Just to play devils advocate, if there is a rape/murder suspect... why wouldn't he use violence against the police?
Sure, the goal is a fair trial, but to accomplish that it seems some use of violence will at times be required. Therefore, it seems pure pacifism can't really exist without someone else to do violence on their behalf.
When you think about it, if you bill by the hour any time efficacy ends up costing you money ( in terms of lost billable hours ).
Now, if you can make up that lost revenue in terms of increased business ( possibly through undercutting the competition on price, although that can't last forever ) then it's worth the effort. If not, then you're cutting your own throat.
Think I'll go throw up now... seems I'm channeling a PHB or something.
You have GOT to watch Blade 2 with the directors commentary on. It's hysterical! Del Toro talking about "the vampire Michael Bolton!" had me laughing like a maniac.
From what I understand, there are three ways everyone learns although individuals usually express a preference for one of the three over the other two:
Kinesthetic: Learning by doing
Visual: Learning by seeing
Auditory: Learning by hearing
To denigrate any of these simply indicates the speakers bias in favor of the method which works best with them.
Stored procedures are almost always a good idea, since you can also limit the permissions to SELECT and EXECUTE. Depending on the DB, using stored procedures also forces the use of bind variables so there's a CPU utilization optimization as well ( from the lowered parse rate ).
Not only did they put SQL in the query string, they granted more permissions to the DB user for the web app than it needed. If you're just looking up data, not changing it, why does the app need anything other than SELECT ( or EXECUTE if you're using stored procedures )?
A great example of why "just give the app admin rights so it can work" is one of the dumbest statements a developer can make.
All telegraphists unconsciously develop personal quirks, or characteristics, which collectively are called one's "fist." While it is easy to send a jerky or "choppy" code with any type of keyer, as well as to make inconsistently longer or shorter dits or dahs overall or in certain characters, the type of key in use may greatly influence one's sending as it sounds to the receiving operator. A common fault with using a semi-automatic key is to make the dits too fast as compared with the dahs. Sideswipers tend to encourage to some very oddly timed characters and inconsistent formations.
Given the rapidly aging population, health care costs are rising. Now, if under the "new medicare" we're denying treatment to the elderly then that controls costs.
As others have pointed out in this thread, prescription drugs costs in the US are higher because of price controls on those same drugs in other countries. What happens when we, to keep spiraling costs down, do the same thing?
Try to avoid the socialist koolaid yourself; you might see there's more problems than simple solutions.
Medicare's problems are compounded by soaring health care costs, which are running at more than twice the general rate of inflation. And they're made less predictable by future medical technologies whose emergence, impact and cost are impossible to foresee.
In my opinion the guvmint should be required to send you a letter every time it looks up your personal information. This would sure open some people's eyes I bet.
If that's your goal, then push for it to cover private contractors working on a government contract.
Otherwise the FBI, DHS, et. al. could just contract out and never provide any notification, since the government agency in question never accessed a citizens personal information (but their contractor did).
That may well be true, but once you are in a motorcycle accident, the chances of dying from injuries in that accident are much higher than in an auto accident (sorry, no stats on this, just lots of anecdotal evidence from folks who deal with this type of stuff).
Perhaps the difference in stats reflects that motorcycle riders are more aware of the dangers of riding and therefore take greater precautions.
At least, I've not seen motorcycle riders on the freeway yakking on cell phones, doing their makeup and eating a McSomething where I have seen that behavior from automobile drivers ( and in one very special case someone doing all three at once ).
It seems when many consider risk they don't consider the probability of something happening only the possibility.
Consider the National Safety Council's Odds of Dying page. According to them, one has a 1 in 73,085 chance of dying in a motorcycle accident while there's a 1 in 19,216 of dying in a motor vehicle accident as a car occupant.
However, motorcycles are perceived ( at least by people I know, obviously a small sample ) as more risky because "people die riding those". Obviously that happens, but not to the same extent as people dying in car accidents.
Since many people drive every day, that's a routine activity they don't seem to associate with risk; your average person doesn't seem to assign the probability of risk very high even though it's statistically more dangerous.
Yeah, that sort of thing goes on here in the US in some industries ( seems especially prevalent in union / formerly union ) shops, but other industries not so much. Just wondered if there was something regulatory in the UK along those lines.
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If you mean the French torching speed cameras, Marketplace has an article on them.
Call themselves the "Armed Revolutionary Nationalist Faction", although it appears there's a number of people out destroying cameras all on their own.
Just to play devils advocate, if there is a rape/murder suspect... why wouldn't he use violence against the police?
Sure, the goal is a fair trial, but to accomplish that it seems some use of violence will at times be required. Therefore, it seems pure pacifism can't really exist without someone else to do violence on their behalf.
Destroying all humans?
You mean he turns into Bender?
Damn... now I have to see the movie!
Exactly what I came here to say.
When you think about it, if you bill by the hour any time efficacy ends up costing you money ( in terms of lost billable hours ).
Now, if you can make up that lost revenue in terms of increased business ( possibly through undercutting the competition on price, although that can't last forever ) then it's worth the effort. If not, then you're cutting your own throat.
Think I'll go throw up now... seems I'm channeling a PHB or something.
Dude.
You have GOT to watch Blade 2 with the directors commentary on. It's hysterical! Del Toro talking about "the vampire Michael Bolton!" had me laughing like a maniac.
To denigrate any of these simply indicates the speakers bias in favor of the method which works best with them.
Damn... you must have a hell of a pr0n collection.
Prior art:
http://www.amazon.com/Altered-Carbon-Richard-K-Morgan/dp/0345457684
PS: No, not a paid referrer link.
Stored procedures are almost always a good idea, since you can also limit the permissions to SELECT and EXECUTE. Depending on the DB, using stored procedures also forces the use of bind variables so there's a CPU utilization optimization as well ( from the lowered parse rate ).
Not only did they put SQL in the query string, they granted more permissions to the DB user for the web app than it needed. If you're just looking up data, not changing it, why does the app need anything other than SELECT ( or EXECUTE if you're using stored procedures )?
A great example of why "just give the app admin rights so it can work" is one of the dumbest statements a developer can make.
Have we finally found a use for Brittney?
Ok, who thinks the Biochemists from McNeese State University have been watching a wee bit too many Sci Fi Pictures original films?
"next tonight... MANGATOR!"
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With a top speed of 20MPH, he must get a lot of tailgaters...
well, not the same tailgater twice with that cannon...
On that note, I hope Heston is enjoying his honky paradise.
Psst... if you don't get it, watch Omega Man.
from the all knowing wikipedia:
Can we film it? Bet it would be fun to watch... kinda like battle royal...
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Seems like you might have missed the point.
Given the rapidly aging population, health care costs are rising. Now, if under the "new medicare" we're denying treatment to the elderly then that controls costs.
As others have pointed out in this thread, prescription drugs costs in the US are higher because of price controls on those same drugs in other countries. What happens when we, to keep spiraling costs down, do the same thing?
Try to avoid the socialist koolaid yourself; you might see there's more problems than simple solutions.
Perhaps because rising health care costs are already bankrupting medicare?
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-03-16-medicare-riddle_x.htm
I'm not sure that people are buying hybrids because they're worried about global warming; they might be buying them to save money on gasoline.
Of course, if both goals are met.... problem?
Reminds me of an old joke:
Q: What do you call the guy who graduated last in his medical school class?
A: Doctor.
If that's your goal, then push for it to cover private contractors working on a government contract.
Otherwise the FBI, DHS, et. al. could just contract out and never provide any notification, since the government agency in question never accessed a citizens personal information (but their contractor did).
Ok, so it's standard practice not to read TFA, so not including a link to the wired article in the summary would seem to save time.
However, if you'd like to read the article, I think this is it:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/03/feds-tout-new-d.html
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Perhaps the difference in stats reflects that motorcycle riders are more aware of the dangers of riding and therefore take greater precautions.
At least, I've not seen motorcycle riders on the freeway yakking on cell phones, doing their makeup and eating a McSomething where I have seen that behavior from automobile drivers ( and in one very special case someone doing all three at once ).
It seems when many consider risk they don't consider the probability of something happening only the possibility.
Consider the National Safety Council's Odds of Dying page. According to them, one has a 1 in 73,085 chance of dying in a motorcycle accident while there's a 1 in 19,216 of dying in a motor vehicle accident as a car occupant.
However, motorcycles are perceived ( at least by people I know, obviously a small sample ) as more risky because "people die riding those". Obviously that happens, but not to the same extent as people dying in car accidents.
Since many people drive every day, that's a routine activity they don't seem to associate with risk; your average person doesn't seem to assign the probability of risk very high even though it's statistically more dangerous.
Yeah, that sort of thing goes on here in the US in some industries ( seems especially prevalent in union / formerly union ) shops, but other industries not so much. Just wondered if there was something regulatory in the UK along those lines.
Thanks.