I get laid off but my wife keeps her job. BLAM!! Life goal number one is met! I'm a "kept man".You can joke about it all you want, but that works about as long as it takes her to get laid off, or until she gets tired of your lazy ass taking up space and finds someone who will be an economic partner as well as a social one.
How?!? Because he had to cut off his arm! That's why! Do you think that comes cheap? He'll never work in the industry again, unless they need a amputee for a movie!
Are these the people that should be punished for not following orders?
Of course not! It's all very logical when you think it through. We are an exceptional nation. When people, even citizens of our own exceptional nation, act against the interests of our very special, exceptional nation, they must be put to death. When citizens of other, non-exceptional nation don't follow orders, it's understandable because their country isn't extra-special like ours.
Let me clarify, for the slow ones out there (And observe how we go out of our way to let you slow ones live and go about your sad little lives - see how good and munificent we are as a people)...
Because they're not following the orders of a crappy tinpot dictator, the Libyan pilots should not be punished. Here, Pvt. Manning is not following the orders of crappy tinpot politicians whose parties are bought and sold by the billionaires who run the most wonderful, special country in the entire world for all time! It's completely different! So, of course, he should be put to death...
As I said, it's all very logical when you think it through! And for those of you who really are slow and don't get my point... Woosh!
Some here feel that the guy is a hero, and should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
I hadn't thought of that. That would be a really good idea. That way, when he's convicted and imprisoned for the rest of his life, we can have our own Aung San Suu Kyi or Liu Xiaobo; our (somewhat misguided) goal of becoming one of the most hated authoritarian countries in the world will have been fully achieved.
... the H in 'History Channel' now no longer means Hitler.
That's not true! The other night I saw a show about how aliens had* given Hitler all of his technological advances. Wow! If they taught me this kind of history in school, maybe I would have paid more attention!
*(or might have, maybe, in an alternate universe where other things might have happened)
From Rush, to Glenn...making shit up and spewing it out makes for bad entertainment...
One good thing is that their ratings numbers are going down as their original fan base gets old and dies off. Their shtick is too boring for long-term consumption by any but total mouth-breathers and certainly too long-winded for a modern audience. People who listen to talk radio idiots for any length of time do it only out of force of habit - if they get distracted by anyone/anything else, it's goodbye. Really, what of any import do they have to say anyway?
So sell short or wait for the options to start being traded and load up with puts. That's the wonderful thing about the market. It allows one to put one's money on ones convictions.
Weren't you supposed to have been purged back in the 40s alongside all your other fellow true believer Stalinists?
Stalinists weren't purged in the 1940's. They were members in good standing with the party until Khrushchev won his struggle against Malenkov for leadership of the party in 1955. Then they were purged. Why are you trying to rewrite history, capitalist pig dog?
It's really a simple answer. Most stuff you'll never need again. Really. Some guy storing.iso images? Burn it to a CD/DVD and keep the freaking disk. If it's not important enough to keep up with retention, chances are it's not important enough to hold onto. Photos? Do you really need pics of your girlfriend thrice removed (unless she's naked, of course, in which case why haven't you already uploaded it to the internet to share with us)? Old emails? If they're really important, print them out and file them. If not, see above - most of the crap you're hauling about just isn't that important.
The rest of the stuff that you actually do reference frequently will fit just fine in a hierarchical file system. That stuff that you really need and can't, for the life of you, find, you can probably get from one of your friends - take the time to reconnect to them as a person rather than with just their information. Finally, not remembering some things can be more precious than remembering. It brings refound treasures and retold stories back into your world. And, trust me, those are a lot more important than any file you've misplaced...
What has changed fundamentally that it's impossible now?
People believe that paying anyone for anything (taxes for the general welfare, workers for work, etc.) is for suckers. The very wealthy have convinced the Congress to go along with this idea. Any other questions?
... if you're young you're never getting that money back...
That's one of the canards that's been spread by people who hate the program since I was a young person - and I'm now close to retiring. The bottom line is that, if the government doesn't pay off the bonds that support social security, then the value of its other bonds goes down proportionately. There's no difference in the bonds. Do you think that China is going to buy US bonds if the US defaults on another group of its bonds?
So, yeah, go around and keep spreading this myth - I'll believe it when I see it happen. And the only way it's going to happen is if the US economy craters so hard that we can't pay any of our bonds. And, if that happens, it's unlikely that social security will have had much to do with it - it's more likely to have been offshoring, financial shenanigans, and general non-competitiveness...
... all people want to do is throw out snarky comments instead of getting into the trenches and restructuring things
Well, the reason why this happens is because everyone knows that, if things were restructured, with the influence that business has in the corridors of power these days, we'd all end up with air and water like they have in China. So, no, I'd prefer not to restructure. And, if snarky comments keep that from happening, then snark on...
Uh, no. Her characters are wooden simulacra of people, her dialog is stilted, and her plots non-existant-to-laughable. Even she said that her main point in writing her novels was to put forth her philosophy. It shows. Her writing is good only to the extent that ones knowledge of literature starts at "Sci" and ends at "Fi" - and not very good SciFi at that. She doesn't even make it to the level of a good pulp writer...
Uh, no. They gave no experimental evidence. They propose a new, untestable theory, and say it gives "new reasons for optimism". I could say that tumors are made of blue ice cream and that gives "new reason for optimism". And, at least, my theory is falsifiable.
These "researchers" have nothing that would give "new reason for optimism". Do they propose new treatments? New approaches to destroy cells? No. They are arrogant. And, it has nothing to do with the summary.
Because it's sending/reading email, looking at videos, and reading Slashdot. Only Web 3.0 dorks, idiot MBA wannabes, and clueless geeks use epically stupid words like "content". And, FYI, no one wants to be known as a "consumer" (see above).
Are you questioning the practical outcome of our capitalist system?
As for the person who doesn't want an idea patented - if a person finds a gold nugget and tosses it back onto the ground, should another not be able to pick it up?
As for not being able to afford to patent - if the person who has an idea can't afford to patent it, he must not have been able to find investors - and that shows it's a not a very good idea!
Next thing you know, you'll be wanting a welfare system to help poor inventors file. What a socialist!
At which time, the days of the vacuum tube will be numbered.
Something that they've been saying since 1960 or so. The reality is that, as long as there are musical instrument amps and high-end audio equipment, those tubes are going nowhere. These industries consume hundreds of thousands of tubes each year. There are currently twenty-nine manufacturers of vacuum tubes in the world, eight of which produce tubes for audio equipment. Even if the industrial uses of tubes went away, those eight manufacturers (or their replacements) would still be cranking them out.
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I get laid off but my wife keeps her job. BLAM!! Life goal number one is met! I'm a "kept man".You can joke about it all you want, but that works about as long as it takes her to get laid off, or until she gets tired of your lazy ass taking up space and finds someone who will be an economic partner as well as a social one.
They've always had quality problems, you know...
Dude, Pris was hot. As was Zhora - in a more Newhart way, that is...
Its pretty much the same way I see the LoTR trilogy, the books and the movies are very different beasts, and can be judged separately.
Yeah... they both suck, as Randall so eloquently explains...
How?!? Because he had to cut off his arm! That's why! Do you think that comes cheap? He'll never work in the industry again, unless they need a amputee for a movie!
Are these the people that should be punished for not following orders?
Of course not! It's all very logical when you think it through. We are an exceptional nation. When people, even citizens of our own exceptional nation, act against the interests of our very special, exceptional nation, they must be put to death. When citizens of other, non-exceptional nation don't follow orders, it's understandable because their country isn't extra-special like ours.
Let me clarify, for the slow ones out there (And observe how we go out of our way to let you slow ones live and go about your sad little lives - see how good and munificent we are as a people)...
Because they're not following the orders of a crappy tinpot dictator, the Libyan pilots should not be punished. Here, Pvt. Manning is not following the orders of crappy tinpot politicians whose parties are bought and sold by the billionaires who run the most wonderful, special country in the entire world for all time! It's completely different! So, of course, he should be put to death...
As I said, it's all very logical when you think it through! And for those of you who really are slow and don't get my point... Woosh!
How would you like a rule that had a dealth penalty for posting dumb comments?
There are days... There are days...
Some here feel that the guy is a hero, and should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
I hadn't thought of that. That would be a really good idea. That way, when he's convicted and imprisoned for the rest of his life, we can have our own Aung San Suu Kyi or Liu Xiaobo; our (somewhat misguided) goal of becoming one of the most hated authoritarian countries in the world will have been fully achieved.
... the H in 'History Channel' now no longer means Hitler.
That's not true! The other night I saw a show about how aliens had* given Hitler all of his technological advances. Wow! If they taught me this kind of history in school, maybe I would have paid more attention!
*(or might have, maybe, in an alternate universe where other things might have happened)
From Rush, to Glenn...making shit up and spewing it out makes for bad entertainment...
One good thing is that their ratings numbers are going down as their original fan base gets old and dies off. Their shtick is too boring for long-term consumption by any but total mouth-breathers and certainly too long-winded for a modern audience. People who listen to talk radio idiots for any length of time do it only out of force of habit - if they get distracted by anyone/anything else, it's goodbye. Really, what of any import do they have to say anyway?
So sell short or wait for the options to start being traded and load up with puts. That's the wonderful thing about the market. It allows one to put one's money on ones convictions.
Weren't you supposed to have been purged back in the 40s alongside all your other fellow true believer Stalinists?
Stalinists weren't purged in the 1940's. They were members in good standing with the party until Khrushchev won his struggle against Malenkov for leadership of the party in 1955. Then they were purged. Why are you trying to rewrite history, capitalist pig dog?
Isn't thinking like this exactly what got us civilization? FTFY.
It's really a simple answer. Most stuff you'll never need again. Really. Some guy storing .iso images? Burn it to a CD/DVD and keep the freaking disk. If it's not important enough to keep up with retention, chances are it's not important enough to hold onto. Photos? Do you really need pics of your girlfriend thrice removed (unless she's naked, of course, in which case why haven't you already uploaded it to the internet to share with us)? Old emails? If they're really important, print them out and file them. If not, see above - most of the crap you're hauling about just isn't that important.
The rest of the stuff that you actually do reference frequently will fit just fine in a hierarchical file system. That stuff that you really need and can't, for the life of you, find, you can probably get from one of your friends - take the time to reconnect to them as a person rather than with just their information. Finally, not remembering some things can be more precious than remembering. It brings refound treasures and retold stories back into your world. And, trust me, those are a lot more important than any file you've misplaced...
What has changed fundamentally that it's impossible now?
People believe that paying anyone for anything (taxes for the general welfare, workers for work, etc.) is for suckers. The very wealthy have convinced the Congress to go along with this idea. Any other questions?
... if you're young you're never getting that money back...
That's one of the canards that's been spread by people who hate the program since I was a young person - and I'm now close to retiring. The bottom line is that, if the government doesn't pay off the bonds that support social security, then the value of its other bonds goes down proportionately. There's no difference in the bonds. Do you think that China is going to buy US bonds if the US defaults on another group of its bonds?
So, yeah, go around and keep spreading this myth - I'll believe it when I see it happen. And the only way it's going to happen is if the US economy craters so hard that we can't pay any of our bonds. And, if that happens, it's unlikely that social security will have had much to do with it - it's more likely to have been offshoring, financial shenanigans, and general non-competitiveness...
... all people want to do is throw out snarky comments instead of getting into the trenches and restructuring things
Well, the reason why this happens is because everyone knows that, if things were restructured, with the influence that business has in the corridors of power these days, we'd all end up with air and water like they have in China. So, no, I'd prefer not to restructure. And, if snarky comments keep that from happening, then snark on...
Ayn Rand was a decent novelist...
Uh, no. Her characters are wooden simulacra of people, her dialog is stilted, and her plots non-existant-to-laughable. Even she said that her main point in writing her novels was to put forth her philosophy. It shows. Her writing is good only to the extent that ones knowledge of literature starts at "Sci" and ends at "Fi" - and not very good SciFi at that. She doesn't even make it to the level of a good pulp writer...
They only write of "new reasons for optimism".
Uh, no. They gave no experimental evidence. They propose a new, untestable theory, and say it gives "new reasons for optimism". I could say that tumors are made of blue ice cream and that gives "new reason for optimism". And, at least, my theory is falsifiable.
These "researchers" have nothing that would give "new reason for optimism". Do they propose new treatments? New approaches to destroy cells? No. They are arrogant. And, it has nothing to do with the summary.
The term "state rights" is unfortunately now invokes the American Civil War.
Well, if the Confederacy had not poisoned the well over something as heinous as slavery, maybe that would not have happened.
Oh, Southerners! Is there anything you can't screw up?:
Because it's sending/reading email, looking at videos, and reading Slashdot. Only Web 3.0 dorks, idiot MBA wannabes, and clueless geeks use epically stupid words like "content". And, FYI, no one wants to be known as a "consumer" (see above).
Certainly! What could possibly go wrong?
Are you questioning the practical outcome of our capitalist system?
As for the person who doesn't want an idea patented - if a person finds a gold nugget and tosses it back onto the ground, should another not be able to pick it up?
As for not being able to afford to patent - if the person who has an idea can't afford to patent it, he must not have been able to find investors - and that shows it's a not a very good idea!
Next thing you know, you'll be wanting a welfare system to help poor inventors file. What a socialist!
...a lot of people are pretty dang confused about what them there internets have on 'em.
You mean besides the porn?
At which time, the days of the vacuum tube will be numbered.
Something that they've been saying since 1960 or so. The reality is that, as long as there are musical instrument amps and high-end audio equipment, those tubes are going nowhere. These industries consume hundreds of thousands of tubes each year. There are currently twenty-nine manufacturers of vacuum tubes in the world, eight of which produce tubes for audio equipment. Even if the industrial uses of tubes went away, those eight manufacturers (or their replacements) would still be cranking them out.