters, and see through the transparent attempt to discredit him and bury him in a prison on trumped-up charges? Maybe because he hoped in vain that the UK government might do the right thing FOR ONCE, and only went to the embassy as a last resort?
If he or Edward Snowden ever land on American soil again, they'll be thrown in jail before the TSA even has a chance to harass them. If they can't get him them on espionage charges, they'll trump up some other charges (probably along the lines of rape, child molestation, puppy abuse, etc. to discredit them to boot), or just not even bother with charges at all and send them straight down to Cuba for indefinite detention.
They've committed the greatest crime of all, embarrassing the U.S. Government. And that carries a mandatory life sentence with no trial.
Anytime you're playing for serious money--fairness, sportsmanship, etc. tend to go out the window pretty fast (the speed in direct proportion to the amount of money involved).
Don't worry, between all the H1-B visas, prisoner labor, outsourcing, etc. there's really not a lot of point in going to college anyway if your a native law-abiding citizen.
The best review I ever heard of EvE Online was from a guy who said that he wasn't going to pay $15 a month to be chased down and killed by some teenager with daddy issues in the Battlestar Galactica. Pretty much summed it up for me.
When I tried it out, it seemed like their were basically two modes to the game: either incredible boredom in safe space or getting constantly jumped and butt-raped in unsafe space. I guess there was some appeal in trading (kind of a much less satisfying version of the old trading routes in Elite), but it seemed like all the good routes were owned by the corporations and all that was left for the little guys were the scraps. In the end, it's even less rewarding than mining.
In short, EvE Online reminds me way too much of real life. And that's what I play videogames to avoid.
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Anything that even looks like deviant sexual behavior can cost someone their job, their wife and kids, etc. It's a powerful blackmail tool, no matter how common we all know it is.
But I'm sure that they would NEVER go that far.
I think trickle down has always been premised on the idea that rich people and CEO's would voluntarily do the right thing with their money and increased profits. It's premised on the idea that a CEO would act in the best interests of the company and invest his profits the company's long-term future--not just go for the quick short-term profit, use it to pay himself a big bonus, and then bail with his golden parachute when the long-term problems hit. It's premised on the idea that a rich individual is going to share his wealth (hiring more servants, buying more stuff, and spreading it around)--not just horde his money and be a cheapskate fuck to the illegal immigrants he hires on the cheap to do all the work around his mansion.
In other words, the premise that trickle-down is based on is complete bullshit, as has been evidenced by over three decades now in the U.S. of watching money NOT trickling down for shit.
Well sure, in *this* universe.
is that it's never a 100% efficient process
NOTHING ever ever a 100% efficient process. I'm proposing a major improvement, not perfection.
In other words "I'm lazy and don't want to put any effort towards fixing the problem, and I also don't want to pay for it".
No, I'm just practical and have some understanding of basic human behavior. People will only go so far out of their way before they say "Fuck this." Give them a practical option and make it easier on them to do they right thing, and they'll do the right thing. Then we all win. Make doing the right thing a huge pain in the ass, and they'll just say "fuck this." Then none of us win.
Giving away more durable bags (or a 5 cent surcharge) will just lead to a new type of bag in the landfills.
That's why you make recycling EASY. Drop your plastic bags off at ANY store, get your 5 cents a bag. Even if you're too lazy and just throw them away, you can bet some homeless person or trash hauling company is going to pull it out before it goes to the landfill and collect the money.
Now it's bound to trickle down to us, right?
1) You don't have to wash them after ever visit, unless you're buying, like, unwrapped raw chicken in which case you've got bigger problems
If you want to take your chances with bacteria, salmonella, etc.--go for it.
2) You don't have to remember to bring them to the store so long as you have the presence of mind to know that you're going to the store, or to keep one in a handy place for unexpected runs.
In other words, you don't have to remember to bring them to the store, just as long as you remember to bring them to the store.
Yes, except I'm not going to use a bunch of fabric bags that have to buy myself, remember to bring to the store, and that have to be washed after every visit to the store. A much better and more practical idea would be a modest surcharge (5 cents/bag or whatever) which you then get back when you turn them in for recycling (which would be required in every store, not just at recycling centers). We already do this with plastic bottles in several states in the U.S. and, the way I see it, everybody wins.
Yep, and I remember when a NY prosecutor said he had a *rock solid* case against Dominique Strauss Kahn, and then suddenly decided that the whole case was bogus exactly three days after Kahn's successor at the IMF was sworn in.
But your naivete is cute.
If your Republican, every ill is Barak Obama's fault.
If you're Democrat, every ill is Global Warming's fault.
Doesn't really matter. Johnny Bible-thumper still thinks Jesus disapproves.
I've always strongly believed in any adult's legal right to commit suicide (either via their own hand, or at the hand of a proxy at their request). I saw one of my relatives go with Alzheimer's and I *never* EVER want to go that way myself. There is nothing more undignified than losing your mind. And I (and everyone else) should be allowed to have a living will to specify that I be put down in such a circumstance.
If Johnny Bible-thumper wants to live like than because he thinks Jesus wants him to, then that's his choice. But it's not mine. And it shouldn't be forced on me just because a bunch of senators need Johnny Bible-thumper's support to get re-elected.
If he was worried about extradition to the United States why didn't he run the embassy sooner?
Maybe because he was hoping that for once the UK government wouldn't be the pathetic lapdogs of their U.S. masters, and see through the transparent attempt to discredit him and bury him in a prison on trumped-up charges? Maybe because he hoped in vain that the UK government might do the right thing FOR ONCE, and only went to the embassy as a last resort?
If he or Edward Snowden ever land on American soil again, they'll be thrown in jail before the TSA even has a chance to harass them. If they can't get him them on espionage charges, they'll trump up some other charges (probably along the lines of rape, child molestation, puppy abuse, etc. to discredit them to boot), or just not even bother with charges at all and send them straight down to Cuba for indefinite detention.
They've committed the greatest crime of all, embarrassing the U.S. Government. And that carries a mandatory life sentence with no trial.
So come on for a visit, Julian. We promise we probably, maybe won't arrest you the second your plane lands.
Anytime you're playing for serious money--fairness, sportsmanship, etc. tend to go out the window pretty fast (the speed in direct proportion to the amount of money involved).
It was bound to happen in the end.
Don't worry, between all the H1-B visas, prisoner labor, outsourcing, etc. there's really not a lot of point in going to college anyway if your a native law-abiding citizen.
I need to find a recruiter, ASAP.
The best review I ever heard of EvE Online was from a guy who said that he wasn't going to pay $15 a month to be chased down and killed by some teenager with daddy issues in the Battlestar Galactica. Pretty much summed it up for me.
When I tried it out, it seemed like their were basically two modes to the game: either incredible boredom in safe space or getting constantly jumped and butt-raped in unsafe space. I guess there was some appeal in trading (kind of a much less satisfying version of the old trading routes in Elite), but it seemed like all the good routes were owned by the corporations and all that was left for the little guys were the scraps. In the end, it's even less rewarding than mining.
In short, EvE Online reminds me way too much of real life. And that's what I play videogames to avoid.
It's a lesser known title, but with a very dedicated core of players.
Ouch. Guess not then.
Ryse looks pretty good.
You won't think it's so trivial when I'm rocking out to Molly Hatchet in my Camaro and you're stuck with the radio in your Mustang!