Certainly, she was cruel, but did she actually INTEND to drive that girl to suicide? More important, can the prosecutor PROVE that she intended to drive the girl to suicide?
That's likely to happen whether you stand up for yourself or not. I might be the meekest bend-over sheep to avoid trouble, but as soon as some junior clerk misspells the name of Cro Margnon, famous terrorist, I'm screwed.
When I fast-forward past an ad, I see parts of it and in the unlikely event that something catches my eye, I MIGHT go back and watch it. When my DVR doesn't record a show because of NBC's stupidity, I don't see squat.
IIRC, in one version of Slack, there was a package that needed a patch, and instead of patching it like Debian does, it had a seperate patch with instructions on how to apply it.
When I was a young squirt, commercials didn't bother me much. However, by now I've had bad ads pounded into my head for many decades, and I'm sick of them!
Unfortunately it's a no-win situation. If the soccer moms keep their kids tied up and gagged, they get dinged for child abuse. If they don't, they get distracted and will ding YOU.
Now if you are driving the same route continuously, in the same conditions and at the same times, I can see why you would get bored. It's easy to stop paying close attention.
When I drive to work, it IS the same route in the same conditions (barring bad weather) at the same times. 5 days a week. And it can get boring, though there are usually enough stupid drivers on my route to keep me awake. Also, driving alone on a long stretch of low-traffic straight-line highway is very boring. Especially if your radio is broke. From personal experience.
Yup! When the driving gets hairy, I tune out the radio and my GF until I'm past the worst of it. However, I think it would be harder to tune out a cellphone conversation, so I don't use it while driving.
On that point, I can't count the number of times i've driven from point A to point B without even being able to remember the intervening time, because I was too engrossed in something I was thinking about... basically driving completely on auto-pilot.
Been there, done that. I'm often on "auto-pilot" going to work. On one occasion, I was driving while thinking of something, and the fool ahead of me slammed on his brakes. My own foot was on the brake before I was fully aware that he did that.
Same here. When I'm driving with my GF, it's fairly common for us to get to our destination and I'll realize that I have no idea what she's been saying for the last 20 minutes.
There have also been times when I was talking to her and we'd hit a bad patch of traffic and I would literally shut up in mid-sentence. She could see why, and she kept quiet too.
Well, I didn't see this first-hand, but I heard that one of my cow-orkers wrote some interesting COBOL code during his divorce. He had this line of code:
Perform Beat-my-wife Until She-Screams.
Sadly, I never got to work on any of his code before it was cleaned up.
Back when I used Slackware, most of the "easy" distros didn't quite install right, and their automated tools got in the way of fixing the problems manually. Also, once I got everything installed, I never had a problem with it. I did have problems with RedHat, Mandrake, and SuSe, and though Debian stable was nearly as reliable as Slackware, it was old enough that I kept trying Unstable, with predictable results. Slackware, though far from bleeding edge, had the best mix of reliability and current software of any distro I tried.
I haven't actually used it for years because package management really IS more time-consuming, but I respect its capabilities.
And would giving tasers to the same people who enjoy beating and choking people be any better? The taser is a good tool in the right circumstances, but it shouldn't be used by power-drunk bullies.
Tell you what. I'll give you the option of "takedown training" against someone who is violent, likely to have a knife and is willing to kill you, or a taser. Then I'll fire your ass for getting yourself close enough to get killed. Do you really expect my officers to club someone when they can stand back further, make the situation less confrontational, and use the taser instead of beating someone into submission?
There's a big difference between going against a knife-weilding punk who's trying to kill, and a loudmouth at a political rally. I consider a taser as an alternative to a billy club. Would I use a billy club against some guy who was physically attacking me, or a bystander? Hell yes! Would I use a billy club against a non-violent fool who was causing a disturbance? Not likely.
only a tiny part of your taxes goes to toward emergency services. A good chunk goes to things like roads (you own a car, right?) education (OK, you already got yours, but where's that fancy job of yours if there's no ongoing supply of well-educated new hires?) law enforcement (having a mugger arrested is free) food inspection (you eat, right?)
My roads look like pictures of the moon, public education is a bad joke, the cops are too busy writing speeding tickets to catch muggers, and half the food is poisoned anyway. Why ARE we paying taxes?
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And yet, we now import poisoned pet food from China.
Certainly, she was cruel, but did she actually INTEND to drive that girl to suicide? More important, can the prosecutor PROVE that she intended to drive the girl to suicide?
That's likely to happen whether you stand up for yourself or not. I might be the meekest bend-over sheep to avoid trouble, but as soon as some junior clerk misspells the name of Cro Margnon, famous terrorist, I'm screwed.
Yes.
When I fast-forward past an ad, I see parts of it and in the unlikely event that something catches my eye, I MIGHT go back and watch it. When my DVR doesn't record a show because of NBC's stupidity, I don't see squat.
Well, Jesus was on Earth for 30-40 years. That leaves at least 5,960 years to save the alien's souls.
IIRC, in one version of Slack, there was a package that needed a patch, and instead of patching it like Debian does, it had a seperate patch with instructions on how to apply it.
When I was a young squirt, commercials didn't bother me much. However, by now I've had bad ads pounded into my head for many decades, and I'm sick of them!
That was my main reason for getting Tivo. However, over 90% of the ads totally suck, so the FF button gets a whole lot of use.
Unfortunately it's a no-win situation. If the soccer moms keep their kids tied up and gagged, they get dinged for child abuse. If they don't, they get distracted and will ding YOU.
When I drive to work, it IS the same route in the same conditions (barring bad weather) at the same times. 5 days a week. And it can get boring, though there are usually enough stupid drivers on my route to keep me awake. Also, driving alone on a long stretch of low-traffic straight-line highway is very boring. Especially if your radio is broke. From personal experience.
Yup! When the driving gets hairy, I tune out the radio and my GF until I'm past the worst of it. However, I think it would be harder to tune out a cellphone conversation, so I don't use it while driving.
Been there, done that. I'm often on "auto-pilot" going to work. On one occasion, I was driving while thinking of something, and the fool ahead of me slammed on his brakes. My own foot was on the brake before I was fully aware that he did that.
Same here. When I'm driving with my GF, it's fairly common for us to get to our destination and I'll realize that I have no idea what she's been saying for the last 20 minutes.
There have also been times when I was talking to her and we'd hit a bad patch of traffic and I would literally shut up in mid-sentence. She could see why, and she kept quiet too.
Humans? Meh! Bunch of n00bs! Cockroaches have had the same genetic code since before the dinosaurs crawled out of the sea.
Yeah, but we outgrew such behavior (mostly). Have they?
Maybe they decided to get Macs.
Well, I didn't see this first-hand, but I heard that one of my cow-orkers wrote some interesting COBOL code during his divorce. He had this line of code:
Perform Beat-my-wife Until She-Screams.
Sadly, I never got to work on any of his code before it was cleaned up.
Hmmph! In my day, Slack would install on a 386 with 2M RAM (4 recommended). It's getting more bloated all the time. Git off my lawn!
Back when I used Slackware, most of the "easy" distros didn't quite install right, and their automated tools got in the way of fixing the problems manually. Also, once I got everything installed, I never had a problem with it. I did have problems with RedHat, Mandrake, and SuSe, and though Debian stable was nearly as reliable as Slackware, it was old enough that I kept trying Unstable, with predictable results. Slackware, though far from bleeding edge, had the best mix of reliability and current software of any distro I tried.
I haven't actually used it for years because package management really IS more time-consuming, but I respect its capabilities.
And would giving tasers to the same people who enjoy beating and choking people be any better? The taser is a good tool in the right circumstances, but it shouldn't be used by power-drunk bullies.
There's a big difference between going against a knife-weilding punk who's trying to kill, and a loudmouth at a political rally. I consider a taser as an alternative to a billy club. Would I use a billy club against some guy who was physically attacking me, or a bystander? Hell yes! Would I use a billy club against a non-violent fool who was causing a disturbance? Not likely.
My roads look like pictures of the moon, public education is a bad joke, the cops are too busy writing speeding tickets to catch muggers, and half the food is poisoned anyway. Why ARE we paying taxes?
I thought Nevada's governor was searching in Bill Fossestt's window!
No, but if you're singing badly into the mike, the other players can tell that you're plastered.