The Concorde was grounded because it was too dangerous
Nah, that was the excuse. IMO the real reason the Concorde was grounded was because it was unprofitable. But it would have been unpatriotic to terminate Concorde (virtually a national symbol for the UK and France) for such a crass and materialistic reason as money, so the accident gave them the plausible reason they needed.
Did you read the original post at all? He's not looking to use Linux because it's "better", but because he (like many other people) doesn't like Microsoft's licensing terms. But I guess you were probably just looking for a reason to flame somebody.
What's so strange about that? The EZ-Pass system covers a goodly portion of the Northeast, including the New York Thruway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and down as far as Delaware if not further. It's not our fault that you guys had to be different and call it FastLane or whatever.;-)
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The same (or more) emissions would be created in a hydrogen-fueled infrastructure, just that that CO2 would be produced at the hydrogen production facility, rather than at the point of use.
In other news, scientists have discovered that energy is released when atoms of certain heavy elements are bombarded with slow-moving neutrons. Some have speculated that this energy could be used to hydrolyze water and harvest the hydrogen.
Thats not the point. The point is that local culture gets destroyed/tainted/degraded...
It most certainly is the point. Who are you to dictate whether some other country is supposed to "preserve" their culture just to please your sensibilities? It's their country and their culture, not yours. And again, it's not as though anyone is making them do something they don't want to do.
Culture is a very large part of your soul, and with the spread of capitalism, it seems like the local cultures get tained and more bland. What will happen is a lot of local culture will disappear in place of the golden arches and starbucks. All so McDonalds can claim to have served 4 trillion instead of 3 trillion.
I love how it's capitalism that gets blamed for this sort of thing. A McDonalds gets built in some distant foreign land, and if - God forbid! - the local folk actually go there and eat the food, that this is somehow the fault of McDonalds, and not the exercise of free will on the part of the patrons. If they didn't want to eat at McDonalds, then they wouldn't go there. The fact that they do there means that they want to. So what right do you have to cast judgement on them, or on those who give them the goods and services they apparently want? I guess it's easier to blame capitalism than to accept the fact that people are responsible for their own choices, and that those choices might not always fit with your precious notions of "local culture".
Replace "McDonalds" in the above paragraph, of course, with Coca-Cola or Microsoft or Sony or whomever.
What the fuck is wrong with you people? Are your souls dead? Are you so satisfied in your insulated safe little lives, so dependent on the government and society in general providing you with a safety net that you cannot concive stepping out of it?
You yell at us for being dependent on a "safety net". Meanwhile, this guy pulls his dumb little stunt, screws the pooch, and now - guess what? He is relying on that very safety net you're ranting about. Sure is a good thing that our governments are running bases down in Antarctica to feed and shelter him, eh?
Step 1 in release cycle: Pick the release date. Not just at your company, but in every company I've ever worked at this was the case. Does anyone besides me think that this is back-asswards?
That depends. The release date could be viewed as a requirement. After all, sometimes being late is just as bad as never finishing at all.
If you are lucky enough to survive this, and you are male, chances are your testicles will be destroyed, as the virus attacks that area intensively.
I know this may sound morbid, but I can't help it; I'm curious. What sort of condition does Ebola leave a survivor in? What sort of permanent damage is there? What kind of life is there for a person whose internal organs have been liquefied?
I've always wondered about people like Darl McBride. Obviously, they are paid a great deal of money to put a certain spin on things, and they try very hard to do it. What I've never understood about the psychology of it is this: do they actually believe themselves? Do they start out knowing they are lying, then convince themselves about it along the way? Or does the notion of truth not even cross their minds, as they are busy trying to define the reality they want?
Darl McBride, Saddam Hussein, John Ashcroft, Martha Stewart - how do any of them do it? I'll never understand...
If somebody breaks into your car, hotwires it, and mows down people, you're not responsible.
If you leave the keys in the ignition, you are responsible. Seems kind of simple, neh?
Sure, if we just take your word for it. Is this black-letter law, or just your opinion? And if it's just your opinion, how do you justify it? Personally, I disagree. The person who leaves his keys in the car still isn't responsible. Why? Because people aren't supposed to go around stealing cars, that's why. The car thief is the one who committed all the criminal acts in this scenario - stealing the car, and mowing down the people in the street. I mean, what's next? Are we going to hold the victims responsible for not jumping out of the way fast enough?
If someone steals my car and uses it to mow down a dozen people on a busy street, am I culpable? Do I become any more culpable if I left my car unlocked, with the keys in the glove box?
Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in 'mission creep,' and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs.
Hmm... how much d'ya reckon it would cost to get GHW Bush into a software project management position?
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The Concorde was grounded because it was too dangerous
Nah, that was the excuse. IMO the real reason the Concorde was grounded was because it was unprofitable. But it would have been unpatriotic to terminate Concorde (virtually a national symbol for the UK and France) for such a crass and materialistic reason as money, so the accident gave them the plausible reason they needed.
Unethical: they stay because they value their income above personal ethics
Is the desire to feed one's children unethical? Particularly given that jobs are not exactly thick on the ground at the moment...
Internationalism: Nowhere left to hide from bad laws.
Maybe we can express that in a more optimistic light: "Internationalism: nowhere left for bad laws to hide." ...?
Did you read the original post at all? He's not looking to use Linux because it's "better", but because he (like many other people) doesn't like Microsoft's licensing terms. But I guess you were probably just looking for a reason to flame somebody.
I didn't know there was a Nobel Prize for Dry, Wooden Pseudo-Acting.
Is it safe? Do people here actually use it? I'd like to donate, but ISTR hearing about problems and scams with PayPal...?
Speed Lane is called "EZ Pass" (WTF?)
What's so strange about that? The EZ-Pass system covers a goodly portion of the Northeast, including the New York Thruway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and down as far as Delaware if not further. It's not our fault that you guys had to be different and call it FastLane or whatever. ;-)
The same (or more) emissions would be created in a hydrogen-fueled infrastructure, just that that CO2 would be produced at the hydrogen production facility, rather than at the point of use.
In other news, scientists have discovered that energy is released when atoms of certain heavy elements are bombarded with slow-moving neutrons. Some have speculated that this energy could be used to hydrolyze water and harvest the hydrogen.
Thats not the point. The point is that local culture gets destroyed/tainted/degraded...
It most certainly is the point. Who are you to dictate whether some other country is supposed to "preserve" their culture just to please your sensibilities? It's their country and their culture, not yours. And again, it's not as though anyone is making them do something they don't want to do.
Culture is a very large part of your soul, and with the spread of capitalism, it seems like the local cultures get tained and more bland. What will happen is a lot of local culture will disappear in place of the golden arches and starbucks. All so McDonalds can claim to have served 4 trillion instead of 3 trillion.
I love how it's capitalism that gets blamed for this sort of thing. A McDonalds gets built in some distant foreign land, and if - God forbid! - the local folk actually go there and eat the food, that this is somehow the fault of McDonalds, and not the exercise of free will on the part of the patrons. If they didn't want to eat at McDonalds, then they wouldn't go there. The fact that they do there means that they want to. So what right do you have to cast judgement on them, or on those who give them the goods and services they apparently want? I guess it's easier to blame capitalism than to accept the fact that people are responsible for their own choices, and that those choices might not always fit with your precious notions of "local culture".
Replace "McDonalds" in the above paragraph, of course, with Coca-Cola or Microsoft or Sony or whomever.
You cannot be anti-invasion and anti-Saddam, because, by opposing the invasion, Saddam stays in power.
These things are not binary in nature. It is possible to be more anti-invasion than anti-Saddam. This still does not mean that one is pro-Saddam.
...or finding sushi at 4 a.m. (Or, for that matter, at any time of the day. I can't live in a town without sushi.)
And then from there they can change the name to an unpronounceable symbol.
You yell at us for being dependent on a "safety net". Meanwhile, this guy pulls his dumb little stunt, screws the pooch, and now - guess what? He is relying on that very safety net you're ranting about. Sure is a good thing that our governments are running bases down in Antarctica to feed and shelter him, eh?
That depends. The release date could be viewed as a requirement. After all, sometimes being late is just as bad as never finishing at all.
whilst it is entirely true that they're FRAGILE (ie: you can shoot most down with a pistol)
Not this one.
'Top' and 'bottom' have fewer letters and are therefore the correct terminology.
I believe these are the terms used in San Francisco.
[So combine] this with the story "Decoding the Algorithm for Pop Music" and a synthetic DJ and who needs the radio anymore?
Indeed. I haven't bothered with radio (for music, anyway) in years.
I know this may sound morbid, but I can't help it; I'm curious. What sort of condition does Ebola leave a survivor in? What sort of permanent damage is there? What kind of life is there for a person whose internal organs have been liquefied?
Darl McBride, Saddam Hussein, John Ashcroft, Martha Stewart - how do any of them do it? I'll never understand...
If somebody breaks into your car, hotwires it, and mows down people, you're not responsible.
If you leave the keys in the ignition, you are responsible. Seems kind of simple, neh?
Sure, if we just take your word for it. Is this black-letter law, or just your opinion? And if it's just your opinion, how do you justify it? Personally, I disagree. The person who leaves his keys in the car still isn't responsible. Why? Because people aren't supposed to go around stealing cars, that's why. The car thief is the one who committed all the criminal acts in this scenario - stealing the car, and mowing down the people in the street. I mean, what's next? Are we going to hold the victims responsible for not jumping out of the way fast enough?
If someone steals my car and uses it to mow down a dozen people on a busy street, am I culpable? Do I become any more culpable if I left my car unlocked, with the keys in the glove box?
Probably doesn't know how to use the three seashells, either. <snort>
I'm voting for either Britney Spears or Lara Croft in the next election. They're a lot more uplifting than these old guys that keep running.
Well, they're more uplifted, anyway. Especially Lara - she must have helium implants.
Trying to eliminate Saddam, extending the ground war into an occupation of Iraq, would have violated our guideline about not changing objectives in midstream, engaging in 'mission creep,' and would have incurred incalculable human and political costs.
Hmm... how much d'ya reckon it would cost to get GHW Bush into a software project management position?