interesting way to look at it. makes sense and explains a lot - to borrow from your example then (and use some broad brush strokes), on widely impactful issues, only 3 of 5 have the perceptual tools to make an informed decision. Of these three, if 2/3 have not only the intellectual capacity, but also the moral compass to act in a responsible and wholistic way, then that leaves us with 1 guy... who has the intellect but lacks the moral compass.... who then proceeds to manipulate the 2 sub-95'ers with propoganda to win the vote 3-2. huzzah!
your'e comment reminds me of an experience when i was a freshman in high school taking shop class. A friend on the schoolbus asked to see the boxcutter we had to bring in for class (im guessing they dont allow that in high schools anymore these days). anyway, when i took it out and commented on how sharp it was, the idiot next to us, trying to look for someone to make fun of said 'aww.. thats bullshit! its not sharp at all!' and proceeded to pull it out of my hand, and swipe it against his arm. after about a second, blood began the gush, and his expression changed to an 'OH.'
sadly, as usual, though they would LIKE to lead from the front, they need to stay behind and manage from the rear. it's a tough job, but it beats real work.
im no expert on the topic (far from it) but im inclined to think the issue is less of water filtration plants working and more of 'last mile' connectivity. Here in NYC when we had the blackout (was is 02? 03?) my at the time fairly upscale apartment building in manhattan lost running water and flushing toilets as the pumps had no juice.
i love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy (ok, more) but i dont follow the logic on this one. Even assuming an attempt to say, depopulate via a 'the monsters are coming to maple street' type scenario, given that everything would be then thrown into such disarray - why would 'they' care about there being an explanation?
not that this matters at all to anyone, except people like me who have the pet-peeve... but..
a good way to determine if you should you I or Me is to eliminate the other person in the sentence (confusion always happens because it's someone and Me/I... not when its just me/i... so if you drop the other person, and then say it, it becomes clear... ie:
what this world is coming to is for I to decide
what this world is coming to is for me to decide
now it sort of becomes obvious as to which sounds right
dell, as most large public companies in the U.S. , report earning in USD.. so much like a company doing business abroad in Euros or pounds, will ultimately need to convert their non-usd accounts back to USD for reporting purposes. by your argument, dell selling computers in france and generating euros would be a sham because they then call their bank to convert to USD (their reporting currency) at some point.
As things stand now, there isn't an effective method for hedging BTC exposures, and you couldn't legitimately blame them for not (at this point) wanting to take on that kind of volatility. nonetheless, them allowing payment to be made in BTC is a step in the direction of wider adoption which may have self-reinforcing knock-on effects.
p.s. yes, i know dell is no longer a public company. but in this regard (accounting and cash operations), calling them public doesn't change the calculus.
but you can only have one middle finger. if you are agnostic to it being a single-digit-flip, you can give a reverse-boy-scout-salute with the middle three and get a leg up
i appreciate your comment for pointing out that it is my mistake for not containing and integrating my frustration. i agree with you that spouting on the internet as an outlet is personally unproductive and a misuse of energy. (though i assure you im not much for literally or metaphorically playing the ps3. ) regardless, if you are ever so inclined, i would suggest you do even a cursory (and rational) investigation at what is quite a long list of 'conspiracy theories' that have turned out to be 'conspiracy facts'. maybe it will at least present you with some possibilities. best regards
or dont.. im continually astounded that people continue to believe what's told to them just because it comes from a tee-vee, internets, or ink on paper.. so long as the people telling the story look like me. oh yeah - those dumb russian citizens!! believe the propaganda that's administered to them by corrupt information! not like US.
i wonder what newly minted organization that will undoubtedly be called in to 'protect us' while stripping yet more privacy and liberties. (of course getting budgeted billions to do the job). oh wait - theyve already announced it. and it's the benevolent wisdom of the usual suspects that will save us all!
FWIW.. i actually agree with you on the spending side.. that its a joke, but for different reasons. im of the camp that it's a waste largely because it's too late. never mind the fact that all these allegedly 'clean-solutions' (like nat gas, whose fracking produces more of a climate warming impact than coal because of escaped methane) are mirages.
just re-read the whole article you just posted a link to... and realize, i dont think YOU read it. IT's conclusions are exactly at odds with yours. nice job.
pointing to the 'expansion' of the ice there as somehow a reason to invalidate every other bit of data (including that which is in the very article you reference ) which speaks to temperatures rising is truly incredible... if there had a mod-point category of myopic, i would select it.
the article (well, blog, by 'a guy', whose main reference is the book that im guessing he's selling) points only to volume of arctic sea ice, which leads to a faulty conclusion. melt is the far more important feature, as surface volume can and does fluctuate as a function of many complex interactions, even in a global warming scenario.
See: http://www.dailykos.com/story/... Several recent reports, however, paint a more complex and disturbing picture where the intensifying winds are speeding up below surface currents bringing more above freezing water in contact with deep ice around Antarctica. Twenty of the ice shelves and many of the glaciers that feed them are melting from below.
for some more reputable sources (quickly online), you might want to check out
in any case, i would encourage you to note more creditworthy sources, such as perhaps:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/... or even http://grist.org/news/antarcti...
which makes some more credible references.
typewriters and phones with cords all the way. and dont let them turn the hangar deck into a gift shop.
this is slashdot.. there MUST be some bsg dorks like me to upvote... c'maaaan
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good news! our friends at halliburton have just been awarded a no-bid contract for the suit! huzzah!
agreed.. and the funniest/oddest thing of all? said high school? bronx high school of science... even smart people can be morons.
interesting way to look at it. makes sense and explains a lot - to borrow from your example then (and use some broad brush strokes), on widely impactful issues, only 3 of 5 have the perceptual tools to make an informed decision. Of these three, if 2/3 have not only the intellectual capacity, but also the moral compass to act in a responsible and wholistic way, then that leaves us with 1 guy... who has the intellect but lacks the moral compass.... who then proceeds to manipulate the 2 sub-95'ers with propoganda to win the vote 3-2. huzzah!
your'e comment reminds me of an experience when i was a freshman in high school taking shop class. A friend on the schoolbus asked to see the boxcutter we had to bring in for class (im guessing they dont allow that in high schools anymore these days). anyway, when i took it out and commented on how sharp it was, the idiot next to us, trying to look for someone to make fun of said 'aww.. thats bullshit! its not sharp at all!' and proceeded to pull it out of my hand, and swipe it against his arm. after about a second, blood began the gush, and his expression changed to an 'OH.'
sadly, as usual, though they would LIKE to lead from the front, they need to stay behind and manage from the rear. it's a tough job, but it beats real work.
im no expert on the topic (far from it) but im inclined to think the issue is less of water filtration plants working and more of 'last mile' connectivity. Here in NYC when we had the blackout (was is 02? 03?) my at the time fairly upscale apartment building in manhattan lost running water and flushing toilets as the pumps had no juice.
i love a good conspiracy theory as much as the next guy (ok, more) but i dont follow the logic on this one. Even assuming an attempt to say, depopulate via a 'the monsters are coming to maple street' type scenario, given that everything would be then thrown into such disarray - why would 'they' care about there being an explanation?
The sun is clearly a terrorist. I also hear it harbors vast quantities of cheap energy sources. time to INVADE!!! CHARGE!!!
excellent point. selective enforcement of laws is a dangerous policy.
not that this matters at all to anyone, except people like me who have the pet-peeve... but..
a good way to determine if you should you I or Me is to eliminate the other person in the sentence (confusion always happens because it's someone and Me/I... not when its just me/i... so if you drop the other person, and then say it, it becomes clear... ie:
what this world is coming to is for I to decide
what this world is coming to is for me to decide
now it sort of becomes obvious as to which sounds right
neat, right?
np :)
dell, as most large public companies in the U.S. , report earning in USD.. so much like a company doing business abroad in Euros or pounds, will ultimately need to convert their non-usd accounts back to USD for reporting purposes. by your argument, dell selling computers in france and generating euros would be a sham because they then call their bank to convert to USD (their reporting currency) at some point.
As things stand now, there isn't an effective method for hedging BTC exposures, and you couldn't legitimately blame them for not (at this point) wanting to take on that kind of volatility. nonetheless, them allowing payment to be made in BTC is a step in the direction of wider adoption which may have self-reinforcing knock-on effects.
p.s. yes, i know dell is no longer a public company. but in this regard (accounting and cash operations), calling them public doesn't change the calculus.
but you can only have one middle finger. if you are agnostic to it being a single-digit-flip, you can give a reverse-boy-scout-salute with the middle three and get a leg up
What this world is coming to is for you and me to decide. </douchey-grammar-cop>
i appreciate your comment for pointing out that it is my mistake for not containing and integrating my frustration. i agree with you that spouting on the internet as an outlet is personally unproductive and a misuse of energy. (though i assure you im not much for literally or metaphorically playing the ps3. ) regardless, if you are ever so inclined, i would suggest you do even a cursory (and rational) investigation at what is quite a long list of 'conspiracy theories' that have turned out to be 'conspiracy facts'. maybe it will at least present you with some possibilities. best regards
or dont.. im continually astounded that people continue to believe what's told to them just because it comes from a tee-vee, internets, or ink on paper.. so long as the people telling the story look like me. oh yeah - those dumb russian citizens!! believe the propaganda that's administered to them by corrupt information! not like US.
i wonder what newly minted organization that will undoubtedly be called in to 'protect us' while stripping yet more privacy and liberties. (of course getting budgeted billions to do the job). oh wait - theyve already announced it. and it's the benevolent wisdom of the usual suspects that will save us all!
FWIW.. i actually agree with you on the spending side.. that its a joke, but for different reasons. im of the camp that it's a waste largely because it's too late. never mind the fact that all these allegedly 'clean-solutions' (like nat gas, whose fracking produces more of a climate warming impact than coal because of escaped methane) are mirages.
sigh. ok.
just re-read the whole article you just posted a link to... and realize, i dont think YOU read it. IT's conclusions are exactly at odds with yours. nice job.
pointing to the 'expansion' of the ice there as somehow a reason to invalidate every other bit of data (including that which is in the very article you reference ) which speaks to temperatures rising is truly incredible. .. if there had a mod-point category of myopic, i would select it.
sweet! good thing the US isnt connected to the planet!
the article (well, blog, by 'a guy', whose main reference is the book that im guessing he's selling) points only to volume of arctic sea ice, which leads to a faulty conclusion. melt is the far more important feature, as surface volume can and does fluctuate as a function of many complex interactions, even in a global warming scenario.
See: http://www.dailykos.com/story/...
Several recent reports, however, paint a more complex and disturbing picture where the intensifying winds are speeding up below surface currents bringing more above freezing water in contact with deep ice around Antarctica. Twenty of the ice shelves and many of the glaciers that feed them are melting from below.
for some more reputable sources (quickly online), you might want to check out
in any case, i would encourage you to note more creditworthy sources, such as perhaps:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/...
or even
http://grist.org/news/antarcti...
which makes some more credible references.
typewriters and phones with cords all the way. and dont let them turn the hangar deck into a gift shop.
this is slashdot.. there MUST be some bsg dorks like me to upvote... c'maaaan
yup. sucks big donkey balls.