This is not meant as a smartass, flame type question, but just what do you consider an unessential liberty? I think that the danger isn't the government just suddenly taking away all our freedoms...it's the slow, incremental loss of all those little ones that add up to losing it all. I don't thonk that we are near the lose it all stage, but I see the slide and it does worry me.
I can see it now....your kid is born and you get his little baby bracelet, footprint and his lifetime cell phone number. The "Number of the Beast" folks were just a little off; it's not a barcode tattoo. The Beast not only has a number, he has a Calling Plan too:)
Just a quick 'fyi' to your post...the foods you have seen marked are most likely WIC approved. This is a program that subsidizes certain foods for mothers and children under five.
"Proving intention is a legal minefield and is so difficult to cross that it only seems to occur when the jury and judge are already biased against the defendant unfairly"
Like, oh I dunno...say a case where the person is a filthy pornographer? Just goes right to that hardwired 'think of the children' area of the juries' brains. Technically they would have to prove your intent...in reality, the burden would all be on you.
My High School (a couple of *cough* decades ago) was very much into the sports is #1 thing. We did have a yearend awards ceremony each year, and I can clearly remember our principal telling us all that in OUR school, we didn't just give out athletic awards, we also gave several academic awards. He seemed to think this was a truly great gesture on his part...10 minutes of the 2 hour ceremony actually was about classes. Needless to say, there wasn't exactly a big science department there. And from what I see as my son attends the same school, it's still the same.Luckily he gets quite a bit of science at home, and can think for himself.
The writeup is wrong. According to TFA, it's illegal or 'inappropriate' behavoir that will be punished. And that leaves a nice huge grey area. Although even if it was strictly illegal activity...would that mean that the school would only be able to punish students after they had been convicted? Because there is that pesky innocent until proven guilty thing to worry about. This is just a very bad idea from the start, and will probably end in the school system losing some lawsuits.
'Supposedly, no direct monitoring or snooping will be done unless the school receives a report from a concerned parent, community member or other student.'
It's much more courteous to wait until the snitch reports in to begin spying on someone. And I'm sure no little angel will report their enemies, just for the hell of it.
'See Everquest. It is still alive and kicking. They are still releasing expansions, and even though they performed server mergers last year to keep a certain "critical mass" of people on each server they are opening at least 1 if not 2 new servers next month.'
Not only that, but the server they are opening next month will be starting with the 'old world' type setting...no books to insta-travel with and so on. There seems to be a strong interest in it, which says to me that there are quite a few people who will trade new style convenience for old style immersion. Me for one:)
and robotic arms? Are there secret Mech bases out there in the tundra or something? Well I for one welcome our remotely controlling, Molson dispensing overlords, eh.
Yeah, after all, it wasn't like there had been this horrific truck bombing of a government building only a few years before that...how could the government have ever thought that could happen.
Slashdot Mirror
But the web site didn't have police information...just Fire Department.
It's an odd thing...they surveyed them too, but somehow the results were mysteriously lost. Damn computer errors.
This is not meant as a smartass, flame type question, but just what do you consider an unessential liberty? I think that the danger isn't the government just suddenly taking away all our freedoms...it's the slow, incremental loss of all those little ones that add up to losing it all. I don't thonk that we are near the lose it all stage, but I see the slide and it does worry me.
I can see it now....your kid is born and you get his little baby bracelet, footprint and his lifetime cell phone number. The "Number of the Beast" folks were just a little off; it's not a barcode tattoo. The Beast not only has a number, he has a Calling Plan too :)
But did you meet an EE-gor or an Eye-gor, Froderick?
Just a quick 'fyi' to your post...the foods you have seen marked are most likely WIC approved. This is a program that subsidizes certain foods for mothers and children under five.
"Proving intention is a legal minefield and is so difficult to cross that it only seems to occur when the jury and judge are already biased against the defendant unfairly"
Like, oh I dunno...say a case where the person is a filthy pornographer? Just goes right to that hardwired 'think of the children' area of the juries' brains. Technically they would have to prove your intent...in reality, the burden would all be on you.
But remember, Walmart gets their underage booty from China...Buy American!!!
Doesn't imposing punishment without actually convicting them infringe on their human rights?
Some good points but Snoop Dogg is not aka P Diddy....two different guys:)
Thanksgiving dinner at my grandparents' house
Unless you count that chair he hit you over the head with as anaesthetic? :)
My High School (a couple of *cough* decades ago) was very much into the sports is #1 thing. We did have a yearend awards ceremony each year, and I can clearly remember our principal telling us all that in OUR school, we didn't just give out athletic awards, we also gave several academic awards. He seemed to think this was a truly great gesture on his part...10 minutes of the 2 hour ceremony actually was about classes. Needless to say, there wasn't exactly a big science department there. And from what I see as my son attends the same school, it's still the same.Luckily he gets quite a bit of science at home, and can think for himself.
The writeup is wrong. According to TFA, it's illegal or 'inappropriate' behavoir that will be punished. And that leaves a nice huge grey area. Although even if it was strictly illegal activity...would that mean that the school would only be able to punish students after they had been convicted? Because there is that pesky innocent until proven guilty thing to worry about. This is just a very bad idea from the start, and will probably end in the school system losing some lawsuits.
'Supposedly, no direct monitoring or snooping will be done unless the school receives a report from a concerned parent, community member or other student.'
It's much more courteous to wait until the snitch reports in to begin spying on someone. And I'm sure no little angel will report their enemies, just for the hell of it.
'See Everquest. It is still alive and kicking. They are still releasing expansions, and even though they performed server mergers last year to keep a certain "critical mass" of people on each server they are opening at least 1 if not 2 new servers next month.'
Not only that, but the server they are opening next month will be starting with the 'old world' type setting...no books to insta-travel with and so on. There seems to be a strong interest in it, which says to me that there are quite a few people who will trade new style convenience for old style immersion. Me for one:)
Well, I'm still a bit suspi....oooh.....shiny!
and robotic arms? Are there secret Mech bases out there in the tundra or something? Well I for one welcome our remotely controlling, Molson dispensing overlords, eh.
How about Crash Override and Acid Burn???
Seems to be my day for movie references.
BRAAAIINNSSS!!!!
Well, that, or "Send more acoustic researchers."
'A particular mutation can have a negative effect in one context, and a positive effect in another one. '
Such as Sickle Cell...it makes the individual less likely to die from malaria, but causes various other nasty problems.
Yeah, after all, it wasn't like there had been this horrific truck bombing of a government building only a few years before that...how could the government have ever thought that could happen.
I wonder what it drops? And if it's something good, when does it pop next?
Note to self...really gotta take a break from MMORPGs
Hey, you can't argue with a surgeon/rock star/all around hero.
The Charles Laughton version, Island of Lost Souls. It scared me to death when I was a kid watching it on Creature Feature.