Besides the president does not have *that* much power in the first place
You haven't been paying attention. Between the signing statements, warrant-less wiretapping, war against a nation without a declaration of war and thus the express permission of Congress and the American people (such as the war powers dictate), I'd say Bush has exploited more power than any one person in the history of this country.
Let's not forget the Patriot Act, the Dept. of Homeland Security, or appointing a crony as AG who turns around and purges the Dept. of Justice of lawyers and replaces them with Bush-loyalists, either.
How about a more recent event, in which both offices of the executive branch are failing to comply with their own executive order regarding the handling of secret information?
Well then, who not repeal ALL sales taxes...and watch the county and local governments collapse?. Who needs schools, road repair and bridges?
I live in San Diego, where I pay 8.25% sales tax and a huge income tax. They still don't fund the schools or repair roads or bridges (unless you live in Del Mar).
* As for buying high-end earphones, eight of our 10 test subjects enjoyed listening to the Shure SE420's more than they did Apple's stock buds... * We suspect that the performance of the Shures masked the flaws in the tracks encoded at lower bit rates... * Despite what Apple charges for a set of its replacement buds, the earphones that come with 90 percent of the digital media players on the market are throw-away items...
I suspect this article is less about 128k vs. 256k and more about advertisement. The results were not impressive -- and that person was trying to notice -- but anyway you just gotta have these expensive ear buds.
who enable them to go through life with a half-decent job
You seem to imply that everyone coming out of public schools ends up with a half-decent job. Or are you implying that the only way to obtain a half-decent job is through public education? Either way, you must be one of the lucky ones to have such a simplistic view.
students should pay respect to those
Again, you must earn respect before anyone will consider paying it to you. Otherwise, they are just blowing smoke up your ass. Either that, or you are blowing it up your own ass.
How about when I run into a doorjamb? How does that affect my ideas?
Depending on how fast you are running, your entire idea might stay in the room you just left. Wait, my bad, that would be your head. Eh, same difference.
So, drug companies produce fewer (or no) vaccines due to high liability (which is, by the way, directly under their control, having made the drug and all), and you want to blame the victims?
Whatever happened to giving a shit? Now it's about profit margins?
please drop the full potential liability back onto the companies
You're god damned right we should. If drug companies make a drug that hurts someone, they should suffer the full consequences, even if it puts them right out of business. One person's health is more important than any amount of profit. Don't believe me? Imagine that one person was you.
Then you can have as many new vaccines as you're getting new antibiotics.
Who needs new antibiotics? We get enough of those in our food supply.
but there's a lot of people inside drug companies that give a lot of shit about people
I didn't say a word about 'people inside drug companies'. The people researching and developing drugs are not the same as those who decide who gets them or at what cost.
In any case, this is what drug lobbyists get you. You can drop the angel drug companies vs. evil HMO routine. It's old.
Essentially, when you want the drug companies to give away a drug,
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heard=read. I really need to get out more.
A dog just wants to be a dog. A chicken just wants to be a chicken. A pig a pig. A frog a frog.
But a man wants to be more than a man.
I hope you'll forgive me, but that is one of the most ignorant things I have ever heard, if not the most ironic.
How does some random person on /., who might not even live in the US, put your life and the life of your society at risk?
Besides the president does not have *that* much power in the first place
You haven't been paying attention. Between the signing statements, warrant-less wiretapping, war against a nation without a declaration of war and thus the express permission of Congress and the American people (such as the war powers dictate), I'd say Bush has exploited more power than any one person in the history of this country.
Let's not forget the Patriot Act, the Dept. of Homeland Security, or appointing a crony as AG who turns around and purges the Dept. of Justice of lawyers and replaces them with Bush-loyalists, either.
How about a more recent event, in which both offices of the executive branch are failing to comply with their own executive order regarding the handling of secret information?
Need more? The list is long with this guy.
Holy shit, that's a lot of hate.
Nah. This video was far more interesting.
Kinda like "War on Terror"?
Here is a page of various definitions. GP kinda nailed it.
Sounds plausible. Most ID believers are themselves made up of mostly plastic, so why not a 6,000 year old bird?
Nope, so solve that problem, make sure that people/organisations that cannot be trusted with you email address will not get it.
While I'm at it, I'll solve world hunger by just making sure people have enough to eat.
It's called intention.
Well then, who not repeal ALL sales taxes...and watch the county and local governments collapse?. Who needs schools, road repair and bridges?
I live in San Diego, where I pay 8.25% sales tax and a huge income tax. They still don't fund the schools or repair roads or bridges (unless you live in Del Mar).
The GP is absolutely correct.
With the way the wrap up reads -
* As for buying high-end earphones, eight of our 10 test subjects enjoyed listening to the Shure SE420's more than they did Apple's stock buds...
* We suspect that the performance of the Shures masked the flaws in the tracks encoded at lower bit rates...
* Despite what Apple charges for a set of its replacement buds, the earphones that come with 90 percent of the digital media players on the market are throw-away items...
I suspect this article is less about 128k vs. 256k and more about advertisement. The results were not impressive -- and that person was trying to notice -- but anyway you just gotta have these expensive ear buds.
after all, you only get one set of ears in life
Gif? What is that the k-rab of Jif?
The only thing scarier than getting dating advice on Slashdot is that it's actually good advice.
Listen to Wiggles. Go get some.
Spell check is the work of the Devel
That must make you Jeezus.
C is a niche language.
It just takes longer to get the hang of it.
who enable them to go through life with a half-decent job
You seem to imply that everyone coming out of public schools ends up with a half-decent job. Or are you implying that the only way to obtain a half-decent job is through public education? Either way, you must be one of the lucky ones to have such a simplistic view.
students should pay respect to those
Again, you must earn respect before anyone will consider paying it to you. Otherwise, they are just blowing smoke up your ass. Either that, or you are blowing it up your own ass.
Students have to study and learn and to show respect for their teachers.
:)
Teachers must earn the respect of students. It is not (and never will be) automatic.
Any disrespectful behavior should be punished
Why, so the punished have even more motivation to mock you while your back is turned?
A 40-day suspension however, is way to harsh.
On this, we agree.
Well, the systems will handle 2^64 bytes of RAM, but Windows will probably reserve the upper 2^48.
I've been playing a lot of FPS titles on my 360...and I don't even notice the controller.
Is that because you are usually waiting for the respawn timer? Just a thought.
How about when I run into a doorjamb? How does that affect my ideas?
Depending on how fast you are running, your entire idea might stay in the room you just left. Wait, my bad, that would be your head. Eh, same difference.
when can I get this kind of bandwith without it costing me my first born AND my second?
Sell 'em. Otherwise how will you find time to use it all?
So, drug companies produce fewer (or no) vaccines due to high liability (which is, by the way, directly under their control, having made the drug and all), and you want to blame the victims?
Whatever happened to giving a shit? Now it's about profit margins?
please drop the full potential liability back onto the companies
You're god damned right we should. If drug companies make a drug that hurts someone, they should suffer the full consequences, even if it puts them right out of business. One person's health is more important than any amount of profit. Don't believe me? Imagine that one person was you.
Then you can have as many new vaccines as you're getting new antibiotics.
Who needs new antibiotics? We get enough of those in our food supply.
but there's a lot of people inside drug companies that give a lot of shit about people
I didn't say a word about 'people inside drug companies'. The people researching and developing drugs are not the same as those who decide who gets them or at what cost.
In any case, this is what drug lobbyists get you. You can drop the angel drug companies vs. evil HMO routine. It's old.
Essentially, when you want the drug companies to give away a drug,
You should re-read the article.