Bush Sr. didn't raise the taxes willingly, that would be the majority Democrat congress that pushed for taxes. Like they always do. They convince people that the country's economy and the national budget are the same thing. But go ahead, deflect away and act as though Bush raised taxes single-handedly. Funny how the Executive branch can't actually do that, but the legislature can.
Because as stated upthread by someone else, Britain is nowhere near the equator. India is. Where does the US do all it's launches from, it's not Minnesota.
Who's vetting these 3rd party fact checkers? Is there a 3rd party for that? Having 3rd party "fact checkers" is not as straightforward as say, trusting a CA to vouch for a server certificate. Humans have biases.
Phone wars are just stupid, mmmkay? The smartphone in general is a pretty remarkable technological marvel. Let the lawyers split hairs over who did what first.
I'm half-expecting a new blockbuster movie to come out soon featuring that observatory; the FBI were hired as part of the stunt to generate interest. Or maybe they're actors dressed as FBI. Either is probably unlikely, but not out of the realm of possibility I suppose.
And even if they did actually manage to tax the tobacco and e-cig industries into the grave, there would be the sudden shortfall of a huge chunk of taxable income. History shows that no government ever takes that in stride very well, so I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly applied a huge tax to something else they needed to deem evil, just to keep the cash flow going. The cycle begins.
Old habits die hard. We still say cell phones use a "ring"tone even though the vast majority of them beep or play music to notify you of a call or text, it's a carryover from the old landline days. Beeptone doesn't seem to have caught on.
Pretty much like most of slashdot's summaries then. FWIW, my kid is 17, he says snapchat is the big thing at school, but he also goes over and hangs out with his friends almost every other night, so from what I see, it's not so much an either/or thing but a supplemental thing. Texting and social media are certainly easier and more rapid ways to communicate then having to travel across town to talk to someone in person.
It's not quite the same, you have other options with a phone, like not installing Facebook on it. But you have a point: my wife has noted that all too frequently she'll mention something in conversation in our living room, while perusing FaceBook on her phone, and within hours an ad or post of some sort will show on FB for that thing she just discussed, whether it's needing a new mattress (which we do), or luggage for vacation (which we did), or a celebrity we mentioned. It's gotten creepy. I'd say a couple of times is just coincidence and can be laughed off, but this has happened with alarming specificity and regularity.
That fact that you think everyone on the right are "fascists" and then go on about conspiracy theories is just precious if not hypocritical. But you don't care one bit about a faked and paid for dossier, an illegally gotten FISA warrant, or DNC tampering with the primaries as well as the general election... but muh integrity! Seems you know nothing more about integrity than the people you hate. Continue swearing some more, it really makes your argument more credible.
They just replaced the fluorescent bulbs in my office building (with LED bulbs) but, prior to this we had several bulbs out, unscrewed, or missing so as not to be blinding; they have them all running now. It's a harsh and ugly environment, full of glare. They keep saying once they're all in on every floor, (and controlled by a centralized system), they can turn some off but it's been months now so I'm starting to question that, I think they've been done for weeks. We all hate it. Our monitors create their own light, the need for copious overhead lighting became obsolete when people stopped doing everything with paper and filing cabinets decades ago.
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Overpriced? They're all in the same ballpark, whether they're top of the line iPhones or top of the line Samsungs. Not sure about LG.
Okay, okay, I'm getting off your lawn!
Bush Sr. didn't raise the taxes willingly, that would be the majority Democrat congress that pushed for taxes. Like they always do. They convince people that the country's economy and the national budget are the same thing. But go ahead, deflect away and act as though Bush raised taxes single-handedly. Funny how the Executive branch can't actually do that, but the legislature can.
Because as stated upthread by someone else, Britain is nowhere near the equator. India is. Where does the US do all it's launches from, it's not Minnesota.
Latest release name for Redhat AES8: Bloaty McBloatface.
Just poking fun. Linux is still quite lean compared to most OSes.
Nah, not that bad. It was kinda cool in a dark humor way.
Who's vetting these 3rd party fact checkers? Is there a 3rd party for that? Having 3rd party "fact checkers" is not as straightforward as say, trusting a CA to vouch for a server certificate. Humans have biases.
Phone wars are just stupid, mmmkay?
The smartphone in general is a pretty remarkable technological marvel. Let the lawyers split hairs over who did what first.
I wouldn't expect the FBI to get involved with that though, unless it were already stolen. Best explanation yet though.
I'm half-expecting a new blockbuster movie to come out soon featuring that observatory; the FBI were hired as part of the stunt to generate interest. Or maybe they're actors dressed as FBI. Either is probably unlikely, but not out of the realm of possibility I suppose.
Not if you can qualify for welfare and food stamps and your rent is fairly cheap. Not everyone is proud.
And even if they did actually manage to tax the tobacco and e-cig industries into the grave, there would be the sudden shortfall of a huge chunk of taxable income. History shows that no government ever takes that in stride very well, so I wouldn't be surprised if they suddenly applied a huge tax to something else they needed to deem evil, just to keep the cash flow going. The cycle begins.
Agreed.. I feel like someone should tell him, "That word..I do not think it means what you think it means".
Not to be pedantic, but a "slow" revolution is just evolution. ;)
Old habits die hard.
We still say cell phones use a "ring"tone even though the vast majority of them beep or play music to notify you of a call or text, it's a carryover from the old landline days. Beeptone doesn't seem to have caught on.
Pretty much like most of slashdot's summaries then.
FWIW, my kid is 17, he says snapchat is the big thing at school, but he also goes over and hangs out with his friends almost every other night, so from what I see, it's not so much an either/or thing but a supplemental thing. Texting and social media are certainly easier and more rapid ways to communicate then having to travel across town to talk to someone in person.
It's not quite the same, you have other options with a phone, like not installing Facebook on it.
But you have a point: my wife has noted that all too frequently she'll mention something in conversation in our living room, while perusing FaceBook on her phone, and within hours an ad or post of some sort will show on FB for that thing she just discussed, whether it's needing a new mattress (which we do), or luggage for vacation (which we did), or a celebrity we mentioned. It's gotten creepy. I'd say a couple of times is just coincidence and can be laughed off, but this has happened with alarming specificity and regularity.
I can see Tina Fey from there too.
Self driving "dog" sleds? (The new dogless sled!)
Manga? Waifu!
That fact that you think everyone on the right are "fascists" and then go on about conspiracy theories is just precious if not hypocritical.
But you don't care one bit about a faked and paid for dossier, an illegally gotten FISA warrant, or DNC tampering with the primaries as well as the general election... but muh integrity! Seems you know nothing more about integrity than the people you hate.
Continue swearing some more, it really makes your argument more credible.
It's a "dog whistle". Emperor Trump is planning to execute Order 66 soon. ;)
Good lord I sound like Slate, someone shoot me.
They just replaced the fluorescent bulbs in my office building (with LED bulbs) but, prior to this we had several bulbs out, unscrewed, or missing so as not to be blinding; they have them all running now. It's a harsh and ugly environment, full of glare. They keep saying once they're all in on every floor, (and controlled by a centralized system), they can turn some off but it's been months now so I'm starting to question that, I think they've been done for weeks. We all hate it. Our monitors create their own light, the need for copious overhead lighting became obsolete when people stopped doing everything with paper and filing cabinets decades ago.
At least it isn't face to face here!
..as this story unfolds.
I'll see myself out, sorry.