Except in this case it doesn't give the impression that something very different happened since aside from the first and last countries the order that nations appear in the parade has no significance. Still it's a pretty stupid thing to change.
More important to me is that they put ads over the performances in the opening ceremony so we really did not get to see the full performance how it was intended.
Most Chinese dictionaries actually sort characters first by the radical and then by stoke count within each group of radicals. I'm curious why they used just the stroke count ordering for the Olympics.
So what I want to know is why is the government so inefficient that it can't provide public transportation services out of the tax revenue it collects and needs to resort to collecting fares?
Do you know of any cities that have free public transport? I've never heard of such a thing.
You've got to factor in the cities other great determining factor, money. I'm sure they are aware of the flaws in the system already and would love to fix them if they had the spare cash lying around.
That sort of attitude seems to be how Maryland feels about its AccuVote TS voting machines. Three independent reviews have all revealed flaws with them, but we're still using them, despite the fact that those flaws essentially mean that the contractor has violated its agreement with the State.
Maybe the same attitude, but in the MBTA's case it's somewhat sensible. If there is only a slight chance that someone will take advantage of the flaw then those few people aren't likely to cost them more than a few hundred, maybe a few thousand dollars. Probably much less then the cost of fixing the problem
In Maryland's case OTOH, it only takes one person taking advantage of a flaw to throw off the results of the whole election. That cost is not so easy to justify.
Unless they are Grover Norquist followers who wanted a failure to show how bad government is. In that case Bush had an impressive series of failures on his resume.
A lot of people have been visiting it because the ads recently have been so ridiculously bad. Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and fucking Moses? Please. It's like a car crash, I just had to visit a few times but that doesn't mean it's doing anything to win my vote.
San Diego to San Francisco is far faster by plane then by car. 45 minutes to check in plus 90 minute flight is a little over 2 hours. I'd say that compares pretty favorably to an 8 hour drive. Plus I get a nap on the plane, try that while driving.
I have no idea why it took 10 hours for your friends to fly from Oklahoma to Minneapolis but it's clearly a bad example that doesn't illustrate the time required for a normal flight. I could just as easily come up with an extreme example of how bad driving can be, such as the time driving from Connecticut to New Jersey took me 10 hours due to the traffic between New Haven and New York.
People aren't propping up the system, they are playing by it. With the system we have voting against one of the major candidates is frequently the most rational choice. You can wish that everyone will en masse ignore the system we have and vote for who they want, but that's just a pipe dream.
So does that mean you aren't allowed to download a file on your iPhone that you intend to move to another device to use? It sounds like a stupid and vague restriction to me.
Check again. Just because a name is on the ballot doesn't mean it has any chance of getting elected in our current system. Our first across the post voting system makes this true, like it or not.
Sorry, but it's laughable if you think the Republicans are doing all this today because they want so desperately to help the poor people. If that's what this was about their are ways to help that don't involve further enriching the wealthiest and most powerful corporations in the country.
They aren't. The opposition to drilling is because it has downsides that not everyone feels out weight the very limited benefits that would come from it, and this circus in Washington today is because of congressmen who would rather score cheap political points instead of trying to do what is best.
Actually I've never claimed that the general electorate are great or wise. Sometimes they get lucky, but for the most part they are easily manipulated and ill-informed.
And I actually support more nuclear power and less corn-based ethanol, but don't let that stop your rant. You know me so well, after all, since you hear about us liberals all the time on talk radio.
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Except in this case it doesn't give the impression that something very different happened since aside from the first and last countries the order that nations appear in the parade has no significance. Still it's a pretty stupid thing to change.
More important to me is that they put ads over the performances in the opening ceremony so we really did not get to see the full performance how it was intended.
Most Chinese dictionaries actually sort characters first by the radical and then by stoke count within each group of radicals. I'm curious why they used just the stroke count ordering for the Olympics.
Do you know of any cities that have free public transport? I've never heard of such a thing.
You've got to factor in the cities other great determining factor, money. I'm sure they are aware of the flaws in the system already and would love to fix them if they had the spare cash lying around.
Comparing this to the Ford Pinto is a bit of a stretch. I mean no one is dying on the T because of the smart card problems.
Maybe the same attitude, but in the MBTA's case it's somewhat sensible. If there is only a slight chance that someone will take advantage of the flaw then those few people aren't likely to cost them more than a few hundred, maybe a few thousand dollars. Probably much less then the cost of fixing the problem
In Maryland's case OTOH, it only takes one person taking advantage of a flaw to throw off the results of the whole election. That cost is not so easy to justify.
What is it? I thought it looked like a Stone brew from the back, but couldn't really tell.
Unless they are Grover Norquist followers who wanted a failure to show how bad government is. In that case Bush had an impressive series of failures on his resume.
A lot of people have been visiting it because the ads recently have been so ridiculously bad. Paris Hilton, Britney Spears, and fucking Moses? Please. It's like a car crash, I just had to visit a few times but that doesn't mean it's doing anything to win my vote.
Judging by the troll rating of your comment, I'd say you failed at the people skills part. Oh well, you can always be vice president.
Wow, it's almost as if the Republican mods take pride in being ignorant.
(Note to mods: I've been saying that Republican's are blissfully ignorant for years, so I'm not mindlessly parroting talking points)
As someone with no interest in Blue-ray, I can say it would not have mattered one bit to me if HDDVD won out.
From what I've seen the USPS has restrictions about what they will mail. For example, good luck mailing a bottle of wine or other liquor.
San Diego to San Francisco is far faster by plane then by car. 45 minutes to check in plus 90 minute flight is a little over 2 hours. I'd say that compares pretty favorably to an 8 hour drive. Plus I get a nap on the plane, try that while driving.
I have no idea why it took 10 hours for your friends to fly from Oklahoma to Minneapolis but it's clearly a bad example that doesn't illustrate the time required for a normal flight. I could just as easily come up with an extreme example of how bad driving can be, such as the time driving from Connecticut to New Jersey took me 10 hours due to the traffic between New Haven and New York.
People aren't propping up the system, they are playing by it. With the system we have voting against one of the major candidates is frequently the most rational choice. You can wish that everyone will en masse ignore the system we have and vote for who they want, but that's just a pipe dream.
It's informative to those of us who didn't get the crossed streams reference.
When somebody is foolish enough to broadly advocate that "the masses" understand 20 page contracts, well, that's pretty stupid too.
So does that mean you aren't allowed to download a file on your iPhone that you intend to move to another device to use? It sounds like a stupid and vague restriction to me.
Check again. Just because a name is on the ballot doesn't mean it has any chance of getting elected in our current system. Our first across the post voting system makes this true, like it or not.
Sorry, but it's laughable if you think the Republicans are doing all this today because they want so desperately to help the poor people. If that's what this was about their are ways to help that don't involve further enriching the wealthiest and most powerful corporations in the country.
You're full of shit, but whatever.
They aren't. The opposition to drilling is because it has downsides that not everyone feels out weight the very limited benefits that would come from it, and this circus in Washington today is because of congressmen who would rather score cheap political points instead of trying to do what is best.
Actually I've never claimed that the general electorate are great or wise. Sometimes they get lucky, but for the most part they are easily manipulated and ill-informed.
And I actually support more nuclear power and less corn-based ethanol, but don't let that stop your rant. You know me so well, after all, since you hear about us liberals all the time on talk radio.
What can you I say, you found me out. I am a typing dolphin who cares nothing about the plight of those pathetic humans.
Or, maybe you're just being a ridiculous ass saying the opponents of drilling don't care for their own well being.
Perhaps but rowdy behaviour isn't all that uncommon in European parliaments, that's all I'm saying.