NPR talked about a disturbing study the other day where they swapped party positions on a topic, and 75% of the people supported that opposite position because it was (mistakenly) of their party.
I suppose it's good news that at least 25% of the population considers issues themselves rather than droolingly following the memes of their power-seeking masters.
This will be modded down because it conflicts with the meme worldviews of many here (even this itself as a successful prediction carries no weight with these quasi-sentient meme carrying cogs) but do we want to reverse it?
You would risk inducing another ice age...and for what benefit? Slowing sea rise over a century or three?
By introducing great government controls (economy doesn't care why) you will slow down technological development. How stupid would ancestors of 100-300 years ago have been to put clamps on industrialization? Would we be better off with, maybe, year 1900-level tech today?
Yet the difference between now and 300 years from now will be far greater than now and 300 years ago. DO NOTHING HAT GETS IN THE WAY OF A POWERFUL ECONOMY.
Let's draw an analogy. "I want full access to all my computer repair records and service calls!"
"Ok (hands over records)."
"PEBKAC?!?!? What the hell does that mean? 'Stupidly clicks on download links, leading to infections'?!?!? 'Doesn't carry his weight in raids, not counting the dent in his seat cushion'!?!?!"
Neither company should be using government to hamper its competitors, and government shouldn't have the power to be the servant of interests trying to hurt others to give themselves economic advantage.
Not from the moon -- we orbit the sun as an Earth-moon system, so the net mass doesn't change.
Hundreds of tons of space dust hit the Earth every day, IIRC.
Asteroids miles in diameter wouldn't be noticeable, though scientists could probably detect it (soft landing). In any case, you would have to change the speed of the Earth to change its orbit. As the Earth is about 7 heptillion tons, that's a tall order for the forseeable future. All asteroids hitting Earth would kill us, but not much orbit-wise.
Finally, whatever hit the Earth knocking a chunk off to form the moon (it has no iron magnetic core, so they know it is surface material from something else and didn't form as a planet-like body on its own) probably didn't change the orbit much either.
I'm getting tired of "Violence against women" being portrayed as a special case worthy of special laws at the expense of everyone else.
Violence in general is the problem. All violence has victims. Violence typically occurs where society needs new rules and new norms. Right now there is lots of violence against against women, more in some cultures than others. It's ugly.
Still, when we start getting laws designed to combat violence against group X that end up doing violence to the rights and freedoms of people outsideof group X, we're doing it wrong.
By all means, let's make rules that discourage violence against everyone - childredn, the elderly, women, men, pets, gingers, neckbeards. Short of widespread deployment of G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate, though, humans will keep bashing each other. There's a limit to prevention.
Government out of control is magnitudes greater a problem -- just ask your grandma.
I thouht our US "Commerce Clause" being misconstrued to grant carte blanche was bad. It's a tight little lockbox compared to tying legislative authority to issues of people's "dignity".
There is nothing less dignified than having your own decisions trumped by someone else who's stopping you to preserve your own "dignity".
We in the US tried to warn you -- we have experience with states creating a federal government, giving it limited, well-defined powers, and no others, and seeing it grow, expanding its power over the centuries, until it fancies itself the one and only government, with the states being historical curiosities.
If that can happen with an "iron clad" Constitution, how much moreso without one?
"Long stream of words", and it grabs more power it didn't use to have. Repeat ad collapse.
No, that does not follow. Introduction of new technology the SC has slapped the government's hand in the past. One such was passive IR scanning of a wall. It was deemed intrusion and required a warrant.
Yet you, a private citizen, could do it barring specific legislation.
Horses haven't mattered since before Poland used them against the invading Nazis. It's a guy on a horse with a gun -- target practice for a Humvee.
The only issue is how many cannon balls they can shoot into Seoul from their in-place long range guns in the few hours before those guns are all paste.
I can't believe that a company in 2013 would have the audacity to think it can still get away with bundling its own browser with its OS! You'd never see this sort of behavior out of more responsible corporations like Apple.
I can't believe that a government in 2013 would have the audacity to think it can still get away with bundling its own medical system with its governmental authority! You'd never see this sort of behavior out of more responsible nations like the US.
The White House would order the lifting, not urge it.
Part of the legal shenanigans that lets Congress devolve its legislative authority to regulatory agencies (words out the mouth of regulators specify actions that place you in jail rather than Congress) means it falls under the executive branch enforcement, i.e. the regulaltions-qua-enforcement are words out the mouth of the president.
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NPR talked about a disturbing study the other day where they swapped party positions on a topic, and 75% of the people supported that opposite position because it was (mistakenly) of their party.
I suppose it's good news that at least 25% of the population considers issues themselves rather than droolingly following the memes of their power-seeking masters.
Hoi polloi getting power kicks-by-proxy, I guess.
This will be modded down because it conflicts with the meme worldviews of many here (even this itself as a successful prediction carries no weight with these quasi-sentient meme carrying cogs) but do we want to reverse it?
You would risk inducing another ice age...and for what benefit? Slowing sea rise over a century or three?
By introducing great government controls (economy doesn't care why) you will slow down technological development. How stupid would ancestors of 100-300 years ago have been to put clamps on industrialization? Would we be better off with, maybe, year 1900-level tech today?
Absolutely, murderously not. Mass-murderously. Mass-murderously squared.
Yet the difference between now and 300 years from now will be far greater than now and 300 years ago. DO NOTHING HAT GETS IN THE WAY OF A POWERFUL ECONOMY.
Let's draw an analogy. "I want full access to all my computer repair records and service calls!"
"Ok (hands over records)."
"PEBKAC?!?!? What the hell does that mean? 'Stupidly clicks on download links, leading to infections'?!?!? 'Doesn't carry his weight in raids, not counting the dent in his seat cushion'!?!?!"
If you want a complete, far-leftist version of Slashdot, give Kuro5hin a try.
Or just stay here and wait about 6 more months.
Looks like Snopes spoke too soon.
Where's the bridge that troll lives under?!?!?
>:-(
The nearest star system is Alpha Centauri. The nearest star is Proxima Centauri.
I once won $200 off the purchase of a $400 set of luggage!
Neither company should be using government to hamper its competitors, and government shouldn't have the power to be the servant of interests trying to hurt others to give themselves economic advantage.
Not from the moon -- we orbit the sun as an Earth-moon system, so the net mass doesn't change.
Hundreds of tons of space dust hit the Earth every day, IIRC.
Asteroids miles in diameter wouldn't be noticeable, though scientists could probably detect it (soft landing). In any case, you would have to change the speed of the Earth to change its orbit. As the Earth is about 7 heptillion tons, that's a tall order for the forseeable future. All asteroids hitting Earth would kill us, but not much orbit-wise.
Finally, whatever hit the Earth knocking a chunk off to form the moon (it has no iron magnetic core, so they know it is surface material from something else and didn't form as a planet-like body on its own) probably didn't change the orbit much either.
Is this thing playable with a console controller?
I'm getting tired of "Violence against women" being portrayed as a special case worthy of special laws at the expense of everyone else.
Violence in general is the problem. All violence has victims. Violence typically occurs where society needs new rules and new norms. Right now there is lots of violence against against women, more in some cultures than others. It's ugly.
Still, when we start getting laws designed to combat violence against group X that end up doing violence to the rights and freedoms of people outsideof group X, we're doing it wrong.
By all means, let's make rules that discourage violence against everyone - childredn, the elderly, women, men, pets, gingers, neckbeards. Short of widespread deployment of G-23 Paxilon Hydrochlorate, though, humans will keep bashing each other. There's a limit to prevention.
Government out of control is magnitudes greater a problem -- just ask your grandma.
I thouht our US "Commerce Clause" being misconstrued to grant carte blanche was bad. It's a tight little lockbox compared to tying legislative authority to issues of people's "dignity".
There is nothing less dignified than having your own decisions trumped by someone else who's stopping you to preserve your own "dignity".
We in the US tried to warn you -- we have experience with states creating a federal government, giving it limited, well-defined powers, and no others, and seeing it grow, expanding its power over the centuries, until it fancies itself the one and only government, with the states being historical curiosities.
If that can happen with an "iron clad" Constitution, how much moreso without one?
"Long stream of words", and it grabs more power it didn't use to have. Repeat ad collapse.
You were warned. God help you, you were warmed.
No, that does not follow. Introduction of new technology the SC has slapped the government's hand in the past. One such was passive IR scanning of a wall. It was deemed intrusion and required a warrant.
Yet you, a private citizen, could do it barring specific legislation.
More like "Come at me, God-King," since that's how NK's Fearless Leader describes himself.
Oh, wait. "Come at me, bro." would be appropriate after all.
I just hope NK waits until I get home from work. I'd hate to miss the whole thing on TV.
Horses haven't mattered since before Poland used them against the invading Nazis. It's a guy on a horse with a gun -- target practice for a Humvee.
The only issue is how many cannon balls they can shoot into Seoul from their in-place long range guns in the few hours before those guns are all paste.
Hey! How goes the effort to gain access to Jennifer's pants? Debbie's? Becky's?
"I stand on the shoreline, having hacked a few shells, while the great undiscovered ocean of life remains before me."
> "features such as end-to-end ZRTP encryption
> for audio and video calls"
"Sweet. Show me!"
"What's that guy doing? Oh gross! GROSS!!!"
I can't believe that a government in 2013 would have the audacity to think it can still get away with bundling its own medical system with its governmental authority! You'd never see this sort of behavior out of more responsible nations like the US.
Oh wait. Nevermind.
Note they didn't even step on Amazon's no-confirm purchase!
Awww, come on now.
Ctrl-alt-shift God_mode
Giveme 100000000000
(Web window pops open)
"Please click to confirm $9.95 micro-purchase."
It's very well thought out.
In other words, legally and constitutionally, the president is clownishly urging himself to change it.
The White House would order the lifting, not urge it.
Part of the legal shenanigans that lets Congress devolve its legislative authority to regulatory agencies (words out the mouth of regulators specify actions that place you in jail rather than Congress) means it falls under the executive branch enforcement, i.e. the regulaltions-qua-enforcement are words out the mouth of the president.
Point of order: If they are literally convicted of fraud, we can then get away with calling them frauds?
Until then "worthless scum-sucking sacks of shit" will have to do?