Ah, but nobody is stopping a child from reading anything. Only the teacher was stopped from teaching a particular book.
It's exactly the same argument I tell someone who complains about prayer being banned from schools - nobody is stopping any child from praying if they want to. The teacher just can't lead it.
(I threw that in, just so you wouldn't think I'm just a right-wing nut. I'm a non-partisan nut!)
Then obviously you need to read Huckleberry Finn again. Your comment hightlights the exact ignorance that leads to people wanting this book (and others like it) banned. They may or may not have read the book, and if they have, they didn't understand it.
Specifically, Huckleberry Finn uses a specific cultural setting to deliver an anti-racist messsage.
Wow - only three levels in the thread and there's already a technical violation of Godwin's law!
I would agree with you about immoral activities. However, a school board telling a teacher not to teach certain material does not fall into that category. It may be unfortunate or anti-intellectual, but not immoral.
So, when your employer tells you to not do something in terms of your job duties, are you a 'wimp' if you don't fight it? Or do you prefer to keep your job?
Was he negligent? Probably. Will he do time? Maybe, if he is found criminally negligent. Did he commit murder? I don't think so.
Will he face civil liability? Probably, as well as probably the manufacturer of the DVD player, the store where he bought it, and his friend (for not stopping him).
One of the things that always bothers me about so many science and technology museums is all of the exhibits that are skewed by the sponsorship. One example - the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History had an exhibit on the history of computer technology that was sponsored by IBM. The exhibits went into great detail on the technical innovations introduced by IBM. But somehow, the semiconductor just appeared out of nowhere sometime around 1960! There was no mention of Texas Instruments or Fairchild Semi anywhere.
Did you even read your own links? According to the definitions from both places, Japan is considered First World. Your second link even included Japan in a list of First World countries.
I assume McCain's legislation will also include provisions rendering the contract provisions from content providers that require bundling of their offerings null and void. Otherwise, the point is somewhat moot. It's not just the cable/satellite service providers that are the problem.
Good point, but wrong reference. It's actually from Ecclesiastes (written by Solomon): What has been will be again,
what has been done will be done again;
there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9
[sarcasm]Yep, "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" were definitely garbage.[/sarcasm]
Don't equate your own personal tastes in movies with the talent or lack thereof of the movie maker.
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Now, I know Everyone's Internet is now 'evil' because they caved in to SCO, but their ISP service does allow you to have as many POP3 email accounts as you want. I've used this in exactly the way you described - separate accounts for commercial purposes, along with my personal correspondence account that I only give to family and friends.
Even more to the point, if the interest Apple was paying on the debt was lower than the return they could make investing the $300M, then (everything else being equal), this wasn't the best use of their cash.
However, there are too many variables for a non-insider to really know. Most companies have finance people who are at least competent enough to make these kinds of decisions. This is Finance 101 stuff.
But the fact that we had ONE HUNDRED MILLION unemployed, part-time, temporary, self-employed or "didn't want a job" people in the middle of the greatest economic expansion in decades is incredible.
You're right, that is incredible. In a lot of cases that 1 employed person could earn enough to support a family. Seems to me to be a sign of a healthy economy.
Your interpretation of these stats are a bit off. Note that these are percentages of 'working-age adults'. My wife is a working-age adult, and she would be counted in that 33% of eligible workers who are not in the work force. However, this is by choice, so she can stay at home with our kids, not becuase she has "given up" finding a job.
Some portion of both groups are there by a choice that has nothing to do with their not being able to find "full time" work.
Besides the PS2, has there ever been a game console in history that was compatibile with previous generation products by the same manufacturer? Certainly not in the modern age of consoles (NES through current).
Actually, the Sega Genesis had an add-on module that let you play old 8-bit Sega Master System games on the Genesis. Not exactly the same thing, but still in the ballpark.
I think it's rather naive to say you get your news from NY Times, AP, Slashdot, etc. rather than biased sources like Fox. ALL news sources of some degree of bias. If you think a news source is un-biased, that just means you agree with whatever bias they demonstrate.
I find it helpful to get news from a variety of sources of all types. The most interesting comparison to me is to see what stories are not covered by a news outlet.
The Dallas High-5 project (huge 5 level interchange between I-635 and US 75) is the largest interchange ever built in Texas. It's currently running several months ahead of schedule and under budget (http://www.dallashighfive.org/progress/).
Granted, it's not anywhere near the scale, but it is an example of how a public works project can be well managed. The contract calls for fixed bonus amounts to be paid to the contractor for every day early the project is completed. It also imposes cash penalties for closing lanes of traffic during rush hour and for each day late the project is completed.
I grew up riding the Tandy Center Subway (as it was called then). My dad and I would drive in to Fort Worth on Saturdays from the small suburb where we lived, and ride the subway into Tandy Center to go to the Fort Worth library. The main floor of the library was underground, and had an entrace from the Tandy Center mall.
Tandy Center also had a pretty good arcade at the time (at least, by Fort Worth standards).
Just to be nit-picky: You can't have valid xml without a dtd or schema. Valid XML, by definition, requires one or the other. You can have "well-formed" xml without a dtd or schema.
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I was with you, right up to your comparison of Bush or Stalin. A more apt comparison would (obviously) be Hitler or Stalin for the extreme fringes.
Putting Bush on the same level of extremism as Hitler (which was the implication of your statement), is pure nonsense.
Ah, but nobody is stopping a child from reading anything. Only the teacher was stopped from teaching a particular book.
It's exactly the same argument I tell someone who complains about prayer being banned from schools - nobody is stopping any child from praying if they want to. The teacher just can't lead it.
(I threw that in, just so you wouldn't think I'm just a right-wing nut. I'm a non-partisan nut!)
Then obviously you need to read Huckleberry Finn again. Your comment hightlights the exact ignorance that leads to people wanting this book (and others like it) banned. They may or may not have read the book, and if they have, they didn't understand it.
Specifically, Huckleberry Finn uses a specific cultural setting to deliver an anti-racist messsage.
Wow - only three levels in the thread and there's already a technical violation of Godwin's law!
I would agree with you about immoral activities. However, a school board telling a teacher not to teach certain material does not fall into that category. It may be unfortunate or anti-intellectual, but not immoral.
So, when your employer tells you to not do something in terms of your job duties, are you a 'wimp' if you don't fight it? Or do you prefer to keep your job?
Yes, but "killing someone" "murder".
Was he negligent? Probably. Will he do time? Maybe, if he is found criminally negligent. Did he commit murder? I don't think so.
Will he face civil liability? Probably, as well as probably the manufacturer of the DVD player, the store where he bought it, and his friend (for not stopping him).
But I don't understand - why do you care if it is cancelled or not? If you don't like it and don't watch it, why does it matter?
Or is part of your opinion that if you don't like it, no one else should watch it either?
One of the things that always bothers me about so many science and technology museums is all of the exhibits that are skewed by the sponsorship. One example - the Fort Worth Museum of Science & History had an exhibit on the history of computer technology that was sponsored by IBM. The exhibits went into great detail on the technical innovations introduced by IBM. But somehow, the semiconductor just appeared out of nowhere sometime around 1960! There was no mention of Texas Instruments or Fairchild Semi anywhere.
Did you even read your own links? According to the definitions from both places, Japan is considered First World. Your second link even included Japan in a list of First World countries.
I assume McCain's legislation will also include provisions rendering the contract provisions from content providers that require bundling of their offerings null and void. Otherwise, the point is somewhat moot. It's not just the cable/satellite service providers that are the problem.
Good point, but wrong reference. It's actually from Ecclesiastes (written by Solomon):
What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
[sarcasm]Yep, "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" were definitely garbage.[/sarcasm]
Don't equate your own personal tastes in movies with the talent or lack thereof of the movie maker.
Ranger96
Now, I know Everyone's Internet is now 'evil' because they caved in to SCO, but their ISP service does allow you to have as many POP3 email accounts as you want. I've used this in exactly the way you described - separate accounts for commercial purposes, along with my personal correspondence account that I only give to family and friends.
Ranger96
very left-wing christian fundamentalists
Wow! Where do you find those?
Ranger96
Even more to the point, if the interest Apple was paying on the debt was lower than the return they could make investing the $300M, then (everything else being equal), this wasn't the best use of their cash.
However, there are too many variables for a non-insider to really know. Most companies have finance people who are at least competent enough to make these kinds of decisions. This is Finance 101 stuff.
Chris
Ranger96
Your interpretation of these stats are a bit off. Note that these are percentages of 'working-age adults'. My wife is a working-age adult, and she would be counted in that 33% of eligible workers who are not in the work force. However, this is by choice, so she can stay at home with our kids, not becuase she has "given up" finding a job.
Some portion of both groups are there by a choice that has nothing to do with their not being able to find "full time" work.
Ranger96
Ranger96
I think it's rather naive to say you get your news from NY Times, AP, Slashdot, etc. rather than biased sources like Fox. ALL news sources of some degree of bias. If you think a news source is un-biased, that just means you agree with whatever bias they demonstrate.
I find it helpful to get news from a variety of sources of all types. The most interesting comparison to me is to see what stories are not covered by a news outlet.
Ranger96
The Dallas High-5 project (huge 5 level interchange between I-635 and US 75) is the largest interchange ever built in Texas. It's currently running several months ahead of schedule and under budget (http://www.dallashighfive.org/progress/).
Granted, it's not anywhere near the scale, but it is an example of how a public works project can be well managed. The contract calls for fixed bonus amounts to be paid to the contractor for every day early the project is completed. It also imposes cash penalties for closing lanes of traffic during rush hour and for each day late the project is completed.
Ranger96
I grew up riding the Tandy Center Subway (as it was called then). My dad and I would drive in to Fort Worth on Saturdays from the small suburb where we lived, and ride the subway into Tandy Center to go to the Fort Worth library. The main floor of the library was underground, and had an entrace from the Tandy Center mall.
Tandy Center also had a pretty good arcade at the time (at least, by Fort Worth standards).
Ranger96
Just to be nit-picky: You can't have valid xml without a dtd or schema. Valid XML, by definition, requires one or the other. You can have "well-formed" xml without a dtd or schema.
"God Emperor of Dune" IS the fourth book, after "Dune", "Dune Messiah", and "Children of Dune".