"Con" is short for "confidence," in that a con artist plays with the victim's sense of confidence (usually in themselves). Looking like a moron inspires the victim's confidence in their own intelligence, their own ability to outsmart the con artist. Making you think that you can come out ahead, one way or another, is the entire point of the con.
If you think you can out-con the con artist, you've already lost. That's exactly where they want you.
So it's not about "aiming for the least informed" as much as "looking so inept as to be harmless."
Don't write about political topics that are relevant to you?
One slight problem with this idea...
However if I research and report on the political situation in France, where I have no dog in the fight, I'll probably end up pretty much unbiased.
Why would you?
People only contribute to articles on topics that interest them (witness all the video game and anime/manga articles). How many topics are there that actually interest you, but for which you hold no bias?
I'm neither a Dish subscriber nor do I watch Fox programming (or, if I do, I wait until it's available on DVD/streaming regardless). In comparison to Netflix and the like, current DVR offerings from cable and satellite companies (the ones who carry these networks) are a poor substitute.
Let them blow their legal budgets on rearranging deck chairs on sinking ship. That in and of itself is both more entertaining and less expensive to watch than either company's offerings.
The Betamax decision hinged on the VCR having substantial non-infringing uses, specifically time-shifting (watching a program at a time other than its broadcast).
This particular feature has no non-infringing use.
They WANT people to waste the product, because that means the companies can sell more,
This assumes that the wasted product is worth more than the packaging it's stuck in. In other words, this assumes that the winner is the product manufacturer rather than the container manufacturer.
and that stuff has consequences when it winds up in bodies of water.
General Ripper claims prior art.
Now why would they increase the diameter of the opening?
Because people are keeping their natural teeth longer, and old people have trouble squeezing things. Increasing the diameter of the nozzle reduces the necessary pressure to get the same mass flow, making it easier for people with reduced manual strength to get some out of the tube.
At least one of those doesn't belong in that list. Most people do not solicit the general public to freely enter their home.
then he is just a serf to the government.
You can cook for yourself and eat whatever you choose, but if you try to serve the food you prepare to the general public, you are expected to adhere to health regulations. Does that make you a "serf to the government?"
You can build whatever kind of structure on your property and live in it however you choose, but if you use the building as a storefront, you are expected to adhere to building and fire codes. Does that make you a "serf to the government?"
"Should" and "should be allowed to" are two different concepts. Even ignoring his stance on discrimination in and of itself, his priority is "states' rights." Ron Paul's politics view the Fourteenth Amendment as federal overreach, and whatever his views of the ends, for him they do not justify the means.
For the record, the former NAACP Chair said, "The charge is ridiculous. I have known Congressman Paul for many years and he is in no way prejudiced against black persons."
[citation needed]
a right to discriminate too... such as excluding (...) attending their churches, or businesses, or homes. I may not agree with that stance, but I do think people have the freedom to choose that path in life.
Thank you for demonstrating my point. You insist that private business has the right to do whatever it wills regardless of whether it operates a public space or not. I imagine you feel the same way about building codes.
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"Con" is short for "confidence," in that a con artist plays with the victim's sense of confidence (usually in themselves). Looking like a moron inspires the victim's confidence in their own intelligence, their own ability to outsmart the con artist. Making you think that you can come out ahead, one way or another, is the entire point of the con.
If you think you can out-con the con artist, you've already lost. That's exactly where they want you.
So it's not about "aiming for the least informed" as much as "looking so inept as to be harmless."
Just as "arrest" and "conviction" are two different things.
The official stance is that the US is as involved in Flame and Stuxnet as Iran is involved in violating the NPT.
Nothing would come of such an effort beyond the saber-rattling and recriminations we're already seeing.
The Bill of Rights only restricts what government can do to you, not what commercial enterprises can do to you.
That kinda makes you wonder how high their taxes are.
It's a classic feedback loop. The government has to raise taxes to make up for the revenue shortfall of people not paying taxes.
The fact that it's manmade is the only reason it was recognized as tsunami debris to begin with.
However, your reviews are based on your abilitiy to smile and how you look, meaning it only requires you to do exactly ONE thing.
And they complain?
Have you ever tried to look that good?
Intent and effectiveness are two separate issues.
Because why would an employer want employees that are more likely to keep fit and keep their health insurance costs down?
I note you're not willing to pay for the security clearance process yourself.
In your vision of a "free market," what would prevent large players from buying legislation?
The web is a pull medium. Barring advertising and the like, nothing crosses your screen that you didn't already indicate some interest in.
Don't write about political topics that are relevant to you?
One slight problem with this idea...
However if I research and report on the political situation in France, where I have no dog in the fight, I'll probably end up pretty much unbiased.
Why would you?
People only contribute to articles on topics that interest them (witness all the video game and anime/manga articles). How many topics are there that actually interest you, but for which you hold no bias?
I'm neither a Dish subscriber nor do I watch Fox programming (or, if I do, I wait until it's available on DVD/streaming regardless). In comparison to Netflix and the like, current DVR offerings from cable and satellite companies (the ones who carry these networks) are a poor substitute.
Let them blow their legal budgets on rearranging deck chairs on sinking ship. That in and of itself is both more entertaining and less expensive to watch than either company's offerings.
We're talking about a broadcast network and a digital broadcast satellite system. The internet is not involved.
The Betamax decision hinged on the VCR having substantial non-infringing uses, specifically time-shifting (watching a program at a time other than its broadcast).
This particular feature has no non-infringing use.
They WANT people to waste the product, because that means the companies can sell more,
This assumes that the wasted product is worth more than the packaging it's stuck in. In other words, this assumes that the winner is the product manufacturer rather than the container manufacturer.
and that stuff has consequences when it winds up in bodies of water.
General Ripper claims prior art.
Now why would they increase the diameter of the opening?
Because people are keeping their natural teeth longer, and old people have trouble squeezing things. Increasing the diameter of the nozzle reduces the necessary pressure to get the same mass flow, making it easier for people with reduced manual strength to get some out of the tube.
What's a little asbestosis between friends?
From the Google POV, users should NOT have control over their browsing experience,
What did you expect from a company whose primary source of income is advertising?
Get rid of property taxes and corporate taxes and tax capital gains as income.
Generally speaking, property taxes are local/municipal, corporate taxes tend to be state, while income taxes are generally federal.
You can't cut the first two without figuring out how else those governments will get funded.
On the other hand, you have Intel forcing "Vista Capable" on Microsoft.
Less "irony," more "hypocrisy."
at least respect is due to someone who marries his pre-fame college sweetheart
As opposed to his pre-fame college stalking victim?
restaurant, church, or home
At least one of those doesn't belong in that list. Most people do not solicit the general public to freely enter their home.
then he is just a serf to the government.
You can cook for yourself and eat whatever you choose, but if you try to serve the food you prepare to the general public, you are expected to adhere to health regulations. Does that make you a "serf to the government?"
You can build whatever kind of structure on your property and live in it however you choose, but if you use the building as a storefront, you are expected to adhere to building and fire codes. Does that make you a "serf to the government?"
No he does NOT think states should discriminate.
"Should" and "should be allowed to" are two different concepts. Even ignoring his stance on discrimination in and of itself, his priority is "states' rights." Ron Paul's politics view the Fourteenth Amendment as federal overreach, and whatever his views of the ends, for him they do not justify the means.
For the record, the former NAACP Chair said, "The charge is ridiculous. I have known Congressman Paul for many years and he is in no way prejudiced against black persons."
[citation needed]
a right to discriminate too... such as excluding (...) attending their churches, or businesses, or homes. I may not agree with that stance, but I do think people have the freedom to choose that path in life.
Thank you for demonstrating my point. You insist that private business has the right to do whatever it wills regardless of whether it operates a public space or not. I imagine you feel the same way about building codes.