That's why the trend towards things like "noncompetetive sports" for kids drives me up a wall.
The theory, apparently, is that if you don't keep score, the little snowflakes won't get their feelings hurt by losing.
That's not to say that winning is everything; in fact I think kids can learn more about hard work and perseverance from losing.
Just wait until these kids start applying for colleges and jobs, unaware that reality deals harshly with those unprepared to earn their place in the world.
"Positive liberties are explicitly granted to the people by the government..."...a notion that violates the very foundation the Constitution was written upon; that our liberties are God-given (*gasp!*) and that government can only take them away.
Any politician that even acknowledges such "government-granted liberties" , in my opinion, has a fundamental misunderstanding of the Constitution, and is therefore unelectable.
I don't dispute your claims about the costs of roads per resident/mile. However it seems that an awful lot of money for other spending projects (infrastructure and otherwise) that benefit relatively few people are being funded (mostly) by rural taxpayers. $135 million (the amount set aside in the 2002 state budget for the Pittsburgh sports arena) could have bought a lot of road/bridge repairs.
We ALL know that scientific conclusions supported by consensus are beyond reproach, and this... Clovis Denier... should be run out of the scientific community in disgrace!
"a consensus became so established that dissenters felt uneasy challenging it."
Good thing our scientists have grown beyond such close-mindedness!
Rural roads are already inadequately maintained, as are the majority of Pennsylvania's interstates. And you want to put even more stress on rural roads (which is exactly what the I-80 toll scheme will do) and siphon money away from them? Brilliant!
Rendell seems to think that rural Pennsylvania is his personal savings account, from which to fund all manners of projects for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Sports arenas, convention centers, and now urban mass transit. Why should everyone in the state pay for improvements that benefit less than 15% of the state's population?
It's easy (and somewhat logical) to say that rail infrastructure should be funded through state and federal taxes. The problem, though, is that all that such a funding model accomplishes is shift money from rural to urban areas.
Here in Pennsylvania, Gov. (Fast Eddie) Rendell wants to toll I-80 and basically send all of that revenue to Philidelphia and Pittsburgh. That's a pretty piss-poor way of selling mass-transit to the people when the bottom line is that it's just another tax subsidy for urban areas.
Get some good, worthwhile rural rail systems in place, and then we'll talk. Right now it's a non-starter.
Sounds to me like another compelling reason for a small business to be up-to-date on all of their software licenses.
Com'on folks, I know it's fun to bash M$ and their... associates, but this is a no-brainer. It's like trying to get by with not having all of your company vehicles insured; just don't do it!
But of course, both major parties have engineered the system to neatly exclude any serious opponent to their way of rule. It isn't random circumstances that got the Libertarian and Green candidates in the 2004 election ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
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"Rights exist outside the constitution..."
You say that as if there are specific rights granted by the Constitution. That's not how it works, though it's easy to see it that way.
Feel free to call me a troll if that's easier than trying to see things from a different perspective. I can't force you to be educated.
That's great, but that doesn't mean competition is bad for kids. You aren't suggesting that, right?
That's why the trend towards things like "noncompetetive sports" for kids drives me up a wall.
The theory, apparently, is that if you don't keep score, the little snowflakes won't get their feelings hurt by losing.
That's not to say that winning is everything; in fact I think kids can learn more about hard work and perseverance from losing.
Just wait until these kids start applying for colleges and jobs, unaware that reality deals harshly with those unprepared to earn their place in the world.
Those are entitlements, not liberties.
I don't suppose you also believe that our constitutionally-guaranteed rights exist only through taxation, do you?
If something was stolen, the right thing to do would be to return it to its owner, no?
"Your belief that Kucinich wants to somehow trample liberties just shows your ignorance."
I didn't even mention a candidate by name, let alone accuse him/her of wanting to trample liberties. From what orifice did you pull that?
You aught to study more. The notion of government-granted liberties runs contrary to the fundamental concepts the Constitution was drafted upon.
Don't be discouraged, though. It's painfully apparent that the vast majority of our representatives don't grasp such Constitutional basics either.
"Positive liberties are explicitly granted to the people by the government..." ...a notion that violates the very foundation the Constitution was written upon; that our liberties are God-given (*gasp!*) and that government can only take them away.
Any politician that even acknowledges such "government-granted liberties" , in my opinion, has a fundamental misunderstanding of the Constitution, and is therefore unelectable.
I don't dispute your claims about the costs of roads per resident/mile. However it seems that an awful lot of money for other spending projects (infrastructure and otherwise) that benefit relatively few people are being funded (mostly) by rural taxpayers. $135 million (the amount set aside in the 2002 state budget for the Pittsburgh sports arena) could have bought a lot of road/bridge repairs.
I find it interesting that your post takes a pro-privacy stance, and your sig advocates a somewhat contrary position.
When in doubt, blame it on the JEWS!!1!one!
We ALL know that scientific conclusions supported by consensus are beyond reproach, and this... Clovis Denier... should be run out of the scientific community in disgrace!
"a consensus became so established that dissenters felt uneasy challenging it."
Good thing our scientists have grown beyond such close-mindedness!
Rural roads are already inadequately maintained, as are the majority of Pennsylvania's interstates. And you want to put even more stress on rural roads (which is exactly what the I-80 toll scheme will do) and siphon money away from them? Brilliant!
Rendell seems to think that rural Pennsylvania is his personal savings account, from which to fund all manners of projects for Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Sports arenas, convention centers, and now urban mass transit. Why should everyone in the state pay for improvements that benefit less than 15% of the state's population?
It's easy (and somewhat logical) to say that rail infrastructure should be funded through state and federal taxes. The problem, though, is that all that such a funding model accomplishes is shift money from rural to urban areas.
Here in Pennsylvania, Gov. (Fast Eddie) Rendell wants to toll I-80 and basically send all of that revenue to Philidelphia and Pittsburgh. That's a pretty piss-poor way of selling mass-transit to the people when the bottom line is that it's just another tax subsidy for urban areas.
Get some good, worthwhile rural rail systems in place, and then we'll talk. Right now it's a non-starter.
All of the examples in TFA seem to be of sloppy, loose management.
Sounds to me like another compelling reason for a small business to be up-to-date on all of their software licenses.
Com'on folks, I know it's fun to bash M$ and their... associates, but this is a no-brainer. It's like trying to get by with not having all of your company vehicles insured; just don't do it!
Can we expect Slashdot to report every time someone gets caught violating copyright, including P2P file-sharers?
One look at who posted this tells me all I need to know about why this is on the front page. *yawn*
This is California. With their budget situation, do you think they'd EVER pass up an opportunity to grab money?
And exclude everyone who can't afford a PC/internet access. What could possibly go wrong?
But is this kind of news good because it's Linux, or bad because it's Wal-Mart?
In this case I suspect the EEEEEVIIIIL that we all know is Wal-Mart overshadows the good exposure Linux gets from this deal.
Wal*Mart = Bad
Linux = Good
*whimper*
"This is like the little Dutch boy putting his finger in the dike..."
Apparently we need to protect children from European soft-core porn too.
Might this be followed by a price drop in their current offerings? I'm about to buy a new C2D, so I'd wait if it meant a significant savings.
But of course, both major parties have engineered the system to neatly exclude any serious opponent to their way of rule. It isn't random circumstances that got the Libertarian and Green candidates in the 2004 election ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO PARTICIPATE IN A PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE.
Indeed. Nothing gets America's attention anymore quite like "What? The gub'mint ain't gibbin me my money??"