If you're voting based on FB ads, then you deserve the government you get. For heaven's sake, do some freaking research, read the candidates' platforms (from their site) and make up your own damn mind. Otherwise, enjoy your status as a low-information voter.
I think for that kind of person, the joy is in the fiddly-bits. I like tinkering with electronics, so I have a tube headphone amp and a restored Pioneer receiver. The fact that I can do stuff with it after I'm done fiddling is gravy. And there is *always* more fiddling to be done!
And even then, the "owner" is likely a trust with no singular identifiable parties. It's called "asset protection" and was intended to keep grandma from losing her savings and social security because someone threw themselves in front of her Cadillac. It's actually more important now than ever, particularly in states with high fraud rates like CA; before leasing his i3 (the only way to get a HOV sticker anymore), my brother had to take out a seven-figure insurance policy to protect his house as it is apparently common in SoCal for illegals to get into car wrecks and sue for the house (no citation, other than the dealer who refused the lease without the proof of policy. YMMV.)
It's stuff like this that makes me cry, but only because it's true. It actually makes me second-guess my second career; do I take my risk analysis and other skills to a company that will ignore it because "the hackers will always win," or do I go for a NSA gig where I can actually be on the offensive for once?
Respectfully, your lucky experience does not negate mine and I'm truly happy you've enjoyed the beauty that is Santa Barbara! I've driven the 101 several times from the Bay Area to Buena Park/SD and have spent the bulk of it sitting in LA parking lots. I've also taken the 5 south and experienced the same Sea of Humanity once I crossed the Grapevine. I'm not mad at the state, per se, more at Sacramento. I have much more freedom living in northern WA than I do in CA.
To be fair, I've only lived in Austin and San Antonio; I haven't enjoyed the traffic in DFW or Houston, so I'll take your word for it. And yes, despite my conservative streak, I do not wish to live in Texas.;)
Yes. I grew up in Escondido, lived in San Diego, Torrance, and Monterey. Driving anywhere in CA is like playing Oregon Trail: three miles an hour and you hope you have enough water.
Like Iowa, which just passed a law based on heartbeats?
Yes. That happens in a society that frowns on infanticide.
A place where I can water my lawn and not paint it. Yes, they where painting their lawns green when I was there.
That happens nationwide. You can go into any Lowes, Menards, Home Depot and get it. They even sell little colored succulents. Yay?
Which is why I chose not to live in California. I actually like trees and other plants that don't require a desert climate. Please don't try to turn the rest of the country into one.
Right. Because defaulting on debt has such a proven track record. Tell me, other than, "ZOMG California!," what resources does CA have to leverage? It certainly doesn't have petroleum, thanks to its own restrictions. Gold? Not anymore. Tech? Go ahead, tell me that Silicon Valley will stay if CA secedes. While you're at it, tell me that neighboring states will accept "refugees" from a traitor state.
Or electricity. Which come from relatively red states, such as Arizona and Colorado, that would enjoy protection from the State Department. Such protection would include renegotiation of utilities since it would now be a matter of national security.
You just saw the Sander's "(Federal) Jobs for All" thing, right? So cargo will go from say, Boise to LA. But what's left unsaid is that hundreds of new Federal Drones will now scan the package at LA, which means your package will, sure, get from Boise to LA at 600 mph. After that, though, your package will arrive in 2-3 months, so be sure someone is home to sign for it.
Rural electrification is a big deal in places like India. There are a lot of villages in the north that just can't get grid electricity because of inaccessible terrain and inability to pay. Google scholar has a lot more...look for anything by Brian Min as a good starting point.
This is hugely reassuring. I live on Whidbey Island, halfway through my MS in infosec, and about to start on a second career. I know enough to keep my 4.0 and my current day job is risk management. Can't get the CISSP because of the employment requirement, but I can get close enough and I enjoy the subject matter. Thanks!
Yep, I've been saying this for months. We're starting to see the beginnings of the American Cultural Revolution where anyone who doesn't toe the line is personally destroyed (cf. Eich, Brendan). Heck, we have future lawyers yelling "fuck the law." Doesn't exactly engender confidence (although it does mean I won't hire CUNY grads...)
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If you're voting based on FB ads, then you deserve the government you get. For heaven's sake, do some freaking research, read the candidates' platforms (from their site) and make up your own damn mind. Otherwise, enjoy your status as a low-information voter.
South Korea President Says Trump Deserves Nobel Peace Prize.
I think for that kind of person, the joy is in the fiddly-bits. I like tinkering with electronics, so I have a tube headphone amp and a restored Pioneer receiver. The fact that I can do stuff with it after I'm done fiddling is gravy. And there is *always* more fiddling to be done!
I always wondered what happened to the sci-fi geeks of the 24th century
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And even then, the "owner" is likely a trust with no singular identifiable parties. It's called "asset protection" and was intended to keep grandma from losing her savings and social security because someone threw themselves in front of her Cadillac. It's actually more important now than ever, particularly in states with high fraud rates like CA; before leasing his i3 (the only way to get a HOV sticker anymore), my brother had to take out a seven-figure insurance policy to protect his house as it is apparently common in SoCal for illegals to get into car wrecks and sue for the house (no citation, other than the dealer who refused the lease without the proof of policy. YMMV.)
It's stuff like this that makes me cry, but only because it's true. It actually makes me second-guess my second career; do I take my risk analysis and other skills to a company that will ignore it because "the hackers will always win," or do I go for a NSA gig where I can actually be on the offensive for once?
You're the one who brought up oligarchy.
To be fair, I've only lived in Austin and San Antonio; I haven't enjoyed the traffic in DFW or Houston, so I'll take your word for it. And yes, despite my conservative streak, I do not wish to live in Texas. ;)
Yes. I grew up in Escondido, lived in San Diego, Torrance, and Monterey. Driving anywhere in CA is like playing Oregon Trail: three miles an hour and you hope you have enough water.
Like Iowa, which just passed a law based on heartbeats?
Yes. That happens in a society that frowns on infanticide.
A place where I can water my lawn and not paint it. Yes, they where painting their lawns green when I was there.
That happens nationwide. You can go into any Lowes, Menards, Home Depot and get it. They even sell little colored succulents. Yay?
Which is why I chose not to live in California. I actually like trees and other plants that don't require a desert climate. Please don't try to turn the rest of the country into one.
Right. Because defaulting on debt has such a proven track record. Tell me, other than, "ZOMG California!," what resources does CA have to leverage? It certainly doesn't have petroleum, thanks to its own restrictions. Gold? Not anymore. Tech? Go ahead, tell me that Silicon Valley will stay if CA secedes. While you're at it, tell me that neighboring states will accept "refugees" from a traitor state.
Or electricity. Which come from relatively red states, such as Arizona and Colorado, that would enjoy protection from the State Department. Such protection would include renegotiation of utilities since it would now be a matter of national security.
China is #2. They, too, have "democracy." Is it better than California? Hint: I left CA 20 years ago because of this.
Cancelling out votes like this is why I'm proud to vote.
You're the one who started talking about guns. Shall we discern your peculiar tastes from a random shitpost on a non-firearms site? No? Oh.
You just saw the Sander's "(Federal) Jobs for All" thing, right? So cargo will go from say, Boise to LA. But what's left unsaid is that hundreds of new Federal Drones will now scan the package at LA, which means your package will, sure, get from Boise to LA at 600 mph. After that, though, your package will arrive in 2-3 months, so be sure someone is home to sign for it.
And people wonder what Bernie's "jobz for allz" will look like.
"...even the trees had been a bad move, and that no-one should ever have left the oceans." --Douglas Adams
Rural electrification is a big deal in places like India. There are a lot of villages in the north that just can't get grid electricity because of inaccessible terrain and inability to pay. Google scholar has a lot more...look for anything by Brian Min as a good starting point.
This is hugely reassuring. I live on Whidbey Island, halfway through my MS in infosec, and about to start on a second career. I know enough to keep my 4.0 and my current day job is risk management. Can't get the CISSP because of the employment requirement, but I can get close enough and I enjoy the subject matter. Thanks!
You seem to be confused on basic aspects of American government, such as how the popular vote is irrelevant. This is a feature, not a bug.
Do you want more Trump? Because this is how you get more Trump.
And yet it never occurs to that sort of person that the time and energy to write a screed would be better served on conducting the correct research.
Yep, I've been saying this for months. We're starting to see the beginnings of the American Cultural Revolution where anyone who doesn't toe the line is personally destroyed (cf. Eich, Brendan). Heck, we have future lawyers yelling "fuck the law." Doesn't exactly engender confidence (although it does mean I won't hire CUNY grads...)