Let me tell you how public transportation works where I live:
1) Wait 20 minutes+ in the rain for a bus, ride another 20 minutes to a hub, wait another 20+ minutes for a bus to actually take you where you're going, ride another however many minutes to get to your actual stop.
2) Have to sit the whole way next to a bunch of smelly drug addicts. Sorry to be harsh about it, but that's a large percentage of the people who ride the bus here.
3) When lunch roles around, wish you had a car to go eat somewhere new, then also wish there were a way to go to the bank or run errands.
-or-
1) Get in my car and drive 20 minutes to work--maybe deal with some minor parking hassles at most, costs me a little gas money. Got my car nearby if I need to go anywhere during the day.
Now why would I ride the bus even if it were free? My time and freedom of movement are more valuable than anything I would save in gas.
Why would an entrepreneur go to Australia and pay even higher taxes there than in the U.S. when they could immigrate to some country that has little or no taxes and let's them rule like a Andreew Ryan-esque god?
People looking to be offended will be always find what they're looking for, no matter how sensitive you try to be.
If the original trilogy came out today, people would be complaining that C3PO is a gay stereotype, Nien Nunb is a slur against asians, Jabba is offensive to fat people, and jawas are implying that little people are selfish.
How many drivers does it take to drive a driverless car?
Well, normally it would take one. But this is Google we're talking about here. So with each driver, you have to factor in 20% personal interest leave, nap leave, cafeteria time, sympathetic maternity leave, mandatory Frisbee/unicycle breaks, etc. So you're probably talking 2-3 employees minimum.
experts are wondering once again how to stop Western technology companies from equipping certain governments with weapons meant to attack journalists, human rights activists, and ordinary civilians.
Are their any governments left that DON'T do this as a matter of practice?
The bots they used in the study kept asking for maternity leave, stirred up office drama, failed to perform as well as the male bots, and threatened to sue for discrimination if they ever got fired.
The government is running now to put measures in place to stop the drop. But what they SHOULD have done was to put measures in place to keep it from shooting up so far so fast in the first place. They have only themselves to blame.
There is also a bubble in the U.S. stock market, BTW, building for some time now. The Dow Jones average closing was at less than 3,000 in 1990. Today it's up too around 18,000 (over a 6x increase in just 25 years). And was artificially propped up even more by the government bailout in 2007-2008. You can bet that a big correction is coming there too eventually (along with a huge drop in the value of the dollar).
LOL. Obama *HATES* leakers. He has an even bigger hate-on for leakers than Bush ever did. Shit, this is a President that forced down the presidential plane of the President of Bolivia because he thought Snowden MIGHT be on board. Does that sound like the kind of guy who's just going to up and say "Hey Edward, no harm, no foul--we're all good!"?
Step one to not aging so fast: Don't be white trash.
Seriously, every white trash friend I've ever had ended up looking 10-20 years older than their age by the time they're in their 30's. I've seen 20-something white trash who looking like they were middle-aged.
My favorite "apology" is the back-handed "We're sorry you misunderstood us" variety. But the "Mistakes were made (by someone presumably), but we're listening" "apology" is good too.
Slashdot Mirror
Choose one:
1) Iran/Syria
2) ISIS
Want to really fight ISIS? We'll need Iran and Syria as allies if you actually want to win.
Fuck Netanyahu. If you listen to him, he'll take you right into WWIII. Let him go to Masada by himself if he's so determined to commit suicide.
Let me tell you how public transportation works where I live:
1) Wait 20 minutes+ in the rain for a bus, ride another 20 minutes to a hub, wait another 20+ minutes for a bus to actually take you where you're going, ride another however many minutes to get to your actual stop.
2) Have to sit the whole way next to a bunch of smelly drug addicts. Sorry to be harsh about it, but that's a large percentage of the people who ride the bus here.
3) When lunch roles around, wish you had a car to go eat somewhere new, then also wish there were a way to go to the bank or run errands.
-or-
1) Get in my car and drive 20 minutes to work--maybe deal with some minor parking hassles at most, costs me a little gas money. Got my car nearby if I need to go anywhere during the day.
Now why would I ride the bus even if it were free? My time and freedom of movement are more valuable than anything I would save in gas.
Why would an entrepreneur go to Australia and pay even higher taxes there than in the U.S. when they could immigrate to some country that has little or no taxes and let's them rule like a Andreew Ryan-esque god?
For shame, University of Toronto! Phrenology is every bit as scientifically proven as homeopathy!
People looking to be offended will be always find what they're looking for, no matter how sensitive you try to be.
If the original trilogy came out today, people would be complaining that C3PO is a gay stereotype, Nien Nunb is a slur against asians, Jabba is offensive to fat people, and jawas are implying that little people are selfish.
I guess the Yakuza *really* didn't like this year's E3 presentation.
Yeah, a $100,000/yr. salary there is barely enough to pay the rent.
Sentence him to live 16 months in Quebec.
"Honey, we just got an overdue notice for the mortgage, and the baby's sick and we don't have any insurance!"
"Yeah, but in the Uber economy, I get to set my own hours!"
How about teaching backwoods-asshole Chinese and Vietnamese that not every rare animal part will make their dick harder or bigger?
How many drivers does it take to drive a driverless car?
Well, normally it would take one. But this is Google we're talking about here. So with each driver, you have to factor in 20% personal interest leave, nap leave, cafeteria time, sympathetic maternity leave, mandatory Frisbee/unicycle breaks, etc. So you're probably talking 2-3 employees minimum.
Do you think the US and UK treat journalists and human rights activists the same way they are treated in Egypt and Sudan?
Of course not. When it comes to using spyware and backdoors to spy on journalists, the US and UK are *MUCH* worse.
experts are wondering once again how to stop Western technology companies from equipping certain governments with weapons meant to attack journalists, human rights activists, and ordinary civilians.
Are their any governments left that DON'T do this as a matter of practice?
Just go back to jumping into frame and making funny remarks, Johnny!
The bots they used in the study kept asking for maternity leave, stirred up office drama, failed to perform as well as the male bots, and threatened to sue for discrimination if they ever got fired.
What about a Presidential pardon?
Maybe if we elect Bernie Sanders (or POSSIBLY Rand Paul). He sure isn't getting one from anyone else in the near future.
The government is running now to put measures in place to stop the drop. But what they SHOULD have done was to put measures in place to keep it from shooting up so far so fast in the first place. They have only themselves to blame.
There is also a bubble in the U.S. stock market, BTW, building for some time now. The Dow Jones average closing was at less than 3,000 in 1990. Today it's up too around 18,000 (over a 6x increase in just 25 years). And was artificially propped up even more by the government bailout in 2007-2008. You can bet that a big correction is coming there too eventually (along with a huge drop in the value of the dollar).
The party just can't last forever.
They tear down my shitty wall street!
Obama pardons him last day in office
LOL. Obama *HATES* leakers. He has an even bigger hate-on for leakers than Bush ever did. Shit, this is a President that forced down the presidential plane of the President of Bolivia because he thought Snowden MIGHT be on board. Does that sound like the kind of guy who's just going to up and say "Hey Edward, no harm, no foul--we're all good!"?
Snowden would be crazy to ever return to the U.S. again. Any deal they offered would be rescinded or "modified" the second he was in U.S. custody.
Step one to not aging so fast: Don't be white trash.
Seriously, every white trash friend I've ever had ended up looking 10-20 years older than their age by the time they're in their 30's. I've seen 20-something white trash who looking like they were middle-aged.
She's sorry
Ellen Pao admit a mistake?!??!?
My favorite "apology" is the back-handed "We're sorry you misunderstood us" variety. But the "Mistakes were made (by someone presumably), but we're listening" "apology" is good too.