That "unowned" land is mostly unarable mountains, desert, and scrublands. Some of it is good for grazing, some of it is good for mining, some of it is good for forestry - and is being used as such already via leases. The rest is not really good for anything, and none of it is what could really be considered arable.
Why then does the gun control utopia of Chicago have such high rates of gun violence (but only some areas oddly),
The gun control laws in Illinois are undermined by the complete lack of them in Indiana. Also, the "some areas" where violence is more common are areas of concentrated poverty. It's not news that concentrated poverty leads to high crime rates.
... while there is a low rate of violence in places like... Plano, TX, where getting a gun is easy.
Because Plano is a pretty wealthy town with a low rate of poverty and essentially no concentrated poverty. Interesting that you chose that city as representative of locations where getting a gun is easy, rather than say, Beaumont, TX or Anchorage, AK.
Sure, but this isn't about regulating internet traffic. It's about regulating ISPs, who do indeed have a physical presence within a given state in which they operate.
if big telecom has Pai in it's pocket or not. What matters is can the States preempt the authority of the FCC here.
California isn't preempting FCC regulations - it is implementing additional ones, applicable only to companies operating within its borders, and only respecting their operations within its borders. Which is well within its rights as a state.
Point 1 allows congress to pass laws allowing regulation of communications companies. Point 2 is such a law. So far, so good. Where you run into problems is that neither point bars states from enacting more stringent regulations.
But even if that weren't, Ajit Pai stated that Point 2 does not grant the FCC the power to regulate internet service providers when he rescinded the Wheeler regulations. If it doesn't give the Feds that power, then it certainly doesn't take the power away from the states. Pai is trying to eat his cake and have it too.
Unless the left can learn to stop denigrating people who disagree and engage with them enough to actually understand their motivations and their issues, Trumpism will continue to be a force in American politics.
Why does the left have this obligation while the right does not? I mean, I'd prefer a world where both sides try to find meaningful solutions that work for everybody, but the right has repeatedly demonstrated they have no interest in compromise of any sort.
Not every limo is a stretch limo driving partying teenagers to their prom. Some are simply nice cars taking you from the airport to your hotel, for which Uber would be considered competition.
In English (and almost all other languages), a limousine is a stretched car. It's only in German that limousine means sedan, not sure why they got that so badly wrong but they sure did.
From the same article:
"In the U.S., Canada and Australia, 'limousine service' (also known as 'car service') is the process of pre-booked hire of any car with a driver. The car is usually a luxury car, but not necessarily a limousine."
Nah. The 3.5mm is a universal standard that works. There's no reason to disrupt that from a consumer point of view. It only makes sense for companies that stand to make money from a new standard.
I'm flying LHR to LAX (11 hours) next week. LHR-SIN (14 hours) next month, LHR-BOG (12 hours) in November and I'm thinking about a jaunt to Boston over the Christmas break (LHR-BOS 7.5 hours). No set of bluetooth headphones could last the duration considering that they'd also end up getting an hour or so use at LHR
I'm more passionate about the 1/8" jack than any human really ought to be, but this isn't true. I have a pair of Sony WH-1000xm2 headphones, and they have a legit battery life of 25 hours.
But still that leaves plenty of problems with removing the headphone jack.
That defies belief, unless you don't actually use the jack very much.
I believe him. I haven't either in my 35+ years of heavy listening. I did have one break outside of the jack when I was about 12, but it was on really cheap headphones that I abused the hell out of. Other than that, the device the jack/plug was in failed long before the jack/plug itself.
Bottom line: the 1/8"/1/4" audio plug is probably the most universal standard that we have seen in consumer electronics. Almost every device made in the last 75 years uses some variation of it in some capacity. It does what it needs to do, and it does it better than any of its potential replacements. The idea that it needs to be replaced is ridiculous.
That little adapter that comes free with iphones isn't a big deal.
I do lots of field recording. I have a great M-S stereo microphone that plugs right into the lightning port on an iPhone. It works great. BUT... you want to monitor what you're recording. That means headphones. But the lightning port is already occupied, and the latency on bluetooth is a deal breaker.
For my purposes, the little adapter is indeed a big deal, as it doesn't allow for the functionality I need. Yes, I know that there are adapters that expand the lightning port to lightning and 1/8", but they don't provide the physical stability you need for a microphone.
Esoteric? This is basic US History - I learned that term in 7th grade. There's nothing esoteric about it.
Applying it broadly? No, applying it as it has been applied for nearly 200 years.
The wrong impression? What impression is that? That people have been trying to minimize the impact of slavery not just on slaves, but on the free, for a long, long time?
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That "unowned" land is mostly unarable mountains, desert, and scrublands. Some of it is good for grazing, some of it is good for mining, some of it is good for forestry - and is being used as such already via leases. The rest is not really good for anything, and none of it is what could really be considered arable.
Why then does the gun control utopia of Chicago have such high rates of gun violence (but only some areas oddly),
The gun control laws in Illinois are undermined by the complete lack of them in Indiana. Also, the "some areas" where violence is more common are areas of concentrated poverty. It's not news that concentrated poverty leads to high crime rates.
... while there is a low rate of violence in places like... Plano, TX, where getting a gun is easy.
Because Plano is a pretty wealthy town with a low rate of poverty and essentially no concentrated poverty. Interesting that you chose that city as representative of locations where getting a gun is easy, rather than say, Beaumont, TX or Anchorage, AK.
Whoa, whoa, whoa! You're getting ahead of yourself here. This is just an investigation. No one is accepting any repercussions yet - if at all.
They're taking as much as they can from everyone.
They're taking what the market will bear - isn't that how capitalism is supposed to work?
The thing with Tesla is that.. they don't really have any special technology.
Neither does Coca Cola - nothing special about carbonated sugar water - but that doesn't mean they cannot succeed. It's all about marketing.
Fixed it for you.
Sure, but this isn't about regulating internet traffic. It's about regulating ISPs, who do indeed have a physical presence within a given state in which they operate.
if big telecom has Pai in it's pocket or not. What matters is can the States preempt the authority of the FCC here.
California isn't preempting FCC regulations - it is implementing additional ones, applicable only to companies operating within its borders, and only respecting their operations within its borders. Which is well within its rights as a state.
Point 1 allows congress to pass laws allowing regulation of communications companies. Point 2 is such a law. So far, so good. Where you run into problems is that neither point bars states from enacting more stringent regulations.
But even if that weren't, Ajit Pai stated that Point 2 does not grant the FCC the power to regulate internet service providers when he rescinded the Wheeler regulations. If it doesn't give the Feds that power, then it certainly doesn't take the power away from the states. Pai is trying to eat his cake and have it too.
State's Rights is still part of the Republican platform, right? Or, has that been replaced by "whatever the highest Corporate bidder wants"?
When was it ever anything other than the latter?
Handing out cash is still a lousy way to help anyone.
Yup. It's the worst, except for all the others.
No, they're telling you that giving cash directly to people in need improves their lives more than giving a similar amount of indirect charity.
How do we get to feel superior if we can't tell them exactly what to do with the money?
Just like Sandy, might as well call this a Category 5 Hypicane. !
Sandy did $70 Billion in damage. I don't think it's the storm you meant to refer to as a "Hypicane".
Unless the left can learn to stop denigrating people who disagree and engage with them enough to actually understand their motivations and their issues, Trumpism will continue to be a force in American politics.
Why does the left have this obligation while the right does not? I mean, I'd prefer a world where both sides try to find meaningful solutions that work for everybody, but the right has repeatedly demonstrated they have no interest in compromise of any sort.
So you're suggesting even more stringent standards than those of the FAA? Sounds good to me.
Uber Black is essentially indistinguishable from a limousine service.
Not every limo is a stretch limo driving partying teenagers to their prom. Some are simply nice cars taking you from the airport to your hotel, for which Uber would be considered competition.
In English (and almost all other languages), a limousine is a stretched car. It's only in German that limousine means sedan, not sure why they got that so badly wrong but they sure did.
From the same article:
"In the U.S., Canada and Australia, 'limousine service' (also known as 'car service') is the process of pre-booked hire of any car with a driver. The car is usually a luxury car, but not necessarily a limousine."
Is the dual camera a huge waste of engineering talent?
Yes.
Is the OLED display a huge waste of engineering talent?
No.
Is super-retina resolution a huge waste of engineering talent?
Kind of.
Is a 120Hz refresh rate a huge waste of engineering talent?
Yes.
Is IP68 certification a huge waste of engineering talent?
No.
Is "the most durable glass ever in a smartphone" a huge waste of engineering talent?
If it still breaks, yes.
You forget about people like me who both have bluetooth headphones but who also still want to have a headphone jack.
Nah. The 3.5mm is a universal standard that works. There's no reason to disrupt that from a consumer point of view. It only makes sense for companies that stand to make money from a new standard.
I'm flying LHR to LAX (11 hours) next week. LHR-SIN (14 hours) next month, LHR-BOG (12 hours) in November and I'm thinking about a jaunt to Boston over the Christmas break (LHR-BOS 7.5 hours). No set of bluetooth headphones could last the duration considering that they'd also end up getting an hour or so use at LHR
I'm more passionate about the 1/8" jack than any human really ought to be, but this isn't true. I have a pair of Sony WH-1000xm2 headphones, and they have a legit battery life of 25 hours.
But still that leaves plenty of problems with removing the headphone jack.
I have never broken a headphone jack on a device.
That defies belief, unless you don't actually use the jack very much.
I believe him. I haven't either in my 35+ years of heavy listening. I did have one break outside of the jack when I was about 12, but it was on really cheap headphones that I abused the hell out of. Other than that, the device the jack/plug was in failed long before the jack/plug itself.
Bottom line: the 1/8"/1/4" audio plug is probably the most universal standard that we have seen in consumer electronics. Almost every device made in the last 75 years uses some variation of it in some capacity. It does what it needs to do, and it does it better than any of its potential replacements. The idea that it needs to be replaced is ridiculous.
Unless, of course, you use your headphones with more than one device.
That little adapter that comes free with iphones isn't a big deal.
I do lots of field recording. I have a great M-S stereo microphone that plugs right into the lightning port on an iPhone. It works great. BUT ... you want to monitor what you're recording. That means headphones. But the lightning port is already occupied, and the latency on bluetooth is a deal breaker.
For my purposes, the little adapter is indeed a big deal, as it doesn't allow for the functionality I need. Yes, I know that there are adapters that expand the lightning port to lightning and 1/8", but they don't provide the physical stability you need for a microphone.
Esoteric? This is basic US History - I learned that term in 7th grade. There's nothing esoteric about it.
Applying it broadly? No, applying it as it has been applied for nearly 200 years.
The wrong impression? What impression is that? That people have been trying to minimize the impact of slavery not just on slaves, but on the free, for a long, long time?